davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-20
Presidents Name Brought In.

The Presidents name being mention
ed in Mr.. Harris statement led Rep
resentative johnson to ask whether he
believed the President TO be unqualified
on educational matters. Mr.. Harr re-
sented this. and it took Representa-
tive Lloyd's suave diplomacy to
strai iShten out the snarl.
Mr. Harris statement that politics
could creep into the schools under the
proposed changed conditions elected
considerable discussion, and after much
sidestepping by various persons who
took part. in the exchanges of views
Representative Lloyd said. in half jest
that every one knows the democrats
in Congress are anxious to get jobs
through the Commissioners.
Chairman Lloyd made the public an
nouncement that the resolution from
the Citizens Northwest Suburban AS
sociation on the subject of the school
issue could not be placed in the record
or received by the committee because
the committee believes it to be insult
ing in tone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-20

ATHENS. January 10. via Paris. Jam
Su4ry is ,delayedp.-kins Constantine
today sent for The Associated Pre- So
correspondent. in order TO express
through the newspapers of the United
states, as he said, his profound indis
nation al what he termed the un-
heard-of high handedness of the recent
action of the allies toward Greece
King Constantine was greatly moved
long list of what he called the allies
encroac chments on the sovereignty of
Greece eliminating in the occupation
of Corfu and the blowing up of the
bridge AT Demir- -Hissar.
Terms Belgium Protests Cant.
1t is the merest can't" said the king,
for Great Britain and France to talk
abou, the violation of the neutrality
of Belgium and Luxembourg after
what they themselves have done and
are doing here.
Il have tried in every way ! know
how to get fair play in the British and
French press and to obtain a fair hear
inc from the British and French pub
lie No sooner had the British news
pa pers attacked Greece with the most
amazing perVersioH of fact and mis-
representation OF motives. than | called
one of their correspondents and save
him face TO face a full statement OF
Greece's position. ] have given most
frank statement to the French press
through one of the French newspapers
which has been most bitterly attack
ing Greece.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-20
WEATHER.

Cloudy tonight and tomorrow. prob
aSIv occa sional rain: warmer tonight;
moderate TO fresh southerly winds.
Temperature for the past twenty
four hours: Highest. IS. at $50 pm.
Yesterday: lowest 80. at pm yester-
day,
Full report on page 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-20

sworn Net Circulation. Month OF December.
1915. Daily Average. .44o1s Sunday. be.o5z-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-20

authority follow +:
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
BITTER HANLEY-
SULzER CONTEST
AMONG PROH|BS
AIDS MR.. CHAFIN
Same Old Bill" Took
Help From Booze,
Allegation
POLLING POLISHES
OFF OLD PARTIES
[ey Leased Wlre to New MexIcan.l

(By Leased Wire to New Mexlcan.)
st. Paul, Mimi, July 19.-The con-
vention of the National Prohibition
party was called to order here at
1920 o'clock this morning with dele
gates from practically every state in
attendance. The arrival of John T,
st. John, of Kansas, the party's candi
date for president in 1884, evoked the
first outburst Of applause by dele
gates. Meetings of rival bodies OF
delegates, f~avoring the nomination Of
j. Frank Hanly and William Sulzert
for president, preceded the conVen'
ton session and underestimate talk Of
E. w. Chafin as a compromise candi
date, grew as the bitterness of the
HanIy-Sulzer contest increased. TEN
porary Chairman Daniel A. Polling, OF
Boston, delivered the keynote ad
dress, when he attacked the "milltar
ism and preparedness programs o.
the Democratic and Republican par
ties and delegates stood up through
out the auditorium and cheered.
Chairman Polling attacked munitior
manufacturers and exulted at the prog
ress of the prohibition and suffrage
movements. Vergil c. Hinshaw o
Chicago, chairman OF the natiRnai
committee, called the convention tc
order more than an hour after 1.-THE
time set by the program committee
Prayer was offered by Samuel z
Edsall, of Minneapolis, bishop Of the
Episcopal church in Minnesota, Mrs
Frances E. Beauchamp, Of Lexington
KY, secretary of the national commit
tee, read the official call and aMr
Polling was then introduced as tenn
porary chairman. Immediately launch
ing into his speech. An early morn
ing sulzer meeting was the signal fol
the unmasking of the batteries Of the
suIzer and Hanly forces and bitter
debates took place in hotel lobbies, in
CONTINUED on page three).
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
NO AUTHORITY FOR
Announcements us.
EXPEDITION WILL Be
BROUGHT OUT
Acting Secretary Says
American Policy Is
Unchanged
NO AGREEMENT ON
PEACE PALAVER

(Ry Leased Wire to New Mexican.)
Washington, July 19.-lnformal. con-
ferences between acting Secretary
Polk and Eliseo Arredondo, the Mex
lean ambassador-designate continued
today at the state department.
Although press DISPATCHES from Mex
leo City have announced the appoint
ment Of Mexican members of a joint
commission to undertake adjustment
Of differences between the two coun-
tries, it was stated officially at the de-
partment that no final agreement as
to the method of conducting the ne
, gctiatlons had been reached. It was
explained also that the American
members could not be headed by
Henry p. Fletcher, ambassador desig'
nate to Mexico, because Mr.. Fletch
er's official position would prevent
him from serving in that capacity.
When told about dispatches from
Mexico City saying Special Agent
Rodgers had informed the Carranza
government that the United States
forces I'm Mexico would gradually be
withdrawn, Mr.. Polk said that Mr..
Rodgers had no authority to make any
such statement, and the policy of this
country remained unchanged. Mr.
POLK and Mr.. Arredondo, after they
had talked for half an hour, said they
had made progress, but had reached
no final decisions.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
HEAD OF COLLEGE
OF OSTEOPATHY AT
POINT OF DEATH
SHOT BY LOVER OF
SELF-SLAIN GIRL
President Wronged His
Fiancee, Claim of
Practitioner
YOUNG FOOL, is
VICTIMS VIEW

fBv Leased Wire to New M~exican.)
BOSTON, July 19.-Wilfred E. Har-
ris, president Of the Massachusetts
College of Osteopathy, lay at the
point of death today while Or. Eldrid
b. Atwood, also an osteopath; was un-
der arrest charged with an attempt to
murder him yesterday In a hotel pr.
Atwood informed the police that he
shot Harris because he believed the
latter had wroneed his f~iancee, DR..
Celia Adams, an osteopath who died
Yesterday, it was stated, from drug
poisoning.
After being booked on a charge OF
assault with intent to murder, DR.. At
wood was taken to the hospital, where
DR.. Harris identified him as his as
saiIant. Or. Atwood made a complete
confession the police say.
Atwood was arraigned in court to-
day and in default of bond of $4,000
was committed for a further hearing
on July 2S. The prisoner was not rep
resented by counsel and did not plead
He appeared calm, and later said that
he had nothing to add to the state
ment which he made when placed un,
der arrest last night. It was stated
at the hospital at noon that Or, Har-
ris' condition was very low and 1t was
feared he would not survive many
hours.
The version Of the cause Of the
shooting given by Atwood was scout
ed by DR.. Harris during a lucid period.
He referred to his assailant as "a
young fool"
According to mutual acquaintancesi
Dr. Harris has counselled the young
man against marrying a girl SO much
his senior. An autopsy will be made
sometime today. It is understood the
general physical condition of Miss
Adams will be determined, with q
view to substantiating or disproyine
the motive of the shooting as alleged
by Atwood.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
GERMAN AIRCRAFT
lombard REVAL;
BOMBS DROPPED
UPON WAR-vESSELS
Russians Repulsed on
Riga Line With HEAVY
Losses
BERLIN REPORT
ROSY AS USUAL

(By Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Berlin, July 10 (by wireless to Say
ville)-The bombardment by German
naval aircraft of the Russian harbor
Of Reval on the Gulf of Finland last
night was announced today by the
German admiralty. Bombs we're drop
ned on cruisers and other warships,
hits being observed. One
submarine was seen to have been hit
four times.
The Russians have been strongly
reinforced along the front south and
southwest of Riga at the northern end
of the Russian lines, attacking Field
Marshal Won H~indenburg's forces
there, the war Office announced to
day The assaults, however, all fail
ed. the Russians suffering unusually
severe losses.
The official statement on operations
ON the eastern front says:
"Army group of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg: South and southwest OF
Riga our brave regiments caused re.
peated attacks by Russians, delivered
with strengthened forces, to break
down with extraordinarily heavy loss.
es for the enemy.
"Army group of Prince Leopold:
The situation is unchanged. Numer
GUS bombs were dropped with good
success by our a%eroplane squadrons
on railway stations at. Horod Zie1a
and Pogo1 jilzy, and on the Minsk-Bar'
anovichi line, which is filled witt
troop transports.
Army group of General Won Linsin
gen: In places the artillery of the en-
envy was very active, especially or
the Stokhod and to the west and
southwest Of Lutsk.
The statement as to the Reyal bonn
bardment says;
German naval aeroplanes on the
evening Of July IS bombarded enemy
cruisers, torpedo boats, submarines
and military establishments at the
naval port of Reval. Numerous un'
questioned hits were observed on the
enemy's forces. For example, n sub
marine was hit four times. Serious
CONGREGATIONS broke out on the docks
'In spite Of heavy fire by anti-aiI
craft guns and enemy aeroplanes al
the German aeroplanes returned un.
harmed to the sea forces that waited
outside the bay. Although the Ger
man sea forces were visible in the
clear weather and the air craft were
able to locate them despite the fog
that c1me on in the early morning
no e forces of the enemy were OBJ
served"
The official statement of the west
ern front today says:
western front: In the Somme dis
triet the village of Longueval and
continued on page threel.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
DISCARDS
CRUTCHES RIDES
HORSE, is REPORT
FROM CHIHUAHUA
Chief Reported to Be
Heading Big Force
Near Minaca
MEXICANS FIRE
UPON GUARDSMEN
Massachusetts, Men in
Encounter; Peon Is
Killed

(By Leased Wire to New M~exican)
Chihuahua City, Mex, July ia
band Of Villistas attacked a train on
the Mexico Northwestern railway near
Santa Ysabel, about fifty miles west
Of here, yesterday, according to a re-
port to General Jacinto Trevino to-
day. The bandits were beaten off and
eight Of them who were captured were
brought here today for trial by court
martial. The band was said to num-
Der less than a score.
Columbus, N. NJ, July 19.-Robert
Bacon, former ambassador to France,
and DR.. R. P. Strong, Of the Harvard
Medical school, arrived here today,
but declined to state the object of
their visit.
Mr.. Bacon has two sons in the
army, one of whom is stationed at FL
Paso and the other at Brownsville
DIR. Strong is a specialist in tropical
diseases and it is believed from his
interest in the hospital work here
that this is the main purpose of his
trip to the border.
A report reached Columbus today
that Villa is heading a large party of
bandits toward Minaca, IS miles west
Of Chihuahua City on the line of the
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient railway.
The rumor states that the bandit lead
er has discarded his crutches and is
riding a horse.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
MOBILIZATION OF
NATIONAL GUARD
EXCELLENT, WAR
DEPARTMENTV|EW
CAMPS SANITARY
Regiments Left Home
With Full Supply Of
Rations
ASSIGNMENT OF
MILITIA FINISHED
General Wood Upheld in
Mastering Out OF
Officers
ASSIGNMENT OF
MILITIA FINISHED
fHy Leased Wire to New Mexlcan.)

4 DV LCdGCA vi
Washington, July 19.-Reports from
he army along the border, being
gathered by the war department TO an
swer congressional resolutions OF IN
curry as to the handling of the Nation
al Guardsmen at the mobilization, all
deny charges of shortage Of rations
and lack Of sanitary transportation
facilities.
Department commanders report that
the regiments left their homes with
adequate supplies. Summing up the
report the wal department today IS
sued this statement:
The department made public a pre-
liminary report from DR.. Thomas OAR
lipgton, of New York City, who has
been making an inspection OF the Ma
tional Guard camps on the border IN
the interest Of the National Civic g
Grafton and with the consent OF the
war department.
DIR. Darlington's message told OF ms
inspection of the camps at Fort sam
Houston, Tex, where $4,000 men are
uuartered, and added:
treasure relatives and friends Of
soldiers. General medical and SAM
tation conditions r%e-assuring thus FAR
No contagious diseases"
Distribution Of Troops
General distribution of regular
troops and National Guardsmen along
the border was announced today v
the war department as follows:
San Antonio Observation-Disclosures
Third and Fourteenth cavalry, third
field artillery, Third, Fourth, Ninth
Nineteenth, T~wenty-sixth, Twenty
eighth and Thirtieth infantry.
National Guard: Florida, Maryland
Illinois, Kansas, Indiana, Maine, Mis-
souri,, Minnesota, New York, New
HAMPSHIRE. Texas, Virginia, Vernon
and Wisconsin.
Douglas, Arizona, District-Regu
lars: First cavalry, Eleventh, Twelftn
Fourteenth, eighteenth, Twentyfirsi
and Twenty-third infantry.
National Guard: Arizona, Connect
lieut., California, Montana, District 0
Columbia, New Jersey and Utah.
FL Paso Observation-Disclosures: Fifth
Sixth, Eighth, Tenth, Eleventh
Twelfth and Thirteenth cavalry
Sixth. Seventh, Sixteenth, Seven
teenth, Twentieth, Twenty-third ant
Twenty-fourth infantry; Second bat
TALON, fourth field artillery.
National Guard: Massachusetts
Michigan, New Mexico, Oklahoma
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Soutl
Carolina.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
Another Negro Gets
On Trail of Devil
In Scanty Attire

Chicago, July 19.-Another negro
like Henry P. Mcintyre, the insane
slayer of four persons here yesterday
who worried about the sins of the
negro, occupied the attention of po-
lice today. He was George Flower,
a laborer who, in scant attire and his
body "annointed" with lard, was rae
ing up and down in front Of his home
trying to "drive the devil from the
race" when a policeman arrested
him.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
BIRD MUST
ROOST ON PARTY
If IT IS TO WIN,
HUGHES WARNING
Urges Factions Forget
Bickering and Hit
the Ball
EXPECTS ALL TO
GET TOGETHER
(By Leased Wire to New Mexlcan)

(By Leased Wire to New Mexican)
New York, July 19.-Charles p,
Hughes today told callers that dis
sension among his supporters must
cease; that he expected all factions
to get together, subordinate what he
termed their party differences and
work for the election of the national
ticket and a Republican majority in
both houses of congress. The sue.
cess Of the party at the polls, Mr..
Hughes declared, depended in a great
measure, upon a cessation of 'bick-
ering" between Republicans and for
mer P~rogressives and between various
factions OF local Republicans.
Mr.. Hughes, who came here today
from Bridgehampton, had a long tall
with Mayor Thompson, Of Chicago
and other political leaders from Hi
nois of the situation in that state.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
GONZALES UNADVIsED OF
SHOOTING BELOW Ell PASC

SHOOTING BELOW e. PASO
tEl Paso, July 19.-General Fran
cisco Gonzales, commandant at Juarez,
said today that he had received no
official report Of the exchange Of
shots yesterday between a Massachu-
sets outpost and Mexicans On the
other side of the Rio Grande below
FL Paso. Mexican customs line riders,
General Gonzales said, claimed to
know nothing about the affair.
Military authorities on the Ameri-
can side assumed the Mexicans be-
longed to a band of s%mugglers said to
have been operating in the district.
There are only a few Carrancista
troops in this section of the frontier,
he added, and none are stationed near
the island where the shooting took
place.
MExICANs FIRE ON
MASSACHUSETTS GUARD
El Paso, Julyd ia party of
mounted Mexicans exchanged fire
with L company of the Ninth Massa-
ehusetts infantry near here, late yes
terday. According to reports the
guardsmen were doing outpost duty
when the Mexicans rode up on the
opposite bank of the Rio Grande and
opened fire. The guardsmen suffered
no casualties, but reported they be-
lieved they had killed n Mexican.
CAPTAIN Hickey, of Dorchester,
Mass. commanding the company, esti-
mated the number of Mexicans at
is. but asserted that he was unable
to determine whether. or not they
were soldiers. Approximately so shots
were fired on each side, it was said.
The shooting occurred in an isolat-
ed district, about three miles down
the river from Ell Paso, known locally
as 'the island" section. The Massa-
chusetts company was doing border
patrol duty in this district.
EXCITEMENT AT DOUGLAS
OVER DEATH OF MEXICAN
Douglas, Ariz., July 19.-Excitement
over the shooting of Antonio Rodri-
guez, a Mexican musician, by Private
r.. Tucker. Eleventh infantry, while
the Mexican was trying to cross the
international boundary here, did not
abate today in Aqua Prieta. The case
was the chief topic of conversation in
Mexican circles during the day and Of
ficials on the other side Of the border,
from General P. Elias Gales, military
commander of Sonora, and Adolfo de
la Huerta, governor of the state, down
to the lowliest policeman, are insist
ent in their demand that the sentry be
punished. Rodriguez is still alive and
has slight chance for recovery. The
official investigation of the case was
completed by Judge Gabried Trujalo,
today.
Rodriguez and his companion, En-
rioue Pima, under oath, testified that
they we're not less than 100 metres in
side when the first shot was fired at
them. The Judge says that he found
Rodriguez 240 metres south Of the
border.
GONZALES LOOKS INTO
HEARST RANCH SEIZURE
Washington. d. c.. July 19AA dis
patch from Brigadier General Perish
ing TODAY said General Gonzales. es-
corted by his staff and one hundred
men. visited him at headquarters last
night. After an exchange of cour-
I tesies. General Gonzales left for Ma
dera to investigate complaints re-
garding seizure of the Hearst ranch.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
Pennsylvania SOLDIER
browns IN RIO GRAM

Marathon, Texas. July 19.-Private
Thomas Haag. of Co. M, Tenth Penn
~sylyania infantry, while swimming
with comrades last Sunday in the Rio
Grande at BoquilIa, Texas, was caught
by an ~under-current and drowned.
The river has been dragged thor
ouhly, but up to a late hour the body
had not been recovered. The river at
this point is about 30 feet deep and
very swift.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
GEN. WOOD UPHELD IN
AHItcTEnIMN nIIT 0EEIH

WIZ ETFTVN VT Vt FW~I'O
Washington, July 19.-The war de-.
partment today sustained the action
Of Major General Leonard Wood in or
dering Col Lewis D. Conley and Lieut..
Col. John ]. Phelan, of the Sixty-ninth
New. York infantry, mustered out Of
the federal service on account of phys
ical disability.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20

Joplin, Mo, July 19.-Four men who
have been imprisoned in the Babcock
mine near here since 2 O'Clock Mon
day afternoon were rescued alive at
7:15 O'Clock this morning.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
GUARD MOVEMENTS

Des Moines, Ia. July 19.-The FHst
battslion. First Iowa infantry, proba.
bly, will be en- route to Brownsville,
Texas. before tomorrow night, it was
said at Camp Dodge today.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20

Fort Sill, Okla, July 19.-The First
regiment, Oklahoma National Guard,
broke camD today to leave for the Dor.
der. It's destination is believed to be
Llano Grande, near Mercedes, Texas.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
THE WAR TODAY

NEWS DISPATCHES from Petro-
grad report the crossing of the
c~arpathian mountains by the
Russians under General Letchit-
sky who after their drive
through Bukowina are now said
to be a days march into Hun
gary and threatening the Aus
trian rear. On TIE front of the
Brofv in norethern France the
Germans have been heavily
counter-attacking the allies, re-
gaining the village of Longueval
and DeIvilIe wood. Quiet APP
parently prevailed along the
French lines south Of the British
front.
IN THE TRENTlNo the Italians
have captured new positions
from the Austrians and have re-
pulsed Austrian attacks in the
Pasubio sector.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
CENT POSTAGE
WHEN POLITICS is
ELIMINATED FROM
POSTAL SERVICE
Useless Extravaganza on
r. F. DIS Burleson
Says
BIGGER REVENUE
FROM 2ND CLASS
fRy leased Wire to New M~exican.)

(Ry Leased Wire to New Mexican.)
Washington, July 19.-Postmaster
General BurIeson today told the Ma,
tional Association of Postmasters
convention that if revenue from sec
ond class mail were increased, Tex
travagance for useless political serv-
ice" in the rural mail system was cur
tailed and payments to railroads for
mail transportation under the new
space basis were reduced, he could
recommend to congress next year that
letter postage be reduced to one cent.
The postmaster general, making to-
days principal address before the con-
yention, praised congress for the space
provision for railway mail pay in the
postal bill as "the first step toward
settlement of railway mail tr~ansporta-
ton"
IF next year we can have those
who use the second class mail privi-
lege pay a fair part of what the serv-
ice is worth, we a send a recon-
mendation to congress for the step
toward penny postage in this country,
II | can keep down useless extrava-
gance. not postal, but political, in the
rural mail service, l could promise you
now that / would take the first step
toward penny postage"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20

those which have held aloof."
"We are considering taking the
matter up with the state department
within a day or two" said oscar L.
Gubelman, of Knauth. Matched and
Knusne, bankers. 1--WE feel that we
have been unfairly Disseminated
against. We have information that
many Of our cables were interfered
with"
Charles S. Hardy. a metal importer,
said the only reason he could think of
for the presence of his name on the
list was that he had been cabling
money to relatives in Germany.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-07-20
WILSON TO TALK OVER
PLAN WITH MCCORMICK

Washington, D. G., July 19.-Cam-
paign plans and organization Of the
campaign committee will be discussed
by President Wilson tomorrow with
Vance Mccormick, chairman of the
Democratic national committee. He is
planning to enter actively upon the
fight for reelection as DON as congress
adiourns.