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Evening star., 1916-05-12
FIVE MEXICAN BANDITS
MURDER TEXAS FARMER
Four Are Arrested, Two of Whom
Are Wounded and Another
Is Killed.

BROWNSVILLE. Tex, May 12.-Three
of the Mexicans who killed Curtis
Bayles, an American. near Mercedes
Tex. last night. were surrounded to-
day, one was killed and the other two
captured, according TO a report received
today at Fort Brown. The two cap
tives are held at military headquarters
at Progreso. the report said. The three
men are supposed to have been at
tempting TO enter Mexico. Two other
Mexicans are being held at Marcedes as
suspects.
The scene of the killing was about ten
miles from the river. where fight oc-
CURED last summer between Mexican
bandits and United States soldiers.
Bayles was alone in field near an ir-
rigation ditch. The Mexicans were said
to have come upon him quietly, their
shots being the first alarm. His body.
riddled with bullets, was found floating
In the ditch.
The firing attracted members of his
time to see the marauders riding away
Border patrol headquarters here issued
orders to all patrols to be on the look
out for horsemen attempting TO cross the
river into Mexico.
Bayles employed no Mexicans on his
farm, and as far as known had never
had trouble with them.
In practically all towns OF the Rio
Grande valley last night guards were es-
ia biished to prevent possible repetition
of raids from across the border that ter
rorzed this section last fall.
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INJUNCTION SUIT DISMISSED.
I. c. C. Edict Divorcing Lehigh R. R.
From Ship Lines Stands.

PHILADELPHIA, May 12. The
United States district court here today
dismissed the bill of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company. which sought to re-
strain the interstate commerce commits
sion from enforcing its order divorcing
the railroad from it's interests in
steamship lines on the great lakes. The
railroad had been granted a temporary
injunction restraining the commission
from enforcing the order against the
Lehjgh Valley continuing it's interest
in the Lehigh Valley Transportation
Company. Todays decision was on the
question Of making the injunction per-
manent
The court in it's opinion said it had
serious doubts whether an injunction is
an appropriate remedy in the present
situation. The commission had kept
strictly within the powers conferred by
Congress, the court said, and is not
threatening to overstep the mark.
But If we should be mistaken in this
view" the opinion of the court said.
and if an injunction should issue in
proper case, we are further of the opin-
ion that no case has been made out by
the record. The court cannot
substitute its judgment for the judg-
ment of the commission on the weight
or the effect of the evidence"
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RESTRICTIONS ARE PLACED
ABOUT RELIEF OF POLAND

LONDON. May 12.-The British gov
ernment has just announced it's accept
ance of the plan submitted by Walter
Hines Page. the American ambassa dor,
last Febrary, for feeding the civilian
population of Poland by an American
commission.
The acceptance carries. however, Ger
tain rather difficult stipulations for the
central powers-namely, that the relief
must be applied to that portion of Po-
land in Austrian occupation, and not
confined. as Germany desires. to that
part occupied by Germany. 1t is
stipulated that the food is to be ship
ped from the United States in German
ships under a neutral flag, and that
Germany and Austria agree as part of
the scheme to care properly for the
population of Serbia, Albania and
Montenegro.
The foreign Office expressed the hope
that the central powers will promptly
accept the conditions. so as to hasten
the beginning of the work Herbert c.
Hoover. chairman Of the American
commission for relief in Belgium, will
go to Brussels today and may be able
to facilitate the negotiations.
Evening star., 1916-05-12
RENEWS OPEN SESSION FIGHT.
Senator Kenyon Introduces Resolu-
tion for Greater Senate Publicity,

Senator Kenyon of Iowa today intro
duced in the Senate a resolution pro-
viding that hereafter all executive ses-
sions of the Senate be open. and not
held behind closed doors, as has been
the practice. except in the case of
the consideration of treaties with for
eign nations. and when by unanimous
consent the Senate agrees to meet in
closed session.
Should his resolution prevail, the
nomination of Louis d. Brandeis as as
sociate justice of the Supreme Court
would be considered in open session. as
well as the nomination of George Rub
lee as a member of the federal trade
commission, over which there is a hard
contest.
Senator Kenyon introduced similar
resolution in 1914 and at that time it
was defeated by only one vote. Today
he asked that his resolution lie on the
table, so that he may call it up for con-
sideration and action at the earliest op-
portunity.
Evening star., 1916-05-12
Eating Too Much.

From the Columbus Journal.
Henry Ford, the auto apostle, is also
the apostle of good health, which he
proposes everybody should have by linz
iting their eating. Eat only when
hungry" he says. "and then eat less
than YOU feel you need. Try this for a
week and 1 guarantee you will feel
much healthier" His idea is that we
would save money and have better
health if we ate only about one-third
what we now eat
To carry out this idea within the
sphere of his manufacturing influence,
he proposes a department of dietetics.
in connection with a general hospital,
open not only to his employees, but to
all who would come to practice his idea
of limited eating. Health and economy
are his objects, but health is nrSt. here
is his plan:
New department in public hospital to
teach people how to eat
People to have benefit Of expert dieti-
clan.
Less eating is expected to prevent
cases of alcoholism.
One thousand private rooms for the
middle class to be provided at new hos
pital, the charge for a sick man to be
So day, including room, board and
nurse attendance.
Nurses to work in three shifts: no
nurse to work more than eight hours a
day.
New buildings at hospital to be built
around garden.
Limited eating not only builds up the
physical part of man. but the moral and
intellectual part. A man can think bet
ter il he doesn't eat so much and he is
freer from vile inclinations. Much of
the alcoholism in the world may be as
cribed to overeating. and overeating is
where one eats more than he needs. Mr.
Ford's calling the peoples attention to
the universal fault of eating too much
will do much for the happiness and
health Of people.
Evening star., 1916-05-12
ALL READY FOR START
Retail Merchants Leave on Trade
Boosting Jaunt Tomorrow Afternoon

Everything is in readiness for the
start Of the Retail Merchants Associa-
tion trade-boosting trip scheduled for.
tomorrow afternoon.
At promptly 2:3O o'clock the 100 mer-
chants and other business men who
have obtained reservations for the trip
are to assemble at the headquarters of
the association in The Star building,
where each will be furnished an identi-
fication badge, souvenirs. boutoniere,
American flag, white cap and hun
dred and one other things designed to
amuse and entertain. They are to board
fifty automobiles. which are to be park
ed on 11th street south of Pennsylvania,
and when word is given by President
R. p. Andrews will start on a parade
about the city, which is to end at the
Union station. The parade is to start
at 2:45 o'clock and the special train
on the Pennsylvania railroad will leave
at $3.50 o'clock.
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FORMER VILLA OFFICER
TALKS WITH SECRETARY

Lester +. Barlow. an American en-
gineer. who had charge of the ordnance
deps rrment of the Mexican army under
villa before the latter entered on his
campaign OF outlawry, is in this CITY
on a visit, and has had several confer
ences with Secretary Ba ker at the War
Department In regard to the military
situation in Mexico. He is thoroughly
informed about the people and condi-
tions in Mexico. and. IL is said has
given the War Department authori-
ties several suggestions looking to the
suppression of the Villa raiders and the
restoration of order in the disturbed
districts
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Arredondo Has No Instructions,

Eliseo Arredondo, Gen. Carranzas
ambassador. said diplomatic negotia-
tions would not be resumed until he
had been instructed. 1t was thought
probable Gen. Carranza would COM
municate to him the result of the bor-
der conference.
Belief was expressed at the Mexican
embassy that Gems. Scott. Funston and
Obregon were in accord on several i'm
portant subjects when the conference
was concluded. 1t was indicated that
the effect OF the conference would be
shown in the future operations OF
American and Mexican forces against
outlaws. although no written agree-
ment had resulted.
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DISTRICT SIGNAL CORPS
MAY GO THE BORDER

The District Signal Corps has been Sc
lected on merit as one Of three militia
companies which may be called on for
service on the Mexican border in an
emergency. The signal companies chosen
are located at Chicago. Boston and Wash
ington.
Local signal men say they are ready to
leave at any moment. although no order
has been received by them. There are
about 102 men availa BILE in the local com
pany. Of which seventy-fve signalmen,
commanded by three officers. will be Sc
lected in case of call.
Evening star., 1916-05-12
TRAINING CAMP NOTES..

The woman's camp took on a field dav
appearance yesterday. The United
States Marine Band was present. as u
compliment from Maj. Gen. George
Barnett, comma ndant of the Marine
Corps.
Maj. Gen. Barnett was visitor at
the camp yesterday.
Lieut.. Violet Wilder of Company 4
was officer OF the day yesterday As
her guard she had Francis Brooks
Francis Lippitt, Dorothy Sturgis and
Lisa Atkinson.
Thirty-seven more of the students
yesterday qualified in the general serv-
ice code. receiving message by the
wigwag at the rate Of six words per
minute. large number received the
message without mistake and were
passed by the two navy chief quarter
ma sters in charge OF the signal class.
Earl d. Shipp and Walter Fanger.
They were Miss r. Carleton. Mrs. J. y.
Brandreth. Miss E. Brown. Miss n.
Weir. Miss n. f. Barton. Miss C. w
Steele, Miss H. C. French. Miss x. A.
Crane. Miss d. E. Powell. Miss F. Rus
sell. Miss A. Mclean. Miss w warder.
Miss X. 3. Johnson. Miss n. w. Gather
X. Rawson. Miss u. Merriam. Miss L.
Stewart. Miss NJ. Pugh. Miss X. CO.
vile. Miss c. S. Kingsbury. Miss NJ.
Green. Miss V. H. Walter. Miss T.. 4.
Leavitt. Miss c. @. johnson. Miss A.
Emmet. Miss E. Deeble. Miss B. Brown
Miss A. Tracey. Miss K. Rossire. Miss
v. Mullins. Miss S. F. Sweet, Miss E.
Chase, Miss J. E. Whitlock
There was a surprise thrown into the
n q n af ha Il,
terday Some Of the girls have been
shirking the lectures. but when the
bugler sounded school call" yesterday
all the members were mustered into
their companies. the roll was called
and then they were marched to the
lecture tent. Where one could get a
seat anywhere the day previous they
were at premium yesterday.
Evening star., 1916-05-12
INDIAN BILL RECEIVES O. K.
House Agrees to Conference Report
on Measure Carving $1O,966. 900.

The Indian appropriation bill. carry
ing s1o.a66. 900 appropriation out of the
federal Treasury. besides numerous un-
estimated amounts out of tribal funds,
was finally approved by the House to-
day by the adoption of the conference
report. The conference report is en-
pected to be voted on by the Senate at
once. The bill has been in confer
ence for several months
Evening star., 1916-05-12
ENGINEER FOUND GUILTY.
Jury in Fatal Southern Railway
Wreck Recommends Mercy

SALISBURY, n. c., May ia. Tank
ersley, engineer of the Southern rail-
ways New York-New Orleans limited,
which, on the night of November at.
1915, hree ran into the rear of and
killed two passengers aboard a special
train bound from Charlotte to Rich
mond was found guilty of man
slaughter in superior court here today
The jury recommended mercy.
Clyde Wilson, fagman of the spe-
cial was acquitted OF a similar charge
Evening star., 1916-05-12
Negro Kills Two, Injuries Another.

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. May 12.-
Sergt James c. Jackson and Miss Erne-
stine Brown, twenty-five years old,
were killed and an unidentified womai
was dangerously wounded today by
william White. a negro. who had pur-
chased his release from the army
mounted service school at Fort Law
enworth. near here. yesterday. White
escaped across the Missouri river in a
rowboat.
Evening star., 1916-05-12
Gov. Goethals Not to Resign June l.

Secretary Baker today said he had no
advices from Panama to confirm reports
that Gov Goethals plans to resign June
1. Gen. Goethals, however, has tacit
agreement with the War Department for
his retirement when the removal of the
canal slides are completed. He post
poned his retirement when the slides oc-
Cured last fall.
Evening star., 1916-05-12
STAY WITH FATHER AT KUT.
Gen. Townshend's Daughters Refuse
to Leave Until British Surrender.

BERLIN, May l2.-The Frankfurter
Zeitung publishes report that Gen.
Townshend. the British comma nder
who recently surrendered at Kut-e1-
Amara. Mesopotamia, had with him in
the fortress his two daughters. They
have been sent to Consta ntinople, the
report states.
The comma nder- in chief of the
Turkish forces several times offered
them free passage through the lines
during the siege of kut-el- l-Amara, the
newspaper says, but they refused to
accept the offer.
Evening star., 1916-05-12

come together in this National Serv-
ice School is a splendid beginning. II
is guarantee of good faith on your
part. guarantee that YOU have rec
ognized your country's need of your
service and that YOU are inspired with
a passionate, loving loyalty to Ameri-
cas- best ideals. Perhaps you will feel
so deeply the real meaning of wom
ans preparedness that you will go
forth TO tell many other women that
We NAV all have the same vision
Evening star., 1916-05-12
MRS. JOS. CHAMBERLAIN HERE.
American Wife of British Statesman
to Visit in Boston.

NEW YORK, May 12.-Mrs. Joseph
Chamberlain, widow of the British states
man, arrived here today on the White
Star liner Adratc to visit friends and
relatives in Boston. She is the daughter
Of William c. Endicott, who was Secre-
tary of War in the cabinet of Grover
Cleveland.
Mr.. Chamberlain met her while in this
country in 1887 as member of the fish
cries commission. Mrs. Chamberlain was
last in this country seventeen years ago
Evening star., 1916-05-12

early tomorrow. Gen. Scott and Gen.
Funston expect to go east tomorrow,
Gen. Funston proceeding to San Anto-
nio to take charge of the new troop
movements. When Obregon left the
conference to go to JuareZ deputy
sheriff served papers on him in a dam
age suit brought by a woman whose
little boy was struck yesterday by an
automobile in which the general was
riding The boys leg was broken. Gen.
Funston's aid. Capt. FitzhuEh Lee. tried
to dissuade the deputy from his pur-
pose, but failed.
Evening star., 1916-05-12
'Salazar Wants to Surrender.

Ell PASO. Tex. May 12.-Jose inez
Salazar. former Huerta general. who
crossed the frontier to the east of here
some weeks ago and was reported to
have been engaged in an attempt to
organize a revolt. now wants to sur
render. according to message receiv-
ed by Gen. Gabriel GaVira. com
mandant at Juarez. from Col. Mieto Ma
cjas at SavinaI Col. MaciaS said that
Salazar asked what terms would be
given him.
Evening star., 1916-05-12
Senate Filibuster Continues.

The fourth day of the ilibuster by
Senators Sherman and Kenyon against
the rivers and harbors appropriation
bill began when the Senate reconvened
.today with Senator Sherman opposing
the b2sh
Evening star., 1916-05-12
LECTURES TOMORROW:
THE PUBLIC INVITED

Lectures at 3sjO tn assembly
tent. This L. the one event Mt
the camp 10 which the public Ii
invited.
show to Interest ChildreW IN
American History" Mrs. Mary :.
Lockwood.
"The Wy0minG Plan" Lieut..
Edgar u. Steever. L. s. A.
Evening star., 1916-05-12
DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senator

Met at Il am.
Senator Sherman resumed his
attack on the river and harbor
bill.
Brandeis investigation was re-
opened.
Passed Lodge bill to withdraw
alcohol from bond for denaturi-
cation free of tax.
House:
Met at II am.
Resumed debate on rural cred
it's bill.
Evening star., 1916-05-12

Carrie Evans. twenty-fo an adopt
ed daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert B.
Committed suicide by shooting herself in
the temple with pistol
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the proposed stadium will take all the
available space there.
Participants in Conference.


Among those who attended the con-
ference were Judge &. s. Bundy, chair
man of the parks and reservations COM
mittee of the Board of Trade: Frank P.
Leetch, A. NJ McLachlen, F. G. Coldren.
L. 2. Shoemaker and w. V. Cox.
Before the appropriations committee,
on the stadium project. were Judge
Barlow S. Weeks of the supreme court
of New York: Gustavus A. Kirby. presi-
dent of the Intercollegiate Athletic AS
sociation; George Turner of Baltimore.
president of the Amateur Athletic
Union: p. J. Conway. president of the
Irish American Athletic Club of New
York: Everett !. Wendell. representing
the New York Athletic Club and
the Olympic games committee. one
time famous as sprinter and oarsman
George Minor of the Harlem Athletic
League of New York, Fred w. Ruben.
president of the Metropolitan Amateur
Athletic Union of New York; Anthony
J. Barrett of the Irish American Ath-
letic Club and the Public School Ath-
letic League of New York. George
Pawling. president of the Middle Allan
Allied Athletic Clubs of Long Island.
Col. w. w. Harris, superintendent of
public buildings and grounds in this
city: Alfred p. Lill of Boston, former
president of the A. A. L. and represent
ing the Olympic games committee, and
Prof Sloane of Columbia University.
Evening star., 1916-05-12
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
HOuaes

House,
Members of Board of Trade
confer with Representative Page.
Col. w. w. Harts and Commits
sioner Kutz on the subject of the
Districts park system.
y Nolan bill to provide a three
dollar-a-day minimum for fed
eral employees reported so as to
include District employees.
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Many Other Questions Involved.

Secretary Amador explained that the
questions involved in the protocol gov
erning the mutual agreement for the
crossing of troops into one and the
other countries must be the basis of
these negotiations. although the with
drawal of the American troops stipu-
lated in Carranza's note of April IL
must also be considered.
Mr.. Amador made it clear that Gems
Scott and Funston had reiterated the
assertions of the administration that
it was not the intention of the United
States government to keep the troops
in Mexico indefinitely and that. there
fore. he did not attach so much i'm
portance to this as had been given to
it in some quarters.
And you may be certain" said Mr..
Amador, that the danger of a con-
fict between Mexican troops and
American soldiers pending these ne
gotiationS does rot exist.
Gen. Obregon's army in Sonora will
remain there for the present. accord
ing to Mr.. Amador, although he said a
request probably would be made later
for the passage of a portion of the
troops from Sonora eastward. either
through American territory or through
the American line of communica tions.
Secretary of War Baker today sent
to Gems. Scott and Funston congratu-
1atory kilograms on the manner in
which they had conducted the ne2o-
tia tions with the Mexican cOnferees.
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Favor the Hubert Measure.

A number of members of Congress
also appeared in favor cf the Hubert
m easure. Representative Hulbert's bill
provides for the expenditure of s1.545.
SSa. to carry out Col. Harts' plan for
the stadium. This includes the stadium
proper. seating 5000 people; provides
for bathing pools. wadng pool. two
foot ball fields. thirteen base ball dia-
monds. a sixty acre parade ground.
boat harbor. field house, croquet and
rogue grounds. four basket ball courts,
thirty-one tennis courts. an eighteen
and nine hole golf course. and great
spaces for driving, horse shelters,
parade grounds, automobile parking,
etc
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Because Of Wide Spaces.

THAT is because of the wide spaces
here and the scattering of little green
triangles and circles" answered Col.
Harts. who then showed by maps and
figures that other great cities have
adopted comprehensive schemes to pre-
vent future generations from being
robbed of breathing spots in the de-
velopment of their population
According to Col. Kutz. the purchase
of the Dean tract, the Mount Hamil-
ton tract, in the extreme northeast.
and the purchase of the Kingle ford
are the most important park moves
to be made at this moment He ex-
pressed the opinion that unless the
Dean tract Is purchased now it may
never be obtained. 1t developed that
Col. Harris wants to see the Botanic
Garden moved to the proposed park
in the Mount Hamilton tract, and that
he is strongly opposed to the Rock
Creek Park site chosen for it by some
of the members of the House. Repre-
sentative Page also is opposed to the
Rock Creek Park site. The suggestion
that it might be located in Potomac
Park brought out the statement that
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Edict Casts Gloom Over Stu
dents at National Serv.
ice School.
BAKERS DEMONSTRATE
EFFICIENCY IN LABORS
Set Up Ovens at Daybreak and Pro-
duce Some 500 Loaves by
Noon Today.

Gloom was cast over the camp of
the National Service School today
when the students learned that when
in the field they could not get hot
bread. All bread must be four
hours old when served.
"Oh. mercy. ] wouldn't want to be
in the army. | like hot bread. and
must have it. in the field or out. y
came a chorus from many throats. But
the regulars who were doing the bak-
ing at the field oven sent out from
Washington barracks just smiled.
But bread wasn't all they baked at
the big oven on the north side OF the
parade grounds. There were pans and
pans of currant buns put into the hot
oven. The girls fingered around, but
not a sample did they get. They were
told that at noon tomorrow the prod
ucts would be served.
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Mexican Troops Ordered
to Occupy All Territory
in ParraI Neighborhood

Ell PASO. Tex. May IL. - Juan N.
Amador. subsecretary of foreign al
fairs of the defacto government. who
participated in the conference win
Cen Obregon. minister of war called
on Gen. Scott today and assured him
that such troop dispositions as were
necessary to restore and maintain
order along the frontier already had
been ordered.
Gen. Obregon. who will remain for
few days at Chihuahua city. has dI-
rected Gen. Trevino to send 10000 men
into the states of Chihuahua and Goa
hula. These forces will be taken
points in the southern part of Goa
hula. Trevinos headquarters will be
in Chihuahua city.
Immediate occupation of the district
about Parral has been ordered, and
what the Mexicans regard as an ade-
quate force will be dispatched to the
Big Bend country to capture the ban
dts and rescue James Deemer. who was
captured in the Glenn Springs and
Boouillas raid. Gen. Scott previously
had assured Gen. Obregon and Mr..
Amador that the withdrawal of the
American troops from the district be-
low Namiouipa already had begun, and
would be controlled without loss of
time by Mexican forces
Mr.. Amador expected to leave tonight
for Mexico City, where he will have
an important role as subsecretary of
foreign affairs, in the negotiations that
have reverted to the foreign depart
ments of the two governments. To
newspaper men he insisted he had no
doubt of an amicable adjustment at an
early date.