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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-25
DYEAMITERS ATTACK
AMMUNITION TRAIN
Twelve Men Beaten OF by
Grew IN Tacoma Yards and
Two Captured.

T,couN, Wash Feb "a plot to
destroy a tra'n carrying munitions 81
war Intended for Russia resulted in the
arrest, to-day Of tw" Austrians of "A
dnzon who attacked a Great Northern
Railway train in the local freight yards.
The tram was made w of a'i'omo-
h,les. ammunition and mixed freight
destined Tor S-atil", To- h" shipped from
there to Nladivostoh. II had been de-
toured Crnru S~pphsu" 10y way of Fort
land on account Of snoWslid.s in III.
mountains.
Til. pie, wa wen ~plsnned and II If
believed that the men intended Ia dyna-
mite the entire trniu, " this they were
frustrated, but only after the trainmer
had MI, M . hard tigh'. Officials OF
the road had hecr warned to he on the
lookout for trouble,
The mon attacked the train in the
carly hoirs Of the morning, Just rs II
was pulling out Of the yards here II
WAS cut In -four places. When 'onduc'
TOR NcIoughlin AND hls crew discovered
his a Hght -nSusd with fists, stones ana
hri,khats, hu, they Were able Ia capture
but tWo Of the men,
This il the first attempt made to dc
siroy y train carrying munitions ~ Wal
ia this coast.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-25
WARNED OF GERMAN CRUISER.
italian Ltn~r Nerd, IN Win lao
steeraee Passepgers.

The Transa,lantics Itdliaus steamship
Giuseppe Verdi, ~ yesterday from The
Mediterranean. reported hat she picked
M a wireless message on TUESDAY night
warning her that a German cruiser
was in her vicinity
Capt. Maggi, krowinc Germany was
not Officially at war with Italy, said
he did not sec that he was concerned
unless the cruiser hoisted an Austrian
flag and pretended tn he ut that ma
tionslity, hut he kept u sharp lookout
anyhow. He saw no hostile craft.
The Verdi brought the lsrges, mum.
her of sieeraRe passengers, Lao. that
has arrived here since the beginning ~
the war. Most Of them arc men who
are exempt from military duty and re-.
s~eryista who are not needed. Mr.. Tr,ida
of the Italian line said the disposition
all American citizens h had JOINED
the colors return 10 their adopted coun,
try also all Italians who had families
on this side Of the sca dependent on
them.
The steamship San rTugl'almo ot the
Sicula Americans Line, IN from Naples
steered safely through IN" fog OF
Wednesday To port with the help of IN,
suh,na rint bells Of three ,ightships, ~.
Nantucket. Fire island anu Amhros,
| Channel, picking mp the sounds with The
receiving apparatus attached 10 her hui
and ansmitting tl,en, by telephone t,
the bridge. Most Of tho hlG liners arr
equipped with the apparatus
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-25
LINK MANN ACT PLOTS
AND PALM BEACH MAN
Federal Authorities Say \.
Frank Croker Was "'HOn
Coliins's'' Lieutenant.

I'll. charge was made nv Federal au-
,borities here Yesterday that \. Frank
Cracker. who was arrested recently At
palm Beach, Fla. on a gambling ciiars''
was one or RI, chief l~ieutenants OF Ar
thur L. David, alias Don Collins. IN the
,atter's alleged scheme for
wealthy yiolators of the Mann white
slave act. Proceedings Will he started
immediately by Assistant United states
Attorney John e.. Knox 10 have Crocker
brought, 10 this city before the Federal
Grand Jury hands dow indictments
arains, him, David. william Butler ana
possibly others. -,
Croker is described NJ - youth oil
pleasing appearanc" ana tas'ln'ous AZ
ire lie was valuable, II * SAID, IN
narsuadlnc women victims 10 take trips
into otner States AZ u basis for IN"
b,ac 81 schemes. On one OCCASION
q ,s alleged, he lured a pretty buyer Tor
. philadelphia department store TO a
hotel I'm this city, where three OF MS
onfederates, including q h@Ilpoy IN th'
hotel. held Them up and threatened To
arrest Croker under the Federal white
slave act and hold her as a material
witness. .u
t'rorker 50 the story runs, IN "rder
tn carry out the ruse, pulled a roii oi
! bills out Of his wallet ana gave 'ne"'
! IN his confederates a. hush money The
woman was then told that she would
have to do likewise, and rather thar
stand the publicity attendant upon the
| .prosecutlon'' OF her companion she IL
| said to have paid $500 -.
Arthur David. who boasts a long haf
OF ALA SEES. is now in the Atlanta peni-
tentiary serving a two year sentence
for using the mails TO defraud IN a
scheme 10 sell imaginary peat iands
jr.the South. The evidence In ms case
was obtained by Assistant United "tates
At,orn.y John c. Knox after Uavid's ar
80, on the Matchmaking charge.
william Butler, the second nan ar
rested In the alleged extortion plots. Is
now fshting removal from Philadelphia
10 mis- city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-25
'CARRANZA WILL FAIL,
ASSERTS DE LA BARRA
EA-PrpsidPnt Of Mexico. Here
From France. Says Inter
vPntiOn is Useless.

Francisco de Ia Rarra. eN-Frovisinuai
President OF Mexico. arrived Yesterday
with his wife by the Holland America
steamship Nieuw Amsterdam on business
relating TO war ttuancc. lie said that
he was now g resident Of France
and an international lawyer. tnd that
he was out Of touch with the situation
in Mexico.
The Government Of CarranZa cannot
succeed. az IL has not the Confid. nee
OF the people of Mexico. ! cannot say
what should he tho proper course for
the Government Of the United States
toward Mexico, but ! believe Intervention
would he ineffective"
Senior de la Barra will gather in
formation here ms to the attitude Of
the country, as u neutral. toward the
war, and will also study Pan Ameri-
canism and tell the French in lectures
what his impressions are when he goes
hack TO Paris.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-25
CARRANZA RELIEVES GENERALS
Orders News Campaign Z" Wun
Down the Elusive villa.

Ell PAso. Feb. 2i,-As a result of tho
repeated failure, OF the Carrsnza Cen
erals in northern Mexico Ia capture or
make any Roadway in their campaign
against Gen, Francisco villa u general
shakeup has been ordered among the
command. RS Of the north.
Gen. Luis Gutierrez. ono OF the ablest
leaders of the Constitutionalist cause,
has been ordered to Chihuahua city to
relieve Gen. Luis Herr, ra. according 10 q
despatch received by Gen, Gabriel Ia
vira Of the Juarez garrison,
Gen. Herrera has been ordered to
western Chihuahua To prosecute AN ad
vance upon villas forces. said to be as
sembled at ST. Anna,
lie supersedes tn, Generals who have
been hunting for villa under his direc-
ton and is to be given a chance to dem
onstrate whether the failure of his sub
o~rdinates 10 capture villa has been due
TO their inactivity or the failure Of his
plans.
Unconfrmed reports from Torreon to.
day were that Hilario Rodriguez. an in
surgent chief, had surrendered AT Pedri-
cena, south Of Torreon. with thirty-two
men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-25
JEWS HEAR OF 1,4OO
FOUND IN WAR ZONE
Fear Turned to Joy by Mes
.a~c> Read I" Naitin"
ThrOnT.

,,. ,,r,,,n I'm. military departments
OF Warsaw MO Rcrlin over m'''''
railroads. out again I" ROTTERDAM 'I"
into Now Work came the ""'n N"N''
d.v from i.ioo Jewish families "r W.
d|n4Ju,ls Ia relatives tu sew \urk '''\
For \arN MANY two N'drs al ''"' 'I''
homo az. d.spA > were ended jest might
vh.r r.~rre.eu'.',vcs of tn" foreign r"-
l,,lnus bureau of The Hebrew Sh'lt.I
ing and Immigrant hid society r"ad the
MESSAGES ~ the 1,"n"N assembly r"''n-
A, - Second street, near Avenue
TN. hal, Of ne assembly rooms WI
hold l.0oo p"r>nus lay 'ro"dlne. hh'
when tho ,,oli,, reserves si!d t'a' h"'
aun,',er eager ii'r.a'h or nlaf'"'l' "I
Young man ur Young woman '"uli E"'
in. lin another Loo waited out IN the
rain FOR 81 chance. Wurd came down io
,h,m from ',ue to time, passed ir"rn
ui. 10 another. tud PROFESSIONALLY The
cries OF joy llca. IN III" hall were re-
pes'si outside.
TIL. foreign department 81 tho so'l"tN
has received altogo,h"r $4,000 r-GI,S's
from u.rsous m ~" United states for
word from relatives ia no',nd. Russia
and IN" AuStro-iiuuearlan Empire. Tho
l.ioo families or individuals heard from
last night are N the region aro,nd War
saw. tho SCENE OF great battles and
sirgoS and n laud "f desolatl"n.
Irving Lips,ich. IN charge "t me de-
parilnent, presided at tn. meeting and
read the names. The tul, messages viii
be given 10 tho fortunate ones today At
~. headauarters. - bclauc"y street.
tn, procedure last Night was to an
nouncc tina, suno persons IN Wirsa"
had sent a message to somebody III New
York.
sarah Friedman of Us t.is' llS'n
street cried aloud with joy when wojd
camr that her mother Vas safe Samu,
,'uh-u OF lou Stau'uu street heard thLi
his ,uo'nsr and father We're olive. y.
! Rorus,,iu OF ltH Horny street got word
from his family of six.
These titled the hail with rejoicing
There was 'amsntation TOO a. name Al.
ter name was read of and many anN.
| iousiy waiting. heard nothing to relieve
ill"ir fo,rs.
Mr.. Lpsi'cl, explained last ulght 'hsi
the ,;.rrnir -,;u"frnment permitted al
u~ sons 10 writ, = fnruI let'er 80 tl-
country ocrupisd .y lie GERMAN. and
To tnnsmt mouoy through 4 Berlin
hank r?scii'lr ovcsNlysI tor the plr-
pose
Tn. Foreign Relations Bureau does II.
work without charge Il has hrItches
IN ~ the large .'i'ieS Of IN" United
states and in retrograd. Berlin and
other European ,'nircs and IA tsjp'
and Palestine.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-25
STAGE FOLK GET MARRIED
AND KEEP IT DARK SECRET
Dick of Treasure Island Makes Barnabetta OF Mrs.
Fishes Company His Bride-News and
Gossip of the New York Stage.

tI,c nation s.-lou. Then Mile. BOREDOM
can only dance aud sins and laugh The
clever French actress L. 10 u
ountry IN whicl, she was compelled TO
act In "The First ANair.' hut >hc does
admit tina, her desire " to take the place
uf Anna Held.
Richard lambert has postponed The
R,uc Envelope" until March ~. Su' ~
order to make up for that delay h" YES
terday added GEORGE Prob. RI and GEORGE
Howard to tn. cast. Robert iloinan ~
and Frank Hatch wrote the piece. which
was played las, spring in philadelphia.
Evs Tauguay makes such y good cook
In 9TH. Girl Who Smiles" that there IL
to he AN extrs matinee his afternoon At
the standard Theatre to let the uptov n
housewives admire her
The Winter Garden has reformed on
tirely. Such 0ruIish substitutes Is silk
tights nov cover the chorus. and more
over. there are To he extra ria'ineeS for
children. H. this the result ~ using
such veil known best sellers 81 youth as
Robinson truso. Jr.. as ~" basis ~
a Iibre'to? And how Jack Wilson must
thank his stars ,1at he got out before
The reform wave set IN.
May Naudain savs she has a feminine
admirer who has SEN, her every week
since the run of "katinka' began at the
Forty-four'h street Theatre an eNpen-
-iy- articl. Of lingerie. Last week II
was = pink houloir cap aud sau'e-dn-lit
to match. Miss Naudaiu ~ wondering
what VII cuU' tomorrow.
Irene Franklin. whom suc c''-"' b. "
vaudeville engagements in the TALL. will
appear N The Making of Molly whi' -
has been made into y plat for her ~
r;eorg. Hobart. Their, viii ~" y SNAIL
chorus IN IN" pla' and musical mum
b.rs.
Why ro,r,rg has been announced IN
the nature Of u Shakespeare hill as part
of tho ~,ercen'euarv celebration has
been asked by NOR. than one person,
Now /, appears ,ha, the i'rofeseiona
Woman's League. IN association witt
other professional societies, has taken
the matter IN charge. There VIII he ,
Shak.srcar'an ballet At III" Hotel Bit
more on April -. AZ which the a"
tresses viii represent the most fan,ou
/ characters "f Shakespeare and r"c''s
tn. speech most closely Identified viii
the character This Will he followed BY
a Shakespsarian bail.
Alfred Whelan. - popular English m
t~er'ainsr. Is back in mis- country are
an absence Of four years To play At TIT
Colonial this week He has hc-U a. ~
frou, and " temporarily % leave. Tn
account ne gives ut tho Niud"NlNe thea
tros Of England shows that they an
much more profitable than our own
~. said yesterday
The music balls are DIN cdpic''l
bushes. Al over England. In L"ndol
tho big theatres ,r@ turning then
away. would adNI>. \tnerican act
Of meri, to apply Tor booking on tn
other side. TO, contracts and go over
Th,re H. = WEALTHY In the atmosphere
-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-25
REGENTS FROWN ON
HIGH SCHOOL ARMIES
Compulsory Militar! Training
l. Held 1nadyi>ablc at
Present.
AN INQUIRY Is URGED

NtR,Sv, Ieb. :i-Thc state Board ~
Regents deiiuiteiv announced Tonight its
opposition ~ any plan for compulsory
militia v training W. tn" schools of the
state ~ this time. The question was
hroush, IN by 4 hill now pending In the
Legislature introduced by assenb'yman
clarence y. Welsh of Albany which
would make compulsory military train
ing IN all high schools. and u was die
cnssod ~ \ meeting which lasted from
20 o'clock in the morning until after
: o',l"'k 10. night.
INr. 4 hu ~ Firiey. the state Com
MISSIONER Of Education. AZ the conclusion
OF the meeting. made public this action
&c the Regents:
VOTED, rnat. in the Judgment OF the
board of Regents Of the University OF
the state ~ H. inadvisahle that there
shall he az present specific legislation
providing for military education ana
training in the public sch 'ols. and the
regents 70, ouutend hat the fundamental
uu,s,inr ~ to tho desirahili'y and use
fuluess 81 such education and training
IN tho public schools should he COM
united To- the careful study and con-
alteration of y commission appointed for
li'lN lul
rho,. ~ already N tho Legislature
re. buttons calling for the appointment
of , commission 10 investigate fhe gues-
| ,,on ot preparedness aud military train
, .uy IN tho schools. The state Education
p.pa rtrent has secured several post
| ponsrlan,s Of hearings on the Nelsh
lin. the last being from February 23.
when u was slated for A hearing before
| IN. Assembly Education Committee
Assemblyman Welsh has announced
tina, he intends 10 push his hill. or sors
measure for Immediately Installing a
military course In the schools. as he
considers the appointment OF an inves-
.;ga,ing committee merely procrastina-
ton IN times when such rSocrastinafion
H. highly dangerous.
Thu. two regents who were recently
elected 10y the Legislature 10 NIL un-
expired terms. William Berri of Brook
Ism aud James Rvrn- Of New York city,
took the oath OF office before Secretary
of state Francis ". Hugo aud ATTENDED
the session.
chancellor piuy r. Sexton designated
Mr.. BERT ~ chairman Of the committed
on appointments and y member OF the
roinmittc. on charters and higher ed"-
cation. He designated MIR. Gyrne a.
chairman of tn, committee ON educa
t,onal extension and of the committee OH
licenses an1 appointments.
AmoN- the important appointments
wa that Of pr. willard J. Demo. nov
secretary uf the State Department OF
Wealth. to II" secretary OF the state
Hoard OF Medical Examiners.
Ths following reappoin'nents were
made IN the state examination hoard
Tres. dent Flush Rhees Of Rochester Uni
versity. Principal ". y. ';unnison OF
Erasmus Hall High school and Supt
n. l.. Emerson Of buffalo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-25
NoRMYL WELFARE BENEFIT.
Princess Theatre FILLED for Charity
Entertainment.

4 specially arranged programme OF
musical and dramatic numbers was
gwen at the Princess Theatre yesterday
afternoon for the benefit Of the Normyl
Welfare Association under the auspices
OF prominent persons. There was a
large audience and a large amount q
raised, Between the acts Miss Susan
- Mulhali talked Of the work being
done by the association.
The entertainment included u n
act Cornish drama, "Lionette,' in which
Nine. Alice Archainbaud OF the Thea
-" odeon. Paris. appeared supported
b. Daniel Penne,l and II. Pcyton Gibbs,
Mile, odette Fontenay was heard IN
. group Of songs. as was Mile. Alice
Nerltt. George Copeland. pianist. played
several Chopin selections and Miss Mar
Gar'' Huston and Mile. Elise Dufour
danced.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-25
CANADIAN DEFENDS US. POLICY
Rehukss Those who Would lrge .
War with G;erman>.

orrAvA, Feb Explanations who
have been critical Of the attitude Of the
United states regarding the Wal were
rehuked IN Parliament tonight by
George y, Graham. q former Minister ~
Railways in the Lauriei Cabinet. Mr..
Graham said
II have no sympathy wtth those N
GO about shouting that the United states
should declare war on ticrnianN, " ~
y terrible responsibility t. plunge l"",'
0no, ooo p.opl' into war 80 far rs I
c,r tldgs tho tIc;s, tho ;'o,,cv nf the
km@,iCiu ,;nvt ruriCr' has been Just.
The Nmoriran people have reud'red
good service TO humanity III Tins war,
better service prnhals than they could
render II they went to WAY with Ger
many"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-25
SUFFS' COLOR LINE
STIRS Big STORM
Congressional Conference Del
cgatcS Object TO Lead
crs' Memorial.
tGLIER WORD Is DODGED

The coneressiona conference u tho
New York state Woman Suffrage party
at the Harris Theatre yesterday nearly
broke up In a row because some ot 'ns
dele sates objerted TO the color scheme OF
the Memorial TO Congress-" read by
Miss Janet Beecher for their approval
The memorial. which IL the conference
| had voted 10 accept II would have been
| sent Immediately to Washington. ON
| plains in pointed words that IN Sovem-
her. 1915. men white. black. red, yell
| low and brown were able t", and did.
vote against extending to the women OF
New York state. descendants Of the men
who framed the Constitution ~ tho
! United states with its famous words 81
/ liberty. the franchise right which the
Constitution ought TO have given them.
\ dozen women. n them Miss
Sadie american. head az the New YORK
section OF the Council Of Jewish omen.
and Mrs. Frank sutherland Smith. q
Daughter Of the American Revolution.
jumped 10 their feet. declaring that no
matter what a mans "olor he was an
American " horn here or II natural'sed
There was a long discussion. which
ended in referring the memorial back TO
the state hoard. which promised I"
sponge out the offending "whi'', black,
red. yellow and brown.
There were other phrases w tho me.
mortal which was the Join, work OF Mrs.
Raymond Brown, congress ional chair.
man for New York state. Mrs. James
Lees Laidlsw. vice-chairinan ~ the New
York state Woman suffrage party. ana
Mrs. carrie chapman Gait. president of
the National Woma suffrage \ssocia-
ton. that called al sharp criticism from
the delegates. Dne vas the following:
The refuge NJ our free Land has
been open TO the men of al nations
have come to our shores. and often
not speaking our LANGUAGE. 40 being
able to read or write. knowing nothing
Of our institutions. without being
called upon 10 prove themselves
worthy Of 1t. have been freely given
the privilege Of participating in our
Government. Thus 'he women Of our
country have. 10 = large measure,
become subjects Of men OF alien races.
Amid the loud chorus OF complaint,
the pretty YOUNG actress who read th'
memorial sat looking quite distressed Al
the storm her performauc. had RAISED
and the suNragists OIL Nh" platform con
suited hastily. There were q few spproN,
ing voice. from the floor.
However. II viii oe revised before Il
goes To Congress. The memorial "
document Of about on. thousand words.
The other exciting moment tn the con-
ference, which lasted all dav and wal
attended by delegates from every con
:resslonal district Ia the state. was wher
Mrs. ,'att declared that the congress
sional Union said things that weren't 50
Mrs. Cstt didn'i use the shorter AM
uglier word. but she WAS a. clear AZ /
she had.
That organization talks Of the 1000.
600 women voters in the West II ran W.
800, a. q - ".X.. 4,
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charles Zuehlin will speak under the
auspices of the womsu's Peace party
at 10 FIN avenue this evening. Hts
new lecture. America Pace Maker or
Peace Maker calls upon the United
states to abolish militarism not by
prayer and fasting but by q reasonable
counter proposal Of public service.
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no CLEAR 0RPET, SAYS FATHER
New Evidence 70 show SON Guilt.
less, He Believes.

CHICAGO. Feb. az Private detectives
employed by u, o, orpea TO clear MS son.
william n, Orpet,. OF the charge OF muir
dering Marian lanbert OF LAKE forest
nave unearthed evidence which proves
nrns,,. innocence, according to . state
ment By his father to-day.
Mr. Orpet refused to say what the
,nvestiSators had learned, lie said that
4, would break down the chain Of cir
c,ms,a ntial evidence which states At
torney Ralph J, Dady has thrown about
.Orpet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-25

Miss Magic \. pun,. u school teacher
a; Public School -. E~ighty-hfth
stree, aud Firs' avenue, Was found deaf
IN her apartment ~ SOS West 117th
street YESTERDAYS Afternoon. She had
h.o,I I,lI 'pu diN>. \ puckcibonk with
So - ard = haukhook showing deposits
e., So. We, found 'u her room. She
WI tioi' - wears old.
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ware no, u,.y ,,,,rc ,bcsc e,ri. She
Iycs a, ~, ana ~ , lave h.rL of N,..
Eyerson,s house Miss tversnp mia yed
her oid r,,,, .,d s,ny tn. IN. Little
IJelurs she Is , memner az the church
A,Iian,. ia, L;,.,s p,,,h,.r. S,,r,y
everybody in Little Neck thinks well Of
her 80 sn.r un,n.p uyinv" said
George cornell a., tho a, her hand Miss
Anna Brett. princip,l of the Little Neck
public school, where AIyena Waffle got
her DIM nm, last .Juue. recalls her 49,
'the best rirl i'm school"
The forty letters whic Miss Everson
handed 10 the Queens county authorities
last week and which caused the arrest
Of Mrs. Gabrielle Crovetto. n ne,ghbor
Of Miss E.versor until December 81 last
bu, now living In Nspanoch. y v, are
MOSTLY written with a percil. Only two
went through the mails. pos,markrd AZ
D~ouelaston and Flushing. As they are
in the andvrittrx Of Alyera Waffle
and she admits she wrote them and saws
Miss t,yer.op d,c,s,ed them Nrs Gro.
N~sr's Az unprsnsnb'".
The saiutation of some Of the letters
is MY Dear Miss Eyersor.' Of others
"My Dear Friend and some begin NJ
Deares, Alvena." These are the notes
| written nv AIyena 10 herself-a, Miss
| Everson's dictation. she saws. Nearl,
all the sentences are uuprjntablc. More
innocuous samples are.
VI LAWYER said Won could never 90,
along with m one because ,on fgh,
with everybody
II know some one personally tina,
comes over your house and tel, me
everything tina, goes"
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V~Oos.>sIt Vcnchc. IN rl,n dos.

BApp,ros. T.. W /, f"h, :i-'"i md
MI. Roosevelt -p"Ht - '"W Nui'- H-r"
TODAY. the pruc'.i"d &" l,n-rari,
,iuntuh From th,,. th,N ~ -"
T., Trinidad ami tah" nip fu~ N'w WORT
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conn AGAINST Thompson.

Placing the committee witnesses under
oath in reply to assertions al the admin
i-trA'ion n " could not ts done WAS
accomplished ny = cour hv Chairman
ThomHs l.Nu'h ~. urearth.i - statute
comforting upon 'ity clerks the power TO
administer od'hs. and iltN clerk John
simon acted a. court" FOR the occasion.
Through th'- fa,' Mrs. Eaton told her
story ~ the "Nti2i. SAYS we've got TO
corne ir~ps,' order and the subsequent
uav'neui 81 on.-third ~ her salary to
Mrs Rowe iu regular payday install.
m.n's. She We prepared to repeat il
before ~" w",I' "~oNui;'e, IN the after
noon. hgi wa EXCUSED because o. her
'i'iru. following The effort Of the morn
in-
$40 va. told ~ return e. In o'clock
to-mnrvow aud har appearsn'" ON the
witness St4nd for rross-.v animation by
At'orneN Nili'o and members OF the
commission would continue the ~ llicitN
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