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shook hands with a brief "How. Redr
and went on with his work.
DR. Marshall, after expressing inter
est In the equipment, excused himself
and wandered over 10 the corrals.
where he admired the horses.
where did you get emp" queried
Collie. adjusting the length OF pair OF
stirrup feathers.
"TheseT And Overland spread his
coattalls and rufiled. "Why, out OF the
old Mojave. Dug 'em up with little
pick and shovel"
You said in your letter you found
the claim"
'Uhuh. Almost fell over 1t before
did, though We never found the other
things by the track. New ties. No
mark. Say, that Billy winthrop writ
about Is the brother OF them folks
stayln' here. What do you Think"
"Wish / was out there with you fel-
lows" said Collie.
you're doin' pretty good right here,
kiddo. The boss don't think you're
the worst that ever came acrost, and
expect the ladies can put up with hav-
in you on the same ranch by the way
they talk. Got a hoss OF your own
yetT'
"Nope. / got my eye on one, though.
Say, Red, this is the best place TO
work. The boss is fine. I'm getting
forty month now and savln' It. The
boys arc all right too. Brand Will
liams, the foreman
Brand who"
"wilnams. He came from Wyom-
ing"
"well, this here's gettin' like story
and not like real livin'. Why, / know
ed old Brand in Mex in the old days
when hoss and a gun was about all
a guy needed to set up housekeepin'.
We was pals. So he's foreman here,
eh? Well. you follow his trail close
about cattle or hosses and you'll win
out"
81 been doing that" said Collie
"The other day he told me TO keep
my eye on one of the boys. Silent
Saunders he's called. Kind Of funny.
/ don't know anything about Saun-
ders."
"Well, you bank on 1t. Stack 'em
UP chin high on II, Collie, IL Brand
says that. He knows somethin' or he
would never talk. Brand is a partic-
ular friend OF yoursY
"You betr'
"Wcll. tie TO him. What he says
is better than fine gold as the poto
says. / reckon coarse gold suits me
better outside OF potry How does the
Saunders insec' wear his clothesT
"Hes kind of lame I'm one arm and
here he comes now. You can see for
yourself. The one on that pinto"
As Saunders rode past the two men
he turned In his saddle. Despite over
lands 6nery he recognized him at once
Overland's gaze never left the others
hands "Mornin'," said Overland, nod
ding. "Aln't you grain pretty far
this side OF Gophertownf"
"Who the deuce are you talkin' TOT"
Saunders asked venomously, and his
eyes narrowed.
Overland grinned and carelessly shift
ed the lapel OF his coat, from beneath
which peeped the butt OF his automatic
pistol Collie felt his scalp tightening.
There was something tense and sug-
gestiye I'm the air.
"Im talkin' 10 fella that ought 10
know better than 10 get sassy 10 me-"
said Overland. "or 10 cut my trail like
that"
Saunders rode on.
"Seen him before?" asked Collie.
"Yep. Twice-over the end of a gun.
He come visitin' me and Billy at
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water hole out In the dry spot We
got 90 exchangin opinions. Two OF
-f..fA f~-y--s Z s-,tse.-
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"Seen him before?" asked Collie.
"Yep. Twlce-over the end of a gun.
He come visitin me and Billy at a
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VIII SON WILL co
To EXTREME TO
STAvE OFF WAR
His Plan Is to Let Mexico Work
Out Own Salvation.
Says America Must Maintain
Prestige for Peace.
WILL NOT WITHDRAW TROOPS
But Pershing Already Has New
Orders, Is Report.
Meantime, No Letup in Rushing
Troops to Border.
WILL NOT WITHDRAW TROOPS
BY ROBERT j. BENDER.

Washington, June 30.-Danger of
war with Mexico is waning fast, Off
cials believed today, as President Will
son awaited the reply from General
Carranza to his note threatening
grave consequences if the American
expedition was attacked"
But despite this belief milltiamen
continued to pour steadily southwark
toward the border. The administration
is by no means certain that it may not
have early need for the troops.
A dispatch from Mexico City stating
that Carranzas reply was about COM
pIeted was read with interest at the
White House The president hopes to
have the message in his hands, pos
sibly by the time he addresses the New
York Press club tonight.
Mexico Shows Pacific Attitude.
The Mexico City dispatches report
ing the belief that the Cara MA reply
will avert war buoyed up hopes for a
peaceful settlement The arrival of
the American prisoners in FL Paso ano
the expressed willingness of the Mex
ican authorities to return the bodies
of the Carrizal dead were other opti-
mistic factors. Officials waited with
interest the detailed stories Of the
American troopers, while refusing ali
comment on the story of Lem Spills
Continued on Page TwoD
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BACK TO Topeka
Gas Controversy to Return to
the State Capital.
Main Problem Still Is to Get
More Gas.

Troubles of the Kansas Natural Gas
company are to be transferred to To-
peka. John Hunt, assistant attorney
general, returned today from the indie
pendcnce conference with the an
nouncement that receivers and stock
holders of the gas company would
discuss their plans with S. NJ. Brew
ster, attorney general, at a meeting in
Topeka next Monday.
The Topeka conference will be held
to discuss methods of financing the
company in an effort 20 secure more
gas Threats of the attorney general
to bring suit to dissolve the receiver
ship have been held in allegiance
pending the outcome of the meeting.
No action looking TO the enforced
sale of the gas company property was
taken at the meeting in Independence
this week.
Statements today were to the eff
feet that Representatives Of the Wich-
ita Gas company will not attend the
Topeka meeting Receivers, stock
holders and representatives of credi-
tors will proba bly, confer with the at
torney general. Hunt, who brought
the announcement Gf the meeting tt
Topeka, stated that nc definite pro-
gram had been outlined. further tina
/ to discuss financial affairs.
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MUST PASS The TEST
No Officers or Men Who Fail III
Physical Examination Can 60.

Springfield, Ill, June 3o.-Ihe
Fighting Seventh regiment of the ILL
nois national guard. and the stair Of
ficers of the First infantry being made
after a. sleepless night, and without
breakfast. departed for the Mexican
border early today
Col. E. NJ Lewis. chief mastering
officerW. today issued an order for
bidding the Seventh regiment or any
unit leaving the mobilization camp
hereafter to take with it the men VINO
had been disqualified by the federal
army medical examiners.
This order cost the Seventh seventy
enlisted men and five commissioned
officers Upon the receipt of the or
der it became generally known about
camp for the first time that the First
and Second regiments had taken to the
border all the men rejected by the
medical examiners in the hope that
once these men are at the concen-
trated camp waivers must be ATTAINED
for most of them.
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General Belief Reply VIII Be
PacificatOry.
Mexico City Sees Signs of Side
stepping War.
MANY AMERICANS REMAIN
Mexican Capital Hears Nothing
of Prisoners Release.
q. S. Agent Investigating Ar
rest of Alleged Spies.

Mexico City, June 3o.-The foreign
office has practically completed the
reply to the last American note. 1t
may be given out within a few hours.
The general belief is that the reply
will be pacificatory and will relieve
the possibility of war between Mexico
and the United States.
The majority of well informed per-
sons in the capital believe that there
will be no hostilities. They base their
belief not only on their knowledge of
developments here, but on the atti-
tude of Wall street and London finan-
cial interests likely to be affected by
war. Belief in a peaceable outcome
is strengthened by General Trevino s
have evacuated Namiquipa, which
had been their base, and other points
In Mexico, retiring nOrthWard.
Willing to Return Bodies.
The places were Immediately oceu-
pied by constitutionalists troops AS
further evidence OF the desire on the
part of Mexican officials for friend
ly relations. it was pointed out that
the American application for the de-
livery of the bodies of soldiers killed
at Carrizal met with an immediate
friendly response. General Trevino,
under direct orders from General Car
rama, notified General Bell at FL
! Paso that no obstacle would be offer
/ ed by Mexican authorities to the re-
turn of the bodies.
So strong is the feeling of conf
dence in a peaceful settlement that
| only a few Americans were disturbed
4 by message sent by Secretary Lam
sing, Wednesday night, warning all
americans out of Mexico at once, un-
Sibilities. Most of those remaining in
the capital feel assured of proteution
/ and refuse to abandon their business
and property. The Pachuca mines
have all resumed operations. Many
foreigners among the employees who
fled to Vera Cruz during the first Gays
| of the crisis. have been instructed to
return. Mexico City is absolutely
quiet.
Keep Prisoners Release Quiet.
Thus far the public has not been
| informed what decision was reached
| by Carranza government regarding
President Wilson's demands for the
/ Carrizal. Special Agent Rodgers said
7 that he has not heard from Washing
ton since Wednesday.
/ He said he knew. however. that the
! communication regarding the release
was answered by the Mexican govern
lister Arredondo at Washington, but
that he did not know the contents OF
the message.
/ Rodgers is attempting to obtain in
/ formation about seven Americans, ar
rested and brought here as spies Two
of the men, named Fitzgerald and
| Ford Dix, were taken off one train
arriving here. The five Others whose
names are not known, were taken of
another train. Rodgers was informed
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TO FIGHT FOR JUSTICE

Philadelphia, June 30.-Presideat
Wilson. saying he was in fighting
MOOD" virtually declared that he
would sacrifice his political future in
defense of what he believes to be JUS
tice to other nations
Obviously alluding to Mexico in his
speech before the Associated Advertis-
ing Clubs of the World, in the shadow
of independence hall, he said:
Il believe that at whatever ..ost
America should be just to other peo-
pies.
That I am ready to fight for at
any cost to myself" he added, with
grim emphasis.
Just before this significant utter
ance he had said with equal delibera-
ton:
II am not interested and beg that
you will believe me when I say that I
never have been interested in fighting
for myself, but 7 am immensely inter-
ested in fighting for the things that !
believe in, ami so far as they are con-
cerned, I am challenger to all COM
ers''
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American Scout Says Carrizal
Slain Were Cremated.
Ashes and Bones Believed Ly-
ing on the Battlefield.
VILLA WITH CARRANzA ARMY
Mexican Who Knows Bandit
Leader Makes Report.
c. S. Ready to Seize Railroad
if War Starts.

Ell Paso June 3O.-According to
Lem Spillsbury. American civilian
scout and interpreter in the Carriza1
fight. the bodies of the slain American
soldiers were afterward cremated on
the field of battle by the Carranza
troops. If Spillsbury's belief is true,
it will be impossible to recover the
bodies and inter them in Arlington
cemetery at Washington as suggested.
Their ashes and bones may be found
on the battlefield, however.
Villa With Carranza Troops
Eagle Pass. Tex, June 30.-Juar
Rodriguez, a Mexican resident of
Texas. arriving here this afternoon
from Torreon, said that Pancho Villa
has Joined the Carranza forces at
Montclova with several hundred men.
Rodriguez claims to know Villa well
and says he cannot be mistaken re-
garding his identity.
Eight thousand Carranza troops are
distributed between Piedras Negras
and Montclova, according to Rodri-
guez-
A mass meeting will be held here
Monday night to organize a branch
of the American Red Cross and es-
tablish a hospital. A large number
of American railroad men are con-
centrated here ready to take over the
Mexican railway leading south from
Piedras Negras in case war is de-
clared.
More q. s Troops Arrive.
Two additional batteries of field ar
tillery have arrived from Laredo
completing the regiment here, Ma
tional guardsmen from the north are
expected to arrive Sunday night. The
regiment is travelling in three sections
over the Missouri, Kansas & Texa.
railroad 1t is expected to arrive in
San Antonio about o'clock. Other
militia units passed through here las
night, but owing to the strict censor.
ship, their identity could not be de-
termined.
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bL UNDER CAUSED
DELAY IN TROOPS
MOVE BORDER?
Railroads Fault Maybe, or Mus
tering Officers Error.
No One Willing to Take Blame
Men Are Peeved.
Every Day One of Good-Byes
and Keen Expectation.
Second Regiment Has Tents
and Belongings Packed.
BY p. C. POWELL.


(Staff Correspondent for the State
JournaI)
National Guard Camp, Pawnee
Thursday was a day of good -byes,
hard work and keen expectation. A
similar day faces the troops. Maybe
there will he many more. They are
beginning to despair of active service
after two weeks of listening to daily
announcements of rapid transit to the
border. And the men of the Second
regiment have done everything but
leave for Eagle Pass.
They have packed all their tents
and personal belongings They have
telegraphed friends and relatives urg-
ing haste to Pawnee Flats for final
farewells. More than 1,500 visitors
are in Junction City. The men have
made arrangements for the care of
the store the wheat and the chill
dren and now they must go through
it all again today.
Disappointment was written on ev-
cry face Thursday night when the
news circulated through camp an
order suddenly had been issued by
+ MdJOT D A. 0neE6y, cnieI government
mastering officer that the equipment
would not be ready for entrainment
to the border today Just where the
fault lie1 could not be ascertained
Equipment is not ready" said Ma
jor Cheney. No, the order didn't
come from Washington. 1 issued il
+ myself
Some say it is the railroads fault
Others say the mastering officers dis.
covered certain errors must be cor
Continued on Page Two.)
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ON WAY TO FRONT
TWO GUARDSMEN
DROWN SWIMMING

Springfield. Mo. June 30--Robert
DAILY and Louis Reitz, privates in Com
pany III. Fourteenth regiment, Brook
lyn, N Y. were drowned late yester-
day afternoon while bathing in the
Gasconade river near Jerome. Mo The
troop train had stopped to allow the
soldiers to bathe. The regiment is en-
route to Ell Paso. The bodies had not
been recovered this morning.
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Navy and Army More Than
Double Former Funds. 2
Total Nearly Thrice Fund Near
est Approaching 1t.
LARGEST SLICE GOES TO NAVY
Sea Defense Gets S314,3S7,343;
Army, S2sO,O0O,0OO.
Twenty Million for ArmOr Plant
Pensions 6 Million Less.

Washington, June 30.-The biggest
military appropriations in the history
of the nation have already been set
aside or are about to be set aside, by
this session of congress- Congress
men pointed out today that instead of
the quarter of billion dollars custom
arily appropriated at each session for
military purposes. the present session
will mark up a record of some three
fifths to three-fourths of a billion.
Leading expenditures as compared
with largest previous appropriations
are:
Army s2so.OOo.OOo; $1o1,s74,1s5
Gin 1eO6).
1880.
Armor plate plants-S2O ,e0o, 600.
Deficiency acts-$27, ,559,34S.
TotaIs-$657, ,066.901 and 1851. 254,-
sse
This years ar-ly bill is not yet com
pleted. but the figures given are those
estimated by committee members
drafting the measure.
In addition there are many minor
bills which have passed separately
They probably vii easily total s1o,-
| 100000 -.
/ The pension act for this year calls
for s15S, 000-s6, 100000 less than
| last year.
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An Egyptian noblemans tomb. built 4.jO0
years ago. and preserved i'll its entirety. ha
been placed exhibition in the Metropoli-
tan Museum Of art i'll New York city.
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.anothcr NIetropolitan.

The Metropolitan Life Insurance
company of New York is no way
connected with the Aetna Fire and
Marine Insurance company of Dover,
Della. as some people seemed to think
when they read the Harrisburg, Pa,
telegram in last nights paper. The
Metropolitan Life has assets of over
s541, 900, 900, and a surplus of over
s26. 100000 Their big branch office
is located in Topeka at SOS Kansas
avenue.
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Kansas City, Mo-, June 30.--Some-
(Contfnued ON Page Twol
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CONVICTS CAN NOT JOIN
Inmates of Hutchinson RefOrmatory
Won't Be ParoIed for Army.

Hutchinson. Kan. June 3o.-The
paroling of inmates of the state retro
matory was stopped by the discovery
that the United States army regula =
lions forbid the enlistment of persons
who have beer imprisoned in a refor-
matory. jajijlj or pcnitentiary.
Should any paroled or pardoned
.onvicts make application they would
'lpr be enlisted and recruits are re-
auired 10 swear that they have not
a'"n convicted or imprisoned.
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KILLED WOUNDED
Survivors of Carrizal Tell Re-
Voting Stories of Barbarism.
Tenth Cavalry Soldiers Are
Army Heroes at Ell PasO.
3 -
PRISONERS WERE ROBBED
Mexicans Took Several Hun
dred Dollars From One.
Captain MOrey and Wife Meet
as Train Pulls In.
WERE ROBBED

EI Paso. Tex June 3o.-Only the
return of the horses and weapons be-
longing to the twenty-three released
American prisoners apparently is ex-
pected here today to close the Carrizal
incident. However, the return of the
negro troopers. their reception by large
crowds and their stories of Carran-
zista soldiers killing the American
wounded and robbing the captured
still is the popular topic.
That he passed several wounded and
later saw them dead with fresh bullet
ment of Trooper Archie Jones, sup
ported by William Gibson and Luther
Alexander, who also reported being
robbed of several hundred dollars of
their army savings and jewelry Alex
! ander wounded in the shoulder de-
ciared he did not receive prompt or
proper medical attention
In the transfer of the prisoners on
the Santa Fe street international
| bridge to General Bell. the return of
another Carrizal hero was almost. en-
tirely overlooked by E1 .Pasoans
An Affected Meeting.
When the Golden State Limited
from the west pulled into the Union
station an officer in soiled khaki,
;1iighted- his arm in a sling
With tears streaming down her
cheeks and a cry of joy, a little wo-
man in dark blue travelling suit
| rushed up to the officer They en-
braced while scores of curious passen-
gers hesitated as they scurried for
their trains: Apparently pale and
weak from hardships the officer pat
ted the little woman on the back
while she kissed him.
! He was Capt. Lewis S. Morey of the
Tenth cavalry. The little woman in
blue was his wife who was at first in
formed by press dispatches that her
husband probably had been killed and
later received his message telling of
his safe return to the American lines.
! They were driven to the Paso Del
Norte hotel before going to San An
tonic. s-.t-.
! Border Tension Reiaxcs.
/ Tension which had gripped the bor-
der since the Carrizal encounter re-
Taxed perceptibly today as a result OF
[ the safe return to American soil OF
+ the twenty three cavalrymen and the
I American scout. Stories told by the
/ soldiers that they had suffered no Iii
treatment at the hands of the troop
ers CT the de facto Mexican govern
ment and that every effort had beer
made to prevent eigii1an violence by
the population of Villa Ahumada and
Chihuahua City. where the prisoners
We're stoned and jeered. had marked
| effect here. In official circles il
Juarez news dispatches that the re-
turn of the negro soldiers had averted
the possibility of immediate retalia-
tory steps ny the United States wert
received with obvious satisfaction.
FAndreas Garcia. Mexican consul al
Ell Paso, expressed himself as beiiev-
ing that the first step looking toward
a peaceful solution OF the border prob
lem had been taken and that other:
would follow shortly.
Al the request of Gen. George Bell
Continued on Page Two.l
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IT WAS A WARM NIGHT
1t Followed the Hottest Day Since
March Fl.

Temperatures today averaged 4 de-
grees above normal. The mercury
reached SO degrees at 1880 O'Clock but
dropped back 2 degrees by z o'clock.
The wind is blowing at the rate of fif-
teen miles an hour from the southeast
Crops are ma king a record growth
in all parts of Kansas this week and
the harvest is progressing rapidly in
many places. The warm weather
promises to continue for few days
longer with no change from the
fContinued on Page Tyo1
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Bernhardt Is Coming.

New York. June 3o.-Sarah Bern
hardt is to make the visit to America
which illness that followed the ampu-
tation of her leg prevented her from
ma king last season. A cable from her
TO-DAY said she would start Septenn ber
1. Mime. Bernhard is ~ years old.
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the armed forces of the government or
the means and measures that may ne
contemplated for defense OF the coun :
try, except when such publication shall
have been duly authorized, and he may
Issue such regulations as may be neces.
sary to render such prohibition effective.
In another section it is provided 'that
after the President shall have issued such
proclamation as is authorized by section
l of this act it shall be unlawful for any
person within the Jurisdiction OF the
United States to publish or cause ortpro-
cure to be published or to assist in the
publication of any information, facts,
rumors or news prohibited by the terms
Of the proclama ton or regulations issued
under this act. except when such publica- :
ton shall have been duly authorized un-
der such regulations, and any person who
so offendS may be punished by a fine OF
not more than $4,000. or by term OF i'm
prisonment of not. more than three years,
or both
1t is further provided that when in the
judgment OF the President the defense
hibition of publca ton he shall issue a
proclamation revokitg any proclahat ton
issued under section l of this act; there
upon the pains and penalties authorized
by this act, except for violations of'regu-
lations committed prior to such revoca-
ton. shall cease
In note affixed to the tentative bill
1t is stated that "details of means for
effective enforcement are purposely
omitted. as they should be the subject of
regulations authorized and could thus be
changed whenever conditions warrant
change
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DELEGATION TO BE HEARD
on PRICE-FIxING MEASURE
Stephens Bill Subject Of Discussion
Before the House Commerce
Committee Tomorrow.

The fixing of prices of standard arti-
cles of merchandise will be discussed
tomorrow before the House committee
on interstate and foreign commerce
when a delegation from New York
representing many commercial organ
izations. will appear in favor of the
Stephens price-fxing bill. Arguments
for and against the bill are expected
during the hearing.
An indication of the widespread in
terest in the proceeding is contained
in letter received by. Representative
Stephens from the conference of In
dependent Retailers of the Metropoli-
tan District, Inc, New York city. This
is the central organization of all the
various lines of retail trade in New
York. and is said to have a member
ship Of 1900. The letter gives the in