South Bend News-Times, Volume 31, Number 69, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 3 March 1914 — Page 1

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INDIANA. CIou.lv toknight and Wednesday; warmer in cast portion tonight. UnVKK MICHIGAN. Fnow Murries and wamrr tonight, Wednesday fair. AVERAGE DAILY NEWS-TIMES CIRCULATION FOR JANUARY WAS 16,197. VOL. XXXI., NO. G9. SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1914. PEICE TWO CENTS I DECLARES BRITAIN HILL MOT TREAT PUBLIC SERVICE MEN ON MAYOR'S CARPET REVEALS PLOT TO PR0SSER WILL STUDY NEW SCHOOL PROBLEM SUIT AIMED AT SOME DEAD, THREE .LUUi.NP.UJn UrUUull S Informal Court Holds William Georgt IUioiiibIe for Improper Adtancc. itf ::.:';..:.:'' '-r ' : .'- AT COUNTY JAIE OF TARIFF LAW

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Sir Edward Grey, English Foreign Secretary, Says Demand of Constitutionalist Chief Will Be Ignored.

SHIVELY, BRYAN AND CARDEN IN MEETING British Ambassador to Mexico in Washington to Confer With United States Officials Keep Details Close Secret. LONDON, March 3. General Carranza's demand that the British government e'eal with him in Investigating the death of W. .s. Benton, the wealthy rancher executed at Juarez, will he disregarded. This was sliown today by tho replies made by Sir Edward Grey, tho foreign secretary, to uuestiona put to him in the house of coramo'iH. Tho first question was as to whether the government had recognized General Villa, Carranza's chief aid, an a belligerent. Sir Fdward said that this recognition had not been acrd d the rebel leader. A subsequent question asked by the opposition in an attempt to learn what the American policy would be as concerns the constitutionalists, brought the answer that tho foreign secretary was unaware that the United .States had "made any declaration on this MlNject". When pressed for an explanation of the fact that the British government had accorded recognition to President lluerta, b'ir Edward explained that this action had been taken last March "brou use tho foreign ofdee had been advised that such recognition would "best contribute to the reestablishment of o-der in .Mexico. "This government's action was in conformity with the usual practice," said the foreign secretary. "No assurance, had been obtained from lluerta regarding tho protection of British subjects." MIMSTEK IX CAPITAL. WASHINGTON. March 3. Interest in the international phases of the .Mexican situation ay involving tho American and British government was levived Tuesday by the arrival here of .Sir Lionel Carden. Great Britain's minister to the (southern republic. Sir Lionel arrived shortly after midnight and went directly to tho British embassy, where ho held a long conferencewith Sir Cecil tfpring-Hice, the British ambassador, before retiring. To newspaper men who met him upon liis arrival. 'ir Lionel made it clear that ho would not discuss the Mexican situation, but he asked the correspondent to deny for him the reports sent out from New Orleans that ho had said Great Britain was willing to deal directly with Gen. Venu.stiano Carranze. head of tho constitutionalist government. That the British and American governments are working together to solve the Mexican problem lias been shown by de elopments of the last few days and further evidence of this fact was given when it was learned that during his stay here Sir Lionel would confer with President Wilson and Secretary Bryan, May Shae Course. The future course of the United States in regard to Mexico may bo greatly influenced by the information brought by Carden. Ho is understood o believe that President lluerta is the strongest man in Mexico and. though the information he brings is expected to alter In no way tho attititde of President Wilson toward tin Mexican dictator, it is expected that it may help in determining in the way this government will ir.ove to got lluerta out of ottiee. Late developments oi.'lcials of the ytate department said today, have ronflrrncd the belief that General Carranza's action in halting the BritishAmerican commission appointed to investigate the death of William S. Benton was a coup by which he expected to force recognition of the constitutionalist ns belligerents. There la little possibility that he will be successful, as President Wilson will make no change In his policy at present. PresH dispatches announcing the murder of another American in Mexico resulted in orders being sent to investigate the cae. The latest victim 1 John Harmon, of Syracuse. N. T., who was killed at Madera. Shitely Proent. Although it was stated at the state department th.it Minister Garden's visit w.im a purely informal one, 'merely to be introduced to Secretary Hryan and other government officials", it was significant that Senator Shively. of Indiana, a member of the senate committee on foreign relations, was in .Secretary Bryan's ofhee at the time the British minister to Mexico arrived. Sir Cecil Spring-Bice also parried all questions. The British minister to Mexico will Bee Secretary Bryan again at the di:iprr at ihe British embassy tonight. Th" Mexican situation, particularly with regard to the Benton case, is expected to be the chief subeet of discussion at this function. Sir Lionel vx ill b uve for New York at midnisht. EL PASO. Texas. March S. John Harmon, American, former agent of th Mlns Co. of Armrif.L, but lately representing Pearson il Interests. Including the Mexico Northwestern & Madera Kail road Co.. limited, was murdere. in his home in Madera Satday night or Funday morning according to idvices received from th offices of the Pearson Co. In this city Monday. His housekeeper, a Mexican woman. ;nd her son. Miguel Alvrrez. a telegraph operator, are under arrest.

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HOUSTON, Tex. Mayor Ben Campbell has the public service corporations of this town guessing. Gas, telephone and traction rates are being investigated. "Keduce your rates or I'll establish municipal service." is the notice the mayor has served on these public utility companies. NEW YORK RECOVERING FROM RECORD BLIZZARD Sun and lllsliig; Temperature Helps City . Break ley Shackles Storm Cost $10,000,000. NEW YORK, March 0. A bright sun and rising- temperature gave aid to New York Tuesday In its desperate efforts to break the icy shackles placed upon the nation's metropolis by the worst blizzard since 188S, while reports trickling id over repaired but still tottering telephone and telegraph wires, showed that the death list as a result of the storm Tn states along the coast will reach fifty and may gx much higher. Tho damage in tho east aa a result of the blizzard is expected to reach fully $10,000,000. The cost of snow removal in this city alone probably will be $2,000,000. Six ships are ashore at various points on tho Atlantic coast and many small craft are suDk in the ice. With the abatement of the wind tugs were put out from this port to search for a string of which became lost in the blizzard off Fire island. The chief aftermath of the blizzard in this city lay in the attempts to restore the streets and trafllc to something like normal. Street. cleaning commissioner Keatherstoiie employed a force of 7,000 men who at daybreak attacked the. 14 inch layer of snow in the principal streets. Every available wagon was pressed into service, hut with all the agencies working under pressure it was said that it will be two weeks before conditions hre are near normal. If further snow falls in the meantime the plight of the city will be acute. REDUCE RAILROAD FARE Xcw Schedule ltablihes Lower Hate to Gulf. DOUISVILLK. K, March ".The L. and X. railroad today lias announced .a reduction in passenger fares in Kentucky from three to two and one-half cents a mile, applicable to both interstate and intra-state tratllc effective not later than May 1, with similar reductions in Tennessee and Alabama. This substantially establishes a two and one half cent rate from Ohio to the gulf. T EE IF ELLIS CHICAGO. Mar 3. Judge Adelor J. Petit, trial Judge in the case of William Cheney Kllis. the Cincinnati leather manufacturer being tried here for tho murder of his wife, today received a letter in which a threat that he would be shot to death in court if Kllis were found guilty. Judge Petit was inclined to pass over the threatening letter lightly and said he would pay no attention to it. Mrs. iniis, the murdered wife, telegraphed to Fred Calawell, the Canadian merchant, that she would arrive in Chicago October 10, from Cincinnati. A copy of the original telegram conveying this information was read in court by Judge Petit as soon as court opened. Tho message was produced by the W. U. Tel. company, after much insistency by the court. This evidence came as the climax to Ellis defense that he killed hi3 wife while suffering from physic epilepsy or transitory insanity. As soon as he heard the words of the telegram the defendant suddenly fell forward on his table half swooning. His attorney, George Itmus at this arose and announced: "The defense rests."

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Deprt, Prosecutor Declares Pli : of Prisoner Was Discovered After Two Bars of Cell Had Been Sawed.

That a wholesale delivery at the county jail was nearly accomplished last December was brought out Tuesday morning In the opening statement of Deputy Prosecutor .Samuel Schwartz in the trial of John Glorius for larceny in circuit court. Glorius was charged with being behind the atempt to liberate the jail prisoners. According to Schwartz in his statement to the jury, Glorius had several sin-ill saws smuggled into his cell, two of which were found after the discovery that he was trying to saw his way out. When discovered Glorius had managed to saw two bars through and was about to start work on another, the prosecutor said. It is believed that had he sawed another through, an opening large enough to let a man's bouy through would have been made and in a short time the whole body of men In jail might have won their freedom. That the rest of the men in jail were in on the scheme was stated by Schwartz, with the exception of one. This one lone outsider was the weak thing in Glorius scheme for this man "squealed." The sheriff and jailers at once investigated and found the saw in Glorius' cell and two bars sawed through. When Schwart began the startling revelation before the jury, Elmer Peak, attorney for Glorius, attempted to prevent its introduction, but his objection was overruled. Schwartz did not go Into detail regarding the attempted delivery, but promised that the facts, would be brought out during the evidence introduced during the trial. Glorius' hearing began shortly before noon. He is charged with larceny, it being alleged that he falsely represented himself to the United News People's agency at Mishawaka as an agent for the Ieslie Judge Publishing Co., and managed to obtain n check from the news agency for $14.90. Thomas Peers and William Peers, proprietors of the news agency, are the complaining witnesses from various parts of the state are expected to be heard. Representativesfrom the Chicago branch of the Iveelle Judge Publishing' Co. agency will testify. Glorius plied his trade in Mishawaka last December. A few weeks later he was dabbed in St. Joseph, Mich. FIRE 'RISKS' HERE First Members of State Association in South Bend to Begin Searching Examination of Business Section. J-rf-d by G. M. Wise. Indianapolis, I secretary of the Indiana State Fire Prevention association, the van guard of the 50 members of the state association arrived in South Bent! Tuesday afternoon on the llrst otticial tire inspection of the mercantile houses of South Hend. If any of the locil business houses are storing away any gunpowder, dynamite, nitroglycerine or any other dainty explosives a.s the aforementioned, it behooves them to move it before Wednesday, or they will be notilled to do so by the lire association. The ."0 men will all le in the city by Wednesday morning and will begin their tour of inspection. Two men will be assigned to each building and their work is expected to extend over Wednesday and Thursday. Anything that will enlarge the risk of an owner of a building relative to fires will be noticed by the inspectors, is the assurance given, by Secretary Wise. The inspectors wtll make a note of all these things an.' ifter a tabulation will notify the ow iers. If the owners do not have the "risk" removed in ten days they will gel another notice. Failure to obey this will mean the bringing of the matter before "the state lire marshall. The reports of the two-day inspection tour will be completed Thursday afternoon and given out at the banquet to be tendered the lire insurance men at the Oliver Thursday evening by the Chamber of Commerce. At this banquet an address will be made by Finest Palmer, assistant counsel of the National Board of Fire Underwriters. His subject will be on "Fire Waste and Fire Prevention." State Fire Marshall W. I-:. Loncley will also speak at th banquet on "Work of Fire Marshall's Oflice in Indiana," . WRECK ON BIG FOUR Broken Ain;Ic Bar IKraiI Fnginc and IMe Cars. LKBANON. Ind.. March .1. A broken angle bar caused the wreck of No. 4.1, westbound B1r Four passenger train early today. at the limits of Lebanon. the engine and live cars being derailed. William Bother, engineer of Indianapolis, waf slightly Injured. The main line was blocked for six hours, five passenger trains being held here until the line was cleared.

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C.A frost h C. A. Prosser. secretary of the National Society for the Prevention of Industrial Education. New York, who has been appointed by President Wilson as a member of the new commission to Investigate the problem or vocational education. "LITTLE BILLY" BROWN ON TRIAL FOR MURDER Ingalls, I nd., Man Charged With Killing Constable Who Proecutcd liiquor Ijinv Violations. ANDERSON, Ind., March i. George William Brown. 2 7, familiarly known as "L,ittle Billy Brown" of Ingalls, Ind., is on trial In the Madison circuit court here charged with tlrst degree murder in connection with the killing at Ingalls on the night of July !, 1913. of Constable Albert Hawkins of Anderson. William Brown, father of 4Little Billy," was tried and convicted on the Fame charge at Marion where his case had been venued several weeks ago but is now at liberty on bond pending" an appeal to the higher courts. The elder Brown was trustee of Green township, Madison county. The tragedy which resulted in Constable Hawkins' death occurred when he went from Anderson to Ingalls to investigate alleged "blind tigers" and "bootlegging" operations. Illegal liquor tratllc had been conducted in a hotel conducted in a building owned by the Browns and Hawkins had been instrumental in bringing about the conviction of the proprietor of the place some time prior to his fateful visit. StublK'd During Quarrel. On Hawkins' last trip to Ingalls he encountered William Brown and "Little Billy" on tho main street of the "dry" village and after violent words had passd between the trio a personal encounter ensued during which Hawkins was stabbed with a knife and fell mortally wounded at the edge of the sidewalk. While search for his assailants was in progress the Browns drove to Anderson in a rig and surrendered at daylight the following morning. Statements made by the father led to the belief that he wan endeavoring to shield the son, but indictments subsequently were returned against both men. Young Brown is charged with having wielded the knife that indicted the fatal wound. FLOOD DANGER INCREASES Merrimao Itlver Msos Six Foot Above Normal. bOWEIiL, Mass March 3. Danger of Hood was increased today by a further rise of the Merrimao river, which this forenoon was six fe-t above normal. At tfmie points there is two feet of ice in the stream and it is feared that a Hood would carry these Hoes against dams and bridges and submerged buildings and do immense damage. McMAM'S IS ILL WAIA WAIJ.A, Wash., March 3. Seumas MoJIanus, the author, was confined to his bed today, following a nervous breakdown. His physicians said he would be able to rei-.me liia lecture tour in a few days unices unlooked for complications develop. D E UP TO STATES IS WASHINGTON. Mar. ..Proposing that the democrats adopt a constitutional amendment which would give to the people of oven state, upon petition of a certain percentage of their voters, the right to decide whether women of that state should have the ballot, Mrs. Antoinette Funk of Chicago, led the woman's suffrage forces at the hearing of the house judiciary committee on the proposed amendment granting the ballot to women. Mrs. Funk spoke for the National American Woman's Suffrage association. "I know pretty much whether you are going to enfranchise tis or not," she said, "and you know that I know that the majority party in congress at present is pretty much committed to the states' rights doctrine, but this plan which we propose simply puts it up to the several states to answer this suffrage question for themselves. What it would accomplish would be to eliminate great barriers now standing between the people and their own rights to vote upon the question."

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State of Louisina Asks Leave to File Action Against Treasury Department for Injunction.

WASHINGTON. March 3. The tate of Louisiana Tuesday asked leave of the supreme court of the United States to lile a suit for an injunction against secretary of the treasury and assistant secretary of the treasury to prevent them from assessing a duty of only sixty per cent of the Dingley tariff rate on sugar imported from Cuba and ordering them to collect a duty of bO per cent of such duty on Cuban sugar. The suit is uimed at tho validity of the free sugar section oi the Underwqod tariff law. The court took the question under advisement. Former Senator Joseph W. Bailey, of Texas, is counsel for. the state, which is acting in the interest of the sugar cane growers. Under the Cuban reciprocity treaty Cuban sugar received a 20 per cent preferential under the Dingiey rates. Under the Underwood tariff law, a reduction of -5 per rent in the rates assessed upon all sugar was made. Louisiana claims that the law making the Cuban reciprocity treaty effective never has been repealed and that the McAdoo calculations are unlawful. The treasury now is collecting upon Cuban sugars a duty of 1.01 cents per pound, whereas Louisiana claims the lawful duty should te 1.26 cents per pound. BOMB WRECKS PORCH OF UNION HEAD'S HOME Chicago Police Searching for Men Who Threatened Ilorsohocr That Refused Bribe. CHICAGO. March Kfforts to discover who was responsible for the explosion of a bomb in tho rear of the home of Simon J. Gorman were being made by a large force of detectives today. The explosion wrecked the porch of the Gorman home and threw Mrs. Gorman and her two-year-old son from their beds. Gorman, who is president of the Cook County Horseshoers' union, was a few blocks away from the house on his way home at the time. Gorman today told the police that several threats had been made against him lately, because he had refused to accept a bribe of $3,000 to induce his union to merge with the Master Horseshoers organization. He said he had received letters threatening his property and the lives of his family.

Here's Youth Who Fooled Chicago, Posing as Son of South Bend Millionaire

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Here is Franklin Oliver, who borrowed a millionaire's . name and for almost a year posed as a millionaire. a patron of arts and of gentlemanly sport. From August, 191H, to February, 1914. Franklin Oliver traveled the xac4 of the millionaire on $25 a week

NFW YORK. March :. William II. George, founder of the George Junior Republic of Freeville. N. Y.. and a director of th National Association of Junior Republics, has be'n found guilty of wilful misconduct by in informal court chosen to review charges which were recently tiled against him. according to an evening newspaper Tuesday. The alienists who were appointed to inquire into the mental condition of Mr. George are said to have found him mentally responsible. There were three specific charges against Mr. George. The publication announcing the verdict said that one of the charges was not upheld. On the other two which accused George of wilful misconduct in that he made advances to girls, verdicts of guilty were returned. The girls were residents of the Junior Republic. Two charges were based upon testimony of Leah Klemm and lva Teni" pie, two girl "citizens." Both charged George with improper advances. The three judges chosen to review the charges against George were Joseph H. Choate. former ambassador to England; Supreme Court Justice Samuel Seabury and Miss Lillian Wald. The evidence filled three big volumes.

350 MEN TRAPPED IN FLOODED COAL MINE Stream Breaks Through Walls of Chamber and Nino Are Drowned. BRUSSELS, Belgium, March Three hundred and fifty coal miners were trapped today by a rush of waters in a mine at Urac.quegnies In the province of Hainaut when a subterranean stream burst through the walls of one of the chambers. Within a few hours tho bodies of nine men, who had been drowned, were recovered. The danger alarm was sounded as soon as the inflow of water began. Many miners were able to reach the surface, but others were cut off by the filling chamber and their fate is unKnown. Later dispatches said that all the trapped men reached safety. Tho nine who were drowned were working in the lowest chambers of the Hooded section, which filled before they could escape. RAYONXE. N. J. Principal Pres-5 ton H. Smith had male students of the high school who were, in arrears for dues remove snow from in front of the school. Franklin Oliver on board ' his" yacht (arrow points to him) entertaining a group of wealthy Chicago men. who felt highly honored by being thyoung man's guests. InseL is a photograph of Oliver. and tho going was good. He lived the life of a rich man's heir; he walked with captains of industry; lie talked with patrons of art; he stretched his legs under the mahogany of the rich. He was having a "hoopde-soo" of a time when his pipe w-ent out. A tight-wad millionaire worried about Oliver's slowness in paying I O Is, telephoned to South Bend. The South Bend millionaire plow maker sent his son to interview the namesake. '"He's none of us." he declared. "Well. I had one grand time while it lasted," is his summing up of the adventure in hic;h life. "Only it was too easy. Thoe millionaire hoobs won't give a man a run for his money. They were like moths at a candle, and I was the can

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Passenger Nine Hours Late. Speeding at 50 Miles an Hour, Crashes Into Freight in Yards at Chicago.

FIRE BREAKS OUT IN RUINS; WOMEN FAINT Passengers in Pullmans Are Hurled From Berths and Flee Half Clad in Panic Whole System Tied Up. CHU'AiiO. March 3. One man wn.i killed, another was probably fatally hurt and two women were injured today when the Lrfilgh special of the Grand Trunk lines, bound from New York to Chicago, crashed Into a freight train in.sido tho city limits of Chicago. Fire followed the week, but after a stubborn light city firemen confined ths blaze to tho freight cars and kept it from reaching tho passengers. Tho dead: Marley Burns, Chicago, flagman on the freight train, died aXtcr having his left leg amputated. The injured: Mrs. J. J. Jump, f?t. Paul. Mirin. Mrs. ,S. A. Funkington, fct. Paul. James Breen, Chicago, conductor on freight train, internally injured. Taken to tho German Deaconesa hospital. J. Kolboord, Hrema:i on passenger train, internal injuries. Taken to tho German Deaconness hospital. Both women were taken to the Grand Pacific hotel in an automobile. It wa.s said that their injuries were not serious. Passenger Train 11 te. The passenger train, which was d inhere lat lat night, was nine bour late on account of the eastern Mum., and was speeding about fiO mil. an hour through the railroads in an ;- fort to regain pome of tho lost time. The freight train wa.s running :l...nt eight miles an hour on the snue ti.u k. Tho crasli of tho passenger eimin- into ihe rear was terrific. The caboose in which tho flagman and conductor were riding, was splintered. The next freight car was lilted bodily into the engine. Five more freight c:ts were smashed and derailed. Several of the.n contained hay! All the cars blazed up tiercely, and pasjengers of the three Pullmans and one day coach of the special fWi from their berths, none of them fully clothed. Mrs. Jump and Mrs. Funkington ! were thrown from their berths in th j forward Pullman. Their heads struck ; tho floor with great force and they ; wore cairied out of the train etunned. ' Tho conflagration caused by tho fire delayed the recue. The flagman wa pinned under a huge stack of hay and was unconscious when rio wa.s taken to tho nospital. Ho died on tho operating table. Several Women Faint. Several of the women passenger fainted .Jurinir the excitement from the wreck. They were carried into the homes of persona living along the tracks. The calmer passengers took time to dress and went to their homes, or to downtown hotels, without wait jing for the train to continue en Its Journey. The entire Grand Trunk system was tied up for several hours by the wreck. AH of the passengers in the Fullman cars lost their shoe? when the wreck caught tho porters with large piles of Fhlncd and unshined footwear scattered on tho lloor. and more than a t-coro f them departed from tho scene In stockinged feet. FORMALDEHYDE AS AN . EYE OPENER POISONS TWO Indianapolis Men fiot Hold of Wrong Bottle in Darknes mv in Ho-pital. k INPIA.VAI'OLIS. March ".Two men were poisoned, one seriously, a the result of getting hold of tlwrong bottle while taking th-!r eyopener early Tuesday. The .-ir--George Marshall, 4 4, and William Morgan. his father-in-law. The elder man invited hi son-in-law out n the back porch where be hid a ottle of boozr- hidden. In the darkhes h" aot hold of a bottle of formaldehyde. Marshall tod; a bisg-r wig than did Morgan, but t-oth feH gasping to the I'.oor. Mrs. Marshall ante to the re?.. (: wlun siie e.trd he men fall agint the kitehen d"r ;md had lier husl-aiid m.-he-i i, t!.-; hospital. LAFAYETTE Y. M. FIRE CAUSES S1 5,000 DAMAGE Secnty-ti K(Miiticr Kni1i- Bad Fright When Define smoke Awaken- Them. lafavi:tti:. (-ntral V M. ' the extent of morning and 7 5 in the building Ii.d.. Mar.-h .-.---T: . A. was !i!n:u-ii t Sl'.'nM by :lre tb.: men. who were ajbat the tiuu-. r--ei . d a bad fright. When the .N-epers w. i arotjved i-nd four.d tl.eir rooms f :ll of cense smoke, .nnie i'carr.-- l.-';d er-l ;tnl lutv (TiH for belr s-:.r.ded from many open win. lows, rrionium reicned fr a few P .,oL :r, r-trv of the r'orners had to !- carried frm the h-rrdr.g b-.uT.iin bt . ; U I'e ' " Ii. The r di.: men '' f!!i i: t t:ie S-uildirig an! fpe..l th ir w m v through the sinoke in se;trch (f ny unfortunate person v. ho miu-ht ha failed to escape, but all had -ttea out