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THE ARIZONA. REPUBLICAN, AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR 14 PAGES PHOENIX, ARIZONA, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 1914 14 PAGES VOL. XXV. NO. 61 -) -a II ?! ; i 7 A .1 i rt ) it I -.1 5 1 3 aches Poeirt Af to Uiraevertf From Mai Arrives Shortly After 1) o'Clock Aboard Special Train Which Was Guard ed by Many Troops Ac companying Him HOLDS SEVERAL SHORT RECEPTIONS Former President Alone Knows What His Future Plans Are Is Offered Refuge on Foreign Bat tleships r ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH PUF.RTO MEXICO, July 17. Huerta arrived here shortly after 9 o'clock tonight. He was accompa nied by General Blanquet, his minis ter of war. Huerta remained aboard his train tonight. When Huerta expects to leave his country and share the exile of Diaz, whom he escorted to the coast thvee ears ago, is as yet unknown ex cept, perhaps, to himself. Captain K-"hler, of the German cruiser Dres den, olfered him his ship for any use he cared to make, but Huerta merely thanked him, adding he would return his call tomorrow before roon. The trip to this povt was without incident or unpleasantness, other than that caused by the terrible heat ft the tropical lowlands. With Huer-t;- and Blanquet were the general staff. British Vice Consul Gemmill also officially called on Huerta and pre sented him with a message, pre sumably an offer of refuge on the ISritish cruiser Bristol. Huevta read it and expressed pleasure at the con sideration being shown him. The Huerta party filled a train of I nine sleeping cars, four of which were, given over to troops. Two ether trains, loaded entirely with troops, preceded Huevta's train, and arrived an hour before the Huerta train. BehintJ came another train, elso loaded with soldiers, to guard against any rear movements. Captain Kohler and staff, in for mal dress uniforms, were at the sta tion and weve officially presented to Huerta. He thanked the captain for his call and for the offer of his boat. Local officials calling on Huerta tonight were few In number, the only one of Importance being General Rincon, commander of the 1 cal garrison. Huerta asked that he be excused from other receptions. Report Many Suicides MEXICO CITY, July 17. An unpre cedented number of suicides and at tempted suicides have taken place since the fall of the Huerta government. In the last two days four suicides and three attempts have been reported. The residents are appalled as such attempts are rare here. There has been a not able lack of crime during the same period and tranquility in the capital con tinues undisturbed, although a feeling of uneasiness prevails. The peaceful arrival of constitution alist troops was looked for last night, but It was understood that no constitu tionalists will come to the capital un til some definite settlement has been reached. Every representative of a foreign power today received two tele grams from Huerta. One of these was for each diplomat personally, bidding them farewell and asking that he re pose confidence in Carbajal; the other fur the government represented, re questing its support for the new Mexi can government. The only exception was in the case of the United States, for which the Brazilian minister re reived no message. Members of the diplomatic corps greeted Carbajal in the national palace and expressed the hope that peace and order will soon be restored throughout the country. Bernardo De Cologan y Cologan, Spanish minister, and acting dean of the corps, read the following address: "We havecome Mr. President, to the national palace as representatives of the foreign nations in whose names I have the high honor of addressing you, with the grateful Impression and con soling hope that Mexico is at last ap proaching that peace which Is so earn estly desired and which too is so in- dispensable. We hope it may be given to us soon to witness the cordial cm- t ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH CHICAGO, July 17. The coroner's jury which began its Investigation into last night's shooting affray in the former segregated district, in which one policeman was killed and three were wounded, adjourned with out determining on the facts which led up to the revolver battle. They adjourned to await the results of the wounds of the three detectives now in hospitals. The jury which Included six public school principals, recommended that Fred Amort, a morals detective, ar acaim Mite MaMiiiBi ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH WASHINGTON, July 17. The senate committee took another firm grip on the administration's anti trust legislative program, and made some progress on the Clayton bill, a measure to regulate the securities of common carriers and the trade commission bill While the interstate trade commis sion bill was under discussion again in the senate and being vigorously criticized by Senator Works of Cali fornia, the interstate commerce com mittee had it under advisement and practically agreed to amend the section which would make unlawful "unfair competition." Much criticism, even within the party, has been made on the vague ness of this section, the claim being advanced that it is too general in its terms, and that it would result in endless court action for an interpre tation. The amendment proposed, according to Senator Newlands, the chairman, as practically agreed upon in committee, would authorize the Odd Trial Nest ( Special to The Republican) BOSTON, Mass., July 17 The dis trict attorney's office has everything fn readiness to begin tire trial next Mon day of Lawrence Chippy) Robinson, the notorious "gunmen" who less than four weeks ago shot and killed Police In spector Thomas J. Norton, who was one of a squad of officers attempting to arrest Robinson and a companion in a well known downtown cafe. The ac cused man, despite his immaculate dress and outward appearances of gen tility, is considered one of the most daring criminals with which the Bos ton police have ever had to deal, and his trial is expected to attract wide at tention. Robinson hails from the state of Ohio and is understood to have made Toledo his headquarters most of the time. He was wanted in Grand Rap ids, Mich., in connection with the day- brace of brethren amid unbounded joy, not unmixed with grief for those who perished with solicitude to staunch their country's wounds and to pour into them the saving balm of concord and charity. "You have come, Mr. President to this high post in a difficult moment, but we feel sure that its difficulties do not daunt you. You have laid down the highest post of the judiciary, which you attained in early age, your merit making up for your youth. If in the supreme court you did your utmost to safeguard your fellow citizens and all Inhabitants of the republic in the en joyment of the constitutional guaran tees, you will not assuredly now or so long as you have the honor of occupy ing the supreme magistracy of the country, omit any honest endeavor, or any sincere effort to put an end at the earliest possible moment to the griefs and sorrows of this beautiful land, so that Mexico, entering once for all on the path leading to normal and lawful conditions, may occupy in her upward and onward march the prominent place which for so maijy reasons she Is en titled to among the nations of this con tinent. "Such Mr. President, are our fervent and most cordial desires." New Complications Arise VERA CRUZ, July 17 Lieut. Col. Izunza, Mexican commander at the gap in the railway, reported that new complications have arisen In re gard to the repair of the tracks. He said he had received an order from General Jose Velasco, the new min ister of war to prevent the laying of rails. The gap had been repaired for almost half Its extent when the order was received. The situation at the break in the railway is said to be such that a number of Mexi cans who desire to reach Vera Cruz so a to leave the country are un (Continued on Page Three) rested on suspicion of the shooting, be released on his own recognizance tending the result of the inquest. Officials of the police department are firm in their statement that the shooting wa not the result of a conflict in different branches of the department. They seemed to agree that the men from the morals department lost their heads when threatened by a crowd of hangers-on, and began shooting when they saw revolvers in the hands of plain-clothes men com ing to their assistance. Mei EC ul Trip Capital Proim proposed trade commission to deter mine what constitutes unfair compe tition and to order it stopped when determined. In each case there would be a full court review as to the facts and law. While the committee made some progress on the bill which would give the Interstate Commerce Commission power to regulate the issuance of se curities by common carriers, the question as to whether the commis sion should be empowered to deter mine to what use funds released by carriers from issues of securities had been used was still too undetermined. It will be several days before the bill can be reported to the senate. The judiciary committee, in its consideration of the Clayton bill, de cided that the section of the meas ure relating to holding companies, which had been tempered by the committee several days ago, should be made stronger, but it has not been able as yet. to amend the section to its satisfaction. The matter will be considered further tomorrow. light robbery of the Thompson jewelry store in that city last September, in which three men connected with the concern were shot and killed by two robbers, who escaped with more than $2,000 worth of diamonds. Three months ago Walter Lawrence was arrested In Covington, Ky., on a charge of having been connected with the Grand Rapids robbery. He is al leged to' have confessed and to have named Robinson as his companion in the crime. The Grand Rapids police sent circulars broadcast bearing a description of Robinson and offering a reward of $2,000 for his capture. Other rewards offered for the capture and conviction of the murderers totaled $7,500. This led to geat activity on the part of police and detectives the country over. The Pinkertons were brought into the case by the national protective as sociation of jewelers. Two of their de tectives finally succeeded in locating Robinson in this city, where for sev eral weeks he had been living at a downtown hotel and spending money lavishly at near-by summer resorts. Living with him was a young man named Joseph Duddy, whose ac quaintance he had made in Toledo, but who so far as is known was not con cerned in the Grand Rapids robbery. On June 19 the two detectives found Robinson and Duddy dining in the cafe. The detectives belonged In Philadelphia and in consequence had no authority to make any arrests here without a warrant. They therefore telephoned to police headquarters to send an officer to make the arrests. Police Inspector Norton was just leaving headquarters to attend the graduation of the oldest of. his seven children. Without hesita tion he accepted the assignment and hurried to the cafe to meet the detec tives. On learning of the dangerous character of Robinson and his pro pensity to shoot on the slightest oc casion, the Inspector picked up two of his brother officers on the street, which made a party of five to accomplish the arrests. Upon entering the cafe the party at once walked toward the table where sat Robinson and his companion. It was mid-afternoon and the cafe was filled with men and women laughing and joking. As the police approached Robinson glanced up and in an instant was on his feet He drew his revolver quickly, saying, "You'll never take me alive," Then there was a shot. In spector Norton grabbed Robinson, who grappled with the inspector, managed to shake him off, and broke away. Again Robinson fired his revolver. Norton fell with a bullet wound just under the heart and died before he reached the hospital. The other policemen rushed at Rob inson, but he fought them off, and, reaching one of the exits, dashed up the stairway lending to the street. The pursuing policemen were right at his heels, each with his revolver in his hand. Then followed a running pistol fight, the like of which Boston had never seen before. Bullets flew wildly, but not a pedestrian in the crowded street was hit. The crowd, frightened by the shooting, frantically tried to get out of the way. Doorways soon were filled with men and women. Bullets shattered store windows near by and the noise of the battle could be heard for blocks. Traffic was brought to a standstill and cars were deserted as they stood in the street. The chase soon ended, however, for the police were reinforced by mounted officers, and Robinson, cornered, was taken to headquarters. In the course of the pursuit the desperado was shot three times by the officers. None of the wounds proved serious and at the end of three or four days he was re moved from the hospital and IodgedTin cell, i Ilk Clawta 11 BENDIHG EVERY EFFORT TOWARD MEXICAN PEACE Washington is Now Exert ing Strong Pressure on Various Factions in the Southern Republic to Es tablish Good Government WARN CARRANZA TO WATCH ARMY Triumph of First Chief Must Not Be Marred by Violence or Revenge Zapata Being Sounded Indirect! v ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH! WASHINGTON, July ;7. Every influence and diplomatic agency at the disposal of the United States government is working for immediate peace in Mexico. The administration is convinced that with the elimina tion of Huerta, for which it has been steadfastly pressing for more than a year, the various factions of Mexico will be drawn together. To aid in this and I assure the restoration of normal conditions with out further bloodshed, officials here are exerting themselves to smooth the way for a stable administration, which will be recognized by the pow ers of the world. "Not only is the American govern ment at this moment councilling Carranza to arrange with Carbajal for a peaceful transfer of the gov ernment at Mexico City to the con stitutionalists without further fight ing but it became known the admin istration is indirectly communicating with Emiliano Zapata, leader of the revolution in southern Mexico. Zapata, accordng to reliable reports to the state department, has 24,000 men, though most of them are poorly equipped, and they would not con stitute a serious menace to the new government if they remained in tie revolution. Zapata. who demands agrarian reforms immediately, made common cause with the constitution alists and obtained supplies from them to fight the Huerta government. It is not known, however, whether he will lay down his arms in favor of Carranza. Those activities on the part of the American government result from the desire that when the constitutionalists are installed in Mexico City and comply with the conditions prerequis ite to formal recognition there will be an end to revolution in Mexico with its ever-threatening internation al aspects. Carranza has been informed that he must conduct his triumph temper ately and that there ought to be no excesses when his army takes con trol of Mexico City and other imoort ant centers; that there should be no revenges, but that amnesty for political offenders should be declared and rights of the clergy and other foreigners who suffered, especially Spaniards, be given due respect. It is through John R. Silliman, personal representative of President Wilson with Carranza, that the American government is offering its advice. To accept the suggestions from Washington, it has been pointed out, means recognition by the pow ers of the world, a - circumstance which would contribute, not only to immediate stability but would also enable the new administration to re habilitate its finances through new loans. The Washington government Is In touch with Carbajal through his per sonal representative here. Jose Cas tellot, who said today that relations between the two governments are very cordial. Castellot admits that Carbajal wants to transfer his authority to Carranza immediately and that the commission of three constitutionalist sympathizers sent north by Carbajal to confer with Carranza has author ity to arrange for the transaction. o MILITIA IN STRIKE ZONE Officers of Two Regiments Ordered to Be in Readiness in Ohio f ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH! COLUMBUS, July 17. Officers of two regiments of the Ohio National Guard received unofficial orders to night to be in readiness to go to Bellaire if Sheriff Anderson of Bel mont county continues unable to en force order among the striking min ers who have been rioting for a week under the leadership of the Indus trial Workers of the World. Early today Sheriff Anderson wired Governor Cox that 500 soldiers would be necessary to preserve or der. The governor will not send troops, however, until the county civ il authorities have exhausted further means to quell the riots. State officials and militia officers tonight expressed the belief that the situation will become quiet, and that no troops will be needed. o WEATHER TODAY r ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH WASHINGTON, July 17. For Ari zona: Probable showers in the north portion. ifodk Slnpip)(iir: Mm, OA AO ICS "From the standpoint of shippers of live-stock, it was one of the most important hearings in histoiy," said Corporation Commissioner F. A. Jones yesterday on his return from Colo rado Springs, where he attended the railroad liability hearing held this week before Special Examiner Guth eim of the interstate commerce com mission. "Practically all the live stock shfppers and railroads west of the Mississippi were represented at the hearing." For years the railroads of the country have protected themselves in the shipment of live stock by requir ing the shipper to sign a release pro viding that in case of loss or damage to shipment, the liability of the rail road shall not exceed $50 per head for steers, $10 for hogs and $3 in the case of sheep. This provision has however been a dead letter for years, and shippers whose stock has been killed or damaged in transit have received the market value of the shipment on the date it would have arrived at market. This was due in some cases to competition be tween railroads, and to decisions of the state courts, with the result that for the past thirty-five years the limitation of liability by the carriers has not been considered as binding by either party to the agreement. A decision of the supreme court of the United States, rendered recently, SELECTIONS OF LAND BY STATE ARE APPROVED Three-fourths of 200,000 Acre Grant for Benefit of University Now Patented to State Process is Out lined The state land commission yesterday received from the general land office at Washington notice of the patenting to the state of 40.5S8.99 acres of the com mission's selections, making 148,768.14 acres pateited to date. This list t approvals included noth ing but lands- selected in partial satis faction of the grant of 200,000 acres for the benefit o' the University of Arizo na, and is raid to comprise an extra ordinarily choice lot of selections. Of the 40,398.99 acres, 12,242 are in Sul phur Springs valley, 8,331.86 in the vi cinity of Tucson, 13,425.13 in the Santa Cruz valley near Toltec, and 6,400 in the Higley or Queen Creek district. All of the lands are considered to have quite distinct reclamation possibilities by means of pumping, and a large por tion lie in well demonstrated localities. Inasmuch as the public is not gen- rally informed regarding the process by which the state secures title to lands selected in satisfaction of the congres sional grants, a brief outline of the same may prove of interest. It will he noted that the process is complicated, and involves not only a great amount of intricate and delicate bookkeeping, but requires the most constant and careful attention on the part of the state officials, to avoid unnecessary delays, prevent confusion, clear up con flicting claims and bring the "lists", as the different lots of selections are called in land office parlance, to patent as nearly as possible. The Enabling Act provides that the lands granted to Arizona shall be se lected by a commission composed of the governor, surveyor-general, or oth er officer exercising the functions of a surveyor-general, and the attorney general of the state. As Arizona has no surveyor general the first state leg islature clothed the chairman of the state land commission with authority to exercise the functions" of that offi cial. But after arranging that detail it was obviously Impractical for the commission named to actually select the millions of acres granted to the state, 60 it was made one of the duties of the state land commission to make examinations in the field and report to the governor, chairman of the com mission, and attorney general, its findings and recommendations as to the lands to be selected. These selec tions are made by the most careful personal examination, by members of the commission, each forty-acre legal subdivision being inspected, not only because the United States land office regulations require it, but as well in order that rough, rocky, alkali and other undesirable tracts may be elim inated. The commission figures that the elimination from its selections of forty acres of worthless land constitutes a saving equal to the value of forty acres of good land which may be taken In its stead. The commissioner mak ing the investigation must also swear to the non-mineral character of the land selected, and that he found no one living thereon. As a result of these examinations, "lists" comprising not more than 6400 acres, or ten sections, each, are pre pared, designating the particular grant for which the land Is selected, and after being executed by the governor, chair man of the state land commission and the attorney general, are filed in the local United States land office. After Continued, on Page Three) Mack m 2 Lybnifi reversed the decisions of the state courts, and held that the railroads not held to pay more than the amounts fixed by them thirty-five years ago as the limit of their liabil ity in shipments of live stock. Promptly on the announcement of this decision, the railroads proceeded to put the original liability clause into effect, with the result that live stock shippers all over the country promptly filed a complaint through their associations attacking the right of the railroads to limit their liabil ity in the shipments of live stock, a limitation that is applied to no one of a thousand other commodities. The complaint was made by the American Live Stock Association, the Board of Railroad Commissioners of Iowa, the Corn Belt Meat Producers' Association and the Cattle Raisers' Association of Texas, and all the railroads operating west of the Mississippi, as well as a number of others were named as defendants. Commissioner Jones intervened at the hearing in behalf of Arizona shippers of live stock, testifying to the effect that the limitation of liability by the railroads in the handling of live-stock is not justified in the light of other commodities which are handled without such pro vision being made, and that in case of damage to other classes of com modities handled, the full market val ue is paid. SETTLE T Enginemen and Firemen on All Railroads AVest of Chicago Agree to Arbi trate Their Difficulties With Employers ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHl CHICAGO, July 17. Engineers and firemen on all railroads west of Chica go who threatened to strike, tonight agreed to arbitrate their differences. They accepted the invitation tele graphed by William L. Chambers, chairman of the federal board of me diation and conciliation and asked that hearings begin at once. Danger of a strike was deferred when representatives of the engineers and firemen accepted the mediation offer. A meeting of the full board will begin here on July 20. The offer of media tion by Chambers came as the result of a request by A. W. Trenholm, chair man of the committee of general man agers, which was made in spite of a formal announcement that the em ployes would decline to accept media tion and charges that the railroads heretofore refused to abide by the find ings of the arbitration boards. Following is the message of accept ance sent tonight by Warren S. Stone, grand chief engineer of the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers and W. S. Carter, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engine men: "We have refused to join the managers' committee in a request for mediation because we feared it would be implied as an acceptance of arbi tration. No one knows better than yourself and other members of the fed eral board of mediation and concilia tion, the manner in which the railroads have repudiated arbitration awards. We recognize, however, that we cannot afford to refuse your courteous proffer of your friendly offices and therefore we accept same. We believe it unfair to ask us to wait four days before me diation begins, in view of the present strained relations." o URGE JONES TO REPLY r ASSOCIATED PRKSS DISPATCH WASHINGTON, Julv 17. Democrats of the senate banking and currency committee who favor the confirmation of Thomas D. Jones of Chicago, as a member of the federal reserve board, have telegraphed to Jones urging him to answer the report of the majority committee which opposes his confirma tion on the ground that he is a direc tor of the International Harvester company, which is under indictment for violation of the Sherman act. Progressive Meeting Fellow Progressives, and all men and women .who believe in good government: A'-meeting of Progressives will be held at K. P. Hall, in the citv of Phoenix, on Saturday, July 18, at 2 o'clock P.M. Messages will be read from Theodwe Roosevelt and other Progressive leaders. Come, and bring your friends, women as well as men, as this will be the most important meeting of Progressives yet held in the city. Sincerely vours, C. FRED BRACKETT, Chairman Countv Central Committee. TO FILE SUIT TO DISSOLVE THE E V HAVEN Negotiations Between the Railroad and the Depart ment of Justice Are Ap parently Ended After Long Deliberations CONFERENCE ON WHOLE MATTER Attorney General McRey nolds 'Will Talk the Sit- uation Over With. Presi dent Before Taking De cisive Step - f ASSOCIATED PBESS DISPATCH WASHINGTON, July 17. Negotia tions between the New Haven and the department of justice to effect a peaceful dissolution of that system hjave apparently come to an end. Unless there is an unforseen develop ment, the government will file its Sherman law suit to force dissolu- ! tion next week, The bill against the New Haven is practically complete, and the finish ing touches will be put on it imme diately. Before it is filed Attorney General McReynolds will confer with the president, lay the whole New Haven matter before him and ask for presidential approval. McReynolds Is understood to be loath to take the case Into court, but felt that there is no other solution of the problem entangled New Haven. His ears are not closed to further negotiations with the railroad officials, but it was the opinion of the department that the New Haven has rested Its case. Official notice of the action of the directors in New York yesterday in refusing to accept the conditions laid down by the state of Massachusetts for the sale of its Boston and Maine stock, came during the day. There is no intimation of any plan for complying with the government's de mand that the Boston and Maine stock be sold, it Is the general feel ing that the matter is closed. It became known tonight that the New Haven is not expected to offer any great resistance to suit It was reported that the government's bill might not be fought and New Haven might even go far as to appear in court, confess judgment and put it up to the court to determine whether dissolution shall be ordered. This would contribute to a ipeedy deter mination of the case in the district court. o RIOTERS BURN TIPPLES After Pitched Battle at Prairi Creek Torch is Applied ASSOCIATED PBESS DISPATCH FT. SMITH, Ark., July 17. After a pitched battle between several hun died coal miners and sympathizers pnd a hundred guards stationed at the Prairie Creek mines of the Mam moth Vein Coal Company, which end ed in the rout of the guards, the tipples at three mines were destroyed bv fire and dynamite. The property d.image is estimated at $200,000. So far as can be estimated no one was killed or wounded in the fighting which began shortly after daybreak. The rioters held possession of the mines several hours, wrecking the plants with torch and explosives. To night the properties are deserted. Preparation is being made to send additional armed guards to the mines tomorrow. County officials went to the scene late today, but before they arrived the attacking party had dis persed. The rioting was the culmina tion tf disturbances, including the shooting up of the union mine camp, which liave occurred at intervals since the contract with the United Mine Workers was abrogated last March. o TO RESUME WORK A8sociATm pema btspatokI DOUGLAS. July 17. The furnaces of the Cananea Consolidated Copper com pany at Cananea will begin to smoke again tomorrow. Company officials announced full guarantees of protec tion have been received from the con stitutionalists for the employes and property and that all work will be re sumed by Monday.