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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD
VOLUME XXXXII BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1913 12 PAGES NUMBER 333
ENGLISH MILITANTS
ARE INCENSED OVER
PENAL SENTENCE OF
_r
The Convicted Suffragette
Leader Declares She
Will Fight to the
Bitter End
MILITANTS DECLARE
HUMAN LIFE WILL
NOT BE RESPECTED
Breath Defiance to Government and
Promise Fight for the Vote Will
Be Waged More Furiously
Than Ever — “Human
Life in Peril”
London, \prll 8.—The wntence of
three yenra' penal wvltiide Imposed on
Mrs. Emmeline PnnkhiirM. lender of the
militant nuffrnicette* for forcing her
follower*! to destroy property. him
aroiined the mllltantm* fury nnd they
threaten Ntrong reprlaaln. When aen
teuce warn pronounced hy the Judge.
Mr Phnrlea Montague Liiata, in the Old
Bailey ncmIoua today. Mrn. PanklmrMt,
although her face blanched, showed n*
defiant nn attitude «* ever, declaring
*lte/u mild fight to the end.
One of the militant leaders in nn*
flouncing the intentions of the suffra
gettes, went so far as to say that even
human life would no longer be re
spected. In London. Glasgow* and other
places throughout the country enthu
siastic meetings were held tonight and
every mention of Mrs. Pankhurst
brought forth loud cheering.
Those who are to carry on the fight
during the leader's incarceration, which
nobody believes will be for long,
breathed defiance to . the government
and promised the fight would be waged
more furiously than ever.
Human Life in Peril
One of the leaders, whose name is
suppressed, gave out the following
statement:
“Human life is now in peril, for we
have resolved no longer to respect it
and trouble of all sorts must be faced
by
t This statement did not cause sur
I pyise, for the women, who at first utt-Jy
set fire to unoccupied houses, have
made attempts in the last few days
against occupied residences.
While the speakers at the public
meetings did not go so far as the
anonymous leader, they promised that
the agitation would be very actively
conducted and appealed to the women
to show their indignation at the sen
tence by some definite deed.
At Glasgow, Mrs. Johns, one of the
most militant among the suffragettes,
declared tiiat the militancy of the past
would be “the merest pin pricks to
what would happen almost at once ail
over the country."
She described what the women in
tended to do as “the coming reign of
terror.”
Other women declared that whht they
would do would “more than stagger hu
manity."
Scotland Yard Aroused
Scotland Yard, aroused by the
threats of the women, has sent out
warnings to owners and tenants of
property of possible developments and
the police everywhere are taking un
usual precautions.
In closing a meeting held under the
auspices of the Women's Social and
Political union tonight, Annie Kenney
appealed to those who were indignant
at the long sentence passed on Mrs.
Pankhurst to come forward in the next
48 hours and show their indignation
by some definite deed.
“ft Is always the law breakers who
make things go,” she added.
There were repeated cheers at ev
ery mention of Mrs. Pankhurst’s name.
Miss Kenney, who presided, wondered
if the judge in summing up realized
that instead of stopping the agitation
to win the vote lie was only fanning
the flames. "Do they think.” she asked,
"that while Mrs. Pankhurst is in prison
the’ women are going to sit down like
n fiock of sheep until she comes out?
Militancy will go on and it will become
more furious than ever.”
The suffragists rushed to Holloway Jail
and cheered Mrs. Pankhurst as she drove
up in a cab. One woman seized the
horse's bridle and threw tlie animal hack
on its haunches. For a moment it seemed
as if the cab would he upset, but police
men righted it and the prisoner passed
through the gates.
The women gathered outside the prison,
(Continued on Page Eight)
WALTER H. PAGE
ACCEPTS BRITISH
AMBASSADORSHIP
WALTER H. PAGE
Of Garden City, L. I., editor of the
World’s Work and member of Double
day, Page & Co., publishers, has ac
cepted President Wilson's offer to be
ambassador to Great Britain. Mr.
Page is a graduate of Randalph
Macon college, in Virginia. He mar
ried Miss Alice Wilson of Michigan,
and has three sons and one daughter.
TO TIE ITS COURSE
Commutation of Sentence of
Five Condemned to Be
Hanged Today Is
Refused
Montgomery. April 3.—(Special.)—Final
I refusal of Governor O'Neal to interfere
with the hanging of the two white men
and the two negroes in the Montgomery
i county jail, and one white man in the
Jefferson county jail, all of whom are
condemned to die tomorrow' morning, was
announced late this afternoon, following
a brief session of the state pardon board.
Friends of the five condemned men
made strong appeals for executive clem
ency, hut after again taking the cases
under consideration, the governor and
pardon board reached the decision that
Vu* 1m w femnild take its cn.rrst .
The men under death sentences areH
Walter Jones, white, of Birmingham; C.
Walter Jones and Arnold Gilmer, white,
and John Adams and Coleman German,
negroes, of Montgomery.
MAY BE PARDONED
Must Give Department As
surance of Accept
ance
Washington, April 3.—The depart
ment of justice, officials said today,
will not consider the question of par
doning John H. Pattersonu president of
the National Cash Register company,
and under sentence to prison for al
leged violation of the Sherman anti
trust law unless lie makes application
himself or shows that he is favorable
to pardon proceedings. The only thing
before the department now is a tele
gram to President Wilson from friends
of Patterson urging his pardon because
of his splendid relief work during the
Dayton flood. It is Indicated that the
government must have assurances that
the pardon will be accepted if granted.
CUTTERS TOFORM
PERRY ESCORT
Washington, April 3.—Two or three rev
enue cutters will form a federal escort
of honor at the Commodore Perry cele
bration at Put-In-Bay, on Lake Erie,
in July and August. Acting Secretary
W illiams of the treasury department to
day assured the .Perry memorial com
mission, headed by Lieut. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, that the cutters would participate.
DYING WIFE RESTORED
TO HUSBAND BY COURT
Divorced Wife of Copper King Asks That Decree Be Expunged
on Death Bed—Case Without Precedent—Pitiful
Scene Enacted
New York, April 3.—The court that
parted F. Augustus Helnze, the copper
king, and Ills wife, Bernice, will be
brought to restore her to him In death. It
was Mrs. Helnze's dying wish that this
be done for the sake of her child. Her
lawyer, Benjamin F. Spellman, began
preparation of a remarkable petition to
duy, a few hours after his client's death,
to expunge the record of the interlocutory
decree already granted.
"I have always loved you, Fritz; I
have always hoped something would hap
pen to bring you back to me"—the dying
woman's words of reconciliation with her
husband; the death bad scene; her {ears
and embraces; his assurances of love;
his promise to try to fulfill her last wish—
«ll these will be written Into the jurispru
dence of the state, together with the testi
mony, under oath, of Mrs. Helnse's
mother, her sister and the nurses who
stood nearby.
Never before has the Supreme court of
New York been petitioned to expunge the
record of a divorce by a voice from the
grave.
“Had she lived It would have been
possible for Mrs. Helnze to discontinue
tills action,” Mr. Spellman said today.
"Because of her love for Helnze and her
hope that something would bring about
a reconciliation, she postponed taking the
final decree which might have been en
tered last month. She had only until
April 17 to decide whether the decree
wop Id be taken. Again and again she told
me: ‘Wait, wait; thati decree means
death between my husband and me. To
take it would tear my soul from its body.'
"During the last minutes of her life
she repeated over and over again the re
quest that the record he expunged. I am
convinced that there must be some method
for the Great Chancellor to reach out and
destroy or seal those records.”
Mrs. Heinze's body was sent this after
noon to Toledo, O., tor burial.
States Bessemer Coal Co.
Closed Contract for Con
vict Labor in 1911
$18,000 LOST BY THE
COMPANY FIRST YEAR
Witness Declares Coneetn on
vict Labor Not Very I’rc^V ,Ie.
Evans Submits Repo® > t
Books at Spcigr^o3
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Montgomery April 3.--0 * lal.l—H. L.
Badham, president of V .-ssemer Coal.
Iron and Railroad rompany, was the
only witness before the examiners of
public accounts in the convict depart
ment probe this afternoon.
Mr. Badham said his company has
had a contract with the state for convict
labor since January, 1911, shortly before
Governor B. B. Comer retired from of
fice.
The state maintains on an average of
between 150 and 200 convicts at the mine
known as Belle Ellen. The company
pays for these convicts by the month,
giving the state *66.93 per man for con
victs of the first class; *43.77 for con
victs of the second class; *31.01 for third
class convicts and *12.70 for convicts of
the fourth class.
Mr. Badham had with him statements
showing all transactions between bis
company and the state since the time the
contract went into effect. Tlie company
pays the state checks in New York ex
change on the American Trust and Sav
ings hank of Birmingham.
The witness testified that no regular
commissary is maintained at Belle Ellen,
but stated that a deputy warden, he
thought, kept a small store, front which
goods are sold to the convicts.
Tlie State maintains a storehouse. Ac
cording to Mr. Badham, the convicts at
Belle Ellen are well taken care of, be
ing well treated, clothed and fed. He
said the warden and one or two other
of tlie officials at the camp keep con
vict servants.
Convicts are given the privilege of
working overtime and making extra
money, hut not many of them avail
themselves of this opportunity. He stated
that there was a larger number of dead
heads around tlie camp than necessary.
From four to six deadheads are support
ed by the state who should be at work,
the witness thought.
Mr. Badham said that (lie first year
the company hired convicts they lost
*18.000. due to the fact that about *2U,0o0
had been spent in prepa, litg for convict
labor, in building guardhouses and mak
ing other arrangements for such labor.
He said that during the first year tlie
state only gave his company about jvO
convicts, though this number was in
creased the second year.
Altogether, tlie company has made
money from convict labor, said Mr. Bad-1
ham.
$3272.67 Never Credited
Montgomery, April 3.—(Special.) —
In his report to Goveronr O’Neal
on tl\e books, accounts and vouch
ers of tlie Horse Shoe Lumber
company, at River Falls, Ex
aminer of Public Accounts G. F. Sed
berry calls particular attention to the
check for hire of January, 1913, amount
ing to $3282.67, which was never cred
ited on tlie books of the convict de
partment.
Examiner Sodberry’s report was sub
mitted this afternoon.
According to Examiner Sedberry, the
check was sent to Janies G. Oakley,
president of the convict board. It is
said to have been received by the
department, but was not deposited to
the state s credit. The check has beeen
paid, but has not yet been returned to
the company.
This Item is supposed to have been
appropriated by Lacy just prior to bis
flight, all evidence seeming to point to
tlie fact that he secured the money.
The examiner reported the books of
the Horse Shoe Lumber company failed
to show an3' other discrepancy with the
books of the convict department ex
cept one item of $26 for the hire of a
convict in August, 1912. which was
omitted from the monthly pay roll.
Books Examined at Speigners
Montgomery, April 3.— (Special.) —
Examiner of Public Accounts Frank
V. Evans lias submitted to Governor
O’Neal a report covering his examina
tion of the books of the convict depart
ment at the state prison at Speigners,
together with the expenditures on the
dam at that place.
The examiner’s report is most com
plete, and gives in detail all transac
tions between the offices at Speigners
and the state convict bureau. The re
port will not be made public until the
governor lias collected certain other
information relative to the convict de
partment’s transactions at Speigners.
In addition to Examiner Evans’ re
port, tiie governor lias also received a
report from Examiner J. T. Gorman on
his examination of the prison and state
farm at Wetumpka. Examiner Gorman’s
report is also most complete, and will
bo given out in the next few days, ac
£*prding to the governor.
Few Bids Sought
Montgomery. April J.— (Special.)-—
I>’ew, if any, bids were sought by the
state convict department In the pur
chase of supplies from the business
houses of Montgomery during the past
two years of the present administra
tion. Testimony to this effect was
given before the board of Inquiry In
the convict department investigation
this morning by representatives of four
well known business houses of the city.
The morning's Investigation was of
siiort duration and the examination of
the four witnesses who appeared be
fore the inquiry board did not consume
mote than one hour The four whole
sale houses represented were Steiner
& Loebman, dealers in dry goods and
notions; Levy, Wolff * Pitts, dealers in
shoes and other supplies; John A.
Harrdt company, dealers In men's cloth
ing and supplies, and Swift & Co., meat
packers. . ..
The principal feature of the morn
ing's investigation was the disclosure
of the fact that the convict department
rarely ever advertised for bids on cer
tain supplies. One or two of the wit
nesses testified that they did not know
what Class of goods the department
wished to buy, and that they were at
a loss to determine now to make any
bid The burden of the testimony, how
ever, was to the effect I hat bldk were
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EARLY COMPLETION
OF TARIFF MEASURE
RESTS WTH SENATE
The President Endeavors to
Bring About a Harmony
of Views
CONFERENCE WITH
SEN*ATE LEADERS
Make Canvass of Democratic Senate
to Determine Policies—Important
Changes May Be Forced in
the Present Bill
Washington, April 3.—Completion of the
new tariff revision bill, the character of
the duty to lie levied upon sugar, and the
extent to which President Wilson will give
the support of the administration to the
completed measure, depended tonight upon
the success that might attend efforts
of the President to reach an agreement
with Senate tariff leaders.
The tariff situation shifted to the Sen
ate today with the prospect of much work
ahead of the chief executive to smooth
over disputed points, and to bring the
Senate, the House and his own views into
harmony before the new bill is brought
out to the gaze of the public. Senators
Simmons, Stone and Hoke Smith, all
members of the finance committee, had
a long conference with President ‘Wilson
this evening. At its conclusion Senator
Simmons, chairman of the committee,
said the conference had been in every
way satisfactory to the Senate mem
bers.
A sweeping canvass of the Senate has
been undertaken to determine just how
far democratic members of that body will
go in support of the policies laid down by
the President. The decision to put raw
wool on the free list, and the threat of
free sugar have stirred up the democratic
forces of the Senate to such an extent
that members of the finance committee
told the President tonight some important
changes would have to be made in the
present draft of the bill if it is to meet
with a cordial reception when it reaches
the Senate.
Confers With Hughes
The President also saw Senator Hughes
of New Jersey, another member of the
finance committee, and a radical revision
ist, and Senator John W. Kern, the dem
ocratic leader of the Senate. His con
ference with Senator Kern, which fol
lowed ihat witli members of the finance
committee, is understood to have given
the President a fairly aecurale idea of
the sentiment prevailing in the Senate
over the proposed free wool and reduced
sugar duties; and over tne sweeping re
ductions .0 other rates that have been
determined upon by the House commit
tee on ways and means.
Today's developments included the prac
tical completion of the bill by the House
ways and means committee along the
lines agreed to with -lie President.
It appeared fairly certain tonight that
either the sugar duty would be compro
mised at 1 cent per pound, possibly with
a privosion that It should be entirely
abolished in three years, or that there
should be a gradual reduction of 25 per
cent per year from the existing duty until
it had disappeared.
The Senate leaders have bade It clear
that it would be impossible to pass a
bill carrying both free wool and free
sugar.
No General Agreement
The Senate leaders did not reach any
general agreement with the President.
The results of their conference will
be laid before the full democratic mem
bership of the finance committee at a
meeting called for 10:30 o'clock tomor
row morning. The determination of
the committee then as to disputed
questions will guide Senator Simmons
in future conferences with the Pres
ident and with Chairman Underwood of
the ways and means committee.
"We went over all of the debated
points In the bill with the President
tonight," said Senator Simmons, “and
the interview was very satisfactory to
the senators. It was agreed that the
democratic members of the finance
committee should meet tomorrow and
go over the ground, preliminary to
further conferences with other mem
bers of the Senate, the President and
members of the House ways and means
committee.”
No other statement was made by
Senator Simmons or by the other par
ties to the conference.
An Investigation which has been un
der way for some time has brought out
strong opposition to the reductions
proposed by the House and sanctioned
by the President, in many important
schedules. It Is understood that Sen
ate leaders Insist many of these must
be changed if the new bill is to have
their support.
President Wilson made it known to
day to visitors that he had not settled
in his own mind whether there should
be one general bill or a series of sched
ule bills. This feature is considered of
high importance both by the Presi
dent and prominent democrats in the
Senate.
President’s Attitude Important
House leaders are prepared to enact
the entire tariff revision with a single
bill, but the attitude of the President
will depend upon the rates that are
finally agreed to upon sugar and upon
certain food products still open to de
bate.
Several members of the Senate
finance committee insist they will not
accept a general bill. A proposal now
is under consideration between the
President, th£ Senate and the House
leaders to have at least the wool and
sugar schedules put into separate hills.
(Contisued Pag* Bight.)
TODAY’S AGE-HERALD
1— Tariff measure rests with Senate.
Decide that law must taku its
course.
Badham on stand In convict inquiry
Militants incensed over Pankimrst
conviction.
German dirigible seized by French
cavalry.
2— Local merchants to make exhihitioi
3— Alleged bribery case dismissed.
4— (editorial comment.
3—Striot regulation on dances at uni
versity.
Sensation expected in letter by
Walter Jones.
Reports of charities received.
Haul and Jemleon will not resign.
«—Society.
7— Sporty.
8- ~!4ain causes rise of water in Palm.
#—Women's auxiliary to aid sufferers.
11— Markets.
12— Will be 100 floats In parade.
I ^_ ___ __
HERO OF DA YTON FLOOD
—_ I
J. A. BELL
Who is manager for the telephone company at Dayton, 0„ headed
one of the first bands in their search for the lost victims of the great,
flood.
AMERICAN WOMEN
MILITANT'S RELEASE
Make Active Efforts to
Secure Miss Seelie Emer
son’s Release—An
American Girl
London, April 3,—American suffrag
ettes who are fighting for tlie release ,
from Jail of Miss Seelie Emerson of
Jackson, Mich., scored their first official
success today when Irwin R. Irwin, the
American charge d’affairs, asked tlie
British foreign office to expedite the
request made by Mrs. Emerson to i
Home Secretary McKenna for privilege
to have her daughter examined by her
own physician.
On Mr. Laughlin’s assurance that the
American embassy could take no steps
In the matter until Mrs. Emerson's re
quest was in tlie hands of Secretary !
McKenna, a delegation composed of
Miss Scott-Troy and Baron Von Horst
of San Francisco and Mrs. Mary Ford
of New York, invaded the inner lobby
of tlie house of coihmons, where they
persuaded Joslali Wedgewood, a liberal
member, personally to place the missive
in the hands of Secretary McKenna.
They tiien informed Mr. Laughlln of
itheir successful onslaught on the house
of commons and tlie latter immediately
visited the foreign office. A member
of the house of commons who is a close
friend of Secretary McKenna says that
the latter is quite willing to grant Mrs.
Emerson's request, but probably would
object to the selection of Dr. Manzil
Mouliln, whom Mrs. Emerson desires to
be chosen. Dr. Mouliln Is a bitter op
ponent of forcible feeding and the home
office hitherto has refused him admis
sion to tlie jails.
A. letter from Mrs, Emerson of De
troit. Mich., was handed by Joslali
Wedgewood. a liberal member of par
liament, to Reginald McKenna, the Brit
ish home secretary, today. It demanded
permission for Mrs. Emerson's own
physician to examine her daughter, Miss
Zeiie Emerson, the militant suffragette,
who is said to be suffering from tlie
forcible feeding employed by the of
ficials since she started her "hunger
strike in Holloway jail."
Tlie United .Stales embassy, accord
ing to Mrs. Emerson has promised in
the event of tlie failure of Secretary
McKenna to comply with her request
to place the matter before the British
foreign office.
A letter from a prisoner confined in
the next cell to Miss Kmerson says that,
the release of the American woman
within a few days is necessary Hi order
to save her reason . and perhaps her
life. 'Phis letter also asserts that Miss
Emerson by giving her neighbor a por
tion of her food started her “hunger
.strike" a fortnight before the prisoners'
doctor at the prison discovered the ruse.
Mrs. Emerson has sent a letter to
the American charge, Mr. Kaughlin.
stating that she has received no reply
t<> her letter to the home secretary
and urging Mr. Laughlin to. take im
mediate steps in her daughter's behalf.
She says that on a recent visit.to Hol
loway jail she found her daughter on !
h verge of nervous collapse and much ,
emaciated by three weeks of forcible '
feeding. The tube used by the doctors I
had torn the lining of the nasal pass
age to such an extent, she asserts, that I
the process had to be discontinued,
hut the condition of the nose probably
would rosult in permanent disability
unless careful local treatment was re
| ceived.
Miss Scott Troy called on Sylvia j
Pankhurst with a view of obtaining !
Iht assistance to get letters from Mis
Kmerson smuggled out of the jail. The
doctors who are in attendance on Miss j
Pankhurst announced, however, thai
•die could not receive visitors, as the
forcible feeding to which she had been
subjected while in jail had so affect
ed her health that only at Intervals did
she display sane consciousness.
To Welcome Churchill
Plymouth, Krig., April 3.—Militant
suffrafrettes nude active preparations
this morning to welcome Winston
(toaUigel ob Paso Eight.)
TELLS OF KILLING
CLYDE N. DARLING
University of Minnesota In
structor on Stand in
the Darling Mur
der Case
St. Paul, April 3.—Prof. Oscar Olson,
formerly of the University of Minne
sota, who admitted he shot and killed
Clyde N. Darling, a laundryman, for
wrecking his home, took the witness
stand this evening and sobbed audibly
as the relations between Mrs. Olson and
Darling were wrung from him.
The court room was crowded and many
wept with the defendant, who presented
the picture of a broken spirited man.
Mrs. Olson buried her face in her hands
and wept softly throughout her hus
band's testimony.
"My wife confessed to me that there
had been illicit relations between herself
and Darling and T warned him to keep
away from mv home,” Olson testified.
“He continued to come, despite the warn
ing and finally succeeded in tearing down
the happiness of my home.
“The night of the shooting I was alone,“
said the witness. T heard a noise and
went to the kitchen to Investigate. I
saw a man standing inside the door, and
1 recognized Darling. ‘Oh! It's you -
you,’ he said, and took a step toward
me. I had my revolver and tired twice
in rapid succession. A second later I
saw the wrecker of my home throw his
arms Into the air and fall limply to the
floor.”
Professor Olson testified that he first
learned of Mrs. Olson’s relations with
Darling June 16. last.
“When I returned from my office my
wife told me Darling had hugged and
kissed her,” Olson continued. “I saw
Darling one day later in the presence
of the man for whom he was working.
When 1 accused him of insulting my
wife he turned pale. Then he recovered
himself and said; ‘I admit it; it’s all
my fault.’
“While in Cktarbrook, Minn., Novem
ber 12, last. I received a message from
my wife urging me to return home im
mediately. She met me at the door and
said: ‘Oscar, do 1 look demented? That
devilish laundryman is haunting me
again. He has been here several times
and I can’t resist his overtures. Please
help me to keep him from me.’ ” .
Olson repeated the details leading to
the crime. Several times during his tes
timony his sobbing forced an Interrup
tion. Mrs. Olson is expected to tell her
story on the .stand tomorrow.
SEIZED IN LUNEVILLE
Tremendous Excitement Fol
lows Landing of Airship
Across Border
CLAIM TO HAVE BEEN
LOST IN THE CLOUDS
Rumors That (Jorraan Dirigible Had
Been Hovering Over Forts Caused
Much Agitation in France.
Populace is Indignant
Lunevllle. France. April 3.—Tlic tier
man military dirigible airship Zeppelin
IV' landed in the military paradti
grounds here today and was seized by
the French authorities.
The incident lias caused tremendous
excitement notwithstanding the Ger
man officers aboard the airship ex
plained that they had been lost in the
clouds and did not know they had
crossed the French frontier.
Inhabitants of the eastern frontier
regions of France have been much agi
tated the last few weeks over reports
that German dirigibles had been ob
served or heard nightly hovering over
the forts. But the stories, like those
of the phantom airship of England,
never were properly substantiated.
The people of Luneville, therefore,
were considerably startled shortly be
fore noon today when a brownisli yel
low airship appeared at a great height
in the clouds, coming from the direc
tion of Nancy. The airship was lost
to view, but reappeared an hour later.
It was apparent that the pilot was hav
ing a battle With the wind and that
lie was making an effort to reach tho
earth. Finally a safe landing was
made in the parade grounds where two
squadrons of cavalry were drilling. Tho
cavalrymen rode up and formed a cor
don. They caught tlie ropes thrown
from tlie dirigible and securely moored
it. The local authorities and Brig.
Gen. Antide J^eon Eescot immediately
were summoned and were closely fol
lowed by a huge crowd of excited peo
ple. It required the efforts of two com
panies of infantry to keep tho indig
nant populace at a safe distance.
Carried Ten Passengers
Zeppelin IV, which is of the latest
and largest model, carried 10 passen
gers, of whom four were officers in
uniform, a Prussian captain and lieu
tenant and two Wurtomburger lieuten
ants.
The captain explained to General
Lescot that the Zeppelin was under
going h test prior to being taken over
by the war department. They left
Friederichshafen early in the morning,
bound for the grand duchy of Baden.
With the intention of making as
cension trials they had mounted to a
height of 3000 metres (about 9750 feet)
and had lost their course in the clouds.
They were carried along by a strong
east wind and observing the cavalry
thought they had reached Saarbruohen.
As they were short of gasoline they de
cided to land. They did not know they
had crossed the French frontier.
The chief officer of the engineer
corps at. Lunevllle removed the mag
netos from the engines so that the
airship could not get under way and
the cabin was searched for photo
graphic apparatus, sketches, or similar
articles. Nothing of tha nature, how
ever, was found.
Tlie German officers were permitted
to telephone to Friederichshafen for a
supply of hydrogen and for mechan
icians.
Some of the spectators who witnessed
the landing of the Zeppelin say she had
a German flag flying but when near the
ground it was hastily hauled down, torn
to pieces and thrown away, apparently
with the Idea of avoiding any unpleasant,
incident. *
After the German officers had answered
the questions of General Lescot and had
been searched they were taken to a
hotel.
No instructions have yet been received
from the minister of war regarding the
disposition of the airship. Meanwhile, it
is solidly moored, and will be watched
by soldiers and 60 workmen, the latter
having been hired by the German of
ficers.
Think Germans Spies
Some Funeville inhabitants are greatly
excited and refuse to believe the Ger
mans are not spies. The feeling lias
been increased by statements emanating
from some of the residents who insist
they saw paper thrown from the dirigible
when it was passing ov?r the town. The
German officers, however, declare they
handed over all their documents to i
French officer Immediately they landed.
Measures taken by the authorities to
check any demonstration were compara
tively successful, although some stones
were throrwn at the automobile convey
ing the Germans to the hotel. The after
part of tlie dirigible was considerably
damaged.
Blow to Germany
Berlin, April 3.—The straying of the
Zeppelin IV into France comes as a
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HUERTA AGREES TO NAME
LASCURAINAS PRESIDENT
Anxious to Satisfy All Factions in Mexican Melee—Lascurain
is Entitled to Serve Next in Line—Huerta’s
Military Force Inadequate
El Paso, Tex., April 3.—To satisfy
all factions in the Mexican melee, Gen
eral Huerta has agreed to the naming
of Pedro Lascurain as provisional Pres
ident. said advices received here to
day directly from the national cap
ital. Hasourain would serve out tlie
uncompleted term of the late President
Madero.
As minister of exterior relations in
Madero’s cabinet, Lascurain is entitled
to serve as next in line, in view of
the deaths of Madero and Y'ice Presi
dent Suarez. The Huerta CRbinet
would be retained by the compromise.
This arrangement, it is said, lias
been offered to the constitutionalists
now fighting *thr Huerta government
in northern Mexico. It is declared that
Governor Carranza of Coahuila has
agreed and that the Sonora insurrec
tionists will fall in line. The deci
sion of the present provisional Presi
dent is said to have been occasioned by
the recent uprising of Zapata in tho
south, which places the Huerta forces
between two fires.
Mexican military men here estimate
that Huerta has not more than 14,000
troops in all Mexico with which to meet
the situation. This is even less than
Porfirio Diaz had in combatting the
Madero revolution. Madoro. on taking
office, began recruitng volunteer troops
with the ex-insurrecto corps as a basis.
In the meantime the regular army was
not recruited to normal strength. The
desertion to the opposing side of tho
majority of the volunteer groups lias
left the actual government forces far
[below par.