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PENSACOLA WEATHER
WEST FLORIDA
The Coming Garden Spot of the
Nation.
rm Tuesday and Wedna
Partly cloudy with local
thundarshowers Tuesday
Yesterday's Temprature;
Highest, 91 degrees, low
est, 75 degrees.
VOL. XVII. NO. 188.
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 7, 1914.
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
mtn
'THREE MEMBERS
RESERVE BOARD
ARE CONFIRMED
They With the Secretary of
Treasury and Comptroller
Can Conduct Business.
TWO OTHERS HELD
UP BY THE SENATE
Paul M. Warburg of New
York Will Ask the Presi
dent to Withdraw His
Name and Will Refuse to
Appear Before Committee
Thomas D. Tones of
Chicago Explains His
Harvester Connections.
BT ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, July 6. The nomina
tions of Charles S. Hamlin W. P .G.
Harding and A. C. Miller, as members
of the federal reserve board were con
firmed by the senate late today. They
j.robably -will take the oath of office
In a few days. With secretary of the
treasury and comptroller of the cur
rency, they will make a quorum of
the board and can transact the pre
liminary business of the new banking
system.
The nominations of Paul M. War-
Jones of Chicago, have not been act
ed on by the banking and currency
committee and probably won't be be
fore the end of the week. It was said
thai Warbug intended making the
president withdraw his name. Acting
Chairman Hitchcock of the banking
committee tonight wired Warbug to
nppear before the committee Thurs
day. It was suggested that he prob
ably would decline.
Jones was before the committee to
day for four hours and answered
Questions regarding his connection
with the International Harvester and
New Jersey Sine Companies, both so
called trusty. Jones said he and his
(brother acquired stock in the zinc
company by trading in the company
1hey acquired and in payment of a
debt. He bought one share of the
Harvester stock to become a director
of the company a the request of Cy
rus R. McCormick. an old friend. He
nii larrd his belief that the acts of
the company, since he became a di
rector were legal. The approval of his
nominution is expected by a small vote.
Borah Asks for
Open Sessions
Of Treaty Probe
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
"Washington, July 6. Senator Borah
legan a right tod;' to force considera
tion of the Colon i, i n and Nicaraguan
treaties in open session. He present
ed a resolution also calling for the
publication . t all investigations by
the foreign relations committee. It
was put over until tomorrow under the
rules.
"!f I cannot ge the consent of the
Ben 'te to have this Nicaraguan treaty
conquered in the open," said Senator
Boi . i. "I will be forced to disregard
the rules of the senate. I have not
attended a single session of the com
mitter since the present hearings be
gan because I did not propose to sub
mit the results of my Investigation to
the clamp of secrecy in executive ses
sion. If the Nicaraguan treaty is
no-ought out into the open it will die
as It ought to die. I believe It is the
irtgrowth of deception, fraud, tyranny,
and corruption, and I'm prepared to
show it."
Senator Borah declared that the
treaty was not being negotiated with
"the people of Nicaragua or the offi
cers they have set up and elected,"
but with "puppets we ourselves set up
In their government."
"Under the rules the resolution went
ever until tomorrow.
A resolution to investigate how the
secret doings of the committees get
Into the newspapers was adopted.
Two Hundred Cadetships to be
Filled at West Point Academy
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
"Washington, July 6. Upwards of
ifwo hundred cadetships at the West
Point military academy are to be
flUed In 1915. In response to numer
ous inquiries on the subject from all
over the country, the war department
today announced the list of cadetships
Cor which candidates are to be ap
pointed to the academy on the nomi
nations of senators and representa
tives In congress for the examination
to be held beginning th las Tuesday
tin March of nex year.
Appointments are to be made by
senators from twenty-seven states and
by representatives from thirty-one
states. The list of the states with the
names of the senators who are to
make appointments Include the fol
lowing: crt- riortoa. iryan;
WAIT PATCHING
OP THE VILLA-
ROW
This Must Be Finished Be
fore Any Other Steps
Can be Taken.
GEN. ANGELES IS
CENTER OF DISPUTE
He Was Recently De
nounced by Gen. Car ran za
as a Federal Spy Re
ports Are That Families
of Gen. Huerta and Those
of Some of His Generals
Have Left Mexico City
for Puerto, Mexico.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, July 6. It was gen
erally believed here tonight that sev
eral days will elapse before an ar
rangement can be made for a meet
ing to settle Mexico's international
troubles. The Torreon conference be
tween Villa's and Carranza's generals
will be finished first.
Carranza's agents here received re
ports today from Torreon. which they
said encouraged the belief that the
dispute will be amicably settled. The
case of General Angeles, recently de
nounced by Carranza is said to be the
chief matter of contention.
Argentine minister Noan, one of the
South American mediators, today dis
cussed mediation with Bryan. After
the conference Noan expressed the
hope that the constitutionalists will
settle troubles and Carranza will
authorize a conference with the Hu
erta delegates. Such a conference
probably would be held in New York.
There were no. official comment on
the reports that ttuerta was re-elected
in yesterday's election in the fed
eral controlled territory. The rumor
still persisted that Huerta intended to
make Lascurian president. Unofficial
reports said Huerta's family and those
of some of has generals had left Mex
ico City during the day for Puerto,
Mexico.
One Bid of Six
Million Dollars
Buys a Railroad
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
"Wichita, Kan., July 6. The Kansas
City, Mexico and Orient Railroad was
sold here today for $6,001,000 to the
re-organization committee represent
ing the bondholders of the company.
The bid was made by A. M. Wickwire
of New York city. There were no
other bidders.
Application for the receivership of
the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient
Railway, which the federal court sold
here today to a re-organization com
mittee of New York and London capi
talists, was made before Judge John
C. Pollock in the federal court in Kan
sas City, Kas., March 7, 1912. Eleven
receivers were appointed to take over
the company's affairs in Kansas, Ok
lahoma and Texas. Immediately after
ward the holders of the company's
stocks and bonds began work on plans
for the re-financing and reoganization
of the road and fifteen million dollars
of European capital was raised for
the purpose of finishing the road and
putting it into operation from Kansas
City to the Pacific Coast of Mexico.
On April 27 last. Judge Pollock, hav
ing been informed the reorganization
committee had completed ins plan for
the rehabilitation of the Orient, or
dered its sale for an amount not un
der 6,000.000.
It was announced that the new com
pany, headed by Edward Dickinson as
president, will assume full manage
ment and will begin the work of ex
tending the road from Wichita to
Kansas City.
Now aiexlco, Catron; Xorth Carolina,
Overman; Tennessee, Shields.
The list of states with the districts
from which cadetships are to be filled
on the nominations of representatives
include:
Alabama, third, fourth and sixth
districts; Arkansas, first to the
seventh districts inclusive; Florida,
second and third districts; Georgia,
second, third, fourth, eighth, eleventh,
and tweU'th districts: Louisiana, first
and fifth districts; aiississippi, first,
fourth, sixth and eighth districts;
Xorh Carolina first, fifth, ninth and
tenth districts; Oklahoma fourth and
fifth oistricts; South Carolina sixth
and seventh districts; Tennessee,
first, fourth, ninth and tenth dis
tricts; Texas, first. second, fourth,
sixth, seventh, ninth, tenth, eleventh.
and fifteenths disricts and Represcn
CARRANZA
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tatlve tiarrett. lrginia, r::tn a
acta.
BRING SECRET MESSAGE FROM CARRANZA
Alfredo Brecada (left)
Washington. July 6. The state-
ment of Alfredo Breceda,
Carranza
-erresentati ve in Washington, admit
ting that the Carranza-Villa feud had
been patched up only temporarily, in
dicates that as &Kn as the present
Constitutiouatists'eampa'.gu triumphs
in Mexico there Wili be heated quar
rels between" tiw- leaders over the
spoils which big business stands ready
to offer for future favors.
According to Signor Breceda., who is
General Carran.a's private secretary,
Villa has been made the dupe of Gen.
Filipe Angfles, who has ambitions of
his own and really is a Cientifico at
Police Will Suppress
Activity Annrchists
Blows from Axe
Wipe Out Family
Of Four Germans
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Chicago, July 6. A family of four
was wipea .oy mows irom an ae at
their home in the German settlement
of Blue island, a suburb, last night.
The victims were Jacob Xeslesla, a
German laborer, aged 52 years, their
daughter, aget' 25 years, and the lat
ter's infant child. The crime was dis
covered by Jacob Xeslesla, Jr. Whether
the butchery was the work of a ma
niac or of a person seeking revenge
was not disclosed in the first investi
gation. I: was lentrned that the young
mother of the Infant had been living
away from her husband for some time
and efforts to find him were begun.
His name was said to be Hamilton.
Each of the slain was struck in the
head.
Xeslesla slept in a front bed room
on the first finer of the Utile frame
dwelling. In the attic the two wo
men and the infant had their beds.
The axe was found near these beds,
indicating to the police that Neslesla
was the first victim.
Jacob Xeslesla, Jr.. a son of the
older couple, living In another part of
Blue island, is a track laborer and
went to the home of his parents, which
is near the tracks, to get a pail of
water. He discovered the bodies after
calling members of the family in vain.
This afternoon a corrected list of the
victims was given out as follows:
Jacob Xeslesla. 72 years oid; street
sweeper.
Mrs. Anna Xeslesla. wife of Jacob,
aged 65.
Mrs. Martha Mansfield, 2 4. daugh
ter of above.
Two-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Mansfield.
Bloody linger prints on the axe han
dle were photographed. Search was
instituted for William Mansfield, hus
band of Martlia who is alleged to have
deserted her a year ago. and for
Michael Cherwir.k. The latter was
compelled to vacate the Xeslesla house
three weeks agei by the landlord in
order to make way for the new ten
ants. He is said to have uttered
threats acainst the landlord and Xes
lesla. Mansfield has not been seen in
Blue island since he left his wife.
and F. R. Villavincencio.
' heart. Carranza's power, however,
j well as his popularity, according to
. breceda, has impressed Villa, with the
result that he and the first chief have
entered into an offensive allinace
against Huerta, the primary purpose
of which is to crush the Cientificos.
That done, they will take up the sec
ondary considerations, chief of which
Is Villa's share of tht spoil?.
Signor Breceda was accompanies!
here- by V. it. Villavicencio, his private
secretary. They stated that they
brought a "secret message" from car
runza to the . 'onstitutionalist junta
here.
Will Drive This Organiza-
. t , . , .
tion. the Industrial rk -
ers oi, the World
Others I'Yom Xew
City.
and
York
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Xew "York, Ju'y 6. The police to
clay planned a campai
ri to suppress
the activities of the anarchists. In
dustrial Workers of the World, and
kindred organizations. This is tlie I
result of the dynamite explosion which
Saturday wrecked a Harlem apart
ment house, killing four persons.
Arthur Caron. and Charles Borg,
killed were reputed to be industrial
workers of the members and Carl
Xansen was tillied with tlie anar
chists. The first move in the campaign may
be a decision by the city authorities
to refuse to permit a puhlie funeral of
the three men named. Alexander
Berkman, an anarchist, has announced
to his followers that he is arranging
for a funeral in Union square Sat
urday. It was also suggested that the
police ask the health authorities to
order the bodies buried at once.
At Tarrytown today, where Caron
and Berg were due to be tried in con
nection with the anti-Rookefeiier de
monstrations, these trials and nine
others were postponed for two weeks.
SOUVENIRS PRESENTED
BY BRITISH PEACE ENVOYS
Ixindon. July 6. The British delegates
to trie International congress of Chamber
of Commerce held in Boston in 1912 today
presented to the Boston Chamber of
Commerce, a silver nip and salver as
souvenirs of their visit to the Cnited
States. The cup bears the quotation
from a speech of Former President Wil
liam H. Taft;
"What can be done towards pear,"
nnd the British delegates' reply. "Let
the nations combine to prevent the hor
rors of war."
CANNON IS OPPOSED
FOR THE NOMINATION
Danville, TH.. July 6. Dr. E. B. Cooley.
a physician of Danville, today announced
his candidacy for the republican nomina
tion in congress, in opposition to Joseph
G. Cannon in the ISth Illinois district.
GOVERNMENT WILL
HAVE GREAT BUILDING
Washlngton, July 6. Appropriation for
a eovemmviit uuuuuie ai me cn r ran -
Is o exposition
wa--
In
ased
$o"0.
.ft., in the sundry anoro:, nation bill re-1
ported today to tfea seoate. I
ABOUT $40,000
FOR NAVY YARD
IMPROVEMENTS
Navy Department Allots
This Amount for Work
To be Done There
MONEY AVAILABLE
IMMEDIATELY
Macadam Roads in the Yard
and Around Naval Hospi
tal Are Provided Presi
dent Dobson of the Cham
ber of Commerce Work
ing' to Secure Some Unex
pended Balances.
The navy department has Just al-
I lotted to the Pensaeola navy yard, ap
proximately $40,000 for improvements,
a part of which will consist macadam
roads in the yard and around the- na
val hospital. By items the allotments
are as follows:
Maintenance
Repairs and preservation ..
. io.ouo
. 10,000
4,004
2.. ".00
Contingent
Remodelling buildings
Road around naval hospital
Remodelling huildings and roads
within yard
4.SO0
Tcta! $;:tt,700
i President Dobson of the Chamber of
Commerce has been working on the
allotments for some time and he Is
also working to get about $7,000 of an
unexpended balance of the old hurri
cane damages appropriation for a
macadam road from the navy yard
to the naval hospital.
The allotment as itemized in the
foix-iroing is available for use at once.
Coroner Trying
To Unravel the
Murder Mystery
r.T ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Freeport. N. V.. July 6. The inquest
into the death of Mrs. Douise Bailey,
wife of a New York manufacturer,
who was shot and killed last Tues
day night while In consultation with
Or. Edwin Carman, a prominent Free-
port pnysictan
in his office, was re
sinner! today.
Assistant District Attorney Weeks
exhibited an unopened box of thirty
eight calibre revolver cartridges,
which he said ho had found in the at
tic of tlie Carman home. Dr. Carman
told him, said Mr. Weeks, that he did
not know how the cartridges came to
DC m ins house. A oS-caiibre bullet
! killed Mrs Raiiev !
The first witness called today was I yrlles n Mexico win ue exienaea 10
Celia Coleman, a negro maid in the Include Spanish and Swiss proper
Carman home. She said airs. Carman lrs- Mr- Riano, the Spanish am-
cnnin :t i ti m or ha.vi n f i nvi L'l rn ; n 1
that she was going up stairs. The.
witness saw her leave the diningroom
and later heard footsteps she believed
v ere those of Mrs. Carman on th
stairs.
She admitted having talked with
George Levy, Mrs. Carman's attorney,
the morning after the murder. She
insisted tha.t no one else was present
at the conference.
"Do you know what perjury means?"
asked the district attorney.
The witness answered that she did.
The district attorney then asked if
she had not told him previously that
Airs. Carman was present. The wit
ness said she did not remember.
Celia Coleman also admitted that
she had signed a paper for Mr. Ievy
without reading it or without having
it read to her.
Mrs. Jennie Duryea. mother of Mrs.
Bailey, testified that her daughter had
been complaining of feeling bad and
that it was she who urgxl her to go to
a doctor.
William Bailey, husband of the mur
dered woman, said his wife had not
complained to him of feeling ill and
he was not aware that she ever knew
of Dr. ''arman.
Madeline Bailey, 17-year-old daugh
ter of the Baileys. said that her
mother had never mentioned Dr. Car
man s name to ner.
Charles Anderson, a negro youth, j
then testified that as he was passing
the Carman house about 8 o'clock last
Tuesday night, he heard a report he
thought was caused by a fire cracker.
He looked in the yard and saw a man
I running toward the back fence. The
man jumped over the fence and An
derson later saw him emerge from an
alley in the next street.
After the examination of several
witnesses, the inquest was adjourned
until Wednesday to allow the district
attorney to get additional ones to tes
tify. man.
STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS
Vurk, July ;. Arrived: Steamers
Xew
Columbia. Glasgow
Moltke. Naples;
Canada, Marseilles.
ti- T TV U., f T. r. T ,1, i lin " " -
whnimnriv n7 Swain would have the power to ap- try districts, according to an tntima-
near here. who strong y resembles Ur members of the nominating tion thrown out by Philander P. Clax-
Carman and dres an automobile of ommttee to represent any state of ton, United States commissioner of
the same t pt . reposed to the i-roe- lnftre prent no more education today. Mr. Claxton said:
port police that earlj this morning two delegates. Tins gave the that he had talked the matter over
while driving his machine not far pamlnistration a decree of power that with Mr. Carnegie and although ha
from where Dr. Caiman was fired had no( been counted in its favor and has not the authority to say Mr. Car-
upon lafri nigi -t a man stanumg oe- h to tne supporters of negie will donate the sum desired, the
side the road fired one shot at h.m. v5d Sla Jr.rdan. matter was well received by tlie steel
Hall is a long time friend of Dr. Car- in the campalan conducted memate
HAVE CAUGHT NO
RATS SHOWING
PLAGUE INFECTION
BY ASSOCIATED PRKSP.
New Orleans. July 6. None f
the several thousand rats examined
here have showd traces of bu
bonic plague, the health author
ities announced today. Surgeon -Oenerai
Blue, of the United St iles
health serioe, formally took
charge of the situation today and
appealed to the women to assist
in a clean-up campaign.
WEST ELORIDA
BANKERS WILL
ATTEND MEETING
All of the National Banks oi
Pensaeola Will
Represented.
he
WILL RECOMMEND
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Meeting W ill be in Mont
gomery and the Wesl
Florida Bankers ill Pre
sent the Name of . II.
Milton a a Director in
Class A. Group 2 Meet
On Wednesday .
Pensaeola and West Florida bankers
will attend in lare number, the
convention of bankers which meets
at Montgomery Wednesday for die
purpose of considering and making
recommendations for a board of di
rectors for the new regional bank in
the sixth district, which is to Ue lo-
cated in Atlanta.
R. W. Goodhart, president of Ihe
National Hank of Commerce of Pen-
sft:y,- Jrl::'
left iast-nlght for Montgomery. Prea
ident J. S. Reese of the Citizens and
People's Bank and President C .
Lamar of the American Nat ion. ti
Bank will go today.
It is understood that the West
Florida bankers will present the name
of W H. Milon as a director in Class
A, Croup -. Directors in this class
and croup will be selected from hanks
having a capital and surplus of from
$60,000 to $10.000.
The convention will assemble Wed-
j nesday and will probably conclude its
business that day.
UNCLE SAM TO LOOK
AFTER PROPERTIES
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, July 6, The asree
ment between the United States and
'Ireat Britain to protect mining prop-
1 ',L ' a x,- j .........
to admit his country as wed as hvvit
zerland to the compact.
This means that Great Britain, the
Cnited States, Spain and Switzerland
will ont support diplomatically any
claims to interests in mining prop
erties acquired by their nations sub
sequent to January 1. 1913, which are
affectfd by cancellations or confisca
tion resulting from the Inability of
bona fide owners to meet obligations
because of military operations.
PLUMBERS WILL
FACE CHARGES
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Des Moines, July 6. Thirty-six
plumbers from eight centra! states
will appear before Judge Smith M'
Pherson In the federal court here to
morrow to answer an indictment
charging them with violation of tne.
Sherman anti-trust act.
Twenty of the plumbers are resi
dents of Iowa. Three are from Ne
braska, three from Illinois, one from
Indiana, four from Wisconsin, one
from Minnesota, three from North
Dakota and one from Michigan. Th y
are expected to plead guilty.
One Hundred Millions From
Carnegie for More Libraries
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
St. Paul, July 6. Southern dele
gates to the convention of the Na
tional Education Association, who
have been campaigning for the elec
tion of Prof. David H. Johnson of
Rock Hill, S. C. to the presidency of
the association, were Disturbed today
when it was announced that President
by the friends of the two -andidaiea
was at fever heat and the election of
members of the nominating commit
tee representing the various states
was eagerly awaite
COUNTY BOARD
WILL OECREASE
RATE OF TAXES
!j aluation of County Proper-
ty Increases from $12,
)00,000 to $14,600,000
RECEIVE BOOKS AT
SPECIAL MEETING
Members Present T'nvored .!
Reduction and the Matter
Will he Settled at Meeting
Tonight Understood the
State, in View of the In
crease, ill Also Reduce
Ihe Rale.
j The value of taxable properly it
i Escambia county increased this year
from $ 1 2, 00,000 to 114.600,090, accord
ing to the 1 ks of Tax Assessor
Kiohards as presented to the board
of county commissioners in special
session last night. In view of the In
crease the sentiment among the mem -;
ben pit-sent wits for a reduction thu i
i will tiring to the county the Maine
' amount of revenue the coming year as
, that received the present year Messrn,
Saunders, Dunham and Bheppard
were present and owing io the ab
sence of Chairman Harrlnesui and Coin
mlssioner McOurdy the matter of ti
ing tin rate wad postponed until to-
night.
Tlie Increase in the valuation
i amount! to 1 ,700,000 and is dtie to
, the fact that tlie value on practically
all property in the county was In
creased by the assessor and Ins n -l
sistaats.
It is understood that the state, in
view of the increases made b) all
counties in their assessed valuation.,
will decrease the- state rate one or
more mills and the county board 'an
make a like reduction. The present
rate Is 23 mills and ft Is likely thai
t the board at its meeting loinulu
reduce this to at least null
both state and county purpose.
.1
railway official
KILLED FROM FALL
BY ASS d ATeT PTtrcSW.
St. I-ouis. July 6. The death of
Martin L. Clardy, vice president and
general Solicitor of the Missouri Pa i-
;io Railroad and former congressman
which occurred last night, was eftttsed
by a fall against a radiator. It v BS
learned today.
Mr. Clardy. though 77 ye.irs old, was
In comparatively good health. Last
night he fell while walking into tli
ha!' of his home. His head utruck a
radiator and death resulted before the
arrival of a physician.
MORRIS SURE OF
POST IN SWEDEN
Washington, July 0. The nomina
tion of Ira H. Morris, of Chicago t.
be minister to Sweden was prepared
today by President Wilson for trans
mission to the senate.
Representative Peters of Massach i
setts is foremost among those whom
the president Is considering for ap
pointment as assistant secretary of
the treasury to succeed Char lee It,
Hamlin, appointed to the federal re
serve board.
RECEIVERS FOR
LORIMER BANKS
Chicago, July 6. Receivers wer
asked for three of the Lorimer-Man-day
string of small banks today. The
banks cloned with the failure of the
parent bank, the IaSalle Street Trust
a.nd Savings Bank. They are-:
The state bank of Calumet, the II
nois State Bank of Chicago and the
Ashland-Twelfth State Bank.
The application was made by Wil
liam R. Freedman, attorney for cer
tain depositors. It is charged that
$75,000 of city deposits allotted to the
Calumet bank, and smaller city de
posits allotted to the other two branch
banks, never reached them and srere
in fact deposited in the La Saltle
street bank. It is further alleged that
certain stockholders in the bank
never paid for their stock. Asseuu
ment of stockholders under the double
liabiliy act IB requested.
Women made their appearance in
the campaign today, some of tnem
openly declaring they were not in fa
vor of Prof. Johnson's election be
cause they charged he did not fairly
discriminate between men and women
teachers.
Andrew Carnesie may contribute
$100,000,000 to build libraries In COUB-
mssnu
'Mr. Carneg.e was exiremejy inter
ested in the proposal," said Mr. Clax
ton. "and asked just how large a sum
would be necessary to carry out the
project."