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SIXTY-SECOND YEAR. NO. 241.
FRIDAY. JULY 25, 1913. FOURTEEN PAGES.
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SOLDIERS ARE
IN CHARGE OF
COPPERBELT
Several Companies Now
on Scene and Others
on the Way.
DISORDER SUBSIDING
Twenty-Five Thousand Hands
Are Idle Mines May At
tempt to Resume Work.
tT Calumet. Mich., July 25. With six
militia companies on duty and other
troops en route, the strike of the cop
per miner muled measurably toward
a state of dull routine today. The
more enthusiastic union members or
ganised parades and marched through
several localities, but there was prac
tically no disorder up to noon.
Th pinch of strike conditions
spread more generally today through
a score or more communities depend
ing upon the mines, mills and smel
ters. The action of Hancock retailers
In refusing further credits to custom
ers yesterday, wan repeated in other
sections of the district, and it is an
nounced wholesalers will take sim
ilar action Monday.
At union headquarters, plans were
laid for a big mass meeting Sunday
and for district and local meetings to
night and tomorrow. Cuy Miller of
Colorado, member of the executive
board of the Miners' Federation, la
med a statement in which lip com
pared conditions In the Calumet dis
trict with those in other copper pro
ducing sections.
0 IMH WITH OTIIKH1.
"We have simply triM to put miners
and surface workers in the Lake Su
perior mines on a par with men doing
similar work in other parts of Amer
ica." he aald. "In llutte, for instance,
tho minimum waee. with copper J5
re'rrff.! I!. ,'JJITJ. L'lT WMHIlJPTgnvmd
men, and in no case does it go below
$3.o0. Arizona averages 1.Z, but In
the Calumet district, the minimum is
$2 to $2.25, and men hero have been
working ten to thirteen hours a day,
whereas in other mining sections
eight hours constitutes a days' labor.
These facts should dispose of any ar
gument of life company that competi
tive condition in the metal markets
compelled them to keep men on long
hours on a low wage basis."
Calumet. Mich.. July 25. Whether
the coming of troops to the copper
ountry means the end of violence or
fresh outbreaks was the chief subject
, cf discussion in Calumet today. Troops
will bo distributed among t,h? mines
and kept within easy communication.
Brigade headquarters will be at Calu
met, troops pitching tents about the
armory and fields.
The Menominee, Soo, Alpena and
Sheboygan companies were expected
this forenoon and the lower peninsula
ccmpanfes during the afternoon. The
Houghton company arrived last night
Troops will act under direction of
Sheriff Crune. who will have complete
control of the situation unless it, be
necessary to proclaim martial law.
General Abbey, commanding, will act
under the sheriffs orders.
ti. ; sAi.nn.
A large number of strikers gather
ed about the No. 2 Calumet and Hecla
shaft this morning, but the only dem
onstration was an occasional yell. The
general closing of saloons is expected
if more violence occurs. The coming
cf troops will probably cause abandon
ment of this year's encampment of
the militia scheduled for next month.
The governor is kept advised of the
situation and is not expected here un
less the situation takes a critical turn.
The troops are welcomed by the peo
ple generally, as the deputies, unarm
ed, are unable to cope with the strik
ers, and the authorities are reluctant
to permit the use of arms.
MAY REOPEN mM.
I At night's mass meeting and par
ades developed no disturbance. The
Western Federation of Miner is hold
ing out for a conference with the man
agers. But this. It, is said, will not be
granted. It Is believed while the
troops are here the mines will be re
crnd. Most of the non-union men,
it is claimed, are willing to go to
work if the shaft are guardsd. Non
union English miners conVnue to
leave the copper country oa all trains.
They are the best miners In the dis
trict. In an area of 75 miles 25.000 men
are Idle. The strikers for Uie "Host
part are young. unraarrleA Austiians,
Finns. Hungarians n4 Bulgarians.
Two thousands Strikers from Ah
meek. Mohawk, Allouei, Wolverine
and Centennlc.1 mines adjacent to the
Calumet district, reached here at 10
o'clock this moraine and passed quiet
ly through the streets. They carried
a large American flag and many small
flags. The men are laughing and jok
ing. Strikers this morning drove dep
uties from the Ah meek and Wolverine
mines. ,
Lansing. Mich., J11I7 2,J.' It aa an-
J
forecast Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Mollr,,
and Vicinity.
Unsettled and warmer weather with
probably showers late tonight or Sat
urday, moderate to brisk southerly
winds.
Temperature at 7 a. m. 63. Highest
yesterday 79, lowest last night 58.
Velocity of wind at 7 a. m. 5 miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at 7 p. m. 42, at
7 a. m. 53.
Statee of water 5.5, a fall of .1 in
last 24 hours.
J. M. SHER1ER, Locsl Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Evening stars: Jupiter. Mercury.
Morning stars: Saturn. Venus. Mars.
About 0 p. m.. the letter W formed
by constellation Cnsseopeia appears
athwart the M!!ky Way in a position
exactly horizontal.
nounced at the adjutant general's of
fice this morning that practically ev
ery company of the Michigan national
guard was either on the way or would
be on the train for the copper country
strike scene as soon as cars are avail
able in response to the governor's or
ders of yesterday. It is expected that
more than 2,000 militiamen will be on
the scene before tomorrow night.
There is considerable delay in other
larger cities of the state in getting
troops away because of lack of trans
portation facilities. Brigadier General
Abbey left for Calumet last night to
take charge of the situation.
ALLOW MULHALL
STORY TO STAND
Washington, D. C, July 25. Martin
M. Mulhall's story of lobbying as un-
! folded before the senate lobby com-
1 mi'tee is t0 be allowed to stand prac
tically without cross-examination from
democratic members of the committee.
Senators Nelson and Cummins, who
yesterday began severe questioning of
the witness, probably will continue
1 their demand for more detailed stao-
ments upon letters as they are in
troduced into the record. But the
democratic memb?rs expect to let the
story stand principally upon the evi
dence presented In 5,000 or more let
ters. The committee also Indicated it
would not permit general cross-examination
of Mjiihaft By-atBrnerg,"pr
oflicers of tlltfT manufacturers, and
those officials' tvill attempt to make
Mulhall defend his statements before
tho house committee next week.
Aug. 30, 1910, Mulhall wrote Pres
ident Taft asking for an interview fee
General Manager Bird of the Manufac
turers and himself. "It would be a
great help to hate a number of lead
ers in the manufacturing associations
foi touch with the leaders of our party
throughout the country In the present
crisis." the letter ran. Mulhall swore
he received a reply from the presi
dent's secretary, C. D. Norton, arrang
ing an interview for Monday after
noon, Sept. 12, at Beverly.
Oct. 5, 1310. Mulhall wrote former
Senator Foraker of Ohio about his
talk with President Taft, saying he
had submitted the names of men who
would help in the campaign. "He
scrutinised the list closely," Mulhall
w rote, "and talked an If John H. Tay
lor of East Liverpool and H. M.
Hanna were not enthusiastic friends
of his. He was greately pleased with
the work I told him had been done in
Massachusetts, and in other states,
and advised me to inform our people
to do everything possible they could
to keep in touch with leaders on the
congressional committee, so we might
be able to help In close districts."
RAY ASKING COURT
TO FORCE ADVANCE
Officer Refused Promotion
the President Sues for
Higher Rank.
by
Washington. July 25. Acting Secre
tary of War Breckenridge was served
yesterday with a summons In a case
brought ia the federal courts by Major
B. B. Ray. whose promotion was pre
vented by the president.
Major Ray seeks to compel the war
department and the president to pro
mote him to the grade of lieutenant
colonel. President Wilson, acting on
the advice of Attorney General M,c
Reynolds. declined to promote Major
Ray. although he was In line of suc
cession. The president took the stand that
he had functions also as commander-in-chief
of te army which gave him
liberty to act otherwise.
PERU PRESIDENT
PLACED IN PRISON
Lima. Peru, July 25. Former Presi
dent Leguia of Peru and his son were
arrested at 2 o'clock this morning and
sent to the penitentiary following the
wounding during a riot last night of
six persons by shots fired from the win
dows and roof of Legula'e residence.
The affair has caused a sensation and
probably wfil bring a ministerial
crisis.
THE WEATHER
WILSON SAYS
MEDIATION IS
WRONG PLAN
Returning Mexico Ambas
sador Arrives in New
York Today
TO SEETHE PRESIDENT
Secretary Bryan Holds Confer
ence With Executive, But
Keeps Silence.
New- York, July 25. Henry Lane
Wilson. American ambassador to Mex
ico, arrived today on his "mission to
discuss the. Mexican conditions with
President Wilson and the state depart
ment. Wilson is expected to reach
Washington tonight.
Ambassador Wilson said he was op
posed to sending a commission to Mex
ico to try to mediate between the war
ring factions, but did not say what
remedy he had to' offer.
Washington, D. C, July 25. Secre
tary Bryan, upon his return to Wash
ington today from a lecture tour, was
silent on the Mexican question, but
observed the Iowa crops were fine.
The secretary conferred briefly with
the president, and made an appoint
ment for a longer conference later in
the day.
A cabinet meeting w as not held to
day because most of the members
were out of the city.
IU'jHKI, TEl.l. STRENGTH.
According to representatives of the
Mexican constitutionalists, the consti
tutionalist forces are now in control
of all the state of Sonora except
Guaymas. all the state ot Chihuahua
except the cities of Juarez and Chi
huahua, all the state of Duranga, all
the state of Coahuila except the cities
ot SaltlUo and Moncova, all the state
of Neuvo Leon except the city of
"Slonfereyr n7T"tle state 01 Tarh1TuHpas
except the cities of Lareo, Victoria and
, ana
3.-411
Tamplco, all the state of Zacatecas
the state ot San Luis Potosl except
the capital, all the state of Slnaloa
except Maiatlan and Culiacan, all the
state of Morella, al the state of Guer
rero and all the state of Morelos ex
cept the city of Cuernavaca.
The constitutionalists say their
forces overrun the state ot Hidalgo,
Guanajuto, Jalisco, Vera Cruz, Mexi
co, Oaxaca, Campeche, Tabasco, Pueb
la and Chiapas.
The constitutionalists declare there
Is no foundation for the report that
they may be willing to accept as pro
visional president Mr. De La Barra,
former ambassador to Washington.
TALK ABOUT MEDIATION.
While the plan of mediation was
scouted by the constitutionalist repre
sentatives as insufficient, as they do
not believe the Huerta government
now in possession of the electoral
machinery, can guarantee an honest
election, the idea has been given some
consideration by members of the sen
ate and by President Wilson as point
ing the way to a solution. .
While neither side is getting muni
tions of war from the United States,
it is believed possible that a change
of policy might follow the coming con
ference with Ambassador Wilson.
Democrats on the house committee
of foreign affairs conferred about the
Mexican situation and recorded -a de
cided feeling against intervention and
In favor of breaking up any diplomatic
move President Wilson and his advis
ers may feel disposed to make.
AMERICAN'S REPORTED SAFE.
Americans at Madera, Mexico, are
In no danger, according to a dispatch
received at the state department from
Thomas D. Edwards, consul at Juarez.
Nogales, Arin., July 25. The report
that U. G. Wolf of El Paso, connected
with a mine in the Hermosillo district,
had been murdered by Mexican bandits
was denied yesterday at the American
consulate in Nagaies, Sonora. A tele
gram from Consul Hostetter at Her
mosillo said Wolf was alive and well.
Los Angeles, Cal., July 25. Twenty
American women from the Yaqul riv
er valley In Sonora are expected to
arrive today at the mouth of the Colo
rado river on the yacht Pexlnosa. This
Information was contained in a mes
sage from American Consul Simpich
of Nogales.
St. Louis, Mo, , July 25. William
Carney, for 15 years a traveling sales
man for the St. Louis branch of a
plow company, arrived In St. 'Louis
yesterday with his wife and told of
hit escape from Mexican bandits.
AMERICA AND ASIA NOW
TALKING VIA WIRELESS
Noma, Alaska, July 25. Direct wlre
lers communication between America
and Asia Is now an accomplished fact,
the United States army signal corps
station here having been in nightly
communication alnee Bunday with the
umiui iiouon Aiiioyr. s:nerit, 600 1 noon'i program. Parks in the first
miles eet of Name. The Russian i match beat MeLouglin. the American
government operates a chain of four champion. In the second match Wil
station between Anadyr and Vladlvos- ! Hams of Philadelphia turned the ta
tot 1 Dies on Dixon ol Ecg land.
REMEMBER
STEAMERS BUMP
IN A FOG; ONE IS
BADLY DAMAGED
Vineyard Haven. Mass., Ju",y 25.
The freighter Millinocket, from Stock
ton, Maine, for New York, arrived here
at sunrise in a sinking condition as a
result of ax'ollislon at midnight dur
ing a fog with .the Persian, a passen
ger s'eamer Ixiriiftirom Philadelphia
for BoBton '
Boston, Mass. July 25. With stem
twisted and forepeek f uy of water, tho
steamer Persian reached here at noon.
In a dense fog off Pollock. Rip, this
morning, the vessel collided with the
freighter Millinocket. No one was in
jured, but 51 passengers on the Per
sian were considerably excited.
airshFusFd on
inspection trip
Engineer Darling, at Duluth,
Accepts Invitation of
Tony Jannus. '
Duluth, Minn., July 25. What was
Baid to be the first inspection of gov
ernment works about the Great Lakes
from a flying machine was made late
yesterday by Chief Assistant Engineer
Darling of this district. Finding the
government launch already in service.
Darling accepted an offer of Tony Jan
nus, who Is here making flights in a
hydro-aeroplane at the Lakes-o'-the-Lakes
celebration, to take Darling on a
flight about the harbor. They started
at the aerial bridge and crossed all the
works on both the Duluth and Superior
sides.
"It saves time and gives one a bet
ter opportunity to look at the work be
ing done," said Darling.
MRS. PANKHURST FOUND
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
London, July 25. Consulting physi
cians in attendance on Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, who ytsterday was re
leased from Holloway jail, today or
dered Immediate resort to transfusion
of blood. Weakness and Inanity from
effects of her hunger and thirst strike
are so extreme that great apprehen
sion is felt on the outcome. "She
could be no worse," was a statement
of one of the attendants today.
ALUS AND WOOD
AHEAD IN SERIES
Chicago, July 25. E. P. Allis of
Milwaukee and Warren K. Wood ot
Homewood were ahead at the end of
the morning round In the semi-finals
of the tournament of the Western
Golf association at Homewood today.
Wimbledon, Eng., July 25. The
United States and England broke even
today in the first day's tennis nlay for
i the Davis cup. Each side won one of
the two singles matches on the after-
THOSE VACATION
BOY IS KILLED IN
AN AUTO WRECK
Family Traveling from Kansas
to Indiana Comes to Grief
in Illinois.
Decatur, HI., July 25. Stephen
Keeling, aged 12, of Fort Scott, Kas.,
was killed and his brother Keith,
age 15. sustained a broken leg-when
ah automobile driven by their father
overturned 10 miles east of Marca.
111., at 5 o'clock this morning. The
Keeling family, consisting of the par
ents and four children, was touring
from Fort Scott to Indianapolis. Loose
earth caused the accident.
CURE FOR INFANTILE
PARALYSIS CLAIMED
Western Physician Also Hopes
to Conquer Locomotor
Ataxia.
Venice, Cal., July 25 Dr. Irvin Mc
Gee, who has practiced medicine for
nearly; thirty years, has announced
that after a year's work he has discov
ered a cure for infantile paralysis
w hich robs the disease of the paralysis
feature and he is confident that by
similar treatment he can control loco
motor ataxia.
In the infantile paralysis treatment
Dr. McGee used subcutaneous injec
tions of a glycerin emulsion of the cell
of the anterior horn of the marrow of
the spinal column of a healthy animal.
The physician gays he has treated six
teen cases successful- by the above
method and in no case did paralysis
ensue.
PARTIALITY ADMITTED IN
VOTING MACHINE DEAL
Chicago, 111., July 25. In the Butts
legislative commission investigation
today of the alleged $1,000,000 voting
machine scandal. Election Commision
er Taylor admitted while other com
panies were required to make a pub
Jic demonstration of their machines at
the election of April, 1911, the Empire
company was not compelled to live up
to the specifications in that regard.
It w-as 'allowed to substitute 16
United States state standard machines
for trial at the polls.
Run Over by Own Machine.
Joliet, 111., July 25. Because he
cranked his automobile while, it was
In gear, Harry Lewis, a Joliet banker,
was run over and seriously Injured
yesterday. Lewis was in a hurry to
take some friends to the Union sta
tion and neglected to inspect his
gears, the machine would not spark
the first few whirls of the crank, so
he opened the throttle wider, one ot
the friends put on the exhilarator to
help matters, and now Lewis faces a
two weeks' hospital sentence.
Boy Thief Sentenced.
Lake Charles, La., July 25. Her
chel Pierce, 17 year eld, who confessed
to stealing almost 122,000 from a Wells
Fargo express chest in the railroad
station here, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.
His brcther-in-law, A. E. Amy, with
whom he dlvjded the money, pleaded
guilty to receiving stolen goods and
was aan'enced to two years' imprisonment.
PICTURES?
OCT. 20 IS DATE
SET TO CHOOSE
SUPREME JUDGE
Springfield, 111., July 25. Calls were
issued by Governor Dunne today for
primaries Sept- 13 and special elec
tions Oct 20 for judge ot the supremo
court, Fifth district, to fill the vacan
cy caused by the resignation of Judge
Hand, and for judge of the Tenth ju
dicial circuit to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Judge Pnter
baugh, of Peoria, who is a candidate
for the republican nomination for su
preme judge, and for county Judge of
Peoria county to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Judge
Otman. ,
UGLY CONVICTS
SENT TO AUBURN
Ossining Prison Is Relieved of
. 100 Second Termers Put
in a Wild Night.
Ossining. N. Y., July 25. Heavily
handcuffed, shackled and chained to
their places in a raiiroad car, which
had been brought inside the prison
enclosure, 60 convicts, dregs of the
New York city criminal class, were
taken to Auburn prison today. All are
second term men. A hundred guards
performed the work of handcuffing
8nd chaining the convicts, while in th
state armory not far away a company
of naval mjlitia waited for a call to
protect the town In case the transfer
of the convicts resulted in a prison
mutiny.
There was little sleep in the prison
last night. Howling and banging of
cell doors ceased only when 'the angry
convicts had worn themselves out.
Fearing friends and relatives might
be on the tram to which the car of
criminals was attached, and an at
tempt made to release the prisoners.
Warden Clancy provided . almost as
many guards as there was convicts.
The town or OBSining last night
and this morning was full of men
breathing vengeance against the pris
on authorities. After he has rid the
prison cf second termers, the warden
expects no trouble. The rest of the
second termers will be sent away to
morrow. Women Open Headquarters.
Chicago. 111., July 25. The woman's
party of Cook county opened perma
nent headquarters in a downtown hotel
today and began a campaign in the
interest of foreign born women. FivS
hundred women visited headquarters
during the day.
BORAX KING HELD
TO BE A BANKRUPT
San Francisco, Cal., July 25. The
tangled affairs of F. M. Smith, the
"borax king' and head of a $200,000,
000 string of corporations, were taken
Into bankruptcy court yesterday when
four 'small creditors of the financier
filed a petition In the federal court
asking that Smith be declared an in
voluntary bankrupt
CUTINPARCEL
POSTRATE TO
BE ENFORCED
s
Burleson Ignores Attempt
in the Senate to Pre-
vent Changes.
SAYSIT'SMONEYMAKER
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion Announces Pertmaster
, General Has Authority. 4
Washington, D. C. July 25. Desplta
senatorial criticism of proposed reduc
tion of the parcel post rates and an
increase in size of packages. Postmast
er General Burleson announced today
he would issue orders at once putting
the changes in effect Aug. 15.
Chairman Clark of the interstate
commerce commission, explaining why
the commission sanctioned the pro
posed changes, said he believed the.
postmaster general had the power un
der the law to make the changes. "1
am convinced tha postoffice depart
ment ought to, can and will extend
the parcel post until it will carry all
packages up to 100 pounds," he added,
BEFORE COMMITTEE.
In answer to criticism of his proposed
reduction In rates and increase of th
size of parcel post packages. Post
master General Burleson today appear .
ed before the senate postoffice com
mlttee with Chairman Clark of the
commerce commission.
Senator Bristow said he Believed
Burleson had authority to change the
rates and zones if the interstate com
merce commission approved, otner
senators agreed, but questioned his
authority to abandon the distinctive
stamp.
"Wc are going to make money on
the new business and we will be able
to make further reduction in rates,"
said Burleson.
ftJJlL:. .!"'
Public h'larings will not be held by
the interstate commerce commission
upon the expediency of changes pro
posed by the postoffice department in
rates, zones and weights In parcel
post matter. The commission in a
statement says it has no Jurisdiction
over the compensation paid by the
postal service for hauling mails.
Since the introduction of a parcel
post, said Burleson, the revenue of th
Chicago pobtofllce Increased 21,63 per
cent. He believed that it was due to
the parcel post.
"That's because the big mail order1
houses are located there," suggested!
Bristow.
"They honestly are in favor of tha
abolishment of the parcel post
otamp", returned Burleson.
PARDON ASKED FOR
JULIAN HAWTHORNE
Writer, Who Has Been a "Model
Prisoner," Expected tc
Get Parole.
, Washington, July 25. The federal
pardon board yesterday favorably
recommended a parole for Julian Haw
thorne, the writer, and Dr. William J.
Morton, former treasurer of the Unit
ed States, who have beer, serving sen
tences in the Atlanta penitentiary for
misuse qf the mails in a stock scheme.
The report was submitted to Attorney
General McReynolds. He is expected
to act favorably on the recommenda
tions, as the board finds the two men
have been model prisoners and "are
not likely to return to criminal "and
vicious ways.
WILSON IN CONFERENCE
OVER A CURRENCY BILL
Washington. D. C. July 25. The
president endeavored today to recon
cile differences of opinion among dem
ocrats of the house banking commit
tee on the administration currency
bill. "The democrats certainly will
get together on a bill before long,''
said Wingo of Arkansas, one of those
opposed to certain features of the
bill, after a conference with the presi
dent. BOARD FACES CRISIS IN
EASTERN RAIL DISPUTE
New York, July 25. After a confer
ence with conductors and trainmen ot
the eastern railroads this afternoon,
the mediators said the situation had
reached a critical stage. They would
not explain this statement. a Thin
afternoon the board again met the
railroad managers.
Murder and Suicide.
Detroit, Mich., July 25. Dean David,
sen, a paving foreman In the depart
men of public works, today shot and
lillcd bis mother-in-law, Mrs. Caroline
Blttner, at her home, wounded hit
wife and killed himself. A suit against
I Davidson la pending In the courta, y
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