The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 31, 1913, Page 2

LI AA iN i ed WENIGANS HOOT AMERICAN OFFICER Federal Soldiers ie eKGH AR gration Commissioner. HUERTA HELD RESPONSIBLE State Department Demands That Slay- ers Be Arrested and Punished— Release of Other Ameri- cans Demanded. El Paso, Tex., July 28.—News of the shooting by Mexican federals of Charles B, Dixon of San Diego, United States immigration commissioner, created wild excitement in El Paso and border cities. Dixon was a victim of the notorious Jey fuega when he crossed into Juarez to see a negro in connection with a white slave case. The bullet pierced Dixon's back and passed through his body. He was taken to a hospital and Dr. J. H. Tappen of the immigration service at El Paso, who went to Juarez to treat the wounded -man, said that he prob- ably would die. Dixen was in Juarez on official busi- ness investigating a white slave case, when be was arrested by a band of federals, who started marching him away from the city in the direction of the foothills, where many men have been put to death. Dixon started to run and after getting half a biock away was fired upon and hit in the back. Dixon made a statement later in Juarez to American officials. that he was satisfied the Mexicans were marching him out to shoot him when he ran. He says the Mexican sold'ers were drunk. July —-Strong rep resentations, the most drastic in Phraseology that have been made since the present American adminis tration came into power, were made to the Huerta government in Mexico. The United States government de- manded not only the prompt arrest, court-martial and punishment of the Mexican federal soldiers who shot Charles B. Dixon, an American Immi- gration official, at Juarez, Mexico, but the immediate release of Charles Bis- sell and Bernard McDonald, mining maangers imprisoned by federal sol- diers at Chihuahua City and said to be threatened with death. So serious were these incidents re- garded in official circles that they overshadowed largely the policy which the visit of Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson had brought to a climax. The ambassador himself was so exercised over the developments in Mexico that he dictated two strong telegrams, one to the embassy in the City of Mex- {co and the other to the American consul at Juarez, and while Secretary Bryan slightly modified their tone, they were approved and promptly dis- patched. Washington, El Paso, Tex., July 28.—Charles B. Dixon, Jr., the United States immi- gration inspector who was shot in Juarez by Mexican soldiers, was re- leased from the Juarez hospital and brought to El Paso, after the Ameri- ean consul, T. D. Edwards, had made a demand for his release and for the] M. arrest of the men who alot: him. THE FIRE VICTIMS | BURIED The Funeral of Unidentified Dead at Binghamton, N. Y., Attended by Thousands. Binghamton, N. Y., July 28.—Attend- ed by thousands of mourners, the fu- neral of twenty-one unidentified dead who lost their lives in the Bingham- ton Clothing Company fire took place here, Services were held in the opera house, clergymen of all the religious denominations taking part. A special trolley funeral car bore the twenty-one coffins to Spring Forest cemetery. Firemen and policemen bore the cof- fins to the graves, which are arranged in a circle, an open space having been left in the center where a monument will be erected. Colorado Wreck Hurt 27. Boulder, Colo., July 28.—Twenty- seven passengers were injured, six probably fatally, when five coaches of the Denver, Boulder & Western train _Overturned near El Dora, Colo. In the five coaches were 125 passengers, mostly tourists. The train was a nar- tow gage one. Mower Cut Off Boy’s Feet. Guthrie, Ok., July 28—When James Roberson, 11 years old, jumped in front of a moving mowing machine to make the team go faster the sickle knives cut off both feet. An older brother driving the team was unable to stop the horses in time. Changes for Weather Bureau. Washington, July 26.—Reorganiza- tion of the weather bureau is soon to be made as a result of a report made to Secretary Houston by a special committee appointed some time ago to investigate the workings cf the IT'S A WALL STREET TRICK FINANCIERS TRYING TO DEFEAT CURRENCY BILL, Secretary McAdoo Charges Cecline of Government Bonds to New York Banks. Washingten, July 29.—Secretary Mc- Adoo has issued a statement flatly charging that the decline of govern ment 2 per cent bonds to ninety-five und a half—a new low record—was due “almost wholly to what appea:s to be a campaign waged with every indication of concerted action on the part of a number of influential’ New York City banks to cause apprehen- sion and uneasiness about these bonds in order to help them in theif efforts to defeat the Currency bill.” Banks throughout the country own almost entirely $730,882,130 of the 2 per cents, Their market value now is approximately $30,000,0Q) less than when the baaks bought them. Almost all the entire issue is used as secur- ity for national bank notes. At the present price, however, the discrep- ancy between the market valie and the issues of notes against the bonds is covered by what is known as the } per cent redemption fund, deposited by the banks with the treasury to care for retirements of national bani notes, Secretary McAdoo announced it was not his intention to require the banis to charge off the present depreziation below par, but that the banks might continue to put in the bonds at par in their statements to the comptreller of the currency, at least “until some ma terial change in conditions shouid compel the adoption of another course.” In his statement Secretary Me‘doo declared the 2 per cenis were worth par notwithstanding their decline in the New York market, and continued: “The idea seems to be that the coun- try banks, which hold about two-thirds of the 2 per cent bonds and use them as the basis for their circulating notes, may be induced to unite with the New York City banks in opposi- tion to the bill if they can be made to believe that the proposed currency measure is going to injure these bonds and cause losses to the banks. This is, of course, unfounded. AVIATOR DESTROYS A SHIP Mexican Gunboat in Guaymas Harbor Blown Up by Bomb From An Aeroplane. Nogales, Ariz., July 29.—The federal gunboat Tampico was destroyed by a bomb dropped from an aeroplane over Guaymas harbor, according. to an offi- cial insurgent message. It was said that Didier Masson made three flights over the harbor before he succeeded in hitting the boat. Governor ignacio Pesqueira received word of the reported insurgent victory while he was on the way north from Hermosillo, He was met at Nogales, Sonora, by Jose Maytorena, the So- nora governor, who has been at Tuc- son, Ariz., leaving the /ffairs of state with Pesqueira. It was said that the two would confer regarding cither elections or turhing over the govern- ment to Maytorena. A Son of F. M. Cockrell Dead. Washington, July 29—Allen V, Cock- rell, son of former Senator Francis Cockrell of Missouri, and for sev- eral years an examiner in the office of the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion, is dead at his home in 2luemont, Va., where he had been ill several months. Cherokee Nation Pioneer Dead. Afton, Ok., July 29.—Maj. Francis M. Dawson, a pioneer of the Cherokee Nation of the old Indian Territory, is dead at his home near Afton. He was 71 years old, a native of Arkansas. He won the rank of major by brilliant service in the Confederate army. Former Indian Schoo! Head Dead. Muskogee, Ok., July 29.—Walter A. Falwell, 43 years old, formerly gov- ernment superintendent of Indian schools of the Creek and Seminole nations, is dead at his home here. Falwell came to Oklahoma from Gi- rard, Kan. An Augusta, Kan., Farmer a Suicide. Augusta, Kan., July 29.—Joseph Gregory, a farmer of four miles north- east of this city, killed himself with a shotgun. Mr. Gregory was 41 years old and leaves a wife and two daugh- ters, one 14 and the other 11 years old. Tortured and Killed a Boy. Chicago, July 29.—The body of 14 year-old Bernie Holstein was found under a clump of bushes in Morgan Park with a bullet hole in the head. The police believe the boy was mur- dered after having been tortured. Hays Wins by 20,000 in Arkansas. Little Rock, Ark., July 26.—Practi- cally complete returns from the spe- cial election show that George W. Hays, Democratic candidate for gov- ernor, won by about 20,000 majority. The Republican, Progressive and So- cialist candidates finished in order. A Season's Peach Record. Fort Smith, Ark. July 26.—Peach REJECT THE VIEW OF HL. WILSON President Does Not Agree With Mexican Ambassador. MAY ACCEPT RESIGNATION The Diplomat’s Recommendation ‘That the Huerta Government Be Recog- nized Not Kindly Received at Washington. Washington, July 29.—Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson, summoned from Mexico City to inform the Washing- ton administration of conditions of the rebellion-torn republic, talked for an hour with President Wilson and Sec- retary Bryan, submitting chiefly a recommendation that the United States use its influence to establish the Huerta regime. No policy was evolved—at least none was announced —but it became known that the presi- dent’s ideas and those of Ambassador Wilson as to the course to be pursued are so radically different that the ad- ministration officials interpreted the day’s developments as forecasting the acceptance of Ambassador Wilson's resignation. President Wilson and the ambassa- dor regard the future of the Mexican Situation ,it was learned, from opvo- site viewpoints. The President is concerned over the morality of any policy adopted by the United States and the effect on other Latin-Ameri- can countries, and is disinclined to strengthen a government that came into power through the questionable events incident to Madero’s assassi- nation, , Looks to Future. Ambassador Wilson, on the other hand, is disposed to look at the situa- tion, not from past events, but with the practical idea of the future. He believes it the business of the govern- ment to look to the future, and his suggestions have been in the direc- tion of extending recognition to the Huerta government if it did certain things to conserve American interests. The inadvisability from a diplomatic standpoint of maintaining in Mexico City a representative who would not be sympathetic with the purposes of the Wilson administration in Wash- ington is said to have practically con- vinced the President that the em- bassy in Mexico City had better be conducted for the present by Nelson O’Shaughnessy, its first secretary, re- puted here as efficient and expert- enced, The appointment of a new ambassador would be contingent upon the establishment of a satisfactory government at Mexico City. Mean- while, the President advised Ambas- sador Wilson to take a rest for a few days as he has been laboring under @ nervous strain. While the chief officers of the Amer- fean government were debating the facts of the situation, it became known that a movement was on foot which might eventually spare the United States the necessity of offer- ing mediation or any other kind of interference in Mexican affairs, upon which the national pride of Mexico is sensitive. The plan contemplates a repetition of the process by which Diaz abdi- cated in favor of a provisional presi- dent acceptable to both factions in the revolt against him. Prominent Mexicans are interested in the idea, and have informed Secretary Bryan that if the American government would refrain from any policy of me- diation, at least for the present, they felt confident of bringing about an understanding between the warring forces looking toward a peaceful so- lution of political difficulties, Provisional President Huerta, it is suggested, under the peace plan, might be persuaded by his friends that with the desperate financial con- diton of Mexico, his resignation would be an act of patriotism and self-de- ntal. He would be asked to name a minister of foreign relations, a post now vacant, so that through the con- stitutional process of succession the minister would succeed him as pro- visional president. STOLEN BRIDE Girl AGAIN LOST Wife, Who Disappeared From lola, Found But Gave Officer the Slip. Tola, Kan., July 29—Mary Amstrung- Dean, the 15-year-old bride who disap- Peared several days ago from Iola and who was found abandoned by her alleged abductor, Homer C. McCord, at Buffville, near Neodesha, later evaded the officers. Sheriff Kerr, who went to Buftville to bring the girl to Iola and inciden- tally to pick up the trail of her com- panion, returned without:a prisoner. The girl wife agreed to return to Iola if transportation was provided for her. A ticket was furnished her by the manager of the brick plant at Buffville. She left for Iola before Sheriff Kerr arrived to take her into his care and when the train on which the bride was to reach independence arrived there she was not among the Passengers. It is now believed that McCord is LIVELY TILTS IN THE SENATE LONG DEBATE DELAYS THE TARIFF BILL. Bristow of Kansas Stirs Up the Demo- crates by Attacks on the Chem- Ical Schedule. Washington, July 26.—The detailed attacks by Senator Bristow of Kansas on items of the chemical schedule of the tariff bill drew spirited return fire from Senator Williams. Senator Bris- tow also had a verbal skirmish with Senator Reed and so prolonged the debates as to cause Senator Stone to leave the chamber with the remark that the entire discussion was “silly.” The Kansas senator declared the Democratic tariff bill would discrimi- nate in favor of the manufacturer and against the farmer. On account of the long debate less than ten para- graphs of the chemical schedule were approved during the day. = Senator Williams of Mississippi said that the Democrats had found it difficult to deal logically with the tariff because the industrial condition had been placed on high stilts by years of Republican protection. This prompted Senator Cummins to ask why the Democrats had not cut off a little of both “stilted legs,” instead of leaving the industrial body crippled with the manufacturing leg longer than the ag- ricultural leg. Senator Williams replied that they were “afraid it would kill the poor thing to walk straight all at ones.” Senator Smoot's amendment to re- duce the duty on lanolin, or wwol #rease, of one cent a pound to halt a cent a pound was rejected. Senator Bristow wanted to know why, with wool on the free list, the Democrats began to tax the by-products as soon as the wool left the sheeps’ back. Sen- ator Bristow and Senator Reed had a wordy conflict over the tariff on wool grease, which extended into partisan argument, OIL FIELDS SWEPT BY STORM Wind and Lightning Caused a Loss of $250,000 Near Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tulsa, Ok., July 25.—According to such information as js obtainable from a crippled wire service damage which may aggregate a quarter million dol- lars was wreaked by a storm which swept over this part of the state the other night. The oil interests were the heaviest losers. The loss to the Waters-Pierce Oil Company may ex- ceed $50,000. The Phoenix Refining Company here lost a 35,000-barrel tank of ofl, Reports of heavy losses in the Osage and Cherokee fields have also been received. Lightning caused most of the loss. A rain of 1.384 inches fell. GAS IN OIL WELL EXPLODED Lighted Cigarette Caused Death of One Man and Injuries to Three Near Tulsa, Ok, INFLAMATION OF YOUR IMAGINATION May lead you to believe you are buying _ as cheap elsewhere as we sell, but a trial purchase at our store will convince you that we set the pace on prices. The Farmers’ Wants Are where we are especially strong and on large qantities we are always the leader on low prices. How Can We Do It? 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Decatur, Ill., July 26.—Stephen Keel- ing, 12 years old, of Fort Scott, Kan., was killed and his brother, Keith, 15, was injured when a motor car @riven by the boys’ father overturned ten miles east of Marca, Ill. The Keeling family was touring from Fort Scott to Indianapolis and had camped over night near Marca. Loose earth in the road caused the accident. A Millionaire Wed His Nurse. Clayton, N. ¥., July 29.—Col. C. G. Staples, millionaire hotel owner and banker of Washington, married his nurse, Miss Cecelia Kinnear of Wash- with the girl again and the county at- |‘ torney, Mr. Forrest, authorized the payment of a reward for the appre eS # NorTH MAIN MEAT MARKET Fresh €é» Cured Meats FISH EVERY FRIDAY Special prices made on Lard in quantities. We cater to the farmer trade and will make prices on Fresh Meat in large quantities. PHONE 30 Bullock é» Dillon Successors to A. L. Fox FURNITURE CARPETS Undertaker and Embalmer LET US FIGURE WITH You J. VY. KNIGHT |- Adrian, Missouri