Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 25, 1916, Page 1

P » ! NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO TER. VOL. XLV CROSS CHANNEL PASSENGER SHIP TORPEDO VICTIM Sussex, Carrying Three Hundred Persons, Running from Folke- stone to Dieppe, Meets Disaster. ALL ON BOARD ARE RESCUED Later Reports Say Vessel Still Afloat After Being Attacked Off Beachy Head, ANOTHER ENGLISH CRAFT LOST LONDON, March 24.—It is re- ported that a cross-channel passen- ger boat from Folkestone to Dieppe was sunk this afternoon. This afternoon nothing is abtain- able as yet from any reliable quar- ter here concerning the Folkestone boat, but it is understood to have been carrying 240 civillan passen- gers, in addition to a crew of sixty men. It is rumored that the steamer sank at 4 o'clock this afternoon. All Are Saved. The continental traffic office of the Brighton railroad says, that according to reports received, all persons on board the steamer were saved and the vessel is still afloat. The Central News says the steamer was the Sussex, and that it was torpedoed off Beachy Head. The agency gives the number of passengers as 380, a few of whom were British. The vecsel was un- der the command of Captain Mouffet, while the crew numbered forty mostly French. A later raport—timed 10:3 p. m.—says the Sussex is still afloat and in charge of a tug. Englishman Sunk. The steamer Englishman of the Domin- lon line has been sunk, according to Lloyds. It is stated that thus far sixty- eight survivors have been accounted for. ‘The last record of the steamer English- man shows that it sailed from Portland, Me., February 17, for St. Nazaire and Avonmouth. The Englishman was a ves- sel of 5,27 tons, and was owned by the Mississippl and Dominion Steamship com- pany of Liverpool. It was bullt in 1892 at Belfast. Abc Test Clause of Immigration Bill is Ridiculed by Cannon % o WASHINGTON, D. C. March %—The literacy test in the Burnett immigration bill was supported by those who pointed to the possibility of vast immigration after the European war and opposed by former Speaker Cannon, who ridiculed it. Armed with a census report of 1790 he argued that the names of two-thirds of the members of the house were not found among those then recorded in the Urjted States and that the names of many men foremost in mational life showed by their absence in the list that their forefathers had been Immigrants. ““Thers were no McKennas, Pltneys or Van De Venters for the supreme court,” said he, ‘“no McAdoos, Burlesons or Houstons to sit about the cabinet table. 1 can find among the first families of that time no Agassiz, Edison or Westing- house, no Carnegle, Harriman, Have- meyer, no Astor. Belmont or Lorillard, no Funston or Pershing, no Watterson or Pulitzer, no Gompers or Morrison or Blly Sunday. “Another name not on the list is that of Roosevelt."” The house cut loose with an uproar of applause that continued until Mr. Cannon rose and bowed, Entent Nations Decline to Disarm Merchant Ships HINGTON, March 24.—The entente allies, replying ndividually to Secretary Lansing's suggestion for the disarma- ment of all merchant ships, have in ef- fect declined the proposal. The Weather | 7 p. m. Saturday: Council Bluffs und Vicinity \d colder. ha Yesterday. Recora, 1995 1914 s 6l W o3 TR 02 401 .01 precipitation " depar- 4 a Precipitation Temperature tures from the normal: and Normal temper Excess for tl Total excess Normal precipitation Deficiency for the day Total precipitation since Deficlel E ture 40 101 @ (nch .03 inch March 1. .11 inch since March 1.......... nch or cor. period in i9i3 inch Deficiency cor. period in 1914 52 inch Reports from Stations at 7 P, M. Station and Btate of Weather. Cheyenne, snow Davenport, clear Denver, spow .. Temp. High- Rain Tp.m. est. fall .18 2 A0 1 cs Moines, clo odge City, part cl t+4 ander, cloudy .. ] North Plat 1 ymaha, par cloudy %0 blo, partly cloudy Rapid City, cloudy. 8 : salt Leke City, cloudy W o Sheridan, cloudy b4 3 Sioux City, cloudy 1 i Valentine, snow N T T indicates_trace of precipitation 1A 'WELSH, Local Forecaster. DENTIST ADMITS BUYING THE POISON Waite Says He Purchased it on Re- quest of Father-in-Law, Who Wished to Take It. |DENIES ADMINISTERING DRUG NEW YORK, March 24 —District Z{torney Swann announced late to- day that Dr. Arthur Waite, accused | of the murder of his father-in-law, John E. Peck, had confessed that he had purchased a quantity of pol and given it to Peck in a sma age. Waite denied, howe ing himself administered th! or knowing that Peck took it. The district attorney added that Waite had sald he bought the poison at Peck's request, because the aged millionaire wished to commit sui- cide. NEW YORK, Maren 2.—Soon after Dr. Arthur Warren Walts, accused of pol- soning his father-in-law, John B. Peck, nounced that he had obtained a voucher from a druggist signed with Waite's name, for the purchase of a quantity of arsenic on March 9, three days before | Peck's degth. District Attorney Swann sald the drug- gist's record showed that Walte had pur- chased enough arsenic to kill several men. Dr. Waite, In denying to Assistant District Attorney Brothers the charge of polsoning his father-in-law, sald he had never purchased arsenic in his life. When informed of the druggist's record he ‘‘be- came suddenly glum and refused to talk. Brothers reported. The district attorncy also examined Miss Catherine Peck, the aged sister of the drug manufactursr, He announced he had learned from her that she had given $40,000 to Waite to invest in mort- gage bonds, but instead of doing so he had used $30,000 in a rpeculative account with Wall street brokers and sent $10,000 to his brother. Dr. Waite admitted, according to Mr. Brothers, that he had put something into Peck’s soup some time prior to his death, but declared that it was medicine, and Dr. A. A. Moore, the yhysiclan who at- tended Peck during h's illness, had in- structed him to employ this method of giving the patient medicine, because Peck had complained that it was bitter and had refused to take it. Mr. Brothers annoanced that Walte would be removed to Bellevue hospital, a prisoner, later in the day. His condi- tion was not yet such as to permit his removal to The Tombs prison. Dr. Walte told his guards, according to reports they made to the district attor- ney, that he would keep his lips sealed an “te. the identitynsof .woman with whom he lived at a nm- §r and Mrs. A. W. Walters. “And 1 will stick to her,”” he was quoted as saying. Lieut. Pailthorp Shot to Death in Room on Cruiser SEATTLE, Wash, March 24.—Junior Lieutenant Ormond C. Pailthorp, U. 8. N., was found today by officers of his ship shot to death in his room on board the cruiser Saratoga. Lieutenant Pallthorp was 29 year old and was appointed to the Naval academy from Michigan, his native state, in 1906, Investigation showed that Lieutenant Palithorp's wound was self-inflicted. No | cause for suicide Is known. Pailthorp returned in February to the Puget Sound yard from the Asiatic station. He was engineer officer of the Sartoga. Berkeley Fire Chief Asphyxiated BERKELEY, Cal, March 2{-—James Kenny, chief of the Berkeley fire depart- ment, met death here last night by suf- focation while fighting a fire in ofl works. Kenney's automobile collided with a tele graph post and the chief was thrown for a distance of about fifty feet. He got up unaided and declared he was not hurt, Trial of Orphet is Set for April Tenth WAUKEGAN, IlL, March 20—Wil H Orpet, student of the University of Wis- cont charged with polsoning his for- mer sweetheart, Marian Frances Lam- bert, a Lake Forest High school girl, en- tered a plea of not gullty in the circult court today after motion to quash the indictment had been overruled. Judge Donnelly denied bail. Date of trial was set for April 10. |General Otis is Abogtgthe Same LOS ANGEL Cal., March 24.—At- | tending physicians said today that Gen- | eral Harrison Gray Otis, editor of the | Los Angeles Times, ill with pneumonia, | was “about the same. ' | night, but it was thought advisable to |glve him a mild stimulant. Yesterday “m passed the day without taking any oplates. His condition tmproved was said not to ave DEMOS DECIDE AGAINST EXCISE TAX UPON SUGAR WASHINGTON, March 24.—Democrats of the senate finance committee today practically decided not to recommend & exclse or production tax on sugar as an amendment to the pending house reso lution repéaling the free sugar provision of the tariff law. Senators Hardwick and Gore have been urging sich an amend- ment, the latter also proposing a half cent increase in the sugar tariff to yremain in effect until six months after & treaty of peace in Europe, wealthy drug manufacturer of Grand Rapids, Mich,,» had cenied the charge | today, District Attorney Swann an- While on his way to the fire | .- GERMAN SOCIALIST PARTY He passed a fair | OMAHA AMERICAN FORCE ABOUT TOATTAC MEXICAN BANDIT Gavira Hears that United States Troops Planned to Strike at Villa Band Near Nami- mns of De Facto Troops aid to Be Closing in on Pancho., BELIEVED HE WILL BE TAKEN BAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 24. | General Gavira, Mexican com- mander at Juarez, advised Consul Beltran of the Mexican government here, that he had been informed that an American army officer with the forces near Namiquipa, had noti- fied General Bertgnie that they probably would attack Villa today. | DOUGLAS, Artx., March 2 —General P. | Ellas Calles, military governor of Sonora, |recelved a telegram today from General | Bnriquez, military governor of Chihua- | {hua, stating that five columns of Car- | ranza troops were closing in on Villa and {his bandits near Namiquipa, and that | with the ald of the Americans it was be- |lleved that Villa would not be able to | escape. | Governor Enriquez also telegraphed that |reports concerning the revolt of General Herrera wero false and an effort by the | “radicals” to cause trouble between the Carranza government and the United | States. | The Mexican troops operating near |Namiquipa, according to General En- | rlquez, were those under the command of | General Cavazoa, General Garsa, Colonel {Cano, Colonel Salas and Colonel Her- | nandez. | General Calles also recelved a telegram |today from General Luis Herrera at Chi- {huahua City, in which the latter denled {emphatically that he had revolted against |the Carranza government and had jotned | Villa, “I deny with all possible emphasts these reports given to the press by re- actionaries, who wish to stir up trouble |among the Mexicans,” the telegram said. |“L intend to prosecute the campalgn {against Villa with more energy than be- ! fore. | Sixty cases of rifle cartridges were turned over to Ives G. Lelevier, consul here for the de facto government, today {by an express company and later were jdelivered to General Calles at Agua | Prieta. Bach case contained 1,000 rounds. | Consul Lelevier stated that also en- | deavored have the ,nmnmdé life the ban placed recently e the exportation of dynamite to Sonora ;l\lfllclontly to allow the Democratic Min- |ing company at Cannanea to obtain a ——— —— SATURDAY MORNING, m—— MARCH SING || U. 8. OUTPOST ON MEXICAN DESERT -Here is an American outpost established on || the Mexican desert, south of the international boundary, scanning the horizon for signs of Villa's troops. V'S OVTROSTIN MEXICO, O INTL. FHrT SERVIEK DIETZ AFTER TROOPS POR AK-SAR-BEN Omahan Meets Encouragement in Quest for Army Men at Semi- Centennial. MAY GET E GUARDSMEN (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, March 24.—(8pe- clal Telegram.)—Gould Dietz, of the Board of Governors of Ak-Sar- Ben had interviews today with of- ficlals of the war department look- ing to the mobilization of troops in Omaha in connection with the celebration of the fiftieth anniver- sary of Nebraska's admission into the sisterhood of states. Mr. Dietz ‘was escorted by Representative Lo- beck in his swing through the army ‘navy bullding, the congressman paving the way for the Omaha man, whose interest and enthusiasm in the forthcoming celebration made a supply of explosives. One thousand em- iployes of the mine, he sald, will be ‘thrown out of employrient within a few jdays unless the company can obtain the {dynamite needed in blasting for ore. Many Rumors at Columb, COLUMBUS, N. M,, March 24—No word was received at the mititary base here |today from General J. J. Pershing's ex- | peditionary command, either by wireless . jor courler. A motor truck train which was expected to arrive early in the day |fatlea to report, but*it was belloved it imay have been delayed by the dust of a | norther. With the interruption which, it was as- iserted, was not due to a defect in the | wireless, numbers of rumors, all appar- ently without foundation, became current here. One had it that American troops were engaged in a battle with Villa in |the vicinity of (deleted), south of Casas | Grandes. ! Another had it that the bandit and a |small band were surrounded in the same vicinity by American cavalrymen, who rapidly were closing in on him. The rumors could be neither confirmed nor denied by military authorities here {because of the absence of dispatches. Be- | lief was expressed, however, that all was | well with the American forces below | Casas Grandes. A telegram from General Pershing {later asserted that dust storms, which {have been raging, have made it impos- | sible for aviators to do scouting duty. It is known also that the storms have in- ! terfered with troop movements. No men- itlon was made of a battle in General | Pershing’s report 'Texas Sheriff Killed by Prisoner He Was Taking Back Home MUSKOG Okla., March 24.—Three posses are pursuing Paul V. Hadley and his bride, wanted in connection with the killing of Sheriff Jacob Giles of Beau- mont, Tex., on & traln near Checotah, Okla., early today | Hadley was being taken to Beaumont from Nebraska, to answer a murder | | charge. After he killed Giles, it is alleged | { Hadley compelled the conductor to stop | the train and, with his wife, fled to the | hills, They are said to be armed, SPLITS OVER U-BOAT WAR BERLIN, March (by wireless to Tuckerton, N. J.)-The long-expected spiit 1 the German socialist party as the re- #ult of the political situation created by ithe submarine warfare controversy in the reichstag occurred today. A new party consisting of elghteen socilst members ! was constituted by the radical wing after {a soclalist caucus had been ded to lexclude Deputy Haase for a breach of | discipline. The socialist's caucus was held efter closure had been applied in the reichstag by the president when the resolution was reached to exclude Deputy liaase, for the same reason that Deputy Liebknecht was excluded from the organization, the minority assembled and resolved to leave the party. The total number of socialist members in the reichstag Is 100. The dissenting minority on the last vote consisted of thirty socialists, |the country, and will make deep impression upon the officlals visited. Mr,, Dietz was told that it troops were available, either regular or militia, dur- ing the week of October 2, they would be mobllized in Omaha for the semi-centen- nial celebration. May Come to Omaha. Mr. Dietz suggested that if the national guard of a number of the states were encamped at Fort Robinson, as now planned in September, they might be moved to Omaha as part of their man- euvers, terminating their encampment at that point. This suggestion, Colonel McKeever, in charge of national guard duties with the regular staff, thought well of and volun- teered to work along those lines, In view of the co-operation of the, Ne- braske delegation, through the efforts of Representative Kinkaid, it is now be- lieved that the Natlonal Guard ot North and South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska will be brought together in a general encampment at Fort Robin- son this year. The date of this encamp- ment is necessarily problematical, but it will be in all probabilyity late in the sum- mer or early in the full. It wis learned today that the Kansas National Guard desires to join tm~the en- campment and that Missourl s also seri- ously considering the question of jolning sister states In making an encdmpment that will be worth while. Mounts for Officers. Colonel B. J. Murfin of Lincoln, judge advocate general of the Nebraska na- tional guard, who has been in Washing- ton co-operating with Judge Kinkald in bringing about a ‘“great big" encamp- ment of citizen soldiery at Fort Robin son, said today he had assurances from the war department that officers’ mounts would be supplied and that the neces- sary horses and mulés would be pro- vide to make the encampment a mili- tary success, these animals to be later returned to the permanent establishment, Range at Ashland, Colonel Murfin sald today that the rifle range at Ashland was practically com- plete, the only essentlals being the cording of the deeds and the payment of the purchase price. “This range,” sald Colonel Murfin, “will make a concentra tion camp at Ashland second t n re- land an ideal place for rifle practice, not only for Nebraska troops, but for adjoining states that have no suitable range. This becomes a permanent fixture for United States troops for rifle practice and prac- tically establishes a post national in char acter for such purposes.” Roosevelt Objects to Public Reception NEW YORK, March 24.-—Colonel aud Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt are due to ar- rive here today on the steamship Matura, returning from a six weeks' journey through the West Indies. Some of the |eclonel’'s admirers wanted to send a com mittee down the bay to welcome him, as they did when he returned from the African hunting expedition In 1910, but they learned from his secretary, John | W. McGrath, that Mr. Roosevelt desired no demonstration in his honor. The balf-formed plans were abandoned, BERLIN DENIES DEFEAT BY RUSS War Office Says Four Attacks by Muscovites Repulsed and Gap in Line Recovered. FOUR DIVISIONS IN T'TE ASSAULT BENLIN, March 28.—(Via Lon- don, March 24.)—The {importance of the struggle around Verdun naturally overshadows interest in the contest on the eastern front, but the latest dispatches show that hard fighting is in progress in the north- ern sector of the Russian line, The Russlan gun fire became in- tense on the evening of March 19, More than 50,000 shells, chiefly of heavy caliber, fell over a small sec- tion of the front near Postavy. Ger- man wire entanglements ~wnd.-the front line trenches were damaged by this fire. At night the Russians attacked fn thick waves. The first two waves were mowed down before they reached the entangle- ments. The third plerced” the German position on a front of less than 100 yards and the assaflants were ejected by & counter attack led in person by a regi- mental commander. At dawn the Rus- slans made a fourth attack, but it waa smothered in its initial stages by Ger- man artillery. Four Russian division are sald to have participated in these movements. The Germans were compelled to summon few reserves. Their losses were heavier than on the two preceding days of the fight- Ing on account of the Russian drum fire, but {s nsserted that, nevertheless, they were surprisingly small, Actlvity of the Russians at other points of Fleld Marshal Von Hindenburg's front is less marked.’ Verdun Gemerally Quiet. PARIS, March 24.—(11:4 a. m.)—There has been no change in the situation around Verdun since yesterday, according to the war office announcement this afternoon. West of the Meuse tne night was calm. East of the river there were intermittent hombardments. The text of the statement follows: “In the Argonne our batteries last night cannonaded with energy the enemy posi- tions in the wood of Malancourt. Near Hill No. 28 we causcd the explosion of a mine and occupled the resulting crater. “West of the.Meuse the night passed quletly. Kast of the river there was in- termittent bombarding in the vicinity of Douaumont and Damloup. “In the Woevre there have been out- bursts of artillery firs in the sectors of Moulainville and Eparg~s, both sides tak- ing part. ““There has been no other developm: of importance on the rest of the front." Medics of Valley To Mget in Omaha ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 24.—The medi cal soclety of the Missourl valley se lected Omaha as the place for its seml annual meeting In September, at its final meeting here today. t WILL NOT CALL OUT NATIONAL GUARD ICnbinet Decides After Discussion that Services of Militia Prob- ably Will Not Be Needed. MIGHT HAVE BAD EFFECT WASHINGTON, March 24.—The question of calling the National guard for border duty to release regulars for service in Mexico, was discussed at today's cabinet meet- ing, but it was decided there was no prospect of such action at this time. ‘The cablnet was told that there wi sentiment in congress to protect the con- stantly lengthening line of communica- tions of the Amerfean punitive expedition by sending more regulars into Mexico and plading guerdsmen along the bor- der, "“Major General Funston, however, had not asked for addition troops, it was said today, and War department officlals did not bellave moblilization of state troops was now fecessary. After the eabinet meeting officials showed they feared mobllization of guardsmen would have o disquieting effect in Mexico. They ex- pressed confidence that American troops in Mexico were in np danger. Should large bodies of Carranza troops go over to Villa, however, the question of call- ing out the guard will be considered. Four Thousand New Voters Found In Douglas County Four thousand new voters have been added to the poll books of Douglas county, during the last few week: ac- cording to Election Commissioner Moor- head. About 5,000 men have appeared to submit changes of addres Mr. Moorhead announced last night that he will keep his office open this afternoon and evening until § o'clock in order to accommodate an expected fuslr of registrations. Fifteen days remain in which to regis- ter. The law reads that one cannot vote unless registered at least ten days before the election. Reglstering once s enough, unless residence has been changed, The other requirements are that one must be over 21 years of age, & resident of the state for six months and the county thirty da WILLIAM R. BENNETT TO GO UNDER SURGEON'S KNIFE William R. Bennett, now of Chicago, but for years a resfdent of Omaha and one of the leading business men of the city, has sustained an attack of ap- pendicitis. He 18 now in one of the Chi- cago hospitals and will be operated upon as soon as Dr. B, Wi Powell of this city can reach him. Dr, Powell is an old*riend of Mr. Ben- nett. Yesterday the doctor received a tel- egram from Mr. Bennett, requesting that he perform the operation, The doctor leaves for Chicago this morning. For some years Mr, Bennett has been a resident of Chicago and at this time he is owner and manager of the Hip- podrome. Sir Ernest Shachleford is Bk from His Antartic Expedition SYNDEY, N. 8. W., March 24.—Tdeuten- ant Sir Erneat H. Shackleton has re- turned from his Antarctic expedition News of the achievements of the expe- dition 1s withheld for the present. The adventure of Lieutenant Bir Ernest Shackleton, heading the British trans- Antarctic expedjtion, had a three-fold purpoi to navigate the Antarctic ocean on a meridian; to secure tor the British flag the honor of being the first national emblem thus to be taken from sea to sea across this south polar realm, and to conduct sclentific work relating, among other phases (o meteorology, eography, geology and geodetic survey. The expedition left England in two seor tlons about six weeks after the Kuropean but it was not until early in January, 1915, after delay due to unfav orable ice conditions, that the party headed by Sir Ernest set off on & 1,700- mile voyage from South Georgla, an un- Inhabited island in the south Atlantie ocean, about 500 miles due east of Cape the south pole. | ¥rom Tasmania, the second expedition | meanwhile had salled also for | Sea, there to meet Sir Ernest's expedi | tion with supplies necessary to come out | of the Antarctic ocean by April, 1915, but conditions far from propitious made nec essary a change of plan. Thke section which started from Tasmania was ob- liged to spend the winter of 1915-16 at the | Ross Bea to awalt Sir Ernest's arrival, which had been expected sometime this month. Sir Ernest sailled in the Endur ance, a three-master, with auxiliary &ines which gave it & ten-knot speed This vessel, of 360 tons, had accommoda- tlons for thirty-two persons, and the party which salled included fifteen | officers and sclentista, the Ross | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. [ &= | e —— ey COPY TWO CENT EL PASO SHERIFF | CALLS FOR TEXAS - NATIONAL GUARD | County Oificial Appeals to Governor | to Send State Troops to Help | Defend the International [ Border. | AMERICANS NEED- PROTECTION Federa]l Authorities Think There is | No Need to Tecl Any Alan.. | n |SIGNS OF INCREASING TENSION ElL PABO, Tex.,, March 24.—Evi- dence of the serlousness with which the loeal authorities regard the border situation .was supplied to- night ‘n rn annotncement by Sher- | iff Peyton James Edwards that he has telegraphed Governor James E. Ferguson that he believed the state | militia should be sent to the fron- [ tier. | Sheriff Edwards sald that he did | not wish to be considered an alarm- | fst, but that developments in Mex- fco convineed him that additional protection was needed for Ameri- jeans along the border. He refused to glve the wording of his telegram or say how many additional troops he thought necessary. The netlon of Mr, Edwards following that of the Arizona authorities in directs | Ing that border companies of militia of that state be recruited to full war strength gave renewed force to the ten< slon which earller in the day had shown signa of relaxing. Thelr Views Are Different. There is a sharp difference in the point' of view between federal and local offi- clals here. The former insist that while the situation is filled with dangerous possibilities, there is no reason to fear| an immediate crisls, The local authori-| tles on the other hand are equally posi-| tive that there Is grave danger of an outs| break which will set the entire border in' a blaze, | The federal officlals are showing ine| creasing irritation over the alarming re- ports about conditions which are being cireulated here night and day and which are being sent out to the rest of the country in news dispatches. censorship be established here. No News of Fighting. No news of the reported fighting bes! twoen the Carransza troops and Villistas near Namiquipa or of the report from Mexican sources that the bandit chief and his followers were surrounded five miles mouth of Namiquipa by Amierican and Mexican troops was recelved here today. According to the Mexican consul here, Andres Garcla, the Mexican wires have been cut between Casas Grandes and Madera. The same reason was given by| consul Garcia for the dearth of news' following the first battle reported near Namiquipa some days ago, 1 | Artillery is Active All Around Verdun PARIS, March 2(.—Bombardments wn-( tinue by the French of German mm.ltmnL In the woods of Malancourt and Avo- | court and by both the German and French | guns of opposing position on all sides of Verdun, according to the French offi- clal com lcation tonight. No infantry action has taken place, except in the Argonne forest, where the Germans en- tered Frepch first line trenches but were immediately expelled with a loss of some men taken prigoners. Brother of Herrera Released by U, 8. EL PASO, Tex., March 2.-Melchor Herrera, brother of General Luis Her- rera, was released today by the United States authorities. He was taken into custody when reports became eurrent here that General Herrera had mevelted from the de facto gbvernment. The ar- rest was made just after a conference that Herrera had held with General Ga- vira, commander of the Juares garrison, Herrera went immediately to Juares after his release. M’DONALD NAMED POST- MASTER AT DEADWOOD WASHINGTON, March 24.—President Wilson today nominated Edward MoDon ald to be postmaster at Deadwood, & D, | ‘, Horn, for Ross Sea, on the other side of | Junk | Every home and busi- ness house has a lot of used furniture and fit- tings which the owner deseribes as junk. But | there is a market value on just such things as | these, and a small ad in The Bee will find .« plenty buyers, o