Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 28, 1916, Page 1

\ ~ READY FORTESTS Physical Examinations Alone to Be Taken Before Nebraskans Are in Shape to Go to the Border. \ \ \ l o ysical examination, cbut may-still |pe: { N | - FOURTH REGIMENT | No, not today, but soon ;Watch for it in The Bee VOL. XLV—NO. 9. MUSTERED INAND MAY NEED MORE RECRUITS Signal Corps Reduced in Number by Medical Officers. NEWSPAPER MEN IN VAN (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, June 27.—(Special Tele- gram.)—T!:: Fourth regiment of the Guard has been entirely mustered in and will be able to move at any time, unless examinations show enough members excused so that the com- panies are below the required sixty- five men. Fourth Now Mustered. The Fourth regiment of the Guard has been entirely mustered in and will be able to move at any time, un- less examinations show enough mem- bers excused so that the companics are below the required sixty-five men., Captain McMillen of the aero com- pany has been ;\ulhorlzurl.to secure from the different companies of the Guard forty-five men for acro service. Today General Hall sent in the fol- lowing names: Captain Ralph Mec- Millen and Lieutenant Ed. Bagnell, both pilots; T. M. Dillon, Auburn, D of the Fifth; E. R. Wills, Lincoln, A of the Fifth; William Lovelady, Omaha, A of the Fourth; A. White, A of the Fourth; F. Bolton, Lincoln; H. J. Devol, Lincoln; R. P. ghcsnoy, field hospital; Leo D. Westover, Lincoln; F. E. Roberts, Lincoln; R. ]. Craig, Lincoln; W. T. Hanson, Newman Grove. May Go Together. Tt begins to look this evening as if the Guard would be able to move to the south in a body instcad of in small units of perhaps a battalion. The fear of the goyernor and officers that if the regiments went out in small units they would be mixed in with troops of other states and thus lose their identity as Ne- braska troops, has to some extent passed away with the mustering in of the entire Fourth and with the mus- tering in of-the Fifth as fast as pos- sible, all can go when the order comes to_move. i t The signal corps, from Fremont, it is understoad fost several men under be able to qualify. When mustered in they lool‘:lcd like a body of men physically fit, to all outward appear- ance, but the rigid eye of the exam- iner saw defects which made several step to the rear. Chafing at Delay. Delays in getting the companies ready are not appreciated by the men, who appear to be anxious to get to the border. Many of them have thrown up a good business or a good position to fight if necessary for the old flag and they do not like to think that the delay might possibly keep them from being among the first to the front. 1 This is true especially of the sup- ply company from Wisner, command- by Captain Kelso. In that com- pany, which has as a part of its duty the task of digging trenches, putting in water pipes and such work, can be found men who have accumulated a good amount of worldly gopdp, but are not at all backward in_giving to their country the best that is in them, no matter where the duty cglls them. Wealthy Men in Company. Among them: are two doctors; one of them Dr. Riley, is said to be able to draw his‘ check along the six figure line, while the other physician, Dr. Morris, can go to the bank and draw $50,000 most any day. Another busy toiled in khaki' is John Hpfi, a well to do druggist, while William Kincel is the leading hardware mer- chant of the town. Another man, a fumber merchant, is a prosperous business man, yet all of these are to pe found digging trenches, or any- thing clse which calls for the services of the supply company. But do_not (Continued om Page 2, Column 1.) e The Weath& ; For Omaha, .Councile, Bluffs and Vicinity— Unsettled, with probably showers; not much change in temperature. Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday. Z S pom. Comparntive Local Re 10 1915, ighest 84 Lowest yesterday 67 Mean temperature 76 70 86 Preclpltation 00 00 .00 00 Temperature and precipitation from the De Norml precipitation .. Deficlency for the day . 16 Inch Totul ralufall since March 1 inches Deficlency for cor, period, 1916..4.26 inches Lxcess for cor. perfod, 1914..... .12 inch Keporis ¥rom Stutions at 7 p. m. Station und States Temp. High- fall. of Weather. est. fall. Gheyenne, cl 88 .00 4 %18 .00 8 %6 80 AL LT 00 Nerth 1 84 86 .00 Ominhia, <00 £l Tt R TR s , Meteorvlogist. COAST 70 GOAST RATES ARE T00 LOW Commission Makes Sweeping Order Which Affords Relief To Inter-Mountain Points. WATER COMPETITION DEAD e ‘Washington, D. C., June 27.—Hold- ing that water competition between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts has been completely destroyed under war conditions, the Interstat. Commerce commission today ordered transconti- nental railroads to revise their rates from the east to the Pacific coast by September 1, so that they shall not be lower than rates to intermediate points. The order was a result of the in- vestigation of existing rates on appli- cation of the Nevada Railroad com- mission, the Spokane Merchants’ as- sociation and representatives of va- rious intermediate cities. The commission found that the need for lower rates to meet water competition has completely disap- peared for the time being and “there is little likelihood of any material competition by water during the pres- ent year.” Coast Rates Are Too Low. “The unprecendente’ freight rates being paid for ocean transportation between this and other countries,” said the opinion, “have attracted prac- tically all of the ships heretofare en- gaged in coast-to-coast service. In these tircumsta coast rates are {lower than conditions warrant. The rate adjustment in qugszion was established after exhaustive ‘heaflng and careful study and was_ justified by the conditions then existing. The war and an unparal]ekd‘nsc in prices for ocean transportation ha\'e_ 80 changed the situation as to transform a relation of rates which was justi- fied when established, to one that is now unjustly discriminatory against intermediate points.” Many Commodities Affected. The commission’s revision order applies to a long list of commodities in westbound tuaffic, including iron and steel articles from Pittsburgh and canned goods, coffee, meats, cotton and wood prodqc!s, dry goo<l§. hard- ware, shoes, twine, paper, oil, etc, from the east generally. It includes eastbound rates from California points via rail and water routes through gulf ports to the Atlantic sea- board. The opinion says that the rail car- riers objected to a change on the ground that present conditions are but temporary and that thcn_a ‘is cer- tain to be a return of competition be+ tween them and water carriers when these unpregedented conditions disap* Representatives of _intermediate points, on the other hand, argued that while conditions may not persist for more than a few months, the mainte- nance of lower rates to the coast cities for that period is unduly preju- dicial. E. J. McVann, head of the local freight traffic bureau, when told of the ruling of the Interstate Commerce commission, said that the entire fab- ric of rates was built up by the rail- roads to meet competition on the water. He said that the roads en- deavored by lowering the rates to take away that class of traffic which the boats needed to exist, that is, the heavy freight. Mr. McVann says the change ‘will Fave a direct bearing on rates here as soon as they are adjust- ed, because now' there is some class of freight which is hauled cheaper from New York to San Francisco than it is to Omaha. . Anti-Saleon League 0f America Meets - At Indianapolis Indianapolis, June 27.—The seven- teenth annual convention of the Anti- Saloon league of America was for- mally opened here today with an ad- dress of welcome by E. S. Shumaker, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon eague in Indiana and response by the Rev. Robert L. Davis, superintendent of the league in' North Carolina. Mr. Davis pleaded for freedom in every political party from the influ- ence of the liquor traffic. He said that prohibition would soon drive the liquor traffic out of America. Mr. Shumaker said the fight in In- diana had brought about a saloonless population in that state greater than in prohibition Kansas and three times as great as in prohibition Maine. i|Jail Sentence and Fine for [ Fisherman Who Used Nets | Crete, Neb., June 27.—(Special.)— “Pug” Darling, arrested here several days ago by Deputy Game Warden { John Holmes for fishing with nets, will pay dearly for his methods of | dealing_with the members of the finny tribe. The judge fined him $5 apiece for cach fish he caught—eighteen in all —and sentenced him to thirty days in jail, The députy game warden was work- ing on the case two days before he caught Darling, who at the time of his arrest had the $90 worth” of fish in his nets. *Piatti Expects to Confer With Secretary of Labor (Erom a Staff Correspondent.) Washington, June ' 27.— (Special Telegram.) — Congréssman Lobeck: will accompany L. J. Patti to the Dcepartment of Labor tomorrow for a conference with Secretary of Labor Wilson, looking to the establishment of a branch of the bureau of immigra- tion m Omaha, Congressman Lobeck was advised today of the transfer of A, Earbart, rural mail carrier at Her- man, to the same position at Florence. |GREAT RUSH FOR SEATS OMAHA, ORPET GRILLED WITHOUT MERCY BY PROSECUTOR Women Hang Heads and Me Are Plainly Uncomfortals as He Tells of Auto \ Ride With Girl. T WEDNESDAY Ninety-Five Per Cent of Audi- ence Hearing Testimony of Fair Sex. DEFENDANT MORE HIMSELF Waukegan, I, June 27.—Will H. Orpet, charged with the murder of Marion Lambert, resumed the witness stand today. Attorney F. Potter of the defense immediately asked about the water and molasses which Orpet sent to Marion “to relieve her mind.” One of these bottles he sent to her, the other he brought to her on Feb- ruary 9, the day of her death. “I bought the bottle, of six-ounce size, of Otto Peterson and filled it two-thirda full in my room,” he said. He testified yesterday that Marion when he met her in Helm's woods re- fused to accept it, saying, “that will not do me any good.” Orpet was in better voice than yes- terday., He talked with more assur- ance and more connectedly. Every car was strained as Attorney Potter asked: “What were your relations with Cel- estia Youker?” “There was a tacit understanding between us. I had known her for six years.” “You were engaged?” “No, there was an understanding. No date was set for marriage, I ha not even formally asked her to marry me.” Mr. Potter next asked concerning certain answers Orpet was reputed to have made to various reporters at the time of his arrest. The principal one was this: “Did you tell Mr. Dady or any one else that you saw Marion take the poison?” “No, I did not.” Cross-Examination. The witness was then turned over to the state for cross-examination. Interrogation for the state was by Attorney David R. Joslyn, who is as- sisting State’s Attorney Dady. He asked about an automobile ride which l.:larion and Orpet took last Septem- er. g It was on this trip that the rela. tions between the youfig pafr passed the bounds of morality, witness ad- mitted. “You stopped and went woods?’: asked Mr. Joslyn. “Yes. “What did you say to Marion?” “I can’t remember.” For a half hcur questions and an- swers were of a nature at which wo- men hung their heads and men were plainly uncomfortable, but Mr. Jos- lyn went on relentlessly. The young witness, faced by his father and moth- er, turned his head as he replied. There was a sigh of relief as exhibit one, a letter from Orpet to Marion, was called to the witness’ attention. Many of those who attended the forenoon sessicn, and they were 95 per cent women, took positions at the door when the court room was cleared for the noon recess. There they waited for an hour and ahalf without lunch, to be ready for the rush for seats when the doors were re- opened for the afternoon proceedings. TwoMore American Troopers Arrested By Carranzistas El Paso, Tex., June 27.—Two negro troopers, ragged and half dead from hardships, were lodged in the jail at Juarez today after being brought from Guzman, where they were cap- tured by the de facto government troops. They are believed to be sur- vivors of the Carrizal encounter, Neither their names nor their com- panies were given out by the Juarez authorities, - who announced they would be taken to Chihuahua City and kept with the other prisoners taken at Carrizal, who number twenty-two, excluding Lem Spillsbury, the scout. . General Bell said later he had been informed of the presence of the negro soldiers in Juarez, but had been told they were deserters. He said he would make no inquiry, but would re- port the matter to General Funston and await instructions, Movement of Red Cross Kept Secret New York, June 27.—The War de- partment has placed the movement of the Red Cross under the same cover of secrecy as those of the regular army and the militia. Officials of the Red Cross throughout the country have been advised to be careful as to information they give out, as the disposition of their forces would in- dicate the points where troops are to be sent. The Red Cross began to enroll nurses three years ago for emergen- cies and now has 6,000 who are ex- pected to fespond if needed. It was arranged also to provide equipment and personnel for enough base hose pitals to care for 40,000 men and to turn these over to the government in event of war. J. Bruce Ismay Resigns as International Marine Head London, June 27.—A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Liverpool says that J. Bruce Ismay has re- into the H. | signed as a director of the Interna- tional Mercantile Marine and also as a member of its British committee. i MOR! G, JUNE 28, Tobay] THE OMAHA DAILY BEE 1916—TWELVE PAGES. CANDIDATE AND MANAGER—This picture shows Charles E. Hughes and William R. Wlilcox, the new chair- man of the republican national committee, coming across on the ferry together on Mr. Hughes’ first trip after his nomi- nation to New York city. N CHARLES E. HUC @MW, Frem SER) S WL LIAM. R . WILICOX., VICs,, FRENCH RECAPTURE VERDUN TRENCHES d | Paris War Office Reports Addi- tional Ground in Thiau- mont Region Regained. NIGHT ATTACKS REPULSED Paris, June 27.—The French have recaptured another section of the trenches at Thiaumont in the Verdun sector, according to an official state- ment issued by the war office today. The struggle for the possession of the village of Fleury is still progressing. Three allied aeroplanes dropped six- ty-five 5}1:1[5 on German ships near the Belgian coast. \ “On the left bank of the Meuse a night attack with grenades against one of our trenches west of Hill 304 was repulsed -easily. : “On the right bank we made pro- gress in the region of Thiaumont works. 4 “On the heights of the Meuse a grenade attack against our positions near Mouilly broke down under our fire, “In Belgium three of our aero- planes which were engaged in a re- conoissance fired sixty-five bombs on German ships near the Belgian coast.” Marked Activity in West, Berlin, June 27.—(Via London.)— Marked activity continued in evidence along the Franco-Belgian front held by the British and the northern wing of the French line. Numerous gas clouds are being employed by the en- tente forces in the operations, the war office announced today. The artillery fire on the German lines was espe- cially intense in the vicinity of Somme. American Captives Are Well Cared for In Chihuahua Prison Washington, June 27.—The British consul at Chihuahua City, who is look- ing after American interests there, re- ported to the State department today that the American troopers captured at Carrizal had been interned in the Chihauhua penitentiary and were be- ing well treated. He gave the num- ber as twenty-three, two of them ser- geants and the others privates. Two are slightly wounded. The consul's message, which was the first report regarding the prison- ers to reach the department from him, follows: 2 “There are twenty-one privates and two sergeants of the Tenth cavalry and one white interpreter interned in the penitentiary. Two are slightly wounded, one through the shoulder and the other has flesh wound in knee. Both recovering and receiving medical attention. They are suffi- ciently fed and well treated. They have ample room for exercise. Am assured that there is no danger for their lives.” AD CLUB MEMBERS HAVING BIG TIME Cabaret of Western Contingent, Which Follows the Pageant, Lasts Until Dawn, FULL PROGRAM FOR TODAY Philadelphia, June 27.—The mem- bers of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, which is holding its twelfth annual convention in this city, continued their program today. While all Philadelphia was still dis- cussing the wonders. of last night's street pageant and the midnight cab- aret of the Chicago and western mem- bers had barely ended, the general sessions of the convention opened at 9 o'clock: with ‘an._inyocation; by Bishop Thomas * J. Garland, Ad- dresses were made by Frank Stock- dale and Llewllyn E. Pratt and the different departmental sessions and conferences were held sylvania during the day. The conferences.included the adver- tising agents, advertising specialty manufacturers, agricultural publish- ers, business press, direct mail adver- tisers, directory publishers, employ- ing lithographers, financial advertis- ers, graphic arts, magazine publishers, newspaper publishers, poster advertis- ng, religious press, retail advertisers, lub secretaries, church advertising, community advertising, export adver- tising, house organ editors and teach- ers of advertising. Experts in these varying lines dis- cussed their specialties at these con- ferences in both morning and after- noon sessions. Women's advertising clubs also held a session in the after- noon, while John Hart of London de- livered an illustrated lecture on “Ad- vertising in_the British Isles.” A swimming competition in the uni- versity pool, a_series of naval ma-| neuyers at‘the Philadelphia navy yard and in the evening a military and naval tournamenht on Franklin Field were included in the day's entertain- ment program, which closed with a cabaret under the auspices of the New York club. More than 7,000 delegates from ‘all sections of this country, Canada, Mexico and Europe march- ed in the parade last night. George A, Knight, Well-Known Golden State Lawyer, Dies San Francisco, Cal, June 27.— George A. Knight, former republican national committeeman and ope of California's best known attorneys, died here today at a sanitarium. Heart trouble was given as the cause. Knight in 1908 made the chief speech nominating William Howard Taft. Knight was born in Worcester, Mass., in 1851, Villistas Reported F I;J'éking to = the Standard of Carranza El Paso, Tex, June 27.—Evidence that the poSsibility of war with the United States has healed the breach between the Carranzistas and the Vil- lista' factions in Mexican politics con- tinued to pile here today. More than 100 wealthy Mexicans, who prior to the surrender of the Villista ga.rison of Juarez last January, had been ac- tive in suppocting the bandit Jeader, and who since have been refugees in El Paso, crossed the Rio Grande and apparently were received in good favor by authorities of the de facto governmei.t, ' ” Hand bills, printed in Spanish, .ag- serting that Villa himsclf-diad been pledged to support the Cirrgnza gov- ernment in the eyedt-of a break with the United States were circulated in Juarez and to some extent, in th: Mexican quarter of El Paso. All re- ports indicated, however, that the bandit chieftain has not yet joined the constitutionalist forces, but with a body of his troops is somewhere in the Rio, Florido district of southern Chihuahua, awaiting developments in the_crisis. Genéral Manuel Medinavietia, for- metly Villa's chief of staff, and Gen- eral Jose Ysabel Robles, minister of war 1 the Guiterrez cabinet, were guests' today ,of General Francisco Gonzales, commandent in Juarez, It ‘was.reported here that they, both of whom have directed extensive mili- tary, campaigns in northern Chihua- hua, are to be assigned to important in various buildings of the University of Penn- On Trains, at Hotel. News Stands, ete., Sc. W.R. WILLCOX HEADS (. 0. P. COMMITTEE Former Postmaster of New York Appointed Chairman of Republican Organization. TEDDY DINES WITH EUGHES New York, June 27.—William R. Willcox, former postmaster of New York and later public service com- I missioner, was today appointed chair- |man of the republican national com- [ mittee. Mr. Willcox was the choice of Charles E. Hughes, republican nomi- nee for president. He was appointed at a meeting today of a subcommittee of the national committee headed by W. Murray Crane of Massachusetts, It was announced that Mr. Willcox had been chosen on the first ballot. Mr. Willcox will assume his new du- ties at once. Other officials will be selected at a later meeting. Mr. Willcox has been long a close friend of the republican nominee. He is a native of New York state, He began practicing law in this city in 1890. For two years, beginning in 1905, he was postmaster and in 1907 Mr. Hughes, then governor of the state, appointed him chairman of the Public Service commission, Roosevelt to Dine With Hughes, Theodore Roosevelt has accepted an invitation to dine with Charles E. Hughes at the republican presiden- tial nominee's hotel here at 7:J o'clock tomorrow night, it was learned here today. Only the candidate and the colo- nel, it was stated, will be present at this dinner, which will be held in Mr. Hughes' apartment, While Mr. Hughes was receiving callers today the national commit- tee's subcommittee which will direct the organization of the new national committee and its executive commit- tee was meeting. Men who conferred with Mr. Hughes today included E. J. Hen- ning of San Diego, Cal, who on be- half of the Republican Club of Cali- fornia invited Mr. Hughes to visit there during the campaign. The can- didate said he was anxious to visit the Pacific coast and the two dis- cussed a suggestion that the presi- dential speech making tour be put un- der way in cities in California, Ore- gon and Washington early in Sep- tember. Mr. Hughes took this plan under advisement. Johnson Will Support Hughes. Sacramento, Cal, June 27.—Gover- nor Hiram W. Johnson, one of the leaders of the progressive party, to- day announced that he will support Charles E. Hughes, republican, for the presidency of the United States, “because 1 believe his record warrants it House Rejects All Amendments tothe Hay Resolution Washington, June 27.—The house today, by a vote of 119 to 65, dis- agreed to the senate amendment to the Hay militia drafting resolution eliminating a million dollar relief ap- propriation for dependent families. of enlisted guardsmen in the federal military service. A conference on the resolution was asked. All senate amendments to the reso- lution were disagreed to without dis- cussion, including the one striking out the declaration that in the opinion of congress an emergency exists. Conferees were appointed at once by both houses. The house naval committee favor- ably reported the Padgett naval militia federalization bill, .providing for, retainer pay in times of peace and authorizing the president to draft the militiamen into the federal serv- ice as volunteers in time pof emer- gency. Carranza Willing To Mediate, Avers His Former Counsel Washington, June 27.—Counselor Polk of the State department. today declined to discuss medijation of ‘the Mexican difficulty with Charles A. Douglas, a Washington lawyer, for- merly counsel for General Carranza, who called to say he had authoritative advice from Mexico City that Car- ranza would agree to mediation with the military status quo maintained in the meantime, Luis Cabriera, minister of finance in the Mexican cabinet, telegraphed Mr. Douglas today that Carranza was willing to enter into such an agree- ment, War Time Editor of Sioux City Is Dead Sioux City, la., June 27.—Mahlon gore, aged 79, editor and proprietor of the Sioux City Journal from Noyember 19, 1864 to May 1869, and one of the ecarly pioneers of South Dakota and northwestern Iowa, died today at his home in Orlando, Fla. Complications incident to olds age were the cause of death. Middle States’ Tennis - Tournament Postponed Mountain Station, N. J., June 27.— Mobilization of the National Guard has caused the postponement of the challenge round matches in the mid- dle states tennis championships here. The decision’ was caused by the fact that Karl Behr, holder of the singles title and also a doubles champion with Theodore R, Pell, has been called to join his New York cavalry regiment. ‘he challenging doubles team, composed of Dean Mathey and Har- old Throckmorton, will be disrupted, as Mathey gocs to Cleveland today to play in the clay court championships. Miss ‘Molla Bjurstedt, holder of the middle states women's championship, commands in General Trevino's army | also is called o defend her'clay court of. the north, championshig at Clevelandgthis week.l SINGLE COPY THE WEATHER Unsettled. TWO CENTS. MEXICAN CRISIS NOT MORE THAN TWO DAYS AWAY United States Will Take Defin- ite Action if the Capiured Troopers Are Not Re- leased Thurzday. CARRANZA NOW HAS NOTE Special Agent Rodgers Reports It Delivered to De Facto President on Monday. TROOPS ARE MOVING SOUTH Washington, June 27.—There were clear indications today that if Ameri- can cavalry men, captured by Mexi- can. troops at Carrizal, were not re- leased within forty-eight hours, action would be taken by the United States. The impression prevailed in official circles that President Wilson would not wait beyond Thursday at the lat- est and possibly not beyond tomor- row afternoon for a definite reply from the Carranza government to the note demanding the immediate re- lease of the prisoners and a declara- tion of intentions. Special Agent Rodgers at Mexico City reported in an overnight mes- sage that he had delivered the note to the Mexican foreign ‘office yesterday morning. While the diplomatic aspects of the crisis awaited Carranza’s action, the War department drove forward its ef- forts to hasten mobilization of the National Guard on the border. Ig is certain that no aggressive military operations can be undertaken until a_substantial nymber of state troops is available to back up General Funston's regulars, who unquestion- ably would lead any movement. Will Consult Congress. President Wilson's first step, should he decide to force the issue, probably before congress in joint session. b Mexican officials here have expr X ed the opinion that General Carra: would surrender the American pf¥s-’ oners, whatever reply he might make to the demand for a formal diplomat- ic expression of his purposes. The State department has had no official report tending to confirm this view, Troops Moving South. : Every day's delay 'in’ what seems the inevitable break in relations with the Mexican, government sees' the arnly in better position for the swift action that may foliow.’ This has in- fluenced against pressing matters to an immediate issue, Adyices” from ™ Funston's * headquarters indicate that trains load- ed with state troops are lweepira £ southward today from many parts the country, . Addition:! regiments are entraining or receiving 'the last necessary equipment, At the\War de- partment and in congress / hurried measures are being taken ‘to provide supplies promptly for the army or- dered to the border. Another task aided by delay in an outbreak ‘of general hostilities is that ° of %cmng Americans out of Mexico, The number there has been reduced to less than a thousand. Consular advices during the day from the few State department repre- (Continued oh Page 2, Column 1.) \ Jordan and Gompers ' | Head of Two Moves To Keep the Peace El Paso, Tex., June 27.—Dr., David Starr Jordan announced this after- noon he would go to Albuquerque, N, M., tonight and that the other men delegated' by the American Union Against Militarism. would join him there to hold their conference to maintain peace yith Mgxico, It was reported carlier in the day: that strong pressure had been brought here to persuade Dr. Jordan te hold the conference elsewhere than in El Paso. Dr. Jordan announced, however, that he was going to Albuquerque be- cause it “was cooler there.” Washington, D. C., June 27.—Sam- uel Gompers today telegraphed Luis Marones and other Mexican labor leaders at Eagle Pass, Tex., that the exccutive council of the American Federation of Labor would be pleased to meet here with a delegation or organized workers of Mexico on Sate urday or before. Mr. Gompers' mes- sage was sent in reply to one saying Mexican workers wished to meet the executive council for the realization of ifs “pacifist program.” The shortest distance bes, tween you and \ The Bee office is via the tele- phone. Telephone your Want- : Adsto The Bee -rate is just the same, 1c per word. . Tyler 1000 - would be to lay the whole situation.