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. . . ' ' ' 1 - " ' " " : " y t - ' - '- L - s. - " - - ' ' ' 's - ' The Weather -partly cloudy - Sunday; -towers, , PAGES TODAY . TWO SECTIONS Monday . . h w-4 - Jm :mm wmmmmmimA u&i- rvw VOL. CIII.No. 383. ! " ; " f ' 1 . N . . ' i ' ' -- n -: K :. , - - ' - lL' ' ' ' " . y .. 4 M1 pY: MORNING, APRIL 18, 192. Va. : y., .,v-;:.:v , WHOLR NTTTvraFlian 117 REACHES CONGRESS; UPSHAW DONS 'EM Georgia Congressman Appears On Floor Of House In Blue Denim. , M0VE3JKNT SPREADING INTO GOLDEN WEST Atlanta Is Making Efforts To Prevent Profiteering In ':: ' Cheaper Clothing. - - n-aslii'ton. April 7. The overall movemen. reached congress ... today, wtier representative Upshaw, ; demo crat, of Atlanta, Ga., appeared In "the j,p,i.ce wearing the blue denims, and snnounce'S that he was ;a-member of tHe "overalls and Old clothes club"-to (,f formed among: members of the house. -"'.," "V ' . Later Upshaw made a speech n th house in which he urgred all mem bers of congress to join In combatting the high cost of -living. He toldvthe house that the overalls cost v Do you think other members have jt to spend for overalls V Representa tive Gallivan, . democrat,, . - Massachu- 8-:ts. asked. . . - ' . If yon have not H I will go on jour note," Upshaw retorted.- f - Representatives Ferris ..and . . Carter, democrats. Oklahoma, had- Informed, him they would assist In organising the club. Representative ConnollyVof Texas, JTr. Upshaw. said,, would organ ize the old clothes club.. ' , ., , ; Wherever he went th- Georgia mem ber was an object of curosity about the capitol. Sightseers passing through the corroders .stopped and . gazed at him and ppgea ran out of the house chamber and peeked' aroUhd th"e" Stone pillars to see the unusual sight. Spreading to tho Wnt , . rhirjgo. April 17. Overalls made their first appearance tn Chicago'today Then a man promenaded' down Mich. iein aventie in.troueerv and jumper of hiiie C.enim. set off with a neat pin itripe of Avhite. ' Peeping from the breast " pocket' ofi hisgiiigham coat was a." two-dollar silk ' lundkerchief. a twenty-dollar .siljc ! slirt was visible abovA th.e. polled 6cK rolls r and on his head was flfteen-dol- r hat but the suit only cost f 10. I While t lie overall movement Is fprading thrftugtibiit j.he "cerft'rar Vest H has already, begun.tp." jneet ;QPJ?1 sition. The Springfield, 111., federation of labor last night adopted resolutions ondemning the plan because tho'de- manl for overalls has 'increased 'the price, theret'y adding to the cost o Ilv- wz of those workmen who have to far them. , The biggest overall club' in "the state is being organized at Elgin- by 4.000 fniplo.es of a watch .factory.- At Mar inette. Wi.. the high, school faculty ha3 withdrawn opposition to a stu- dnts" club and the teachers , : have agreed to wear denim. : " (uord Against Profltecrtstg ' Atlanta. Ga., April 17.-r-In an . effort to prevent any possible profiteering Jn overalls in Georgia as a result-of tho in 'Teased demand due' to formation of i overall clubs, John A. JIanget, -fair price commissioner for 'this state an nounced tonight he had contracted for 20.000 pair of denims, which he would sot i at cost to clubs in , apy Georgia wmraunity. - - The overalls movement , got "under Wy here latp tnlv -arHh tllA Hale Of !:'00 pairs and the sale will continue Mfnday; A mass meeting will be. held tomorrow, and. Monday will be th day all members of the club are : to "Poear in their denims. Overalls sold ""eat j-j.40 to $4,50 a piece with 50 Cflllq arlrlff.l in nlvrA ri f nr-Vl suit. tlie extra money going to various char ts here. The denims were Durcliasel whole- "e..by Mr. iManget and sold at city hall. ''MrMior Bickett Sustained Raieieh. m. r. a nrii - 17. Governor "kett, who last 1 night' stated '.that there is no good but positive harm" !' ely to rppult from the Overall move ment, be-, use "it will rui the price of Cvpral!s i!,-, tc. a figure that cannot be tn by those who of necessity must thern." and denying reports that hp was to ioin the' local overall club', May vcen-ffi a telegram from , Robert h- Ramho. president of . the, Southern "holesatr. Drygoods association, At '"ta iy , ppressing commendation of governors attitude. Mr. Bambo's ""sage F;Jt.l nothing more impractical inai. th? overall clubs had been Inau-S'iratei-1 .;,,. the "buy a bale'; move- kii'uiu. a., April 4.ic p.": reward K. ricnton ntnr of F.lm Ave- xor- 'West bought S for lllr. in in- tnwiarrnnr ft- '"ETht do'SVed- - .... h 3 V m-fti .-1 Ji t TnlM X9 a a r"V fft ..... ri--T uru in ffluu xjcw anl ai're's ',vho wore ten dollar suits, .l there ir no reaann ,whV OeOOle 1 hrUld rot fr'lnrtf thol- .Timnl Ittd i"! P!npi!clty and cointort. . C-irh Vm .nil TtToatr IM i L-!rm,n?jl.im " Ala April .. IT, The 'xiliary overall club, was orfni?ed -m n mi ivnar am r i n n - woman hnt, 'ar their stock of ciotning o re reaucea.. ' J'He., r AaB- APrl- 17. El ' Paso ""i8ineWMM 'a'ar overalls while' dlsV toy. a J"r"t":'-' 't,was announced to- I ' coiitii a" club was formed at ?Ma-b05 y, court house. includlng ail Hy. r-,m Judees down - o .office NEW ORLEANS IS PREMIER CITY IN SOUTHERN STATES Census Figures . Credits Louis- iana Capital With Popula-. ; - Hon Of 387,408: i . Washington.; Aprll 17. New - Orleans retains her-poeition aa first city in the south, and,-; perhaps. as fifteenth in the nation. ?ln point of population, ac cording to; the census' figures.' issued today, which give the Louisiana cap ital 387,408, n increase of : 48.333, or 14.8 -per cent, over : the 1910, census figures. ' ; .. ... v. .. . New Orieans. had its largest rate of growth from,.1830 to 1840, when it in creased 121.8, per. cent. . Durinic.the At. cao nding : 1910 its; rate of .Increase was per. cent and Its mmr.t!i f"thw.;tJl. ' - v j ijix iqju. Mill : 1 an 11 ;miT 1 in 19l5 vttl.? F0it r!?.d M11"1 i6teimVei.fi?k;r'n9npo be aetermined t until the popnhvtions of omer cities of the" aon.nnn Max h.,r. been announced F ! V The rate "of growth of "the larger southern cities whoae populations have been announced range from 7.2 Tr cent to 114.1 per. cent, Knoxvllie show ing tne ? largest; rate,, and Winston Salem, N. C, next. 7 -.. f, ;"Tl'l The percentage of incra.Re. "nf Wher cities was.r ' Memphis 23.8 per r cent. Nashville 7.2. ChattanoOga 29.8 Char lotte 36.2. Shreveport 56.6 Columbia 4 2. 9, Wilmington, N. C, 29.6,. and Ashe vlile 51.9. . ; HOUSING PROBLEM IN r 1 AMERICA IS DISCUSSED England Has Solved Problem Byl Building Garden Cities: New" Orleans, 'April -17.-T-M1S8 Jane Adams, pf Hull House, Chicago, ad dressed a divisional meeting, .of . the. national conference 6f social workers today on . thje housing , problem, Its cause and effect. 1 .. . t - Miss Adams stated that England had solved 'the-problem - by building garden cities, and she ; hoped that -the plan woul be follwed in America. V" Tomorrow a great 1 inspirational meeting ; will; be held in the air on, Tulane campus, and ,Miss: Jajtie Addams, Jadge feenvXndsay, 'of ; Periver.V and odlsf Episcopal church, of Denver, will be - the speakers... :-, . f. XT Bishop Francis Mpconneri; of the Meth GEltMAK COMMUNISTS ; ; CONFER WITH TUJIKS Revolutionary - Movement-' On ' Foot in Several Countries! - -Washington, April 17. Talaat Pasha and Djemal vPasba, co-conspirators with -'Mustapnfi Kernel, in the -Turkish nationalist, movement, and fugitives for. many months, have turned up. In Munich,.; and have, been in conference withi GWrmao' communists -and' emis saries of Leniner .according "to' official advices received today in; Washington. -.The . conferenca . was said -to., have been- for the. purpose of organizing eoh certe! - 'reyolutiohary .movements, in TurKey,. India, Egypt. Persia and else where, and. Moslem delegates from In dia. Persia,; Azerbeijhan. " Alghanlstan and ,'Egyp.t were said jalso' to have par-tjcrpated- in a recent: conference -.with Lenine in .Moscow. , U . : '. PBETTY JEEBMAN WAR BRIDES COME TO GREET THEIR HUSBANDS ' ' - i .... ': :i',..-:'":- .New Torki .April 17. Twentyrone German war-brides pf American sol diers and 1,149 Polish troops, the first contingent of American citizens of PoU Ish descent who enlisted: and! fought In the Polish army during the 'world war, arrived here tonight on the "army transport Antigone from Andiz -and Antwerp. The vessels. also , brought back 1,047 United States troops and officers and a large cargo of army stores. ' ' - :; .... : . : '-. DISTANCE R-IINNERS , V - READY FOR THEIR TRYOUT. ."' Bo'ston, April 17. A list ofrseventy-4 fouf - runners, leaaing ius men of the east and middle t west, had entered today for the American mara thon race, to be held next MoAday.by the : Boston- Athletiw association over the roads from Ashland to thi ; cltyi The event this year, marking .its twenty-fourth annual renewal, will have added interest because of its designa tion es-thr of flcialvtryputy'fdr selec tion of America's Olympic lon distance team::''".:Vi.!V:i'i'''" "' '-'Vh ..-'. -".:;'; '"7 . . f-,' WAR RISK INSURANCE" X ';' PAYMENTS ORDERED INCREASED ; WashhngW vote the house today passed a bill in creasing by, 120 a .iJSflmiS insurance, payment pf the wi to 25,000 dlsablea; s6 dier ..nA bailors now receiving vocational rehabilita tion." Under the : measure, which, now goes tithe senate, single nieij w6uld feceivfltOO a mpnth,( and "lemen $120. .' Varlouit ;jreaniiationsof vroria war vete.ra.ns supported the bill. i ABNORMAL W WA?Jf rwasbingt,pn, r April M varm , weather prevails in the gulf states." . Georgia. , South "Carolina and Florida) the weather bureau Wnduace tonight! knd- f,nAntonl6r. tj- ifternoon reported a- temperature of J00 degrees. ' - . . - V' TWO CHURCHES DESTROYED. ; v Shelby ville. ; Tehn.. . rAprll.'-l7-Tw.o cfcurch b"nndlng totally f nd another ; blown ten' feet from foundation Flt Creek br the hall storm and tornado which visited this section lets yesterday afternoon. , REBEL MEXICANS - G APTURE. GULIAC AN Revolutionists Are Now- March ingQn r Mazatlan, On Th" . Sinola Coast., ' v MOVEMENT ON FOOT FOR removal; of carranza ... -4 -.ry Secession ; : Movement Would v Cease With iEliminatipn Of v n l Present President. Nogales, Ariz., April 17.-Gen. Angel Flores, with 5,000 -Sonora troops, cap tured Culiacan, capital of th.e, adjoin ing state, of Sinaloa," thia morning, ac cording to official announcenient f 1 6m Sqnor,a military headquarters at Her moslllo. v ,. : .. ' - .-- - iramAn 1 o r a 1 v m m ,u. r a important nort on the inaloav coast, Aer occupVing Mazatlan, it;was w nounced, the Bono ra troooa will march y?e , staU ofNiayarlV with Tepicac, the capital, as the objective. Large nurftbefsT of troops cfor,- the .' fevbluT tlohary '"movement against .the Car- ranza government- were .expected 1 to be j-obtalnedr in Niayarit.-'- ' Hundreds of former. Carrapza sol diers'. have." joined .General" "Flores "since he invaded ,Sinaloa last. Tuesday, , it was' said.' - J . ..-. '. : : . ; Strengthening Their Force . ) The telegram " said" 'Carranza-' forces jojhtnrg the rreyolutioif istjs brbught; with'l tnem juu, equipment, r Inoludiijg. arm- ammunition' an -1 ood - -supplies. The Sonora forces, when they, entered, S)na loa, "were" "s.Id - then' toS number less than 2,500 mfiiv"";...:;, f Five hundred trooos .were .wmt from here today unaer Col." Jesus. Agirirre to reinforce the garrison at Agua Prieja ahd ' other" t'r66ps' "coiiceh I rating' there against any invasion of -tho state in that direction by Carranza forces... It was stated ttoat. I,5a0 rtroopsiV were sent from . Hennasilo today; under. General filanzo to ' reinforce Genelral Flores, - J - Private telegram r from . Hermosillo said word had been received'there from Mexico that .Gen. Pablo. Gonzales f a "candidate ' for "the. presidency "of Mexico, had v inaugurated T a mpyemep.t;? "rre move . President ''-Carranza and nut in his :placv a provisional president- who WITHOUT BATTLE -.-?. .V::P?mMT?XciW. and county ton Tuesday afternoon would guarantee fair elections In July. . h 1 , .t, D ,ru dnn &J endorsed bjc northeni ; Mexico. ;-Ut 't12kk iLJL JwLtX.-. "Leaders here -sat -that-if: .Carranza - fe; wement tt- 2 Mexican Sltnatlon "DlsruWied ' r Washington. "April" WJ-AppUcation of Mexican federal "arrays officers-' for "perrals'sion" "to rhove ' " "forces" through American " territory to attack Sonora on "the ' north 'created 's'h'arp , discussion today -On" "the senate" floor- and ' before th7 "committee " investigating T Mexican Meanwhile the request had been re ferred by they Btate' department to" the 'war "department;-! a"s it" was 'hot an,of- nciaii aipiomaiic commnmcauon. jso action had been taken - tonight by - the department. ' - In. , the senate, . Senators Ashurst and Smith, ; of Arizona; opposed, vigorously anv; 8ugge8tjQn that" the request be granted.' Senator' "ABKufst 'A asserted that', Ati6ni:should oppose' any. such movement by. force. If necessary, should the- federal - government-' not grant the state protection. ,. ...u' ,..'-. ;'. . - ' ' v- The - senate 'discussion '-was -halted when r Senator Knox, republican,- v of Pennsylvania,- announced that he" had information that . the' request had : been! refused, although later he said his in formation was 'dot' official," -but based on a. statement in Tthe .New . York . Sun, which' had -stated only ' that the per mission - sought ; would hot be granted, f Before- ther investigating, committee; Henry Lane .Wilson,, f ormer; ambassa dor' to" Mexico," continuing his arraign ment of President. .Wilson's Mexican policy, predicted that -r the :; "Mexican forces would- be " permitted - to ass across American territory to attack t6l SppQran. forces..: . : . . . SPRING RACE IS ON V FOR EUROPEAN TRAVEL Steamship Lines Have Sold Out Ahead To September. :'.-; . I New York, April 17-r-Three steamer s' leaving here . today for : European ports Tead more thaft - 3,500" passengers, In augurating the "spring race"- on - the part of business men and- tourists to Europe. Steamship men say the de mand vf or accommodatioiMB, .especiajly first hand second abin. is alm'ost un precedented.... The bjg British; lines, the sold virtually every available 'berth on all scheduled . sailings up toAujgust., and on many of;"the ships reservation $ have been' made as far in advance "as September; .' ; J .'ZMl'AX FORTY-FIVE ' INJURER IN . . ' n. ! A R 1 Clf ERBOUR G . WRE CK. Paris. AprJi 17. One person wp killed and forty-flye -others were - ip jured, twelve" of , them - seriously, when the-Paris-Cherbourg express'. left the rails nfear ,Ver neuii this "morning. Some' of the cars were telescoped.' Cardinal Amette, archbishop of -Paris, and Arist tide BHand, former permier, -were pas sengers on-the train,, but escaped uni hurt. - -..;';;,: .iX . - . -' . .... ,- , HENRY FORD ELIGIBLE " "" ; :.;' " h FGOR PRESIDENTIAL - VOTC : ' :h ; f y- '"rV '' :;"-k i ; Montp'elier, Vermont, Apr 11 17. Petii titiops" sufficient to place;the hame.of Henry Ford .on -the -ballot at the pres idential i primaries in . this state were filed with the secretary ;of itate today. Mr. Ford's assent is necessary for offl " clallistinir of his name, rand the secf retary's office said they- had no 4nfor matiori whether . was -likely to com ply with the rearflremeat-; : ' : WATEW -- -- -- - r I G SECTION ISSIPPI Section Of Levee Breaks At Fort Jackson, Jut wNew . . ; V Orleans. New Orlearfs;','Al?rilT X7:-The first break in "The" MisslssIPPi rivet " levee system , since j the .present : high ",water took place? today, wlren a.'Tsec.tibn" of the west bank of the river caved' in just above "Fort Jackson, flfty". miles south of this.sity, and carried witb. it about 450 feet of the' leveW u " : Two feetof water is pouring through the crevasse over orange- groves and a a. rich trucking, seetian.4.Tearea. to be flooded is small. THe" breaks' nrrnrrorf just above' Fort Jackson, which is just a few -miles above the' end of the levee system The government- reservation probably wjll ! be; "flooded unless; the break is closed, and engineers left this evening in JUgs, with material to repair the break. " r' .:" ' -- v.--r 1. .,..'. ' The United "States ehgineer'a bfflce issued a vwajrning to all steamers to limit speed? of. thein .vessels W. the low est, point consistent with, the safety of the ship duringthe present high wa ter."" """:'"" T; ?: - - MASONS TO GATHER- Annual Sssipn of Four Branches VX Of (frder Convenes On ' v: May 11. "" c - The annual session of four branches of the Masonic-order-will be. held 'in Wilmington'TMay 11 to-13. and It "is ex pected thaf, approximately 200 Masons from all pafts bf the state will be here for. the eyent. ---h : .v - The bodies Mnclnded-.'Grawd" cha;pter,.. .Koyai Arcn, Masons; . uxaua . council. Royal and Select Masters; Grand com mandery, "Knights 'Templar;' Order 'of Anointed High-Priesthood- ; - ; ; -.- v. ,- ; Invitations nd -programs: have, been Issued. The program includes a num ber, of interesting' 'features. " "Artif? them are an automobile . ride .eve .the tvi iiitlZ m !.. Firnt. Pfesnyterian eBdrtfh 5 Wednesday evening. " ; .y- :;:: iiH ""vs .fhe- sermoft -WlU b- y IJm. - Sir-I. iClay Lilly. ySs:I$t j'dfyWinstbnSaXem,. gna prfiaie. oirpper, win serveu in the banquethall on the third floor of: the : Masonic' Temple, eaoh, evening. . "Business meetings will be held morn ing and afternoon thr6u'g'hbu ttie three days "with night sessions -Tuesday and Wednesday., . . , ,; ; . ' I -A The program' follows: 7.. . ", ; i ' Tuesday, "lit ay 1 it"h" " " Order of Hlgh - Priesthood-will con vene, at 2:30 p. mr, -Masonic ..Templp. Automobile ride, 4:80- p. ;m. ' Supper. 6:45, Masonic i-Temple. Gran Hoyal Arch chapter, 8 p. 'ml - Wednesday, "flay "IStk - -Grand Royal -Ar chapter, - 9:13 a. m. Grand . council,' Royal ' and J Select Masters, convenes at 2 p- m. Trip down Cape Fear river, 4:45 p. m.' Supper, Ma; sonic .Temple, ; 1 o'clocki , Grand cbm mandery, K-3igl?ts;Tenplar, cpnyenes at 8 n. ra.j Divine service, ffirst l'resny tartan urch. at 8:30 p. m.', sermon by Em. Slrjip.yayLUlyr, DTgrand .preU ate. Grand conjmandery ctSnyenes ser- I Tbursday. . May 18h . : ' Second meeting of Grand command ery at 9:30 a.-m. Election and! instal lation of officers.. . Adjournment. y KAISER' INTIMATED Later Events Made Significanl Remarks Overheard By Am--' bassadorjGerard. , - -.V- New York. April , 17. Uhe j former German 'emperors in' a remark dropped in the presence of James1 J.' Gerard 'on' boaf? the kaiser's yacht in- 1914 on trie day;of - the.assassinaition..Pf .th?. Austrian crown prince, gave Intimation of the events"which':ied to; the world war, Mr. -Gerard- declared today at a luncBeon given by; the- women's . denio -cratlc 'club in honor'dt Thomas Jeff er- son. who had refused Ao accord him the proper rsPc"t-'n the reichstag, he woId 's4rt something in three weeks' time?" saidMr.'-Oerard.-."' !; ":'':" ? -'- MI r have-ever written r this before.' th former .mhassadOf, added. . "but I was t upidvf npii gh not to' understand what rhe "Tneant;"-! 'dld-nefr-realise, at that time that 'this man could row the ".whole wrld intqchaps and-coipniit "whoiesalef murder.", v ;". f -.jj'.r Wy ' TAILORS TAKE HAND IN G BOOSTING HIGH PRICES Won'tTpuch Su;tsBought In Ef- "fort To Beduce:Living Costs. .r- Springflfld,;".Mae.-,; April f 17. rXaHors here.vwho . hiyeri been asked to; tpakf alterations in'.; fruits : purchased" by a Targe local Insurance 'company '.for its empjoye inafti effort r to M&ee t? living cogts have-refqsed to touch the -suits, it: was announced today. ir , . -,-, f . The 155 "employes who are to be sup plied therefore 4will depend iupon nome help, in .flttlnr? -.Theji6 -.sqitsjare; U that could be obtained-of : a--big con flrnment rent to thls country. : , TRU(M hjwMISS HERE NEXT MONTH WORLCTAR COMING ' - - - ' ' 111 ' m I . p !. I II. i- ESTRADA CABRERA RAll.R(iA D STRFICRRSl llAiHAIiAN RUIM: ifiiASlGAra EVolutiprtists Have Guaranteed XI HinV Pernal; Safety Aiid U . yrt bfoperty; v : COUNTRY RALLIEiJTO ' ; SUPPORT OF HERRERA Cabrera llad Been In Control Of i Ccfuntry orVTwentyTwo U - J" ;;j.v-; lyears. - .";i;iv -"; ' --- Guatemala City, April " 17. President Estrada Cabrera, capitulated to the .revolutionary forces' of Carlos". Herrra last night after the latter had enveloped-his stronghold of La Palma. The President agreed to surrender himself today, the revolutionists guaranteeing his; personal, safety and also retention .of. all. the property legally obtained by him. . v The capitulation oCabrera followed Intermittent fighting'which began on April 8, when.. Cabrera, .well . equipped and - with numerous supporters, was holding the forts of San Jose and Mata moras, .with? an entrenched position "at Laj Palmar south by east of the eani- tal.y The revolutionists, lacking arms; seized small. quantities in various parts Of, Guatemala City. The greater part of. the country rallied to the support of Herrera, L and ? arms' and men arrived every day in the-capital. .- . : ;' .'- -. . , Many Killed In Fightiag. i ! All - attempts by the Cabrera forces to in Vade-"Guatemala City were, beaten off,;-lively- street -fightlne-iOccurrinK' in th4r southern and eastern .suburbs of tne-city. - --The Herrera forces sur rqupded ,Fort San-Jose and compelled - its -capitulation on - April 12,"- the revolu tionists . driving a' fweflge between Matamores. and La. Palma, and grad ually surrounding the latter place, " - ' j T The .loss of life among the- combat ants in' the. fighting was: not heavy, considering the amQunt of i-ammunition need, 'but there-were - many -casualties among the civilians .during the bomr; bardment of the capital by the Cabrera forces and in the street fighting. - - , '" Red Cross stations were installed iri' the American. club and. in other build ings and an efficieh.t hospital service f wlas maintained-.?'; 'American, sailors .are , guarding .the '.American i, legation and the consulate in tnevcapitaL- ;:, ; '.Ar-'Hew ; dvernident;;was.r announced today with Carlos Herrera as president." AH of the hew-ministers are prominent men," wno are. .saia ,vo enjoy .tne; ponn--dence-'of the country.-" Perfect 'order ; Is reported, throughout;' Guatemalai y." v ' r . . w Governed . Twenty-two Yeiirs. h X Manuel . Estrada .: Cabrera,. deposed president", had Hhe distinction' of gov-. ernjng the . Central American ' republic for twentyrtwo. years." . . f : I i -Growth of .the-, Unionist party in. Guatemala, the Imembers -of vffiich fa vored an amalgamation of all the Cen tral American republics guilder' one government,-: was- opposed , by ;Cabrera on the ground -that" it was "reaction ary'." ". "Upon , his-re-iHauguratron as president in 1917 he-issped a.decree" severing . relations -bet-ween-- Guatemala and Germany. ' "During .the three suc ceeding years' Cabreras' administratiorf had been marked by " internal dissen sions and difficulties '.with Honduras and other countries Close; to tho Guate malan border Numerous ' uprisings occurred during his regime and fnany attmtn were made on "his "life. , In 14A7 Via rnn sed the-arrest of 160 men o a' charge of conspiring. i.o. asBaBsmam ..v. .- . - him. Nineteen or tnese wno , wr trid and sentenced to death were exuted . -.- -- ' ""-.: '.. " i ' ''. Many other attempts had been made to kill him. On . one . occasion a bomb was thrown under his carriage. Cadets from the- Guatemalan f. Military Acad emy, who acted as his escort, attempted to shoot him on April' 21, .1 W)8, .when he" entered the" national palace to re -cefve the -American - minister. William Helmke- - He suffered. a bayonet wound in the hand, and escaped death only by his bravery.- . ' ; " . f '- . i Z Herrera " Ckosea, President. ; - Carolds Herrera.-, a . 'financier, was chosen provisional -president on April 12 ppon the ousting of . Cabrera,, who abandoned ' Guatemala" City the next day and announced-that he and a nun ber of troops" who' had remained loyal would cut off the capital's water supply and , food shipments until s "the rebels begged for 'terms.";- ; f . ' ' ' -: - j-Cabrera concentrated , ' his quarters at La' Palma, Matamoras and. San Jose, and,.dominating.Guatemala .City, began to -shell the ,capltal.r Meanwhile the re volt against Cabrera spread over the entire country. . . - , , i, -Cabrera's ' government was in many respects like that. of Pbrflrfo Diaz, who fuled Mexico for years with an iron hand. - He was 'born in Quezaltenango on November 21. 1857, and receiyed his preparatory: education In the"sehools of that district, the second -most impor tant in Guatemala. . - ' '- " - Later he attended a law school in Guatemala City, f rom . which he was graduated in 1883. ; . i General Juste Ruflno -Barrios, then "Tirtator." named, him as chief justice -of the department of Retalhulen, -Where he remarned until 1888, when ne was appointed tofthe. post of "chief justice of the "department of Quezaltenango", hls native dftsrict. In. 1888 he was made a . justice of s the court of . appeals and later he became a member of the na tional assembly." : ' , V v ; Wm a National Leader. . . .. - i. T Cabrera soon became' a leader ot' the tsseinbly- When he "had achieved this ntace .Barrios was assassinated, in, the streets oi,uiw'"5i.wiy " rvMu 1 898 ' an "election was caiiea ana car brera was chosen as Barrios' successor. e 'assumed the Presidency ..the follow jng. October. .---' - i- . -' . ; It was. then iiat the : real develop ment of Guatemala begah. - : Cabrera built one of the most, magnificent capi tals 'in Central America-: H wa.s ,the first ruler on the American continent, (Continued On.Page Two.) r - -A. VOTE TO REMAIN SITUA TION LABOR , BOARD GETS DOWN . TO BRASS TACKS ' J i ' f, - ( : '.- Has Adjusted Machinery And Is Ready To Consider . Work- ers': Demands. ; PUBLIC GROUP MEMBER' : IS NAMED AS CHAIRMAN So Far All. Sessions Haye Been Held Behind Tightly Locked . . -Doors." . t ' : " - Washington, April 17. The railroad labor board, gots down to business today wnn tne . eiecuon pr K. M. . Barton,, of Tennessee, a "member of : the public group, as permanent chairman and the appointment :of . C.i P. Carrithers, of Texas, , as permanent . secretary, Mr Carrithers was -. formerly secretary of adstment board .number one", - of - the railroad administration. :- . .With its machinery in working order to adjust the wage . demands, of nearly 2,000,000 railway employees, the board received ' the controversy as it stood when the -, bi-partisan ; adjustment board failed to reach A- settlement on Aprll 1. - - 't : - W. N. Doak,; vice-president of Jhe Brotherhood. of Railway Trainmen, pre sented the ; workers'; case,. and . E. , T; Whiter, chairman of tnef AasQciation of Railway Executives, , appeared Jorthe railroads. ' '(?, ' '; , . -A : -Action by the' board io force' the New England steamship- association to re instate men who had left their . jobs during - the- "outlaw . strike was asked by j E.-- T , FltzgeraldCv. president of the Brotherhood, of -Railway "and Steam ship Clerks, Freight; Handlers, Express and Station Employees' and J. H. Pru etfc; or New;' YorV fpehtinar ; the master mates-vand r-pljoj sUasoclatlbn, St'e a'mshi p ' "clerks , and i.t o r efneitr in New Tbrfr -vrh -m-.vnoW subject tfo a virtual liSckbut. ' ',The board t6okJ ftb action") rtrlin that ft'Sniy ', has ynrls'dfctioif ovr ; di sputes" that jcoine. "beforA U .through" threu- lattchanhel provided ty tn transpor tation act, whicbJ eqdlres . all : eohtrd-' versies toi.be l,vflrst;laid before abl? partisan board ' f or adjustmen f. -i '- The board: ' will resume " work on Monday, when Ai O Wharton, of the laj bpr-' group, who has 'not yet assumed his duties;' Is expected' to- tie present, r , ' So- far the sessions of -, the .board have ben behind closed doors. ' - DELEGATES; NAMED TO , . INTERNATIONAL MEET Number -Of , American. .Women v: Will"Attend'In Geneva. . New , -York,; . April ' i7.r-Names of twelva. delegates to .the first . post-war International .suffrage congress, to .'be' held. in Geneva June 6, to 12. were an nounced today by. the American woman suffrage, assocatloii,; ';.", ..) ; ; '. y . .'They are" . ; ., ' - 1 Mrs. Jacob Raur'aiad Mrs. J. Hamilton Lewis, Chicago. : Mrs.. Desha Breckin ridge. Lexington,. Ky.) Mrs. W. E. Barkley.-Lineo5;n, Neb.; Mrs. Halsey Wilson and - Mrs. Maud Nation, New York; Mrs." Charles F. Spencer, Topeka, Kansas; " Mrs. Helen . Ring ' Robinson, Denver; Miss" Do'rothy Redfleld. Aber deen, SouthDakota; Mrs: H. O. Gftrvey, Kansas City;- ' Miss , Julia , Lathrop. Washington, and Dr. Marion Horton, Windsor, Vermont,: r , Mrs.. Carrie Chapman Catt, president, Mrs. Stanley -McCormick,'. first corres ponding' secretary, alternates and vis itors will accompany the delegation. TURK'S AMERICAN WIFE REPORTED A SUICIDE She And Husband, Also .Said To " Have Been Murdered; v ; -New York.; April 17.Shah 'Mir Ef fendi, who has charge of official Turk ith interests is New York, denied to-day-a report that. Djelal Munlf Bey, formerly- Turkish consul general ; in New York, had been murdered in Buda pestwlth his wife,, who was Miss Mil dred Des Mond, of Denver, Colo. 7 : - Saah Mir Effendl.'who was " former ly '' assistant Turkish consul . general here, has received a letter from -Djelal ittunif - Bey, dated 'March 22 - lastv and sent from Budapest, where he is now" consul general. The consul general said he was well himself but that his wife had ommitted suicide. . ?. " 1 A ' Denver ' dispatch on December 22 last said that, the Turkish government had officially ' notified, -Mrs. "Claude Sachs, of Dsnver, that, her sister. Hhe wife of -th consul general, and her husband had been murdered. STIMULATE A MARKET FOR - 4 NATURAL : LEAK TOBACCO Washington;; April 17 To stimulate at' market- lor natural v iootb - iea xo bacco, the house passed: today and sent t6 the- i senate- an - amendment to tlie lsl 8 - revenue , law which - places a . tar ior 8ven cents a pouna on the tobacco sold by retail, dealers and provides that the lOos leaf product,- except when sold by growers, shall be packed in aires, six, nine, twelve, . fifteen and eighteen-pound Iftts.y jTuk legislation. it. was said.,wouaa do ox speciaii oenent to , tobacco planters In northern Ten nessee - and iouthaxa " Kentuckx. RAILROAD OUT IS TENSE Men Demand Guarantee Of Enough Money ; To, Assure, ;For; Families Comfortable Living.- ' DEMAND MORE PAY Declare It Is Case Of Bread And x : Butter And Shoes And Stock ings. ;, - , . New York, ; April , IT. Engineers Of the Laeakawanna railroad who N bad Joined; the outlaw strike- of switchmen, firemen and yardmen, voted at a meeting v In Hcbeken late tonight to return to work Im mediately. , Otker . locals called meetings toSvote in giving up the- . ngkt and to take 'advantage ot the proviHlons of the railroad " man agers' ultimatum which expires at noon Sunday. ' r. ., v At the same time, tke firemen of the Laeakawanna polled n tie vote upon the returning to. work' and adjourned ' their meeting until to morrow morning, when it 1 ex pected they will act favorably on the question." - ' ' Several of the engineers stated that employee ot the other roads tn' the district probably ' would vote to call oft the strike. : :m - New York, April: 17. Railroad fire- , men and enginemen on strike, in the Metropolitan: district i tonight: voted at a meeting in Hoboken not to Jceturn to work, irrespective of, .whatever . action -has been or may ibe taken by, railway employes elsewhere; until certain con- ' ditions have been: met. i , . ' i It wa announced that , the men had " nor other grievance than ;Pay and that ' they would not -tfeturn to work until -. tKeyr ; redeive.: a guaranteed wage in- -crease. It was. said 8,000 strikers at- tended sthe meeting., r ! ; ... 'A' statement issued i by? the-'exeou- , tive committee declared that the men dotnot. care- ...whether the guarantee " conies from' the railroad Wage board or - , tjhe i railroad ' managers, but insisted . ! -that; ivhe--menv be guaranteed fa wage , w increase" :.sufficient ,'tb: meet the in creased cost of. living" so that "they on. maintain themselves and their families v decently, and in comfort." . - Matter of Wages Only. The walkout. It was "dceiatcd, was ' the' result ; of .""economic 'pressure," which caused some of the men to quit " work as individuals, and that the move-. Went became general and spontaneous. . x It-was '.denied that there was any "I. W. W.'-ism,r. communism or any other ism' behind .the movement. The men went over, the heads of .their brother- . hood chiefs, said the statement, simply ', because-it was "a case of bread and butter rand shoes and -stocking with them,' and they, felt -that their broth- erhood chiefs had been miBled for two years by promises on. the .part of the'' , " railroads, which had not been kept. ! . While -the- statement, contained no ' figures' as to what the men demand, it pointed but that under - the present ( scale of pay .the" wages of ; yard engi- - peers for six days amount ,to 833.60; ? road freight engineers, $40.80, and fire-; ' men. from 824,96 to- 829.76.- Passenger j engineers, the statement said. v. paid ,. . from . . $5.60 ; ..'to $5.84 a day lOtf V( miles constituting a day s work, and ;' that passenger firemen receive "f.to ' . . $4.48 a day for the same distance. "f; ' , : . . Littmatum In Effect. 'k- .' i ; v- ) VC. J.. Mantel, spokesman .for the rail -I V v read generalT mapagers' - association, : -said. tonight that he would have notli-j'i. lug to say on the strike situation Until : after 12 o'clock, tomorrow,-.atwhich i i hour will expire the ultimatufn", served ' bv the- railroads on the representatives v.- of the rallroad brotherhoods that' aJI,". ; -men who have not returned to 'work"."? by that" time ;wiTT'be regarded asout .V ' of the service Of ;the railroad : cpm".' ' , '. panies. ..,' . ; , ".. ' :X' , :.. '-' "'..-.'- t- X; -'It was reported late today 'that. the'."1, '-. ; general 'condition' Of- tie railroads-H ft . , -' the: east: was materially improved, "v ! Several of -the railroads" reported "tlvatf v ' 4 the men'had returned today In groups.; ' Are .Returning 'to woki - : The New York, NeW Havf n .and Hartford announced, tht reports f renri all ; along1 the company's. lTflf -were ' to the effect that, the men were rapidly returning to work, and that the' com-?, ,,'; pany had -available forces' for- service , ; . . and that the situation :was! Improving t" hourly., ;;.,. ''i '. V:.::":.i;'- .::.';i' ' A federal ' grand Jury wlll-optivene ; i Monday ' at Newark. ' N,y J., to ; inquire - i ? into the railroad strike. ' According 'to " V Assistant 4 United -States District At- T. " ' torney Kressler, hewlll ask for-"in- j-V dictments - againit certain ' labor men" who have 'interfered with";'--, striklhg r . ; railroad employes desiring to return" to V work. X It is .understood - two V huh -dred subpoenaes have been issued for . . railroad men who' are . wanted as wit- t -r.esses Tn the strike investigation." Mr. - -v Kressler said if the strike continues j. t. until Monday he" WU1? present evidence -against 11 all l who have interfered with- . f men going back'to work.':. -- ? . ' .' 7 :, - ? s ' ';'' " . 1 Strikers' Demand ' Recognition. ' ' Chicago, April 17 Recognition . of ; the "Chicago yardmen's association 4s ' : . the governing body of railroad switch- ' - i men and yardmen was added.JtQ the i dimands of strik'iflg rallrold employes : : in the Chicago Urmfnal district today at a meertngof 6fficerof the new outlaw .union. , :.' ;. . -: ' , : : John'Grunau,- president, of the. as6- ciatiOh. . announced.ftr.: the; meeting ; that it .hf.dbeen unanimouily decided that .the originate demands- presented' t6 the general manager's asociltion (Continued O .Page Two.) ? r I 1 -1 1 - J
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