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WEST MAY BECOME BATTLEGROUND IN. CAMPAIGN FOR COX Interest Centering On Nominee's , Conference With Committee. Ohio. July 9. That, the .west. Dayton, be developed into one of the-bat ,Ie grounds early in the coming politi- jal campaign was the inference gath- jred tonaj. James M. Cox, the Deroo- Governor 'cratic candidate for Jf resident, -statea today tat many requests had been jnade that he open the campaign'--In the west and In his . talk to ,nws .nr men the Rovernor left the; im- presflon that he aarlv invasion of was in favor of the the west, if not. In fact, first. "-" TonsideraMe interest is now center i. in the conference of the national -nmmittee with the governor July 20. ( definitely established, i, hoe not been -tether the meeting will e held at : the governor's nome at Tra11'8 End. or In riumbus. hut the governor said he would n-irft Chairman Cummings that; th plans made for the committee meeting- here seemed satisfactory to Tka datp arm piace ior ine uuicmj seemed to be forthcoming2- is notification cm-tmnr cox said mat AUHUBl , t - . i ' ennn in and ?o would be satisfactory to him. Mmcf from Cnnjitiingi The proposed conference with the en Ure rommittee is understood by the governor to mean that there-will be no Ftib-committee here for: previous con vene and that everything Intended havo been considered, by the sub- :n 1- - . .1. ',.111: commutee win n mimi.eu y "IT '""i nmmittee. in addition to many things that" the sub -committee could not. ar range Plans for the notification' will probably be definitely arranged at the conference. Mr, Cummingrs' telegram, notifying the governor of the proposed confer ne. follows: - 'After consultation with E. H. Moore, rational committeeman for Ohio and manager of the governor's pre-eonven-t!on rampaipn. and others I have called meetine of the Democratlc national rommittee to assemble, at the Hotel Wami. Payton. at 11 o'clock in the. fnrpnnon of Tuesday. July 20. Tnis will enable us to proceed in . a bodf in Trail's End. if this accords with your iriFhe A few of the committee wjlt probably arrive lri town. theday ;be.for?ei I expect to follow that bourse. a tti4ra gre varions matters I would :,like- to aave an opportunity fW: take-; up- with yon personally. Please let me kriow whether this is in accordance A with your wishes, or whether you, have any modification to suggest." Wire care of Palace hotel. San Francisco:' - -. - Governor Cox indicated that the ar rangerrf nts were perfectly . satisfac- tory to him and that he would advise Chairman Cuniminge. r Headqnnrters in Columbus Governor Cox stated today his per sonal campaisrh headquarters would be !n Columbus. He would, not. comment on reports that national headquartars mitrht be established there'. "That ' is a matter for the national committee in determine." he. said. He also said it was probable there would ' be an pattern and western headquarters, 1 The presidential candidate arrived at his newspaper office from lils h'ome'at TraiVs End at 10 o'clock and immedi ately saw newspaper representatives. Ho said he had been detained a't home longer than he anticipated, answering telephone calls. A large stack of tele grams were awaiting him. ; . ' ' Among the morning messages- was 3ne from D. S. Ewing, chairman of the Democratic state central committee of California. It told the governor - that It win be easier for the T'emocrats to carry California this year than In 191. Another message, from Joseph W. noik, former governor of Missouri, ?aid: "Let's kill ten horses instead of one." The Democratic candidate learned today that Texas has a James M. Cox. The Texan, whose home is at Tyler, wired as follows: , - - "Congratulations. I know that you will be elected. You have a good name." Mquni Send Best Wl"hes The governor said he did not know the Teran. but apprehended : that he mnt be a Democrat. A letter bijrhly prized by the gover nor, came fr0m the Jefferson Masonic ln(12:e at Middleton, O., o! which the governor is a mt-mber. It commented oi the faot bat .the Mlddletown lodge ba;: furnibed Ohio two governors," the Democratic presidential .nominee "and i-'rmer f;ovrnor and POnoliHe- James B.; Campbell, f Now our Jimmy has .received i-'the mchest honors of the Democratic party a"o he is jroin to win." governor CnX had no comment to make today on the Louisiana leglsla t"re? refuel to ratify the suffrage amendment. T( nVESTTGATR BURNING 4 OF NEGROES BY MOB Jwywuil-' July 9-A Plar grand V be convened here tomorrow to mnh i?ate' the burne to death by a who ?xTAa" of two nfsro brothers wh?t. t fonfe8sed to having killed; a Judle Rr'SerT,and his BOn- -district see h!i H Denton. who ordered -the lie l5rand jury terms. declared pub the mL,mrnt demands punishment of o J nns Naders. action fol- r"omrn?? meeting of citizens which "p recent mirage committed against 4i a VI O ur state and the peace and Bnity of -ur country.'' 4 HiarW PR0TECT MINERS, lacksor n,AW- Va" July -.Colonel e state Arnold- superintendent of constabulary, tonight-sent a county -0the sheriff ot , McDowell been inform Velnl&' "anK ' Mohai ed that the cotr mlners of turninE ilhlne Prevented , from 4tective a eir honies by private uid add,ns that if. true; hs of the I? P0Wer t.-.that the ire state are obeyed. ; - Germany Signs Pact To Disarm " Chancellor Accepts Exact Terms Laid Down By1 Marshal v " t ' . Foch. . Spa, Belgium.. July 9. Germany to day, fn conformity with the decision" of hercabinet, signed the protocol for her speedy disarmament) firmly insisted upon by the 'allies.. Chancellor Fehren bach and Dr. Walter Simons,, the for eign minister, Affixed their signatures to the document. -which was. drawn in the exact' form submitted by - Marshal Foch and. Field Marshal Wilson.; the allied military chief. , , The "signature was proceeded byv tC notification' frpm Dr. Simons, on behalf of his government, that in signing: the protocpi Germany -did not give her con sent' to further: occupation of German territory, which cpuld only be given by the rreich.tag. . Premier Lloyd-George safd he quite understood that-" point of view. The points of further occupa tions, in -event of Germany's note ob serving the stipulations of r the treaty and protocol was for the allies to de- "rrain ana .. lor me uerraan parlia mentary government. . The -document was signed in a room adjoining the conference room. Fehren bach and -Simons signed first; before laying: down , the pen they bowed to Uoyd-Gerge,; as though saying; we're glad thi disagreeable business -finished,'' , Lloyd-George bowed in A V1 1 Wj- It is now generally accepted .that the jconference' will proceed rapidly' with the other business on its . program. ' JOHNSON GIVES "TERMS" ; FOR HIS SURRENDER i -: ' '. S . ' Fed ml . A msvif-PATue1 Tn t v Into ; Any Bargain. Los Angeles,, July 9.-r-J ack , Johnson, former heavyweight champion pugilist, now a 'fugitive from. American Justice, in a long distance call from Tia Juana, Lower California, -offered to surrender himself to federal authorities, 3 ac- coraea certain- -privileges J. R, Hall, federal asrant of the da- Ipartment of Justice, who' told of oJhn-4 son's offers said he refused, to enter into any bargain with Johnson. v HU said Vjohhston offered to cross jtbe line to the federal officers if he would be. taken to' Chicago , where he was; indicted undex. the", Mann" act., would - be ; treile exactly: tha aama " as I any dthe,r.person for whom the:;Ameri- can government had a warrant. - . Later, after ' conferring . with J. R, Roberta O'Conner, United States' district attorney t Hall said the department of Justice -was not' concerned, with John son i and 0,hat his arrest was a matter for the IJnited States marshal -to de-ctde:-,,.-.-1 ; ji . .. "- FEARING; RACE TROUBLE, POLICE REMOVE NEGRO Said To pave Confessed Part In ? : f Burning Theater. Butler, v;Q; July Sam Fagin, a negro wlvo is said,' to have confessed to carrying oil to the . new theatre. whicb was destroyed by. fire Sunday night, 'was taken .to Columbus tonight as a - precaution against race trouble. The negro, was -arrested at Reynolds Wednesday by the state Are marshal andttaken to Macon forsofekeeping. H was returned today for, preliminary trial, but fear of trouble caused a post ponement of the case. - The negro ; in his confession, accord ing' to the officers, said that, he was employed to carry oil to the new thea tre 'at 11:80 o'clock Sunday and that he followed instructions. " The theatre had been in.; operation only three days. .. AFTER MANY YEARS, MRS. GODBEE GIVEN. A PAROLE Famous -Georgia Murder Case Recalled With Woman's Release. .Atlanta, Ga., July 9. Mrs. Edna God bee, sentenced to .life Imprisonment seven years ago, after killing - her di vorced, husband and his second wife at Millen, Ga., has been r psrolled; it was learned today. . : ' The Qodbee case is a well known one in Georgia. :Fpr many, years "friends of Mrs Godbee and her daughter, who has spent much of her time with tier mother in prison, have been trying to secure' her release. , The. action of Gov ernor. Dorsey , comes after a long fight for- her. .liberty.-'..':- ' -. 1 FOB-SflEIt PABLUMEJTT MEMBER ; ; II HELD FOR DEPORTATION New .Tork, July .--Arthur Ecrement, former member ,'of the Canadian par liament, against whom deportation pro ceedings" are" pending. was remanded to detention quarters at the ' Ellis. Island immigration , stition here-' today, when instruction ordering the cancellation of his lO.OOO bqnd were received frdm the secretary of ' labor." Bcrement. whose name "figured in the trial: of Jules .W. Nlckey) " Arnsteln, alleged ' New" York bond theft plotterris;Sald to e wanted in Canada to explain certain olf trans actions In which the Canadians are said to have lost heavily, l.i- -7-v-1 X- r $ PARAGUAY J5EEKS CLOSED ' UNION WITH U. 8, HE SAYS Washington, July; 9. President-elect Gondra .of,- Paraguay., idedired . ats a luncheon tendered him by Acting Sec retary of State Davis today, that one ot the , main purposes of his - administrar' tion- would r-b"; to develop 'r and strengthen the ties bfhdliisf his .coun try to, the TJjlited jBtatfrk . These ties will be . not only ; commercial, but n also Cultural, he said, adding that he, looked fbrward during his administration to the fruition of the efforts to, draw both countries 'closer together BlCKETT WILL ATTEMPT TO SETTLE STRIKE Raleigh, July 9GoveriTor T. W. Blckett left here tonight f or Land! e a cotton mill village t enrteen miles horn SiUfbnry.'wlere he -will en deavor to bring about a settlement ot'a cotton mill strike that, after a week of picketing by union strikers, threaten serious dlffltcnltles. . The, strike of five hundred em ployes of the LIm and Linn Mills company began five . ' week ago when two employe were discharged- A week ago, four hundred work era, returned ; to the mills : and the operations were resumed. J, One hmn dred, approximately, hare - stead fastly , refused ' to -;' return" 'and have adopted picketing, tactics which have resulted in several arrests on charges- of assault and disorderly conduct. v .j".' "-- y-.;'-.. Governor Blckett '.went, to". Landls, following a request by ', J. B, Van Mets, who made investigation of the situation as jpersonal representative of the governor. ": .-- " MOYE TO DESTROY LABOR , JSCHARGE Commercial Interests Combine - To Wreck Organizations, JUnioii Head Asserts. x - New York, July 9.---The central fed erated, union of New York, in a tele gram tonight to Samuel Gompers. pres ident of , the American Federation of Labor, in behalf of striking members M 11. .. . . Yl m"ne workers amuation. de dared: "Chambers bf commerce of all cities are- combined witn other large interests to destroy - these unions and all other ,unions." The telegram appealed to Mr. Gom pera to support, the longshoremen and harbor boatmen' in, their strike here. The message charged' that "the railroads-are in ;thta. -combination and if this conspiracy succefeds against the marine .workers', affiliation, in a short tlm1 - the great ' business lntetests will try to annihilate , all organised -labor. It urged Mr. Gompers to "Immediately take such - action as will, demonstrate the "solidarity of : labor x 'and all the 'schemes: of our enemies." - Thomas B. Healy, president J of the Marine workers' affiliation,?; declared hla Organisation usaaliaed ' weeks.;- ago tnat.- tne xunasi rasea.t py ine vinsens Tr uck 1 ng r ccmpaAyt itocarry - 6n : Ihde the ; transportation tieupfn New.York.l was an attempt to open up 'a war with organized labor. : - CHARGE AGAINST SNOW DISMISSED Court Holdslle Did Not ConspiTe to Kill Washington, July 9. Charges that Cheater A. Snow, seventy-six-year-old t millionaire patents attorney, and two other persons - conspired to bring about the ' deaf hof Mrs. Adis Hubbard Snow,, divorced wife of Snow, were dis missed today by Judge Hardison, in the United States police cburt. Evidence today at th0 , preliminary hearing was adjudged by the court to be insufficient to' hold for the higher" courts Mrs. Ena P. 'Acker, wife of an other, patent attorney, and Hugh M, Langdon, a chauffeur. ;j . Snow, who held the witness stand most of the day. -said he had employed Mrs. Acker as a' private ' detective ' to "shadow"' his divorced wife, but denied that he had ; instructed Mrs. Acker br Langdon, to do away with her. His sole purpose in having his former wife's actions ' watched, he testified, was to ascertain whether she was a proper guardian for their six-year-old son. ' Stewart K. ; Brown, Alexandria, Va., another .witness,, said the charge of conspiracy against Snow was a "frame up," engineered," he said, by Mrs. Acker. Government officials, after dismissal of the case, would not say whether new warrants would be sworn against any of the defendants. It was said the case would still be brought before the court, regardless; of ' Judge Hardison's action. DELEGATES PLEASED WITH BIG CONFERENCE Wilmingtoniarfs Return From Blue Ridge Meeting. : The Rev. and Mrs. G. W. McClanahan, who with a party of Wilmingtonians have been attending the ," missionary conference at J Blue Ridge, , have re turned home elated at the success of the assemblage. ,.vThere were ,360 dele gates representing 'ten southern states, registered at; the conference. In addi tion a number oi t missionarlesjvere present. . -. ; -. : ; ''-; -. 'Among r those . from Wilmington" at tending were Mr. and Mrs, McClanahan, Mrs; A. M. . Wa'ddellr Mrs. .-; William Kamer, Miss' Margaret ' Branch, Miss Phoebe liUtes, : Miss Christine Z Seitter Mrs.- MacMlllan and Miss Margaret Wil liams. '-;;:' -'; ;; ':ir - 'QUARANTINE PLAN ABONDONED. Montgomery," Ala. iJuly; 9. The pro posal to .raise a quarantine against' traffla,' from Pensacola, , Flai, into.; the. state of Alabama has been abandoned by; State Health pfflcer S. Ws Welch, who received ? Information i this after noon: from ; the , Florida ' health officer that the proper methods in rat extermi nation to prevent, the spread of bubonic plague wero now" being-taken. , ' THREE DEAD 1N PIA5B 'CRASH ; Mexico Cityt July . 9. Three Member of the crew- of . an airplane on "its way north. to aid in the jnllltary , campaign were:. killed, when, the .machine crashed, according to - Zaoatecas'-'tiispatches - re- Jceived by El Universo, , , - HARDING ipiGEU TO STAN&g RM ON T"n if tiit e ,5 MI W Candidate AsS Jo Come Out Strong Jn Jeptarice Speech; Maricfh, Ohio, July S.--Senator Hard ing, the republican .candidate for PresU dent, was urged to take a firm - stand J in- supportlof -national prohibition, in I his' speech of acceptance at a confer ence today with J... Frank Hanley,' for mer governor ; pf - Indiana and prohibi tion candidate ';';for President in 1916. Later, it was., announced, the senator had not ' committed ' himself regarding the matter, while Mr.v Hslnley said he knntil to: Kito' shU to "siinnnrt Viim hut i--- -2; v' . ; would wa.it to see "what the senator said in his speech." -' -: : . , - Hanley4eclared he came to " Marion to present the matter to the republican S-i. ' i 9 1 I jlT 1. II. . nominee as, an inaiviuuaj yronioicionist and not is a representative of prohibi tion advocates. . He . announced he would not attend the" national' prohibi tion cohvention to be heU In Lincoln, Neb., July '21, and thst.he opposed placi ing a national prohibition ticket in the field this'-faiu: , -,.;.-.-,;-,., ;,.v;' -1 "I simply presented "my views, re newed , O-ld. 4 . aociaintance, and had a pleasant hour I did hot ask the sena tor for' any commitments on v those questions and he made . none. I don't J iniiiK uiaspromuiuvu .tinny uugai iu nominate- a candidate."- Regarding , the ' conference," Senator Harding Said Hanley only presented his views. as, --o the 'construction of .'the platform, as others, have. done. ' ' Complete Notifies tioa Plans. - Plansv folf th notification were -.offi cially, anno'uhced today f ollowing; a' conferenco ; between rthe nominee and T: Coleman Dupont, of Delaware, chair man of the aeommfttee on. arrj-ngements for the - republican, national committee, and Harry ' Mr ;Daugherty, Columbus, the . senator's 'jmanager. In s the pre-aon-; vention campaign. ' : - - v-- v Theevent will- take-place at 2 p.- m- July'.22, in. Garfield. park on . the out-. skirts of Marion, with National Chair man Will H.T Hays," presiding. . Follow- ng tKe'slnglhjgofthe Star ' Spangled Bamn'erby.th-e--republican,-Gloo club of uoiumous, invocation ,wui d - pro nounced by Eev.T. H. McAfee pastor of ; Trinity .Baptist .-church ef 'Marion, which the senator , attends. ' I'Senatpr i Lodge.: ,of; "Massachusetts,,' perinanent chairman, of the ; ChlcagOL'tconyerrtion and.fdhairtnan-of the,notHi$ati.On ,50,m tnlt tey wtli : thea -..d Ait edaress UoUrg h ' senator , Iwiiia "hotni-AA- FollowingVfhe-singing1, of America, the ceremonies jwiil close, withr a. benedic tion by the Rev. Joseph M. Denning, of St. Mary's church, of Marlon. ' -: . -Brief Aeceptanee Spth; . V The; republican "national- committee and . the ; cbnimittee on arrangements will meet -in Columbus ph July 21. Mr. Daugherty ' will entertain at dinner, members : of both" committees: -during which campaign' questions are expected lo be aiscuse.o; Anpiner. cauer-; toaay was Henry L; Stoddard, of NewY,ork" a progressive ; leaders, who assured ths senator5" that . the progressives ot . the country were back kit' ;him in- his cam- j paign.,, ' -. 1. -.. Because of engagements, the senator found difficulty . In i working on ' his speech of acceptanoe. The speech' prob ably would- b mors brief than any ut terance of similar nature delivered in years, i The;- senator- said he i would leave certain .subjects, for' more; detail ed discussion in subsequent addresses. Major , General Leonard Wood and Senatof iCnmmtngs will-, ponfer with the senator-tomorrow. " SHE ACCUSES HUSBAND t OF SLAYING THREE Ex-Soldier Called Murderer By Enraged Wife. Philadelphia, July 9. Cries of "mur der attracted policemen to the city- hall plaza early today. They found a woman jn an altercation with a man' she' said was her ' husband, - "Jack" -Welch, of NeW York- She-. denounced, him as the murderer; Of a man in the New York subway. The: police of that - city con firmed the-iwoman's story and askad that the man.be held. ; ; The womanv who says she is an ac tress, said: her hu'Dana hafl been act ing queenly: for some months and she ts afraioT he, will kin nr,?"Sne tolfl the police "Welch, .who- served j twenty-five months overseas as a sergeant .in' the American - army, - shot .'an o-fficer in France and also shot, a; negro, in the south. : ;Sha- ftld he '-was gassed .and shell-shbckedi : ; He had - recently ;been discharged from service and still ..wore his - uniform. --. : .-.V.-. ... -.-r, ATLANTIC COASTOLlNfeS EXPRESS CAR ROBBED -it Four iesengers, - Thought : To . . ' - Be Implicated, Are Held. V ; ''"'- ' ir,. ' y " - lv-.j;f-;'fe- Gainesville, Fla ;r July J jFourt ex press messengers- were placed in" jali here late -today to, be held pending in vestigation of -the robbery of ; an "express caj.'of south hound .Atlantic, Coast 14 n.a train.NQ.9'. "near.here todayi r '--' John , Holder, messenger in? the qar which was - robbed, was .found bounu and. gagged , and ., a. sum. said 4-to ap proximate'; $6,600, was. mi'ssing.; Hofder declared ' a man whom he could not identify bad boarded the train-at Bract dock and bound him ?tnd robbed the car. ' -w " ' .1 "' j " ' "' y' ' " MRS. FANNIE; HOLMES DEAD l&T ' '. Clinton, -JTuly8.--Mrs3. F.a-n nli Holmes, eighty-five years old, died at her home here today; Mrs-Holmes was the - widow of Dr: - A: "Holmes arid mother of the Ut" TtJ Frank Holmea and i a sister of Colonel ' SlllerS. for whom "the :;Ahf ord.fSlllers - chapter- of (CEMENT the Daughters of the;Confederacyherebeing held tth capitol f - was. named. -U Funeral -'.services .-will be held Saturday Palmers ame ' . ' v : awn Woman Asserts High Cost In- quiry, created as Tolitical St. Louis, July 9. Questioning, of. ftosen witnesses by the senate, commit tee investigating; campaign-, expend! tures, resulted , in: charges that the high cost bureau established the depart ment of justice were "political enter-. prises," used primarily , to bring about - i nunjmuon or Attorney ueneral A.,;Mitcheli; PalftierpPj-esidenl by the Democratic pArty ; ' -;; ' ''r ':-;- The charges ; against , the attorney general and the department of justice: were made by Miss oiivia BrUe$geman, formerly- executive secretary 6f the' uti ,txt , tti cost of Living i he "was dis- bureau, who declared she missed because I , was a Republican." , John R. : Leigh ty, . chairman of the bureau, 'and. Miss Mary Scott, Its pub licity, director, partly contradicted Miss Bfueggemans testimony, declaring that while Its representatives had attended state Democratic' and Republican con ventions at government expense, they did sqjto organize counties in the anti hlgh cost of living campaign. BUBONIC PLAGUE IS v CHECKED IN MEXICO Epidemic Mild And Few Deaths ;-r- V Are Reported. ; . Vera Cru. July 9.- An official re port made public today by the sanitary commission of this sity, says that since the beginning of the bubonic plague there have been foty-six cases, of .the disease and thirteen deaths, . Recently very few cases have been reporpea. Ist week there being three, and this week, up to today, but one. ."i . ' The ." epidemic seems to. have- a mild character, most of the deaths occuring when no. medicines jwere available. Since medicines have . been obtainable, nearly all . those, .stricken with the plague have recovered. -. . , , ; .Americkh destroyer No. 345 has .ar rived, here her physician, having in structions to examine. ";theblood - of those attacked by . the "" oUseass)v.--'Thsi warship - brought a commission - which wlH determine ' whether,Yera' Crui is to be quarantined ias an'- Infected." p.ort. WANDERERl F1BTEGD SHOT :i':r ''"C'-t .v --- j--- . J,-. i warn . mr-w-w m-r tn.M mm v .-'-- Chicago. July 9. Lieut. Carl ; Wan-. derer today" Confessed thatt he "fired the shots which killed-: WS srlfe-: rand a Stranger in the vestibule xt his apart ment. Several weeks ago, according to an announcement from, the state's at torney'soffice,' nV-.v-: ' ;.'.--. 't'c-"'. : ; . The ' man slain, by Lieut. '" Wanderer was . tentatively identified tonight as William North, who in-1911 or 1913 was employed by the Gentry Brothers cir cus while at South Bend, Ind. The par tial. Identification was made by a for mer circus employe. WANTS BRITAIN TO DEFINE POLICY TOWARD PALESTINE London, July 9. Mr. - Max Dordau, speaking at todayS; session of the in ternational Zionist conference, demand ed that the British government give an explicit definition of the policy it 'will pursue as the mandatory powerufor Palestine" and define clearly the .terms of the mandate so all Jews may1 know just what relationship 4 there may be expected between the . Zionist organi sation and the British government. VIRGINIA . PA YS DIVIDEND S ; TO ' 7 OLD STATE BONDHOLDERS Richmond, July 9. -Despite the fact that, the' expenses. of the .West Virginia debt committee and the other litigants in the case which . has - been . hattled in the courts for more nan a quarter of a century .' amount to; $1,094,018.60, as reported -by Special Debt Commissioner Robert E. Scott," to Judge Scott in the city circuit court today, the -bondholders will receive from. 7L8 to 96-.9" per cent of the face value of their holdings. EL PASO GIRL SPONSOR : FOB CONFEDERATE RE-UNION ?v" Memphis; Tenn., July: 9.. Miss -Sadie Jluth Aldrldge, of El Paso, Texas, has been appointed sponsor for the south at the Confederate re-union to be held In Houston, vTexas, -October 6-9, according to advices received by, -George B. Bowl ing," quartermaster general of the Sons ef Confederate .Veterans, from K. M. Vanzandt," commander-in-chief of the TJnited Confederate Veterans. Miss Ma-, bel Steger, of Memphis, was appointed sponsor for the Tennesseedivisien of the . Sons' of Veterans. " T AIRPLANE . PATENTS TTpHELD , S AGAINST FOREIGN , INFRINGEMENT .'r New York, July ' "9.-r-American air plane patent..- rights were ' upheld jLgaipst .foreign infringement in a de cision today by-Federal Judge Tbomas 1. Chatfield in Brooklyn. 5 The degree perpetually ; restrains ,thev Inter-Allied Alrfcraf t -association ,of ew; Tork. from using or selling " in ' the United States of foreign built machines . which are liable to foreign; infringement. ' rt FLAYERS ROBBED. r :t:. Kew Tork, Ji - 9. hleve s : broke into-, a dressing .room at tne roio grounds .during the game , between the Yankees -and - Tigers and - stole street clothes and personal effects of XTmpires hoc Hlldebrand and -BiUy Evans. ; They MbtsinedJ900 ;ininohey J;and faeveral ot ; Jewelry, , i; c;s-g;v - t; ; ' rJ'A-jU. COMMISSION v-Richmond, Va., : July 9.- - . J ... speclal'oonwalssion a itevf9-.- C last general; assembly fhe f ee system In ''yT&tri'$ r? rP its - findings to the next 1 .U re,.ii iapuear before the. commissi; Prob NEW MEXICAN GOVERNMENT IN TOILS OFREVOLUtlON PROMOTED BY GEN. MERGUIA Sta of ; Huerta .Not Alarmed Former Officer? . Imprisoned or Conspiracy Cen- ? sorship Is Restored ; Washington, July. 9.- Ad vices f from the American embassy in ncers iormeriy, on ,tne sian oi venerai. raoio uonzaies, were t m prison on the charge of plotting against the governmentthat the ' state of Chiapas was in open rebellion and that General-Francisco J. Merguia, who was defeated for governor in the state of Michoa- can, had raised' the, flag of rebellion; - ; j. : -V'if V .The Mexican ; embassy lhas received official advices which it ntade public today,, stating .that Generals Juan Berragari, Alfredo - JKicault ahd Lucio Blanco, and Colonel Paulmo Fontes had returned : to Mexico.f rom the United States, where they, fled after the killing of Carranza The embassy statement said: "The4. authorities. In accordance with orders issued by the war department, have not prevented their - entry. Revolt Promoted In tT.-S. Mexico City, newspapers give promi nence to the reports that two of these generals,,-Blanco and Ricault,. together with Ignicia Bonillas, former ambassa dor to the United States, attended a meeting held recently at. San Antonio, Texas, for the purpose of promoting a new revolution, looking to the restora- rtion of the parranza government. Bonillas was to' come to Washington te ask the American authorities to recognize Berragan, in order' to Insure the constitutional', succession ' of au thority in Mexico," while' Lucio Blanco was to go to the state of Nuevo Leon, to lead the revoluti'on.t ? The censorship f in Mexteo City has been restored, as copiies- .of the Mexico City ' newspapers reaching Washington have whole columns; blank No 'explanation -is made by these pa pers of the renewal; of censor's activi ties.' - ' " -- ' .- '--w-- - v,-- Mexico Citys.--" July 9. -Five ' generals have taken 'up arms against the new Mexican government, 1 provisional Pres ident De la Huerta told foreign!- cor respondents. ,but he declared they . dia not coastitute a military -menace, since they had but -very few, -followers. He estimated that nJt more than. 600 men had been involved ;in-recent outbreaks. f ,Faelag Serious ; Sit natton -' Admission was mad My tne provi eionalf president , that the, new; govern ment had faced a rather serious situa tion upon taking oyer the goyernmemi ON COAL SUPPLY Commission s Continues To Hear-Witnesses Washington. July 9. Widely diverg ent opinions ;aS f' to the- nation's coax supply., were heard by the interstate commerce commission today at 'its hearing on the advisability of modify ing its Order 1 requiring pref erenoe for coal mines east-of the Mississippi, in the assignment; of open-top cars. Some witnesses said -the country was expe riencing tne worst coal shortage in Its history, while Others -declared with equal finality that -there was no short age. . . ' ;J - - . The commission was .asked both to modify Its order, originally Issued for a thirty-day, period-ending July 21. so as not to give ao muoh -of a monopoly on cars to the. coal mines, and also to make -the order more drastic and con tinue it for longer than thirty days. There was no.) indication by the com mission of Its probable action, and the hearing will , be' continued" tomorrow. POLICE ASKED TO WATCH OUT FOR GIRL RUNAWAY Believe Juniata Allen Is In Search Of "Movie" Fame. Chattanooga, Tenn, July 9. Police officials of the country have been askd to be on the lookout for Juniata Allen, seventeen-year:old school girl orator, who disappeared from -her home Bere June 29 dressed in the garb of a boy scout, and whose trail has been lost at Atlanta. . --Before leaving Chattanooga, Mls Allen, who won a prize for oratory, in the local high school last year for. her brilliant address oh the league of na tions, had her long brown hair cut ana donned- ttie uniform of a boy scout. Her parents, Mr., and Mrs. James M. Allen, who are assisting in the search for the missing girl, believe she; is en route to a western motion picture studio. Miss Allen . weighs 108 pounds. Is slightly stooped, with dark brown. hair and eyes and a few freckles.- . FIGHT AGAINST B ABLER DROPPED BY COMMITTEE St. Louis, July 9, The fight for the removal . of Jacob aL. Babler as repub lican national committeeman from Missouri, was dropped ; today, it was announced at a meeting here of. a com mittee of republicans, appointed at a recent mass meeting at Sedalia xo- de mand Babler's resignation- . ; .Antagonism against Babler resulted from the disclosure that he had par ticipated in the distribution of I3S.000 of Lowden presidential campaign funds lin the state. , ;. '..'- -. , n - - - ; .. Tne committee, neaaea oy uavisvH. Proctor, I- Kansas .-: City, - In; a. formal 1 statement, declared .. "further - agitation in. this matter is both unnecessary and, unwise.' 1 ASSAILS V. 8. .MARINE POLICY Genoa, July ,A".- vigorous attack eglnet the .American marine- policy ws'usde t - Smile -Deckers. Belgian snip wt delegate af todays plen- 1 afy ,aessti of the international sei- tmea'u cnnjiee. He -haraed unfair oietbeds ?. ... che part of America., which 1V the;, conterence.' r V. to the state department today ' Mexico City "said a number of of- a couple of months' ago, buthe assert eu the army had - been, re-organized and that unstable v forces could not shake the administration. -He. said the gov-, ernment had no knowledge of . the - re-. ported . attempt of. Luis Cabrera and l Gen. Juan Barragan to organise a rev- olution . in. northern, Mexico v .. , "The Carranza government," said De la Huerta. laughing, ."stood "s for mor ; than four ' years against ' over , 25,00 . rebels,, and there is no reason wny tne; present government cannot ; contena ; with less, than 600." ? ; ; , - Gen.;PablQ Gonzales, who-, recently left here for Monterey." and who. has been connected in-unconfirmed rumors with recent outbreaks,' has been offered the post' of Mexican ' ambassador tu France, according- to the provisional president, who added the Offer had not as yet been accepted. ( ' . , Questioned j further - relative to mill tary matters,: he said ,15,000 .soldiers were demobilized in June, and-about 6,000 se far this month. ? v, , Most of them, have been" sent-to eo tlons of the. country where ;they;have been Bet to work cultivating idle landed The' government ; has decided to . re- -ject the peace: proposals of Francisco Villa, Gen. Francisco R. Serrano,. under secretary of -war and, marine,- told The Associated, Press today, only uncondi tional surrender, .he 'declared would be accepted - ; '-. -,-..' ;; , - --J . i -San .Antonio, Texas,, Julyi;;. 9. Tb statement by the -Mexican embassy at Washington that den. Alfredo fctoautt,' Juan Baragan, Luci,o; Blanco and CoL. -Paulino, Fontes- have returnedrto-Mex lco, was denied tonight by government agents." m-;i',s ''''.-. '- , ' TJJRKSipIE PEACE- : '"PRCP'EWANl WANE Greek Advance Caupes ' i ttm .7 Wild Alarm r Constantinople, ; July. 9.; Turks are beginning to realize - fully the critical . situation created' by the' triumphant j Greek advance into Antolla, and what they . regard as a cojnplete rupture of' peace negotiations, . , ,i Beth government and anti-govern-, ment newspapers. lament the. departure of Turkish peace delegates' from Paris .' and urge a discontinuance of Musta pha Kemar Pasha's military operations . in Asio MlnorJ ' Thii 'demand,'-however, was not. made until )news of the abso-r lute rout of the nationalist; forces had -f been published." . . j' ,;-, .. -. There is much speculation among the, Turks as to how the ,E3ntente powers! will deal with them after the Greeks, dominate the Bagdad . railway, which f now, seems . inevitable to the . people here - althousrh those in the interior of the country still, hope .that, Mustapha. Kemal may , cheek, he Greek advance., 4 U. S. READY TO PROCEED , iTTTrntf -B fTTXTTfirfini rtmf IV ' Chicago, July Th Jury to try, William Bross. Lloyd and . hineteen other , members of the communist, labor party for alleged, conspiracy; to over!" throw the .'government . by, tfOrce , wa ' completed tod.ay.",. r.t " ' . ,.' .;', ; ; Sixty days were spent In selecting' the jury and. more than 1300 veniremen were examined.' - . -r ' . - " . ' t' Lloyd, , millionaire .sergeant-at-arm of the communist labor party,, and hlsf" assistants .were ..arrested 'last January t during; the national round-up of su pected radicals:. They were. indicted in four conepiracy vconnts" and a general i indictment ' chargihg - violation ot . the . new. state law 'against criminal syndl-l caiism. ' ;r ' ... " r- ' ' , IRISH CONSTABULARY REVOLT' sv SAYS SINN FEIN PUBLICATION Dublin.".Julyt9. In the sinn fein pub lication, the. Irieh .Ballot, is a story of insubordination mot)g ; the, Irish con stabulary,' and the reported impending importation a.of English police,, whose , advent is to pe accompanied by martial law and' other extreme measures. " Ac-, cording to the 'statement, confirmation of which , ?an.no't.be obtained, the Irish constabulary at Llstowell, county Cer-ry,- were ..ordered on June V to hand overf their, barrackk' to the soldiers., The constabulary ',' refused V. and r fourteen members resigned, 'but, the resignations were notaccep'ted. , t"'- HEADS EDUCATIONAL' ASSOCIATION ; Salt Lake jClty,r Utah, July :-.-.Reor gaJiiiatlon "on" a ."delegate r plan wa t i voted' ahd,-ylrttt41ly . all other admin- J istratlotf'vplans carried k. kt today's bvrlness meeting. of .the National Edu- - XassOciation: Fred M. Hunter, ; . "CaU'.was elected. president .... i ; L6v;1-rER "REPORTED ILL . Londo'iV X-The' Times says to day that fc vThatt Lord Fisher, tqtmet tLrn itZsT . eritlcaUf W, J m i
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