i QUICK RESULTS USE THE NEWS CLASSIFIED ADS—THEY BRING BEST RESULTS—ONE CENT A WORD dest Edition TKE CHARLOTTE NEWS. Latest Edition 43. NO. 6971 CHAHLOTrE, N. C„ ThURSDA\ EVENING, MARCH 9, 191 I -I Charlotts. J cent^ a Copy Daily—5 Cen(s Sunday ! Outside Charlotta. ) Cen •nts a copy Daily and Sundny Ignant People }j Sharon Protest Against Ed. Caton ill Little Chuich '-day of Citizens t Gover nor to oj Chicken ' Have Been C.r- ' H ree 'y Signed by who Wou.d Be Influence, i LONG mmi By Assoi'inu'tl I’tt'ss. W asliinui!>n. D. T.. March 0.—f?y af- lixiii;^ l;is si'itiatuit* to the conti'aot t('f I'.;' innn\ii'afinrt and pi'huing '>1' Hatiii ed « T'.-. t'lopf's aiid stanipod %vrai>- i'l’t's lor lu'wsiiapt'rs, uiday, mastcr ^lonfia! lliiilicock pm an end. for ai Icasi 1(1 ,r y.,ars. I'roai .Inly 1st next. ii> a contcs; iliat has washed iniorniit- t.Miily lor 'noro than a quarter of a I -. ir.ury, all-.- I ini- MIS. 1 at: -ri!.' i-a; fill- d ■’ ■ !' Sli ri-> t';- ■1 . trd i. ■ : -i r>Hn- .,r.*ii'. >1 - iu.ui to u::cxi'hV'; V • ; ^ M nday. tl'li) tJU' r' -. a ' - have M\ ii. • iU'ar ■ I' Z Vvi h dwi't sir. iii;^ v\\‘ v. V:*;a1 : ar' jr.TO '.lie cniiiii ;nh I'o hn- .■ i’.' ’ nny ■ id ii 70:1s , Ill have > n':, hir used ■..M'U'iit n aii- uf las! i > v.^on . 111 ' S' in dro\ • r.. h-.v. >rn •r a! -.1. In mM IT ClSiS imm Liisi[D ill DA! long ■!,. iciated • K1 Ta:--*. T( V., Maich T'ne liattle t'oiirh. a' Casas ('randes on Monday in N'hi^-h ib.e foice under Madero was '•(Ml!i'd 1>.. tile federal tr(x>ps under Col. Cti-liar, l;;sred th.e enli'e day with heavy r;; -ralties oil sideF. acooi'd- iii.u: M’ an American miiiini; man who via’ms to liavo set n t '.r en,^a';ement. The force fMi-raueil i>n each side is s;.id u li:'ve beer. (‘.'K) men. Madero's iiHMi s'!i ceMi.'d in roneiiins; the ont- ' m' ^!ii' '(.'wn where the\ oi''iied a iipav\ nie ;:n iiie u.irrison. Wiiile a l .ii Mon '.'f ni.' f.a-e h> Id rhe insnrvee- ti'ft in ( !;. c^., Ciu ilar ied the remaind- *' of 1 is irooiiS in a ilank movement tlv'i ii'ac'd ti'e insnireetos under a cn ii.e. Mad' .0 received a small reinforce ment (iiiii'.- t)i« en«4a.u:eiuem and was -Mi' to hold liis position uniil dark- ii* fell, whi'ii iie s'ii' ee'!ed in with- i--!r:-" ir.ii !ns uk'H mider a heavy lire. '■ d.-io .-aiii !o iiave los; three m:'' diine ?:i;ns. a large (piantity of am- WEUL vrriEs commence FRONTIEH. X Chief Subject At Atlanta Congress Was Panama Canal mLEEED “LOyE” LETTEilS FIKyRE IN KAYES TRIAL Importance of The Canal to The Commerce and Industry 0/ the South Dwelt Upon at Length by Noted Speakers oj The Day. THE GRANO-STAND HAS “GOT HIS GOAT!” Advance of Army to Southern Frontiei Proceeds In Older ■!li!: >u d. ') e;-cie a lar: lan: iiorses. He was p .. HH) ri' I'.is COO iii.Mi lie is reported retir- d Srno'.a. Q' 1' at; 1 I'll ■ V do l.i-ii '1 \ ' h n ■ 01 rilr i K. I lea l hird.-.l ci'ielf of' iin thi hand? ■ir.' v,-f>ve tvoi ’■ in ,ins:.ih;.-■ , ti'r. IV-Ilfy ^■►•nce h Chihuahua Is Completely Cut Ot) H.v Associated I’ross. i']l Paso, Tex.. .March 9.—Klafert, a ■'usini s;- man or 1^1 Paso, and two com- panior.s. made a trij) from Chihuahua to K1 P:.-') by automohiie yesterday, akin-, of ■ onditiona in Chihuahua, s hnm.'j Klafert said: held. • [rci’ii rhr> • f- f n. AH '.I, i-ira.c •’I *’0 each. '1 all ^ave fhr>'e i'X- . ' the fl’^' ' f - : j'Uvh \\ 'th 1 an as i! . 1 • :.i ^-h;. ;■ hi' lon'-r tini - \ t . ‘:;crd thi’ir ; I'!' ;h>’ man- ■ He V > : -Mnshi - w i’ li >. to his hotrc h •re. Ii!-) jmn- ' i.ioni-hs on tii*"' . '•vim; only a ■ •, ir wa • 1 ■: i: 'tier Thar ; T'’.e peti- r' ■ r, had bet u 1 r.nd The •J'ov- • ■ I'm-' he war- had Inokei' • ; divorce |iro- • « urantcd ! wlio had V. no iiad vio '! man, Soni'* '1. d mort :a:;e;l ■'('hihiiah'ia is com])1etely isolated. Railroad bridues on every line entering the cit\ have ))een de.stroyed for many tuilrs. the tracks are torn up, tele graph wires cut and the iM)les burn- i .'d." I He c;nfirms the report that Chihua- ! hna has sufltcient provisions for about i . ix weeks, but ^says prices are very liiiih. Insnrrf'rtos forces have surrounded he ci!y, sa,'s Air. Klafert. and the fr lojal t''>!'rison of about 1,200 men is held in readiness to meet an attack at i.ny moment. Storm Conditions In The e s t \. ■ t itm I lu; 11 * vprntiv.', i. . i|! liis uo*'id be- ,i-iurned to U-\\ 11 !iip. thon'j:h t; >■ Itesl of I'cr;- I "t pfople ■1 ! lioi: against ■ ■ 1; n Caioii re- ; .. • , it i: alleg- iit-.^tion. ami . 1 as upon the '■•hi te.i the par- r •■ii th(* niisde- iiot pronio- w e ■ ■d in court '\ . planned or ilie score or • in pilaced on I iiowledge f)f the land is f i: 1 Caton. At h adqiii'.rteis fl .;ht chickens. '■ ' v In ell ignor- t; iiajtpeii last ■ ii! ol inteiesi iv ei:I.Uii. ci>an- A-ssociated Press. San Francisco, t'al., March 9.—Storm conditions in California are somewhat improved today but railroad traffic is still far from normal. The coast line )f the Southern I’acific is lied up by washouts. Throuj;li trains over that route may not move for another day 'ir I wo. 'i'he Shasta route, to tiie north, it is pectfHl. will V)e o))cned today. Over land trains from Ogden on tlie central loute, which have, been stalled in the mountaiiis are moving and will arrive ithis morniaj;- 'I'iie Wesiern Pac.fic is still blocked Ijy slides in the mountains. Flood conditions continue serious in some sections. Heavy rains are still fallin;; in the Southern end of the “^an .I(»a(niin valley and around Sail Luis Obispo. The onlv fatalities reported in con nection with the flood waters were Ihe drowning: of tv/o boys near Aroroyo (irande. Negro Killed Eight People lU- Associated I’res.v (llay.^ovr, Ky„ .March H.—“Doc ’ Masev. a nesro believed to he in sane,’ ki-l!ed a uefiro deputy sheriff and sev(ii memlxMs of a family in Han count'- lasr ni?ht. Masey es--j mornin I?.' Associated Press. \Nashin?;tou, Marcdi 0.—Still under the "uise of iieacefitl maneuvers, tlie advance of the army toward the south ern f'.oiitier of the I'nited States is ])roceedin;A in perfect order. Innumer able telefjrams are being received by Gen. l^eonai'd Wood, chief of staff, re port inc; that his sudden and compre- lieiisive oiders, flashed from the capi tal only three days -as;o. are l)elng car- tied out with lapidity and precision. The staff officers, having set the ma- chiner.\- in motion, are enjoying a res- piU TC)da,'.. The tcleurai'hic axlvii:c*s indicate that all 01 the men ordered out are nt)w movin.g rapidly southward with ample commissary and ammuni tion stipplies. ^ Capt. Johnson Hagood, of the coast artillery, and a member of the general stafi’. has been ordered to San Anlonto, Tex., to joi'a the staff of Ma.i. Gen. Car ter. commander-of the arni}' division v.hich is being concentrated at that pt'int. Capt. Hagood’s departure will he delayed a few days in order that he may clear up several odds and ends of miiitar.v matters—th^» aftermath of legislation by the last session of con gress. He is the legislative exi)ert of the general stait'. The navy, like the other arm of 'the fighting establishment, is carrying out its part of the ojierations without any L'Cmblance of a hitch. The vessels of the fifth division of the Atlantic fleet have been sui)plied with their comi)le- nients and are prepared to sail for Guantanamo at the “drop of the hat” by the secretary of the navy. The real purjiose of the unprecedent ed movement of soldiers, sailors and marines is still enshrouded in a cloud of mystery. Official Washington per sists in the previous announcements that the movement is a technical mili tary exjieriment to try the efficiency of the fighting resources of the nation and that it has no relation to the Mex ican situation. Marines Set Sail. Philadelphia. March 9.—Fully eqiiip- ped for participation in the big mili tary movement, more than 700 ma rines sailed at 9 a. m. today on the transport Prairie from the Philadel phia navy yard for Guantanamo. The marines were rushed hete fiom Washington, Annapolis, Brooklyn, Boston, Newport and New London, following the order for the mobili^.a- ticn of troops in Texas. Besides gen oral stores, the Prairie is south ;i6o/'00 rounds of t ridges. ^ ' The transport Dixie, ordered here fro New' York, to take marines south, loading with stores and will sail within a day or two. Troops Cheered by Crowds. Pittsburg, March 9.—Two troop trains of forty-four cars, carrying the third artillery and battery F, arriv ed in the city today on their way to San Antonio. They were cheered by thousands of communitors. Big Armored Cruisers Ready. Now York, March 9.—A thick haze lay over New York bay this morn ing, hiding from view the three big armored cruisers which have been making hurried preparations to sail for the Gulf of i^exico to participate in the ioint naval *’nd military move ment in Texas and on the Mexican border. Coaling of the warships th“ armored cruisers Tennessee. Mon tana and North Carolina—was com pleted last night and there w'ere ap- ^ .1.. oflip lasr night the l.')(Ri coast artillery men from the harbor forts, mustered into a provisional iiifantry regiment for service in Texas, sailed for For tress Monroe on the steamer James town. Pacific Fleet Ready. San Diego. C’al., .Match 9.—I’he 12 torpedo boats and dfrsiro.vers compos ing the torpedo (iotilla vjf the Pacific tiee; finished coaling last night. lie rei^ort that sealed orders have been received was ilenied by the officers, who declared thiit sailing orders have not yet been rv^ceived. Troops ti-eavfc Baltimore. Baltimorev March 9.—Two comjja- nies of artillerymen from Fort How- aul and Fort McHenry lei't here this nifirning by rail for Fort Monroe, Va., where they exj)ect to embark for Texas. From Fort Barrancas. Pensacola, I'la., Mar(‘h 9.—Three hundred soldiers including the fit- teenth and twentieth artillery, the eighth artillery band and the hos- as had been reported. He declared he would return immediately to Wash ington after speaking here. Troops Pass Through City. Palestine, Texas, March 9.—A steady stream of troop trains has been pass ing through this city last night and today en route for San Anionio and Galveston. First Troops Arrive. Galveston, Texas. March 9.—The first troops who are to i)articipate m the war game here arrived from .Jackson Barracks, La., today. The soldiers comprised the 104th compa ny, coast artillery, and were under command of Capt. H. C. Merriam. The train bearing the troops con sisted of three passenger coaches, one baggage car. one box car and one flat car. The train v/as sent directly to the Fort Crocket reservation, wliere prei)arations for the receptUin of threef regiments have been com pleted. France Interested In Mobilization Bv Associated Press. Paris, Marcii 9.—Tiie officials of the foreign office today informed Ihe Associated Press that the French governmem had made no representa tions to the United States regarding the protection of French interests in Mexico. i3y Associated Press. Whiteville, N. C., March 9.—The ourth day’s grind in the Hayes mur der case was continued in Columbus superior court this morning at 9::>0. The testimony tints far introduced has not been very damaging to the de- endaut, Mrs. Ro' a I). Ha.yes, charge*! witlj the murder of young R(>l>ert M. Floyd, at Alt. Tabor on the night of February 4th, or to Neil and Lloyd Hayes-, charged as accessories. While the interest in the case has not diminished in the least, but stead ily increases, the opinion grows that the result will either be a mistrial or the defendants will come clear. Witnef^ses introduced yesterday tes tified largely to converastions between Neil Hayes and his wife and between Mrs. Hayes and Floyd. Miss Mary L. Holt testified to Mrs. Hayes stating to her that Neil Hayes, her husband, was jealous of her, and unless he quit fussing at her she. Mrs. Hayes, was going West and study for a trained nurse and Robert Floyd would go with her. Witness alS'O said Mrs. Hayes said to her that she had asked her husband, “are you going to let me have those moles treated?" to which he replied, ‘no. and when those moles are treated it will be by a gen- tlemaii, and by no such d n rascal as Rob Floyd.’ ” The moles in question are the one’s young Floyd was treating. Thecon- versation took place in September last. Owing to the temperary illness of one of the jurors c.ourt adjtMirneu al 4::;o, after examination of a few immaterial witnes.s-es. Court convened al 9:30 and the brother and sister of the dead man were introduced by the state, Herbert l''lo.'d, the brother, lustifyiiig \o hav ing !+earched his lirottier's r((jin at the uieiiical college for letters from ;\Irs Hayes, and discovered two. 'I'he sis ter, Miss Rosa Floyd, is a beautiful young woman, perhaps 22 or 2:{, and made a deep impression. She told of looking for communications from Mrs. Hayes to her brother. The star witness of the day was G. W. Perry, who was a student at the medical college with Robert Floyd. Col. Roosevelt Artives ^rd President Tajt Will Be on Hand Friday — Gen. Carr Slated Foj Second Vice Pres- ident of Congress. , pital corps left Fort Banancas this foreign office, where, morning for Galveston, 'I exas. absence of special advices News of the American action was received wiih extraordinary inter^^st' related the relation between liim and Floyd was that of the most inti- carryin; ball cur- Can’t Mobilize State Guard. Austin. Texas, March 9.--State Ad jutant General Hutchins today wired the secretary ot war that even if it was found impracticable or unnecessa ry to mobilize tl e Texas National Guard as a body on the border maneu ver grounds, nevertheless the officers of the state guard are ready to join the school of instructions for officers if the secretary of war founu it prac ticable for them to do so. Delaware Troops Leave. Dover, Del., March 9.—The 45th and 112th coast artillery companies left Fort DuPont today for Fortress Mon roe, Va., where they will join a bat talion and proceed South tonight. Don’t Believe Diaz is Dead. New^ York, March 9.—Henry J.ane Wilson, United States ambassador to Mexico, while unwilling today to dis cuss the situation in Mexico prior to his departure for Craw'fordsville, Ind., to visit his mother, who is ill, em phatically declared his disbelief in the rumor that President Diaz of Mexico had died suddenly. He was very sure that if so serious an event had oc curred, he would liave learned of it. Won’t Go to Texas. Atlanta. Ga., March 9.--Secretary of War Dickinson, who is in Atlanta to attend the sessions of the Southern Commercial Congress, declared thia morning that he would not go to Texas and investigate conditions there incident to the movement of troops in the ices from Washington on the subject, it is as sumed the reasons for the step taken were wholly sufficient. Local financial interests are some what concerned regarding events in Mexico, where it is roughly estimat ed this country has $100,000,000 in vested. The explanation for the latest de velopment current on the Bourse is that the United States goveriiiiient has in mind the ultimate possibility of being required to protect the im mense American interests in Mexico, which might be imperilled in the event of the death of President Diaz by widespread disorders in that coun try. CONFER OVER THE MEXICAN SITUATION mate friends. He remembers letters introduced from Airs. Hayes to Floyd, also remembersr distinctly two letters to Floyd from Mrs. Hayes dated some time in November last and postmarked Loris. S. C. They bore the salutation of “My I>ear Robert,’’ and closed with “As ever, your friend, Rosa.” He was admitted as an expert to identify the letters before exhibited with thos-e he had' seen w'hich had By Associated Press. \tlanta, (ja., Alarch 9.—The im portance of the l^anama canal to the commerce and industry ef the South was the subject whuch engaged the attention of the Sout liern Commercial Congress at the morning session of the annual convention here today. Theodore Roosevelt v, ill address tha congress tonight on “The South's Ol>* ligation in Statesmansliip and Bt'.sl- ness Endeavor." The colonel reached Atlanta at 10:30 this morning and is the guest of tlie Atlanta i liambei.’ of commerce and the Commercial Congress. •At 3 o’clock this afternoon Mr. Roosevelt will deliver an addres sat a negro church, after which he will be entertained ai: the (’’apitol Clul'. His address to the C()ngresa this evening will he the first he has de livered in the South since the recent New York elections and will be one of the most notable features of the congress. President Taft will address the (‘(nigress Frida.v on “A Greater Na* tion Through a (Jreater South.’’ The nominating committee decided up(jn Ihe following to be officers for next year: President, Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, Florida: first vice-president, .John N. Parker. New Orleans; second vice itresidenr. General .lulian S. Carr, North Carolina; secretary, Edwin L. Quarles. Washington, I). C.; manag ing director, (Jrosvcnor Da we, Washington, 1). C. 'I'tiese selections will be acted upon at tonight's ses sion of the \\hole ctmgress. The Colonel Arrives. On his arrival at the depot here Col. Rosevelt was met by a reception com mittee composed of officers of the Soul hern Commercial Congress, now in session here, and representatives of the Atlanta cliamber of commerce, and other civic organizations. He was taken to the Piedmont Hotel in an au tomobile, and escorted by a troop of the Georgia national guard cavalry. The co'onel received quite an ova tion as he passed along the streets. As soon as he reached the hotel he held an informal recejition in the lobby and later retired to his room. Dtirlng the reception he mixed freely among the people in the lobby withotit the evi dent desire of imjiressing u))on every the fact that he was present only in his capacity as private citizen. C(d. Roosevelt was the guest of the been divorced. The substance of the Capital ( it\ Club at luncheon, going letters he stated was urging Floyd to from theie to the Central Avenue come to her; that she was anxious to | Methodist church (colored) late In the see him and "hungered” for his love, i afternoon. His first speech of the Both letters were “loving” and ])roduc-j long tri]. was to the congregation of caned and a posse is scouring the pected to up parently no obstacles to the sailing of these units of the war fleet ex- f.ept the adverse atmospheric condi tions and the low tide of the early hours. The ships were ex anchor and aw’ay at country for him. Unbroken. Iiin ii !t. --'riie I4th s iiator show- i ! d adi Ilk £-iiua- .THIS GIRL WEDDED CHINESE MERCHANT. Bv Associated Press. Vancouver, Wash., March 9.—Miss .\ni(a Ueschontz, actress, aged 22, was married to Lew Ting,.a wealthy Chi- npse merchant of Hoquiam. Wash. Tlie girl is of Siianish descent and her Uomt: in Pittsburg, Fa. anv moment. The lower harbor, where Rear Ad miral Staunton’s trio of big cruisers were awaiting sailing orders was the one remaining seat of activity toda^ in this vicinity in connection witn (he mobilization movement soutl|- The detachment of marines ordered from here to join the force headed for Guantanamo left yesterday and ♦ ♦ ♦ NEWS “WANT AD” FACTS ♦ ♦ ♦ Tuesday evening, Morris, a lo- ♦ ♦ cal butcher and fish dealer paid ^ ♦ The News 11 cents for a “Want ♦ ♦ Ad” advertising shad roe. ♦ ♦ ♦ ^ He had just 50 set to be sold ♦ ^ Wednesday morning. ♦ ♦ ♦ ^ At 9:30 . sday morning ♦ ♦ the st ick had been exhausted ♦ and orders continued to come ♦ ♦ in. ♦ ♦ ♦ This information was ’phoned ♦ ♦ The News office yesterday by a ♦ ♦ Charlotte housekeeper who w'as ♦ ♦ one of the ones late in sending ♦ ♦ in her order. ♦ ♦ ♦ Mr. Morris verified her state- ♦ ment and also stated that the ♦ ♦ little ad in The News was all ♦ ♦ the notice he gave his custom- ♦ ers. ♦ ^ ♦ Fifty sets of shad roe at 50 ♦ ♦ cents a set, $2u.OO. and sold at ^ ♦ a cost of 11 cents by using The ^ ♦ News Want Ads. “There’s a ► Reason.’’ ^ Watch The News Page S. Want Ad Bv Associated Press. New York. March 9.—American fi nanciers conferred with .Tose Ives Li- mantour, Diaz’s finance minister, over the Mexican situation, in New York today. During the talk Mr. I.imantour, commenting upon President Taft’s message to President Diaz last night, declared: “This communication will, I am sure, be reasstiring to my government and should be to my jjeople, who naturally have been greatly discouraged by sen sational statements in the press. “It is impossible for me to under stand why sensational developments should be expected with the two peo ples whose relations are so well defin ed as those of Mexico and the United States are, and who are living and have lived for so long a time as such good neighbors.” Diaz in Good Health. Bv Associated Press. New York, March 9.—In view' of re newed reports concerning the condi tion of President Diaz, it may be stat ed that a dispatch from The Associat ed Press correspondent at Mexico City, received last night, said that he personally had seen the president, the previous night, w'hen he was in ap parent good health. Another dispatch received from Mexico City last night referred to Piesident Diaz receiving Admiral La- jarte at 5 p. m. and later conferring at his town mansion with the governor of Guanajato. No further advices have been received. President Taft’s Trip. By Associated Press., Washington, D. C., March 9.——Pres ident Taft w'ill leave Washington shortly after 4 o’clock this afternoon to be away until March 20th. He first goes to Atlanta, where he will make an address tomorrow night be fore the Southern Commercial Con gress. From Atlanta the perisednt will join the president at Augusta, proba bly Saturday or Sunday. Senator Ba- of Georgia, will go to Atlanta same train with the presi- ed much merriment in the court room. One other witness was introduced but his testimony amounted to little. There is little probability of a conclusion this week, as it is understood the stale will introduce evidence to rebut that to be offered by the defense. George B. Cox Is Held. Bv Associated Press. 'Cincinnati, Ohio, March 9.—George B. Cox, indicted repnbilcan leader of this cit.v, was held todaj' not to be in contempt of court by two members of the committee of three attorneys appointed by Judge Gorman, of the common pleas court to investigate a statement purporting to have been made bv him in a morning new'spaper reflecting on the grand jury which in dicted him. The other member of the committee filed a minority report in w'hich it was held that Cox was in contempt. Call for Bank Statement. Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C., March 9.~The cor poration commission iss- es a call for a statement of condition of state banks at the close of business on March 7 th. con, on the debt. MAN SENT BULLET T this church. Tonight the colonel will address the Southern Commercial Congress, on •‘The South’s Obligations in States- ship and lousiness Endeav;r.” and at midnight he leaves for Birmingham, Ala. Long Addresses. The length of many of the addresses before the congress on the opening day somew'hat disarranged the pro gram and a number of the responses by states intended for the symposium last night, were delivered this morn ing. i-\)rmer Governor David R. Fransis, of Missouri, presided at the morning session. Before taking up the regular business of the day a preliminary re port by the committee on resolutions was adopted, declaring that the South ern Commercial Congress is in ao sense a political organization and In structing the committee on resolutions to “confine its affirmation of facts and Its declaration of policies fo the physi cal resources of the south and their development; to its commerce and possibilities thereof and Its unsurpass ed soil and climate.” The committee was instnicted to re frain from submitting any expreasions concerning the political or economic questions now before the country. In the call of the slates, ten minute speeches were made by C. H. Gouid, state geologist of Oklahoma; Mayor Behrman, of New Orleans, for Louisi ana; Edward W. Robinson, of Colum bia. for South Carolina; Iceland Hume, Nashville, or Tennessee; Walter Sharp, of Norfolk, for Virginia, and O. G. Beans, of Wheeling, for West Vir ginia. By Associated Press. New York, March 9.—Standing on the edge of the roof of a tenement house today an unidentified niai2 sent two revolver bullets into his head. The body Tcrashed to the street, five stories below, and ambulance sur geons who examined it said death from the bullet wounds must have been instantaneous. That the suicide had intended to make sure of . dying if his revolver fai’.ed him was indicated by the find ing: on the roof of a bottle filled I with a powerful acid. SIXTEEN KILLED ♦ IN AVALANCHE ♦ ♦ By Associated Press. ♦ Tifiis. Trans-Caucasia, Russia, ♦ March 9.—An avalanche swept ♦ down upon and crushed a work- ♦ ingman's tenement near here. ♦ while the occupants were still ♦ asleep'early tcjday. ♦ Nineteen persons were killed ♦ outright and sixteen others re- ♦ ceived injuries that probably ♦ will nrove fatal. ♦