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THE CITIZEN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1913. .
ATTACKSJFEAHED.
Women and Children Flee
For Protection.
MAY MOVE U. S. EMBASSY.
Marines May Also Be Landed to Pro
tect Official Situation In Mexico
Has Reached a Critical Stage.
Huerta Is Still Defiant and
Determined to Stay.
Mexico City. Nov. 17. Inflamed by
the news of rubol successes nt Juarez
nnd elsewhere, public feeling In Mex
ico City Is so Intense tbnt a crisis In
the relations of Mexico and the United
States. It Is believed, may bo precipi
tated nt any moment by n riot In the
streets of tills city or attacks upon
Americans wherever the federals are In
control
Alarmed for thrlr wfaty, hundreds
of men. women and children nro fleeing
to the coast clth's, principally Vera
Cruz. seeUlm; shelter under the guns of
the American warships. Every train
leaving Mexico City for Vera Cruz Is
filled with refugees, many of them
iwomen and children and most of them
Americans.
The fears of an outburst against
Americans was heightened when It
was learned that Sir Lionel Carden,
the British ambassador, had warned
every British resident In Mexico to flee
to the coast cities for protection, warn
ing them of danger of outbreaks In
which they will be mistaken for Amer
icans and slain.
Direct diplomatic relations between
the United Stntcs and Mexico may be
severed at any minute, according to re
ports circulated hero, which q'uoto John
LInd, President Wilson's envoy, as say
ing the American embassy may be
(withdrawn from this city.
Added to the other fears Is the dan
ger that the eupltal city may bo cut off
from communication with the coast
Rebel forces have gathered nt Orizaba,
on the Mexican railway line connect
ing this city with Vera Cruz, nnd
threaten to Pttnck the city, cutting off
one avenue of escape. The other rail
road lino to Vera Cruz also is threat
ened. Five hundred Americans are trapped
between the .ebel nnd federal forces In
the district between Tampico andTnx
pan. where tierce lighting Is In prog
ress The Americans mny havo to
fight for their own lives. Some of the
refugees have reached tlio gunboat
(Wheeling, In the Pnnuco river.
Send Wives to Vera Cruz.
The GOO employees of Lord Cow
dray's oil plant, the Ragle Oil com
pany, located near Tampico, have been
ordered to send their wives arad chll
dren to Vera Cruz as quickly as possi
ble. Acting upon his instructions, the
British consul general advised all the
British consuls throughout Mexico that
'the lives of all foreigners are in danger
and that the situation has reached a
critical stage.
General Huerta practically admitted
the danger of an uprising against
Americans whon ho said:
"True, the rabble of the city might
rise, but I would riot hesitate to apply
the severest methods in ry power to
restore order and punish the guilty. 1
shall do all In my power to protect
foreigners and Americans."
Dispatches from Vera Cruz quote
John Llnd, President Wilson's envoy,
as stating that possibly American ma
rines will be landed in Vera Cruz from
the big fleet of American warships
gathered off that port.
Thus far, however, Mr. O'Shnugh
nessy has received no instructions to
Withdraw.
Reports are circulated hero that an
ultimatum from the United States will
be delivered today.
General Huerta continues his atti
tude of defiance toward the demands
of Presldeut Wilson that he repudiate
tho new congress nssembled as a result
of tho last election. Ho refuses to re
sign. "I shall not quit," said Huerta. "I
shall continuj to try to pacify the
country. In view of Carrauza's repu
diation of any form of mediation or al
liance with tho United States I can do
110 less than join him In his expression
of patriotic sentiment and maintain
unaltered my attitude toward Wash
lngtou."
MILITANTS IN WASHINGTON.
Police to Arrest Two For Writing No
tices on the Street.
Wnsulngtou, Nov. 17. Washington
has hud its first experience with mili
tant suffragist tuctics. If the police
succeed In capturing two women who
wrote suffrage notices on the side
walks they will De brought into court
These womeu went into tho business
section of the city and with chalk
marked notices on the sidewalks ad
vertlslng a meeting to bo addressed by
Inez Mllbolland Bolsevain and Itita
Chide Door.
Bride Kills Old Sweetheart.
fjobart Oklu.. Nov. 17. Mrs. Anna
Russell, seventeen, bride of a year,
shot and killed Barney Phlnney, twen
ty, in a fit if Jealousy Friday. She
Bsed an automatic revolver and flred
four shots, all taking effect. Mrs. Itus
sell then telephoned tho police to como
for her, ami she is In Jail. Sue has
been separated from her bui"-nn
JUARES CUSTOM HOUSE,
VILLA'S HEADQUARTERS
urmoll exists In tho city of Jua
rez, which was captured by a forco
of 7,000 rebels under command of
General Panucho Villa. lie Is mak
ing his. headquarters' In tho custom
house.
Photo, by American Press Asso
ciation.
0 EXPOSE THOSE "HIGHER UP
It Is Expected Fowler Will Tell of
Campaign Contributions.
Now York, Nov. 17. That a com
plete statement is expected from Ever
ett P. Fowler, telling nil that he knows
concerning the alleged system of ex
torting money from contractors doing
state work, wns made known. Mr.
bowler has been Indicted for extortion.
nnd, it Is said, should he decide to
make a statement ho will not be nr-
raigucd.
In this event ho will be taken before
the grand jury to toll his story, nnd
follo-wing that It is thought several
persons high up In political life will be
Indicted. Mr. Fowler will be called on
to tell for whom It was that ho made
appointments with contractors and ac-
eptcd contributions from them.
Mr. Fowler came to Now York city.
but after, his counsel, District Attorney
Cunningham of Ulster county, had a
talk with Mr. Whitman he returned to
Kingston. It Is under-stood that Mr.
Fowler was told that lie would have
his choice of nnswerlni: to the indict
ment against him oi of going to the
ofllco of the district attorney to give
tho information desired there.
Evidence already in the possession of
District Attorney Whitman indicates,
It Is said, that Mr. Fowler was sent
from the state Democratic headquar
tors to various points for the purpose
of interviewing persona believed to be
under obligations to aid the campaign
fund, but who fnllcd to do so. It is
said that he went to Syracuse, Roches
ter nnd Buffalo on these trips. The
rest of the stnte wns divided among
other emissaries from the state con
mitteo.
JEALOUS, KILLS WIFE AND SELF
Chicago Contractor Slays Woman For
Refusing to Live With Him.
Detroit, Mich.. Nov. 17.-In a fit of
jealousy because his wife of four
months refused to return to him, .lames
C. Lamar, a Chicago building contrac
tor, shot her through the heart as she
was about to board an Interarban car
for Ann Arbor nt the corner of Eight
eenth nnd Michigan avenues. He then
shot himself twice, dying in a hospital
four hours Inter.
Lamar came hero from Chicago last
prlng. Ho met nnd married Alice
Perry In July. Tho day before his wed
ding a warrant was sworn out charg
ing him with swindling a womnn out
of $300. The Chicago police were asked
to look for him when ho becamo a fugi
tive. Disagreements arose nnd Mrs.
Lamar returned to her Detroit home.
Ho enmo here Saturday and begged
her to return home, but sho refused.
Lamar left her. but watched her move
ments. This morning he nsaln begged
her to return to him and shot her when
the refused.
SLAYS WOMAN FOR GABY.
Man Infatuated With Dancer Resents
Slur by Stabbing Companion.
New York, Nov. 17. From the first
time that William Twist of 207 Pros
pect avenue, the Bronx, saw Gaby De
slys dance on the stage ho was so
struck with her beauty and grace that
bo came Infatuated with her. Al
though he was not personally acquaint
ed with the dailcer. Twist so revered
er name that when Miss Loulso White
ado a disparaging remark nbout tho
music hall performer ho drew a knife
uid stabbed Miss White to death, in
dicting twelve wounds as he attacked
the woman In a hallwnv.
Then Twist gave himself up to Po
lice Sergeant John T. Meade of the
East One Hundred aud Fourth police.
station, who found the slayer standing
near the body in the h llwny of tho
home of Miss White.
TURKEYS Ex' PARCEL POST.
May Be Sent 150 Miles, With a Weight
Limit of Twenty Pounds.
Chicago, Nov. 17. Under a ruling of
the postofflce department Just received
by tho postmaster nt Aurora, III., the
Thanksgiving turkey may be shipped
by parcel post if Jt does not weigh more
than twenty pounds and is not more
than seventy-two inches in length and
circumference. Being in the nature of
perishable goods, it may not be sent
further than tho.llmlts of the second
tone, u distance of 150 miles from the
starting point
As turkeys aro very scarce In thin
part of the country, farmers aro send
ing them by parcel post to friends.
Weather Probabilities.
Cloudy, probably local snows or
rain In pi and south portions, with
tnodcnite mirth and northwest winds.
Advertise in THE CITIZEN
TRY A CENT-A-WORD
103 SAM SEA
Ship Caught Fire 600 Miles
From Port.
PANN0NIA GETS S. 0. S. CALL
Steams 180 Miles to the Rescue Crew
Show Bravery and Stick to Their
Posts Blaze Occurred Among
Bales of Cotton.
Hamilton. Bermuda. Nov. 17. The
Spanish stenmer Palmes of the Phill
ips line, which caught fire 000 miles
from this port nnd whose 103 passen
gers were rescued from their perilous
situation '.n Friday by the Cunard liner
Pnnnonin, which rushed to tho assist
ance of the vessel after receiving her
wireless call for help, has arrived here.
convoyed by tho Pannonla. The rescu
ing steamer accompanied the Balmes
to Bermuda, as the Are In the hold was
still blazing and the crew continued
their long tight on the flames.
Tho Pannonla, with the 103 rescued
pnssengers, proceeded on her way to
Now York, where sho is expected to
arrive tomorrow. Tho crow of the
Balmes cheered as tho Cunarder
steamed away, and those on board the
Pannonla responded heartily.
nigh tributes were paid by tho pas
sengers to the work of the cnptaln and
crew of the Balmes in transferring
them to the Pannonla. The Spanish
snllors refused to abandon tho ship aft
er tho passengers had been taken o'ff
and stuck to their posts manfully-v
Sghtlng the fire although half suffo
cated by smoke.
The fire was discovered by Third Of
ficer Ruflno Onraln in No. 2 hatch,
abaft the foremast. He reported to
Second Ofllcer Guerrero nnd Captaltv
Ruiz. The latter ordered holes to be
drilled in tho deck nnd water poured
Into the cotton filled hold. As the flre
continued to spread, it was impossible
to use hose in lighting the flames, and
steam was turned Into the hold.
In Dangerous Condition.
Receiving tho Balmes' message. "Am
on fire, require assistance," the Pnnno
nin, winch was crossing the ocean to
New York after a Mediterranean
cruise, turned her bow to the south
nnd made top speed for ISO miles un
til she reached tho burning steamship.
After transferring the passengers 1n
safety to the Pannonla, Captain Can,
per sent, the following mossage to the
Cunard line In New York:
"The .Spanish steamer Balmes, Plnll-
los line, from Havana to Spain, with
103 passengers, cotton nnd rum, ap
plied for assistance. In reply to her
danger call, 'Am on flre, require as
sistance,' the Pannonla steamed ISO
miles south. At 7 p. m. Nov. 13 along
side, found Balmes and acompanicd
her nil night. At daylight Nov. 14
transferred passengers to Pannonla.
"Captain will not abandon unless
compelled. Havo arranged to accom
pany her to Bermuda. Balmes Is In a
dangerous condition; average speed
about 8 knots."
The cargo on board tho Balmes con
sists of 5,000 bales of cotton nnd more
than 200 casks of rum. Sho carries a
crew of fifty-five. Tho passengers
were taken aboard at Havana. She
left New Orleans Oct. 20 and called at
Havana on Nov. 4, leaving two days
later for Cadiz and Barcelona.
200 HANGINGS HIS RECORD.
Former Executioner Said He Could
Make Victims "Look Beautiful."
London, Nov. 17. James Berry, who
was for many years tho public execu
tioner," Is dead, ne had hanged more
than 200 people, nnd it was at his own
keen wish that he was appointed to
tho position. His reason for retiring Is
given by Dr. Albert Wilson, ex-presi-dent
of tho Royal Medical society.
Udinburgh, in the following letter:
"Having nlwoys been doubtful of the
value of capital punishment, about
four years ago I usked Berry, the ex
hangman, to como nnd see me. 1
found him an Interesting man with a
pleasing, kindly face, stout and hearty.
He was previously a police constable
nnd always hud tho desire to be public
executioner. He assisted Marwood on
sovernl occasions and described bis
jnethod itho knot under tho chlij) as
cruel and clumsy. Berry placed the
slip knot under tho left enr and said
his victims 'looked beautiful.'
Ho told me that he gave up his office
because tho execution by him of two
innocent persons got on his nerves."
PLANS FREE CITY
FOB CANAL ZONE
W. D. Boyce Foresees Me
iropolis on Isthmus.
WOULD BE A FREE PORT.
Chicago Publisher Asserts Income of
City From Docks, Tolls, Taxes, Rents,
Leases, Etc., Would at Least Pay In
terest on Capital Now Invested.
Would Develop Trade.
"There is no reason why tho canal
zone cannot be made Into a city of
C00.000 people in twenty years and
produce sufficient municipal lncomo to
pay the Interest on at least the orig
inal capital Invested by the United
States from dockage, tolls, taxes, rents,
leases, etc."
This suggestion was made by W. D.
Boyce, a Chicago publisher, In nn ad
dress before the southern commercial
congress In Mobile, Ala. Explaining
his Idea, Mr. Boyce continued:
"We have 2SG.720 acres inside tho
canal zone. Already many millions of
dollars have been spent to make tho
canal zone sanitary and n desirable
place to live in the year around. Near
ly all of this will bo a complete loss
unless we build a great city there. In
ono way a great commercial and man
ufacturing city can be built along tho
whole canal, from ono end to tho other,
with docks everywhere.
"The wny to build a big metropolis
on the canal zone "is no experiment, no
wild theory. It has been successfully
worked out and proved by Germany
and England and a number of smaller
countries.
Free City and Free Port.
"The way to build a big city at the
central point between North and South
America, the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans, tho far east and the far west,
Is to make tho canal zone into a free
city and free port. By that I mean
free from import or export duties into
and out from the canal zono. This
will n5t affect the primary question
of tails for passing through the canal.
If created a free port and protect
ed through international treaty so it
couJd not bo affected through changes
in our administration or homo policies
merchants and manufacturers from all
over the world would build factories
and warehouses and establish branch
es and agencies at this world center
for quick distribution, delivery and
sale. In fact, it would become an im
mense world's department store whero
everything for the use of all people of
all nations could be found. It would
become the greatest transshipping port
in the world.
"The definition of a free port is: A
harbor whero the ships of all nations
may enter on paying a moderate toll
and load and unload. The free ports
constitute great depots where goods
are stored without paying duty. Theso
goods may bo reshlpped free of duty.
Tho intention of having free ports Is
to stimulate and facilitate exchange
and trade.
"A free city Is a city or zono whero
there is no import or export duty of
nny kind on goods bought, sold or con
sumed. A Paramount Necessity.
"The reason why I havo brought up
this question is because I believe it tfib
paramount ono in tho doyelopment of
our commercial relationship with
South America. If a free zono is cre
ated at Panama, South American mer
chants will also establish branches and
agencies thcro to fnoilltato trade."
Mr. Boyco directed attention to tho
growth of Hamburg, Copenhagen,
Xlongkong, Punta Arenas and other
free ports and in particular to the suc
cess which had attended British frco
ports In promoting commercial Inter
ests. Ho nssertod that by following
their example tho United States could
secure and retain tho trado of South
America in full.
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MURDER RECORD
OWS DECREASE
Figures For 1912 Show Rate
Is Still Very High.
THIRTY CITIES . INCLUDED.
Rate Per 100,000 For 1912 Is 8.1 Against
8.4 For 1911 Memphis the Worst,
With Advance of 11.6 United States
Homicide Ratio Is Highest In World,
Says Report.
Tho annual murder record for tho
United States, while showing a slight
improvement over previous reports,
still suffers by comparison, according
to statistics of homicides published In
tho current issue of tho Spectator.
Compilations made by Frederick L.
Hoffman show that there were 1,344
homicides in thirty largo cities of this
country In 1912, a rate of 8.1 per 100,
000 of population.
Similar records for 1011 were 8.4 per
100,000. There is a corresponding de
crease, In the relntlvo number of sui
cides, equivalent to 0.8 per 100,000, or
4.1 per cent. The highest homicide
record reported occurred in 1907, when
the rnte was 8.8 per 100,000, and the
lowest rates were In 1891 and 1807,
when 4.2 per 100,000 was the record.
Of tho largo American cities Mem
phis, Tenn., with 88 homicides, shows
a rate of C4.3 per 100,000, an increase
over 1911 of 11.0. It Is explained that
suburban murders are counted in with
the city percentages.
New York Rate Increases.
Tho New York city record does not
show the same improvement that the
average suggests. There were 198
homicides during the year, a' rate of
0.8 per 100.0Q0, or an increase of 1.4.
For tho ten years ended in 1911 there
were 1,304 deaths of a homicidal na
ture, with a rate of 5.4 per 100,000.
The high rate of homlcido shown by
Memphis is carried out when the cities
are taken by geographical groups. Of
tho thirty cities cited those of tho
southern group reported 411 homicides,
nn Increase of 4.5 In Its rate of 20.2
per 100,000. The eastern cities had tho
lowest rate, 410, or 4.G per 100,000,
while the western group showed 10.8
and the central group 8.0 per 100,000.
All these rates showed an Increase over
the average for tou years.
Of special interest in tho tabulations
is the Inclusion of a record kept by
tho Chicago Tribune of tho causes of
homicides from 1903 to 1912. Accord
ing to this, 48.0 per cent of tho whole
number -was caused by quarrels, while
unknown causes were responsible for
14.1 per cent Liquor is given as tho
cause of 9.0 per cent of tho total, while
murders by highwaymen caused 8.5
per cent of the deaths. Jealousy, In
cidentally, was responsible for tho
same percentage.
No Homicides In Reading, Pa.
To Heading, Pa., is given the dis
tinction of having no homicides com
mitted within Its limits in 1012, while
in Philadelphia there were only twen
ty-threo homicides, a rate of 1.4 per
100,000. For tho ten years ended in
1911 Hartford. Conn., had the lowest
number of homicide deaths, twenty
six, although Milwaukee showed tho
lowest rate. 1.0 per 100,000. Tho lar
gest number of deaths from homlcido
in tho ton years Is shown by Chicago,
with a total of 1,770.
In support of Its comment on this' un
favorable record of tills country, com
parisons nro made with tho homlcido
records In foreign cities. In Italy es
pecially, whero it is generally assumed
that human Hfo Is held cheaply, tho
rato for tho latest year available, 1010,
is 3.4 per 100,000. A five year average
ehows a rato of 3.0. In. other words,
to every 100 homicides in tho United
States there aro only sixty-six In Italy.
London, Including only tho city prop
er, shows a 11 vo year average of 1.31
per 100,000 as compared with tho same
averago for New York of 0.0. In Paris
In 1010 n rato of 3.0 was recorded. The
city of Copenhagen, Denmark, Is shown
as tho safest European city, with a rec
ord -in 1010 of only ono homlcido and n
five year rate 'of 0.45.
Honesdale, Pa.
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composed of Charles Faatz, Jame
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at the home of Mrs. J. J. Hauser
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vis, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas
iy.
Harry Pethick, of Hawley, is do
inir some nanerinir in run Hfirnin
llOUSO.
is about the same.
Violet Smith, who has been il
with tonsilitis, is improving.
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Dillemuth on Wednesday evening,
Nov. 19th. All are welcome.
Mrs. Charles W. Sutton and two
children, Keith and Katherlne, will
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COLD SPRING.
Cold Spring, Nov. 17. Our school
teachers attended institute last week.
Florence Taylor Is spending a
number of days in Scranton and Car
bon dale.
ly visited their daughter, Mrs. H. E.
Yale.
Frank Marfling, of Itileyvillo, is
packing apples for William Yale.
Areatus Yale and party of Susque
hanna are fox hunting here.
Miss Gregg, of Rutledgedalo, pass
ed through hero on Friday last en-
route to Pleasant Mount.
John Wolschlagel of Pine Mill,
was a caller here on Monday.
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