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AT THE TMATM' TODAY. Opera House Nines O'Neill In "The Iron Women." Broadway Paulino Fredrick In "The Women In the Caee." Pima Edith Storey in "The Tarantula." Oe Luxe June Keith In "The Man Trail," ARIZONA WKATHER FAIR "TUCSON HINII" VOL. LXXIV. NO. 270 SIXTEEN PAGES TWO PARTS TUCSON, ARIZONA, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER HI, ID16.

City Edition BRITISH KEEP Four Killed, Three Hurt Eat Slowly, Not So Much; 1 CutH.C.ofL. CLASS InAutoRace 111 FIRE STATION SPECIFICATIONS CHANGED AFTER CONTRACT IS LET LAW TO PREVENT STRIKES IS AIM Of PRESIDEHT First Actual Steps Toward Remainder of Mr. Wilson's Driver Jackson's Car Hits l7ILS0tl URGES "Worst That Can Happen to Chicago Committee Offers That Suggestion in Quiz Into High Prices. HAMMERING GUI GUIS HOLD FIRMLY Tree, Causing Tragedy at Santa 'Monica. AITKEN WINS, SETTING NEW RECORD FOR SPEED SHUN POTATOES WHEN America Is Division of People," President Asserts to Labor Delegates; "Lack of Railroad Legislation Will OVER $1 A BUSHEL Be Taken Monday When Five Hundred Dollars Tacked Onto Price of Successful Bidder at Behest of O.C.

Parker, Charge Made by Contractors. Adan.son Visits Capitol. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Nov. IS. Leisurely mastication a a factor In reducing the cost of existence- xvas one of the sug (By Associated Press.) SANTA MONICA, Nov.

18. Fiir persons were killed, one a woman, and Fresh Anglo-French Attacks This Feeling Un-American" SPIRIT CF JUSTICE IN U. S. GROWING, HE SAYS Jhree were injured today In the seventh gestions offered today by the citizens I to'. 'investigate the high cost! WILSON TO DISREGARD A.

F. OF OPPOSITION Tho fuel that the specifications for the of living. -T, Kinsey, who for 35 years has been 4 feeding students at north side lire station were changed aftei the bid had been awarded, and tliat th Along Ancre and Somme Meet Determined Resistance; Rumanians Pushed Back in East; Russians Gain IB -r. annual International grand prize automobile road race. The event was won by Johnny Altken, driving as relief for Howard Wilcox.

Wilcox was declared the official win-ner and the new average speed record of sr.js miles an hour for the 303.248 miles of the course will stand In Wilcox's narne Aitkin's time, credited to Wilcox. Rohlolnul In hta lUt of twMinmatutaHon.l r' esiueiu contract price had been increased "out of 4 delcsatbn from the Amer to the committee, of which he made ican Federation of I 'erred to the fire committee to report ark to the council. On October o. C. Parker, chairman if the fire committee, presented a ro-lort signed by himself and Warren Gros-setla, recommending the acceptance of he bid of Alexander Campbell, which bid was the lowest bid.

and. in fact, toe bor late today that (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON'. Nov. IS. First actual Ucps toward cirryins out the remainder President Wilson's railroad program to compel investigation of labor disputes before strikes can be called will be taken Monday, when the (By Associated Press.) The British army delivered another as.

was 4:12:47. The winners of the first, second am' third places aJI averaged bettor time than the former grand prize record of T- low a bid. chairman, Is: Eat eluwly, you ibmt eat so. much a when you cat rapftliy. Buy in large kiuahtitles.

Don't buy food ptjt up In "factory' papvr packages, you can'j eat the paper. Don't eat potatoes when they coat more han a dollar a bushel eat rice and hominy. i John Dill Robertson, health commissioner, who appointed the comniitlee. After this bid had been uccepfe.l. Mr.

sault on' the-German lines of iboth banks all class feeling in American should oe wiped out by the establishment of a "justice with a heart In it," lie declared that no one who fails to work for this end is qualified to call himself a true American. The delegation comprised the membership of the federation's annual convention, which has been meeting in Baltimore. The delegates came to Washing, ton to congratulate the president on his re-election. Samuel Gompers, president of the federation, acted as their nnb. O.

C. Parker, chairman of the fire com- mittee. then and there announced to the I ouncil lhat he considered that the build- 1 president confers with Representative Adamson, chairman of the house commerce committee and author of the eight-hour law. Officials said today that the American Federation of labor's declaration against the president's plan hand" by over me urn or the successful contractor, is aliened In a letter (o The Star from K. T.

Walters, a local contractor, one of the contractors whose bid was based on the originr specifications, calling- for metallic Jath and plaster instead of brick, the material being used. That the specifications were changed and the contract price increased at the instance of O. C. Tarkcr, chairman of the fire committee of the city council, now the Republican candidate for mayor, after Mr. Parker, as chairman of the fire comniitlee, had recommended the acceptance of the bid of Alexander Campbell, the lowest bidder, at a price lower than (the contract price, is charged by Contractor Walters in Ills letter.

NO WARRANT FOUND. Despite the fact that the contract price for tho north side station is said to be Ing should be built of brick, and recom mended to the council that that be done. supported Mr. Kiniey's fourth proposition by suggesting that rice, hominy NO ACTION TAKEN. I There was no official action taken bv niuue nvo years ago on the same course by Eddie I'ullen.

Those finishing after Aitkin, their times and average speeds, were: Cooper, second, average. S3.72. Patterson, third, average, 78.13. Roads, fourth; time not announced. Rickenhacher, driving for Wrlghtman, who withdrew, and Cody were flagged while running.

Lewis Jackson, a Los Angeles driver, on his thirteen lap, swerved into one of the palm trees lining the course and caused the death of himself and three man, declaring laboring people had come would not deter him. Representatives of the brotherhoods a.id to recognize that Mr. Wilson stands for' the council on this matter, but at any I rate when the contract was signed it was signed for a brick building at a price of some $3,300. Mr. Campbell's justice, freedom and righteousness." i "We have taken Joy In upholding hands In your great work," said Mr.

Gompers. "I need not say that, coming to me as on do on such an errand. I am deenlv I own figure, instead of the figure set forth In his bid. And unon examination of Mr rnmn. 1 the managements will bo here next week for the hearing before the joint congressional cqmmitte.

and the president will keep in close touch with the developments. Some time within the next week the president Is expected to confer with Chairman Gocthals and members of the board Investigating the operation jof the eight-hour law. bell's bond I fined it to be signed by I gratified and very greatly cheered." 'said t.io psrsldent in reply. "It would be Im Hiram Corbet t. son of the present mayor of the city.

This building is now in course of eon-l ruction on this basis. 1 wish to protest vigorously against uieh Irrt-gul if action on the part of the and apples bo substituted for potatoes and other high, priced vegetables. Mr. Kinsey sabj that cracked rice fu Just as nutritious as whole rice uu wu veiy cheap, while ertro meal was jf the best and cheapest of fpuJs. A letter from John) S.

Hookins, representing a Chicago wholesale; grocery firm, sakl iiat "unless a satisfactory'. embargo, is placed tn fondstutfs tills winter, famine wiif follow." i CHICAGO. Nov, IS. Chicago grain men and students of crop conditions here today contradicted a charge made' by Joseph Hartigan, commissioner of wcigltfs and measures an New fork, that western fanners had underestimated their crop reports to the federal government and forced up the price of foodstuffs. "The attack of.

Mr. Hartigan on: the honesty of the American farmers and the reliability of tho government crop reporting system Is Just about as far froirj the truth of the situation, as bis statement WASHINGTON. Nov. ls.Hcnry Davison, a partner of J. P.

Morgan, held a conference with President Wilson at ouncil. and 1. wish you to give this no- of the Ancre river The attack failed, according to the German announcement. Fighting still Is In progress. This action followed British advances northeast of Beaumont-Hammel and north of Beaucourt last night, according to the British announcement.

French attacks near Sailley Sailllset last night broke down under the German fire, according to the German report. On the other hand, tho French report a repulse of an atack by a strong German detachment on the French trenches at Blaches, The German troops in western Wal-lachia are reported to be scoring further gains in the Alt and Jlul valleys. The Rumanians announce that violent fighting continues In llinse two valleys but say they made progress near Dragos-laville. The Serbians ana French are closing; In upon Monastir on the western Macedonian, front. Serbians report the cap.

ture of trenches east of the Cema while the French reached the outskirts of Kenana, Berlin, however, declares attacks south of -Monastir were defeated with heavy losses and that the -3ermns recaptured a elght nearChegeI. New and violent fighting on the Macedonian front was reported from Berlin yealer-day. Only minor operations on" the Russian front are reported by the Herman 'ar office, but the Russisns claim they have driven back Anstro-Oorman attacks in the Carpathians. A British army ha defeated 8.009 Mohnmmedans on the boundary between India and Afghanistan, A Zeppelin has been brought down by Russian troops near Sarny and the crew possible for me off-hand to say Just what thoughts are stirred in me by what' Mr, (tempers has said to me as your spokes-' man. but, perhaps, the simplest thing I can sasv Is.

after nil, the meat of the wJioly matter. What I have tried to do Is Jo get rid of not only any class division in this country, but of any class con sclousness and feeling. The worst thins that could happen to America would ft that she should be driven into groups and camps lri which there were men and Ice all the publicity possible. Yours very truly, (Signed) R. T.

WALTERS. MINUTES CONFIRM STATEMENT. The official minutes of the city council of the date of October 9, 1910. bear out Iho statements of Contractor Walters. The meeting: in question was a regular vljoi'inect meeting of the council, held at o'clock In the evening, and presided aver by Mayor J.

Knox Corbet t. aW coun- others and the injury of two. The dead: HAROLD EDGERTON. Los Angeles, spectator. LEWIS JACKSON, Los Angeler, driver.

L.K. JICNKINS, motion picture camera operator. MP.S. LEAN A JURATH, Venice, lemonade vendor. The injured: John tihianda, Los Angeles, Jackson's neehnnlcian.

J. 8. Ilannlgan, Los Ajigeles, spectator. Miss (leorgla McCall, Santa Monica, l.ft arm and right leg broken by flying parts of car. Jackson's car uprooted the first palm tree it struck, overturned a lemonade Jtllluig the In charge, crushed Jenkins against a second palm, which was broken off short, and wrapped Itself about a third tree.

In this wreckage Jackson was crushed and his body-nearly severed. Ills mechanician, John Ghlapda, was thrown out nnd escaped dangerous Injuries. Kdf'crion was struck by flying parts of the, wrecked car. He and Jenkins died an hour after they were taken women who thought they were at oddi with one another, that the snirlt of of a few weeks ago that the boawl America was not expressed except In trade rhad bought ua all the wheat of the them; and thai possibilities of antogonism the White House tonight. The engagement was made at Mr.

Davison's request. Mr. Davison's call at the White House was linked in some quarters with a report that the Morgan interests had helped form the National Industrial Conference board, with the purpose of organizing employers to fight the eight-hour day. Mr. Davison told friends here that the story was an "absolute fabrication.

To. newspaper jnon he said he did riot wish to make a formal denial because his house never commented on newspaper reports. White House offi clals wear equally silent. Mr. Duvison is understood to have informed the president.

among other things, of Industrial and financial conditions, observed during a recent visit-to iSurope. His request for an interview was made yesterday. we te only, thirigr that -rr h.ML,tO' cilmcn liep.tr present except T. Ed Litt and J. P.

Hohusen. iook Torwarrt to. The following Is an extract of the 'Achievement Is a comparatively small matter, bt t'he spirit in which thing. country and wef ir3KM.lb"h!sh cost hr the consumer' said Jit P. Oi'lffln, president of the -Chicago board of trade.

"Both statements show tliat- the gentleman has not studied the crop situation to any degree worthy of consideration." MiMyard R. Myers, editor of the Amer-. lean co-operative Journal of official publication for a number of farmers' organization, alsd criticized the statement of Mr. Hartigan. 'i "The majority of government crop reporters are not fanners at he said.

"They are postmasters county agents and bankers who are in a position to find out conditions in the territory they cover, know these reporters are not 25 per (Continued on Page Two) minutes, copied from the official minute lwok "This being the time for the hearing of reports of the committee to whom was referred the bids on new fire station and bids for furnishing equipment for fire department. Councilman Parker rend the following report: 'Your committee appointed to examine and report on bids for new fire station do hereby report and recommend that the bid of Ak-x Campbell of be accepted. (Signed 1 'O. C. I'ARKER.

"WARREN GROSETTA." "On motion of Councilman Uernard. is tin- essence of the whole thing anil what i am striving for. and what I hope you are striving for, Is to blot out all tile lines of division In America and crcato a unity of spllltfahd of purpose founded this, the eo-i-sclousness that we are all men and women of the same sort and that If we do not understand each other, we are not true Americans. If we cannot enter Into each other's thoughts. If we cannot comprehend each other's Interests, if we cannot serve each other's essential wet-(Continued on Page Two) I captured, says Petrograd.

A British column has relieved Malagall In German East Africa, which had been Invested by German troops. MURDER JURY CAN'T AGREE HILLSBORO, N. Nov. 18. The Jury which tried J.

A. Houchin on the charge of murdering Daniel R. Hamilton failed to agree and Judge II. F. Raynolds discharged them at 11 o'clock this morning.

The Jury had been out 12 hours. approximately $.1300 and despite the fact that brick Is the material that will be used in tho construction of the station, search of the minutes of the city council falls to reveal any authority from the council or any other authority for either the Increase In price or the substitution of brick for metallic lath and plaster. After recommending that the hid or Alexander Campbell, based on specifications calling; for metallic lath and plaster, at $2,08 be accepted. It Is charged that I'arker himself, as chairman of the fire committee, "announced to the council that he considered tliat the building should be built of brick and recommended to the council that this be done." Inasmuch as other all Tucson based their bids on the official specifications, requiring, metallic lath and plaster, and the contract wag awarded on other specifications, the contractors are at a loss to understand why Campbell was singled out for favoritism, and there has been Keneral condemnation of the whole proceeding union- local contractors, who say they have not been dealt with fairly, PARKER URGED CHANGE. It Is chanced by the contractors that there was no warrant of authority for the change that has been made In the north side firo station specifications, or for the increase in price, and an investigation of the official minutes of the council seems to bear out the statement that no official sanction was ever taken on the suggestion of O.

c. Parker that brick be substituted for the metallic lath and plaster mentioned in the official specifications. Nor does there aeem to be anv warrant for add the sum of $J00 to the contract price of J.1300 appearing in the contracte entered into with Alexander The letter or Mr. Walter, one of the most prominent of Tucson contractors, who is understood to represent other contractors whose bids on the north side fre-station were based on the official specifications. Is follows: CONTRACTOR'S LETTER.

Tucson, Arizona, Nov. is. MIS. Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, 'entlemen I wish to call your to the fact that tho citv council asked for bids for the construction of a station on North Fourth avenue. The bids to be received on the 2nd of tot.er.

among others, submitted a for this station. for tills building ailed for a building to to constructed of metallic lain and plaster, and as as the other bidders, bid on this Our bids were received and re- THEY'RE ALL SHORT THIS YEAR By BRINKEBHOFF. SANDWICHES AND ICE CREAM ARJHGHER NOW CHICAGO, Nov. l.s.The price of all 5-cent sandwiches was advanced to 10 cents In a siring of popular-priced rcs-tauranls here today, and a candy manufacturer who operates confectionery stores In many cities announced Ice cream sodas henceforth, would be 15 cents instead of 10. duly made, seconded and carjlcd.

report of committee adopted, and thereupon the bid of Alex Campbell, being the lowest responsible bidder, was accepted, and the contract for the erection of said fire station was awarded rt Alex Campbell." SPECIFICATIONS VIOLATED. Contractors who were present at the meeting aver that immediately following the adoption or Ibis report awarding the contract to Alexander Campbell to erect a fire station on the north side, to be to a hospital. Hannlgan also was struck by parts of the wrecked car. He and Ghlanada will recover. The following Is a list of entries in the order in which they started: NO.

DRIVER. CAR. 11 M. J. Moosle 21 Lewis Jackson Marmon.

4 Eddie I'ullen Mercer. 1 Darlo Resta Peugeot. 16 Johnny Altken 8 Earl Cooper Stutz. 9 Cliff Durant Stutz. 19 Emll Agrazzi Hercules.

19 Ira Vail Hudson. IS George Buzane (. 5 Clyde Rods Hudson. 3 G. E.

Mercer. 17 Eddie Rlckenboch Duesenberg. 14 Sterling Price Candy. 27 Omar Toft Omar Hpeclal. 2fi Howard Wilcox Peugeot.

23 Hill Cody Nallom.1. 20 A. H. Patterson Kissel. 21 William Weightman Duesenberg.

22 William Carlton Owl Special. Eighteen drivers t.ut only six finished. Mechanical trundles caiwrl most of the withdrawals. lie holder of the former grand prUc reci.id. turned over on the second lap.

but was uninjured. Darlo Resta, winner flhe Vanderbili cup race Thursday, and of last year's grand prize race, withdrew on the eighteenth lap on account of mechanical trouble, after leading at the fifth. Wilcox, officially the winner of the was In first place when he was (Continued On Page Two) constructed of metallic lath and plaster at a cost of O. C. Parker urged that the official specifications be violated "Sonny" Mathews' Body Is Washed Ashore by Lake Michigan Waters Disappearance of Chicago Child More Mystery Than-Ever, Say Police.

and that brick be used instead of the matcrhd named in the specifications, upon which the other contractors hail figured their bids. When an! where and by what authority the was tacked onto the successful bidder's price is a mystery that is yet to be solved, for warrant for It was not found in the minutes of the council. Nowhere does It appear why the specifications were changed from metallic l-ith and plaster to brick. The contractors who were thus discriminated against, however, are determined that the whole affair shall be made public. CHICAGO.

Nov. 1. -The tody of 11-year-old qjril Mathews, who was lost from his home nine months ago, was washed ashore by Lake Michigan today. Search for the boy had been kept up continuously by bis parents and by schoolmates, but no word had ever been known of his fate until today. Gypsy bands, kidnaping clews and every Influence that might have, hud to do, with the toy's disappearance had been investigated.

Rewards had been offered and scores of detectives have beeh constantly on the search without avail. The body was found by former playmate of the Utile felluw who was wandering along the lake shore, and Its recovery, the police believe, has Intensified rather than solved, the myatory of bis disappearance, it is not Imllevcd possible that it had been in the lake since Deutschland Sued For Sinking Tug NEW LONDON. Nov. IS. The sailing of the German merchant submarine Deutschland for Bremen will not lie delayed bythe action brought against It by the T.

A. Scott company today for the loss of lb tug Thomas A. Scott. wnicn was sunk by the Deutschland early bis disaptearance February 10. yesterday off Race Rock light with the i Numerous letters received by the imr- loss of its crew of five, according to ents Incline them lo the tollef that th.t tinuen.

bm waa lel() hr id.lnapers. who flnallv president of the Eastern Foi wardb.g I fcar Tll(, company. American egents of the under- of the letters came on fn-lotor 31. It Question No. 6 ADDRESSED TO MR.

0. C. PARKER, REPUBLICAN CAN-DIDATE FOR MAYOR: In iiililition in questions No. 1, '2. nun wliitli yon liavc railed lo answer, and in view ir the Tart tliat at Hie meeting of tho City Council, Octoltei- you, as chainiuin of the Fire Committee, recoinineiuleil tliat the h' of Alexander CamplM'U on the noitliside fire staiimi.

le atci'iteJ Ihis ltitl, a all others Im-'hi made on SPECIFICATIONS METALLIC LATH AND PLASTKK. WIIV DID YOU LATEIJ, WHEN THE COXTUACT WAS ENTERED INTO, VIMSE AND SECU1JE A CIIANOE IX THE SPECIFICATIONS SUBSTITUTING MUCK FOU METALLIC LATH AND LA ST EI AND ADD T( THE CONTRACT PRICE. Inasmuch sls there is no record of formal action ly the council sanction in 2 these changes, will you say WHOSE AUnORITY THIS SUBSTITUTION OF MATERIAL AND INCREASE IN PRICE WAS MADE. Do you think this was. fair to the other emit ra tors and taxpayers.

Z- WATCH FOR QUESTION NO. 7 TOMORROW. water liner. Today the Scott company libeled the Deutschland for $12,000 for the lose of the tug. President Hilken said that steps had been taken to furnish bonds lo meet the amount of the suit, which would prinlt the submarine to leave for home soon as repairs on it had been completed.

The suit. Mr. Hilken said. as a friendly one ami had tx-en ought was riHbisrd In a cheap brown envelop" and In an nid-faehlnned hand was written "Sonny Mathews died the twenty-first day he was lost. Four days after the child dUappearcd the first letter came.

It read: "Mall three one hundred dollsr hill and one fl'tv dollar bill lo the folio hit- and receive child, not the worst bis Mr. K. E. White. MS by company as a matter of If-prou- lion.

I Wesl Madison street. City. Sjy nothing to the tsdli-r. It will do no asd, as we bsve a systematic wav of getting mir reply. Msil it In a plain enveloi K.

K. W. kv not later than Wednesday, lltii, at four The adrire failed lo reveal llm writer and b-Uers wr returned In three additional suits, each for I.Vt.Oee. it was b-arned tonight, have lien issued In the inlemit of the fund-lies Captain John Guerney. Engineer William A.

Caton and Cook Ciarewf U. IkLvleon. three of (he men lost with (he Thomss A. Hcott, Jr..