The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 1

to Wtomitt ADVKiri'ISERS WHO WANT RESULTS USE THE EVENING PAPER MODESTO CALIFORNIA TUESDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 24 1914 VOL LV No 45 NEW ANGLE TO Loss Of Many Millions Is Caused By Storm Throughout The Middle Western States Every World Power Except America Will Send Marines ign Legations FUEL FAMINE REJECTED SUITOR KITES Wlf Of A WEEK AT BAY Supreme Court Frees Alleged White Slaver On a Broader Interpretation of the Female Labor aw Is Declared Constitutional COURT RULINGS PAN FRANCISCO Feb 21 Abra- to the arrival of Mr and Mrs Johnson ham Pepper a lace salesman today He had been noticed witching the ho- WASHINGTON Feb The New I which decisions were expected today York stork exchange tlio Depart-1 tll! "iniermoimtain or ment of Justice heads railroads and business interests today anxiously awaited a number of important decisions from the Supreme Court For ex- haul" case the Shreveport rate case the California land ease involving claims ot the it them Pacific railway jr 000(10(00 worth ol western oil land and WASHINGTON' Feb Re-afflrm- s'hot oud killed Mrs Dorothy Johnson tel registers for the past two days ing the validity of the Malm act the Tacoma a bride of a week who was and was evidently rewarded In his actiy a month the court has withheld decisions during its annual recess If the court follows its usual custom after a recess more than two score derisions will be marked up today Dur- Sou-1 on a wedding trip with her husband search last night after the Johnsons United States supreme court in a de- Pppper then fired a bullet into his own arrived as he deliberately made prep- thejcislon today indicated that it favors iead but will probably recover arations for the murder then but a contempt cases against President a narrower construction of the ac-t by i Mrs Johnson spurned Pepper's suit change in plans prevented him from Gompers former Vice President Mit-1 dismissal of the Chl-jr'hd ago married Johnson She carrying out his purpose was formerly a Miss Danhauser Following the shooting he express- I I The Johnsons left Tacoma immedi- ed great disappointment that he did Today the court began hearing a doz- Wilson for the alleged transportation afte) tbejr wddlng and two dayB 1 not succeed in killing himself His before Pepper who was travel- wound is not considered fatal unless beard of the ceremony He im- complications set in and he will he ar-111 a suburb of Chicago on an in-1 mediately quit work and came to San raigned on a murder charge as soon terurban train Francisco where he arrived previous 1 as Ills condition permits The defendants contended that be- on eases specially advanced for ar- for immoral purposes of two women epsr gument The tribunal will probably froln MUwaukec vis to Evanston ing li sit continuously now until the "call of the docket" is concluded in May preliminary to final adjournment for (lie summer in June excepting ng the ciittre month past the court has had no other business than to Admiral Fletcher Fears An Outbreak Against Amefi-cans If United States Marines Are Sent To Mexican England Is Waiting For Report Kansas Nebraska Indiana Illinois Ohio and Tennessee Are All In Grip of Storm Which Has De-moralizedT raffic-Floods Subside At Los Angeles make final decrees in pending cases of which there are over 100 Many have been in the of the for months some more than a year possi-Antong the more important cases in bly a brief Easter holiday ITALIANS DESIRE RAILROADS WANT TO KEEP WATER cause the electric railroads are not subject to the ruling of the interstate commerce commission the defendant had not transported his alleged victims in The supreme court today declared constitutional the Ohic female labor law The Ohio labor" law provides that girts and women over 18 years of age shall be prohibited from working in any factory telegraph or telephone office restaurant or cafe A THEO A BELL TO DISCUSS HETCH ITCHY AT TOY TO RUN IN 1916 COSENZA Italy Feb A shop or similar establish- sand Italian-Americans celebrated WASHINGTON Feb Seven railroads today petitioned the interstate commerce commission for permission to retain their water transportation lines under the terms of the Panama Canal act The railroads included the Southern Pacific which op- Washington's birthday anniversary belatedly today All happened to be visiting their former country temporarily The cermonies were held in ment more than 10 hours a day or In all 54 hours a week Another law bars employers from hiring girls under the age of IS years The labor" law however does not apply to canneries Each violation of the (Special la (In News) CERES Feb Theodore A Bell law is made puishableby fines of from the city hall during: which a boom for erate8 the Pacific Mail Steamship Roosevelt for president in 1916 wasoog vessels and the Spokane Port- Seattle railroad which oper-Coltunbia river launched Among the other notables land endorsed was Oscar Straus Gifford ateg boats plying on the pjnehot Frank Munsey Hiram John- Walter Osterheidt was the name of the man whose death occurred the evening of February Sth by being run over by a train In the Southern Pacific yards near the ball grounds accord-1 I who represented the Modesto-Turlock t0 Anna Hawley a Colum- water users during the Hetch Hetchy bus 0- milliner brought the test controversy at Washington last fall case decided today She was arrested 'sail and ev-Senator Beveridge Frank will deliver an address tomorrow night 01 a charge of having employed a Yuz of Walla Walla Washington prein Ceres iiall on Raker Act and milliner 55 hours in one week She sided the State It is expected his re- out a writ of habeas corpus ai- marks will contain a brief revie of llc Iaw wa3 void as an impair- PRESIDENT'S AUGHTER TO ACT the work he accomplished at Wash-1 meat of the right of free contract The ington on behalf of the irrigators but law was Sustained by the Ohio courts) new YORK Felt Miss Eleanor will deal mainly with the methods that I as a reasonable exercise of the state's Wilson the daughter to- CHARGED yesterday by Coroner Bowker from James Robinson superintendent of lie Bureau of Police of Philadelphia The deceased lias a brother George Osterheidt who is connected with Harrison Brothers X- Company in Philadelphia The letter from Superintendent Robinson came in answer to a letter sent by Coroner Bowker containing particulars of the death CHICAGO Feb With loss amounting to untold millions the storih accompanied by zero weather that has prostrated the entire central AVest for the past thirty-six hours veered today to the southwest and is sweeping through western Pennsylvania West Virginia and Tennessee Tomorrow it will be lose over the Atlantic ocean according to the United States weather experts Kansas is under from 5 to 8 inches of snow and with zero weather predicted railway officials fear that all traffic to and from Chicago will he halted tomorrow' St Louis also reports that car service has been demoralized by the storm At Indianapolis Ind efforts to run cars on many lines have been abandoned and snow drifts of from 3 to 5 feet in height are reported in many parts of the state The wind at times reached a velocity of 60 miles an hour Ohio also suffered from snow and freezing weather and several cities notably Canton and Newark are threatened with fuel shortage owing to the stoppage of transportation In Illinois hundreds of railway passengers are being cared for in farm houses and village hotels while their trains are stalled in the snow drifts Peoria Bloomington and Decatur reported themselves in the grip of the worst storms of the year A snowfall of seven inches in the past twenty-four hours is reported in Pittsburg Icy streets have interfered with the fire department and several costly blazes have resulted The same conditions prevail west of here to the Rocky Mountains according to advices received this morn- -ing Nebraska Colorado Missouri and Kansas being in the clutches of the storm king A train on the Missouri Pacific while running near Castle Grove Kan literally became lost because of wire trouble and grave fears are being expressed by the officials for the safety of the passengers The (Continued on Page 8 Col 5) may lie adopted by the Modesto-Tur-1 power" in the interest of public lock ranchers under the state law in I health ami morals order that the districts may he pro-! 1 WITH A SERIOUS CRIME leftei1 fl'om im-v alleSod encroachments night will lie the star attraction ns a member of the east of a bird masque by Percy Mackaye in which she scored such a success last summer at Cornish The performance will he in Hotel Astor and the proceeds will be for the benefit of the Bird Sanctuary in Meriden Steamer Overdue ami a photograph of name Ozerhnff had been given the coroner liy a who claimed to have known the dead man and to have been told that hr had three brothers commoted with the Philadelphia po-liee and fire departments the deceased The San Francisco may make under the terms of the Raker bill The subject of his address combined to the fact that Bell is an orator ot no mean ability insures a crowded house in the estimation of those who have made arrangements for the address BRA AN SPEAKS WASHINGTON Feb Every world power except the United States will soon have marines and blue jackets guarding their interests in Mexico City Germany and England already have guards stationed at their respective legations while Japan and France have advised America they will take similar action Other countries are expected to take similar action in tiie near future Regardless of the attitude of the foreign powers this country so it was stated today will not send marines to the Mexican capital It is understood Admiral Fletcher lias reported to the navy department that ho can get marines to Mexico City within 24 hours He fears that because of the present feet'ing against Americans the presence of marines in Mexico City would precipitate riots and lie lias therefore decided to keep the marines on the battleships but be in readiness to despatch them to the capital at a moment's notice President Wilson is still determined to "soft any intervention talk He is as lirmty opposed to intervention as ever and under no circumstances will lie take action of any kind until after having been fully advised regarding the Denton affair which is ho chief topic of discussion in official circilos here Tliutl 'bho polity will he continued was shown after a conference with President Wilson when Acting Chair- man Shively of the Senate foreign rel-1 ntions commit te and members of the committee reached an agrnment that if the Mexican question is taken up in the Senate it should ho discussed belli lid closed doors Pending resolutions looking to better protetton for foreigners soon will he taken up in the Senate The discussion in the British parliament of the Benton incident was read with much interest by officials who observed particularly that the United States was not: held responsible by Sir Edward Grey for the death of Benton The British embassy announced that the British consul ut Galveston Texas had been ordered to T41 Paso to assist in the inquiry concerning Benton hut in no way to interfere with the American investigation That the Huerta government is not adverse to the sending of foreign legation guards to Mexico City is known here officially hut the United States for the present at least will not follow the course of other nations The whole tenor of the Mexlean situation while revealing no unusual nc-tivity reflected the same anxiety and perplexing tangles which often have characterized it during the days of extreme tension May Be Wrecked SYDNEY Feb 1 The Dominion Coal collier IJngal with 90 aboard which left Everett Mass Kittrellc returned this morning last Tuesday bound tor Cape Brenton from San Ftanciseo where lie attend-j is five days overdue Fears are At Fair ed the Iriquois Club banquet last night pressed that the vessel has foundered the flotel iu the ice fields England Will Not WASHINGTON Feb Secretary of Slate Bryan was the chief speaker last night before the Washington Birthday dinner of lie Retail Merchants association at Argonaut I CINCINNATI Feb Colonel Brent Arnold age 60 general freight agent for the Louisville and Nashville railroad and prominent in society and club life was served today with a juvenile court warrant charging him with contributing to the delinquency of Mildred Crane age 16 a former employe of a local manicure parlor Arnold has heretofore borne a good reputation He has been prominent in church work given freely to charitable institutions and the charge has therefore caused consternation among ills friends LONDON Feb The final derision that (lie British government will not partiiepato in the San Francisco exposition is expected to he announced in parliament this afternou hv Minister of Foreign Relations Grey TIDEWATER WILL ESTABLISH AUTO SERVICE TO TURLOCK The Tidewater-Southern will begin fares will be about the same as are erected at ihe operation of an auto bus line be-'now in effect via steam roads between tween Modesto and Turlock March 10 same points No freight or express convenience Former Police Captain Is Given New Trial Tinner aim Stewart for and comfort of travelers routes car line will operate under official name of Tidewater company The service $400000 Probable For French Exhibit the schedule as announced today by will he accepted via the new line int-! General Agent AV Fuller of the lo-! tit additional automobiles are eqiiip-I cal office providing for three round pod The car which ill be used in I trips daily to connect with regular opening the service south of Modesto trains between Modesto and Stockton arrived in Stockton yesterday and is ns outlined Furthermore an announcement is now in the slums there undergoing the body over the new The auto the Transportation ears ami a made from the general office at Stock-1 rebuilding of a special body neces- reserve at NEAV YORK Feb Former Police Captain Charles Becker who was sentenced to die for the murder of Gambler Herman Rosenthal was granted a new trial today by the courts of appeals ISIS THEATRE Phone Main 711 TONIGHT PARIS Fob A bill for the appropriation of $400000 for the French participation in the Panama Pacific exposition was passed by the chamber of deputies this afternoon The measure will not become effective until it passes tiie senate which seems certain Suffragists Win In New Jersey will require three auto fourth ear will be held in Modesto as a relief car or ton that auto bus service from Stewart jsary for the work i to handle special parties or excursions Station via Rirerhank to Oakdale will Oakdale service via Riverbank to ns occasion may require be started March 20 and from Turner connect with Sierra Railway company The Tidewater-Southern manage-! Station via Manteca to Ripon will ho js to become operative about March ment announces that upon completion put into operation April 10 Three 20 or earlier if car can lc completed of their road to Turlock the auto car round trips daily will he the schedule This line ill intersect the Tidewater- line between Modesto and (Turlock Southern road at Stewart Station one will be withdrawn and a new route mile south of the Stanislaus river will be opened to some other point on Purs will depart from Oakdale at 8:30 its line probably Hatch station six a 12:30 in and 4:30 in con-1 miles west of Turlock and Newman neeting with trains for Modesto and Patterson Crows Landing and Gus Stockton i tine 1 lock line ns announced is as follows Arrive Modesto 9 60 a 1:00 pm Held To Answer On Assault Charge SAN FRANCISCO Fell 24 Police Judge Christ today hold Paul Spoil an Leave Ttirloek Oakland plumber to answer to the su- 8:15 a perior court on a charge of assault- 12:15 noon ing Ida Pearring age 17 SiOtf Leave Modest a SENATE HONORS AY ASM INGTON 10:25 a 2:25 WASHINGTON Fell 24 -The Unit-1 6:45 ill vaudeville Signor de Hteco baritone Giiiier danseuse PICTURES 'ltC'linie' Fulfilled'' 3 reel feature and Mrs Matinee Saturday and Sunday EVENINGS AT 7 ALWAYS 5-10c TRENTON Feb The state senate this afternoon by a vote of 14 to 3 fvassed the house resolution amending the state constitution giving votes to women The bill must be passed by the next legislature before being presented to the people for 6:40 Tlio Manteca t'alla and Ripon line Under this proposed innovation the will connect with Tidewater at Tttr- Tidewater-Southern Railway company ner Station also under a schedule of will initiate a service of frequency three round trips daily This service throughout the several sections trav-wtll he opened about April 40 or aspersed that will mean a great saving of coon thereafter as ear can ho turned time to the public and one that should out of shops Cars will leave Ripon invite libera! support 7:15 a a and Every tlty and town within 70 miles making direct connection ith Tlda-1 of Stocky will be brought into dltect water trains communication with Modesto Atlanta Attractive waiting stations will be i and Stockton Arrive Turlock 11:10 a 3:10: 7:30 WASHINGTON Feb Previous fo cabinet meeting Secretary of State Bryan and President Wilson conferred relative to (lie Mexican question Complete telegraphic reports concerning the Benton incident from Consuls Letcher and Edwards and a memoranda from Charge Affairs Nelson were submit ted ed States Senate today paid tribute to The auto cars will wake-direct cen-t lie Father of his Country Senator noction at Modesto with North and Swanson of Virginia designated I South bound trains on Tidewater-Som-A'lee President Marshall was the them Through llekets will be on spokesman and he read Washington's sale between all Tidewater stations Farewell Address land points on auto car liues The Miss Stella Warwick of San Francisco spent Sunday and Monday Mr and Mrs Lewis.