The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 1

totting ADVERTISERS WHO WANT RESULTS USE THE EVENING RARER No 62 VOL LV MODESTO CALIFORNIA MONDAY EVENING MARCH 16 1914 HELEN KELLER TO TELL PEOPLE OF SACRAMENTO WHA SHE THINKS OF THEM KILLED BIG BATTLE IS NOW RAGING AT TORREON IN BRICK PAVING TO BE STARTED IN SAN FRANCISCO March 16 Helen Keller the deaf and blind prodegy who inis obtained an education on a par witli her more fortunate sisters through higher educational facilities afforded men and women who are victims of her afflictions will speak at Sacramento tonight She says she is going to tell what she thinks of tlie capital's treatment of the unemployed toll me I will be carried out in a cart if I do I hope I am It is no crime to protest for these fellows who are compelled to be without bread I honor these men for protesting "I am a Socialist because I believe Socialism solves the problem of the world's misery Many men are in prisons who should be out in the free world while many others now free because of their wealth much of which is ill-gotten gains should take their places behind the liars "There arc many men who make it their business to enslave their follows It is they and their system who arc responsible for tlie Sacramento outrage and I am going there tonight to tell them so the best way I All Communication Has Been Cut Off and Americans Are Clamoring For Governor Johnson To Investigate Killing of Postmaster At Tecate Saturday Night By Mexicans Banks In Fresno Close To Allow Employes An Opportunity to Attend Burial of Man Who Founied Town of Patterson Wire and Railroad Communication Interrupted and Details Are Meager-Fate of 300 Miners At Tsunmate In Doubt IS WORRYING SENATE Speech of Page Was Garbled Says Wilson MEXICO CITY March Communication with Torreon presumably because of the rebel attack was severed today and as a result all foreign residents particularly Americans are clamoring for news from the city all of which has been blocked by the federal officials It is believed the biggest battle of the present revolution is now in progress Recent developments ending with the announcement Saturday that General Villa had obtained all the artillery for which be was waiting and intended to send his troops immediately to attack Torreon tend to show that tlie attack is now in progress and the fact that the government has taken charge of the telegraph wires indicates that the rebels are pressing the federal closely with the chance of ultimate victory if advices to this effect have not already been received by Huerta Modesto will give brick as a paving material a trial in two blocks on Ninth stret between and streets umfl work on laying this new paving will probably begin in the very near future since a letter was received this morning by City Engineer George Freitas from Superintendent Ketchum of tlie Stockton Division of the Southern Pacific giving the approval and consent of the railroad company to join in the expense It is understood that a majority of the private property owners along the two blocks have already signed a petition for the paving and since the city lias been willing and in fact the for the paving there will doubtless be no time lost in completing all details for beginning the work While Modesto has over eight miles of paving (his will be the first trial to be given brick the other paving all being concrete and asphaltum and having been laid by the Worswick Paving FRESNO March 16 About 100 residents of the town of Patterson Stanislaus county canto to Fresno today to attend the funeral of Patterson a local banker and founder of tlie town which was held this afternoon Patterson who was one of the most widely known capitalists of the San Joaquin valley died at Sun Francisco Saturday He had extensive investments throughout- the valley the principal one of which was the founding of the town of Patterson in western Stanislaus county about five years ago when he made an investment of several hundred thousand dollars including the purchase of the land and the establishment of an irrigation system Because he was one of the leading bankers of the city the six local national banks closed this afternoon in order to allow their employes to attend the services His body will be shipped to Oakland tonight for TOKJO Japan March 16' The volcano Asaiuayama is erupting and as a consequence wire and railroad communication has been interrupted making the gathering of details difficult Meager reports are to the effect that the villages of Kowakuba and Kitzniono are wrecked with 50 corpses being reported found today in the Omono river At Tsunmate a copper mine caved in imprisoning 300 miners whose fate is unknown Simultaneously with the earthquake came terriffic explosions and the bursting flames from the volcano Asama-Yama which terrified the in-i ibitants Akita is a garrison town on the Sea of Japan It docs a considerable export trade especially in rice Tiie population of he city is about 30000 Asama-Yama is the largest active volcano in Japan A majority of its active periods have been productive of showers of ashes only Its last great eruption was in 1783 when several villages on the north side of tlie mountain were obliterated by huge streams of lava The crater is about three-quarters of a mile ih WASHINGTON March Senator Asburst presented to the senate this afternoon the "problem of woman in connection with whether or not it would be better to demand a roll call oil the subject now or delay the proposition for a fewr months He read several telegrams from the suffragettes of the country requesting calling upon ordering urging and beseeching him to call for an immediate roll call A few- writers however have asked him to delay the vote until after the suffrage demonstration at the capital May 2nd Senator Smoot said the delay would not change a single vote and urged an immediate roll call reports The president cited a passage in the speech wherein Page was made to say according to the reports published in this country that the president recommended the repeal of the tolls merely to please England" while in his speech as he delivered it the word was emitted Page stated in his cablegram to the president that the American account was grabled there being several omi s-ions and additions WASHINGTON March President Wilson indicated to callers this afternon that he considers the international agitation resultig from the informal speech delivered by American Ambassador Page in London last Wednesday concerning tlie Panama canal tolls question is due to a misunderstanding Page wrote and cabled to the president so he asserts a synopsis of his speech and according to this cable Page was misquoted in the American Washington Bank In fiends Of Receiver Thirty Bodies Have Been Recovered From Ruins Jones To Remain Out of Strike Zone SACRAMENTO March Governor Johnson this morning sent a telegram to Elliott Johnston of Tecate a brother of Postmaster Frank Johnston who was shot and killed in the southern California border town Saturday night asking for further particulars of the attack It is the governor's Intention to secure the fullest possible information which he will forward to the state department at Washington because of what now appears to be the unprovoked attack of three Mexicans late Saturday night when they killed the postmaster and then set fire to the customs house after raiding the building of all its valuable contents When the attack commenced Johnston resisted and was immediately killed and his friend Warren Wieden-back who also opposed the Mexicans was probably fatally wounded WOMAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING HUSBAND IS FREED BY COURT CLEVELAND Ohio March Tlie most severe earthquakes in years were registered this morning on the seismograph at St Ignatuis college here The registrations began at 2:36 this morning reached their maximum at 2:50 and ceased at 3:16 One continuous tremor lasted for two and one-half minutes Father Odanbacli estimated the quakes were at a distance of about 5000 miles Intermittent tremors were also recorded yesterday ST LOUIS March The body of A Hunica was recovered from the ruins of the Alissoitri Athletic Club's building fire this afternoon This makes a total of 30 bodies recovered seven of which have not yet been A IB CRN Welsh- March The Auburn Bank with over a thousand depositors closed ijtjs doors today with the announcement that the affairs of the institution had been placed in the hands of an attorney Depositors held a meeting this afternoon and asked that a receiver be placed in charge (Federal Judge Neterer named Dr Hove one of the heaviest depositors as such receiver It is understood from the hank officials that the depositors will be able to realize almost the entire amount of their deposits from the assets of the bank Taft Lectures At St Paul Minn DENVER Marrh Mother Jones was brought from Trinidad this morning in custody of Colonel Davis and another militiaman (leneral John Chase mot the trio at the station and took Mother Jones tb beadqoarters where she was released Chase said Mother Tones had promised him she would remain out of tlie strike zone Mother Jones was imprisoned mion orders given by Chase on January 7th the general stating she was a dangerous agitator At that time it was announced she would bo released upon tier request providing she would agree to leave the strike zone PassengerCoaches Are Burned By Modesto Shooters Win Prizes At San Jose English Tlie writer complained that Dietz had "wronged my little girl" and that the author of the letter had taken this means of revenge A few days after the investigation started detectives gave up the search for the letter writer and announced they were satisfied that tlie sheet of paper and its accusation placed across Dietz's body was to throw them off the trail At about tliis time the detectives learned that a short time previous to his death Dietz had employed private detectives to watch his wife and those detectives had reported to him an alleged friendliness for Nurnburg Nurnburg confessed the affinity part he hail played but Mrs Dietz consistently denied Hie stories told by the detectives Bpth the widow and the man Nurnburg wore indicted Their trial was delayed several times until Mrs Dietz insisted that she face tlie accusation in court CHICAGO March Mrs August Dietz charged witli the murder of her husband Geo Dietz a wealthy tailor and art connoisseur was fred of tlie charge today when Assistant States Attorney Fleming asked tlie court to dismiss the case on account of lack of evidence to convict George Nurn-burg harness manufacturer and Mrs alleged affinity who was also supposed to have been implicated in tlie murder was also freed Tlie Dietz murder was one of the most baffling confronting the Chicago police for many months Ditez the proprietor of an exclusive tailoring establishment was found dead in tied on the morning of April 14 1913 bis skull crushed by a blow from a heavy hammer that lay smeared with blood at Hie side of (lie bed Across the body was a tinge sheet of manila paper Stenciled upon this with a rubber die was rudely composed a letter written in broken ST PAUL March Ex President William Taft today began a course of lectures before the law classes at the State University of Minnesota Minnesota is the first Middle-Western i state to secure the services of the for-! iner executive Professor Taft will i spend a week lecturing on different phases of law at the University and I will be (he guest of honor ai the annual banquet at the State Bar Asso-i ciation tomorrow night Colonel Goethals To Be a Major General WASHINGTON March Congressman Hays this afternoon introduced a bill providing for the creation of the rank of major general for Colonel Goethals the builder of the 'Panama canal Glasgow Physician Horsewhipped By Suffragette To Secure Evidence From Rockefeller LONDON March Suffragettes last night burned six passenger coaches and damaged the buildings in three railroad yards at Kings Norton near Birmingham Further depraditions are possible as a result of a letter received from Sylvia Pankhurst hv the dean of West-I minster stating that the suffragettes I had planned to inarch to the abbey I and requesting special services a FEDERAL REGULATION WASHINGTON March Congressman Keating of Colorado this att- ornon proposed a scheme for the fed-j oral regulation of mining as a pre- ventative for strikes Supreme Court Will Take Easter Vacation CAROLYN MARKS BECOMES BRIDE OF SYLVAN LATZ GLASCOW March A suffragette this morning beat with a horsewhip Dr James Devon a royal police commissioner as he was entering the Duke street prison Devon was knocked to the ground but later succeeded in arresting the woman who said the object of her attack was because tlie doctor had advocated the forcible feeding of suffragette prisoners who start a hunger strike As a result of Henry Garrison Davison Bud AVood and Jack PlaskeU attending the shoot of the San Jose Rod Gun Club at San Jose yesterday all the local shooters I made their expense money by winning cash prizes mud in addition Garrison returned with a trophy cup because of his shooting a high score in one event While the result of their efforts was more than satisfactory to tile Modesto men they consider their trip several times more valuable because of their boosting for the forthcoming shoot of the Cnlifornla-Nevada Trap Shooters Association which will be! held here during the first week in May All four of the Modestans were on I ho job in advertising the Modesto inter-state shoot at San Jose and as a result secured the Hancocks" of several of the cracks in tlie Santa Clara valley who promised to attend I the Nevuda-Cilifornia event here i WASHINGTON March The House mining committee did not de- cide today on a method of securing the evidence of John Rockefeller iti connection with his testimony rel-1 ative to several mining frauds which I tlie committee is investigating Chairman Foster said tlie committee would meet again Friday to discuss the problem It is probable Rockefeller will be subpoenaed a--- Mrs Latz will return to Modesto and will lie at home to their friends at 12S Elmwood WASHINGTON March The United States Supreme Court announced today that the members would take an Easter recess from March 23 to April 6th and that iu the meantime no important railroad decisions would be rendered Standard Oil To Increase Capital Says Husband Called Her Many Vile Names JUDGES SHOULD HEED THE NATIONAL CHILD LABOR LAW In the presence of about 150 relatives and friends among them being Mrs Rose Marks mother of the bride and Mr ami Mrs Phillip Lutz father and mother of the groom Miss Carolyn Marks was united in marriage Sunday afternoon at 3 at the Sequoia Club in San Francisco to Sylvan Latz of Modesto The ceremony was performed by Rabbi Martin A Meyer Following the wedding tlie bride and groin were given a send off of rice and appropriate decorations for the taxi-cab as they left the hall to take a boat for a honeymoon trip of three weeks lo Los Angeles and other points along the coast Among lliose present from Modesto for the wedding besides the father and mother Air and Mrs Phillip Latz and brother Leonard Latz were the Aliases Berta and Clara Elias Miss Mariam Newman 1 Elias and Lionel Wise Mr and Airs Percy Bornholm and Mr and Airs Albert Bernlieim of San Jose relatives of the Elias family were also attendants With the exception of Leonard I at none of tlie Atodestans had returned this afternoon After their honeymoon trip Mr and 1515 THEATRE Phone Main 7131 TONIGHT vaudeville Anna Merrill vocalist A very pleasing act Bill' Butler Comedian Now songs and jokes MUTUAL MOVIES Double russed' A Keystone Comedy Simple Life' A real two reel feature Matinee Saturday nnd Sunday EVENINGS AT 7 ALWAYS 5-10c SAN FRANCISCO March Upon recommendation of tlio board of directors of the Standard Oil company of California stockholders of that corporation met today to vote on the proposed Increase In tlie authorized capital stock from $50000000 to $100000000 It was a foregone conclusion today that the stockholders would take any action recommended by the board of directors At present the company has $45000000 of stock at 290 which hepresents an investment of more than $130000000 so that under the assumption that tlie new stock if issued will be distributed at a bonus will have a market value of $UiO a share Meta 1 Reed tliis afternoon filed suit for divorce in the superior court against Alexander Rood on the grounds of cruelty The Reeds have been living for (he past few years in the Albermerl colony north of Modesto In her allegations plaintiff states her husband lias struck her on several occasions lias called her many uncomplimentary names and accused her of being unfaithful to him The couple were married at Grand Junction la in Juno 1891 and have seven children whose custody tlie mother seeks One hundred dollars fees $50 costs and $50 per month for the support of herself and children are requested The law firm of Maddux A Maddux represents the plaintiff First New York Graft Trial Starts I NEW YORK March The first trial to result from District Attorney Whitman's "graft war" was begun to-: day when Thomas Hassett once con- fidential man for State Engineer Ben-sel went to trial under an indictment charging attempted grand larceny Tlie indictment specifically charges Hassett with demanding $50000 from Anthony Douglass ex-mayor of Niagara Falls an unsuccessful bidder for the construction of the Hudson river syphon on tlie aqueduct Doug- lass did not pay He did not got the contract NEW ORLEANS La March Many judges and officials for enforcing laws of tlie land are archaic and should he trained to newer thought in legislation according to Mornay Williams chairman of the New York Child Labor committee who addressed this afternoon session of the 10th annual national convention hich opened yesterday and will close Wednesday afternoon The speaker was discussing the difficulty experienced in having properly enforced or favored legitimately in court decisions some of the new progressive laws especially those relating to child labor "It is not that the courts or the enforcing officials are corrput (though that accasionatly occurs) but that they are out of harmony with the movement which has produced the law and the remedy must be sought in training judges and enforcing officials not in attacking our systems of law and the integrity of the courts" It is comparatively easy declared the New Yorker to secure legislation under stress of strong public feeling either of sympathy or indignation but it is sometimes difficult to secure enforcement 'There are always two sides to bo considered" said Williams "in the case of any legal reform enactment of reformatory legislation end its enforcement Unless legislation is of such a character to commend itself generally to officials it (Continued on Page 2 Col 3) Mrs Lizzie Harper left today for Clovis Cal on a business and pleasure I rip.