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EfetbUai4 lUi. I Ktt Dny ul yrt Scott Dally and rt Scott Dally ud fllLEY HAY GET LIFE SENTENCE i PRESIDENT ANSWERS HUERTA'S REFUSAL BY ASKING CONGRESS FOR POWER TO ENFORCE DEMAND. A GEtlEnAL nOVEHEnT OF THE THOOPS President fclakss it Clear We Don't Want War with Mexico. Are Friend of the Mexican People. Rebels Probably Will Not Object as Long as U.

S. Troops Keep Out of Their Territory. Congress is Debating the Mexican Crisis. i i ani yi RAjh I I M0RE 1 SUN MONITOR. 20, 1914.

MOOSE MEMORIAL. Attorneys Hubert Lardner and C. Griffith Talked, Latter Speaking On "Immortality." Yesterday was the regular annual memorial day for the Moose lodge, and about 300 of the members of this order gathered yesterday afternoon at the Redmen hall for a memorial service. The feature of the service was the talk given by Attorney Charles B. Griffith on "Immortality'.

Mr.riffith spoke of the inherent instinct which has always existed in the heart of man to believe that there is another life after this one, and of the facts in rature which favor this belief. In speaking of the dead with great rev erence, he said that there was no need of dwelling upon them while speaking of immortality, for they who are dead know of the truth about the after life; it is to the living, he said, who are to cross the river, and who do not know hat they shall find on the other side, that a talk on immortality should be addressed. And the speaker painted so beautiful a picture of the next life that he moved his hearers to an un derstanding that grief for the dead is selfish, for that death is really a re lease instead of a penalty. Attorney Hubert Lardner gave a talk on the lives of the departed members of the Moose, of whom there are but three. He told the important facts of their lives, and of the time and the circumstances of their deaths ALEX MASON A VICTIM.

The Very Popular Accident of a Back firing Engine and An Armbreak-ing Crank, Caught Him. Atex Mason, the well known farm cr of the northern part of the county, was the victim Saturday morning of the conventional and popular accident which consists in having your right broken between the wrist and elbow joints by the crank of an auto whirled rapidly by a backfiring engine. At the time of the accident Mr. Mason Gilbert Moore of Hammond, were ut in Mr. Moore's car taking oil leas es.

The engine "went dead," and Mr. Mason attempted to crank with the reivous result mentioned. He will probably carry his arm in a sling for some time. Dr. F.

E. O'Neil of Prescott, came in this morning to see W. H. Billings of Prescott. who has been in the hospital since undergoing a severe operation there some time ago for the re-n oval of one of his limbs.

Mr. Bil-liiigs had rheumatism in the limb, and finally gangrene developed, making the amputation necessary. It Is thought that the rheumatism and the omplications resulted from an old bullet wound which Mr. Billings si's-tained while in the service of the United States during the Civil war. He is doing very well now, and it is tnought that by the end of the week he will be sufficiently improved to be returned to his home in Prescott.

"Ruy Bias," a Victor Hugo masterpiece in three party, featuring William Garwood and Francellia Billington, "Destinies Fulfilled," with Sidney Ayers and Vivian Rich are two features at the Vaudette tonight. 10 and 15 cents. Jim Else, became suddenly very ill yesterday afternoon, while at the Katy depot, and it was necessary to remove him to his home in an ambulance. Physicians found that he was in a. dangerous condition and it is reported today that he is unimproved.

PARISH MEETING. Shall St. Andrews Episcopal church call a rector and go forward or shall it permanently close? All members and fiiends iifterested are urged to attend a meeting in the S. S. room at 8 o'clock thia eveaias.

The. Vestrj, SCOTT, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL ALL ON AN APRIL DAY ADIEU CITY COUNCIL. Meeting Tomorrow Night Will Be Last the Old Form Will Have Ready for Commissioners. Tomorrow night, at a few minutes past 8 o'clock, the members of the city council will surrender the harness to the commissioners. From that time on Fort Scott will be governed by five commissioners.

It is a farewell meeting of the council. While th have been sworn in already, they have not the power to perform any of their functions until the council surrenders to them and the great peace treaty will be signed tomorrow. The ten desks the council has been using will be cut in half. Six of the desks will be stored away or sold. The remainder will be occupied by commissioners so many days of the week.

There has been a great deal of speculation 'as to the appointments to the offices which are under the supervision of the commissioners. Many wild reports have been scattered and there is hardly a man who has taken an interest politically who does not feel that he will receive a noffice The reports are so varied and so extreme that they are hard to believe and consequently many are not placing much stock in the talk of the curb stone statesmen who are always on deck to solve the problems of the city, state or nation, whichever they are called upon to determine. Much interest is being taken in the last meeting of the councilmen and the first meeting of the commussion-ers. The city treasurer will make his report to show the financial condition of the city, which is not the very best. Kansas Insurance Law Upheld.

Washington, April '20. The Kansas fire insurance law of 1909, giving the superintendent of insurance power to fire insurance rates, has been upheld by the supreme court as constitutional. $100 REWARD FOR COOK. Mr. and Mrs.

V. L. Cook, 1215 East Wall street, offer a reward of 1100 for the return on their son, Jim Cook, who mysteriously disappeared two weeks ago. The reward is offered to the person who finds him or his body. THE WEATHER Chicago.

April 20. For Kansas: Generally fair tonight and Tesdny: warmer tonight. An A Thought For The Merchant Advertising creates a desire to see the goods advertised. Advertising of a nationally distributed product in the local newspapers which are read by the people with whom you do business every day, will lead "that desire to see" right to your store. It is simply business horse-sense to show the people what they want to see.

In other words, when you display and push goods advertised in your local newspapers, you are making your store a Public Service Store in the best sense of the word. That's the A of the whole situation. VOLUME 33; NUMBER 47. ANOTHER BLOW TO DANCE HALL STAMPEDE OF YOUNG MEN AND LODGES AGAINST BALL ROOM. GHEAT CROWDS AT 'THE REVIVAL Two Big Meetings Last Night and Many Converts Evangelists After Ncn-Christians Now.

In the union- revival services yesterday a still more determined movement against dancing and cards was marked. At the men's meeting In the afternoon there was a stampede of young men to the front in token of their giving up of dancing, following similar movement by men mostly oung turn who had wandered from the Christian faith and ticre renewed their vows. It was a groat rrowu of men that in the afternoon at the tabernacle--one of the largest ever pssembled in Fort Scott. Rev. Hain't lecture was "The Test of Manhood." nd he emphasized the characteristic cf a "sure enough man" In such way as to appeal to the instincts of manhood in everyone.

At the Saturday evening M-rvirc there were quite a number of renuncl-ttlons of cards and danc ing and a bit ir.gathering of people who had letters from churches in other places hut had i.ot affiliated since coming to Fort Scott. Yesterday morning the Sun-cay schools am re manned by men and women and young people who either Lave never indulged in dancing and cards, or who had renounced them. There are still a few Sunday achool workers who have not finally deter-mjned to give up tho questionable pleasures. They remained out of the schools because of the Issue having been raised. They are beihg appealed to by pastors and friends in a kindly way to yield and not give up the work.

Last night the tabernacle was packed to its last foot of capacity and a big overflow meeting was held at the Methodist church. There was one conversion at thrt church. At the tab ernacle there were many. Today was day and the nervlcos will be resumed, beginning on th fourth week tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Puslnesg men's prayer meeting will be held at the Konanlz undertaking rooms at 3 p.

m. tomorrow. Cottage prayer meetings will be held throughout the city and In the evening the young men will vie with the young ladies in an attendance test vpon prayer meeting. The young men vill meet at tho Y. M.

C. A. and Evangelist Ham will lead. Evangelist Ram-fay will have charge of the young ladles' meeting at the Raptist church. Loth meetings will be held at 6:45.

Following are extracts from a f-ermon preached by Rev. Ham Saturday evening: Three Resurrections. There are three resurrections which are recorded In the word that occupied during the ministry of our Christ. One we find in Matt. Mark aid Luke 8:41 is a young girl, the c'augbter of Jairus: another In Luke is a young man, the on of a widow of N'ain.

and till another in John 1 Is a man well up in years, Lazarus. Now these three resurrections represent three classes of dead souIh that we have around us today, and we find trat while Christ raised each of these three, his manner was different In each case. First Resurrection. The lirst one we will notice Is the oung girl twelve years old who was Mill In the home. Nowadays peoplw oc not realize that children need a Saviour.

Some say that they must educated or taught into Christ, but you could no more do that than you could take the hardest old flnner In ycur town and save him that way. This daughter of Jairus was Just an dead as old Iazarus was. The child that has come to the years of ac- ccuntability is just as much In need cf a Saviour as any who are In ma-turer years. You remember when the children of Israel were in bondage and the angel appeared unto Moses and said that death should come In the borne of ev ery Egyptian that night. There wan a story of a little girl who during that right called, "Papa! papa! I nee com ing in the distance yonder an angel.

It has black wines and a great and. terrible sword In his hand." "Why, my child, this Is the angr! of death. He is going to destroy tho first born In every home where the blood is not on the door post." papa! is the blood on our door post?" "Yes dear, I told the servants to put il there and I am sure they did." "Cut papa he is coming nearer Ar you sure the blood 1 on the do-r post? Take me and let me see If it i.i there." "Well dear I am sure it is but I will take you." He lifted the little one out of br bed and carried her out. When hn looked, he exclaimed: "Horrors! the servants failed to I told them." Cut at that the sword fell and tin Lttle one perished. I related this incident down in p.

Texas town and that night a little glil was heard crying by her mother. The mother asked. "What is the matter, daughter?" "Mother, I cannot 6leep. oa Taje Fo'jr) FORT i "riivrisrhf with the United States demand. All morning papers published a statement of the foreign minister, outlining the reasons for Huerta's position that the American flag was not flying oh the boat when the blue jackets were arrested and therefore that the flag was not insulted.

This statement followed on from Huerta advising Mexicans to refrain from demonstrations which might possibly embarrass future negotiations. Many American residents have made preparations to stay here. Others are going to Vera Cruz. The news of the deadlock came as a complete surprise to a majority of Mexicans, as the existence of the diplomatic controversy had been kept out of the newspapers. Everywhere today the Mexican citizens were eagerly reading the news and earnestly discussing the statements from the Mexican foreign minister.

Nowhere did they give any evidence of hostility toward Americans. TKOOFS MOVE Early Morning Orders in Texas Start Immediate Movement Transports Loaded Heavily. Houston, April 20. The Second division of the United States army here on a practice march, began a hurried movement back to Texas City and Galveston, on orders from Washington received at 3 o'clock this morning. Plans were made for the Fifth brigade to go aboard transports.

It was planned to have the Fifth, numbering 5,000 men, ready for sailing to Vera Cruz by Tuesday morning in case a troop movement is ordered. BRITISH 'VIEW Leading Government Organ Says Nothing Can Avert War Natural Sequel to Ignoring London, April 20. Mexico overshadowed all other matters in public interest here today. The Westminster Gazette, the leading government organ, in expressing the view that nothing now can avert war, says "One cannot pretend to be surprised that this should be the end of the refusal of the United States to recognize Huerta. There are a good many other nations which in other circumstances might have tackled a hornets' nest, but this case is one in wheh the Monroe doctrine paddles the United States with heavy obligations from which there is no escape.

The Pall Mall Gazette, opposition newspaper, says: "Our sympathy with the Americans does not blind us to the perils of the course to which they seem about to commit themselves." BADGER KNOWS IT. Commander of Atlantic Fleet Advised by Wire of Huerta's Refusal At Tampico Wednesday. On Board U. S. S.

Arkansas, at Sea (via Wireless to Key West), April 20. Rear Admiral Badger, commander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, now hurrying to Tampico, was advised of Huerta's refusal to salute the American flag, and he is expecting specific instructions from Washington hourly. The American fleet will arrive at Tampico at noon Wednesday. Word has been received here that lightning struck the home of Miss Lizzie Johnson of Hiattville, last week, knocking off one of the brick No other damage was done. Rev.

Davis united in marriage Miss Ruby Hunter and Oscar Hankins, both prominent young colored people, on Saturday evening. SUN WARM ODUDV THUliMR CANADIAN LAW DOESN'T LIMIT LENGTH OF TERM. THE CIRCUUSTANCES EXTENUATES Crowon Witnesses Testified Blackburn Struck Riley Before the Shooting When the Verdict Came. TURNS TO GOD Tom Riley, the Fort Scott rail- roader, before he went to trial in London, Canada, on the charse of murder, wrote a letter to "Billy" Mathewson, an evangelist working there, who led him to conversion in the jail. This letter is publish- ed in fac simile of Riley's hand- writing on the first page of the London Free Press of last Friday.

The part of the letter previous to that reproduced tells of fears often felt that he might be killed on the railroad. "I have," he wrote, "taken my life in my hand every day ami took great chances of missing heaven. The majority of poor railroad men are going the same way that I have been going. They have their thrilling moments on duty, but when they get in among friends forget all about it." The letter continues: "Many times I have barely ps- caped with my life and by the time I got to the nxt station I would forget all about the pril. But God has been good to me and gave mo many chances, and at last I have something for the future.

I want you to remember me in prayer and would be glad to hear from you. Though we may nrver again meet on this earth, thank God there is a happier jinTting for us in heaven. Wishing all the luck and success in the wo ill pnd all thoughts and prayers are yours. As ever your fiien 1." Tom Riley. More definite information concern ing the Canadian law makes it clear that Thomas Riley, tried in London Thursday for the shooting of George Blackburn, a bartender, may be sentenced to life imprisonment.

pud wholly refutes the idea gained by Eome that conviction in that country- en the charge of manslaughter can entail, at the very most, only a mod erate sentence. It appears that the charge of manslaughter in Canada is about the same as the charge of sec ond degree murder here, and that It ay be that the defense hoped only for conviction on this charge as be iug the only method of saving Riley from the gallows. However, as the Canadian law places no minimum limit on the sentence for manslaughter, Riley's friends are hoping that the court will be lenient. The argument of Edmund Meredith, attorney for the defense, is reported to have been a very strong one, and it was no doubt this, together With the fact that evidence was brought to light showing that Blackburn had struck Riley before the shooting, that resulted in the verdict of manslaughter, instead of first degree murder. One of the jurors, it is reported, stood solidly for acquittal, while the re gaining eleven had no difficulty in cisposing of the murder charge and agreeing upon manslaughter.

The jury was out two hours, and the entire tiial occupied but one day, although it was at first thought it would consume a week. The effect of the reading of the ver- upon those concerned is describ ed by the London Free Press as fol lows The prisoner heard the presentation of the jurors finding outwardly un- n-oved, although he seemed to enjoy relaxation in the termination of his crdeal. His aged mother, who came from KVerton, to attend the trial, and who remained in the courtroom throughout the day. collapsed in a state of hysteria when the decision as announced, and remained unconscious for several minutes. Many moved forward to congratulate Riley, but he was speedily ushered down the stairs to the cells by Detectives Egel-ton and Down, who had him in charge.

Mrs. Fay Riley, the 17 year old wife of the prisoner, also evidenced the sincerest grief and wept bitterly. "Thank God, it's for the best." Mr. T. W.

Jones, step-father of the prisoner, exclaimed to a Free Press reporter, when he beard the verdict. The condition of the mother of the prisoner was most pitiful. "I prayed the Lord for strength to keep me up all day," she moaned, with returning consciousness. "I must have faith in Him and accept what He ordains, but I feel I can never live." She was gently borne by a number of women to the fresh air and was assisted by her son and Mr. Jones to the home of Harry J.

Andrewv Grand Trunk brakeman, and friends of the prisoner, with whom they have stopped feince coming to London. Edmund Meredith, K. in his ad dress to the jury, laid particular stress upon the national aversion to capital punishment and upon the fact that a verdict of manslaughter is possible under such an indictment. He XCcatoued oa ra 'I i i7 I if IN i Washington, Aril 20. President Wilson answered Huerta's defiance by asking Congress, in joint session, for approval to "Use the armed forces of the United States to obtain from Hu-erta the fullest recognition of the right! and dignity of the United States." The President did not ask for an appropriation of money nor for call out the Na-tionu uruard.

"There can be no thought of aggression or of selfish aggrandizement," declared the President in his message to the throng of sobrr-faced Senators and Representatives. The President read his message of one thousand words, commencing at 3 o'clock sharp. Juarez, Ayi il 0. A conference between Carranza and Villa, considered by the rebeh of great moment, is going on at Chihuahua, according to official reports here, i It is understood among the rebel officials that they will take no part in opposing the United Ctates over the Tampico incident unless rebel territory be invaded. Vera Cruz, April 20.

Commander Charles E. Hughes, Chief of Staff of the United States Atlantic fleet, called on General Maas, commander of Federal troops at Vera Crux and on the commander of the port and instructed them to order all merchant vessels out of the harbor. All American and other foreign women have been asked by Consul Canada to take refuge upon the vessels now in the harbor, preferably on board the Mexico, of the Ward line, and the Es-psrenza, which have been chartered by the United States navy-Washington, April 20 At four 'clock this afternoon a resolution authorizing the President to act in the Mexican crisis was still being considered in Ihe House and Senate Committees, and had not been taken up by either house for debate and passage. The Navy Department issued this statement: "American merchant vessels have been ordered out of Vera Cruz harbor in accordance with the President's instructions to warn Americans to leave Mexico for their own safe-ty." Washington, April 20. The Mexican crisis awaited the president's presentation of the situation to congress.

Officials said nothing but a complete compliance by Huerta could prevent the president appearing before congress at 3 this afternoon and asking for authority to use the army and navy to uphold the honor and dignity of the nation. The president returned from White Sulphur Springs at 7:54 and conferred with Bryan before the special cabinet meeting. Secretary Garrison announced that Major General Leonard Wood would command the American forces should It become necessary to use them. Secretary Daniels was early at his desk, scanning the overnight reports of the movements of the big fleets steaming southward. The president told correspondents not to get the Impression that the United States was going to have a war with Mexico.

He pointed out that under no circumstances would the United States fight the Mexican people; that it was their friend. The president said he was going to tell congress of a special situation and to ask approval of his plans to meet it. He declared the issue to be only one between the United States nd man who called himself president of Mexico. The president said. the intention of the United States was to help the people of Mexico and that he had gotten a feeling? of uneasiness when the found the newspapers were fired with enthusiasm for war.

Charge Algara of the Mexican embassy this morning delivered to Secretary Bryan another message from Mexico, giving teh full text of last night's communication to Charge O'Shaughnessy. The joint army and navy board, headed by Admiral Dewey, this morning held their first session in many months and discussed plans for the co-operation of the army and navy in case it becomes necessary to adopt measures in Mexico. The house assembled at noon and immediately and unanimously passed a concurrent resolution for a joint session with the senate at 3 o'clock. The senate a few minutes later adopted a similar resolution. At noon the crisis was unchanged.

It was a question of waiting for the president's message to congress. A bill to appropriate 50 million dollars to be expended by the president was introduced by Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the military affairs committee, to which the bill was referred. Not War, Wilson Says. To Vjr-espondents President Wilson declared he did not want war, but justice, and that he did not consider such acts of reprisal as are planned as acts of war, but measures short of war sustained by the Greytown, Nicaragua precedent for one. The president emphasized that he had not lost patience with Mexico, but that he felt such incidents as the recent ones might go from bad to worse and eventually bring about a stage.

The president, revealed that it wise, in the interest of peace, to cut off those repeated offens.es at an early sctage. The president revealed that foreign diplomats at Mexico City had been using their good offices with Huertavin an effort to induce him to accede. Bristow Snorting Again. The general comment among congressmen was in hearty support of the administration and the possibilities of action. Some, however, dissented.

Senator Bristow said: "When the president comes to congress asking for the use of armed forces to compel Huerta to apopogize he will not receive my vote. If he asks for authority to put down insurrections or establish a stable government in Mexico, a more serious question for consideration will arise. Making war upon the Mexican people merely because a man the president calls a bandit refuses to apologize, is idiotic." Most of the congressmen and other government officials were strongly in support of the president's action. The navy department has chartered the Ward liner Mexico, now in Mexican fulf waters, for a refuge ship at Tam- pico. The war department took op tions on several ships to be used as transports.

Counselor Lansing of the state department was taken into the cabinet meetings to point out various precedents. The cabinet meeting ended shortly after 1 o'clock. "The president will tell the whole story at 3," said the secretaries as they passed out. Militia in Regular Army. Chairman Flood of the house foreign relations committee, and Representative Cooper, and Acting Chairman Shively of the senate foreign relations committee, and Senator Lodge, conferred with the president right after 2 o'clock on the resolution congress will be asked to pass.

The senate passed the volunteer army bill for taking into the regular service militia regiments in time of war. The bill has already'passed the house. Washington, April 20. The house foreign affairs committee, after an hour's session, voted to report the resolution carrying out the president's wishes. Neither house had passed the resolution at 5 this evening.

The president called a conference of the secretaries of state, war and navy for eight o'clock tonight, and canceled his engagement to speak at the Associated Press luncheon. MEXICO WAITS Huerta Insists Flag vVas Not Insulted Some Americans Preparing to Stay Others Leaving. Mexico City, April 20. The Mexican capital awaited with intense interest the next word from Washington in re ply to the refusal Huerta to comply I.