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IIOUGTOII D-11I1 1 MAY POSTPONE TRUST ACTION. Dresner. He admitted on crose-examlsa-tion, howsver. that he might have ta.ksd to Dresner "about a Job." The wit neas added that he had never worked at night. KEWS BROKE IN ON THE LAUGHTER OF GUNA.EN lJjATH KNELL OF 4 GUNMEN WASMJNDED 1 i I Heal HIS NEW LEVY SHOE SHOP Jioids something in store for the woman who has pot yet visited it The very cream of the season's styles in Shoes is here for inspection.

Probably we show a greater variety of smart shapes than any other store, for we. specialize in Women's and Children's Shoes only, We Want you to see these clean, new styles: The smart London Pumps, the bronze effects, the brocaded and satin back styles, the Colonial tongue pumps with etc. Also the muftiude of models in black and white buckskin and canvas. Come and look at them tomorrow; you need feel under no obligation to: buy. Farnese "Violet" AfinelineitfCr.il.

dren'a Shoes in "SyveF Showing over 24 styles in this line for women at "Jasmine" Showing over 20 styles in this line for women $3.90 to $4 "Violet" Showing over 24 styles in this line for women $6.00 Dp aa of This is the name our Children's Shoes at rerted aktna to human aympattiy there lould be but one snswsr; but they are ot directed to human sympathy. They are directed to aa Instrument of the saw whose sole duty Is te administer justice and tie matter how harsh It may seem to be. It is nevertheless justice to deny the petition." After the decision C. G. F.

Wahte, the gunmen's attrner, immediately went to his office and there net aU tho reiatlres of the four gunmen. When he announces! that the tarn must ale. both men and women In the crowd broke down and wept. Thev all believed the gunmen wouid be granted a new trial when the new witnesses were discovered. Judge VVahie declared he would go te Albany early tomorrow morning and make ea other personal appeal to Governor Ulyna.

WIN Fight ta End. "Although we have soar practically oat all hope of saviag the mea from the chair," said Wahie. "1 shall Oght until the end-Bartender Teld sf Hearing Threats. Carl Dresner, bartender, one of the new witntssie, testified today. Dresner said that early on the morning of July IS.

112. he was standing on the corner of Fifteenth Street and Seventh Avenue. This was three days before the murder. He said he saw Roes. Webber and Vailon In front of a and heard Rose urge Webber and Vailon "te put It ever on" Rosenthal when the latter emerged from the place with his wife.

Coming down to the time of the murder, Dresner swore that he was standing across the street from the Hotel Met-ropole, when he heard shots and then a gray car raced by him through Forty-third Street. Sam Schepps was on the running board and In the car he saw 'Brtdgie" Webber. Harry VaUon and Phapiro. Ths other men were In ths car. the witness said, hut they were not of the gunmen now In Sing Sing.

Hs said he had kept still because he had been In fear of his life, but had lost that fear now. Dresner Feared Being Shot, When District Attorney hitman asked the witness who he was afraid would ktU him. Dresner said there were "plenty of people" In New Tork to be afraid of. "I was taking no chances with New Tork gunmen and stray bullets." he explained. "Whv didn't you tell me the story?" asked the District Attorney.

The witness laughed loudly, "Why." he said, "if I had goes to you and told that Id never even had a chance to get out of the criminal court building without being shot. 1 doubt whether I would have been alive li minutes after 1 started to tell vou the story Jack Ross friends would have put over on me quick. You ran depend upon It." The District Attorney asked Dresner why he failed to first warn Rosenthal when he heard Rose say to Webber and Vaion put It over on him." The witness said he didn't want to get Into any trouble. Wahle. attorney for ths gunmen.

Questioned the witness about his fear of Hose, Webber and Vailon Dresner replied that he had been afraid that these men or their friends "would have got me If 1 told a story involving them." Burwell Described Killing The neit witness was William Bur-well, a professional billiard player of Waterbury, Conn. Uke Dresner, Burwell stuck to the text cf his affidavit, which described how he had seen Rosenthal shot down. The witness wss shown pictures of the four gunmen snd he swore that the man he saw tire at Rosenthal was not among the four. Before beginning his cross-examination Mr. Whitman Instructed five men in the court room to stand up.

"Do you know those men!" hs asked. "I do." ssid Burwell. "They are Connecticut policemen I have known them about six years or more." Mr. Whitman then went Into witness' police record. Burwell admitted he had been arrested many times and that in sporting circles he was known as St.

Louis Kid. Justice tioff asked Burwell for a minute dtscrlption of the man he saw shoot at Rosenthal. Burwell said the man was about feet inches tall, of medium build. The Hair Goods Shop That Serves Yon Best F' IS THE AIM OF THE LEVY HAIR GOODS SHOP not only to sell merchandise, but to be of real personal assistance to every customer who seeks advice. The experts in attendance not only advise customers as to the most becoming arrangement of the hair, but also give efficient service in matching shades and exactly.

Tomorrow we offer a limited number of 30 and 32-inch Natural Wavy Switches, all mounted on three short stems, at the special price of regularly $5.00 and $6.00. Silverware Specials for Monday CONDIMENT SETS Quadruple silver plate; sell regularly at IJ.9J. Special Monday $2.25 SILVER PITCHERS Quadruple silver plate, good slie; regular $5.00 Of valuei for ejfleaW COASTERS With decorated China bottom, flowered deilfni; 25c value; 1Q Monday BREAD TRAYS Quadruple plated, such If 1 Mall Order Promptly Filled a sell regularly at Si.e and $1.75. Special On Wednesday of this Week We Will Begin a Big Special Sale of Mojlin Underwear. Tuesday's Chronicle and Wednesdays Post Will Give All Details Levy Brothers Dry Goods Co.

We Refund Railroad Fates as per Ihe Retail Merchants' Association Plan (Continued from Page One.) submitted tentative trust regulation bills. Soma time ago a subcommittee of the Senats In ts mate Commerce Committee was appointed to incorporate into one measure all features of the various btUa eoatemplated. since that committee haa beea at work many stumbling blocks have been encountered as ta how far Congress should go In enacting legislation supplemen tary to the Sherman Just what would strengthen the provisions of that act and just might woaJxea It Trade Commission Proposed. After tnanj' conferences of Democratic and Republican! Senators, who la turn have conferred with members of the House Interstate Commerce and Judicial Committees, a tentative amendment to the Senate bill to create an Interstate trade commission hss been drawn, de-signed to take the place of proposed bills to prohibit or regulate Interlocking directorates, holding companies, stock watering, to provide for Government regulation of the Issuance of railroad securities and to solve the problem ot destructive price dlscriblnstlon. It would provide that all these problems he referred to the proposed Interstate trade commission, directing an ex-hauatlve study of the subject for the information of Congress.

Wilson, it became known tonight, haa had this solution of the problem presented to him, and Administration leaders declare he haa looked on It with favor. The lYeeldent tonight could not be reached st White Sulphur Springs, W. Vg. White House officials declined to comment on the reports ens tor Robinson's Frank Statement. Senator Joseph T.

Robinson of Arkansas, a member of the subcommittee of the Interstate Commerce Committee, especially assigned to work out the trust legislative program, made a frank statement tonight of his view- of the matter. "There are some radical differences." said Senator Koblnson. "between the trade commission bill soon to be reported by the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and that which the Senate Committee has tentatively agreed on. We of the Senate Committee who have had some part in the preparation of this bill believe a trade commission should be vested uith broad powers, and as a result of this belief It may be expected that a bill soon will be reported which will make the commission In many respects an Independent body with liberal powers. Interlocking Directorates.

"In my opinion it is within the range of possibility that this proposed trade commission may be vested with authority to investigate the relation to commerce of interlocking directorates, holding companies, stock watering companies and such matters 'are price discrimination for the purpose of destroying ccmpetition, and that measures affecting these subjects will be postponed uiuil the proposed commission can investigate them and report ita findings and recommendations to Congress. "However, in so iar as 1 am informed, no policy of this character no is definitely in contemplation. It is true that the large number of other matters requiring sttentlcn. Including the Panama Canal tolls question, may tend to delay until the next session of Congress the completion of the so-called trust problem. Many members In both Houses are anxious for comparatively early adjournment.

Personally I prefer that this whole subject be concluded during the present session Still I do not know that any harm can come to the public if some features of the proposed trust legislation are net determined until next Short Texas Specials Bl'HNKT, Texas. April 11. An election has been ordered for April 10 determine whether the town of Burnet should disincorporate. In the city election at this place, held Tuesday, the following officials were elected: H. Brea-leale, citv secretary; J.

Woodard. ilty treasurer: A. Root, B. Bums and C. A.

Kdman, aldermen. BUKNHAM. Texas. April 11. -A call lias h'en issued to the automobile owners of Hrenham to meet at the music ha, I next Tuesday evening for the purpose Of organising an automobile cluD.

There are prospects of an enlhusiastic club with over 100 members DALLAS. Texas. Anril 11. The corner stone for the 1 'alias County Jail was laid Saturday afternoon with appropriate cere monies. The principal address was delivered bji J.

C. Muse. TEXAS DEATHS. TERRY Palestine, Texas. April 11.

Mrs Emma Terry, age "9 years, died at the home or her son, t-oiman ierr. on Lacy Street. BOYCK Burnet. Texas. April 11 Yesterday morning, at the home of her daughter.

Mrs George Marcus. Mrs. Sallie Boyce died at tne age of 87 years. HARBl'CK Madisonville. Texas, April 11.

Captain William Harbuck. (Si, prominent stockman and merchant of this section, died at his home here last night. STONE Hrenham. Texas, April 11 Mrs. Robert Stone of Chappell Hill died yesterday at a sanitarium In Temple, Is survived by a widower and two children.

MOORE. Port Lavaca, Texas. April 11. The body of Charles R. Moore, son of Mr.

and Mrs. William Moore of this place, who died in El Paso April 7, arrived here yesterday for burial. GOODWIN" Sherman. Texas. April 11.

Mrs. W. S. Goodwin, wLfe of Congressman W. S.

Uoodwln of the Seventh Arkansas Congressional district, died here today. Her body, accompanied by Mr. Goodwin and their children, was shipped to Warren, Ark this afternoon for interment. MORRISON'. Brenham.

Texas, April IV Mrs. William Morrison, formerly Miss Gertrude KHchardt. only daughter of Mr. and Mrs W. K.

Relchardt of this place, died this morning at her home in Itan. at the age of years. She Is survived bv a widower and one little son, William Morrison Jr The remains will be brought here and tho funeral held Monday. TEXAS FIRE BECOXD. Three Residence at Longriew Were Destroyed.

(Houston Pott Sfecial.) LOXGV1EW. Texas April 11. The homes of Mrs. W. P.

Stewart, Mrs. R. C. Overton and Walter Stewart, with almost the entire contents, were destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The property loss Is estimated at $10,000 with 16800 insurance.

Hl'N'TSVILLE, Texas, April 11. The city pumpin? station was destroyed by fire tonight at o'clock, the loss being $10,000 with $5000 Insurance. An automobile owned by Ed Berry, the superintendent, and valued at $1200, was destroyed. Power to be furnished by the cotton oil mill, electric company and the Htate penitentiary plants will enable the city to have a water supply until the plant is again put In commission. BRENHAM, Texas, April 11.

The barn of W. J. Elliot, who reside near Burton, was destroyed by Are yesterday. The cause of the fire Is unknown, and there was no Insurance, the building and the contents, Including 100 bushels of corn and three bale of cotton, being a total Three Signed Petitioa te Governor for BeprieTe Uatil After the Trial of Becker. Pren XrSeeO 0SSLMNG.

X. April 11. A quarter of aa hour before the new of Justice GofTi adverse decision was flashed to the prison the gunmen were laughing and chatting freely with Babbt Maer Kof-stetn. With the rabbi seated at a small table near the cells, the Passover (east had just been celebrated Warden Clancy entered shortly after 1 o'clock with press dispatches announcing Justice Geff'a decision adverse to the gunmen. "I am sorry, boys." he said "Again 1 am the bearer of bad news." Absolute silence followed "Well, go ahead; we can stand it." said one of the condemned men.

The men asked the warden for the grounds on which Justice Goff had based his refusal, were told they would have to watt untu "What can you think of a Judge who in a rase Uke thie. wastes time in investigating threatening letters: No criminal rase ever would be finished if all threat, ening letters were -Investigated." commented "Whltey. Lewis." After a minute visit with the nun-men the warden came out with a statement from "Lefty "We again ask Governor Glynn to ail fairness, it read, "to grant us a reprieve pending the trial of Lieutenant Becker, when the truth will be known." This was signed by all except "lgo Frank," who had no statement to make. The gunmen tonight asked Rabbi Kof-stein to be with them at the end. He came out of the death chamber visibly affected and said the men transformation was the most wonderful he had ever experienced.

GLYNN'S ATTITUDE UNCHANGED. Silence Taken to Indicate That Last Hope for Ounmen Is Gone. MuecieuJ Vrtu Kift't.) ALBANY, N. April 11. Telling callers that the matter of a stay of execution of the four gunmen sentenced to die for the murder of Herman Rosenthal rested with Supreme Court Justice Ooff, Governor Glynn tonight declined to comment further on the case.

His attitude was Interpreted, however, ai equivalent to a definite decision on his part not to exercise executive clemency unless Justice Goff deemed the evidence taken before htm today of sufficient merit to win a trial. Although neither the Governor nor Prison Superintendent Riley would admit it. the general Impression prevailed around the Capitol that Mr. lilley had been detailed by the Governor to talk to "lago Frank" Cirotici, who haa maintained an alibi. Mr.

Riley brought with him a statement from "lago Frank" and placed It ta the hands of the Governor. Riley said the statement was only a reiteration of Ciroficl's allegations concerning his whereabouts on the night of the shooting. The Governor declined to make public the contents of the statement, declaring that It was "not worth anything Asked if he would have anything to say about ths Goff decision when the full text was reached, the Governor said he probably would not. This was taken to Indicate that the last hope for the gunmen had passed and that they must die Monday. TWO MET DEATH IN AN ATTEMPTED HOLDUP NegTo Jumped Through Window When Two Masked Men Appeared Porter Shot.

Prcu Report.) NEW ORLEANS. April 11 An attempted holdup of passengers in the negro coach, of Illinois Central train No. 34 near Klui kers, today resulted in the death of two negroes. When Lude Anderson saw two masked men enter the car and demand "hands up." he went through a window of the vol and was ground to death by the lapidly moving train. Ison Allen, a poi -tel.

as shot in the stomach by one of tile robbers, who jumped from the train before they had reaped any benefit from ihe 1 i.ldup. Allen later died here. it i. believe I ttie two robbers boarded the train at Tangipahoa. a few miles houtli of here.

Soon after the train left Klui kers the two men with handkerchiefs tied over their faces appeared at the door of the negro coach and ordered all to hold up their hands A struggle was given by Allen with one of the robbers, who fired point blank at him. When Allen itil one of the robbers pulled the bell lord and as the speed of the train slackened both Jumped. In thts short of time Anderson had met his death Posses headed by Sheriff Ballard of Tangipahoa Parish and Special Agent Young of the Illinois Central Railway tonight surrounded Heaver Swamp, near here, where the two robbers were believed to be concealed. One of th two men was laid to be limping from a wound received when W. Kent, assessor of Tangipahoa Parish fired on the bandits as they left the train! Bloodhounds had followed their trail for three hours, but were haffld by a sudden rain.

It Is believed that the robbers expected to secure large sums from paymasters of the lumber companies In thl section who are usually passengers on this train Saturday, the weekly pay day. INDOOR AQUATIC AWARDS A. A. U. Championship Committee Announced Winner.

(Associated Press Report.) NEW YORK, April 11 James Sullivan of the A. A. U. championship committee tonight announced the list of awards of National Indoor aquatic events as follows: 500-yard swim Pittsburg Aquatic Club, April 18. 220-vard swim Illinois Athletic Club, April 20.

50-yard swim, 200-yard breast stroke, water nolo- Chicago Athletic Association, April iV 100-yard swim, 160-yard back stroke-Illinois Athletic Club. April 30. 400-yard relay, fancy diving, New York Athletic Club, May 4. Farm Crops of TJ. S.

While the first estimates made by Our Department of Agriculture placed the value of our farm crops for the year at over Jl, 000. 000. 000, later returns set a much higher value upon the output, and we are told now that the total will reacn 110,000,000,000. This ts twice the value of the farm products no longer ago than 1900. and 11,000,000,000 more than they were In 1909.

There are about (.000.000 farms In the country. The Government authorities give no hope of an Immediate reduction In the cost of living, attributing the continuance of high prices to th long Una of middlemen and distributers, which causes the consumer to pa)- all the wsv from 5 to 600 per cent more than the price the farmer receives. Nevertheless, the farmer gets this year, the department reports, on all hie principal crops, about JO per cent above the prices of a year ago. The agricultural exports for the fiscal year amounted to In this breaking all prevloui records. NEW TORK, April 11.

City authorities today left nothing undone to guard against disturbances at a meeting of the unemployed and the Industrial Workers of the World held In Union but tlMuA.Aaf- ''000 to 4600 was orderly -niTST policemen who hid been hmiihV the meeting place (Continued from Page One.) ts Ik end that a straaser mind would be sapkye4 and I would be moJ front 4 very onerous snd heart searching "But tb law casts upon me a re-svoastMlIty and a duty and no matter stow grave the respoaslbUity mar be, or bow disagreeable tb duty, I shall not shift tne oat mar fail to discharts the ether." Potatiag out that testimony cf several witnesses) (or ths defendants should be disregarded as consisting mainly of Impressions and matters that ar irrelevant and hs declared that the sfflvaiits of Tresner, Burwell, Kalmanscn and Reo must not be "eoasidered as of any probative value wkatewr. Consideration of these four affidavits must include their oral ex-aataaUon and cross bad tn opts court." Continuing the decision said: As to Dresner Testimony. "Ths point of ur.Lortance dwelt upon by Dresner was tiiat he was present on the 11th of Jaiy. outside ths garden restaurant when he heard Rose say to allBB and Wrbbrr as Rosenthal emerged Treat the 'There he comes. Go aiM put it over That Dresner's underscandirg what that meant rossed ths street to svoid danger, and that Roes took bin for a private detective.

Rose did act so testify la ths trial. What Rcse tsstlfied to -was: 'It began to look to suefj like business and I called Louis asiee and I said, pointing to a man across the street: 'Do von see thsi fe low over therer Hs aald Tea 1 ssid: I am aitMSt positive that is a private detective that Dtairut Attorney WMunaii ha" a-signed to watch Rosenthal They took the hint and departed and weut hotn- "Thts testimony of lrintr bears ths unnttiakaul stamp of being made to nt Rises statement. "It la somewhat remarks Me that notwithstanding the apprehensiou of lTsaner that something dire was going to happen, nothing did happen because of the words alleged to have been uttered by Kose A Remarkable Coincidence. "Thle witness want on to nsrrate ht hs sayg observed on the morning of ths lllh when Rosenthal was killed lie aid not testify that lie saw the killing or tiaard shots, notmthstanding he was la forty-third Street at ths time of ths killing and ths passing of lbs automobile. Hs claims to have idintiflrd Vailon, Web-J bar and Scheppa in the parsing auto-j mobile.

It is remarkable that this wlt- neas should be found to te prrent at these two important times, mat is. on the lttk at ths Garden restaurant and on lbs ilth on Forty-third Street at the tint of ths killing Intrinsically this, testimony Is unworthy of and if there was any element for that conviction. It la furnished by the witness htni-self. Inasmuch as knowing the widespread Bttorlcty given to the murder uf Rosenthal and a knowledge of his part of the importance uf testimony he refrained from coming forward and making known to counsel for tkv defendant or to the Mstrict Attornf sNiat he had heard and observed. The reason he assigns for his failure is (hat he was in fear ot hl life: of whom was afraid he doe not state, and his where human life was involved, nie lomrd as a witness until li last r.our, when opportunity for esAgitii.il,,!, contradiction It not given, a circumstance of intention so strong that no reliance can I laced upon his testimony.

Scored Photo Identification. "Burwelj testified tliat whan in Forty-third Street on the morning of Rosenthal's death ha heard two shots and saw ths man who fired the shots turn. He said hs did not know ths man. but described to some extent lis oerional sd- psarance. The point of his testimony rests on his statement that neither of the four defendants was the man who fired ths shots.

Hurwell never saw either of the four gunmen and the only knowledge lis had of them he obtained from some photographs purporting to represent the defendants in a clipping from a newspaper. It is unnecessary to dwell for a moment on the utter insecurity of such testimony Identification from portraits of Itself is risky and dangerous, but liien-ttfkatioB by newspaper ruts roes to yet a greater extreme and no alue should be attached to it As ts Clrofici Alibi. testimony, OofT said, tended to establish an alibi for Cirofici, but as a jury already had passed on tins a.ibi evidence now was of little value Ka man-son, said Ooff. although asserting he saw Val.on. pistoi in hand, was not even acquainted with him by sifrht and lien-ttfled him from a newspaper photograph two months later in Cieveiand.

Uf these four principal witnesses CJcff said "If no other circumstance? existed but tlist their silence and delav in coming forward until the last moment, nntwlth-stanulng there existed great public excitement and widespread newspaper reports and comments, of which the court cf appeals has taken Judicial notice, it of Itseif wouid be sufficient create grave doubts of their truthfulness and good faith. "1 can not say that the failure to produce the proffered evidence rn the trial was owing to ant of di igenre on the defendant' part, but ihe of the Witnesses to communicate nr n.ake known their testimony is. in my opinion, a badge of distrust and suspicion It wouM be a violence to my conseieno and Judgment to Bay that the proffere 1 evidence by i tne witnesses whom I have seen and heard probably would hanged the verdict if given a trial whi resulted in the conviction of the defendants. Fair Trial Found Them Guilty. "On the law and fact? the', have had a 'fair trial and a jury of their ftl ow citi-Seni has pronounce! tnem guilty.

The court of last resort has unanlmous.y affirmed that conviction Appeal has been made for executive and these hut moments, a year and nvt months after the conviction, wh-n the crime la almost forgotten and human svmpa-: ithies are deeply touched at the prospect of four human beings paving the highest penalty known to the iaw strenuous efforts are being made to arrest trie of tho law. Were these efforts di- "IT FOR COLDS, INFLUENZA, COTJGB8, SORE THROAT I "I have received so much bene-fit from Humphreys' your wonderful remedy for Grip and Colds, that I want a copy ot your Medical Book that you advertise as sent free by oiaU.w At least one half our dailv mail consists of such requests. You may have one too. Htttaphrwya' Homeo. Medicine Uf Street, Ntw or k.

Advertisement $1.49 OPENED BASEBALL SEASON BY PARADE Notable Cititens at Eead of Several Hundred Fans Marched Through Business Streets Before Game. (Houtton Pott Special.) BEAUMONT, Texaa, April 11 The opening of the 1914 baseball season la Beaumont was appropriately celebrated here this aftaroon with a parade througli the business session, ending at the bail park, where the first game between Beaumont and San Antonio was called at o'clock. In the line of march were Ed Stedman, president; H. C. Langham.

vice president; J. C. Stedman, secretary-treasurer; E. A. Fletcher, P.

B. Doty and J. J. Nathan, directors of the Beaumont baseball club: Mansger George Leidy and the players In uniform, headed by the Wood-n en Concert band. Several hundred enthusiastic fans brought up the rear.

San Antonio will be here for another game Sunday. GIEL ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. "Unloaded" Pistol Cause of Gonzales Occurrence. (Houston Port Special. GONZALES.

Texas, April Lena Stehle, a young girl about II years of age. was accidentally shot at the sterile family home early yesterday evening by a ball from a 32-oallber pistol In the hands of Harry Leusoher, a neighbor boy about the same age. The pistol was supposed to be of the unloaded variety. The ball entered the bridge of the nose and local physicians have been unable to locate It, but It Is believed she will survive If complications do not set up. Katy Is Betrenohing.

(Houston Special.) 8MITHVILLE, Texas, April 11. Owing to slack up In business, the Katy Is making retrenchments in several departments Tne position ot day and night yard master has been abolished and the yard engine foreman of each crew will act in their stead. The dispatcher's force haa been reduced and the men put on a nine-hour shift. In the Federal District Court here today and sentenced to serve SO dayi in jail. Ths boy's youth caused Judge Russell to be lenient.

ADVENTISTS ADJOTJENED. Interesting Six Days Session Was Closed at Keene. (Houston Post Special.) KEENE, Texaa. April 11. The Southwestern union conference of Seventh Day Adventists closed their six days' aesdon Friday afternoon.

Among the matters considered on the cloning day was an Interesting report of the young people's department of this union presented by Mrs. O. K. Watson, the secretary of this department. Here are a few of the items: Missionary visits (personal work) 4S7I, Bible readings or cottage meetings held 205.

hours of Christian help work 90O0, articles of clothing given away (000, number of meals provided 12(1, signers lo temperance pledge 225, number of conversions 112. Mrs. Watson also emphasised the "standard of attainment," which she explained is secured by all who have read carefully and taken an examination on a certain number of books. The number receiving standard of attainment is HS, reading course certificates 4.11 A report of the work among the negroes showed an approximate membership of 200, with Ave organiied churches and a tithe for the biennial period of $550. The denomination ts planning more aggressive vork among the negroes.

The 1913 Immigration. The latest Immigration statistics given out by the Bureau of Immigration give the figures to the close of November, 1S13. There were admitted Into this country during the month of November 104,671 aliens. This total Is about 30.000 less than the October record, but 10,000 In advance of the November. 1912.

figures. For the 11 months of 1913 the number of aliens admitted was 1,291,131. as Compared with 950,045 for the same months of the preceding year. The 1911 figures, which will be approximately 1.400.000, will record the largest number of aliens admitted Into the United State In any year of our country's history. The fiscal year 190-07 has the highest previous record, the total being 1,285,349 RICHMOND, April 11 Carl D.

Garner, the 19-year-old express messenger who pleaded guilty yesterday of stealing $5000 from the Southera Express Company, today was sentenced to six months Imprisonment. The money was recovered. 1019 HOLLANDERS WILL SETTLE IN TEXAS George C. Qrnenwagen Bailed for Amsterdam to Bring Back Immigrants to Oconpy Lands (Houston Post BEAUMONT. Texas.

April 11 George C. Gruenwagn, formerly manager of the rort Arthur Arthur Hie Irrigation Company, departed today for Amsterdam. Holland, and will bring to Texaa 100 families of Hollanders who will settle at Nona, north of here, on a tract of cut-over timber land owned by the Nona Mills Company. The Nona Mills Company now maintains a large demonstration farm at Nona and the new Holland settlement will Join this farm. MEDICAL CONVENTION.

Meeting at Port Arthur Declsrsd Beit In History South Texas Society. (Associated Prest Report.) BEAUMONT, Texas, April U. Returning home from Port Arthur this morning, where they attended the semiannual meeting of the South Texaa District Medical Society, a delegation of 15 local physicians declared the convention was the most interesting ever held by the society. The meeting opened at Port Arthur Thursdav morning and closed lsst night An Important departure during the meeting was the admission of the Eighth dlitrlct, embracing Colorado, De Witt, Lavaca, Matagorda. Victoria.

Calhoun. Wharton and Jackson Counties. The society now includes the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth districts. Ths next meeting will be held October it and 10 at Galveston. 0.

P. SWEAT'S HOME BURNED. Defective Flue Caused Almost Total Loss of Residence. (Houston Pott Special.) BEAUMONT. Texas, April 11.

Fire, supposed to have been caused by a defective flue, almost totally destroyed the home of George P. Sweat, 1509 Bibb Avenue this morning about 2 o'clock. Mr and Mrs. Sweat and the letter's mother. Mrs.

L. P. Ogden, narrowly escaped from the burning building. As far as can be learned, the house was valued at $000 and the contents at $2000. Insurance was carried on the building for $5100 and on the furniture for $1500.

NEW SAWMILL OPERATING. Meyers Lumber Company Started Mill at Honey Island. (Associated Prett Report.) BEAUMONT, Texas, April 11. The Meyer Lumber Company has Just begun operation of a small one-band sawmill at Honey Island, which was completed this The plant has a dally capacity of feet and the company controls sufficient timber land to keep the plant In operation for 30 years. Mrs.

W. J. Bell Dead. (Houston Past Special.) BEAUMONT, Texas, April 11. Mrs.

W. J. Bell of Houston Heights, aged SO years, who formerly liver In Beaumont and who was visiting her daughter, Mrs. V. P.

Glddlngs, at 1095 MaVn Street here, died at her daughter's hornet at 7 o'clock this morning. Funeral services will be conducted from the Glddlngs home at 9 o'clock Easter morning by Rev. A. E. Ewell, pastor of the First Christian Church, and Interment will take place at Magnolia Cemetery.

Besides her daughter here, Mrs. Bell leaves one daughter. Miss Pinkie Garrett, and two sons, Earl and Will Garrett, who reside at Houston Heights, and another ton, Tom Garrett of Beaumont Negro Sentenned for (Mntitoa Post Special.) BEAUMONT, Texaa, April il. Banta Anna Thomas, the negro boy. arrested charged with stealing, ooon skins from mall boxes in the rural dlttriots, was found guilty by Judge Qorttoa KuseeU had a dark, soft hat on and was "sharp-faced He did not know whether the man had a sharp nose, such as Harry Vailon has.

Identified Vallon's Photogrsph. Samuel Kafmanson. formerly a clerk in an Kast Side store, was neit called, lie testified that he and a friend were walking through Forty-third Street, near the scene of the murder, hen they heard shots A man with a smoking revolver bumped Into him, he said. Here the witness was shown a photograph of Harry Vailon. and hs Identified It as the man who had held the revolver Mr.

Whitman's cross-examination failed to shake him. The evidence upon which Mr. Wahle bases his motion for a new trial came to him only yesterday W. K. Burwell of Waterbury.

Conn a pool and billiard player, swore to an affidavit that he saw the murder of Rosenthal, that he saw the man who shot the gambler and that his man was not one of the four gunmen. Burwell declared that he could identify the murderer If he could see him again Dresner was the other witness upon whom Mr Wahle relies to make good his motion for a new trial. Dresner swore in an affidavit that lie had previously known "Jack Rose." "Bridgle" Webber, Harry Vailon and Sam Schepps. and Herman Rosenthal. Burwell and Dresner must appear before Justice Ooff today.

They will be cross-examined by District Attorney Whitman or his assistants, and their testimony will be a matter or argument. If Justice tioff decides that the testimony of ths two new witnesses opens a fresh line of defense, he can set aside the former verdict of guilt and grant a new trial to the four gunmen, but if the motion is denied, all hope for the condemned men will end, Governor Glenn having refused to interfere Kalmanson, however, admitted to District Attorney Whitman that he had been convicted of petty larceny in 1912, but tnat he had been paroled. He spent some time lr. the George Junior Republic. Reo Tried te Establish Alibi.

The next witness was Frederick Pinky" Reo. who a few days ago signed an alibi affidavit for "Dago Frank" Ciro-fn l. His affidavit that one "General" Gordon. "Dago Frank's" sweetheart, was arrested on a charge of loitering on the night of July 15. 1K12.

He says he met the woman as dhe was being taken into a police station in Harlem and she asked him to deliver a note to "Dago Frank." Reo said he took the note to Frank house snd delivered It to him about 2 clock In the morning of July H. about the time Rosenthal was killed. Reo said he also saw rrank an hour after that. when the latter was under arrest In another police station In Harlem. Justice Goff ruled against placing the wives of "Lefty Louie" and Gyp the Blood" on the stand.

Wahle said he wanted to prove by these women that Ceupe. clerk of the Elks Club, who was brought hack from Kng'and ly the District Attorney, but not called on to testify, had told the wives of tie two gunmen tt.at although he had witnessed the shooting of Herman Rosentia), lie was unabie to Identify any cf tb men who had fired at him. Wahle then read an affidavit from Thomas F. Robinson, former policeman, who is now serving a sentence in Sing The Robinson affidavit was a corroboration of the testimony and affidavit of Pinky" Reo. With this affidavit Wahle rested the caw of the gunmen Whitman Had Two Witnesses.

District Attorney Whitman called but two witnesses. Harry F. Cafferty, a policeman, who was Robinson's "partner" before the latter was sent to prison, said that he and Robinson walked to the police station with the Gordon woman after she was arrested. He denied that she had met Reo. He said hs never had seen Reo in his life.

On cross-examination he admitted, however, that during ths walk to the station house he, lad left the other two for a moment while he stepped Into a cigar store for a few minutes. Vincent Meo, a bartender, was the prosecutor's other witness. Karl Dresner, In his testimony earlier In the day had said that in the early morning of July 1J three nights before the Rosenthal shooting, he had gone to the Garden restaurant to see Meo about getting work. Man' teiufled at first that he nsver khtw Our After Easter Sale 1 i 3 ON ALL OUR MILLINERY MILLINERY TRIMS of All Kinds and REMODELING A SPECIALTY 520 Fannin St. 347.

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