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v'oiJ’ME Xil ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, -JULY 15, 1913. NO. 84. ROADS ’ AGREE 10 ARBITRATE IEWL If Pending Bill Is Passed by the'House, Both Sides Enter into the Negotia tions (By Associated Press.) ANEW YORK. July 14.—The eastern railroads involved in the wage contro versy with the trainmen and conductors issued a statement 'thia afternoon through the conference committee of managers saying they were willing to arbitrate ‘the questions at issue under provisions of the Newlands bill now be fore congress but still were unwilling to proceed under the Erdman act. This is the roads reply to the ultimatum sub mitted by the unions yesterday. “POLICY NOT CHANGED." The statement claims that the com mittee’s policy never has changed. “The committee has consistently fe- fused,” -t. says, “to be coerced through threats of strikes into paying railroad employes wages out of all pro portion to the duties performed. The managers have been consistent in con tending that the Erdman act does not protect the interest of all parties con cerned. ^‘Should the Newlands bill be enacted into law the / committee will, of course, be willing to submit to arbitration by * board provided in the Newlands bill all questions of rates of pay and work ing conditions of conductors and train men.” The reply is addressed to Messrs. Lee and Garretson, heads of the trainmen and conduct's’ organizations respec tively, and is signed by Elisha Lee, chairman. Whether the strike might be avoided was the subject of a confer- - ence at the White House today be tween President Wilson and represen tatives of the employes and the rail roads concerned. % President Wilson. Secretary of La bor Wilson, Chairman Newlands, of the senate interstate commerce committee; Chairman Clayton, of the house judi ciary committee, and Republican Lead er Mann represented the government, and President Samuel Rea, of the Penn sylvania; Daniel Williard, of the Bal timore and Ohio; George W. Stevens, of the Chesapeake and Ohio; W* C. brown, of the New York Central lines# and Frank Trumblull, chairman of the board of the Chesapeake and Ohio, rep- 4 resented the railroads. Presidents A. B. Garretson, of the Order of Railway Conductors, and W. G. Lee, of the ii of Railroad Trainmen, rep- i esented the employes. Seth JLow, president of the Civic federation, which has indorsed the Newlands bill for amending the Erd man act to provide arbitration of rail road wage disputes in a manner satis factory to the railroad men, also was expected to take part in the confer ence. President Wilson returned to the cap ital at 9:35 a. m. WHAT CONFERENCE CONCERNS. - Today’s conference concerns chiefly two bills pending in congress for amendment of the Erdman act provid ing means for arbitration of wage dis putes. It is understood that both the brotherhoods and the railroads are sat- „ Isfieh with’ the Newlands bill already passed by the senate, but that the Clay ton bill, introduced in the house, large ly at the instance of Secretary Wilson, is not so satisfactory. The latter pro poses that the secretary of labor should be included as one of the official me diators. There has been considerable objection to that feature. Chairman Clayton, of the housg ju diciary committee, who was. one of the participants in the White House con ference, declared there was . no dispo sition to press his bill against the New lands bill if it was apparent that both the railroads and their employes fa vored the Newlands measure. Acceptance by the house of the New lands bill as it has passed the senate, which also has been approved by the Ci\ic federation, undoubtedly would re move the possibility of a strike. While the president has taken no stand in the mattter, he let it be known that he did not regard as a serious ob stacle the composition of the board of mediation, tohugh he felt that it was a most important question. HOUSE TO ACT SPEEDILY. Senator Newlands declared today that the emergency should bring the house to immediate action on the senate bill. He * bad hopes that the White House conference would lead to some definite conclusion. “The bill which passed the senate,” said Senator'Newlands, “is unquestion ably favorable to the public interest. The arbitration as proposed eventually would develop into an industrial court, and for that reason it should not be attached to the department of labor any more than the interstate commerce commission should be attached to the department of commerce.” i — Her Attorneys Waive Prelimi nary Hearing Before Justice and She Is Bound Over to the Grand Jury TWELVE LIVES PAY TOLL TO PRANK OF LESOML RUNNING A GOVERNMENT A HAZARDOUS JOB NOWADAYS Youths Gave Signal That Caused Train Collision in Mrs. Mary Belle Crawford, who is charged by a warrant with the murder of her husband, Joshua B. Crawford, in March. 1909, was released from the tower Monday shortly after noon on a $6,250 bond, signed by C. C. Jones. Early in the morning Attorneys Bur ton Smith and Reuben R. Arnold, who represent Mrs. Crawford, waived a pre liminary hearing before Justice C. H. Girardeau, in whose court the warrant against Mrs. Crawford was drawn, and she was bound over by the magistrate to the grand jury. The attorneys then made a motion for bail before. Judge W. D. Ellis, of the superior court, and the case was first set for noon. However it became necessary for the judge to appoint a solicitor general pro tern to represent the state in the case, as the firm with which Solicitor General H. M. Dorsey is connected, had taken a part in the litigation over the will of J. B. Craw ford. Frank A. Hooper^was named. While the court was attempting to secure an attorney to act as solicitor in the case, Attorneys Arnold and Smith held a conference with Attorney J. S. James, who represents C. B. .Crawford, who swore out the warrant against Mrs. Crawford. Mr. James agreed that a bond of $6,250 was sufficient under the circumstances, and when he informed the court of his agreement, Judge Ellis without hearing the case, made it the court’s order that the sheriff allow the defendant to make bond in that sum. OUT OF WORK, WIFE ILL, OLD MAN KILLS SELF Henry J, Thomas, Well-Known Macon Citizen, Sends gullet Through Hi's Heart Crap Game Raided In Athens Cemetery (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ATHENS, Ga. July 14.—VThe Athens / police had quite a busy day of it yes terday. They made a raid on the Owls’ club, arid are said to have found five cases of beer, and the president of the club. William Dootson, has a hearing in mayor’s court today. A raid a'so was made at the business place of Van Deadwyler, and twenty bottles of whisky were found there. He will have a hearing in mayor’s court Wednesday. In Oconee cemetery a gang of some ten ‘crap shooters were run upon, and five caught, and it is probable that all those in the party will be arrested. FIFTEEN CHARGED WITH THE DEATH OF FEUDIST (By Associated Press.) WINCHESTER, Ky., July 14.—The trial o'f fifteen men charged with the assassination of Ed Callahan, former Breathitt county feudist, began here today. It was said three of the men had confessed, -but that the remainder deny the charge. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) MACON, Ga., July 14.—Despondent because he was unable to secure work to care for his wife, who had been des perately ill for several months, Henry J. Thomas, sixty-four years old, and one of the best known citizens of Ma con, ended his life yesterday afternoon at 6;30 o’clock, by firing a bullet through his heart. The deed was com mitted .back of the house, in a cow lot, only a short distance from# where his wife lay in a eerfous condition. Hearing the pistol report, his elder son, Henry J. Thomas, Jr., rushed to the back yard and found his father ly ing on his back, still breathing, with the pistol by his side. He was hurried in the house, where he died within a few minutes. Besides his wife. he leaves five daughters and two sons, H. J. Thomas, Jr., of Macon, and Dr. West C. Thomas, of Atlanta. The funeral will be held today. He was formerly in the wholesale grocery business here and was well known. Which 12 Died and More Than 200 Were Injured Millionaires’ Wives Rescued From Yacht Off New England Coast PROVIDENCE, R. I., July 14.— Picked up last night from the sinking yacht, “William Jennings Bryan,” of Stratford Shoals, Conn., Mrs. Mary Stewart and her daughter, Mrs. Louis Lewise, of Jacksonville, Fla., were brought into this port Sunday aboard the Colonial liner Lexington. Their husbands, Robert Stewart and James Lewis, Jacksonville millionaires, and a sailor, remainedwit h the yacht in the hope of beaching her off Port Jefferson, N. Y. The party had been cruising along the coast from Florida for three or four weeks. They left Bridgeport late yesterday for Oyster Bay. when their boat sprang a leak, disabling the en gine. When the Colonial liner came along tey signalled her with a lantern and the women, scantily clad, were taken aboard. They left for New York on the Lexington this afternoon. Bryan Has to Lecture To Live, He Declares (By Associated Press.) ASHEVILLE, N. C., July 14.—During the delivery of a lecture at Henderson ville near here. Secretary of State Wil liam J*ennings Bryan paused in the course of his lecture to state that he is compelled to deliver chatftauqua lec tures in order to supplement his gov ernment salary, which, he declares, is not sufficient to meet his expenses. “AjS this is my first chaptauqua lec ture since becoming a member of the cabinet,” said Secretary Bryan, “it may not be out of place to say that I find it necessary to lecture in order :o supj b-rmnt the salary which 1 rscoiv-j fron* the government. As I ha /e Kc tur-Hl f A' eighteen years, this met!., d of adding to my \ income is the most natural one to which to turn, and I regard it as extremely legitimate. I did not think it improper to go from the Chautauqua .platform Into a presi dential race and if I had been elected I would have thought it no stepping dov'n to return to the lecture platform. These meetings enable me to keep in touch with the people.” First Bale Brings 20 Cents a Pound (By Associated Press.) LOS ANGELES, July 14.—To meddle some youths wriho played, with the train whistle is attributed the loss of twelve lives and the injury of some 200 per sons near here late last night, when two Pacific electric trains collided, telescop ing two cars and wrecking another at Vineyard station, near the city limits. Many of the injured cannot survive. Three trains loaded with excursion ists from the beach at Vanice, 10 miles from Los Angeles, had stopped at a very sharp curve where a switch is turned. The last train began moving forward, while the two foremost trains remained at a standstill. Carroll Bartholomae, conductor of the last car of the center train, jumped to the track with his light to flag the ap proaching train. Some youths, passeng ers say, pulled the whistle in\jest. This, it was said by railroad men, was in terpreted by the motorman of the on coming train as the signal to continue to proceed. With a crash of breaking glass, splin tering timbers and cries of passengers, the motor car of the last train drove into the rear of the center train. The motorman of the moving train had giv en full speed. A curve had prevented his seeing the standing cars. The rear of the stationary train was filled to capacity. Even the aisles were crowded with passengers. When the crash occurred those who stood were crushed against each other into the far end of the. car. The seats were crum pled. The lights went out. Arthur Hill, a sailor from the torpe do boat Paul Jones, carried out eight bodies, including a woman gripping an infant’s body in her arms. Few of the Cristian Endeavor dele gates were on the trains. Practically all of those killed and injured ^rere resi dents of Los Angeles and suburbs. Investigation was begun today to fix the blame for the wreck* The curve In the tracks is held partly responsible for the failure of the' motorman to Jfee the stationary cars with which the train collided. The motorman was missing today. His body was not found in the debris, although It was thought certain that he had been killed. Carrol Bartholomae, conductor of the last car of the station ary train, said he tried to “flag down” theapproaching cars but that the mo- toraian failed. to observe his signals. Stories of the accident related by passengers on the two trains differ widely. Much difficulty will be ex perienced in reaching the truth. Helen Hane, of Escambia, Mich., was reported today as probably fatally in jured. Her body was crushed. C. B. Craig and his wife, of Detroit, were internally injured and their con dition is serious. Of the dead, four men remained un identified early today, two Japanese and two whites. The known dead are: MISS EDNA ALTER, Pasedena. OLLIE A. AXLEY, San Francisco. MISS VERONICA MILLER, Los An geles. MERLE EVANS, Los Angeles. WILLIAM TAYLOR, JACOB BAR MAN and EDWIN MURRAY, addresses unknown. P. R. FORESTER, motorman of the wrecked train, missing. The names of the few of the injured were known early today. It was thought virtually all were from Los Angeles or vicinity. While no formal statements have been issued by railroad officials, they are inclined to place the blame fdr the. accident on Forester, the motorman, and the conductor of* the stationary train. According to Forester’s story no clear account of the accident has been received as yet. Family of hour Smashed by Auto But None Are Hurt Being- president op Mexico Being- a CABINET MEMBER IN ENGLAND = Being a lobbyist in Washington- •S7-//ZSOSL- LOHI Muskingum River Rises Nine Feet-Railroads Suffer Big Losses ASK STATE TUPS TO GUARD STRIKEBREAKERS (By Associated Press.) COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 14.—A heavy rain storm that passed over a large part of central Ohio early today caused small streams to turn into torrents that washed out bridges, caused landslides and did other damage. The Muskingum river was said to have risen nine feet during the night. Railroad and interurban traffic out of Columbus was almost suspended be cause of damage to railroads. Thirty-Five Passengers Marooned by Flood _ (By Associated Press.) MARIETTA, O., July 14.—Thirty-five passengers on a Pennsylvania railroad train were marooned at Stanleyville to day by a washout caused by the heavy rains. Four men who were on a pontoon bridge over the Huskingun, which was swept away by today’s flood, were res cued just before the structure swept over a dam.. WAYCROSS, GA., FARMER ROBBED AND MURDERED (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, July 14.—Search is being made by the police today for a green high-powered touring automo bile, which crashed into a buggy, threw the vehicle completely over the horse, throwing out the four occupants and injuring none of the frightened per sons nor the animal. The driver of the motor car did not check his wil'd flight, but dashed off in the 'direction of the city. The police regard the acci dent as one of the most remarkable in their experience. William Harris, his wife and their two little daughters were returning from a day^spent in the country. When they turned into a road on the outskirts of the city the touring car swung ground the bend and crashed into the rear of the vehicle. The four persons were thrown high in the air, falling by the side of the road, the buggy was hurled completely over the jogging horse, which broke from the wreckage and bolted. Aside from a bruised hand and a scratched knee there were no other injuries among the Harris family. The William Harris referred to in the above dispatch is not Wm. J. Har ris, of Atlanta, who recently took charge of the U. S. census bureau in Wash ington. SOUTH CAROLINIAN IS HANGED FOR MURDERS (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, July 14.—The first bale of cotton of the 1913 crop was sold at auction on the New York cotton ex change for 20 cerits a pound. The mon ey goes to charity. The bale, weigh ing 505 pounds, was raised at Lyford. Cameron county, Texas, and was ship ped through Houston. (By Associated Press.) COLUMBIA, S. C., July 14.—For the murder on May 18, of Aaron Campbell, his youthful son-in-law, and J. W. Campbell, the father of Aaron, at Bish- opville, Lee county, with a shot gun, M. L. Garrett, a notorious character of the lowlands, met his death in the elec tric chair at the state penitentiary here this morning at 11:30. Garrett was surrounded by blood hounds, and with his daughter, whom he forced to ac company him to the swamps, was saved from lynching by the sheriff eluding a mob by the quick work of an automo bile. The man requested prison offi cials to kill quickly. After Three Weeks' Search, His Body Is Found Near Railroad Camp (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) WAYCROSS, Ga., July 14.—Searchers who have been trying for a week to find Mack Spain, a well-known farmer, whose home originally was in North Carolina, were rewarded this morning when they found his badly mutilated body in a shallow pond two miles from the construction camp of the \yaycross and Western railroad, Twenty-one miles west of Waycross. ^ The man’s skull had been beaten al most to a pulp, and but for the clothing on the body it would have been impos sible to recognize the remains. That Spain was murdered and robbed seems certain, but so far no,trace of the party or parties who committed the murder has been found. Spain had the reputatoin of keeping from $1,000 to $3,000 with him. Nothing but a pocket knife was left in his clothes and all pockets had been turned inside out. A shotgun that Spain ,had borrowed from E. T. King, superinten dent of the Waycross and Western, was found close to the body, with both bar rels empty. Spain probably shot at whoever at tacked him, but whether he inflicted any wounds is a question that is unanswer able. He had been gone from home three weeks when the body was found. Until two months ago, when Spain came to Waycross, he had not been further than seven miles from his farm. Kentucky Traction Company Works Cars at Lexington Under Difficulties * (By Associated Press.) LEXINGTON, Ky., July 14.—Disorder marked the attempt of the Kentucky Traction company to operate cars with strikebreakers today, and as a result appeal* has been made lor state troops. Many of the new men were pulled from the cars. One car was filled with pas sengers, bpt every one was ejected by the strikers. Another car was burned on the tracks, and the company aban doned its efforts by 8 o'clock. A score of arrests were, made, while a number of strikebreakers and deputy sheriffs were badly beaten. Francis Douglas, secretary to Gover nor McCreary, is in the city, and has asked the governor to send troops to guard the cars and strikebreakers. Circuit Judge Kerr has also been asked to call out the Lexington militia com pany to take charge of the situation and suppress the rioting. The men struck on Saturday for high er wages and recognition of their newly formed union. CLASS DISTINCTIONS FA American Commission Abroad Makes Very Interest ing Report SMITH TELLS HID I. S. HIHDV "It Was Entirely Too Much: for Congressman Bell to Ex pect Me to Help Hardy When I Refused My Friends" BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, July 14.—The follow ing interview was given out today by Senator Hoke Smith: "As I understand the publication by Congressman Bell, he complains because I did not aid him to Isecure the position of postmaster at Gainesville for a gen tleman who had bitterly opposed me in every poltical contest I have ever had. “Congressman Bell urged that I should help him because ‘his indorsement was opposed by an outside party who had no interest in the Gainesville office, and who he understood had always opposed me.' "I told Mr. Bell that I would vote for the confirmation as postmaster at Gainesville of any one whose name was sent to the senate. It was entirely too much .for him to ask that I should aid Mr. Hardy in obtaining the appoint- ( ment, especially since, In the Interest of harmony, I had declined to interfere In behalf of my own friends In this very matter. "In this connection I wish to state that it has been my policy wherever I made a recommendation at all in refer ence to appointments in ^Jeorgia to secure efficient service from the govern ment, and at the same time to repay as far as possible the political obligations I owe to my friends. Surely no con gressman can complain of this. It Is the rule they all adopt and is one that properly suggests Itself to every man with a spark of gratitude in him. "I have endeavored aj all times to recognize the rights and obligations of my colleagues In both houses. There has been absolutely no disposition or purpose here, so far as I know, on the part of any one to exclude from recog nition those Georgia Democrats who saw fit to oppose the president In the recent primary In an honorable and proper manner, and any statement to the contrary Is entirely unfounded. “f have, however, Insisted, and shall continue to Insist, that nowhere in Georgia men be discriminated against because they have been supporters of the president or of mJWelf, and I think It but my simple duty to see that they have a fair and Just proportion of the appointments.” JAPAN PRESENTS CUP TO CRUISER CHARLESTON Washington Diplomats Guess ing as to Outcome or Cal- / ifornia Controversy (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, July 14.—While dip lomatic Washington is conjecturing over the voluminous correspondence between the United States and Japan, the'two countries, by alternately extending courtesies to each other, are keeping the curious ones completely in the dark as to the real situation regarding the California controversy. During the past few weeks the Unit ed States has officially welcomed a doz en or more eminent Japanese visitors. Now the Japanese government has pre sented the United States cruiser Charleston with a silver loving cup. In August, 1910, there was a flood in Tokio and the officers and men of the Charleston and the cruisers Sara toga and New Orleans, which were near the stricken city, raised a relief fund and sent it ashore. The incident was forgotten until Ambassador Chinda sent the cup to the state department, with a request that it be forwarded to the Charleston. Pastor Takes His Whole Congregation To Another Church (Bv_ \Ae?Di?iated Press.) FRANKLIN, Ind., July 14.—“We have been preaching Christian union for (By Associated Press.) COLOGNE, July 14.—The Ameri can commission on agricultural oganl- zation, co-operation and rural credits, while investigating conditions in Aus tria-Hungary, found that agriculture there has been complicated by extreme class distinctions among the population, and also by political troubles, mainly based upon racial divisions. The commission saw little in Hun gary pointing to the moral of self-help. The most interesting visit was to the government far mat Moso-Hegyes, con sisting of 55.000 acres of apparently fertile' land. It belongs ' to the govern ment, but evidently is not an experi mental or educational institution, but is run as a business enterprise. A stud farm, a fertilizer plant and a machine repair shop form part of the equipment. The stock was mainly Eng lish or Norman, but like everything else on the farm, showed signs of great off-breeding, so thkt there is now a dis tinctive type. The purpose of these horses is simply to serve the army in time of war. In Budapest the government’s work to further co-operation in agriculture is certainly more state aid than co-opera tion. The keystone of the situation is the land mortgage bank, a more or less co-operative institution for land owners, for raising money On their property. Most of the capital is provided by the state. It is based on the security of titles. In Budapest there Is a very large co operative store for agricultural pur poses, which has branches throughout the country and a milk distributing plant for the city. This latter appeared to be truly* co operative and quite independent of the government. Its members are mainly large farmers who keep up an even supply of milk and its records showed it to be prospering exceedingly. Impeachment Trial For Tardy Jurist; His Name Is Hasty PASTOR SHOCKS CHURCH. BY PREACHING IN WHITE CHICAGO, Jilly 14.—Rev. Arthur J. French, pastor of the First Presbyteri an church of Englewood, defied church tradition yeterday by apspearing in his pulpit dressed entirely in white. There was almost a gasp from the congrega tion when he stepped on the platform. The preacher appeared comfortable in a temperature of 93 while many mem bers in "Prince Alberts” and stiff Sun day gowns fanned vigorously. After the Sermon Rev. Mr. Francis said he thought the conventional heavy black coat and stiff collar were “non sense.” He said yesterday’s costume permitted him to “deliver three times a better sermon” in hot weather. practical steps toward cultivating the spirit of union,” declared Judge H. C. .Barnett in the Tabernacle Christian church here yesterday. Then he pro posed that the entire congregation go across £he street to the Presbyterian church for worship as an evidence of good will and Christian brotherhood. • • 'met? ers of the congre gation fell in with the plan, and, head ed by the pastor, Rev. William .T. Wright, crossed to the. other church. They received a hearty welcome. The two congregations joined in singing “Blest Be the Tie That Binds,” and the Presbyterian pastor, Rev. W. R. Tyler, insisted on the Tabernacle pastor as sisting in the service. Both congregations were so well pleased with the plan that several of the leaders said similar visits to other churches would follow. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) > MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 14.—De claring that a report of J. T. Gor man, state examiner of public accounts, shows that Judge Hasty, probate judge of Marengo county, has allowed his ac counts to become irregular and that he has been guilty of corruption in office and neglect of duty, Governor O’Neal instructed Attorney General Brickel to institute impeaenment pro ceedings against him. Examiner Gorman filed a report last week in which he stated that Judge Hasty had been negligent about set tling with the state for fines and costs, that he had allowed twelve months amt more to elapse before paying money into the treasury and that there was evidence of incompetency and lack of system. FLOYD COUNTY CROPS ARE IMPROVED BY RAINS (Special Dispatch to The Journal.! ROME, Ga., July 14.—.Recent rains have greatly improved the crop situa tion in Floyd county. All crops, es pecially cotton, were suffering from lack of moisture, and the farmers, mer chants and all interested are greatly encouraged by the recent showers. The rains have missed the city of Rome, and as a result the gardens are drying up and there is almost a famine of ■beans and other vegetables. The statement Issued by Congress man Thomas M. Bell to which Senator Smith has replied, was published in Atlanta lasts Friday. In this state- men Senator Smith was taken to task for his failure to help him Mr. Bell secure the nomination of A. S. Hardy, for Postmaster at Gainesville. Mr. Bell issued with his statement copies of a letter which he had written Senator Smith iTrging that he assist fn securing the nomination of Mr. Hardy, who had been for years a bitter political enemy of Senator Smith. In the letter Mr Bell admitted that Sena tor Smith had offered no objection to anyone of five people who at an early date Mr. Bell had considered endorsing for the position although Mr. Hardy’s name was among the flvt. And in the letter Mr. Bell urged that Senator Smith use his influence to help him in getting the place for Mr. Hardy against whom' he sad the postmaster general had been prejudiced. Mr. Bell did not say ' that Senator Smith was opposing the man, he as congressman from the dis trict had endorsed for the postmaster-, ship, but took the senator to task for not himself assisting securing the nomination of Mr. Hardy. Mr. Bell also made public several affidavits from people in Gainesville, who asserted that Mr. Hardy worked openly, but fairly against Gor. Wilson at the preferential primary. Aviators and Plane Burn in Mid Air; Their Ashes Found (By Associated Press.) VERSAILLES, July 14.—The charre? wreckage of an aeroplane with the in cinerated bodies of two avi ators lying in the ashes was found this morning near Nonacou^t, on ithe rail road from Paris to Granville. The dead flying men were recognized as a man named Percin, who wa's ex perimenting with a' new monoplane of his own invention, and his son who had. accompanied him as a mechanic. Their keroplarte capsized from an un- A .. * 1,^1 nrl,* Kn fflD* known cause at a height of 150 feel. It fell with a crash to the ground and the violence*of the impact caused the fuel tank to explode. Pinned beneath the motor, the avi ators were unable to extricate them selves and were burned to death. French Array Aviator Makes Record Flight (By Associated Press.) CHATEAUDUN, France, July 14.— A record non-stop flight with a pas senger was made yesterday by Lieu tenant Adolph E. Leopold Varein, of tile French army aviation corps, who accompanied by* Sapper Chapeau, of the engineer corps, flew direct from Pau to this city, 360 1-2 miles. Farmers in Kansas WaronGrasshoppers With Poisoned Bran DODGE CITY, Kan., July 14.—Nearly 1,000 Ford county farmers were up early today with 100 pounds of poisoned, bran to fight the grasshoppers, which have done so much crop damage in this vicinity in the last three weeks. For % lack of a better name, the poison is re ferred to as "grasshopper dope.” The county commissioners authorized the trustees of the township .to distribute a quantity of grasshopper poison to every farmer in the county who would avail himself of the opprtunity to make the experiment. This was the day named on which an organized fight against the pest should begin. me. n ■■■BBSS ■MB