Cedar Falls Record, The (Newspaper) - May 4, 1916, Cedar Falls, Iowa EDITION THB tonight and Thursday warmer Thursday and in west portion tonight LIFE TERM OF EM REVOLT Sir Roger Casement Not Among Those Shot To Irish tary Quits Cabinet Troops To In London Peter Pearse president of the seven-day Irish republic James Connolly com- mander of the army of the Irish re- public and u third man whose name was not given were found guilty by a court-martial and shot to death this morning Their executions were announced in the house of commons this afternoon by Premier Three others signed the tion and were sentenced to three years imprisonment each The an- was made in the house of commons this afternoon a moment after the announcement was made that Chief Secretary for Ireland gustine Birrell the man held largely responsible for the Irish outbreak Premier Asquith stated that the three rebel leaders executed morning had signed the proclamation of the new Irish republic issued by the rebels at the beginning of the outbreak This statement eliminated the possibility that Sir Hober ment awaiting trial in the Tower of London for the part he played in the conspiracy was the third unnamed man shot to death Casement's name was not attached to the tion Besides Pearse and Connolly the following Irish leaders signed the Thomas J Clarke bacco dealer S as IS and seph The swiftness with which the acted came as a surprise to parliament No previous ment had been made that a martial would be held this week to deal with the rebels brought to land Pearse one of the best educated of the rebel leaders was head master of a boys school in Dublin at the out- break of the rebellion lie was chosen provisional president of the republic led the assault on the postoffice resulting in its cap- ture on the first day of the rebellion He was wounded in the leg in day's lighting and surrendered Later he signed a proclamation calling on his followers to lay down their arms Connolly was also wounded in the lighting The British authorities re- reports Saturday night that he had died of his wounds Connolly's name was signed to a number of passports found on prisoners with the title commander of the army of the Irish republic lackson Minn May lem a prosperous farmer of Minn will appear in court today with his lawyers who will argue for a new trial of the charge of ing his mother-in-law Solem was convicted of the crime in March and was sentenced to a life term at hard labor The crime stirred this section of Minnesota last September nearly a year after Mrs Sigri of Christiania township died from the effects of paris green H was charged that he fed her poison in food and that property which she owned was the motive The arrest brought to a climax a family dispute of long tion in which the real estate of the dead woman had engendered bitter feelings Shortly before her death Mrs executed a will in favor of Solem although a daughter of the woman had already been given deed to the property Assertions by neighbors that lem had murdered the aged woman to get early possession of the land SESSION London May mors that Augustine chief secretary of Ireland has tendered his resignation to Premier be- cause of Dublin rebellion were in general today return from Dublin Tile Daily Chronicle parliamentary ent reported it was rumored in Hie Utilise of commons that not only Init several other officials had resigned It is certain will bo under heavy fire when tlie motion for his resignation is called up for de- bate in the house of commons Xo official information is able as to the course the government will pursue with rebel prisoners brought to It was pointed out that in the Doer war revolt early in the war and tlic mutiny near Lahore India only the leaders were executed the government treating the rank and Hie leniently on the ground that were misled Permission To Use Mexican Railroads Granted and Full Cooperation Of Is Promised led to an investigation last fall The body was exhumed and an analysis at the she had died from paris green It was proven by the prosecution that the victim of the poisoning was unable to feed herself by her own hand According to witnesses lem's son in a sation the day before Mrs died said Grandma is going to die tomorrow pa gave her potato poison yesterday The boy also told a de- that his father had brought homo several packages and forbidden him to touch them saying they were for and that the father had mixed something in a saucer and had smeared it inside of grandma's mouth with a feather A box of paris green was found in the cupboard by the sheriff although Solem denied there was any on the premises Solem has told the police that he would have the guilty party in jail within in days if he could get out on bail he refused to di- vulge say the police any clues that he possessed NOTES FROM THE LINCOLN SCHOOL WAR DISCUSSION LEADS TO MURDER Harbor Customer u With of Ai Over his afternoon The ordered out by the gover e is said to be due to the Within one of twelve societies made With inwards 100 delegates in attendance the annual convention of the Waterloo district of the man's Home Missionary society con- cluded a most interesting two-day session at the Methodist church at 4 o'clock this afternoon The large attendance addition possible by a change of districts last all at the annual conference Dr J W Holland led the praise service last night which was lowed by a home missionary play given by the children trained by Misses Vinall and Baumgardner An by Mrs Gould of Anamosa on The Opportunities for Work in j the Homo was a feature of the evening Yesterday was spent largely in de- work and in hearing re- ports from the various auxiliaries Various expressions of from visiting delegates arc heard concerning the hospitality for which j Cedar Falls is justly noted Never I in the history of their conventions I have they before been served with dinner and supper both at the church Very complimentary re- marks were also hoard for the able manner in which Mrs IV grove president of the district con- ducts the meetings Pittsburgh Pa May preserve order the movement of troops were rushed into the workers tor in Turtle Creek valley by the hundreds eight-hour day gained T lio today The first to reach the scene first troop to reach the scene ot me LU of the bloody riots of yesterday were wild noting was the e May A mesage from Seott by lary liaker this afternoon said a de- tailed account of the con- ference with War Minister would be telegraphed late several companies of tlie 18th cavalry from It enured try the First cavalry from 1 Eost Pittsburgh shorty afU 9 burg the Sheridan troop from j o'clock At the same time rone Troop I of Sunbury and Troop thousand employees of he bit H of Pittsburgh The troops were Rocks plant ol I h at Steel Car company walked mil up the works A general strike of the men night was in prospect unless the management lowed the lead of other plants and HOLD HOME TRUCK MEET Qf were ready to move They were pre- pared for mobilization r week ago Pittsburgh May the state military marched into th strike zone today to figure closed down At least ers in munition plants arc out today One of the leaders put the number 1 of strikers at in excess of that Kansas City Mo May Herman Pills was hacked to death while being shaved in a barber shop ill the Washington hotel hero afternoon Police are looking for the H is understood the barber and Pitts had quarreled over the war By Student Reporter Seventeen dollars and eight cents were deposited last Thursday in the school savings bank This is the largest sum ever ed in the school hank in one day Rehearsals are going on for the play to be given in the near future by pupils of this school There are thirty in the cast of acters Pupils of this school have been in- to save all waste paper on account of the great paper shortage in the country H was said that if the children would bring magazines and papers to school the teachers would give them credit on their ings accounts for it at a rate of not less than per 100 pounds have been with rules governing the vegetable and flower garden contests to be ed among the school children of the city PROHIBITION IS TO BE PERMANENT PHOTO TELL OF INCOME PUT Fill I Washington May Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo is directed to furnish congress with a statement showing whether or not is being annually held from the treasury by income tax frauds or evasions in a resolution of- in the house today by Keating of Colorado Law Will be Adoo by the same re Is asked in After tne vT Xo More Vodka Gertrude Friis is absent from her duties at the Hughes Ury Goods com- pany on account of a severe case of grippe SHOE DEALERS TO MEET HERE TONIGHT Sixteen members of Waterloo shoe firms will gather with the Cedar Falls shoe men in a regular meeting of the Falls Shoe Dealers association at the hawk this evening Petrograd May will continue dvy after the war so far is vodka is concerned The limited sale of beer and light wines will be The for both prohibition and limitations has been introduced in the country has declared that 1 tin and its passage is assured j should be received annually The czar and his advisors approve it j from the income tax instead of the Finland is not included i actually It is forbidden to produce alcohol j for vodka says the or to port alcohol A M Alcohol production for 3 IMU I t and medicinal purposes is authorized I only by the government Its sale ex- cept by thu government is j ed The order against will include individuals even though their product be only for their own household consumption The sale of beer and light wines will be prohibited except in towns why he has not recommended to president that all income tax returns be made public in order that income lax frauds may be checked Keating said he based his resolution on charges by Basil M Manly who was I chief investigator for the industrial j relations committee Manly in j statements in papers May Chan lor von return from the kaiser's tcrs is expected within a few hours will say the final words on tho draft of Germany's reply lo the Tinted Slates it was made known at the for- eign office Thu note itself lias been put into diplomatic form Foreign Secretary von Jagow old the budget committee of that it could not ho regarded as entirely completed indicating that the cellor may make some alterations be- fore it is forwarded to Washington The Teachers college track team staged seven events of their homo meet yesterday after- noon in order that the approximate ability of tho men might be and information gleaned as to the number of men for each event it would be possible to use in day's dual meet with upper Iowa Although no records were broken land no especially time was made men showed for Hie I first part of the season and Hie I poets for some KUitu men are good If they develop tin way should The following time gives in jal view of tho team for the son but on account of Ulo cold dis- ami the poor con- dition of Hie rack il docs show the moil at their j 120 yard hurdles Horsey Time flat Two-mile run Cooper so 1 Time I I 1 ti r-1 yard dash Lynch Time I 1 Pole vault Wright Spry inches put Hersoy MOTORCYCLIST RAN AGAINST PEDESTRIAN Furlow Horsey feet Shot 32 feet Half mile run Time U I T 220 yard low hurdles Johnson Time The rest of the events were to be run off this at -I o'clock so as to give those who are lo represent he school in the dual moot Saturday witli Upper Iowa chance to get in- to trim Paso May American expedition will remain in Mexico without interference from Carranna troops according to an agreement reached early today by Chief of Staff Scott and Carranza's war minister after a con- ference lasting nearly 12 hours has granted permission for the expedition to have full use of the Mexican Northwestern railroad in transporting supplies and men and has promised to cooperate as fully as possibly with General Pershing's forces it was stated on reliable In return Scott was reported to have set a limit on the presence om American troops In Chihuahua Scott's sions were made were not definitely known however and it is believed the war department will give out the program agreed upon within a short time The reached shortly before midnight after a conference at noon yesterday in the Uel Obregon and smiling from the room u the conclusion of the ing both refusing to indicate the out- come of conference In a ment earlier in the evening they had jointly stated that now in progress will result to the satisfaction of all concerned was eliminated from the mod ing This was obvious ho no official of any ob- lo his presence was given out Funston stole the lobby of the during the waning hours of the and his absence was pointed out to mean that the negotiations had heen robbed of their military is persistently re- ported to have clashed with luring conference ill over war minister's content ion lor tins withdrawal ami ability lo control ho lation THE CENTRAL SEASON IS OPENED STILL UNDELIVERED Delivery lo Morning Local councils may gether prohibit it The government also will limit the percentage of alcohol In both beers I and wines Berlin May is ex- that the German reply to the American note will be delivered to Ambassador Gerard tomorrow ing Kd Weber West Third a broken nose and severe culs and bruises about Ibis morning when Ills motorcycle struck Alfred of Hast Cedar Falls a at Third and Walnut man was struck in the h's which was painfully bruised lie also some minor culs and scratches when knocked to the pavement was hurled from his machine by the impact Widoman was waiting for a street car when ho heard the approaching from the rear He stood still he says that the rider might pass without danger of striking Wideman but the latter apparently became confused and failed to clear the man in the street roll f S Chicago May Forty sand engineers and technicians trained in nrl of war soon will be ready for 4 in of necessity to C 10 of Cleveland Ohio chairman of tho tee on engineering cooperation or the engineering societies of he United States who is completing an index which will contain the name of each her his experience and engineering speciality Said We aim to see that our very best men find their places where they can best serve the interests of their country Season Willi Than Year Cedar la May Witli I'iKliI strong teams in the association ami better prospects than last year for a money liing season 1 fl 18 play was begun today with four games as At Cedar with Waterloo At Clinton with Marshalltown At with Mason City At with Fort Dodge team will play home lames nine Sunday games and one or two holiday games The death of Federal has ed the smaller associations and and leagues the Central as much as any by making available a better class of players and by stabilizing the sport President Justice thinks a better class of players will pave the way for many seasons
