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?fp?pis5rag CARANZA TO BUTT IN ON THE f MEDIATION PLANS 'Washington, May 22. Constitu tionalist junta declined to discuss Carranza's action in designating Jose Vasconcelos to proceed to Niagara Falls and find out to what extent the mediators plan to deal with the paci fication of Mexico. El Paso. With evacuation of Sal tillo by Mexican Federals, military ac tivity in the Republic will be trans ferred to South Central Mexico and all constitutionalist forces will begin at once to converge on Mexico City itself. It is not believed that the federals will attempt to make a stand at San Luis Potosi which is alreaedy besieg ed by Gen. Alberto Carera Torres and General Eulalio Gutierrez. Laredo, Tex. The ebody of Por firio Laurel, American ranchman, captured and executed by Mexican federals near Nuevo Laredo last No vember, was brought to this city from Nuevo Laredo. BECKER CASE WITH JURY TODAY New York, May 22. Whether Charles Becker will go to the electric chair for the murder of Gambler Her man Rosenthal or will be freed "with the apologies of the community," as his counsel put it, probably will be decided before night by the verdict of the jury which for seventeen days has heard evidence and argument in the famous case. Four men, the gunmen who slew, have died for the murder of Rosen thal. Becker, who the state says plotted and forced the crime, is in the shadow of the chair and it is possi ble that a fifth life may be exacted, as Dis't Att'y Whitman in summing up intimated his intention to try Jacob Reich, alias Jack Sullivan, as a principal in the murder, if Becker is convicted. August Jones, 1620 Vine st., seri ously injured when street car collided with wagon. " ALLALOrjfE By Jim Manee. When the moon is out ' And it's clear as day, When you've gone to the park To pass the time away; When the waves wash high And the water's rough, If you haven't got a girl By gosh, that's tough. P. S. "You poor boob, hold your own hands." GAMES FOR TODAY National League. Boston at Chicago. Brooklyn at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. New York at St. Louis. American League. Chicago at Boston. St Louis at Washington. Detroit at Philadelphia. Cleveland at New York. Federal League. Chicago at Baltimore. Kansas City at Brooklyn. Indianapolis at Buffalo. St. Louis at Pittsburgh. c ODAY'S HEALTHOGRAM To accustom a young baby to the cold begin by exposing it for fifteen minutes to the room temperature with the windows opened. Wrap well with coat and hood and cover it up warmly before opening the windows. After there has been. ten days of this preparation tuck the baby in the buggy snugly and take it out for a short airing. o o Mary Ninyo, 6, 4724 S. Winchester av., struck by motorcycle. Frank Ost, 1237 W. Madison st, arrested. Wife cut in will of late Harvey A. Dwight Woman to fight for estate. weatherIforecast Showers, followed hy fair weather; fair and cooler Saturday; mociorato breezes, shifting to northeast. 4 a ki