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Bill across and Charlie McCulloch was-one of his most liberal campaign donators, Billwas supposed to have turned down Charlie whe nthe ladel ing of City Hall jobs started. Charlie was told -to., "see Lundin" when he asked for a few plums for hungry friends. He didn't like the Lundin business after the work he had done for Thompson. So the pair are supposed to have parted ways. Now comes the Tribune, which has been pulling down big advertising contracts from the Shaw; Yellow Cab and other taxi firms, and helps Big Bill kick the Pannelee firm, which never spent a cent for trust press publicity. If the Trib can hurt the Pannelee firm, the Shaw firm, it is supposed, will profit And, of course, if the Shaw people profit the Trib gets more ads. The Herald and Examiner gave & helping hand to the Thompson-Trib combination this morning. They, too, have been taking fat contracts from the taxi firms. POLICE AND STRIKERS .CLASH AT DEERING SHOPS A crowd of 500 unarmed workers in the Deering shops of the Harvester Trust were attacked by 12 mounted ' ' policemen last night when the strik- ers congregated about the entrances to the plans. Clubs were used by the police, who also drew their re volvers and fired into the air. "The crowd was dispersed, but not until Mounted Patrolman Garrett was struck with a brick, After the brick hit his head he arrested Jobir Wydia, 2040 Lincoln St., a striking moldr, who was booked on a charge of assault. Mounted Patrolman Frazier was also hit , i Three hundred workmen at Amer ican Maize Products Co. at Roby went on strike yesterday. Want in crease of 1 cents an hour. Representatives of striking street cleaners will hold, conference with Sup't of Street Miller today. Several from 21st and 13th wards joined strike this morning. o o EL PASO CONFERENCES FAIL - UP TO WASHINGTON Washington,, May 12. A situation ' 'more serious than at any time -since American forces pjlunged intdNMex- 9 ico confronted administration today by reason of failure of M Paso con ferences. Serious cabinet consider-, atibn was giyen problem. Failure of GenTs Scott and Obre gon to agree was due to following causes, among others:,' Obregonwanted to discuss border nottvil gmnmiit hnr onilfrht. first rauvi o a to have American forces withdrawn. He informed Scott hat prestige df both himself and Carranza would suffer if he returned to Mexico City I with news that he had consented to stay of American expedition. He was willing td arrange for co operation in Parral district Latter proposition was acceptable, but inasmuch as withdrawal problem seemed uppermost in Obregon's mind conference came to naught Authorities now believe that there is no way in which to divert Carranza from his insistence upon withdrawal, though they hope hereafter he will be passive, instead of active in this position. Failure to reach a formal agreement does-hot make It impos sible to continue .expedition and does not actually threaten American expedition will De oiocKea. r or, mis reason there was still fcope today that Mexico might cohtinue,to take the situation at least as calmly .as in the past. ' W, HUGHES THINKS "NO CHANCE" Washington, May 12. Supreme Court Justice Hughes appears to be about the only Republican, leader of ptpnlinence in Washington that Boss not, believe ne will be nominated ior presidency by straight goods Repub licans in Chicago next month. u