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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN AN INDEPENDENT PF.QCJ? tF 0 i VE JOURNAL TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR 12 PAGES PHOENIX, ARIZONA, WEDNESDAY M ii. 11 25, 1914 12 PAGES .VOL. XXIV. NO. 311 VLLA'S GUNS ROAR ALL DAY AT GATES OF GARRISONED CITY Associated Press Dispatches State That Fighting Still Continues Despite Ru mors of Rebels' Clean Sweep REPORTED CHAO HAS SURRENDERED News from Scene of Bat tle is Necessarily Slow Being Received and the Outcome Is Largely Mat ter of Conjecture ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH! JL'AREZ, March 24. Associated Press dispatches saying that fighting still continues, dampened the spirits of Constitutionalists here, who received rumors that Villa made a cieam sweep. Colonel Travino, of General Benavide's staff, wired his brother here that two federal cuartels, or barracks, are cap tured in Torreon itself. Then General Chao here, received a private report j that Velasco. Federal commander at Torreon has surrendered. No confir mation could be received from Villa. Roseate stories kept this city in a fever of gratified excitement all day. It was announced as official this morn ing, that Gomez Palacio. three miles from Torreon was taken last night at nine o'clock, that Villa had ordered supplies sent direct to that city. An Associated Press dispatch, the first di rect news telegram of the day. gave i rise to all manner of conjectures. It j was argued that the official report - quoted therein did not disprove necr sarily the previous reports of fighting In Torreon. or even that Villa actually did have possession of Gomez Palacio last night. The report might mean, it was conjectured, that the federals, as a part of the general battle, might have returned t Gome?! Palacio art re newed the fight, while other forces were engaged in Torreon, three mile away. Fighting Still Continues CHIHUAHUA, March 24. An ffi- ' clal dispatch received at live o'clock, says that figh.ing continues fiercely at Gomez Palacio. The rebels are said to have captured a stone railroad round house and are fighting from that. The rebels claim seven hundred federals are dead. Both Sides Victorious LAREDO, March 24. Constitution -alists and federals both claim victory, according to reports from the isolated scene of yesterday's fighting, at Guer rero, sixty miles south. Heavy losses on both sides are indicated. The fed-. erals claim General Guardlola re- ance of work." pulsed the rebels. There was nine I joint committee of the miners and hours of fighting. The rebels are said j operators met In the forenoon and dis to be retreating with many dead, and cussed their differences for several five wagons of wounded. The Constl- J hours. After a recess they met a few- tutionalists claim the capture of Guer rero. and a substantial victory. It is regarded as probable that both re treated with no advantage. About 1,500 were engaged on both sides. General Jesus Carranza, and Antonio Villereal commanded the Con stitutionalists, many of whom it is de clared, deserted and fled to the I'nited States. It .s admitted that Guardiola withdrew to San Ygnacio after the re ported retreat of the rebels. His losses are given as 60. For Patrol Duty MARE ISLAND, March 24 Orders to proceed to Mexican waters for pa trol duty immediately upon the com pletion of repairs, were received today by the cruiser Annapolis from the Navy Department. The Annapolis, which has been under repairs here since her re turn from Mexico a couple of months ago, is expected to be ready to leave the Davy yard on March 28. New Financing Plan MEXICO CITY. March 24. Ad herents of President Huerta believe that the financial stress will be re lieved by a plan adopted to bring into the treasury 100,000,000 pesos at the present exchange or practically three to one. Fifty million peso- ere available at once anil the bal ance as required. The plan involves the issuance of treasury notes against t6.MMM in unsold balance of bonds authorized last Mav. These bonds will be placed bs Mexican banks at thirty per cent of their face value, the banks to issue them at a legal ratio of three to one. The bonds will be secured by a pledge of sixteen per cent of the (Continued on Page Five.) If You Go To Mexico You Must Stay, Says Lecturer ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHl STANFORD I'NIVERSITV. Cat, March 24. "It has been said that you can do almost anything with a bayonet, except sit on it, and that is exactly true of Mexico," remarked Dr. Norian Angell, the author, in lecturing today before the Stanford under -graduates on various aspects of the war. "Of course." he continued, "you iau go into Mexico if you like, but FIVE THOUSAND AT MUNICIPAL RAG" j SAX BERNARDINO, March 24. Five thousand people attended j the municipal "rag" dance in the city streets tonight. The pro- gram opened with the "Mayor's j Wash Rag." so-called because Mavor Catliek boasts he does the family washing to prove his belief in woman suffrage. 'Constitution Must Be Saved" Mother Jones ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH WALENBURG, Colo.. March 24. "Some one must save the constitution" declared Mother Jones in her prison cell tonight, where she is incarcerated because she insisted on returning to the strike zone. The militia denied her the privilege of being transferred I will stay where to hotter quarters. i im noli! the law sets me free" I U"n..- m.,1 .llmir to l.o uni t,, m hotel or home, she refused to accept liberty by promising to quit the dis trict. She declared she will remain in custody until the state supreme court passed upon the constitutionality of her imprisonment under the Mover act. Conditions are quiet through the strike district. The throngs of slrik- ers here yesterday have gone today. 'Mine Workers Refuse Terms Of Mine Owners ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH CHICAGO, March 24. The final re fusal of the Cnlted Mine Workers of America, to accept the terms offered Hie bituminous coal mine owners in Western Pennsylvania. Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, brought an end to the joint wage scale conference of the men and employes. The union leaders as- sert a strike is not imminent. I hey expect to decide upon a line of action to prevent a labor crisis in the mines tomorrow. The operators said the next proposi tion must come from the men. "This does not necessarily mean a strike" said W. o. Green, secretary of the United Mine Workers. "We will certainly use our best endeavors to OUt- line a police that will mean intinu- minutes Trie miners definitely reject- ed the operators' terms, which were to continue exactly the same as now. GOVERNOR IN BAD Convict Gets Alabama Executive fore Grand Jury Investigation Be associated press dispatch MONTGOMERY, Ala.. March 24 The grand jury began the investiga tion of charge;; preferred last week against Governor Bennett o'Neil by Theodore Lacy, former chief clerk ot the state convict department, an 1 now serving a ten -year sentence in prison for the embezzlement of $.".0,000 or state funds. Lacy charged that in lull he hail given Governor O'Neil (27,500, alleged to have been funds of the convict department. The governor emphatically denied the charges. declaring they were made by Lacy at the instance of po litical opponents. He demanded a thorough investigation. ABOLISH SENATE r associated press dispatch I SALEM. Ore., March 24 A con stitutional amendment providing 'he abolition of the state senate and pro portional representation in the house, will be voted on at the next general i election. The Farmers' Union, and Federation of Labor initiated the measure. AEROBOAT RACE associated press dispatchI NEW YORK. .March 24. A New York-Bermuda race for flying boats, and aeroplanes will be held this spring, according to the announcement of the Aero ('lob of America. you can't go there merely to stiaight en out the affairs of one side or the other. You've got to go there to stay or not at all." As for the possibility of the Jap nese invasion of America, Dr. An- ! gell estimated, arguing from the men ami the time it cost Great Britain to subdue the Boers, that it would cost .Lilian 47,000.000 soldiers and tf.ke a campaign of fifty years to Mibdue the I'nited States. GRAFT CHARGES BIG RETORTS it lout AiiuciHtr w oras CouneilmeD Cisnev am Warren Defend Their Position In Fire Appara tus Purchasing MAYOR CHRISTY ALSO AROUSED Vitv Executive Leaves Chair to Defend His Col leagues The Lie Is Pass ed In At Least Two Instances Haa John I K2an. representative of the Knox Automobile and Fire Appar atus Company of Los Angeles, and H. W. Daggett, representative of James Boyd & Brother, Inc., of San Francisco, been present at the meeting of the Common Council last evening, they would'oave heard things of particular interest to them. Wherever they were ! their ears must have burned, or there is no truth in the claim that such a phenomena occurs when a person is being talked about That each, indi vidually and collectively, is and are. various sorts ot pars, actuated in charging Councilmen Cisney and War ren with graft in connection with the matter of the purchase of automobile fire fighting apparatus, by jealousy oi competing companies, was the open ami unqualified claim of the accused councilmen. who were supported in no minced words by Mayor Christy and Councilman McOermott Not within the eounoilmanie history of a single member of the municipal governing body has there been more straightforward talk by the individual members than was given last evening that followed City Attorney Tom Prc's- cort s explanation of the reason the contracts for the automobile fire fight ing apparatus, the purchase of which ha, been approved at the meeting on Monday evening, had not been exe cuted. The storm broke when after consid ering various matters that had come before the special session. Councilm&n Warren Inquired what had been done about the contracts for the fire fighting apparatus. Prescott then explained that representatives of the companies whose bids had been favored Monday evening, brought contracts to his of fice yesterday morning for his ap proval. To them he explained that he had been given to understand that papers in an injunction suit were be ing prepared and would likely be filed in an effort to restrain the Common Council from executing the contracts for the apparatus mid that none of the councilmen was willing these contracts should be executed while there was a semblance of a doubt as to every action taken in the matter having been open and above board. "I understand that these papers were being prepared for these merr In the office of Attorney Eugene Brady O'Neill," said Prescott. "Who are these men .'" asked Warren. "I don't know." replied Prescott. In an Instant Councilman Cisney wag on his feet. "I happen to be one of the men in terested in this particular proposition," he said as soon as he gained recogni tion from the mayor. "I have spent some little time today in looking into this matter and 1 am going to give the names of two of these men. John J. Egan is one of them Mr. Egan made a statement that there was graft back of our action. I want to say that as far as I am concerned, he is a liar and I can prove it. And what I say about Egan, applies to the other man also. I think that as far as I am concerned, that a man with the standing of Eu gene Brady O'Neill, that has known me as long as he has, is in mighty small business to take the word of any stranger in a villif n ation of Mr. War ren or myself. The American La Prance and the Sea graves Company have the very best possible rating with Dun and Bradstreet and I don't see how these other concerns can possibly charge then) with even being a party to crooked work." Without waiting for the words of Cisney to sink in. Warren took the floor. "I have been of this council for three years." he announced. "We as the Common Council have improved the city, we have bettered the electric lighting system, we have paved miles of streets, we have given lo the city better corral facilities and have done a thousand and one other things that anon id redound to our credit and not until this late day, when we are about to retire from public office, has there been raised a suspicion of graft I say that any man that charges that in this fire apparatus proposition there has been graft, either on the part of Cis ney. myself or any other member of the Common Council, is a liar If we had selected different apparatus than that upon which we decided, there would have been no such charge ." Cisney came back to say that the very men that are charging t ,ii.-. soili -Cll with graft, started similar slorie (Continued on Page Three.) , Free List Suspended j cAkt pa thc ' ' flij EvPErl&ES OF RUNNING- ml I I1 CANAL IF I UT IWf ; M j N. " R1CH NATIVES USE ,T JJ, S i FoR nothing ;; JTi Ifllli STRENUOUS '"..... 1EW.EIIGLIIND LEGISLATIVE 1 PROGRESSIVES ! telegram respecting fhe disposi- RTRIinni F IIN . IN CliNvPNT I1N 'roposed Repeal Tolls Debate Liveliest Times National Cong .Main Years of Canal Promises Seen TCSS in tor ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHf WASHINGTON gress is on tie Vigorous legislate .March !4. -C r it enlivened its proceed lags in man. yeais the contest over tno admin istration's proposal to repeal the provision of the Panama canal act granting toll exemption to American coastwise vessels. The plan for tak ing up the Sims bill vv in the house, and demo aligned on both sides have marshalled their prepared for arguments It Is generally cone as completed cratic leader!) of the issue fore s and ded the bill will lie called for debate by day, and might be reported Thurs-toraor- row, when Representative Henry, chairman of the rules committee, proposes to submit a rule limiting the debate on the measure to fifteen hours. The vote on this rule will test the strength of the opposing forces. Preliminary to debate, which is certain to be spirited, special atten tion was given tonight by senators ami representatives to the majority ri port on the Sims repeal bill sub mitted by Representative A damson, 01' Georgia, chairman of the com mittee on interstate and foreign commerce. This report points par ticularly to the fact that in report ing the Panama canal act during tla last congress, the committee recom mended uniform tolls. and that exemption for American coastwise shipping could be accomplished by amendment. The committee recog nized, the report said, long before any foreign government voiced an opinion or complaint, that the treaty stipulations required uniform tolls. "We are not disturbed." he added, "by the taunt made for the purpose, that the repeal will tie truckling and yielding to foreign demands. A sim ilar taunt could be hurled againsi any man or nation honorable enough to promote friendly relations by ac cording t'espei tful consideration to the views of an opposite party, From high sources in this anil other countiies. from men yet alive who participated in the formation of the various treaties. nii: u'.ose veracity arl integrity cann he questioned, c me unequivocal statements that the language of the treaty controlling the imposition of tolls was not intended tc permit such discrimination. ' Even if it is a close question with the balance tending to our favor. rt WNAL MUST T"" ' i"- IConTisht: 1314: By John T. McCutchwn.l Mexican who wert soldh the Rii Claude federals that it i parly s soldiers Bliss, n by a superior force of yesterday near Del Rio. ould be wise to keep this parate from the federal now detained at Port ar E3 Paso. Government To Lease The Coal Lands Of Alaska f ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHl WASHINGTON, March 24 The I senate lands committee today decided : to report favorab y on the bill pro viding for the opening of Alaska coal i lands under a leasing sy stem. The government is to reserve thirteen i thousand acres of the best coal land for navy purposes. The limit to any one holding Is fixed at twenty-five I hundre.l air, to .fuel needi two to five i The bill pn ants of coal . Railroads are limited I Royalties are fixed at , ents per ton. vides that present claim Is ltd shall be given first opportunity to make The measure seeks selection of leases. to prohibit inter- kscking of interests i ding am person or n leases by forbid -interest from be- Ing a stockholder in more than one lease. Violations are made punishable by forfeiture of the lease, or line of one thousand dollars, or imprisonment for not more than three years. we could not national honor to debate the voices a policy fford. in a matter of to be content, ever propsition which in not in the interest of i.ur est ntire people, but in the intei a small special class in whose favor the exemption oper or tie tes against entire na- the general interest o tion. It is far better canal itself than to tional honor even o abolish the rmit the na r etna in in question.1 Considerable speculation exists as to tile strength of the opposition to the repeal in both houses of con gress. Conservative proponents of the proposed reversal policy, while claiming an assured majority in both bouses, admit that the opposition is formidable and that an unusual sit uation is confronting the democratic party in the house, where the presi dent is a i rayed against Majoritv Leader Underwood; Representative Pttsgendd, chairman of the appropri ations committee; Representative Kitchin, of North Carolina, rs airing member of Jie ways and means committee, according to undented re ports, and Speaker of the House Clark. Whether Speaker Clark will field the gavel lo take part in a debate on the subject is causing the ( 'onl inued Pag. Three. I by a superior font- of i " W I will IWII , i i .M .Men Stand In of Prohibition and Enforcement of r a vol Strict Law. Connecticut Plays arties ! T ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH BANGOR, March 24 Two great I parties, one conservative and the other liberal, will be the result of the poli tical realignment now in progress in the I'nited States, said Senator Clapp, at the progressive convention today. "The progressives have only to stand firm. The democrats can no more outgrow their barnacles than could the republicans." vate in the army, seconded the motion. A strong stand for prohibition was j "The House." he said, "has to de taken by .Maine progressives at their eide whether it is going to maintain tin first state convention to nominate j discipline of the army as a neutral candidates. The platform advocated I force or whether the Parliament elect the submission of the question of na-I ed by the people should absolutely tional prohibition to the people of every state, and pledged the party to a strict state-wide enforcement of the prohibition liquor law. Halbert P. Gardner of Patten, a member of the progressive national committee, was unanimously nominat ed lor governor. The platform declare the initiative and refer suffrage, a fifty-four women and children, j compensation, and the favor of ' ndum. woman hour law for a workmen's rail of all ! elective executive land counties. .fflcial tate I Coalition Is Opposed NEW HAVEN, March 24 The state central committee of the progressive party is opposed to any coalition with the republican party. It was decided today to put a full ticket in the field at the next state election. It criti cized the democratic national admlhis- i Continued on Page Five.) Mme. Calliaux Intend ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHl PARKS, .March 24 "I never intend ed to kill M. Calmette. I only wanted to give him a warning.'' asserted Mme. Calliaux as the climax of her drama tic story of the shooting and the events proceeding the killing of the editor of Figaro. Before going to the Figaro office, Mme. Calliaux left a note for her husband, stating: France and the republic have need of you. I don't want you to sacrifice yourself." "I shot because I was afraid Cail- ULSTER ORANGE PLOT REVEALED Carson and Army Never Had Slightest Intention of Fighting Nor Ghost of Show Anyway Is Declar ation of Irish Leader PARLIAMENT CHEERS SPEECH Labor Leader In House Denounces Interference of King In Matter of Home Rule for Ireland While Commoners Cheer ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHl LONDON. March 24 "The Clster Orange plot has been revealed," John Redmond of the Irish Nationalist par ty, said in a statement to the Associat ed Press. Sir Edward Carson and his army have not, and never had the slightest intention of fighting, as fighting for or against the regular troops they could not not hold out a week. The plan was to put up an appearance of fight and then by means of society to influence and seduce the officers of the British army. By this means it was intended to intimidate the government, and de feat the will of the British people. The action of the commanders of some crack cavalry regiments officered by aristocrats, has disclosed the plan of campaign. "The issue now raised, is a wider one even than home rule for Ireland. It is whether the democratic govern ment can be brow-beaten and dictated to by the drawing rooms of London, and by that section of the officers of the British army who are aristocrats, and violent Tory partisans. The cause of Irish freedom has in this fight he come a cause of popular freedom, and ordered liberty throughout the world. It is impossible to doubt what the re sult of such a tight will be. A second reading of the home rule bill will be taken Monday and the bill will be pro ceeded with until it finds its place on the statute books." LONDON, March 24. The fact was established today that the army offi cers who refused to fight in Ulster would get written assurances that they would not be forced to, and these as surances were largely obtained through Uie personal intervention of the King. The Liberals speak of the "mutiny of armed aristocrats" against the demo cratic government. The House of Commons witnessed a telling demonstration this afternoon of how the land lies. It showed where are not only the home rules and labor ites. who made Premier Asqui th's ma jority, and hold the balance of power in the House, stand, but that many Liberals are opposed to what, from their present information they con sider the surrender of the army offi cers. The reduction of the army appropri ation bill was moved on the ground that no one is entitled to use the army for party purposes, which is the basis of the Unionist position in the present crisis. The Laborite. John Ward, who was a dock laborer at one time, and a prl- j without interference from the King or armv. make the laws of the realm. When the speaker littered in sten torian tones, "without interference from King or army", half the house rose on its feet cheering. All labor men. home rule Irishmen and many liberal members stood and shouted for a considerable space of time. . Parliament has not witnessed such ; an obviously hostile, criticism of the j throne in the memory of the oldest member, nor even in the past century. The throne is involved in the ques tion as never before since the time of Queen Victoria. Many Liberals are criticising the King with the greatest freedom GIBBONS WINS lASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH HUDSON, Wis., March 24. Mike Gibbons, of St. Paul, outpointed Gu Christie, of Indianapolis, in ten rounds. Says Didn't To Kill Calmette loux might commit violence against 'almette." she continued. "Frantic at finding myself in semi-obscurity, fac ing a man who maligned my hus band. I drew my revolver and fired. "That explains how two bullets lodged in the bookcase,' replied the examining magistrate, "but how do you explain the wound in the chest of M. Calmette, who was behind the : desk." "I do not know," replied witness, .continued to fire without noticing. SAT REDMOND I