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MEXICO CITY. Mav 22-V. Carraanza.
Rinconada was killed at 1 o'clock Thursday morning at Txcalaltongo, according to off cial. announcement here.
Carranza's companions, the name of whom are not yd. kridwn, arertie clared to have shared his fate. The attack which resulted in the death of
the president was led by General Ro dolfo Serrera, it is said. """"
PRICES DROP US
GRAIN RESERVES
PUT ON MARKET
Tightening of Credits and
Changes in Railroad Op
3 eration Bring Collapse of
Corn, Oats and Pork Mar
kets Expect Further De
clines Today
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
CHICAGO, May 21. Millions of
bushels of grain were flung sud
denly on the markets today by
holders who had become unnerved.
Prices quivered and then collapsed.
The strain and its violent result
was attributed mostly to sweeping
changes announced in railroad
' operation and to nation-wide tight
ening of credits. Wreckage of val
ues totaled 13'2 cents a bushel on
corn, 6?8 cents on oats and $1.75. a
barrel on pork.
Tonight, owing to the tension cre
ated, 'every brokerage house In Chi
cago was calling for heavily Increased
Thargins on all open trales, and there
Was prospect of another strenuous day
tomorrow. Rural owners took a con
spicuous part in the general selling
rush that precipitated today's big
smash in prices.
It was said also tha.t heavy pressure
came from houses with Wall street
'connections. The outstanding feature
certainly was that liquidation of great
magnitude had commenced and was
wholly unchecked when the session
came to an end, with quotations at the
lowest point reached and the trade in
the pit a bedlam
Pear of a glut of supplies at. dis
tribution points caused the belief that
a drastic order would be issued for the
railroads to move grain on a priority
bais. Another special bearish influ
ence was the continued attention given
to the cutting of merchandise prices in
department stores at distant cities
whereas little notice of the confusion
was taken today of the recovery of
Liberty bonds.
Farmers Active Sellers
CHICAGO. May 21. Wild s-lling
overwhelmed the grain marlcet today
and broke the back of prices. Fever
to unload holdings appeared to be
largely due to widespread belief that
the end of tbe railroad traffic jam was
in sight, and that distributing centers
might soon be staegoring under inor
dinate supplies'. The close was exciting-
Corn i)Uc to lSV-o net lower.
with Jutv J1.SS to SI. 53 and September
$1.49 t-s to S1.51. Oats finished !4c to
fiVic and fic down and provisions off
37c to $1 75.
It was evident right from the nnt-
pet that emergency measures wh'ch
hh interstate commerce commission
har! taken to swine the railroads hack
Into more adenuate service were :tc
cepted by the grain trade ai meaning
undoubted beginning of relief from the
lone nightmare of famine at the eleva
!ors here despite immense reserves in
Ihe country. Besides the nrosnect:? o
Immediate unified railroad operation
there was further reason for unusual
sellinar pressure because of rortir.ued
prominence given to news of peneral
merchandise price cutting and of th
squeeze in bankinjr credits. The con
sequent rush to sell corn instead of
vr-ninff as prices foil.,, kept paining
Stpidly In force. During the last part
f the session the stampede became
headlong. The close was at the lowest
fiajures reached, with the pit a picture
of nearly complete demoralization.
Oats tumbled with corn. Arrival of
r carpo tf Canadian oats here formed
an independent source of weakness.
Provisions were dragged down by
smash of the grain market. The big
gest break was in pork.
TWO DIE WHEN PLANE FALLS
SAX ANTONIO, Tex., May 21.
I ieut Alvin M. St. John of Memphis.
Term, and Trivate Carl L. Cuhk-r of
Fi-in HI were instantly killed here
thfa afternoon when a plane thfy were
riving crashed into a flag pole and then
rto a building at Keliy field..
DO YOUR PART TODAY
Phoenix must come to the aid to the Salvation
Armv: to the aid of itself in the drive to increase the
Army's power for community sendee. There is no
other way in which the community can so well serve
itself than by putting this power for good into the hands
nf thi nlendid organization which has everywhere
Kriven proof of its efficiency
the upbuilding ana renammaung 01 ciu&neu inannoou
and womanhood. .
This is a work that must be done by some organiza
tion there is no other with the equipment for doing it
cmd it i's doubtful whether any other could be or would
b" installed. At any rate there is no other that can
perform this work so effectually and economically.
There must be $50,000 raised in Phoenix for this
ipndid work. Phoenix lias the money. It is only
nr-irv to impress upon Phoenix the need of giving
fteand for that there must be more workers.
Do vour part tedp.y.
Grants Paradise District Right
to Build 3 Reservoirs S. R. -V.
Water Users Fully Protected
(Special to The Republican)
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21. A decision today
by the secretary of the interior gives the Paradise-Verde
irrigation district the right to build reservoirs on Verde
river, Camp creek and New river. -
An agreement, under which grant is made, protects
all shareholders of the Salt River Valley Water Users
association in all their vested rights to the normal flow
and flood waters heretofore used.
"I did not sign the agreement, preferring to have
same approved by the council and board of governors
of the Salt River Valley Water Users association before
the association becomes a party to this agreement,"
President F. A. Reid wired The Republican last night.
Predicts Five
Dollar Wheat
Within A Year
Republican A. P. Leased Wire3
SEATTLE, Wash., May 21.
Five-dollar wheat may be axpected
. before the 1921 crop is harvested,
Louis W. Hill, chairman of the
board of directors of the Great
Northern railroad, said here today.
He said it had been impossible
for growers to hire enough men to
plant the crop and that they would
be hampered by lack of labor at
harvest time.
SAY Iff SHDRTflGE
ILL RESULT FR0W1
CAR A P PO R
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
CHICAGO, May 21. An immediate
construction of the nation's meat sup-
y is threatened by the reduced quota
o refrigerator cars apportioned to
p.icking companies by the interstate
commerce commission, according to a
statement issued tonight by Thomas E,
Wilson, president of the Institution of
American Meat Tackers. in behalf of
American packing companies.
"Reports received today at the insti
tute from Heveral sections show that
pome plants may have to shut down on
aci'ou'nt of the lack of cars," the state
ment said. "Other plants have been
lorced to effect a 50 per cent curtail
ment of the production of meat, and
some of these are on the point of stop-
plus: operations entirely.
"So packer owns enough refrigerator
oars to Lake care of his own business.
The larger packers are compelled to
relv on railway-owned cars for 25 to
if) per cont of their requirements and
the smaller packers depend largely on
these common carriers.
"Ordinarily the necessities of the
racking industry are recognized and
filled in order to protect the consumer.
Dut the interstate commerce commis
sion has diverted to other uses a con
siderable part of the quota usually as
signed and urgently needed to move
meat.
"As a consequence labor is being laid
off and the quantity of livestock
dressed is being reduced. Unless this
condition is remedied a shortage of
meat is bound to follow. The producer
who already is losing money will suft'r
from a lestricted market for his meat
an.malr:. The packing industry, con
fronted by reduced operations and a
continuance of fixed charges, also wi'l
be hurt."
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STRIKERS RETURN TO JOBS
CHICAGO, May 21. Five thousand
c-itv bureau of streets employes, who
struck on Monday for wage increases:
returned to work today-pending action
by the council finance committee.
for the relief of suffering,
(By Republican Associated Press Leased Wire)
who fled from this city on May 6, and who took flight into the mount ains of Puebla following a battle near
CLEAR GATEWAYS
. G. C. ORDERS
RAIL JAM FIGHT
WASHINGTON, May 21. Attack
on the freight congestion, which
has threatened to paralyse trie
be concentrated immediately at a score
of junction points, opeartiori officials of
the American Railway association were
instructed tonight.
Formation of ' committees at each of
0 "gateways" was ordered, ttic duty
of which will be to dig cars out of the
mass and sec that tney are forwarded
expeditiously. These instructions were
supplemental to the action of the in
terstate commerce commission covering
drastic re-routing and equipment pool
ing, which were designed to deal with
the congestion as a whole.
The car committee will begin work
Mouday at the following cities: Omaha,
Seattle, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Youngs
town, Ohio; Minneapolis, iSL I'aul, Nor
folk, New York, St. Louis, .Boston, Den
ver, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Portland,
Ore.; ePoria, Birmingham, Kansas
City-, Cleveland, Detroit, Washington,
D. C; New Orleans, Pittsburg, Louis
ville, Galveston, Atlanta, Han Fran
cisco, Dallas, Tol.'do and Chicago.
Name Advisory Groups
Railroads entering each of these
cities were asked to designate a repre
sentative on the committee empowered
to direct the handling of all traffic at
its terminal.
In addition to the committees, ad
visory groups also were authorized,
whose membership will consist of one
railroad official, one shipper and a rep
resentative of the interstate commerce
commission.
The advisory groups will work with
both the local car service committee of
the roads and with the! interstate com
merce commission.
First attention of the new freight
controlling bodies was ordered given to
the following activities:
Obtaining prompt loading and un
loading of equipment.
Loading of cars to full visible or
carrying capacity.
Placement of car orders in accor
dance with necessities.
Reduction of use of equipment in trap
or transfer service when movement can
be made by motor truck or wagon.
Development of practical arrange
ments for expedited through merchan
dise cars.
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DISAPPROVE CHANGE
H APOSTLE S CREED
OF THE METHODISTS
PES MOIXKP, la., May 21 The
apostle's cretd of the Methodist Kpis
copal church will not be changed, if
the general conference here upholds
the recommendation of the committee
on state of the church, made public
today.
A minority report, however, will ba
submitted to the general '.onff rtnee, it
was said, r.sklns that a change be
made to eliminate the phrase "the holy
Catholic church." The creed now
reads ' I ludiove in the holy ghost, the
holy Catholic church, the communion
of saints, the forgiveness of sins," etc.
The word "Catholic" is used in the
sense of grnnral, and has no reference
to the Catholic church as that term i-.i
generally understood. However, the
signers of the minority report desire
to eliminate any reference to the word
"Catholic."
The report of the committee on edu
cation, recommending a number ot
changes in the law of the church rela
tive to the conductance of the board
of education, lias been adopted. The
most important change is a provision
which makes it necessary for each an
nual conference throughout Methodism
to send to the' board of education all
money raised in the conference for
education purpose?. Heretofore SO per
cent of such money has been retained
bv the annual conference and anpro-
I priated as ir. deems brst, and 20 per
I rent sent to the board for disburse
i ment.
EICffflE W
NCE POLICY
:S CAUSE
PRICES,
Prolonged Inflation Held
Responsible for Increased
Living Costs Since 1914;
Score Wilson Methods
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
NEW YORK, May 21. The "Wilson
administration is charged with con
tinuing to date a policy of inflation
"by which it financed the war," and
which is held responsible for the in
crease in the cost of living since 1914,
in the report of tne banking and cur
rency sub-committee of the Repub
lican national committee's advisory
ommittee on policies and platfofm,
made public here tonight.
"Insofar an the war period is con
cerned," it says, "we merely call at
tention to the fact without expressing
an opinion as to the wisdom or lack of
judgment. But the continuance of this
policy since the armistice lays the ad
ministration open to severe criticism."
Results of Inflation
The consequences of "this inflation -arv
warm financing," it added, are
that:
"It has caused great injury through
the consequent rise in the price of
goods and services that enter into liv
ing costs:
It has greatly increased tho cost of
the war;
"It has caused serious loss to pur-
rhas?rn of L.herty rorifis. who were
led to believe that these bonds were in
vestments which. eonsidering their
giit -edge character, were offering fair
market rates of interest;
"Continuation of the low federal re
serve discount rate necessary to sus
tain tho administration's borrowing
policy for a long time after the armis
tice gave rise to excessive specula
tion during the year following the
close of tbe war. It caused further
credit expansion, weakened still more
our gold reserve position and need
lessly delayed the time of return to
more stable economic conditions. It is
in no small degree responsible for the
widespread feeling of uncertainty and
insecurity that at present pervades our
economic life."
The sub-committee on relation of
commerce, and industry, in another re
port, declared "there seems to be little
doubt that public opinion supports
regulation of public utilities nd for
the most part other classes of busi
ness Khoubl be subjected to little or
no reRUlition."
Would License Interstate Business
Federal incorporation of license of
interstate business and preference of
federal overstate regulatory bodies
where there is a conflict were ap
proved. "Opinion wms clear," the report
said, "that any increase in equipment
and in output in any line of business
which is accompanied by a tendency
toward monopoly calls for a consider
able amount of regulation, but that a
mere increase in physical equipment
and in volume of output with no ten
dency toward monopoly does not call
for regulation.
"It is also held that a combination
of units, formerly under separate con
trol, but without any increase in equip
ment or In output, the combination
being formed for some other purpose
than monopoly, does not call for any
considerable amount of reg-ulation.
However, mere size does not seem to
be the occasion for reg-ulation."
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SERIATE WILL PROBE
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES
OF REP. CANDIDATES
WASHINGTON', May 21. Ken ate in
vestigation of the pre-conventic.ri cam
paign, expenses and pledges of presi
dential candidates got under way to
day. Acting under the Eorah resolution,
adopted yesterday by the senate, the
elections committee authorized a sub
committee to take up the task "with
all possible dispatch" and Senator
Kenyon, republican, Iowa, was named
as chairman. Telegraphic requests
were sent immediately to the several
campaign managers of leading candi
dates to attend the first session here
on Monday.
Senator Kenyon's associates in the
work, a named by Chairman Dilling
ham, on the elections committee, are
Spencer of Missouri, and Kdge of New
Jersey, republicans, ard Heed of Mis
souri, and Pomerene of Ohio, demo
crats. Senator Kenyon announced that the
investigation was not aimed at the
support or opposition of any candi
date but that it would be' pushed to a
conclusion before the convention. If
possible, with the object of determin
ing if there was need of legislation to
prevent corrupt practices.
Of the members of the. eomm'ttee.
Senator Kenyon has actively espoused
the cause of Senator Hiram Johnson,
while Senator Kdjsre, as a convention
delegate, is pledged to Major General
Wood.
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OF HIGH
CHARGE
GOVT. STAND ON
R. R. STRIKE GETS
CONFIDENCE VOTE
PARIS, May 21. The chamber of
deputies today save a vote of con
fidence In favor of the government
on the government's stand with re
gard to the striking railroad men.
The vote was 526 for and 90 against
the government. The vote came
after a lengthy debate, Premier
Millerand, In a stirring speech, up
holding the government's position.
HOUSE MWE
RESTORATION OF
PEACE. 288-138
Resolution Now Goes to the
President, Who Is Expect
ed to Veto It 19 Demo
crats Join G. O. P, Major
ity Says Wilson Stand
Means Death of Party
Republican A. P. Leasd Wire
WASHINGTON. May 21 The senate
resrilution, repealing the resolution by
congress declaring- a state of war with
Germany and Austria, was passed to
day by the house and marie ready for
Immediate dispatch to the president,
who is expected to veto it.
The vote was 28 to 133, and was
Rlonsr strict party lines except that la
(democrats joined republicans in sup
porting the measure while two repub
licans Kelly of Michigan and Fuller
of Massachusetts opposed it.
Democratic supporters of the reso
lution were:
Ashbrook, Ohio; Caldwell. New
York; Carew, New York; Cullen, New
York; Doolin, New York; Kvans, Ne
vada: Gallivan, Massachusetts; Hart
ley New York; GoMfoRle. New York;
Hamill, New Jersey; Huddiston. Ala
bama; MoKinlry, New York; McTanp.
Pennsylvania; Maher, New York;
Mead, New York; O'Conell. New York;
Olney, MassachnsettF; Sullivan. New
York; Sherwood, Ohio; Tague, Massa
chusetts. From the size of the republican
vote it was clearly indicated that the
resolution could not be parsed over the
veto of the president. The senate vote
on passage last week was 43 to SS.
The houe total lacked 17 voles oT
the two-thirds necessary to over-ride
the veto. Seven democrats, against
the measure, which was a substitute
for the house resolution, were paired
with republican favorinir it.
Means Defeat of Party
final action by the house came after
an hour's debate. th republicans re
fusing: to prnnt the democratic request
for more time. Spokesmen for both
parties, in th course of debate, an
nounced a wilUnfirneps to enter the po
litical campaign on their present rec
ords. Only one democrat. Representa
tive Huddleston, Alabama, ex
pressed fear of coiaibie political
consequences. He declared the
democrats were riding to defeat
because of their course in regard
to the. question of peace and as
serted that if the San Francisco
convention approved President
Wilson's treaty position It should
nominate him for a th;rd term, "so
he could go to his defeat." Othsr
democrats warmly defended the
president, while the republicans
attacked him, declaring that his -uncompromising
attitude meant
continuances of war power that
the resolution was designed to end.
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DENIES LOANS TO
STOCKMEN HAVE
BEEN CURTAILED
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
OMAHA. Nor... .May 21. 1. H. Kar
havt. marajror of the Omaha branch of
the federal reserve hank. Ibis atternoon
declared that the local bra in h. despite
the recent curtailment of cieuit, is
hymning at this t imv .isricuitur ? s.iul
cattle pa'ier equal in anio.nn to one
third of its toi.I re-dist oli:;s.
Mr. Farhart's statement was Riven
out in answer to on" issued earlier in
the day by Frank M. Cuirie, caiUe man
of Omaha, that "for 30 flays past no
stockman couid borrow money at any
bank in the city of Omaha at any rale
on any kind of security."
Mr. Currie declared that the tshrink
age in values in the livestock indus
try has been ruinous and that beef pro
duction for the next 12 months will be
25 per cent less than it. has been. 11'
said that in the Northwest from 10 to
20 per cent of the cattle lias been lost
durins the winter and late spring; that
Wyoming- shipped out 50 p-r cent of
its cattle last autumn and a consider
able part of what was left was lost in
recent storms.
MANY PUBLISHERS TO ATTEND
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 21 More
thr.n 100 newspaper publishers from
Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Iowa,
Colorado, Texas, Arkansas, Nebraska,
South Dakota and Minnesota arc ex
pected to be present here tomorrow
when the conference tailed by the
Kansas Newsprint league meets. The
purpose of the conference is to or
ganize a mid-wept newsprint league
which shall work for lc-Tislation to re
lieve the newsprint shortage.
Wood Has Edge
On Johnson In
Oregon Primary
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
PORTLAND, Ore., May 21 Sen
ator Hiram W. Johnson was lead
ing the field of four candidates for
the republican presidential prefer
ence vote on the face of meagre
returns tonight from the Oregon
primary election. At 11i15 p. m.
the count from 15 counties, includ
ing 158 incomplete precincts in
Multnomah .county (Portland),
gave:
Johnson, 1,178; Wood, 1,104;
Lowden, 417; Hoover, 292.
S0LD1LIEF
BILL IT TB BE
GTEO ON TODAY
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON. May 21. Plans for
action tomorrow on the eoldier relief
legislation in the house were aban
doned tonight by Republican leaders.
No date was set for calling up the bill,
but it was espectod to Bet it before
the house Tuesday or Wednesday.
This decision was reached because
of a prospective coalition between a
majority of the Democrats and a
minority of the Republicans, the latter
opposing any cash bonus. The com
bination planned either to defeat the
rule giving the bill the right of way
for passage or amend the rule and
leave the bill open for amendment.
Hefore tho Republican leaders were
called together, an informal Demo
cratic poll showed virtually solid op
position to the Republican program.
It was also disclosed That the anti
bonu4 Republicans numbered 60, and
by combining with the Democrats
mi.cht upset the Republican control.
Anticipating action on the bill to
morrow, bolh Chairman Fordney of
tho ways and meana committee and
Representative Henry T. Rainey. rank
ins Democratic member, filed their re
ports on the measure late In the day.
Neither offered any direct argrument
for or against passage of the hill. Mr.
Fordney declared the legislation could
be financed only by new taxes, with
out which, he said, the measure would
be 'inexpedient if not entirely use
less." Mr. Rainey attacked the taxation
scheme, declaring it ill considered and
calculated to "hurry us ever nearer
financial disaster." He advocated a
war profits tax, and said that if per
mitted, would endeavor to Include it in
the bill.
"Kvidonee that the bill Is designed
nrimarily as a Republican campaign
proposition." said the Ra!ney report,
"is found in the fact thn not a single
tax takes effect until after the next
election. There is not the slightest in
tention of trying to pass the bill
through the senate at this session of
oongre?s. we consider inis is acini
in bad faith with the soldiers' organi
zation which requested this legisla
tion." Mr. Rainey declared the land rec
lamation plan embodied in the bill
would lead to unlimited expenditures
and would be stricken out of the bill.
SENATE MAYASK
TO SEE RECORDS
ON WAR PROFITS
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, May 21 Continued
cutcry in the senate against profiteers
brought matters to a bead there to
day when republican leaders promised
that the resolution of Senator Harris,
democrat. Georgia, calling for corpora
tion income and excess profit tax re
turns, would be taken up tomorrow for
action. With certain amendments,
Senator Lodge, majority leader, said
he saw no reagon why it should not
pass.
Senator Harris widened the scope
of his proposal which would bring the
records into the senate to include 1918
and 1919 returns as well as those of
1917.
Members of the senate," he said,
"stand on the floor denouncing prof-
iteer?. here's a simple resolution that
only seeks to name them, which has
been waiting six months."
Tne house also saw legislative guns
trained on the profiteers. Representa
tive King, republican. Illinois, intro
duced a bill to prohibit federal re
serve banks renewing loans on or re
discounting commodity notes, drafts
or bills which, he said, would force
hoarded commodities on the market.
Senator Calder, republican. N'e
York, joined in the senate disousxion
during the day, urging steps to
strengthen depleted plant facilities a.s
means of increasing production an.:
striking at high prices. He referred
to "unsuccessful experiments in price
fixing" and "the hand to mouth policy"
practiced during the war.
THAT THE SUN SHINES IN PHOENIX
84 PER CENT OF THE TIME?
RUMOR HUERTil
HED DEFICIT)
MEXICAN RULER
Calles Ready to Take Up
Arms Against Villa Mil
lar Not Held for Ransom
. Say Mining Co. Officials
Rebels Move on Duran
go State
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
LAREDO. Texas. May 21 The com
mandant of the Nuevo Laredo garri
son tonight advised the Mwlcan vice
consul at Laredo that Adolfo de la
Huerta, governor of the state of So
nera and recognized as leader of the
revolutionary movement, had been
elected provisional president of Mex
ico. Confirmation of the report was
unobtainable from other Mexican
cources late tonight.
Ready To War On Villa
. JIMINKZ, Mm., May 21 General
Calles. who arrived here late today,
says he is prepared to fight Francisco
Villa if necessary to bring: the bandit
chieftain to terms. The Calles troop
Include cavalry. Infantry and artillery.
About 6.000 troops were left in Chi
huahua City, 1,200 cavalry t Suita
Rosalia; 1,300 cavalry and infantry at
Parral; 600 cavalry are on the way to
Ortiz and f.00 infantry are expected to
arrive at Cumargo tomorrow, iw-ides
these forces, all within striking dis
tance of Villa's headquarters, there
are 5,000 defense socials in the west
ern part of the state.
Villa Embarrasses New Regime
WASHINGTON. May 21 Frani-'s.-o
Villa, who ban defied every govern
ment in Mexico since the overthrow ot
Sladerj, already has become em
barrassment to officials of the new d"
facto government.
A report to the state department to
day that Villa had captured and v ;i
holding for $."0,ooo ransom George M ; ' -lar,
Rritish superintendent of tbe Al
varado Mining and Milling company - i
Parral, Chihuahua, followed a rf p--t
that General ("alios had fa tied to !
tain from the outlaw leader an u n. r
ditional compromise.
A. J. MeQuartev.s. president of IV
mining company, today sought H-e t !
vice of government officials rcsiMilin
payment of the rr.rsom. Th- i-t.-te
department, it is understood, has taken
no" action, althmtfth it was rcg ! 'd
probable that reursentatioes wci'd
lie made, not to the authorities in ' x
ico City, but to the de fac to i-. ! u-r. I .-
Chihuahua.
Doubt Reported Ransom DercanH
Representatives here of the revolu
tionary government said they -loit i-.;
the report that a ransom had been de
manded for Miller's release and !'..'.
attention to tbe repeated seizure. !y
Villa of Americans since the l-einr.insi
of the year and their subsequent re
lease. His action v. as explained hv
statements attributed to Villa that hi
was following the course most 1 i i . 1 -
to provide him tbe most up-tn-d.itn
newa and means of transmitting h;s
own ideas to someone on the outsit.
The dispatch to Rafael Zubaran com
pany of Chihuahua was regarded her-
as a move toward furtSier rfni t to
bring Villa into the revolutionary
movement.
Neither official nor unofficial re
ports indicated that the authorities at
Mexico City had carried out their im
plied threat to force payment of t:.o
export taxes due from the oil com
panies. Information reaching tbe govern
ment and the revolutionary agents
agree that order in' Mexico has pre
vailed in the past few days.
General Arrieta. governor of Du
ra ngro, haa not yet announced bis en
dorsement of the new government, and
a force under Gen. Jone Hurtado v:ai
reported to be moving on his capital.
The agents of the je facto govern
ment claimed to have official con
firmation that Felix Diaz, who h;v
been operating in southern Mexico, had
asked permission to leave tha country.
Says Millar At Liberty
CAMARGO, Chihuahua, Mexico. May
21. George Miliar, superintend. ?rt of
the Alvarado Mining company, who
was reported captured by Villa, is ; t
liberty on his own recognisance, r re
cording to messages received here to
day from Millar and Villa by Gem ral
Calles. Millar will remain with Vii''
at ba. Boquillas, southwest t,f here, un
til certain "obligations'' with Villa ha?
been fulfilled, after which, th" mes
sage said, he will proceed to Parral.
Is "Villa's Guest"
NF.W YORK, May 21. George .'1:11..'
superinfud-nt of the Alvarado Minb:;
and -Miiliax com ran y at 1'arral. O! i
I hiiabua. reported as held lor lansom l.
Prancowo tlla, is a, "Riic.-t .( in i
end no fears are felt for his safely, .
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