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VOL. 50.
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1915.
NO. 235.
HALE CONFE
WITH REBELS
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CARRANZA AND PRESIDENT WILSON'S
ENVOY ARE AGAIN IN SESSION
AT NOGALES, DEBATING FEASI
BILITY OF RAISING THE EMBARGO
ON ARMS.
REBELS HAVE CAPTURED
THE CITY OF CULIACAN
! planted, liave been located and ren
dered useless.
Villa's plan, it is claimed, is to
starve chihuahua into surrender. Food
in Chihuahua, already is scarce.
Attack Victoria.
Brownsville, Tex., Nov. 14. An at
tack on Victoria, capital of Tamauli
pas has been started by the constitu
tionalist general, Pablo Gonzales, ac
cording to General Jesus Carranza
who arrived here today. Carranza
said the attackers include 7,000 men,
28 machine guns and T4 canon.
Jesus Carranza will make his head
quarters at Matamoras.
MEXICAN JUMPING BEANS.
Nogales, 'Sonora, Nov. 11. General
Carranza, the constitutionalist. leader,
and William Bayard Haje, President
Wilson's unofficial envoy, renewed
their conferences here today. Neither
would discuss their meeting and it
was not known whether or not Mr.
Hale had received a supplementary
proposition from Washington to sub
mit to Carranza.
An air of cheerful expectancy was
nolticeable today about headquarters
of the constitutionalist forces lead by
Venustiano Carranza. Word from
Washington was eagerly awaited and
Carranza's adherents believed that the
plans of the American administration
when fully revealed could not fail to
be of advantage to the constitutional
ist cause.
It was deemed virtually certain
that the embargo against the shipment
of arms and ammunition across the
border would be lifted soon by the
United States and Carranza's officers
were jubilant at the prospect of a
vigorous campaign against the Huer
titas. They expressed utmost con
fidence in their ability to eliminate
General Huerta from- the situation if
given sufficient ammunition.
Carranza's officers said today there
would be no difficulty in obtaining
money for the purchase of war muni
tions in the United States if the em
bargo is raised. Loans had been
guaranteed, they said, by Mexican
sympathizers and no money would be
solicited or accepted from American
sources.
This attitude is in accordance with
.Carranza's widely announced policy.
He has, repeatedly declared he wanted
" no foreign aid and there are very few
foreigners, la, the rank of his army
here. The tame thing is said to be
true of constitutionalist forces through
out the republic.
Members of Carranza's staff gave
today an outline of their plan of cam
paign should ammunition become avail
able to them.
Many men are idle because of lack
of arms and with these equipped the
officers said they would move on Guay
mas, then south along the coast. They
declared there were 15,000 miners in
the coal fields of Coahuila, who had
asked for arms. The men are out of
work through the closing of the mines.
N'ogaJes, Sonora, Nov. 14. Culiacan,
the capital of the slate of Sinaloa, was
captured early this morning, accord
ing to a telegram received here from
General Obregon, who was command
er of the insurgent forces.
In the assault of Culiacan the con
stitutionalist loss was twenty killed
and eighty wounded, according to the
figures given by General Obregon, who
himself was slightly wounded. The
assault was made at 3 o'clock this
morning.
Obregon confirmed the death of Col.
Garmendla, formerly a regular army
officer and the man who shot down
the army colonel who attempted to ar
rest President Madero during the Felix
Diaz uprising In Mexico City.
The troops and townspeople here
celebrated with much noise that Culia
can had been captured.
Culiacan Is the capital of the state
adjoining Sonora on the Pacific coast
to the south. Already the Insurgents
hold Cullacan's seaport.
This leaves Mazatlan, the principal
seaport and metropolis of Sinaloa and
Guaymas, the California gulf port of
Sonora, the only important points on
the west coast, still held by the fed
erals. General Obregon merely stated that
the federal defenders of Culiacan had
fled and were being followed by insur
gent columns. He did not state .the
federal loss.
Tucson, Ariz.. Nov. 14. The consti
tutionalist army captured Culiacan,
capital of Sinaloa, at 3 o'clock this
morning, according to reliable reports
Teceived here. Felipe Riveros, govern
or of Sinaloa, who was deposed by
Huerta, was again installed as govern
or. Mazatlan is now the only city in
Sinaloa remaining in the hands of the
federals. j
To Starve Chihuahua.
El Paso, Texas .Nov. 14. Bringing
many American and other refugees
from Chihuahua a train has arrived
in Juarez from the state capital.
Americans on the train say Villa's
rebel troops had completely surround
ed the city when they left Thursday.
No more refugee trains can get
through they say. General Luis Ter
razas, regarded as the richest man In
Mexico, has made repeated attempts
to get out of Chihuahua, but is kept
under constant espionage, say the
refugees. Barbed wire fences, charg
ed with electricity, which had been
strung around the city by Governor
Mercado, have been torn down by the
rebels and mines which the federals
TUCSON FEDERAL PRISONER
HAS SENTENCE COMMUTED
Washington, D. C., Nov. 14. Presi
dent Wilson, today commuted to sixty
days, the one year sentence of Joost
H. Schnieder, of Tucson, Arizona, con
victed of California, Oregon and Wash
ington land frauds, after a long hat-
tie.
F. A. Hyde, of Sau Francisco, con
victed with Schnieder, will have to
strve a full year. Both men will go
to the Atlanta penitentiary.
NAUAL HOLIDAY
FAVORED BY
LABOR UNIONS
Seattle, Wash., Nov. 14. Delegate
Samuel Gompers, of the Cigarmakers
International union has introduced a
resolution declaring in favor of a na
val holiday from warship construc
tion. The resolution declares that
"such a naval holiday from battleship
canstruction would establish a prece
dent and a tendency that could be
made a beginning of gradual disarma-
ment."
The American Federation of Labor
refused today to accede to the recom
mendation of the executive council to
change the annual meeting day of the
conventions to. the second Monday of
June. The conventions will continue
to meet on the second Monday of No-1
vernber.
The convention ordered a message
of greeting and good will cabled to the
international conference on safety at
sea, now meeting in London.
The report of the executive council
recommending full observance of la
bor Sunday, the fourth Sunday of
May and labor day, the first Monday
of September, was approved. The I
convention also declared in favor of
the union's observing the second Sun
day of May each year as "Mothers'
Day."
John Mitchell, acting president pt
the mining department of the federa
tion, has introduced a resolution
which after recounting the grievances
of the striking copper miners of Mich
igan demands a congressional Investi
gation of the Strike and the conditions
leading up to it.
Another resolution offered by John
Mitchell gives unqualified endorse
ment to the Colorado coal strike.
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I'i'e along Southern Pacific lines fear
they may lose from inability to move
crops. Members of the sugar ex
change will have a meeting today in
the hope of suggesting means of re
lief. Union officials said that should tho
government need Southern Pacific
trains to move troops the strikers
would man them if the company de
sired. Late today, two instances of minor
disorder were reported. An uniden
tified person started a passenger en
gine, letting it run wild in the local
i yards until it left the trucks, and in
I another part of the city a carload ot
j cotton was burned.
i
Ask For Arbitration.
Washington, P. ('., Nov. 14. Sena
tors Ransdell and Thornton, of Louisi
ana today appealed to President Wil
son to request the federal hoard of
mediation and conciliation to take a
hand in the settlement of the strike
on the Southern Pacific linos. The
request was referred to the board.
THE PRESSURE
IS TELLING ON
HUERTA
THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WILL
RECEDE FROM HIS PREVIOUS
STAND EXPECTED SOON.-FEEL-ING
OF OPTIMISM PREVAILS IN
WASHINGTON.
POWERS ARE GRADUALLY
GETTING BEHIND THE U. S.
r
POLICE GRAFT
IS FOUND IN
NEW YOR
WIRELESS WIRETAPPERS MAKE A
CONFESSION TO DISTRICT ATTOR
NEY WHITMAN WHICH INVOLVE
GRAFT PAYMENTS OF MANY
HUGE SUMS.
HOPE TO REPORT
THE CURRENCY
BILL NEXT WEEK
Washington, D. C Nov. 14. An at
tempt to bring the administration cur
rency bill into the senate Monday or
Tuesday will be made by the adminis
tration Democrats of the banking com
mittee. Both wings of the committee were
in session here today, Senator Hitch
cock and the Republican members in
one room and Senator Owen and the
other admiuisration supporters In an
other. '
An attempt will be made to get the
committee together for a joint session
tomorrow for the purpose of agreeing
to report Monday or Tuesday. The
anti-administration senators will prob
ably oppose an early report.
ONE CHICAGO WOMAN
FLEECED OF $400,000
New York, Nov. 14. District At
torney Whitman confirmed today the
report that he has obtained from a
gang of wireless wiretappers a con
fession involving the payment of
graft for police protection to a civilian
iii high authority at police headquar
ters, a police inspector and at least
two lieutenants. Many hundreds of
grand larceny.
Still more startling revelations are
expected today in the confession of
two other wire tappers who have indi
cated their willingness to tell the dis
trict attorney all they know about
money being paid for police protec
tion. These men -were expected at
the district attorney's office this aft
ernoon, i
According to the: story told by Mc
Ilae and his confederates, the police
were notified by the gang in advance
whenever a deal was on. Giving
names and dates, Mctlae, told the dis
trict attorney that the police would
station a man outside the building to
which the victim was taken, and that
after the wiretap?s got his money,
payment of the ten per cent commis
sion was made immediately the police
representative waiting outside. This,
Mciiae charged was taken to the office
of a police inspector and either re
tained entirely by him or divided
with his superiors.
In addition, the wiretappers, McRae
said, paid a man at police headquar
ters a monthly retainer of $2,500.
McRae confessed to the district at
torney more than a month ago, but no
announcement was made until today.
Altogether nearly a dozen swindlers
connected with the gang have con
fessed. McRae's confession and the result
ant revelations are the outgrowth of
an accidental meeting in Los Angeles
LIEUTENANT RICH
KILLED BY FALL
FROM AEROPLANE
Manila, Nov. 14. Second Lieuten
ant C. Perry Rich, of the Philippine
Scouts, U. S. A., was killed today in a
fall with a hydro-aeroplane In Manil
la Bay.
An Indiana Boy.
Washington, D. ., Nov. 14. Lieut.
Rich was born in Indiana in 1883 and
was appointed to the Philippine Scouts
in 1911. He is the eleventh aviator
to die in the work of the army and
navy. In accidents of all kinds, the
world over, since 1908, 414 have met
death, the toll for the present year
being 195 in army and navy navigation.
thousands of dollars, Mr. Whitman i last September , with a representative
said, had been obtained by the swind
lers under police protection. Ten per
cent of this sum and a fixed retainer
of $2,500 a month, according to the
confession, had been divided among
the police officials involved.
George McRae, confessor-in-chlef of
the gang of five who have bared their
records to Mr. Whitman, is authority
for the statement Wat a Chicago worn-
I an whose identity is known to the dis
trict attorney, was fleeced out of
$400,000 during several months by the
gang in this city and that the police
received ten per cent of this sum. Mc
Rae's confession, Mr. Whitman said,
has been corroborated in many essen
tial details by the other wire tappers
all of whom are under indictment for
STRIKE TIES UP
THE SOUTHERN
PACIFIC
FROM NEW ORLEANS TO EL PASO
THE SUNSET LINE IS AT A STAND
STILL, CAUSED BY THE WALKOUT
OF OVER 2,500 SKILLED EMPLOYES
OF THE ROAD.
MILITIA SEIZE
ARMS SHIPPED
TO TRINIDAD
Trinidad, Colo., Nov. 11. Militia
men this morning seized a quantity of
arms and ammunition at a local ex
press office cousigued to a Trinidad
hardware firm. In compliance with
the order of Adjutant General Chase
issued late yesterday prohibiting the
importation or Bale of firearms or am
munition, a strict watch is being kept
upon all local dealers.
The death of a child from typhoid
fever at the Ludlow tent colony Wed
nesday was reported to the authorities
this morning. The announcement has
resulted in a determination on the
part of the military authorities to
make a further investigation of tfia
sanitary conditions in the tent colonies.
Governor Before Grand Jury.
Pueblo, Colo., Nov. 11. Governor
Amnions was a witness before the fed
erad grand Jury here this morning and
was questioned regarding the coal
strike.
He left for Denver at 31: an. Deputy
Labor Commissioner lirake was be
fore the jury yesterday afternoon and
again today.
TRAIN IS FIRED
ON BY COPPER
MINE STRIKERS
67 COMPLAINTS IN
EMPLOYES DEMANDS
Houston, Texas, Nov. 14. No dis
order has been reported e.arly today
among the 2500 skilled employes of
the operating department of the
Southern Pacific lines between El
Paso and New Orleans, who went on
sthike last night. Aside from two
Calumet, Mich., Nov. 11. A passen
ger train of the Dulutli, South Shore
and Atlantic railroad was fired on to
day when it reached Hancock where
a large number of copper strikers
were awaiting the arrival of non-union
men for the mines. One shot crashed
through a window of the smoking car,
just missing one of the ten men oc
cupying it who had been mistaken for
strike breakers.
Tlie shooting created much excite
ment among the passengers.
Ninety-six additional arrests on the
charge of violation of the injunction
against picketing were made at the
Superior mine today.
Seattle, Wash., Nov. 14. President
Charles H. Mover, of the Western Fed
eration of Miners, who has been at-
Mexico City, Mex., Nox. 14. Con
fidence in the early accomplishment
of the aims ot the United States to
ward Mexico was expressed today by
Nelson O'Shauughnessy, American
charge d'affaires.
The overtures made by the Mexican
minister of the interior, Manuel Garza
Aldape, yesterday are taken as evi
dence that Huerta is ready to recede
from the stand he had previously
taken.
Although Mr, O'Shaughnessy was
uncommunicative on the subject and
refused information aB to any phase
of tlie latest development, it was un
derstood that he expected to have a
further conference with Senor Aldape
later today.
At this conference It Is predicted
that the ideas of Washington as to the
wisdom of John Lind, the personal
representative of President Wilson, re
turning from Vera Cruz to the federal
capital, or receiving a committee rep
resenting Provisional President Huer
ta, will be made known to the repre
sentative of the provisional president.
Dispatches from Washington pub
lished hero today indicating tho prob
ability of a settlement of the Mexican
question without resort to arms,
which during the past week appeared
here to he a forlorn hope, created an
atmosphere of optimism and greatly
relieved the tension.
route, reports indicated a general bus
pension of traffic.
of the district attorney's office, who i Just before the walkout went into
was in that city on another case. I effect, an offer of government media-
i j tion was reseived at union headquart-
NEW YORK LOSES FIGHT lers. The employes' leaders replied
AGAINST MARRIED TEACHERS j that the only possible way to avoid
muis-conuueiiiai trains saia 10 ue eu tending the convention of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor as a delegate,
left for the east. In haste today. It, if
said that he will go direct to the Miehi-
New York, Nov. I I. Mrs. Bridget C,
Poixotto. a school teacher, discharged
a month ago by the board of educa
tion for neglect of duty, in being ab
sent nearly a year on sick leave to be
come a mother, today won her fight
for re-instatemeiit. Supreme Court
Justice Seabury issued a peremptory
writ of mandamus directing the board
to restore Mrs. Peixotto to her position,
Her case was selected to test the
board's ruling that married women
teachers may not obtain leave of ab
sence to permit them to bear children.
FEARFUL TOLL OF STORM ON
LAKES IS BECOMING KNOWN
a Btrike was for the railroad to meet
the federated committee of the four
unions involved the engineers, con
ductors, firemen and trainmen. Such
a conference had been the railroad s
objection during negotiations.
The company today was said to be
preparing to secure strike breakers
with the aim of restoring partial train
service at least. Places for housing
such employes are said to have been
arranged at different points along the
Sunset lines.
President W. B. Scott, of the Sun
set Central lines, defended the road's
attitude today, pointing out the object
of one of the employe's grievances
that against the making of efficiency
tests at unexpected places was de
signed to insure greater safety to life.
The employes' C7 complaints involve
Washington, I). C Nov. 14. Satis
faction over the attitude of Great
liritain was the chief basis for a feel
ing of optimism that enveloped the
Mexican situation in official circles to
day.
It became known that, there had
been the frankest interchange of
views between the United States and
England, not Only thro'iigh Anibasi-
dor Page, abroad, but in Washington
as well.
Sir William Tyrrell, private secre
tary to Sir Edward Grey, the British
foreign secretary, during the illness
of the British ambassador, Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice, lias been active in get
ting the American viewpoint and is
believed to have been largely instru
mental in the promotion of a friendly
understanding between London and
Washington.
It is thought also that the inter
change of views with the United
States has been made to the British
representative in Mexico.
Secretary Bryan exchanged mes
sages early today with Charge
O'Shaughnessy about the reported
concessions which members of Huer-
gan copper strike district. Most of j ta :s otttcial family nave lnumaiea ne
j would make to tne Lniteu states.
I Efforts to recall John Lind from
the strikers are members of the West
ern Federation of Miners.
INDICTMENTS
FOLLOW PROBE
OF GRAND JURY
New York, N. Y., Nov. 14. Everett
P. Fowler, of Kingston, a former mem
ber of the Democratic state commit
tee, described by John A. Henvessy
during the recent municipal campaig.i,
as a Tammany "bag man" was indict
ed this afternoon for extortion, in ex
acting a $250 contribution from Sene
ca P. Hull, a contractor. ,
Vera Cruz to Mexico City to discuss
the American memorandum demand
ing that the new Mexican congress not
convene were taken here to indicate
that the group surrounding Huerta
might suggest a compromise arrange
ment whereby the new Mexican con
gress would meet but not pass on con
cessions or other measures calculated
to continue Huerta In power.
Officials were silent about the inner
negotiations, but were optimistic.
It would not surprise official cir
cles If an announcement of Huerta's
intention to resign were withheld un
til satisfactory arrangements could be
made for the choice ot a provisional
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
Senate.
Not in session; meets Monday.
Banking committee still divided;
worked on currency bill report.
House.
Met at noon.
Brookson, Delaware, spoke in de
fense of his state's whipping post.
Passed senate bill to relieve miners
Tort Huron, Mich., Nov. 14. Two
more vessels were added today to the
toll of the storms which swept the
Great Lakes since Saturday.
The Henry B. Smith, of Cleveland,
sunk in Lake Superior and the freight
er Major, also of Cleveland was aban
doned off White Fish Point. The Ma
jor's crew of 18 men was rescued by
the steamer Byers.
Messages received today indicate
that Lake Huron holds another over
turned mystery ship besides the one
near here, a red bottomed steamer hav
ing been reported off Harbor Beach.
The first report of this vesseil came
Lake Superior.
Leafield, 13.
William Nottingham, 3.
Henry B. Smith, 30, (probably less).
Lake Michigan.
Plymouth, 7.
Lake Erie.
Lightship No. 82, 6.
Besides the foregoing list there are
more than a score of vessels which
were either totally or partially de
stroyed without loss of life.
Lake Huron's List of Lost.
Port Huron, Mich., Nov. 14. With
five big steamers given up for lost,
with all on hoard aud practically all
Fowler's indictment is the first re
suiting from the John Doe investiga-j successor acceptable to the constitu
tion here of-'Hemiessy's charges that ! tionalists.
more than 300 contractors on state While the United States might re
barge, canal and road work had beenlfrain from making any suggestions of
compelled to contribute to politicians I its own it would endeavor to act as a
demands for reinstatement of many and that many such contributions had medium of communication through
engineers and others declared to have i not been reported.
been discharged in violation ot con-1 Other indictments, said District
At-
from Ouluth last night. Today thei,10Pe abandoned for four others that
Detroit headquarters of the Lake Car-
on Seward peninsula from assessment rlera' Association received a message
work becauses of recent heavy storm, j confirming the Duluth report. This
Resolutions of Massachusetts and:fact nas caused many to believe she
New York Peace societies urging con
gress to pass the Hensley naval holi
day resolutions presented by Repre
sentatives George and Mitchell.
Adjourned at 2 p. m. to meet at
noon Monday.
MISSIONARIES OF M.
E. CHURCH ADJOURN.
Decatur, 111., Nov. 14. The mission
aries of the Methodist Episcopal
church adjourned their annual meet
ing here today.
is the James S. Carruthers of Toronto.
The wrecked vessels that resulted
In death and the lives lost as com
piled today, follow:
Lake. Huron Wreck.
John A. McGean, crew of 28.
Charles S. Price, 2S.
James S. Carruthers,-25.
Regina, 20. .
Wexford, 20.
Argus, 23.
Hydrus, 23. : ,
Scott, 28.
encountered tlie terrific storm on
Lake Huron during the early part of
the week1, interest today centered
again on the Identity of the overturned
freighter which lies In the lake a few
miles northeast of here. Weather
conditions this morning indicated that
It would be possible for a diver to go
down and examine her before night.
Ten Bodies Found.
Goderich, Mich., Nov. 14. The
bodies of eight men and one woman
from the wrecked steamer Carruthers
were found today on the shore of Lake
Huron near Point Clock light house,
twenty miles above here. The tenth
body bearing a -Carruthers life belt,
was found near Klntall.
tracts; allege excessive imposition of
demerit; assert many reports and
other information are requested out
side of company time and ask regula
tions of lay-overs away from borne
terminals.
Some of the more Important griev
ances in the words of the grievance
committee are:
"Complaint against letters of a
harsh and threatening character from
subordinate officials.
"Discontinuance of moving engines
in trains under steam without engi
neers. "Request of enginemen that all boil
erheads and side sheets be covered.
"Request that men be allowed to
report for duty by telephone.
"Protest against method of re-ex-aminination
of men on eyesight, hear
ing and color perception.
"Claim for $3.75 rate for firemen.
"Protest against the re-examination j
of conductors and engineers on train
rules and mechanical re-examination j
of engineers." j
The question of wages Is Involved
only in that it Is claimed the construc
tion of existing contracts by the com
pany curtails the rights of the men.
Sugar producer mbe plantations
torney White, will be made soon.
SPENCER CASE
GOES TO JURY
BEFORE NIGHT
Wm. Bayard Hale with General Car
Iranza and Charge O'Shaughnessy at
j Mexico City, so that there might be
, an exchange of views on various
j names.
j There was a report early today that
j foreign Minister Moueno might be
j the man selected, though the views of
ithe constitutionalists as to Moheno'n
' ' i acceptability were not known.
Chicago, III., Nov. 14. Henry I Secretary Bryan declared today that
Spencer, confessed slayer of Mrs. Mil-1 none of the instructions to John Lind
dred Allison Rexroat, carried his er-1 contained any statements of the alter
ratic behavior onto the witness stand I native the United States would pursue
today when he was called as the first : in tlie event of Huerta's failure to
v.'ituess for the ueiense iu the trial at ' meet this government's demands for
Wheaton, 111. I his retirement. Mr. Bryan made this
He declined to be sworn, saying j statement In response to inquiry to
that he believed only in the devil, j the truth of a recent report from Vera
Spencer was the only witness for the j Cruz that Mr. Lind had delivered a
defense. It was hoped arguments of j note to General Huerta informing him
counsel would be completed In time that if he had not abdicated the presl
to give the case to the jury tonight. ; dency by tomorrow noon the United
The state will demand the death j States would blockade Mexican ports,
penalty. I Mr. Bryan declared that at no time
i had this government stated what Its
FROM $4 A WEEK TO J course would be if Huerta refused to
HEAD OF MORRIS & CO. ! accede to its demands for complete
Chicago, 111., Nov. 14. Thomas E.
Wilson, who entered the employ of
Morris and company at a salary of $4
a week, was elected president of that
company today, succeeding the late
Edward Morris.
elimination.
Mr. Bryan likewise declined to say
what course of action tlie United
States would pursue if the Mexican
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