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EL PASO, TEXAS,
Thursday Evening,
February 22, 1912-12 Pages
ASSOCIA TED PRESS
Leased Wire
WEATHEH FORECAST.
Fair tonight and Friday;
warmer tonight.
ALD
HER
PRESIDENT TO
ANSWER COL.
ROOSEVELT
Will Make No Direct At
tack, but Will Present
Issue.
WILSON'S HAT IS
. ALSO IN THE KING
Washington. D. C, Feb. 22. Presi
dent Taft will reply to CoL Theodore
Roosevelt's Columbus speech. Although
the president will make no direct at
tack upon Mr Roosve!t. and although
administration officials refused to dis
cuss the latter's Columbus speech, it
became known today that the presi
dent would answer the speech and
present a clear cut issue between his
political creed and that at his prede
cessor. Mr. Taf t s answer will not be- made
all In one speech, but between tfie
j.resent and the last of March he. has
many speaking engagements which
will be utilized for this purpose.
Has Opportunity at Last.
President Taft, it was said, felt that
Col, Roosevelt had at last given him an
opportunity to make his position clear
w itbout indulging in any personal at
tack. With many of the doctrines the
former president enunciated at Colum
bus, president Taft is in agreement; to
other he is known to be unalterably
opposad. Among, these are the initia
tive and referendum, tht recall of
Vidges and the recall of Judicial decis
ions. The president has speaking engage
ments In New York, Ohio, Chicago and
New England, and it is possible that
others will be made for him.
Hai Kxte-ded HU Trip.
The president has extended his forth
coming trip to Chicago. He will stop
in Toledo. Ohio, and speak in the
chamber of commerce there the night
of March 8. In Toledo he probably will
make the first " speech of the series in
replv to Mr. Roosevelt.
Many telegrams reached the white
house asking the president to stop pn
ins way to Chicago and other addi
tions than the Toledo speech may be
made.
ROOSEVELTSAYS
HAT IS IN RING
Will Say On Monday, He
Declares, Whether He
Will Be Candidate.
Cleveland. Ohio, Feb. 22. "My tot
is In the ring." That is what Theodore
Roosevelt said here last Bight when an
admiring Cleveland friend sought to
iearn whether he was. a candidate tor
the Republican nomination for tne
presidency. .
During the brief stay of CeL Booee
lelt in Cleveland. 'W. F. TSlrlek, well
known locally in politics, greeted the
former president, whom he knew well.
-I warn a direct answer, colonel,
said Mr. Elrlck. "All yoor friends want
in know, and want to im "",:
whether you are to be a candidate.
"Mv hat is in the ring," replied CoL
Roosevelt. "You will have my answer
Monday."
Asked what he thought of his recep
tion in Ohio. Col. Roosevelt said: "Bul
ly, by George."
WILSON'S llAT IS
ALSO IN THE RING
Democratic Candidate Says
His Head Also
Is in'It.
Kansas City. Mo.. Feb. 22. "My hat
has been in the ring for a long time
and mv head has been In It." said
3ov. Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey,
today when his attention ws called
to Theodore Roosevelfs statement
made last night to Erick at Cleveland.
Governor Wilson laughed heartily at
hi epigram and was cheered by mem
bers of the Wilson -for-Pre-ideat club,
who formed bis reception committee
-here. When shown an Associated Prees
dispatch telling of the proposed divis
ion of Oklahoma delegation between
himself and speaker Clark. Gov. Wil
son said:
"I prefer to make no statement con
cerning a matter of that kind in which
I mys"? am bo deeply concerned. Wait
untii Oklahoma has decided."
After a breakfast and reception by
a committee of his Kansas City sup
porters. Gov. Wilson made a brief ad
dress to the Association of Kansas
Grain Dealers, in session here.
Trade," he said, "Is one thing in
this country that is not stand pat. Its
currents cannot be controlled. Tney
have put a straight jacket tariff on it.
but It will burst forth sooner or later.
-The world, like trade, moves on
with little regard Jor the men who
(Continued on Pvc- Three.-
COLOMBIA RECALLS
OFFENDING MINISTER
Begeta, Celemhlc, Feb.
to the Xmlied States, was recalled by the Omblan government this morn
ing. The aetton of the CelemWan government was taken because neither it
ner the Colombian people upholds the position taken by the Cfrtomblan min
uter at WaahlBgtea In notify! the state department that the proposed
visit to CelemMa of seeretary of state Knex weald be inopportune because
Colombia, elaias in eenneetlon "With Panama have not been arbitrated.
The Bottaeatfea given by the Oetembinn government says that Gen. Osptna
Is -separated" from his pest at WashlBgrba and that the lneldent between
Colombia and the United States is thus cloned.
-CetembU, it continues, will maintain her International policy.
MATJB XO SUGGESTION.
Washington. D, C Feb. 22. The only eencern of the slate department on
being lafermee through the report of the Associated Pres of the recall of the
Colombian minister, was that It should be thoroughly understood that the
department had not directly ar Indirectly anggewted this course, which conse
quently appears to have been purely voluntary on the part of the Colombian
ceirramrBl. - .
TRIPLETS BORN AT MtSILLA
r
La Me-Ula, X. M Feb. 32. The wife of Evangelbsto Garcia gave birth to
triplets on last Tuesday. Vll were apparently healthy and vigorous at birth,
and the mother is getting along excellently, but on Wednesday one or the
babies died.
Mrs. Garcia is a delicate and very small woman, weighing less than a
hundred pounds, and Is 26 years eld.
TIFT FAVORS A
HIGHER RATE
Approves Increased Postage
For Second Class Mail
Matter.
OPPOSES PURCHASE
OY TELEGRAPH LINES
i
Washington, D. C Feb. 21. Presi
dent Taft today approved and for
warded to congress the report of the
commission on. second class mall mat
ter and recommending tnat the postal
rate on magaxines ana newspapers be
raised from one cent to two cents a
pound.
Postmaster general Hitchcock orig
inally recommended a four cent rate,
bat later changed this to two. The
commission finds that the cost of
handling second class matter is about
five and a half cents a pound. In ap
proving the two cent rate, however,
president Taft declares that the busi
ness enterprises of the publishers of
periodicals have been built up on tho
basis of the one cent rate and there
fore it would be manifestly unfair to
put into immediate effect a larger In
crease In postage.
As to the effect of the proposed In
crease from one to two cents a pound
president Taft quotes from the report
of the postal commission, the follow
ing paragraph:
Will Not Brine Distress.
"Such an Increase will not, in the
opinion of the commission, brine dis
tress upon the publishers of news
papers and periodicals, or seriously
interfere with the dissemination of
useful news or information. A rea
sonable time should be allowed after
the rate is fixed, before it Is put into
effect. While the new rate will be
very far from compensating the gov
ernment for the carriage and handling
of second-class matter. It will to some
extent relieve the existing burden and
result in a more equitable adjustment
of rates." "
That newspapers and magazines have
been potent agencies for the dissemi
nation of public intelligence and con
sequently have borne a worthy part
in the development of the country, Mr.
Taft says, all must admit,
"But" he adds, "it Is likewise true
that tiie original purpose of congress
in providing for them a subvention by
way of nominal postal charges in con
sideration of their value as mediums of
public information ought not to pre
vent an increase, because they are
now not only educational but highly
profitable. There Is no warrant for
the great disparity between existing
postage rates on periodicals and the
ao .r tK. urrif., the government per
forms for them. The aggregate postal
revenues for the fiscal year 1911 were
tm.ro.-tJ. derived mainly from the
maim collected on the four classes
of mail matter. It is carefully estl-
that the revenue derived from mall
matter of the first class is approxi
matelv one and one-half times the
cost of handling and carriage: that
the returns from third and four class
matter are slightly In excess of their
cost of handling and carriage: and
that while second class matter em
braces over fS percent of the enure
weight of allthe mall carried, it, nev
ertheless, yields little more than s
percent of the postal revenues.
The postal commission on second
class matter was appointed by presi
dent Taft following the controversy
caused by the postmaster gs&erais
original recommendattens for the in
crease In rates. The matter was taken
up by magazine publishers before com
mittees of congress and a sharp tesae
was raised as to the correctness of the
postofflce department's figures. Con
gress finally passed a Joint resolu
tion authorizing the appointment of
the commission which was made up .of
Justice Charles E. Hughes of the su
preme court: president A. Lawrence
Lowell of Harvard university, anfi
Harry A. Wheeler, president of the
Chicago association of commerce.
Cost Bxeeeds Revenue.
"The findings of the commissioR,
savs the president, "confirm the view
that the cost of handling and trans
porting second-class mail matter to
greatly In excess of the postage paid,
and that an" Increase In the rate M
not only Justified by the facts, but is
desirable. . ..
"The postal service h now. for tne
first time in years, operated upon a
self-sustaining basis, and in my Judg
i ment this U a wise policy; but It
! should nit be carried ctt at the ex
i pense if "rtain classb if mall mat-
ter that pay revenue largely In ex
cess of their cost. It Is not Just that
some classes of mail should be ex
orbitantly taxed to meet a deficiency
! caused by other classes, the revenue
i from which is much belowtheir cost
of handling and carriage. Where such
inequalities exist they should be re-
TMakit Raise Reasonable.
The proposed Increase of one cent
(Continued on" fnse Three.)
Pedre- Tie! spina, Colombian minister
STEAMERS ARE
WRECKED ON
ATLANTIC
Great Storm Sweeps Them
to Sea and Causes Much
Havoc.
CENTRAL WEST HAS
GREAT SNOW STORM
Norfolk. Ta.. Feb. 2. Five steamers
have been arlven ashore in the outer
harbor nere by the worst storm that
has swept the Virginia coast in many
years, . .
TheN blow, which began last night,
continued unabated today. No loss of
life has been reported.
The vessels were the Old Dominion
liner Madison, which, piles between
nere and New York, the Norwelgian
steamer Hermes from Baltimore; the
British steamer Strathallan. loading
for San Francisco, the Danish steamer
Nordstjernen, from Boston, and the
British steamer Elswick Manor, from
Philadelphia. . ,.-,
The Madison is partly sunk off Bush
Bluff bayou. The Hermes was driven
high aground and lies witftin 100 yards
off shore.
Half Million Damage.
Pittsburg, Pa.. Feb. 22. Damage es
timated at half a million dollars was
done by the 70 miles an hour gale
which swept over western Pennsylvania
last night and today. Dozens of derricks
have blow down In tha oil fields.
At Washington. Pa., the roof was torn
from the main building of the Wash
ington and Jefferson college.
Traffic at StandstllL
Detroit. Mich., Feb. 22. Although the
terrific snow and windstorm that swept
the lower half of the state yesteiday
and last night had abated somewhat
today, traffic in all directions prac
tically Is at a StandstllL
Much Suffering In Ohio.
Cleveland. (X. Feb. 22. A blizzard
gripped Cleveland and northern Ohio
today. Traffic is badly disarranged,
telephone and telegraph wires are
down and there is much suffering.
The Big Four passenger train from
the west due here at 10:45 last night
is not expected until this afternoon. IS
hours late.
Trains Are Dug Out.
Wichita, Kans.. Feb. 22. Missouri
Pacific trains snowbound at Reeee.
Kans.. yesterday were dug out last
nlgbt- The train on the Coffeyville on
the Missouri Pacific which Is in a 12
foot drift between Hooser and Dexter,
Kans.. will be rescued today. Passen
gers left the train and were hauled to
the towns by farmers.
Laborer Is Found Froxen.
Peoria, HI.. Feb. 22. James Ellison,
a laborer, was found frozen to death
yesterday by his brother. He Is sup
posed to have lost his way in tne diix
zard. Train service Is practically at a
standstill, the few trains entering the
-city running-f roar twejw zfiiMs-Jafni '
'jn .peona, -roieao a wester omean .
report two trains, a passenger and a
Lfrelght. snowbound near Falfrbury.
Farmer Freezes to Death.
Severy. Kans Feb. 22. Alex Barge,
a farmer- living near here, was frozen
to death during the storm of Tuesday.
His body was found by (Miss Mabel Ol
son, a school teacher.
Lone rawicnsw Snowbound.
St. Louis. Mo.. Feb. 22. Baltimore &
Ohio train No. 125. which was snow
bound all day near Taylorville. was re
leased and traffic has been resumed.
Wabash train No. 23. a local running
between Ed wards vllle. I1L. and Alton,
was marooned in the snow two miles
from Edwardsville with a single pas
senger aboard. It was there all day.
The train left Edwards Hie with two
I passengers. One of theih Joined the en
j glne and train crew In fighting their
way 10 a teiepnone to asK ror a renei
train.
DIAMONDS VALUED AT
$50,000 ARE STOLEN
Woman's Room Is Entered
While She Sleeps and
the Gems Taken.
San Francisco. CaU Feb. Jr. A col
lection of diamonds and pearls, valued
at $S.e6. was stolen from Mrs. Eu
gene de Sabla at her apartments in a
local hotel here early yjstirdoy morn
ing. The Jewels had bei worn to the
annual Hard! Gras bail, a notable so
ciety event, at the same hotel, and had
been, left on the chiff jnier d- Mrs.. De
Sabla when she retired. Her husband,
entering the room an hour later, dis
covered the theft, whicn did jiot be
come known until earl v.- today
Among the gems stolen was a dia
mond tiara,, a pearl brooch, a diamond
bracelet, several dla-n.m.l rings, uhi
mond earrings ana a diamond fctudded
lorgnette and chain.
The de Sablas live in Klectrica, a
fashionable suburb of Saa Francisco,
and used the hotel apartment In prep
aration for the ball. Mrs. de Sabla
was accompanied by her daughter. Miss
Vera de 'Sabla, and her maid, both of
whom declare she had all the Jewels
when she returned from the ball Ac
cording to her friends, she expressed
uneasiness regarding the gems during
the evening and hesitated to enter a
crowed elevator to go to her apart
ments at three oclock In the morning
after leaving the ballroom.
Miss de Sabla and the maid assist
ed Mrs. de Sabla in removing she Jew
els and withdrew when, she was ready
to retire.
"When I entered the room." said de
Sabla, "the door was unlocked. Mrs.
de Sabla was awake when I entered
and asked me how I had gained en
trance to the rooms, as she had not
expected me and had locked the doors.
When I told her I had found the door
unlocked, she said she had taken care
to lock the door at the time our
daughter and- the maid left the rooms.
Mrs. de Sabla rushed to the chiffonier
and discovered the loss of the Jewels.
I notified the hotel management and
the Dolice and dettl .., km .
kwork ever since."
NEGRO TAKES AUTO;
IS FINED HEAVILY
Cleburne White, a negro, was fined
$180 in police court Thursday on a
charge of having abducted Dr. L. G.
WKherspoon's automobile
Wednesday afternoon Dr. Wither
spoon had the negro cleaning the car
in front of his residence. 51? Putnam
street. About two oclock he noticed
that car and negro had disappeared.
He -waited some time, pusaled over the
affair, but thinking that the negro had
taken the car around the block or for
a short spin, and would soon be back,
but when an hour or more passed and
the negro and car remained absent.
Dr. Wltherspoon telephoned the police
and at 4:15 was notified that the ne
ero had brought the car Into a garage
i ':for repairs" and had Ix-en arrested.
The transmission gear lad hcon l.adry
damaged during tho jo ri-l The ne
gro was locked up over night and
Thursday morning -was fined in police
' court.
I I IW v wi W I I IV
IMPORTING ARMS A T THE PORT OF PALQMAS
San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 22Emilio Vasquez. Gomez today . received a telegram
dated Columbus, N. M., and signed by CoL Demetrio Ponce, of the Vasquista army,
saying that rebel forces numbering 1700, with four pieces of artillery, are advancing on
Chihuahua city under Gen. Emilio P. Campa.
Columbus, N. 31, Feb. 22. At least
1409 men are armed and mounted south
of here In the Galeana district, . of
which Cartas Grande In the govern
mental seat, all avowed "Vasquistas and
declaring themselves in open opposition
to the present Mexican government.
The CTa-Mjuistaa hold the port of
Palomas, opposite this point, and are
busy Importing arms and ammunition.
Several thousand rounds of ammunition
were taken over the line yesterday
and a bis shipment reached here today
from EI Paso. United States troops
are aware that the last shipment ar
rived and may detain it, but as yet no
orders to Interfere with anything im
ported Into Mexico through a regular
customs port, such as Palomas Is, have
been received.
Mall arrived here today from El
Paso for the Mormon colonists south
of here. The Mormons themselves will
take It forward, having been promised
by the Vasquistas that they ivlll not
be molested In this. i
The Vasquistas have sent up proc
lamations declaring that they are in
arras "against the tyranny of the pres
ent Mexican president, and that they
"will die rather than continue as hi
laves." They protest vehemently
Many Mount Far
Juan Dominguez
Smelter Settlement Feels
Bereavement in Acci
teBfr ot'4Puesdyr'-s----
The smelter settlement is In- mourn
ing for the loss of one of the young
Mexican-Americans who worked at the
big smelter by the river.
Juan Dominguez. who was ktlled
Tuesday evening by a smelter slag
train, as one of ihe best known em
ployes of the big Ismeltlng plant. He
had learned his trade at tne m x-h.su
smelting works and was one of the
piogressive young men who had adopt
ed the American order of things with
out losing any of his individuality.
Friends of the young Mexican, in
cluding the officials and the American
employes, deny that young Dominguea
was drinking at the time that he met
his death and say that he was a model
young man. In addition to his aged
mother, whom he supported, he leaves
a wife and two children, living at the
little smelter city. S
A signed statement from smelter em
ploy es and officials says:
"We have known Domlnguez from
childhood, and always have found him
honorable and straightforward In all
transactions, and 'dealings with those
employed at the El Paso smelter, ahd
we know of no one, either American or
Mexican employed at the smelter, who
was held in higher regard or esteem
than our unfortunate fellow. Juan
Dominguez. He was always polite and
kind to all those around him, and we
don't believe there was anyone who
thought more of his dear old mother
or loved her better than Juan Domin
guez. which he has proved by support
ing her since his father died. In looking
up the records it has never been found
that he lost any time through drinking.
He was no saint, but still he was a
man In every sense of the word, a man
whom we were proud of and one whose
memory will always remain with us.
"There was no funeral at the smelter
Wednesday, but there will be one to
day the largest ever held at the smel
ter, when we will pay our last respects
and lay to rest toe remains of Juan
Dominguez. And while we lower his
last remains In the silent tomb we
shed a tear."
H. F. Easter, assistant -superintendent:
Alan F. (McCormlck. assistant su
perintendent: W. F. Pierson, foreman;
J B. Waterfleld, Jas. C. Ronan. fore
man: J. Robinson, foreman; W. F. Shef
field. Ewald Klpp, master mechanic,
Frank Foster, assistant -master mechan
ic ; O. D. Butler, G. A. Hammel. Chas. E.
Y7,.l mu.hfn nhnn foreman- Q fl
Wltherspoon, M. D.: James Phipps,
foreman.
I would add my testimony that Juan
Dominguez was an employe held in the
highest regard by all here.
J. J. Ormsbee, Supt.
George Washington
It is the George Washington Herald
today. Dorothy Dix, Thomas Tap
per. The . Manicure Lady, and
Daysey. Mayrae all have some
thing to say on the subject of the
birthday of "the father of our
country"; so has George Fitch
pages 6 and 9.
Big Week-End Herald
Will be full of splendid features.
Don't fail to tell your newsdealer
to saye you a copy.
BECAUSE The El Paso
Herald is ROBUST, it
is the' strongest newspaper
in the Great Southwest.
100 Reasons Number 88.
1
i m
against being called bandits and de
clare that they are nghtlnc "for liberty,
so dear to every American."
Mormon- colonists passing through
here declare that since American con
sul T. D Edwards, in Juares, served
notice on" the Vasquistas to cease mo
lesting them, that many of 'their stolen
Rebels Say They Will Die
Fighting Madero's Tyranny
Headquarters Casas Grandest Feb. 21, 1912.
Editor El Paso Herald:
It is with much indignation that we notice that the El Paso Dailr Times
of your city persists is insults to us through its columns, calling us bandits.
We wish to use your paper to protest energetically against the abusive language
used by The Times; such action we can not explain as we have considered
tie American press honest, sincere and incapable of attacking the principles
of freedom and justice, which we are defending, "in such a rude manner.
If there are any acts of robbery committed by certain bands of outlaws,
we should not be. Warned; it is unjust to "have us shoulder the responsibility
of these outrages.
We have entered the field of rebellion to uphold a political banner: we
are fighting for principles and ideals, and demand from the- civilised world to
be .considered as political warriors with the sole aim of overthrowing the
tyranny and oppression exercised by the actual president of this republic.
We will listen to no peace proposals of any nature: we are determined to
win out. or die.' rather than remain slaves to the present corrupt adminis
tration. , '
Thanking you in advance for publishing this letter, we remain, yours
respect full v,
Emilio P. Campa,
.Demetrio Ponoe, - General.
Colonel.
ATTORNEY FLOURISHES
GUN TO
Fort Worth, Tex.. Feb.-23, In the
opening speech to the Jury In the J.
B. Sneed murder case this morning,
Jordan Cummlngs, of the prosecution.
severely arraigned the defendant for
,,! d -vri,.!, , 1.1.,,
the killing of Boyce. which he char-
acterised as a cool and deliberate
crime, committed with malice afore
thought. Great stress was laid on the
fact that the victim was 19 years of
age, unarmed and seated In a ebair
when shot and was not the mac who j
had ruined Sneed's home, but merely-)
! his father, who had come' to Fort
Worth in response to cries for help
from his son, "whom they had cap
tured In Canada, and were seeking to
bring hack across the line 'on a
trumped-up indictment that defend
ant might sneak up on him when he
was unarmed in a courtroom and as
sassinate him."
Jordan Cummlngs :s somewhat on
the order of the spread-eagle style of
orator, lie used an automatic pistol
similar to the ov- with which the kill
ing was done, to render his descriptions
more vivid, and staggered In front of
the jury box in representation
of
Boyce's movements while Boyce was
"being pumped full of lead," and then
threw nimseir prostrate against ino
Jury box to show how Boyce sank down
against a post In the hotel when he
could run no further.
During the more touching part of
the speech, Mrs. A. G. Boyce, the aged
widow, who sat in front of the Jury in
heavy black, bowed her head and her
frame shook with sobs. Beside Mrs.
Bovce sat her aged cousin. Mies Mary
Hamilton, who lives with the Beyees.
and next to her a younger woman rel-t'Te-
..
On tha .ilruna loft of the family
group was Lynn Boyce. who atte-apted
a few days ago to attack an attorney
Tor the defense.
Six or eight feet away and separated
from Lynn Boyce only by two cfc6irs
occupied by two men, sat the deiend-
aBt- t .
It is understood that he Is being
closely guarded by plain clothes nan
while in the courroom for fear some of
the lnflamable remarks of attorneys
mlzht start something.
Cummlngs sDoke all morning. Cone
I Johnson, counsel for defence and can-
didate for the United States1 senate,
i will speak all afternoon. A great ora-
tios is expected from him, ror ae is
noted for his ability ?s a speaker.
The courtroom is not large enough
to hold the crowds seeking admittance.
Corrects Testimony.
Barney Morton was recalled yester
dav afternoon b the defence and de
clared that he had been mistaken when
he testified that Atwell was In the ho
tel the afternoon of January 13. Mor
ton is clerk at the Metropolitan. Sneed
and Albert Boyce were registered there
the same da . November 3. Sneedleft
In the morning, but Boyce arrived In
the afternoon
Insanity Expert Fleard.
Dr. Gregory was al'owed to testify
as-an insanitv expert for the defence
He said Mrs. Sneed was afflicted with
moral Insanity and had been prior to
being sent 10 tne sanitarium.
He wa rigidly examined bv Mr.
Hanger, who asked him If Eve was
morallv insane when she ste the for-
bidden fruit He said probably she
was.
Doctor Disagree.
Pr. Gregory is a physician of Gaines
ville, Tex., who was for years In charge
of the North Texas hospital for the in
sane Dr R O. Braswell. for lerlv a mem
ber of the state hoard of medical ex- I
amlners. asserted In tones equally post- !
tlvf that Mrs Sneed was not lnwane,
but un the other hand was an unusual- I
ly bile it woman Dr. Braswell said
there is no such thing as "moral In
sanity '
"Moral InsaDlty" was described by
TOR GHIHUAH
X
FJUA
horses hare been returned and they are
now enjeylng: "peace. They say the
rebels are conducting the government
apparently a the ordinary manner.
' Several hundred Vasquistas appeared
at Guzman yesterday and drove off a
number ef range horses that had been
gathered Hy scouts.
::
SNEED JUR Y
Dr. Gregory as "an abhorrence or dis
like for those hitherto nea and dear
and "a liking for someone eMe."
Trial bearing tne Knd.
Unless there is an unanticipated in
terruption, the fate of Sneed will be in
' the hands of the jury-9Murdy- night.
, Th nrWBtt, -i ,..,. .-.7,n.
j eluded late yesterday.
FOOD PRICES GO UP
HIGH IN NEW YORK
Increase of 55 Percent
in
Year Is Shown, in
Report.
New York, N. T.. Feb. 22. Small
quantities of such foodstuffs as are
commonly regarded as essentials of the
table have Increased In cost to the con
sumer in New York approximately 65
percent during the past 12 months.
This percentage is the result of com
putations made by the New York as
sociation for improving the condition
af the poor, after an exhaustive inqui
ry to determine what effect the In
creasing cost of llvlngHs having upon
the poor.
Numerous tables of prices in Janu
ry. 1911, and January. 1912. show strik
ing contrasts and the association de
clares that "last month will be histori
cal as a period of inflated prices."
The advance in the' cost of vegeta
bles has been most marked, potatoes
and a large number of other vegeta
bles having about doubled in price.
Only apples and summer fruits have
shown nay downward tendency.
-AMERICA?. WOMBS IX
LONDON CELSDBATE D Y
London. England, Feb. 22. The
American women residents in London
Vrorlded two entertainments today in
celebration of Washington's birthday.
MEXICAN GOVEkNMENT
BUYING ARMS HERE
Hardware stores and arms companies
in El Paso are serving as arsenal de
pots for the Mexican government.. Ma
chine guns, ammunition. 30-30 rifles
snd "box after box of ammunition for
the machine guns and rifles have been
shipped -rfrom El Paso to Juarez and
the Interior of Chihuahua upon orders
from the Mexican government sim e the
mutiny of January 31 in Ciudad Juarez
These arms and ammunition boes
are beinn- cleared at the fc.1 Paso port
'and are billed to tne Mexican ornciais was in the town to pacify- the rnu---!
in Juarsa he Hjwn t0 be loJ- "eers These were taken south wi-h
I to the s-arasent. The packing cases j him, concealed in the train which ca--I
containing taa army equipment are be- ; r!ed the mutineers to Chihuahua.
' Ing sent upon nui i i un
I Mexicah consul, i. ... "r-nie. ana me
ammunition Is being cached In Juarez
SOMlMWffl
aee. trli- Feb. 22. Two thousand Xaeas
aroaad Madalena. Mexico. Is the repert brought in hy cowboys
They atae -ay that Mexican families lM en the eutafcW 'of ,hat place
have been killed. '
UA
1REZTRI
ALL TJK
OOPS
EN
I AIM
State Government Witfi
draws Soldiers That Had
Been Stationed Nearby.
COUNTRY SOUTH
IN REBEL HANDS
Rebels Have a Train at San
Pedro That They Can
Come Into Torreon On.
News that the Vasquistas In
tend attacking Chihuahua, as
conveyed by their leader at
Palomas to Vasquex Gomez at
3ta Antonio, relieved the ten
sion somewhat in Juarez
Thursday. The officials new
profess-to see Oroscos reason
for withdrawing the troops
from near Juarez. The com
mander of these troops, as he
passed through Juarez en route
to Chihuahua, made the ptate
merit today thaj the Vasquis
tas do not mean to attack
Juarez, because of fear of in-
- ternational complications. As
the rebels hold a port of entry
at Palomas, Juarez would be of $
& little value to them If taken, it
? is argued, and would only de-
0- tain many of the men for gar- $
- rtson duty, who would be need-
ed in the attack on Chihuahua, )-
which is worth their while.,
Jwurez was much excited earlier bv a
repos that Vaequiatas were coming- from
the south. Though wires are working,
no report is obtainable from San Ped
where on Wetfaestfevy afternoon the reb
els seized- ft. freight train oa the Mexico
North Western railroad, bound for
Jwrez. It w-s cs-neeted in .luares th-i-the
rebels mYaat to eame in and tat tho
J town. There is Mttte to hinder them. ,n
-htttrez has no defence, the hundred -ii;-poswfly
loyal state, troops, broujrbt io
Juarez following the mmior of Januar
31 said then sent south to Guzman, ha-. -nv
returned Thursdav moraine to
JuMez and then going on to ChfhuahTja.
leaving- the wjiole countrv south .
Juarez wbeohitelv at the mercv of th
band of Vasquista.
Juarez of id-la did not attempt to ex
plain the attitude of the state govern.
j meat ia onferim jtbese troops ttwav
and leaving all the exrontrv a-bsohitelv in
rebel control.
Many Peculiar Circumstances.
But there are many circantstanoes that
, are not clear to the peopie of Juarez in
, the actions of their officials durins- the
past tew days.
Along with other reports in Juarez
comes one that Orozco is to resign oa
the 29th dav of FetniM-v. which is one
week hence. What will happen if he te
eigas cannot be forecasted. The Vasquis
tas in the Casta Grendes district all de
clare uher are Orozcoistas. Thev beiievs
Oroaco should be the whole wwrks in
Chihuabua. They are for nun, thev hiv
repeatedly declared. What woukl hap
pen should Oroaco retire from the com
mand of the Maderrstfa. forces, now chat
fhe Vfl.'uiimfft fnrnAa rv in t)w filri h-,11
! 2....... l. ia j.l. j : a- '
1M U UB 111. M- 4MJ JUBtKMHUIOO. in
the meantime. Oroaco says nothing aod
little of tht.
CsipC. Luh S. Elizondo. secretarv to
governor Abram Gonzales, of CTi&uahna,
was taken off the Mexk&nXational uin
at Villa Abumada Wednesday bv (.'apt
Fernando Samanieeo and ('apt. Reyes,
of Gen. Orosoco's staff, it is declared in
Juarez.
Abel Baca, a oattlerrtan, objected to
this form of procedure and the men
asked him if be had anv mowv. H
told them that he had none, but had a
ring, and this and a pistol he gate to
them, telling thtsn he wanted no troub'e
with them.
Why Elizondo was taken of the train
is not known, as the men who arrested
him gave no "forther reason, than that
ther had orders from -nheir superior to
do so.
Why Us Juarez Abandoned.
Oro-co is in command of the wiralea
(Continued on Page Four.)
for use in case of trouble in the town
or In the interior of hthuahua
The two machine guns whirh a-e
now in Juarez, set up ready for arr
emergency, were shipped through the
El Paso port, having been received b
a local hardware store and forward -
to Mexico with 100,000 rounds of am
munition. Rifles, ammunition packe.1
in cartons convenient for field service
and duplicate parts have been sert .
Mexico through the local port in large.
quantities One hundred rifloa -,.!-.
sniopea io urxco
to irxco at Juarez whon
iviin re aiso oetng sent out
r.. ro io i oiumous, N. M., and thei
to Palomas for the rebels.
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