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EL PASO, TEXAS, Tuesday Evening, ASSOCIATED PRESS Leased Wire WKATHBR FORRCAST. Fair Tonight and Wednesday; Cooler Tonight. May 20, 1913- -12 Pages WILL INVITE K! H, A I A) H . M . FLAGLER IS DEAD AT PILMBEACI Capitalist, Known as "King of Florida," Succumbs Following Injury. AIDED ROCKEFELLERS FORM STANDARD OIL Gen. Menocal Inaugurated As the President of Cuba JAPAN TRIES TO RESTRAIN RADICALS Conservatives in Tokio Are Joining in Agitation for Equal Rights in America, THINK ALIEN LAWS INVOLVE HONOR WITCHCRAFT IS AIRED IN A COURT CASE W TO BE T P SIN JOKIO, JAPAN. May 20. The news that the California alien land ownership bill had been signed by governor Johnson was received here with regret, although it had been dis counted in official and nonofficlal cir cles. It was hoped up to the last mo ment, however, that Washington's in tervention would prove successful. The newspapers published extra editions with the announcement that the bill had been signed. The efforts of the Japanese govern ment are concentrated at present on pacifying the public opinion, but the task is regarded in many quarters as a more difficult one than at the time of the California school controversy. Since the death of the old Japanese emperor the authority of the govern ment has steadily diminished in resist ing the growing influence of public opinion and the spirt of democracy is augmenting throughout the empire. Friendship Is Assured. Arthur Ba'Uy-islanchard. secretary of the United states embassy, visited baron Maklno, the Japanese foreign minister today and reiterated the de termination of the United States gov ernment to exert every-effort in or der to find a friendly and satisfactory solution of the question. He empha sized the fact that it was a Caliiornian and not an American qeustion, and thanked the Japanese government for its friendliness and for its attempts to rt strain the excitable public opinion of Japan. Demand Eqeal Treatment. It is generally believed here that "Washington will find a solution for the problem, but the more conservative elements in Japan are now echoing the public agitation for equal treatment of the Japanese. They declare that the racial issue, which it is contended is involved, and the steady recurrence of anti-Japanese bills in California should receive "basic curative treatment." National Honor Involved. A prominent official said today: The Japanese people feel that their national honor is involved. The po litical question will be solved peace fully, but what is needed to assure the permanence of our traditional friend ship is a change of heart in some Americans toward the -Japanese." TJ. S. NOW AWAITS ACTION BY JAPAN . Japanese Foreign Offiee May He Iteltic tani to Test California Allen Land ActIn Federal Conrts. Washington. D. C May 20. With the answer of the United States to its protest in hand, it Is now up to the t Japanese xoreign oiiice 10 iae me ncn step in the negotiations over the Cali fornia alien land bill. It is expected that the forthcoming rejoinder to sec retary Bryan will be strongly argu mentative and calculated to result in the conduct of the future negotiations on a strictly legal basis. As it is un derstood that the state department is looking to the Japanese government, or some Jaoanese citizen to test the new law by recourse to the United States 1 court, it may De signiricam oi ine drawing of another issue that the Jap anese are belived to be reluctant to be gin such a movement. In his protest of May S to the state department the Japanese ambassador is understood to have made it perfectly clear that Japan, finding it impossible to deal directly with the state of Cali fornia, was relying on the federal gov ernment to insure what he believes to be fair treatment for its subjects. Probably that contention will be ex tended to cover the legal test of th California land law, though the ordi nary procedure in such cases would be to allow a Japanese subject, threat ened with escheatment of his lands, te begin action by application for an in junction. JAPAXBSB THINK THBY SHOULD BE NATURALIZED San Francisco. Calif, May 20. Brief statements were Issued here by Ayao Hattori and Soraku Ebara, the Japanese who arrived to inquire un officially into the situation that has brought about the California alien land legislation. Mr. Ebara's state ment, couched in diplomatic phrase ology, did not indicate his views on the issue. Mr. Hattorj's however, was vigorous of purpose. "I have come here," be said, "as the representative of the Liberal party of Japan. The treaty we have with Amer ica is deficient and I advocate its re vision. As o the land law question. I think that we should secure the right of naturalization. With regard to nat uralization of the Japanese, it seems to me that Japan is almost unani mous in demanding the same. But how to secure it is not decided yet. "I am a member of the Japanese Peace Society. We hope to solve this problem peaceably and honorably." SMITH WILL FIGHT BRYAN SUGGESTION Says Plan Credited to the Secretary "Woald Be Great Handicap to Southern Arizona. Tucson, Ariz, May 20. As a result of the protest sent by city and county authorities to senator Mark Smith against the recommendation of secre tary of state Bryan regarding land patents, senator Smith said he would oppose the suggestion attributed to Bryan firmly. The secretary of state is understood to have recommended to secretary Lane, of the department of u y uumiz. ul uiv ucua Liuciii 3i the interior, that patents to lands in the Colorado river bason be withheld ' from pending applications until a treaty with Mexico, definitely fixing the j relations Between ine iwu Dvenuoenie i regarding the Colorado river now can be concluded. The waters of the Colorado river diverted by the United States govern ment's irrigation project at Yuma, are carried on down to irrigate lands in Lower California. Mex.. as well as those on the American side of the line. The Colorado river basin, however, includes not only the valley of the Colorado, but also that of all tributary streams. Local organisations hold that it would handicap settlers and retard development of millions of acres in southern Arizona, if Bryan's reported suggestion is followed by the interior department Senator Smith wired in reply that he hardly thought Bryan was correctly quoted, for he did not believe the secre tary of stau would recommend action of so sweeping a nature, involving practically every acre of unpatented land in southern and central Arizona, with the exception of the San Pedro, th. S i- Simon, and the Sulphur Springs vane s. Mexicans Near Hillsboro j New Mexico Try to Kill ; Woman "Possessed." FEARED SPELL SHE HAD CAST ON WOMAN HILLSBORO. N. M., May 20. Witch craft is at the bottom of a case nmar nv trial here 11-1 teh -"--- ft " the 20th century! The district court is engaged in the trial of the case of the state vs. Eduardo Chaves. Francisco Montoya and Mariano TruJii?o, charged by indictment with assault with intent to commit murder upon Mrs. Koinalda Sediilo de Chaves, and assault upon her with a deadly weapon, on the 15 th day of April, last. The evidence introduced in the case was. on the part of the prosecution, to the effect that about sundown of the 25th of April the three defendants ar rived on horseback at the ranch of Mrs. Chaves, where they were first seen by one of the daughters of the woman who. fearing that all was not right, quickly gave an alarm to her mother and another sister, who were there. They testified that the three defend ants, who made a poor attempt at dis guise by wearing masks over the lower part of their faces, came up to them and demanded that .they deliver their mother to them, that they intended to kill her because she was a witch. The two daughters instead threw their arms about their mother and declared to the men that they would have to kill them as well as her. They further testified that Chaves and Truiillo then shot towards the group o'f the three of them, where they had their mother between them, two shots striking, one on each side of them, near their feet. The men being unsuccessful in dislodging the two women from the mother, then threw a lariat, which was circumvented by the quick action of one of the daughters in disentangling themselves, and that then the defendants dismounted and forcibly separated the two daughters from the mother, one of whom held a child in her arms, and one of the men then took charge of the women while the other two took the daughters a distance away; that the one who took the moth er away, dragged her into 'an arroyo and beat her over the head with a six shooter and on the body with the lariat, and kicked and bruised her severely; and that in the meantime tne men in charge of the daughters were assuring them that if they should ever see their mother again it would be only her bodv hanging in a sack. Trie aged woman testified very brief ly, her physical condition being such that she was required to be brought into court on a stretcher. She gave her testimony under great strain, corrobor ating her daughters and also positively JjjdOTirlfylng each of thethre-a daand - IJVIb. OHV x-va--b.---u US M1.U-, O Vk her injuries. Several witnesses were then sworn, who related that they had seen the de fendants about the scene of the crime at the approximate time ft occurred. The defence had two angles, first, that the women were mistaken in their Identification, and second, that the de fendants could not- have committed the crime because they were in another place at the time of its commission. The defence, in its effort to make it appear that someone else might have committed the crime put in evidence facts showing that the Montoya family was informed by one Vigil, a "medi cine man." that the mother of the de fendant, Montoya-rvas under a spell, or bewitched by the Chaves woman, and that thereafter the husband of the sick Mrs. 2fontoya and several others called on Mrs. Chaves and wanted to know from her whether It was true that she had bewitched Mrs. Montoya. The Cha ves woman denied the accusation to them, and proceeded to prosecute the medicine doctor. Vigil, in the justice's court, and the defence asked the jury whether it was not reasonable to be lieve that this medicine man and his cohorts were not the culprits? SCHWAB CORRECTS HIS TESTIMONY Wltiiexs In Steel Trait Suit Says Illin ois and Carnegie Companies "Were Net Competitors. New York May 20. Charles M. Schwab resumed the witness stand to day for further cross-examination by government counsel in the suit to dis solve the United States Steel corpora tion. Before being questioned by judge Jacob M. Dickinson, the government attorney, he asked permission to cor rect the testimony he had given to the effect that the Illinois Steel com pany and the Carnegie Steel company, subsidiaries of the so-called trust, were competitors before they were absorbed. He sai 1 today that the Illinois company manufactured "only small parts" and was not in reality a competitor of the Carnegie company. The existence of competition between these two companies is one of the im portant points in the government's case against the corporation. SUFFRAGE FAVORED IN ILLINOIS ASSEMBLY SpHnefield, Ills.. May 20. In a lively meeting preceding tne nouse session today the elections committee of that hody adopted the report of a sub-corn- """cc. co w" .,..... . j. ..,..- slve. over Hennebr. Democrat, took favorable action on the woman's suf frage bill which has already passed the senate, and postponed action on a contest brought against Medill McCor mick. Progressive floor leader.. The woman's suffrage bill would give votes to women on all statutory offices in Illinois. Only a few places would be excepted by its provisions. A previous endorsement of the measure Dy tne committee was overridden on A. . .. - .. . A. , '?"ije " " 2""" " " """""" -tp t....,. -, ,-w-.-r-.J.-r . -.,. .... . ., ! PRESDDENT WILL NOT TESTIFY IN TRIAL Newark, N. J May 2t). Heeler Dav enport and Jacob Dunn, mountaineers j aa wuua cuoppers. were orougnt in to the federal district court today for trial on a charge of having sent threat ening letters through the mails to Wcodrow Wilson. Aside from handwiting experts, the principal witness to be called by the government will be Joseph Tumulty, the president's secretary. President Wilson will not be called. KING OF SERA'IANS PLANS TO ABDICATE HIS THRONE Geneva, Switzerland, May 20. King Peter, of Servia, intends to abdicate Zl.l?"n a he possibly can after peace I between the Balkan states and Turkey has been signed. He plans to return to Geneva, where he lived for many years before he mi called to the Ser vian throne in lin aftei the murder of king Alexander and quuu Diaga. John Kirby, Jr., of Ohio, Charges Unions Have Not Removed Lawlessness. NO PROTEST AGAINST CONVICTED LEADERS D ETROIT, MICH.. May 20. Charg- I ing that organized laborhas failed to clear itself of "the stains which, violence and lawlessness have cast upon it," John Kirby, jr., of Dayton, O-, presi dent of the National Association of Manufacturers, In his address today, dwelt at length on the present indus trial and legislative tendencies and their effects upon manufacturers and employers. He referred in detail to the treatment of great corporations and the railroads and the attitude of manufacturers toward the tariff. He said in part: Conspicuous in the momentous events of recent years that have trans pired in the field of American indus try is the tragedy of Los Angeles, and the drama of Indianapolis. As a re ward to the principal accomplices in this conspiracy, they have one after another, through the power of the in Tincible "inner circle" of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, been reelect ed to their respective offices. Point to me one single labor leader, or dele gate who has arisen and indignantly demanded that such type of leader ship be forever barred from the admin istration of union affairs." Fight Exemptions of Unions. The association unanimously adopted i and forwarded to president Wilson resolutions urging him to veto the ! sundry civil appropriation bill, con- of public fiends, appropriated to en force the Sherman act. for the prosecu tion of labor and agricultural organ izations. The resolution was Introduced by James A. Emery, of Washington, gen eral counsel for the manufacturers' association. After Mr. Emery had assailed the bill for three-quarters of an hour the resolution was immediately adopted and telegraphed to Washing ton. WITNESS DESCRIBES HIS FART IX ALLEGED DY AMITE FL VNT" DennlH J. Collln.t, of Cambridge. Tells of Meeting John J. BrceB. Con victed of Plantinir" Dynamite ! in Uo.it on. Boston, Mass.. May 20. Dennis J ! Collins, a dog fancier of Cambridge, i on trial with William Wood, at .he , American Woolen company, and Fred- erick E. Atteaic. a Boston dyo manu- ! facturer, or alleged conspiracy to -nln" dtmantite at Lawrence during the textile stMKe or iiz. tesoiieo. m a witness for the prosecution when the trial was resumed today. Collins said that on January 19. 1012. Ke met John J. Breen. the Lawrence undertaker who was convicted of actually "planting" the explosive in a saloon in Boston. In the course of their conversation Breen asked if he would like to go to Lawrence that night. "I told him I would go if I could help." said Collins. Breen con tinued: "We shall probably meet some folk and you had better carry this bun dle to keep your end up," at the same time handing the witness five ?5 bills. Breen, the witness said, agreed to give him more money the following day. Collins said that after leaving the saloon they met two men. One of th men was described by the witness as Mr. Rice gave Breen a package weighing about 40 pounds which they carried to Breen's house in Lawrence and opened. It contained sticks which felt "cold." "I asked Breen what they were, the witnessed added, "and he told me it was 'Juice.' " Collins said that when he pressed Breen for an explanation of the pack age Breen said: . "You'll see the joke tomorrow. The witness told of a conversation with Breen. "I asked him what he meant, said Collins and he asked me if I knew Prof. Wood. I told him I did and thn he said that I would see the joke in the papers the next day." CONCESSIONS ARE MADE TO XACOZARI STRIKERS Douglas. Aria, May SO. The Moctc- zuma Copper company, the Phelps- ni cornoration a big Sonora mine Hat Nacozari. south of Douglas, has an nounced that it has maoe concessions to its striking employes by which it is hoped the strike, which affects about 1,500 men, .will be ended. The company agreed to discharge the three American foremen, as demanded by the strikers: but it is announced that the mill will remain closed until other disputed points are settled. LONGSHOREMEN THREATEN TO TIB UP TRAFFIC Philadelphia. Pa.. May 2C Threats to tie up shpping all along the At lantic ' coast unless the longshoremen on strike here are granted their de mands are made by national organizers of the Industrial Workers, of the World. jviv Soo6 ,- rc a-jj to be on rLy.. wSwenJl?? " 2 . rf a 'hVr" da time and half f work after p. m. uouoie time ror ork on SundaJrs --a holidays and recognition of the union. CROAATJ JEERS MILL AVOUKERS; 57 ARRESTED AT PATERSON Paterson. X. J.. May 20. Fifty-seven arrests were made today in the vicin ity of the Price silk mill to which the i bands returned yesterday in tne iace of protests from Industrial Workers of the World leaders and others gathered In the streets near the mill to jeer the workers. There was no actual violence and those arrested were arrested be cause they refused to "move on." Three of the prisoners taken were women, one with a baby in her arms. She was immediately paroled. CINCINNATI STRIKE IS SETTLED. Cincinnati, O., May 20. Conferences between the representatives of the Cincinnati Traction company and the striking car men ended n an agree ment whereby the strike was called off. Service 'was resumed this morning. The application for a receiver for the company has been withdrawn. EMMA GOLDMAN AND BEN REITMAN ARE ARRESTED San Diego". Calif.. May 20. Emma Goldman and Dr. Ben Reitman. anar chists, were arrested today on their arrival from Los Angeles and taken to the city limits in a police automobile. Thf.v blarded a tiain for Los Angeles. Airs, uoidman s purpose in coming as to deliver a lecture. As soon as it t'wame known that Mrs Goldman and Reitman Were in the city j.: il a crowd tempted. -TEST PALM BEACH. FLA., May Af 20. Henry M. Flagler, aged 83, capitalist and railroad mag nate, died at his winter horn hero this morning after an Ulnae? of sev eral weeks. Mr. Flagler recently fell down a flight of steps at his home and because of his advanced age his re covery had not been anticipated. Known as "iftng of Florida."' Mr. Flagler, known in the south as the "King of riorida." was born in a HENRY X. FLAGLER. little village, just south of Rochester, New York, in 1830. His father'occupled the not very lucrative position of pas tor fit the village church, and at the age of 11 young Henry decided that his mother and sister could get along more comfortably if he ceased ' to he one of the family burden. So he started from home with a few dollars in his pocket, and gradu ally worked his way westward to Ohio where he located in a small vil lage called Republic, and went to work in a country store at the salary of $5 per month and board. It was in this, his first job. that young Flagler was initiated into the ways of the business world. He was instructed by his employer that tho price on certain articles of- goods varied, according to the class or ap pearance of the customer. The young man soon gained the rep utation of being one of the bestaies men in the country, and he was induced to change his place of employment at frequent intervals. Engaged In Grain Business. Strict economy soon enabled young Flagler to open a grain business in Bellevue, Ohio. And here began a little business intrecourse which ulti mately resulted in the formation of the greatest corporation in the world. Mr. Flagler used to ship his carloads of grain to Cleveland where it was sold for him by a young commission merchant named John D. Rockefeller. As young Flagler prospered he felt a desire for a partner to share his good fortune. A short courtship resulted in his marrying the daughter of a well-to-do merchant, named Harkness. After amassing a fortune of $60,000 in Bellevue, he went to Saginaw. Mich., and made an unsuccessful ven ture in the salt business, losing every dollar of his hard earned money. With the aid, of money furnished by his wife's relatives he moved to Cleve land and re-entered the grain business. Helped Organize Standard Oil. Mr. Flagler renewed his acquaintance with John D. and William Rockefeller, who were at that time confining their efforts to the oil refining business. He became interested in the brothers' new venture and in 1S67, with the aid of more money from his wife's rela tives he entered into a $100,000 part nership with the Rockefellers and Samuel Andrews. Tho new partner, ship bought up every oil refinery, large or small, that appeared in the field of competition. Business grew so rapidly, that, in 1870, the partners organized the Standard Oil company with a capitalization of $1,000,000. and not a little credit for the marvelous growth of the great combine from that time up to the present day has been given, to the shrewd business ability and keen foresight of Mr. Flagler. Married Second Time In 1SS3. His first wife, who had been his most valuable supporter at the begin ning of his career, did not live 'o share in Mr. Flagler's success. She (Continued on Next Page.) DAILY RIDDLES QUESTIONS. 1. What is that which is full of holes and et holds water? 2. What man aiways has a guar dian? 3. Why is a ship going about in the face of a strong wind like some thing that makes a teacher get up? 4. In what way is the Scotch town of Cgyplyyl like a confession of theft? 5. Why is an automobilist going 70 miles an hour, brave? Answers will De found under their appropriate numbers scattered through the Classified Advertising pages. ! I 1 1 Mil IM il QP ; CIT. MENOCAL AND AVIKE. SEEKS TO VOID ANTI ALIEN Miss ouri Representative Would Prevent Friction By State Legislation. CHANGES ARE MADE IN TARIFF RATES WASHINGTON, D. C, May 20. During a 10 minute session of the Jiouse today representative Sisson, of Mississippi, announced his intention of mahisur 4r -speech on the leaa points involved in the California Japanese situation wnen the house meets again Friday. Ifi-gen Federal Land Lawn. Representative Barthold, of Missouri, announced that he purposed to intro duce a resolution to empower congress to legislate exclusively on all ques tions affecting the rights of aliens re siding in the I'nited States. The pur pose of the measure would be to pre vent individual states from passing laws which might cause friction with foreign countries. Lack of federal control, he said, affecting the ability of the government to carry out a treaty in all its integrity, was a pal pable defect. One Cent Postage for Letters. One cent postage for letters after July 1. 1914, was proposed in a reso tion by representative Rouse, of Ken tucky. The bill for a constitutional amend ment providing for the direct election and a six year term for the president and vice president was introduced by representative Britten. Representative Hay introduced a bill to provide for distinguished service of army and navy men. Change Metal Tariff. Majority members of the senate finance committee held their first meeting today to hear preliminary re ports from the subcommittees work ing on the tariff bill and suggest re visions for approval of the entire com mittee and the Democratic caucus. Senator Stone reported that the met al schedule practically had been com pleted by his subcommittee, but that it was being considered a second time with the "aid of an expert from the customs appraisers offices in New York. Some changes in the schedule .have been made but. it is believed they are not of such a character as to arouse the opposition of the house Demo crats. Revise Rates oa Chemicals. Senator Johnson reported that the chemical schedule had been finished by his subcommittee and that about 30 changes had been made, affecting chiefly dyes used in the manufacture of cotton goods. No reports were made relating to susar and wool Protest AgalnaC Income Tax. W. D. Hines. chairman iff the execu tive committee and counsel of the Santa Fe railroad representing 20 other lines, complained to senator Williams, chair man of the subcommittee considering the income tax, that a subsection of the provision would result in taxing holding corporations twice, both on the income of a subsidiary and that of a holding company. He also main tained that interest on all bonded in debtedness should be exempt. Lenr Section Over Tariff. Debate on the bill in the senate was desultory and featureless, concerning principally the work of the subcommit tee. Senator Penrose predicted that the bill would keep congress in session throughout the summer. Republican senators, he said, would offer amend ments to schedules -but bad no con certed plan and did not expect to re sort to a policy of delay. Pretest Against Tariff. While Democratic senators are wrestling with home manufacturers, protesting against numerous rates in the Underwood bill they are confronted also by protests from foreign coun tries against administrative features of the bill and the provisions that would grant a five percent reduction of duties imports in American bot toms. Protests from England, Germany. France. Italy. Australia and other countries have been lodged with the state department and communicated to the finance committee where thev first will be considered by a.sub-com-mittee of which senator Williams is 'chairman. The attention of the committee is called to a meeting of the National Association of Industry and Commerce of France at which the Underwood bill was condemned, the administra tive features of which, it was claim--l. would arbitrarily increase the hin drances to trading with this countrj. ChangeK Are Favored. From many countries have corn" protests that the new provision in the bill that would Kiv- the secre tary of the tr. asurv the nirht to .n ilude from t.ntr jjooUb o iii' nhants LAI LAWS i 1 Has Reputation as a Fighter And Wins Easily Over Political Opponents. HAVANA. CUBA. May 20. With the inauguration today of Gen. Mario G. Menocal as president in succession to president Jose Miguel Gomez and of Dr. Enrique Jose Varona as vice president, the Cuban republic enters on a new phase of its existence in a spirit of high "hopes for the pres ervation of peace and the establish ment of the prosperity of the island. President MepocaJ. on taking office, contents himself with the declaration that he will devote all his energies to giving the country a clean business administration, which will foster the industries of the island -and develop its resources, which wllj welcome foreign capital and immigration and maintain 'friendly relations with all nations, es pecially with the United States, to which Cuba is so closely linked by bonds of mutual affection and inter est. Gen. Menocal was elected by a slight majority in November. 1312, at an elec tion, which threatened to break into serious trouble at anv moment. Troops were prepared to suppress disorder and the authorities at Washington vere ready to rush- war ships to the island if it became necessary. Menocal de feated his Liberal party opponent. Al fredo Zayas, who for several years has nursed a desire to become presi dent, by some 17 votes In the electoral college. Menocal got 78 votes,i or jnst 17 more than enough to elect him. Gen. Menocal is a member of the Con servative pariv. He fought in the Span ish war. gained quite a reputation as a warrior and has always been very" friendly to Americans. At the time of the American occupation of Cuba the Anu rican authorities sought to induce Menocal to accept the office of alcalde. or mayor of Havana. He declined to take the position, but later became chief of Dolice of Havana. Immediately rfter his election Gen. Menreal issued the following state ment: "In the new year there will be!n to direct the destinies cf the United States and Cuba the men who have been recently elected to that end as an expression of a wish for a new line of political conduct on the part of both peops. who hope from the change an era of greater prosperity. or manufacturers who refuse to sub mit for inspection by United States asents their accounts pertaining to valuations or classification of mer chandise wheneer disputes arise. The present attitude of the committee and the administration is to adhere to this provision, the claim being that it will not be abused and will serve as a bar to professional defrauders. Foreign governments maintain that it will result in unusual trouble. One request of the foreign govern ments is for a return to a provision of tariff laws before the Payne-Al-drich bill which in cases of disputed valuation would give the appraiser the right to increase it 5 or 10 percent. Such a provision was originally in cluded in the Payne-Aldrieh bill but it was not there when the bill passed. the claim being that it was uninten tionally omitted. Consideration of all these protests will be taken up by the finance committee soon. Free Sagar Is Opposed. Louis M. Rivera, resident commis sioner from Porto Rico; Jose Diego, speaker of the Porto Rican house; Marfn Travicso, president of the ex ecutive council, and a delegation of business men from the Island have presented a memorial to president Wil son declaring that the free sugar pro vision in the tariff schedule would dertroy their sugar industry. The president promised to study their argu ment. Allege Combiae la AIaka. Delegate Wickersham charged be fore the senate territories committee that a combination of transportation comi-anics was opposing government ccptruction of railways in Alaska. Wickersham declared that fhe Copper River and Northwestern and Ithe White Tass and Yukon railways, the Alaskan fteamship company, the Pacific coast steamship and R S. Ryan, a Controler bay navigation company were in the opposition. Ses-sloa I Brief. President Wilson and the cabinet had the shortest session of the admin istration thus far It lasted less that. an hour and concerned chiefly ap po ntments. The Japanese question was touched on hiicfly but it was understood the cabinet deferred fuller discussion awaitins a reply from Japan to the latest American note. MILITANTS THREATEN TO THROW VITRIOL Vigilance Committee Is Organised la Scotland to Prevent Destruction of Golf LtnkH. St. Andrews. Scotland, May 20 This little town s almost in a state of siege as the result of threats uttered b tho militant suffrasreta that they will de stroy the putting greens and thus ren der pla impossible in the world"s ama teur trolf championship which is to be competed for here next week Intense excitement prevails among the townspeople, who depend largi Iv for their prosperity on the golf links. Citizens have organized a vigilance committee, whose members, togetner with jooo volunteers will guard the greens msht and da. Ag it is under stood th?t the women will use vitrol to de3trov the greens, all the senti nels stationed there h?ve provided ihim'i'hfs wi:h laree umbrella o lit. i -it the , ... .mo fluid beins? thin un in th ir fa-, .. Old General Don Porfirio May be Asked to Come Back to Mexico. DECLINES TO TALK UPON THE SUBJECT PARIS, FRANCE, May 20. Gen. Porfirio Diaz, former president of Mexico, who is staying at a hotel here, declines to make any statement in reply to inauiries as to he arrival of a delegation from Mexico to offer him th presidency. . The report current yesterday in Cor runna, Spain, on this subject, was founded on statements made by of ficers of the steamer Ypiranga. Thy said passages to Europe on board that the vessel were engaged as long ago as January 'or delegation which was to be sent to Gen. Diaz in the name of all the factions in Mexico to offer him the presidency. GUARD DISAPPEARS SO DOES AIRSHIP DepHty United States Marshal Believed to Have Been Kidnaped Before Machine Was Takes. Nogales. Ariz., May 20. The war aeroplane crossed Into Mexico near Naco Sunday night was the same fl ing machine confiscated by United States federal officials two weeks aga. The machine has disappeared from a ranch between Tucson. Aria. and this point. With it disappeared Reuben Hopkins, a United States deputy mar shal of Tucson, who was left to guard the air craft. , The machine in parts was. taken in three automobiles south to the inter national line and safely crossed in day light late Smay afternoon. With It went high power bombs, of the gravity, contact type, which, the insurgents ex pect to toss on tho federal gunboat Guerrero which lies in Guaymas har bor ready to assist the garrison of the town in defending the only remaining point in Sonora state held by the cen tral government. The flying apparatus and bombs for aerial use went soutn Monday on a special train. The attack on Gnaymas". to which point the de feated federals have retired, has been postponed, it is explained, awaiting the aeroplane to onset mo vunci "i the gunboat. The disappearance of the aeroplane supposedly safe in the keeping of the federal officers has led to a search for the missing deputy marshal. It is asserted that he was kidnaped. Th Mexican customs collector of Nogales. Sonora, passed th incident with., the remark: Tteoat us a lot of mono, but we got IV The aeroplane, a three passenev 80 horsepower Curtlss biplane, was i.Au -or. wm, ovf vhen Didier Ma' - i son and his mechanic Thomas Dearie began setting up the maenme at fui -ranch JO miles below Tucson. Mas-s.j . and Deane escaped with some ne -sarv parts of the machine, and tal v at once was started that still anoth-r aeroplane had been smuggled over the line During this time, the insur gents' American agents were planninc to secure the confiscated machine which was done successfully dunns last night. ! MEXICAN MAILS ARE UNCERTAIN, I'nited States Delivers Mail for HHerta Section to Coast; Rebels Get North Mexieo Mali. Washington. D. C. May 20. An or der has been issued by postmaster general Burleson directing that post masters refuse to pay money orders tesneri on and after May 25 at any I postoffice in Mexieo unless they have I received the corresponding advices previously endorsed by the Huerta. postal administration with a special stamp reading: -Visaddor por la direction general de correos de Mexico, D. F." When payment is thus refused, the instructions say, the holder of the or der should be rd vised to return it to the sender. The order is in accord ance with an agreement entered into between the American and Mexican postal departments. At present all mail for any part of Mexico under the control of the Huerta government moves by maritime routes to Veracruz, thence to Mexico city by rail and is there distributed by the Mexican postal authorities. Mail for the northern states of Mexico, where the 'Constitutionalists- are In control, is delivered according to the regular practice of postal authorities to those who are de factor In control in spite of the protest of the Huerta adminis tration. SIX ARRESTS FOLLOW AMMUNITION SEIZURE Copper Q,neea Famishes Band for Two Bntpioyea In Btabee Store Consul Perez'., Bend. Is Fixed at 9159. Bisbee. Aria, May 26. Six men placed under arrest on charges of vio lating the neutrality law in the alleged shipment of $5,000 rounds f ammunition to Mexico, had the charges read to them before United States commissioner J. D. Taylor. Bail wa fixed and it was announced that pre liminary hearings would be held before United States district attorney Mori. son. who is expected back from Phoe nix in a few days. In the case of con sul Perez, a "constitutionalist." L. Hall and M. Martinez, bonds were fix'! at $1500 each. Taft. night watchn v at the Copper Queen store house, and Allen, were placed under $500 bond a-i . Taylor alleged to be the driver of j ammunition wagon, was released on his own recognizance. In the cases of the first three nan- -! personal bonds were arranged, whi'. j the Copper Queen gave bond for T.i: I and Allen, both of whom are emplov :s J of the company. I ANTI-AMERICAN I PEELING IN MEXICO j Mexico Citj. Mex.. May 20. The Kill , ing of one merican and the wounding I of several others in the last 30 das in J and about Tampico has been made th' j subject of a report to the tate depart- ment at Washington, as indicating a ' rtrong ant'-Vmencan btntnnent. The t attention of the Mexican foreign office j also has been called to thi matter ' Jami-s Crawford wa.-t stabbed and I killed near Tampiio anotner American ! wa. slashed with a "laehete and hl; 1 condition is seriout. w ml, the oth"-s 1 are ufferinsr fiom 'is-r injuries. X anes have been n.dt Several hun- '!(' American colonists and oil woik- (is reside 11 that region The rt'' I Khn wire threatenin-r Tampico a tContinuec en n-.-xt page.