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Huerta Will Lay Whole State o Chihuahua In Waste Before Rebels
Week-End Edition ,
EL PASO, TEXAS,
Saturday Evening,
December 20, 1913-42 Pages
FIVE SECTIONS TODAY.
UEtTHER FORECAST
Fair and colder tonight. Sun
day, fair and warmer.
RESTAURANT WINE
ROOM DENOUNCED
Grand Jury Declares It an Evil Needing Suppression.
Indiscriminate Liquor Selling in Private Clubs and
Liquor Selling in. the Reservation Are Also
Charged Failure to Repair Paving.
i
CONDEMNATION of private rooms
in restaurants, of the "promiscu
ous selling pt liquor" in private
clubs, of the sale of liquor in the res
ervation and of the methods of letting
a recent county contract, fwrm part of
the report of the retiring grand jury.
made aiurdjy to judge S J. Isaacks.
The ri port also says the county
rourthuue is not kept clean, but com
mends thi cleanliness of the jail. It
lecommcn.is a fireproof building as a
count hospital and urges that steps
be taken for repairs to some of the
street paing in the city, which has
not held up to the contract guarantee.
The rep-jrt follows.
A lnc Rooms Condemned.
"We hat been in ses&ion 24 days
and hi-e xamired 74 cases, found 59
tills. m bills, and took no action
-i fou-
He tmmniend the abolishment of
prat i nonis and booths in restau
itris. as we find they are a menace to
tin go Jtl morals of the rising genera
tion "We find the promiscuous selling of
liquor m cha-tered clubs to members
.tnd ali non-ncmbers is very common
in this u'j and county, which greatly
mtcrfc -, uith the proper enforcement
of ihe l'juo- law We have written the
att rni general to take the matter in
hand
Liquor SaleH in Reservation.
"We reci inrnend that the sale of
liquor in tne 'Kedlight reservation dis
trict' tie strictly prohibited, and every
effort oe made bv all of the county and
c.t officers to suppress rt.
"We find that a verbal contract "was
made b the county for the fftling-in of
the ccur.tj corral with caliche, at 40c
per yard the work was let on one ver
bal bid or.! . as a matter of fact,' the
filling-in of the corral was done with
earth instead of caliche, and vre recom
mend that hereafter two or more writ-i-n
bids should be received by the
county for all work exceeding J10. in
alue. and the contractors be forced to
do the work according to specifica
tions Conrthocse Dirty; Jail Clean.
"We w ,h to condemn the lax janitor
6f" ice and unsanitary condition of the
eourtiKU'-e the floors and stairways
and in peneral its unsafe, unswept and
unt'd condition, showing dirt of long
accumulation the closets and plumb
ing conditions are unsanitary and bad.
"We wsited the county jail and found
the records showing 91 prisoners on
that da the jail is not crowded; it is
.pparentl-. of modern construction, and
the inmatrs generally well cared for:
it is practically fireproof and kept
clopn. the food seems to be wholesome.
VILLA NOT
TELLING OF
HIS PLANS
Movement of Rebels to the !
South Not Yet Started,
Says Benavides.
HERRERA'S CAVALRY
IS AT JIMENEZ NOW
M
OVEMENTS of Gn. Pancho
Villa's rebel army at Chihua
hua are being closely, veiled by
military authorities in Juarez and little
reliable information as to the exact
location of the rebel army said to be
advancing southward against the feder
als at Torreon .s available. "Gen Villa
does not see fit to tell me what moves
he is making with the army." said Gen.
Benavides. Saturday morning in Jua
rez, "and I have little definite infor
mi ticn as to what is going on south of
Chihuahua."
Herrera Reported at Jimenez.
Unverified reports reaching the bor
der from Chihuahua say that 3004 reb
el cavalry under Gen. Maclovio Her
rera are already at Jimenez, half way
between Chihuahua .and Torreor, and
an- waiting for the arrival of artillery
rom Cnu iahua
linmc.se quantities of p'ovisions are
bem.r sent south from Chinuanua ov r
th Mexican Central to the troops at
Jimenez. Gen. Benavides says the pre
vailing opinion in Chihuahua is that
the federals will not take the offensive,
but will remain in Torreon. He argues
that there are not enough of them to
attempt an offensive campaign.
Says RebelM to Attack Meremlo.
Fifteen hundred rebels are near Fal
omir, three days' inarch from Ojinaga.
according to Gen. Benavides. It is at
Ojinaga that the federal army under
Gen. Salvador Mercado is encamped,
stocking up with provisions to take the
field against the rebels.
According to Benavides. the rebel di
vision at Falomir is gradually growing
stronger and will move to attack Oji
naga in the next 10 days The arrival
of a rebel column from Coahuila is
what the Falomir force is waiting for
before advancing against Ojinaga, ac
cording to the Juarez commander
That Villa will attempt to engage
the federals at Torreon and those at
Ojinaga at the same time is the opinion
of Gen Benavides, who says that the
rebel leader has enough soldiers to ac
complish such an end. The federals at
Ojinaga think otherwise and Saturday
were preparing to evacuate tfi border
town opposite Presidio, Texas.
Chihuahua is fast resuming its nor
mal aspect, according to reports in
Juarez. Gen. Villa is still there, direct.
mg the movements or nis forces from
the capital.
MEXICO GETS LOAN
TO PAY ITS INTEREST
t
PASIS, France, Dec. 20. The Underwriting by an international group of bankers
of a loan to the Mexican government sufficient to meet the' bond interest pay
ments falling due in January, was arranged today through the Banque de
Paris et des Pays Bas.
The group is composed of Paris, London, and New York bankers and includes
Speyers of Mew York.
The Pans banks will not advance more than their proportionate share of the
amount underwritten by the groupi
The negotiations were conducted here
terms on which it is to be advanced were
plentiful and clean, and we commend
the present administration.
Bad Paving Condemned.
"We call your attention again to the
defective paving in various portions
of the city and county, and, inasmuch
as several previous grand juries have
written detailed information in respect
to the defective sections, we do not
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ucciu ii iicvcBisai J vv cuuuivAait. kucu.
but respectfully urge that some remedy
Dut respectfully urge that some remedy
be found, we think that both the prin
cipals and their bondsmen should be
held strictly to account and compelled
to satisfactorily repair or rebuild sec
tions that are bad aad becoming worse
every day. I
The County Hospital.
"In compliance with our duty, we
visited the county hospital and were
courteously received and shown
through several buildings; we found the
buildings to be fairly clean and the
service to be as good as could be ex
pected. We believe the superintendent
is doing as well as he can under pres
ent conditions, but we condemn the ap
parent necessity of a county like ours
to endure such a condition. We re
spectfully urge the construction of one
or more modern, fireproof buildings
where the unfortunate poor or aged or
afflicted of both sexes, many of them
former taxpayers, can be cared for
safely and economically It is not nec
essary to conduct a modern hotel, but
we should house them comfortably.
Officials Arc Thanked.
"The grand jury wishes to thank
the district attorney and county attor
ney for their efficient services, and to
highl commend the hearty coopera
tion and untiring efforts of Chief I. N.
Davis, Capt DeWitt Greet and chief
detective Jesse Stansel in assttsing the
grand jury in investigating illegal sale
of liquor, gambling in its various forms
and the preventing of minors frequent
ing pool rooms."
Grand Jury In Thanked.
The grand jury submitted its report
at noon Saturday. The report was
I signed by J. S. Morrisson, foreman.
in dismissing tne grand jury juage s.
J. Isaacks thanked the body on behalf
of judge Dan M. Jackson and on the
part of the citizens for the diligence
they had shown in investigating viola
tions of the laws. Judge Isaacks will
leave Saturday night for Pecos, Texas,
where he goes to relieve judge Jack
son, who is, noiding court xor mm
there. Before returning to 31 Paso,
judge Jackson will go on a hunting
trip.
The grand jury was composed of J.
S Morrisson. foreman; John B. Wat
son, H. M. Adams, Gus Momsen, U. S.
Stewart, J. J Kaster, K. E. Neff. W.
C. Davis. H. C. Myles, I. A. Shedd, G.
K Garcia, R. W. Love. . .
Minister From Spain De
nounces Villa's Charges as
Fals'e, Absolutely.
U. S. CONFIRMS
CONFISCATION
W
ASHINGTON, D. C, Dec 20.
Senor Hiano. the Spanish am
bassador, acting under instruc
tions from Madrid, formally denounced
to the state department today the re
port that Spanish subjects in Mexico,
aided the Huerta cause, as contended
by Gen. Villa, who defended his action
in confiscating Spanish property, by
charging that Spanish residents in
Chihuahua had violated the neutrality
laws.
Spaniards Xentral.
The following statement was made
public by acting secretary Moore:
"Reports received at the department
of state through the Spanish embassy,
deny that the Spaniards in Mexico have
taken part in politics there and affirm
that they have always observed the
strictest neutrality in the affairs of
Mexico. These reports also declare
that statements that have been sent
out from El Paso that the Spaniards,
expelled by Gen. Villa, had made a
public demonstration in favor of inter
vention by the United States or have
committed other acts of questionable
propriety with reference to political
affairs in Mexico, are unfounded."
JIay Reimburse Spaniards.
The department issued this summary
of late reports from Chihuahua:
"The confiscation of Spanish property
in Chihuahua is confirmed by state de
partment advices. Gen. Villa is said to '
claim that the expulsion of the Span
iards was necessitated, as they were in
danger of massacre by the populace.
Participation in political affairs have
also been charged, but the persons who
can prove themselves guiltless -will
have their property returned and will
be indemnified for their losses. It is
said."
Denies "Women Are Held.
Further reports from Chihuahua say
Gen. Villa denies ordering the detention
of -women and children refugees. They
are said to be free to leave at will.
MEXICO CITY IS AGAIX
1 TOUCH WITH TAMPICO
Mexico City, Mex Dec 20. The
rebels have not returned to the vicinity
of Tampico since their retirement on
Dec. 14. iiverytning is quiet there to
day and telegraphic communication is
"lien uciweeii xampico ana tne ieaerai
C-lJ.:lul
but the amount of the loan and the '
not disclosed. I
SPANISH
ARE ALL
NEUTRALS
GUM AND
TORCH TO
BE USED
Salazar to Lay Chihuahua
in "Waste Gen. Mercado;
May Be Executed.
OROZCO WILL GO
TO SANTA ROSALIA
SHERMAN'S inarch from Atlanta to
the sea will read like a Sunday
school pienic by comparison with
Salazar"s march from Ojinaga to the
j Mormon colonies, if the plans of the
federals at Ojinaga are carried out.
' These plans, revealed to an American
rancher who has extensive interests in
northern Mexico by a federal official,
are claimed to have come direct from
Mexico City.
The orders which were received by
Orozco. Salazar, Caraveo and Rojas at
Ojinagi are said to he to make north
ern Mexico a howling wilderness, as far
as possible. Gen. Salvador Mercado,
former governor general of Chihuahua,
has been eliminated from the prospective
campaign in the north because of his
military record. It is reported that he
will either be executed or sent to Mexico
City for trial on a treason charge.
To Be March of Devastation.
To Jose Ynez Salazar. former rebel
chieftain, is said to have been delegated
the role of the Sherman of Mexico. His
orders, the federal official says, are to
march from Ojinaga to Casas Grandes
and the Mormon colonies, sweeping a
patch 20 miles wide for the entire dis
tance. Juarez is not to be attacked at
this time, the campaign being primarily
intended to make northern Chihuahua
untenable for Villa.
While this campaign of extermination
is in progress. Orozco is to proceed up
the Conchos river from Ojinaga through
Cucliillo Parado and Charreras to Santa
Kosalia, where a junction will be formed
with Yelaseo and Rubio Navarette. wbo
will march from Torreon and northwest
from Monterey. Orozco will be in com.
mand-of this column and will have be-I
tween 3000 and 4000 federals and irresr-
ulars. No time will be wasted in the
destruction of property along the Con
ehos. The objective point will be Santa
Rosalia.
Salazar's march to the Mormon col
onies is expected to start within the
next three days, follow along the Mexi
can side of the Rio Grande for a shorr
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distance and swing southward along the
Villa . AJnimeda road, crossing the Mexi-
tan foTvfral at Vlta Ahnmsil onH h-
tan Central at Villa Ahumada and the
Mexico Jvorth Western at Casas Grandes.
Both railroads are to be destroyed as
they are crossed, according to the plan
of the campaign, cutting the rebels 01
from Juarez and Chihuahua.
"Will Harass Mormon's, Report.
Salazar is familiar with the country of
western Chihuahua, as he operated there
during the Orozco revolution. He is most
hated by the Mormons and his reported
orders to exterminate the colonies, burn
all houses, barns, stores and other build
ings are said to have pleased Salazar.
Everything that can be burned is to be
destroyed. All forage, grpin, food and
is to be dostroved and all no,.s hrn,
I Snd outbuildings. farming implements i
3nri TTlnphlTlorTr hurnnH All -man fAnrnl 1
i 1. J.K. r iL. o"i -T I
u liic imt.fr ui Lue oaiazar column are j
to be impressed into the service or shot
and the women and children left to shift I
for themselves. All rebels found within I
the zone are to be executed without
trial and all known rebel sympathizers
are to be arrested.
Volunteers Spurn Mercado.
That there is trouble between Gen.
Mercado and the volunteers, there is no
doubt. An American who was in Ojinaga
last week, says he saw Salazar enter the
presence of Gen. Mercado without sa
luting and that Salazar shook hands with
all others present, but totally ignored
his generalinchief.
It is reported that Mercado forced the
volunteers to evacuate Chihuahua against
their wishes, because he was their an.
perior, and that after they left the city,
the -volunteers quit him and went their
own wav. This apparently explains why
the volunteers under Orozco and Salazar
reached Ojinaga before Mercado did.
By Constitutionalist
Grapevine; Not By
Wire, Says General
Declares No Nervs Messages Have
Been Received from Chihuahua
Over the Wires forlhe
El Paso Times.
"All telegraphic messages from Chi
huahua pass through my hands and 1
want to say that the story printed in
this morning's El Paso Times, purport
ing to be a news article wired over the
'Constitutionalist' lino from Chihua
hua, is a pure fake."
This was the statement Saturday
j mander of the rebel garrison in Juarez.
"wnetner or not tne information in
the articles was correct, I do not know,
for I myself am not kept informed so
fully of military movements at Chi
huahua, but I do know that The Times
has never received a message from
Chihuahua since I have been in charge
here and its stories datellned Chihua
hua have been fakes.
"The only press messages from Chi
huahua carried over our lines since I
hare been in charge, and I hare been
icSKJ!Sf Ji?! Gen. Villa left j
Associated Pcess Thursday night. This
- -v.m--...- - -, n uu .?& C 1.VJ LUb
message appeared in The El Paso Her
ald Friday on its first page."
CASTILLOAFTER
CASH; G-ETS $100,000
Villa, has no monopoly on the forced
loan business of Chihuahua. Maximo
Castillo is playing the same game.
Castillo charts for all cattle exported,
charges for the use of the land and
I charges at a flat rate per week for
llvir-r in that particular district ac
cording to the American mining and
ranchmen.
It is estimated that Castillo and his
band have collected $100,000, gold, since
he started operations in western Chi
huahua. The cattlemen are now pa
ing export duty of $10. Mexican cur
renc fr.- eion hf-ad of cattle shinned
out of the country.
FEDERALS
FRANTIC
IN FLIGHT
Eleven Officers Are Among
the Deserters Surrender
ing at Maytorena.
REBELS TO MOVE
SOUTH TO GUAYMAS
MAXTOR
20.-I
AYTORENA, Sonora, Mex.. Dec.
Deserters from the federal
garrison at Guaymas, a few-
miles to the south of the insurgent
camp, are arriving here. Their num
ber, it Is expected, will aggregate 500.
Already 11 officers have surrendered.
Among them was Maj. B. Figueroa, a
member of the staff of Gen. Pedro
Ojeda, federal commandant at Guaymas
and commander of the cavalry sta
tioned at the gulf port.
Many Lost in Mountains.
The enlisted men appeared in groups
of five and 10, dust covered and suffer
ing from want of water and food. The
federal officers here say that many
have not reached the "Constitutional
ist" lines and are wandering from ranch
to ranch, or are lost in the mountains.
It was said that practically all of the
outposts placed about Guaymas by tife
federal commander had deserted, with
their arms and ammunition.
See Overthrow of Federals.
The developments since yesterday
morning were considered a death blow
to the Huerta government in the north- t
west, marking the overthrow of Gen.
Pedro Ojeda. whose stubborn fighting !
alnnff the border snri At Gilavmac Inner i
has been a menace to the southward
progress of lien, carranzas forces
Deserters brought news of the dis
armament of the entire 10th battalion
of infantry, numbering more than 599
men. These were disarmed following
tne discovery ot a plot to desert in a
body, officers and men, to the insur
gent side. This is believed to have re
duced the federal garrison by one-half.
Ojeda May Accent Amnesty.
That Gen Ojeda himself would ac
cept amnesty -was indicated by a report
reaching here from Cruz de Piedra. the
nearest point to Gcaymas held by the
insurgents. CoL F.'Mendes, command-
,n "Constitutloallsts" there.
re
nAA4 th. fAWnMiI ui
ported that the federal commander had
sought an intervie-w with him under
the agreement that each should leave
his base with an equal number of men
and meet on neutral ground. CoL Men
dez slid he had declined the offer, fear
ing a trap
Hen. Alfaro Obregon. commander of
"C nstitut'onalist" forces In the north
west, reached here today. The federal
i officers who arHved assisted in locat-
the t-g
, .. -. ? I
federals The deserters Old. not consti
tute any one command, the officers
said, but came from various regiments
and battalions . Thi was taken as an
indication of the complete demoraliz
! ation or the federal garrison. 1
I T) . ii CISL "J'Ti"-
mere are 1100 Mayo Indian troons
I stationed here under the command of j Telegraph company so that each con
. tien. Juan Cabral and 1500 Insurgent . cern shall be undefl distinct manage-
troops are at Ortiz, a few miles j ment and entirely Independent .
to the north, all of whom will be The company will, not. hereater ac
nu.ved Into Guaymas as soon as the! quire control of other telephone, com
, city is evacuated, and it becomes cer- j panies, and where eontrol of telephone
1 tain that there -will be no danger of a 1 companies- has been acquired and no
1 bombardment bv the two federal gun- ! actual physical union has been effect
boats which have been lying in the har- ' ed. the American Telephone and Tele
nor I graph company will submit-the course
DERTHRTTTiTa. T?F,TY5!T? A T.ff I
rp a Trnw rnr a T-rrnA t i
1 t ' i A LlJ ljA I I Ul,
" J
Tcn Officers and More than SOO Men of
Ojeda'g Army Surrender at May-
Torenn. .sKing (iaarantlei.
Hermosillo. Son., aiex.. Dec 20. Tn !
officers and more than 500 troops of
the federal garrison at Guaymas sur- j
rendered Friday at Maytorena. the j
rebel base above Guaymas, and surren- I
dered to the "Constitutionalist" forces, 1
asking- guaranties of personal safetv.
A special 'train will take them to Her
mosillo today.
It is reported that the entire 10th
battalion or the federal army at Guay
mas has been disarmed by Gen. Ojeda,
following the discovery' of a plot te
desert to the insurgent side. Three fed
eral soldiers brought the news to the
rebel forces. They said that all the
officers of the 10th would be executed.
The rebels see no advantage in cap
turing Guaymas, which they -would be
unable to hold against the federal sun
boats in the harbor. The rebels have
no artillery capable of shelling the
gunboats effectively.
MISSIONARIES IN
CHIHUAHUA LEAVE
3Iethodist.t on "West Const Receive De
mand For Funds; Those In Chlhua-
hna Fear Similar Treatment.
Methodist church missionaries In
Chihuahua have closed up their schools
and churches and have come to the
border. A Methodist mission on the
west coast has been assessed and will
be declared by the rebels forfeited to
the state unless ?500 rebel taxes is paid
at once. The Methodist church, south,
owns $100,000 worth of church and
school property in Chihuahua, and the
local representatives of the church are
afraid that Villa will levy a heavy war
tax on these properties. They say they
are willing to pay taxes to whatever
government is in charge, but do not
wish to be held up for monev for the
revolution. The matter of the" payment
of the west coast assessment has been
taken -up with secretary of state W. J.
Bryan.
EUjE ETA ASKS STATES
ZT0R 1000 MEN EACH
Mexico City, Mex.. Dec. 20. All slate
governments are ordered by president
Huerta to raise 1000 men each for a
:horough campaign against the rebels.
Expense of equipment of this army and
rSSt others
!w the army is suDDOsed to nrotect
Tli" ri-ernors are informed by Huerta
that the organization must' be per
fected by the end of the month. If
Huerta's move were successful, it
would mean the raising of about 23,000
additional men.
Heavy withdrawals of deposits from
leading banks continue. Long lines of
depositors gathered in front of the
C'enlral bank, but dilatory payment
kept the actual withdrawal" of money
down to a minimum If the run con
tinues it is feared that the Bank ot
London and Mexico will have difficulty
in ir.-oing Its demands, though the
bank is now considered entirely sol
vent. With uic closing- of the Monterey
rl".M of the American Smelting and
nair ng ciftnpany, the operations of
that concern in Mexico practically
ceasea
print -o
n ln'o-'tnt croup of mines j
1 h this companj aio le '
i btren closed.
RELIEF SENT TO VICTIMS
OF THE TEXAS & PACIFIC
WRECK; NO FATALITIES
THIRTY-FIVE or forty people were injured none fatally when Texas & Pacific train- No. 3, the fast express
from New Orleans, was derailed and wrecked a short distance east of Fort Hancock, Texas, at 8:33 Satur
day morning.
The diner, combination coach, chair car and one standard sleeper were derailed and a number of the passengers
injured, but no one was killed.
A turned or broken rail is said to have been responsible for the derailment of the train, which was due to arrive in
El Paso at 9 :30 a. m. The locomotive, tender and baggage car passed over the broken rail safely and the combination
smoking car coach was the first to leave the track, followed by the chair car, the diner and the standard puHman.
' 1 The military fcurgeon at Fort Han-
cock, irho Is stationed there with the
PHONE TRUST IS
TO BE "BUSTED"
Government Is Taken by Surprise by Decision of Trust
to Dissolve and Prevent Court Expose It May
. Have.Bearing on Goverment Ownership.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 20.
"The greatest anti-trust victory
of president Wilson's adminis
tration thus far the voluntary disso
i lution of the socalled telephone trust-
commanded the attention of all admin
istration officials today.
Next to the fact that all the fea
tures against which the government
was preparing an anti-trust suit, will
be eliminated with the consent and co
operation of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company itself without
years of court fighting, the principal
topic of discussion in administration
circles was what effect dissolution
J would have on the movement for gov
ernment ownership. With the volun
tary dissolution of the socalled trust
actually under way, attorney general
McKeynolds and tne interstate com
merce commission on today prepared
to scan the details of the separation
of the American Telephone and Tele
graph company from the Western
Union and the work of dissolving tel
ephone affairs throughout the country
which threatened federal action.
The plan originated with the com
pany. The plan met not only the ap
proval of the attorney general aad his
Siq4tti
Kino hut -me lifnrtilv flnnrnwd hv
chief "trust buster," u j. xoan, ana
bine, but was heartily approved by
president Wilson in a letter to McRey
aolds. Details of Plan.
In brief, -the agreement provides
that:
The American Telephone and Tele-
graph company will dispose promptly
: v.ui., 1. .1.0 w.n. TTnn
it Is to pursue to tne interstate cora-
mere .5"",??ob and to the depart-
The company -will probably - make
. .
Bank Robbers Fail
To Get Cash; Droto
$10 of Their Money
Vancouver. B. C Dec 20. The. Bank
of Ottawa, of this city, is "$10 "richer
as a result of an attempted bank
robbery by two armed " barfdfts today.
Shortly after the Robson street
branch of the bank 0penei,tivo'young
men presented themselves at the tel
ler's window and asked fpr change for a
$10 bill. As the teller reached for his
cash, the men drew-revolvers and com
menced shooting.
The teller dropped behind the coun
ter until business men in the neigh
borhood, hearing the reports, rushed
in and frightened the wouldbe robbers
away. They had failed- to reach the
bilm on 'the counter and in their hasty
departure they left their $10 behind.
A heavy fog aided their escape.
INDICTMENTS ARE
RETURNED BY JURY
San Antonio. Texas, Dec. 20. The
federal grand jury reported indictments
this morning against Francisco Villa
vicenclo. charged with exporting am
munition and rifles to Mexico.' A bill
against Coleman S. Smith, former su-
Serlntendent of postoffice station A
ere. charged with embezzlement of
funds; Bernardo Bosco, Indicted on a
charge of violating the white slave
act by bringing a girl here from Kan
sas City for immoral purposes, and the
proprietors of various resorts in the
redlight district indicted on charges of
retailing malt liquor without a li
cense. . " .
MORIARITY IS CONFIDENT
ON LAST DAY OF TRIAL
Toms River, ,N. J.. Dec 28. Joseph
Moriarity came into' the court today
for the last day of his trial, confident
of acquittal. If the, jury decides that
Moriarity, who' also ' has gdne by the
name of "Wm. J. Leehan, did not mur
der Mrs. Caroline Turner the mystery
of her death will be greater -.than ever.
By far the most interesting testi
mony was, the story of a woman who
said that on the night Mrs. Turner
was supposed to have died, 'an automo
bile was "wrecked near the witness'
house and' that she heard a voice she
identified as Mrs. Turner's calling for
help.
LOS AXGBLES SOCIALISTS
SEHIv WORK FOR 35,000 MEX
Los Angeles. Cal., Dec. 20. Repre
sentatives of the Socialist party,, Indus
trial Workers of. the World, and several
other organizations petitioned the city
council today to appropriate at once
J500.000 and take step's to provide $5.
000.000 mose for public works on which
35.000 idle men could be employed.
The council referred the petition to
the finance committee, which will meet
next Monday
BURGLAR GETS TRUNK.
Some time Friday night a burglar
ontprori room Kn Q mi T?ruirtli ctroAt 1.
tween uroadwav and Oregon, and car- i
ried out a trvit: containing several ar i
j tides oi do thing.
arrangements by. which all other tele
phone companies in the United States
shall have access to its toll lines.
Advantages to Subscribers.
Prom the point of view of a sub
scriber to an independent telephone
system, one of the most interesting
parts of the agreement is that prom
ising him use of the through lines of
the Bell company. Under the agree
ment an independent company may se
cure connection with Bell toll lines by
supplying standard trunk lines to con
nect with the Bell toll boards, the Bell
company operating the entire toll cir
cuit when connections are made. Con
nections will be given with Bell sub
scribers or subscribers of other inde
pendent companies served by exchanges
more tnan ao miles distant from the
I place where the call originates, inde-
pendent subscribers paying in addition
to the regular Bell toll charge a con
nection charge of 10 cents for each
message. This charge will not be
made tn b nc trnrtwn "long line"
businc" and lcnsr lio- bn.!i rss will be
aecTited fo- less than 50 miles as well
as for a greater distance
Roolntlon for Government Ownership.
Representative Lewis of Maryland,
author of the parcel post law and active
in the movement for government own
ership of telegraph and telephone lines.
-xroc auOon todirt the"
S i.A..n -, . i .
house postofflce committee to go ahead
and report a bill for government own
ership of telephone lines, to be operated
by the postoffice department.
In a statement accompanying his res
olution, Mr. Lewis contended that the
action of the Bell Telephone company
to prevent litgation under the anti
trust law, did not affect the legislative
situation at all.
The Lewis resolution embodies a
plan, by which the' telephone lines
would be appraised by the interstate
commerce commission and the com
panies might appeal to the United
States circuit court on the awards.
Pending litgation, interest at the rate
of 4 percent a year would be paid to
the owners.
The government would issue 3 per
cent bonds from time to time as the
apquisition of properties demanded.
Selects Own Coffin,
Man Prepares To Die,
Then Ends His -Life
. Grand Junction, Colo, Dec 20. Rob
ert Linn Hughes, 48 years of age, today
entered an undertaking establishment
and selected an expensive casket
"When the proprietor's back was turned
he committed suicide bv shooting.
A sister of Hughes, Mrs. Alex Seeg
mlller, received a letter from him this
morning, giving directions for settling
his business affairs. The letter in
structed her to have him buried in the
casket he had selected. The body will
oe sent to Jersey shore, Penn.. for bur
ial. MODBRX WOODMEX ABAXDOX
PI4AX TO INCREASE RATES
Rock Island, 111., Dec 20. The
executive committee of the Modern
Woodmen of America has abandoned
its fight for increased insurance rates
and the motion will not be presented at
the annual meeting to be held at To
ledo, Ohio.
This ends a bitter fight that has been
waged within the society since the in
creased rates ordered at the head camp
meeting in Chicago two years ago.
Several months ago the society was
enjoined by the courts from enforcing
the new rates and it has since been
operating under the old plan.
THIXKS wifr T5 nnriT
iiUAivS 5.-
W A Thurston filed . St.t ?t
nooWturda"lnVeled1stric?ecour to
compel his wife. Hattie ThurstonT to '
bring their two children. Violet, aged
9, and Prances, aged 6, before the
court. Thurston alleges that the moth- !
er has left home with the children !
and is about to remove them from the '
jurisdiction of the court. Judge Nagle '
has set the hearing for the case for '
Monday.
j
WnSrJii,5-E;CAI,ITAL '
w, 33? DA F4IivVASA-'nv TRP !
Washtngton. D. C, Dec 20 President
Wilson probably will leave here J
Tuesday for Pass Christian, Miss., about
. uiucg ,ir"" "e wieans, ior nis
'.rKH vacation Me expects to ;
Sl&rn the ClirrAnOV hill Unnlav n.r.1..
bill Monday night J
or early Tuesday.
MARINES ARE TO BE
READY FOR SERVICE ON ANY RUSH ORDER
CONCENTRA TED IN U.S.
WA
ASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 20. To
carry out his plans fo the con
centration or marines at impor
tant centers in continental United
States, secretary Daniels soon will or
der home all the marines in the in
sular possessions. Guantanamo. Cuba
and Panama, except small details need
ed for police duty. No change will be
made in thp details of marines to the
battleships
The marine brigade in the Phil p
pinps will be reduced from 900 to a
suard of 150 men to be distributed at
N'orgain iinl ir D, i iK nt V 1
I llaiLn.r, Hawaii, l'aiunici and ouan.d-
herder patrol troops, sxnx the first to
reach the vrreck and he administered
first aid to all who needed It before the
El Paso relief train arrived.
As soon as the wreck vras reported
by wire to the G. H. and T. & P. office,
a vrrecIUag train vras made up with, ex
tra coaches, to bring the Injured and
the marooned passengers back to El
Pane. It left EI Paso at 18:45.
Superintendent R. M. Hoover, of the
G. II., and assistant superintendent H.
W. Connolly, also of the G. H., and E.
B. Smith, terminal superintendent of
the T. & P., and freight agent C. D.
Johnson, all left on the regular G, H.
'train No. 16 at 8:45. Dr. R. L. Ramey.
Dr. J. M. Richmond. D-. E. P. Miller and
two nurses went also to administer first
aid to the In jo red.
The iajured are reported to have re
ceived braises and CHts hat none were
fatally hart, the T. & P. officials say.
Jsdge P. F. EdwarS and attorney Sam
Racsell also wear, to protect the in
terests of the railroad at th wreck.
Port ITan cock Is 53 miles east of El
Pase on the jetnt G. H. and T. P.
track. The wreck ocearred 1 3-4
allien east of the station. From Sierra
DIanea to EI Paso the Tesas PaciHe
trains ran over the G. H. tracks Into EI
Paso aad the wreck has not only
blocked T. & P. traffic bat has also pat
the G. H. ont of baslaess between El
Paso and Saa Vntonio until the wreck
Is cleared.
The t ala was carrying a number of
El Pase people, laelndiag E. 31. Blan
ford, special agent of the department
o' justice; Ed Bryant, deputy United
States marshal, and John "VVrecn. who
had been east on business.
The latest report from the wreck Sat
urday afternoon satd that the main
line would he cleared within four Boars
aad the S. P. trains So. O and 101 wonld
not be delayed.
WRECK DELAYS
CHIHUAHUA TRAIN
The train from Chihuahua, carrying
a full complement of passengers and
freight, has been delayed An indefinite
time by the deraiiqbnt on Friday night
of a tank car at a point a little south
of Villa Ahumada. At 1:30 Saturday
morning a rescue train left Juarez with
seven passenger coaches attached to
transport passengers in the case of the
delay being extended.
TERRAZAS AGREES
TO SALE OF CATTLE
Writes Letter Consenting, Under Com
pulsion, to Sale of Stock Seized
by Rebels, Latter Assert.
Rebel agents in 1 Paso claim that
Gen. Luis Terrazas has relinquished his
claims to the cattle which the "Consti
tutionalists" have in Juarez and which
was ordered confiscated by Villa's de
cree. To prove that Gen. Terrazas bas con
sented to relinquish his claim to the
cattle, Gabino Viscarra, commercial
agent of the Constitutionalist govern
ment in 1 Paso, has a letter from Geo.
Terrazas to W. K. Bigham. of the firm,
of Bigham and Love, cattle brokers-,
consenting to the sale of the cattla now
held by the rebek. The letter adKeesed
to Mr. Bigham was in reply to one sent
by Viscarra to Bigham, a copy of which
was also sent to Gen. Terrazas. This
letter to the American cattlemen stated
that he, Viscarra, was commissioned to
sell the cattle which -were confiscated
in Juarez to the highest bidder. He
proposed to dispose of thecattle bearing
the Terrazas brand at ?12.go!d, a head,
less 2500 head of the 'Terrazas stock
which were already sold.
Gen. Terrazas, according to the orig
inal letter which Mr. Bignam delivered
to the "Constitutionalist" commercial
agent, agrees to consent to the sale by
force of circumstances and under com
pulsion The general said that he wished
to repeat that he was consenting bv
force of circunst?ncs and without ad
mitting that he had been the cause of
these proceedings, as be denies that he
has ever taken any active part in the
political conflict which is now agitating
the country.
COURT DISMISSES IXDICTMEXT
R3BTURNED THROUGH ERROR
v"' lc un " n grand jury
through an error had returned a bill
a",st N- 5es. e indictment
orthMth SSS5 & J, 'i
Se S4t t d.?tpBtJ c"11"1- Friday
iEJV,1!? lndlctment Gddes
was C"1 Jflth permuting gaming
2 poo! . a honse controled by him.
Je district attorney stated that
throuoh some error the wrorg man was
,ndicted.
DISABLED WARSHIP .VEEMOT
IS DOCKED FOR. REPAIRS
Norfolk, Va Dec 20. The cripnled
tatUeship Vermont arrived at the Nor-
folk navy yard at :30 a m. today in
tow of naval tugs which stood by h-r
at anchor in H.tmpton Roads last
mgnt. The Vermont, though badlv
crippled, was in no danger
K : j . j, j.
e will
be examined by divers and darken at
once at the navy yard, for repairs.
namo will he reduced to 105 men at
each station. The legation guard at
Pekin also will be reduced if condi
tions in China become more stable
"These changes." said secretary ran
iels today, "are made in ode- that
men ma. be available for the establish
ment of adance base stations where
larsre boiies of mar'nes would concen
trate and be kept ready for instant
servie whenever they may be re
quired." ""1
One of the advance bases mov be on
the Pacif.c coast, another inav be it
!'i-'n'oh nhiif $50 marines .Um lv
.- i .(1 p i iothtr p-oo.iM"
wnl be at Philadelphia, as at present.
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