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TWnrNICCTTIXICX,
Vol. . No. .
ALBUQUERQUE, HEW MEXICO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1914.
TEN TAQES TODAY
atYKMXG iriCRAIA
km a. mi. .
BRITAIN IN UPROAR OVER VILLA'S COLD BLOODED AND BRUTAL MURDER OF SCOT
who
Mm MURDERED LIKE 11
DDK, SAYS TELEGRAM
TD SENATOR FALL
Villa Boasting of Cold Blooded Crime; "Watchful Waiting"
Failure, Sayi Indignant Message From Border City,
Head in Senate Today; "New Assassination Has Horri
fied Even Dupes Captained by Execrable Bandit," De
clares Mexico City Newspaper While Another Shudder
at Refinement of Cruelty of Rebel Chief.
KOI
RESOLUTIONS DENOUNCE
POLICY OF AD MINI STRATI N
f Ity Lrsscd Wire la F'.vonln Herald J
Washington. I. '.. Keb. 21 A trleg-rum from II. N. I ikI ( or Kl
I'hko. Texas. In Senator Kail. declaring Kenton "was murdered like m
ring was read In tin- senate today .11 the request of Pi-nalor Kail. II-,
a liui had read a telegram from tin- Kl I'aao mass meeting
"I am almost certain VI In did it in M'raim." said the telegram from
I mil ley.
"Nn etldcncr thai Kenton waa th,. aggressor. " added Ihe tmdley Icl
egum "Kterythlng shows II cold-blooded murder. Castillo, a guest
f our goti-ninou! with safety from punishment. Villa boasting of bin
. rlniK. In there n, protecllon anywhere? Kl Paso f'lll of rrhel o( fleer
The business Hflalra or liie rebellion openly dune here. Watchful null
nil a fullure."
M W AshAhMVOIOX HOHKIHI.H. h.YH IMP MM I. U
Mexico t'lly. Keb. 31 Thr slort nf the rxiciillon nf William H Hcn-
ton by the rebel, Villa, Ik displayed today under large ly headline In
all the NMtnlah ami Knglish new spa per.
Kl Impar. 11 luhels It "The new assassination, which hua hurrlfleil
eirn the ritira captained hy the execrable bandit."
Il declares thai Villa killed Kenton In cold blond.
Kl Indcpendlcnti'. refer In the crime a hut In been committed
wtla) "all the refinement il cruelty."
Thr leaden, of thr Hrillsh colon are contemplating calling a mas
merlin of Kritlsh resident to maku rcprcscntat limit on the subject and
lo demand from Ihrlr government more adequate irotrctlon for their
tountrjmen residing in rebel territory.
III MII.ITIONH itnf
HV.til.l..TIMi POI.H V
Kl Vim", Tex., Ken. 21 -The ullcg
rd dlanpprarani e of Jobn l,awrfncc,
an eiiRin-rr of Yuma. Arii.. and a
Irlrnd of hl of the mime c'urt im. In
lu.irii I.iki WediieHilnv, or whether
they li.itc diHMirarrd at all. coiisli
tilled a mylery today.
In Juare official denied that miv
in h men had been neiamed The
Amrilcan conaul. Thonia K. Kd
MHrda. officially Inforinrd Ihnl
OiiHtav llaurh, who waa re"red en
vented a a ! laat lilliht. had mera
ly hren rei,loed. Irom the l-erd'i
atreel barrncka, w herr he waa held
Ineoiiimiinlcaitii, It, another Iih ku.
and tha cnnnul u anHtired that
lirnbably he will be released In a dav
r Un.
The acuut ion nKal'i"! !-"" h, w
far uk i-oiild be learned, almmrrrd
down durum the trial In thr i harce
thai he had -lleil In reialrlim o
comnllten for I he federal. Ham h la
a railroad nuahanb'.
If the nlateiiieiii it, Kdwarda proceii
Irne and ha I releaacd. American
refuite. h re My It will Indlcat that
(he ItidiRiiatinn meillna held here
lam nlabl i .roi.i.t aKainat the mur
der or William M. Ilenton by liencrul
Kra to lam Villa. Hit Inem ed the rebel
decision.
Hantficaiil I cwlnrr.
The moat alunlf icaiil fratntr of thn
m mreliim (a ill lo be that 't
could be held nt el; with foreigners
hat Ilia Intercut In .Mexico ii piu-iil.
Kor Ihre jear they hate utolded
ein the aeurancr of hating kii
oilnlon on affair mmiiIi of I be lilo
tliamle. exee.t i oiilbli-ntlallv among
theniAcltea. t nlKht, elating thai
thry r allied what their new attitude
InlKht mean In their Inti-reat and
poiwllily In their own live Hhoulil
Ihry attrrnlU In return to Mcxl
they allowed IhdiiNcltr In thr orn
where Villa r ireM-ntallt ea, who
werr ureacnt. could recognUe them.
Among the Vlllalala In the audience
Ma a lir l.ynian Caachtmum. Th'
din tor. who la VilU'a p. rwm.il ih
klelan, today leaned a k.gned alale
ment declaring that the xtatrmrlit In
the rekolutlon thai American have
been murdered In Mexico becauae of
their nationality wa untrue.
The rraolullon. which comb limed
the atlltuile of the Vt aahlngton got -rrnmeni
on Mexican affair and ao-I'liM-d
the at. ilp deparlment of aui
irealng thai facta In the Intereaia
of a I'caer policy, werr aent In I'rea
blent Wllaon by trlcgrapli laat night
I'oplr wer mailed In the llritlali
ambuaaador and In thr arnator from
Texas and .Via Mexico.
Although Villa protnlaed Conaul
Kdwarda thai Ihr irate of Ilenton
w-ould ba marked. It ha-Ktlon aa
atlll unknown to Heutou'a ffleiuU lo
tlav. Meanwhile. Ml. J M. I'atlrranll,
alatrr of lUuch. taking her cue frmn
I he Kenton caae. la cunt lined thai
her brother ha la-en killed. l'uriort
ed friend of t'urtia and I .a arnica
rrlteraled their belief that tha Kng-
PAINT VILLA IN BLACKEST COLORS
liahmen were dead or In hihuahu.i
which they aid amounted lo the
i-ame thing.
Colonel hrederlcn (lotixalr Oiirui.
counarHor to the garrlaon coinman
der at Juarex. Colon.-I Kldel At Ha.
lolil reportera today that liatich waa
taken to f'hlliiiahuu yraterday on the
train whieh cariieil llcneral Villi
and hi alaff. Conaul Kdwarda waa
at the elation when ttlia train left
and carefully air ul mixed Ihe puaaen
ger on the platform without ecclng
an American. He udmilteil that one
might hatr cacaprd detection. He
aald he expected an oft Ida I report of
the Itam h caa. by nlKht.
Atlla trhemently dinl'd thai ant
loiricnera arr lo. ard up at Juarez
at preaent and he aald that liwrence
and t'urtia, wern peraona he had never
aecn or heard of until he read the
neuapapcra. lie ordered that a r
ter of all priaoner lie prepared to
day for hi acrtitlny and InatriiHrd
that hereafter dallv rr ort l made
tn him of nil nrreat
tU. IHMH Mil) AH
m i nitnnorH
Kl I'aao. Tex.. Keb. Zl.-lirlnlu-
, Hon condemning the government for
II handling of .Mexican affair wern
adopted at a mua meeting held In a
theater hire laat night In plolent
agalnat Ihe murder of V. H Hnton
by lleiirrul Vllln Ml Juarex.
The meeting camu a Ihe climax of
a day of en llemi'itl cauard by new
of the death of lieninn The meet
ing waa Ural called for Clcteland
Niiiire, bul Mayor Kelly In letter
to Oiorge Curry, former foternor of
rw Mexico, aaked him In rent a
hall a he regarded an open meeting
a dangerous The mayor aald he
would auppreaa any attempt lo hold
111" meet lug in the open.
Illi hard IhhIIcv. head of Ihe con
tracting firm which built aevrral
hundred mile of thn Mexico North
wcai,-rii railroad and one of the
moat wealthy and Influential refugee
from .xicn. promptly paid I1S0 for
Ihe liae of the theater
Mekaenger in turn Ihe crowd front
Clcteland kuale In the theater wcia
popted.
The killing of Kenton, a Km inn
kift.Jeci. occurred laat Tuesday, hut
the fai l became known here only lo
day. The resolution follow;
"Wherraa. Mr. William V. Kenton.
highly re pei ted and honored cltl
rn nf the alalr of Chihuahua and a
uhjrd .f Ureal Hrliain w aa brutall '
murdered and aaainaied at I'ludail
Juaie. Mexico, by mmlao Villa,
, the clllxena of Kl I'aao, Tegaa,
and refugeea Ironi Mexico, at an In
dignation meeting bent In Kl I'aao.
Kebruary I. It 14. w lading lo pro
test moat emphatically again! Ihe
cruel and violent Ire. "me tit whir h
ha lirrn accorded foreigner during
Ihr paal three, year of revolution
In that country, beg In aubiuit to the
world and the Amer.'caa people thv
following brief alalrmenl of fact:
"The cold blooded and beartlea
aMHlnnllon of Mr. William H. Ken
ton without any cauae whatever oth
er than the fact that he went In
Juarex to protest against the confl
calon nf hi property, 'l,o Itemrdloa'
ranch In the northern Mexico which
had been repeatedly looted, la but
another crime lo be added lo th.,
hundred that hate already Imcii
committed agalnal all foreigner liv
ing In Mexico who hate been driven
from their home, their property de
stroyed. In many case women have
hern outraged and foreigner mur
dered In cold blood and for no other
reaaon than on account of their na
llonality. We believe that the tte
department ut Washington hag per
alMirntly uppreaed fact concernlliif
Ihr true condition In Mexico and
endeavored through Inspired new
paper articles and by other means to
mlalrad the American people, and
form public opinion for political pur
pose In support of a policy thai Is
ruinous to all foreign Interest In
Mexico and In the Mexican peopH
Ihemselve. In support of this state
ment we would call altrnlon tn a
recent article In the New York World
which purported lo Im a semi-official
Interview coming from the gec
I'lury of slate's office and which
atfd that while a great many Am
irlians had lost their live In Mexi
co, not one hud been murdered solv
it on account nf his nationality. This
slaiemrnt we know lu be ghsolotcty
false and we believe there are re
P rta on file In the state department
Irom our own ronatils In the con
trary. We recall 'n the lad few
month inch case a ihe aaaasslna
Hon of Mr. Hnrlnii at Kanta lliauilli.
Mr. Hate and Mr. Thomas at Ma
dera, and Mr Krook In northern
Chihuahua, and In every one of the"
caars they werr most brutally mur
dered for no othrr reason than (hut
I hey were American cltlen.
"Home moulds ago the stale ilu-p-irtment
officially di dared In win
of Ha messages In Mexico lhal It
would hold the Mexican leader per
annuity responsible for outrages com
milted against American cltUens. A
thn preaent moment our government
la harboring General Vnex Walasar,
it ho ha an unbroken record ever
rime he took the field In Mexico of
outrage committed against our clll
srns; there are many clllsens nf this
city who were cruelly and hrutnliy
treated bv this num. many whn have
been held for ransom and at least
one, Mr. Fountain, who wag shot by
his order, and Ihua fsr he ha been
Immune from all punishment by our
ovcritment.
"At Ihe preaent moment Maximo
C.isiiiln, who for many months hi.
l-een at the head of an out la 'A l ar d
in northern Mexico, holding ou.- 1 1 1 -
r-'n lor ranaom nnd perpetrating i.ll
Mud of outrages, whose '
crnllv burned alive between lirt and
It) passengers 'ti the i"umhr tunnel
m the Northwestern railroad. I be
lug given asylum and prutrctu.t. by
our government
"We submit these facta a evidence,
that our government la. through a
t eak and tacillHtitig policy rll.our
agliig theae lawless tcadcra to- com
mit all kind of outrage against for
elgner. and doing a great injustice
to our own people Hint i resulting
in a losa of hundreds of million if
dollar of foreign capital, Ihe mur
der of many of our cltiaeiia. Ihe rap
ing of American women and rulni.-
lion of Mexico Itaelf.
"The career of Kranclacn Villa, r
man who has been an outlaw and
murderer for many year and who w
pi.w leading nn arbitrary and lt
poll,: reign of terror over northern
Mexico. Is more cruel and barbarous
in his methods than any It rant in
the world's history. It la a fact that
he ha treated with contempt tho
leprrgenlallt ra of all nations, nnd
that he doc not hesitate lo put .1
man tn death for Ihe sIlKlilest causa
and for any way Incurring hi ill
plraure. We believe it a disgrace
lo our government nnd the Amerliail
people lo tolerate sin h a man, much
leas tn gite him moral support, thero
fnrs, be It
"Itesnlird. Thst Ibis uiaaaaga hs
sen I to Ihe president of the I'nilel
Htalea. the Kritlsh ambassador "t
Washington, to our I'ntted Hiui
senators, with Ihe mines! lhal il
la read into tha congressional rec
ord, and we appeal lo them and t
all our ri presenlallt e in b.itli
branches of emigre to adopt a res
olution to compel the state depatt
mr-nt to Iransmil In congress It re- -i-rila
pertaining In Ihe outrage com
muted against Americana and fo-
rigner In Mexico, and lu take u h
action aa will give our people tho
protection guaranteed Idem unriir
their roual II ul tonal right and In
maintain the honor and pr.-stigr of
our country In the eyea of Ihe world.
We appeal In you to make known tin
fact In the American people and In
srr that our citlxen who are hviiut
In Mexico and hat luteal ed Ihclt
money there In good faith are giv. n
the protection lhal I Justly due
them."
TODAY IN CONGRESS
Tim hrniaie.
Mei al noon.
Bunator iilitrr offered amend
ment to thr trade commission
bill lu exempt certain small cor.
poratloiik.
Conferences on Ihr Alaska rail
road bill postponed to Monday.
Telegrams on Ihe killing of
William Kenton al Juarex read
SI th reural of Senator Kail,
like IIimiso,
Mel at noon.
I'rgent deficiency bill taken up.
Truai bill hearing were continued.
STILL I'JJIT AT
THE VJHITE
HOUSE
Full Investigation of Facts
in Benton Case Desired Be
fore Any Opinion Is Ex
pressed on Subject.
BENTON ALLEGED TO
HAVE PULLED A GUN
(Hy lraaetl tt Ire In ftvrnlnf MrraM.;
Washington. Krh. Kl. Whllr llnus
official stated today lhal ofli iul re
port from ileneral Villa and his
friend declared William H. Kenton,
the Kritlsh ranchman, waa executed
liecaiise h entered Ihe camp of Villa,
aimed and threatened the life of th
constitutional!! commander.
In v!w pf I hi report, there was a
disposition al Ihe White House to
await H full int'eallgatton of ihe fact
before expressing any opinion. It
waa also stated that Oreat Ktitnin
was holding In abeyance any repre
sentation pending the completion of
a report on the affair hy the Amer
ican gotrrnmcnt.
laile official rt is pad ties tn the state
depart ment. enntajning Villu'a ver
sion of the affair, wore brought to the
White House, but a complete ai count
of the killing a Brsonally explained
In Consul Kdward Is on Its way by
mall.
nrnYUtl dispatches from American
consular representative say further
that Villa claim Kenton tamo to him
armed and thai during Ihe cournr ol
a long argument and quarrel Kenton
raised a gun lu shuol, hut wag dis
armed and a trial by a military court
followed.
Uolierto V. I'riiier. constitution
alist agent here, male public the fol
lowing telegram fri m conatilutlonal
lat headquarters at Juarex.
"Kenton entered Yitlm apartment
very unexpectedly, , oBtnaniling pro
tection for 1fl Inter.'' fWl njtterlj
Insulting Villa and the rebel army,
lli lii nil Villa told him thai he consid
ered him an enemy lo I be constitu
tionalist cauae and that In older thut
he might not continue tn wmk against
it he (Villa) was going lo pay him
thr value nf his i Kenton's property
In the stale of Cbihu.ihua.
"Ilenton became very cxaapelated
at tin and drevt hi revolt er, intend
ing to kill the general, hut Ihe latter
Immediately kno- k.-d him down, dis
armed him and sent him to Jail.
Kenton awn atierward tried bt a
special military court and sentenced
tn death and duly executed, all In
accordance with Hie laws and uaaites
of war."
An announcement that Kenton met
death in Juairx after a court martial
ordered by Villa waa made today h
Secretary Krynn. who said he had li
further details II. a InTol unit ion came
In a dispatch from Consul Kdwarda at
Juarex. who said he had read the
cotirt martial pro. ceding, which wele
forwarded by mail In Washington
Sucretary Ho in communicated
Consul Kdwarda' latest message to Hir
Cecil Xpring-Klce. Ihe Kllllsh a in das
sudor, and Inatimlcd Conaul Kdwards
to demand ailciuaic protection and a
fair hearing for "luatuv Kaucli, an
American citlxen. lor whose aalciy in
Juarex grave apprehcnaion ha lain
felt. Krienda ol Kauch In Kl l'ao
have telegraphed to Kepi eaelital It e
Smith of Texas that lie had been hol
aa a apt. No ! poll hail been re
ceived at thr sidle department today
on the reported disappearance of two
other Knglishmen liwreiu e anil Cur
Ha, who ale aald In hate gollu I"
Juarex In search for Kenton.
Ill MOIUJI l I.TIIV IHVkl ll
II S I.M Kl Ml Kill ki:i
Kl l'ao, Tex. Krh. 21 The report
from Mexico Cut or the i nline id a
rebel
lanro.
Iron,
great
been
attempt to bribe Kefugio Ve
federal "inmaiidaTe ut Tur
in surrender, was read with
Inlereal lull-, for rumois hate
current for a week that Juan
Krlttingham. ol Home I'alaclo, i
banker and n,. ol the biggeat man
11(111 tillers of Mi in n, lost hi lite ua i
result of Ihe plot. Krfugee from
Chihuahua hioiisht up Ihe tor. but
owing In Krlttingham a prominence
nnd wealth It waa tint Pelleted The
story said th.it Krlttingham. acting
.or the rebels, olteird Vcluacn lil.luiu,
IiimI in give up the city. Vt-laa n I
alleged lu hate demanded an addi
tional million -ind guarantee ul
I ion. nun. The hanker Is said lo hate
turned over the guarantee money,
whereat Veins'" laughed and turned
him over lo a Hung squad.
Juarex oftt tula dinted Ihe story.
lHIMi:ilS TKK HY
-iicmm m to io i iti:r
Kl l'an, Tex. ft-b. J I. The Iwo
priaonera taken l.y Iriaip M. Thir
teenth tat all t last night, when fif
teen or twenty shots wrr rxihuiiged
between thr Anict leans and a crowd
ol Mexican, irndahly will be re
leased. Captain Harry M. fiaile aald
today, after questioning tie pnaoii
era, that they appeared In la? no
pluyes of the smelter whn Inadvert
ently became mixed up with the fly
ing Mexicans.
t 'notes melted lilt ornialion last
Tuesday that a plot was afoot lo
"rush" his little uutpual un the river
near th oiiisl.ii I of tha rity. With
M
"
ilJlili
no pip
Jill (Lli i
Millions of Dollars Damage
Done by Terrific Downpour
Unequalled in History ot
Southern California.
SIX COUNTIES ARE
SWEPT BY STORM
Every Town and City Isolated;
Hurricane Adds Finishing
Touch to Devastation of Fair
Southland.
10-INCH RAINFALL
IN ONLY THREE DAYS
Transportation Ceases, People
Walk and Wade Miles to
Work; Citrus Belt Sustains
a Crushing Blow.
(Hy IT-aard Wire In Kvenlnx llnrnlil.)
Iis Angeles, Cal., l eu. ji. inrea
days of unprecedented ralnlall
hloughl six southern Callforniu coun
ties to a condition of complete pros
tration today. There were no slraet
car or railroad lutes in service. High
wind ofT ihe ocean prostrated wire
and fnr hour today Iai Angeles and
surrounding territory within a radius
of Jill) mile were without power of
telephone and telegrapn service.
Kite men and women have ot
Ihelr live in the Honda since Wednes
day, t.reat damage has been dons
by ihe storm waters which wen, tns
most menacing in the recorded hiatory
of the sou in em; of tho stale.
Thn heavy downpours of yesterday
wire loilowcd by a torrential ruin
last night. This was succeeded hy a
gale ol Inch velocity, and all wire,
telephone, and telegraph and power
line supplying clictrnlly to the 'ty
and suburban railways v.enl down
bating .practically t-tury town and
city in six counties In complete Isola
tion. The wind blew st thn rate of 3
mile an hour in Ijs Angidcs and 41
.lilies at '-an l'icgo. Similar telocilieg
wctv recorded at S.inu Karbara and
oilier coast towns.
lu I." Angeles, although It esiaped
Ihe heat lest iiiinliill. tn greal lel
bridge collapsed. The usually dry
bed of the l. AliK' U river and of
the .Vnoyo fiai o t arried racing
stream which overwhelmed mid de
molished cottage and bungalow th.it
stood upon llielr bunks. All railroad
lines, nteam and electric, citt and
iihurban. were hclplea. Cats were
balled III the street, railroad trains
stalled ill the suburb, and people
walked and wailed miles lo work.
Street car service was not restored
here until '-!' a. m.
In the towns ol the citrus fruit
belt cliiscns struggled to stem the
floods which had already brought on
great damage and were threatened
with greater dei iietmn.
The ralnlall for the three d.it in
l.os Angclc wa morn than sewn
Inch.-H. At ailnus polnis witditi a
railiiia of .'.() miles aa ininli aa nn
inches fi ll, most of It during brief and
licniiciit liiieit.il. wbuh sent tor
lent roaring.
The storm and resultant llnnds weir
Ihr woisl III tin- icoided himr ol
... inherit California. acti.rd'iig to
weather Inn rail ottl' l.ils
No attempt has been mad.. In esti
mate dam.lgi dope la-i alike of Ihe
lack of guideline reports from out
lying districts tint U probablv will
amount up into the millions
line man w as drowned at Aln.im"! !
last night, and at Vutortllle. in h
MoJ.it o desert, a hurricane destrotcd
the home of Mrs. Ilrne Hprugue wtio
was killed in Ihe collapse
At Huntington Keai li, Kva 1'iesioii.
a XJ-year-old stud-nt at the uniirisity
of Hunt hern California became ' on
fused by Ihe high wind and pelting
rain and stepped In from i.r a ul
urhaii car ihe was Instautl allied.
The Iai Attgele aqueduct slood the
strain of the big Mood but the water
system of several nearby town us
tallied heaty damage, while the llyer-
kMMMSSkSMla
till- Idea of obtaining aim anil hut ta
for a flltbusierlu expedition, and a
close walch Inatituteil resulted in the
detection of the Mexicans in an alley
by Corporul Jensen. Jcnaen was hied
upon when he -ailed upon the Mcxl
cans lu hall and he and hia comrades
returned a volley.
A Mexican who went lu a Iocs I ho
pltal with an unexplained bullet
WtMJlid in his leg is 1elicvtd tu hat
been hil by the Hoopers.
1 1 ii
DELUGE
mum
Representatives
Laval Or dor
Beach Albuquerque Today
Three Prominent Members ot Order Arrive at 2 O'clock This
Afternoon to Study Local Conditions and Advantages
for Fraternity's Great Two Million Dollar Sanitarium
for Tuberculosis; Commercial Club and Local Moow
Lodge Entertain Visitors.
COMMITTEE NOW EXPECTS TO .-:
t SPEND SUNDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE
C. A Mi t.ee of Kan I iegu. t'al ,
Irank Monuhan of Han Kranclsco,
and lr. W. A. Kink of New York,
a special comniltlen of the tlriind
Lodge of Ihe laiyul order of Moos",
reached Albuquerque at 1.1 a this
alternoon and were taken In hand
Ion sewer of lx Angclc at Kugle
wood burst and Hooded that town.
The storm was severe In the neigh
borhood of San Hernardlnn where
cloudbursts swept the niojntalm, a..d
t rented Hood conditions hlch wr
greatly uggratalcu by thv blah wind.,
mma l: nw i:i.h ki it i:
I HOM i iiN ti io i, on .M,u.t:s
Wan Kranclsco, lch. 21 The
Southern Pacific cancelled today Its
through service to l.s Angeles and
the Mania t-'c did Kkewlati lu l.os An
gelo a nd Hun I 'lego.
Houthcrn I'aclfn- ,-oasf line trains
are running as far south as Kanta.
llarhara, and Valley line trains tn
I'.akersflelil. Ileyond thai point the
Tallin Ke Is nlan lied up hy a break
in Ihe loint line through the Tcha-
( hapl pug. Th ritclflc Telephone
and Telegraph company renorted
that In I .os Angeleg. and Han Kernur
dino counties all the mountain ar-
royo arc foumlng ftit; of . ruHtilfig
storm waters. bridges, roads, poles
and trucks hate been carried out.
Although from l.os Angeles lame
word lnd.iv that Ihe sun was shining
here, enrly report to the weather
bureau here were that ram wa fall
ing oter all CallfornVi and Ihr fore
cast wax for inure rain tonight and
tomorrow. The storm Is nmvliu
northward towurd Oregon and Wash
ington. In a long distance telephone mes
sage from Ihe weather forecaster al
Sacramento flood stages were pre
dicted in the Ka.riiiionlo river. All
the mountain at renins were rising
fast.
At (Siimmll. the snow fall for the
last ;i hours wag ii inches, making
a total ot IM now on the ground, of
which Hid Inche I packed l. e hard
The result will be an enduring sup
ply of water for Ihr summer months
I'lagmeiilary . ports lo Ihe railway
companies was lo ihe effet-t that five
inches of rain fell last night In the
Tehuchapl, and that there wa Ihrre
feet of water in thr Santa Kc vards
al Mo'iite.
UNPRONOUNCEABLE
COUNT ACQUITTED
OF DOUBLE KILLING
(Ke Leased Wlrr lo Kvmtnr lleraW l
M.srltx. Oeriminy. Keb 21 c ount
Matthias Krudxewo - Ml.dxynsgilhe.
Polish aristocrat and member of the
iciniaii Imperial parliament, wag nc-
l ii 1 1 1 -.t today of Ihe clou its of mun
slaiigliler of his wife and her nephew.
Count Alfred Miucxliiekt
Tho tragedy m i ni red on lieceiiidrr
;' last at I Hi how y Mokrx, tin- coiintv
scat of the countess near ilr.n l., and
altrai led wide atteuilon op a. i olilil
ot Ihe siH-tai promineiu e of those con
cerned The count shot both hia wlf.
.lid lo r nephew dead on finding them
together ut 4 o'cliM k In the mooting
in tin- countess' a p. i ri mints Aftei
llie shooting th' count toluntarllt
tt sit ed hi parliamentary liniiiiinitt in
order In permit bis Hial to last- i.l.i' e
$5,000 Reward
for Murderous
Holdups
Great Northern Railroad Offi
cials Seek Bandits Who Shot
Three Passengers to Death
on Train.
(H la-as.il Wire in fuelling n era III
J 1. II 1 n K lo III. Vt.iM:. Ki ll :i
A rewaid ol, I'l.tniii for rath of
three bigbwat men, dead ol alive.
who held up a ill cut Northern
passenger 1 1 Hill ut hiallilsll, flf-
teen miles irom here, shooting to
ileal d three passen gei . was an-
Ihorim-d today by railroail ofH-
i la Is. )
An crt. .it waa made today to
put bloodhound on the Irail
taken last mghl by Ihe bandit
alter the holdup. The only clue 4
I three otercuala left in a i al
by the men
is4..aav..A.a(4444a
l W
of the
nf Mnnsn
linmedliitelv by Ihe reception cutn
mltte of Ihe Commerelal Club and
the Albuquerque llnnm lodge, whn
will entertain Ihem during tneir tay
in thn city and furnish them the In
formation thry arej seeking regarding
climatic and general condition In
Albuquerque and vicinity.
Theae three men. alt nationally
prominent In Ihe work of the Moosa
fraternity, arr chargud with thr duty
of recommending to Ihe flrand l.odgsi
a location lor thn proposed Moiaw,
sanitarium for members of the or
der at f llcled with tuberculosis, and
for the construction of which tho
tlralld Lodge has voted In appropri
ate ihe sum of $ J.ooo.iiim. Tho rmn-
milter Is now making a tour of thw
Kocky Mountain region In soma part
of which It has been determined tn
place Ihe greal Institution Already
they have Inspected wverul dtns
which have liecn suggested ua loca
tions for the sanitarium, coming! di
rect in Albuquerque from I'rrscott,
Ails., which Is one of the numerous
candidates.
The committee had expected to
reach Albuquerque nut Thursday
and at a mealing of arrangement-
committees In the Commercial Chin
Inst night, csrrful plans for the en
tertainment of the committee wern
formulated These plans wern to
tally disarranged this morning when
a telegram was received from Mr.
McUea announcing- Ihe nxCval o( thw
committer thta afternoon. The cl'ub
and Moose committers. however,
quickly rc-organlxeil their plans and
when the train bearing the cnmmlt
teemeti reached Albuquerque thin af
ternoon thr visitor wern welcomed
by a committer of Nome fifty direc
tor and member of the Commercial
Club and ol fleers and members of Ihe
Moose bulge
The visitors were conducted st
once tu the Alvuradu hotel where
luncheon was served They were ac
companied at the meal by I r It. I..
Hust. dictator of Ihe local Moose
lodge. r W. T. Salmon. Mr. A. fl.
Slioiile of the Hhnrtte sanitarium, C.
o. Ciiidiman. J. K. Ilerndon, John
l..-e Clarke, directors of Ihe Commer
cial Club, and others.
immediately following luncheon
the visitor were taken lo a battery
ol automobile which had been as
sembled b Mayor Keller, and start
ed on a tour of tho city and vicinity
in course of which they will Malt lh
tarious Kiinllurliims and a number of
sites which hate been suggested aa
available - fur Ihe Moose mailt ut Ion.
Il la expected that the aittiimnbllaj
trip will occupv the visitors until
tulle bite this afternoon.
Plan for this riming and tomor
row hatr been left to the visitor.,
who. wind- they desire to make their
Inspection here a rapidly as poei
hie. still wish to make It a thorough
one N likely that they will re
main here all da soinorrott, in
ttdiib etent a gathering of busine-
men will tie arranged for the Com
mercial Club for tomorrow after
i ii The member of the commit
tee, bowcti.r. were not ready to sue
definitely Whether or lint they l nubl
remain all of tomorrow, letting that
to be determined bt hotv mu.-h eoubf
be accompllxbrd this afternoon,
hhould ihey remain thr plan for
llotr entertainment tomorrow will be
announced tomorrow iti.iii.nig
"Our Is slrntl) a buslioss top"
said Mr Mce,. o a ll' lald reporter
Ibis afternoon "We are charged
with a considerable duty In re-om-mending
the location of Ihe Moose
iililtiiriinn. and whet tie aie seeklli
to do is to make a thorough liue-iti-gallon
in etciy city and of etery sit
in etert tin which srein available.
While we wish to conclude nur Work
aa quick It s possible, we do not
tt lah In lie uiidulv haslt and will glv
all thr lime tn Albuquerque lhal
cms necessary In lis and lu thoao
in charge nf us while herr
"At Present!, sheer' we wrrr s
terdav. wr arrived lit noon and com
pleted nur int kstlut ion tery salt
lactorilv by midnight II may re
quire more time here Our Intrntlon
hud been to get n Albuquerque next
Thursday, bul Ihe flood in Califor
nia totally destroyed the schedule
we had planned; hence our sudden
change In dates "
At Ihe start this afterruuni tha
party went first tu Ihe mesa, wherw
considerable lime was spent They
also tl.llcd Ihe sanitaria and will b
taken uter the city and as far up
and limn the t alley us possible Fol
lowing thv dinner tonight ut the Al
i undo Ihe pmtrwin during the re
mainder of ihelr stay here will rt
with th wishes of b committer,
men.