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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
LAND LAWS ARE ATTACKED
Secretary of Interior Lane Also As.
sailed by Congressman Ferris.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Tulsa. okla.-Bitterly ass,iling the
United States land laws ami CRITICS.
ing Secretary of the Interior Franklin
X. Lane. Congressman scdt Ferris
OF Oklahoma, chairman of he house
comittee on public lands. treated a
sensation at the international Drv
Farming Congress.
Our land laws" he said are in
many respects crude, irrebncilab,e
inefficient, without uniformly. confus.
ing to the brain of the settjr. limos.
sible of Interpretation by IL lavman
and a jargon Of inconsistencies that
retard progress and develophnt. Most
OF u so-called land laws de- simplv
a confusing mass of execute orders.
rulings, interpretations and hrectione
made by various bureau defs and
clerks in the various ramifhtions Of
the various departments"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
MARTIAL Law IN COLORADO
Striking Miners and Guais patt,e
While Troops Are on Law.

Western Newspaper Union News SerH
Trinidad, Col.-With a ste of in.
%surrection declared and stA troon,
on the way to the scene odostilties
to enforce martial law, the bettenth
battle between mine buardsbd str;k.
ing miners of the southerncolorado
coal fields was waged fr~oudavlipbt
until $3.50 o'clock in the anire in
Beiwind and Hastings canodand tho
hills adjacent.
Angus Alexander, a Hastih puard
was killed and seven were Iounded
including two children at Tabho Mar.
shall Clinton Robinson of Hahg. wo,
shot in the foot and TOUR strirs wore
wounded, two seriously, their
names are not available.
The town Of Hastings waier,ou,.
ed. The women and %childrenlre con.
sregated in the power housInd hod.
"A 0ou was placed lere by
mine guards. The camp is Il to bs
riddled with bullets as a re1 ~ .ho
bombardment and similar rIrt. .ro
received from the camps he,av,,o
end Tabasca.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
POSTMASTER ASKED TO QUIT
Thibodeaux Man Complies With Re.
quest Of Officials.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
T~hlbOdeauX. - Postmaster Arthur
Bordeaux has resigned the postmas.
tership of the local postoffice. Mr.,
boudreaux sent in his resignation al
The request of federal officials. It Is
alleged that charges were preferred
against the postmaster last July TO
the effect that he was connected with
a saloon that was running under the
same roof as the postoffice. However,
the saloon is not located in the same
building but is at some distance from
the government property. Mr.. Bou.
dreax hesitated to resign at first but
decided to take this action because,
as he said, politics were the cause of
the charges.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
MASS MEETING
NEW ORLEANS BOARD OF TRADE
NOW FAVORS RANSDELL.
HUMPHREYS BILL.
ENTIRE SOUTH IS UNITED
eelIeved That Flood Prevention Meas
ure Now Has Good Chance
OF Passing.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
new Orleans, La.-When the New
Orleans Board of Trade passed a ESQ
lutlon to the affect that it was the
sense OF that body the Ransdell.
Humphreys bill be passed by congress
'he entire South became united on
ohe plan to prevent the Mississippi
river Hoods and over-flows. The peo
PIE OF Louisiana will be called upon
TO hold a mass meeting in New Or.
leans in the immediate future for
Inc purpose of urging upon congress
tne necessity of passing the R~andsdell.
Humphreys bill.
Inc prevailing impression that the
people OF Louisiana were divided in
sentiment as regards the flood bills
naa been regarded as the obstacle in
the way of passing the Ransdell-
humphreys bill at the coming session
OF the congress. Now that this i'm.
preston has been dispelled, it is be-.
lleved that the $4,000, 900 levee meas.
ure will be passed, the people of the
South being united in it's support.
After the New Orleans Board of
Trade had acted, Senator Ransdell de.
clared that the people of the flooded
states had the best opportunity they
nave ever had for securing federal
projection from the floods. That
echoes the statement of Representative
Mcclellan of Memphis, who stated that
ne believed the Observation-Disclosures
OIL would be passed without a hard
fight.
The New Orleans Board of Trade
Will assemble on November s. at which
time plans will be made for the mass
meeting to be held there the latter part
OF November. !,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
JURORS CRITICISED, RESIGN
Financial Condition of Parish Said "a
Be Cause Of Trouble.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

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Abbeville.-On account of recent
criticism directed at the Police Jury
OF this parish, which brought about a
public audit by the state department,
the president of the jury, Ernest Bras.
seux, Oscar Hollier, and Jules Simon.
together with P. Leblanc, clerk, resign.
ed. The resignation of Brasseux. Hol.
ller and Simon were forwarded to the
governor for acceptance. President
Brasseux accepted the resignation of
Mr.. Leblanc prior to rendering his
resignation. There has been a. great
deal OF talk recently about the financial
condition of the parish, many charging
the present Police Jury was RESPONSE
Die therefor. The three named re.
signed. they say. so that their ccusers
might fill the vacancies with men who
might administer the affairs of the
parish to better advantage.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
WOMEN D0GWHIP ASOUITH
S~uffragettes Attack British Premier
and Companions.
Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service,
Edinburgh, Scotland.-Premier As
qulth was attacked by militant suffra.
gettes armed with dog whips. He was
driving in an automobile, accompanied
by his daughter, Miss Violet Asuuith.
ard Sir joint Graham, a Scottish Jus.
tice Of the peace. The victim of the
outrage was more frightened than
hurt.
The automobile was passing through
the village of Plean, five miles from
filkirk, when it ran into a suffragette
ambush. The wild women" as thew
are called here, under cover of a show.
er OF papers, rushed at the car and be.
labored the premier and his compan.
ions.
They disappeared before the police
car, following that of the premier, had
reached the scene.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
farm CONGRESS ASKS
RESEARCH Commission
' Resolution Favoring Govern.
"eht Undertaking Work-Ask
Big Appropriation.
western Newspaper Union Neus sorrio.

M, newspaper Union News Service.
iuisa, Okla.-The International DRY
I"imihg Congress adopted a resolu,
,'on asking Congress-, President viii.
son II Secretary of Agriculture Hous.
WI 70 cooperate in the appointment of
a nauonal agricultural research com.
mission, whose duty it shall be to re-
pof' within two years after appoint.
nieht the exact status of agricultural
ueSeiopment in the United States and
the development of any phase of agri-
cultural education or promotion that
may nave been developed as of per-
inahent educational value to the ma.
tia.
Inc resolution also asks that Con-
sfess appropriate $25O,OO for the
carrying on of the work of such a
commission, which shall be composed
ot nine members and a resident Sec
retary.
Elhe congress will meet next year
~ Wichita, Kansas.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
BANKER SHOT FROM AMBUSH
AssaiIant UnknoWn-Was President of
Suspended Banks.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
observation-disclosures d. hickman,
~ years of age, banker and merchant,
was shot from ambush at Cumnoc, five
miles north of here, and probably
fatally wounded. The identity of the
would'be assassin has not been ascer.
tanned. Mr.. Bickman, who was presi.
dent OF the Commercial Bank of Bo.
galnsa. the Angie Bank and the Mount
herman Bank, all of which were re-
Gently placed under suspension by the
state bank examiner, he was in Frank.
linton in conference with his attorneys
regarding litigation growing out of his
financial difficulties.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
new PHASE OF SULZER CASE
INV York Printer Carries Case Into
United States Court.

'Etern Newspaper Union News Service.
pew York.-William Suffers cOnvic
tih by the high court of Impeachment,
ar his removal from office as gov.
eAor of New York was thrown into
th federal courts for review by viii.
litn H. Moore, a printer.
a remarkable petition Moore al
iefs that the control of the state gov.
erfnent has passed from the people to
a mall group of citizens and conse-
quatly New York is no longer enjoy.
inla republican form of government,
asguaranteed by the federal consti.
tubn.
bore seeks to have the court en-
johMartin H. Glynn from exercising
gurnatorial functions, prays for the
~resyration of office to Sulzer. attacks
ts.Assembly for arrogating t. itself
.pTser to convene in extraordinary
sesion and pass articles of impeach.
meat, and petitions for an audit of
stale books.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
WASHINGTON SAYS
REGIME MUST END
eLANQUET OR ANY HUERTA SUP.
PORTER is BARRED FROM
OFFICE.
NOTIFY ALL FOREIGN NATIONS
Mexican Officials Slow in Replying to
misunderstanding De.
veIopments.
NOTIFY ALL FOREIGN NATIONS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Mexico City.-President duerta has
been told he must resign the presi
dency of Mexico without loss of time
and that he must not leave his success
sor General Auereliano Banquet, his
minister OF war, or any other mem
Der of his official family or of the un.
Official coterie whom he might be ex.
pected to control.
This ultimatum from Washington
was conveyed to President Huerta
through his private secretary, Senior
Rabago by Nelson O'Shaughnessy, the
American charge d'affairs, acting un.
der instructions from the State Depart
ment.
Senior Rabago presented the memo
randum to his chief late Sunday, but
up to Tuesday President Huerta had
returned no answer and as far as
could be learned had guarded it's con.
tents from almost all Of his official
and intimate counsellors.
Those who learned of the Washing
ton note regard General Huerta's po.
sition as one in which he will be- fore
ed to give one of two answers-re-
fusal point blank to comply with the
demand, possibly going SO far as to
hand the diplomatic representative his
passports, or the elimination of him.
self officially. Those most intimate
with the president insist that the lat,
ter course will not be taken for many
reasons, chief among which is that
such action would be tantamount to
submission to the rebels.
Officially Mexico is no longer in
doubt that the Washington admins
tration favors the rebel cause and Is
convinced that this is the means adopt
ed by President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan to assist C%arranza to win.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
DYNAM|T|NG CASE
TO HIGHER COURT
LABOR OFFICIALS CONVICTED AT
INDIANAPOLIS PLAN STUB
BORN FIGHT.
CLAIM PENALTY IS ILLEGAL
Attorneys AIIege That the Defendants
Were Convicted of Two Offenses
on Same Evidence.
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Chicago.-Objections to the convic
ton of 80 Of the alleged dynamite
plotters" at Indianapolis last Deem
Der were laid before the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals in an appeal
OF the men to have the verdict sci
aside.
On behalf o. Frank M. Ryan, presi
dent of the Iron Workers Union; Olaf
A. Tveltmoe, San Francisco, and the
other labor union officials adjudged
guilty of completely in dynamite plots,
Chester H. Krum, their chief counsel,
argued before the court as follows:
That the federal court at Indianapo.
lis comitted an error in allowing Ortie
4. McManigal and Edward Clark, con-
fessed dynamiters, to testify against
the other men, because Clark and Nc
Manlgal were defendants and their
testimony was incomplete.
That the destruction of nonunion
work was an offense against the state
and not against the federal govern
ment;
That the law prohibiting ~transporta-
tlon OF explosives on passenger trains
was a ~precaution for the safety of
passengers, and was directed against
the railroads;
That the men were convicted both
OF conspiracy and of direct violation
ths same evidence, and therefore were
punished more than once for the same
offense.
1T was as invalid to punish these
men twice or thrice as 1t would be to
try fheI.s more than once on the sans
Charge" said Mr.. Krum. Further it
is uncomfortable that men residing in
Boston, San Francisco, New Orleans,
Duluth, Philadelphia and other places
equally scattered could have got to.
gether with a common understanding
to direct the actions of Mechanical
and McNamaras."
1t is understood that should the
present appeal be adverse to the con.
Vlcted men. 1t will be carried to the
united States Supreme Court.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
MfDAL GIVEN HERo'S WIDOW
only Ole Carnegie Award in Arkansas
and Louisiana.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Httsburg.-The Carnegie Hero Fund
commission has just made public the
fac that it has distributed nearly
NW,OO0 in awards to persons who have
performed heroic deeds. No awards
wee made in Arkansas and but one
IN louisiana, John H. Ammons, deceas,
ed. The commission made the award to
AmMons widow. Mrs. Ammons will
receive a bronze medal and a pension
OF $40 a month in addition to S. a
moi'h allowed for each Of her four
cnlhren. AmmOns died while aiding
IN lhe rescue of a drowning girl at
lwale, La, in July, 1912.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
Police, Shooting Steers, XIII Man.

New York.-In a fusilade of shots
fired by the police to check the mad
rush of is steers, which escaped from
a railroad stock pen on the west side
one man was killed and one wounded
The man who was killed, George Beat
tie, toppled from the seat of an ex
press wagon when a stray bullet pierc
ed his brain. Another bullet bored
through the foot of Walter Wangen
helm, a waiter. That no more persons
were injured, either by the tipping
bullets or by the steers, was due to
the fact that there were but few pc.
destrians abroad.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
Jobbers Association Meats.

Alexandria.-The North Louisiana
Jobbers' Association held a meeting
and luncheon and discussed matters
pertaining to its welfare. The follow.
Ing were In attendance: W. C.. Mar.
shall, of Shreveport, president:
Charles E. Bynum, of Monroe, secre.
tarq; A. c. Simmonds, of Ruston: ]. s.
Handy, Of Monroe; 8. j. Heard. OF
Ruston; 7. H. Scovell and R. C. Boney.
OF Shreveport; B. F. Thompson, L. A.
Stafford, A. Bauer, ]. E. Bell, c. r,
McDerby and DR.. w. D. Hass, of Alex.
andria.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07

New York.-The National Associa.
ton for the study and prevention Of
tuberculosis announced from it's head.
quarters here that instructions have
been issued by the United States of.
flee OF Indian Affairs to observe De.
cember z as tuberculosis day, in all
OF the $50 schools connected with the
government reservations.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
LOADING WAGON; FALLS DEAD
Prominent Franklin Man Had Been
Hauling Cane All Day.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Franklin.-Clinton Breaux, a promi-
nent farmer and a resident of this city.
died suddenly at a mill while loading
a cart with wood. Mr.. Breaux had
Deen hauling cane all day, and In the
evening went to the mill to get a load
OF wood, and while in the act of throw.
ing a log into the wagon suddenly fell
over dead.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
SAYS Jesus Misuuoted,

st. Louis.-B. N. Langdon-Davis of
London, who represents the Carton
foundation for the promotion of peace,
told members Of the st. Louis club
that the famous words Of Jesus: II
came to not bring peace, but the
sword" we're a mistranslation. He re.
peated the Greek words of the original
text, then said they should be trans.
lated: Il came not to bring peace,
but division"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
FARMER PREPARED FOR END
Found With Head on Coat and With
Folded Hands.
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western Newspaper Union News Service.
Coiumbla.-The body of John 4,
Gore, of Caldwell parish. was found
near his home. His coat had been re.
moved and folded INFO a pillow for
his head, and his hands were folded
across his breast, as if in a sound
sleep. An investigation proved that
Mr.. Gore had fallen from a wagon
loaded with slaves which he was haul
ing to market, and that the loaded
wagon had passed owe his body, leav.
ing life in him just long enough for
him to remove his coat, make a pillow
of ii and lie down TO die.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
New Ruler Welcomed.

Brunswick, Germany.-Unfavorable
weather failed to dampen the enthu.
siasm of the crowds here for the state
entry into Brunswick of the young
duke and duchess of Brunswick, hither.
70 known as Prince Ernest August of
Cumberland and Princess Victoria
Louise of Prussia.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
PLANNED TO KILL SHERIFF
Negro Servant Boy Revealed Plan Of
Prisoners to Escape.

Eufadla.- The life Of Sheriff R. B.
Teal was probably saved be a negro
servant boy recently when he revealed
a plot OF two prisoners to escape from
Jail. According to the details of the
plot the prisoners were to waylay
the sheriff and choke him to death in
order to take the keys away from him
and allow them to escape from the
jail. AS a result Of the information
furnished by the negro servant boy
the plot was frustrated.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
Mrs. Lind Saves MexIcans.

New York.-The steamer MORO Cas-
tie. which arrived from Vera Cruz
with Mrs. John Lind, wife of President
Wilson's special envoy, brought also
two Mexican legislators who owe their
Liberty, II not their lives to her quick
wit and generosity. To save the two
Mexicafls from arrest at Vera Cruz,
Mrs Lind hid them in her stateroom
and sat up all night on deck until the
boat left port and the officers of the
Huerta government had gone ashore
after seaching the ship.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
Loan Company Convicted.

Boston.-The Mason Financial Com.
pan! Of Chicago was convicted of VIC
latlng a recently enacted law which
limits the rate of interest on small
loan to IL per cent a year. Testi.
mony showed that the company in
some cases received 500 per cent in.
terest and that in four years had made
$24,oO on an original capital of ST.
0W. The penalty may be either fine
or Imprisonment.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
Form School Improvement LEAGUE.

Form School Improvement League.
Cheneyville.-The patrons of Chen.
eyville High School met to organize a
School Improvement League. Eighteen
members were enrolled and officers
were elected as follows. President.
Mrs. Charles Manning; vice president,
Rev. H. M. Collins; second vice presi.
dent, Rev. Roy L. Porter; secretary,
Mrs. s. R. Cummins; treasurer, Mrs.
s.. R. Cummins.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07

lOndon.-Among friends of Sir Cecil
Sprmg-Rice, according to the Daily
Telegraph, there Is considerable doubt
as % whether in the near future he
may not find the rigor of the Ameri.
can climate too severe to permit him
to continue his duties as ambassador
to tie United States.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
State Can Tax Foreign Corporations

State Can Tax Foreign Corporations.
Washington.-After years of vain
endeavor by state authorities to tax
foreign corporations doing business
within their borders, Massachusetts
has solved the problem. The Supreme
Court sustained as constitutional the
Massachusetts, foreign corporation tax
law of 1909, Chief Justice White and
Justices vandeventer and Pitney dis
senting.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
Killing Frost Falls.

Gilbert.-The first killing frost Of
the season has appeared. Corn. cot.
ton and pea crops in this section are
seriously damaged from the rains NJ
the past few weeks. The weather f.
clear now, and IL It should rem.in
so the crops would be gathered in
about two weeks.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
Morris, Packer. Dead.

Chicago.-Edward Morris, president
OF Morris & Co., packers, died at his
nome after an illness of more than q
year. Morris was born in Chicago AZ
years ago, and was the oldest son of
the late Nelson Morris, pioneer packer.
he suffered a nervous breakdown
ABOUT a year ago and was obliged to
give up active business. Mr.. Morris
Is survived by his widow, and two
sons and two daughters.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
College Gets Property.

Guthrie.-The Methodist University
OF Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas
is entitled to permanent ownership Of
the former state capitol grounds and
building, which by referendum vote
OF the electors of Guthrie were sold to
the university last May upon the pay.
ment OF 81 purchase price, according
to IN opinion by District Judge Hus.
ton,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
Goodwin Asks for Monumen.

Washington, D. C.-Congressman W
>. Goodwin of Arkansas has filed with
Inc house a memorial from the state
convention of the Arkansas Division.
united Confederate Veterans, asking
tina Congress provide an appropria.
ton for the erection of a memorial
on the Gettysburg battlefield. The pc.
tition has been referred to the Com.
mittee on Military Affairs.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
DARING Feat bv lineman

Donaldsonville.-Is the teeth Of a
Disk north wind Clifford Moreau, a
young lineman climbed the 1O5-foot
fiagpole in front Of the municipal
power plant to take down the big Unit.
ed States flag flying at the top of the
tall staff, which had become entaneled
and was being torn by the wind. The
daring young climber accomplished the
perilous feat in safety.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
Arbitration Treaty Siuned.

Washington.-Secretary Bryan and
Ernest Baumann, in charge of the
swiss legation, signed a convention
extending for another five years the
general arbitration treaty between the
two countries.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
Monroe Fair a Succesa

Monroe.-Over 1000 people visited
the Monroe fair on the opening day.
The exhibits and displays in all de.
partments were far ahead of former
years, except those in the cattle and
hog sections.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
Governor Sets Election Dat.

Governor Sets Election Date.
Acknowledgements L. E. Hall
has designated December 16 az cleo.
ton day in Rapides parish to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Clerk
OF Court W. J. Calvit. The Democratic
primary election will be held thirty
days earlier.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
WOULD DOUBLE POSTAGE
Rep. Whitaere Has Plan to Build Ma.
tional Good Roads.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
acknowledgements Whit.
acre Of Ohio introduced a bill to dou.
BILE all postage rates to pay for a bill
lion dollar bond isue for good roads.
His bill also proposes a life job at
$4,000 o year for Col. Goethals as di.
rector Of the road work.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07

Sugar Mills Running Full Time.
Jeanerette .-Sugar making has be-
gun IN every section Of the parish. All
mills are now running full time. The
yield 10 above the average.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
Fair Has Successful ooenino.

Fair Has Successful opening.
Minden.-The eigth annual Webster
parish fair opened under favorable
auspices. A large crowd was in at.
tendance. The agricultural and live
stock exhibits were exceptionally fine.
as well as the other exhibits.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
Gen. Riggs Made Commissioners

Ssh. riggs maze commissioner.
Washington, d. General Clinton
l.. Riggs of Baltimore has been select.
ed by President Wilson to be one O.
the three Americans on the Philippine
Commission,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07

This is the latest photograph of the
PROVISIONAL Mexican President. The
United States government has notified
him that he must resign Immediately.