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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-05-29
PROGRESS MADE
TOWARD PEACE
DISCUSSIONS LEAD UP TO FOR
NATION OF BASIS FOR ACTION
ON ALL QUESTIONS.
MEXICAN DELEGATES IN HURRY
Threatened Advance of Rebels upoh
Capital Makes Condition in Mexico
Serious, and Crisis Is ex-
pected at Any Time.

Niagara Falls, Ont.-The opposing
delegates at the MeXican-American
peace conference clearly are coming
into closer accord on the yeXed land
problem. The mediatOrs Monday were
able to take a notably forward step.
Delegates representing both sides
have agreed, one from the view that
The problem was for internal solution
and not the subject of mediation, the
other that the question should be set
tied here and now in conformity with
the views of the Washington govern
ment. For several days the diplo-
matte tribunal d6spaired of finding a
common meeting place, but finally
both sides have come to see that II
the mediation is to be a success this
question must be viewed in spirit
OF Cancellation.
The strong declaration Of President
Wilson on the subject published in an
interview as the mediation conference
was about to assemble aroused good
deal of feeling, and for two or three
days threatened a disastrous outcome
of the whole effort of peace,
The Mexican delegates firmly de-
clared that it was untrue that the
feudal system of Mexico was the sin
gle or, indeed, the chief cause OF the
recurring revolutions. They said that
personal ambition had played much
more important part. They insisted
that in the existing condition of Mex
leo it was idle to talk of wholesale
subdivision of estates for the benefit
of an ignorant and improvident class,
lacking both energy and thrift, to
profit by such humanitarian scheme.
Finally they held that the whole
land question lay without the field Of
mediation and belonged to- the legis-
lative body of Mexico alone to deal
with. And they asked, even if they
should engage to adopt some form Of
reformatory plan, what assurance it is
possible to give that the plan will be
faithfully and persistently carried out
by constitutional government, such
as is contemplated.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
District Attorney Says Impossible
 Convict Women
ASSOCIATED PRESS p1spArcHl

OAKLAND. Cal, March 25.-'lt is almost impossible to convict a Wom an of any crime nowadays, asserted w. H. L. Haynes, district attorney of Alameda county. in a statement, and his opinion is concurred in by five other county prosecutors in the bay district.
 When d woman is involved in case" says Haynes, everything written or spoken is in her interest. without regard to the facts in the matter, and when testimony is given, it's main object is to create popular sympathy for the woman. The re- suit is that public opinion begins U cut a big figure. A woman in nine cases out of ten pleads that she is insane; then everybody gets kind hearted. and turns her loose upon the community to commit another crime. and again put up an insanity defense ad lib.'
 j. B. Mackenzie district attorney of Contra Costa county. says he has never been able to convict d woman of crime.
 Tn misdemeanor cases" he says, it is absolutely impossible. no mat ter how fragrant the offense may be. attribute this circumstance to the inherent attitude of chivalry on the part of the men oward women"
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
Little Information

JUAREZ, March 9 1O p.m.)-At this hour, off cials are still without infor- nation as to the progress of the action at the front, save that they acknowledged it is a fact the fighting con tinues at Gomez PalaclO. Whether the battle has con tinued or has been inter- mittent since Monday is not known. The mere cessation of firing, it is said, accounts for a premature report that the rebels had taken the town.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
British Government Pub fishes Promised State ment Dealing With Re volting Officers of Third Cavalry
SERIOUS ERRORS
 ARE REVEALED
Report is Confirmed That Third Battalion and Tor pedo Flotilla Were Or dered to Irish Waters, But Recalled
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCH1

LONDON. March 25.-The govern
 ment published today it's promised statement dealing with the revolting officers of the third cavalry brigade 1 The house of commons held a heated and disorderly meeting. Vital facts reveal a tragedy of errors by Colonel ] Seely, secretary of war and Sir Ar thur Paget, commanding the Ire | land troopers. Col. Seely frankly admitted he had made a great mis- take and rendered his resignation to Premier Asquith, but acceptance was refused
 Important revelations are to the effect that the government did not plan | important military and naval demon- strations upon Ulster. The report is confirmed that the third battalion and squadron of the torpedo flo- tilla were ordered to Irish waters, but was eountermanded when mill tary arrangements were proven sue cessful
 i The government has withdrawn Col. Seely's guarantees, according to a statement by Viscount Morley. Sir | Edward Grey told the house of com mons that the governments decision would be made known to General 1 Cough tomorrow, leaving the situa-
 tion in respect to Cough and fifty
 nine comrades still in a state of sus- pense. Sir Grey declared the gov ernment was prepared to use force
 to whatever extent was required. All talk of compromise on the home rule i bill at present is suspended. Conserva- | tives hold recent events show no compromise is possible except on the unconditional exclusion of Ulster.
 Liberals say that would not be d
 compromise but a surrender.
 ! Premier Asquith's statements that
 officers would return to duty uncon- | ditionally was made in good faith. ' since he learned of Col Seely's amendments to the cabinet memor-
 andum only yesterday afternoon. The prime minister made plain the gov | ernment's position regarding the army | to the house of commons, declaring ! he did not assent to claim of any | | crown to demand assurance of what | they would be required to do in cir
 cumstances which had not yet arisen. 1 Much of the oratory of the debate
 in the house of commons tonight con- sisted of fiery denunciations of the military aristocracy. Government members were placated by todays re- velations, but there remains strong | outspoken dissatisfaction with the affair among radicals and laborites i Many think the subject would have 1 been allowed to rest except for the almost unanimous attack by the lib-
 eral press and the boasting of the l conservative press over what they speak of as general Coughs victory Col Seefy's transfer to another
 cabinet post is predicted and the an nouncement. accepting the resigna . tions of General Paget and General Cough would be no surprise
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26

These infer the attack on Torreon has only begun. They say:
 Villa Says the wires will be open when he reaches Torreon."
 Rebel advices say that Villa is at tacking the outskirts, and that two thirds of his army is engaged there.
 An unconfirmed rumor says that Villa executed 200 federal prisoners. In one assault 5S federals were killed and 200 wounded. Constitu- tjonalist sympathiZers are gloomy over the failure of detailed news paper dispatches to get through.
 Whether the threat to execute Luis Terrazas. Jr., today, has been carried out by the rebels is not known here tonight, but the absence of affirma = tive information led General Luis Terrazas. father of the threatened man, to believe that his son had been granted d further lease of life. Gen eral Terrazas said he placed great confidence in the fact that Marion fletcher, United States consul at Chi huahua, had interceded for his son.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
War Department at Mexico City Claims Rebels Have Been Routed With Great Slaughter and Are Still Retreating
VELASCO PLAYS
 AMBUSH TRICK
Allows Villa to Enter Lerdo, Suburb of Torreon, and Then Turns Heavy Ar tillery on Him With Deadly Effect
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArCHl

MEXICO CITY, March 25.-The war department claims the rebels under Villa were routed at Tor reon with great slaughter. Eight hundred reinforce ments under Generals Joa- Quin Mass and Javier De Noure, it is announced, ar rived opportunely from Sal tillO in time to aid greatly the federal victory.
 The rebels are said to be retreating northward, the federals pounding their rear. It is admitted that Villa en- tered Lerdo, a suburb of TorreOn, but, it is explained, thlS was a ruSe on the part of General Velasco to am bush him.
 The rebel losses are re- ported at two thousand.
 As soon as Villa was well into the suburb, the federal artillery shelled them, the cavalry charging as the re- treat started. Generals Maas and De Moure, it is reported, made the distance between Hipolito and Tor reon in fifty armored auto mobiles, the railroad having been cut at HipolitO.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
Ainey Says Villa
 Is Brutal Vulgar
 AndAlso Ignorant
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH l

WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 25.- Villa is a vulgar, ignorant and bru- tai specimen of humanity, through whom the Standard Oil is advancing it's interests, declared Representa- tive Ainey, republican, today. Ainey brought up resolution calling on the president to inform congress of the condition of foreigners in Mex ico
 If Huerta turns to Japan, the price is Magdalena bay. Dire result rests in the weak and obstinate policy pur- sued by this government
 "The glory with which the inspired press has sought to clothe Villa has been stripped by the Benton and other incidents of his career
 Ainey delivered an attack on the watchful and waiting" policy.
 If war comes with Mexico and if citizens of Germany are murdered in Mexico and we are thereby involved, the responsibility lies with the policy which refused the pathway of safe and patriotic precedent" said Ainey in conclusion.
 'Inasmuch as the administration pins it's hope on the constituencies General rranza without Villa is as useless as locomotive without wheels" said Ainey.
 One asks, Who is Villa?
 Villa neither reads or writes. eX- cept as in jail he learned to write his first name. Francisco. To those who knew him as a vulgar, ignorant and brutual specimen of humanity, the high sounding phrases contained in dispatches purporting to repeat his words carry their own refutation.
 "The effort to depict him as hero, driven to the hills by great wrongs inflicted upon him have failed in the light of truth.
 "'rhe cry of suffering coming up from Mexico uttered by American citizens whose lives have been sacri- ficed, whose wives and daughters ra- 7ished and whose property has been :onfiscated, have not reached a sym pathetic or responsive ear of the chief executive"
 Just before Ainey took the floor 10 make the speech the foreign af sairs committee met, and by an over whelming vote decided not to report he Ainey resolution to the house.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
Another Precedent Is
 Shattered By Wilson

to the trouble of visiting the White House.
 Stone was eager to discuss the MeM- can situation and the pending contro- versy relating to the repeal of the Panama Canal tolls exemption for American ships.
 "The President, Stone stid, merely dropped in on his way to the golf links I have been laid up for long time and was eager to hear what is going on. The President told me about Mexico and we talked also about the canal matter It was mighty fine of him to suggest coming here.''
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
C0lQmiH Denies Demanded
 Return Of Hoxse Thieves

due and proper form for the surrender of these men to the Texas authorities
 "The State of Texas is going to act within it's rights, and as far as possible the Governor and his agents, will avoid making any requests that cannot be made without appearing ridiculous.
 Tt is strange to me why the author ities in Washington should be so .soli- ctous about the kidnapping of Mexi- cans and the fear of international com plications as a result, when they so indifferently regard the Kidnapping. murdering and taking their property by Mexican marauders and kidnappers.''
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
$4,922.50

Deduct this from the total amount and the sum remaining to be collected is found to be $3,S77.50.
 There were but 220 out of the 625 business men seen by the committee in the first two days. Of these 220, 145 have contributed the sums which add up to that pleasing total of $4,922.5O.
 The average contribution was there for about $34 By averaging $20 on the remaining contributors, who can be seen, the committees will be able to close the campaign with the entire amount slowed away in tie bank
 The results of the campaign so far are all the more pleasing to the work CTS because they show that it only takes a minutes conversation to bring results. The only lack is in workers. Contributors are entirely willing to come across, if only they can be ap- preached by the proper committees. There are fourteen committees of from three to seven members each, working on the town. The real call to arms does not issue until today. when the captains will be asked to gather spec tally big committees and go after the citizens on a final round up of the dollars. Captains and workers meet at the association building. and from there spread to their tasks They want to see everybody and get the deficit cleaned up today if it is possible but in case there is not time today to col lect everything, the campaign will con- tinue until Saturday.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
NEW EXPRESS BUILDING.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcH1

ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
 NEW YORK, March 25.-The pop ular belief that the parcels post has placed express companies in hard straits Is contradicted by the news that the American Express company will erect a s2,000,000 office building in lower Broadway. It will be thirty two stories in height, with a front age of eighty feet on Broadway. ad = joining the new building of the Adams Express company The com pany will reserve ten floors for it's use.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
ASSOCIATED PRESS pIspArcHl

AUSTIN. March Ex-Governor Col
 quitt. commenting on the reported wor
 " of Washington authorities over his attempts to recover Clemente Vergara's horses from horse thieves. said today:
 The reported statement from Eagle Pass that my Adjutant General made a demand on the Commander of Mex ican forces at Ciudad Porfiro Diaz to deliver Rodriguez and other fugitives from Texas justice, is totally untrue. General Hutchings was not authorized by me to make any such demands. 1 made a requisition on General Maas. military commander in the north, in
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
LANE APPROVES DEVELOPMENT
 IN SOUTHWEST
Construction of Railroad South of Yuma and Favors Bill Leasing Public Domain With Ma tural Resources

WASHINGTON, March D. Secretary Lane today announced he has authorized the construc- ton of a railroad twenty miles long south of Yuma to provide transportation facilities for set tiers under an irrigation project that will be ready in sixty days.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
CHOYNSkFS KINDNESS
 NETS HIM S10,0OO

CHICAGO, March 25. - Called upon by Bert and Ned Ying to help open the safe of their father, Jim Pon. a Chinese restaurant owner. who died recently. Joe Choynski, the former noted pugilist, swung open the door and found will leaving him S10.000. It was a reward for Choynski's kindness in helping Pon at San Francisco.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
MARRIED: DIDN'T KNOW IT
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHl

SAN BERNARDINO, March 25.- John E. Dickson, a former solicitor married Mary Moffatt at Norwich, Conn, but knew nothing of the mar riage until one year after, according to sworn declaration in a suit for an- nulment filed here. Dickson said he must have had a lapse of memory and did not regain his faculties until ar rested at Redlands for bigamy He was paroled and is now trying to untangle affairs.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHl

WASHINGTON, March 25-Presi- dent Wilson kept pace with his prece- dent shattering reputation and eXem- plified the human side of himself which he described in talk with newspaper men recently, by motoring to the home of Senator Stone of Missouri, and hay ing a chat about official business. Stone. who is chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. has been ill for several weeks.
 He sought a conference with the President who suggested that he visit the Senator rather than have him go
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
LOW EXPO FARES
Railroads Fixing Rates for 1915
 Travel
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH l

ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
 SAN FRANCISCO, March 25.- Virtually one way fare for the round trip to the expositions at San Diego and San Francisco from points west of Chicago were agreed upon by the trans continental passenger associa- tion.
 It is probable, according to an of ficial statement, that tourists will be routed so as to be able to take in both expositions on one ticket.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
Reports Are Conflicting

FL PASO, March 25.-The meaSer advices from Torreon are of mixed character. The conclusion or schooled observers is that the rebels were checked at the onset of the battle. at both Torreon and Gomez Palacio. and met an enemy no wise inferior. Dispatches from core
 spondents are held more reliable than the so-called official dispatches
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
VILLA REFUSED WITH
 LOSS OF THOUSANDS
TWO KILLED WHEN
 TRAIN HITS AUTO

LOS ANGELES, March 25.- Mrs Jacob Scherer, wife of a wealthy Denver man and Robert Guard of Rivera. were killed when their automobile engine died on the track at Harbor and freight crushed the machine against an embankment. Her husband was seriously injured. Her daughters, Leontine and Mrs. Marie Van Deventer of San Diego escaped injury.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArCHl

WASHINGTON. March 25.-Argu- ments will be presented by a huge delegation of Californians tomorrow favoring an administration bill de- signed to develop. through the leas- ing system, the great resources in coal, oil. gas. phosphate, sodium potash on 323,OO0OOO acres of public domain in the west A hearing on the bill began before the house public lands committee today
 While the California delegation favors the bill in general, they will assert the measure does not give
 Continued on Page FiYeO
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
Foreigners Safe

FL PASO, March 25.-- An authoritative telegram was received stating that all foreigners in the battle zone of TOrreon are safe.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
Won't Execute Terrazas

DOUGLAS. March 25-Luis Ter razas, Jr., held a captive by the con- stitutionalists at Chihuahua, will not be executed under any circumstances according to statement by Roberto V. Pesquira, Washington representa- tive of the insurgents, who is in
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26
GALL ID ARMS IN CAMPAIGN
 FOR MONEY
Over Half of Deficit Wiped Out With Two-thirds of Business Men Not Yet Approached - Com nit tees Work Today

In two working days of the Y. NJ. c. A. financial campaign, the committee have seen one-t third of their appointed contributors and have collected over half of the amount required to put the institution on a solid basis for the com ing year
 First day .................... .$2,S4o.OO Second day .. ............... 2,O79.50
Arizona republican., 1914-03-26

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Arizona republican., 1914-03-26

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-12
BEARS IN Stocks
RE Ne VI ATTACK
Canadian Pacific and u. S. Steel
Common Weakest Issues.
Copper Held Firm.
BY CHARLES w. STORM.

NEW YORK, March l2.--American
Sugar Refining and Canadian Pacific
sustained the biggest losses at the open
ing of the stock market to-day, the
former receding ! y and the latter a
Weakness IN Sugar was due to the bear
ish annual report issued by that com
pany yesterday while Canadian Paclnc'
which was the wallest of the railroad
group followed the decline in Sugar.
Denver and Rio Grande common sold
down | point and similar loss was
sustained by American smelling Even
Bethlehem steel. which has Just issued
the most encouraging report in its MS
tory, declined fractionally
Among the other losses in the initial
trading were Amalgamated Copper, IS,
Chesapeake and Ohio, "a western
Union, Is Westinghouse, 4; Union IA
cihc 81 United States Steel common,
"a Third Avenue Traction, * South
ern Pacific, ~ Ray Consolidated COP
per. "a Norfolk and Western, "A; New
York, New Haven and Hartford, a Lee
high Valley, a Erie. ~ Missouri IA
clfc Is; New York Central, "a.
Colorado Fuel and Iron was one OF
the few stocks that went up gaining y.
The curb was irregular
1T was reported that some OF the DIG
BdIlhN were Etlllilb HttAllNlfFs
Trading was quiet in the late forenoon
with nearly all the active issues rang
ing moderately under the opening
Reading yielded Is to 1925. CANADIAN
Pacific sold down to 205ss against 207 \.
steel common declined q to $685.: New
Haven, PENNSYLVANIA and Union PACING
were down a Amalgamated copper
held firm Guggenheim Exploration
was the only strong feature which MAIN
tanned its early advance.
Call money loaned at 2 per cent
Canadian Pacific was under renewed
pressure i'm the last hour, declining to
s04i4. a net loss Of 2A on the day;
Stel sold around 63ss for fractional
decline from noon. Reading rose from
its midday price 10 around l62% the
price at which it opened. Lehigh Val
lev declined from its noon quotation,
Chino Copper was weak feature
The undertone was steady
The market closed steady.
Government bonds unchanged. other
bonds steady.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-12
HAYWARD g. cLARk's
DAILY COTTON LETTER

NEW ORLEANS. March 12.-Liver-
pool was steady on futures to-day. but
quoted spots l point nown; sales 1000
bales. There were no cables or special
news to affect trading. which continues
narrow and professional General ad-
vices from New York are still bearsh.
but action is not as aggressive as # was.
showing the possibility Of conversion and
a change.
Our market opened slightly easier
and prices sagged few points more on
dizziness. Bulls are holding off antici-
pating the usual neglect and conse-
quent depression over Sunday. while
scalpers are selling for the same rea-
son and In anticipation Of less stimulat-
ing statistics
Straddlers are selling here and buying
in New York, as our market is so much
above New York in the summer posi-
lions
Receipts this week were rather heavy,
while clearances were smaller How
ever, there is one decidedly bullish fea
ture in current statistics and that is
the much greater loss in interior stocks
from week to week than last year Elk
ports promise large for the coming week
The into-sight for the week looks
around $4,000, against 167 .230 bales last
year. and we compare with mill takings
of 219,OOO bales last year.