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The chronicle=news., 1914-07-02
DENIES EXECUTION
OF FEDERAL LEADERS

Mexico City, July minister of
culation here to the effect that Cen
cral Jose Refusio Vclasco, the federal
commander at San Luis Potosi: Cen
eral Lnuro Villar, who has been
mentioned as possible selection of
the peace mediations at Niagara
Falls for the provisional presidency.
and General Ignacio Bravo, COM
mandor of the garrison of Mexico
City, had been arrested on charge
OF conspiracy and summarily eXecut-
ed. Tho war minister said that the
government has full confidence in the
loyalty of these officers.
Minister Banquet also said the the
military precautionary measures TAX
en- nere during the past few days are
for the purpose of giving protection
to Mexicans and especially to for
eigners residing in the capital.
When asked if it were true that
General Fernando Gonzales, who dis
appeared from the capital few days
ago, had joined the constitutionalists.
General Blanquet answered:
General Gonzales is a loyal Off
Ger and he never will initiate Delipe
Angeles"
The war office announces that the
constitutionalists around NccaXa,
where the electric plant which sup
plies light and power to Mexico City
is located. had been routed and dis
persed by federal troops.
joaquin Mas will leave today from
San Luis Potosi to relieve General
Vclasco of command of the troops
garrisoning that city.
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-02

| Niagara Falls, July 2.-Communi.
cation between the two warning fac.
tions in Mexico, which is hoped
eventually will lead to conferences
| for the establishment of peace, was
begun today when the delegation rep
resenting General Huerta formally
addressed to the three South Amcri-
can mediators a note to be transmit
ted to the constitutionalist rcprcscn-
tativcs In Washington. In this the
Efuerta delegates expressed their
willingness to discuss measures of
peace with the constitutionalists and
bring to an end the civil strife which
has been devastating their country
for the last year.
The Huerta delegation wrote in re-
sponse to note from the mediators,
delivered to them as well as the
American delegation, suspending the
sessions of the mediation, because
the international side of the contro-
versy had been adjusted and calling
attention to the correspondence with
General CarranZa, in which he asked
for more time to consult his subordi-
mates about peace conferences.
The Huerta delegates replied in
two separate communications. one
setting forth their own approval and
qualification at the amicable settle
ment of the international conflict,
and the other. intended for transmits
sion to the constitutionalists, explain
{,,rr ly aTo In hnpiY,
informal conferences for the selection
Of a provisional president and tho
solution of kindred problems of an
internal character.
The disposition OF the American
forces now at Vera Cruz has been left
for consideration until .uch time az
the two factions agree on the now
pl DIVISIONAL government.
The last note from General Car
rama which was in reply to COM
munication from the mediators un-
der date of June 81, was made pub
lie today. 1t says:
"Thc confidential agency of Gen
eral Carranza at Washington has re-
piled to the note of the mediators
addressed to him June 81. stating:
"The chief of the constitutionalist
government duly appreciates the no
Bile purpose of the mcdiators in ad-
dressing him an invitation to treat
directly with delegates of General
Huerta on the organization of a pro-
visional government capable OF
bringing about a prompt and consist
A -.
of Mexico. But Notwithstanding his
good will to give to the country an
organic and durable peace by any
means which will not bring to
naught the great sacrifices which
the Mexican people have made in the
present struggle, he is compelled to
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-02
SALOON LID IS
CLAMPEO ON
TIGHTER. BY
WAR DEPT.

The saloons in Trinidad and the
strike district will not be permitted
to open as long as the federal troops
are in the field. The order issued by
the federal commander upon enter.
ing the district last April is final.
This is the word that came today to
Mayor W p Dunlavy from the Secre-
tary of War, through Congressman
Edward Keating. The Telegram said,
Secretary of War refuses to cancel
order closing saloons in. the strike
district. He says decision may be
considered as final.'
The saloons of the city were closed
the middle part of April by order of
the mayor at Il time when armed
strikers patrolIed the streets When
the first squadron of the Fifth Unit
ed States cavalry entered the dis
trict on April 80, Major w. A. Hol-
brook issued an order closing the sa-
looms indefinitely. This order has
been effective.
Recently the city council passed
resolution recommending that the
salons be allowed to resume business
during daylight hours. The county
commissioners took the same attitude
and the recommendation was brought
before Col. Lockett. who refused to
reconsider the original order. A
committee of city and county Off
cials that asked for a conference re-
Gently turned down by the Colonel,
who would not talk with them. Fin
ally the recommendation was submit
Ted to the Secretary of War through
n Colorado representative and the an
nouncemcnt of Secretary Garrison
today is the result.
Trinidad will remain dry as long
as the feds are in the district, which
will be for some time yet.
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-02
MYSTERY OF unknown FIGHTING MAN
At Ludlow HAS never Been CLEARED UP

On April 20 there was stranger
in the ranks of the mine guards who
for twelve hours resisted an attack
by strikers in the hills near Ludltv.
Fighting side by side with the vctcr-
an deputies and milftiamen that day
was man whom nobody knew. He
was big, robust fellow, as clean cut
as a college athlete. When the bat
tie was over the stranger disap-
2eared. He never gave his name and
thus the mystery of the fighting
man at Ludlow" has never been
cleared up.
Out of crowd of bystanders he
stepped on the morning of April 20
when word had come that the small
force of militiamen had been at
tackled by strikers. The call for re-
Inducements had been sent to Trini-
day and citizens who knew what had
happened were running about organ
izing a law and order force to put
down the latest attack of the union
outlaws. This young, strapping, ath-
letic fellow. apparently cowpunch-
er, stepped out of the crowd and
asked deputy sheriff.
Can | get into this?
Il know those fighting rascals, y
he said. "Give me gun
The stranger was told to show up
at the armory in few minutes. Sure
enough, the unknown was there and
he was given gun and that morning
he went out with the body of citizen
guards that helped the militia in
the all-day battle that ended with
the destruction of the Ludlow tent
colony.
All day this unknown was in the
thick of the fighting. He spoke no
word but he seemed to take keen
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-02

The Trinithd merchant has always
stood for thc upbuiding of the COM
munity. The merchants have always
been generous contributors to every
pul,hc enterprise. The Trinidad
rcrchant has uncomplainingly saw
cd wood during the depressing in
dustrial trouble and while operating
their establishments on decreased
profits have kept Trinidad in the
front rank of the business towns of
the state.
Furthermore the local merchant
has educated their patrons to underx,
stand that an advertised bargain is y
real bargain. They do not advertise
n suit sale at s15 and sell the sIdff
for s25 after the buyer gets IN Nc
store. The success of GITfin,lad
merchant is due to the<policy of
square dealing. /.s
strangers<Save nMe than once
commented on the /sise and appear
ance of .Trinida2 cores. AS much
courtesy and sSfss6on is shown the
purchaser 49, dve cent spool of
thread asMar person who orders a
800 biE ,of goods. The buyers for
the Local establishments regularly
vssA the eastern style ccnters and
SE$4S4sbriEs ltJnss-ttr-fllte
\ tAaSs. Of apparel. thus making 1t
LIN for the local resident to get
the r,n1 Of garment or hat he or
she, sSes without having to send
ava, or it. Since the public began
to realize that, the business of the
mail order houses in this community
has been cut down to the minimum.
Express agents have said that
shipments from the mail order houses
or from the Denver stores were large
at one time. The falling off in this
business indicates not that people are
not buying the necessities of life.
but that they are buying them at
home.
That is rs 1t should he. One dol
lar spent in Trinidad is circulated
and many persons get that dollar
eventually. One dollar spent IN Chi.
cago or New York or Denver never
comes back.
The slogan should he. "Kccp the
Dollars in Trinidad" The best way
to do this is to patronizc the Trini-
dad merchant.
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-02
MINE WORKERS
HEADS CONFER

Kansas City, Mo, Jnly 2.-Mem-
bers of the International executive
board of the Gni9ci Mine Workers
of America met hero today al the
call of John p. White, president.
1t was expected the conference
would spend most Of the time dis
cussing problems arising out Of the
Vancouver island miners strike. a
number of routine appeals from the
various districts are to be considered
and disposed Of.
The meetings c. the board arc held
ordinarily in Indianapn'is. but he
cause of the necessity for Mr.. Whites
presence in district fourteen. com
prising the states of Kansas. Mis-
souri,, Arkansas end Oklahoma. where
he has been cndcavOriaS to adjust
a wage scale for several months. the
meeting is held here.
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-02
FINAL STAGE REACHED
MOVE To BRING MEXICO
FACTIONS INTO HARMONY
Exchange Of Notes Clearly Set Forth Attitude Caanza and
Auerta Relative to Plan Of Provisional Government and
End Of Strife in Country.

I consult the opinion of the generals of
the constitutionalist army before de-
Gliding on the appointment of dele
gates to confer on his behalf with
those of General Iluerta regarding
the possibility Of reaching an agree
ment putting an end to the war.
| 'This obligation arises from the
promise by Mr.. CarranZa and by all
constitutionalists faithfully to carry
out the plan of Guadalupe. which
proposes to restore the constitutional
order by means of n provisional
president and which would be modi-
fled if such government were made
to emanate of possible agreement
with the delegates of General Hucrta
as well as from his earnest desire
that any agreement reached be strict
ly fulfilled.
with this end in view and in
furtherance of the efforts of the me-
diators to procure a peaceful solu-
tion of the struggle which the Mexi-
can people have been compelled to
sustain in the defense of its institu-
tions the first chief has already ad-
dressed the generals Of the constitu-
tionalist army in consultation and
only desires to request the mediators
to allow him n short period of time
during which he hopes to receive an
swers from his companions in arms.
in order to appoint delegates to treat
with the delegates of General Huer-
ta.'
After acknowledging General Car
ranza's note and informing him the
work of mediation would be resumed
after he had appointed delegates for
the conference with the Huerta rep
resentatives the medintors ~ today
made public the text of ~ id1l-
;ical r.otc = 't'le .'n7A f;e.. !2-
ta delegations defining the status of
mediation and giving the reasons for
the recess. The note, dated July 1,
follows:
I'VE have the honor to inform you
that the representative at WashinZ-
ton of the chief of the constitutional
list party of Mexico, Mr.. Carranza.
has caused to be sent us his reply to
our communication OF the 21st u1-
timo, of which we advised you at the
full session of the twcnty-fourth and
wherein we invited him to appoint
representatives and agree directly
with the delegates of General Huer-
tn the organization of the provision
al government.
"1n said article the report referred
to informs us that while Mr.. Car
rama duly appreciated the well in
s0ired purpose of our invitation and
is prompted by an earnest desire to
sec permanent peace established in
Mexico. he feels nevertheless that he
Use compelled to consult the opinion
of the generals of the constitutional
llnnilnucd nm naKc Al
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-02

fort. Every room in the house was
provided with a hot-water radiator.
the floors were always kept clean;
in front of each bed was rug; each
bed had two sheets. two pillowcascs,
one woolen blanket, two cotton COM
forters. The entire building was
lighted with electric lights.
"In the dining room we served but
one table. seating every man at once
We employed the best Jap cooks. and
used only the very best materials for
our table.
"Tn the basement of this cement
building we had bath arrangements,
hot an d cold running water into
porcelain bowls, something unheard
of in any mining camp in Colorado.
''In addition to this, we estab-
lished a reading room and supplied
all of the papers and periodicals free.
We also established library con-
tanning $50 books, and furnished the
men with free stationery and envel-
opes.
I'VE also furnished a hot bath adj
jacent to the mine for those that de-
sired it.
"Our schoolhousc is owned and
maintained by the company, and was
supplied with every modern appli-
ancc.
1--WE also established miners
clubroom, to combat the evil of the
ordinary camp saloon. A great deal
of money was spent in making this a
comfortable. loafins place for the
men, and the hours in which they
could buy drinks were limited from
4:30 in the afternoon to 1890 at
night. These goods were sold to the
men at a low figure. with view on
ly of securing sufficient profit to
maintain a manager Of the place.
During working hours of the
mine these clubrooms remained
closed. also on Sundays.
MINERS CLUBROOMS WRECKED
"The miners clubrooms were COM
pletely wrecked and all stock stolen,
pictures taken from the walls. phono-
graph records, chess boards, the cloth
on the billiard table ruined, the cues
and balls stolen, the barbershor
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-02
CAMPAIGN TO STAMP
OUT PLAGUE PROGRESSING

New Orleans, La, July 2.-Dr,
Rupert Blue. surgeon general of the
United States Public Health and Ma
rine service, accompanied by DR.. H..
H. Creel. assistant surgeon general,
arrived in New Orleans from Wash
ington today to investigate bubonic
plague conditions here.
DR.. Blue would not indicate today
what measures would be recommend
ed to rid New Orleans of disease.
"Until I have gone over the
ground and made a thorough exam
ination of nccropsy material and
have looked into the case under sus-
1icion.'' he said, 81 will have moth
ing to say"
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-02

delight in the battle. He obeyed or
dcrs like trained soldier. All day
his gun answered the murderOus
fire of the strikers. Often exposed
to danger he pressed on and on and
was in the front when the guards
and militia finally drove the strikers
from their position and sent them in
retreat to the dark concealment be-
yond the tent colony.
When the battle was over he
smilingly announced that 1t had been
a "hot day" Then he disappeared.
The soldier of fortune dropped out of
sight as suddenly as he had appeared
out of the crowd on the street that
morning when the call for reinforce
ments was received.
Since that time many who defend
cd their lives that day from the
treacherous fire of the strikers have
wondered who the stranger was and
where he came from and whittier he
went. He never sought to claim any
pay for the day he served as vol
untcer soldier in the citizen army of
defense.
The old timers who were in the
fight that day say they never noticed
a nervier or more genial fellow. He
handled a gun with the cast of a vet
cran of the range. He caught the
spirit of the occasion and 1t seemed
like he was fighting for great
cause like the forcfathcrs in the
Revolution.
~ know those fighting rascals,"
he said when he enlisted that morn
ing.
"It has been hot day." he said
when he disappeared after the battle
had been won.
Who is he? Nobody knows.
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-02
zEKE MARTIN IS
M0LESTED BY
ARMY Man At
LUDLOW
Undersherift Threatened with Arrest
BY Federal Who Took Orders, 1t
Alleged, from Agitator.
Yesterday at Ludlow station a ser

Yesterday at Ludlow station SER
p4ant n the federal army who had,
IT is alleged. been instructed by a
United Mine Workers organizer,
threatened with arrest Undersheriff
Icke Marnin. who was at Ludlow in
discharge ok his duties. Martin was
there with \ subpoenae in his pocket
locking Tor a man when the soldier
accosted him and told him to get
back on the train.
Martin advised the soldier he had
business therA,. The sergeant or cor
poral in charete of detail of soldiers
got smart, sip Martin declares, and
became heavy with the officer.
Martin, Th4 saw the agitator get
off the train, asked the army man
why he did z1Amake the agitator get
back oG f1Ain. The soldier re-
piled '&& we got orders to let
thoye fellers 50 where they want but
you fellers will have to do as - tell
fsn."
Martin learned after he boarded
(the train that the union agitator had
pointed him out to the army man as
a "scab herder', and acting en- the
statement of this agitator the United
States army man had taken it upon
himself apparently to molest sworn
officer of the law while in the pur-
suance of his official duties.
Is it coming to that place now
when civil officers are not allowed to
go about the county2
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-02
Gang of Juvenile
Refrige: ator Thieves
Busy in Trinido3

There is in Trinidad an C|ganized
e gang of juvenile porch aDA refriger-
ator thieves that are causing the
residents no end of annoyance, par
ticularly those residents who are
frequently entertaining their friends.
This gang OF thieves do not steal
porches and rcfrigerators understand.
but steal from pOrches and refriger-
ators. Ice cream, cake, sandwiches,
cold beer and other luncheon loot Is
what the young vandals have been
taking.
The juvenile housebreakcrs keep
close tabs on the society columns OF
the newspapers and sally forth at
night to the homes of the persons put
ting on a party. Usually while the
host or hostess is in the parlor en-
teri 6enfnE hi1tprsher guests with the
bit of sandal. or mayhap
rortta tunc OF Two @ az the
Sisno. % while ~ IRE fhS ne
,anse to-.sc svictrofa ser w0sWethink
>Jike that, the boys gumshoe in the
back way and make off with the re-
freshments. Sometimes they find the
stuff on the porch and sometimes in
the refrigerator.
A local merchant was entertaining
about week ago and when he came
to serve the wet goods he found that
prowling boys had run Off with the
wine. two whole cakes, part OF the
ice cream and sundry other things.
Another resident reports that flask
,S hr,,fJ,, with ,ybicb ho was won [
to refresh himself was stolen from
small porch cabinet. The gang OF
juvenile door openers are living well
and having one long, uninterrupted
ice cream social.
Unless number of town boys mys-
teriously get sick at the same time
as result of the rich diet 1t Is
probable that the guilty refreshment
swipcrs will never be apprehendcd.
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-02

men killed in 10 years. The few
minor individual complaints were al
ways promptly considered and ad-
justcd.
"The: average wage in August.
1918. Just prior to the strike. was
A.12d per man per 8-hour day.
"On Saturday, Scotcmbcr 90. 1913,
every man was paid off. and the
president. w. +. Oakes, personally
asked every man that stepped up to
the pay window If he had any gricv-
ancc against the company, and in
every case the answer was NO
They simply responded to the strike
call of the national organiZatio for
the general cause twhatcvcr that
was the men did not seem to know
EARLY in November we re-opencd
the pine with strictly non-union la
bor, under strong protection Of the
Colorado National Guard, and con-
tinucd throughout the entire winter
and until April IS. when we shut
down temporarily for repairs.
"A day or so later came the re-
ports of the Ludlow trouble. and the
call to arms.
ATTACKED BY ARMED STRIKERS
"On Friday, April "a, 1914, a wild
mob of $50 armed strikers swooped
down upon only 16 people left in our
camp, and drove them into the hills.
They continued in complete possess
sion until May 6. 1914.
The company store was completely
wrecked (inside), the entire front
broken in. the entire stock of general
merchandise stolen (s15.OOO). the
postoffice robbed of everything
money, stamps, letters. and oarcel-
post packages. The company board
ing house was pillaged, the mems
clubrooms looted. and every building
in the camp was entered and every
thing of value taken or destroyed, a
total loss of $4,000.
ENLIGHTENED CONDITIONS
"The management of the Sunny
side mines prided themselves for
years that they were enabled to pro-
| cure the very best element of labor
in the field
"Our company boarding house
with q capacity of 100 men, was con
structed entirely with view to COM
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-02
WILLIAMS TAKEN TO PRISON

Golden, Colo, July 2-Danicl
Williams, of Black Hawk, who was
found guilty OF muracr in me sec-
ond degree and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment. was to be taken to the
state penitentiary today. The trial
grew out of the finding of the num-
mified. bodies of three infants in the
attic of house formerly occupied
by the Williams family at Black
hawk.
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-02
SUMNyS|DE WAS MODEL CAMP MINERS
SAT|SF|EO--STR|KERS ON RAMPAGE WRECKED
BUILDINGS REPORT TELLS Of 0UTRAGES

AS a typical instance of the atti-
tude of the smaller coal mine operat-
ors of Colorado, presented to the
United states Senate, on June -,
1914, statement he had received
from the Sunnysidc Mining Com
pany. Senator Thomas said.
This company Is a small concern;
it has been reasonably prospcrtNs,
and has had trouble with no one any
where. This is the statement which
the company makes, through its Of
ficcrs. of it's attitude as one of the
coal producers of southern Colorado.
of the consequences which the strike
has visited upon it, and it's reasons
for the conclusions which it has
reached regarding arbitration.
This statement is sighed by w. F..
Oakes, the president of the company
"a very upright and respected citi-
zen of the city of Denver, and one
who justly enjoys the confidence ana
respect of all who know him. He
says:
"The property of the Sunnysido
Coal Mining Co. is situated in JIuer-
fanO County, Colo, 12a miles north
west of Walsenburg.
1.-THE land operated comprises 4So
acres, with three veins of bituminous
coal. 5. 81 and Il feet in thickness
Capacity is 700 tons daily.
"The owners are w. f. Oakes
Ellen Terry Strong, and Milo w
Strong. The company is not affiliat-
ed with any outside interest. The
executive head of the business is tho
president, w. F. Oakes, with general
offices in the Gas ana Electric
i Building.
ALWAYS FAIR TO LABOR
"The Sunnyside mines have worked
for 10 years on the open-shop plan
making no distinction between union
and non-union labor. and selecting
men hest qualified to fill the various
positions.
prior to the strike call on Sep
tember 90, 1913, not a sin gle com
plaint had boon made to the company
| by it's employees, either collectively
or individually, as to wages, hours
company store. company doctor, I'M.
sanitary conditions, or unsafe condi.
tions In or about the mine-thret
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-02
LOCAL MERCHANTS KEEPING s.,.s;7
TRINIDAD ON BUSINESS MAP
C|TY'S STORES BEST ASSET
Merchants Have Educated Public to Realization that More
Money Is Saved by Buying Goods at Home Personal
Contact Counts. Mail Order Business Shows Falling Off,
Light the way to the Trinidad stores.

of lighting in Trinidad
merchant Trinidad
a
II he
Trinidad
the disparity
in freigh rates.
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-02
BISHOP MATT IS
RECL11yED 81 FOfE

Rome, July 2.-The Right Rev.
Nicholas C. MatZ, bishop of Denver,
Colorado, was received in private au-
dience today by the Pope, together
with a party of 40 American pill
grims, presented by the Vice-rector
of the American College in Rome.