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The Detroit times., 1914-03-02
JUDGE TUTTLE
MAKES WAR ON
LAWS DELAYS
New Rules Promulgated by Fed
eral Jurist Aim TO Hasten
Proceedings
MANY OLD CASES WILL
BE SWEPT FROM DOCKET
Attorneys Fimsy Excuses for
Postponement Will No Long
er 'Go" With Court

Federal Judge Arthur ]. Tuttle has
PROMULGATED q set OF rules 70 sim.
plify practice In his court and TO re.
lieve the docket Of number OF cases
that have encumbered II for years. II
Is the frst important step that has
been taken by loca; court In the
fight against the laws delay, about
which there has been 50 much talh
by former President Taft and other
noted jurists.
Judge Tuttle's rules were formulat'
cd FEB. IL, but the flrst occasion for
their use Will come up with the open
Ing Se tha March term, Tuesday.
Even then. their full effect will nOs
be seen, 90 the docket WIN not Be-
read until Monday. March 1S. The
rules Of the court prescribe that the
United States marshal must obtain
three bids for the printing OF the
docket, and send them to Washing.
ton. No word has yet come from
Washington as to which of the three
bids for the printing OF the March
docket has been accepted, though an
urgent wire has been sent to the cap.
ital, asking for an order to print. 1t
will take several days to print the
docket, 80 Judge Tuttle has postponed
its reading for two weeks.
But on Monday, March is, there win
be q crowd OF attorneys In the court,
for over 1,4OO cases have been put on
(CoatlnueA - Page 1lgAtI
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02
FEDS OFFER MATTY
/ SALARY OF $65,00O
Makes Proposition for 3-Year
Managerial Berth to McGraw's
Peerless Big Six

K CHICAGO, March 2.-President ]. A.
Gilmore OF the Federal league today
wired Christy Matthewson an offer OF
$66.00O to manage . Federal league
club for three years, and invited Big
Six" to meet hi min New York on
Thursday to consider the offer. Gil
1more's telegram, addressed to Matty
at the Giants training camp at Mar
lin Springs, Texas, follows:
Newspaper reports state you do
not take Federal offer seriously. Get
acquainted with Federal league ofi-
cials and be convinced we are not
four-fiushing. will give you $4,000
for three years services 81 manager
Federal club-S15 5000 In advance. II
satisfactory. meet me Waldorf, New
York, at my expense. Wire answer,
Chicago"
Chicago Federal club headquarters
announced today that ground will be
broken at 10 q. m. tomorrow for the
new federal ball park here.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02
STOCK MARKET HAS
DULLEST DAY
Paralysis Of Wire Service Re
suits In Utter Stagnation
of Business

Copyright 1914 ~ The New York
Eveolng PoAe Co.
NEW YORK. March 2.-That this
would be the dullest stock market
day Of the year to date Was deter.
mined by Wall street when business
began this morning. With wire
service connecting New Fork and
the outside world paralyxed, with
attendance on the exchange floor
greatly diminished and with appar.
entity no incentive to buy stocks II
10 indeed surprising that 30 much as
$4,000 shares were dealt in during
the Ave hours OF trading.
Business was entirely OF q pro.
fessional character and though prices
for the most part closed with
losses Of 1-2 to point. as compared
with Saturday, the declines register.
ed had no special significance
Europe sold stocks here at the open.
Ing, and thus determined the course
Of price movements. It may be
that the foreign selling was based on
the Mexican situation, but if this
was 90, the same Incentive to sell
stocks was not found here. Lack OF
support, rather than pressure OF
sales, accounted for the net result
Of the days price movements.
Apart from the effect Of the storm
In limiting business, the market was
innuerced by the unfavorabls chsr.
actor Of Saturdays bank statemne,
and additional poor railroad re.
turns for January.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02
CETSFANCY DUDS
BY TRICK; DECKS
OUTSWEETHEART
Young Brick Mason Charges
Silks and Other Finery to
Prominent Citizens
FINALLY TRAPPED BY
DUMMY" PACKAGE
Admits Working Fraud Scheme
Hard, But Refuses to Divulge
Girls Name

Joseph ]. Kreucher, 23-year-old
brick mason. giving his address a.
No. 406 Riopelle-st.. was trapped by
Detective Max Grossman. by means
of dummy" package. Monday
morning, after he had obtained more
than $500 worth of goods on other
peoples accounts in downtown stores,
ard had lavished silk hosiery. gloves,
and other vanities on sweetheart
whose name he will not divulge. He
10 held ON 3 charge Of grand larceny.
Kre0cher ueed the narAes of John
J. Bsrlum. Custavus d. Pope, Of No.
Pig Iroquois-ave., and e. j.. Martz,
when ordering goods.
- Mr.. Barium's complaint that goods
were being charged to him led to
Kreucher's downfall. Many store
keepers were notified Dy the detec
tives to advise them II anyone tried
to charge anything to MIR. Barlum.
When messenger boy called In the
Spaulding Sport shop. No. 254 Wood
ward-ave., Monday morning, and
asked for a sweater and boxing
gloves, valued at $3.50, ordered by
Mr.. Barlum." Detective Grossman was
waiting Tor him, and had the clerk
give the messenger dummy" pack
age. Then the detective trailed the
messenger, and saw Kreucher get the
package at Griswold and Clifford-sts.
Kreucher, arrested, confessed to big
string of such jobs.
Using Mr. Barlum's name, Kreucher
confessed. he obtained aL$26 cigar
cite case from the GrainEer.Han
Kay Co.: gloves, silk stockings and
other hnery for his sweetheart, In the
Newc0mb-Endicott store; safety
razor and gold knife. valued at SIS,
from the w. b. Jarvis CO.; q "flttedS
grip, valued at $46 from Tuttle &
Clark; and more silk stockings and
more gloves valued at $12, from the
J. l.. Hudson Co.
In the T. b. Rayl Co., he had q
safety razor, valued at So, charged to
Mr.. Martz. and In the e. J. Hickey
Co.'s store, he got $8 worth OF un.
derwear on the same account
In Traver-Bfrd's store, he got five
silk shirts valued at $25, on Mr..
P0p6's account, and he used the
same name In obtaining q $40 safety
razor IN Henry c. Weber's hardware
store.
Much Of his plunder was sold ia
pawnbrokers, and the police have re-
covered that. but they are still
searching for the young woman who
has "oodles" Of silk stockings and
gloves.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02
TWENTY-ONE TIGERS
ARE NOW IN CAMP
From a Stof Correspom dent


GULFPORT. Miss, March g.
Twenty-one members Of the 1914 IT,
gers are now In camp here and be.
fore another sun goes down. there
will be several additions to the pre-.
season roster.
Oscar Witt, Dell Baker, H. Heilman,
r, w. Fitssimmens and Mickey Ksv-
auaugh arrived late last night. Witt
and Fftxsimmons camc from San
Francisco and were delayed . day or
20 rny the floods at Los Angeles.
Earlier IN the day, Walter Pipp.
George Burns. Bobble veach and Ray
Dcmmftt put In an appearance.
Tho weather 10 clear but the wind ID
sharp and manager Jennings set his
men at indoor work this m0rning,
hc, in9 that he might he allowed Ia
,mn them joose outdoors this after
hGOu.
There has hssn but one outdoos
workout siuco the Tigers landed here.
That wss lat uouday.
Pitchsss viii etaft serving them NJ
| % the tatonou - soon 40 outd0ol
work can bsUsD. YoNKBn.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02
BLIZZARD IS
RAPIDLY WANING
Arctic Threat Will Be Almost
Forgotten BY Tuesday, the
Weather Man Says

Spring Is coming. asserts the weatn.
or man. The blizzard OF Saturday
night and Sunday is being rapidly put
ION the blink" by warmer weather In
the northwest. Slowly rising tempera-
lures are predicted for Monday, and
by Tuesday the threat of the Arctic
will be almost forgotten.
1t was quite cold while the hign
wind lasted. At O'Clock Monday
morning 1t was six above zero. fall
Of three degrees during the night.
There was drop OF SO degrees In -
many hours. from Saturdays hign
mark OF A.. The wind also hung up
q 3S-sign. for mat was It's velocity
during the night,
The moving in of the high area from
the northwest will cause sunshine for
q time. and obligation OF both the
cold and the wird. What may happen
after Tuesday. dcpcnent sayeth not.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02
FORMER BATTLE CREEK
WOMAN ENDS LIFE

CHICAGO, March 2.-The South
Chicago police declared today they
were satisfied that Mrs. Robert d.
Purdue, formerly Of Battle Creek,
Mich. who was found dead yesterday
with Q bullet wound near her heart
and her throat slashed, had commit
ted suicide. The wounds In her
throat were superficial and the bullet
wound caused her death, according
to . physician.
Her husband, Robert Purdue, told
the police today he could assign no
motive for the act. He will be wit
ness at the coroner's inquest.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02
(lD1espis Makes Big Shakeup In
Department, Flatly Denies the
Action Taken. Then
Hides Himself
WANTS YOUNG BLOOD"
DOWNEY'S EXPLANATION
(onaoted Men Are Bitter, Accus-
jng Commissioner of Stab
hing Them in Back

While Supt. John ]. Downey. acting
! orders Of Police Commissioner John
lleopie.. vas notifying Ia veteran de-
|ctives that they would be given their
4ojco Of retiring at once, or donning
AtrOlmen's uniforms, at 10 o'ciock
.o0day morniag. the commissioner
htly denied to Times reporter that
J knew anything about such q con.
mplated action.
~Why. I don't know anything about
7ot ALL he said. What you say
bout IL men being called In to see
% superintendent, and about q ru-
or that they are to be set down, -
2 news to me-"
shortly after delivering himself OF
= shove, the commissioner put on
hat and left his ONCE.
Yen zee. It was like this said
2ye Downey. after the detectives had
his once. some forcing smiles.
qg plainly indignant over what they
he6 stab In the back" 'the com
reooGr has spent much time In khe
eoctve bureau. With his had full Of
y ldea that W. had too many old
IN thero. II New Y1fk and other
- that he visited to get pointers.
t4ys he saw young men on the JOB.
~ he wanted young men here. It
hsea bitter duty for me to notify
be men, with whom have worked
years. that they we're no longer
bnted In the detective bureau. |
b 20 hand Q man . promotion, but
4 hard to do the opposite"
Not one Of the men told that they
ID outlived their usefulness In the
tective bureau will do service as a
trolman. Several handed In their
ptgnations 1T once, and the rest Will
low. Some had contemplated re.
ning within q few days, and one.
toctive Lieut.. James Cotter, had
1tten out his resignation Saturday
q was planning to hand 1t in Mon
Il morning.
lSo arrangements have yet been
A6e for nlling their places, but It 10
l5oved that younger men will be
ought In from the outlying precincts.
The men who were dropped. with
n1r ages. and periods Of service N
~ department., are: Richard Jordan.
liant ofacer. G5 years old, 30 years OF
~; Thomas Holland, detective, 6y
oss old, 30 years of service: Asa
(Contlnued % Page SevenD
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02
WILSON, RESISTS
|ALL ATTEMPTS
/ F1OFORCE HAND
Hn Not Intervene in Mexico
No Matter How Serious
Pressure Becomes

LONDON, March 2.-undsr
Doerotary Acland Of the foreign
pdyce THE afternoon anncunced In
~ house Of commons that eocre-
harry q state Dryan ordered the
|Do0ton expedition TO be held up
beeavoo the state department.
1oosWed the project unsafe at the
Drooont time.
g wee explained BY AcIand that
1Doootohes 20 the fereIon once
(rosn olr sprins-RIes. asnbas6Ador
ot washington, stated that the
|ooNsm1oolen organized to 90 %
ohlhuohua % view the body Of
v1lllom 3. Oenton would not start
DNeIl Gen. villa gave hls consent.
Nm CORRESPONDENT United Prses.
WARRINGTON, d. c., March B.
~ Preoideut Wilson realizes tn
|ovmous cost In life and money whicl
I'D Intervention In Mexico woui'
~, u made very plain today. Tn
~ executive emphatically explain
- callers that he considered tn
S1tof states too big to have its ham
Eoo1 for any selfish reason. Tn
oo1Gont declared In tones who's
010ty LETT nothing to the imAsins
ko dat the present policy OF tn
1Du1 States would be continued a
kf6og Whist pressure from within 9
Rhoat 4 brought 70 bear to force hi
~ psesidsnt Insisted to his cal
= ut most of th6 people who Or
hoo66 - have things 6oae IN Ae1
: ~ - rool1oo That they win hav'
! onex3b0&o beoenotU, cons, 0v oWoo
o0n1ouno0 - ruUo osveo)
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02

Ar CHARl.BOTON.

First Race--Purse. $500; t-year. olds
Pimpernel. III; Fawn. Iiai The TURK
ess. lio; xcarmaraday l97: Hans Creek.
Ben Ptor, 1lt; Glenn Beaehyy III; Ger
Fsrd: IT, a1. rMiss s.sI,,.r rrimisy io7; zE'sie
second Raesmpur,s, ssss: t;yss5- ;y
SSss. sS III; First Aid. ia: Moissnt. III; /;
Auto Maid: ii2; insPscter Lsstrsds.
Nelio. .ioS: Wood Dove. ic7; Capt.
ThiSd hace.-purse ssoo: s-year.olds;
:s!Ii.s s fqslcnss qss. ss.s,' .sin. ,S, S,
Niso Gayle, 100: Water Lady, 1O7: Old
Jordan. los: sNo Manager, 81.
Fourth Race-Purse. ESQ: 3-yeas-
sSd S:S; . s"y yards: SR Earl 81 ssvsy. 10; pss
JsscS S.:n. isi; Feather Dcsssf. iii;
ETsedt' n' III: p,,,.. s,o., &c., "a.
and up; selling: furlongs; Hedge
Ecss ~; ss MIss isn E,sAnSs Iassss; ass; % xyos
1fs: Henry Hutchi6on, NS; xArmer.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02

AT JUARux.

First Race-3-year-old and up;
furlongs; selling: Mabel sClarkson, 1o2;
Largo 102; Woof. l02: xJudgs Denton
H.. 106: Or. Bailey, 107; Unalga. los;
Upland King. ITO; Pop Gun, III; King
Earl; ia; Dahigren. Ia; Lee Harrison,
Al4; DIR. J. b. Berry. III; Dromi, lit.
Second Race---3-ysar-olds: I fur
Bit, ss; j. Nolan, 102: Old Gotch, iO2;
Kick. 1o2; Thomas Hare. lO5; xDurin.
Third Raee-s-ysar -olds and up:
s:ll,iIns; s;n,Is fTrlongs; xIsmb,s Tail. 3S2:
Brigham. 1os: xMarsand, 107; darden
OF Allah. l0S; zenotek, los: Roadmas-
ter. lilo: Chiffon Trance. liz; Lady
Young. 112; Shawnee, 112; Hollberg.
lls: Hilly Myer, ia; Sixteen. ia; Pid
Fourth Race---4-year-olds and up;
selling; sa v,,, mile; sG. x1nns % McGes: So;
ios Hasson. % ioi Si fsnsfss cioHS Chez eGusiS ioS
Blue Reard, los; Anon, 100; Prince
Conrad: 109; Acumen. 100; Dutch
Fifth Race--3-year- -olds and up;
selling; 6 furlongs: xReal Worth, 80:
G.. X. Davis. 104 xRicht Little. los;
xJessup Burn. les: xvi.ible; los; Sam
Lacasadora, 1l2; Mia. 112: 0omul, ia:
Ben Greenleaf. ia; Charles doetx.
ia; Inlan. ia: Originator. III; George
Oxnard, III.
Sixth Race--selling; 4-year- -olds and
up: mile and one-eighth: xPhiliis-
tina, 90: xHope so. 98; xMiami,, S8:
xI.ambertha. ss; xMoonllght, cs;' Defy,
xApprentice allowance claimed.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02
FED JUMPS TOLD TO
Can ROUGH STUFF
President Gilmore Win Not Tol.
crate Dirty Tactics in New
Outlaw Organization

CHICAGO, March 2.-"Put the lid
on the rough stun" WIN be the order
Federal league umpires will receive
at meeting this week with Presi.
dent Gilmore. Gilmore said today that
before the Federal representatives dc.
parted after their Saturday meeting
they suggested the gathering Of indi.
Gator handlers for the season with
that point In view. Managers were
warned yesterday that the new league
VIII tolerate no rodyism.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02
RACE RESULTS
AT CHARLESTON.

First Race--Selling; 6 furlonss: Billy
Stuart. Z to 2, even and to 2, won:
ond; Dr. Doue herty, Q to 2, ltto . and
out, third. Time: Els 2-6. Siiicic,
Theo Cook and ProtagorAs also ran.
Second Race-S-year-o and up;
to 2, to 10 won; Ralph Lloyd. 3 to ],
3 to and to s. second; Province, 8
to /, 2 to ! and even. third. Time:
l:1s. SpelIbound, Camel Servicence
and Daily Waters also ran.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02

E1esa -Race-a-ysar- and up:
ssll14 1 mile: Hsster. to I. I? TO ].
!. and to i. second; Prince Winter.
8 to /, ! to !. and even. third. Time.
i:S0 S-S. Angie D.. Lambsrthay Myrtle
Marion, Arbutus. Lord Elam, Jim Caf-
Patrick r., Ajax and Lady Mcbride
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02
A BY MExICANs

Eel. PASO, Texas. March John
Harmon, an American agent Of the
Mines Company Of America, has been
slain by Federal sympathizers. at
MADEIRA, according to information re-
ceived here this afternoon.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02
d., 7. & !. BOND
issue APPROVED

CINCINNATI. O., March 2.--The
public commission today formally ap-
proved the application Of the reor-
ganlsation committee OF the Detroit
Toledo Z Torouto railroad 20 Issue
bonds In the sum Of 92.0O0,O00. The
application was nled by Judson Har.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02
LATEST SPORTING NEWS

Ito; xEthelburg H., lO5; Martre, liz:
Ollie Richards, no; xFrog. 10s: coun-
try y,ltSy 5oy' ~; JsSGuin. Ia 11a. -. "a.
and up; selling; ! mile ana 20 yards:
xt1oral Crown, 116; Stairs, 11S; xAg-
nier, i0S: Tay Pay. 1oS; xPort Arling.
uncas, 113; LAiglon, 1ls; Ny Fellow,
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02

Dstreat anA vselrsfys leeslay nD~ht
on1 Tuesdeys fair With vosen8 1S0-
Desassrss brisk sssthwsst - wsst
Lever nassAlsass PrssaAly es1s Ms.-
1ay noght and Tuee6ayo Sosaog TN.
s<rssSscs18 c18 sv:S HsSsyrss yssssnss @y wsses.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02
ANIMAL WELFARE cs.:.s ~cs;:S ss,3

Iss,sss.:: v Welt: s:..,s ss sss.ss'sss y
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02

| NEW YORK. March 3.-With e.
road tracks piled deep with enews %
esraph and telephone lines 0oKn oN
traffic OF avery sort compIetGlx -
up, the entire east MAS today peealgno9
In the grip Of the worst ateem -
years. binding snow. driven beouee
q high gale, continued 70 swifi -
drift throughout the storm yecf1oo ~
afternoon. Railroads cancelo1 tho(r
trains entirely. No attempt Mae me44
to carry passengers and reports Wore
lacking on trains from the west ouo ~
here yesterday.
Losses az result Of the storm vln
probably run into the millionA 49,
ger reports received from the ~
roads indicate that staggering daunooo
mas been done by. the high wind ane;
heavy snow. s. s
A foot OF snow had fslIGn Aeeo ~
day. Weather bureau olnciale Sof1 ~:
storm might sbate this aftognoon O.
tonight, but the tie-up y non - Cco1e
plete that II win rsquiro dayo -: ~
cities and towns Of the eastfto ~
themselves out IN N, s8 n \.
The New York stock excho1Uo az
practically NO buslnsss In tno ote
sence Of communication wttA any
other part Of the country owiue ~
wire communication. \. s; \.
OF 35 ships due 1t this pogt to04v;
none had been heard from up - 49,;
Four vessels due yesterday wGge 6etlg|
unreported at Quarantine. =
From all parts OF the eooot como ~
ports Of vessels in distress. Wor1
was issued against any boats toovl
the harbor here and none lett ~
piers today. Incoming steaneeD N0l
held up outside the harbor WIN ~
chance Of their being able - 1qok H. "A
fore tomorrow At the earliest. ~
was-DownSEast village sceaeo
enacted IN upper Broadway to6oy.
wind during the night drove ~ i
into keyholos and when tho toulD z
ture dropped locks we're frooon -
Scores OF shopkeepers spont oo1
trying TO break into their oup g. u
In Washington Heights stctt
borrowed hot water non t1R
and patiently poured y ineQ NJ
while men and women tt'D0
store 10 store hopeloosly ee(l
milk for cAi1drcn. "a q
snshkestsis. n. =. G1l
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02

o0e ye0P ogo t0N0yS W19hee6 1em-
pssature. nj lowest. - ueas. ISs
4 .onsS I:Ss siS nss Ca;s orcSss se
trai band New dances taught. Phone
0fand <Se7.
WAYNE nOaLUn nSNK. See sdv.
Amusement Pagos--Adv.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-02
New York Faces Fed i - ~
All Trains Stallsd, StrS va y
showed in ana Wiz ssS #
Blown Down I33
TWO THOUSAND lGlkIeOQ1
IN SUNDAY TABDl
Scrantoa, Pa. nsviyol ||.|
Hemned In ~ Lsss Il ~
II StSrm 4. ~ 5ly u

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The Detroit times., 1914-03-02

weather, clear: track. fast.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-27

Of scout but his presence never
fsfled 10 inspire his soldiers. The
rebels fought amid scenes of intense
SUFFERING Water was scarce an 1
was supplied only from tanks haul
ed on freight cars in the rear. IA
tiau- had become unavailable after
the rrst days lighting tor the battle
Was too continuous to permit The
men Ia retire Tor food. With moth
ing behind Them bull desert aud
before them only the enemy the
rebels fought like demons and un-
affected by the scattered heaps If
dead and wounded. General villa
during the pauses in the aghtin
talked confidently OF the fan Of
Torreon He did not place himself,
however, among those who believe
the capture of Torreon would spell
the collapse of the iiuerta regime,
but intimated rather that he eX-
pected Huerta to fight until posi-
bly, the rebel forcs surrounded the
capital city.
When we take Torreon. which
We VIII do said General Villa,
hopping The dust from his face as
he sat on his horse, I'VE will estab-
fish our military base there for
the movement eastward and south
ward. Chihuahua With General
carranza there will become the pro-
visoual capital 1t will be the
center of our civil government. but
the military government will be
here and il will be moving govern
ment, One force will be sent south
to attack Zatcatecas and then fol-
low up the National railway to
Aguas Calientes. Another force VIII
start east to pursue the federals
at Saltillo and Monterey. The fall
of Monterey win give us half of
the republic
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-27
THE WOUNDED CRY
FOR DRINK Of WATER
NEARLY As MANY REBELS DIED
FROM THIRST As FROM
BULLETS.
Villa Climbed Over Rocks and Hills
with His furnishing Troops
in ATTACK on Gomez
paiacio.
By the Associated Press.

Constituti0nalist Headquarters,
Gomez Palacio, March 27.--The pit
liable feature of the battle was the
wounded crying for water. Nearly
as many died from lack OF water as
from bullets. Villa. wearing dus-
ty torn suit and slouehed hat,
with a red handkerchief around his
throat discarded the conventional
notion OF commanding campaigns
by means OF field glasses and in
stead climbed over rocks and hills,
and among the mesquite with his
furnishing troops.
Villas personal activity was tina,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-27
FIRST TEsT VOTE On CANAL
TOLLS VICTORY FOR AD-
NlNI>TnAsIO\.
BATTLE IS IVAGEO
Powerful Leaders !'aii IN Their A.
temp, to rrolong Debate a>
Part OF Fight Against
the Repeal.
BY the Associated Press.

washington, u. C.. March Il.
TIE administration won the first
battle in its feht today for the re
peal OF the Panama tolls exemption,
when the House voted 207 to l76
not to continue the discussion on
the rude limiting the debate to TWEEN
" hours on the repeal bill. This
discussion had to be limited to nifty
five minutes and powerful house
leaders tried TO prolong it as part
OF their fight against the repeal.
The House next passed the TWEEN
tv-hour rule by "A vote of 200 to
172. Underwood lead the fight
against this rule. Speaker Clark
used his influence against it.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-27
REPORTS StN
ptutfe WERE DEtISEA ELY
ptfIATtD VT ToHREON,
losses WERE HEAVY
rbey We're Driven Back with Great
Los ri Life --- FcderaiS Also
Claim to Have Been Vic
tnrinu> Near Nonciova.
Br he United Press.

Washington. March 21.-Charge
algaria % he Mexican embassy to-
h. made public the following teie-
gram rom Mexico City:
TIE tabe1s We're decisive1y de-
seated at Torreon and were driven
lack aff great loss. The govern
1nenf rushed live thousand troops
irom sWftJlo The rebels We're al
/ dcfoat=3 near Moncloya. losing
NOR than one thousand men. The
Government troops were victorious
h tfa ate O. Tamaulipas where
H. aabels @ele defeated in several
minor engage m"ntS.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-27
|AIcAGQ TO GIVE BOYS
| 4 CHANCE IN COURT
'Nse Thomas +. Scmliy Will Al.
'"'p' to solve the Boy Problem
lie Will Open n "Isoys'
Court"
by the United Press.

''''aso. March ETA new court,
eNea TO fill gap between ex-
!. ~ Institutions, is to be Judge
''S +, Scully's attempt at a
Il, ae'o" OF the, boy problem. He
'ai 1t the Boys Court" and
wa TO have 1t in operation with
Jew weeks when the municipal
ses give Official sanction. Into
"oss Court will be brought
= ssters" between the ages of
\ s"'seh and twenty-one years.
|. Nofa youngsters was used
Yuase Seully, who said today:
wy under twenty-one years OF