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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-05
DR.. CnII.ch speak. To-Nrrh,.

AZ the regular service ut Beth
Ahabah Synagogue tonight Or Z. y.
Calisch will speak on the topic The
cultural Value OF Racial Identity"
having special reference to the claims
set forth by the nations at war. and
to the Jewish element therein An In
teresting feature of the service will
he the musical portion Of the program
by the choir composed of T.. Sparger
and Max Spickcr The service will
cmbody many Of the old Jewish melo-
dies. and is illustrative OF the tradi-
tional synagogue music
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-05
HIT by necr Rnftle

Joe Pack. colored, was hit in the eve
with beer bottle. hurled by an un-
known negro, at Seventeenth and
Broad Streets last night Ambulance
Surgeon Stern found il necessary TO
take several stitches In the mans cheek
and discovered that he had been rather
seriously hurt Pack was able TO 20 TO
his home after being treated. The
police had been unable to locate the
negro who threw the glass up to an
early hour this morning.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-05
SEVERAL CANDIDATES
Death or Judge Dinkcy Causcs Vacancy
In Twelfth Circuit.

There arc several aspiranta for the
judHshiD made vacant by The death Of
Judge l.. w. Elakey. Of III. Twelfth
1"uiciai circuit Judge Blakcy's sue
lessor VIII b. named by the General
Assembly. The contest will he ,i.cid.d
In caucus OF the Democratic members
inc candidates actively in IN. field
are Frank g. Newbill Commemorative,
attorney Tor Lancaster, and Joseph "
"inl, Jr.. also prom!nen; at the bar.
.Nr' .Ncwbill is brother-!n-la " OF Cap
IAN w. Mcdonald Lee. former Fish
Commissioner OF Virginia.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-05
Another Trnmc omccr I,n,

The Board of Police Commissioners.
held its regular meeting at Police
headquarters last night and trans
acted routine business During ,ha
meeting 1t was decided to designate a
traffic officer for the block between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets. on
Main Street to handle the conrns+.J
traffic conditions there between tho
hours of 1890 in the morning apd $50
ut night.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-05
Suspected of s,.,I,n.

James Love. colored, was arrested nv
Policeman Akers last night on a charge
of being a. suspicious character. suspect
on or breaking into the copper shop OF
Mayo q Co.. and stealing n suit of
clothes. a pair OF shoes, hat and n
number Of stamps from j. #. Mayo.
The man will be given hearing in the
Police Court this morning.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-05

treated in one formal comprehensive
note or whether the separate character
Of the different steps will be preserved
The United states has pending five
separate negotiations, all related TO the
subject OF maritime warfare and the
rights OF neutrals.
First. Grea, Britain's preliminary OBJ
servations. and the complete reply TO
the American protest Of December IS.
concerning the treatment of American
commerce. has not been answered
Second. Great Britain's reply 10 the
American warning against the measure
of responsibility that would seem TO
h." imposed should American vessels be
attacked on account OF fictitious use
OF neutral iiagS has not been answered.
Third. Gernany's reply TO the note
from the United States stating that
Germany would he held to strict ac-
countability for any attacks on Amcri-
can vessels or lives in the new marine
war zone has been left unanswered.
Fourth. The proposals from the
United states to Germany and Grca,
Brita lin for the removal of mines. the
a ba ndonment Of submarine warfare on
merchant ships. and an ARRANGEMENT
by which the civilian populations of
belligcrents may import food IL the
distribution is supervised by American
organizations or agencies has been
answered by Germany alone. An an
swer from Great Britain is still
awaited.
Firth. The American government has
under consideration the most recent
note from Great Britain ana France TO
all neutral governments. announcing
that the allies would hold themselves
at liberty 10 stop all commerce between
Germany and neutral countries.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-05
CONGRESS CLOSES
TWO YEARS. WORK
CONTINUED from First Page.

Marshall for his services as presiding
officer OF the Senate were adopted
May I be permitted to say" said
tile Vice-President. in closing the ses
SION that when l came here two years
ago, 1t was :!.e first time ever set nv
foot inside of n Legislative hall?
know that have made mistakes, errors.
sometimes OF the mead. but. thank God.
can look you in the face and say to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-05

Motorcycie Police inan Holt last night
arrested Henry Johnson on a charg. OF
speeding DR.. y. L. Wellford's auto
mohiic along Broad Street. The police.
man chased tn" negro several blocks
before lac caught him. Johnson is en-
pi"Sed at a garage. and was taking tho
car. TO DR.. Wcliford's Office when ar
rested
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-05
OFFICIAL TENT OF
GERM NN,S

The official text of Germanys reply
10 the American note suggesting that
Germany and Great Britain agree on
a plan TO lessen danger TO neutral
shipping in tie war zone, as made
pubic by the State Department. fol-
lows
me imperial German government
nave taken note with great interest OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-05
ENGLAND Is SOLlCITOUS
ABOUT AMERICAN OPINION

CONTINUED from First PaEe)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-05
THREE NAMES SUGGESTED
AS NEW ADMIRAlS OF NAVY

Cnntinned from First PageN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
VILLA ON HIS WAY WEST;
DICKERING WITH

Ell PAso, Tex, Dec. 25.-Mystery still
the whereabouts of Gen Fran
cisco Villa, but that he has sent "feelers"
out toward Argentina is well established
with Government representatives here.
villa liz reported TO be making HIS
getaway in a westerly direction from
Chihuahua city across the state and
out close to Lower California with his
family going east for partial publicity
purposes,
In Juarex everything is quiet. but
Christmas was "A dismal event, with no
American none or silver OF n kind
distributed among the former Villista
troops. saloons have been closed for
days. Stores have only begun to re-
open. Food IL not plentiful, and the
ragged soldiery, which made up villas
Juares garrison, spent a dreary day
without the warmth of camp Ares, Most
of the soldiers had empty stomachs.
Gen. +. Elias Gales arrived in FL Paso
from Sonora this morning and went into
conference with Gen. ObregOn. Juan y,
Amador OF the Department Of the In
terror Of the Constitutionalist Govern
ment landed to-day from New York
, Roberto v. PesQueira arrived in El Paso
from the West. A conference will be
held here.
Manuel NJ. Prieto OF Juarez has beer
appointed Mayor Of that city and ii
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In spite ~ th~ dscisrstion Of the su-
thorities Ia tine contrary.
TSs following IL q ilst OF the Nm
portant state banks which . co0-
trollsd by foreign capital and which are
holding out against the s6ortS OF the
Constitutionsiist authorities to make
them enter into It's combinasion. wh'cn
they consider will be TO sscr'nce not
only their amour propre. Ovt 'heir
financial interests ~ we'll:
Banco Peninsuiar de
tFrench). Banco de Hidalgo tBritish).
Banco de G~uanaJuatO (French). banco
Dc oueretaro (Frsnch). Anco de
Guerrero (BritishD, panco dc San q
Potosi tBritish). Banco Oriental de
Pucbla ~tSpanish). Banco del Estadc
de Mexico. Banco de Tabasco ana
BAnc0 Mercantil de Vera Crus all three
dependent upon the Banco NAcionai
and composed Of about 81 per cent.
French cApital).
The following State banks arc mol
foreign controlled. but hkewise are en-
listed In the struggle for existence:
Banco de Jalisco (of which Germans
are heavy ahareholders), Banco Dc
Sonora and Bsnoo de Coahuila (of
which two banks Americans are heavy
shareholders). Banco Minero de Chi
huahua tCreel and Terraaas interssts)
and Banoo Dc Morelos. Banco de Ia.
maulipas. Banco do Durango and
Banco Mercantil de M0nteroy-these
last named four being made up mostly
OF Mexican capital.
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engaged In organizing a police force o,
100 men to maintain order.
Troops from Naoo. which Ten ..s
last night. are expected to arf.u a'
time in I'll Paso for transshipmer ac"
Ei Paso's International brIdgrs into
Juarez. Not until they arrive " ] Gen,
Obregon venture into the city opposite
here. Upon their arrival the ,.,i. gov
eminent will begin its work OF arranging
the public service systems in che 'oN'
No trains were despatched -ug'Y OF
of Juarez yesterday or TODAY, ,ni not
a move to change the stAgnan' state "
anairs opposite here was made or VII
be made until the reorgan.zdttuu " the
military has been completed
Brig Gen. John j. pershrs called
formally on Gen. Obregon thu w'H-rg 6,
returning a call made at Fort it.- F-'
day.
United States Special Ngcnt ',.ors'
c. Carothers has been called To- "as'
ington by Secretary OF state E'l'''
Lansing. This morning Mr.
and Gen, Aware obreeou. toll.N
dial letters. met in Gen. ohrcr N". r.".
at Hotel Paso Del Norte for au -'"'r'-
OF holiday greetings and for al ..f.. .'
review of the present situation .. n'
poets for the recstablishmcui u. H. .
| Mexico.
Some time ago Ohrcgou uul.
nounced that Carothers was Ui-
tory TO the Carranza fartio'
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in the latter State. recently have been
recovered by the CONTEMPORARIES from
the Zapatistas IND returned TO their
wners. who are working them at
present.
Crops and stores Of grain and provi.
sions in general have been conhscated
all owe southern Mexico by the revolu-
tionaries Of all factions or bought by
them from their owners At rates nxed
by themselves and taken to the large
towns for sale at great prohta In the
few whore the ownsrs Of stores OF
provistons have been able to market
their own products they generally '
had to pay high tributes to the revolu-
tionaries for the privilege ~ so doing.
The general excuse Of the latter for
their c~onhscations and forced sales nj
their own prices has been that the own
ers OF the provision stores were specula-
tors waiting for a raise In price and
traficking with the hunger Of the people
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
MARKET IS UPSET
BY MANY DEGREES
Instability Of CircuIatinx Medium
Adds TO Chaos.

Adds to ChaOs
The attitude Of foreign and domestic
capital generally la hostile to the Con-
st~itutionalist administration as 1t 10
toward the revolutioraries generally. be-
cause Of their arbitrary acts. the tribute
they exact at every turn, the chaos
caused In the financial market by their
sweeping DEGREES, which are amended
and revoked over night as It suits their
convenience the install ility Of the cir
culating medium causes by the refusal
OF each faction to recognise the tender
VI the rest and f~iuctuation In their "
Of II TO Be counterfeit every few days,
the imposition Of taxes and wholesale
c~onnscations. Of which foreignerk ~ well
~ natives are the victims. n the TO-
menting of strikes. 1t Is safe to say
that there In not a foreign capitalist
Or property owner Of any importance
and very few Mexioans Of financial
weight who consider themselves safe
under the Constitutionaiists or any Other
revolutionaries or who have not already
suffered considerably at their hand,
during the recent long years Of disorde,
and anarchy.
The u b-Secretary Of Finance de.
clared recently to h reporters q the
NleAiSO city pI0bs mat TIC duTiiuiStTh'
ton was planning another increase In
the export duty on precious metals and
another great Increase In the taxes or
mining properties. He did not state
the amount of the latter, but we'll In.
formed persons declare that the present
mining taxes Of the country are to b
increased to thirty-seven times theiI
present amount, which will make then
practically prohibitive.
Gen. Carranza's recent decree order
ing the requirement by the administra'
ton Of all the vast cotton crop Of TIT
LaGuna region Of Coahuila and Du
range at cheap prices. ito be sold a
cost to the manufacturers Of the repub
lic." 10 looked upon In the city Of Mexict
with suspicion As another craft Of tn
administration. and the export tax OF
hides. which consists Of hve centavo'
| the kilo. II considered In q very un
popular light.
The order for the payment Of Gus
toms taxes and certain other taxes IL
gold. which has been In force for
long time under Gen. Carransa. Is con
sidered as deterrent to business In thes'
Impoverished times.
All this II not to deny that even tn
enemies of Gen. Carranza acknowledg
his necessity Of funds II he il To es
tablish peace throughout the country an
would like to see him succeed In thi
enterprise. but the general belief Is tina
only q small part Of the money exacte'
by the administration is invested 10
IN public good. that grating and cor
ruption are universal among the revo
iutionaries. that the public returns ar
diverted TO private channels everywher
and tina instead Of the increase In trih
utes, considerations and taxation result
Ing In the establishment Of peace, Their
will be divisions among the Constitu
tionaiists ultimately over the divtdin
OF the spoihs and the warfare and suffer
ing will continue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
TRAVEL A HARDSHIP
ON MEXICAN LINES
took In state Of Wreck and Trains
OvercrOwded.

stock In state Of Wreck and Trains
O~vercrowded.
Raiiwaymen Of long experience whit
have travelled between Puebla. Mexico
and Vera Cruz along the lines of the
Mexican Railway say that rolling ma
terial Of the company Is In a d~eplorable
state Of damage and neglect. principally
because OF lack of shop facilities. A
daily passenger service no longer Ii kept
up over those lines for lack Of service
able rolling material.
Such trains as run for passengers are
without sleeping car facilities. The cars
are battered. dirty and without cushions.
and owing to their running only once In
4 while they are 30 crowded with every
description Of humanity that standing
room for the long journey between Mex
iro and the coast Is at a premium.
Passengers from Vera Cruz tell Of
seeing the rains for Mexico crowded
with people the night before the journey
Is commenced. people getting aboard
many hours beforehand so as to b.
sure OF some place TO sit down during
the Journey. The travellers say they
have had to pay varying sums Of money
to the railway employees for the privl-
iege Of going aboard the trains ahead
of time. Conditions OF travel are primi-
tive and they have TO suffer many dis
comforts during the trip because Of the
crowd and difficulty Of holding on to
their seats.
Travel between Mexico, Puebia and
Vera Cruz now Is carried on exclusively
by day as a precaution against the row
Ing bands Of bandits calling themselves
Zapatistas. who assault and blow up the
trains and kill and rob travellers. Some
months ago II vas a dangerous venture
to make the trip aboard a passenger
train between the city Of Mexico and
Vera Crus, and many persons lost their
lives In the journey, The Constitutional
lists have been clearing the region ira
versed by the railway line during thu
past few weeks. and there have been nc
more attacks on trains. but the discom.
fort incident to The lack Of cars and thu
gradual ruin of all the railway facilitie,
is Increasing from day to day and the
regularity Of the service IL diminishing
Service IL irregular.
the northern frontier by way Of Jared,
is very irregular and intervals Of man,
? days pass without a trains makinI
the trip. As or the lines Of the Mexican
4 Railway. travel is carried on exclu
: sively by day an a precaution againA
, assaults and hoidups.
Travellers are likely to have TO stol
over at any wayside point q number o
: days on account OF Interruptions fror
o various causes while they are MAXIM
the journey, and generally 80 provide
with blankets and provisions to sustai
them on the way, There Is little avail
: able rolling stock for passenger purpose
. and travellers usually have to sit sev
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sfal In . sess made for two or stand 40
throughout the trip.
Psrsons In the employ Of the railway
service Ny that there y NJ presnt only
one Pullman car In the rrpubile OF
MexIco. and that 10 being used - .
private tourtnG . b. some vtilisea
general In the north. The Mexican
railway kad its own service Of slsspsrs.
not PuilusnA and thess. whscA AZ nee
numerous. are being used BY b Con-
s~titutionsllsts all over the rspuehc,
most bang used by Gensrals n other
military leAAers In the neld.
40 many cars are being used Tor
freight t~ransp0ftatioa n military pur-
poses that freight service u reduced to
. minimum. and Ill ths ,asos towns are
suffering for lack Of the trains OF pro-
visiena that came In daily from al perts
Of the country IN normal times when
a. man. 40 Aftssa carloads OF provf-
sions rome into the city Of Mexico In q
single day the fact 10 kerAided ofhcislly
A. Q Sign Of returning prosperity. The
authorities usually give - their reason
for the interruption OF traffic the Jam
Of loaded freight cars along the line.
which must be cleared up 10 Thai pas
sengsr aad other trains 60 - moved"
Any other reason for the interruption
would sound moPe plausible 70 the public.
Engineer Alberto J. Pant. chief Of the
Constitutionahst railway adminstra-
ton. which includes the National Rail-
ways. the Mexican Railway and other
properties which have been taken over,
recently gave out to the press 4 report
regarding conditions a. to The =
under his charge which vss couched In
very frank terms for Q statement from
y high revolutionary official.
Admits HIS Di0culties.
He admitted the dihsculties he wa
under In putting passenger and freight
trafic on anything like . practical basis
and attributed these principally to lack
of rolling stock through damage and
destruction. md the control OF 90 many
cars and locomotives by military lead
ers, who were using them not only for
troop transportation but for their owr
Individual purposes. carrying on theiI
own freight and express business and
the like and accommodating fortunes
without answering to the railwa:' ADMIN
istration for anything.
This appropriation of cars n loco
motives 10 not peculiar to the Ccnstitu.
tionalists but has been one Of the char
acteristic means OF graft Of the villista,
Zapatista and all other military leaders
some Of whom. while not actually con-
trolling cars and enGines. charge tribute
for the transportation Of merchandise
through the territory they control.
It 10 nearly always necessary TO pa,
considerable sums to military leaders ir
order TO get freight up to the city Of
north. apart from the freight charges
Of the railway administrat ion. which
have been doubled recently. Six Of
eIaht thousand pesos of tribute money
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country ~ the hands ~ the revolution.
aries. hut II II believed that they VII
mount we,i w into the miiiions The
running ~ military rains by the FederaI
and different revolutionary authorities.
which have not been paid for. aiso VIII
represent q considerable hgurs Whsch
hardly will be agreed pom except sfter
much wrangiing n litigation. ana
VI the greatest liabilities Of all 10 =
interest due to the b~ondhoiders OF the
company. which mast be guaranteed by
the Mexican Government. according 10
contracts drawn up In normal times De
tween the company ~ the FEDERAL ad-
ministration
The amount Of this interest had
reached several million dollars Ameri-
can currency during the time OF Gen.
Huerta's Presidency. II has been piling
up ever since and no payment ma been
made upon II, although several tentative
arrangements rave been entered into
and discarded. The Mexican admins
trations have always considered the pay.
ment OF the bondholders Of the National
Railways as . sacred obligation. As
should the latter foreclose through nom
payment Of their interest. the Govern
ment Of Mexico would lose Its controlling
interest Of 50-odd per cent. Of the shares
Of the company and foreigners would
~ |" eoSCtttS ~ WV s.~~~
enterprise Of the country In economic
AS well az political and military impor-
tance.
The liability Of the Mexican Govern
ment through the Constitu.ionalists' use
Of the Tehuantepec National Railway,
q British concern whose line crosses the
sthmus of Tehuantepec. uniting the
Atlantis and Pacific oceanA n doing
q freight business which cof1petes with
the vi Canal. likewise Wil b
enormous.
Carranza has had this line In his
possession about u yea Recently when
the last grea. landslide obstruc,ed the
Panama Canal the Observation-Disclosures
and other important steamship com
panies doing business between the At
lantic and Pacific ports OF the United
States tried to make a contract with
Carranxa to take their freight across
the Isthmus Of T~ehusntepec over thu
line Of the T~ehuantepec National.
Demands Of Carransa.
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TEXTILE FACTORIES
TO O

Crops and stores 81 Grain sciEcd
By Factions.
Many textile factories. which consti.
tute n OF the richest industries Of
southern Mexico, are In the hands Of
various revolutionary factions or are
shut down for lack Of raw material,
strikes or damages. The great sugar
properties are occupied by the Zapa-
tistas. In whose some they lie, and q
part Of the mines Of the States Of 0uer-
zero and Mexico still ara being worked
by revolutionaries. although the i'm.
portant foreign properties Of Ell Orc.