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Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10
VILLALOBOS' CHANGE IS SMALL ID
 LIVE
Attorney for Murdered and Ward en Sims of Penitentiary Have
 Abandoned Hope That Man
 Will Be Saved From GalIoWS.
PARDON BOARD WILL
 NOT MEET ON CASE
VilIaI0bOs Killed Phin Brown, De- putty Sheriff of PinaI County, Over a Year Ago; Has Had Case in Court Much Since.

PHOENIN, Dec. o. Arrangements fer hanging Ramon Vnlalobos tomor- row are completed. His attorney and Warden Sims have abandoned hope unless the pardons board should act The members of the board said therd would be no meeting. It was definite ly decided Co make no recommenda- tion on behalf of Villalobos. who was convicted Of murder
 The refusal of Justice Cunningham to give Nillalobos a writ Of habeas corpus rendered futile his making an application Co any other court in the state.
 Nillalobos was convicted last Octo- Der. He was sentenced to hang Jan uary s. 1915. The warden refused to execute on the ground Villalobos has not had the opportunity to apply to the pardon board. The prisoner was re-sentenced for execution March 19 He was twice reprieved since then. He is twenty-eicht years Of age.
 Bamou Viiia.obos was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder Of Deputy Sherin Phiu Brown during the trouble near Ray in August. 1914. With another Mexican by the name of Pedro Smith, NilaloDos came to Ray one evening and after consuming large quantities Of liquor the two stole a horse and made their escape up Dey- il's Canyon Brown took mp their trail and followed it as far as he could be- fore darkness set in He then return el Co Ray and early the next morning started on the trail Of the fugitives. taking with him Willie Landry, a French boy The two came upon Smith and Nulabolos at a woodchop- pers camp. where the men were eat ing breakfast When Ninalobos saw Brown he suatched mp a rifle and shot him from behind a tree After killing Brown, Smith and VillalobOs killed Landry and then started to escape On their way down the canyon they came upon the camp of Frank Bacon and Earl Miller two Ray boys who were out on a hunting trip BaCon's body was later found in the bed of the canyon. He had been shot the body pounded with stones and horrib ly mutilated Miller was hung to a tree and strangled by a leather belt
 The pursuing posses encountered the two men and in the fight that fol- lowed Smith was killed Nillalobos made his escape and six weeks later was captured at Clifton After his conviction and sentence and after the expiration of the time limit for an ap peal. his case was taken to the su preme court which declared that the appeal was entirely frivolous and dis missed the case, with the order that the judgement of the lower court be carried out
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10
VILLA FORCES IN SEVERE
 DEFEAT
Hundreds Killed and Many Taken Prisoners When Gales Moves
 From South With UneXpeCt-
 ed Haste; Agua Prieta Alarmed

DOUGLAS. Dec. 9.-Three hundred Villa soldiers were killed and one hun dred taken prisoners, while the re- mainder of General Rodriguez forces were dispersed five miles north Of Fronteras when General Gales rush ed from the south to rescue the be- leagured Carranza detachment under General Flores The Gales report to General Obregon stated that Flores and Colonel Nelson were wounded, the latter seriously. One half of the Rodriguez forces, which number four thousand, was scattered. The other half was followed eastward toward ChihuahuP as far as Fl Frijole ranch. The Carranza cavalry continued the chase while the infantry halted at the ranch for provisions and reorganizs. tion Gales is planning to attempt to overtake the fleeing Villa troops to- morrow
 Gales timely arrival turned the tide of battle in favor of the Carranza troops after a days siege by Rodri- guez' forces against the reinforce ments from Agua Prieta under Flores and Colonel Gomez whose train was blocked by burned bridges Twice during the day urgent appeals for Car ranza endorsements were received at Agua Prieta The feeling became so strong that tue Flores forces had been trapped or either forced to sur render or annihilated that prepara- tions were made to defend Agua Prie- Ga against attack and the feeling in- creased late today when firing below the border was plainly audible at Agua Prieta
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10
MARE ISLAND AND NEW YORK ARE
 SELECTED
Secretary Daniels Announces
 Contracts for Building Battle
 ships Forty Three and Four Are Let to Government Yards.

WASHINGTON. Dec Secretary Daniels announced the contracts for battleships forty-three and four au- thorized by the last Congress, were let to the New York and Mare Island Navy Yards respectively.
 Daniels announced he would ask Congress to authorize equipment for the Mare Island navy yard for the bat ueship construction A million is needed The keels will probably be laid next August
 Daniels said the last battleship of the navy was constructed at a cost of seven million one hundred thousand for the hull and machinery, but the increased torpedo defense of the new ships would mean an additional cost of from one hunderd and fifty to one hundred and seventy-hye thousand. He said the New York and Mare Is- land estimates would leave wide margin under the congressional limit of seven million eight hundred thou sand
 The ships will require more than 68000OO0 pounds of structural steel The bids recently received from the steel companies show it can be ob- tained at less than the cost estimated at the yards The assurance was re- ceived here that there will be no delay in the delivery of materials
 Chairman Tillman of the Senate Naval Committee, announced he would introduce a bin for the construction of a government armor plant Of twen ty thousand tons capacity to cost one million. Daniels recommended the construction of such plant last year He will renew the proposal this win l fer
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10
MARINE BILL ID BE INTRODUCED
 AFTER XMAS
Administration Leaders Decide
 That Merchant Marine Bill Shall Not Be Introduced in Congress Until After New Year

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-It became known, following conference be- tween Secretary McAdoo and Reddeld and Senators Fletcher and Simmons and Solicitor Thurman of the Depart ment of Commerce, who drew the measure, that the administration merchant marine bill will probably not be introduced in either branch of Con gress before the first of the year De- tails of the measure will be discussed It is said there is a complete agree ment on the general terms
 Much attention was given to pro- visions regarding the manning of yes sels by Americans and about which there was no final decision. The con. ferees pointed out that while proTs- ions were desired in order 10 build up an adequate naval reserve. exclusive of the employment of Americans on vessels in the Pacific trade 10 make competition with the foreign merch- antmen was almost impossible This point will be studied and another meeting will be held probably next week
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10
LIFE INSURANCE PRESIDENTS IN
 MEETING
Assets of the American Life h. SuranCe Companies Have Doubled in Last Ten Years; Total Now Over Five Billion.

NEW YORK. Dec 9.-The ninth an- nual convention of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents met in New York today for three days discussion of such subjects as the development of city communities, farming actiyi- ties, and of railroad facilities. and the part which life insurance investment funds play in all three. Policy Re serve Investments in Relation to Econ omic Progress was the broad general topic. and federal officials and trans portation and agricultural experts were invited to join with the life in- surance men in discussing ways and means to stll further advance the progress.
 The chairman of the convention, William D. Wyman, president of tho Berkeshire Life Insurance Company, of Pittsheld, Mass, reported that the assets of life insurance companies Of the country had practically doubled in the last ten years. and said this was characteristic of the ability of the American people to amass large funds rapidly and without much ado. The assets now amount to nearly five bil- lion dollars. said Mr Wyman. and by investment in city and farm real es- tate, and in the bonds Of railroads. states, counties and municipalities and school districts. they were advanc ing the economic progress of the country He stated that the life in- surance companies, as a class, arc now the largest holders Of farm mort gages in the United States. having outdistanced the banks. The farm mortgage loans made by the life in- surance companies are largely in the West and South, As against a total of less than one million dollars in all the Eastern and Middle Atlantic states those in the Northwestern states alone amounted to $2S4.OOO 900.
 While the assets of American life insurance companies have doubled in the last ten years. the amount loaned by them on real estate mortgages has increased more than two and a half times" said Mir. Wyman. "Of the as- sets held by life insurance companies al the end of the last year over $l,- 7O000O,OOO were invested in real es- tate mortgages Statistics which have Continued on page three)
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10
ARRANGES PLANS FOR FUNERAL;
 IS CRAZY
AnegelenO ArrangeS for Funeral Even to Providing for the Epi- taph on Tombstone; Falls" for an Automobile Ride.

LOS ANGELES, Dee. 9.-After making arrangements for his fun eral, including the inscription on a tombstone, B. II. Mosely, a street car conductor. threatened to kill himself, and held off twenty po- licemen, with threats of shooting, for three hours He was taken into custody and rushed to the hospital Tor . mental examination. when he accepted Captain NI- rays offer for al automobile ride and a steak for supper
 Three months ago Mosely re- turned home and found his wife dying. and his motherin-law and little daughter dead His wife re- covered He has been breeding ever since. Yesterday he helped remove his daughters body to an other cemetery The undertaken notified the police that Mosely had bought a casket for himself and left sixty dollars for funeral eX- penses. Later tombstone was ordered and directions given for an inscription for his daughter and himself beplaced on it
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10
IS COOL BEFORE
 THE JURY
Clinton Murder Case Will. in All Probability, Be Completed Late Today; Defendant Is Good Witness for His Case.

TOMBSTONE, Dec. g. (SpeciaD- The Scarborough case is still occupy ing the attention of the Superior Court The defendant has been on the stand since the convening of court ye.terday morning and until late this afternoon yeserday, in giving his di- rect testimony and was taken oyer for cross examination in the afternoon. He was not concluded with yesterday and all of the forenoon today was al- SO taken up by the cross examination.
 Scarborough stated he went to the ranch to see Clinton about a COW he had seen him take early that evening and that he went over there for the purpose of talking the matter over with Clinton He stated he got Cal Cox to accompany him but that he did not tell Cox what he was going oyer there for, and that Cox did not know what he went for He stated that af- ter he went over to the Clinton place he left Cox on the outside and called Clinton out and started to talk to him, and that Clinton said Mamma. bring the gun and we will get rid of one of the witnesses"
 At the same time Clinton grabbed him by the left arm. he pulled his gun from the small scabbard that he had in the pocket of his chaps and fired three shots at Clinton At that time Scarborough said he heard door close. He had the gun in his hand and accidently pulled the trigger. hit ting Clinton the fourth time. He dem onstrated with one of the jurors as Go the manner in which Clinton grabbed him at the time The cross eNamina- ton is being conducted by Attorney William Cleary.
 From present appearances the case will not be concluded before tomorrow night and it may take until Saturday night The defense has a number of witnesses to put on the stand as yet and the state has a number that they will use in rebuttal
 Scarborough, in the first part of his testimony denied the statements of a number of witnesses for the state in regard to having made threats against Clinton that he was going To kill him
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Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10
LABOR COUNCIL IN
 DENIAL OF RUMORS
Executive Committee of Labor S National Peace Council
 Issues Denial.

NEW YORK. Dec. g. The execu- tive committee of the labors national peace council. which United States Attorney Marshall has accused of hay- ing been financed by German money to iustieate munitions strikes, issued a statement denouncing the charge as a slauderOus libel.
 The committee adopted resolutions instructing the former Congressman Fowler. general counsel, Ito take le- gal steps to defend the good name of the council and bring to justice those who maliciously had assaulted its hon or and good name.'
 The resolution praises Henry Ford aa the great American philanthropist. 1t denounces the United States army increases. It declares the council win continue to work in behalf Of peace
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10

The spotlight of politics has shift ed to a new figure. The man on whom it now rests is Henry D Esta- brook of New York and Nebraska. The story of American possibilities, political observers are saving is told in Estabrook A year ago he was an unknown" Today he is a candidate for the Republican presidential nomi- nation, "dark horse" rapidly gain ing speed
 EstabrooS his lrtvacted national attention when he stumped the Mid de West for Mckinley m lSJ6 Then be dropped out of sight for a time He IS now again in the public eye as a result of a serie- of brilliant speeches in which he has proclaimed the doctrine e "ProtectIon. Pros perity and Preparedness" " Busi ness and commercial organizations in every section oi the country have
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10

listened to this doctrine, liked it and called for more
 Advices received m Washington are to the effect that sentiment is growing for Estabrook Already Estabrook headquarters have been established in Omaha, and his friends are confident that he will land the Nebraska delegation
 Tall, square shouldered d square iawed, this new political hg- ure is a man about sixty years of age He achieved prominence in the practice of law in Omaha, was later well known m Chicago legal circles and now is a leader of the New York bar
 This new figure. which promises to have an influential Following at the next national Republican convention | IS described as a plain American His friends say if be has any fad 1t is in knowing America from its hIs- | tory to it's Institutions and eNeu It's
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10
. . . . . .
 PLAN 100000 ARMY

WASHINGTON, Dec g. The . } Administrations plans for a con . , tineutal army of 100000 were for . , mally embodied in a bin after an .
 agreement between the President . Garrison and Chairman Hay, of . } the House Military Committee. . Chamberlain, of the Senate Milf .
 tary Committee. will submit a . similar bill at the same time to .
 the committee for introduction .
 later as a committee measure so .
 as to avoid partisanship .
 C C c
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10
FROM VON HOLWEG BLOW ID
 PEACE:
Like ASquith, Imperial Chancel- Tor of Germany Holds Out no Hope for Early Settlement of European War.
BRITISH AND FRENCH
 RETREAT IN SOUTHEAST
Turks Are Advancing on Alden; More Activity on GaIIipoh; French Troops Seek to Retake Trenches in Champaigne.

LONDON Dec o. The Imperial Chancellor's speech in the Reichstag reviewing military and political econ annie progress of events. and his re- plying Co the Socialists declining to make peace negotiations featured tho war news His speech. following closely on Asquith's somewhat similar reply Go the Socialists query in the House of Commons. and completely suppressed any hopes of peace adyo- cates may entertain for an early ter imitation of the war
 Having arrived too late 10 prevent the invasion of Serbia. the British and French forces in Southeastern Serbia are now retreating before the on- slauehts of the Buisarians. who are supported by German artillery and in- iantry, and have been attacking the British and French compelling them Co quit their advanced positions The British are showing deep interest in the Mesopotamia operations where fighting is in progress for Kut-el-Am- ara and in Arabia. nr the latter re- zion the Turks have commencedauad- vance on Alden
 The Turks made a similar attempt last July but were driven back. As Alden and ifs vicinity as well as the shores of the Straits Of Bab-elMandeb leading from the Red Sea To the Gulf of Alden. are well fortified. it is not believed the advance is seriously in- tended here. Considerable activity is reported on Gallipoli The French are busy in attempting 10 recover trench es in Champaigne which the Germans recently captured
 The Italians claim minor successes along the lsouzo front The Garman Chancellor's statement is not surpris- ing. The people Of London, like the government believe in the ultimate victory of the Entente They express the determination Co fight until victo- ry is attained As far as the Entente countries are concerned. seemingly the only change desired is one which will insure a more vigorous prosecu- tion of the war This indicates that peace will have Co await events be- cause the whole campaign is entering a new phase.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10

animals and tirds i.e > an out door man, democratic. and great student While some of his friends have classified him as a progressive Republican. he says ''l am a Re- publican without any qualifying ad- iectives"
 Mir. Estabrook was the hrst among those recognized as Republican presidential cardidates Co outline a concrete program of national de- fense. He has declared himself for a navy as big as any m the world 8 standing army of l5n.OOO 10 2OOO0G with a reserve of ten times thut number, military training for the youth of the land and the creation of merchant marine He did this be- fore the American Bankers AsSoci8- I,n. at Seattle Immediately there after the bankers adapted a resolu- uon endorsing his program.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10
LEE PETITIONS COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, Dec g. -- Senator Lee. of Tennessee, petitioned the In terstate Commerce Commission to in vestigate the charges that two rail roads bad furnished passes to Tennes- see public officials to seduce and cor rupt them in violation of the Inter. state Commerce Act
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10
KILLED NEAR FLAGSTAFF.

FLAGSTAFF, Dec. 9-Mrs. samuef l.. Finley was killed and her husband. cil, seriously injured. Their two chill dren were slightly hurt when their auto capsized on the Maine road near kingman.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10
. . . . . . . HE CUsSTD THE KAISER

BERLIN. Dec. 9-George Mar ( } cussen twenty, an Englishmdn, [
 interned at Rihleben. was sen [ ment for insulting Emperor Will i, iam Marcussen, in talking to [
 another prisoner, applied an cpl thet to the Emperor The sentry ( } overheard it and reported to the { |, authorities Marcussen had been ( in jail for a five months sentence
 and the three months thus was { } considered Co have been served. (
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Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10
CHEAP AT HALF THE PRICE

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. g. The French pavilion at the Panama Paei- io Exposition, which was a reproduc. ton of the Palace of the Legion of Houor at Paris, was sold to a wreck ing company for S2OOO. lt is said to have cost SlOO,0OO
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10
. . . . . . . . NO "PREcoNcElVED" PLAN

. NEW YORK, Dec 9-Charles .
 . MelIen, testifying at the trial of .
 . the eleven former directors of . . the New Haven Railroad said .
 . there was never any "preconceiv- . ' ed plan on the part Of the New . . Haven directors to monopolize . . the transportation traffic of New . . England He said the growth . . was a process Of evolution and in . consequence of an attempt 10 . A give New England an efficient . % transportation system. . . . . . . .
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10
MlLsoN ro coIuMRIs

WASHINGTON. Dec. Wilson de. parted on a special train for Colum- bus. Ohio to deliver two addresses tomorrow and attend reception at the state capitol
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10
PICTURES TRIUMPHANT eEMANY

PICTURES TRIUMPHANT GEMANY
 BERLIN. Dec 9-So long as un- controlled hatred for Germany and be- lief that Germany is approaching col- lapse continues to dominate the ideas of it's enemies it will be folly for Germany Co take the initiative in proposing peace Germany is ready Go consider a peace proposition from her enemies She doesn't wish the continuation and would disassociate herself from the responsibility for prolongation of the war This is the chancellor's reply 10 the Reichstag Socialists Interpolation on peace
 The chancellor presented a picture of Germany triumphant and supplied with everything, even if not i'm abuud- ance, necessary for the continuation of the war. He said, "If our enemies will make proposals compatible with Germany's lignity and safety we will be ready to discuss them So long as in the countries of our enemies guilt and ignorance of the statesmen are entangled with confusion of public opinion it will be folly for Germany to make peace proposals which would not shorten, but lengthen the war. First the masks must be torn from their faces"
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-10
AuTo eANpIrs AT WoRK

ST. PAUL, Dec. D. Auto bandits held up three employees of the West ern State bank for S5,00O in currency They eluded the police at Minneapolis
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-10-06

r,unce his own speaking dates, and
discuss issues. He has kept his
promise.
1t is true that tie campaign in
Charleston has had ginger injected
into it; but so far as we have been
shle to Judge from the newspaper
accounts, candidate Hyde has made
his campaign on his own merits, dis
cussing the issues, and there has been
nothing of personal abuse in any OF
his addresses to the voters. The
fact is that there will be little of per.
sonal abuse when candidates make
their campaigns in this manner.
1t is to be hopd that the next dem.
ocratic convention in Columbia will
have the nerve to say to all candi.
dates for state Offices, that the joint
debates of the past are thing Of the
rast, and that every man must run
his own campaign.
Of course the politicians will op,
pose any such move in the convention
Some will want the joint debates, be.
cause some men can only thrive on
turmoil and strife; others will be
afraid not to make the campaigns as
Heretofore. But the people of the
state should consult the interests Of
the state, and demand a campaign
free from the Objectionable features
that have obtained in the past.
Candidate Hyde has blazed the
way. We should have the courage
to follow.