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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22
500 PER CENT. JUMP
IN WHEAT EXPORTS
ONLY 300. 600. 600 Bushels Left.
and That May Be Gone
by April I.
FLOUR INQUIRY ORDERED

WAsHtNGToN. ian. 3i.--The exports OF
br a6s,uns ~ December last reached the
enormous total ~ SIS $50 zoe In Deem
Der. 1918. the exports amounted TO ONLY
$ll,lf9.6Oo
Wheat exports IN December aggregated
2S,S75,2i7 bushels o, five times the
quantity In December. 1913. The average
export price las. December was Sl.25 a
bushel against 90 cents in December one
year earlier.
The months export movement OF -four
was 6Sil per cent. more than in Decen-
her 1919. being l,S1S,311 barrels, COM
pared with t,O7a,2iO In the same month
a year ago, and the' value thereof was
So,t7a.GG0. ~ compared with $4903,223 in
December. 1913.
More oats were exported in December
The outward movement tUtalled 5,203 i3i
bushels in December. against 3O,70S
bushels in Docember. 1913, and 5,2027t7
in the year ended with that month.
Corn exports IN pecemlvor. 1914 were
4.5S2,00 bushels. valued at S3.55i.5s2,
against 749i24 bushels. valued at $500
1876, in December. 1913.
Fresh beef in December showed total
export Of f.5s9,34S pounds, against 524,-
$50 pounds in December. 1918, and
G,GIS.S3l In the twelve months ending
y!th December. 1913. P.cklcd and sailed
beef doubled IN exports, the December
total being 2.95l,0s0 pounds, against L.
aCi.fi3 pounds in the same month OF
the pr ding year,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22
MURDERS NIGHT AND DAY.
Excuses Committed In Mexico city
Are Described.

An American newspaper man who has
been deported from Mexico city and whS
has arrived at FL Paso, Tex, has sent
to THE Sun two communications in
which ne outlines the conditions in the
Mexican capital and throws light on
Gen. Obregon's movements. These COM
muEications were written before the
night Of provisional President Gutierrez
and the election OF Rogue Gonzales
Cara to succeed him. The communica-
lions are printed under their respective
dates:
January 5, 1915
Most of the best people in Mexico city
rather prefer the Zapatistas to the VII
listas or the Carrancistas because in their
short exercise Of power they stole less
and terrorlzed less than either of the
others, Stealing in a word, Is the Car
rdncistaS speciality mean grating,
coniscation and the like. while the VII
listas do little contiscatou and apparently
little grating, but allow their officers and
men to shoot up the capital every night
with impunty, and they execute many
people on political or personal grounds.
Some Of the correspondents have been
trying to get up for their papers a list OF
the victims of political executions by the
Nillistas, | myself was working on such a
INST for Il while, but finally gave up the
attempt Such list is impossible TO COM
pile for the reason that about nine-tenths
or even greater proportion OF the men
said to have been executed are safe and
sound. but in hiding, and their own rela-
tives substantiate the execution stories
so as to cover up their tracks.
! doubt II more than about thirty i'm
pOrtant political executions have been
made in the Federal District by the VII
listas, and probably fifteen or twenty
would be a closer guess to the number.
I know where lots of men said to be
executed are in hiding, They senl around
TO me for tips as to the trend " the situa .
ton. Some OF them have had me buy
them tickets for the United States over
the railway to El Paso.
On the other hand the number OF
"rounders' and others who are out at
the all night resorts and who are killed
nv officers In drunken hshts for no reason
at all and without the authorities either
knowing or caring is legion, There>is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22
VETERAN PATROLMAN RETIRES.
Jonas g. Grant. 40 Years on Force.
Ill several Months.

Patrolman Jonas q. Grant. the veteran
Of the Police Department. will be retired
at noon to-day after forty years Of
service. The retirement takes place upon
his own application, although it is hard.
he SAYS, to leave After several months
Of Illness. during which he continued to
report for work with the tenement house
squad in Brooklyn, TO which he was as
signed, he decided that it was best for
him 20 give up altogether.
He holds remarkable record During
forty-nine years only three complaints
have been made against him OF any sort
and only one fine imposed-that being
loss of ten days time for assaultiug citi-
zen. During the same time he has also
been commended twice for bravery In
making arrests
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22
RECORD FOR TRADE BOARD.
Jersey Man seems Likely to he
Progressive Member.

WASH NGToN, Jan. 2l.--The Presideat
was represented to-day as hesittting be-
tween George Rublee of Cornish, ~ H.
formerly a lawyer in New York city, aud
George l.. Record 90 .-rsey City as the
Progressive member or the Federal Trad
Commission, The chances appeared to be
I'm favor Of Mr. Record because of the
Presidents personal acquaintance with
him and his gratitude for tho support Mr..
Record gave him while Mr.. Wilson was
Governor Of New Jersey
Yesterday 1t seemed reasonably certain
thdt the Republican member would be
William II, Parry Of Seattle but his
chances have begun to fade owing to com
plants from Western Senators
The only certaiuties thus far appear ~
oe Joseph r. Davies OF Wisconsin, Com
missioner Of Corporations, as chairman,
and Edwin y. Hurley president Of the
Illinois Manufacturers Association.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22
INQUIRY INTO CANNON VOTE.
Grand Jury Action VIII BE sought
Next Week.

DANvILLE, III, Jan. 2l.--Dstrict Attor-
ney Kdrch. according to plans announced
TO-DAY. will go Into the Federal Court here
the frst OF next week and ask for "A spe-
Cial Grand Jury to investigate frauds in
the election last November, when Joseph
G.. Cannon defeated Representative Frank
r. OTIair.
Westvllle, near here. is the latest town
to come under the scrutiny Of theGiov-
eminent Investigators. II is declared that
1000 woes usually are cast there. The
report Is that the purchasahle voters were
lined up awaiting the arrival OF the cor
rupt.on fund at the last election. but that
the fund was late in arriving, therefore.
according to the story told at the Dis
trict Attorneys office, the number OF votes
fell to a few hundred
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22
WIND sCATTERs GIRLS $3.50.
Men and boys Grab for Money; She
Gets Back $50.

Bank notes amounting to $3.50 were
scattered to the four winds yesterday at
ternoon at Throop avenue and Broadway,
williamsburg. when the clasp of a girls
handbag loosened and allowed a roll Of
money which was about to be deposited
in a bank to fall out Men and boys made
dives for the bills as the wind carried
them about. The girl became hysterical
and a policeman finally came to her aid.
Between them they managed to recover
s39.
Stontich and that the money represented
sales made at the music store which she
and her brother run at 90 Throop avenue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22
SUFFRAGE BILL TO BE PASSED.
Legislative Leaders Promise to Rush
u for Public Vote IN Fall.

ALBANY, Jan. 3l.--Suffragists have de-
cded TO push their proposed constitu-
tional amendmen, through the Legsla-
ture so as to get II before the voters in
the fall, paying no attention to what the
constitutional convention might do with
the matter, They have received assurance
from legislative leaders that the resolutlo ION
submitting the amendment to the people
Will he passed next week by the Senate and
Assembly,
Mrs. Raymond Brown aud Miss Mary
Garrett c. Hay o. the Stl.c Suffrage
Association Were at the Capitol to-day
and had conference with the leaders
As result Senator Elou n. Brown. Re-
publican leader introduced the suffrage
resolution and promised the suffrugists
Il would be- put through the Legislature
as soon as possible, probably next Wednes-
day.
Republican Leader Human of the AS
srInbiy introduced the resolution in the
House on the night the session opened.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22
Change OF Sentiment.

Mr. Gardner said the people ,era
aroused on the issue of national defence
and would demand larger appropriatipns
for the army and navy He declared that
he had discovered the change OF sentiment
while making speeches during the last
campaign
Mr. Gardner recalled the statement
made in the annual report of Cen Wothaf-
spoon that the army should be Increased
10 100000 men as "A matter OF national
safety
"Pernaps he has a reason for so be
licving." said Mr. Gardn-r. "WhN not
take our heads Gu. OF tho sand and ask
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22
100000 To BELGIAN NEPHEWs.
One Interned In Holland Doesn't
Know az wealth Here.

WHITE PLAINS. \. v. Jan. 2l--A petit
ton was Aled with Surrogate Sawyer Of
Westchester county to-day asking him to
grant letters OF administration on the es-
tate of Guillaume Albert Reusens. who
left S7O0,0 and whose only heirs are two
nephews
one Of the nephews is Stanlslaus Peter
Matthew Charles de Ridder Of Osca wanna
who filed the petition for the letters. He
sets forth that the other nephew, Eugene
John Denis Marie de Rldder Is an officer
Of the Belgian army and is now informed
in Holland and II Is impossible to serve
any papers on him, lie does not even
know that he is heir to $3.50 900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22
vOGEL TEST SHOWS NO POISON.
Analysis Ends Rumor After sudden
Death of siegeI's Partner.

\ report OF the chemical analysis OF
the contents OF the stomach Of Frank Il,
Vogcl, who at the time OF his death at
the Ritmore Hotel was under fourteen
indictments with Henry SicgeL shows
there was no trace OF cyanide. The re-
port was made by the Ferguson Labora-
tories. at l2l West Forty second street, 10
District Attorney PerkiRs,
The analysis of the contents OF the
stomach was made on the rumor that
Vogers death had not been from natural
causes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22
Zapata Checks Gen. Obregon,s Advance
on Mexico City by Attacking Puebla

never a night mat | don't see at close or
long range few such fights.
The Villistas, usually Generals. Colonies,
Northumberland or other higher officers.
go about in droves of from six to a dozen.
They are all drunk when they appear In
any place and all begin shooting at once
without any preliminary as rule. Some
times the fight Ia. the result OF n clash
between two punches of these bad men"
but more often the Villistas oil stand
together. and Il is a question Of shooting
out the lights. shooting at ones feet to
see him dance or probably filling him
full of holes because he doesn't look as
though he liked the performance.
on New Years morning at about I
oclo k I was IN a small restaurant where
a fgnt ,tartcd between about dozen
Vllista officers and some civilians and
Iapat!stas. with \ sprinklins Of sober
Vllistas who banded together TO defend
themselves against the hilarious contin-
gent which had just arrived. They all
locked arms, firing at about touching
distance. and before | could get out OF
the restaurant Ave men had been killed
and several wounded The affair was dis
cussed all over town as an unusually
lively scrap, but no arrests were made,
and ! saw some OF this same bunch out
the following night with different crowds
OF officers shooting up other places.
Las night | was eating late supper in
4 restaurant and not thinking or trouble.
Suddenly the Vilistas rushed In like
whirlwind. fired about thirty shots at
different objects that attracted their at
tention and went out again. The thing
passed so quickly that think no person
arose from the table where he was sit
ting The Spanish proprietors of the
restaurant, who lost about 100 pesos
worth Of property as a result OF the
firing, very undiplomatically shut and
barred the doors of tile restaurant as soon
as the officers were outside.
The slamming Of the door behind them
enragcd them, and they returned to the
attack. From about ! A. NJ. until 1880
A NJ. we were lodging bullets In the
restaurant as the Vllistas from without
fired through the doors with their brand
new Colts automatic pistols, emptying
their gum and reloadlng until all their
ammunition was gone. The bullets were
shipping all over the restaurant, and there
were many women inside.
Only two men were wounded az
result. and their injuries were slight, but
the Nillistas who knew there were women
In the place, were shooting at all angles.
and il was strange there was not more
harm done. We on the inside telephoned
to the Inspect General of Police and
TO the commsndant OF the city forces,
asking to he rescued, but they told US
there were no forces available to send
to our relief, and We had to wait until the
besegers withdrew of their own accord.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22
$4,000 REWARD FOR LYNCHERs.
Georgia. Governor Calls Killing Of
Four Negroes Attack on Civilization

ATLANTA, Jan, 2l,--Gov. Slaton offered
a reward of s500 tonight for the arrest
and convlction Of each OF the first five
members OF the Monticello mob which
lynched the four Barber negroes-fathcr
SON and two daughters-for assaultng
policeman.
In his proclamation the Governor de-
nounces the lynching as malignant crime
and an attack on civilization,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22
ny villa Delays.

Some say that villa learned of this
agreement and is remaining IN the north
to get his forces ready TO fight the con-
vention. II so everything as 20 the result
OF the conflict depends upon whether Gen.
Felipe Angeles remains faithful to villa,
whose right arm he has been hitherto or
whether Angeles casts his lot with the
convention.
Angeles has control over about 20. 700
men and forty cannon, II IL said villa
Is credited with about $4,000 men of his
own, apart from those of Angeles, but ne
Is not nearly so strong in artillery Much
OF Villas successes In the north are cred
tied to Angeles's technical experience and
the latter's separation from him would he
crushing blow to any hopes he might
have OF controlling the Government by
force.
As to whether Zapata would sand by
Villa in case OF a break between him ana
the rest, authorities here rather think
that he would, but the Zapatlstas, al
though probably %, 600 or 80 900 strong
are only good for lighting among the
mountains Of Moreos, in western and
southern Puebla and part of the Sta:e
or Mexico. They have no discipline and
won't face cannon or machine guns in the
open. II is predicted that II the expected
break occurs Hapata probably will retire
all mis- forces TO the mountains OF Morelos
and nearby portions Of the States mtn-
toned and take the defensive
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22

Hapata If much more popular here than
VIVA, but this Is only becausa OF the fact
that his short regime gave protection TO
lives and property when there were no
police or any other authorities. think
his movem nj In the far south IL con-
tinued against tho new authorities would
be no menace to the new conventionist
administration. but 1t would be almost
impossible TO stamp out by force and
terms would have to be made with Is
pata in case he stood by villa. Other
wise he would remain on tn defensive
and absolutely control the southern noun
Gains Indefinitely, while not being strong
enough on his part to do anything against
the capital. unless it were abandoned as
from here without leaving even a single
policeman to prDserv, oIder
There Is some talk OF Villas making
new republic on; Of the State of Chi
huahua and the adjoining region of tn
north. but this would be difficult in view
of the fact that there are so many con-
ventionst leaders from those parts who
do NOT suppu.V MIN. UDrtgon controls
Sonora, it is believed or would in u show
down, and the Carranza men are said
to be equally strong in the State Of
Coahuiia. II they took their troops back
IN re. Villa could do nothing IN those
Sta,es.
One thing which IL put forward by well
informed persons in support OF the hope
that Gen. Angeles will support the con-
vention against villa is the fact that
the conventionist railway authorities con-
tinue to repair the line OF the old Ma
tional from san Luis Potosi to Saitllo,
where Angeles is AZ present with his
forces. II Angeles We're believed to be
hnfriendly this would hardly be done, T.
IL said, as il would be playing into the
hand of the enemy by aiding his advance
southwark against the convention.
Not only Obregon but all the leaders
at present with Carranza are said to Ice
in the scheme to unite forces wiki Cutler
rec and eliminate villa and the First
Chief with the latter's consent
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22
Ready for Emergencies.

with 100000 rounds OF small arm
ammunition in reserve said Mr.. Hay, 1--WE
are amply provided against emergencies
because the capacity la this country for
the manufacture OF this ammunition is
l,000.O rounds per day
But" interrupted Representative
Gardner. would 1t not take eight months
TO supply ammunition at this rate? Gen
Crozier says so"
II don't care what Gen. Crozier says"
Chairman Hay shouted 81 say on my
own responsibility that we can turn out
that amount every day from the time
war is declared | have personally looked
INTO the matter and find that because Of
the European war the capacity OF ammu-
milton manufacturing concerns here has
already been greatly increased
o In discussing the present standing army
of the United states Chairman Hay said
that to add $4,000 men and the officers
necessary to handle them the army would
cost S21,0OO,O0O a year lie added that
there are 30,790 men in the army now
available in continental United .tdtes.
why do We want more than this in
tho continental United States asked Mr..
Hay There IL no middle course between
small standing army and a large
standing army Either you will have to
spend vast amounts OF money or provide
81 system OF compulsory military service
as the European countries do.
Il do not see why we should be alarmed
at the situation when the President is not
alarmed and has not even increased the
standing army to 100000 AZ he is en-
powered to do.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22

Last December the United states eN-
ported neatly % OO". 600 bushels Of wheat
TO Europe In November the wheat eN-
ports were something under 20.000.0O0
bushels II this rate OF increase con-
tinues during the next two months, there
will be little export wheat left by April |.
The Department of Agriculture has an
uounced that 300. 100000 bushels Of the
1914 American wheat crop Ia available
for exuor,. This ~ in excess OF the nor
mai export d;;s;;!;", due 20 the 900 h""
600 bushel VIII at crop In 1874. Never
theless the United states has exported
auuroxlr1ateiy l45.000,0 900 bushels OF
wheat TO Europe in the six months end
ing December 81.
Stat.sticians say there Is every indica-
tiou that the December rate Of increas"
will bc ma uta.ued. There II weak
sno,. however. in this demand. That is
the possibility OF tn fall OF CONSTANT
nopl. with transportation opened
tb~ougE tn tho Mediterranean. Russia
could dump nearly 3cP'VO"'"vp oushe's
INFO the European markets. relieving the
,l,n,,ud Oh the United states
Orders Flour Inquiry.
Tho peDartment of Justice instructed
t..,..d states District Attorney Jadues at
Ct Paul to-day 20 look into the Hour sit
,,,tor The Governments investigation
has been confined for the most part to
,he legality Of wheat transactions In Chi
cago hut this developed little intorma-
ZION regarding the rise in -four prices, ex-
cept in so FAR as they depend on the price
Of wheat 1,
II was Indicated that Attorney-General
Gregory is satisfied tina: there are no
other elements in fixing -four prices which
may be subjected to Illegal influences.
Information comes from an official
source that al the Cabinet meeting yes
terday the Attorney General went at
length into the whsit investigation. lay
ing stress ON the difficulties in the way of
convlctinG msnipulators for violations OF
the Federal laws He pointed out that
the most reprehensible practices could be
indulged IN without violations of the Fed
eral laws governing interataie commerce.
The Department Of J-stice has called
ON the Department Of Agriculture and the
pcpartment OF Commerce for Information
a. TO the quantity OF wheat stored in ele-
vators. the quantity Of -four stored by
mills aud the quantity OF wheat exported
this wear and month by month as com
pared with previous years
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US. ARMS FACTORIES
NOW ON WAR BASIS
Chairman Hay Of House Com
mittee SO Declares i'm a Tilt
With Gardner.
MGR. GIBBONS A HEARER

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2i.--Chairman Hay
N the Military Committee in the House
aid to-day that there are plants In the
l'rited States capable Of producing 000,-
100 rounds Of rifle ammunition day an
amount adequate for large army In
time OF war
This statement was made in reply to 9,
charge by Representative Gardner OF
Massachusetts that the United sta; does
not keep sufficient reserve ammunition on
hand The discussion was on the military
appropriation bill carrying st0i,iiA5Ss.
The debate marked the opening of the
fight begun by Representative Gardner to
induce Congress to make larger appropria-
tions for national defence Among the
spectators in the gallery was Cardinal
Gibbons, who arrived early in the after
noon and remained until long after 5
o'clock The Cardinal followed the de-
bate with keen interest. giving particular
attention to Mr. Gardnel's discussion Of
the unpreparedness of the United States
for war
Chairman Hay announced that he was
opposed to the addition Of single man to
the standing army asserting that there
was no common ground between military
establishments such as are maintained by
the United States and the large land
forces supported by the people Of CON
tinental Europe He scoffed at the sug
gestion OF Mr.. Gardner that at any time
the United States might be called on to
protect the integrity OF the Monroe Doc
trins or to meet an attack by japan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22
Convention o. Ms Villa as Army
Chief-Fall of Tampico
Near. 1t Is Said.

In any case cannot arrive here for two o.
three days as yet. because they must re-
pair portions of the railway line which
they themselves tore up when they fled
for Vera Cruz.
According ~ all the Information ! can
gatat- I'm oncl, ana unofficial sources
thcse so-cailcd Carruncsta forces are
prepared to leave the CORNER FRS: chief
and come under the wing of the convcn-
ton llon- with Gen. Aware Oregon. who
Is taeir contender IN chief
obregon's two en- ssarics who arrived
here somo days ago have been comforting
with President Gutierrez and ,he conven-
ton leaders ana everything indicates that
an agreement has been reached between
them and Obrcron for Thorn to amalE1mat"
their forces here OhregOn. As | know
for certain, proposed the absolute elimina-
ton Of villa and Carranza. the latter being
willing and the former not being CON
suited about the arrangement