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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-11

annual celebration as was manifest
last night
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23
Mount Angel Items

Capital Journal Special Service.)
Mt. Angel, Or, Sept. 23.-Mr. Otto
Oswald, who has been in Alaska fol-
the past three months, returned home
Friday, he reports of having had q
very delightful trip.
Mr.. Frank Flicker has sold his home
in town and will return to his farm in
Kansas. He has been resident OF
this place for three years.
Mr.. Bertrum Orth, who has been
working in Portland for a number Of
years, was taken ill and brought home
by his mother Friday. He is slowly
recovering.
Mr.. Fred Khnger autoed to Port
land today He took Miss Hadapp anc
her brother Francis home. They have
been picking hops for the past few
weeks.
The Messers. Bruno Smith, VIM. Ter
haar, Frank Walker and Ben Travis
made a weeks trip in the former Z
car; they went by way of Albany ant
Ashland and crossed the Siskiyor
mountains and returned by way Of
Dufur and the Columbia highway.
Mrs. Otto Oswald autoed to Wood
burn Tuesday to meet his sister, Mrs
Feldman of San Francisco.
Rev. Father Geanes will leave for hi'
parish today or Saturday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23

tions. Mrs. Will s visit was welcome
surprise to Il good many, her last visit
here was some % years ago. Tuesday
morning, A, d. Wolfer drove Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Wolfer, Mrs. A. II. Will and
Miss Leona to Salem, stopping there
for dinner with Geo. Will and family,
going on to Monmouth in the afternoon
for short visit with Miss Henrietta
Wolfer, who is taking the winter course
in the normal and returned to Salem,
where Mrs. viii and Miss Leona stop
ped for short visit, the others coming
on home. Miss Will will teach in the
Orinco, Oregon, schools this winter.
Hospital Notes.
Miss Ida Stauffer, whose hand was
treated for abcess has returned home
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Roth
last Thursday, Sept. Il, 1916, boy.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Schnei
der, Thursday, Sept. II, 1916, a bcy.-
Enterprise.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23
Willamette Valley News
SCOTS Mills

Capital Journal Special Service)
SCOTS Mills, Sept. 23.-S. L. Fraaier
of Salem and daughter, Winnifred, are
helping S. J. Whites with taeir prunes.
The Misses Daisy and Ruth Hardy,
also of Salem, are helping S. j. Whites
with their prunes.
Miss Bertha MeCracken left Friday
for Newberg where she will resume
her duties as teacher of domestic
science in Pacific college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Addleman visited with
friends at Rex and Oregon City on
their recent trip to Sherwood to visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Astleford
| The w. C. T. U, netted about five
dollars at their recent "Pantry sale. y
The funds are to help meet the ex-
penses of getting speaker to come
here and give lecture in favor OF the
proposed dry amendment.
Miss Lila Brougher of this place
has gone to Newberg where she will
attend Pacific college the ensuing year.
Miss Gladys Kelsey commences her
school near Molalla next Monday.
Mr.. Woodford and family, formerly
of Washington, are helping pick prunes
| in the Taylor orchards.
DR.. Hume refused to qualify as can
didate for recorder SO j. E. Coulson,
VINO received the next largest vote at
the primary will take his place on the
ticket.
There would have been serious ac'
cident in the Chas. White prune dryer
yesterday when the little son of Mr.
Fuller had his hand caught in the wheel
of the gasoline engine had not Mr.
White jerked off the belt.
| Mrs. Newton and her two boys OF
Oregon City are helping harvest pruDes
here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23
HUBBARD NEWS

Capital Journal Special Service)
Hubbard, Or, Sept. 23.-Mrs. r. w
Gable was week end visitor in Port
land.
The Hubbard school opened today
and good attendance is reported.
Mrs. Nora Kaufman and daughter
sRena, were shopping in Portland Fri
day.
l.. A. Beckman is in Washington on
business this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Whitney have re-
turned from week s visit with friends
in Portland.
r. N. Melvin, R. W. Gable, X. b
Grimm and c. D. Troudt were fishing
and report good catch as well as @
fine time.
Miss Hazel Lankins left Monday fol
Corvallis, where she is attending scnool
at the o. A. C.
Miss Ida Christen, Miss Marie By
ers, II. A. Stebngcr and L. McAdams
motored to the Wigrich hop ranch be
yond Independence Sunday.
l.. A. Braden and family have return
ed from an extended trip to Coos.
Miss Francis Weaver is spending the
month with friends at Newport.
Mrs. X. b. Grimm and son are guests
of friends and relatives in Portland
this week.
w. S. Hurst of Portland was in Hub
bard the first of the week, transactine
business.
Miss Helen Phillips, who has spent
the summer here with her sister, Mrs
Voget, left the last of the week fol
her home in Forest Grove.
Ralph Palmer has left for Salem
where he will attend school this win
ter, his brother, Carl, is employed il
the Wells Fargo Co. there.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23
KINGSTON KINKS.

Roy Folls was an Albany visitor Fri
day.
Nick Geymer and family leave this
week for Pendleton to ttend the round
up.
Mr.. Alex and family, Mrs. Marie
Harold and daughter Christiana, and
Mrs. Peterson, of Quinby spent Sunday
at the Curtis Cole and G. +. Harold
homes.
Mrs. Ellen Townsend Of Stayton, call
ed at the Kelly home Friday afternoon
Mr.. j. T. Follis visited at the G. F
Harold home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs, Raleigh Harold and sor
Ray ate Sunday dinner at the Curtis
Cole home.
Mrs. Louise Henkle was on the sieA
list Sunday.
Mike Gassner and father and Titus
Archer left yesterday for the roundup
in Pendleton. They will make the triI
in Mr.. Gassner's car.-Stayton Mail.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23

that that the Aurora deer hunters
camped there are not wholly out of
luck,L |. Snyder has killed couple of
bucks, Ray Yergen secured one, W. IL.
Ehlen has enough, and A. W. Kraus,
has one spotted for the slaughter, which
may have occurred by the time this item
is read.
The farmers of this section have had
good crops this year, some exceptionally
good. j. w. Smith, of near Macksburg,
reports that out of his l2 acre field, he
threshed l02 bushels Of oats to the acre.
Another field of four acres threshed l22
l-2 bushels to an acre, while G.. w.
Scramlin had one field Of eight acres
that brought little better than 1926
bushels to the acre.
Aleigh Hauvenmen, 10 years old, who
with his aunt, Mrs. Ivan Hendricksen,
had been picking hops at the Geo, W.
Yergen yard, fell overheard Friday
from the steamer Grahamona at New
Era, while ON their way home to Ore
gon City, and was drowned. The steam
er was stopped but the lad had disap'
peared. He was the only support of his
widowed mother, Mrs. G.. Carlton, of
Greenwood, about four miles from Ore
gon City.
The suit of Mrs. Sophia Grimm, aged
6s years, against her son, Cicero, and
his wife, Gladys Grimm, alleging that
her son defrauded her out of her farm,
was dismissed Tuesday at Oregon City
by Judge Campbell upon motion of her
attorneys, George C. Brownell and
Charles T. Sievers. Mrs. Grimm
charged that her son taking advantage
of her inability to read, her age and i'll.
ness, induced her to sign q deed con
veying a farm to him.
The Hop Growers Fire Relief asso'
citation of Butteville, has sustained but
two small hop house fire losses this sea
son TO date. One was the Matthias
Kohn loss of 1925 at Gervais, $500 be
ing on the hop house and 1925 on hops
therein. The other was 81, 200 on the
hop house and hops at the John Tweel
farm Just north of Salem, 5000 on the
building and $500 on the hops. The hops
belonged to renter named Thomas
Landerbroch.
Henry l.. Bents and g. 4. Ehlen at
tended the organization ON the new
Masonic lodge at Donald Saturday
night. The lodge starts with about II
members. About so visitors from Other
lodges were present at the installation
and banquet The lodge is established
under a dispensation in the usual man
ner, >as no charter can be granted until
the grand lodge meets next year. The
| following are the officers of the lodge
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23

work at the Blind school in Salem Sun.
day, after week s visit at tthe c. c.
Mott home.
Threshing is finished in the Jordan
country, and the best reported is one
field of oats belonging to Frank Roh
vein that averaged 100 bushels to the
acre.
Mrs. Frank Dieters and children and
Miss Theresa Weinrich of Portland, are
visiting at the home of their parents
during the illness of their mother, Mrs
Weinrich.
/. b. Carter will start for Ashland
one day this week to join his wife al
that place where they will spend the
winter on account of Mrs. Carter ;:
health.
Mrs. Clifford Stayton and baby boy
left Monday for an extended visit witt
her parents, L. Dunagan and wife il
California.
Mrs. j. T. Hunt and daughter Misi
Helen, Mrs. b. Wagner, Mrs. Clarence
Hunt and children of the Waldo Hills
and Mrs. White and little daughter OF
Salem were trading with our merchants
Ed Blakely has secured work in 9
drug store in Oakland, Oregon. G. A
Beauchamp and wife accompanied hin
yesterday to that place in their Max
weh, returning the same day.
II. j. Mutsehler, Geo. Tate, Geo
Davie, VIM. Petzel and Joe Fisher vii
start today on a hunting trip to South
ern Oregon. They will make the triI
in Mr.. Mutschler 5 ear, and will stop al
Riddle, Ore, from which place they
will go nito the mountains for 25 miles
They expect TO be gone about two weeks
OF more and will no doubt will bag tn,
limit.
The Christian Endeavors held fare
well reception at the II. c. VonBehrer
home near Aumsville in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. X. l.. Putnam, Friday night
who left Saturday for their new HON,
in Forest Grove. Games were played
and ice cream and cake were served a
late hour. Those attending were: +
Young and wife, Mesdames Tom Ware
II. Z. Rossell, Henry Wirth, Effie Mil
ler Roy Nendel, Herpert Baker ant
baby, Misses Nora Crabtree, Wilmi
Ware, Veda Young, CoralSmuck, Maud
Eskew, Lois Bracken, Ina Harold, Mari,
Henkel, Alice Smith, Alma Nendel
Messrs: Tom and John Taylor, Pau
and Ira Kirsch, Eugene Ware, Loci
Riggs, Calvin Bracken, Leo Weiser ant
Wilkie Yost.-Stayton Mail
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23
Aurora News Notes

Capital Journal Special Service.)
Aurora, Or, Sept. 23.-Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. E. Ehlen were Portland visitors
Tuesday.
Chas. Beck, John Kraus and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Pierce were at Salem to
attend the Leland Hendricks funeral
Mr.. Geo. Ehlen and Fred Will left
early Friday morning for a hunting
trip in the mountains.
Mr.. Carl Hanson was up from Camp
Withycombe Wednesday evening, visit
ing friends.
Mrs. Martin Giesy has returned from
Woodburn, where she visited her
daughter Mrs. Gene Moshberger.
Tiny Fellers passed through here
Thursday from Donald, enroute to
Portland to bring home the Bugg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel Keil attend
ed the Clackamas county fair at Can
by, Wednesday.
Those attending the fair Thursday
were Mrs. J. f. Kerr and son Jack, Jr
Walter Fry, Lee Carpenter and Ivan
Dimick. Jack Jr., was awarded two
second prizes at the baby beauty show
About twenty hop piekers left this
vicinity Thursday afternoon for their
homes in Oregon City and Portland.
Nell Scheuer was in Portland Sunday
to meet her son Howard, who has been
at Grass Valley visiting his father.
AL Townsend, C. E. Miller and John
Steurve, of Needy, leave soon for o
hunting and huckelberry trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Miller and guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Helmuth and two chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Miller anc
son, motored to Portland Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Isaacson ant
daughters Phillis and Iris motored tC
Portland Thursday.
Several of the boys from our BERG
took in the boxing match at Monitor
Wednesday evening; all had fin'
time.
Mr.. Emery Howe went to Wood
burn Thursday afternoon to visit hi
mother.
Miss Louine Kerr and Loren Kerr
were in Portland Wednesday on busi
ness.
The Aurora school began Monday
with very few pupils, several of th'
high school scholars intending to g
to the Candy school.
Mrs. E. Carpenter and daughter o.
Candy are Portland visitors today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23
THREsHING IN HAPPY HOLLOW

How the Happy Hollow farmers came
within few hours of getting their
grain crop threshed before the recent
rainstorm is told below:
On the 2Sth of August their entire
crop was oin the shock and the Kelly
Bros. began thrcshing it on the date
mentioned with the following crew;
b. Denny, Chas. Rossiter, c. II. Dow
ney, Edwin Keech, Simon Boedigheim-
er, j. w. Phillips, j. NJ. English and
Andrew Kintz, bundle haulers; j. Kintz,
r. z. Phillips, Clarence English aud
Leonard Phillips, pitchers, while Amos
Williams, Ben Short and Milton Will
lams did the sacking act.
After run of four and a half days
the thrcshers book showed they had
threshed 2,673 bushels of wheat and
5.05l bushels of oats. Besides this an
other machine threshcd in the Hollow
1900 bushels Of wheat and over 5000
bushels of oats.
We were on our last job and feeling
jubilant over our record and the pres
pect of finishing without rain, when
a small cloud about the size of mans
hand was seen approaching from the
direction Of Drinkwater g Butte. And
in less time than it takes to write this,
that little cloud took on alarming pro-
portions, red lightning rippled across
its inky bosom, while mighty thunders
shook the ground.
The threshers barely had time to
furl their strawblower before the de-
luge was upon us.
Some burly harvester whose deep
toned voice was heard above the roar
of the storm shouted "Let er come, -
and we did
Ten days later the harvest days are
ended in the Hollow, and the only
sounds that come from the whitening
stubblefields are the chirp of the old
brown cricket and the happy grunt OF
the pugnoscl Berkshire as he basks in
the mellow autumn sunhght.-Staytcn
Mail
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23
Mill City Items

Capital Journal Special Service)
Mill City, Or, Sept. 23.-W. W. Ma
son and sons went to Albany on bust
ness last Saturday.
Mrs. Geo. T. Beard returned to her
home in Albany after spending two
weeks here visiting.
Il j. r. Shaw went to Portland Satur-
day.
Homer Speer and family of Tangent
spent the week end with Mrs. Pratt
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Pratt.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Holt returned
from their auto trip Sunday.
DR.. Allen and family went to JEFF
ferson Sunday. The doctor was called
home to attend Glen Henness who has
appendicitis.
Among those who motored to Salem
and other points of interest Sunday
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Pratt,
Mrs. Pratt, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Speer
and family, Mrs. j. R. Shaw, Mrs.
Jane Shaw, Miss Dean, Mr.. and Mrs,
]. +. Potter and Mr.. and Mrs. Choots.
Miss Edith Sherwood, Miss Nellie
Albee and Miss Mabel Albee left on the
motor Monday morning to attend
teachers institute.
Mr.. Misner returned from San
Francisco Monday where he has been
in the hospital undergoing an opera
tion. The huckleberry patch is the
point of interest this week and q
good many gallon are being brought in
j. l.. Weaver has sold his stock OF
goods to the Hammond Lumber com
pany.
The Rebekah Lodge initiated some
new members Wednesday night and
report good attendance and fine
time.
The Embroidery club met with Mrs
Thompson and enjoyed a very pleas
ant afternoon, also a fine lunch.
The wagon bridge wil be closed tc
traffic until the first of the week OF
account of building the new part OF
the Linn county side.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23
independence Items

Capital journal Special Service)
Independence, Sept. 23.-Mrs. o. f
Cosper entertained the ladies Needle
craft club, of the Presbyterian church
on Thursday afternoon at her home or
C street. The afternoon being spent IN
needle work and conversation. AT the
close of the afternoon Mrs. Cosper ser
we'd luncheon to the ladies. Those at
tending were: Mrs. S. E. Owen, Mrs
H. Madison, Mrs. P. Buckley, Mrs. T
II. Drexler, Mrs. o. d. Butler, Mrs. w
W. Percival, Mrs. NJ. .. Fluke, Mrs
Dole Pomeroy, Mrs. C. Ecker and Miss
Elizabeth Cosper.
v. Brown and wife of Portland Wis
tied Independence friends for a few
days last week.
Miss Nola Owen has accepted a po
sition with the firm of Elliott-O 'Brier
Co., as a saleslady.
NJ. Ward and wife of Portland visit
ed Mrs. Wards parents, Mr.. and Mrs
S. L. Owen over Sunday.
A number of Independence people at
tended the Polk county fair, given a
Dallas this week.
Editor Clyde Ecker of the Monitor
was Dallas visitor on Thursday.
Miss Vale Hilterbrand will leave fo'
Airlie on Saturday, where she has ac
cepted position in the school there a.
n teacher.
The friends of Mrs. Crosby Daltol
are pleased to learn that she Is agaiT
able to be at her home, after being
in the Salem hospital for few weeks
Miss Zelpha Cross returned home
few days ago from Medford and Jack
sonville, Oregon, wnere she has beer
the guest of friends for the past three
weeks.
Oran Dadman has entered the o. A
C., at Corvallis, for the coming year.
Mrs. NJ. W. Wallace and daughter
Grace, left on Wednesday for Long Is
land, New York, where they will make
their future home.
Miss Cora Smith left the first of thu
week for Condor, Oregon, where sh'
will teach school this winter.
Mrs. o. d. Butler attended the fan
at Dallas on Wednesday.
Mrs. Grover Powers and little daugh
ter, Kathleen of Salem are the guests
of Miss Zelpha Cross for few days
this week.
Mrs. A. Whitney was Dallas visit
or on Thursday.
Miss Thelma Toney resigned her po
sition with the Elliott-O 'Brien store
here and left for MeMinnville a few
days ago, where she has accepted a po
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23

sition in one of the dry goods stores
at that place.
Emerson Groves is attending the Pen
d,eton round up this week.
A number of Independence people at
tended the farewell dance, given at the
Horst hop yard on Wednesday night
Mrs. Bertha King left on Friday for
Corvallis, where she has accepted po'
sition in the Nolan dry goods store.
c. +. Burroughs and family have
moved into the Wallace residence on
Second and Railroad streets.
NJ. w. Walker motored to Corvallis
Monday on business.
Miss Emma Hinkle left for Corvallis
the first of the week where sac will
teach school this coming year.
Mrs. CODY has accepted position in
the bakery.
The Independence schools will open
on Monday, Sept. %.
Mrs. Pearle Ensminger left for Van
couver, Wash, the first of the week
where she will remain for some time
The manual training and domestic
science classes of the high school will
have an industrial exhibit at the Polk
county fair at Dallas and also at the
Oregon state fair at Salem.
W. w. PercHal took his string OF
running horses to Salem on Thursday
where he will race them at the Oregon
state fair.
]. S. Bohannon motored to Dallas
on Thursday, he was accompanied by
his wife and daughter, Mrs. King, and
also Miss Ida Cooper.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23
sTAYToN NEWS.

Mrs. l.. Kimsey and Miss Della Har-
old left Tuesday for Pendleton where
they will visit at the c. o. Crawford
home.
Frank Lesley, wife and son Wilbur
motored to Scio for few hours visit
at the Jack Waltemeyer home yester-
day.
Mrs. s. J. Pressler arrived the latter
part Of last week from Douglas, Ariz.,
for an extended visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. =. Davie.
Miss Cora Turnridge returned to her
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23
St. Louis Items

st. Louis, Ore, Sept. 22.-Mrs. Ada
Kennedy of Portland, is visiting rela
tives here this week.
Mrs. V. A. Manning who has been
sick for the past three weeks, is able
to be out again.
Mrs. Joseph Ferschweiler, who was
taken suddenly sick last Sunday, is
much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Keishler of Port
land, visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hauptman, Mrs. Keishler was
formerly Miss Mary Hauptman.
Mike Ferschweiler went to Marsh
field to look for work.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23

chosen Saturday night: G. A. Cone, W.
NJ; j. c, Moore, J. W.; Fred Bents,
treasurer; c. S. Hoskins, secretary; o.
o. Freeman, tyler.-Observer
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23

This would be a happier world if it
were as easy to make light of our own
troubles as of other peoples.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23

The man who wants the earth never
stops to consider that there is enough
of the world TO go round.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23
AURORA LOCAL NEWS.

Letters from LOrane, Oregon, report
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23

New Today ads in the Journal
will be read in all live Marion
county homes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-23

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The Seward gateway., 1916-01-13
MEXICANS SHOT MEN
 AFTER TAKING CLOTHES
Americans Murdered Were Men GO- ing to Get Busy on Min
 ing Properties.

FL PASO, Jan.-The latest ac- count of the shooting of eighteen people, mostly Americans, by the Villa general, Rodriguez, says that the men were taken from a train fifty miles from Chihuahua and were strip ped of their clothing before being shot by firing squad. The Mexicans who perpetrated the murders are des- cribed as nothing more than bandits and it is said that their leaders could not be regarded as being connected with the Villa cause any longer. One account says that sixteen of the victims were Americans who were ac- companying two British mining men who were returning to open up their mines under promise of protection from Carranza.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-13
RAILROAD SURE
 NEAR KATALLA
CLARK DAVIS ANNOUNCES SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
 TO BE SPENT.

SEATTLE, Jan. 13.-Clark Davis, manager of the Alaska Petroleum and Coal Company, announced today that the company has decided to begin inn mediately the construction of rail way from Goose City, Controller Bay, to the company's properties seventeen miles distant. Seventy-fve thousand dollars will be spent at once in the construction of coal bunkers and for completing work on the oil wells. Clark Davis is the man who in- augurated the scheme before of build ing a railroad in that district.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-13
SHIPPING DRILL OUTFIT
 ON THE NEXT STEAMER

When William Fairman, one of those interested in the Quartz creek claims in the Moose Pass, came in yesterday he brought with him the complete drilling outfit and machinery used by A. H. Case, representing the great Miami corporation, in drilling the quartz property of Herschel Park CT and others, on the creek mentioned. The material will leave on the next steamer for San Francisco and from there will go to South America, where Mir. Case will next investigate prop critics for his company. It is Mir. Cases duties to investigate properties and after turning in his reports the company acts accordingly. The party drilled as deep as fifty feet on the Quartz creek property.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-13
SAY VILLA WAS
 THE MURDERER
BELIEVED NOW HE PERSONAL LY LED MEN WHO SLEW
 AMERICANS.

FL PASO, Jan. 12.-The startling intelligence was received here today that Villa himself was in personal command of the Mexican band that murdered the sixteen or eighteen Americans who were taken off train at Chihuahua last Tuesday. This gives rise to the belief that the rumors that Villa is in the United States were only invented to deceive the American authorities and that he has decided to stay in Mexico and re- sume his old lawless existence. In- formation from the best sources in- dicates that the murders were meant as revenge against the United States for recognizing the government of Carranza. The victims were taken out one at time and each was shot separately Not charge of any kind was laid against any of them and the act can only be looked upon as a wanton slaughter. The state depart ment has instructed the local author ities to secure every bit of evidence possible and it is more than likely that the murders will precipitate serious action on the part of this country.