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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-09

In discussing the American loan,
the National Review. Of shanghai,
lf Japan has not right to retain salt
funds belonging TO the Chinese gov
eminent still less has she or anybody
else a rignt To criticize the closing of
contracts for foreign loans from other
sources. The loan Just concluded is.
on lis merits rs an international trans
action. the perfectly logical sequence
OF President Wilson attitude in 1918.
He then refused to support the United
States banking Interests affiliated Win
the seNtuple syndicate on the ground
that the character Of the transactions
was such as 10 prejudice
The political independence of this
country. and he was undoubtedly
right The clear implication was that
loans from the United States that did
not so prejudice chinese political in
dependence would have the favorable
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-09
MonoN RcIongs 10 Chinn.

The inference 10 be drawn hardll
needs TO be stated. The money be-
longs to the Chinese government. All
the safeguards which the powers pro
Nided IN their respective interests are
satisfied ana the money should lie
paid over in fun The fact that the
Japanese alone declined to abide by
Inc terms Of the agreement indicates
that they are animated by the policy
which has been too obvious since the
commencement of the European war.
the embarrassment of the Chinese
government and furtherance Of Jana
nese aims in this country aims which
are not in the interests of China nor
IN The interests of the powers to ao-
know ledge
salt Income Increasing.
The income from the salt monopols
Tor the four months of December.
1910, aud January. February and
March. 1916. was S273S4.000 Mexi-
can as against S24,420,0 600 Mexican for
the same period Twelve months earl
Ter an Increase of s2,964, 900 Mexi-
can, According TO Sir Richard Danes
the balance remaining of
the salt funds in the group Of bank
ers al OF which is surplus on March
~ 1916 was S19,29s, 000 Mexican
ihe amount which the chief inspect
prs authorized TO he released 10 the
hinese government on April I. was
81 500 o0o. All of this which was
held Us European bankers has been
turned over but the japanese refused
10 follow the lead of the English,
russian, German and French banks.
japan : attitude towards the Amer
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-01-27
Commissioners Sale.

Notice is hereby given. That in pur
suance of the authority and directions
contained in the decretal order of the
Chancery Court of Chicot County, made
and entered on the 18th day OF January.
A. d. 1916 in certain cause (No. 2S65)
then pending therein between Is. A.
kimpel plaintiff. and Boots Bynum and
A. Bynum his wife, ct al, defendants.
the undersigned. as Commissioner of
said Court. will offer for sale at public
vendue to the highest bidder, at the
East door or entrance of the County
Courthouse. in which said Court Is held,
in the County of Chicot within the
hours prescribed by law for Judicial
sales. on SATURDAY., the
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-01-27
DURING HALF THE TIME HE HAS
RESIDED IN ARkANSAS-RE.
cElvED APPROXIMATELY $50, 900
FROM THE TAX PAYERS.
WAS NOT A VOTER
IN 1904 Sc
Paid Tax Only When He Began Run.
ming for Governor.
To the People OF Arkansas:

The professor is strong for wanting
TO make other people pay their taxes.
but he is weak on paying taxes him
self. For the first six years the pro
fessor was in Arkansas (teaching po-
Htical economy III the university. he
drew approximately $1,000 from the
taxpayers of the state. and only paid
one little measly dollar in taxes back
to the state. The poll tax goes into
the common school fund To help SIP
port the common schools and to edu-
cate the little children Of Arkansas
The following table. taken from the
records of Washington county. shows
that he did net pay one cent OF taxes
for the years loot 1908. 1906, 1907
and 1905, although he was being fed
and clothed by the tax payers OF Ar
kansas during that time
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-01-27

Ned candidate lor governor ever
since he began paying his poll tax.
If the professor voted In the va
rious city, school. congressional. gen.
eral and primary elections the five
years he failed To pay his poll tax. he
committed each time an Indtctable OF
Tense If he did nor vote he was dere
lict In his duties as q citizen. and is
not worthy OF the support of the tax
pers for any position much less for
governor of the great State OF Arkan.
sas. He has been professor of poll
teal economy in the university: his
main idea OF political economy ap-
pears to be tax lodging.
Great Teacher This.
great teacher to instill into the
rising youths of the land the princi-
pies of good government when il ap,
pears he himself was Sinking the
first principles of citizenship, He
tries to compare himself with Wood,
TOW Wilson (what a shaneD He is
due the president an apology If he
did GO to school to Wilson. Wilson
couldat help II: however. the facts
- that he did not go TO school TO
President Wilson but was In another
university where Wilson occasionally
lectured Woodrow Wilson was presi
Gsnt Of one of the greatest universities
Of America for many years. but Or.
Brough has never been mentioned. nor
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-01-27

The Doctor is strong for the Unit
versity (paying him). but apparently
does not care TO help the common
school fund himself
He talks about good roads but for
nve years. while a resident of Arkan-
KS. he did not pay any road tax, the
only road he cared for. apparently.
being the road 10 the state treasury.
He loves Arkansas for what he can
get out OF the treasury. IL seems He
came here TO accept a well-paying po-
~sition, and the chances are that when
defeated in this race he may go West,
where his fortune rs located He has
been paid approximately $4,000 by
the taxpayers ~ this state, and un-
derstand forwards his surplus money
TO III u National Bank. in ogden.
Utah. re he has wealth. estimated
at from thirty TO nifty thousand dol
lars-thus not paving any taxes on
this money in Arkansas. and depriy-
ing the banks OF Arkansas OF this de-
post.
Negroes to Be Assessors.
lie advocates The assessment or the
real estate in Arkansas by the jus
tices OF the peace in each township.
which he says will make every body
assess their property II is well known
that there are one hundred and nifty
negro Justices OF the peace in South
and East Arkansas know that the
people in those sections are not for
that plan. and that the white voters
OF the other parts OF Arkansas Will
not force II upon their neiIhbors in
that part of the State. | am not in ia
vor OF any new Offices, but II might be
well to employ some additional collec-
tors In Washington County To help
collect the poll tax from Professor
Brough We should not be surprised
That the professor advocates negro as
SCISSORS, as IL is in line with his
speech made In behalf OF the negro
race In Washington, D. c. in which
he said that the white man should
not object TO being the winning part.
ner OF the negro.
Qualified Voter Only Six Years,
The records OF Washington County
show that the professor has Teen a
qualified elector of Arkansas ly six
years. although he has ha"' Iawing
"A high salary for t- and
everybody knows Ia cen al
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-01-27
state Of Arkansas. County OF


|. Thad berry. 4 notary public with
In and for the county and state afore-
said duly commissioned aid acting,
do hereby certify that, so far as have
been able TO ascertain. after having
Made n diligent search OF The records
the foregoing is true and correct
statement OF personal and real estate
assessments and tax receipt books OF
Washington county. Arkansas. so far
as the same show any assessments
made or taxes paid by Or. {. h
Drough OF Fayettevi'lc. Ark
In witness whereof. | have here
unto set my hand and seal OF office at
Fayetteville. Ark. this January u.s..
1915
THAD BERRY
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-01-27
THAD BERRY.
Notary Public
Or. Brouoh Paid No Poll Tax.

Ny commission expires February /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21

have been ordered to the border during
the halt in operations. 10 prepare for
service the eight new biplanes expected
here. Two of the nine officer aviators
attached to the command arrived here
yesterday with dispatches. while the
remainder and the enlisted men Of the
squadron are expected to arrive by
motor in time to receive the first four
planes, expected tomorrow. The first
detachment of the $500 troops ordered
to Columbus to be held subject to Gen.
Pershlngs orders arrived from Ell Paso
during the night. 1t is expected the re-
mainder will arrive To-Day and tomor-
row.
Reports reaching here indicated that
military operations in Mexico continued
at standstill today. Gen. PershinS
was reported to be in Namiquipa. where
he had gone from his new base that he
might be closely in touch with the
army wireless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
Cdrranzistas in Force Fought
American Troops at Parral
Advices From Gen. Pershing's Headquarters
Contain U,1mistakabLe Evidence De Facto
Government Garrison Made Repeated
Attacks After Its Commander Had
Conferred With Maj. T0mpkins.

PERSHINGS CAMP AT FRONT, April IS via aerolane to
Columbus N NJ April 2-The fight Parral where according
indpuabe evidence reaching here today Carranza
attacked the cavalry OF Maj Frank lompkln has
changed the Villa chase military
concerned This American which
perfect good faith Paa the friendly fashion blocked
what seemed be excellent either the capture
lila the dispersal o his bands.
Heretofore the American have reckoncd
brSands. but regular armed
OF the Mexican the American military leaders ln'me
datey under the preparing difficulties
Whether these preparations will have be completed depends
the future of the Caanza faction 1t be stated that
within the Parral fight the disposition CT
American partly completed and within two days its most
important features had been entirely carried
On April about Maj Frank Tompkins of the 18th
Cavalry who chased the Villa band the international line
Columbus. Parral with only small of his
force which otaled about including pack outfit
He had Troops NJ and X of the 18th.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21

they knew about firing on his pack
tram. Gen. LoZano and the presidente
hurried back toward the town to stop
the shooting.
The Americans We're in a column
formed for defense when this firing
began. formation which Maj. Tomp-
kins had ordered, as he heard the
shooting against his pack train. which
had been five or six hundred yards to
the rear. Both of the soldiers killed
in the action were near Maj Temp
kins.
AS the fire became general Maj.
Tompkins and the men of his com
mand could see some of their assail-
ants. They wore the khaki uniforms
which are customary among the Car
rama soldiers. Maj. Tompkins dis
covered one column of these uni
formed men moving out to cut off the
road to the east and to the north.
where he would have to retreat to es-
cape from the pocket at the camp site.
He shouted to these men to get away
from the road. When they did not heed
his warning the American commander
wheeled on his horse and ordered his
men to reply to the fire.
Sergt. Jay Ridgeley of Troop NJ. 18th
Cavalry. was the first American to fall
as he rode. firing. near Maj. Tompkins.
The sergeant's body lay all day where
it fell in the road. his comrades
were too hard pressed to pick it up.
A bullet struck Maj. Tompkins in the
left breast. The wound was slight, ac-
cordinS to military standards. ana the
ma jor continued lighting all afternoon
and until yesterday. when reinforce
ments under one of his superior officers
arrived to relieve him.
Lieut. j. r. Ord, of the 9Th Infantry.
who accompanied the cavalry expedi-
ton. was shot in the left ear, a slight
wound.
Unable to Control Carranzistas.
As the fight began Maj. Tompkins
received word from the Carranza gem
eral that the civilians were doing the
shooting: that his troops were unable
to control them. and asking the Ameri-
cans to fall back. This falling back
movement continued for five hours and
a half over a distance of fifteen miles
on a road bordered by bushes and hills
affording good cover for pursuers. Dur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
Cutting Down Villas Lead.

Four small columns first entered
this chase, one on Villas heels, starting
three days behind and cutting down
the lead hourly through terrible noun
tain passes. while two other columns
of cavalry fanked this chase. one east
and another west of the Villa trail
to catch him should he deviate in
either direction. Col. Dodd meanwhile
moved toward the vast mountain
ranges in the southwest of Chihuahua
to prevent the fugitive from circllnS
back to those almost surely safe ref
uges. Finally, a few days ago, when
! it was seen that Maj. Frank Tomp-
kins, leading the chase. directly on
Villas trail. with only ia men. was
heading for the unfriendly Parral
country, a fifth column was sent over
direct line to close up on Tompkins
! rear.
The long anticipated break from
April -. Within a few hours after
| that fight four of the American col,
umns. following the general plan. mad
joined Tompkins near Santa CruI'
, making a body of troops strong
enough for any emergency. Dodd.
with the strongest individual column.
| remained in the west guarding the
| ia StneSS.
Fifteen hundred men comprised
these flying columns when they start
ed from Casas Grandes. A little more
than half of them remained at me
front the day of the Parral battle; ne
others had been dropped through the
necessities for food the deaths OF
horses and their own acknowledgements,
due to the rigors of day and night
riding and occasional fighting among
aged mountain rocks. wildernesses OF
thorns and the bitter snow ana co1o
of the Guerrero region.
PERsHING's CAMP AT THE FRONT
IN MEXICO. April Is. by aeropiane 10
columbus. n NJ, April 21-After the
Parral fight Col. w. c. Brown OF me
10Th United States Cavalry obtained
fairly reliable evidence that Nliia.
wounded was being carried by an esco,t
southward toward Durango. Nllla
himself. with an escort Of loo men;
was said to have passed through Ell
Valle a small place about twenty mlies
west of Parral. bound south Infee
miles west of Parral another band OF
100 Villa bandits was reported passing
south two or three days ahead OF the
American columns.
Gen. Ismael LoZano, at Parral, saio
he had engaged this command near
Parral killing forty-two of them. He
said he fought them when they We're
split into three small detachments. de-
fuating each in turn. Gen. Lozaho
also claimed that the presence or
American troops near Parral had the
effect of increasing Villas ranks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21

Sent Word by Messenger.
Maj Tompkins had taken the precau-
ton the night before to send word by
a messenger to the preSidente of Parral,
Luis Herrera that he would call upon
him next day to arrange for buying
provisions and to have the Parral mill
tary officials designate some camping
place for the Americans outside of Par
raj in accordance with the agreement
by which the American troops are not
to occupy Mexican cities. Maj. Tomp-
kins left most of his men outside of
Parral. but took his advance guard into
the city during his call. The presence
of this guard was both military pre-
caution considered necessary in a coun-
try credited with being strongly Villa
inclined in sentiment and also was the
usual formal escort accompanying COM
handing officers. when. according to
Mexican custom. they pay official
visits.
The presidente said he had not re-
Ceived the message which Maj. Tomp-
kfnS had dispa tched. The messenger
was Mexican, a carranza petty Off
Ger. After the Parral fight the
thorities there claimed they had dis
covered that this messenger had been
captured and killed by Nillstas his
way to Parral. The conference in the
city with the presdente and with the
Carranza general commanding in Par
raj, Gen. LoZano, was pleasant. Prom
Uses were made to sell the Americans
food, and to show them a good camping
site. Immediately the Americans
started out of the city, accompanied by
Herrera and LoZano. who We're rid
ing with Maj. Tompkins
Attacked While Leaving Town.
When the Americans were out of the
town. the pack train at their rear
Maj. Tompkins heard firing. Looking
back. he saw that some one in the
town was shooting at the pack train.
He had heard shouts of viva Villa"
and Viva Mexico,'' and curses against
"gringoes.'
Maj Tompkins turned to the Car
rama leaders and asked them what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
Welded IN QUICK TIME.
Pennsylvania Couples Married by
Chaplain of the Senate.

Purchasing marriage licerSes at 2:3O
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the
courthouse. two couples of PennSylva-
mans made quick trip to Rev. DR..
Forest J. Prettyman. chaplain of the
Senate. who lives at 1903 Columbia
road northwest. who performed the de
sired double wedding ceremony. Only
a half hour elapsed between the time of
the purchase of the licenses and the
completion of the weddings.
The couples were Chester Eisentrager.
twenty-six years old, of Philadelphia
who married Bessie Y. Tagle, twenty
nine years old. of Pottstown, Pa, and
Harry Joseph Conwell. thirty-three
years old, also of Philadelphia, who
was married to Anna Ruth McGinnes
twenty-six years old. of Spring City,
Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21

Theodore P Ion of New York city
in the assembly hall of the College OF
History building of the American Uni
versity. Tuesday and Thursday after
Moons, at $40 o'clock. The ject of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21

the first lecture is Origin OF the spe-
cial Treaty of lS41," while the theme
of the second talk will be From the
Crimean War to the Present European
War"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
Strategy of the Villa Chase.

The entire strategy of the Villa chase
up to it's blockade by Carranza forces
at Parral is as follows:
First was the organization of a secret
force at Hachita, n. NJ. while the main
evolutionary body went in via Column
bus Brig Gen. John j. PerShing and
his staff Joined this Hachita column at
the border by fast automobiles and
then led it by unused routes at high
speed to Casas Grandes.
There. the presence of Villa at San
Miguel, about sixty miles southeast.
was aScertained. Gen. Pershing rushed
out three columns to catch him. Poor
guides and a railroad accident resulted
in the failure of these three iron fin
gers to close about Villa there. They
missed him by barely twenty-four
hours.
cretly through mountains to catch him
at Namiuupa. about 225 miles below
the American border. Villa was warned
and escaped through the mountains to-
ward the east.
The fourth phase then developed
when Col George A. Dodd. at Gen.
Pershing's orders, took the string of
the bow" a straight line southwark.
west of the mountains, while Villa was
ia king the arc of the bow, a longer
route. east of the mountains. This sur
mise of the American staff proved cor
rect. enabling Dodd to strike Villa as
the latter rounded up at Guerrero
March IS.
Throughout every one of these move
ments the Americans received no guild
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
AVIATORS COMING BACK
FOR NEW AEROPLANES

COLUMBUS, n. NJ. April 21.-Mem-
bers of the army Aero Corps attached
to the eXpeditionary force in Mexico
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
WOMEN'S PANAMAS.
Special Values at
$3.50 AND $500.
SEE THESE VALUES.
REFERS.

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and make your selection
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homespuns, ETC., the very
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
BETTER SUITS.

Starting at $3.50, you find
P-B Wool Suits for boys
hundreds of better made
suits. Donegal tweeds, club
checks, shepherd checks, etc.
Many of the suits, in each
grade, have extra trousers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
Now On Display
in this City

engine bed of Government
Specification bronze-the
only engine bed of bronze
ever put in a truck is in
the Riker Truck.
They found springs of
siIico manganese steel
the best made here or
abroad
They found transmission
gears, propeller shaft, driv-
ing axle, of chrome nickel
STEEL Mr.. Riker could have
used high grade alloy or
even selected steel, but the
severe usage of these parts
demanded chrome nickel
steel.
O
The Riker Truck is de-
signed to stand the I'm
expected strains imposed
on a truck by business con-
ditions-strains that may
be expected to increase as
business progresses and the
problem Of transporting
goods becomes more acute.
The lesson of the war is
plain-open to all-the
truck that holds up in war
service is the truck that
can be depended on for the
unforeseen demands of
business traffic.
@
The Riker Truck, a war
tested truck, designed by
A. L. Riker, LARGELY from
lessons of the war and made
by the Locornobile Com
pany of America is now on
display at our Branch
House in this city.
WASHINGTON BRANCH HOUSE
1124 Connecticut Avenue
LOCOMOBILE COMPANY
g AMERICA
BRIDGEPORT, CONN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21

This war has proved to
motor truck makers and
users what happens to a
truck when it is driven
hardin unsparing service.
It is estimated on good
authority that sixty-three
per cent: of all shipments
hauled from factory to train
to boat-or across the
city are subjected to some
unforeseen COSTLY conges-
ton of the streets, or by
inefdciency or actual break
down Of equipment
Men in all lines of bust
ness are hunting better and
more economical transport
alton.
Never before in the his
tory of American business
has there been a greater de-
mand for a dependable and
economical motor truck.
O
This condition, many
leading business men are
finding, is met by A. L.
Riker with his latest
achievement, the Riker
Truck-awar tested truck,
a truck developed from the
lessons of the war, made by
the Locomobile Company
ofAmerica-unquestionably
and incontestably the best
built truck IN America.
These men found a
chrome nickel steel frame
in the Riker Truck, instead
of structural steel as used
in the frames ofmost trucks.
Chrome nickel steel costs
about 20 cents a pound
structural steel 8 cents a
pound.
Instead of an aluminium
engine bed, they found an