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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-11
DISSATISFACTION EXPRESSED
WITH ADMINISTRSp ALTON

LONDON, May l0.--ln the House OF
Lords to-day. Lord I.orehurn intro
duced resolution expressing dissatis-
iaction with the administration OF Ire
iahd. lie complained that the govern
meht had ample warnings OF what was
iKeiS 10 happen. and was surprised
by the rebellion. But it was not right.
ne said. that one minister should be
made scapcgoat. Other ministers
should have known what was going
on. and they ought to have been as
frank as Augustine Birrell, who re-
signed aftor the rebellion had been
Quelled.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-11
UTMOST CONSIDERATION
FOR HRITISH PRISONERS

LONDON. May lo.--According to a
dispatch from an eyewitness" with the
British army IN Mesopotamia. Khalil
Pasha. the Turkish general to whom
the British forces under General
Townshend surrendered at Kut-ei-
Amarh. showed tho utmost considera-
tion for his prisoners. Khalii Pasha
expressed admiration for the gallant
defense OF the garrison. and showed
anxiety that they should be well fed
He especially desired that every COM
fort and consideration should be shown
IContinued on Second Pago,S
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-11
Crocker Named n, commlttc.mnn.

ii. Crockcr. San Francisco banker, was
named Republican national committee
man from California to-day at n meet
Ing here of the executive committee of
tho Republican state Central Commit
teo.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-11
COAST ARTILLERY LEAVES
FOR MEXICAN BORDER

BALTIMORE, May 10.--The Ono
Hundred and Third Coast Artillery left
Fort Howard this afternoon for tho
Mexican border, In obedience to orders
from the War Department received
earlier in the day. There were lie
men and officers in tho command.
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Baron wimhornc nesIgn..

LONDON, May l0.--The Marquis Of
Crewe announced in tho House OF Lords
to-day that Baron Wimborne, Lord
Lieutenant Of ireland. had resigned.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-11
MOTORING NORTH THIS suMMER9

Drive your car to West Point and shin vio
YORK RIVER LINE. To Baltimore Have a
delightful water trip. time aud avoid
the rough roads, Phone Mad. 272.
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l. Is expected that upon th. return
OF T.. Il Sttltiniu~. Of 4. T.. MORGAN a.
20. number Of large war orders now
under citations. VIII Sp.. Oily Do r.
4,hSed on" ~ these orders. involving
about SNiuuu.0OU. will probably b. d.
Nid'd between the Nu,o ricau ..ocomotf ia.
company. which viii Est $4,000. 600 ~
lh' business. and th. MtSttuEhouS. and
N,W York AIrhrsD. Companies which
VIII each take about 81 600 900 tn.
order calls Tor l-inch and 9-.-iu,h shells
associations hsN" been conducted with
th' greatest secrecy but % is UNDER
stood that they are now reaching Unnl
.iages. Mr StsttiniuS iS expected back
next Tu.Sday
American Beet Sulsr declared a diyi-
N'hu OF r"r cent. on the common
stock IT 70 per cent. quarterly.
The r'tgtlDnuIy tom, displayed by Ga,
~t"'k market toward th. slUS, W.,lu.S-
uHt D. llk'ly fu MAX" further h.adway
to-day. hur fundamental conditions arr.
-" strong that there seems To b.. small
probability OF amy important dccIir. in
securities prices az this tim. ON an
-tarp S'ihaoks stocks look like e pur-
chase Iur e. turn.
Th" tendency ON tho part Of large
market interests is SIM To- await d.
N'I"pweufs tu both Mexico and Berlin
and meanwhile fluctuations represent Ina
most part fh" hacking and nlliuE ~
room crowd. as we'll - Efforts - hear
crowd. TO forc" - ugNai 81 liquidation
There t9 moro or less gfrfE. taxi h.-e
BOO come elton with tho demand ~ rsif.
f"HI 'uplol"s for shorter hours and
increased wages. hut the same is moi
'1"' seriously. though Tho bear crowd
l- 'u. lined Zoo uEiiuf. and work aEEr.s.
IL.N con- fh" selling MD 81 tho rails
Reading. uIl companies. Fcbruar. sr,-
plus increased yl.141.-fG
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-31
WESTERN UNION co.
EARNS 10 PER CENT
1915 Surplus Almort Double THAT
Recorded Tor the Preceding
Year.

NEW YORK. March s0.-rhe report
OF the Western Unton Telegraph Com
pany FOR the year ended December 81.
1915. shows a surplus after the payment
OF all expenses and interest charges
or AlVls'.5sl, as against "a surplus 90
SS.5sl.395 In the year 1914. This is
equivalent 20 1918 per cent earned 81
the S?y.sS5.553 capital stock OF tho COM
pany. as against S.JS per cent earned
thn year preceding
The total earnings 81 IN, company for
IN" year were 5ll5l,t35. az compared
with $ib.2bf.It6 IN 1914. and thu .N-
penscs and taxes Siu,s12.Sfl. ~ against
NtV,Sss,Yl Ia 1914. After the paym, M
OF dividends "A surplus remained OF 49,
.551.Uf5. a. against a surplus OF Sl.3N2.-
o"3 iu 1915 The total surplus ON hand
On December 81. 1915. was $lN.NN-. sos.
having Increased S1.s93.lf5 since De-
Cvmbsr 81. 1910.
An analysis OF the change in The COM
ranN : position over the past five yta>s
included In the report shows that II has
improved its standing Ia that time los
: = .SN5.s4N. \ little over half of thIs
- represented la the Increased surplus
aud -Ss.ls6.6u3 iu increases an uneNpsn nd
I'D balances Of reserves for maintenance
and deprcc iatiuu and employees bsne-
TT fund. The gain has been effected by
a net increase ina assets OF S6.ssS.ls6 and
liquidation OF notes payable aggrcgatius
Sl2.lN9,J1E.
Ncwcomb Carlton. president OF the
company. IN his remarks To stockholders
At the close Of the year the company
had 2U9.Ss4 miles of pol. line. H3Stua
miles OF iron wire. 649,93o miles OF cop
per wire and 1855 miles of land line
cables There were 2a,1H2 offices und,r
operation. "A decrease OF t%- Offices -iU,I
The last report u having been found
, economical TO change small offices 10
agencies. which are NOT cla~~cd AS West
'ru Union operated OulcyH-
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Weekly Clearings Report Shows Another Gain;
Total for the Month Will Be Over $1l 100000

The usual Thursday report 20 Brad
streets. made by Manager Alex. Mitch
eli Tor the Wheeling Clearing House A.
~ociation. OF the Wheeling clearings Tor
IN week ending yesterday. showed an
"thtr nice gain AS com pared with IN"
same week last March. The total for
IN" week Just ended was S2i5s.ib4. 3,
compares with Si.ssO.SN=.2i. am increase
OF so .shS.2s. or 23.s per cent.
Thursday's clearings were $3.50. 569.o6,
COMPARED with S3f2.557.5S. an increase
OF shN.o0s.4s. or 25.9 per cent.
'l.arings FOR tn. month To dat"-only
one hanking day remaininE-were Sill
-hs.-SO-lS. compared with SS00S .f92 90.
AN increase Of S3.27S.151.53. or 40.S per
cent Tho months total viii exceed the
eleven and one-half millions predicted
by The lntelligencer carry an the month
Details follow:
a
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Freight 'mhargocs ON Sew Yors Gem
ira. aud Ncw Haven greatly modified
500 introduced iu Congress Co. Mac.
'I'hfrE" ON gasoline - ports fr effort bod,
lower prices
Nrv YORK. Central increases IFS rail
tonnage Tor delivery 500 1879 los g- 600
tons. making total orders dIsfrtl,ttr,,t ,-
l'h'- west and cast OF Buffalo ne 900
toms
Sew Jersey I'm. declared .., .......
.I IInuI ~ 200 Dor cont
Nsr.irf.I. Marine. cash I..f4... ~
December 30 was $40 M 600
cont I'D.
Ivou'r active r8I'rpad- fu1 zoo. off
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-31
BUTTER. EGGS AND CHEESE

MN YORK. March 3u-Iuffsr. firm.
creamery. extras 49, -gursI 90 20 80 O .
creamery thiEh,r Scoring G1f. ~ $50.
flr-rs sou 3biay. seconds .fG Hatar
Egg firm. fresh gathered. extras.
p u "a 2fC. extra firsfz 20 = 70 --, firsf-
rex liar packed 30 = 70 % is,. seconds
90 n -nt. per-. nearby heun'ry whites. fine
fp fau,s -tf Csc. nearby r'nueTy
IrO.tug ga -firr
cheese firm. state. held. specials is t.
70 1Ni-c. I0. average fancy 1Eu1Sf o..
current make. specials Is = u 4. IS I-.
cor-.u. twins. held. 1>I1si.
Dressed poultry. quiet. chickens o. no.
soc. fowls lfia % zoe. turkey "a SOC.
Flour ft~mcr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-31
PRICE DROP ON
STOCK MARKET
Rose aad Fell During Morning, eu.
TOOK Decided Drop Later-Cop-
pers the Only Strong StoeR-

YEN YORK. March go.-In its swift
,ai ur'~ to-duN's stock market traNcrSed
ne ground made more or less familiar
- preceding sessions of the we-k.
rtnes were irrc gularly higher or lower
m N" dull forenoon. but the NOV VEN. mt
rN'i"ltu definite downward trend
lal' r. quotations were mostly at low
81 l"Nela in The nnai hour the hcaNinaSs
OF mat period being u-crih.d TO the
puhllcatipn OF "a statement by tn. rail
NAY executives that offered little hop.
81 an immediate adjustment Of eNiStins.
niIsrrhc.~ with the trainmen
The topperS were almost the only
.l"'hN q" display consistent strength.
lh'lr Improvement being based on add
tloual reports Of large sales OF the
metal for domestic aud foreign consump-
tiou.
lndu~trial~ and equipments. including
ln' munitions group. moved uneNenlX,
Win a. ur"p"nderance OF declines.
Tie Mexican group. embracing p.t ro-
am. was arm at times. but fell alb
rupilN later, Texas Company leading The
decline with "a loss OF > points. at Iks
tinted states steel recorded a maximum
loss ~ 81. az Nsia. hut R.thlehcfn steel
made "a slight recovery from it's steady
dcciin" Of recent days ~ gain OF l. "a
Rails were less susceptible To pres.
sur, but that division again denoted
foreign liquidation.
Tho total sales Of stocks amounted
TO 10000 shares.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-31
N. Y. C. RAISES ITS
ORDERS FOR RAILS
5000 Tons More Contracted Sor To Ne
Delivered Next Year.

>t.w YORK. March s6-rhe Sew
York. central Railroad company has
IN isi, by ss. 200 t% et,'''1 mal.ins The 70,
tai order distributed Tor lines west
and "a, OF Buffalo i.a.oo0 tons. IS
amount viii be rolled az Buffalo. de-
tails regarding tho Pennsylvania Rail-
rad company rail- puleha-. are -tlll
bscsuSt of the change Boo a.. relations
Dstw'en the railroad c"tursrF ana The
COMPANY hs- parted with .t- holdings
IA the rcun~y lvanla AMI IAN nrit steel
companies freight traffic Is more likely
- govern thc r'r'eut'E, oi ''g dtstri-
! hutton OF tlc rails 90 Doe rol.. Il by in
4, disidual mills.
The Kansas city southern Railroad
& las placed an order for 500. tons Of
4 standard section rails for nest year. :
shipment with Chicago m. d and a
southern line has given su Hldcr Tor
Il HGU IONS for this years delivery TO the
l. inns tlvania Steel Company. 10 il also
I uldcrs tool that other Eastern and
! S9li h'sn lines have PLACED CON racts for
I about sS.nWu tons of sta ndard sections
Tor delivery over the FIRST quarter and
IFSt tnlt of next year. other all con
yoSds. which together with the addition
ri TOM age placed by th' southern Ia,
,9il 90 ltracts placed sine. the first II
March TO $4,000 tons. ~ the Pcnnsy l.
..ni, tonnage I, distribg'.I IN The nest
."N dafs the March rail contracts VIII
80 c"nsiderably IN excess Of 200 900
tons.
The chicago. Burlington and Quincy
kulrotd Company after Withdrawing in
uUifi'~ for Loco cars placed on, order
Tor 500 freight cars with the American
Car ana Foundry Company. The stec
To build these cars. as vel as for some
passenger equipment recently placed.
amounting 10 1000 tons. - uudersto GOD
10 have been placed with Chicago mills
The placing Dt additional car contracts
l. dependent upon the builders being
sable 10 secure an ample tonnage of
estrel for the construction. even for d.
livery the frs. hair Of lsl'.
The Maxwell Motor Company has de-
|Cidcd 20 build an additional plant -N-
tension AZ Detroit Of rp-cufor,cd CON
crete because OF the high prices sub
omitted ON steel construction. BIDS t..
Gently taken Wsr' as uish .t~ 50 "A tor
erected againS' So ton erected less
than six months aEo. TIN. previous
buildings ordered W. q, erected ly the
McChntic-M Marshall 'pn-trL Eom-
pany.
Howard NJ Nrw .u f-sfu. manager
! OF the I.uu-y l.1ui. steel Company
has been appointed special rrpreS-ut. 4,
tive. IN charge OF freight matters. oi
the Maxwell Motor I. nTtHN. with head
guarterS 81 Detroit NI N,Wln ma,
he"n connected with %, Tauusylvaui,
| Steel Company tur fifteen years an,
| y now president OF Do, Traffic club Of
Philadelphia. inv app". nt.u'nt become,
effective April
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See the Interstate az the Motor
Show-"The car Of conspicuous value"
$3.50 Dealers. let Trinbie shaw yoy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-31
WHEAT PRICES
WENT HIGHER
unpromising Condition of Kansas Crop
was Largely Hesponsible-Corn
And Oats Gained

CHICAGO. March 30. -- Assertions
that the crop promise iu Kansas was
not up o. the average OF the last ten
years and could not be relied ut Co on
set the losses In other states cut "A de
cid-d figure today IN forcing the wheat
market sharply higher. pri,.- closed
nervous y ~ g. 10 - N "a up. with
Nay at SIG. 70 a, and Iuly al SIZE.
n D.. Corn gained 4. to ia &c and
the outcome varied from 2i4c decline
Co a. rise Of ~ ~ De-.
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Cd Transfer books close March ls
for 20 cash dividend. payable March
81.
90 Transfer books close March e5th
for Ia c. payable April Is.
80 Transfer books close March 20 for
. q, cash dividend. payable April TO-
The only Knight motor In the show
will be found at the Overland Booth.
Don't fail 20 see H.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-31
Logan Bry.n's Closing stock Letter

NEW YORK. March Choppers act
ID quite well in view OF the recent larg.
SALT Of metal 20 Europ" and well do
hn"d reports as to rurther inquiry
TOT SuhStant sal amounts.
ln other directions. however. liouida-
ton and speculative selling character
izcd things and much irregularity oc-
CURED.
on shares were de pressed on a con-
tcmplat'd iuN"~tig CATION OF the caus. Of
tho prevailing high prices for gasoline.
Judging 10y IN" Washington advices.
the situation with Berlin IL likely TO H..
brought to a. head in the near future.
ana current predictions are none too
assuring
10 would appear from the tenor Of the
advice 'nIanatinE from Washington
, mat mo- further t.mporizing Will be
tpl'r rated.
II present tendencies continue the
I outcou" - likely To- bc such as To ,.us,.
dl-ithct nervousness IN the stock mar
hst
The M"Ni'an news was not conclu-
~lAt. and tended To aEEraNat. things
Taken as "a whole Tho Incentive .N-
isis 60 contract long lines within rs,-
S"nHhle bounds until the outlook is
more assuring
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-31

WHEELING. ". Va March 30. 'It.
The active iItt-DurNn ste, ~ corrected
daily hy 4. L. Msstcn q 60. bankers
ami brokers. National Lank OF West
NlrEiuIa HuiIdlnH
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-31

80 900. lower. Bulk $4,000. light
5000 ~ 30. mixed ts.luuI.45. heavy
Ss.H' v -. rough $500 t915. piss
81 NJ 4u
cattle. receipts 5000. weak Nati..
beef steers t.5Vut.su. -rork,r- and
T. n'rs $3.50 -. ,'gW- and heif"rs
sheep, receipts 10000. N,uN W,there
$500 s.ls, ewes $500 s.t5. lambs
y'.4sl IL 90.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-31
I open. { Iign. ( D-w. Close,

lash quotations.
Wheat. NJ. >. red sIIe'-. $50. . hard
Sl.l3.
corn. No. . yellow. nominal. $50. o.
yellow siis n a..
oats. No ; white. 4-fsu'3', stand
ard iSc
Sll .Ie 20 q q %.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-31
SALIENT FEATURES

nQp electric railroad
~ be hui in reusKn CITY
10 oea Kaa
the best Onrat gnow ound
a is Incorporation for paSu rsevhe.
it hdg is
10 OF Kansas city NJ
division
an IS % one al ha Is charges he n lines rnnmgm satCtysh
W
m earnings i % b operating the anEs hscadwu
O
~ this inc au h d a hrsa ponabe
4 II prnum tn two Kansas lie hayea
Is b Ia ht serve is % 100000
Kansas Cs uprse m ern um gand dtrbum
OF pr is u
a o. travel
Of a h Ct in eUnteds stsn
d these bon 70 ~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-31

. TOLEDO. Drfp. March al--NrsaJ.
cash SfIsta Msy sffH.. July Sl.IT -.
Clover seed. prime ,s~n and Ntrln
tTut-. hrriI s. su. October 81 .-f
Al4Ik. prime cash and March SIS.
TImrfn.. IUIu, cash S3t.i-. March
tt.4Tt- April - a. o..
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Petroleum.

OF. CITY. na. March 30 -' .raiit bal
srt.4 $3.50. runs 1866 average .I.-
.1-. shipment. % $50. average i".I2-.
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LOCAL STOCKS
STOCKS. iBid- Ask. L. :

WHEELING ". Va. March go. 10.
bH4iy O.Vtat:oE .s.s, ~ Tie Nneeins
StuCk lac mango.
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N. Y. sToCk EXCHANGED

WHEELING IS Va March .r Old.
Range of active stocks on me 49,
1orA stock tNchsuss. corrected a.IIy
% a. g.. MA#tsH q Co. brokers
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-31
LAY AND GRAIN

Quotations by c. a. BraunIch q Co
NAY, Drain q Farming implements,
lola Market Street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-31

VHFLLINg ". Ne March 500. 10
Corrected b. \. r. Nasten & Co. l.. n.
Brand. MEr. ttuom- -u4-e05 National
bauk IldE wheeling ". Va
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NEW YoRk oJkB MARKET

WHEELING 49, &c. MARCH .
Reported hy a. b. HaVtsu o. &C.,. D. r..
Brand. manager. ucmb,ts Sew 1orz
stock Exchange
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NEW YORK COTTON MARKET
WHEELING. M We March ID fl
Market reported uV q o. Master .
Co. members Sew Nork stock Exchange
op.u. IUrh 0 Low Clos.
rs.. 80 I. a.t d.. .rE I-stt Dr.. "a.
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PITTSBURGH STOCKS

Total shares 51g.nuO.
Bonds StDT- .puu.
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WHEELING LIVE STOCK
Hoos


Good o. choice 100 Co zoo ; p 90 .
Good Co choice. 800 Co no. 60 500 1
Fair 90 sOJd. 100 TO lyY.- b. aY
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Dated August I. 1914.

.
Principal and se"rAnnua Interest eb
by corpor
Ths Of
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Price on application.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-02
CHILDREN SHOW ACUTE
INTEREST IN PONY CONTEST
Gathering of Pony Labels Is Serious
business Among Youngsters
All Over city.

Tin" spirit or American enterprise ia
! proven to he an adhcrcnt part OF the
natu,, OF every truc-born American
and 70, an acquired characteristic. due
To wears OF experiences
THIS is demonstrated by the children
III Fic hmond. who are displaying "a
E,Inarkablc spirit Of enterprise in the
collection OF Ficischmaun Pony Contest
labels When the announcement. was
made that seven thoroughbred Shot
land ponies with carts. harness sad
dies and brides, together with motor
cycles. bicycles. cameras. talking ma
chimes. baseball outfits and other gifts
were going to bc awarded to the chill
drem OF this city and vicinity. who col
lccted the largest number of pony CON
test labels taken from bread made with
l'lcisChmann's Yeast, there WAS hardly
child In town who didn't immediately
start in to get hold Of these valuable
labels.
II mas given them II real. definite pur-
pose in life. They've got something to
20 after and they're going after IL
with every ounce OF energy they pos
sess. In some ueirhborhoodS the chill
drcm have laid out carefully planned
campaigns TO get the older folk TO
save these labels FOR them.
They arc inauEura,ine house to-
house visits among their ueighbors.
asking the women folk TO save pony
labels for them. Some of them have
systematic lists calling on Mrs Brown
on Mondays. Mrs. Smith on Tuesdays.
and so Oh down the line. One good
naturcN woman said: They simply
poster me TO death. but when | 60 to
tn. door and see the bright. expect
amt face Of the younSster who lives a
few doors away and realize that he
is doing his very best 10 get that Won
derful pony and cart. simply can't
turn him down. If this enthusiasm
Keeps certainly shall have
vent some special ways OF using bread
SO as not to d'sappoint these little
hustlcrs."
The contest is doing one big thing
for the children in town. It's sharp
ching their wits as 10 the possibilities
q. commercial enterprise because so
far as every child is concerned these
pony contest labels arc as good as gold.
They're practically currency in III. jU-
N.uil" world
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-02
PROTECT OLD MILESTONES
ID. \. II. to BUiId Fences Around
Marks Of boundary Line Of
District nf Cnlmmhin

WASHINGTON. April Two Of tho
original mil"stoncs marking tho boun-
Diary line Of the District OF Columbia.
and located by Major Andrew Elliott
IN 1871 and li?2 under tho direction
Of President Washington. arc 10 hc
protected and preserved hy iron or
steel fences 3N$ feet and nv" feet HIGH.
10 be erected by the Daughters Of tho
American Revolution. Secretary Baker.
OF TIA" War Department, has given tho
society permission to erect tho fences
inc stones are located ON the north
west boundary line, running from the
Potomac River TO the northnrnmost
point OF the District OF Columbia. near
SILVER Spring, Md.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-02

on sight He took 1876 Of them prisoner
~ san Andres in August, 1913. and
execute" them in square five wide and
hNc deep After the firing squad had
enpticd volley into the twcnty-nvc
unhappy victims. Villa and Major
ficrro. man after Villas own heart.
would go about among the fallen
writ ing forms and finish them with
their rcvolvers
Having bribcd man named Portillo
I" asSassinate SalaZar, the Colorado
reader. villa killed the former for
failing to carry out his commission.
villa put Domingo Flores a young
ammunition buyer. in Jail in Juarcz
His mother. in FL paso. sold her home
ana managed to raise the ransom de-
mandcd. This she sent by her voune.
daughter to Villa. Villa allowed the
sister 10 visit tho prisoner In iail.
where the boy was shot before her
eyes The girl was outraged and
brutality told by Villa to go back to
the states and never return
In Torrcon Villa sent his former
friend. Ricardo Zea. editor OF la
Patria. before the firing squad. Later
II" Killed his friend, Carlos Juaregui.
who had helped him escape from
f'V''''''' t'tN hiaHS years before. lie
also in Il rage slew another friend.
Colonel Juan Beltram
This does not pretend 10 I've a com
plete list OF Villas murders. only he
himself could give that And even no
would probably forget some for muir
der has been his daily occupation since
youth. AS 10 lesser crimes. robbery.
outrares ana destruction. Il tour of tho
ruined hnciendos and villages OF
Northern Mexico would be necessary
10 get an AdeNuate idea OF them