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Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-27
PR0SPECT0R Is HURLED 200
 FEET; LIVES
Dan Holland Picked Up by Wind and Carried Into a Gulch 200 Feet Away Still Lives to Tell the Tale.

Dan Holland, better known as the "Yaqui Scout" an old time prospector and miner of Cochise County, narrow ly escaped instant death Sunday night when he was picked up. literally. by the severe wind storm which visited the region before the Christmas snow fall. and carried 200 yards from his tent into gulch. Holland is now at the c. <, A. hospital suffering from a broken collar bone and, a fractured skull.
 Holland was living in a tent. near the flats of the Juniper Flats Gold Mining Company. He had been asleep for several hours when a terri fic gale of wind struck the ridge on which his camp was located His tent. bed and everything in his pos session. with himself. was picked up and carried through the air to the bottom of the gulch. 200 yards away.
 He was brought to Bisbee Christ mas morning and taken to the C. X A. hospital at once. where he was oper- ated upon. His condition last even ing was reported considerably i'm proved and he has good chance of recovery.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-27
CALIFORNIA MEXICAN
 SHOOTS OREGON GUARD

CALEXICO, Calif.. Dec. 26.- Scott Redfield, a private in B Troop, of Portland, Oregon. who was shot through the side here today by Mex ican was being rushed to a hospital in San Francisco late today. His chances for recovery were reported to be slight.
 According to citizens, Redfeld was seeking his residence and got into the wrong house. He knocked at the door of house said to be occupied by a Mexican checker in the Mexican GUS toms house and the latter is alleged to have shot through the door. The bullet pierced Redfield's liver. Mill tary authorities are Investigating the shooting but no arrests have been made.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-27
Line-Up In Lower House Shows the Republicans and Democrats About Tied, So Independents Wield Whip. C. O. P. NEED FOUR
 DEMOCRATS, FIVE Split of Gardner and Mann May Blight the Republican Hopes; Bull Moose and So- cialists Are Silent.
(By Review Leased Wire)

WASHINGTON, Dec 26.-Revised figures on returns of the last election show definitely that neither Demo- crats or Republicans will have a ma iority of the next House. necessary to elect a speaker. and that handful of independents will determine which side will control the organization.
 Conceding seats to candidates in possession of certificates of election. because they are certain 10 partici- pate in the organization of the House. the personnel now stands:
 Both Parties Shy
 Republicans. 214: Democrats. 213; Independents, 2: Progressives. ?; Pro tihitionists. l: Socialists, 1; contest d. 2. A majority is 21s. hence. should either Democrats or Republicans win the contests. they still will be short of majority.
 Independents Silent
 All of the independents are main taining strict silence regarding their attitude on the speakership but the Democratic and Republican leaders agree on how most of them will vote. providing caueuses are held and soli- darity maintained by the two old par ties.
 Kelley of Pennsylvania, a Progress i've who formerly was a Democratic member of the House is listed as a Democratic probability.
 Dry For Clark
 So are Randall. Prohibitionist of California, who voted for Speaker Clark the last time. and London of New York. Socialist He sits on the Democratic side now. and has been shown favors by Democratic leaders.
 Bull Moose Would
 Schall of Minnesota, Progressive. the leaders agree. probably would lean toward a Republican candidate if convinced of his progression. He campaigned for the national Republi- can ticket during the last campaign. although opposed by the regular or ganization in his state. Fuller. Inde-
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Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-27
THINK OBREGON IS LEAVING TO START
 CHASE OF VILLA
(By Review Leased Wire)

QUERETARO. Dec. 26.-After a long conference with General Carranza and General Pablo Gonzales. General Obregon left Queretaro tonight. It is reported that he has gone north to take command of the campaign against Villa. but this is unconfirmed. Gen eral Gonzales has returned to Mexico City.
 General Domingo Arrieta has gone to Saltillo to await the orders of the war department Troops are being sent from here to reinforce the forces in the north
Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-27
PUPILS "STRIkE" FOR
 HOLIDAY VACATION

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 27.-As their answer to the school boards action in not granting a Christmas vacation of one week, 5000 school children of the 22.00O enrolled in the public schools of this city. remained away from ses- sions today.
 Students from two high schools marched through the city yelling:
 We want a vacation" and at inter mission period at both institutions. the strikers" managed to induce sev- eral hundred others to strike.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-27
< FRENCH TO HELP MEET
 DOUGLAS COAL FAMINE

* DOUGLAS, Dec 26.-S. ".
 < French. general manager of
 + Phelps Dodge and company's pro-
 E perties in the southwest, was ap-
 pealed to today by a Douglas
 + newspaper. to see if his company
 x could not arrange to have coal
 * shipped from its mine at Dawson.
 N NJ. to relieve the fuel famine * here. Mr. French promised ro ! * see what could be done * Douglas people clamored for ! coal today, visiting or telephon- * ing dealer after dealer, only to ! * find there was none to be had. | * The fuel dealers said they were ! * powerless and blamed the rail 't roads. One man said car of coal , * consigned to him from New Mex * ico had been confiscated for it's ] x own use by the Santa Fe railroad. * Much suffering was reported I 4 among the poor people of this ] * district. !
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Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-27
Three Cars of Coal Are All In Sight, and More Than Car load Is Burned Daily In the City and District.
COPPER QUEEN TURNS
 OVER TWENTY TONS
After Present Wee Supply Is Exhausted, People Will Be Up Against It; No Relief Is in Sight.

Except for twenty tons of coal turn ed over for distribution through city officials yesterday by Mine Superin- tendent Sherman, of the Copper Queen, the Warren District is practically with out fuel, suffering threatens scores of homes, and there appears no i'm. mediate relief coming.
 Finding the situation severe yester- day MT Sherman ordered the Copper Queen machine shops and Sacramento drive to switch from coal to oil, so the coal might be turned over to the citizens.
 Small Supply Going.
 As long as it lasts Billy Delbridge is passing out the 20 tons of coal 300 pounds to each applicant, but by din der time last night 30,000 pounds of it had been called for, and the rest was expected to be gone before this morning.
 As the normal coal consumption in Bisbee alone is a carload daily, the twenty tons will not keep Bisbee's hearths going long, and the city of ficials and commercial clubs are in a frenzy to relieve the situation.
 Situation Serious.
 One car came to the Bisbee Fuel company yesterday and another is due today. but both are already spoken for, and after they are gone, no one knows where the next fuel will come from.
 Hurried wire dispatches sent over the country by local officials disclosed no solution for the problem. Douglas is as destitute of coal as the Warren District.
 No Relief in Sight.
 At Gallup, New Mexico, where Bis bee gets most of it's coal. shortage of miners was reported, and it appears there may be no speedy relief from that direction.
 On east and west railroads, there appears such a shortage of cars that even the Fl Paso and Southwestern is reported inconvenienced for fuel. It was stated that Saturday night, coal had to be brought up from the east before trainmen could fire the train in Bisbee so it could proceed to Os- born to meet the through trains.
 All Efforts in Vain.
 Behind the effort to secure relief for the situation are Mayor Adams and the whole city council, the Warren Dis trict Commercial club, the Business Mems Association and local coal deal CTS. the latter just as destitute of coal as anyone else
 Wires were despatched Saturday to the Santa Fe Coal company at Fl Paso. to the Arizona Corporation Commis- sion, to w. A. Drake, at Prescott, act ing for the general manager of the Western department of the Santa Fe and other places requesting relief. but there is little satisfaction in the only two replies received.
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Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-27
Many Parleys Cominu.

The reception Germany's reply re- ceived among the entente allies, whose statesmen have publicly declared against such a program. now becomes the point upon which a further move is hinged. The German note probably is the prelude to a series of carefully considered delicate moves in the great game of world diplomacy. and pos sibly leading to an approach for d
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Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-27
CRv Review Leased Wire)

BERLIN, Dec. 26.-(Wireless to Say. ville)-Germany and her allies-Aus' tria-Hungary. Bulgaria and Turkey today replied to the note of President Wilson in which he asked that the belligerent nations state the aims for which they were fighting. The pro posal is made by the central powers that a conference of the delegates of all the belligerents be held immediate ly in a neutral city. The task of pre-.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-27
In Central Arkansas, Storms Toll Is Three in England, 17 at Keo and Several Others at Tucker.
WIRES ARE DOWN AND
 HATED TOWN CUT OFF
House Picked Up and Carried 100 Yards With Occupants Inside Convict Farm at Tucker Is Laid Waste.
(By Review Leased Wirel

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Dec. 26.- Nine persons are known to have been killed and fourteen are known to have been injured in tornado which swept a four mile path over south central Arkansas late today. Unconfirmed reports tell of many more deaths, which cannot be verified until. communi- cation IS restored and the com plete- story of the storm is told. The death lists include four white persons and five negroes.
 Three Girls Killed
 Three little girls were the vic tins of the storm at Carlysle. At England, planter. Albert Swartz, was killed and his wife and daughter were seriously injured when their home was demolished. Two negroes were killed near Pine Bluff. two were killed at Sherrill and another was killed near England.
 Scores Succumb
 Reports persist that a negro colony near Keo was wiped out and that seventeen were killed. Another report tells of the death of from fifteen to twenty killed at the state farm at Tucker. All efforts to reach Tucker by wire have failed.
 The plantation home of Josep near Pine Bluff, was d, and his wife and two chi iren narrowly escaped. Four negroe lying on the place were injured an one of them probably will die. Tn loss there is about S20,00 According to reports the tornad first struck south of England, move northeast for a distance of about 6 miles and finally spent itself nea Des Arc and Devall Bluff.
 The storm followed a period of UT warm weather in this section Thermometers in this section regi! cred as high as fifty-six degrees yes Ierday.
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TORNADO SWEEPS STATE OF ARKANSAS KILLING SCORES
z = ss ! : FIReMEN AND FIGHTERS.

The fire department. upon occa. F sion. can be used as police ambu- lance and patrol. This was prov en Christmas morning. about l o'clock. when they made a fast run to Laundry Hill. Instead of * fire thesChief and his men found a good sized Christmas fight in x progress
 One man was So badly beaten < up that it was thought he had < sustained fractured skull. Upon examination is proved to be only severe scalp decorations. John x Ziek, who welded a loaded club to match advantage in the melee. was arrested and fined $50 for his part in the affair. The firemen " received a white mark on their roll of honor for putting a stop * co a most serious confiagration. <
Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-27
SOUTHWEST COLORADO
 IS DEEP UNDER SNOW

DURANGO, Colo. Dec. 26.-Blizzard conditions prevailed tonight in the San Juan country and southwest Col orado. Two feet of snow has fallen in the San Juan valley. while it is four feet deep on Cumbers Pass. Livestock is suffering from the cold.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-27
# * s < * + &* ALLIED FLEET IS s SEEN OFF BOSTON.

BOSTON; Dee. 26.--The pres 7 ence on this side O. the Atlantic ' < of formidable fleet. of allied : warships was indicated definitely + today. The vessels are known 2 officially as commerce protectors. I They are heavily armed and ~ x disguised. For obvious reasons 3 their exact disposition is not re- ! vealed but the arrival recently in > * American waters Of this newest s unit of the British and French ! < admiralties was made known from ! * a source that hardly can be mis 3
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Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-27
LACKS DEFINITENESS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26-Germany's reply to President Wilson's note is re- garded here as having advanced the peace momevent another step. despite the fact that it disappoints in not meeting his suggestion for an avowal of terms.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-27
Central PoUers Seek Immediate Peace
 Conference, Through Medium of Wilson

venting future wars. the official state ment says, can be begun only after the end of the present struggle.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-27
First Chiefs Failure to Agree or Disagree on Withdrawal of U. s. Troops Cancels All Help From U. s.
JOINT. COMMISSION
 FAILS AND QUITS
President Is Now Expected to Order American Troops in Or Out of Mexico at His Own Free Will.
(By Review Leased Wire)

WASHINGTON. Dec 26.-AlthOugh General Carranza had not replied to- night to the demand that he ratify or repudiate the protocol drawn by the Mexican-American joint commission, the expiration of the time limit was not made the occasion for formally declaring the negotiations at an end. While the time expired at midnight. officials were inclined to take into consideration that B reply uight have been delayed and intimated that fav- orable reply even though day or more late would not be rejected inas- much as an adjustment of the inter- national differences was the chief ob- ject.
 Commission Quits
 Refusal to accept the terms of the troops would be withdrawn from Chi huahua means the closing of negotia- tions throughout the joint commission for adjustment of the questions at is sue between the United States and the de facto government of Mexico. What effect the new situation then present ed would have on the policy of the United States is not known, but it was said at the state department to- day. that any further move would be through the usual channels and not by the commission, which for more than three months attempted to effect amicable settlement. Dr. John R. Mott, one of the American commiss- toners. conferred with Secretary Lan- sing during the day and both express the hope that Carranzas reply would be favorable.
 President Firm
 The more general opinion
 among government officials. how
 ever. was that the President
 would not alter his opinion that
 the American soldiers should be
 allowed to take such steps to pro-
 tect the border as the government
 might see fit without interference
 by Mexicans.
 Luis Cabrera, chairman of the Mex ican group. spent Christmas here. the guest of Ambassador-designate Are dondo. but was not in communication with the American chairman and re- turned last night to New York for the. meeting with his colleagues today.
 If favorable answer finally is re- turned by Carranza the conferences will be resumed to discuss such sub iects as the creation of an interna- tional court of claims. the treatment of foreigners. sanitation by coopera- tion of international forcs. modifica- tions in neutrality laws and other questions affecting the interests of the two countries.
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Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-27
VILLA CAPTURES SAN LUIS
 P0T0S|
Bandit Is Now Clearing Path to Tampico, Taking Every thing Before Him-Needs Port to Get Arms.
(By Review Leased Wire)

FL PASO, Dec. 26.-A report was received here late today by sources known to be close to Francisco Villa and by govern ment agents saying that Villas forces captured San Luis Potosi yesterday from the de facto earri- son. No details of the fighting were given. Unusual interest is attached to the report because of the fact that many of the foreign population of Torreon, who left there before Villa attacked went to San Luis Potosi
 Villa Seeks Tampico
 San Luis Potosi is southeast of Tor reon on the National Railroad line be- tween Aguas Calientes and Tampico Tampico is believed to be Villas ob- jective in order to obtain port through which he can import arms, ammuni- tion and supplies.
 Chihuahua Threatened
 Villa was reported to be between Torreon and Chihuahua City and was said to be preparing to launch an at tack against Chihuahua City soon. in anticipation of this attack. Cen eral Francisco Murguia was reported to have ordered General Francisco Gonzales. former commander in Juar- ez. to proceed south at once with his entire brigade to reinforce the Chihua- hua City garrison. General Murguia also requested all of the available troops from his brother, General Jose Murguia's command in Juarez to strengthen the forces at the state cap ital
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Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-27

Arizona: Wednesday, cloudy; snow east and rain southwest portion.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-27

NEW YORK CITY Average price of cop per for week ending Dec. 20, 32.46.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-27
Fairgrounds Being Put
in First Class Shape and
Beautiful With FlowerS

80 feet in diameter, in which will be
placed a wide variety of full blooming
flowers and ornamental shrubs; nine
beds, each 100 feet long and wide
enough to accommodate three rows of
dahlias, or 300 feet in all, have been
provided upon the north side of the new
pavilion and will be completely filled
with growing dahlias, and 100 new half
barrel tubs have been made and treated
with rich coat of green paint, in which
flowers and shrubs of all kinds and de-
scriptions will be planted, and these
will be distributed about the grounds
and buildings, greatly heightening the
decorative effect.
Some Of the Improvements.
A crew of Is patients from the state
hospital has been working every work
ing day for several days getting the
grounds, flower beds, etc, into shape,
building and improving foot paths and
driveways all about the grounds. Next
week crew Of convicts will be put to
work grubbing out the unsightly
grOwths of trees and slashing the brush
from the fence rows clear around the
grounds and cleaning up the grounds
and around the buildings generally.
Hundreds of loads of gravel and de-
composed granite, the latter donated by
the Southern Pacific company, have
been placed upon the driveways and the
work of laying hard surface upon near
ly mile of the unfinished main drive
ways within the grounds will be begun
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and rushed to early completion.
While much of the time and labor up
on the state fair reservation is being
devoted to the remodelling and repair.
ing of buildings and improvement of
the exposition grounds proper, Secretary
Lea, of the fair board, is not losing
sight of the opportunity for profit from
the agricultural area of the farm and
has in 23 acres of fibre flax, pronounce
ed the finest stand of early sown flax
in the valley, from which the fair board
will realize the standard price of $15
per ton for the straw, and 80 acres of
oats which, under present conditions
promise big yield of grain. He will
also realize a big crop of hay from the
area directly in front Of the grandstand
and within the race conrse enclosure
which has been reserved for a military
camp ground and for free open air ex,
hibitiOns during the races each day OF
the fair.
Taken all in all the work of improve
ment is upon much larger, more com.
prehensive and methodical scale than
ever before and the visitors to the 1916
Oregon state fair win be greeted with
a succession of contrasting and highly
agreeable surprises, as compared to the
general appearances and conditions OF
previous years.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-27

sented his pupil Miss Alice Judd also
.of Salem.
Miss Judd possesses soprano voice
of unusual dramatic timbre and she
sings melodies in a rich, free tone OF
exquisite beauty. Her Interpretation
of "Elizabetn's 3 Prayer" from Tan
hauser, was such as is seldom heard
off the operatic stage. Professor
Walsh gave several numbers in his
own inimitable manner. In the duet
work his rich lyric bass tones evi
denced the perfect control he has oven
the instrument Of his voice. The peo
pie of this city will look forward with
interest to the presentation of Miss
Judd to Salem musical circles some
time this fall.
Miss Ellen Thielsen has had as hei
house guest Mrs. T. A. Thurber (Lu
ellie Abrams) of Colorado Springs
Mrs. Tnurber left Thursday for Eu
gene where she will be the guest of her
mother.
Mrs. E. Hurst and daughter Miss
Caroline Hurst have returned from 9
several weeks sojourn in Southern
California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r. Schmidt mo
tOred to Portland today for toe week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dayey enter
tained Friday evening with five
hundred party, their guests who were
the members of the Score Club
circled five tables of the game an,
the high card honors were captured bj
Mrs Davey and J. G. Nadon.
! The card rooms we're attractive will
roses. Mrs. John Nathan assisted th,
hostess in the serving.
Mrs. Louis Josse entertained infor
mAlly Friday afternoon. A few young
matrons and maids Of the La Coudor
club were guests.
Mrs. Thomas McGowen Of Bismsrk
North Dakota, is visiting at the hom'
of her brother, c.. Z. Barbour, at "a
South 14th Street. Mr.. McGownn ant
small son will arrive later, and remain
through the summer.
Clarence Bishop Of Pendleton vii
be the week end guest Of the 9. p
and Chauncey Bishops.
At the P. e. o. Sisterhood state con
yention held in Portland this week a
the social service temple of the M
E. church, several members of the Sa
lem chapter were present including
Mrs. F. w. Selee vice president Of thu
local chapter; Mrs. c. B. Smith anC
Miss Laura Grant, state treasurer, witt
was reelected.
Others attending several sessions o.
the convention were Mrs. II. +. Epp
ley and Mrs. Gerald Volk.
4. E. o. was the first absolutely fra
ternal, unselfish, sisterly secret organ
ization among women and has stoo'
toe test Of nearly half a century
growing in number from z TO nearly
% 900. They nossess and work for al
educational fund from which any
worthy girl can secure funds, at q yer!