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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23
PERU PREFERS
PANAMA ROUTE
Tehauntepec Railway As
Competitor Not Favored,
Saws Varela.

Panama, Dec. 23.-The plan preached
recently in Mexico for closer CONNER
cial union among the Latin-American
countries by intensive use Of the
Tehauntepec railway involving compe-
tidon with the Panama canal. has no
official standing in Peru at least, It
was declared today by DR.. Francisco
Tulela VareIa- the new Peruvian am
hassalor 10 the United States. who is
here on his way to take his post IT
Washington
Advantages Of Canal.
The ranaI represents so many adj
vautages. economic and political" said
the ambassador, that any official ac-
tion must favor the Panama route il
every way possible. Already. Peru
has obtained great advantages from
the canal ard she is convinced that
these VIII grow daily.
BY looking 1t the geographical
situation Of Peru. II is easy to see
that the canal affords a direct route
for her TO The eastern United States
and Europe and IL is unnecessary TO
aualyze In detail the advantages Of
this route
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23
MurgniaLeaUeS
ChihnahnaAnd
All Is Tranquil
Villa Band Cuts the Rail
road But Is Driven Off;
Bazaar Is Successful.

Chihuahua, Mexico. Dec 23.-Gen-
Francisco AIurguia has started for
Mexico City, after having handed over
the Quartet general to Gen. Jesus
Agustin Castro, from Torreon. Every
thing is now quiet and perfect har-
mony reigns between the state gov
eminent and the military authorizes.
\ rebel band did some damage re-
Gently to the Ortiz bridge, but as
forces We're sent at once against
them. traffic was not suspended
Villa. after crossing the Northwestern
railroad. seems 10 be going towards
the san Pedro and Conchos river
basins. his favorite hiding places
when he wishes TO avoid battle or is
hard pressed
Probing Elections
The computing and qualifying com
mittee. appointed by Gov. Ortiz TO set
tie in the controversies in many OF
the municipal elections held last
month is going TO report according TO
the strictest impartiality. il is as
serted As in many OF the elections
great irregularities and violations OF
the law were registered. the governor
wishes TO give a square dear to
everybody and 70 nullify all Illegal
elections II necessary.
Calderon Is c. c. Head
Rafael Calderon, jr. was elected
president Of the local chamber of
commerce for 1919. Mr.. Calderon isl
very well known here and in FL Paso.
is devoted 10 banking business and Isl
the principal stockholder of ali the
local movie houses. He acts also as!
local agent for the Cusi Mining COM
Dany.
American Consul Busy.
The American consul, James B.
Stewart, is now working hard in his
offices. on account of the ruling OF
the war trade board ordering that all
merchandise ordered from the United
States must pass through the local
United States consulates in Mexico. /
Two vice consuls. Messrs. J. NJ Asen- !
sio and ". V. Sterling. are helping
Mr.. Stewart
Charity RaZar Popular
In the last charity bazar organized /
by the War Relief society of this
city. held in the beautiful Salon
Blanco CWhite SALON. Of the Los He
roes theatre, a picture Of Gen Perish I
ing brought 40 pesos Mexican gold = !
picture OF Marshal Foch was bought (
by the local French colony for $3.50. I
The total collected at the festival ]
reached 1900 pesos.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23
VILLA DEFEATED.

The report OF the defeat at Rubio
chihuahua, Of a band Of rebels under
the personal command Of Francisco
Villa. on December II. by federal
troops in command OF Gen. Eduardo
Hernandez. has been confirmed by
travellers returning from there. ac-
cording to Mexican vice consul A. r
Sandoval. though, he says, no official
report has yet been received by him
villa is said TO have returned TO
ParraI by way Of Satebo.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23

Dolores Gonzales. 16 years old. OF
1916 East san Antonio street, was the
recipient OF several minor stab wounds
in the back and shoulder during an
alteration at 1911 East san Antonio
street, sunday, according 10 the po-
lice. and Adolfo Garcia, S11 Walnut
street. and Marcelino Carreon. 222
Magoffin avenue, were arrested on
charges OF fighting. in connection with
the case
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23
CONSULATE HAS BOOKS
ON LATIN-AMERICAN TRADE

photographers on Latin-American
trade topics. for the use Of American
exporters, are being compiled and
prepared for distribution by the
Latin-Ameriean division OF the bu-
reau Of foreign and domestic com
merce at Washington. according to
advices received at the American con-
sulate at Juarez.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23

The funeral OF Enrique H. Roias.
50. Of 2613 Aurora street. who died
from injuries received when struck in
his auto by a Santa Fs train Sunday
morning, was held from the Guardian
Angel church. Monday afternoon. In
terment was in Concordia cemetery
llecedent was a salesman for the
Western Woodenware company. He
was born in Mexico and is survived
by his widow and baby girl.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23

Allen =. Mccormick. assistant su-
perintendent Of the FL Paso Smelling
works. died at his home at the Smell
ter Terrace. at 9-15 Monday morninr.
from the effects Of pneumonia and
typhoid He left a wife, and a daugh-
ter a year and a half old. The fu-
neral probably will be held Thursday
IN Ell Paso. il was announced. as the
body will he held awaiting tire arri-
val OF brother from Chicago and
one from Detroit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23
CITY SCHOOLS CLOSE AT
NOON FOR CHRISTMAS REST

board of education Monday morning
it was decided that the city schools
would be dismissed for the Christmas
holidays Monday at noon The Holt
days will continue throughout the
present week. work being resumed
Monday, December 80.
New Years day viii also be OBJ
served IS a holiday
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23

The Baptlsts Of Texas VIII raise
$500 for the Baptist Tubercular san
atorium located at FL Paso. according
TO DR.. T. S. Groner. secretary Of the
executive committee OF the Texas
state Baptist convention. with head
quarters at Dallas. Tex. This amount
will probably be increased 10 $4,000
later on.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23
sIRs. WI. B. kENNEDY Dis.

Mrs. Winifred B. Kennedy. 81. Of st.
Regis apartments, died at her home
Sunday. Funeral was held from St
Patrick's cathedral Monday. interment
was in Concordia cemetery. Decedent
lived in FL Paso eight years. during
which time she was employed as a
secretary at oJhn l. Dyer's law
firm Those surviving are. mother.
Mrs. Mary c. Baker: brother. Nike
Baker, both at Indianapolis, Ind. and
a ten year old son, Holcombe, who
who arrived sunday from Marshall
Texas, where he was attending the St
Joseph institute.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23
MEXICAN CAPTAIN KILLS
A SPANISH VICE CONSUL

Hama. Cuba, Dec. 21.-Don Leo
poldo Ocejo, Spanish vice consul at
Puruaandiro. state OF Michoacan.
Mexico. recently was assassinated by
a captain Of the Mexican government
forces. according 10 word received
here today
It was also asserted that there was
Considerable unrest in Mexico.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23
THREE FIRMS ARE ADDED
TO ENEMY TRADE LIST

a new trading with enemy list. re-
ceived at the American consulate at
Juarez, which is revised down to date
contains the following changes
Additions-Antigua Garage Protas.
Noler Hermanos. Sues. and Universal
supply Co. all OF Mexico City.
Removal-Nyssen Rafael & Co..
MaNicn Cir
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23

Washington, d. C.. Dec. 23.-Re-
sources of the national banks of the
country on November I, The f~-e OF
the last call. aggregated s1s.S21. 404.-
coo. controller Of the currency Will
liams announced TODAY. This not only
was a high record. but was an in
crease OF S1.777.799, 900 over the totai
shown by the call last AususS -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23
NAMED CITY ENGINEER,

". c. Stewart was appointed city
engineer on Monday by the city
council He was formerly with the
United States reclamation service and
since then has been in the private
practice Of his profession in Ell Paso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23
sCOUTlTAsTERs RETURN,

Boy Scout headquarters has been
reinforced by the return OF two Of its
former scoutmasters from the S A.
T. c. Scoutmaster Charles z. Hawk
inEon, Of 500 Epson street. has Just
been discharged from College Station,
Tex, and has reported for duty. He
Will resume his duties as scount-
master OF Troop one. Assistant scout
master William Bias has returned
from Roswell, n. N. and Will be as
signed to direct the activities Of
America.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23
dead, Hurt
rs Train Hits
Christmas Car
FL Pasoans, in Automobile,
Bringing Home Turkeys,
Meet Tragedy.

Bearing the Christmas turkeys to
grace their nome tables on the worlds
happiest holiday E. H Rojas. 1913 Au-
rora street, salesman for the Western
Woodenware company, suffered fatal
injury. while D. Vickers, also a sales
man for that company. was seriously
injured during Sundays snowfall
about FL Paso. The men were re-
turning Sunday morning in an auto
mobile from a trip n the upper val
ley when their car was struck by an
incoming Santa Fe train, in charge
Of engineer Ed Manning, near Cour-
chesne bridge.
Mr.. Rojas, who had his skull
crushed. was taken to Hotel Dieu and
operated on. He dted at g o'clock in
the evening. dr. Nickers was taken
to the same institution and found 10
be suffering from an internal injury.
Men Hurled Many Yards.
The engineer is reported TO have
seen the outlines OF the automobile in
the snow as he neared the crossing
and to have applied his brakes. but not
soon enough to avoid the accident. in
which the automobile was badly
wracked. The two men were hurled
several yards.
Mr. Rojas is survived by his widow
and a baby daughter, while Mr..
Nickers has Il wife and one child, re-
siding at $50 Louisville street Mr.
Rojas was q native OF Guadalajara.
Mexico, but had been in the United
States a number OF years. He for
merry was n travelling salesman in
Mexico for a St Louis shoe company.
Unidentified Man Killed.
An unidentified man was killed at
$50 a. m. Sunday by an z. P. & s. W.
train near the smelter. An inquest
was held by coroner J. II. Ware, who
found nothing on the man by which
he could be identified. The remains
were delivered to a local morEue. Il
was said that the man was walking
along the track when the train zp-
preached and, while he moved to the
side when the whistle blew. he
stepped back On the track just before
tho accident.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23
HALF MILLION ACRES IN
NEW MEXICO ARE OPENED UP

Washington, D. c.. Dec. 2S.-Secre-
tary OF the interior Franklin X Lane
has designated 5O3,397 acres in New
Mexico as stock raising homestead
lands for entry In 60 acre tracts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23
ECKHART RECALLED BY
GERMANS FROM MEXICO


Fletcher said the newspapers there.
other than Ell Pueblo. were saying
Eekhardt's mission had ended. though
he had not decided as TO leaving the
country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23
GEN. MURGUIA PURCHASES
ETRNTTURE N III

III UIHEs N III FNsW
Gen Jose c. Murguia commandani
OF the Juarez military district, has
purchased q lot OF furniture IN FL
Paso for his home in Juarez.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23
WALTER HINES
PACE IS DEAD
State Department Official
To Attend Funeral at
Aberdeen. N. c..

Washington. D. C, Dec. 2s.-News
OF the death OF former ambassador
Page reached OFFICIALS Of the state de-
partment last night from members o.
DR.. Pages family at Pinehurst, and IT
was received with the deepest regret.
The department will send an official
representative to Aberdeen TO attend
the funeral.
without experience in the diplo-
matte field until his appointment by
president Wilson TO the court OF St
James in April. 1918. DR.. Page soon
manifested. to the satisfaction Of the
state department. that the diplomatic
business OF the government in Great
Britain safely could be entrusted 10
him.
Was III Many Weeks.
Pinehurst. y. C..Dec. 23.-Walter
Hines Page. former ambassador TO
Great Britain. died Saturday night,
after an illness OF many weeks
Most OF the members OF DR.. Pages
family were with him when death
came. They included Mrs Page. his
daughter, Mrs. Charles G. LOring. OF
Boston. his son, Ralph ". Page. and
his brothers. Henry A. Page. Junius
r. Page and former congressman
Robert y. Page. Mai. Frank c. page.
who accompanied his father home
from England. arrived Sunday. An
other son, Capt Arthur ". Page, is
now serving in England.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been completed. but il was an
nounced that services will be held
Tuesday morning at the Page me-
mortal church at Aberdeen. n. c.
Dr. Page was born at Cary. \. c.. 63
years ago. Before he became ambas-
sador he had devoted himself almost
entirely to literary work and was the
author Of a number Of books.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23

Ozark It Weeks, Roof Repairing
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10
German Spy Suspect
Remanded for Trial
He Is Accused of Trying to
Discourage Recruiting
Among Negroes Here

Max Freudenhcim, alleged German
propagandist assigned to work among
the colored people in this country by
the Committee of the East of Berlin,
was arraigned yesterday before Cap
tain Roger B. HUH. of the New York
Port Enemy Alien Bureau, and is to be
turned over to-day to the United States
Attorney to be prosecuted for violation
of the espionage act.
Freudenheim, working as a solicitor
of industrial insurance in the Harlem
BLACK Belt" was arrested by agents Of
the Department of Justice about six
weeks ago. Fourteen affidavits in the
possession Of the Enemy Alien Bureau
show that Freudenheim was especially
interested in discouraging recruiting
among negroes.
One of the men approached by Freu-
denheim was Charles Ardigs, private
IN Colonel William Hayward's 18th In
fantry. now in France. He told Ardigs
that when the Germans captured 81
coIorcd prisoner they Immediately cut
off his ears and dug out his eyes, con-
cluding the torture by cutting off his
tongue so that he could not tell what
he had seen behind the German lines.
He advised Ardigs to save himself by
deserving the army and taking his
friends with him.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10

assigned to the design branch of the
Bureau of Construction and Repair,
where he remained for five years.
Was Aid to Admiral Capps
During this period Mr.. Ackerson was
superintendent of construction at the
Maryland Steel Works, Baltimore.
In 1915 he was sent to the Mare
Island Navy Yard, where he acted as
superintendent of the new construc-
ton, working on colliers, battleships
and destroyers. In June, 1917, he was
ordered back to the Bureau of Con-
struction and Repair for special tenn
porary duty in the design branch.
Last August he went with Admiral
Capps as aid to the admiral when he
joined the Fleet Corporation as gen
eral Manager. After Admiral Capps
left the Fleet Corporation Mr.. Acker-
son remained as aid to Mr.. Piez. He
was loaned to the Emergency Fleet
Corporation as commissioned officer
on active duty. AS naval constructor
he holds the rank of commander.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10
Tells Rotarians
Kaiser Outclasses
Sultan as Slayer
Armenian Declares Ger
many Threw Away
Opportunity

A. H. Keoleian, an Armenian, who
formerly edited newspaper in Con-
stantinople, told the Rotary Club yes
terday that this war was bound to
come.
Germany had spent many years
time and millions in money preparing
for the circus" he said "After hav-
ing gone to all this expense Germany
was determined to put on the perform
ance--to show the world what it
could do.
with one-fourth the money and
with none of the blood Germany could
have conquered the world peacefully.
Germany had already advanced a long
way in this direction in respect to the
United States. Every big town had its
German newspapers. German was
taught in the schools. even in the ele-
mentary grades German societies
fourished everywhere A few more ex-
change professors and enough time and
the job would nave been done-peace-
fully"
In ante-bellum days the Sultan OF
Turkey ranked rather high among the
wholesale murdarers of the world, said
Mr.. Keoleian. But since this world
war, he declared. the Sultan, with only
100000 massacred Armenians to his
credit, has been put in back seat by
Herr Hohenzollern, Kaiser Of Germany.
Francis M. Hugo, New York Secre-
tary of State, addressed the Brook
lyn Rotary Club. He said that the
American people were beginning to re-
alize that the government has the right
to conscript the property of citizens as
we'll as the services Of its young men
for the army.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10
Slackers Seized
In East Side Raid
On Turkish Bath.
IS Men Arrested, -Four e
Whom Are Held ;.
Draft Dodgers

The open season on draft .n.
which will last until every slaeks, = :
New York is rounded up, began ves,as :
day with a raid through the loss .
East Side. Of seventy-fva M. a
rested, four were held for .rsn,;s -
tion in $1,000 bail. The rest wer. 'as'
Leased. ~
Thirty-fve were taken before w..
trate Barlow in the ESSEX Ms.
Court on the charge Of falling - ~
ter their names in the state mia. ~
census. The magistrate declared a..
no existing law compeis registrant. s =
carry their cards and discharged ths, n .
Four Held as slackers
The other forty prisoners suan....,
OF attempting to dodge the FeSss'ss
Gralt were arrai gned before IJn;.ss
states Commissioner Samuel H;.sse
cock. Four were held. 'en'
Turkish bath parIors. manv of ws;.,
the police say, harbor a foatino ea' naNa'
iation Of slackers. we're visited popu-
raiders. under the direction Of c.n.s: ~ we
Joseph Donovan. p's'a
The patrons were ordered 8.
account OF themselves. Thosa KY, sI,s
to prove that they had connlied ~a1ls ,a;as
the state ard Federal registratior ;.'As n,sa
were taken 10 the Clinton Street =.
tlon. 1t was understood that the rs;s
ing squads viii visit everv Other ~.
tlon Of the city where delinouents nav
hide. "'' may
"It is possible that great r,,u
slackers have heen trying to Ai|ess |n.s.
themselves IN the crowded distric.s' 'ss g
the city" said Captain Donovan. a.
few of the more hopeful might tb;na
that If they keep sort of floating r,..IA rs.;
dence between the baths and botsI. otsl
they won't be discovered One wav -
rounding up such fellows is to wish II
them in the overnight places whe,s
they were most likely to stop"
The majority Of the men gathered !,
yesterday were within the draft sss
Many were undersized youths who. E tbs
ponce said, would have difficulty N
passing the army examinations.
Brooklyn To Be Searched
Draft evaders in Brooklyn win b.
next, according to United States Mar
shall Power. "Any man in the borouSh
found without his card will be arrestsi
on sight" he said. eve know of sew.
eral places where suspected Stacker,
gather, and when the time is ripe Va
expect TO act"
The punishment of men who have VIC.
lated the draft laws will probably bs
lett to the military authorities. At tia
office Of Martin Conboy, draft director
of New York City, it was said that un.
registered eligibles might be classed ss
deserters and sent to Governors Island
for military trial. They either could
be called into the army or sentenced to
a long term in Federal prison,
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10
Hurley Appoints Boston
Manufacturer a Vice-Pres-
ident to Help Piez
Quits Business Posts
Naval Constructor Becomes
Assistant to Director Cen
eral of Shipbuilding
Especial Dispatch to The T,ibume)


WASHINGTON, May 8. Chairman
Hurley of the Shipping Board to-day
announced the appointment of Howard
Coonley, of Boston, as second vice
president Of the Emergency Fleet Cor
pcration, and Naval Constructor J. l..
Ackerson, U. S. N, as assistant TO
Charles NJ Schwab, Director General
or Shipbuilding.
The newly appointed second vice.
president of the Fleet Corporation, it
was stated, will relieve ePresident
Charles Picz Of much of the Office
routine and permit him to devote his
attention exclusively to matters per-
tanning to shipouilding and yard con-
struction.
Vice-President Coonley is a son Of
the late John Clark Coonley, founder
Of the Chicago Malleable Castings
Company. Graduating from Harvard
in 1899. he went to Chicago, where he
founded the Coonley Manufacturing
Company, later becoming president of
the Walworth Manufacturing Com
pany, of Boston.
Mr. Coonley is director of the Sec
ond National Bank of Boston, the
Link Belt Company, the Walworth
Company, the American Mutual Liza
blity Company, B. F. Avery & Sons,
Inc, the Advance Rumely Company
and the Rlvet Lathe and Grinder Com
pany, and is vice-president of the
Boston Chamber of Commerce and the
Associated Industries of Massachu-
setts.
Gives Entire Time to Government
He surrenders all active connection
with the various enterprises with
which he has been identified and will
now devote his entire time to the ma
tion's shipping programme. In order
to accept the Federal post he has re-.
signed as q member Of the War Emer-
gency Industrial Commission Of Massa
chusetts.
Mr.. Ackerson, who is to be assistant
to Mr.. Schwab, has had long practical
experience as an officer in the Con-
struction Corps Of the United States
1881. Entering the Naval Academy in
1897, he was graduated in 1901, and
spent the following two years at sea as
midshipman.
In 1903 he was selected for the con-
struction corps and was sent to the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
for a postgraduate course in naval
architecture. He was graduated in
1906 with the degree Of Master of
Science, and was detailed to the New
York Navy Yard. He later became fleet
naval constructor under Admiral
Schroeder when that officer commanded
the Atlantic fleet.
Upon the completion of this duty Mr..
Ackerson was sent to Washington ard
New-York tribune., 1918-05-10
NelU Reuenue Needed
To Meet Expansion of
u. s. War Programme

WASHINGTON, May o. -Congres-
slonal leaders have been advised bv
Secretary McAdoo that legislation at
this session of Congress is imperative
to provide revenue to meet the unex-
pected increases in expenses incident to
the vast expansion of the nations war
programme.
"A statement of the country's financial
situation upon which the amount of ad-
oltlcnal taxes and bonds needed NAV be
Galculated has been prepared at the
treasury for submission within the
Dext two or three days to the commit
tees OF the Senate and House.
Whether Congress will undertake. at
the present session upward revision of
the war revenue law of last fall. lead
ers SAID, depends upon the impression
made by this statement. If it demon
strates that it is essential to act now
instead of waiting until December as
planned, hope of adjournment bv Julv
l. wllI go .glimmering, and Congress
pron<oly will be here until fall.
New Estimate Change Plans
Secretary McAdoo's belief that lep-
lslatlon must be enacted at once was
expressed IN letter to Senator Sim
mons. of North Carolina, chairman of
the Senate Finance Committee.
The unexpectedly heavy estimates of
expenditure for the coming year in
clude the ,OO0,OOO,0OO army pro-
gramme. about $1,5OO,O 900, 900 for the
navy, with further estimates expected.
and S2,250,000,000 for the Shipping
Board
Senator Simmons said to-nipht the
tacit agreement to defer further rev-
enue legislation until next December
was made before these new estimates
were submitted. The situation now. he
said, is materially changed and will
nave to be considered in the new LIGHT