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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
De Palma Sets Mark
in 5OO-MiLe Race
oen.inued From Psse One

Centinued From PaEe One
Roscie Scarles, Oldfeld Special de
veloped magnetic trouble and stopped
temporarily.
w. w. Brown. Richard Special, was
forced to withdraw from the race in
the fifth lap because of a broken con
Meeting rod.
DE Palma led at the end Of twenty
laps (fifty miles). Wilcox was second (;
Thomas, third; Toft, fourth l.. wag-
ner, fifth; Cooper, sixth l.. Chevrolet,
seventh; g. Chevrolet, eighth; Guyot,
ninth, and Mulford, tenth. Time,
32.33.4 AS. Average, 02.14.
This is new record for fifty miles
on the Indianapolis Speedway.
At the end of 20 miles $50 laps) DE
Palma was leading; Thomas was sec
ond, aud Bablot third. Time As :50. SO
Average D2,12. new track record.
Joe Dsyer's Froptenac LOST lefl
| rear wheel IN front o. the Srsndstsnd ID
thc fhIrtiefh lar And Hoyer drove t<
tke pif He q perzneneqsIy "a \ ~
/ ~. =. b. Is . =. |'iI. . g.. . H. Z. |.. II. +. . =,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31

smart in white linen with close sitting
high crowned black hat.
Mrs. Walter Je6ords wore a lovely
frcck Of pink snd white checked sins.
ham. The waist had broad fchu OF
lace edged with white organdie. and her
hat was leSborn, trimmed with quilt
ings Of pink satin ribbon.
Miss Harriet Geyelin's costume was
exceedingly smart dress Of white
linen and q turned brim white panama
hat. The white band on the hat was
adorned with silhouette heads in cameo
frames, all in black.
Mrs. Samuel Riddle wore q lavender
crgandie gown and a white sailor hat.
Mrs. Howard sesver had on a white
linen skirt and waist, topped with q
tan sweater edged in dark blue. Her
hat was q dark blue sports model
Mrs. Alexander Brown looked very
handsome in pale gray voile with q
poke bonnet hat Of the same material
Her collar and cuffs were Of white linen
Mrs. John Shipley Dixon was DRESSED
in white linen and a small rose snt
white sailor hat trimmed with fat rose
colored flowers.
Mrs. Holstein De Haven For wor,
a frock Of white and dark blue figured
chiffon, dark blue stockings and whit
pomps. Her hat was dropping mode
of blue georgette.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
CHAPLAIN VETERAN DIES
Succumbs on Eve Of Memorial Day
Never Missed G. A. r. Reunion

With the reputation of never having
missed a Grand Army reunion and Of
never having failed to participate in
the annual Memorial Day exercises,
John Wesley Dampman, chaplain of
the Colonel w. l.. Curry Post No. IS,
G. A. r.. failed TO answer rollcall yes
terday afternoon in Fernwood Gene
terry. where members of the post are
buried
He died on Thursday night. regret
ting that the day to which he had long
looked forward would find him absent
from the depleted ranks Of the organi-
zatiOn.
Comrade Dampman was one of the
most popular members of the post. He
served TIN ough many Of the campaigns
of the Civil War az chaplain with
the Seventy first Brigade. He was sey
enty eight years old. and is survived by
a widow.
The sudden departure Of their frienC
and comrade. used as they are to havini
familiar faces leave their fast thinning
ranks. caused an added regret at tn,
memorial exercises of the post yester
day. and taps had more persona
touch than ever before
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
SprOuL Not to Gust
Ladner and. Carr
CIsntinusd From rars oas

Csntinusd From rare oss
man, and to be clothed with most of
the boards powers.
With the three -fourths vote clause
eliminated from the contract ssctien of
the charter bill, the fight in the Leyis-
lstufe on Philsdelphia reform legisla-
ton has shifted to the resistration
beard.
In response to urgent appeals from
advocates Of reform leyisla tion, United
States Senator Penrose has agreed to
return to Harrisburg next week and re-
sumo the leadership in the battle for
reform.
He is expected to reach the Capitol
tomorrow and begin q drive to put
through the Assembly IN act which will
either give the Penrose- Independent nj
coalition some kind Of representation on
the local REGISTRATION board or restrict
the activities Of that body to such m
extent as to render it harmless as 1
factional instrument.
Penross Got Action
Senator Penrose, when he appeared
in Harrisburg five weeks ago, obtained
action on the Philadelphis measures,
which up to that time had rested in
committee. He remained there three
weeks, but when he left the dilatory
tactics on the bills were resumed again
senator ,Penrose will confer with w
Harry Baker, secretary Of the stat,
Senate, late today, on legislation pend
ing In Harrisburg.
The meeting is preliminary tn q serie.
Of conferences TO b held in Harrisburg
tomorrow. The vsyious bills and com
n,ittees will be discussed and the Dai,
fegistfstion and charter Bills will b,
touched ON during the conference, Il
was stated ut the senator's Office.
Numerous amendments, some to cor
rect pErsseoloSy and others to change
the principles Of various sections, mus,
be examined carefully. After City So
licito7 Jehn p. Connolly and Joseph p
Gaffney. chairman Of Councils hnanc,
committee, 70 over the ameidn,ents in
serted by Thomas Rasburn White, q
the charter committee, they are ex
pected to submit some amen ndmsnts O,
their own.
Meanwhile the legislators, tired b,
the long drawn -out session, becom
more and more restless. Members o
the House who represent the rural dis
tHets are on che verge Of reyolt an
have threAtebed legislative leaders wit
rsprisals on sdministpst tion measure
uniess some definite action IL taken 500
tsvsyd Anal adjournment.
A resolutiop adopted BY the House I
fx the date Of fhal adjournment 70
June 10 has not been acted on ky ii
Senate. It IL anticipated that II will b
amended next week to AZ the date fo
June 20.
The ssserai appropriations bill On y,
he's failed to make fts appearance.
has been held pendins an agreement
legislative leaders on new revenu
raisers.
TIE leaders cannot make up the
minds whether eF not 70 impose . 2 81
ctst "a o. ipappfsctprire cofpopl
titna, aad thils thsy sre coasid&rls
Il ~ <6S1Ds necssesry u 1feft 4 n
3ciHn<r N u pey oaleri>h of ~
IxIc< I<<1f Xe< "a - ~ tl|'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
CHURCHMEN FIGHT
GERMAN INFLUENCE
New Allegiance to Fundamental
Religion Of Pioneers Needed,
Say Men at Conference

Inrosds of German theology upon the
teaching in secular universities and col
leges and in theological seminaries de-
mand a new allegiance to the funda =
mental religion of the pioneers who set
tied America, according to the clergy
men and laymen attending the world
conference on Christian fundamentals
in the Academy of Music. The confer.
ence. which opened Monday, closes for
mally tonight.
The morning speakers at todsy's ses =
sion included the Rev. c. I. Scofield,
veteran Bible teacher, on "Prophecy--
Why Study It?'' and the Rev. l.. W.
Munhall, editor of the Eastern Monitor,
on ''The Resurrection.
The Rev. George McNeely, of New
ark, N. j.. will speak at this after
moons meeting on THE Central Theme
of Scripture Prophecy-The Return" +"
Following him there will be an address
on Future Punishment by the Rev.
Il. A. Torrey, dean Of the Bible Insti
tute of Los Angeles.
The speakers tonight are DIR. John
Roach Stratton, Of New York, on 1.-THE
Secrets of Success in the Early
Church" and DIR. w. b. Riley, presi
dent Of the Northwest Bible School, on
''The Great Commission.
The singing at all the meetings is LED
by Charles NJ. Alexander, who has beer
gospel hymn singing his way around tn,
world for the last twepty ave years.
The conferepce plaus meetings in III,
I various churches throughout the cit1
tomorrow The senerM topic st tkes'
seryiees win n World wide Redenp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
RIOT INSURANCE men I
IN TORONTO PROSPER.
i4h "A ~
Write Millions Of Dollars in Pol
icies as Me-" ators Seek to
End Walkout ,,
WINNIPEG STRIKE WANING
BY the Associated Press

Toronto, May 31.--Conciliators. both
civic and official, continued their efforts
today to bring about settlement of the
sympathetic strike inaugurated yester-
day to aid the striking metal workers.
Meanwhile the business of the city sp-
pears to be going on as usual. Many
millions of dollars in riot insurance have
been written, however. indicating ina,
tense anxiety as to the future,
No additions to the numbers of unions
called out yesterday were reported at
the Labor Temple today, although IL
was stated the leaders confidently ex-
pect that the street employees will decide
at their mass meeting at, midnight to 60
out. q r..
Several important unions are meeting
tomorrow, some to take strike votes and
others to decide whether to cast ballot
on this important question:
Winnipeg, Man, May 31.-(By A.
P.)--With arbitration conferences actu-
ally under way on the basic indus
trial dispute of the general strike
the walkout of the metal trades--and
hundreds of employees returning to work.
gradual settlement Of the civic and in
dustrial tie up. which has been almost
complete since May 10, was. beginning
today, according to government; off.
cials. ...,t - s.a~s
Edmonton dispatches indicated re-
sumption of public service functions Is
now complete there, although strike
headquarters asserted workers in thirty
two trades were still out. Votes on a
general strike now being taken atsvan-
couver and Victoria, British Columbia,
will be completed and announced within
a few days. ...sl ~. gr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
CARDINAL MERCER
THANKS AMERICA
Delivers Memorial Message in
English to U. S. Soldiers at
Antwerp Cathedral

Antwerp. May 31.-(By A. P.)-
Memorial Day was celebrated here by
a solemn high mass at Antwer' Cathe
drsl. attended by Cardinal MERCER,
primate of Belgium, who delivered his
sermon in English TO the American off
GERS and men of the military base, to
whom he gave this message for the
American people:
while praying for the lie oes who
laid down their lives for the cause Of
liberty and full of admiration for the
stub5oruness of the brave battalion sur
rounding us here n the Cathedral Of
Antwerp, we remember with the deepest
gratitude the generous assistance of the
Gallant American people. On this Me-
mortal Day we send our heartiest con
9ratulations to the worthy sons Of those
heroic forefathers who set the example
of yaior for the conquest of freedom anu
independence.
Brussels, May 31.-(By A. P.)-
The graves of Americans who fell in
the last ten days of desperate fighting
OF the war in eastern Flanders are
beautifully decorated with flowers and
the Stars and Stripes. These Amerir
cans were buried in the cemetery at
Oadendarde. and General De Blauw,
| governor OF the province OF East Elan
ders. and Burgomaster Boutrcligns, ol
! ev|aerde. ofbciated AZ the ceremonies
phir4 x~e largely attended " tb'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
cHAS. W. SHOEMAKER DIES
Was Yardmaster Of Port Richmond
Branch. p. and &. Railway


Branch, p. and r. Railway
Charles w. Shoemaker, yardmaster
Of the Port Richmond branch, p and II.
Railway, died in the Northeastern Cen
eral Hospital last night after two weeks
illness with a pulmonary complaint.
He was forty nine years old and lived
at 2099 Aramingo avenue. His con
nection with the railway dated from
his fifteenth year.
A widow. two sons and two daugh-
ters survive. Funeral services will
probably be held June S in difference to
frequently expressed wish Of Mr..
Shoemaker that he be buried on Sun
day. Colonel Fred Taylor Camp. Sons
of Veterans. the Junior Order United
American Mechanics, Order of Railway
Conductors and other railway organiza :
tions will be represented.
Mr.. Shoemakers sons. Walter and
George, visited their father yesterday.
At his request they left his bedside to
participate in Memorial Day exercises
with Taylor Camp. On their return
they found him unconscious. Mr.. Shoe
maker was a native Of Tamaqua. Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
SETTLEMENT WORKER
URGE FEES FOR WIVES
Women Should Be Paid for Time
When interrupted by Investi-
gatorsfi Says Mrs.
Simkhovitch
rs CENTS AN HOUR FAVORED

Introducing commerCialism into set
tlement work aud arranging for fee
10 be charged by busy housewives in
congested neighborhoods whenever they
are to be investigated were two ideas
suggested by Mrs. V. G. Simkhovitch
at the conference of the federation of
settlements which is being held at the
Curtis Building.
The morning session at which Mr..
Robert Bradford presided was given over
to the discussion of settlement problems
and concerned the more intimate work
(of the settlements than hte national
movements which were discussed in the
earlier sessions Of the conference.
William H. Matthews. of Pittsburgh.
opened the subject of. the technique of
settlement case work and Mrs. Simkho-
witch followed with her suggestion that
| settlements make nominal charge for
their services. She also suggested that
neighborhood housewives in settlement
communities be allowed to charge twen
ty five cents an hour for the time spent
from their housework while being in r.
vestigated" by social workers.
Anxious to Discuss League
A paper was read by Mrs. Max
tlement. New York. in which she told
OF the. eagerness of the small children
to discuss the league of nations and
bolshevism in their club meetings.
The morning session closed with a
paper on Episodes in the Practice OF
Democraey.| by Mrs. Amelia II. Jerome
of Chicago and read by Mrs. Il. Slesz
tynski and The Community Recreation
Committee at University of Chicago
Settlement by Miss Anna Koutecky.
Chairman of todays luncheon was
Mr.. Clinton Rogers Woodruff
The afternoon will be spent in visits
to places of historical interest and viii
end with tea served at the Light
house. l4t West Lehigh avenue. The
committee in charge of the entertain
ment is headed by Miss Marion Kohn
! assisted by Mrs. Carter, Miss julia
. Sinker. Mrs. Harold Pender. Mrs. Ed
: ward NJ. Perrot. Mrs. Edwin ID. Franl
and Miss Alice Jastrow.
The New Democracy and the Tech
nique of Neighborhood Organization
: is the topic for the final session of th
lHlS tNthlbS NhlNh via
{ ham Taylor. of Chicago Commons. will
make his presidential address. Mis-
Susan NJ. Kingsbury. of Bryn Mawr. i
chairman of the meeting which will
be preceded by dinner at which Mr.
= Edward Box will preside.
Mrs. Bradford Heads Board
The local committees in charge of tn
. conference were headed by Mrs. X. X
d =. Bradford. The committee on hos
Z pitality included Mrs. Box. chairman
E Mrs. Henry II. BonnelI. Mrs. Joseph Fl
: Brinton. Mrs. Il. +. Clyde. Mrs. Sam
l. uel Fels. Mrs. Charles $. Wurts. Mr.,
N Frederic Gardner. Mrs. Alexander {
.s Yarnall and the Misses Mary Gibson
T. Alice Jastrow and Marion Reilly.
n Mr.. John Grolle was in charge of tt
!" local program and Mrs. l.. Adams {
. ~ registration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
Troops Back From Var
and Homepard Bound
ARRIVED

X T. Luckenbaeh at New York. from
Bordeaux. with 28sa troops
with a detachment of thirty-two. ~ ~
Lancaster, at New York from bordeaux.
y Louisville. at New York, from Brest with
1897 troops. Units included, Company n,
tion train, Thirty.sixth Division CORNER Ma
tional Guard OF Texas and oklshoma); ccp,
photo sections. ss!th Battery Company, ssv, sew
sp eitsi; fssts second Twssty.sishts. Sinsfs sGs
three wives and liz children OF soldiess; !;
twenty-two wives and three children Of
sailors. "a
Brest with l7as troops OF the il2d IN.
fantry. Thirty-sixth Division. petachmente
and detacf ment OF officers and men of
Company r were not with the regiment. n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
ONLY 7 REGULAR US.
DIVISIONS IN FRANCE
New Transport Record; 2,276,-
2ee Men Demobi!ized From
Our Army '+~ ~

washington, May 81 tby A. PD.-,
lwenty .nve comoatant ana seventeen
sketet0nized DIVISIONS WIN nave oeen re.
turned nome when the movement OF
tne fisnt! nrst ana Nlnetieth divl-
sions. now 10 progress. mas been com
pie,ea. IN announcing TINS To-Day, Gen .,
erai March cnier OF stan' sald the ex
pea'tionar! iorees now are practlcaliy
reduced 10 the seven regular DIVISIONS.
iour OF "h'ch nave oeen released Tor
cary return !
Denomination OF the army. General
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
Wdr-Tried "Trust"
AUaits Welcome

Continued From PAGE One
and the strong right arm to save the old
homestead and to be acclaimed for a
heart Of gold under a forbidding ex-
terror.
Big business stands now well up stage.
with downcast eyes, waiting the glad
parental embrace and the voice of
Congress in agonized contritiou. saying
my boy. my boy. I didn't know,
didn't know. All that have is yours.
That, however. is not how the scene
will end. The Republicans have elected
an obdurate progressive with Western
ideas as chairman of the Senate inter
state commerce committee.
Mr.. Cummins is willing to stop hat
ing big business. but big business will
have to behave, obey orders and concern
itself about the common veal.
The bright young men who used to
muckrake big business have scattered
to new diversions. Some of them went
abroad to tell how the war should be
fought and now they are telling how
peace should be made. Lincoln Steffens
was somewhere near Russia. at last
accounts. to save the Bolsheviks and the
neither peoples of southeastern Europe
! from the malevolent schemes Of the
Peace Conference.
Big Business in War
If the muckrakers Of the old school
| were here now, their Confusion would
add to the piquancy of the wars climax
in Congress. 1t was the oil combines
| L., ia ha ,,nyapoanf nf uaSf nnap
| titles of fuel certain. They did much
to keep airplanes in the air on the ives,
front. General Atterbury. a graduate
Of one of the most consistently muck
raked rail systems in this or othel
worlds, did miracles or railroading fol
the army with an organization taken al
most bodily from the Pennsylvania lines
| It was the Bell Company. the tele
phone trust that wove the American
fronts with systems of communication
almost overnight and made it possible
for Pershing to say hello to anybod!
in Europe from any place on his line
1t was the trusts men and the trust
organization that did this thing.
Even the high financiers displaye,
virtues in their system. And not onl.
in America. but all over the worl,
highly organized industries and utilitie
revealed themselves as agencies of good
Big business, too. has been tempered
Reorganization Awaits Peace
The Senate interstate commerce com
mittee is committed to the immediat
return of the wire lines to their own
Inrs Maaps for thp return may h
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
Airman Dies as Plane Burns

san Diego, Cal, May 31.-One
aviator was killed and another seriously
burned yesterday when the airplane
which they were driving took fire aud
fell near Ramona, northeast of this
city. Lieutenant L. s. Wisson is dead
and Lieutenant f. r. Kelley injured.
Both men are from Rockwell Field.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
REDS MAY LOSE oRENsuRG
Evacuation Of Important city sos'
aestea In Moscow Wireless


London, May 31-(By A. PD.-rhe
evacuation of Orenbyrs, one Of the last
Rolsheyik stroDgholds In southeastern
Russia, is suggested in a Russian OF,
sciai wireless message received today
from Moscow. The message says thst
10 the west Of Orenburg the Bolsheyr
Xxi absndonsd Tatikeyo under enemy
pressure" -.
The Russian wireless adds thst ths
Bolsheviki drew back their hank 70
the Orenbufg -Samara railway line.
A telegram from Omsk reeeived ~
London "Wednesday said that on May
q the Siberian troops Of the kelcbak
government were storming osepturg
Oeeupatios of prenburE By the kelchsh
forces will be{4a serious blew q ~
BoIskevih pceition IL southeastern Aur-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
DEATHS

sTEwKRT.-Ma ; 80, Mfss NANCY
sTEWART. sI,ss saaashter q the, late wiIIMissn M
tives and fFiends respectively invited 10
funeral services on Mon, p NJ from t4s
Ingram 2oes Ann e Int, ,orssgInoont
daughter Of Helen and the late xsthsni6l
4. .. showers. AGED , months, Red sIy11
a. M from 1.-THE resldence " her nsreaf1.
a0af Market IT. Int Holy Cross Gem -
!, X',HH ~ 4! III 'xay WDI(R assEEss's 11.1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
sIsstrseuted b nathtuh

Dsves, N, j., May 81 Members OF
Joseph Bredy's family heard shrek
fson hir rtop y>ptkrd15 They found
kin upcsn1elSqs u bssa >Qb, where
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
Tire Theft Suspect Held In Ball

Harry Hassell, 1925 South Thirtieth'
street, was held under $500 bail for
court today by Magistrate Pennock at
Central station. on a charge OF larcency.l
Hassell, according to the testimony Of
Pennsylvania Railroad special officer.
was caught in an attempt toTcart away
thirty automobile tires from freight
station in Passyunk avenue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01
POLICE SEEK
MOTHER, SON
Body OF Daughter Is Found
in Trunk

LAYTON. Mich. Dec. f.--Poiice
today sought Mrs. Lester Tabor and
her son Walter. last reported some
where In Oregon" following the fnd-
ing OF the body OF Miss Maud Tabor
In n trunk In the basement OF the
Tabor home here.
The body was found by Mrs. Flor.
ence Tabor critehlow. formerly OF
San Francisco. n sister Of the dead
woman. Authorities said the body
had evidently been in the trunk for
at least three years.
Miss Tabor. n graduate OF the Uni
versity OF Michigan and teacher
OF languages. disappeared about
three years ago, shortly after the
death Of her father. q prominent law
yer 81 this city.
Police said that following the WON.
ans DISAPPEARANCE her brother Wal
ter declared she died on n ranch out
West. where she had gone for her
health.
Authorities said Miss Tabor had n
sweetheart here at the time OF her
DISAPPEARANCE. Examination OF the
body disclosed the woman was about
10 become a mother. Miss Tabor was
90 years OF age when she disap-
pearcd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01
MEX. TROOPS
ARE Modified

In PASo. Dec. IA concentra.
tion Of CarranxiHta troops along
the northern bornrr OF Mexico IN
reported here today.
The largest mobilization IL at
otinaKa. opposite Preside. Texas.
where reinforccmcn,s Of 1900 men
have arrived since the jenkins af-
fair grew critical. In tho FNierts
valley and at Navajo. Sonora. anti
American federal indians have re-
placed YaquIs friendly 10 the Unit
cd States.
The Juarcz garrison. suspected Of
lacking sympathy with tho carran-
Vista cause. has been replaced with
loyalists.
Military intelligence officers Of
the United States who brought
these reports attach no special sig.
niticanca to the massing OF Car
ranxista troops
inserventionists. however. merely
charge Carransa with plotting to
keep himself in power by again
postponing the presidential election
scheduled for next June and "
necessary continued defiance Of the
United States In order 20 obtain
the patriotic support % the differ
ent Mexican factions.
Gen. Dicgucz. commander In the
north. has left chihuahua City for
Mexico City 10 confer with Carran-
"A. His home guards have been
notified 20 be ready in event OF In
ternational trouble. say arrivals
from Chihuahua city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01
YAQUI INDIANS
STAY MEXICANS
Gen. Monce's Command Is
Annihi|ated

SoGALES. Ariz. Dec. Mexican
federal troops In the form OF rein
forcementA for tho remnants OF IA
party OF 800 fedcrnis are In the vi.
entity Of Guavri. 20 miles southeast
OF San Xavier. Sonora. to-day. seek
inE a band Of Yaaui Indians who
last week practically annihilated Gen.
Monce's command OF carrauxlsta sol
diers
Moncc was wounded In IN. battle,
which reports here show was the
worst defeat Yaquia have admins
tered the CarrnnEisiAs for years,
Details % the battle are only trick
ling in here from iiermorilio. whore
siraggicrs from Monee'a force began
arriving.
Saturday night a special train was
sent GU, 70 pick up those Of the
wounded who had survived exposure
on tho battlefield.
The attacking Yaquis numbered
several hundred and entirely sur
rounded Gen. Monce'H command.