The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-12-05

lean Consul DE La Mata. stationed
from Jose Marcias. president Of the
National University Of Mexico, that
passports had been refused To Mrs.
Eugcnla Torres Melendes. and Miss
iierfnaniiia GaiIndo. delegates to the
Ian-American round table conference,
which meets here next week
Washington, Nov. 20. - Another
American murdered In Mexico. close on
the imprisonment of Consular Agent
Jenkins coupled with reports Of rev.
oiutIon In Mexico City with Carranzn
In flight tn Queretaro. added complex
tiles yesterday which seemed TO force
the already tense Mexican situation
toward the long expected breaking
point. There were no official pro-
nouncements for the guidance Of pub
lie opinion Ms to what action II any
the American government might be
contemplating.
Administration officials, however.
by Indication, were willing to show
that the government IL taking firm
position. considering the eventualitIcs.
and ~ prepared To denl with them
once Il course In chosen.
Another Of the last straws." as one
official put II. was laid on yesterday
with the official report of the murder
Of W, NJ. Wallace. an American oil
man, hy II Carranza soldier, near Tam
pico on Wednesday. The state depart
ment summarized It's adviees IN this
formal statement
James Wallace. an American EN-.
ploye of nm American oil company,
near Tampico, was murdered by a
Mexican federal soldier at Portrero
70, The murderer was not taken into
custody.
According to the departments nd
vices the officer In charge of troops
camped IN the vicinity claimed that
Wallace had provoked The murder.
The department has been informed us
result Of an Investigation. that
mule on which Wallace was riding to
the place OF his employment SHE'D at
a machine gun which II was passing.
avertarning the gun. The soldier i'm.
mediatcly shot Wallace, the bullet
striking him In the neck and killing
him Instantly"
The Wallace referred to Is believed
here Ia BE- w. NJ. Wallace, an employee
Of the Gnif Refining company, famii-
imrly known to his associates ~ 'Jm".
Wallace recently went to Tampico
after having been In Colombia for the
Gulf company. Tie was about 40
years old
The Mexican American Ambassador.
ignacio Bonlllas, called on Secretary
Lansing nj the state department yes
ierdny aud they mol only went over
the Jenkins case hut Mr.. Lansing also
laid before the Mexican envoy the re-
pert on the killing Of Wallace. which
hnd Just been received. Their confer
encc was. Of course. confidential. but
II ls understood the secretary convey.
cd To President carranza's representa-.
tive u message more forceful and ,ll-
rect than amy yet transmitted In any
diplomatic note,
Mr.. Bonillas was informed TINT the
department placed no crcdrnce In the
charges ON which Jenkins Is held In
hail NJ Puehla, IN which the Mexican
government declines to Intervene. and
II IL understood that Mr.. Lansing fur.
Their outlined to the ambassador the
Inevitable consequences of continued
murders and molestatlons Of Ameris
cans probably more polntedly than was
done in the governments note of last
July.
About the same time word came of
the death III another American as the
Result of brutal treatment hy bandits
who held him for ransom. lie was
Otto l.nud. of Swedish birth, nat.
nralixed American. who died Of blood
poisoning after being held fer ransom
five months tn the state at Mayarit.
Ills captots chopped or one OF his
fingers with foul weapon aud
wrapped II with their written demand
for ransaoin money, which they sent Ia
his friends in Tetie BLOOD poisoning
and gangr.ne Killed the man, while
his wife. an American woman. and
their child are reported In want In
Teplc.
Investigation and report on the new
phases Of the jenkins case, raised I'm
the Mexican note refusing 10 meet this
governments demand for the consular
agents Immediate release. already are
under way.
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