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New-York tribune., 1920-02-08
Says u. S. Tried
To Stop Trial of
Villa Raiders
Judge In Columbus Cases
Tells of Pleas From Three
Departments Fearing I'm.
ternational Complications
He Declined to Interfere
Announced There Would Be
No ''Watchful Waiting"
Around His Courtroom
BY Wilbur Forrest


Ell PASO. Texas, Feb. THAT the
Attorney General Of the United States
and other department heads attempted
to prevent the trials Of Mexicans who
raided Columbus, N. M, March 8. 1915.
killing eighteen Americans and wound
ing ton, on the ground that their trial
would involve the United States in in
ternational complications, was testified
to to-day before the Fall Senate Com
mittee here.
Judge E. l.. Medler, Of the New Mex
leo District Court, who tried seven
Mexicans, six Of whom were sentenced
to death, told the committee that be-
fore the trial an agent Of the Depart
ment Of Justice approached the court
with telegram from Attorney General
Gregory and other kilograms indirectly
from the War and State departments
asking that the trials Of the Mexican
murderers be postponed The telegrams
contended that the Mexicans would not
be given q fair trial in New Mexico,
and, in addition. that the trial would
be likely to involve the United States
in serious complications with the Car
ranza government.
Judge Medler declared he declined to
postpone the trials. "In fact" declared
the witness, II announced that there
would be no 'watchful waiting around
that court"
After the murderers had been SEN
tencsd ter the judge said an order from
Washington prevented their execution
until full Investigation had been made
to ascertain the regularity of the
court procedure.
~ understand" said the witness.
that representations were made to
President Wilson,"
Six Defendants Executed
This Investigation did not find anv
in the trials and sentence
was carried out in the cases Of six
defendants, while the seventh had his
death sentence commuted to life i'm
The Mexicans on trial were those
captured by American troops after be-
tween 500 and 800 raiders under Villa
had looted and burned property and
killed American citizens in Columbus
and made their escape.
While the Bandit Villa is holding
E. Askew, an American citizen for
continue to "pinprick" the United
States by holding two American avia-
tors who wandered into Mexico, the
committee to-day aired the crimes of
Villa at Columbus.
The evidence of 1915 and 1920 indi-
Gates that Villa is still running true to
form. Four days ago Villa raided two
suburbs Of Torreon, Mexico, and an i
American plantation, looting and burn
ing, and carrying off the Anne erican
Askew. Four years ago Villa raided
witnesses testified to-day,
looting and burning American stores
and houses and killing Americans.
Testimony before the Senate Com
mittee both in San Antonio and Ell !
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

Paso during the last three weeks, show
ing that Mexicans-both Carranzistas
and Villistas--have been carrying on
depredations against Americans almost
constantly for the last Ave years, leads
those in close touch with Mexican af-
fairs to agree with Major General
Robert L. Howe, who testified yester-
day that "the future Of Mexico 10 far
as 1t affects US Is utterly hopeless if
left solely In the control Of Mexicans."
Toll OF Columbus Raid
Villa forces entered Columbus on the
night OF March 8, 1915, witnesses told
to-day, yelling "Viva Villal" "viva
Mexico!" and "Kill the Americans"
Deputy Collector Of United States
Customs Riggs, witness, testified he
procured statement from a man who
t,a;, had been held prisoner by Villa; that
fore the raid, saying Columbans would
furnish plenty to drink and American
women for the men.
Riggs also identified diary taken
from q dead Villa soldier after the
raid showing the movements Of the
Villlstas two months previous to the
Columbus attack. An entry on Janu-
ary 10 stated: "To-day we attacked
two trains at Santa Isabel, Mexico, kill
ing seventeen gringoes." The Santa
Isabel massacre has not yet been testi-
fed to before the Senate committee.
Another entry on February Is said:
Hacienda Santa Ana-We defeated the
enemy and took lit prisoners and
killed eighty" The Santa Ana ranch is
owned by the estate Of the late Mrs.
Phoebe Hearst, mother of the publisher.
The enemy" on this occasion were
Carranzistas.
W: F. Murphy, a telegraph operator
In Columbus during the raid, testified
that Colonel H. J. Slocum, commander
of the 18th United States Cavalry, sta
toned at Columbus, was warned Of the
raid two days before it occurred. Others
were also warned, Murphy said, but
none believed Villa would dare attack
Columbus.
8. H. Mccullough, railway section
foreman, told the committee he no.
ticed the town was "full Of strange
Mexicans" on the eve Of the raid. "It
was a common rumor," Mccullough
said, "that Villistas were in the neish-
borhood. Columbus is only two miles
and half from the border. We had
heard they had hanged some one at
Boca Grandc, about thirty miles from
Columbus, few days before"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08
Woman's Death Due to Poison.
Given to Her Through Mistake

An investigation by the Health De-
partment disclosed evidence yesterday
that the death Of Rosella Dandrea. Of
22e Thompson Street, who was en-
ployed at the Municipal Building, was
due to oxalic acid poisoning and the
District Attorney was asked to prose-
cute the inquiry further.
It 10 said the oxalic acid was OBJ
tanned from 2 drug store by mistake
Tor Epson salts. The druggist Is said
70 have explained that Il il was oxal;c
acid tho mistake was the wholesaler's
and not his. The death occurred on
January 27. -"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

Six Selling Floors
are open to the purchasing public In
B. Altman & Co.'s Store.
A considerable section of the SIXTH Fr .oop
Is occupied by the
Department for
Economical PURCHASING
where selections of new. caref,,i,v
chosen and fashionable merchandise.
(including Clothing for Mem. Women
and the Younger Set) have beer
specially assembled and tastefu,,v
displayed.
(Thirty-fourth Street and Thirte-fe+.
Street Elevators rum to the Sixth rloc-,
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

variousny (but i'm every instance charm
ingly) developed i'm crepe de Chime.
georgette, Canton crepe and other
appropriate fabrics. Many of these
gowns are al1=white, i'm Difference to
tine modern demand for garments
THAT signify faith and hope rather
than unrnitigated grief.
(Mourning Salons, Third Floor,
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08
S,Ueet in Defence
Criticises Hughes
Speaker Insists Accusers
of Socialists Haue Beer,
"ViIifed, Preiudoed''

The landlords Of New York, a. rep
resented by the Real Estate Board.
neId their annual dinner last night ct
inc hotel Commodore. Among the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-08
COTTON DOWN AGAIN

The cotton market was disap-
pointing to the bulls again today.
After losing some 45 points at yes
terday's close, the market opened
this morning at a further decline,
and ruled lower all day, the closing
figures being about rs points down
from yesterdays close. January fu-
lures closed at 1872 against 1898
yesterday. Spots in New York and
New Orleans were down 25 points.
No cotton was offered on the To-
cal market today. The price offered
was about as yesterday, 16 IL
cents for good cotton, with II for
fancy cotton.
The government ginners' figures
were announced at II o'clock. The
amount of cotton g4nned to Decem-
iber 1st., was 10,144,321 against g.
s44,36s to the same period last
year. The amount Of cotton ginne6
in the period since the last report
was about the same as that ginned
in the same period last year.
The failure to secure any relief
by legislation and the announce
ment that the French spinners were
going on a three day a week pro-
gram had a depressing influence on
the market.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-08
PROF. THOMSON HoNoRED

The many Abbeville relatives and
friends of DR.. J. W. Thomson, a
native and erstwhile resident of this
city, will learn with pleasure the an
nouncement Of his Appointment on
the State Board of Education by
Governor Cooper. The governor at
the same time appointed two women
on the State Board for the first
time in the history of the state.
They are Mrs. w. C. MCGOWAN of
Charleson and Miss Jennie Lou
Brown of Aiken.
The State Board of Education
will have lots of hard and important
work to do next summer as the text
books for use in the public schools
of this state will fbe adopted in
1921.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-08
MISTAKE IN ADVERTISEMENT

In the big advertisement Of Park
er g. Reese in Mondays Press and Ban
ner all hats are advertised as of the
Jno. B. Stetson make. This was
mistake due to a misreading of the
copy. All hats at $500 and under are
not of the Jno. 3. Stetson make. All
over that are of that make.
A similar mistake is made with re-
gard to socks. All socks are advertis-
ed as silk socks. Those under 81 90
are not of silk, while those over that
amount are of silk.
The Press and Banner regrets that
this error crept into the advertise
ment, but it is one of the mistakes
which happen. However, those peo-
pie who have gone to Parker and
Reese's in response to the advertise
ment have not been disappointed.
They have bought bargains better
than the advertisement indicated.
They are still offering untold bar
gains.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-08
PLAN ACREAGE CUT
: OF ABOUT SOP. c..
Memphis Cotton Men in Session For
mulate Plans to Reduce Cotton
Acreage and Increase Food
stuffs Planting.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 7-Measures
to make effective so per cent reduc-
tion in the acreage planted in cotton
and a similar increase in the acreage
devoted to food crops and live stock
raising were, under consideration at
a meeting here today of representa-
tives of banking, commercial and far
ming interests in all of the southern
states.
Leaders in the movement declare
that action to be taken at the meeting
would insure a cut of at least one half
in cotton acreage next year which,
they declare, imperative as means
of stabilizing the market and to re-
store the price to figure that will
give the farmer a reasonable return
for the 1921 crop.
Committees were named at oday's
session to perfect plan of campaign
and report at the final session of the
convention tomorrow.
The meeting was called by joint
committee representing the Memphis
Cotton Exchange, Chamber of Com
merce, Clearing House Association
and various other commercial organi-
cations.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-08
WOULD PLACE DUTY -
OF SOC ON WHEAT

Washington, Dec. BILLS provi-
ding duty on wheat and flour i'm
ports and regulating grain ex-
changes have been framed by Rep
resentative Steenerson, Of Mime
sofa, who expected to introduce
both measures today, in addition to
his resolution authorizing the feder-
al trade commission to investigate
the activity of foreign governments
in the American grain markets. Du-
ties of thirty cents per bushel on
wheat, $1.35 per barrel on flour
and thirty per cen ad-valorem on
semilina and other wheat products
are provided for in one of Mr.
Steenerson's bills. One of the causes
of the slump of wheat prices, he
declared today, was the dumping on
United States markets of millions
of bushels of wheat and several mil.
lion barrels of flour from. Canada
free of duty.
The measure resigned to regulate
grain exchanges provides that orga'
nizations operating them shall ad'
nit groups of farmers organized or
the cooperative principles on equa
footing with Other members and ul'
der like conditions,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-08
BAKER is ASKED
TO EXPLAIN ARMY
OF 100000 MEN

Washington, Dec. 7.-Secretary
Baker was asked today by the
House military committee to ap-
pear before it Friday to explain
why the War Department has re-
cruited an army of more than 1S0,-
900 men.
Chairman Kahn, of the House
military committee, said some COM
mittee members felt that the War
Department had broken faith with
the committee, explaining that the
army appropriation for the year
was based on a maximum of 180,-
600 men with the understanding
that such a force would be suffi-
cient.
Reports to the committee, MIR.
Kahn continued, indicate that the
army now approximated 100000
men and that efforts were being
made to reach the 100000 maxi
mum allowed under the army reor-
ganization act. If this were done, he
added, a deficit of at least $780,
100000 would be incurred.
An announcement today . by the
War Department. placed the total
strength of the regular army on No
vember 8 Oat 221,2s5 officer and
men,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-08
JOHN S. WILLIAMS
IS RENoMINATED

Washington, Dec. John Skel-
ton Williams of Richmond, Va, was
renominated today by President
Wilson to be comptroller of the
currency. His name was in list of
Approximately 1,7OO nominations,
mostly recess appointments and in
cluding something like $4,000 army
promotions. Practically all of the
more important appointments had
been previously announced.
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The Nobel Peace Prize carried with
it a grant of about $4,000 which is
one fifth of the annual interest on
about $9,OOO,OOO left for that pur-
pose by Alfred B. Nobel, the Swed-
1ish scientist and the inventor of dyna-
mite, who died in 1896. The only two
Americans who have in the past re-
ceived the Nobel Peace Prize were
Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 and Elihu
Root, in 1912.
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ton in the senate today on farmer
relief legislation announced tonight
they intend renewing their efforts
to bring their proposals to a vote.
Chairman Gronna of the senate ag-
ricultural committee declared the
farmer relief forces had the as
surance of enough votes to pass the
legislation and were determined to
do it.
Objection of Senator Lodge, Mas
sachusetts, Republican leader, and
of Senator Glass, Democrat, Vir-
ginia, today blocked consideration
of the pending resolution demand
ing of the finance corporation and
the extension of more liberal credits
to farmers by the reserve banking
system. The Republican leader said
time has not been given for sena-
tors to study the proposition and
suggested that manufacturers OF
New England were having the same
difficulty as the farmers in obtain
ing needed credit.
Senator .Gronna said tonight that
as soon as the testimony taken in
the hearings by his committee was
printed and placed in the hands OF
the senate he would press for con-
sideration of the resolution.
The resolution now is on the SEN
ate calendar and can be called up at
any time by unanimous consent or
by majority vote of the senate.
The senate agricultural commit
tee, which reported the resolution,
in the meantime will resume hear
ings tomorrow with a view of devils
ing other remedial legislation fol-
the producers.
Production in the past has always
meant reduction for the other fel-
low" said Governor Parker. "To
fix it so that the individual will not
violate the plans of this convention
your bankers should be memorial
zed to grant not one dollar of
credit to the individual who does
not live up to these plans"
Governor Parker urged the plant
ers to sell enough of their cotton
now on hand to at least repay the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-08
WILSON DISCUSSES
HOME. PROBLEMS
URGES NATIONAL
ECONOMY A BUDGET AND
REVISION OF TAX LAWS
ASKS FOR A LOAN TO AR
MENIA. WOULD FREE PHILIP
PINE ISLANDS

Washington, Dec. 7.-President
Wilson's concrete recommendations
to Congress in his annual message
today were:
Revision of the tax laws with SIM
plifcation of the income and profits
taxes. Independence for the Philip
pines.
A loan to Armenia.
Economy in government appro-
priations and expenditures and Gre
alton of a "workable'' budget sys-
tenn.
Cold storage and other laws af-
fecting thee ost Of living, and the
Federal licensing of corporations as
recommended in previous messages.
Rehabilitation and training of dis
able soldiers and sailors. The Pres
ident did not endorse bonus.
Nowhere did the President refer
to the League of Nations of the
peace treaty fight. Except perhaps
by inference in his opening when he
quoted Abreham Lincoln's ''let US
have faith that right makes might,
and in that faith let US dare to do
our duty as we understand it"
At it's close the President wrote
a paragraph which might be regard
ed as a valedictory saying:
'I have not so much laid before
you a series of recommendations as
sought to utter a confession of
faith, of the faith in which was
bred and which it is my solemn pur-
pose to stand by until my last fight
ing day. 1 believe this to be the
faith of America, the faith of the
future and of all the victories which
await national action in the days to
come, whether in America or elseS
where.
Democracy, the President said, "is
being put upon its final test.
"The old world" said he "is just
now suffering from wanton rejec-
ton of the principle of democracy
and a substitution of the principle
of autocracy> as asserted in the
name but without the authority and
sanction of the multi. ,ude. This is
the time of all others when demo-
eracy should prove its purity and
it's spiritual power to prevail. 1t is
surely the manifest destiny of the
United States to lead in the attempt
to make this spirit prevail.
Two ways in which the United
States can assist to accomplish this
great object" were outlined by the
President. They were:
First: By offering the example
within her own borders of the will
and power of Democracy to make
and enforce laws which are unques-
tionably just and which are equal IN
their administration.
Second: BY standing for right
and Justice as towards individual
nations.
The President sent the message
by a messenger, deciding not to
read it in person.
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NEW OFFICERS ELECTED

At the annual meeting of the Wom-
ans Aid Society of the Baptist church
held Monday afternoon, the follow
ing officers were elected for the year
1921: President, Mrs. Louis J. Bris-
tow; vice president, Mrs. Paul Link;
secretary, Mrs. C. C.. Wallace; treas
urer, Mrs. C. D. Brown, Jr.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-08
SON BILL is HOT

1t has been reported that one of
the high school boys huddled up in a
big overcoat one of the cold even
ings last week saw Son Bill Greene
pass on his bicycle, looking like a
fellow ready for an August picnic.
The boy hollered to Bill to know if
he wasn't about to freeze. Son Bill
replied without even turning his
head, "Selling Press and Banners
keeps up the circulation"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-08
MAYOR IN ATLANTA.

Mayor J. Moore Mars is in Allan
ia today on business connected with
the paving bonds. These bonds, as
recently noted, have been sold to an
Atlanta firm of bond buyers, and
the Mayor goes over to look after
the details Of the sale.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-08
AID FOR FARMERS
APPEARS UNLIKELY
OMINOUS SHADOW OF SENATOR
PENROsE INTERVENES.--FIRST
MOVE FAILS-JOINT RESOLU-
TION TO REVIVE WAR FL.
NANCE CORPORATION PRAC-
TICALLY LOST

Washington, Dec. 7.-The ominous
shadow of Senator Penrose fall ng
athwart the senate chamber this
morning dimmed the roseate promise
of governmental aid to the stricken
farmers of the South and West.
The Republican "boss" while ab-
sent, expressed himself through those
lieutenants who in the recent cam
paign comprised the senatorial oil
garchy." These succeeded in relegat-
ing to an indefinite state from which
it may be recalled only by unanimous
consent the joint resolution calcu-
lated to resurrect the war finance
corporation, and so liberalize the fed
eral reserve system that farmers
could obtain necessary funds readily
and at reasonable interestrates.
Senator Lodge objected to the con-
sideration of the resolution because
it was not broad enough to include
the mills of New England, which he
declared to be distressed to an extent
equal to that of the farmers dis
tress. Senator Frelinghuysen object
ed because of his contention that the
revival of" the war finance corpora
ton would necessitate a bond issue
of 81, 1,000,O00,000 which would furth-
er initiate the national currency. SEN
ator Watson acting chairman Of the
finance comittee and Senator Smoot
an astute leader of the cold Guard" "
stood ready to assist in jockeying
! the resolution into such position, that
it could gain it's feet again only by
the most strenuous efforts. Senator
Glass of Virginia further contributed
to the discontinue of the farmers
friends by declaring against the ef-
lort to change the policy of the fed
eral reserve system. 1t was his point
that if the resolution prevailed, it
would transform the system from a
reserve to a speculative system.
The Glass contribution impressed
the friends of the resolution with an
idea that they had erreds in stategy
when they attempted to rectify two
institutions by a single move.
|. While the developments OF the day
revealed unsuspected opposition. the
friends of the farmers prepared t.
renew the combat. Representative
Byrnes of South Carolina, pointing
out the fact that his resolution re-
ferred solely to the war finance cor
ro:at,on and not to the federal re-
serve system, lobhied with success
amorg influential Republicans OF the
.iovse.
Representative Stegell of Alabama
to meet the objection of Senator
Lodge presented a new resolution
under the terms of which the war
finance corporation would extend aid
not only to farmers but to marufac,
turers.
Senator Harris of Georgia, without
regard to the war finance corpora
ton, proceeded through an independ-
ent move against the federal reserve
board. His measure would limit the
rate of interest to be charged men,
Der banks to 5 per cent.
Despite these moves, in an effort to
regain lost ground, the prospects are
admittedly less bright than yestor-
day. The opposition of Senator Pen
rose and his lieutenants will be, it is
confessed, difficult opposition to
overcome.
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blished 1914. $500 the Year. Tri-Weekly
WILSON BE GIVEN
PRIZE DECEMBER 10TH
Official Announcement to This Effect
Is Made in Copenhagen-Prize
Carries With 1t Grant of
About $4,000.

Copenhagen, Dec. 7.-Announce-
ment is made that the Nobel Peace
Prize will be conferred on President
Wilson of the United States on Dec
ember 10th.
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APPEAL TO CON-
GRESS FOR HELP
BANKERS SUPPORT PLEA OF
FARMERS. LEADERS IN
WASHINGTON MARSHAL FOR
CES TO DEFEAT OPPOSITION
LED BY SENATORS LODGE
AND GLASS

Memphis, Dec. 7.-Revival of the
war finance corporation was in
dorsed at a conference here today
of bankers, merchants and planters
from all of the cotton growing
states as a means of Immediately
remedying, present depressed condi-
tions in the cotton markets, and
committees were named to perfect
plans to bring about a drastic cur
tailment =. in production next. year
and to permanently stabilize the
cotton growing industry.
On motion of W. B. Thompson,
former president of the New Or
leans cotton exchange, a telegram
was sent to Washington tonight
urging upon congress the need of
reviving the war finance corpora
ton. Another resolution introduced
today was referred to committee
asking that a special government
census be taken of cotton of lower
than tenderable grades.
Committees to devise means of
enforcing a reduction in cotton
acreage and the arising of greater
food and feed crops, which leaders
in the movement declare will
amount to a curtailment Of at least
so per cent in the acreage planted
in cotton, were named after ad-
dresses by Gov. John M. Parker, of
Louisiana, chairman of the confer
ence, and other speakers, who
stressed the necessity Of a cut in
(production and diversified crops as
logical solution of the situation
now facing the Southern planter
due to the present stagnant market.
Governor Parker suggested that
bankers refuse to extend credit to
famers who do not join the acreage
reduction movement.