The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-17
IS SHOT DOWN.; FIVE BULLETS
 ENTER BODY
Tragedy Occurs at Ban- quet Near Mexico City
 This Afternoon
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l Obregon went to the border and negotiated with Major Generals Hugh L. Scott and Frederick Funston for the withdrawal of the American troops sent into Mexico shortly after the raid on Columbus. N M. Sometime later, upon visiting Washington, he was the guest of President Will sen.
 | The break between Carranza and Obregon came about two years later, Obregon meanwhile having resigned his post. On June l, 1919 having returned to Mexico from visit to the United States, he announced his candi- dacy for the Presidency, saying:
 T am, and will be, a faith ful friend to those who with blood and brawn answered the call of the country against Huer- ta, who murdered Madero. But I will be the enemy of those who pretend that their service must be paid for with the same liber- ties which Huerta usurped and which we swore to return to the country
 Obregon's prOnunc-amento is sued from his farm in Sonora angered Carrahza. He immod- lately denoted him from his title of General cf division to a Lieutenant Colonelcy. The Gen eral had many supporters in the Mexican Congress. however, and to some of them he owed his escape early in 1920 from trap set for him.
 Sece5sionist
 Obregon went to Cuerhevaca where he announced himself in sympathy with the secession of Sonora which, on April II, had been declared by it's Governor Adolfo de la Huerta, because of a threatened invasion by Carranza troops. Other States followed the example Of Sonora and revolted against Carranza. Early in May Carranza fled from Mexico City and Governor de Ia Huerta. ac- companied by Obregon and Cen eral Pablo Gongales, entered the capital. Governor de la Huerta was chosen by the anti-Carranza lenders as the pre-provisional president of Mexico, pending an election.
 Takes Field
 General Obregcn while declar- ing he would take the field against any foe in case of inter vention, for years had expressed himself as friendly to the Amer ican Government. In a message to the American people ill 1919, he disclaimed hostility to Amer ica and pleaded for better understanding between the peo- pie of the two countries. He challenged the justice of the United States Senate's inyestiga- tion of Mexican affairs.
 General Obregon was twice married. His first wife, whom he married when he was. 23, died in 1903 after two children had been born to them, son lIIumberto and a daughter, Re- fugio< When he left the army he married again, his second wife being the daughter of Don Fran cisco Paia, of Sonora.
 Presidents of Mexico during the past 10 years have fitted across the political horizon in kaleidoscope fashion, 12 men having occupied the nations highest office during the period. Several ruled for years and one for 45 minutes only
 General Porfirio Diaz, the grand old man of Mexico" end ed his 30 years of almost con tinuous rule in May. 1911, when revolution overthrow him. Fran cisco Leon de la Barra succeeded to the power and was President for seven months, being followed by Francisco I. Madero, the hero of the revolution against Diaz. Madero was President until Feb ruary, 1913, when the Huerta uprising unseated him and even tually cost him his life. Pedro Lascurain, a Mexico City lawyer, then took up the reins of govern