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R08EBUR0, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1924.
VOL. XL, NO. 263, OF THE EVENING NEWS.
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(til 1.1 ui miL
iolliNED lil OIL
VVORGE CHRISTIAN
tsburg Firemen Fighting
Terrific Blaze ran
Tank and Die.
JdiES ARE RECOVERED
at the Plant of the At-
Lntic Refining Company
t'as Worst m Years-
No Spectators.
Minted Press Leased Wire.)
irrsllllW. P., Jan. St. heven
icrf drown in w. 1
.i hi.dniHn of Uie fire
Lrtment, while figiitliiK fire at
IBiilrr street pwui -
Hefiniag lumpa") iuuy. j iw
, re recovered after Ihe fire
hn brought lunuor (omroi,
u monetary loss unestimated.
.imht was Ihe heat froirt the
U Hills and tanks that fire
ten established far from the
Lrr and newspaper men excluil-
Shortly alter nine o ciovk n
is na from the fire, and while
int for a telephone connection
gvfrp&penueii iiwi uu iroo uuui
pi bad Deen Kuieti, wnra n
from which they were dlrect-
jiarr oa a bunilntf tank, col-
L ill were plunged into the
s fireman said, among thesn
Cisuin reward Jom and
U Rod) Itliske and Hoaemao
UMI and John .Mark I ami.
n a die ladder, lie tuuu, also
taW.
I, Aed ire Captain Jones. Cap-
Hudola. liliske. Hosemen Pat
I IsJoit Robert Smith. John
Ilia. Harry J. Frazier and
fel Joilinger.
f ri1 firemen also were injured.
'ire (rote out In tank con
! 104.000 gallons of oil, short
er i o'clock. Several compan-
luwered the alarms and fire
ere thrown out on all sides
burning plant which borders
y i residential section of the
ar falmlles deserted their
- ind additional fire appartus
ummoned.
' captains and their men were
ladder which extended above
p of a tank adjoining the burn
il. The oil in this tank was
drawn off when the ladder
and the men fell Into the
A chemical extinguisher, auto-
all; released by the heat of the
nr oil. nearby, the authorities
covered the oil and fumes
I from it was believed to have
me the struggling firemen.
taut almost at once and the
i later were recovered through
an hole at the bottom of the
VETS APPOINTMENT
Press leased Wire.)
i'ON, Jan. 21 George
B. C J. Jr.. of Ohio, formerly
aacretai. to I'resident Harding, was
nominated today by President Cool
idge to be a member of the fedffal
trade commission.
STILL OWNERS PAY
FINE; GO TO JAIL
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
PENDLETON. Jan. 21. Fancho
Stubblefield, Eddie Lavin and Hob
Liianer were each given a $100
fine and sentenced to six months
In the county jail In the circuit
court here this morning. They
were found guilty of possessing, il
legally, a still, in their triul last
week.
WUJi XOT RBV1KW CASK
'Associated Praaa I .eased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Refus
al of the federal district court for
Utah to- prohibit the Interstate com
merce commission from consenting
to the control of the Central Pacific
Railroad by th Southern Pacific
company will not be reviewed by
the supreme court. It was announced
todays-"
CENSORSHIP OF ASKING GERMANY
FILMS OPPOSED
Will H. Hays, "Czar of Silver
Sheet,'" Gives Address to
California Editors.
MOVIE PROBLEMS CITED
DLIDGE IS FOR
LAW ENFORCEMENT
wilted Press Leased Wire.)
ASH1XGTON. Jan. 21. A re-
Irom delegates to the "fane
Jcta" convention of the Asso-
1 against the prohibition
mem for modification of the
lon laws was met by Presl-
-.oouage witb a declaration
be Stood for "law onfnrcn-
EDWARD
QUIZZED
SJOK
TODAY
Donator of $100,000 Award
for Peace Plan "Razzed"
by Senator Reed. -
QUESTIONING IS SNAPPY
Missouri Democrat Shows
That Ballot on Proposed
Peace Plan Is
"Propaganda."
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Ed
ward W . Bok, donator pf the
$100,000 award for the best world
peace plan, was called today before
a senate committee charged with in
vestigating propaganda designed to
influence the action of congress and
the government's foreign policy.
The purpose of the commission is
to, determine whether there is any
relation between the Bok award and
organizations having for their pur
pose American adherence to the
league of nations. -
Mr. Bok said that he had person
ally selected Elihu Root to serve
on the jury which made the award.
" I did not give my approval to
the other members," Mr. Bok Bald
in reply to questions by Chairman
Moses. "1 was asked to approve
them."
He said that cooperative agencies
had sent in the names of several
hundred persona eligible to act a.
jurors.
Mr. Bok said he did not know the
name of the winner of his award.
Mr. Bok said he had "defrayed ev
ery penny of the expenses of the
award."
He added that seven million cop
ies of the prize plan had been print
ed for distribution, but was unable
to say how many ballots had been
printed for the public vote on the
plan.
Asked how much money .was In
the trnst fund which he created to
defray expenses of the award he re
plied: "I prefer not to discuss
that."
Senator Moses then eald it was
his duty under the statutes to in
auire whether an answer would
aaing on the heels of the anti-
leagues meeting in time and
oe in spirit, the "face the
coherence, sponsored hv the
tl0Q against the nm.ik!tl.n
'rcent. got under way here today
speakers hurling verbal volleys
' tolsteari sr., .r.
mc irttHjUe-
juic enforcement f tKit
nth amendment k ii tend to "deerade TOU?"
N conn, constitutes 'intolerable Senator Reed, democrat. Missouri.
""uu ina najl be abused L laler pressed me same quennuu ouu
'uws on the bench " reclared i xr- ao- ala nB u,u " . . 1
C. Kox. president of the Mod- "rould "degrade me ." He added
League of , w v t-V-! money In the trust fund was solel
"are of the state of New York I nlB own business.
13-j removed the rau hv "r- wry-
it. enforntm. " ,f Me y I feet public opinion by hi. award.
'MtiiHloon league', drfermm. ,,ut declared he had never seen any
' hot mrtrL io drt,Knni,nV literature isirued by those in charge
Mr Pox ., "? rc,e. J,.V1" Uf the award urging persons to
eren, . !.as8er,,(i' but 10 write to their senators and repre-
principle that .nUitive in .uDDort of the prize
"ery i-r,.a,
er.ay f tannlcal pro- 1
revolt )rannlcal Procedure be-i "y0u are probably the only man
sh.ii i, u I In the United States, who has not
he T ,m"'"''nent or re-1 seen it." said Senator Reed,
mill. . "we "tand1 The Missouri senator showed the
amendment " . lti...hire
witness several pieces
sent out by the award organization
and other agencies. Among them
was a copy of a ballot sent out In
the nation-wide referendum.
"What Is your definition of prop
aganda?" asked Mr. Bok. fi
Oh i don t care to o into mai.
amendment
fALS A,1K nPP, LSE.,
at ref, .J! -The
"Heals t "" . ",aay to ;
r,1Hl th. t n .wnlcn would i
fnllni- "ulu!.. 1, I. Unn
!W ik. question: lu you dont Know wni j
'rffl.nv . """"n or wariougnt not to oe oin-
i of the can- ulate the affairs of the world.
1 Ta-om, ",aaB y the I
ni He'di... . r cnipany ; Lft For Portland
B,,v"'r Irnn Brunn. of
"'PB'nt to iT. u "hlng!on. ; rle. left this mor
Hamburg. Germ- epend a few day.
the Rojebnrg Boot-
morning for Portland to
attending to ousi-
Says Motion Picture Coming
Through on the Highway
. Which Leads to
Better Pictures.
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21. News
papers of the country should join
hands with motion picture produc
ers In opposing a censorship of films
that "is as INEFFECTIVE In eve
cution as it is un-American, In con
ception," Will H. Hays, titular head
of the motion picture Industry, told
members of the Southern California
Editorial Association in an address
here today.
"Just why has reforming and
censoring the movies been the great
Indoor sport for so many." Mr. Hays
asked his audience of editors. "It
has been blamed tor much of which
it Is not guilty. It has been charged
with crimes it did not commit. When
It has made a real blunder of taste
or fact, the chorus of opprobium has
been universal.
"Incidentally." he added, "there
have been many, very many, such
occasions."
Comparing the problems of the
press and screen, the "aeaar of the
films," reminded his hearers that
"when a free press is attacked, we
make common cause with the pub
lishers, recognizing in time the nec
essary commercial factor In litera
ture. The aame basis, you should
give the producer of pictures a hand
when he is being beset by forces
which must find a new devil in ev
try decade. The more you help, the
better pictures will become.
"As a matter of fact, of course
political censorship is only an incid
ent. It is as ineffective as it Is un
American in conception. The Ameri
can people are against consorship of
any method of expression, against
censorship of press, of pulpit and
of pictures. Just a. certainly are
they against wrong, and that which
may have existed for the political
censorship of this method of ex
pression will pass as soon as the
reason for the demand is removed. It
Is the removal of the reason for the
demand with which we are con
cerned and we face the new year
with a renewed sense of that contin
uing obligation."
What we meant by the "reason
for the demand" for censorship Mr.
Hays did not explain, but the re
mark was accepted generally as a
reference to the scandals which
have rocked the film world from
time to time.
Asking that the movies be judged
with more patience, and greater
consideration of the obstacles which
have confronted the Industry in its
brief history, the speaker pointed
out that the newspaper men have
had "fifteen or twenty generations'
to establish standards of business
practice and a code of newspaper
ethics.
"You" he said, " who are the
custodians of the printed word In
America, have arrived at your pres
ent position of stability as the fruit
of six centuries of development.
From the Gutenberg bible to the
newspaper and maazine of today if
indeed a long and slow procession o!
Invention and development througl
wooden blocks, metal type and hand
composition to machine composi
tion; through hand power and flat
bed to rotary presses; from no malls
to air mails; from no telegraph to
wireless. '
'"AH of these processes, which are
essential parts of your business
have come to you as the slow and
orderly development of six centurie
of progress, with frequently a cen
tury lapsing from step to step.
"Your standard of ethics, the re
lationship of your papers to the pub
lic your sense of what can be done
and what must be done, your .re
sponsibilities for the expression and
guidance of public opinion all thle
has come about with the ease of ar,
Inherited fortune you received It
from your predecessors from your
ancesaors. so to speak. In the trade
as a gift, a bequest.
"We in contrast with you, have
nothing from the past. We must
make all these things and achieve
these things for ourselve.. The men
who first took up this new thing are
.,111 aiive. The pioneers of our In
stitution are the men who. are still
In the business. We are at this mo
ment in the vry midst of achlevln
those standards of our relation t
each other and to the public anc
our responsibilities to the world.
No ory for the screen will ever
be written more dramatic than the
storr of th screen." h continued
Twenty five year, ago the motion
T
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SALEM, Jan. 21. Governor
Pierce today promised any pos-
sible assistance fm his offices
to bring about the release from
a German prison of Lieutenant
Corliss Uriffis, who is held for
attempting the capture of Grorer
Bergdoll, American slacker. The
governor s promise was miide to
the Chicago committee, which la
in charge of the undertaking.
Outlining the movement in
America to feed millions of bun-
gry German children, the com-
mittee asks In Its plea to Gov-
ernor Pierce and other gover-
nors, "Will not the German gov-
ernment reciprocate by showing
mercy to Lieutenant Griffis and
solace at least one American
mother?"
COOLiDG
E GIVES
NEW
RAKTIVAN SUCCEEDS
VENIZELOS AS PRES.
J
TESTIFIES TODAY
President and Budget Direc
tor Lord Reviews Govern
ment Management.
BUDGET IS A SUCCESS
( asnrlated Presa Leased Wire.)
ATHENS. Jan. 21. M. Raktlvan.
who was minister of Justice in the
Venlzelos cabinet of 1915. was, elect
ed president of the nutionul as
sembly toulght In succession to
Venlzelos.
MEXICANS
I nm
20,000 RABBITS
TAKEN IN DRIVE
Will Not Countenance Incur
ring of Obligation in
Excess of the Appro
priations Made.
(Associated Presa Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. Presi
dent Coolidge added two now plans
to Jha administration's platform of
governmental expenditures in an ad
dress at the semi-annual meeting of
federal executive officers, compris
ing the government's business organ
ization. He will permit no expan
sion hereafter of the system of fed
eral subsidies to state governments
and win countenance no Incurring of
obligations by federal agencies in ex
cess of their annual appropriations
except In extreme circumstances.
The president, who with Director
Lord of the budget bureau, reviewed
the administration', management of
the government's affairs since the
meeting last June, touched only
liehtly on tax reduction, pointing
merely to the relationship existing
between economy in federal expendi
tures and the resultant decrease in
revenues required. He told the
thousand or more officials that to
Increase the tax burden was to dis
regard the general welfare and hi Id
up tax reduction as the mean, of
enlarging "the reward of everyone
who tolls.
There can be no deviation from
the economy program, Mr. Coolidge
asserted, and he called upon all
spending agencies of the govern
ment to increase their efficiency and
curb the outjto at every turn.
"The budget has been a success.
Mr. Coolidge continued. "You have
demonstrated that there can be and
is a tiusiness organization of the
government. With the easing of con
ditlona. the time is at hand when we
shall decide whether a business ad
ministration is to continue or our
government Ib to lapse into the old
(Associated Presa Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. Archie
Roosevelt, .on of the former presi
dent told the Teapot Dome investi
gating committee today that he had
severed bis connection with the Sin
clair OH Interests because of what
he considered evidence of corrup
tion with oil leases.
Mr. Roosevelt called attention to
the fact that Harry F. Sinclair who
holds the Teapot Dome lease, re
cently went to Europe and said he
understood that E. L. Doheny,
whose interests leased another oil
reserve in California while A. !!.
Fall was secretary of the interior.
Is also out of the count.
Theodore Roosevelt, assistant sec
retary of the navy and a brother of
Archie Roosevelt told the commit
tee that his brother had summoned
him to New York last week, told
of his suHpiclons and asked hi. ad
vice. The assistant . secretary ad
vised him to resign and come- to'
Washington and lay the whole story
before the committee.
Archie Roosevelt said In his state
ment to the committee that he had
resigned "because I felt that I could
not give the loyalty to my employer
which I should give if I was to re
main with him.
"The reason why I could not give
such loyalty," he continued, "is due
first to the amazing testimony which
has been turned up by the commit- I un-buslnessllke and wasteful eurav-
tee; second, due to the fact that 1 1 agance. As for me, I am for econ
learned Bome- things in the office omy. There is scarcely an unecon
which while not proven facts at omlc 111 anywhere In our country
least corroborate my suspicions: that cannot be traced directly or In
thlrdly, I noticed that two of thejarectiy to high taxes. To Increase
oeople most' concerned with the that burden Is to disregard tho gen
naval oil" lcae had left the lnited!erai welfare. Through constructive
States In a great hurry." . I vconomy to decrease taxes to en-
Last Friday, Mr. Roosevelt said. large the reward of everyone who
he received a call from O. I). Whni- tolls.
burg, Mr. Sinclair's private secre- "i sny to you frankly that except
tary. After closiag the door, Mr. wnere specifically authorized by law.
Whalburg told him, Mr. jtooseveu wm nt countenance the Incurring
stated, that he had some advice 10iof obligations In excess of these ap-
give him. proprlations. I am equally frank In
He said he wisnea l would re-,.. . to you that I do not look witn
jlgn from the company," Mr. Hoose-1 faVor upon the practice of asking for
velt stated, that I had a name and for additional funds for the year In
reputation which should be guard- progress. These latter requests,
d verv jealously, tnai ne personm- commonly known as supplemental cs
v unhannv to see me there. Mr. ,i,i,.B mav bn lustified occaslonal-
Whalburg stated that he hlmsi'lf y to meet real emergencies or con
gas extremely untnppv with Mr. tingencles arising after the budget
Sinclair. I asked him If he thought ' nas D(,etl Bent lo congress, or to meet
that Mr. Sinclair had bribed Sec- obligations authorized by law It Is
tetary Fall. Mr. Whalburg hesilat-1 0,v In cases such as these that the
ed and said 'I think somebody may : ou(i(,,.t has been sent to congress, or
have loaned Mr. Fall money.' to meet obligations authorized by
Then I asked him wny ne i lnw it i. on v cases such as these
ihni.rl.t Mr Sinclair was leaving the1, hat the chief executive will favor-
country. Ho shook his head and , aDiy consider the transmission to
congress of supplemental estimates.
"Wo are all the servants of the
people of this nation. When con
gress, representing the people, has
ICAi-Mir 15 FfiRMFD ' appropriated funds witn wni n to
Lc.AL.UE. 13 rURlVlLLr on ,,, business of government,
we must confine our operations
within the limit of these funds. We
have neither the authority nor the
right to Incur obligations beyond
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
PENDLETON. Jan. 21. The an
nual rabbit drive stuged by the
Pendleton Hod and Gun club, staged
yesterday, netted 20,000 Jacks ac
cording to It. D. Sayres und John
L. Vaughan, Captains of the drive.
Many women were numbered among
the hunters.
o
WAITUX KKVIKW DKXIKI)
(Associated Preaa Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. The su
preme court today declined to per
mit Former Governor John C. Walt
en of Oklahoma to bring up for re
view direct from the legislature the
Impeachment proceedings which re
sulted In his removal from office.
GIRL ON TRIAL
FOR SLAYING
Pendleton Case Starts Today
and Much Interest Is
Being Displayed.
INSANITY IS DEFENSE
Entire Day Was Consumed in
Selecting the Jurors
Killed Her Former
iover.
said It must be of course, because
of findings by Senator Walsh.'
o
EXPORT COMMISSION
(Associated Tess 1-eased Wire )
PENDLETON. Jan. 21. A I ina-
tllla county export league was
permanently formed this morning 0Hrn n,itB. on the other hand our
further in this vicinity the Interests; . . , ma(e every possible
of the state league formed Satur
day. L. L. Rogers or Pendleton is
president of the county league.
Both state and county leagues win
back the Wallace plan of wheat
marketing as set forth in the Mc-
Nary-Haugen bill now before congress.
picture was a mere Idea. Its great
eat progress has be-n Jti the last five
vears. and this Is the same period
during which It is conceded that
there has been no sucn progress in
ny other form of art or form of ex
pression. When the dramatic an
was a thousand years old. the play
ers were bedded In barns and said
effort to effect some savings from
these funds.
' I take this occasion to state that
I hav given much thought lo the
question of federal subsidies to
state governments. The federal ap
propriations for such subsidies cover
a wide field They afford ample pre-.
red"nt for unlimited expansion. I
sav to vou. however, that the finan
cial projgram of the chief executive
does not contemplate expansion of
the-e solml'lles. Mv policy In this
matter is not predicated alone on
the drain which these subsidies make
on Ihe national treasury. This of
Itself Is sufficient cause for concern.
But I am fearful that this broaden
ing of the fl-ld of government activ
ities Is detrimental oom to ine inn-
All this Is In no sense by way
of alibi, for the motion picture is
vimlng through on the highway
which leads to better pictures, but
I express what I know from my ex
perience of the last few months that
this Is not the Job of one group
It is the multitude's Job, and In do
ing It there is work for all. for you
as definitely a. for the producers."
their lines in stahle-yards. vt nen
ih. a,., nf Hrawini, w a. thousands of
years old It. crudity was .till prlml- tVral government and the state gov
iVe. lernmetits. Efficiency of federal op
eration IS llnpntrnil us lU.ll n,;,
i. .... nloreerf. Efficiency of
the sta' governments Is Impaired. I
as thev relinquish and turn over to
the federnl government responsibili
ties which are rightfully theirs."
Mr ("onlldre asserted, and Gener
al Lord amplified the statement that
for the first time since the "buM
(Contlnued on rag. 3.)
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
PENDLETON. Jim. 21. Nora El
lis, confessed murderess of Gordon
Mettie. goes on trial today in the
circuit court, facing a charge of first
degree murder. It Is expected by
those In close touch with the case
that the major portion of the day
win ne devoted to the picking of a
Jury. Interest In the trlul Is running
high In Pendleton and I'matilla
county us the families of Mrs. El
lis and Gordon Mettle are prominent
and well known In this section.
That the defense in the case will
be insanity Is forshadowed by tho
question asked by Defendant's coun
sel, "have you any bias against In
sanity as a defense In this case
should it be Introduced?" Attorney
tor tne prosecution asked talisman
If they had any scruples agnlnst
capital punishment. Ily ten o'clock
two Jurors had been agreed upon.
At .9: 10 A. M. Miss Ellis entered
the court room accompanied by a
deputy sheriff, an acting police ma
tron, her brother. Walker Ellis and
a married sister, Mrs. Mammon. The
courtroom was crowded with stand
ing room at a premium. Immediate
questioning of laliBman was com
menced following the appearance of
Miss Ellis.
That the rest of the day will be
required to pick the Jury that Is to
try the case of Miss Ellis on a first
degree murder charge Is the opinion
of attorneys handling the rase.
Insanity looms as the basis for
the defense and prominent alienists
will testify as to the condition of
the defendant according to a state
ment made by defense counsel this
morning.
When court adjourned at noon
there were 12 men tentatively
passed and In the jury box, but the
defense had used but two of Its
preemptory challenges and the pros
ecution but one. Mrs. Gordon Met
tle, widow of the slain man was in
the court room attired In deep
mourning accompaniod by relatives.
HAY RATES ARE
REDUCED TODAY:
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
SALEM. Jan. 21. Reduced freight
rales on hay shipments in Oregon
berame effective today as scheduled
In an order of the Public Service
Commission last month. N erous
communications have reached the
commission In the last ten days from
commercial organizations and hay
dealers and some growers In western
Oreann protesting at the reduction,
claiming it Is a discrimination In fa
vor of eastern Oregon, but a large
number of communications has also
been received supposing the reduc
tion and the commission claims the
tide has turned In favor of the ord
er. Many of the protests asked are
hearing of the rase before the rails
were allowed to become effective.
ARE
TEXAS SOIL1
Fifteen Hundred Troops Pass
Through El Paso Early
This Morning.
WERE WELL EQUIPPED
Detrained at Juarez and All
Saloons Were Closed for
the Occasion On Way
to Fight Rebels.
Mrs Fern Nye of Pays Creek Is In
Mercy Hospital for medical treat
ment. She Is under the care of Pr
Sether. An operation lor appendicitis,
will probably be necrx.sary.
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
EL PASO. Jan. 21. A special
train carrying approximately 1500
Mexican federal troops passed
through El Paso today at 6:45 and
was Immediately routed to Juarez.
Special guards of United States
troops and El Paso police, accom
panied the train through the lower
port of the city. The troops came
from western Mexico by way of Naco,
Arizona, and will be Bent to the In
terior of Mexico.
Major Earl Landre. United States
army intelligence officer. In the El
Paso district, was In charge of the
train from Coluhhbus, N. M., to El
Paso, a distance of 73 miles. A
special guard of twenty soldiers ac
companied the military officer to the
border town and brought the train
to El Paso.
The precautions-there were due to
reports that a band of rebel raiders
had appeared near Palomaa. .even
miles below Columbus on the Mexi
can side of the international bound
ary with the Intention of attacking
the train. "
The troops were under the com
mand of General Jesu. Agulerre,
formerly a Chihuahua, state fiscal
guard chief. The men
for the most part were asleep In
their cars when tho train arrived
and every precaution wa. taken to
suppress shouting and other noise.
Little time was lost when (he
troops rrrived in El Paso. The train
was transferred to the Mexican na
tional railway tracks from the El
Paso and southwestern and the train
rolled through the southern end of
the city In the early morning light. .
A strict guard was maintained at the
national railway bridge by United
State, immigration officers.
Arriving In Juaret the troops de
trained and were served with hot
food prepared by members of the
Juarez garrison. A portion of the
troops was assigned to the ffreat bull
ring for temporary quartera and the
remainder were marched to the race
track, two miles east of the town.
Arrangement, are being perfected
for a hurried trip south for the men,
in order that they may take part In
tho federnl offensive in both Ihe
eastern and western sectors.
The troops brought their own
arms and special equipments. All
appeared to be in excellent condi
tion. They bad been enroute since
yesterday afternoon when they
crossed Into the United States at
Naco, Arizona. They passed
through portion, of Arizona, New
Mexico and Texas, with the permis
sion of the United States govern
ment and the three state administra
tions. Colonel Human Lopez, command
ant of the Junrez garrison ordered
all raloons In the border city closed
early today following the arrival of
the troops.
Orders also were given to the
troops, which for the most part are
Yaqul and Mayo Indians, to remain
In their camps. Drinking wa. forbidden.
TORT ARTHUR. Texas. Jan. 21.
The United Stales naval tug, Bay
Spring, has taken refuge in Vera
Cruz harbor from the "worst hur
rlcan In years." according to a mes
sage received here today by wireless
from thi. Mexican port.
The radio message, broadcast
from Vera Cruz, was signed "Marino
Hernandez" and said the De La
lliierta government ave permission
for the Bay Spring to enter the har
bor after the vessel had wirelessed
rho was in danger of foundering.
Tho wireless has been forwarded
to Washington.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. The
rebel blockade or the port of Tamp
Ico has been "postponed" until the
end of the present month. Rear Ad
mlriil Magruder reported to the
navy department today on his arrival
off that port aboard his flagship,
the cruiser Richmond.
In announcing receipt of this mes
sage, the stale department said that
Artml'al MaTiider had not Indicated
the source of his Information.
His message however, served lo re
lievo tension In Washington in con
nection with the Tamplo situation.
Admiral Magruder Is understood
to have wide discretionary power.
In protecting American commerce
and American Interest, generally
from any Interference by the block
ading forces.
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