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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1920)
I tic THE WEATHER; Ik Bta'esxnaa rerHvea lie teased wire report of the Associated iTie . the greatest aad tut reliable area association la iW world. Fair and warm er: heavy frost in morning: mo. I 4raw.- westerly winds 1 ' skvkntiktm vk.au i SALEM. OREt.OX. TIIHV MllltVINd', MAV II. jttjlt. MUCK: M K CK.VT PRESIDENT MAKESTREATY MAIN ISSUE Reed Declare! Proposed Plank Will Loose Every State (- North of Mason-Dixon Line to Democrats BRYAN REAFFIRMS -FORMER DECLARATION President Denied Information Essential to Safe Lead i " ership COMPANY CONSIDERS INTERESTS OF STATE IKXTOUS AT INSTITUTION'S NOT ri'ltllKU IX KIEL NEEDS Tractor and Trucks To Have IMcnti. fur Supply, Hut Pleasure far Are Restricted Tractors and truckR operating on the farms of the state institutions, and automobiles used bv institution Physicians on state duty, will be al lowed by the Standard Oil company all the gasoline necessary to their tusiness, but pleasure car belong ing to the state of to state employes will be. limited as any other cars. This information was given by a represent alive of the Standard Oil compaity yesterday to It. It. Good in. secretary of the state board of con trol. o proposals were made by representatives of other companies. but so far the other companies have announced no restrictions of sales BLUEBEARD. GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE Confesses to Have Murdered Nine of His Twenty or More Wives and Relates Gru some Incidents SMITH IS SUED BY CITY SCHOOL BOARD IMIORTAXT QUESTION IS THRIST INTO St'lMtl'MK OlUtT MAJORITY OF MISSING WIVES WERE DROWNED Wilson 'a call to WASIKCTONj May 10. President the Democratic party to carry the treaty ratification Issue Into the cam pal ign, drew expressions today from two members of his own party, W. J. nrynn and Senator Reed. ft Missouri, anil also from ! Senator Johnson of California, leader of the .Republican Irreconcilable - group , in (be senate treat;: battle! r Senator Reedl in a statement," de clared such a platform would mean lor the Democratic losfe of every state north of the Mason and Dixon line aq.d the breaking of the "solid south. Senator Johnson in a state ment said he could respect the presi- ' dent s consistent advocacy oi unre- , served ratification but had no respect for men whose Tiews shifted "with . the varying popular wind. Mr. Bryan. at his some in Florida, , re-affirmed his declaration for imme diate ratification by Joint action of Republican and Democratic friends "In order to take the issue but of the campaign." "The president's demand that the , treaty shall be accepted exactly as be U...kl l - V. 111 1 a I ui uuui it, iiumi Versailles, iu premeditated politi devised," Senator I "" Pleas that the state suspend oper ation of the gasoline gravity test law tor the present, to relieve the short age or tnoior vehicle, fuel, continue to be received by Governor Olcott. Telegrams came yesterday from V. R. S'ott, president of the chamber of commerce at Albany; from the Cas cade fnvesiment company of Port land, ownr and renter of a larg number of motor trucks; Dr. C. J. Finith of Portland, on whose Kastern Oregon farms half a dozen tractor are in operation, and from "the Cen tral Transfer company of Hand on. which uses trucks on milk routes. Prisoner Laid Bare All Crimes Committed Is Prosecutor's Opinion or more of thej denounced by president, or at ,j finest scheme of eal suicide yet Reed said. ; Every member of the senate except six, Mr, Reed stated, voted for one Lodge reservations the , president. The Democratic senators. who voted for reservations, will face San Francisco, be . repudiation added. Senator Johnson said he had con sistently opposed the "league of na tions in its original form and with reservations appended." and added: p "The league 'presented to us was either a good or a bad thing. If it , was as good as jthe president and bis associates insisted, it required neither amendments ndr reservations. If It was as bad as! we insisted, neither amendment ndr reservation . could make it good. I The president has consistently maintained hisl position, and I can V respect an adversary of that sort. . Those for whom I have no respect in ' this contest are the men who were With the president when they thought his position wais popular during the . discussion last I year, and who then demanded Immediate passage of the league without reservations or amendments, and who now. with the - varying popular wina. embrace the so-called Lodge reservations wnicn they denounced for so long a time BLAME PLACED IN TRAIN WRECK Coroner's Inquest Will Be Held at Portland This Evening . BRYAN' ISSt'KK STATEMENT. ? JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; May 10. President Wilson has been denied in formation 'essential to sound judg ment and ar leadership." W. J. Bryan said toddy in a statement com menting on Mrj, Wilson's call to the Democratic parity to carry the fight for ratification -or the peace treaty Into the presidential campaign. The party had fought for ratifica tion without reservations as long as there was hope of such action, he said, and the issue now was "whether the Democratic party believes .in the fundamental principle of democracy namely, the right of the majority ' to rule." He urged Immediate ratl- i flcation with such amendments as i migbt be necessary to accomplish that purpose to-take the league of na - lions Issue "out of the campaign and peak- peace to war distracted Eu rope." , . I5roken down in health by the weight of cares and anxieties, such as have fallen to no other occupant of that high office, the chief execu tive has been denied the information essential to sound judgment and Safe -leadership," Mr. Bryan said.' ----- PORTLAND. Or.. May 10. Austin Pharis. conductor of the inbound I Southern , Pacific- electric , train wrecked In a collision "near here" yes terday with a loss of eight lives, to day placed the blame for the accident upon .his fiead engineer. Silas K. vu lett. In two statements made at ft local hospital where he lies serious ly injured, one to newspapermen and another to the superintendent of thd Southern Pacific. Pharis said that Willett knew Be bad orders to make the" stop at the siding near Bertha Station, where a meet with the out bound train was scheduled. According to Pharis statement. Motorann Willetr was 111 when he got aboard the train at Reedville. When I handed the order to him. ne complained be was not feeling well. but believed he could manage tne trip witnont difficulty." Pharis said. Contrary to first reports. Pharis Insisted that his train did make a stop at Bertha station. Three per sons corroborated this. ben nia train failed to slow down at the sid ins;.!. Pharis said today, he gave the stop; signal to his engineer and he rays. Willett answered the signal with two blasts of the whistle. Phar- i was on his Way to ask Willett why he did not Hop v. hen the col llsion recurred, he said. The coroner's inquest will not ba held until tomorrow night, it was announced today. Members of the Oregon r-nblic service commission -also will Helen to the testimony of witnesses. Funenl arrangements for three of the victims were completed today. Of those injured seriously, Clarence R. Smith wan reported to be In a pre carious condition. I1S ANCELES. May 10. A total of nine n.uruers of bis "wives" had Iteen confessed tonight by the m;n who. today, rtndr the name of James P. Watson, was sentenced, to serve a life term in San Qiientin peniten tiary for the slaying of Nina De- loney. In making that statement, Thomas Leo Wool wine, district attorney, ex pressed the opinion the prisoner had laid bare all of the murders he was alleged to have committed. No additional Information was ob tainable on bigamous marriages charged to the confessed murderer, but officials declared the -number was In excess of 20. Three of the alleged wife murders became known today. They were the slaying of Mrs. W. A. Watt. Winnipeg. Canada; Marie Austin and Eleanor Eraser, both of Calgary. Al berta. Canada. The first two were drowned in Lake Couer D'Alene. Ida ho, and the latter in the Spokane river, Washington, it was said. Iilrirt Xo. 24 Seek to Colled SMiMKS Alleged lo he le Vmlrr 1egloUtire Acts s Whether the Marlon county court had a riRbt to levy a special tax In excels -f the 6 per cent constitution al limitation to meet taxation re quirements of legislative acts will be tested out in the supreme court through a mandamns proceeding In stituted by Salem school district No. 24 yesterday again! W. M. Smith. Marion county school superintend ent, to compel him to pay over to the district $8. The Marion county court made a special separate levy of approximate. I) SIK.OtiO In excess of the 6 per cent limitation. . covering the com mon school fund. the. high school tuition fund and $10,000 for th county's; share In construction of th? Silverton armory. After the levr was on the rolls and collection began a representative of the Marion Coun ty Taxpayers' league brought a suc cessful Injunction suit to stop col lection or the tax under the specUl levy. The county did not appeal and the cae begun yesterday will serve in place of an appeal though refund of the additional tax is under way. SOCIALISTS IN NATIONAL CONVENTION Radical Illinois Delegation Shouts for German, Rus sian, Italian and French Socialism HILLQUIT PLATFORM PRECIPITATES FIGHT Convention's Choice For Head of Ticket Both Serving Sentences CLARK SCORES ABSENT ONES Salesman's Club Members Taken to Task' for Not At-, tending Meeting STANDARD OIL SAYS GASOLINE GOES UP 1'ltKHHTlON Is Til T RET 1 1. ii:h i: wiu. in: .n ikvt PriMlurt tinm la (iarwc" at SO ajl ! S3 lrr ( NEW YORK. May Motorists today levme the latent victims of advancing prices. The KMaoard Oil company of New York annouaeed that the price of gasoline to garages would be rslt-U to iu cents a gallon, an increase of I cent while Independents were reported to be quoting "gas as hUh aa 22 rents. Tji. it wa raid, would taaa that the retail price woold.be at leat 31 tents. . Today advance bring advance since January 1 to 22 per real. LIMIT PROFITS OF LANDLORDS RELATIVE OF CHIEF The Salem Salesman's club held its regular monthly meeting at the Commercial club lajt night and though there were bat few members present, it was a spirited meeting. F. N. Clark of the Salem Kinc's In addition the man asserted his : Products company of Portland and true narae was Dan H olden and that Salem was the principal speaker. Mr. he had been born and reared. Miliar, acorea me aosent members Arkansas and was of a "respectable" jwhen he said that he would rather family. Names of Babies Begin to Arrive at Headquarters Xamea of babies to be examined at he May eugenics clinic of the Mar lon County Children's bureau are be Kinning to arrive at headquarters, showing that interest in this most , worth-while undertaking of Salem ' Women has been lona-felt. and very hecessa. for the betterment "of child lifaln the county, as much EPod has sfrMftv come from the work d jtie. All mothers with child ren between the ages of (5 months and 6 years wishing to have them examined should 'phone or write to Mrs. F. Von Eschen. I77i Court reet. Salem, for registration cards The next clinic will be held In the hlem OommerHal club. Thursday af ternoon. May 27. - . Royalty Is Paid State by Sand and Gravel Companies The state land board has received a total of $644.51 in royalties from three Portland sand and gravel com- nsnies hoidins contracts with the state for taking sand and gravel from the Willamette river. The roy alty is 10 cents a cubic yard. The amounts received are $314.fi3 from the Diamond C Navigation . . . A- 2.1 t ..11 Company, wnicn na pam un. $84.38 from the .iekum : Keny ftand & Grael company, and $245.0 from the Columbia 'Contract com pany. , A total of $2200.22 is yet to be re ceived from the two latter corn names on present contr: cts. From the Nickum & Kelly company $6S8.87 will be due July I ot mis year, and $133.80 in May. 1921. From the Columbia Contract com- pany. $ss.- w,l uv u "'J this year, and 4..2 o . 1921. The money goes into me irream- ible school fund of the state. Seaolane Does Business in Salem Alt Day Sunday The seaplane Sea -Cull, owned by the Oreeon. Washington. Idaho Air plane company of Portland was in I Salem Sunday, arriving in the morn ing about 10 ociock ana peouiuB the day taking Salem folk for rides over the city and vicinity. George F. Emery of the Portland office was here to manage the plane. A num ber of Salem people took this oppor i...it. nf keeinc-Salem from above. Hhortly after 3 ociock In the after, noon the plane- hopped off from tne Court street landing for the return trip to Portland. - The nine murders to which the dis trict attorney state Watson, or Hold- en. had confessed, were: Nina Lec Deloney of Eureka. Mont., married in San Francisco. De cember 5. 1919: struck on the head with a hammer and smothered in a blanket at Signal Hill, near Long Beach. Los Angeles county. January 2$. 1920. burled on a rocky moun tainside In Imperial valley, where the grave pointed out by the murder er himseir to establish the crime In Los Angeles county so that he migbt receive a life sentence In California. In- accordance with an alleged agree ment with the district attorney and escape extradition to and a possible death sentence in the state of Wash ington. Elizabeth Prior, of Wallace,. Idaho, married March 25. 1919. at Couer D'Alene. Idaho, skull crushed with a sledge hammer and body buried near Plum Station. Wash., where it was found. Alice M. Ludvigson. of Seattle, married at Port Townsend." Wash October 6. 1917, drowned under heavy logs in the St. Joe river, Ida- bo. Dertba A. Goodnich. of Spokane. Wash., mart led at North Yakima. Wash.. June 11, 1919. drowned In Lake Washington. Seattle. Agnes Wilson of Calgary. Alberta. Canaua. married at Vancouver Sep tember 20. 1918; drowned in Lake Washington. ' Beatrice Andrewartha. of Calgary, married, at Tacoma February 10. 1919; drowned in Lake Washington. Eleanor Frailer oT Calgary, mar ried In Seattle 1419: thrown into Spokane river, near Spokane City, believed by the murderer to have been cart ied over the falls and crushed or the rocks below. Marie Austin of Calgary, beaten with a rock ajid drowned in Couer D'Alene. Idaho. Mrs. M. A. Watt. Rox 793. Wlnni pegi Canada, drowned in Iike Comr D'Alene. Idaho. talk to one live man than a thousand dead ones after which he gave a talk on salesmanship and what the sales man can do for the people of Salem and Salem In general. He said that me people ot atem tninK that any- tnmg in saiem is no good, and that they would rather go outside to in vest their money than to Invest It In Salem industries where It will not only do them the most good but will benefit Salem as a whole Mr. Clark touched on the logan millions of dollars Invested In stocks in 'enterprises outside Of Oreron by Salem people, which, if they had In vested in home industries would have earned them' more than the 1 per cent which they are now getting but would have built up the city as well. Mr. -Clark touched on the lagon berry situation from the packers point of view. He said that the Buy ers could not afford to pay the prices that the growers are asking and that his company will not pur chase any loganberries unless the prices asked are reduced. He also stated that the Salem Kings Products company has orders for five carloads of dehydrated loganberries of this year's pack, but that they will not be able to furnish tbem. as to do so at the present price asked by the grow ers would lose money to tbem on the transaction. He declared that If they did pack the berries at the present prices that the people would refuse to buy tbem. and if the packers do not buy the berries which. they will not. at the high price asked, they will stop advertising the articl which would mean suicide to the lo gan berry industry. Mr. Clark cited the Bull Durham Tobacco company as an example. He said that although the government had bought the out put of Dull Durham, the company did not stop advertising. The loganberry industry Is only in its infancy, the speaker said, and if this year's pack is not put on the market at a price which will be within the reach of housewives, the Industry will he set hack for several years NEW YOKK. May 10. Shouting for the tadU-alirm of Gertnan. French Italian and ltuian WM-Ulinm. lb Illinois delegation lo the run en lion of the socialist party of America, to day attarked "conservative leader and tb.ir platform demands for po ilar administration of private pn perty "for the benefit of all." Following introduction of a "dec laration of principles." and party platform drafted nnoer leadership of Morris I ! i i u It. the "fighting minor ity from Chicago" led their state's representatives Into what may de- elop into a party warfare of threat ening nct. it was staled tonight. J. Louis Ecgdahl. Samuel II. Upl and an I William F. Krnse. all cf Chicago, the last two under sentence for violation of the war-tlm? espion age ac. captained the radical ele ment's troops today. When the "Hill quit platform" was submitted with he motion that It be adopted. Hoi- and gained the floor amid a tutnut. I don't like this platform." be cried. "It contains nothing bat nU phrases. We have had bo opportaa ity to eciisider it. Yet IliUqult has the audacity to move its adoption What are they trying to do? . Throw it down our throats?" Hillquit. stated he was following ordinary parliamentary proceed aw In inovng the adoption of his com mittee's program, opening the way for deb-tte. He said the program ol the independent socialist parties In uermany. r ranee. Italy and Kassia had been studied, with resultant eliminations nntil the tentative plat form submitted bad been brojight down to its present site and shaoe to meet the needs of America in 1120." Engdahl In reply declared the plat form bo-e "no resemblance to the program of our comrades la German r and Kuia." The convention finally voted to go Into committee of the whole to con sider the platform tomorrow. The convention set Thursday, after noon for the nomination of candi dates lor president and vice-presi dent Encene V. iJeba. now servlns ten years for violation of the espion age laws, already has been pro claimed ar t'.iepaiiys probable, can didate Tor president. A movement to Induce John L. Maurer. president of the Pennsyl vania itate federation of labor, to ac cept the nomination of vice president was started today. Scott Nearing. formerly professor of economics at i ho I'nivervity of Pennsylvania and Taledo. and Seymour Stedmaa of Chicago, general counsel of thee par ty, are leading candidate for the vice presidential nomination. Mm. Kate Kkbards O'llare. now serving two years in the stale prison at Jef ferson City. Mo., is alfo mentlonel. The convention voted to send a telegram of greeting to tbe striking miners cf Kansas. The "Hillquit platform" includes the following "declarations of prin ciples" over which tbe principal fight is being waged. "The socialist party of tbe I'nited State demands that the country and its wea't'.i be redeemed from the con- CUTED Wholesale SliutMer of Ad- mlnlitritlon Officials &nd Gen crili Reported in Mex ico Capital City, Indadis; Carrtnza's Son-in-Liw Portland Investigating Com' mittee on Rent Profit, eering ItlKTI-ANI. May It. A limit f 13 V, pr cent on the profit of Port land landlords is the recotnnteada lion or la committee investigating aneged rent proriteerlag here. The committee allows S4 per rent lo rceet taxes. Insurance, depreciation. repairs, management aad vacancy charges, and 7 per cent for profit oa investment. Uonel C. Markay. as sistant city attorney, who has bee Investigatlag alleged real profiteer ing la Portland, said today that he had found Instance where the re turn la from 40 lo St per ceat. and evea hlgh-r. "Merciless pa bl icily" u the pun ishment to be meted out lo offend ing landlords, according to Mr. Mac kay. Tbe committee baa no legal exlsUBce, although It -was appointed by the mayor. Some Property Owners Cleaning Up Premlus One day of "Oan-ap Week" has Passed aad though some properly owners have made aa effort to beau tify Salem, others have dose vwry nttie towards cleaniag ap a round their places, and the streets aad va cant lots are fall of rabblsa aad papers waves should be gathered ap and placed la the alleys where the city learns can get them. Everyone la expected to make this a el vie daty as there will be thousands-of visitors la Salem this summer who will Judge Salem by the appearance of the streets. One residence with rubbish aroaad It or la front of It spoils the appear ance of the whole block, aad a va rant lot fall of trash Is aa eyesore to every one and shoald be cleaaed ap at once. The city teams will call oa the middle soae today which will be from Mill street to I a ion street and to tbe east and west city limits. Toroorro tney win work In tbe aorta toae which la from I'nloa street lo the north. eat and west city limit. Johnson Campaign Speaker to Be Here Wednesday Night Charlen A. A. Mr-Gee of California, who campaigned la, Michigan , aad New Jerwy for Hiram W. Johnson for preside!.!, will spak at the Ha em armory tomorrow night la b half of bis raadldaie. He is sat to be a strong campaign speaker aad has been en a general tor of the eal. He will dlsctma the league of Nations. Mr. McCe will speak at Kllvertoa next Saturday night, li already has appeared at Klamath Falls. U. S. EMBASSY REPORTS CARRANZA'S FLIGHT American Naral Vessels and Marines Sent to Mexican Ports; Refage Offered bjr American GoTemmest WATSOVK LIFE STORY. In telling bis history to the dis trict attornty. the "modern bltu .beard" as he has been termed. saiJ be was the son of John Gillam. a farmer, supposed to be living now near Paris. Kansas. He said be be lieved he had been christened Jo seph but the firt name he could remember . being called was Don Holden.' . He explained his father and mother separated and he took the name of the man bis mother later married. Successful in a small way with a mercantile agency In Chicago, he later assumed the name of his fath er, John Gillam. Using this name. he married for the first time, he said, about 17 years ago. His wife was Marie Hollingsworth or Coffey yille. Kan. They had. been boy and girl sweetheart", he said, but their marriage was unhappy. They were divorced. In Moose Jaw. Can., where he ar rived about 1912. be said, he adopt ed the name of James P. Watson. He went to Calrary and worked for g milling company. Then he went Into business for himself in Van couver. At the beginning of the war he moved to Calgary, where he lost Jiis savings through a slump in the markets. . - Ills fourth marriage, he said, oc- Some hie thlnva will tw, hrntirtit before the club at the next meeting ,ro1 of I-1"1'" reta and turned which cannot be made public at pre- ovr lo ,Le fMpl mnUtered ent, though It Is hinted thau there will be a half holiday granted to all the clerks and salespeople each week during the hot summer months. A committee was appointed to ar range for a boxing bout which the club will stajce at the next meeting and from all Indications this bout will be jx. hummer. It is hoped to stimulate more interest among the younger members of tbe club by giv ing entertainment of this nature. Committees Made Bigger by Typographical Union The executive committee of Typo graphical union No. 210 was In creased frcm three to five members at a mating of, the union Sunday through adoption of a revised consti tution and by-laws. C. G. Grav resigned as a member of the union's representation In the Central Trades and Labor council and S. R. Vail was elected in bis Place. (Continuedon page 2.) IMH.STRV VAniH AHEAD. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. May . There is nothing slow about th Klamath county lumber industry this year. Mill owners are prepar ing for an estimated cut of 20. 000.000 feet aad 20 sawmill will to la operation. for equal benefit of all. "The McfaliM party dlre the workers of America to take the eco nomic and political power from the capitalist class. "The socialist party when in po litical eonirol proposes to reorganiie the government so as to change It from a tool of repression Into an in strument of social and Industrial ser vice. "Tbe socialist transformation can not be successfully accomplished by political victories alone. "The socialist party does not inter fere In tbe internal affairs of labor and unions but supports tbem la all their struggles. In order, however, that such struggles might attain tbe maximum of efficiency and success, the socialists favor the closest organ ic cooperation of all unions as one organlxd working class body. "The socialist party promises to I make family life fuller, nobler and happier by removing the sordid fac tor of cronomlc dependence of wo man on man. "The socialist pany adheres strict ly to the principle of complete se, a rat Ion of stale and church. "The socialist party seeks lo at tain Ms vr.d by orderly and constitu tional methods. Violence Is not the weapon rf-soclallsm by of the short sighted method of the ruling classes. The socialists depend upon ednea- Lope Sing Reports Good Growth of Hop Vines Lope Stag reports th hop viae In the Independence dUt'rirt ma kioc a thrifty crowtb. II has set out 70 acres of new hops oa the targ land holding ovnnl hy tbe Sd Reck estate. He says when th- man new yards will have come Into full bearing lndp-ndnre will asalQ be come the active center of a great hop Industry. XEW RANGER JTATrO. I I llll I ROSEnCRG. Or.. May 10 Tfc lorest service will have a new ran rr upp:v station this tear et Glide. 20 miles eat of tals rltr. Fore Supervisor W F. KamTll has Just been advised that land for Ibe site tad been oMam-d aad telephone exchange, with warehouse, blacksmith fbo-x and bnnk bou-. will l ere-ted at once so that the -station will t-e read) to supply the rangers t) the time the season openv TIMI1EK TO IIRITAIV. (Continued on pate Z.)t PORTLAND. Or.. May . Trains in the Failed Klagdom are to travel ever wood from Oreron forests, for 49 per cent of this year's vast ship ment to be auade by. the Do flat Fir Eiploltatloa a Eiport company la to be loaded la the Colombia river. The concern has Just dosed a deal for 21.tt0.ttt feet to be shipped fnfta north pacific porta, KL PASO, Tex May 10 Ujr The Avvx-ialed prr-sa All of Mex ico except the state of Turatin, Campechi and Chiapas and (he northern part, of the territory of Ixjwrr California, is in the hand of the trvol attentats, aeror-Jinf to a hull ct in fc'tvm out tonight ly the local consulate of the liberal eon- Uituteonal party. The bulletin confirmed the re port of the capture of President Carranxa near Apiraeo, Hidalgo, and fare detail.' "It U also ermfirmM the bul letin aid, "that CJeneyaU M aires, rrriuizA and lUrraffan, the latter the fa moot chief of staff of Car ranxa. were executed.". It is confirmed, too, that Gen eral Candido Airuilar, son-ia-law of Carranx and Manuel M. Die- fruez. Jot their lire in a fight ia the state of Vera Crux in which Genera! Alberto Salinas, nepheir of Carranxa, commander of tho aviation school, was wounded and captured. WASHINGTON. May It Mexlcoa Latest retolatMMB. after getting aadsr way with a remarkable abeesro of flghtlaa. .apparently has tot be without the asaal tropical season, ot blood IHiiag. From feaiad Ibe veil wfcWa oh srurea eveals of the last few days. are be&laalag to IrVlU stories ot whole. political execatloaa. rota ter eaeatioas and other aecotapaae meats waka have aaarfced straggles for supremacy la the Latlav-JLaaerlcaa countries. I "a max a. varlostly reported cap tared, la flight or la a Id lag; Caadldo Agallar. his so a-la -law aad aalalster of foreign affairs, eteeated. wlta Oaeral Kraactsro Margaia. contBsaa der of the aarrteoa la Mexico City, after a wholesale slaughter of po litical prisoners, inrlsdisg gen era U; forces of the revolatloa ta coat trol of ta raptlal aad sooet of the raviropaliiaa cities while America a ar hip and aaarlaea eoallaaed 19 move into strategic positions, were the foremost featarea of today' news. Communication between the Catt ed Statea aad Mexico City roaUaaed l latermleatly aad uncertainly. He- ports eonttaaed of the catUag of telegraph liaes wbkh carry ratio dupatrb from Vera Crux to Mexico City, aal the are supported by bor der reports that the liae of Carraxt- a"s ck-j held by the revolatkra ui. J'ruii all reports. Tamplco, Vera tri. Monterey aad Paetla, aa well a Mettco City are held by reb el., search of Vera Craf city failed to find Crraata. Owe report Lad hire aodr arrest la Ecperantxa. The '.At meuti received from the American embassy la Mexico City Id outet prevailed Saturday tsoro ing after departure of Carrania with "no ur.nsual disorder." "The only untoward Incident re ported." the statement roallaued, "was the captare of one of Pre 14 eat Carrsn train May ? at Guada lupe Hlidago. about 2IS miles aorta of Meiico City, an Incident ia which there were several casaallles." No mention of tbe fat of Car rania to made by lb embassy. Oceral Obregon. Carraata'a fee mer richt-haad military maa aad sow his opponent, has ordered that the president. If raplared. be treetet with consideration aad takea Mexico City. Reports pablished in Mexico City newspapers flatly aaaoaed Carraa ta's eaftttre. together with Ambassa dor lioallla. Carraata'a representa tive la Washiagtoa aatil recently aat later a presidential CaaiUale. MeanwMI the Amerlcaa govern ment, while co&Uaalag a policy of watcafal waitlag, took meesare t? (Coat4Astd oa 1