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Prediction Rain
Maximum yesterday 44
Minimum today 23.G
Weather Year Ago
Maximum 45.5
Minimum 38
Dally ElKlitecnth Year.
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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 192 i
NO. 254
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L TRIBUNE
SHENANDOAH
WINS RACE
WITH DEATH
Largest Airship in World Torn
From Moorings By Terrific
r Storm, Weathers Gale After
10 Hour Fight- Gas Bag Is
Badly Damaged, But No One
Is Hurt;
' One Man Is Lost
TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 17. Ac- 1
cording to Information received
at state police headquarters here
this afternoon, one of the mem
bers of, the crew of the Shenan
doah is missing. He is believed
to have fallen to death a few
minutes after the dirigible broke
loose.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. Naval of
ficers, who have had doubts about us
ing the great dirigible Shenandoah for
the projected polar flight, appeared to
be completely converted today by the
performance of the big ship in Tiding
out last night's gale after being torn
from her mooring mast at Lakehurst.
.Secretary Denby telegraphed his
congratulations to the crew of the
Shenandoah who brought her back In
safety; after - her wind-driven flight.
Mrs. Denby was so greatly impressed
by the story of the night that she also
sent her congratulations to the airship
personnel. :
The secretary also issued a formal
statement outlining what was known
so far at the navy department of the
Incident. He concluded with a para
graph disclosing the determination of
the navy department to get the Shen
. aiid-iah ready promptly for. the polar
expedition this .summer
"From all our ln.'ormatlon," Mr.
Denby said. "It may bo asserted with
positive certainty that there is hardly
a possibility that this ship will en
counter in her Arctic expedition any
test so severe as that she has already
met successfully."
LAKEHURST, N. J, Jan. 17. (By
the Associated Press.) The Shenan
doah, largest airship In the world,
poked her nose Into her hangar it the
naval air station at 4:24 o'clocl- tnls
morning after completing the most
' remarkable flight a ship of her tyie
ever made. The flight was a flight
against the mist stubborn element o(
nature, a wind that b'ew at 72 mllos
an hour at times. This 'gale twist).!
the giant craft from her mooring mast General' Van Winkle has appointed bo assembled at Cristobal by Satur
at 6:52 last night and swont her oil a George Neunor of Roseburg to go to day. It will sail next Wednesday for
mad chase up the Atlantic coast to
Staten Island, Now York City, whore
Captain Anton Heinen, In commun I
when sho broke away, turned her nose
Into the teeth of the storm and man-
euvered her back to her home port.
Not a man In her crew of 22 was In
jured! not a man was downhearted.
' Each of them declared it was the flu-.
est trip he ever made and each was
iTi'" hI8 fLeZ7':of
envy of their mates who had watched
them drift away Into the darkness.
Ship Badly Battered
The ship's nose was battered and
Bhe was somewhat scratched up. A
haRtv Inspection showed that her front
rnstells. or gas bags, had collapBed .
when she was torn away by the wind
the covering of her upper fin had been
stripped off and wrapped slround the
IT" t,r.b"'r ding.vi
A,mZ.i, 7T.r whllo there was slicht!,le ,n e cnnyon BOU,ln m ,h
difficult to steer while tnere was silent, ... Th turned over on tho
damage to her outer covering, the ma- pnvcmcnt when lho brakes were ap- yellterdliy ln the sonat6 on the formor
teral being rent nearly up to her nose. ned in meeting another machine on y by senator caraway of Ar
Captaln Heinen, who had seen the a turn. Tho slippery condition of tho kanBas- , connectlon with the leasing
Shenandoah built, and who had tried
. mo than 100 other aircraft on
- f Continued on Frge Eight)
STORM KING RAGES
MIDDLE WEST, 5
x-FW vork Jan. 17. One of tho
most severe January wind and rain
Btorms that has struck New York City
and vicinity In years had subsided to
day after causing indirectly five
deaths, considerable property loss and
damage to small shipping in the har
bor and along the New Jersey coast.
Two unidentified vessels were re
ported In distress. - Four men and a
woman were missing after the sinking
of a barge off Long Branch, N. J.
The wind reached a velocity of iO
miles an hour. .
CHICAGO. Jan. 17. Chicago had
Its second teste of the winter of sub-
Portland Banker to
Divulge Plan Only
To Apple Growers
V
YAKIMA. Wash.,( Jan. 17. No
"Hunt" plan of marketing was
presented before the Pacific
Fruit congress. In session here
today, and none will be present-
ed until a proper meeting is held,
Isaac D. Hunt, vice president aT
the Ladd and Tilton bank of
Portland, declared this morning
before some 600 delegates to the
congress.
Mr. Hunt stated, "This is a
meeting largely of sellers. I
hope that a meeting of real grow-
era at, which marketing plans
may be discussed will be held
soon and that at the meeting
only growers will be admitted."
ATTORNEY GENT
SICK OF DOING
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 17. Attorney
General Van winkle dcclurcd todny
that he Is eoinir to nut It up to the
next legislature either to repeal the
act wneieoy me buvuihui id ut.u
to send special prosecutors into tho)
COUNTY'S WORK
countics, or he is going to ask that an Ujo n Io J)ut worJ)
assistant attorney general be provided , . th B,uu, nntl.alrcraft
to give his time to criminal work on-,guns,
"rely. ' , I "At about 10:30 o'clock this (Wed-
Tho attorney general was moved to noBd n) mornlng, ulu0 aircraft, ln
make this assertion by the frequent cIudl lv0 bombln(t and five navy
calls that are being received from , do ,ane8 nttackCd the Black
tho counties for assistance from tho p,ano cnrrl(Jr at thfl bnso off Porto
attorney general s office. i Boll0i TKroe black pianos were in tho
"This business of sending out a man n)r and three n10re were on th6 car.
at every call heard from the countloB rler.a deck A ,lvoly combat fou0wed
isn't part or my jod as menuea uui
tho law," said-Van Winkle. If a
county attorney needs assistance no
should go to his county court and get
authority to employ holp."
Asked If ho did not believe tho for
mer system whereby a district attor
ney's Jurisdiction embraced a num
ber of counties Instend of one county
was better than the present system,
Van Winkle said ho believed It was.
"tinder tho former system," ho
said, "a prosecutor gave his attention
to that work. Under the present sys-
tern his regular legal practice takes
most of his attention and the office
of district attorney is In many cases
only a side issue."
TO
HANDLE BURNS CASE
SALEM. Ore.. Jan. 17. Attorney I
Burns, Ore., to assist in the prosecu-
tion of joe cavender, who Is to be
tricd for shooting R. U Haines, a state
prohibition agent last summer. Halnfes
was not killed, but was dangerously
wounded.
The request for assistance from the
state came from George Slzemore, dis-
trict attorney for Harney county.
Klamath Woman Is
Hurt, in Accident
Near Canyonville
ROSEBURO. Oro., Jan. 17. Mrs.
rhnrlen W. Eberlln of Klamath Falls,
was brought to Roseburg yesterday
evening, suffer Ing from 'Injuries sus-
talncd yesterday afternoon when the
car In which she and her husband
- e' traveling to Portland turned tur-,
pavement was responsioie ior
cident. Mrs. Eberlein sustained three
broken ribs and minor Druises. one
I was broughttoajoseDurg nomi.
IN THE EAST AND
KILLED, LOSS LARGE
'zero weather today with thcrmome-
ters registering five below and close
to ten below in neighboring suouros
nnd towns.
Frigid temperatures are general
throughout the Great Lkes and
north central section of the country.
The mercury ranged from close to
twenty below zero In the region of
Duluth. Minn., to zero and slightly
above throughout Nebraska, Iowa and
Indiana.
OMAHA. Neb., Jan-17. Tempera
tures In Nebraska today ranged from
Id below zero nt Valentine to ono bc;
low ln Omaha, . ...
PACIFIC FLEET
MIMIC BATTLE
A THRILLING ONE
Aircraft Attack On Gatun
Locks Driven Off By Big
Guns Fort Randolph, Out
ranged, Is Badly Battered
Umpires Give Decisions.
CRISTOBAL, Canal Zono, Jan. 10-
(By tho Associated Press) The Pa
cific or Bluo fleet of the United States
navy Is making good progress In its
passage through the Panama canal
despite tho efforts of the enemy, or
Atlantic squadron to prevent It from
Joining the hypothetic American fleet
which, according to the regulations of
the naval war game now under way,
Is based far up the eastern seaboard.
Several units of the Bluo squadron are
already hero. The enemy bombarded
tho canal yesterday, both from the
air and with Its long range a'ins. The
official umpires announce that an air
attack on the Gatun locks was frus
trated, but that they have not yet de
termined how much damage was done
by tho naval guns that shelled Fort
Randolph from a position beyond the
rango of this defensive works.
A bulletin Issued by the umpires
last evening from their headquarters
aboard tho BeaUle mM
....kh.l.j r rrniir, t-
ftt clofje mnge T,)0 ch,ef umplre will
. damaa ,, .
assess tho damage later.
"Black destroyers wore reported
.moving eastward from Porto Bello
laying a smoke Bcroen and were fired
upon by r coast '. defense batteries at
about 1:15 o'clock, ranges to 10,000
yards.
"At four p. m., tho Black floet's
main body opened a long range bom
bardment on Fort Randolph from a
q( th)s (ort ,jut u s lmp0Bf,,ble at thB
,)our t0 estlmat0 tho results of the
acUon
..lllttck nlrcrat conducted a raid
south trom the ba80 at Porto Bello,
and on returning were engaged by the
Blue anti-aircraft batteries.
"The1 plnnes were flying low and
it is believed one was brought down.
"Tho bluo floot is making good
progress in traversing the canal and
Its various elements aro now arriving
at Cristobal."
Only skeleton forces have boen left
in the army barracks on the. Pacific
side. Tho others are opposing land
ing. It Is said the entire Pacific fleet will
further maneuvers in the Caribbean
8Ca- '
EX-SECRETARY FALL
TOO ILL TO REPLY
TO SEN. CARAWAY
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 17. Albert
B. Fall, accompanied by Mrs. Fall, ar-
rcd ; wher0 ho
secrouVy of the interior was
- ;
hote' to Inquire If Mr. Fall wished to
.u. ... ,.
of tne Teapot Dome oil reserve. Mrs.
Pa lnformed thcm thnt hcr husband
wag ftttlgued by tne journcy fr0m
Florida, and was too 111 to see them.
She said.
however, sne did not tninK
he would care to make a reply
Senator Caraway's remarks.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. The sen
ate Teapot Dome Investigation which
inspired a sensational speech on the
senate floor yesterday by Senator
Caraway, domoorat, Arkansas, prob
ably will remain at a standstill for
several days.
Meantime members of the public
lands committee. In charge of the In
qulry, will canvass the situation to
, determine whether It wouia De aavis-
table again to summon Albert B. fall
former secretary of the Interior, ac-
cused by Senator Cartway of having
"sijld" the navy's oil reserve for a
corrupt consideration," ana or nav
Ing tuld a "wilful and deliberate false
hood." to the committee when it
sought to determine the source of cer
tain funds he obtained to purchase
ranch property In New Mexico.
Chairman Lenroot left Washington
last night and until he returns next
week there will be no meeting of the
committee. When a meeting is called
box. SQtmfrs iodine at
GIRLS IN DEVII.MENT
i Nv j
Passaic, N. J. Mrs. Victoria Mar
chalek, upper and Miss Grace Van
Zlle, lowers two of tho victims of
Schuyler Finch, the fourteen year
old boy who was arrested after he
had waylaid several women with a
squirt irun filled with iodine. Tho
youth's jnly explanation for tho
shooting of -the iodine was out of
pure devilment .
NEW YORK, Jan. .. 17. (By tho
Associated Press) Tho return world
heavyweight , tltlrt match between
Jack Dcmpsey and Tommy Gibbons
will be held In Ni w!;'York tho first
week In June, Promoter Tex Rickard
announced today In denying reports
that bo planned to stage the contest
during the democratic national convention,-
which opens here Juno 24.
Rickhrd revealed his fight plans In
ompha'slzlng his Intention. ; not to
commercialize, the Jprejiende of tho
convention which -will, use the pro
moter's fistic 'arena, Madison Square
Garden, for its sessions. 1
Contracts have not yet been signed
tor ' the ' Dempsey-Glbbons fight, but
mnnngers of both have accepted
Ricka'rd's terms. The Polo Grounds
probably will be the battleground.
Rickard added that after tho Domp-
sey-Glbbons bout tho next pugilistic
venture, probably-, would,.' not occur
until the middlo of -July when ho
hopes to stage a match botwoen Luis
Angel Flrpo, Argentine heavyweight,
and Harry Wills, negro battler, the
winner to meet Dempsoy In a title
contest In September.
Oregon News
in Brief
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 17.
Crowds stood about four sewer drain
basins in the downtown district here
today watching men of tho street
cleaning burenu dig for diamonds,
Miss E. Thelander, a school principal,
reported sho had lost two rings set
with several costly diamonds and city
officials volunteered to aid. , The
search proved unsuccessful.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. 17. Sena,
tor Hiram Johnson will probably do
liver several speeches In Oregon in
his campaign for the republican pres
idential nomlnntlon, T. B. Neuhausen,
Johnson's' Oregon manager, said to
day. The senator plnns to come to
the Pacific Northwest after speaking
In North and South Dakota, said
Neuhausen.
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 17. Tho
United Statos government, through the
emergency fleet corporation, today
filed suit In federal court here against
the Astoria Marine Works, for recov
ery of $50,637, with Interest, alleged
to have been overpaid for installation
of machinery ln Beventeen hullB. It
M alleged that the company claimed
that amount in addition to the contract
price of !l,68G,092, and that these ex
tras were unlawfull paid. .
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 17. Rus
sell P. Shortrldge, an electrician, was
found dead this morning In his room
at a hotel here, having hanged him -
self to his bed by -a strap, police re-i8hpPng in that vicinity, has been a
ported Shortrldge had threatened to,commonpiace for sevoral years. This
end his life because of refusal of Mlss'activity has been acrompanicd by
Edna Kruger, of Albany to marry changes in the level of the bottom of
him. Shortrldge came here from
Albany last November.
Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana,
will make a report on his recent trip
to Florida to examine Edward B. Mc
Lean, the Washington newspaper
publisher, from whom Mr. Fall said he
borrowed f 100.000. Senator Walsh
said today he would hot ask the com
mittee to recall Mr. Fall.
PIERCE WANTS
PROSECUTIONOF
F
Governor Can't Believe Atty,
Genl.' Daugherty Will Dis
miss Indictments Against
Deschutes County Citizens
ExService Men Act.
SALEM. Oro., Jan. 17. Upon re
colving reports that persons of. Influ
enoB at Washington aro exerting now.
orful efforts to prucure dismissal of
the bonus1 fraud Indictment against
H. J. Overturf. Charles Carroll, Chas,
Haines and James Hyau In Deschutes
county, the ex-servicemen s state aiu
commission sent a resolution to I'tui
ed States Attorney John S.-Coko In
Portland asking tho status of tho case.
The four men woro Indicted by a fed
eral grand Jury February 10, 1023.
The men are charged with making
unlawful use of the mails In connec
tion with loan proceedings Involving
moneys voted by tho people of Ore
gon for veteranB of tho world war.
Nearly a year has elapsed since
tho indictments. Tho resolution de
clares that the prolonged delay In
bringing the case to trial must result
in rendering unavailable tho evidence
under which previous actlpn has boen
taken.
"At the time of the indictment of
II. J. Overturf, under eighteen counts,
alleKlnir use of the. malls to defraud,
and one count alleging conspiracy, ho
was. serving as a member of tho loglH.
laturo," Buys a statement prnparou
by tho commission toduy. "Ho wns not
arrested until alter mat uocly na-
Juurnod. Of tho 10 charges, one-covered
conspiracy to uso tho mulls to
defraud. Tho offonscs charged nro
felonies punishnblo by imprisonment
In tno federal penuenuary. i ..u
UUI1UB imUU l UUU tuinmt-ntvu in mu
-- -
Doschutos county, which wore suumu -
tod as security for loans, were' being
kited to tho skies. A quiet Invostlga -
tlon followed. The bonus commission
asked the attorney general at Sab?m
iut a .,..voB....ul. ...... .. ..
bur Henderson and Robert Magulre
were appointed deputy attorneys gen-
They commenced a thorough
oral.
nrobe. revealing cvidonco strongly In
dlcatlng that tho stato had been de
frauded in many loans.
"Governor Pierce states that he can
hardly believe that tho attorney gen
eral at Washington will allow the In
fluence that appears to be being
brought to cnuse those Indictments,
which Involve 30,0.00,000 voted by
the people of Oregon ln grateful ap
preciation of tho sacrifices of Ore
gon's veterans of the World war, to
be dismissed."
Overturf was a member of the
board of appraisers under tho bonus
and loan act for Deschutes county,
and the other three men were real
estate operators.
Members ' of the commission snld
today that tho resolution Is not to ho
construed s a criticism ot Unltod
States Attorney Coke, who, they de
clare, has been eminently fair and
above board In the caso.
STEAMSHIP LATOUCHE, Via St.
Paul Island, Jnn. 17. (By Associated
PrcBs). Tho Inhabitants of Belkofsky
and vicinity reported that a severo
earthquake occurred at 10:50 Tues
day morning. The southern edgo of
Pavlof volcano blow off.
Bolkofsky Is on tho Alaskan penin
sula. St. 1'aul island is one of tho
Prlbilot Islands.
SEATTLE. Jan. 17. Tho last posi
tion of the steamship Latoucho re
ceived by the Alaska Steamship com
pany of thlB port, her owner, was 37
miles east ot Uclkofsky bay last night.
News of an earthquake at Belkofsky
and of Intensification of the activity
of Pavlof volcano, on tho mainland
about fifty miles cast of Belkofsky
sent by the Latoucho was relayed by a
United States naval radio station on
St. Paul island, in Bering sea, JC0
miles northwest of Pavlof.
Disturbance of Pavlof island, in
cluding explosions, belching of smoke
and tcam and deposition of dust and
ahes over tho Alaska peninsula and
the Pacific ocean that have startled
navigators.
R. R. Slriko to Begin Sunday
LONDON, Jan. 17. A strike of
British locomotive men, who have re
fused to accept the reduction In wages
authorized by the railway wages
board, will begin at midnight on Sun
day, according to an announcement
made this noon, .....
BONUS
RAODS
ALSO EARTHQUAKE
John Knocked Down,
Forgets Everything
Since Last Tuesday
PORTLAND Ore, Jan. 17.
John Qulnn, 17, wns at a hospital
hore today suffering from a
lapse of memory caused by a
blow received while engaged in
boxing nt the Mulnoinah Athletic
club hore yesterday.
Qulnn received a blow on the
chin which knocked him to the
floor, his head striking with a
thump. Ho continued boxing and
not until some time later was it
discovered that he had lost his
memory. He told companions
and club officers that he could
not remember anything that had
liapponed before last Tuesday.
4. 4. 4.4.
U.S.A.
BE TOTAL LOSS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 Tho Unit
ed States cruiser Tarntna, aground on
lJlnnqulllas reef, off Vera Cruz, has
threo compartments flooded, accord
ing to wiroloss reports from tho ship
roceivod today at tho navy depart
ment, Tugs wero standing by. It wns said,
and hopes woro entortalnod that tho
r,,.nf itl1 n ,l,iivvn Into dennet wat-
01.a BH Boon fta lh0 heavy seas subsided,
No (Cars woro folt for tho safety of
th0 0f(CUrs and mon aboard.
ROCKS
MAY
Tho Tacoma wns thrown on tho : ' " """
roof during a storm. Sho was high ' proclamation ot the blockade of this
on tho reof and in only two fathoms port, for yesterday, the day the block
of water whon tho message was ade was to hnva been made effective,
alspatchoU(
Tho cruisor Richmond probably
, ordered to that nort to act as an
, o cnmmtinleatlona station to
Uho Umt()d Ktate) ()u0 ,0 lhe lmon.ul).
. Uon ()( (,a)o fa(,lml((8 lncidont to tho
!um.lft ,n8lllTootlon.
D8patches outlining tho situation
1 0f the cruiser, nowovor, ion somo nigu
f(k.01.H o( th0 avy w believe that
. miirht havo to bo abandoned. It
j sho ,8 un rook boUl)m i twelve foot
of wator and was drlvon thoro by tho
force of a norther, it was ostlmntod
tho cost of gottlng hor oft may not be
justified. ,
STATE LEGION MEET
CHANGE DATES FOR
SALKM, Oro., Jan. 17. That the t Unltod stllteB naB accorded full re'.ng
datos of the Orogon convention of the nit,on tQ tmt cout,tryi it i declared in
j American Legion will havo to be
changed In accordance with tho pro
visions of the national legion constitu
tion was the declaration here of liar-
ry Nelson, stato adjutant of tho legion. ( avallable goldlor of the Mexican na
Tho convention is schodulod for . tonBj arny not noodod (or tlei ser
Portland Soptombor 7, 8 and 9, but ylc() ,n hu pro8ent 8taton be send to
with the announcement Wednesday Tum(lco In an 0ffort to wrest tho oil
that tho nntlonal convention will be fio)d control from the robelB, Juarez
held In St. Paul from Soptombor 15 to .ml..,ary authorities were advised to-
,1.- .1.1. luinuanHnn ! . ... . ,
in inclusive, mu omvw
datos must bo changed, the constitu
tion providing thnt all stato conven
tions Bhalf .bo hold not less than thirty
days prior to tho national convention.
Investigate Congress lobby.
WASHINGTON, Jnn. 17. An In
vestigation to determine whether lob
bies are operating to Influence acts of
congress wns authorized today by tho
senate.
CHICAGO CLUB WOMEN BACK MABEL
INVITE MOVIE STAR TO ADDRESS THEM
CHICAGO. Jan. 17. Members of
tho first district Illinois Federation of
Women's Clubs yesterday refused to
approve a resolution recommending
that Mable Normand films be banned
and tabled tho resolution by a large
majority.' More than a score of prom
inent Chicugo women participated In
the sharp debate 'which followed the
Introduction of tho measure at the
annual mid-wlntor mooting of the or
i.,,i.. Opponents of tho proposed action
declared It was time enough to pass
such a resolution aftor the grand Jury
and other Investigating bodies ' had
hoard tho evldonco and rendered a
verdict. .
As soon as the film star has suffic
iently recovered, she will be invltod
to address the Women's Association
of Commerce and tell hor story, Mrs.
Delaven Cowlcs, prosldont of the asso
ciation declared. She said It was ab
surd for Chicago clubwomen to fol
low the lend of a few foolish women
TAMPICO IS
BOMBARDED!
BY GUNBOATS
Rebel Fleet Opens Fire On
Beach of Mexican Oil Port,
According to Radio Message
from U. S. Tanker Federal
Reinforcements Are Being
Rushed to the City'-...
HOUSTON. Texas, Jan. 17. Gun
boats of the Mexican rebel faction
were bombarding the beach at Tani
plco at 11 a. m. today, according to a
I wireless message picked up by the
Iris thoator station, WEAY, here
Bhortly aftor noon today.
Tho message was broadcast by the
Sinclair tanker Joseph M. Cudahy,
which reported its position about 1S3
miles south of Galveston. It reported
It picked up the. message from the
tankor Eugene V. Thayer, also of the
Sinclair OH line,
About flftoen shots were fired, the
mossnge stated, although no idea of
the dnniage could be obtained.
The Cudahy was reported as being
Just off Tnmpico.
I TAMPICO, Jnn. 17. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Observers of the De
La Huertn rebellion are Inclined to
there was no sign of a rebel ship off
this port and Bhlpplng was in no way
on
normal schedules.
. . . . . . v
I . reinTorcotnenis are ..amy
Federal relnforcoments are arrive '"'
ing In Tampico In considerable
strength, for the Obrogori government
: s anxious to rid the entire oil region
0f-ronnis 80 nB to make good Its pronv
ib of minrnntnnH for nrnnertv and life,
Ise'8"tt. "?'V" " "i. ,r.nn:
The robols have released- represent
tatlves of the Huastra Petroleum com
puny whom they had .lailod in Tuxpam
tor non-payment of taxes,
lt )s i(n0wn hero that the revolu-
tlonaries have received orders to
waste no ammunition because of the
embargo placed by the United States
on nil shipments of war material to
the Insurgonts. Conditions in Tamauli
pas are returning tb normal with the
flluht of fix-Governor De Lara.
' Tl,n now irnvArnitlnnt has reduced
the taxes. -,-.,..
LONDON, Jan. 17. England , will
recognize Mexico only after the
a,lthorttve quarters here.
EL PASO, Texas, Jan. 17. Piesl
rinnt niirniron has ordered that "every
dav.
Passengers arriving at the bonier
from the Interior today report thit
rebel bands are terrorizing Inhabitants
of some small villages along the tracks
and that passengers are often held up
and Boarchod by roving bandits.
SAN ANTONIO, TexaB, Jan. 17.
(Continued on Page Eight)
in a small town club who thought they
wore doing their duty whin jthev...
passed Buch a resolution. ;
"Men slick toKothor it's high tlm.
womon did, espocially until they knavt-
tho real facts of a case," deciarea Mrs.
Marion Blel, chairman of the district
conimittoe. . , ,.,
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 17.. Mabol
Normand. film actress, will appear
before the womon's ajisociatlon ; of
commerce It they want hor and if It Is
possible for her to travel, It was de
clared here today by Mack Bennett,
employer of tho motion picture star.
Bennett, in forceful terms, expressed
appreciation in behalf of the actress
for the action of the Illinois club
women in refusing to approve a reso
lution recommending banning of the
Normand films until they heard the
defense of the playei1.
"I will move Heaven and' earth,
I will do all within my power, even
to carrying Mabel Normand there in
a suitcase. If the women of Chicago
want to hear hor story," 8cnnett snld.
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