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ATTACKED BY PERSONAL ESCORT
GENERAL PARRA SAID TO HAVE
LED ATTACK AGAINST CARRANZA
ISETTLEMENTOF OLD GRUDGE
MEXICO CITY, May 22 (by Associated Press).—Carranza
who fled from this city on May 6, alleged to have taken with
him $27,000,000, which was later recaptured by the rebels,
was killed at 1 o’clock on Thursday morning at Tlaxcalal,
Tongo, according to official announcement here... He took
flight into the mountains of Pueblo following a battle near
Rinconada.
Carranza’s companions, the names of whom are not yet
known are declared to have shared his fate... The attack which
resulted in the president of Mexico being killed was led by
General Roldofo Perra it is said.
Perra is believed to have commanded a small garrison,
accompanying Carranza in his flight, which was in rebellion
against Carranza for several years in the State of Puebla and
surendered last March.
Garranza’s death occurred at a small village in the north
ern panhandle of Puebla, eighty-five miles from Sanaderies,
where he left his forces and took to the mountains.
LATER REPORT SAYS CARRANZA ASSASSINATED
EL PASO, May 22 (by Associated Press).—Repo rts from
■ Oregon to representatives here say Carranza followers claim
lie was made a prisoner of war and cowardly assassinated by
Herrero and his men, at the cry of “Vive Obregon,” in viola
tion of the hospitality offered him by Herrero.
CARRANZA’S EVENTFUL CAREER
Venustiano Carranzo, elected Presi
dent of Mexico, March 11, 1917, by
the largest vote ever cast in a presi
dential election in his country, step
ped from political obscurity to nation
al and international prominence on
the hopes of General Victoriano Huer
ta, the usurper, and his followers.
Simultaneously with General Huer
ta’s coup d’etat and the assassina
tion of President Madero, the news
went out to the world that General
Venusiano Carranza, elected Governor
of the State of Coahuila in 1911, re
fused to recognize the usurper and
would resist him by force of arms.
“Madero’s revolution was political,”
Carranza is quoted as having said.
“Mine is a social one.”
Born of parents in comfortable cir
cumstances in Cuatro Cienagas, State
of Coahuila, December 29, 1859, Ven
ustiano Carranza was educated in the
public schools of his native state and
later studied law at the Mexican
capitol. When he was admitted to
the bar, however affection of the
eyes prevented him from practicing
and he returned to his native state
to become a rancher. His experiences
as a rancher first, then as judge, sen
ator and finally governor of Coahuilla,
made Carranza familiar with the agra
rian problem, the root of political un
rest in Mexico.
Having defied Huerta, Carranza ral
j leid a small band of 600 followers
which grew into a Sizable army when
he won the support of Francesco Vil
la. Carranza’s influence spread rap
idly, the military victories of his cheif
aide, Villa, rallying the various fac
tions of Northern Mexico around his
banner. For a time, however, real
| progress was slow. Huerta’s machin
ations had embroiled Mexico with the
] United States and intervention seem
Benton, a British subject, by a staff
; officer of Villa, further complicated
I the situation.
Then came Villa’s victory at Tor
reon, the first real success of the
war. Carranza was pressing Huerta
hard when the A B. C. conference
to discuss the differences between the
United States and Huerta was called
in Buffalo. General Carranza re
fused to suspend hostilities and de
clined to abide by the result of those
diplomatic negotiations. The fighting
went on with the result that General
Carranza made his triumpal entry in
to Mexico City, Huerta in the mean
time having fled to Spain.
Shortly afterward independent rev
olutionists led by Zapata, General
Pascual Orozco and others commenc
ed. Dissension between Villa and
^Carranza, which began at the Tor
reon conference, reached a climax
September 23, 1914, when Villa de
clared war on Carranza. General
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KAISER’S DRAPERIES
ARE SOLD AT AUCTION
NEW YORK, May 22 (by Associated
Press).—Draperies from the kaiser’s
throne and throne room hanging and
royal palace furniture were put up at
auction here today. They were
brought from Copenhagen by a reli
able art firm of Berlin.
SUMMONED TO TELL
HOW FUNDS WERE SPENT
WASHINGTON, May 22" (by Asso
ciated Press).—Frank H. Hitchcock,
former postmaster general, and Ber
nard Baruch were summoned today
by the senate investigation committee
as representatives of McAdoo to ex
plain campaign expenditures.
REPUDIATES ACTION
FAVOR LABOR PARTY
NEW YORK, May 22 (by Associated
Press).—The Central Federation union
which had endorsed the American
Labor party has now repudiated its
endorsement and given approval to
the non-partisan policy of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor.
GOVERNOR TO TAKE
SPIN IN AIRPLANE
SEATTLE, May 22 (by Associated
Press).—Governor Olcott of Oregon
Will be a passenger with Lieut. Ralph
Kelly tomorrow in the flight from
Blaine, Wash., to Stockton, Cal. Lieut.
Kelly expects to make the flight in
7% hours.
AEROPLANE FLIGHT IS PLANNED 1
FROM SEATTLE TO SKAGWAY
NEW YORK May 22 (by Associated Press).—An aero
plane pathfinder flight will soon be undertaken to link Alaska
with coast states. E. N. Gott aeroplane manufacturer has
announced an initial flight from Seattle to Skagway. If this
is found to be practical a short course will be laid from Skag
way along the Yukon river to St. Michael. The flight will be
sponsored by the Aero Club of the Northwest. The route of
the first thousand miles from Seattle to Skagway, includes
Bellingham, Vancouver, Victoria, Prince Rupert, Ketchikan,
^Wrangell, Petersburg and Juneau.
• AERO CLUB SAYS FLIGHT POSTPONED
SEATTLE, May 22 (by Associated Press).—President
P. E. White, of the Northwest Aero Club, said that a trial
flight to Alaska which was contemplated for this year had
been indefinitely postponed. As far as the club was concerned
it had not been advised that any attempt would be made to
fly to Alaska earlier than next year.
JOHNSON LEADS
WOOD IN VOTE
INjOREGON
PORTLAND, May 22 (by Associated
Press).—Incomplete returns from
twelve counties of Oregon, compiled
at 10 o’clock this morning, give John
son a lead of 1661 votes over Wood.
Lowden and Hoover are far behind as
Republican presidential favorites.
McAdoo was unopposed as the Dem
ocratic nominee. Senator Chamber
lain leads Harvey G. Starkweather,
administration candidate for senator,
tobert N. Stanfield has a substantial
mn?( v'ty for the Republican senator
ship.
WEALTHY KLONDIKER
DIES AT TONOPAH
SEATTLE, May 22 (by Associated
Press).—Adolph Fiss Binder, a prom
inent Klondiker who made a fortune
in the North, died at Tonopah on
May 8.
ENGLISH HEAVYWEIGHT
WAS EASY FOR MORAN
LONDON, May 22 by Associated
Press).—Frank Moran of Pittsburg
knocked out Frank Goddard, the Eng
lish heavyweight, in the second of a
twenty-round go.
WILSON POLICY
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NEW YORK, May 22 (by As
sociated Press). — The Wilson
administration is charged with
continuing to date a policy of
inflation “by which it financed
the war” and which is held re
sponsible for the cost of living
increases since 1914. In the re
port of the banking currency
committee of the Republican ad
visory platform committee, made
public tonight, it declares “inso
far as the war period is con
cerned we merely call attention
to the fact, without expressing
opinion as to the wisdom or lack
of judgment, but the continu
ance of this policy since the
armistice lays the administra
; tJon open to severe criticism.”
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FURS TAKE BIG
DROP IN PRICE
IN NEW YORK
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ST. LOUIS, May 22 (by Associated
Press).—Prices continue to decline.
The international fur exchange auc
tion of pelts dropped in prices from
20 to 25 percent below those of Feb
ruary. Friday’s sales approximated
$86,000, nutria and otter being the
principal offerings. The former
brought $6, the others ranging from $6
to $60.
SEATTLE PHYSICIAN
WHO RAN DOWN JAP
TO BE PROSECUTED
TACOMA, May 22 (by Associated
Press).—Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
J. M. Selden announces that he has
sufficient evidence to justify him in
placing a criminal charge against Dr.
A. P. Calhoun, a prominent Seattle
physician, who ran down and killed
K. Kimura, a Japanese, near here. The
charge will probably be manslaughter.
MERCHANT MARINE
BILL PASSES SENATE
WASHINGTON, May 22 (by Associ
ated Press).—The senate, without a
record vote, passed the house mer
chant marine bill providing for a per
manent merchant marine policy, and
sent it to conference.
NO CHANGE BE MADE
IN APOSTLES’ CREED
DES MOINES, la., May 22 (by As
sociated Press).—A majority of the
committee on state church of the
Methodist Episcopal general confer
ence has reported recommending that
no changes be made in the apostles’
creed.
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HIGH MARKS MAINTAINED
BY BIG LEAGUE BATTERS
CHICAGO, May 22 (by Associated
Press).—Johnson of Cleveland leads
the batters of the American league
with an average of .417, while Nichol
son of Pittsburg is leader in the Na
tional league with .460. “Ty” Cobb’s
average is .277 and “Babe” Ruth’s
.260.
ALASKA RAILROAD FUNDS NOT
TO BE USED TODEVELOPCOAL
SEATTLE, May 22 (by Associated Press).—A special
despatch from Washington to the Post Intelligencer says that
the item in the simdry civil appropriation bill permitting a
part of the $7,000,000 for work on the Alaska railroad to be
used for building a coal wash plant in the Matanuska field was
cut out, which means that the plant will have to be built by
the navy out of $1,000,000 appropriation for coal development.
Another amendment permits the exportation of birch tim
ber from Alaska.
The appropriation for the care of the Alaska insane was
raised from $115,000 to $120,063.
The salaries of the clerks in the land offices were increased
to $2,200.
VILLA RELEASES
MILLER HELD
FORJANSOMj
CAMARGO, Chihuahua, May 22 (by
Associated Press). — George Miller,
superintendent of the Alvarado Mining
Company, who was reported as cap
tured by Villa and held for ransom,
is at liberty on his own recognizance.
He will remain at Boquillas until cer
tain obligations are fulfilled, accord
ing to messages received here.
MOVIE THEATERS ARE
DODGING WAR TAX
WASHINGTON, May 22 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The treasury reports
indicate that probably five thousand
motion picture houses and theatres
fail to turn in the taxes collected from
patrons and revenue collectors have
been instructed to force this payment.
The international revenue board
said an investigation showed show
ticket scalpers are profiteering by
the addition of taxes which they put
in their pockets. The bureau urges ex
treme penalties.
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RAILWAY CARS ARE
EN ROUTE TO SEWARD
SEATTLE, May 22 (by Associated
Press).—The steamer Anyox and the
barge Baroda, loaded at Balboa with
railway cars for the Alaskan engineei’
ing • commission at Seward, reached
San Pedro on their northern voyage.
U. S. TO ARBITRATE
ARMENIAN BOUNDARIES
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PARIS, May 22 (by Associated
Press).—Ambassador Wallace has in
formed the foreign diplomats jhere
that President Wilson had announced
the United States would agree to arbi
trate the Armenian boundaries.
CANADIAN TELEGRAPH
TOLLS TO BE INCREASED
OTTAWA, May 22 (by Associated
Press).—The railway commission has
authorized an increase of 25 per cent
in the telegraph tolls of western Can
ada.
TRACK FIELD MEET WON BY
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
CORVALLIS, Ore., May 22 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The Oregon Agricul
tural college defeated the University
of Oregon in the track field meet by
a score of 80% to 50%.
SOLDIERS’ BILL
WILL BE GIVEN
RIGHT OF WAY
WASHINGTON,. May 22 (by Asso
ciated Press).—By a strict party vote
the house rules committee ordered a
favorable report on the resolution giv
nig the soldier relief legislation the
right of way. The house considera
tion rule will be presented to the
house Tuesday.
MAY NOT TAKE RECESS
WASHINGTON, May 22 (by Asso
ciated Press).—No agreement on
plans for an adjournment or recess of
congress, over the national conven
tions, was reached at a conference of
the Republican senators.
CANADIAN 5LA LIONS
ARE TO BE SLAUGHTERED
PRINCE RUPERT, May 22 (by As
sociated Press). — Premier Oliver’s
suggestion that sea lions be slaught
ered for skins meets with the approval
of the fishermen here, and plans are
under way for a wholesale killing. The
fishermen claim the average sea lion
devours fifty pounds of fish daily.
DRAFTEVADERHAS
MADE ANOTHER ESCAPE
PHILADELPHIA, May 22 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Grover C. Bergdoll, a
notorious draft evader, has escaped.
He had been in a military camp serv
ing five years and was brought to a
lawyer’s office to sign some papers
when he dashed from the office and
disappeared.
SEATTLE, May 22 (by Associ
ated Press). — Federal Judge
Neterer filed his decision in the
admiralty case arising from a
collision on October 20, 1918, be
tween the steamer Admiral Wat
son and the fishing boat Helgo
land, near Ketchikan. The court
found that the collision was the
Watson’s fault but that the negli
gence of the Watson did not jus
tify the other boat in continuing
its course. Half of the damages
and the costs were assessed
against the Watson.
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