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7 MEN KILLED
WHEN CONVICTS
; TRIED ESCAPE
Three Amed Prisoners
Fought Wiy Tbronjh Pris-
on Only to Be Slab.
PHONE GIRL USED AS
SHIELD WAS WOUNDED
John . Thomas Former Federal
Jadfe Mistaken for Warden Met I
Death Before Deadly Fin of Ken
Who Killed Three Pern Official!.
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'.' M'ALISTIN Ok. January Seven
mri wr (hot t death and three per-
ena war wounded today whan thraa
nvlt attempted to aaeapa tram ttia
tata penitentiary and wara alaln ay tha
tarda. Out af tha man murdarad ay tha
aanvlet In thalr mid daah far libarty
i John R. Thomas af Muekog for.
marly United State District Judge and
anea Congraaaman from Illinois.
Deaplta tha commotion aaussd by tha
thraa man In trying to shoot down ovary
ana who cama In thalr way no ganaral
attempt waa mada by othar convlcta to
Join In tha dallvary. Tha thraa mutlntara
wara ancauragad by thalr laas dasparata
fallows wha chaarsd tha onslaught af
tha armad priaonora.
H.ld Girl as Ihlald.
So rapidly did the Ihree convicts shoot
down thoaa In thalr path that they
reached tha prlaon gats be for a tha guards
could raturn thalr firs. The deaperadoea
.had taksa the keys from tha turnkey
John Martin ahum they had wounded
and had sheltered themselves through tha
prlaon yard by holding Mary Foster a
telephone operator. In front of them until
tha only shot ftrad by guarda In the yard
hit tha llil In the leg.
hot to Death by Guards.
Outalda the gate tha men seised tha
horee and buggy of Warden Dirk and
dashed away only to be ahot to death
by pursuing guarda Una of the oon-
victa fought to tha last their etoleit horse
lashed I a gallop by tha other two.
fhay fired their last sartridge at tha an
coming guarda who poured In a deadly
(Ire from horseback.
Bvea after tha) three escaped men were
lying dead m the cottons' of the careen-
ing buggy tha frightened horse dashed
onward until felled by a bullet from the
purauers.
How the men obtained the weapons
and planned the eacape has not been din-
covered but a rigid Inquiry will be be-
gun anon.
even Man Dead.
Tha dead:
JOHN R. THOMA8. Muskogee for.
merly I'nlted 8tates District Judge.
H. H. DROVER superintendent Bertll-
lon department.
PATRICK OAKKS. aaalstant deputy
warden.
K. C. GODFREY guard.
CHINA REED under sentence of two
yeara for larceny.
TOM LANE Pauls Valley under five
yeara' sentence for forgery.
CHARLES KOONTZ. Comanche Coun-
ty. aervlng 40 years' sentenced for man-
slaughter. Three Are Wounded.
Wounded:
John Martin turnkey shot througav
cheek.
C. L. Wood guard shot through arm
Mary Koster. telephone operator shot
through leg.
The attempted mutiny occurred at the
end of the day's work. Reed. Law and
Koontx worked In the tailor shop and
when their work was ended they ap-
proached the backdoor of the office In tha
Administration building There they met
John Martin taw turnkey. They told
Martin they wanted to see. the patrol
officer. Aa Martin opened the door Reed
struck him repeatedly with a large re-
volver shot him through the cheek and
robbed him of his keys.
Three Convicts eVcmed.
The three prisoners all armed with re
volvers and shouting to others to follow
them ran toward the warden's office.
There they met Cakes the assistant
warden and before he could defend him-
self Reed shot him through the heart.
The greatest confusion ensued. Corl-
victs ran about shouting words of encour-
agement to the mutineers. By this time
the guards were alert and began .firing.
A random ahot passing through a door.
The office of Drover the Bertlllon of-
(Contlnued on Page Two.)
JOHN R. THOMAS WAS
FORMER FEDERAL JUDGE
Man Killed in Riot Had Served as
Congressman and Was Well
Known in Oklahoma.
lAttociatti Prtts Report.)
MUSKOGEE. Ok.. January 1 John
R Thnmaa. who was killed In the riot
at the Oklahoma State penitentiary thia I
afternoon waa a rormer Federal Judge.
He waa appointed by President McKln-
ley In 189? for the Northern district of
tha Indian Territofy. but was not reap-
pointed In 101.
He was also a former I'nlted States
Congressman having served from( Illi-
nois from 187 to HS9. Ha was 64 years
old and was born In Mount Vernon III.
While In Congress Judge Thomas waa
chairman of the Committee on Construe-
tlon a aubcommlttee of tha Committee
On Naval Affairs. Ha waa a past grand-
master of tha Masonic Lodge In lllinola
Judge Thomas was at the prlaon today
en business. He happened to be In the
Corridor when the prlabners made their
rush and they shot him dfad.
Ha laavas two children. married
daughter and John R. Thomaa Jr. a oap-
fain of tha First I'nlted Stales In an try
sUUoned at HanaTulu.
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Houston Calendar for Today.
I MIna Arab Patrol wlH driH tnlt
at than arwtery at 'elach.
fteoular meeting af tha Parent-Teach-are'
Club af Herman acheal at St1S a. nv
Meeting af woman at tha Fleet Math
dlat Church at 1:30 p. m. ta dlacuaa pra-
poaad ganaral hospital plan.
Amusements.
Majestic Theatart Vaudeville matinee
and night.
Prince Theatart Mra. Flske. In "Tha
Hlph Read."
Isis Theaten "Aurlema" In tha Span
lah danoa and motion pictures.
Casy Theateri Oagnaw-Pollack Stack
Company m "Tha Oambtara."
Queen Theatart "Deacon Bllllngton'S
Downfall." and ether motion plcturee.
Mexico.
OKN'ERAL ORTIOA. at Ike ke4 of tke vsa-
rird ef rebel tranea smreklai sralnst Tor-
reus kts necked Saata Huealle.
RI01I DO MAOON and tbrse fowrnnleee. after
a HMtbe' lwprieam ( MeNrel UiaDd
pealiemlary. at Teeeois. oa Ike vkarge of
aiuadlaa. Se baea raieasrd.
UKMCRAI. Mt rx CRAO ta to he made Fra-
rlakaal UorenH af the State ef Cklkoakua
In mtr to allw Villa I areola bla wkola
tlsia to tbe Tamva eaaiualaa.
Wuhinjton.
A BtlA CALri'LATBO t eUnlaate graft ia
liuHaa affaln kia brea Iatiuurr4 by tepra-
eatstlTe tteioeaa.
THK NOMINATION of Joha 8kelta Wllllaais
i Cnmnteniier of tUe I'nlird Slates Trcaaury
a reu&riM'd as tbe Sraaie.
RKf BF.AE.NTATIVK WllUIAN hat latradored a
hill to prorlrie penakna fnr wluo Ub de-
peadeat rhllorea nxler It years of afe.
CKNERAL WIl.IJAM A. iARTKR. rnmmamlliuj
Ike ReveaA xrmf Dieialea at Teiaa City
tnlered to prweetl tit Cbleaeo to reatiDie com-
ainal i.f the Cestral Depart seat oa Fehra-
ry I.
THK lF.VO'RATlr MF.MBK.RH of the Senate
Interstate Ornate ire Coaisilllee aad tba Uuum
JiHlk'lal tora tattle kaitl s conference of tha
proped antltniat lawa and decided te ce-
aorraia to blra letialatieH.
Domestie.
SF.VRN PERMON were killed wkea three roa-
K'I lu the Oklahoma peaiteaiiarir at HeAlea-
fer aarared pistols sad wade a dew far liberty.
THK MAN who abet klaaeelf in a Haa FraarUco
aatel witk tke piiaol with ahlrk a areaiai real-
(Jhtna bad )aat kUleit heaaalf was MeetiAed aa
A. M. Slaatawlt af WfcaU. Ark.
HinOI R WRIT 4!1KR it tke baarlag at
ina raaarra oaaa atvaaiaatiea en
Ittae la
etiarsa were aaaalauus n the n
the demand for a
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a bank la CkWage.
QRXUAI ktARlRfORdBS PirQCAftT. me
of tke aacwt promlneet riiniraa ta the Freaek
Army ia dead It Amlana. Franee.
FRKRH RROKTIOS-R nf the Rakiira Jinn ol-
raan have nrrurred and fn pnala vara burled
uiHiei a falilnf wall while the nrfrlous diaaa-
tera ha re reodered 300.0UO ieraoal la dire
need.
Texas.
GAI.VKSTON BONIaS lo tbe aamwt e4pnoon0
were approred by tbe Atloruey OenertJ De-
part aient.
R. J. WKHARDT ef TaTlnr haa tiled a moticw
t be dlavharfed aa rerelTer of tke Waters
Pierve Oil tVatltaay.
THK IXX-KNF.Y RTATR RANK at Loekaey.
Floyd County was rl.eil hy the Slate Inaur-
aore and Ranking Conimli&lmier.
MRS A. A1RF.D and ker two ehlklern were
hunted to death when ahe attempted in atart
ike are with kemaeae at Iter hnata la Pari.
Commercial.
tOTTON had Irmer usne.
TATTLe trade siaady.
I'OFFF.E market deellned.
at'OAR araa quiet and unchanged.
WHEAT waa depreaawby foretao arrlTaia.
8TK KS in ax re eueerful nd.
Sport.
JACK RR1TTON outpointed Mike Glover la s
10-round bout In New York.
JOHN' RUNG famous catcher assert positively
that he baa retired from baseball.
' CM NBOAT SMITH ' and Jeaaa Wlllard hare
been matched for a 2il-rHinl heavyweight Bfut
ai San Franriaeo on Joly 4.
HENHT ZIMMERMAN baa fontrai-ted to plar
third beer for tlie fbk-aire Cuba for three yeara
at aq annual salary if 17000.
Al.le OF THE UMPIRES la the Texaa League
latt year have no been alined and Prealtleut
Uavidaoa kaa alrvaay sicaed Ive new umpires.
AaUroads.
THK HIU.8B0R0 depot caae baa been pnatponed
until the Maivb term u( Dltr)ct Court at
Austin.
THK HOt'RE Commeree Committee Is eoaalder-
in legialatlon l compel rallroeda to nee all-
ate! care.
THE PRELIMINARY eurver far tbe romblnatloe
railroad and bridse acmes tbe Braaorla
River at Frerport has been made.
ABOUT BOO0 employea of the Delaware and
Hodann Railway strike of day waa settled
by the company relnatatlng two men.
THE RTOCKHOI.DBR8 of the O.. H. and H.
Railway voted for a bind issue of IS.OiO.OOU
for Improvementa at the (lalveatou meeting.
Houston.
DAU.AS lit atlll leading Houston la tbe pay-
ment of poll taxea.
CITT OF HOl'itTO.N will .collect aaarly S2.O00-
000 In taxes this yesr. ' '
NF.W SIGN ordinance was passed by the City
Council Moaday afternoon.
BRICKl.ATF.n8. Meaona aad Plaaterera' I'nJoo
held buauieaa scaaluna Mouday.
W. A. RMITH has beea elected president of the
Houston Real Kstate Exchange.
ORTMNANCB paaeed by City Council authoris-
ing tbe issuance of anticipation warranta.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY MAl'RY'R man. lam us
stilt aiialnit County Judge Ward was dealed.
PLANS FOR tha Il.xintoa High Rrhool Mldwlu-
ler gradualini exerriaes were completed Mon-
day. OILJIER mlrned oa a member of Ilouaton
8hoo4 Board; J T. Sinn waa named to auc-
eeed ttlui.
WILLIAM . W. DEXTER editor and poblurtier of
Texas Bankers' Jiairnal died at his home
Monday night
CIIRISTorilER C. WENT7.KL. well known con-
trading builder died suddenly at his home
Monday moraing.
BAkS!L OF GTkP?8 T "'S tronble:
bride and hiiraiaad have 4ua speared band
sued for pnssessiea of kouse.
MOTHERS' PENSIONS
MEASURE PROPOSED
Representative Gorman' Would Give
$10 to $15 a Week to Widows
With Dependent Children.
j Wiiec ieea' Prtu Rreerf.)
WASrftNfJTON. January II. Mothers'
pensions wara proposed today In a bllT
Introduced by Repraeentattve Gorman of
lllinola. AU widowed toother having on
or more children under 11 year and mad
dependent by death of dlaabtllty would .
be placed upon the roll for 11 U U a
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Baturday January J. During the utfct battle practice each of the vessela made a record for herself while the flagship Wyoming broke the world's record at
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WORKING FOR
CO-OPERATION
Senate and House Commit-
tees ia Joint Session.
Creation t( Trade Commission to
Siperrise Anti-Tnst laws and
Keep Bif Boldness Straight
Wu Favored.
MiteriaXd Pvu Keaarl.)
WASHINOTON January 1
Congress will meet in Joint session
in the House chamber tomorrow to
listen to the fifth message of Pres-
ident Wilson his special address on
the subject of the trusty and their
regulation.
The President plans to begin de-
livery of his nieskage at 1-30
o'clock. A few minutes before the
House will recess to await the ar-
rival of the. Senate which will
march In a body from the Senate
chamber headed by the Vice Presi-
dent and Sergeant at Arms.
(Attteitttd Prtts Refnti.)
WASHINOTON January 19 Demo-
cratic members of the Interstate Com-
merce Commteslon and the House Judi-
ciary Committee held a Joint conference
late today to discuss proposed antitrust
legislation on which President Wilson will
adddess Congreag tomorrow.
The conference. It was announced later
was arranged in the. Interest of co-operation
between the committees which will
have charge of the trust logtslathe pro-
gram to be framed following President
Wilson's message. Senator Nenlaiuis and
Representative Clayton headed the com-
mittee which met In Senator Newland'a
office In' the capiiol.
It waa determined that there should
be several bills In addition to h measure
that would create an interstate trade
commission.
The bill for the creation of the trade
commission it was stated would pro-
vide for a commission of five members
to be appointed by the President. The
commission would have authority to con-
duct Investigations Into complaints to
aid the courts In the execution of de-
crees and veated with other powers of
lending aid both to the Government and
business to keep business in the straight
path and avert the necessity for prose-
cutions. The basia for the mesatire was the
trade commission bill introduced last
session by Senator Newlands. Muny radi-
cal features of the Newlands bill how-
ever are aald to be eliminated and other
features added which would coincide with
the vlewa of the President. The meas-
ure also contemplates absorption by the
proposed commission of the Bureau of
Corporation with a branch of the De-
partment of Commerce.
No decision aa to calling a Demormtic
caucus haa been reached.
' Agricultural Extension Bill Passed.
The agricultural extension bill provid-
ing for Federal aid in the dissemination
of scientific farm Information was passed
by the House today. I'nder the measure
various agricultural colleges would re-
ceive Federal funds to finance plans for
amqualntlng farmers with facta estab-
lished by the Department of Awlculture.
As it passed the House the bill would
provide for an Immediate appropriation
of 1480.000. of which M0.OO0 would go to
each State complying with the require-
ments of the law. This appropriation
would be increased by 100.000 each year
for nine yeara and after a 10- ear period
would become a permanent annual ap-
propriation of W.OOO.OOO.
The bill was called up by Representa-
tive Lever of South Carolina and within
less than tm hour'a debate was rushed
through.
Wants lft.000000 Annually for Roads.
A supplemental report on thn bill to
appropriate IIS. 000000 a year for Federal
Id to road construction In the various
Btate. waa filed In the House today by
Bepraaentatlve 8haoklford chairman of
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TO ELIMINATE
INDIAN GRAFT
Bill Presented in Congress
to Regulate Land Deals.
Representative 8teghens ad Meas-
ure Making. It TJilawfal to In-
dite Indian to Make Leases
Without Consent.
By W. S. Gard
Houston Post Staff Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. January 19 Repre-
sentative tSt phens. chairman of tha In-
dian Affairs Committee today introduced
a bill calculated to inaugurate some of
the changes in Indian probate matter
desired by the Interior Department for
the purpose of eliminating some of the
Kraft which has hecn complained of In
Oklahoma in connection with deals in
Indian lands and property. The Ste-
phens bill makes It unlawful to Induce
sn Indian t' execute a lease mortgage
or deed ii rri prohibits transfer or mort-
gaging of peixonal properly by an In-
dian without written consent of the In-
dian sgent or superintendent. The pen-
alty In either instance is a fine of S0
or Imprisonment for one year.
To Standardize Qraln Grades.
Representatives Callaway and Ciarner
were 111 c inference this morning with
Dr Call'iu.i) of the Agricultural Depart-
ment int rulming II. B. Dorsey assist-
ant secretary of the Texaa Grain Deal-
ers' Associ.it hui The Texans urged the
necessity t i the department giving lia
Indorsement lo legislation which will
promote the general acceptance of the
Kederl K'am standards and Dr. Gallo-
way assurcM i ieni uf hia hearty sympathy
ami co-operation Dorsey ia advocating
a tnea-suie that will make It obligatory
upon gram dealers to deliver the identi-
cal (trades f (-rain called for In the con-
tract if sale Such legislation lie says
will he of Kie.it benefit to Texas dealers
and the Texas Kepreaentatives ere In
accord with his views.
Vineyard-Walker Caae Affirmed.
The final chapter in the bankruptcy
proceedinK of the firm of Vineyard
Walker & Co of Kagie Lake waa writ-
ten in the Supreme Court today when
that b.l diMiilssed for want of Jurts-
dliiion tlie appeal from Judge Burns'
court in tiouston After the trustees had
paid all laims in full they asked to be
finally iis v ced. but certain creditors
objected demanding Interest on their
claims from t e date of tbe filing of the
petition mi oankniptoy In 1907 to the
tin-.e of i he approval of the final report.
This J-.idge 1 urrs refused and today'a
action ot H e Supreme Court In declining
to cotisiiir. the appeal sustalna the
District Court's action.
Sen Ssba Poetofflca.
Irfi(:li Hur.eson who has been here
promoting the candidacy of John Kelly
for tlie ian Jaba postma.itership which
becomes vacant in April and Henry W.
Mctlhee of Hrownwood who Is candidate
for postmaster at th latter place left
for Tena last night after several con-
ferences with Pestmaater General Burle-
son. Immigration Fore Reorganized.
Secretaiy of Labor Wilson i.t reorgan-
Ir.lng the Texas Immigration force. John
II itiadiord. Immigration inspector at
Kl Paso has resigned and Lewis Root
has been promoted from messenger to
Imnilcratlon Inspector at Kagle Paso
Texas. .
Bill to Appoint Solicitor.
Congressman Slayden today Intro-
duced a bill authorising the 8peaker of
the House to appoint three solicitors to
aid committees In preparing bills and
amendments and "to assist managers of
conferences In the discharge of their
duties.
Identified Mysterious Suicide.
M.tjecut' Prtis Rrterl.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Januarv lS.-Jamee
Hammett of Winn. Ark. today tale-
graphed the coroner that th man who
shot himself In a hotel her tonight with
the revolver with which his woman com-
panion hail just committed suicide was
his father A. H. Hammett. The younger
Hammett wired instructions to bold the
body of th mayk -
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SAKURA JIMA
AGAIN SHAKEN
300 Refugees Buried Under
Fallen Cliff.
GoTcr&or of Hokkaido Estimates
That 300JXX1 People Will Feed
Belief and $3500000 is
iequired.
(.fjjocieffrf Prtu Rtfon.)
KAGOSHIMA Japan. January II
Fresh eruptions of the volcano of Sakura
Jlma. which recently cauaed auch wide-
spread devaatatlon. occurred today. They
were accompanied by earthquake and vio-
lent subterranean noises.
The Governor of Hokkaido today esti-
mates that there are 300000 people on
the Island of Kiushlu who will need relief
and that about $1600000 will be required.
Three hundred refugeea from Sakura
were burled under a falling cliff In a
neighboring village today. One hundred
bodies have been recovered.
This new disaster Is a result tf the vol-
i rar.lc eruptions and earthquakes which
I for a week have devastated the Island of
Sakura and made a wreck of this city.
The eruptions and earthquakes continue
but with activity much subdued.
This city Is rapidly recovering from the
complete prostration which followed the
eruption of Sakura Jlma.
Train service has been restored and In
the business district many of the stores
have been partially re-opened. The pos-
tal and telegraph services are carried on
in tents. Soldiers are bivouacked in the
streets and parties of bluejackets from
the Japanese cruisers are searching the
ruins.
The vUlagea of Shigetnki and KaglJI.
10 miles Inland suffered- very severely
In the catastrophe.
No estimate ran yet be made of the
caaualtlea.
SAID MEN HAD GUILTY
KNOWLEDGE OF ARSON
Town Marshal of Agnilar and Two
Mine Union Officials Accused by
Colorado Military Commission.
.Usccivti Press Rcfcrl.)
TRINIDAD. Colo. January' 1.- James
T. Davis. Marshal of the town of Aguilar:
Albert C. Hill president of the Aguilar
local of the I'nlted Mine Workers of
America and Albert 3. MctSuire secre-
tary of the union sre charged with guilty
knowledge of the uiirnliiK of the postf-
fice at ihe Southwestern mine Oclor
28 in findings of the military commission
niaue public nei-e tonight. The three men
are under military arrest and eight
others accused of carrying out the alleged
arson plot are being beid.
The commission today also completed
an investigation of the killing yesterday
of Krank liarcla. a miner at Cedar Hill.
Arthur Lyons charireti with having
done the shoot tng has been turned over
to the civil authorities
HorOHToN. Mich January 19 The
eupport of union mine workers In the
copper district i pledged to Kepresent-
atlve W. J. Mi I tonald at meetings of the
three locals of the Western Federation of
Miners. Itesolutlons were adopted prais-
ing the ConKressinan's stand In favor of
a federal Investigation of strike condi-
tions. Refusal of members of the Federation
to accept $30000 collected from the citl-
sens of the copper country for the relief
of families who suffered by the Italian
Hall disaster on Christmas eve may lead
to the money being returned to the
donors.
No steps have been taken yet to extra-
dite Charles H Moyer president of the
Western Federation of Miners and the
aix other indicted leaders who are out-
side the State
CHICAGO. January 1 tme thousand
children In the mine strike districts of
Michigan and Colorado will be clothed and
hod bv tbe strike rhlldren' relief fund
of the Socialist organisation. It was an-
so rrom socialist nvamquarier nere
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BIG DECISIVE
BATTLE NEAR
Sao Luis Potosi to be Scene
of Struggle
Between 70000 and 80000 Men Be-
irif Manhalltd for Greatest Con-
flict EtcY Held "on Mexican
Soil Said Benarides.
(AnociaieJ Pmi Rtfort.)
EL PASO Texas January' II '
With the receipt of proclamation
from General Carransa making
February 22 a holiday to com-
memorate the assassination of
Madero and Suarei. Juares offi-
cials are arranging to hold memo-
rial services In the boro.Tr town of
that date.
Juares officials say It Is the
plan to have the date of the as-
sassination of the former President
and Vice President declared a
legal holiday when the Constitu-
tionalists have succeeded to power
In Mexico.
By H. M. Johnston
Houston Post Staff Correspondent.
EL IASO. Texas. January 19 That
the biggest battle which has ever been
fought In Mexico and which will decide
whether President Huerta's regime will
continue to rule Mexico or will be re-
placed by the Constitutionalist govern-
ment will take place within a few weeks
in the vicinity of San Luis Potosi Is the
prediction of General E. Agrulrre Bena-
vldes commander of the military force
at Juares.
"There will be between 70.000 and 80.000
men In the battle" General Benavides
said todsy "and It will be one of the
largest and most fiercely fought battles
Id the Mexican history. On our side we
will have at least 40.000 or 50.000 men
well armed and equipped while Huerta
Will not be able to assemble more than
23000 or iO.000 men to fight for him.
Maybe he ran not get so large a number
as this. Our men will have as much ar-
tillery and as good equipment as the
Federals as wbat we have has been taken
from the Federals.
"Torreon I think will be easy for our
men. There may be a fight there but I
am confident that It will eventually fall
Into our control and from there we will
march to the South where the big battle
which I pre.Hct will take place.''
Ortega Advances on Torreon.
General Ortega has been pia- ed In com-
mand of the vanpuard of the constitu-
tionalist troops which wlil journey south-
ward from Chihuahua to attack and at-
tempt to iliive the federal forces from
Torreon. and has already left Chihuahua.
Today he was reported lo have reached
Santa Knsalia where he will gather th"
troops of the Santa Itusalla garrison Into
the movement to the south. At Jlmenea
he will do likewise bringing in the troops
from I'arrnl and Santa Barbara to have
them board trains which will transfer
them south. Cenrrala Maciovlo Herrera
Tomas I rhlna and other commander
will go south with Ortega and win be
under his rbmraand until the arrival of
General Villa.
The trip to Torreon will be made In
easy Mages and the general movement
of the troops will not begin for at least a
week or ten days when General Villa
leaves Chihuahua with the bulk of the
constitutionalist troops.
Germany Warn It Citizens.
Speculation was caused her today by
the fart becoming known that Admiral
von Hintxe German Minister at Mexico
City haa ordered all German cltlxens In
the State of Chihuahua to leave Mexico
at any time that they feel their lives
to he In danger.
Meaaages received by Constitutionalist
In Juares today were to the effect that
(Continued on Pag Three.)
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SLEW HIS WIFE
TO MARRY HIS
STEPDAUGHTER
Astounding Story Told By
Robert Hlgjjlns to Gales-
burg. Hi Officers.
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GIRL OFFERED MONEY
FOR MOTHER'S DEATH
Light Thrown oa Apparently Acer .:
dental Killing bj Letters Writta ;
by Young Woman in the Case It
Her Uncle and Her Girl Comb.
(Auetiattd Prist Rtfort.)
GALESBURG 111.. January 19 Robert
Hlgglne con f eased today that h mur-
dered hia wife at New Henderson DL
January ( so he would be free to marry
hia atepdaughter Julia riake. IS years
aid.
He waa arrest ad after th girt told
Bute's Attorney John M. Wilson of If sr.
cer County of her Infaturatlon for Mg
glna and that ah Importuned Mm to dis-
pose of her mother who she aald waa
the only obstacle between her and happl-
The prosecutor hesitated to bell re th
girl's story of the pact aha entered Into .
with her stepfather but sh told bow j
they had schemed to devise a plan whleh
would make Mra. Hlgglns' death appear i
accidental. f j
Pretended Overwhelming fjrtaf.
Bh aald she waa In th next roam '
when Hlgglns fired the shotgun which '
brought Instant death to her mother. Bh
told how Hlgglns raved and truggl4 .
with neighbors for possession of th gua
saying he would end hia own life. Then
when the excitement subsided somewhat
sh said they explained that Hlggtns bad
been cleaning the gun and it waa dls- '
charged accidentally. '
Th atory waa ao convincing th coun
ty coroner' jury returned a verdict of
accidental death.
ttr W. C. Ernest a maternal unci
of th girl took two letter written by '
Julta Flak' one to him and on to hia
daughter to State's Attorney Wilson.
Offered Reward for Mother' Death.
In these letters the girl offered part . -
of a legacy of 1700 she is to recelv
when she becomes of age provided thy
would help her to kill her mother. '
Ms. Wilson thought th letter war
written In a fit of auiger. but .h Invtstl- vj
gated. He called in State's Attorney Ai ' V:
J. Bou telle of Knox County and Sunday ' '.
they went to see Julia who waa at th
houa Of another uncle A. J. Ernest at 1
Harmon. They were astounded by her
story. '
Infatuation for Stepdaughter.
Hlgglns who Is :s years old and sev-
eral years the Junior of the woman he
killed. Was found today at New Hender-
ton. He broke down after several hour
questioning. t
"I i an t stand It any longer" h :
moaned. "I'll tell everything."
Higgins signed a typewritten confes-
sion. He gave what he aald were all th
details of the murder plot and asserted
his infatuation for his stepdaughter waa
the cause of it all. He aald Mr. Hlg-
glns became auspicious of his relations
with her daughter and they planned to '
get rid of her.
The girl became hysterical on learning ' -
of Hlgglns' confession.
UNEMPLOYED WERE FED
IN REBEL ARMY CAMPS
Gen. Villa Took Care of Poor Ben-
dents in Chihuahua Territory
and Will Feed Them Daily.
(Houston Port Special.)
MADURA Chihuahua January If.-.
The poor and unemployed residents of
Madera Peargon and Casas Oraadat are
daily provided with ratlona by the Con-
stitutionalist army. Three times a day
the townspeople who are unable to se-
cure employment because of the closing
down of Industries caused by the revolu-
tion call at the Constitutionalist army
commissary In these towns and provi-
sions are handed to them. This arrange-
ment was made by General Villa and th
Constitutionalist army is bearing tha
whole expense of providing for these
people.
With the exception of the report from
Hacienda de Galeana of the presence of a
force of 250 men there Is no revolution-
ary activity In the Madera section. The
towns are amply garrisoned by Consti-
tutionalist troops and Villa has about
450 men scattered about In the garrisons
In the email towns along the Mexico
Northwestern. The troops are stationed
at Madera Pearson. Casax Grundes Ja-
no and other settlements ami are com-
manded by Major l.ula tl. I icte-a. .Major
Prlmo Salcido and Major Jose Saiuaniego.
Since the opening ol 'ahioad Iraftjc on
the Mexico Northwestern the residents
of this district are reluming to their
homes from the I'nited States an. I about
10 Americans have arrived to irk at
Hearson and Madeni in Kettire the lum-
ber ready for loading to he yhiptx ii to
El Paso.
There are about .10 Mexicans eniplnve'l
by the Madera Compam. Limited ' at
both Pearson and Madera. :md Hiey nr
at work cleaning up the mil s. As a re-
sult of this work being done tlie report
1 WARNING.
s The Post is advised that Iwo
men unauthorized are represent-
2 Ing themselves as axents for The
Post and Texas Farm and Flre-
Z side In East Texas last being
beard of in Lufkin and Diboll. Th
! public Is warned that no money
should be paid or credit extended
J to representatives whose names
are not carried at the editorial
J masthfad of The Post each day or '
wno are nui voucnen lor oy ins
5 local agent of The Post.
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