La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1914 Page: 2 of 8
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THE LA GRANGE JOURNAL, LA GRANGE, TEXAS
NEWS THAT 18 NEW8, WHEN
IS NEWS, FOR ALL.
FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE UNO
Happenings the Wide World Over
Important Events Condensed to
Good Reading.
WASHINGTON NE VS
Thirty-three United States senators
Will be elected this year by direct
Vote of the people In the first general
teat of the seventeenth amendment to
the constitution. Primary elections
and conventions for the nomination of
various candidates already have been
held In some states and will continue
throughout the country for several
month preliminary to the general elec-
tions next fall.
Absolute prohibition will prevail in
the United States navy after July 1
next. Secretary Daniels Saturday
made public a sweeping order which
not only will abolish the traditional
“wine mess” of the officers, but will
bar all alcoholic liquors from every
ship and shore station of the navy.
The Panama canal toll exemption
controversy has reached the simmer-
ing stage In the senate pending con-
sideration of the repeal bill and pro-
posed compromises by the committee
on lnteroceanic canals this week.
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There are sore spots with some of
the citler contesting for designation
as reserve bank centers over the re-
port of the organization committee
made public Friday, and It was Inti-
mated Saturday that the matter would
receive an airing on the senate floor.
Senator John W. Weeks of Massa-
chusetts, member of the currency and
bank committee, Issued a statement
censuring the committee for some of
Its selections, and says that the com-
mittee’s work bears out the criticisms
made when the bill was under discus-
sion.
Pensions for widows and minor chil-
dren of the officers and men who
served In the Spanish war, the Philip-
pine Insurrection and the boxer up-
rising In China, would be authorized
by a bill which passed the house
Thursday by a vote of 276 to 64. The
bill would grant $12 monthly to the
widow of an honorably discharged sol-
dier or sailor and $2 monthly for each
child under 16 years old, provided
that the widow shall have married the
soldier prior to the passage of the bill.
Disregarding the leadership of
Champ Clark, Floor Leader Under-
wood, Republican Leader Mann and
Progressive Leader Murdock, the
house of representatives Tuesday up-
held the hands of President Wilson
In the Ranama canal toll controversy
by adopting the Sims bill to repeal
the exemption on coastwise shipping
by a vote of 247 to 162, a majority
of 86.
Senator 8heppard of Texas Tees-
day offered an amendment to the
rivers and harbors bill for an increase
of $200,000 for Brazos river Improve-
ment
•TATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
A condensed statement issued Sat-
urday by Commissioner of Insurance
and Banking W. W. Collier of Texas
shows that at the close of business
March 4, 1914, there were 782 state
banks and 77 bank and trust com-
panies In operation, with a total capi-
tal of $34,333,600, a net increase of
$712,000. The total Individual de-
posits were $80,161,670, an Increase of
$464,601. The surplus and undivided
profits totaled $10,966,060. Overdrafts
decreased $1,102,241 and loans and dis-
counts increased $8,668,937.
The Third district of the Texas
Federation of Women's Clubs con-
venes at Tyler, Texas, April 14 to 16.
President Woodrow Wilson will at-
tend the fifth annual convention of
the International Association of Ro-
tary Clubs at Houston, Texas, June
21-26 If congress adjourns on or be
(ore June 1.
The United States government will
have Its first public owned radium
about April 10. Tons of high grade
carnotite ores from the Paradox Val-
ley field, Colorado, have been loaded
Into the new federal “radium build-
ing" In Denver. Most of this ore has
gone through the first process.
Three persons were killed, eight se-
riously Injured and about thirty others
hurt when the engine and three cars
of the Wabash passenger train No. 4,
known as the Continental Limited, fell
Into the WabaBh river near Attica.
Ind., Sunday by the breaking of two
apans of the railroad bridge. All-steel
cars probably prevented a greater loss
of life.
Exports of cotton sent to foreign
countries from the port of Galveston
during March exceeded the exports of
the staple for the same month last
year by 123,887 bales and by $8,233,-
086 In value.
The licenses of thirty-two reciprocal
(Ire insurance companies were re-
voked Friday at Jefferson City, Mo.,
by C. O. Revelle, superintendent of
Insurance. This action was taken
after the state supreme court had
ruled that the law making It obllga
lory on the Insurance superintendent
to license reciprocal companies among
men engaged in like Industries was
[unconstitutional.
Five cargoes of lumber, measuring
approximately 3.016,047 feet and hav-
ing a value of_$77,143, were cleared
Owing to the meeting dates of the
National Editorial Association being
called for April 23-27 In Houston, fol
lowed by a ten days' tour of Texas,
ending In Dalles May 4, and the set
dates for the annual meeting of the
Texas Press Association in Wichita
Falls, Texas, for May 21-23 being so
close together, the executive commit-
tee has voted to postpone the dates
of the Texas PreBS Association meet-
ing to June 18, 19 and 20.
Survived by twenty-nine direct de-
scendants, representing five genera-
tions, Martha Shelton, a 90-year-old
negress, who had never been outside
of San Antonio, Texan, died there Sun-
day. "Old age” was the cause assign-
ed for her death. She is reputed
never to have been 111 a day of her
life and retained her faculties to the
end.
Historic St. Augustine, Fla., the old-
est city in the United States, Thurs-
day was swept by fire, which left In
its wake the serious Injury of two
winter visitors, the destruction of rec-
ords and curios dating back to the
days of Spanish rule in the sixteenth
century and a property loss estimated
at $400,000.
William J. Burns, the detective, Sat-
urday stated that his report on the in-
vestigation of the Leo M. Frank case
at Atlanta, Ga., had been made to the
condemned man’s attorneys. While
not saying that the murderer, of Mary
Phagan was or was not the man con-
demned to death, Burns intimated that
the evidence of his investigation had
developed would be such as to cause
the supreme court to give it due at-
tention and that Frank would not hang
on April 17.
Ayoya Hatort, former member of
the Japanese house of commons and
one of the most widely known men of
his race in America, was found dead
Wednesday at San Francisco, Cal.
The acceptance of the appointment
as dean of the school of Journalism of
the University of Texas by Lieutenant
Governor Will H. Mayes was Wednes-
day announced by the board of re-
gents of the university at Austin.
On the eve of a miners’ holiday—
the anniversary of an eight-hour day
In the state—50,000 Ohio miners Tues-
day quit work for an Indefinite time.
Mines were closed In accordance with
orders Issued Monday by coal opera-
tors.
A total of 537 people, made up of
nineteen different nationalities, were
landed at the port of Galveston dur-
ing March and were handled by of-
ficials of the United States immigra-
tion service. These people brought
with them from their homes in vari-
ous parts of the world cash to the
extent of $8,019.
The formal consolidation of the
Wichita Falls, the Wichita Falls and
Southern, the Wichita Falls and North-
western and the Wichita Falls and
Wellington railroads with the Mis-
souri, Kansas and Texas will take
place April 4. This Is In accordance
with the agreement between the State
of Texas and the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas entered Into when the
state's suits against the Katy were
withdrawn as the result of a com-
promise. Under the terms of the set-
tlement the Missouri, Kansas and Tex-
as has obligated itself to spend $6,000,-
000 on improvements In Texas within
six years.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Suicides in France are increasing.
Since 1904, when the total was 8,876,
there has been a continuous rise in
numbers to 9,819—7,476 men and 2,343
women—In 1910. This is twenty-five
suicides to 100,000 inhabitants, and
treble the proportion of seventy years
ago. A great number of those killing
themselves are widowers.
There is a good deal of indignation
over the proposal of the French gov-
ernment to present to Spain some ar-
mor In the Museum of the Army of the
Invalides In Paris that formerly be-
longed to Philip II of Spain. The
larger part of the suit is In the Royal
Armory at Madrid.
When Federal Generale Refugio Ve-
lasco evacuated Torreon last Thurs-
day, he did so In good order after de-
stroying such ammunition and ord-
nance as he could not transport. Be-
tween five and six thousand of his
men went with him In two columns of
about equal strength, one taking the
direction of Saltillo and the other a
southern course.
John Lind, former governor of Min-
nesota and for the last eight months
the personal representative in Mexico
of the president of the United States,
sailed from Vera Cruz for Washing-
ton Saturday aboard the presidential
yacht MayfldVer.
Torreon fell completely Into the
hands of the rebels at 10:20 Thursday
night. The news first was announced
to the world when the bugler in front
of Carranza’s residence at Juarez.
Mexico, blew the staccato notes of
victory. The pe&n, Carranza said, was
sounded at Juarez even before it was
heard In Torreon, Villa delaying out
of compliment to his chief. The news
excitedly announcing victory after the
bloodiest series of battles known to
modern Mexico said that Villa cap-
tured a large number of prisoners.
Major General Thomas H? Barry ar-
rived at Manila Saturday. He will
assume command of the Philippine di-
vision, relieving Major General J.
Franklin Bell, who will sail on the
15th for the United States by way of
Siberia and Europe.
The Mexican government Tuesday
obtained 6,000,000 pesos of the 50.-
000,000 peso loan just arranged from
the banks at Mexico City.
Pierre Leon Testulat and Clemeat
Avlgny ware killed when tbelr aero-
plane collapsed In midair near R helms,
FEDERAL8 LEFT TORREON BE-
CAUSE OF EXHAUSTION, 8AY8
THE AMERICAN CON8UL.
SPANIARDS ORDERED FROM CITY
Villa Follows Up Retreating Federals,
and San Pedro Will Probably Be
Scene of the Next Battle.
Burning the Dead.
Juarez, Mex.—George C. Carothers,
special representative of the state de-
partment, who has been through the
Torreon engagement with General
Villa, returned to Juarez Tuesday to
assist in' negotiations loqklng to the
welfare of the 600 Spaniards ordered
out of Torreon by the rebels. He
brought with him the first nonpar-
tisan eyewitness account of the battle.
Mr. Carothers kept a brief diary of
events which he witnessed.
The rebel loss,” said Mr. Caroth-
ers, “was 600 killed and 1,400 wound-
ed. We don’t know the federal loss
accurately except that Villa found in
the hospital 805 of their wounded.”
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Asked why Velasco, the federal
commander, evacuated the city, Mr.
Carothers said the federal leader’s
one excuse, was that he had run out
Of small arm ammunition.
“However,” the state department
agent smiled, “I think he was mis-
taken about that, for when he started
burning his ammunition we could
hear the rifle cartridges popping, and
It seemed to me as if there must
have been 2,000,000 of them, more or
less.
“I am convinced that the real rea-
son was that Villa’s tireless hammer-
ing wore down his men until they
could no longer fight. They were on
the scantiest of rations of both food
and water and were all in, as the
phrase has it.
“The evacuation was accomplished
In an orderly manner with soldiers
and Huertista refugees loaded on
trains.
“Villa has 8,000 men pursuing them,
and while they are supposed to be
making for Saltillo, their exact where-
abouts was not known when I left
Torreon.
“At San Pedro there is a federal
garrison and a battle is expected there
at any moment.
, “There can be nef doubt that Villa’s
grievance against many of the Span-
iards was well founded. He was very
angry at first, hut with success he
has grown more lenient and the inno-
cent doubtless Will be restored to
their properties and home In due time
after an Investigation.
“They all have money and will not
be a charge upon the community here.
“Torreon fell on the night of Thurs-
day, April 2, as reported by General
Villa to General Carranza. Up to that
time there was not the faintest basis
for reports that the town had fallen.
The evacuation began at 7 o’clock on
the morning of Thursday, and at that
time, and indeed, until the evacuation
was complete, the federals held every
position In the city of Torreon which
they originally possessed.
“It was not until after the evacua-
tion Thursday that rebels permanently
held any position in the city. Villa
attacked repeatedly from the outside.
His men would rush Into the town,
making desperate assaults with their
handgrenades, but they never retain-
ed a position until after the flight of
the federal troops. Fighting con-
tinued almost to the last minute.”
General Velasco left placards on his
hospitals saying he left the wounded
to the kindness of the foreign consuls
and to the mercy of General Villa.
San Pedro, twenty-six miles north-
east of Torreon, it is said, In all prob-
ability will be the scene of the next
battle.
San Pedro, a hill-girt city, whose
natural defenses must be approached
over a flat country, held a federal
garrison all the time Torreon was be-
sieged, but this force was prevented
by a rebel column from assisting Gen-
eral Velasco.
Recently a comparatively small
force of rebels attempted to take the
town, having underestimated the
strength of the garrison, whose real
numbers were developed by the at-
tack.
General Villa has been building up
his force in the last few days to renew
the assault. The defeat of the federals
at San Pedro would, it is said, remove
the last federal force from this dis-
trict.
The whereabouts of the troops
driven from the city last week is not
known, although It Is believed Velasco
Is headed for Saltillo.
The rebel loss In this campaign is
said to be more than 2,000 In killed
and wounded.
The prisoners captured are believed
to have been the defenders of the bar-
racks while the troops in the canyon,
which forms an egress from the hill-
girdled city, were able to escape.
The campaign against the federal
Stronghold of Torreon, the main ob-
ject of the rebel campaign, began
Sunday two weeks ago after General
Villa had spent months In making the
most careful preparations.
The rebel commander moved with a
rapidity hitherto unknown In Mexican
warfare. He worked his men in shifts,
and as one shift became exhausted he
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La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1914, newspaper, April 9, 1914; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth998693/m1/2/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.