VOL. 10. N0,
MOTHER JOKES
TELLS OF STRIKE
Congressmen Hear of Conditions in
Colorado ^trikq Z ne as Seen
by the Aged Strike Leader.
WASHINGTON, April 24.—Mother
Jones, the strike leader, who was held
a prisoner in the Colorado strike
zone and recently released by the
courts from imprisonment in a mil
itary prison, was a witness today be
fore the House committee investi
gating the conditions in the strike
zone of Colorado, and the aged wo
man told of conditions among the
coal miners as she had found them
druing the recent strike.
Mother Jones told the committee
that the mine operators had kept the
men on wages which would not al
low them to secure a decent living
and that the company stores robbed
the men until they were practically
slaves and at the end of the month
owed the company, instead of hav
ing any wages coming.
Tlie men were also forced to rent
company houses at exorbitant rentals,
said Mother Jones, and were paid
starvation wages.
WENATCHEE KIDS
GO ON STRIKE
_:_s_
High School Pupils Demand Rein
statement of Superintendent and
Principal.
WENATCHEE, April 24—Three
hundred high school students went;
on strike here today because of the
failure of the school board to re
appoint School Superintendent Brown
and Principal Nelson of the We
natchee high school.
The boys and girls paraded the
.streets demanding the reinstatement
of, the two officials and when the
police attempted, to interfere the
boys and girls drove the entire po
lice force from the streets amid the
delight of the vast crowds that gath
ered.
The parents of the scholars are
with the boys and girls as the re
moval of the two officials was made
because of politics and an effort to
place political favorites in the po
sitions vacated.
The courts will be appealed to by
both sides and the school authori
ties will ask for the enforcement of
the compulsory school law and the
parents and scholars swill insist upon
the reinstatement of the .two officials.
White Stave Investigation. •
BOSTON, April 24.—Tiie'report of
the special commission,' {Committee
on Social Welfare, which has been
ihvestlgsttns the “white Blavo" traf
fic In this city, will be heard today.
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We offler special lour botUee of
Kaai^r bock beer fqr **.0%; a brew
of exoeUencs, at the Bl# Place. tf
file, .and ~l£r«J keary tJeyo arjdved;
eq ‘tbs' steamer Evans this morfc
Europe Would Laugh at Rebels If They Were Drawn Into Huerta’s Fight,
He Says-El Paso Fears Villa’s Army-Huerta Issues Proclamation-Japan
ese Cruiser to Help Him—Federals Fire on Laredo, Texas.
el PASO, April 24.—Late yester
day afternoon General Villa and his
staff reached the city of Juarez, just
across the border, and this city was
in an uproar in a few minutes, as
stories flew about that the entire army
of 15,000 Mexican rebel veterans from
the battle of Torreon had reached
Juarez and would cross the line and
take El Paso, where but three regi
ments of regular United States
troops were stationed.
Villa Dines With American Agent.
General Villa and Carothers, the
special agent of the Department of
State of the United States, dined to
gether shortly after the arrival of
the rebel chieftain in Juarez. Spe
cial guards prevented anyone from
interrupting the two men and news
paper correspondents were unable to
learn the nature of the conversation
or the decision arrived at.
Statements From Villa.
Laie in the evening General Villa
issued a statement in which he stat
ed that the rebels would refuse to
join the Huerta forces in any tight
on the United Slates.
Europe Would Laugh at Rebels.
The rebel leader said that all Eu
rope would lauugh at the Mexican
rebels if the yallowed Huerta to draw
them into a tangle with the United
States.
Calls Huerta a Drunken Ass.
“Huerta is a drunken ass and the j
people of the United States should
pay no attention to him," said Villa.
Turns Carranza Down.
. “I was not consulted by General
Cftrranza' when -he sent his note to
■Secretary , of. State W» J, Bryan, and
jl„ am not "bound by his action, as
my forces are operating independ
ently of his, although we both have
'the same general object.”
Note, Not Hostile.
. “While the American people may
have thought the note was an evi
dence of hostility , on the part of the
rebels towards the United States, be
cause of the notification from General
Carranza that the seizure of Vera
Cruz violated the sovereignty of Mex
ico, no such intention was in the
iminds of the febels, who have been
aided greatly by American support.”
General Villa brought with him a
hundred woolen rugs of exceptional
value as a present for. General Scott,
the commanding officer at Port Bliss,
near here.
El Paso Doubt* Villa.
EL PASO, Afril 24.—The people
here are doubtful of the truth of the
statements Issued by General Villa,
that the rebels were friendly to the
United States, because the peons
have been educated from childhood
to hate the gringos and do hate
them.
Fear' 8udden Invasion.
It is feared here that he will make
a sudtten invasion of this city before
the American trpnps reach here and
while he hah his army of 12,000 to
IS,000 veterans of the war where he
can bring them to El Paso.
Mexican* in Best. Position.
Villa made a statement last night
that he could land 12,000 troopS In
El Paso in'24 hours, as he hits the
line from Ghliniahua in, fine condition
.m< «■ w
to
have' a taeci «r4jMMfoafo in less
than, 42 hpnrs and more Will be sent
if noeddd.
Watching Villa’s Army.
At the first sign that General Vil
la is bringing his army back to the
American line the commander here
is expected to cross the line and cut
the railroad and to delay the con
centration of troops until the War de
partment can send re-enforcements
from the north.
Texas National Guard Ready.
Governor Colquitt today issued or
ders to the Texas national guard to
mobilize and they are now being con
centrated so that at a moment’s no
tice the troops can be moved to any
part of the border where they may
chance 10 be needed.
Americans Killed In Mexico.
LONDON, April 24.—The foreign
office has received advices today that
iwo Americans were stabbed, to death
in Mexico City this morning and that
the balance of Americans are in de
perate conditions fearing for the:’
lives.
Huerta Issues’ Proclamation. j
Provisional President Huerta today
issued a proclamation to the people
of Mexico irrespective of party to .
rally around the Mexican flag and to j
aid the > government in its fight \
against the aggression of the Wilson j
administration.
Japanese Cruiser For Huerta.
Close friends of Huerta say that ‘
the United States will never be al
lowed to capture him as"the Japan
ese cruiser now at Acapulco on the
Pacific coast of Mexico, is to take
him aboard and help him should the
Americans capture Mexico City.
Federal* Fire On Laredo, Texas.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 24.—
A long, distance telephone message
just received here tells of the firing
upon the city of Nuevo Laredo, in
Mexico by the federal troops and also
the firing across the border into the
town of Laredo. Texas, by the feder
ate who killed a number of American
non-combatants. No force of Ameri
can troops are stationed in the city
and the soldiers sent from here yes
terday have not arrived at the town.
The extent of the losses on the part
of the Americans cannot be ascer
tained.
All Warships Going South.
WASHINGTON, April 24.—Secre
tary Daniels stated today that every
available warship In the 'American
navy was now in Mexican waters or
en route to the scene as fast as they
could go and that several of the ships
had established new records for
speed as the men were making purses
for the stokers and would help them,
fire.in order to get to the seat of
war.
Gen Funston Ordered to Vera Crux.
GALVESTON, April 24.—General
Frederick Funston, commanding the
Second division of the army, reach
ed here today and will take com
mand of the bri^a^e of infantry which
is jnour being embarked on the. army
transports in the harbor and will pig;
south to take possession of Vera Crux
and hold the city for the Americans
from any attack by the Mexicans.
*“ ' Vending Fifth Wrlgide. ‘
nuKMtam st
waiting ewtstdb W horbor. The
transports have Veen provisioned for
ieverii 'Wefeks'ahitf theinifUmt orders
were received to embark. The boats
were ready and will be under way by
noon.
More Marine* Are Killed.
VERA CRUZ. April 24.—The Mex
ican troops killed three more ma
rines here this morning and wounded
25 others wh n they opened fire on
.he troops guarding the railroad. The
American troops replied and inflicted
heavy losses on the Mexicans, driv
ing them from the (positions they
had taken and forcing them to flee
further up the line. The American
line is being extended as fast as the
marines are landed and can take up
positions along the railroad.
Brazil and France Represent U. S
WASHINGTON, April 24.—At the
request of the United States the re
public of France and the South
American republic of Brazil will rep
resent the United States in Mexico
'during the present trouble, and all
the legation papers at Mexico have
been turned over to the French am
bassy for safe keeping. The selec
tion of a South American country is
considered an excellent move by the
diplomats, but as they have but few
consular representatives in Mexico it
was found necessary to have one of
tlie large powers also act.
Arms Embargo Re-eestablished.-’
The custom department today wired
to all customs officials along the
Mexican border and to all American
manufacturers of small arms and am
munition that the embargo on arms
had been re-established and to pre
vent any shipments from reaching
rebels or federals.
Seize 1,000,000 Cartridges.
A shipment of 1,000,000 rounds of
cartridges were stopped at El Paso,
which had been ordered by the rebels
several weks ago.
Intense Excitement in Mexico City.
' MEXICO CITY, April 24.—The
newspapers of this city issued many
extra editions when the American
warships bombarded the city of Vera
Cruz and the people of the capital
were intensely excited. The streets
were crowded with people waiting for
news and when the populace heard
of the death 'of the Mexicans who
resisted Admiral Fletcher they turn
ed and attempted to raze all the
American buildings in the city.
Stones were thrown through the win
dows, the buildings were robbed of
everything of value and In several
instances were set on fire.
Huerta Protects Legation.
Provisional President Huerta or
dered a large guard of picked troops
upon whom he could depend to de
fend the American legation and the
crowds were driven back by the sol
diers.
Canal la Ready.
PANAMA, April 24.—Colonel Goe
thals, the civil governor of the canal
zone and in charge of the comple
tion of the interoceanic cabal, In a
statement today said that if requir
ed the Atlantic fleet could be passed
thorough the canal In a week and that
the work of finishing the cabal Was
almost completed-..
Increase Force of Laborer*.
Several thousands of former em
ployees who had been discharged as
,wprk was finished have been re
,employed and this canal .work! Js.be-.
inf pushed to the limit so that the
Vdr} *3$nrtmm^$ar,b»
war vessels from one ocean to thb
other.
Rush Work on Fortification.
The work on the array efortifica
tions at both ends of the canal is
being rushed by the army officers in
charge and the canal will be forti
fied in case of international trouble
during the Mexican war, which can
no longer be avoided.
Foreign Warships Show Respect U.
S. Dead.
VERA CRUZ, April 24.—All the
foreign warships in the harbor flew
their flags at half mast during the
services held yesterday in honor of
the dead American marines who lost
their lives when the Mexicans resist
ed the occupation of the city.
American Admiral Thanks Foreigners.
Admiral Fletcher sent his aide to
the foreign warships and thanked the
commanding officers for the honor
shown to the dead American ma
rines and for the good will shown
to the American navy.
Many Foreign Ships.
The German, English, French and
Spanish all have a number of war
ships here watching events and ready
to protect citizens of their respective
countries from harm.
Japs Want War.
TOKIO, April 24.—Almost every
newspaper published in this city and
most of them published in Japan are
urging the government to take ad
vantage of the'present difficulty be
tween the United States and Japan
to force the American government to
sejttle the naturalizaefon question,
which has caused the Japanese peo
ple much concern.
The papers all insist on the Mikado
taking advantage of the opportunity
to demand an immediate answer to
the note sent Secretary of State Bry
an five months ago and still un
answered.
The agitators here are active in
stirring up war talk against the Un
ited Statesjtnd demand that the gov
ernment seize the Philippine Islands
at once and hold them as they real
ly belong to Japan.
Texas Rangers Busy.
EL, PASO, Tex.. April 24.—'The
Texas rangers here are preparing to
enter Mexico and secure information
for the use of the American troops,
and several of the best men in the
service have taken their lives in their
hands and have crossed the line to
secure reliable inforamtion regard
ing the movement of the troops un
der General Villa and General Car
ranza, and should they attempt to
make a sudden march into El Paso or
the capture of any other Texas town
the rangers will inform the governor
of the conditions.
Texas Militia Mobilized ,
AUSTIN, Tex., April 24.—Governor
Colquitt has ordered the entire state
guard to be mobilised at once and
sent to the border to protect border
towns from invasion. The state
guard has been expecting the order
and everything is in readiness for a
quick Mobilisation.
American Army Coming.
BL PASO, April 24.—Re-enforce
menta ore now en route here from
northers army poato and the troops
will be concentrated attifrpiftnt Ul^*,
V to I* Attacked by Geherai
Should ho decide to cpme acres* the
line. The forces nqw here consist of
one regiment' Of infantry, one of cav -
alry and one held battery.
(Continued on page 4.)
WOMEN ESCAPE
FROM MINE SHAFT
»
Miner Takes Them Out Through Old
Abandoned Shaft—Soldiers Pro
tect Them From Strikers.
TRINIDAD, Colo., April 24.—The
thirty women and children who sought
refuge in the Empire mine shaft, and
who were believed to be caught be
low while the burning shaft house
prevented them from escaping, have
been rescued by several of the mine
employees, who entered the mine
through some abandoned shaft and
succeeded in bringing them to the
surface, while the national guard pro
tected them from the attacks of the
strikers, who are still fighting to take
the mine.
The ciy is expecting every moment
that the re-enforcements for Gen
eral Chase will arrive and that this
city will be placed under martial law.
Conditions at Ludlow Tiave not ini
proved and the strikers and troops
still exchange shots upon every op
portunity offered. Several strikers
have been killed in the lighting of
yesterday.
MANY FOREIGNERS
IN NEW YORK GUY
Census Report Shows Large Number
of Representatives of Foreign
Powers in Gotham.
.-.
NEW YORK, April 24.—Gotham’s
claim to being a real cosmopolitan
city was proven and the verdict
handed down the other day by fed
eral census officials. The evidence
was staggeringly conclusive of the
charge of cosmopolitanism against
New York.
Out of a population ot something
like live and oner-half millions of
people who reside in Greater New
York, nearly one million—or, to be
exact, 972,968—are of English, Irish.
Scotch, Welsh and Celtic descent.
These figures include those bom in
the countries mentioned, or bom here
of parents of these nationalities Be
sides these there are among New
York’s population 1,732,970 persons
who were born in foreign lands or
who were born here of foreign par -
ents. They are divided as follows:
Yiddish and Hebrew, 861,980; Ger
man, 841,89; Italian, 549,444; Polish,
116,101; Magyar, 64,141; Swedish.
61,141; FrFench, 47,230: Norwegians, j
36,063; Danish, 14,731: Spanish, 11,~
626; Greek,. 11,623; Roumanian. 10.- !
788; > Bohemian and Moravian, 40,
988: Russian, 28,870; Lithuanian and
Lettish. 11,217; Slovak, 10,504; oth- '
er Slavs, 10,0^; Dutch and Frisian, '
9,661; Finnish, 8,2ij; Armenian, 2
676: and Syrian and Arabic, 3,987.
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Mesiican War Picture.
“The Gri9 of Mexico,”
. is the feature picture at tkn Orph
eum change tonight Also wtne an
imated weekly of w$iC*rents. The
cospedy is a Thpahauser entitled,
“The Head of the Ribbon Counter.”