Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 166, 21 May 1920 — Page 1

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VOL. XLV., NO. 166 Palladium, Est. 1831. Consolidated with Sun-Telegram 1907. RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1920. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS

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PRICE CUTTING PRESSURE UN WHOLESALERS

Movement Extended to Man Higher Up, by New York Merchants Excites Interest and Hope in England. GARVAN CLAIMS CREDIT (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, May 21. The price cutting movement here today reached eome wholesalers, when managers and buyers of prominent department stores announced their establishments would refuse to purchase from jobbers until substantial reductions were made. The department stores which claim to offer reductions from 15 to 50 per cent, now demand that wholesalers make concessions to them. An official of one of the largest'department stores with branches in six future cities said: "We are not buying future stock and will not until manufacturers and wholesalers come down with their prices. ' Normally we buy 1750,000 of furs on our initial purchase. So far we have refused to purchase a single piece." Similar statements were made by officials of other stores. Some representative wholesalers of wearing apparel declared they believed the price cutting movement throughout the country to be artificial and uneco nomic, asserting that it has stimulated buying without a corresponding increase in production and a reaction was bound to come. WASHINGTON, May 21 The wave of price reductions in wearing apparel which has spread to every important city is due largely to capital withdrawn from the market and to the investiga tion conducted by the Department of i Justice, in the opinion of Assistant Attorney General Garvan. While he said he did not believe the department "deserved too much of the credit", Mr. Garvan refused to endorse claims of merchants that they were actuated solely by patriotic motives. "That stuff if purest boncombe," Mr. Garvan said. "There are three things responsible for this clamor of merchants to get on the bandwagon of falling prices: the market has broken and a lot of people saw indictments for profiteering coming." LONDON, May 21. Cabled reports of a slump in prices in the United States are featured in newspapers here i and are being read with enormous interest, as they excite the hope that conditions across the Atlantic may be teflected in Great Britain. Some writers on economics however, hold out little hope that this will be the result, maintaining the new conditions in America are more likely to have a contrary effect here, but hope persists and if. supported by some rather pointed indications there was a decline in trading during April compared with March. This decline, although small, is regarded as significant because it was the first for more than a year. NEW YORK, May 21 Announcement that the government had virtually resumed control of the railroads as an emergency measure to relieve abnormal freight conditions was received with approval today in financial circles. 3125,000,000 R. R. LOAN IS APPROVED (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. D. C, May 21. A loan of at least $125,000,00 out of the $300,000,000 revolving fund to enable railroads to purchase equipment required to meet transportation needs of the public was approved today by the interstate commerce commission. New equipment required by railroads to meet minimum needs is estimated by the interstate commerce commission at 2.000 locomotives and 1,000,000 freight cars including 20,000 refrig erator cars. The commission estimated that equipment already ordered and to cost SI 25,000,000 represented probably less than 25 percent of that needed. Miss James Breaks Record When She Presents Handley; Democrats, "Peppy", Back Miss Ruth James, of Richmond, Democratic county woman's chairman of Wayne county, had the honor Thursday of being the first woman ever to nominate a candidate in any Indiana s-'tate convention, when she presented the name of Lawrence Handley as candidate for the nomination for treasurer of state. Wayne county persons who attended the conference convention returned '! hurtday evening and Friday morning. Democrats were all "pepped up". They i-ce victory in the air, they said. Lewellyn To Be Speaker For Milton Memorial Day MILTON, Ind.. May 21. Memorial Day exercises at Milton will be featured by an address by E. J. Lewellyn, superintendent of the Newcastle schools. The Milton band will furnish muFic and will be assisted by a chorus of citizens. A parade will be formed to go to the soldiers' monument on the West Side. Davison To Talk on Unrest (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. May 21. Henry P. Davison, of J. P. Morgan and company today was subpoenaed to testify before the Joint legislative committee. His opinion on the causes of discontent over the present ecoaomic situation will be sought.

Harry Ray Post May End Campaign With 1,000 Men Reports from ward captains on the next to the last day of the American Legion drive for new members Indicate that the membership of the local post may reach 1,000 as a result of the campaign. When the drive began Monday the post had a membership of 200. The enrolling of 200 new members Thursday brought the total up to more than 750. The club rooms of the legion have been fitted up with second hand furniture pending the arrival of new furniture which the post recently pur

chased. Comfortable lounging rooms have been provided and the veterans have been quick to take advantage of the comforts. MILITARIZATION CLAUSE PROTESTED BY FRIENDS' BODY At the main session Thursday evening the executive committee of the Five Years Meeting of Friends authorized its officials to send to Indiana's national representatives and senators, a protest against the clause in the army re-organization bill which gives the president power to declare an emergency exists, and automatically call into effect the national conscription law. The committee was to close its annual session late Friday afternoon. All meetings have been held in the South Eighth Street Friends church. Dr. Allen D. Hole, vice president of Earlham and chairman of the executive committee, presided. Other members included Dr. Walter C. Wood ward, executive secretary, Miles White, Jr., of Baltimore, chairman of the central committee, Rufus M. Jones of Haverford College, Pa., David M. Edwards of Earlham college and Robert E. Pretlow of Seattle, Wash. To Attend Conference. Dr. Woodward, Dr. Hole and Mr. Pretlow were appointed official representatives of the Society of Friends in America at the ecumenical conference of churches in Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 10 and 11. They will be part of the Federal Council of churches in America group at this worldwide religious conterence. Rufus M. Jones of Haverford, Pa., and Dr. Woodward were appointed to represent Friends in co-operating with arrangements for the May-Flower Tercentenary celebration. The central committee of the Five Years Meeting was authorized to appoint six representatives to attend the quadrennial meeting of the "Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, at Boston next December. They will be appointed later. WAY IS GREASED FOR SOLDIER RELIEF BILL; PROVIDES NEW TAXES WASHINGTON, May 21 With soldier relief legislation facing its last obstacle before consideration by the house, Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee today planned to obtain legislative preference through the rules committee for consideration of the bill reported yester day after lengthy committee wrangle, Approval by the rules committee would permit consideration of the bill tomorrow under provisions limiting debate to four hours and only one amendment, a motion to adopt a sub stitute or compromise plan, . Republi can leaders said, would be in order. The final bill carries a provision for a 10 per cent stock dividend tax retro active to March lo, which was In serted after approval by the Republican caucus this week. Besides the stock dividend tax, the provisions include increased taxes on tobacco and incomes, real estate sales and stock and grain transactions in futures. The five taxing proposals are expected to net $30,000,000 annually and would continue for three years under the bill. Revenues thus produced would be used to pay adjusted compensation to former service men, or aid them in obtaining homes, farms, vocational training or paid-up insurance. Liberty Bonds Rising; Heavy Buying Cause (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, May 21. Heavy buying of Liberty bonds and victory notes in the first hour of today's trading on the exchange, resulted in many substantial recoveries for those issues from recent low records. Liberty second 4's rose to $82.70, an advance of $1.30; first 44 at $85 showed a gain of $1; second 4 at $83.50 rose $1.40; third 4V at $87.10 gained $1.30, and 4i at $84.30 were strongest of all at a gain of $2f30. Victory 3 rose from $94.94 to $95.60, and the 4 gained $1.20 at $95.90. Women to Make Final Plans For Legion Post Auxiliary Final plans for the organization of a woman's auxiliary to the American Legion will be made at a meeting of women relatives of Richmond service men and American Legion members in the Harry Ray Post club rooms in the K. of P. temple Monday afternoon, Mrs. A. W. Roach said Friday. The state commandery of the American Legion has granted a charter. Germany May Make Offer (By Associated Press) MANCHESTER, Eng.. May 21. Writing on the forthcoming conference at Spa with the Germans, the Berlin correspondent of the Manchester Guardian says: "I am assured on very high authority that Germany is potentially In a position to put forward a reparation estimate that ought not to fall short of intelligent and reasonable allied demands, but it will be expressly pointed out that the naming of a figure must be made dependent upon the restoration of the European economic machine to something like working order."

TEAR GRIP UF RAIL TIE-UPS FROM NATION Cars Are Routed In Effort To ! Clear Transportation For Harvest All Rules Abrogated in Effort. WAGE HEARING GOES ON

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 21. The campaign to break the freight congestion at Ihe nation's traffic gateways was well under way today, the interstate commerce commission in the space of a few hours having taken three important steps toward that end. These were orders for: Forwarding of traffic without reference to previous routing; abrogation of all railroad rules governing car service; transfer of 32,000 coal cars from west to east and of 20,000 box cars from the east to the grain fields of the west; These moves were expected to show material results within 10 days members of the commission said, but they expected that a much longer period would be required "to get the entire tangle straightened out." To Clear For Harvest. Every effort will be made, however to clear away the accumulated ; freight as expeditiously as possible, in order that the approaching harvest may not find the country's transportation system tied up. Millions of bushels xt the 1919 wheat crop still remain in the wheat districts awaiting shipment it was said. CHICAGO. May 21 E. T. Whiter, chairman of the conference board of railroad managers, which is presenting its reply to the employes before the railroad labor board today, took up the demands of the railway conductors. Mr. Whiter presented statistics to refute the statement made before the board in Washington by the employes that the mtleage basis of pay affected only a small number of men and should not be considered in making i any decision in increases in pay. j Amone the more imDortant changes 1 in railroad pay recommended by Mr. Whiter is the re-establishment of; higher pay for night workers, which j was discontinued under federal rail road legislation last year. It is becoming increasingly difficult to hold the more capable and experienced men on night work without higher pay, Mr. Whiter said. NEW YORK, May 21. Harbor facilities in New York were further tied today as the result of the walkout yesterday of lightermen who have been handling freight for the coastwise shipping companies, including all of the Atlantic coastwise vessels out of this port. Several hundred men are out. The men are said to be striking in sympathy with longshoremen who have been out on four coastwise lines for several weeks. Union headquarters declared the strikers had made no demands.' Given Good Weather, High School Field Day Planned To Last All Day Monday W. G. Bate, principal of high school, said Friday that in case the weatherman is in bad humor Monday, the school picnic and pageant would be postponed until Tuesday. Pupils will assemble for their first class Monday morning. This class will be dismissed during the first half hour and the entire school will go to Roosevelt Hill for the picnic. The historical pageant will stare at 10 a. m. and end about 11:30. Mr. Fries and Mr. Clerenger will be in charge. Luncheon will be between 12 and 1:30 p. m. Students will eat in class groups, if possible. A. J. Echols and Miss Margaret Wickemeyer will have charge of the races. Games tor everyone will fol low races. The following faculty members will have charge of the games: A. J. Echols, Miss Wickemeyer, B. J. Rock. Mr. Cline. Mr. Fries, Mr. Clevenger, Mr. Vernon, Miss Sbera, Miss Gebauer, Miss Morrow and Miss Lanning. More Troopers at Mate wan; One More Detective Killed (By Associated Press) MATEWAN. W. Va.. Mav 21. Ad- . , . . , . . ' - ., , d. ?,a15te tr?Pers t aid the dP-

uiy oueiuis ana consiaouiary men; who cave been on guard duty hereSET DATE FOR PLEBISCITE: since the battle between private de-j NOT TO BE ANNOUNCED tectives and citizens Wednesday, j PAR1S, Mav 21. The council of which resulted in 10 or more deaths. ; ambassadors at todaVs session fixed were expected to arrive at Matewan , th dat for thp hofdIng of the ple.

iues biu iu mui uiug that they did not expect a recurrence of the disorders, the last of whioh occurred yesterday near Lynn, 3 miles from here, when one man said to be a Baldwin-Felts detective was shot from ambush by unidentified persons. OREGON HOLDS PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY; WOMEN VOTING SALEM, Ore., May 21 Republican and Democratic voters of Oregon will cast preferential votes for president of the United States at today's primary election. There are four aspirants for the Republican nomination for president on the ballot, but only one lor the Democratic nomination, William G. McAdoo. Seeking Oregon's endorsement for the Republican nomination are Herb ert C. Hoover, United States Senator Hiram W. Johnson, Governor Frank O. Lowden, and Malor General Leon ard A. Wood. The name of United States Senator Miles Poindexter was withdrawn the first day of this month. MARTIAL LAW IN MADRID MADRID, May 21. Martial law has been proclaimed here as the result of the bread disturbances.

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Sets New Record Lieut. Roget and his dog Follette. Accompanied by his dog Follette, Lieut. Henry Roget has flown 19,000 hours and thus broken the French record for hours of flight. The record comprises eight years of flying experience for dog and man. During the war they were shot down three times. Lleut. Roget was first aviator to fly across the Mediterranean and back again without stopping NOBODY SATISFIED WITH NEW BUDGET; ENGLAND PROTESTS By MARY HENKE LONDON. May 7 A coalition between the lord chancellor and American "pussyfooters" has been suspected since the new budget for England was announced. The budget imposes a tax on champagne, beer and other national liquid "necessities" that will mean a still greater increase in price. There is little about the budget that is popular, and this specific tax is about as unwelcome as any. The war profiteers of course, have to have their champagne, and they are protesting that this increase in price is going to strain relations with France, since the increased price will, mean lessened consumption and consequently lessened import from France. . However, as one Englishman remarked, the nation cannot be expected to drink itself to death, so France can pay her debts. The classical connection of the English worklngman and his beer has not been broken since the war, and there is much indignatfon among public(Continued on Page Two) PEACE RESOLUTION ON WAY TO DUMP (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, D. C. May 21. The Republican peace resolution was adopted finally today by the house. It now goes to the president. The vote approving the resolution was announced as 228 to 139, which was taken to indicate that a veto by the president could not be over-ridden. The house majority accepted the senate's substitute for the original house resolution, Democrats mainly opposing it. Senators Discuss Vacation (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, D. C. May 21. Democratic senators held a two-hour conference today to discuss the legislativo situation and tho minnrttv a tti. tude on adjournment or a recess over the political conventions, senator Underwood, minority leader, said a final conclusion had not been reached. Republican senators will hold a similar conference tomorrow. The Coalition Supports Nitti (Bv Associated Press) ROME, May 20. Radical, democratic Liberal. Constitutional Democratic and Reformist party leaders held separate meetings tonight and decided to support Premier Nitti's new cabinet, the ; lormation or wmcn nounced tomorrow formation of which will be officially an- ; biscite in thp Allenstein and Marienwerder districts for determining the boundaries of Poland with regard to East and West Prussia. The council, however, decided not to make the date public until the measures to be taken for organizing the control of the plebiscite had been worked out. KILLED BY SHOT FROM AUTO (By Associated Press) GRANITE CITY. III., May 21 Authorities today sought to establish the identity of the men who fired from a speeding auto into a crowd of striking building craftsmen and sympathizers last night, killing one man and wounding another. The man killed, according to the police just had joined the crowd cut of curiosity. SOUTHERN BUSINESS MEN TO SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES (By Associated Press) CHICAGO.'May 21. A delegation of 140 business men from five south Atlantic seaports, Charleston, Savannah, Wilmington, Brunswick and Jacksonville, will arrive today in furtherance of a movement to direct export trade from congested North Atlantic outlet cities to their ports. "

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PUWERS ARE UVERSTEPPED, SAYS DANIELS .i Tells Investigating Committee It Has Exceeded. Original Bounds of Controversy Turns Tables on Hale. SIMS TOlAKE STAND

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 21. Secretary Daniels today accused the senate subcommittee investigating Admiral Sims' charges against the navy department's conduct of the war with having exceeded its powers in going outside the original controversy over naval war declarations. The committee. Mr. Daniels told, Chairman Hale, had given Admiral faims an opportunity to maue a loose representation of his charges we. required him to produce his letter of criticism to the department, "The secretary appeared to undergo cross examination on his direct testimony, concluded yesterday. After Hale in a preliminary statement had stated that Sims' criticisms were impersonal and aimed at "responsible beads, and not at the navy as a whole," Mr. Daniels turned the tables on the senator and questioned Hale regarding features of the Sims letter. Challenged to Show Feature. He challenged the chairman to show from the letter that it referred, as Mr. Hale had said to the first few months of the war. Mr. Daniels declined to tell the committee what took place during the meetings of the cabinet in 1913 and 1914 with regard to naval policies and the enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine, saying that he considered this confidential. Sims Called Again After the cross-examination is finished the committee will adjourn, probably until Thursday, when RearAdmiral Sims will againtake the stand to testify in rebuttal. He probably will be the last witness called, although Senator Hale said it was possible other high naval officers might be called to testify briefly regarding certain points. In concluding his defense of the department yesterday, Mr. Daniels said: "When the evidence introduced be fore this committee is fairly appraised the American people will declare with just pride and satisfaction, when the testing of war time came, all was well with theAmericau aavy;".-?4'. T - PROBE OF EXPENSES TO BEGIN MONDAY (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, D. C, May 21. Investigation of the preconvention campaign expenditures and pledges of both Republican and Democratic presidential candidates ordered by the senate will begin here Monday, May 24. Managers of the campaigns of various candidates will be asked by telegraph to attend the session Monday. Great M. E. School Planned (By Associated Press) DES MOINES, la., May 21. Establishment of a religious educational system that will parallel the public school system at every point is planned in the report presented by the committee on Sunday schools to the Methodist Episcopal conference in session here. The report asks that the committee should oe given exclusive jurisdiction. LOOK FOR MILLION-DOLLAR STORE OF BOOZE IN .CHICAGO (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, May 21 Federal proht j bition officials today searched for a i warehouse believed to hold a milllonI dHar whiskey supply of seven men "'6" " l"" i officers said disclosed hundreds of I a"eged illegal whiskey sales. I Foreeries of Drinted forms under which transfers of liquor for legitimte uses were permitted were found the downtown offices where the seven men were arrested, the of ficers said. Nearly $300,000 worth of liquor ! had been sold recently under such! faked permits, they added. HOOVER PAPER PLANNED CHICAGO, May 21 The "Hoover Herald" will je published daily during the Republican national convention in Chicago next month in th interests of the presidential candidacy ! of Herbert Hoover, it was announced ; today. A number of prominent writjers and cartoonists will be members of the staff. RETURN TO WORK (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, May 21. Five thousand city employes on strike since Monday returned to work today. Teamsters voted unanimously to return when the city council finance committee last night declared their demands would iiot be considered while they were on strike. FIREMEN KILLED IN CINCY (By Associated Press) CINCINNATI, O., May 21. Frank Kein, a city fireman, was killed, Clarence Pacquet, another fireman was probably fatally injured and 14 others were less seriously hurt as the result of a collision between fire apparatus here early today while two companies were responding to an alarm. FRENCHMEN RE8UME WORK PARIS. May 21. The general Federation of Labor decided today to call off the strikes it had ordered in support of the railroad men's walkout. The decision for the resumption of work was reached by a vote of 96 to 11.

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Comrades Arms; Not Hart (By Associated Press) LOUISVILLE. Ky., May 21. While giving an exhibition to "student" firemen here late yesterday, Henry Walton, a fireman, slipped and fell four stories to be caught by three firemen who were standing on the ground. He was not seriously injured. Walton was being passed from one window to another by two other firemen when he fell. A cry from spectators attracted Firemen Richard Murray, Jacob Seiger and James Underwood, who were able to lock their arms before Walton crashed into them. The rescuers went down under the impact, but . received only slight injuries. BRUSILOFF HEAD OF RED OFFENSIVE, SAYS POLE COMMUNIQUE (By Associated Press) WARSAW, May 21. General Alexis A. Bruslloff, former commander-in-chief of Russian armies, is understood to have assumed command of the Bolshevik offensive against Poland. In p0irSh military circles they say the soviet attack is designed to overrun Lithuania, and extend the Bolshevik iront westward to h.ast Prussia. Military authorities here declare vast stores of munitions and supplies have arrived in East Prussia in anticipation of a break in the Polish front before the Bolshevik offensive. Fighting continues along the northern sectors of the front but all soviet attacks have been repulsed along the upper reaches of the Beresina river, according tothe announcement. Drive Back Reds Again. Polish troops, counter-attacking Bolshevik forces on the northern sector of the battle front, have driven the soviet armies back 124 miles near Krzyzezopol, according to an official statement issued here today. WARSAW, May 20 Information indicating some elements in Germany are determined to help the Russian Bolshevik! continues to be heard here. it is said in military circles. LONDON, May 21. Russian soviet troops are continuing their pursuit of the Poles in the region of Polotsk, on the Dvina river, according to an official announcement issued in Moscow, and received here by wireless. The statement adds: "In the direction of Pytoloff, the enemy's attempts to advance northward of Zhiobin have been repulsed. In the Borisov region further south we have occupied a number of villages after fierce fighting. In crossing the Beresina river aur troops were assisted by a squadron of airplanes. In the Kiev region nothing Important Is reported, but we have taken a number of villages northwest of Zvenigrod. COPENHAGEN, May 21 Contracts amounting to 100,000,000 Swedish kroners have been negotiated between Sweden and Bolsheviki Russia, according to a statement to the Politiken's Stockholm correspondent by M. Hellberg, who carried on the necessary conversations with M. Krassin, Bolshevik commissar, on trade relations. LONDON. May 21 Persia has appealed to the League of Nations to protect her against Bolsheviki aggression. The appeal which follows the landing of Bolshevik forces on Persian "soil from the Caspian sea was made through the Persian foreign minister who is in Paris. NO PROFITEERING SAY MEAT PACKERS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, D. C. May 21. Protest against charges of profiteering being lodged against the meat packing industry were presented to Vice-President Marshall and Speaker Gillette today by 65 firms styling themselves Independents. The signers of the protest offered to prove to congress and the public that the average profits are less than two cents on the dollar, and that packers' profits were less than five cents on the meat bill of an average family. French Are to Leave Cilicia (By Associated Press) CONSTANTINOPLE, May 21 There are many indications that i French troops will evacuate Cilicia within 30 days and concentrate their forces in Syria. This would relieve a strained situation in Adana, Aintab, Ourfa and other points where Turks opposing French troops are operating outside of territory that will be under the French mandate for Syria. SCOTCH LOCAL OPTION! GLASGOW, May 10. Scotland's local option act enacted in 1913, after thirty years of agitation, becomes effective June 1. Coincident with the coming into force of the law, prohibitionists are planning to launch an electoral campaign. For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Generally fair tonight and Saturday; little change in temperature. Temperatures Yesterday Maximum 76 Minimum 57 Today Noon . . 73 For Wayne County, by W. E. Moore, Fair tonight. Saturday increasing cloudiness probably followed by unset tied weather. General Conditions The temporary break of the rainy spell has taken place over the central states due to a rise of barometric pressure in the Lake regions. It is becoming unsettled tigain over the far west and southern plain states. Intense heat over southern Arizona, 106 degrees. Showers and scattered thunderstorms were quite general over the eastern part of Indiana last night, and rain continues over part of Ohio.

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NEW MEXICAN LEADER MUST SATISFY VILLA Bandit Chief Must Be Sure That.Mexican Revolutionist Will Govern for Good o! Country, Tells Interviewer. COMPLICATES MATTERS

(By Associated Press) IN CAMP WITH GENERAL VILLA, Boquilas, Chihuahua. May 21. Francisco Villa, variously described as a -revolutionist, patriot and bandit, li yet a factor In Mexican affairs as ready and willing to take the field against the newest revolutionary forces as he was against Carranza. he told the Associated Press here today. Villa, the man who eluded the Amer ican army under General Pershing In close pursuit of him. after tha raid on Columbus, New Mexico, in 1916, when Villistas raided that border town, declared the successor of Carranza must fully satisfy his ideals of government before he would retire to private lif and quit the life of a"Robin Hood." Doesn't Like Obregon. Villa does not like Obregon, candidate for the presidency of Mexico, who apparently has become the "man ot the hour," in Mexico through the country's new revolution. Villa discussing the revolutionary leaders joked and laughed about Obregon's actions at the convention of Agums Calientes which led to the selection of Carranza as president of Mexico through a split ol revolutionary leaders. "Obregon signed the flag as did others at the convention," said Villa. "He kissed the flag and cried as be kissed it. Then those who wanted to break the agreement stole the flag with the signatures of the delegates." Obregon is the Mexican leader who first decisively defeated Villa. This fight occurred at Celaya. Obregon then was leading - Carranza troops against Villa and later became minister of war in the Carranza cabinet. Villa would not make public the guarantees he demanded from the new government except politicians must be kept from ruling Mexico. Wouldn't Answer Question. An interpreter acting between Villa and the correspondent when asked to direct a question to the rebel whether or not Villa was present personally at the Columbus raid, refused to put the question. Villa sympathizers have denied, he personally was present while evidence presented by persons at Columbus declared he was there. Villa's greatest emotional period was during questioning concerning General Felipe Angeles, who was executed by Carranza forces at Chihua hua in November last for rebellion against the government. Tears came to Villa's eyes as he discussed Angeles, and condemned the men who ordered him executed. "Angeles is the man Mexico should have now," he said. CHIHUAHUA CITY, May 21. With the announcement by General P. Ellas Calles that he believed Francisco Villa's political aspirations rendered a working agreement with him unlikely, hopes that the rebel chieftain would be eliminated painlessly from tho arena, went glimmering today. Through his emissary. Alfonso Gomez, Villa declared he had no Intention of being eliminated according: to General Calles. The general stated he would publish letters from the Insurgent leader and the reply to be tent later. Ezquiel Salidedo, labor representative with General Calles, has received the following telegram from the information bureau at Mexico City: "Relations between Great Britain and Mexico are to be resumed when the provisional president assumes office." LAREDO, Tex.. May 21. The Excelsior, a Mexico City newspaper, says the revolutionary government has liberated all prisoners captured In fighting with troops guarding General Carranza and permitted them to return to their homes. v HAVANA, May 21. Warning from a captured revolutionary soldief saved President Carranza of Mexico from possible death or injury during the fighting near Rinconada. state of Puebla last week according to J. H. DurTell. Mexico City, representative of the national city bank of New York city, who arrived here today from Vera Cruz. Mr. Durrell was a passenger on one of the 23 trains in which Carranza and his followers fled from the Mexican capital on May 6, and was in the thick of the fighting that preceded the defeat of Carranza's soldiers and the president's flight into the mountains. The captive had been taken on board Carranza's train, and when he found it was to move ahead, he hurriedly informed officers in charge that the track was mined. Investigation proved the truth of his statement and three mines were unearthed. Carranza was absoutely fearless during the heaviest fighting, Durrell said, personally leading his men to the attack and disregarding the bullets falling thick about him. MEXICO CITY. Mex, May 21. Confirmation of reports that petroleum interests have reached a satisfactory i agreement with the present temporary government of Mexico, was secured yesterday by the Associated Press from Aureliano Mendivil, in charge of the treasury department. He stated that imposts for March and April which were decreed shortly before the collapse of , the Carranza government had been withdrawn, the companies agreeing to pay the rates collected for January and February, which were 2 times less than the rate fixed by Carranza for the second six months of the year. He added every possible concession regarding the (Continued on Page Twelve) - . -