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OF. NOMINEES COF SI WllLil -ii f-J ii . Li) weather will be found to day on Par Eight . 7 VOL XCDC NO:73. RAU2IGH,.N. " ' ' ' '. . ' ' - . 3 ii .' 7Sjj tS; ll ,(IjS)pJr: SJ,., f. ifrFW s SIS THE ARMY OF VILLA Bsbel Chief - Reports ' Twelve Thousand as Federal '.. - - Losses ' '; " .. .. j ?ILLA IS IsREATEST , SOLDIER OF MEXICO Reports of Completeness of ; Victory Are True Feder- -s'JefeatJVasJComplete. Defeated Remnants of Vel asco's Army Now Fleeing Before Rebels Who Cut Them To Pieces Monterey Expected To Fall Next ' JearcxTMex April Tbe rebel pursuing force thl mora lot engaged the rear guard of tbe fugitive federal at Baa Pedro, M ml In raxt of Tor reon, killing 100 and captur lag IJa, according to a report received Arom Cea. Villa this afternoon. - Tbe path of the rat-aping Federal la Marked with aban doned aran sad cartridge MM. : , , (Hr M MM Ml JaaxM, Max- April $. After th hysterical ontburat that greeted b f Vi faU.af Torr on laafc.-Bigtil thl dtY aral calm today. Uen. villa aaa -T d nothlB- to hia brief bulletin of last ' night except that ha promised thaM U eoavenlent, ha would report ai arailable detail fully tonight Greatest Interest centers in dtflnHe Information as to the number of prison Uken by the Rebels. Villa last night said the Federal losses were 11.000 dead, wounded and prisoners. and It was assumed be meant that ' most of these were Prisoners. The report Indicated a rout of the Federals so complete as to be almost unoe lievable. Villa's early estimate of his losses was 000 killed and i.&oo wouoaea. Tbe streets here today were almost deserted, and while automobiles com ing from the American side were superficially searched . for weapona, the restriction which compelled all to - make a detour around the home of Gen. Carransa, was removed. Saloons and reorUsneilly were re-openco. today. The news came too lata last night for a fitting demonstration, although for a while the streets were thronged, whistles Mew. bells rang, guns Ored and every leader of the Rebel cause .received his share or ' vivas. .X CHIse ns lathered In knots In the streets both here and in, the Mexican trln of Kl Paso, on the north bank of the Hlo Urande. and talked the matter over. A demonstration of soldiers of the trarrtsftn last night who used their rifles aroused Kl Paso who thought another attack was being- made on Juares. A number of bullets fell on the American side. TrlralMMM lines Debuted Telephone lines were deluged with inuulrles about the disturbance In Juares and it was Impossible to get answers from central for some mlnu tea after the celebrated started. The -shouts of the troops in juaret couia be Jieard plainly in El Paso. Ameri cans, bailees, costless and In all man ner of attire rushed to the bridges to " see what " was happening. Reserve .sua rda .were called out to hold the crowds at the bridges. In a 'short time hundreds of persona were crowd Ing about the Kl Paso end of the international bridge. The United States soldiers did not forbid any per sons crossing; but advised them against - It- One bullet ' struck the roof of F. E. NefTs home, passed through the roof and fell Into a rapm of the house. ' Territory In Rehet Hands. 'With the capture of Torreen, Con. tltulionalists now control ah Immense wedze-ahVped portion of Mexico, with - the point resting on Torreon 100 miles Koutn or here, ana tne top extenaina along the Am eriean border from No gales, Arlaona, to a point Jut -West of Eagle rasa, Texas. At Pledras Ne- . (OOHTMUIO Mgg TWO.1 MYSTERIOUS THIRD PERSON SHOOTS NEGRO Krgro Who Thonght He Ilad KOJed . Another la Himself ' MysterioaHl , Hnot tm way to uivo i p. - (ss-lal m Tm Km sad otwWl ' ' . Wilmington. April I. Police are to- night trying to solve mystery of the shooting affair which . occurred this afternoon in the. northern part of the city ia -which two negroes were badly . wounded. John Grady, negro with - ''police record, waa.shot by Uen Rich' ardxon, also colored. His arm i was broken and he was also wounded In the face and head. Grady was trea- : passing on . Richardson' property. - Richardson thought he had. killed Grady and started to tha petic statio to give himself fkp when he heard (a pistol shot and felt a tingling sen sation. Two: ether shuts were flred. He did not see anyone, and It was not Grady, as he lay unconscious. The bullet entered Richardson's back and he la paralysed. The police are look DID STATEWIDE Graham Team of Girt and Boy Competitors In Grand ' ' V Final : : NEGATIVE SIDE OF QUESTION GETS DECISION Charles Roddick' and Clifton Eaton Take Home To Win ston-Salem The Aycock Memorial - Cup In Triumph Over Six Hundred Debaters of North Carolina Seven Young Ladies Competed In Second Preliminary (Hirtil M TW Km aa4 0i''ll.) Chapel Hill. April I. Through Its future lefeders, the pick of the high school life, North Carolina registered a powerful ballot against the question of "Initiative ana Keierenaum- ner tonight, when Charles Roddick and Clifton Eaton, representing the Win- ston-Salem High School, were vloto-l rlous In the North -Carolina Debating Union, winning th Ayoock Memorial! Cup, iri the final -triumphal victory here tonignt. in xact winning a notary over 000 student deoaters of the State. Th 'Winston-Salem lad won from Michael H- Kernodl and Miss Flon pi Cooper- of th Graham, school, who championed th affirmative aid of th political topic . Two Tnoanajta near iieoatc A capacity aadlsnc of 1,000 per sona, composed of high school pupils. principals, superintendent ana era sens of the Commonwealth, beard th Bital debate vVawtoa-fialem and Graham In Memorial Hall. From every section of the Stat there came North Carolina folk to see ana near the final rally and culmination of this State-wide event that . for many month baa attracted th attention of no less than 40,000 people and stimulated publlo agitation among 100 high schools, everywhere, uix Hun dred debater participated In th Stat try out, and 114 won a right (CONTINUI fASt TWO.) OXE Bl'RA'KD TO DEATH. KC Angnstbie fire Claim One Life- Property boss 7M.OW. (Br tb smrlms r .) ' BL Augustine. Fla.. April S. One person is believed to have bee burn ed to death in th Are her yesterday. which destroyed five tourist hotels, the BL John's country court house and other property, valued at approxi mately IT50.00O. Workmen engaged in clearing away the debris today -found charred bone and what appeared to be the ashes of clothing in tne rums or tn norma house where the or originated. - it had been supposed that all guests and employe of th hotel escaped. Ef forts ore being made tonight to es tablish the Identity of the person be lieved to bav been burned. Error Corrected as To Submis sion of Ware and Andrews in Gambling Case! Th. attention of The New sad Ob server has been called to its publica tion of a long distance message from Hlllsboro as te th result of tb trial of the gambling case from Chapel Hill that it was In error In th .report that J. E. War and Ralph Andrews were among those who submitted and who were fined 110 each. Th Hlllsboro correspondent of The News and Observer stated ever the telephone on Thursday night that th students of the University had sub mitted and were fined 110 each, that he did not have the list of names. but it was th asm as that publish ed In The New and Observer. There upon th list In Tbe News and Obser ver was used. -. In - the original - publication th name of J. E. Ware and Ralph An drew were published as being Impli cated in th crap gam and that "An drews had testified in behalf of th State: Sine then the positive state ment ha been sent this paper by Mr. 8. W. Andrews, father of Ralph An drews, that J. E. War and Ralph An. drew were In the cfap game; - had been tolled Into It "by the scoundrels," naming two men, and, that this was hia sons Bret t offense. . . The error, in publishing th named of J. E. War and Rijlpb Andrews among those submitting and - fined 110 was caused by using th first list, for while both are said positively, one by Mr. 8. W. Andrews, to hare been In the crap game, th statement Is sent ua by Mr. Andrew that nelth er hi son or War had been arrested wore not la th warrant, had not been bound over, had not plead guilty, and were not fined. Mr. H. W. Andrew ask the correction, and It Is cheer fully made, regret being expressed thst th . erroneous statement as to having submitted and being fined 110 saoh.waa published la using tb flrat DEBATE VICTORY TWO OF STUDENTS fJOT IN WARRANT p-i i ; I - Yourlsttta '' ' ' " i' . mmmmmmjmmm I M1M a 2 Register Today if You Would Vote On Spending: J $100,000:60 On the Streets of Raleigh The Registration Books Close . at Sunset Today IF YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED YOU CANNOT VOTE . 1 IJ enmn cmcc iiiuuiiiiuuinuL Forces Aligning In Senate For The Final Contest Next Week - REPUBLICANS MAY UNITE Strong Effort Is Being Made To Have Senators of Minority Party Line Up To Defeat Ad ministration Some-Will Stand For Repeal; Attempt Will Solidify Democrats ' (BJ S iinrlHil has.) Washington, D. C, April . Th Panama canal toll exemption contro versy has reached the simmering tag in th Senate, pending conside ration next week of the repeal bill and proposed compromises by the commute on Inter-Oceanlo Canals. Leader oa both aide of the flgbl continued their activities today, how ever, preparing for the final clash of the great legislative .battle. Two salient point were emphasised in th determination of th day- On was th concerted effort being mad by Republican senators to unit against the President's repeal policy, and the other was th reinforced ex termination of administration leaders to yield to no compromise on the House bill providing for flat repeal of toll exemption for American ships. Hensutttwji Kffort to Line-1 p. Among Republican senators who have been classified a doubtful with regard to th repeal, there Is a gener al tendency to line-up against th President Democratic senator who are championing: the President 'cause ert that they welcome this move tnent," Confident that It can. have no other effect than to solidify the Demo crats and aid In assuring success for ths administration. These Democrats. while admitting that tlva of their num ber cannot be Induced to abandon their opposition to the bill, inrlrt thst there is every indication that all other majority senator eventually will sup port the measure. They also are as sured of support by some of. the Re publican senators, despite the effort to unite against the, President 8uoh Republicans as Senators Root Lodge, Burton sod McCumber era counted upon as unalterably opposed to tolls exemption for American snips. and with these vbtee the administra tion leader retain their confideno that nothing can prevent ultimate victory for the repeal bill. On Re publican Senator who will vote against th repeal bill said today that he was confident th administration bad th vote to carry th - repeat and that nothing would change the situation, rklmond Introduces Bill. ' A bill authorising the President to contract witn American registerea steamships and steamship lines using the Panama Canal was Introduced to day by Representative Edmonds, of Pennsylvania. " i Under It tolls on American ship would be remitted for a period of ten years, the amount of such toll to be payable out of the treasury every six months, - and the American ship would be required to carry malls of all kind without charge to th government Th contract would be with first- class vessels trading between the eastern - f nd western coasts of the United States and Mexico, Central and South America, and subject to all ex isting or future general United State laws. Proof would be required that thev vessels, were not railroad con IMM trolled. .. .: ' " (CTIHUgg 0 PASS fwM x - I ! I I lrJ "i U II Great ' Detective States That All Will Be Cleared Within , Week TRACKS OF GUILT PLAIN Renowned Sleuth, Employed By Friends of Condemned Atlanta Man, Says Abnor mal Man Slew Mary Phagan and Adds That Frank Is Normal ur n Aertwl hw i Chicago, I1I.T-Aprils-Wllm. J. Burns, the detective, declared late to day that he knew who murdered Mary Phagan, the Atlanta. Ua., girl, for whose death Leo M. frank is un der sentence of death. Whether the murderer was Frank or some one else. In bis opinion. Burns would not say. but . he Inti mated that from his Investigations and comparing their results with the conclusions of ths coroner Jury, he did not think Frank the sort of man capable of making the attack on the girl alleged to have preceded her murder. Burns on bis arrival today from Kansas City related the story of his investlaratlon. He said his attention Hrst had been called to It by a young man from Atlanta who was a passen- ger on a steamer on wnicn Hums was returning from Europe. The young man expressed hi regret that Burns had not become Interested in the case before the arrest and conviction of Frank. Through him Burn read In newspspers of th trial and concluded, irom ine account ne saw, that frank was guilty. Frank's IYiiiU Employ Rents. Later, while he was in Key West. three cltlxens of Atlanta. Including two personal friends of Frank, "saw the detective and asked him to under- take an Investigation of the case. At first Burns said he refused on grounds Us.t If Frank were guilty his Investi gation and final conclusion to that ef fect could only hurt the defendant while If the Investigation tended to throw doubt of guilt on him it might serve to thwart Justice. Frank's friends declared that they believed he had not been given a fair trial, that be was Innocent of the crime, but that if guilty they wanted Indisputable evi dence or ni guilt Bums then took the case, ill In vestigations soon showed him, he said. nrst that publlo clamor, after, a "crime wave" had resulted in- -the police making extraordinary efforts to eauuc "evidence tending to convict Frank, " and second, that a report making out Krank a man or abnormal charactertatk was commonly circu lated throujth the city, putting publlo opinion striHigiy against him. Kraiik Normal Man. He Kays. His in qui lies then convinced Burns that Frank was a perfectly normal man. pn 'th other hand th testi mony it physicians wss t the effect that the one who attacked. Mary 1'haxan was abnormal.. Then Burns Interviewed many of tbe witnt ho lesUned In the case. At th con- clselon of thl phase of hi In vest I gallon nw iiu n was convince inat he knew the (murderer. "There was no mystery about tb murder of Mary Phagan," Said Bums. The tracks , of the murderer were urn . nFiiFii IUIIUUIIl.ll SELEGT1QTJ OF RESERVE BANKS Indications Are That Losing Cities yvill Put Up Fight To Change Choice COMMITTEE UNANIMOUS IN FAVOR OF RICHMOND Washington . and . Baltimore Would Have Had Absolutely No Show Had Williams Not Been a Member of The Board; Committee Will Like ly Stand By Recommenda tions Work of Organizing Districts Goes Forward B M AsnsiHl rrss.1 Washington. D. C, April I. There was every Indication bar tonight that th announcement of th reserve dls tricts and cities by th reserve bank organisation committee bad given th signal for a determined struggle .up- w tb part of several cities which were disappointed, to overturn the committee on tbe decision and bring about a redlatrtctlng of tb country, er at least a change in th reserve cities named. Under th law th decision of th organisation committee I not sub Jected Lo review except by the Federal Reserve Board. This board probably wiU not be named by President Wll- for sevarsl week, but, in tn meantime, it is believed that those disappointed , with the committee's announcement wlir eir every ei fort toward .ving the war for chances, it was pointed out tonlghi that both Secretary of the Treasury McAdeo and Comptroller of the cur rencv Williams, of ths oraantiatton committee, are ex-offlclo members of the reserve Doard and hardly couia be counted upon lo revere them' serve. The President has given no lntlma tlon as to who th other flv members wUI lie. I'Ua CHtfctsed la Cons . in Congress today and there The committee's plan was criticised were re ports of keen disappointment from several cltle which were in th race for reserve bank, and which failed to secure them. Three members of tbe Henate bank Ing an currency committee, two Re publicans and a Democrat found fault with the plan. Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts, who opposed the law vigorously for many months, but who finally voted for it pointed out that on bank was located In Georgia, the home SUte of Mr. McAdoo, oh la Virginia, th home Stat of Mr. Will lama, and two In Missouri, th home Stat of Secretary Houston, th third member of the committee. He ques tioned the propriety of these selec tions and made other criticisms of th committee' action. Soaae District Diaapprtrrrd. Senator Burton disapproved ths In clusion of Pittsburg In the district of hich Cleveland Is the reserve centra, and declared that It would be impos sible to make trade turn Westward from Pittsburg to that city. Senator Hitchcock pointed to the fart that Omaha had been included In the Kan sas City district Instead of the Chi cage district, and said trade did rot flow that way. t'nanlaeo For Richaiond, Defender of th committee said I tonight that there waslno Justification for the charge that lr was influenced by any consideration other than th trend of trade and the banking ad vantage -of cities ehosen, - In refer ring lo the choice of Richmond, it said that although comment was ex pected because of the fact ths city tb horn of Mr. Williams, the com mlttee was unanimous, and Richmond would have been named over Haiti more and Washington if he had not been a member. Ho far no definite plans for any fight against .th committee have been announced here, and there la practl cally no way for such a fight to be un dertaken except through the reserve board. It was suggested tonight how ever, that members of Congress might undertake to provide banks for their districts by having the number of au thorixed reserve cule Increased. Although various steps still must be taken before the new Federal reserve banking system begins operation Treasury official expected today that the twelve regional rewerv banks would'open for business within three months and that th revolutionary Chang In th nation a financial ma chinery would be estsblished within that time.' With the designation of the reserve centers, the organisation committee took the first dsclsive step toward perfection or the system. KctwtfaKM Officially Ccrtlnrd. The Hrst work today was official certification to Comptroller of the Currency Williams of the selections. and Mr. Williams-began notifying 7, national ana mate nanus wnicn have applied for membership. It was the general expectation that member banks in the- twelve districts would Immediately' begin preparing for" the establishment of their reserve banka, Every bank must begin payment of a subscription of 0 per cent of Its capital and surplus te th stock of Its - 1 reserve bank within thirty day after I notification; tMena of Organisation, In accordance with th law,- soon as member banks In a district havs subscribed th minimum amount of E A-CLEARDEEDTO FINE HOI-SHE Fili? You Can Obtain a 'Splendid; Corner' tot Su:- : rounded By Some of Raleighs Most . Beautiful Homes Frea - MM MAY FALL VITHOUT STRUGGLE dmlral Fletcher, Thinks Fed I erals Will Evacuate The : ;.::!.. "City REBELS BESIEGE SEAPORT Forces are Closing In Around City and Plight of Federals Becomes Desperate With Water Supply Cut Off; Pol icy of "Watchful Waiting' Will Remain Unchanged i Washington. D. C, April . Fol lowing closely op. official advice to day from Qeorg C Carotbera, Amer ican consular agent at Torreen. of tb night of tb FedOral troop from that city, cam a prediction from Rear Ad mint Fletcher that tb important gulf port of Tamploo probably would bo abandoned by the Federal! wtttityut fight'-- , Administration, elBoial tnadei e comment on the Torreon result and official ntlmnt la not likely to crys tal Is until more . Is known of th battle Itself and Its effect in Mexico City and elsewber. Mr. Carothar report of tbe fall of Torreon lacked detail, particularly with reference to loses sustained oa both sides and th movement of th retreating Federals. The absence of any news from ths Federal reinforce ments undsr General Maaa and Moure, led to much speculation among army staff officer, and to suggestion that perhaps General Vel aoco had planned on retiring from Torreon to effect a Junction with these force to the eastward, and mak th town untenable for Villa by threat' ening hi Una of communication with th north, Th general opinion, how ever, was tnat neither aim I in condition for .anything like - another engagement Admiral Fletcher's report was re- calved with keen Interest For many months th Constitutionalists have been besieging Tamplco. Their first attempt was conducted by General Agullsr but in that case and in many other attacks that followed th Rebels were kept outsids of tb town limits by th fir of th Federal gunboats. Taaspico la Important Place. In the beginning, th capture of am pice wa deemed essential to ob tain easy entry for munitions or war. required for the Constitutionalists army. Th proclamation of President Wilson, permitting the exportation of arms and ammunition acroa th bor der Into Mexico, diminished the Im portanc or th port of that respect but recently the financial needs of the Rebels, with the; knowledge that th customs house receipts st Tamplco were heavy, led to a renewal of th sleg andthe strengthening of tbe at tacking force to a point that now seems to mske probable the capture ot tn town. Hooch (lose In oa tit v. Admiral Fletcher reported that the Constitutionalists now have outposts within nv mile of Tamplco and said th commanding offlner at Laguna Puerto 'plans to attack the town .as soon as i.oo troops arrive under Uen. Castro, who is working toward the coast on the San Luis railroad. A Laguna Puerto there are 1.00 well armed Constitutionalists according to th admiral, and tbe ConstltutlonalUU lines are said to extend East to the roast from t'analote on the Tamesi river. The admiral estimates the Fed era! garrison at Tamplco at 1.000. Th beaisged city situation Is mads more desperate by lark of water, the con neeUun having been cut yb the Con (cesTiNui a rati rivu NOMINATION BALLOT To enter th Contest All out th Coupon and send to the Contest Department Each contestant Is entitled te on nomination good for 1000 VOTES ' t hereby nominate MR- MRS. OR MISS . 1 " Street No.. ... .... , ......... .District No.- v.m, Postofflc.. .... .......... . , . Btat.. ., ' -i ... 8lgnd If lll'NIHIM,MI,IHH,rll,lllMIUMM M , f tsUlkl Address), , .-Up -..-4fr-,-M'. . ' 'Only on nomination will be credited to each contestant Under n Ctrcurastancsi 111 th nomination name be divulged. ',;r.-,Auit.n,Mi.,i,.i,, ,.. ENTEI. THE CONTEST NOW EVERYTHING IS FF.IC it Costs Nothing To Compct: and You Must Receive Eith er a Prize or a Cash Com mission If You Gather Sub scriptions Votes Are Free. It's All Gain, No Loss Send In Your Name Today , It baa come to the ear of th man agemsnt f Tb Keen and Observe- that thr la still s question about the price of tb paper after tbe contest . which i Just starting, is over. The candidate who are soliciting for vote bav the privilege of offering th oev an -day New and Observer to both old and new subscriber for 11.0 per year. They can savs mony for all who, wish th service of Tbe News an l rver. All subscribers may renew their Bubecrlptlona at stt dollar per year up to and not xceeding -Jun t. 111. All nw subscribers may subscribe up te and. not past Jun I. lilt, If the fsabscrlption I . received between March 1 tb and Jun 0. 1 1 14 . Attar Jun (th of th present year. th price of Tbe New and Observer wui be 17.00 per year to all Who renew r who begin te tax tne paper ". r that date. .The names of ir - candidate will be published n- , day morning. -v ' From the aanouncsment te toe pre osntatloa to the publlo of the stm i of the nominee entered upon iu rolls, Tb New east Observer eonteei will hold favorable attention. Much surprise will follow the publication ot tbe honor rolls, surprised occasioned by tb large number of nomination mad. Some energy and activity wiu be presenied, and the oontsst prom ise to be very Interesting from then on. Tbe developments that will oc cur in this campaign will keep not only the candidate themselves and their friends on th qulvtve, bnt the general publlo will And much of keen Interest in them. More XoanlaatiosM. The Hrst list of nominee will per hap be a long one, but when it may be seen who have been suggested to tske the field, there will be more en tries. Many then will , wisely decide to try for tb choice of th auto mobiles, th building lota, pianos dia monds, eta, for they can readily eee that thee who are In th list bav no advantage over them which can not be overcome. They will realise that there can be no better time to en ter the contest a ths start la Just being mad. It costs nothing to make a nomination, nor to be a candidate, and there are so msny awards of such oonsidarabl value that to lose this opportunity would be poor pol icy. Th division into districts of the territory, when taken Into considera tion with the division of vote that will occur through ths fact that there will be many nominees, make th winning ot an award a very simple matter. A candidate is not competing with any others tn the contest out Bid hia or her own district except for the $1100 Chalmers autoe mobiles and the I1SO0 building lot. Dome of the districts have more prises as yet than contestant NomU nations do not mean contestants. To be nominated simply mean to be pre. ' tented with an opportunity. Tbe im provement of that opportunity 1 left entirely to the nominee. If the nominee- has the- eeurage-an4 enterprlssi credited to him or her tr those h made the nomination, then a credit able campaign will be made. If th opposite Is true, then the course soon) will be left to creater talent : Of One Thing Be Sure. There Is a certainty that if you! name appears on the roll of honor It would not be there binder any circum stances if some on had not thought your opportunity a good on to ob tain ons of the highest award. If you have as much faith In yourself as some one- else baa In yopr ability to make a success, you may surprise yourself with the results you obtain with the right effort during the time (COBTlSUt on fAOl TOsitj , Date............... t lug for the third man. list.,. . . , ' . , .... . , r40NTINUt N PA0C TW0J cTiat on PAg nvw V-