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t: 41 C. TODAY XL XLI. I'O. i: l.L. 1 "i 7 Ir.'Azzd of the Steel Hin Carranza .-Prcrnrie'd to Have Around Scr.ora, U12 Seceding State, the ;. f .' RevoIuticr.istsHavo Captured fJany Mexican Cities - Summary of Situation In L 2 exico by General Villareal. . Vtn Aswx-iated Weas:r J ; AGUA PRIETA, Sonora, May 1M io i honeycombed with revblution and ' ; instead of the "ete& ring:'? of soldiers v 1 1 resident Carranx ,o Mexico, aanonced . . -would I put - around ' Bonora, . fhe first ethte to secede from his administration, ; the rein-Is have been a steel rig of rev C -lutionary soldiers about, .Mexico City, - and in very state except one,' General A. L. Villoreal said here today in mak ing public what he termed the seompliah TOeati of the revolution in leea than one ' 'jDoatli . : V iv ' , '":'r"; 'f-V '- -';'; ' Geiieral Villareal come hero from El Paso to diseusa the revolutionary wtna--tion.with General d .Elias Callea,eom ' zander of the revolutionary f orees in the northwest. For three hours yestfer 1 r iay he ,held a telegraphie ". conference ? from' military : headquarter , here with f 'Governor Adolf o de La Hucrta at H omosilloV concerning' the " growth v of the movement. ; , ', , ' ,- i GoaeralvVillar5al. formoriy was eoanti ' tutional governor of Naevo Leou and mil itary governor of the- state of. Neuvo ' f -on. Tarnaulipaa and Ooahnila." ; He wan ..resident of the Aguaa' Calientee conven? , : -n whuhele5toi Carrftna to-be prea . ie'-vl of. Mexico. J ' ' Vionral Villareat 'iiWd" General Cailciii 1 nftnuri2ed'tiw revolution as follows: i )'''Sonot8r-first "tat to revolt under constitutional .governor, Adolf o , dc J HuertaVl WTiole states. in' arms. with : Jmerr Callea, eommaiufei'. of, the army ' of-ihe aiorthweat aWAgua 'Prieta Goy ' ror de 1 Huerta, ttommaader1 "ia chief a; proteinpore, of the liberal eonstitutionat . V jgt ;rmy until gwernora of tatea"a5pd 1 :,v.iBg, aan. meet and pame commander of ' Revolutionary forces pending eleftion. of , . pirvisioasl , president 'of ' Mexie. State an.tirty free of Carranzistas , '::' ;fg v ;rt . "Sinoloa1 provincial ; Governor' Fldr ateio de La Vega, amed by ' de ". La CREATE VOllLD water paa cor.ajiscioij Commission Ccnipoicd of Secretaries- of -AVar, t Agriculture and Interior Would Have Author - :.;ity Oyer all Matters Pertaihirifi to Develop rnent qf . Water Power. In Which Federal Gov- " ernmcnt Has Juritdiction. (fIJ TB JUMOCUIM iTfSSl '' v WAfenixdTN, May, Described ' fey Chaifmsa Jones, of io senate eornl ' aaeree eommittee as logislntion Affecting I ZL .n, :7.:Z "i::::. lerenoe would create ,a federal power ommissVn, eomposed of the secTslafies f war, agriculture and interior. Tius placed ! under the-5 supervision Tof "state Biattya pertaining to the devclopmecof . , ..J.i.Jl?? srateT power in which the federal govern- ? service. , , y ieut has jurisdiction or in which it is ii j , The federal government, the Kill pro jserested as an owner of lands or other -vides,' may' take' over and operate any prcrperx.r nocossary o awn .prvjec... The commission may issue preliminary permits. Allowing applicants three years ia which to make examinations of water power projects, prepare plants and make 'aancial arrangements.- . The commis ioa also may insue' licences for a period f fifty yoara for expiration of the pre liminary permits or it may reserve such projects as should be undertaken by the fedetal government. Preference must L given by the oemnussion to statvs and municipalities if IVy jtre equally adapt ,1 to utilize vratVr livu'es.. ' '.- , ' The tr'll also building- of ,. bra Toirs t? enlil' .oumg-e'.tha .cr..'9 res or' i .... s e. 1 eWw.. X an i t : '' t'ra after 1- ? 'a of ' r. I"-' iff 1-' L y, 1 ' . S f J3'! 1 I' ' i ' . . - At t'- . ' ft ;lilLiailJ 4J .' J- 2 I nuortat.V'General Angttl Tlore, ' oin: uiander ot the first diviMon of thenar m of the-northwest controls Culiarnn, tap tal of state, and iiiore than half of the state after invasion fromKonora. Flores nowmarehing on Mazatlan. Flo res said to .be gaining recruits rapidly, ; 1'rio to tlie revolution" he , was candidate for governor of Binaloa. " ;,.;-,! , j :u Chihuahua--Chihuahua city, the cap ital, Parral, Jiminez and other cities eon trolled by revoliitionists, who revolted a-gauist- Carranza. ' Judrez' and Ojinaga on United States border, expected soon to faU-'n--V-'-;'--'' . , -,, IJevolutionary leaders claim betweon, 8, 600; and ,1,000 under , arms with them. General Ignacia Ilnriqnes, candi.Ltte for governor, said to have, 4JOQ hom guards under kfcim against Carranza, Carranza soldiers .concentrated at Casas. Grandes for attack on Bonora declared in danger ous position, illy mounted and di.sHatia fiodT The railway from border to Mexico City cut C'-.', '." "' v "Guererro ' CoiiBtitutioruil . i Governor Franci.ico Figuero, - revolted ,' General Foriimato Maycote and General Cimiann Jaimcz.'cluef military comiuanders . Gen eral Alvaro Obregon, candidate for the ?. i ncy, -with the lender jttetj, Jiav ? i. t Mexico City.- Frnn hiejrert these, forces were expuoted 1o attempt an' attack- on Mexico .City , . rv': -. Michoacan-- Constitutional Governor General I'juctai Orita J3ublo, revoltei aif has' assumed "dnt jos of military command ef of revolutionary force, ' ; lt'f,l ,' '2acatecas-r-": Constitutional 'fotrnor General Enrique Estrada, revolted and assumeiT duties military 1 commaaider., Othef revolutionary chieftains operating in state," General ?Jraus TM- Uarza um t Colonel ; Castillo x ; . ' " ; . . h't Uldutgo- ConstitutienaljGovemoi GeneraVidiolas Flores revolted and as- . v f-py (Continued on page .) - KMkl ' ' - '' f .... licenses,' the government under the bill is givea,the option of purchasing the "hydro electric plants by paying tly licensee his ne4 Juvestment, er it may issue new . the original licensee or 'to a new. licensee who shall pay the original owner his net investments Licenses were tit Aer em t war for manufacture of explosivea'or anV I mi conducive to national safety. .' v.j. ( senator Jonea, in etatemcnt, said he was' informed that water power develop meats to be undertaken- on enactment of the bill would have a, capacity of more than; .4.000,000 horsepower and would opener to navigation more than 4,000 mikis 9f the r; per reaehes of streams Ftaft-s le;i.fittir f rom jhe l.-,-L-latio'a a .addition to practically all 0f the west ern stau were named , ly ' 'onator iof . as l :jr;-tiout, 1'. Pfansylvania, Maryland', Vi acbusetts, nia, West "ia, .Nvi'.h and ' '""a, "Gr-.-.r;-!, it . tnsa,'OLk, KentT. ?a Ed .'vuta - Carolina, j, I'loriJa, , 2r:.-.ourL Vis- 1 I : -i 11 r':.r! ta. Id C : r . t. r. i- .!Di:s ?.:o: ronnul ri.i f Fpi('oj ;:l (1 eontinuu t! Berry, ' f 1 openin g were i , re"; May 1'. Tlie qund rem:e of the . Jlcl imiit i. i i li oj'OiiH lu-re t ..!.. to i .:h Mny. '1.; J,'. j,h u.i.l.-lj.Kia, prtided ut the .ii. Fourteen nationalities ti-d and there, were 41, wo men buioi!2 the 8G0 delegates elig'.bln to the t-oiifeieiiee, " Ono-hiilf )f the tiele gate. are . miiii-wfers and, the other. lay meu. - '' .' ! -One of the' questions to come before the jgutheriug will be the tniifieation with the Methodist Fpiseopul Cliurch;' Bouth. .Other questions . to come : before the gathering include tlie carrying, forward of tn enlarged ' program 1 of w rid-wide work; dLseu.ion of 'proposed changes ia ther ' diricipllua relative to amuse ments and a proposal to unite all the missionary and charitable activities of the chureh. V;"..'"' ;i.'-. J';, Preliminary to the general conference the national board of control of the J"pworth League held its annual session, llepbrts, showed a membership ; of 700, C00 was, represented, Docisioa was reached, to name a secretary for Mexico and to request ' that rdsliop A.. W. Leonard, of 8uu Francisco, be retained president. '- 1 - ABANDON SOLDIER RE- ; LIEF DILL FOR MONDAY v-y Tl AsvK-iated I'ress.); , , , , 0- ' , J "..-' '. A '" -WAftHINGTON',' May ;i--Eeputli-eaa leaders today w:ere seeking to ef fect a new compromise on sUdierrelief legislation . v ' ' - ' t Pl?ns" for "pnssing the bjtl next Mon-, day havej been aba udoaed because ,ilie tyi rty caucus last "nigh t developed . sharp opposition to the proposal 'for raising revenue by a; sales faii,'..s;,V.C.;v'"-,'-; The caucus ' lasted four iours, during 1- hich 'sll efforts' to f iin Ttho united support of. the arty f by the waj s : I j-, -. Kepresentat i - ' " !' aonnced at. held latejie.v! 'The eon!', clo.sel do(irx. ter lit; tirtm , j tlie', projutisetf , s.tu , i bfll as drawn iitiee failed, r loader as? a , would - be "as behind ve' bet-n bit; go fur as us cout-crned Blocking of immediate actiop was .made possible, by a combination' of thbw op posing the sales tax with thoHe' oppos ing thet legislation ia its entirety.- Tbe latter, following the. meeting, 'expressed the belief that no -relief , measure could be passed at this' setition. 'j- 'lV v'Bupportors .of the measure itoday how ever,; were working ia an effort to de vise a plan that not only would awing the support of 'insurgent ". members of their own party to the measure but would also obtain the backing-of a number of I democrats. L Thia, they Vera said to be lieve, could be done with the-substitution' of some form ot. a tax levy for the sales tax, enactment of which was de clared to be impossible. ; - BIG FREIGHT SHIPMENT , ; , ,y If MISSISSIPPI BITES (By The Associated press) ' fc.ST 15UIS, May 1 SLs barges car rying approximately 5,000 tons of mer chandise j cleared from ', 8t. '.. Louis ,; for Memjihis ' and New Orleans today,- be ing, river men s said,- the largest river shipment of .freight iuiee the revival of barge' traffic on the Mississippi in 1918, It was w said 250 freight cars would have been required had at beea sent by rail. Five of the barges' started for New Or leans with freight for trans-shipment to Europe and South America.V. . ! ( v ANTI-OVEKALL CLUSS XKE : ' , NOW BEING ORGANIZED. - ;:: k- By The Associated Press.) - . ( ' U- t FOLUlXSliEA. W. . Va.. May L Tin workers of Follamibe announced to day thnt- they had organised an ''a?tl ovcrull club'1 and .had aloppd res'.3 tious condemning what wras termed tJn 1 '-overall craze. ". ' Members ' of th o gAtisation pledged ' the n-'.Zi t t. coiiraife the overall clu s'enioii, -and if possible, to preveu' aE.r f-.Jm f'who does not wm k" froni acariiiiunim. VG3D Lr AI 3 ST 107, (V.y Tb( Ajsvhiiu'I Pre.)' key: at.::. ' 1 ( r J.- pref. - ::. j., Arr:i zc tel ;.;' ' i t" - 7" I T' 1,. i,r : A ccu.,'s. -Through 'arr;.i; n -i-uis tJi )epai'(iiiont of Merear'.'. the ' CSjamljer of .'.niiner . , mer. hfints lire prepr.rir. t" ThuvH-.ht.yV May (i, ',I).Uar I uiiUMta'- bargains Thiv It t in ; the . history " of 'GutduLi thnt.-.' nollatjlMy'" has U- rwl. 'rTLe-custom has been varioim'. other .eitie in this- i has, Itewj ound to i uiusi! ful 2-ot only wiU there be t I tf : cr oil ) ... -. t a i.iSt '. I 1: I I l-h.'i uts Hill - ! 1 i tii' i ill t'.ill iill.l 'V Mlri i or: 1 i,J lar purehasei but there will Ve ti'-uun's offered on other tcilit. " 1 ' V 'TIm mtn lianta of th? crry 'un u i nouHccnienr on -page 3 of fo1 ' A'a kette. Other advertielIHllt. wiil f j l..v next wek. X- . ''(-' " , ' BANKERS CONTINUE TO STZZ: . - conservative nrrA:;c:..a. . (By The Aasociated Press) ,' h KEW: YOIpC; May l-i-DraUe liqui da'i tioii of . seeqri'.ks' and . commodities dor lag the week again was primarily trace. bla to ; world-wide . acarcity of capital, as attested by further credit eootraction st home . aud abroaO. ... The petition of the government for a ,reopening of the United l States ,ttel case, the Mexican situation and the pro posed heavy tax on war profit were furemost,- among: other developments which 'expressed the markets' frequent moods 6t . pessimiam.' -ir '.,.," , Fon jxi state 1 banks took i their cue "rom tlie Biitibh and French institutions in advaiu ing discounts . and in the do mestic field the,tra extended- to pri vate banks, in various sections Sof " the i , - , i -1 , country. t - ' "'-''; : ";- Vv ;- -""' , Western tt'.umfaeture of, autcmobiles and accessories entered a 'virous pro ttt against tlie refusal of banks -to a-lvsaie funds for the promotion' of tbejr UukiuM.-', ,tu,b..x ynU-H.!:ji.'vI.t 'uci peration,1 did' not v constitute' "cm Bti.il 'VAUts as jprescfibed by the' federal re--erve board. ' ..'".'''' ''i Trade conditions continued f uiidaiueti-tally- Sound by the railroad strike, with Its-attciubant freight tie-up of fuel and raw imateriitls again materially ,'redueel rmluction la' many leading lines of ia- dutry.-1;:;rV'-";" :" v -'f,'"T -- ' Bankers continued' fa elaborate on the increasing heed of Conservative financing aiiVaumerou projects' and 'enterprises, including several railroad underwriting in tquest'j of "capital ' encountered, unex-.-')fd opposition or ielay. " Local 'Wad Xew England banks . reported smaller offerings of merebantspaper. , ; SECRETARY MEREDITH tOMlKC- -;rt'y FOR FARM CONVENTIOff - ripecial to 'The "Daily Gaxctte. 'i' V v liALKIGII. May LTh North Caro lina -.Farmers' and -Farm ..Women Y con vention' will be- held' hi Raleigh August 25.--25 and V-26, according te 'a an- noulicemont just iasned by Oarencft Foe, preeidenr and &i iS Pate secreUry, wh say that -the' program as1 already afranged promisee ' to make this year's convention the greatest ever held In the atatei The list of epeakew soon, W be announced ia headed by llonv dwin, T. MereditbV secretary "of' agricultureV and includes ether men ef national ' promi Behe. ' I - '': '. ' ' : ' ; V Preliminary ' plane for'-, the women's program, made by - Mrs.H L.Capehart, president, and Mrs. -Cornelia .C M.orrls, soeretary,'. include seriea ef events and upeakers that are.eaid t eclipse. ,ny program of previous conventions.' - V' At the coming convention, special env phasis will be given t idemoBstrations and exhibit' according to tbe-Minicers. V i . Beduced rates tare expected to ba'Cr effect for the convention ,n all nsuroads leadinr to Ealcigh. v, V v -j. . , , i " ' . 1',':'- KINE BILLS IN C0NTERENC2 ; - - BETWEEN SENATE AND HOUSE (By The Associated Press? . : ASIIINGTONV May 1 Nin including five f the anusl appro: V tion measures, aow are ia confers ;. 1 tween the senate and bouse. seUir ' w!,r t tome oEciala say is a record: , A teatli measure," that for water power "develop ment'haa just been 8rsoed iijoa and waiting final action -by t!.o aenate i housev' ;-;'. V ' -. - t .; 'The inoncy meanrcs ia coafercr'. . . the naval, rivers- and I. rbors, f rtl tions. agTicr." coHub.r." 1 ' Liifbg to r 8-1 nnry ; th U F"rvk T. e hin ." ' e f -A : 1 and ;dom. are "Ul y t: 'z -, 1 - ' .' u 9 s j f w - !In ii A 'r . . ', A. . , '., "' V ' v' (I ' The AsHoi-iatea ?re. . . , NKW VC:j;, May, 1. The dawn' f ".lay Dnj' found' many citief"' in the.cat under strong : police and. mil. tary gusij-1 ia anticipation of 'possible, acta .of vio lence by radicals. ." i , ' -:' - Ia New York , city, '-where Wi'Ilam ,1. Flynn, 'chief ol the bureau of in. 1 gation of the department of juaii.-i. ' rected" operations, the entire police f t-i ' of 11,000 men were on duty; soli s at Governor's Island were armed v.i:i 100 rounds of ammunition and hil l i-i readiness for instant duty; .smuigwu-i 't were, made - to-: mobilise- the New Yi k state guard in case of necessity fi- a huiidred posts of the American ' Lt -' . a agreed to report nt police stations ebuui i an emergency arise. -,.' ; ' ' ' ,' s'-'AU public, buildings hVre were elu ' protected and guards were statimed at railway terminals, bridges and the homes of ; , prominent : men, .Detectives Vwere perched on' the roofs of skyscrapers. De partinent 'of ; justice aprent swarmed th rough, certain Bections of the city where radical agitators ate' known to have their haunt. ' One lutndrVd' mefCnfn 'of radl caU wec. t- be 1 dd here d !: f d.ty idnr 'pwiice piotoctiuu and s.-n.t -".. -: -.. i At H.irtford, Conn.,' :infa!itiiiiiett' of the first Couecticut guard .regiment pa jrolled the state;. capital,, the bridge" over 'the onnecicut -river, he state armoury and various -municipal buildings-- The guardsmen' were summoned "kurriedly tot duty early today, folowing-reports ma le to 'Colonel Oiarles W. .Itarj. .: ii e public and atate. buildings, were .to, be blown up,'..";.. ,?,-V. ;; V teven men were Under arreHt at Seran (on, Fa., two ; of. whom were said by,d lrtment of justice agents to;be organis ers and lesdert of the communist party in America. ' 4TbV government t offleera idaimod tfiey, nipped a-May,Day plot In the oua Dy ine arresia last aigm. In VitUburg kt Woonsbcket, R' IV -"aadi t-other cities. May Day proclamations and jxmters,- purportipf , to , come from ; tlie eommuulst party, were seize.lA Tlie proe-. lapiations vtgd -workers to 'strlkeCfor the Tlcase of ."political : .and industrial prisoners.' : . ', :f,. ' '' " : V. . ; In, several towns, patriotic observance were held to offset possible activities It extremists.' The day was made a holiT day in Pa tenon, N.'J, by proclamation "of. Mayor Yan'Noortiilidmills and plac es of business were doewL ' Newcastle. PaV planned an MAjnericaa, pay" par ade,' at which only the BUrs and Stripes were to be permitted ia the procession. V',; ' --.J: SPECIAL CARE TAKEN TO ' ; T ' SATEGUARD 'CONqRSSSMEN . Cj ."(By.TheAssot-lated 1'rens.) . .- V , WASniNdTON-May ;vliyrcvrar by the department of justice, tliom - rc Bpoiutibie for-, the maintenance of .'wdcr ia every'ety nd industrial cent.-. wer prepared today to act at the nr. t siga ot any disorder ' instigated " - by radical elements. While, reports conl: ned to ar rive t-hat eommunist aitnurV were still doing all in their' power, u aroirae wora en to a 'May Day show of power,' early today re instance ef.-violenve.lul come from any sourcs'. ;-.-':; ' .f '-.-- - A-Sstailt ArtoVm-v C.-neral 'GArv.--V ex-s-- i the opinion it t'1 Pr'' ' : t ,i had mater,!:.! dampened, t" -' '.! r . ;' tlio radical vlcrv.'. -'" "'. .'"pe( !.l , care ' 1 1 te.-.-) t ' - ti f- a-'' 'd the men 'vrs ef v, tl - t ... , ..... ve r , : -ins i. .-. c . ' f fi' : f pro," HKtlSt " - ,'-tfM, ' It ha.1 ; : ---t of t ' i dc : n 'anta.' i..' '.l spei-t i i t e d an.! i i pr Entire Pclico Ft :; OnH:-: --All. 1 Mi llQD Men : ; Edldlncrs CI- -I " r:.;insls and Drid : - riltdicnls rj" Hc.... western states tex! stamp out any pe tnrbaui.is ia connei ame of May Day. were ' 'e t t t. Tl.ey fi d ic ted. no vi o1 f ace w o but elaborate precau 1 bv rinry j, r- were .taken in nuuiy ci.'. ; '), where 'in ' s and allc; crest in (;! ' ; '), where 'in - t i 1, radical su were arrested txores of b asvay frori ( a police -round i ted persRins :o, tbe police i I ll'cy had criiui . when 'it was ' I they had criiui 1 j . ords but t' tl n-je to .1. ..J 1 was not sufficient eri- n on. -One thousand pol'ef !, in iviliutt . clothes patrol!-! Chics streets on pita rd for , possible r.-i.!' ..1 outbreak;) and , gnnrdd were e-, t:.l i" ed about' l ul -Is I - 'iJing-. V.. ? ' I' i-'tts of coui' i ii the far-west a centralie.l as Li Ti wo were! ' ' Althoiih there were v-i t pen threaU on May l.;y rtwnonntni',..i utato ii nd city 'of', iuls 1 ' 1 fully , to rneet' v ,',"li: s. fi-.b-r.'il and , I'j'Cliri I care- it t.,;-t might. Uri5( ' '. ; - , , . ' ; In .'the ' northwr t, M..y 'Iay' was ex riei'ted to p'fia ,.'.';.-, r.-mrtu . to '. ft. Paul '.indient.'il. 1 l'..r as could lm learned .' . l.i-. ii'!'h; tv.fii.BS wr planned, "it was t..id, i, . i.iln were pre pared to eopo wit'i nny hiLu;itiiu t a mighf arise but have taken -no unusual- precautions. ' , , ) ; - . ? V i In the southwestern 'states' no iuforrti i. tion Indicating untoward events n .t.t I expected, has been received. , . CAROLINAS EXEMPT TCM i-V-,.i SnOWEKS FIRST CT v; "'-". .v-, (By - Assoeiatett Press. ,.l,WA8nrN0TpN, '.May 1 4- predictions for the week begin i ' day are: ,, .;. -,. r - , -' North and middle Atlantic st.if exeepl rain Tuesday or .Wednes-' tc temperattires,; - South Atlantic, and east gu' Occasional rBhowcrs in , east ; during the week and Jocai t probable in south Atlantic, s' the Carolinas first half f t! ly normal temperature. V West Gulf states j lia-al in the .week, followed I. - weather; early normal t pupil takes sue : .i';'-',irACHER who i ; JlV.y The A "lATTANOOGA; 1 J.i on Cotter, a st J , v ',- Ga., hiRb .'...' '. ,:h a revolver at Lis ' ryatt TanSom, yV. the tear her . was 1 v' but his aim was poor, mark,'-but wud arr. jail. '-.; ' . . The shooting t- s i yere. thr-..-,'.'- ? t' t tcrel a , u-y , - :i:
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