Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 21, 1916, Page 1

- . Floods and Deep Snow Delay Traffic in the Southwest DENVER, Colo., \ f Call Tyler 1000 If Yea Want to Talk to The Dee Connected or to Anyome with THE WEATHER. Fair THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. | VOL. XLV-—NO. 186. FRANCISCO VILLA 1S TAKEN ALIVE BY- CARRANZA'S MEN Reported Capture of Bandit Chief- tain at Hacienda San Geronimo Confirmed from Many Sources, "EXECUTXON A}.READY PLANNED | Famous Revolutionist and Robber to Meet Death at Juarez Race Track. HEMMED IN ON THREE SIDES EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 20.—Fran- cisco Villa has been captured at Haclenda San Geronimo by Carranze forces, under General Cavazos, ac- cording to a private telegram from Chihuahua City received here No confirmation had been secured here at 4 o'clock. The telegram came from same source that first reported massacre of Americans at Santa | Ysabel. Cavazos was last reported to be bringing prisoners from Guer- | rero to Chihuahua. Report Confirmed, | Mexican Consul Andreas Garcia | late today confirmed the capture of General Villa. His advices stated | that the capture was effected by | Maximiano Marquez, who recently also captured General Jose Rod- riguez, one of Villa’s generals. A message announcing Villa's capture | also has been recelved at the offices of the American Smelting & Refining com- pany. # Messages from Chihuahua City, confirming reports of the capture Villa, stated als> that a number of ban-| dits who participated in the San Ysabel massacre were also captured and are be- ing brought to Chihuahua City for execu- tion. Consul Garcla explained that his con- firmation of the report of the capture of Villa was based on unofficial, but rell- able, information. He telegraphed at onee to Chihuahua City asking immediate official confirmation on the part of Gen- cral Jacinto Trevino, the military chief of the northorn states. | the | the | also | of | To Be Executed at Race Track. At the same time a message was pre- pared to be filed in the event of formal confirmation, requesting that Villa be sent to Juarez to be exccuted at the race track. This message was prepared at the office of General Gabriel Gavira, com- mandant at Juarez, who stated that he received nothing official concerning the capture of the outlaw chieftain. Haclenda San Geronimo is on the| boundary of the Hearst property, named | the Babricora ranch, near the railroad station of San Tomas, southeast of Ma- dera. Reports received here Indicated that Villa had been hemmed in in a triangle formed in the mountains. Colonel Max- imiano Marquez was on the southwest point marching from Madera, Colonel Jose Alexondo was closing in from the northwest, while General Cavazos ad- vanced from the southeast. Jan. 20.—Indications that the storm of the last few days, which has prevailed in Arizona and Cali- fornla, is moving eastward, were con- tained in meager reports to the govern- ment weather bureau here today. Wire communication with Arizona points was badly interrupted and in some cases completely cut off by the flood conditions. Telegraph and telephone wires to Phoenlx were down and up to 10:30 this morning no advices had been received of flood condition in that dis- trict. The last report during the night stated that ecleven feet of water was sweeping over the spillways of the Roose- velt dam on Salt river. The rise had ceased, but another was predicted for today, Last night Phoenix reported little property damage and no loss of life. Fl Paso reported telephone and tele- graph wires down west, although the hope was held out that communication with the Clifton mining district might be re-established later in the day. Clear tonight was the prediction issued by the weather bureau for Arizona, and raln was forecasted for southeastern New "Mexico. EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 0.—Ten inches of snow in the region about Lordsburg, N. M., which prostrated tevegraph and tele- phone wires, completely cut off today all means of communication with Phoo- nix and Clifton, Ariz. Overland trains from California were reported moving eastward slowly, feeling their way with-| out orders. There has veen no western | mail here for three days — | -1 Steamship Ryndam | is Again Afloat LONDON, Jan The Holland-Amer- fea line steamship Ryndam which after ident resulting in the death of stokers and the Injury of four van aground at Gravesend yester- The vessel is an- an three others. day, was floated toda chored at Holebaven. The Ryndam lett | New York January o for Rotterdam with 151 passengers and a crew of 200 men. Bobsled Hits Auto, One Boy is Killed | SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 2.—Theodore | Engelskien, 13 years old, was killed, and | six other children were injured here last night when a bobsled upon which they were coasting crashed into an automo- ble. present,” fot this paper that GENERAL VILLA, report- ed captured by the Carranza -pfficers and General Rodri- guez, who was executed at Madera last Thursday. A similar fate is said to await Villa. " M"c’if Vi STURGESS SPEAKS T0 IMPLEMENT MEN Editor Twenti#th Century Farmer | Discusses Methods of Machin- ery Distribution. CORN KING ON SEED TESTING That the present machinery of dis- tribution is unsatisfactory was held by T. V. Sturgess, editor of the Twentieth Century Farmer, in a talk before the Mid-West Retail Imple- ment Dealers’ association, in session the Auditorium. He cited the three methods of distributing farm at | implements today, through the retail dealer, through the collective buying organizations of the farmers, and through direct mail order husiness. “These methods are all in practice at he said, “and each must recog- nize in the other a legitimate competitor. The one to satisfy the larger number of customers best able eventually win out and survive, “Phe manufacturer must identify him- self with one or the other of these sys- tems, It is up to the manufacturer to make up his mind which method best serves his needs. the Dealer, Touching on the sphere of the dealer, Mr. Sturgess said, “The dealer can render a his community the farmer is willing to pay for if he makes it worth while.. The can keep in close touch with the types of machinery that are coming out and knows what kind or type is best adapted to the needs of his community. New machinery and new Improvements are constantly coming out. Most of them are good and worth while. Others, however, are put out mer to satisfy the wild idea of some dreamer, who puts them out for a short time to get the money and Serviee by service ih that up-to date dealer then quits the business. The dealer can | do more to render service in his com munity than merely study the types of machinery. He can study soil conditions in the different localities of his territory decide what machines best adapted to certain localities and then sell his mackinery accordingly.” Dawn of HBetter Meth J. A. Craig of Jamesville, Wis., senting the National ITmplement and Ve- hicle association” followed My with a talk on “The Dawn of Better Business Methods.' He pralsed the Twen- tieth Century Farmer farm paper, saying there was nothing in the columns the implement men could take exception tv, but that he had seen farm papers in which pages wers devoted to such subjects, as “What's the use of the Middle Man? Prof. P. G. Holden, the “Corn King," followed with one of his interesting talks on seed corn testing, are repre- as a using charts, and {Gontinued on Page Two, Column Three.) Des Moines Woman Pastor Resigns DS MOI Jan. 9.—Dr. Bffle Mc- Collum Jones, for many years pastor of the First Universalist church of this city, and widely known in lowa suffrage and Woman's club circles, has resigned ber pastorate to enter the field. The board of the church has extended a call to the Rev. H. L. Heywood of Webster City, to fill the vacancy. Dr. Jones had been pastor of the church for twelve years. She is at present vice president of the Jowa Bqual Suffrage association. te leciure is the one that will | Sturgess | OMAHA, FRIDAY SWEDEN LANDS | ANOTHER BLOW ON JOHN BULL Stockholm Government Stops portation of Wood Pulp | CONTROVERSY T | Protests Cross Eu;h Other Without Bringing Two Nations Nearer Understanding. 1 iBRITISH TRADE IS ANXIOUS LONDON, Jan. 20.—~The contro- versy over the detention of inter- national mails is widening in scope | without any sign of settlement. Protests from Sweden to England | and vice versa have crossed each | other apparently without bringing | the two nations any nearer to an understanding than they were when the dispute began. Heslege relgn Ofil British traders doing business with Rus | #1a and Roumania also are besieging the foreign office with petitions to have the auestion settled. The Swedish government, it is roporied | from Stockholm, has issued a decrce pro | hibiting exportation of wood pulp, effec- tive tomorrow, as & reprisal against | | Great Britain for seizure from steamships of parcel post packages destined for | Bweden It the exportation of wood pulp from Sweden is stopped a great increase In the price of paper in England probably will result. A member of one firm of | paper makers said today that about nine- | tenths of the pulp used in this country | comes from Norway and Sweden. | | Blamed on British, BERLIN, Jan. 20.—(By Wireless to Say- ville.)~The long delay in the receipt of mailg® from the United States was ex- plained today by postal officlals to in- quiring Americans as being due to the ‘tion of the British authorities. The German officials said the British had ed 620 bags of mall addressed to Hol- nd from the steamship Rotterdam for thr purpose of weeding out all letters in- tended to be forwarded to Germany British Relief Expedition is Near Kut-El-Amara LONDON, Jan, 20.~Genersl Aylmer's force of British troops was Vesterday in close touch with the Turkish position at Bssin and consequently was seven miles ‘from Kut-El-Amara, in Mesopotamia, where a:Britlsh force has been sur- rounded by the Turks. General Townshend, commanding the British troops at Kut-El-Amara reports there hins been no fighting at that pl This information regarding the Meso- potamian thester of war was commu- nicated to the House of Deputies today by J. Austen Chamberlain, secretary of India, Mr. Chamberlain also announced that Lieutenant General Sir Percy Lake yes- terday took over the supreme command of the Mesopotamia expedition from Gen- eral Sir Join Eccles Nixon, who has been invalided home. Railroad Revenue Falls Off Slightly (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 2.— (Special.) —The State Railway commission has prepared a statement giving the number of pounds of freight handled by the railroads and the revenue derived therefrom for the last eight years from intrastate ship- ments in less than carload lots. The statement shows that since the new rate went into effect, commonly known as order 19, the revenue has fallen off con- siderably, although the shipments have been considerably larger. The new rate went into effect September 6, 1915, and the table shows that while the shipments 13,876 pounds greater in 1914, the | revenue for the roads fell off $347,065.05 | DEFICIENCY BILL CONTAINS ITEMS AFFECTING NEBRASKA (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Jan, 20.—(Special Tel- | egram.)—The urgent deficiency bill passed | upon by the committee of the whole con- [talns the following items of interest to Nebraska Aurora, for construction of public build- ing . 0, commencement of public build- | tng, so0.000 Falls City, continuation of public build- | at Kingston, | ing, $15,000. | ncoln, completicn of public buildiug, | 0 Alliance | ing, $29,000. | “Chadron building. Redfield building, ¥ | POLITICAL GOSSIP FROM BOONE COUNTY Neb., continuation of public build- | continuation of postoffice §300. continuation of publi ALBION, Politics has been county the last | petitions have fices E M couple of days here van of Milwaukee, Wis., who has large land interests in this county, has been here some time, it is reported, on na- tional democratic party matters. | 'The friends of Michael V. Ruddy are | endeavoring to persuade him to file for railway commissioner. SENATCR FROM SOUTH DAKOTA TAKES FALL WASHINGTON. Jan, 20.—Senator John- son of Bouth Dakota is contined to his bome today by Injuries from falling downstairs. Several ribs are believed to be broken. Jan. 2.—(Special.)— warming up in this week A number of n filed for county of- Pollard of Cass county spent a and Douglas Shaw- | Hall of MORNING, JANUARY 21, 1916 TEN PAG Motel News Stands, eto, So. SI UNCLE SAM'S NEWEST SUPER-DREADNAUGHT ON SPEED TRIAL—This remark- able picture shows the U. 8. 8. Oklahoma, clearing the water off Rockland, Me. The Okla- homa is fitted with reciprocal engines, while its sister ship, the Nevada, is equipped with tur- bine engines. is best suited to our needs, .55 ONLArOIMA &* SPEED TRIAL, Naval men are watching the tests with interest to decide which type of engine BRITISH TAKE TWO |INDICT UPDIKES | MONDELL SCORES FROM YANKEE SHIP| FOR MURDER PLOT Man and Woman Removed from | American Vessel by English Sea Authorities, SENT TO ~DETENTION CAMP | NEW YORK, Jan, 20.—Two pas- | sengers, a man and woman, said to be Mr. and Mrs. Hermann of San Francisco, were taken from the United Fruit company liner Zacapa | Jamaica, by British authorities when the liner touched January 10, en route from New York to Colon, according to officers and passengers on the steamship Almir- ante, here today from Colon. Passengers sald they had heard the couple were sent to the detention camp at Kingston. The United Fruit liners are American vessels. The Almirante and the Zacapa were {n Colon on the same day. At the office of the United Fruit company here it was said today that no word of the incident had been recelved. | The names of Mr. and Mrs. M. Her- mann of San Francisco appear on the passenger list of the Zacapa for the trip from this port on January 6. On its return voyage the Almirante stopped at Kingston and for the first time notice was given by port authorities that none of the passengers aboard would be allowed shore leave unless provided with proper passports. Norwegian Sailing | Ship Bll_liled at Sea NEW YORK, .an. 2.—~The steamer Penistone arrived today from Havre and reported having hted on the night of January 2, a vessel on fire at. latitude 47.08 north, longitude 2818 west, The Penistone steamed arougd the burning ship during the night in a vain search for life boats, Soon after daylight, the officers said, they made out the barning craft to be a salling ship which had a Norwegian flag painted on its starboard side The Penlstone again steamed around the vessel, which had almost burned to| the water's edge, but failed to find any | trace of lifeboats or rafts. Dates Arranged for Trip, of President | British 20, President | in Pittsburgh, | Louls, Kansas WABHINGTON, Wilson plans to speak Cleveland, Chicago, St City, St. Joseph. Des Moines and Daven port on the first trip he will take to lay | his natlonal defense program before the | country., He expects to leave Washing ton January 2% remain away week NEBRASKA OGRICULTURISTS TO HERALD ACHIEVEMENTS (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 2.—(Special Telegrai Although therd are 22 different branch of Organized agriculture, & new one wi organized today, known as the Nebraska Agricultural Achievement. The object is to publish achievements of the state along agricultural lines. H. C, Bas- sett of Gibbon was made president, W. Hervey of Omaha, vice president, and J. J. Brown of Geneva, treasurer. and ane Twenty Portland Fire Agencies | Grand Three Bills Returned by Grand Jury | Alleging Conspiracy to Slay | Parents, BONDS ARE THIRTY THOUSAND CHICAGO, Jan. 20.—Three in-| dictments, charging Irving and Her- bert Updike with conspiracy to mur- der their father, Furman D. Updike, their mother and sister, were re- turned today in criminal court. The bonds of the brothers were fixed by Judge Burke at $30,000 each, §10,- 000 on each indictment. Capiases were issued for service on the de- fendants in the county jail. . Grand Jury Takes Hand in Keokuk Mulc_t Law Case KEOKUK, la., Jan. 20.-Philip Mickel, former Keokuk saloon keeper, who two weeks ago sold a 10-cent bottle of beer in order to test the repeal of the mulct law, was indicted by the grand jury which reported last night. According to court offictals, the ndictment puts an end to habeas corpus pr stituted by Frank Ballinger, torney, who sought to secure his client's freedom through that procedure. County Attorney McManus sald today that the indictment returned by the grand jury puts the case in an entirely new light. He is walting to hear from Attorney General Cosson before proceed- Ing further in the matter Ballinger said he would attack the in- dictment In an effort to carry the case to the supreme court. It is sald he cannot attack a bench warrant through habeas corpus proceedings, however. Nickel has been out on bond In the sum of $200, but will be arraigned in the district court immediately. Five Persons Drown In Ploqu of Gila PHOENIX, Ariz, Jan. 20.—(Via Wire- less to Los Angeles)—Five persons were drowned fi the flood waters of the Giia river at Winkelman, near here, accord- ing to reports recelved this afternoon No detalls of the accideirt were gbtained. Another report stated that tho Santa Fe rallroad main line bridge at Winslow, and 1,000 feet of' track had been washed away Two spans of the Fouthern steel bridge over the Gala river, five miles south of Phoenix, carried down by the flood. Dr. Waterman Dies At Omaha Hospital Dr. Leonard Waterman, years of age, a physiclan of Norman, Neb., died yesterd~y morning at a local hospital fol- lowing an operation for appendicitis. Dr. Waterman of the University of Michigan and was a mem- He Waterman of in be \ Facific's twenty- has been was a graduate ber of Nu Sigma Nu fraternity was son of Colonel John ( Rapids, Mich., who Omaha last night. The body taken to Grand Rapids for burlal The dead man leaves a wife, to whom he had been married but a short time. a arrived will Insure ‘““Contents’’ of Empty Flat PORTLAND, Ore, 2.~To prove that practically all the incendiary fires in Portland in the last few years were due insurance | snts, Fire Marshal Jay W. Stevens has de public the result of & test that has been causing consternation today Insurance companies A fireman’s helmet and a grand subpoena were placed recently in empty fat. Jan. to the carelesaness of jury an & rosult the marshal twenty companies, articles for $00. In & frame shack city a sub has policies from each Insuring these in another part of the fireman's helnet, a grand jury tin cup resulted in the A score more of polis and o obtaining of for $1000 cach, sald that in the depuly’s rounds ugencies, no effort was made by nts to have the goods inspected almost cles Bteven of the MEXICAN POLICY Murder of Americans, He Says, Logical Fruit of Administra- tion’s Meddling, ITS CONDUCT IS INCONSISTENT ey WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The Santa Ysabel murders were declaréd to be the “iomical fruit” of the ad- ministration’s Mexican policy in a speech in the house today by Repre- sentative Mondell of Wyoming, re- publican, reviewing at length out- rages committed against Americans iu Mexico since the overthrow of Madero. “By ftollowing, not a pollcy of ‘watch- ful waiting,' but of mischievous med. diing," sald Mr. Mondell, “coupled with base betrayal and callous indifference to the welfaré and safety of American | citigens, the administration has lost the respect and confidence and earned the contempt of first one and then another, and, finally, all the people of Mexico. By the same process has the administra- tlon subjected our citi¥ens in Mexico to the sort of treatment likely to be meted out to citisens of a country whose au- thorities have brought upon them the 1l will and distrust and hatred of a whdle people.” The administration, the speaker de- clared, had “ignored past American prac- tice in international int plan of ‘“personal vengeance' Huerta, and then by recognizing Carranza “had given the clearest and most con- vincing proot of the error and insincerity of its declaration that no government would ever be recognized which did not have a constitutional basis for its author- ity Mr, after Vera Mondell charged that a few days American troops were landed at Cruz terrorized Americans, who were suffering indignities at Tampico, were denfed the protection of nearby American warships and were taken out of danger “on German and English boats" after the commander of the German gun- hoat Dresden had trajned his guns on Tampico, “‘served notice of his intent to use them if injupy or further fnsults were attempted, and escorted our people to the whart,” An American warship which lay in Tampico harbor, Mr. Mondell declared, had safled awny ‘“upon orders frem ‘Washington, ieaving our people defense- less.and at the mercy of an armed, in- furfated and drunken mob." Seven Lives Lost in Big Storm in Hawaii HONOLULU, T. H., Jan 20.—Seven lives are known tohave been lost and many persons are missing as the result of a general storm of unprecedented vio lence that for & week past has been sweeping the Hawallan Islands, The rains have done some damage in Honolulu, but the island of Maul has been the chief sufferer. Roads and bridges were destroyed; the famous Imo Valley was swept by the storm and the bodies of seven persons have been recovered islands of schooner Prosper was Hanapepe and was o loss. The British bark Yeoman In da ger of being lost but was rescuted by the United States naval tug Navajo, The offelal record for the rainfall in Honolulu during the month of Jant:ary to date is fifteen inches. | ATTORNEY GENERAL REED IS GRANTED INJUNCTION (IFrom a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. %.—(Speclal Telogram.) The supreme court this afternoon granted the temporary injunction asked for by Attorney General Reed against all raflronds of the state with the ex- caption of the Rock lsland and Missourf Pacific, which has suits already pending. The hearing will be held ¥ebruary 7. The injunction restrains them from re- fusing to honor mileage tickets of 1,60 miles sold for 320, for less than the full number of miles, and restrains the roads from in any wsy interforing with the state or its officlals in enforcing the scourged the the The storm Kaual, where swept total was The fire marshal then sent| before tssuing policles, nor did they ask|laws of the state relative to the Z-cent @ deputy to get the furniture insured. As for a list of the gooda i passenger rate. there, with many others reported. missing. | KING NICHOLAS " RESUMES FIGHT WITH AUSTRIA | Italy Officially Notified by Monte- | negro that Terms Offered by the Teutons Have Been Rejeoted. | BATTLE ON THE WHOLE FRONT Monarch Remains with His Army to Reorganize Defenses of His Country, | PART OF ALBANIA IS GFFERED ROME, J&n. 19 -——(Via London,)— Fighting between Austria and Monte« | negro has been resumed. Montenegro notified Italy officially of this fact teday. Montenegro's decision was com- riunicated to the Italian foreign of- fice from the Montenegrin premier. The note is to the effect that King Nicholas and the Montenegrin gov- ernment have rejected all terms | oftered by Austria and that fighting already has been resumed along the | whole front. King Nicholas remains with his army to organize the defenses of the country, Anstrin Offers Part of Albania, PARIS, Jan. 19.~There are persistent | rumors, says the Petit Parisien, that Aus- | tria offered to Montenegro, to further the capitulation of the latter country, s | portion of Albania, with the town of Scutar! and even a part of Serbla. No one knows, continues the newspas per, when the terms of capitulation were slgned. The diplomatic corps at Cettinje was kept in complete ignorance until Monday morning last, On the evening | of the previous day, the diplomatists at Podgeritzsa were advised to proceed to Scutarl as fast as possible. | They. arrived | there on the following morning and wers | then informed by the Montenegrin pre- | mier that peace negotiations had been begun with Austria. They were told that, if they did not wish to fall into the han of the Austrians, they should hasten without delay to the Albanian coast, whence they could reach Brindisi. The king promised that he would follow them. ( Convicts Saw Way , | Out of Arkansas State Farm Prison LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan, 20—Using a saw made from a knife stolen from the dining room and cutting through timbers elght inches thick, twenty-four white convicts whose terms range front one year to life sentence, escaped from the state convict farm at Oummins, Ark., between 9 o'clock last night and 1 o'clock this morning. A prisoner named Thomas discovered that ‘a stake had been cut out of the side of a stockade and motified & night watciman, There were no prisoners in the stockade. Prison authorities ane nounced none of the men had besn aps prehended up to noon. N Over Third of Billion ° .@old in 'Frisco Mint SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 20—The gold bulllon and ' coln in the United Staces mint here today totaled $357,000,000, with more coming from every direction, according to a statement issued by Ty W. H. Shanal superintendent of the mint and guardian of its treasure. A total of $119,809,506 worth of gold bullion passed over the recelving coun- ter last yea, an increase, according to the official records, of $72,000,000 over the gold receipts of 1914. More than $68,000,000 of the 195 res ceipts, sald Superintendent Shanahan, came from forelgn countries, with the largest amounts from Australla and Japan. Recelpts from Australia for 191& amounted to $35,006,200.55; from Japan, $19,408,11075, and from China $9,683,342.04, The Day’s War News WORD today that the Br vancing up the Tigris to the rellef of Gen- eral Townshend's army is bes lenguered at Kut-El-Amara, o weven miles from its goal. IN ANNOUNCED TODAY ¢ n lines north of Frel in northern France, had bee last night | hombs, but were repulsed, losing | meavily, it i declared | FROM ROME COMES the definite announcement that hostilities be- tween Montenesgro A have been resumed having officially motified Italy te this effect. GREECE AGAIN 18 a polat of sig« the scene of hostilities. Kinm Athens an interview, he voleed stroi protest against the attiiude of the tente powers toward his country. transmitted by way of Paris, did mot reash this the last there have heed roporis from German further action on #