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CARRANZA AY U ft SHOULD
H4VE REFERRED TAMPICO
INCIDENT TO HIM
VILLA SATS HE IS WELL PLEASED
And Laugha at th Idea af "Fighting
tha Yankees"— Wilson Etataa Hia
Position Plainly In Raplylng
To Nota from Can Carranaa
Washington— Gen Carranta pro-
teats tha American "Invasion" an4
Gan Villa taya It la all right Ai a
I result of tha uncertain attitude of
I tha rebel the embargo an arm la
t restored
i Tha poaltlon of Gen Carranta I
alated In the following not to Fretl-
1 dent Wllaon:
"Tha Mexican nation the real peo-
pi of Mexico bar not recognliad aa
It executive n man who had pre-
( tended to launch a blemlih on Ita na-
tlrnal Integrity drowning In blood Ita
I friend
i "Vlctorlano Huerta la a culprit who
la amenable to the constitutionalist
! government today the only one un-
der the abnormal clrcumatancea of our
I nation which represents the national
sovereignty The illegal acta commit
f ted by the uaurper and hie partisan
j and thoae which they may perpetrate
he they of an international character
Movement ef Land Troops to Beck
up the Navy la Begun With
Can Fun tm In Charge
Washington— Charge O'Shaugh-
nrey bee been given hie peaeporti
by llurrta at Mexico City Charge
A It ire repreaentlng the Huerta gov j
ernment here has asked for and
cured hie United Statee troop
moved to reinforce the American
navy at Vera Crux the embargo oa
arma Into Mexico vat formally ta-
ilored and troop were ordered to
the Mexican border primarily to te-
ller uneaalneai among border real-
denti but alao aa a precaution against
bottlle military operations along lb
International line
Secretary Cerrleon announced that
a brigade of Infantry and ome ar-
giimiiaiiiiininiiiniiiiiiiiiimiiiimiiniiiiiiiinmiiiitiniiy
Rev James E Pershing of Okla-
homa City la a huxy man thla week
acting ae moderator of tb etat con-
ference of Congregational!!
Ministers and lay membera from
all over the atate eaaembled In Okla-
homa City April SS 19 and SO on the
occasion of tb twenty fourth annual
conferenc of the Congregational
churchea and auxiliaries of Okla-
homa Several hundred delegatee attend-
ed end more than fifty churchea
of the atate will be represented
Prominent divine of the denomina-
tion were present to address the con-
ference Washington — Pan-American dlplo- The Rev Charles E Purton D D
ttucy has made Ita Aral attempt to of New York addrewed the confer
solve the Mexican crisis by peaceful I nre during nearly every session
negotiation I other speakers Included Hr 0 W
The United Slatea government ae I Ray of Fort Worth and Rev n W
cepted from Argentine Brail! and I Gammon of Chicago who l one of the
Chile a formal offer to act aa Interma-1 leading workers In the International
Gifford Plnchot formor chief
tlllery und-r Brigadier Ceneral Fred s fw)r ef h (Anltvd States 8 diaries In the present situation but re I Association of Sunday School Work-
K Funxton had been ordered lo am- I g has announced hie candidacy
berk on the four ermy transport! at for th United Statee senate to
Colveston for Vera Crui to support g succoed Bolts Penroae of Penn
tho expeditionary force of marines j S sylvania
ml bluejackets there The chance
that Ceneral Maas the federal gen-
eral might make a return attack on
'ere Crux with reinforcement and
the possibility of a forward move-
ment toward Mexico City to protect
fleeing American end the Vera Crux
railroad were the underlying reasoui
for the military movement
The restoration of the embargo rna
arma was officially announced after
the pronouncement of General Car-
ranxa the constitutionalist chief that
he regarded the telxure of Vera Crux
as a violation of Mexican sovereignty
bad been considered by the adminis-
tration While Mexican constitution-
alists here protest that Carranxa'
real attitude vie friendly the Amer-
servedly pointed out that an act of I ere
aggression by tb military force or I Session of th conference wer
hostile demonstrations toward Amer-1 held at th Harrison Avenue Congre-
lean might upset hopes of Immedl-1 gatlonal church The program com-
pi peace j mlttee consist of Rev A Melkle of
Coincidentally with th acceptance
O'l Firm Asks Mandamus Writ
Application for a writ of mandamus
to compel the Text company to show
cause for refuting to transport tha
oil production of the Quaker Oil and
Gaa Co In the Cushing field was filed
General Carranxa
as those which recently occurred at
the port of Tampico or of a democrat-
ic character shall be tried and pun-
ished with inexibility and promptness
by tha tribunals of the constitution-
of the mediation offer administration
officials announced there would be no
cessation of preparation by the army
and nary for future emergencies nd
Do orders would be Issued to the
naval forces at Vera Crui or tha ship
t sea changing original plana No
further atepa however to eecur re n dlarIct “ Oklahoma City
Militia Threatens Mutiny If Long D I pratlon for th Indignities which gave Tbe Quak®' company alleges that tha
layed Pay Is Not Forth I rise to the present situation will be I T® company ei a common carrier
coming Soon attempted while the effort la being baa ®l lnch pipe accessible to Ita
1 made to bring about a settlement ®ld- but ba falled and 8111 tefu®
through the elimination of Huerta 0 tak® 18 ou'Piit although It regu
Trinidad Colo— Thirty-five men I upon which tha United States bee In larlF baDdle baf produced by well
women and children wet's reported I slsted from the beginning I 00 'IJotnlng oil field
burned to death In the ehaft house Notification of the offer of media The Quaker Oil and Ga Co In the
l ri lh‘he5rTP 1101 W" eDt "0t °nl' t0 th W Pet“10D re)een' IUlf ‘h 0Wn'
lean government decided to take uo K w ! 1 t0 b t"P5I 1“ tba matic representative of Argentine ®® of an oil and ga lease on the
chance and abruptly stopped the b“ abaft h°ue of ba South- Urexiland Chile In Meilco City but to Jeanette Richard ellotment known
western mine facing a similar fate j General Carranxa and th constltu-1 northeaet quarter 4-17-7 east In
The burning of the Empire mine I tlonallsts In northern Mexico I Creek county commonly called the
followed a clash between guard end Spanish Ambaaaador Rlnao he re- Cuablng A®ld-
strikers H D King the mine own I reived advices from Mexico City etat-1 It la alleged that the plaintiff Le-
er telephoned that the elope ehaft I ing that General Huerta bad accept-1 flan operations on that lease January
waa destroyed and that th only exit I ed the offer of Argentine Braxll and I 1 1914 and now has five well pro-
remaining was by means of the air Chile duclng oil thereon and is drilling five
baft r " or (lx more well It Is et forth that
He said that 600 atrlkera were vara crux Under Martial Law the flrat well drilled produced 75 bar
about the shaft threatening to kill I era Crux Vera Crui Is under I reg 0f 0u ppr hour and that the other
any person who tried to effect rea-1 niarttal lw- Rear Admiral Frank F I eg have produced a good flow It
cue stating that they were remem- Fletcher commanding the American jg sieged that all the wells combined
berlng the women and children who I naval force on shore Issued a proc j on tbe plaintiff's lease ere now pro
died at Lndlow last week when the lamalon 0 bla ®ecf and the lat duclng 10000 barrels dally
militia fired on the tent colony opportunity Mexicans had for hand- ApCordjnt o the olalntlff th lands
The entire strike district from in their own affalr n Vera Crux According to the plaintiff th lands
me enure striae District lrora adjoining ks lease ere covered by
Rouse to Delagua It In control of PP leases owned by Gunsburg and For
itrikera mdd®ned by the killing and Admiral Letcher and hla staff de- man the 0 and Gat Co B
lantlc coast of Mexico No fighting b“rnn durln ‘he Ludlow battla- a Joneg' T- B' SIIck 4nd he Produc'
of any consequence was reported Thre aeParat bat1a tou8bt ubblIn 7itb ha Mexican officials er 011 Co It alIeged hat tb
from Vera Crux though the American at J)elagu BIack ?il!a a"d E®plr' Mtftirthnotlei mldMef mi Producer8’ 011 Ca “ corporation
land forces pushed their way three Dunf'aTJr bsa w red Pre‘' u!!!1 iuMV and t lud J ' engaged In marketing oil products and
miles inland to some Important breast- denf W '80Q for federal troops aa Port win 1 live md b J“d b that ita stock is owned almost en-
work to make their position secure ertln tht “cb ctlon 18 he ®ny iirorder nd nnrullne- n nT tlrfcly bjr the Tea8 company
r I why to hod civil lAp in Colorado I toHt oiBoracr tod uoruiineBs is Any
Rear Admiral Fletcher and American Ludlow Red Cross people re- orm aha11 receive iwlft and sever 11 la t0 d ” he Pe!Ion that b®
Coneul Canada are occupied In Vera P I DUBishment Producer1 Oil Co owns en oil and
Crux handling hundreds of American
moved bodies of 11 strikers' children punishment-
and two women from one cellar un- Thli proclamation makes Rear Ad-
gas mining lease covering what Is
allst government refugeeg Brltlah and Gernian Tegscjg ad two women from one cellar un- xn proclamation make Rear Ad- kn(Jwn Anna McInt0ih aIIot
"V CARRANZA" took ofr ffiore than twelve hundred Her the charred tent of the colony mlral Fletcher absolute ruler ashore ment comprlglng eIghty acres t
President Wilson issued the follow refugee at Tampico and a general McUnnan ot h !lnL 11 U belieTed tb® martial law proc tieged that this lease has wells pro-
log comment on the Carranxa state-
ment "I wish to reiterate with the great-
est earnestness the desire and Inten-
tion of this government to respect In
every possible way the sovereignty
and Independence of the people of
Mexico
"The feeling and Intention of the
government in thla matter are not
based upon politics They go much
deeper than that They are based
upon a genuine friendship for the
Mexican people and a profound Inter-
est In the re-establlshment of their
constitutional system
"Whatever unhappy circumstances
or necessities may arise this object
will be held steadily in view and pur-
sued with constant purpose so far as
this government Is concerned
"But w are dealing with facie
Wherever and whenever th dignity
of the United States is flouted its
International rights or the rights of
Its citixens invaded or its influence
rebuffed where it has the right to
attempt to exercise It this govern
ment must deal with those in acturj
control It is now dealing with Gen-
eral Huerta In the territory he now
controls That Ee does not rightfully
control It does not alter the fact thyt
he does control It We are dealing
moreover only with those whom he
commands and those who come to his
support With these we must deal
They do not lawfully represent the
people of Mexico In that fact we
rejoice because our quarrel Is not
with the Mexican people and we do
not desire to dictate their affairs
But we must enforce our rightful de-
mands upon those whom the existing
authorities of the place where we act
do for the time being represent
That he will decline to he dragged
Into a war with the United States by
anybody was the statement made to
George C Carothers special agent of
the state department at El Paso by
General Francisco ' Villa
"Why" he smiled as he threw an
arm about the broad shoulders of the
government representative “all Eu-
rope would laugh at us If we went to
war with you They would say that
"little drunkard Huerta has drawn
them Into a tangle at last'"
The general brought with him a
hundred woven rugs of the softest
lambs’ wool as a present for General
Scott who recently left Fort Biles to
become assistant chief of staff at
Washington Carothers promised to
forward them with Villa’s congratula-
tions of the promotion -
exodus of Americans from Mexican Jflna Workera aonPanied the Red tarnation will open the way for more uclng giEOo barrel of oil daily and
I rmta SnrbaM 4a T nH aw nf wea I iu j j I i a 1
cities waa reported
The senate passed the honse bill
appropriating 1500000 to care for
American refugees Senator Borah
declared In the debate that a condi-
tion of actual war existed between
the United Statee and Mexico Sen-
ator Lodge and Weeks urged that the
embargo be placed along the entire
border
Rear Admiral Badger requested
Cross workers to Ludlow and was of the city and federal employe to that the Texag corapany lhig
twice arrested by the militia but re return and cooperate In restoring the production to market through it slx-
1 i oc1 8°vrame“‘ functions Mexicans nch plpe 1Ine whlch la alg0 accegaJ
A special session of the legislature point out that thtee men now will he ble to th eage o( the pialntlfiT It Is
was called for May 1 to provide pay- In a position to explain to their friends gtated that the plpe llna hag a capac
ment for the militiamen in the strike end the exlating government at the ty of jgooo barrels handled dally out
district and keep them there capital that under martial taw they tbat defendant refuse to purchase
Four hundred more of the mlliMa felt obliged to return to their work
left Denver for the scene of the a-—- r i
trouble A state official in a position y eatherd
to know reported that more than 60 An order that al arma be turned
officer! banded In their resignations I “ b f®8ld®nt brought to the head-
REV JAMES E 1’EKSHINU
Moderator of the Convention
Weatherford Rev J H Parker of
Kingfisher snd Rev W II 11 Urcb
D D of Oklahoma City
Another Decision on R R Ratal
Authority and jurisdiction of the
corporation commission to sit as a
court of record In matters pertaining
to the refunding of million of dollara
to the people of Oklahoma It affirmed
lu two opinions handed down by the
supreme court commission one deal-
ing with the passenger fare refund
and the other with the express rate
refund
The 2-cent railroad fare litigation
now pending In the federal court Is
not affected by the decision The
opinion simply uphold the authority
of the commission to take charge of
the refund If It Is eventually ordered
by the federal court
The Immediate effect of the declelon
I that It paves the way for the com-
mission to take the necessary steps
toward requiring the four big express
oempanies operating In the atate to
refund to their patrons approximately
$700000 In cha'ges collected In ex-
cess of those fixed by the corporation
commission
Under th terms of the agreement
mffile by the attorney general with
the carriers the question of refunding
excess railroad passenger fare Is left
to the federal court where the case Is
now pending and no effort la mad
by the commission to Interfere there
but according to the opinion litiga-
tion on behalf of the express com-
panies has been exhausted and there
Is no reason why the refund should
not be made
permission to capture all Mexican only serving because the resignations of the provost marshal bush for marketing Its production and that
gunboats and vessels carrying troops I have not been acted upon I ela ° sma11 arma and stacks of rifles
or ammunition for the aid of the The guardu-ten are said to be In a O’Shaughnetsy la Safa
Mexicans around Vera Crux condition of mutiny They have had Washington — Neslon 0’8haugh-
no pay for months Adjutant Chase I Qgggyt American charge at Mexico
T8F urTirm enmnUT remere I went lnt be mlne district with the City bis family and staff end consul
lAt MtAICAR bURBOAI ESCAPES men I General Shanklln and his staff arrived
Enters Vera Crux Port Not Knowing
Yankees Were In Command
OHIO MILITA GETS INTO COURT taL
in Vera Crux from the Mexican cap-
Vera Cruz— The Mexican gunboat
Progresso with more than 500 soldier
aboard steamed To the harbor mouth
but no further The commander of
the Progresso hvi toot heard that
the Americans were in possession of
the city
The Progresso was hailed by The
In Effort to Test Constitutionality of I FEDERALS DESTROY XEUVO LAREDO
the Dick Law
Soldier Fire Across Border But No
Damage I Done
Cleveland O — Constitutionality of
the Dick militia law affecting 130000
militiamen in the United States and
putting their organizations on a per-
manent war basis through reorgan!
Laredo Tax— Hundreds of tSestl-
tute refugee from Neuvo Laredo in-
cluding those of all nationalities are I
xatlon and federal aid may now be
flagship and boarded by Lieutenant I decided by the United States supreme I nor ken® kheltered on this side of I
Bryon McCandless of Rear Admiral court the river Tha town of Nuevo La-
Badger’s staff who informed the The Dick 'law plaos all mUltla redo on be Mexican aide la a mass
commander that he had the choice organizations In the United States on ft rulns havlngbeen dynamited and
of remaining under the guns and
while the defendant pretends to be In
business to transport oil without dis-
crimination against any particular
product it refuses to handle that of-
fered It by the Quaker company
The plaintiff alleges that It has de-
veloped Its wells at a heavy expense
drilling to a depth of about 2600 feet
under the requirements of its lease
and has struck a layer of oil sand 90
to 100 feet In thickness which is
rich and productive
It Is further stated that the plain-
tiff Is required by the department of
the Interior to develop the wells on
Its leased land diligently but Is pre-
vented from so doing by the failure
of the Texas company to assist in
the marketing of Its output
Part of Book Contracts Approved
Bonds and contracts of twelve of
the successful publishing houses in
the recent school book adoptions were
a permanent war basis and render I kurned by fhe Mexican federali be-
unnecessary re-enlistment for service ore ®vacuaIttE tbe town
An appeal to the highest court was There waa some firing across the I approved by the board of education
filed following the action of Federal river but no one In Laredo was hurt sitting as a text book commission
Judge William L Day In sustaining Two Mexicans were killed one of while contracts of three publishers
ence of Mexican gunboats and sol-1 tke law In the United States circuit them by a stray shot and the other were held up for further consideration
dlers at Vera Crux was not desirable court here Judge Day’s decision fol bF accident I as a result of criticism directed
The Progresso steamed away lowed a friendly test suit filed by I There waa some excitement when against the price of the books they
The Progresso came from the aloDal Guard officers I the Mexicans fired across the border offer Contracts and bonds of Jasper
south probably from Frontera The at tba United States soldiers on pa- Sipes American Book Co Ginn & Co
captains of the Mexican steamer Te- Work®r on Extra 8t®P off Death trol duty" but It quickly subsided when Henry Holt & Co Atkinson Mentzor
huntepec and a government fire boat I 8t’ Louls-IIurrylng To get out a the federal retreated
moved tbelr crafts Into the harbor war extra’ Jacob Hartp1®n- 8erotyper Heavy guards ' were placed at the
and then discovered that they were
"detained"
of the SL Louis Star stepped through two International bridges to prevent
an elevator door and fell ten stories
to bla death
them from beliig blown up In case J
th regulars returned
Co World Book Co D Appleton &
Co Southern Publishing Co Eaton
& Co Scott-Foresman Co Rowe
Peterson A Co and the McMillan Co
were signed and approved
Army Buying Oklahoma Horses
El Reno — Captain Valentine in
command at Fort Reno government
remount station -near here received
Mr Wakefield Ready For Trial
New Haven Conn — Mrs Bessie W
Wakefield convicted and sentenced
to death on a charge of having been
order from the war department for I implicated In the murder of her hua- I terey waa begun Sunday following the
200 head of borset for army pur- band reached New Haven from tho I capture of Monterey by conititution-
poses to be delivered at Galveston I state's prison to await her new trial I allst The road was suspended a year
aa soon as possible The order calls I The decision of ihe supreme court ago A trainload of refugees from
for 300 artillery and 900 cavalry I granting the accused woman a new
horses There are only 600 bead of -rial found that Mrs Wakefield's
guilt must be established Independ-
ently of James Plew The latter waa
tanged In March He was infatuated
-ith Mr Plew and sbe la supposed
o bare reciprocated the feeling
horses at Fort Reno at present and
it will be necessary to go into the
open market to supply the other 700
Agents have been sent over the state
to buy all they can get
’psuedoey peojey
Brownsville Tex — Operation of the
railroad between Metamoroe and Mon-
School Ground For Oil Drill
The Pleasant Hill Oil Co was grant-
ed a charter by Secretary of State
Ben Harrison last week The com-
pany was organized for the purpose
of drilling for oil on the Pleasant
Hill school district campus which Is
composed of two acres The school
district Is located In the heart of the
Cushing oil field This la the first
time that school property has been
used for oil purposes The lncorpor-
xtor of the company are: J IV Had-
ley A L Griffith and C B McBride
Flrsmen Will Meet In Msy
The twentieth annual confentlon
and tournament of the Oklahoma
State Firemen's association will open
at Oklahoma City May 5 and continue
on the 6 7 and 8th The tournament
held annually by the association has
attracted unusual attention In recent
years because of the modern meth-
od fit fire fighting thsj are exhibited
having been Introduced from time to
time into the various departments
The convention will open with a
reception gf the delegatee at the Skir-
vln hotel Tuesday morning and the en-
tertainment for ffie women during
that time will be a shopping tour The
meeting will open at 9:30 o’clock oa
Tuesday morning at the Sklrvln wltlj
an address of welcome by Mayor
Whit M Grant Abe afternoon will
be devoted to the tournament at the
state fair grounds The coming con-
vention and tournament Is expected te
be one of the best attenedd In years
Candidate Begin to File Names
Secretary Ben Riley of the state
election board has begun to receive
applications of those who wish to file
as candidates In the state wide pri-
mary election of August 5 Mr Riley
for some time has been sending out
application blanks to those asking for
them but few candidates as yet have
asked for filing blanks
The first Democratic candidate to
make application for a filing blank wxe
J R Strang of Hugo who Is a can-
didate for district Judge Thus far
Mr Riley has received no Inquiries
from Republicans but a number of
Socialist candidates have asked for
Information and filing blanks Under
the law all candidates must file with
the secretary of the board before
their names can be placed on the
ticket In the primary election
Habeas Corpus Writ Denied
Application for a writ of habeas
corpus for George E Winters former
deputy state enforcement officer who
is now In the penitentiary at McAJ-
ester under sentence of one year for
soliciting and accepting a bribe of $15
from bootleggers was denied by the
criminal court of appeals In an opln
Ion announced by Presiding Judge
Armstrong At the time he is alleged
to have solicited and accepted the
bribe Winters was a deputy state en-
forcement officer In Osage county
Want To Be Annexed
Cltlxene of two township lying la
the northeastern portion of Hughee
county appeared before Governor
Croce with a petition asking that they
be attached to McIntosh county The
governor after giving both sides a
hearing referred the whole matter
to the attorney ceneral for opinion as
to the sufficiency of the petitions if
the segregation asked for Is made the
portion of linghes county Including
Hanna township and a email portion
of territory north of the Canadian
river would be added to McIntosh
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