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THE WEATHER.
r; wsrmer northeast portion 'Sunday.
Arimna Saturday ni Sunday generally
filr except probthlv showers southeast
portion; warmer naturrlay extrema south
portion.
West Texis .turdsy and Sunday fss-
tered shower.
xL - I I J LAJtCdLST BOX Fink FAll) CIRCULATION JítJ V -s
36TH YEAR
EL PASO TEXAS. SATURDAY. AUGUST 19 1916.
ENGLISH SECTQN 12 PAGES PRICE 5 CENTS j
fUNSTON RECOMMENDS WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS EROM MEXICO
THE METAL MARKET.
fiear Tork copper tAxiOn
New York load tUMH.n
New York slIvAr .
DESTRUCTIVE TROPICAL STORM
SEVENTY-MILE
CORPUS CHRISII CARRYING
KW AY EVERYTHING MOVABLE
Weather Bureau Warnings of Approaching Hurricane Gives
People in Exposed Places Time to Seek Shelter and
No Deaths Are Reported.
I Jnited States Troops at Brownsville Driven From Camps by
Downpour; Fear Entertained That Large Quantities
of Army Stores Have Been Lost.
By Associated Press.
'Corpus ChrtMI. Texis. August li (by long
distsnce telephone lo nsllis). Blowing at a
TP -mile aii hour velocity th forerunner of
th Iroplral storm In the fluir of Mexico
ii felt tonight a It approached the Texs
coaat at this potnl Brownsville Sbd on the
Intermediate plains. Forecast by the local
weather bureau were that the rret or the
mm in would reach here about mldnltht and
that a Hfi-mlle wind could be expected.
Devastation In HternT Wake.
But few detail or the storm's work south
or north of here had been received early to-
night. In Corpu Christ! however the rl
h.H .rri..i iiimii ovrrvthinr movalile he
rora it In I ta waka u had left demolished
Mimmer rottaaes alón the beach rrom
. re. thousands of dollar damage to build
Ings In the business section and a heavy
sea rimninr in corpus c.hiistl Bay.
Wharf Ifemotlshed.
Wavas whipped over the beach In the
northern ISgtion ol the city beating small
ri aft. mirt carrying upon the shore debris
fOIn a ici f 'links and small bathing
pavilion". Lloyd's pier ona of the largest
pleasure resorts on this section of the coast
which Jul out over the wharf l.onn feel
had been almost completely demolished It
I o'clock tonlrtit.
No Losa of Life.
Thus far there bid been no loss or lire.
ceordlBff to available report. Warnings
of UN storm. It wis said had been given
all residents an opportunity In prepare for
the ipproarhtng hurricane. Damage thus
fir hi been ccififined to the wasbinr way
of structural near the shore of Corpui
i.Tirlstl Biy and the havoc wrought by the
10 salla gale which blew almost continu-
ously fpr three hour this afternoon.
Fate of Crew Uaknowe.
No further word bad been received here
at ( o'clock of the rale of the" crew of the
steamer Pilot Boy which was sunk In the
Oulf of Mexico today Ih the tropical storm.
11 w- reported however that three men
or Die rrcw or l had been waahrrt ashore
at Port Aransas. miles from here.
I lly Sheltered r rom Tidal Wave.
The i ity of Corpus Christ! Is situated on
a boot-shaped peninsula. 18 miles from the
open gulf hut surrounded on three lides
by corpus Chrlstl and Nueces Bays. OS the
other side or the bay are Mustang and Padre
Islands rorminr a breakwater to any tidal
wave that might approach rrom the rulf.
line channel connect Corpus Chrlstl Bay
from the open rulf on each side of which
are situated Port Aransas and Aransas Pass
respectively. Whit damage has Bean done
tl are however li Impossible to e. Imite.
President Does Not Like
Revision of Articles of
War; Vetoes Army Bill
By assorlited Press.
Washington Aug. i" The army appro-
priation bill unexpectedly vetoed to-
day by President Wilson because he would
not accept certain provisions In toe revi-
sion of the nicles or war forced Into the
lull by the bous conferee and commonly
aald in army clrrle to be In the internal
or certain retired ofriceri "at oula wtlh
the army." v
BUI Be-tatrodaeed.
Chairman Hay of the house military com-
mittee at nre re introduced the bill with
tue entire section revising the article of
war stricken out and the declaration thai
no revision at all would go through with
the bill in this coo groas.
Chairman Cbambrlln of the seríale mil
Itary committee announced that tne senate
would reaksefl tne revision approved by
the president and lb war department but
stricken out In the bouse and that the slt-
trnn had resolved luelf into a contest
between Ike senate and bouse on one hand
and Mr. Hay on the other.
Tangle TbreateaaAdlournaiciit
The tangle threaten to delay the ad-
journment of ruñares. nd. incidentally
cotnpleUon of lb prpredus program
a wall ai to hold up appropnauuoi ror
the army increase and all Iba extra ca-
penses involved m the Mexican aarvlee.
The bill aa re Introduced now 1 in the
boute military oammlllee and Users 1 aa
SWEEPS TEXAS COAST
GALE HITS
s telegraph communication wa lost early
in the afternoon.
Billniad property In this section hi" not
been seriously damaged corpus Chrlstl Is
connected with tlie mainland from the "toe
of the peninsula by a concrete causeway a
mile and a quarter lung on It are strong
telephone and telegraph Unes. Tne lauer
railed at about : o'clock while telephone
M ninninlratlon continued 30 minutes Inngec.
(Continuad en Paca Two.)
PARTY HARMONY
IN CALIFORNIA
Nominee Reaches San Francisco
Where He Delivers Three Ad-
dresses Holds Reception and
Endeavor to Bring Republican
and Moose Leaders Together.
WANTS EVERYBODY TO
HELP NATIONAL TICKET
Reiterates His Conxiction That
Suffrage Question Should Be
Speedily Settled and Covet-
ed Vote Given to Women
Throughout Entire Country.
By Associated Press. s
Sin Francisco Angustia-" Chirles g.
Hughes rescind pis orineces! XVlt her
today. Before three audiences in tots city
he spoke or dominant Americanism pre-
paredness and his beller In the need for a
protective tarlfr.
Cree red by Crowd.
Mr. Hughes readied Sin Francisco at 1
o'clock went to hi hotel through crowd
which applauded him long the way. held
(Continued on Pige Two)
agreement to take it up and expedite the
continental army and universal training
plins. and the lubsUtutlon of muonal
guard e organization which It onnoaed
Army officer uo say certain featurea or
the bill were Injected into conference and
never were discussed on the floor of either
bouse of congress.
Setlaloa Needed.
1 he article of war hive not been re
vised 10 hundred yers nd are said to
le sadly deficient ror dealing with roudl
tied which growth of the army and de
velopuii-nt or the nation require. The war
department Is especially anxious for
natures to enable army officers to deal
sdisjustely with problems arising during
the present Mexican servte.
The ObeeUaaeaie Previste.
Included In the revision worked out by
congress ever the objection of the pre si
dent and the war department was a pro
iion which exempted retired officers
from courts martial and army discipline If
not actually from army control and placed
them under the jurisdiction of the clvU
court. It I common understanding amons;
army orneen that toe section covered tne
cate of s certain reured ofnoer formerly
unaided us a power in shaping military
1rgiMUon. who was preparing to write a
bieik and hesllatsd to do It while liable
u discipline.
The president In bis veto however made
Bt nincme lu un pnaso ul inc aitusUou
BIO QUESTION
HUES
Band of Legalistas
Tafye 25 Carranza
Troops From Train
Txxetity-ftve Can-ands soldier
were taken rrom a Mexico City
train bound for Juarez north of
Acnaa alientes Wednesday by a
band of no Mexicans wearing thai
word "Lctraltotaa" on their hats.
This Information wan brought to El
Po yeasterrlay by pasvtenger on
tlx train. The roxessciiger were not
molested and the? train waa per-
mitted to continue on Ita way after
the arrandeutH had been removed.
Two hnjrarar men aleo were taken
from the train by the band.
The letrallataa were well equipped.
""d were well drreaed and did not
aeem to be of the peon type ao-
cordlrgt to tlie paswangea-a.
It la bellerrrd that the soldiers and
banagepaen taken from the train
were not harmed because of the
announced averalnn of the Idealist
party to btoodahed and violence.
'Jen oral Joae Ynea "alaaar and
six other a I leered revolutionise Im-
prisoned by General Jacinto Tre-x-lno
reoexntly for reported complic-
ity In a plot aaalnat the de facto
government were retaaawd yesterday
morning avnonrding to a telegram
received In E3 Paao yesterday. Their
releasee followed the reoommeniU-
tlon of the Male's attorney Thurs-
day that the cane against them be
dlamlaased.
CHILD LABOR Bill
NOW READY FOR
SIGNATURE OF
PRESIDENT
Without Debate or Record Vote
iiouae Accepts Senate Amend
ment and Years of Struggle
Betwean Powerful Forces Re-
Milt in Present Measure.
OPPOSITION IS LED BY
3JU i HLRN CONGRESSMEN
Perfected Bill Prohibits Shipment
oeiwren states ot All Products
of Any Establishment Which
Employs Children as Labor-
ers; Effective Next Year
By Associated Press.
Washington. Auaast ta vi- ....
or record vote the child labor hill was
.9"" "J ''e today with the
Senile amendmenla ... - ... .' . .
become v.th Preildent Wllaon's ilg
It represents the -.. i. ......
striiitgle In conrress htm.i. - -
Ing the cxmservitlon or child life md those
opposing it on many grounds chlerly that
" -- - i" mr me iiaie and not ror
tne federal governm-nt.
Presldeat Insist.
It would not have beenm a i. .
session of congress had not President Wil
son after the Demncratie eai.e... h.-..
to elimínale It from the administration pro-
gram visited the capítol and insisted upon
Its inclusion
Ken ale Amendment
As It originally pissed the house It urn.
posed to bar from inténtale
product on which child labor actually
neu ueeo empioyea. as amended by tne
senate and now perfected. It prohibits
still ment between the atatjia nf !! ..........
of any establishment which employs child
" c tirouurta ot my mine or
uiiarrv efliolovlnr ehll.leMn nM.. .a
produru of any mill cannery workshop.
isiioij or maniiiiciuring establlabment
employing children under It. or which em-
imijs iniioirii hi io more man eignt
hours a dav. more than su dava a anak
or earlier than 6 o'clock in the morning or
iaier uian o rioc in tne evening.
Effective Nest Year.
It becomes effecilve one year after the
dale of the president's approval.
Opposition to th bUI was led by south
era congressmen rod Its sponsors charged
cotton in. II owner with being the princi-
pal objector.
sHUPI.U BILL rUSBS SENATE
sit amiCT PARTY VOTE.
By Assoc is ted press.
Washington August is.--The administra-
tion snipping bill creating a snipping board
and appropriating gto.ouo.ouo ror its use in
government purchase of opersllon or mips
wis passed by the senate late today by a
trlct party vote of SS to tt. It slready
had passed the bouse in a sllghUy differ-
sal form.
An effort by Senator Borah to attach the
immigration bill to the measure is a rider
was defeated to St.
Passage of the bUI paved lite way ror
cooalderauon of Ute revenue bill beginning
nail week sad revivad the hope id the ad
tConltoued pa rvssxt Tare.
GENERAL FRED FUNSTON
Bl I
- n
i H I
saHaw m
Who recommends Immodlate withdrawal
RAIL MANAGERS MAY REJECT
WILSON PLAN WHICH MEETS
APPROVALOF BROTHERHOODS
White House Negotiations
Controversy Again Threatened With Deadlock;
Mutual Concessions May Avert Break.
By Associated Press.
Washington August IS. Preildent Wil
son's plan for settlement or the threatened
nailon wide railroad strike waa accepted
today by the representatives of the em-
ployes and taken under consideration by
the official or th roads with many Indl-
eauons Uiat. they would reject It tomor-
row. The word rstn. from the managers
tontg'it. however that they had reached
no definite decision.
Mluettoe Dead leaked.
With the situation thus apparently at a
deadlock the only hope In th situation
wis tb report that railway officials might
submit counter proposal forming the bt
Is of s settlement or that one side or
toe other might recede from Its present
position.
Thirty-one presidents sad ranking1 offi-
cials of the great railroads received from
the prealdent this afternoon bis plan foe
the adoption or in eight-hour day. regular
pro-rata pay ror overuma and creation
of s red era i eoflimlseion to mvatusst col
lateral issue They told Mm they would
like to consider th question and would
report bark tonto rrow with the committee
First Cotton Bale
at Colorado Tex.
Special to the Morning Times.
Colorado Texan Aufuat IS. The
first bass ot cotton for the year
waa brought in today by Jim Lee
who Uvea snath of Iowa. The bala
wetarlsed BIS pounds and with the
seed brought $1 13 the praanliua
belli S4S.S0.
This I the eaxrileat that a hate
has been hrouaht In asaoe IBIS.
TOWNS
of United Rtatea troops from Mexico.
for Settlement of Eight-Hour
of manager which hag been ronducung
negotiations.
Trainmen Approve rian.
At th same time the general committee
Of MO represéntame or the employes
ware approving the president's plan by a
large msjority and esofl arter UM railroad
officials lert the While Houae the fonr
heads or the railroad brotherhoods sent to
the president a letter notifying him or the
vote. Th employes' committee will re-
main here it th president's call.
While the railroad orflciali would make
no formal statement they revealed clearly
their opposition to Mr. Wilson's plan and
Indicated that they would press further
their offer to srbltrste all Uie points at
issue.
Counter Proposal PointMe.
In spite of these development It ws
reported Uie orrtrlals might suggest
counter proposal haaed on Urn acceptance
or an eight hour day and arbitration of all
other points. Instead or Uie InveiUgstlon
by s fsdersl commission proposed under
tl:e president's plan. It was stated potl-
Uvely however that the olflcisli bad
reached no definite declalon on their fu-
ture course.
Preeldent Uetermlaed.
in else (lie president rinds no hope of
settlement during his conforence wllhythe
railroad orriclali tomorrow he probably
will summon to Washington some or the
powerful financiers of the country serving
as directors of the railroads. Admlnistr
lion orrielali said tonight be had by no
means given up hope of effecting a settle-
ment and uis determined that It shall be
reached if possible before the represents
tlvei of both sides now here leave Wash-
ington. li. ihrir informal statements the railroad
officials Insisted on arbitration on um
ground Ibst If they gave lu tins tune It
would mean the abandonment df the prin-
cipia or arbitration and because they
feared If they granted the S-hour day wltb
' "iCotttmuad os PBS TwaJ
'ffH HOLDS PURPOSE
OF PERSHING
HAS ACCOMPLISHED
Points Out Impossibility of Soldiers Accomplishing Any
Good While Hampered by Orders Forbidding Them
to Move Off Line of Communications.
Southern Department Commander Also Calls Attention to
Danger of Epidemic ; Percentage of Sickness Already
f rr l TU A D 1
V
l.li"'ix I ll.li Ul
Administration Reported Making Every Effort to Keep Rec-
ommendation. Secret; Fear That Carranza Will Be-
come Even More Stiff Necked.
Special to the Morning Timea.
Washington August 18. General Funaton. It was learned today has drop-
ped a bomb-annll In the carefully laid plans of the admlnlatratlon for a Jolat
oommlsslon to solve the border problem with Mexico.
In a telegram received at the wnr department nnd Vhlch the admlnlatra-
tlon la making every effort to keep aeeret ilemeral Funaton ronmmenda tha
immediate withdrawal of the Pershing expeditionary force from Merlon In
a long report the American commander bnaes hi recommendation on lha fol-
lowing reaaona:
I'endilim Hampered by flrders.
The purpoae of the expeditionary force ha dS-clared. hsut been lanrely ac-
complished. The Villa banda have been broken up nnd dlapereed. and those
till at large General Parahlng la no longer able to pursue. Under war depart-
ment orders Issued after the Carrlsal affair. It la understood to prevent fur-
ther rlaahea- ho cannot move from hi line of communlcHtlon except In casa'
of attack.
I lin e Months nf Insellnn.
For more than three months (leneral
Funston points out. the troops have been
held In Muxlro without action of any kind.
With the ml in is on the border the expe
dttlon Is no longer necessary to prevent
hsndlt rilds Into Amerlcsu term i y
Health ot Troops lr From Hood.
The health or the troops also weighed In
fieneril Punaton's derision. H Is under-
stood to be considerably worried over the
approach or the hot snssoii in Mexico With
the -physical strain they have undergone In
the r.ainpelrii. 'ouilei1 with the bad ell-
tnsUe conditions th ouUuesk of sn
epidemic I feared Already the rate or
sicklies It Is understood. II consldeilbly
higher than among the troops on the Bordst
Effort to Keep RerommendeUun Secret.
It is understood copies of the report were
quickly trinsniltted to the WhlP House
and to tha state department where the
commission negotiating with i:sirinia arc
In progress. Ordsri were inuneillately u
sued to keep the message rrom becoming
public ami c leneral Funston wis idilsed.
It Is understood not to wire any rnitlier
if. oiii ulatioiis of S similar i nvsrler.
K.tfeet nn Carraore'si Allllnde.
-hoiilil i arrima discover that ilenersl
Funston was in accord with ulm on the
question of the withdrawal or the Ameri-
can tr.sips admlnlslriition officials realise
the basis for the Joint commission's xvork
would be largely swept away nn Csr-
rinta's insistence thit Issue wis to he the
first taken up by the enatmlsslswSrSi snd
from the Mexican point of view it was the
only Issue pi be discussed.
Me Withdraw Couunlsston Plan.
' eirrsiiia's final consent to the broaden
lag or the powers or the otaattiiasloa u i
pointed out. wis merely conditional on the
liking up of the troop question rirsl. .Now (
wild the American command i trimsslj
reconuiiendlng the Wltlldriwil It Is reared
that Mexico might disregard the commis-
sion plan altogether.
The admlnlsU'ltlon his been quick to
realize the advantage to be gained by us-
ing the expeditionary force as a levar on
narrante. On tb first rhlers extreme de
lire to rid his country nf the American
tn.op.s the itale department has been en-
abled to exert effective assurances whlnfi I
had been Imponible beror. ror co-oper-1
uon In the border pitrol.
Withdrawal Blow to W'llasa Program.
With that weapon even arter the military
necessity ror the crossing had ceased to!
exlit. President Wilson hotted (or tlie com
mission to work ant m operation measures!
leading to the establishment of a stable
government In the southern republic. A
withdrawn nf the troop orriclils reelige .
Infantile Paralysis Map
Become Nation- Wide Plague
Unless Remedy Is Found
By Asioelstsd Press.
Washington August IS. -With s wirnlng
that unless measures are round ror Ha sup
presalon Uie Inranule paralyals epidemic
may advance next summer to stales not
now appreciably arfrcted. the national con-
ference of health offlcsri adjourned today
after adopting recommendations for con-
trol of the plague and naming a standing
committee to study Its rallies.
To I ..iilr.it Travel.
:o operation among federal sute snd
local health aullen in.-- nward curbing the
epidemic was efnphaslud aa imperative in
resolutions adopted and regulations wars
recommended to control travel from epi-
demic loo of children ts years of age
sod under by issuance of uniform travel
permits snd tuiuriesuoo or tbalr deauna
liona but without sn Interstste quarantine
Delegates to the esqfemnce which in-
cluded health officers from forty sutes
and many experu or the public heslth ser
rica expressed confidence tonight that the
two days' sxchsngs or views upon all U-
pects or the bsrtjing disease would result
in vital issues in the campaign agstnsi it.
l ocal quarantine rules adapted largely
rrom the New York oily code were ap-
proved. Know Little sf Wares.
assUiaut hurgeou Oeneril w. C. Rucker
E
III
Mlll Ull UUIUCI
besides lis disastrous affect oft the cam-
paign would .Meat the president's pur-
pose of working nut permanent organisat-
ion of the Menean government.
(IKNKRAI. ri'NKrON 111 CLINES
TO MÉCtJSt HI I i ixt xt i 1 1 A i In N
By Associated Press.
Han Antonio Texis. August IS- Oeneril
Funaton tonight declined to dlseuss s re-
port that he had recommended the with-
draws! nf the American troops In Mexico.
ironilnued on Page Two.)
Smith Proposes New
Federal Judge for
El Paso District
Special to fixe Morning Timea.
W nenlngton. Aiiirust
(toyman W. R. ; Smith today In-ir.Hlo..-l
a lain providing for the
Hiifdniment of an additional
United Stasas Judge for the weat-
ern dletrlet of Texaa.
Tlie hill provides that the new
Jnilge -I i.i 1 1 be a re-id. in of II Paao
and aliall reoHve the same rompen-
satlon and dlM-liartrn tlie same du-
Men nf the prixaent Judge of the
dtxtrlct.
Ttie Introtluetlon of the bill fol-
lowed the ref ileal or the houeo Ju-
diciary tommlttee to report favor-
avM on the original Hmlth hUl pro-
viding for tlie creation of a new
frxleral dlatrlct snurt In Weat
Texaa notwlthestniullng that each
a bill lute been favorably acted
upon by the senate Judiciary com-
mittee. The Ixouse committee Indicated
that It would 1..- In. lined to reward
more favorably a laropoaltloti for
Hie apnolnunent of an additional
Judge and It waa to meet this sdt-
uai inn that 'niiKTeaman Hmlth
prepared tin- Mil Introduced today.
ItcproMontaflriiM lusve been maule
lo Judge Smith and to other mem-
bers of the Texas delegad Ion both
In the houae and aeoate that
speedy relief la needed In the Kt
Paao dlMrtot oxsing to the crowded
condition of the docket and the
Impoeedhlllty of It one Judge dla-
poHlng of the hxualneas.
who presided over the conference made
n. fouowlng sUlement tonight:
"We have admitted rraukly and freely
i Uie public that we have something we
don't know a great deal sbout. nd tb
public iymptniss with our erroru to da
Whatever we ran with the limited knowl-
edge' w have. We can't afford to leave
any -ton. unturned.
"The great bulk of traveling public prs-
siuiiably not eiKsd. should not ba ham-
pered unUI we know which persons srs
actually disease carriers."
Dr. menu Andrews or Alabama said tha
conrerence was groiiing m the dark lu pro-
iiiiilgsting even advisory suggesuons.
"I'm going home end tall my folks that
we don't know a thing about II" laid Dr.
Andrews.
UuaraaUae Epldeailo Arses
la recommending restriction or trsvel of
children under is yesrs of a" from known
epidemic area the conference tupresasd
1U belief that no inore advanced stay to-
ward intersuu quarantine uirnures siiould
be taken with limited knowledge of lbs
methods or trsnimlssion.
The sundltuT cormnllMe sppuiuted con-
sist or Surgeons t. ll. l.avlnder and wads
Frost of Use public health service. Dr.
T. D. Tune of Washington slate; Dr. C.
St. i luu Drake ot Illinois and Dr. uscat
l u wlltis. of Louis
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