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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 29, 1914—EIGHTY PAGES
ESTABLISHED 1865.
Where the Battles for the Possession
of Torreon Are Being Bitterly Fought
MATTER OP ONLY
CANAL BILL
Administration Leaders Think
Senator O'Gorman Is Al-
ready Delaying Action.
DEBATE HOLDS INTEREST
Although
Friday,
Climax Was Reached
Women and Others
Fight to Hear the Discussion
in the House of Representa-
tives,
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 28.—
Reports that an organized effort will
be made in the Senate to delay pas-
sage of the bill repealing Panama toll
exemption aroused Administration
leaders today while general debate of
the issue in the House continued to
hold public interest. The intimation
that a prolonged' filibuster in the Sen-
ate had been determined upon now
that the first decisive battle had been
won by the President, was reported to
several senatorial supporters of the
Administration and it was suggested
that Senator O'Gorman, chairman of
the Interoceanic Canals Committee,
already was delaying consideration of
the measure by his committee.
Senator O'Gorman was asked when he
expected to-call Ms committee together to
consider the matter, which already is be-
fore it, Senator Owen having introduced
a repeal bill similar to the Sims House
measure two weeks ago. During the day
Senator Crawford, a member of the com-
mittee, had returned, the chairman having
stated previously that he would not take
the issue up in committee until the South
Dakota Senator reached Washington.
MEETING WILL 15E DELAYED.
"There will be no meeting of the com-
mittee," Senator O'Gorman asserted, "un-
til the bill comes over from the House,
which probably will not be until Wednes-
day. Senators Simmons and Shields are
absent now and it would be unfair to
act until every member had been given
an opportunity to be heard."
How long the Issue would be held in
committee Senator O'Gorman would not
predict, declaring there were other im-
portant matters of legislation to keep
the Senate busy, such as anti-trust and
appropriation bills. ,,
"1 heard several Democratic Senators
who probablv will vote to repeal the tolls
exemption, declare they did not look for
a vote in the Senate within six weeks,
the New York Senator added.
Senator Oweu, Democratic member of
ttM Canals Committee, who is leading the
owllmlnary fight for repeal, asserted to
, I A , L - A ...... f rt l^nlo ,7 flul Vk 1 1
night that any attempt to delay the bill
in the Senate unduly would be foolish.
He intimated that deliberate delay in the
committee might result in forcing the is-
sue before the Senate on a motion to
discharge the Canals Committee from con-
sideration of the subject.
WOMEN FIGHT FOR SEATS.
Debate on the repeal bill drew crowds
to the House galleries today, although the
climax there was reached yesterday when
Speaker Clark, Majority Leader Under-
wood and other Democratic chieftains
met in an effort to prevent limitation of
debate on the issue.
Hours before the gallery doors were
opened today the corridors were crowded
with spectators and there were lively
scrambles for seats later, men and women
participating.
Two women engaged in a physical en-
counter for possession of a seat before
the House convened. It was a stirring
battle, the hats and coiffeurs of the fem-
inine contestants being rudely disturbed
before doorkeepers could part them.
The debate today was spirited 011 both
sides, party liues being disregarded. Rep-
resentative Fitzgerald, chairman of the
Appropriations Committee, who Joined
Speaker Clark and Mr. C nderwood in the
revolt against the President, was loudly
cheered when he advanced to the well of
the House to attack the repeal. Mr. Fitz-
gerald asserted he had 110 sympathy for
those who condemned the President for
his views but declared his firm convic-
tion tolls exemption for American ships
was essential "to provide effective com-
petition with the transcontinental rail-
roads; to increase the efficiency of our
naval forces and to prevent the control
of an isthmian canal by a European pow-
er."
The verbal warfare raged throughout
the day, holding the interest of the
House membership as no debate has for
many a day. In committee room, how-
ever, conferences of leaders were in
£rogress where yesterday's division in the
democratic ranks was discussed.
Democratic leaders who met defeat yes-
terday were not at all cast down. Thcv
determined today to carry the fight to the
end and Speaker Clark is preparing to
close the debate, probably next Tuesday,
in opposition to the President's plea for
repeal. Representatives Adamson and
Covington will close the discussion for
the Administration forces.
Senator Reed of Missouri injected a
new phase into the situation late today
by introducing a bill to repeal the tolls
exemption on American ships, but pro-
viding further that foreign vessels might
enter into coastwise trade. He sought,
he said, "to break up any existing Ameri-
can monopoly iu coastwise shipping."
Senator Lewis also introduced a bill
t«» give the President authority to suspend
tolls "whenever consistent with the in-
terests of the United States.
LONE BANDIT ROBS TRAIN
Robber Takes Only One Package From
Express Car.
COLUMBIA, S. C., March ^.-Compell-
ing the express messenger to open the safe
at the point of a revolver, a lone bandit to-
night obtained a single package of val-
uables from the Seaboard Air Line passen-
ger train Xo. i*. bound from Tampa. Fla.,
tp New York, and tLc_ ;;=ipeU from tin-
train. making his escape.
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tain Alarcial Paula of General Villa's staff.
Captain Paula has noted the station 'A," where, he says, Villa hopes
to take his artillery for the final bombardment of the town "B" is the
railroad station of Torreon, through which Villa hopes to enter after
the bombardment.
General Villa is shown in the upper left-hand corner.
TODAY'S EXPRESS 80 PAGES
TREATY REJECTED
SENATE FAILS TO RATIFY THE
PACT WITH THE UNITED
STATES.
News Sectior.: 44 pages.
Auto and Sport Section: 16 pages.
Woman's Section: 4 pages.
Comic Section: 4 pages.
Real Estate and Classified Sec-
tion: 12 pages.
INDEX OF THE NEWS
COPENHAGEN, Denmark. March 2S.—
The Danish Senate today failed to ratify
the new obligatory arbitration treaty with
the United States. The old treaty expires
tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 28.—The
refusal of the Danish Senate to approve
the Danish American arbitration treaty
greatly surprised State Department offi-
cials. That the treaty might be rejected
by the United States Senate because of the
consistent attitude of the Senate against
all general arbitration treaties, has' been
deemed a possibility. Secretary Brvan re-
cently addressed the Senate Committee un
Foreign Relations in support of this
treaty. Willie some objections developed
It was believed that these could be over-
come by slight amendment, and that the
Senate could be induced to accept the prin-
ciple of unlimited arbitration contained In
the treaty, which it formerly had rejected.
The action of the Danish Senate was a
genuine surprise, for the reason that, as
stated on the authority of Secretary Bryan
himself, this treaty was made at the re-
quest of the government of Denmark,
which had made a similar treaty with
rt? ?• .. Se,cr,etary Brvan realized that,
while It might not be tiraelv to enter into
such treaty relations with the great pow
ers, there was every reason whv the
Inited States should test unlimited arbi-
tration with all the smaller nations He
felt that this gave an easy approach to
the settlement of all international di«
putes by arbitration.
The Danish proposal, therefore, was ac-
cepted and the plan of general arbitration
grafted upon one of the peace commission
treaties, nine of which previously had
been negotiated. In the Danish tre'atv it
was proposed that if the international
commission provided for to examine into
the merits of disputes should fail to reach
a direct adjustment within one year, or
if within that period the commissioners
should concur in the opinion that such an
adjustment was impossible, the dispute
should be referred to the permanent court
of arbitration at The Hague.
The treaty was signed In Washington
February 15. 1«14. and has forme,I the
basis of several other projected treaties.
Hence it becomes important for the State
Department to kiln* precisely the reason
of the action of the Danish Senate, as it
may be necessary to amend some pending
conventions to insure their acceptance.
FUTURES BILL IS CHANGED
Amendment Legalizing Cotton Pool Is
' Stricken Out.
WASHINGTON, IX C„ March 2«._The
friends of the cotton futures bill, repassed
by the Senate today with the amendment
legalizing cotton pools strk-keq out, pre-
dicted tonight it would pass the House
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
San Antonio and vicinity: Sunday, cloudy
and unsettled; Monday, probably fair.
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Tlie San Antonio Hxpresg is the only
paper in Southwtst Texas carrying the
f'fll day and night wire service of the
Associated Press, everywhere recog-
nized ns the greatest news gathering
organization In the world.
RIVERS SWEEP UP INTO RESI-
DENTIAL SECTIONS OF
MANY CITIES.
e
before adjournment. Its course in the
House has been sin«»othed. it wa* claimed.
J by the action of the Senate iu striking out
• the pooling agn-ement clause on ro^ue^
Tllfl ». hi>APi. | of Senator Smith of South Carolina, author
jt robbery o-vurred just as t.i- train ! of the origlunl measure.
leaving Columbia. The value of tin* t Senator Smith >aid todny he would seek
in the agricultural appropriation hill to
obtain fHJO.OilO to place <11 every primary
market in the South «amp1e.< of ti»e tiov
eminent grades established by the bill,
and al>o samples ui yarn spun from
various grade* \
PAGE 1 Consul Garrett, in report to Bry-
an, says Texas peace officer la in
Huerta's pay, and helped kidnap Ver-
gil ra.
Filibuster in Senate on Panama Canal
tolls bill feared.
liv volutionists said to be moving on
Nucvo Laredo.
PAGE 2B—Survivors tell of battle at Go-
mez Pain do.
Other news of Mexico.
PAGE BH—King of Fiesta will arrive over
I. «.v <». X. and receive keys of city on
Alamo Plaza.
I'AOK <»I5 New candidate for Governor an-
nounces.
PAGE «sii Passion Sunday will i»e ob-
served in churches today.
PAGE 9B— City Attorney gives opinion on
labor question.
PAGE 101* News of Austin.
PAGE 15B Late local and wire sporting
nev s.
REAL ESTATE AND CLASSIFIED.
PAGES i to ISA 1, San Antonio terri-
tory garden spot of Texas; San Antonio
(ins and Electric Company to enlarge
generating plant: 1. property owners
favor Katy terminals: many new homes
built; .'J. paving company gives reduction
on •enieiit ; 4 to 11, display and classi-
fied ads; 12, 1 tilted States aided Itenlto
Juarez in revolt against Maximilian.
SOCIETY AMI (.ENERAL NEWS.
PAGES to 4411 the forbitbiSi- gar-
den i f Texas unique in whole world; ;4.
:ir>. :>7. society and clubs; :i.s. Kieano:
Wilson plans a Idg wedding; W. society;
40, Anne Kit ten house on Paris fashions:
41. "Famous Loves of Famous Ameri-
cans"; 4^', 4.1. State society; 44. fightiug
Mexican minister's stirring career.
At TO AM) SPORT SECTION—Motorists
answer to the call of springtime; econ-
omy matter goes much deeper than mere
fuel consumption; automobile now is
great among industries of the earth:
motor car trade now haw settled down to
sound b.'sis; French driver of feme is
l itest entrv for
EL.MIUA, N. Y„ March 28.—With every
river and creek swollen over its banks
by a 1'4-hour downpour, flood conditions
tonight were alarming throughout the en-
tire southern part of New York. From all
points came news of blocked traffic and
much property damage. Binghamton is
suffering serious damage by reason of the
overflow of the Chenango and Susque-
hanna Itlvers. The Chenango overflowed
its banks shortly before noon today and
flooded a large part of the residential di«-
j trlct. The 'Susquehanna overflowed into
many part* of the central section today.
Weather predictions are for continued
rain tonight and there was small hope
for any abatement of flood conditions for
at least twenty-four hours.
FLOOD RECEDES RAPIDLY
Quick Rise and Fall of Creek Causes
Jackson, Miss., $125,000 Loss.
JACKSON, Miss., March 28. — Revised
estimates of the damage dona by the
flood today when Town Creek, a usually
quiet and shallow stream flowing through
the center of the city, overflowed its
banks and inundated the entire business
district of the western part of the city,
is p la ceo at $125,000.
Capitol Street, the principal business
street of the city, was under water for
four blocks, while on Farish and Mill
and Gallatin, intersecting streets, the
water stood from six to eight feet deep.
Thirty persons were marooned on the
second floor of a large brick bulldlug. So
far no deaths have been reported.
The waters retried nearly as fast as
they rose and except for piles of debris
and household effects that border the
streets there is toulgbt no sign of the
flood.
Lake Champlain Rises.
WHITE HALL, N. Y„ March 2S.—The
level of Lake Champlain has risen four
feet within the last twenty four hours.
Shoul the rapid thaw continue the worst
flood iu the history of this reglou will re-
sult, it if said.
STORM HITS KANSAS TOWNS
One Badly Hurt and Four Families
Missing at Frederick.
TOPEKA. Kan.. March 28.—A score of
small l»ou-«cs win* Mown down. Mrs.
Charles VnnHuskirk was injured probably
Special Telegram to The ExpreHH.
LAKLIK), lex., March 28.—According to
reliable Information reaching here this
afternoon, Constitutionalist forces, esti-
mated at about 2,500 men, under Generals
Antonio \ lllarreal and Jesus Carranza,
which on Monday defeated the Federals
under General Ouardiola in the battle of
Guerrero, reached San Ignaclo today.
Latest news Is to the effect that Con-
stitutionalists have left San Ignaclo for
Nuevo Laredo, which place they expect
to attack Monday. The contemplated at-
tack will I.'* the third attempt to capture
Ni:*\o La red j from the Federals.
A Federal scouting party left Nuevo La-
redo this aft ?rncou and tonight are canipert
ten miles a»vi v. First reports reaching
Laredo stated that the Constitutionalists
were camped fifteen miles down the river
from Nuevo Laredo, but Investigation
proved this leport w«s erroneous.
police fireTn students
Belief In th* City of Mexico That Fed-
erals Are Unable to Check Villa
Causes Demonstrations.
CITY OK MEXICO, March IS. Al-
ready small demonstrations against
President Huorta have occurred in
the streets of the capital. Tb« po-
lice tonight fired on a small crowd
of students who were marching and
shouting "mueras" for Huerta and
making derogatory remarks of the
government.
Kmlioldt nod by the growing popu-
lar belief that the government fortvs
are failing to hold back the Const!
tuttonalists .it Torreon, the students
organized a manifestation. i,ut not
more than fifty of tloin had joined
in the movement when they were
faeed by a squad of police near the
Alameda About forty shots were
fired by the police, who apparently
aimed high, as no oue was hurt.
A number of the participants Mere
arrested anil the others took refuse
in the side streets.
package taken was said bv express ofti
cists to be small.
The passenger and mail roaches were not
molested by the robber lie left tile train
as it slowed down for a crossing in tfev
northern liimts of tie city.
l»as< ball S" hcol iu eleven innitius; two
moie Texas recruits are signed t,v Hint
Texas League
clUb
fronr around
new s
circuit tell, of general o|>timt»*«
I
i
iger.
A message from licucsce said a heavv
windstorm unroof,vl many «niall buildings
there ami Injured teienl ufrsoDi. fco
••an »as killed
vote of ,V>7 . gainst to lin for the halls.
The precincts Include Lmkliaii. Max-
well. l.uiuiK, Maauia, Jcilelt and llorers
Kauch.
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General Villa Telegraphs the
Constitutionalists Soon
Will Be Victorious.
ATTACK RESUMED IT NQCN
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MAS OFFICIAL
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Consul, in Report to Bryan,
Says Peace Officer Is in
Huerta's Pay.
Friday Night's Assault Failed Be-
cause Supply of Hand Grenades
Became Exhausted — Smelter
and Bull Ring Reported to Have
Been Caotured.
JUAREZ, Mexico, March 2S.
10:;>0 p. m.—A telegram just re-
ceived from General Villa says the
capture of Torreon is a matter of
minuter, not hours. No details are
giver..
At 12:30 o'clock Sunday morn-
ing there were no additional ad-
vices as to the progrefs of the bat-
tle at Torreon. No press dispatches
came through. Officials in this
city ar.d in El Paso, however, were
waiting for news of the fall of the
city. There were those who
thought Villa's message that the
taking of tho city would be a mat-
ter of minutes was over-sanguine.
Secretary of State Declines to
Require Subordinate to Make
a Sworn Statement, Fearing
It Would Impair His Future
Usefulness.
THIRD ATTEMPT TO TAKE CITY'
FROM FEDERALS IS EXPECT-
ED TO BE MADE MONDAY.
JUAIiKZ, Mexico, March '.'8. -Tho at-
tack on the' Inst line of Federal defenses
at Torreon began at noon today according
to a telegram from General Villa, who
declared he expected to capture the
stronghold tdnight. Last night's assault
is declared to have been unsuccessful be-
cause of the failure of the supply of
hand grenadus, the most useful ammuni-
tion in street fighting. Vllht Is declared
to have received 5,00(1 mofu grenades be
fore he renewed the attack today.
The positions already taken In the bu I-
ness district of the city, it I, said, were
made more secure last night and the
smelter, like the bull riiifc, and tiie prin-
cipal hotel, are sold to have become rebel
properly.
The forenoou today was devoted to dis
posing of the dead aud making comfor-
table the quarters of the wounded at
Uomez l'alado aud Iu the field hospitals.
VILLA WANTS HOKI'ITAI, Sl'l'I'Ll UN.
One telegram received from General
Villa urged that hospital supplies be
rushed to the front |u Uie most urgent
haste. Tile cost of his . victory Is known
to have been heavy and the fact thai
more hospital supplies must be sent from
lure despite the large store whlc.'i > ilia
eok \vi:» Ijini on the campaign adds coii-
l:rn.atloii.
The /.uragusa brigade, which left .Jtiare*
i,.;ttt strong, is sain on authority to have
lost Si per cent In killed and wounded.
bliHe Of the loss Has at baeiaineuto wlnu
General Ilenavidos was hewing ins way
Into Gomez Palaelo and some when the
brigade was joined with the column of
(.literal Monelovlo Herrera and the dash
into Torreon from the east was made.
General Maximo Garcia was shot in the
kidneys and Is expected to die. General
Irlmdad llodiiguc/, has a bullet wound
In one arm, Mapor Macedonia Andaha
was shot in the chest and Juan X. i.ni-
teircz, chief of police*of (he City of I hi
I.Uiibua, was killed.
A. private teHgnun from a subaltern at
(■omen I'ala.'io to his father tooav said it
was rumored in the barracks there that
Ceneral Itefuglo VcUscu. Federal comman-
der at forieon. had committed suicide
littler than fi.ll into the rebels' lands.
Llltlo faith attaches to the story.
There were rumors also that three other
Federal generals reported killed In a tion
I'eua, Ueyra and Anaura really too*
their own lives, believing they would be
executed if e.iptured.
t>E GUKXAOES IN STttEET KIGHT1MJ
In street fighting Mexicans say rifles
are of comparatively little use against an
uicniy using adobe walls as defenses
'I hise must be shattered by shelis or at-
tacked with hand grenades.
The ordinary hou-<e Is one-story high,
the four riglit angle mills of which rUe
two or three feet above the flat roofs.
It is customary for troops to statlun
Continued tin I'ate Two.
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Bandits Burn a School
Rob Bank, Bind Cashier
and Escape With $3,700
TACOMA, Wash., March 28. Seven arm-
ed men entered the Kluiu National ltank
at Klnia, Wash., today, made a prisoner
of the cashier and escaped with about
*1.700.
The bandits, according to rejiorts. set
the schoolhoiise on fire to distract atten
th>n.
Toledoans Who Insist
on 3-Cent Car Fare
Will Be Carried Free
TOLKKo, (ihlo, March 28.—All |<assen-
cers who insist tin paying u-cent fares
on Stn'et cars here will be tarried free
until Monday night, when Judge John M.
Killlts of the Federal Court will hand
down a decision In the injunction suit
filed by tiie Toledo ltallroad and Light
Company against the •■tty.
This antiouuceiuent wns made late todav
by the company at the tlosc of hearing
on the Injunction petition. In which the
company seek" to prevent the enforcement
of the S cent fare ordinance pasted by the
dU ceuntil
The Express Austin nurcan.
AUSTIN, Tex., March 28.—Governot
Colquitt is in receipt of a letter from
the State Department at Washington,
inclosing an extract from the report of
Alonzo B. Garrett, American consul at
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, in which a
statement is ifiade that a certain Texas
peace officer has been connected with
the Huerta government in an official
capacity since its inception.
The Governor requested the State
Department to have Consul Garrett
i-jnake affidavit 10 his statement with
| reference to the peace officer, and in
answer to this Sesretary of State Bryan
wired 'that to avoid impairing Consul
Garrett's usefulness in Mexico the De-
partment prefers to have affidavits
made by others rather than by him."
Consul (Jarfett also reported to the State
Department, that evidence hits been found
Indicating that the peace officer referred
to was implicated in the kidnaping of ('le-
nient »* Vergara from his home on Isla
Grande in the Itlu Grande Kiver February
13, and Secretary Bryan has telegraphed
Governor Colquitt that Instruction* hav«
heen sent to the consul to forward at once
any affidavits he may he aide to furnish
showing the officer's connection with the
Vorgnrn case and his other alleged ac-
tivities.
XO AT'TIIOJMTY TO ACT.
Governor Colquitt lu a lengthy letter to
Secretary itryan Informs him that under
the laws of Texas the Governor has no
authority to remove the peine officer com-
plained of. However, it whs his purpose
to direct the Attorney General of this
State tt> proceed at once against the off!-
< or. If affidavits were made by the Amer-
ican consul or others.
In furtherance of his purpose, the Gov-
ernor wrote Mr. Uryan that he ordered
un Investigation of the charges made
against the officer, his purpose being
gather evidence to support the statement#
<>t Consul Garrett or others who might be
Induced to file coin plaint. A report of
this Investigation has been received by the
Governor and forwarded to Mr. Bryan.
In the deport of the Investigations made
to the Governor, the peace officer com-
plained of is quoted as saying that "cer-
tain I'nlted States Government official!
are doing wrong."
"At this point." Governor Colquitt says
in his letter to Mr. Bryan. "I take the lib-
erty to say that much of the trouble ou
the ltio Grande in the past has been fo-
mented by persons iu the employment of
the I'nlted States Government.
If the peace officer complained of is now
the agent and representative of the Mex-
ican government. Governor Colquitt makes
the inquiry why the State Department
docs not direct that prosecution be insti-
tuted against him for violation of tht
Federal statutes.
"I stand ready to cause the Institution
of proceedings to remove him from office."
says the Governor, "if you will have Con-
sul Garrett or any other person make com-
plaint against him on which we can pro*
ceed."
The Governor suggests there are cer-
tain attorneys and politicians in Texal
who are attorneys for- the Mexican gov-
ernment, ami who claim to have the ear of
our Government at Washlugiou, • by rea-
son of their partisan support of the Presi-
dent as a candidate for the Democratic
nomination."
"I do not ask at your hands or of th«
President," says the Governor, in conclu-
sion, "any favor or consideration of ray-
self. But I do not believe that either of
you should listen to the paid attorneys
either of the Huerta government ot of the
Carranza government to the neglect of the
rights of the people of thes State as repre-
sented by Its Governor."
The (iovernor toduy gave out the tele-
fraphic correspondence he has had wltb
resident Huerta relative to the return of
the eleven horses stolen from the ranch or.
Vergara preceding his death. Only one \
of the horses has been returned at this ]
time, it having been delivered to Adjutant
General Hutcliings at Piedras Negras. I
President Huerta has advised the Gov-j
ernor that he has given instructions for^
the return of the other horses upon proper
identification.
OUDERS HORSES RETURNED
Governor Colquitt's first telegram sent
to Huerta reads as follows:
"I respectfully ask you to have General
Alvarez at Nuevo Laredo secure and de-
liver to tveneral Hutcliings or Captain San-
ders of the Texas Bangers the horses re-
cently taken from Texas and belonging to
the late Clemente Vergara."
In reply President Huerta said: "I am
now ordering the chief of the Army Corps
of the Bravo to order that the horses re-
ferred li» In your attentive message be de-
livered to the American authorities after
identification. Wherewith I respectfullj
reply to your message."
Affidavit was made by Dolores Vergara
that she aud her mother had seen all of the
eleven horses stolen from her father in tbf
corral and iu the possession of Federal
Mexican soldiers at Hidalgo.
In the report of Conaul Garrett to tha
Secretary or State at Washington be state*
in reference to his inquiries to Captain
Apolonio Itodriguei that while "he was
denying knowledge of the whereabouts of
the * horses, three of the Federal soldiers
belonging to the bodyguard of Captain
Rodrlguex were mounted on three of the
stolen animals, l found It useless to waste
time in arguing with a man who was de-
termined not to tell the truth about any-
thing connected with the case."
Matthew Hale Is Opposed.
BOSTON. March 38.—The Progressive
Siau committe tonight voted to i>a •
rpetikl tceetlng nithin two week* to takt
itctiou on rertlutions demanding the r*-
laotal ot Matt tew Hale at chairman. Tk
ie*olatk>i.« were presented by ta« Id.
I took FrufMtln tows CTiwIttw
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San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 88, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 29, 1914, newspaper, March 29, 1914; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth432517/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.