San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 83, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1916 Page: 2 of 16
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SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS: THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1916.
■tinr
m
F
No Word of'Villa—Garneil
Said Now to Be Lost Avia-
tor—four Machines Are
Damaged—Infantry Sent.
field fofce wiM be increased approximate f
"lv*^l.^n(T. " * •
TRITKS AT CASAS tillANPTIR.
Pershing'^ rcoort stated ihc rsl sound -
ron of tTie llnirteenth Cavalry had re-
ported M.Cifcns <*»Vumien, presumably fr<i)n
the volu tuft ex^pflding fr«»m Columbus t.
er tiinn iron! .«niy ol the detach.nent
ther smith. \lso the field gener
HUftibef of motor trucks carry In;;
had arrived, nt t.'nwi* Urnnde*.
.the Supply;' liiTd transportation
I jbasiej*.", . '
It Is understood the mystery «
ported lost iiviaior, Lieutenant Wnllc
KMti^v. Is flonVtSl- ' Wills,
another aviator officer, iin|ined > shrdti.v
of .Mnjor Sample, eniiitiiuudiug i t'oltitti
tins, rodcernliig the lieutetiaiit'» icre-
aboiits. Sample replied tln'ongh Heneflil
^tim^Ofli MWt 'rtur knowledge I U III)*
i« auiMcniods, liht the best ihformnH mi Ts
thflt Utills is snfe Mini thflt «I«»rr«•!I ji6*
mls«ltijr."i ka x
Thlf» iitfnrttintiofl about (Jorrell »"uuceted
with the lost aeroplane story oi .trihatifag
nt ColonIii JuarcR, and Pershing's account
Inft for some other machine*. now tlxes the
J;Ik M '
hmoug
I
'(j;
What is the condition of the Amer-
ican soldiers in Mexico? Where is
Villa? The riddle remained unan-
swered at Southern Depirtment
quarters. Gen;ral Fuhston sa'ifl tte
himself did not Know. One report
came from General Pershing, it deal-
ing with affairs for Monday. Part of
it was garbled by the wireless and
could npt Jje decoded**? r' *
Sufficient information* was gathered
from Persuing and Maj«sjrSimple. ct m-
maading at Columbus, tV clear, it is
believed, the "missing aviitor" story.
Lieutenant • ^ ^ Gvirrell with
plane No. 52.'reMfie miSsjcig man.
's :d&<tti%tooir m\" rrnlillilte * has b
wrecked in the vicinity of Colonia Jllf-
rez, some distance southeast of Cflgpfc
Grati<Jesr »s- ttwr-is -tlw"1a!>'t ",pTact"Tf
••was seen. ~ .
A "great deal of apprehepslpft 's nujiar-
.r,M(\: ji**M^^IAonnAir^v f#ta»«»lf • fMK antl
survived or landed and yoijLd , rot,- ris<*
lie may be lost in the iiiiinha.bit"d mouri-
fiAiiiK1 where hunt is torfftte and no Water
t »$i#ts. Or he may lay, wouiitletfc, in the
debt is or a \vrei;ked machine. iVrsliLng
reuoffr tlifit ft . ecirrch belhtf h/rtde fur
jRe jmutoi^lfmeer in the vicinity of Colo-
•Wtf'rtlfttl'll.
''• ^b'ufenarit "l'oljett ll. Willis,tpjiorfed
-)v»st.' Is, accounted for. He 1>i ' it Pearson,
WifiWi Is a ho lit t'wontyfivjr' niit"V south
west of t'asaji lirahdeS, on' the "Mexico
Northwestern Ilaflroad. His machine Is
disabled, "litoVitfAnyit V.'owen^ mr was
'•ftrtiasbed- and he Injured,, but '.lis where
MVnrn*; mnkowti. Plane >'■». I?' has a
''JbV/'Ki'u axle, but tfte aviator is liccoiiuteo
int: 4
The record t lie 'machines have made on
-Umir first, warfare wer|t, is germed
"badr Very had/' Altitude ami topojjjra-
I * C' » w
|iii> ♦lienifi. *s.» w*ll u« ttor
ii]ii.viinnii(«)f«!l nlkdftv Mtjifljjs <1Uii|Mr|i-
tivclj l(>k..Hi/tiiK ifJWflft, y itilloi, an
Injur with I wtrfil.
B.iltt ^iJi&niif iibdit x'f^'^Vit t
u-rAieHiiffntn • fir* tntHer i
upplb's
:niiK!MU
Bigger and Better Paris
Is Fire Victim's Slogan
<'• Jtlmied I'rom Tan*, tlnr.
K\
ntv
11K,
WAIMI5I.K SjpLDtEK WILL
Kl NHCl) TO KfclMKOHCE
PERNHING'S MEN.
Uflllt'f HiiU jtm 1 .* nit«sl:iir.
It Is the opinliiti MiioiiK tlip inllltfi
Itprn iVimIp
nrrtiiRpincnte linvt
' llip >l?*Jidn 'nallrnnil rrnlti
to C«s«s <ir(tn(tea mill
t
ki
Be
,-- - opl
itiat no nr
I lie use of
J'neo or .luarpz
yonfi.'
A srtnftflron of tlio Flftli Ciivnlr.v p<i-
tialrtecl ami left Fori I.ertvcnwrtrtli, Kaft..
vesterrtav at 11 :SU o'cloik .timiiid for Co-
lumbut.
<2v-
El Paso Uneasy Over
Troop Desertion Rumors
REBELS ARE WELi EQUIPPED
Kid,from PUf®.
forces are close to Namiijulpa seenis
sonrtWr-eerlsInV^afid* if the • bnirdlts
serious check
rcf'
had
receive^ a serious check at the bands j»f
tMe Chrranza forces a clash between Ms
followers and the Americans should be
i.uniiuetit. The frtct that a ('arrun^a vtc-
'wcMilIf li«ve been n»t*vr w»rt;«1irly her-
alded far and wide l«y this time instead
of •slwiipn»¥fle<j. 4adds-fore^ torrfee c*onte|i-
;l( 'i or the Rkepticf. •
Whatever Is the real situation lit the
district, where Amerb-ati,
Villa forces are i.pefatiinr.
in the railro|d
Madre
lerra
(nrranr,a
By Assoiiatod Press.
WASHINGTON. 1». t\, .MarchGmve
appn hcic-ion icuarding the outcome of
the AtlierlcMli ctpedlduti Into Mexico in
pursuit of Villa was evident for the first
time In Washington tonight after receipt
bv the >N'er 1 >c|Mirtnlflit of iMdispattb flout
Gem rai Kunslon saying a report had
reached hhn thrit 2.0(1(1 rufrflhsa tr^nps at
<'hiliuahna under General Lnlwlierrerii had
revolted aiid aligned themselves with the
-bandit chief.
General Puuston did not 'disclose the
source| of his lilforinntidfi nrtd far as it'
could he teamed no confirmation bad
reached the Slate liepartment or the Mexl
can embassy. Fear that the report might
be true was not disguised in official circles
mid totiliiht'A deveiopinetits ^efe awaited
with tense anxiety.
If Ilerrera and his trodps have Joined
Villa some officials believe tlirtt other ('ar-
ranza <ommaiwlers and troops may <|tiickl.v
follow their example. In siiclt an eteni the
1'nlted States and de facto goverttlrtfht
of ,Mexico would find theinsehes confrmiteii
^ith a situation so'serlwjiK thnt its poSsi
billtles hardjy eould be estimated. A large
pan of the forces of the dt* ffl»f<l govern
tnent in Xorthern Mexico formerly were
Villa soldiers and with their nffieers hlivo
portatlon of supplies, ominous rumors hfd | followed the bandit chieftain to many hard
'hmf
tn$ srtjrpMes m (lenernl rersbing's col
uiiifih. TfiAse i'UflTorS have retiched fli.
stnge now where they may be classed as
liwl I'ort Mam
afternoon. It
fighting nor
American or
It came in code, part
bl be made out because
4of garbling by the wireless apparatus, lit
Ifeli^Al Hie 4loopW: HIV ^oi*W1ifg unfl^r
extremely adverse. cfuiditions-prLHnt the to-
pogeapliy tint-orfltM^* frith'ttif wii'f^s ma
hhn
nitl k
M-
Mexican tro«»ps.
of which eould tlrtl
. ... , . . f
ties as well as Alth the aeroplanes. It
is ci>n«ldere*| 4»o$s|ble<bfi»4vt'll*t ;he AlU^rl
cans
that
may fie 'harassed 't«» such an extent
[i line of wireless stations cannot be
ATI. t'AVAl'.l!V
. Vjry I'uln 111 11 lirjT/'I^IlM Koiltlleiist
Yiraniles."iipnr ('rill.'f?V.'' floW. JitaMV
h li tlol kn'iihu .'lt UOiiH
*1 to lit tUb *t"i ti«n
lt,V of NuMjimlftjl.
i(}: ft(tfifW« refrrreil |o \vns it'tcaln
-that of MoiVcta.v. when Villa njiil Cprrao-
weHu'ptj(i"eil to li'aVc eiittufifit near
,','T,Ii<' Ihiltcttltou of Wife re 1 lie tvoojifi are
.oft/BratIns' voifies jroin tl)i> report' i-olnftn
HSf Iniv aeroplanes. That one inaiUltl} l«
'sjft.v Hint's Wiitthaast of t'ask's Ornnqes
'Whiws Hie Amerti'ans ,alf pnfthlnsr Wnrn-
Vufd, jir aie iiiauetiverine flu1 ilje herf-
\nltic-li( priKVsx thbt Is' SHlHi'»*et( "11#" oe
nglitenliiK mi (lie outlaw rlilef ; Anotljer
iniit'liHie was reporteil at Pearson, trl the
(ioutliwesl- II is mirtersfooO rhu reports
relative til Die ntt ttien mit> hlire refet-rflt
to II later lint p. fliu/i Mtmllav; at li'nst. Ill
toifie nrstames. ' .
"'TlnTf was no ilennite Information ion
«ititll« file 1-lrffiuK of till' "blisiier" wlt-e
jfeiteuillng froin ( otiunbns' thirty pilles
'fcilt^wanl. Tile frltlejtt -fact, tq
♦S* that' conitnufiicnttou lijrl !ie»n
.rotitert. '' u '
Aertt'i
troops has
V m:
' offli et*
Inter-
«erier»ll Funsftort's fetlu>st for tho«»
krtid
the
been ffrdhtM "J>Jr orrle'fing
we'nty foirfth irifalHr.v, in ailnitlon to
JBMi
Vtffh Odfulft, to th* bonier
(fr rejtlitietit ts At Fort T).
vftrm fti u- Ttfn-thtri
aiW tIA 01
will "be n^eil tt> tftretiirftieti tile h<trdP4,'p*
a'.' ntiitwli,
it win t(o at-
ther thlrit
\it re<l
Wyontrn.
VV»etljr to , Collitn*u»
V«t "
tWI.
Tte tntantry ri'(nme;u was rerr^in'o «>
war gtrenarth ViBHti-Tt^eflt IfrttiTii 'frorti the
phiiiippities. aftirtUfJjtfloflt i>K»;roWf. fSe
tilth C»Tnlr.r lias (*W nw*W. lSi#IStd#»
Ml#.'
definite information
Arrivals from Columbus ftula.v reported
titan the transportation service rulnss the
desert was being badly hampered by sand-
storms. There are no roads except those
which the American engineers have been
able lo improvise and these are said to
be cut to pieces by the heftvy transport
wagons.
An '•American itilttttif? mail who has lived
for twenty-five years in Chihuahua de-
clared today that it wotild be little less
than a miracle if the American arirtv staff
wAs able to sehd the supplies needed foi
the men in" the field a distance of 2(H) miles
Tor aiiy period of time.
HAS RAILROAl* fNFGKMATM»N
That. General Funs ton is fully alive to
this situation Is eVldehcetl by the elaborate
n r range men ts being made here for using
tile Mexicfln Northwestern Railroad If <^ar
rrthaa grants the needed permlssloti. eon
(1 lie tors, engineers, firemen and brakemen,
most of Wnoln have seen service Itl Mexi-
can National Railways, have been livted
for service. All of the equipment In the
ftl t'asd yards has been inspected and
enumerated and exact Information been ob-
tained as to how many trains can be
counted on With"full American crews for
efieh. ''
There hr.s been orirtlciilar activity In the
nunrterirtftster's department where plans
are being made to establish a base here
larger thaji tbat at, ^'olumbus. At the same
time It w^a srtlti .tHst no attempt whs c<^-
templated fo'send troop# acrfMs the bor
der t\t this point but supplies alone.
.offi
numoer from three lo sixteen were shot
In Juarez this morning. It was pro
nounced false by General Gavlra. the com
iiiftfldant'j n«th b#-- fVmisut fhtrcfci^^lm.ide -
dared lliat no sides had been arrested
and thrtf flb mftiiftfillif Wef^ tifblAr seiif^hce
of death,-. Customs officials hud Solder*
at the InWnatlrtal bridge say nothing lias
occurred• In .1uare»5 to break its usual
calm.
The soldiers around .fuhre* seem to He
mostly .bofs. • Middle aved ineii are f*-
eeptional, While manv In the raiiks arc
not as tall as-their rifles. Mot mtich eim
nhasls is laid on soldierly apnea ranee. Cpi-
fortna form a rtiertiey of style and color
from khaki shirts, trousers, leggings and
cant|ialgh hrfta of the Amerlenti regulation
style whb h has> been Issued to a few se-
lect companies of the caValryinen to va
rled kinds of cotton Suits of yellow, gray
and light blue, often oddly combined and
felt and straw sombreros. Many of the
sold.iers go barefooted or wear sandals.
AM lo fflelr bitliibers no reliable estimate
is possible as the majority are kept' in
the mountains outside the town
No patrols wrre notl^ealife in Juarez
In the day but sentries were stationed in
front of the scattered government build-
ings anfl nt the bank in Which a machine
gun stands lu readiness.
The troops under Flerrera are described
here as being probably the best equipped
In Northern Mexi«o, and they are said
be well stippliM with illumination. Rumors
concerning the doubtful intentions «>f the
Arrietli brothers, leading a force In On
rango. also have tended to increase disquiet
here. Rebellion In Carransa's arilly has
rendered the position of the American
evpeditioilary force shell Unit every avail-
able soldier will be rushed In to reinforce
the advancing columns. For this purpose
not more than about 15,000 men Would lie
available without calling out the National
Guard.
There are now on the border or In Mexico
In the neighborhod of 25,000 soldiers and
Hi the whole of the continental arniy of the
i nited States the other mobile forces num-
ber only a little ntore than fi.Oot).
All reports from the border were sent
fo the White House tonight and were the
subject of m long conference- during the
evening between President Wilson ami
Secretary linker. Afterward Mr. Raker
declined to talk.
Refoie the Ktinston report arrived Coun-
sellor Polk of the state Department and
Kliseo Arredondo. the Mexican ambassa-
dor designate, had completed the draft of
the protocol asked for by General Car
rtthZa to govern the operations of the
American forces in Mexico and provide lor
co-operation by the troops of the de facto
government. Mr. Polk and Mr. Arredondo
were In entire accord on the terms of the
proposed convention find the latter dis-
patched it to General Cafranaa with the
recommendation that it be approved. It
Is to become effective lirtmeillately upon
being signed.
State Department officials insisted dur-
ing the day, tliot i)ll rMelr taports from
the Interior of Mexico ahn from the bor-
der showed that conditions generally were
quiet and dispatches fp«m -many points
were made public to sustain their state-
'itients. .:
.Soon after, however, the, dispatch from
General Funstdh was received and then
It became known that the Navy Department
has not heard from the gutiboat Machlas,
L. T. WATBftR tmnfcttTAKMO CO., 731
PiPrcsaHt. Old phone Crockett 5028. (Ad?.)
—— ^
Steamer Posted Missing.
LONDON. March 22.—The Japanese
steamship Ktikoku Mam. long overdue, wa«
fmsted ps missing nt Lloyd s today. She
eft Portland. Ote. November H With a
cargo of Wheat for the Cnlted Kingdom
■Ud was las'
December an.
StriL
pttd was last reported leaving Singapore
dangers of a
stationed off Taimilro, slnre rftatprflav
afternoon. The ilaihias, it was salii,
should have reported today, but up to a
late hour tonight, no message hail eome
from her (iinlmander to eonflrm or deny
rumors that the gunhoet had taken atrohril
for protection i),,, foreigners ut Tampion.
The Navy Depafttlieht allnneil It th lie
eovic.known that the battleship Kentuekr.
once ortlefed to MeJIcan Waters from New
Orleans and then diverted to (Jalveston
aifHln (mil been ordered to proceed south-
ward and cruise off the Mexican const In
the vicinity of Tampicn. The War He
partment made public no inforftifltlnn con-
certilliK the itioveineutm of llie e\peilitton
li^Mexleo. It \*-as said thai several ills
, pnn lle* had been l-eceivert from (Jeneral
. t'ershlinr. In coiuuianii of |he American
troops, bill thai they all Wefe of a routine
cbaractef. . ' ,
First Car of Fowl Arrives.
Intiu-natloiiRl News Service.
WVLIK, Tex., .March 22.—The first train
from the south to reach Taris, the fire-
swept Lamar nullity seat, today, contained
a hnicgace ear filled With provisions tot
scores of hungry residents of tmit city.
The. train was crowded with resfdents of
Paris who were out of the city when the
conflagration occurred last bight, many of
them being In Hallas and other points «s
far south as Austin. The fire wa< the ohlV
ilt.t'onvci'fiatlnn.
clews td repair ami
Wit
how to avoid them
hftc Dinger Is Not in th« Cold Itself, But the Serious Dtae&& It so
Often Leads To. '.
£
oufe
] To begin with, tte ahoulrt endMtor to
jivold taking cold. Ttat can nearly alwa^a
le done, first, by iivoiiiing the aasoeiatflh^
if persons who luive colds, as colds ~
atciiing. Sewnd. by taking « cold »pol
lath in a warm room every morning before
ireakfast. Third, liy sleeping in a Well
itilated room. FonrtB, by keeping your
'cet dry and warin. People who observe
bene precautions seldom take cold. After
cold has been contracted take I'hamber-
ain'a Tough Itemed? and obaerte tile El-
ection* with eaeh bottle.
Wbeuevei
old I giti
medy bee
r« of mr fai
|lve years and
katiafaction. It1
tol<
t,
at twMty
splendid
and aa fe to
fake and always gives ,|ni.-k ami genuine
relief," writes Mrs. O. C. Cannon, Hose
Title, Ohio. X V .
l">«and cougTfcr gffllf
Vpf1' jjffil 9 w as brolaeiiitf. but bfie
medlcffle' he"gave failed to help him. Tak-
ing the advice of a friend, I got a bottle
df Chamberlain's Cough llemedy. It re-
lleted hltn at once," writes Mrs. w. K.
Ireland. New Kensington, Pa.
"IJurtng the winter my husband lakes
cold easily. Chamberlain's Cough Itemedy
la the best medicine for breaking tip such
attacks, and you could not get him to take
ah. Other." writes Mrs. Thomas Iteechlng,
Artdrewj^Jnd. r _
iMM"u«W,_CliiiwbWlalir» Cough Ile|i"
L*. t«0ltfS»d.;<Sr.^ther member, of tny'
fatnliy tot ten years, ami It la the l«est. •
medicine tor colds and coughs I know of,'
writes Mrs. I.. t». Aldrldge, Huntington.
Ind.
Tttat* Most FaflMus Train
Cm AntMilo Itll A. M., Dally
AfHwi St. LouU it til A. M. next Day
Onljr 2C Hours
CITY OFFICfi-«aet Bast H«ust»n Street
■■ mm ?
fHONKS m
Wftk-—,.
Sevel-hl constdictitin
replace .telephone and telegraph
were on the I rain.
Ires also
--C>-
NEWS
INDEX
il fat
roan.
WEATHEHJCO^DITIONS
AiUonlo and vicinity: Fair today
if (tomorro,w. Loeil record Weather
Uourly temperatures. Ma re It 22,
a in.
noon
flfi
ut
mi
70
7-
77
ST,
m..
m..
in..
in..
in..
m..
di..
rAuK I—Flro loaves in liven a till mlllloip*
Htvelleil.
Horder situation dlnturblng.
Heneral flerrera reported to have re-
rolted with 2.0011 troop-x to Villa.
Oermnnn gnln footholrK nii hill near
Verdnn. '
Ml l*a«io uneftxy over rumofs of troop
desertion.
PAliK 'l—Silence In Mexico |nt2jfies offl
**er.
War Department consider* calling ont
Tetaa Guard.
rnflatoii reports story of revolt by Car-
A fattefrtas.
FH?iF nater aittl treachery flan
fftcetl hy. I*ersh!ng. .
Texas haso for stijipljr movement l»elutf
eonsldewd.
Initerl States Infantfa marcties J*
mile* in eight hour?.
r.4Hf: .Wttussians ( Astute* Jjftivtrlan l»ul
wark. \ r
l*eath of nurse Inspires Governor to
*avo woman.
HnK a—Kdltorlal an«l comment.
t*AllF f-u-lfappenlilgs In the clubs.
I*.4<1R g—.JiiM-lety notfs.
Th«» Bedtime ftory.
Practical health talks.
tVtfifc a—lire** and Fashions.
Herman IH-Iis given medallion.
l*HiK 10—Alumni defeat Y in openlna
gatne.
How 4es« Willard and Frank Mot an
ce.npare.
P.\aE II—11 lull rourt holds primary elet
lion no? essential.
Ccittrt of Appeals crosses Snpreifie.
r.%OE 1*—Totton |»rl«*e« advance.
Ftoi'k oiarke receivers.
I.lttlr trading extx«-ted at «'attiemc»'s
convehtion.
P.Kiit. la—May i vy taxe« for year ft hon)
districts in t*hicfc they irere cr#at«l.
Court reverses loiai oft leu toll
*-ieoo.ooo. (>ne Paris newspaper estimat-
ed the loss at $10,000,000. The *5.000,000
probably is nearer correct than
Mich l'a« be mi made,
I Im *axab]e valuer in
It.led.
The exact number <
the residence dMlrlet
other
tis II Is haded upon I
the district deva>-
f houses burned in
Is not known how.
but conservative estimates say Dial not
h'ss than sixty Were destroyed. 1»70 busl
I'css liousrs Wore burned, among them be
iiitf several large concerns.
Kijjlit churches, I he Congressional. I'ir'st
Ibiptlsl Centra 1 Presbyterian. Holy Cross.
Methodist Protestant, First Christian and
the Church of Christ, and otic ne^ro
tUiuieh. wt'Ke burned.
1 '»e High School, Federal Ilulldlru. I be
First Natb'tial Hank, the granite postof-
fuc and the courthouse were all destroy
ed, as was the .Merrick Hotel.
The First Nathhal flank Huilillhg is
still standing, but it is believed that it
can not be used again.
The Gibraltar Hotel, which was com
I h tely gutted, being a fireproof stroc
ture, greatly resisted the flames. The up-
per stories were Worse daihaged than the
lower pari of the building, and tonight
It reopened with eighteen out of the l"»o
l'oiiins in service.
The streets were thronged with visitor*
i*litl townspeople today. Thousands can.c
to Paris to look at the damage which the
greatest fire in the history of tile city
had wrought.
Around "the, square a pall of lliiii blue
smoke hovered and although . a. strong
breeze hteW steitdlfj'. the heat from the
streets alid the buildings could still be
fell for a considerable distance.
No store oh the sijuare or on the sble
streets uorfiieast and south of the sijuarA
hes spared. .!(»ii the west, however, sev-
eral small stores on side streets were not
consumed.
The residence portion was a wilderness
of blue gray ashes with here and there a
chimney marking the place where once '■
home stood,
Paris, known all over Texas as a city
of heaUttfill trees, can make that boast
no longer. Long llms of s.-arnd trunk"
are all there la to show where the trees
grew.
The people of Paris look noon the
sirred area and the past night of horror
\Ctl two distinct feelings.
I art of them have not recovered from
thi daze and walk apathetically about.
in the negro district this Is particularly
tree, the entire negro part, of the town
was wiped out. but families of negroes
still collect arottml tlie little heaps of
charcoal and ashes that mark where their
houses were.
On tlie other hand the business men of
Pa tis are looking the Issue squarely in
the face, and the attitude was best shown
at the mass meeting this afternoon.
The unanimous statement Is that I ntls
will be rebuilt and the work will begin
in mediately. , ,
The homeless and hungry will be cared
for, but tile significant Words of otie clt-
iaet. Who Spoke at the mass meeting;
"I here Will lie no pilfering or pillaging,
was greeted with an ominous silence that
boded 111 for the person desiring to take
advantage of the ruined telephone system
and the disrupted service of peace of
fi m wIll Mot stwal twich.
"The man that is caught stealing will
never steal any more," declared one man,
ami thirty men have been sworn in as
special officers to patrol the city. In add!
1 ion to this many cltteens have announced
their Intention of patrolling their Imme-
diate. district. J . ,
The need for such protection is diminish
ing, however, as much of the furniture that
filled the streets last night has been safely
housed.
This morning the atreets presented a
seehe of pitiful confusion.
Women and children, crying over the re
mnlns of their household furniture, men |
anxiously seeking the families from which j
they became separated last nfg.ht, and ev
ery'where nothing but chaoa. The streets
were littered with glass, wire, telephone
poles, parts Of tr#cs and bricks.
The fire at its beginning was not more
than a block wide, put H spread out fan
shape until the swath it cut was fully two
miles long and itiore thay a iplle wide lu
jfrftces.
Dynamite, freely Used, dfd but l|ttle good,
althodgTi it Is stated that the use of the
exidosive iu the western part of the city
saved several buildings that otherwise
would have been consumed, as tliey were
In the path of the fire.
fiespondlng to the call of Mayor Bd II.
McQuistion. 200 citizens, representing the
larger part of the Wealth of Paris, met In
mass meeting this evening and after, nils
lug more than flfl.oou passed a resolution
Which nearer than anythfng else showed the
spirit of Paris.
The resolutions follows:
Whereas, a conflagration swept over our
fair city yesterday, March 21, rendering
thousand of our people homeless and tem-
porarily without sufficient food, and
Whereas, our neighboring cities, great
and small, have generously tendered theft-
homes and their help in money, food and
clothing.
Therefore, we sincerely and graciously
acknowledge our sense of gratitude and
obligation ahij will, without hesitation,
show our confidence ill their sincerfty by
indicating to them what character of con
tributions will Tie of greatest aid t<» us
as soon as we can ascertain that outside
assistance will be requited.
We already know that many of our best
citizens Will need consideration and help
from those Who were left iu nidre for
Innate conditions In this disastrous fire,
out we confidently hope that the liberal-
ity of our citizens Will be sufficient to
i of provisions.
Several automobile loads of provisions
I were sent, from Bonhani and Texarkaha
j sent bread and meat. Kvery city In the im-
mediate vicinity yf Paris offered aid.
Reports going out of the (ity last night
; aroused sympathy, but could a glimpse
j be sent of the. desolate city A with the
I heart of.it and its main arteries iu ruins,
i even more sympathy would be aroused.
! Mayor Meijoiston' was full of optimism
i this evening "I believe that we shall
I shake the cinders and ashes off outselyes
and h eg In rebuilding inside of three
weeks," lie said.
"We do 11111 expect to suffer any ma
ferial inconvenience after a few days. We
are planning to adjust ourselves to the
unhappy condition which now siirronnil us
We appreciate the aid that has been of
fered ns from without: fol* It shows the
kind hearts and generous bands of Oilr
neighboring cities."
When asked what he thought the loss
would total. Mayor McQulston said I hat
although he could not say with any de*
grcee of certain!v he thought it would
reached at least $5,000,(X)0.
NKGIltl 1^1' F ST JON TllOl UlJlSOMK
The negro question is the otic that Is
giving the most concern. When negroes
were asked to go to Wol'k today they re
fused, or else "silently folded their telitS
and faded away" -until supper time came.
"If the hegroes do hot work they will
get nothing to eat," Mayor McQuistion de-
clared, and the relief committee, composed
of W. A. Collins, ,1. .1. Ciilbertsoti. If. P.
Mayer, IJ. Armstrong, Judge T. I., iieau-
cliainp and II. L. linker, will ba«k him
solidly.
The mass meeting voted that there be no
distinction in color in Issuing rations, but
ilo idlers will be fed.
Ml ST WORK OR NOT FAT.
"We'll have plenty of work immediately,"
contained the mayor. "intr streets will
have to be cleared of the ruins that ob
strict them. As soon as they are cleared
we shall begin rebuilding and then more
work will be offered tlie negroes, but If
thev think that they can hang around town
and eat the rations and not contribute t'.ielr
assistance they had as well leave. <
A record Is' being kept of all the pro
visions issued alnl when application fs
made again food will be refused unless the
adult males of the family to Which it was
formerly Issued have signed up for Work.
The Lamar County Courthouse will be re
built immediately. The County Cotrtmis
sloners will meet toiporrow and author-
ize the construction of a temporary build-
ing. According to Judge Iteuuchamo, the
insurance on the cOtlt'tliotise was sufficient
to rebuild il without added cost. A build
ing costing $130,000 wfll be erected. VVIiile
most of the county's Important papers
were kept in a fire-proof structure, several
important papers belonging to the District
Court, were consumed, Judge Heauchamp
i said.
Several committees from neighboring
cities conferred Wednesday night with the
mayor With regard to the assfstatlce needed
by Paris. Fort Worth was represented by
a delegation composed of t'lty Prosecutor
Claude McCaleb and Commissioner Hugh
Janiieson.
"Mardi dm8
I'iciured here is
The "Mardi Gras"
now, with lines that
feet, and as comfort-
—a chic pump for
add grace to one's
able as stylish.
—has vamp of Black glazed kid with pat-
ent collar—sole is close-edge welted—heel,
leather Louis.
A companion model may be had with
patent vamp and dull kid collar, with
white stitching, which adds greatly to
the effectiveness of the pump.
—both models attractively priced at $5.83
Shoe Dept.
Frank Bros.
"Smart Shoes for Milady"
Mail orders receivc careful and pr>mpt attention.
STORMS ARE OF UNUSUAL VIO-
I.KNCK—PROPERTY DAMAGE
RKAt aKS MILLIONS.
By Associated Press.
CIlK'AdO, March 22. Northeast galea,
bearing rain, sleet, hail and snow, accom-
panied by frequent lightning flashes, swept
over lOastcrn Indiana Northern Illinois
and Southern Wisconsin today.
The storm, which was of unusual vio-
lence, cost one life, caused many injutlea
and great property damage, lu Logans-
port flying wreckage caused the only fa-
tality reported. Several Illinois cities,
among them being Kankakee ami Beaver-
Ville, suffered severely^
Reports froin Kankakee and Iteavervllle
and from Marlon and ijogaUsport. Ind.,
told of a severe tornado which caused the
loss of on^'life, Injury fo a htthlber of ue.c-
sons and heavy pi'operty damage. Details
were lacking, as telephone and telegraph
wires were down.
Marion. Intl., reported a passenger train
on the Toledo, tft. IjouIs A Western (Clo-
ver Leaf) Uailroad blown from the track
near Hint city last night. Several persons
were Injured. Danville. 111., reported five
houses destroyed at Plttsvllle, 111., and
ten demolished at Kankakee, III.
MAKES COMMENT ON FIHE
State fire Marshal Renews Advocacy
of Auti-Shingle Law—Will (lo
to Paris Soon.
:R *11
. t'f'iy jUi'n.- ,
.!• HKl.^ KjltST
. ungrudgingly.
supply all neei
WILL I
In Other words, as expressed by several
speakers, Paris wants to help herself first,
and then if she finds that outside assist
a lice in the shape of cash Is necessary, she
Will be glad to have It. Paris Is not
soliciting money, hut those acquainted
tvltli the ruin wrought by the fire say
that outside assistance will be absolutely
necessary. The $1H,000 raised was sub-
scribed in less than twenty minutes. The
givers leading off with H.U00 gifts of
Wlllch there were four or five. Lesser
amounts then were subscribed, and not
only money toas gIVeii but offers of food
ami houses for the homeless were made.
Probably the most significant incident
of the meeting was the announcement by
John M. Koaeh and »loiin T. Dixon, both
candidates for Mayor, that they would
withdraw from the race If Mayor MeQuls-
ton. who has declined, to submit for re
election. WOUld accept the office Attain.
Continuous applause met the announce
meiltft at the meeting took them as an
Indicgtioti, ef an undivided spirit in Parle.
Late- in the evehltig Mrtyor McQulston.
whf| hatt previously accepted a position
of considerable Influence and salary, said
that he would resign that position and
Work again as Mayor of Paris If elected.
No man lu the entire city has remained
closer on the job than the Mayor. All
Wednesday he personally superintended tin-
Issuing of rations to the hungry. Several
hundred army tents have been promised
to house the shelterless.
Sufficient provisions arrived today to
care for those without provisions for at
Iea*d two or three days.
Fire thousand loaves of bread eome from
Dallas with the Information that another
thousand will be forthcoming Thursday.
Rnnls and Greenville each senl a carload
The Kxpress Austin Bureau.
AI'STIN, Tex., March 22. State Fire
Marsh.il Inglish today received telephonic
reports retarding the fire at Paris find
will soon iro there for an investigation.
He said two features stand out most
prominently: tfirst, the extreme hazard
of shingle rOofs |hfl seebnd. the efficacy
of a paiil fire department.
A high wind scattered the firebrands
over the city and scores of fires were burn
Ing at the saine time and the firemen be-
came helpless Mr. Diglish has long ad-
vocated the anti-shlngle ordinance and a
\ few places have adopted it. He says a
church and another building with slate
roofs stood in the path of the Paris fire
and escaped burning.
Volunteer lireiheti from several places
surrounding fought heroically, but the
twelve t ml tied firemen from the Dallas tie
partment did the effective work when tliey
arrived. Mr. Inglish said, and stopped the
flames. In Austin* a court Injunction by
some volunteer liivnien stopped the con
version of the city department Into a
paid organiration.
Mr. Inglish says Mayor Mctjulstou of
Paris had worked faithfully Iti building
up the Paris department, and It wa« re
warded as one of the most efficient of its
kind In Teaas; and that Paris had adopted
t ie several standard ordinances tentllnc to
Improve fire prevention, hence the confla-
giatlou is regrettable from every viewpoint.
The gale blowing made fire flehtlbg pro
ceed under a heavy handicap, the Fire Mar-
HAVE PURE BLOOD
Hood's Sarsaparilla Makes Pure. Rich,
Red Blood.
iian
i) pmiwv It Is (lie prim ipnl orrnti «f tlie
I'lreitlntlon <>f J«mr Hloml If In of the
ntmi'M Importsn<e thnt It nhnalil tin It"
♦or* #p||. The i|!tiillt.T and i|»«htltr of
.roiir lilornl hare mttcli to <lo witii lt< at*
tlon. If (III* fluid U I'Urp ji'ifl giinnilniil.
yniif heart nnrt otl*r tlt«| or*nn« n-t ttlth
more pf»>r*.T than when It l« rtofntlte In
<innlity flf dpfliipnt In qiontlt.t.
H<>rnl'« flnrsn|ii,rlll« Ihr Mooil
pure *ml iiliumlmii. It Is the one old tf
liable ntfllrlnp. that h«« l«4>ii Uniil tor
fnrty v«ar«, fnr ..ntifjrMa the hlawl Therf
Ik Mo Better lihx.it rrmerti. Kppetlter »i»in
■l«h tonlo. It i>nil><MtlPx the careful train
In*, c^perle**, nml akin of Mr. Ho<nI. a
pluirnini'iat for fiftj yenre. la tU <,UMllt>
anil |>u*«r 1# i'wre. ^...
sluiI savs, tliereforo tlip I'ltfis de|mrtment
\v»« nt n ills!Hic-f dlsndvantiiKP. ,vpt worked
until If «as oshattsted.
Range Fires Rage Near Ozotia.
Special Telegram to The Express.
OZONA, Tex.. March 22. Destructive
range fires continue daily, Tuesday's
being on the Weaver range and the Friend
horse range, and every man and boy who
could be spared from town went to fight
the flames. Range fires and the pro-
longed drotitli together are creating a
rather serious condition in lids section.
FIRE LOSS IS MILLION
Main Buildings of Chemical Company
at Copper Hill Destroyed.
Mr Ansocisf'-fl I'rnss.
COOPKtt IlILL, 'IVnn.. Mari'li 2:' —Mori
than was today's estiinate of I be
loss lii Hip fire wlik-ii yestefduy totally
destroyed tlie two main lutildities. mid
tanks, crude niid flrilsiied jiro'ttHts of die
C'arcolite tlliemieal Company here.
Bv the ex illusion of one of the large
chemical tanks Assistant Kiip»rlnteudelit
Ueot'tfe Strnlil was fatally injured. 'I he
fire originated from acid lioiliiiR over In
on« of the kettle". „
The (ilaut for the last lew months has
been employed In the manufacture of in-
ffredlents for iilgii explosives for European
consviinpt.ton.' '
Palestine Fire Loss $10,000.
Bv AnstK'inti'(l t'rts..
' ALl'.STINK, Tex..
March ... I'lre at
an mVrly hour today ilcat/uyed the l|oui- of
Henry \Vntts, former Sheriff, at an esti-
mated Ms* of fllMHMl Hotli Mr. and Mr<.
Walts are out of the city, the latter visiting
at Houston.
Four Killed in Storm.
By Associated Tress.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. March -lour
deaths, four serious injuries, and heavy
property loss resulted from tlie windstorm
which last night swept Northern Indiana.
One fatality occurred at each of the fol-
lowing places: Jalapa, Monon. Logansport
and Motitpelier. Mil" loss Iti lllackford
Count,* mis estimated at .fllin.iKll).
(Jale In Nebraska.
liy Associated freSs.
OMAHA. Nell Mart'li 2'.'. Tornado coti-
Illtlons prevailwl in Central Neliraska last
night and as far west of the Wyoming
line. ItallfoHd reports Indicated a very
high Wind fl'om Hastings westward. In
Wyoming It was said to have reached a
Velocity of eighty miles all llntir.
Cotton Mills Threatened.
P.jr Associated Press.
UflKHNSItolto, N. C„ March W.-Sprar.
N. nottli of here, was burning tills
afternoon. Practically all structures In
the business district were reported ile-
stroved atul the flames were spreading.
Kprav has d.OTO people and ten of the larg-
est cotton and Woolen mills in the State.
OIL FIRE* BURNS OUT
Losteft in Cushing Oil fields Are
$ 1 .OOO.OOO-i-Slxty Rigs Destroyed.
B* A«soel«trd Press. . .
' TI'LnA, Ok III., March Due to the
fact thai all wires are down entering the
fife-swept district of the Cnshliig field,
definite details concernnlg I lie fire loss Is
linotitalnnhle. However. It Is estimated
that the toss will total at least $1,000,000.
All Tulsa oil (ntnfialiles Interested sent
fepreseiiRtlves lo the field early this morn-
itl it*
Except for a few burning wells, the con-
flagration. covering four sections of oil
leases located two ntid n halt miles south
west of Uruniw right, was out at 1 :ftt) this
afternoon. Sixty rigs In all were de-
stroyed, entailing a loss estimated at
$t,MI0.00Q.
Only One "BROMO «t 1S1M?"
To get the genuine, call for full name,
Laxative iuiomo qi inine. look .ji-
signature of K. W. OttOVK. Cures a Cold
In One f>«*. 23c. (Adv.)
Bell-ans
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it. 25c at ail druggists.
ONE YEAR TEST BY
MILLER OF DALLAS
So Conclusive Was It That He
Thinks Vitalitas a Necessity
in Every Home.
liesuits o£ n yenr's tost of iiaturai N ilnl-
itns lire (11m ussed I».y Mr. M. 11. ♦lillc r i»C
Noftli 1'cnk Kt.. I>ji1I«is. At one ((mo
Air. Miller 'vas one of tlie eity's avti^e rh 1
estate men hut lie is now retired; be is
"Several j ears ago 1 suffered ,, slrolce
of paralysis ami following was in a run
dowji eouUition; my kidneys were nffoeted
ami I sHfftreii ute pains. Aboni a ye.ir
ago I stariI'd taking Vitalitas and it Ms
lieiitf.lei nil' lu a liniuber of waysr^irM.
It put my kidneys in excellent condition
omi I have no further trouble with them.
If made my digestion better and r#nriwed
my vitality. I now enjoy almost perfect
liealtli. I thlilk Vitalitas a necessity iu
every borne where there is ailing or afflic-
tion."
As Mr. Miller suggests Vitalitas slirfuld
be in every home us a safe tonic ami cor
rective. In hte treatment of ehroulc dis-
orders of stomacii, liver, kidneys, bo\*eis
niid blood it. will be found wonderfully
effective.
You can get Vitaiitas jit Sortimer's Drug
Store. For kmIc by druggists tfctiefally.
i Adv.)
ENOACBMENT REPORTS DENIED
Field Hosnital Cor|»R and Ambulance
Corps Reaches (olumbufl.
Pv Associated Press.
< <>LI MHIS, r, M.# March 22.—Military
leaders here denied persistent rumors of
nu engagement in which American soldier*
were said to have been wounded, it being
asserted that the cases received today were
the first of ahy kind lu the cumtmiml.
All additional field hospital corps and nu
ambulance company arrived in Columbus
today and It is believed it will be sent
to Join the expeditionary column shortly.
Preparations wefre being made at the
base hospital here today f.or the estab
lishiuehf of medical supply de|»ot for
troops In the field and also to establish
a dental operating room.
Reports received indicated that Lieuten-
ant T. W. Kowen of tlie aeroplane corns,
Who oainfully injured yestenJajr
while making a landing near Casas
Urn titles, was recovering.
Roosevelt Is Endorsed.
fey Associated 1'ress.
MrsKOtlKE, ok in.. March 22.—Proves
Hives of tlie Oklahoma Second foiigres
dlonnl lHnlrict In i^mventloH toUa.v en
di.rsecl Theodore Itoonevelt for l'resldeitl
nnd 1 Urn in .lotinson for Vice President.
I,. 11. Ilrulon of Muskogee and W. A.
Ptewnrl of Okmulgee were named as dele
iintes lo I lie National convention. A com-
plete ticket will he put iu the field.
Imported Woolens.
We have a lii(t spring stock of imporfd
and domestic woolens, cool cloth, our fn
n ils U.iyosn hrnnd. and prices range froiu
»:«) to IMO. l.ent*. Tailor, 312 W. Com
merce. i .Vlv.i
New Arrow Soft Collar9;
a Variety at 2 for 25c
r
Spring Suits Are Here
for You to See
You are the judge whether to buy of not. The point we are trying
to bring out is that you should see
FombyJones Co.
Clothe» $15 to $50
—Even if All clothes were as well made and as stylish as Fomby-Jones
Co. Clothes, it is possible that in the variety her* there is the very suit
you'd prefer to dozens you've seeit. Come, look them over.
Fomby-Jones Company
SI 7 East Houston Street
Clothes
You Should Hare a Monogram
Belt Buckle. Bate loi
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