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BRADSTREET'S
1914 will be a better year than
1913. The reaaont are stated in the an-
nual review to be published In The Post
Saturday morning.
SIXTEEN PACES TODAY
THE HOUSTON POST
28TH YEAR
BUSINESS MEN
PLEASED WITH
THE OUTLOOK
Eastern Sections Have No
Fear of Effects of Anti-
Trust Legislation.
MARKED CHANGE OVER
FEELING OF A YEAR AGO
i
By W. S. Gard.
Houston Post Staff Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, January 1.—Washing-
ton and the Kaatern business world is not
looking with marked anxiety toward the
antitrust legislation that will be enacted
by the present Congress. With the pas-
sage of the tariff and currency reform
bills there lias come over the general
scheme of economic questions a chango
In marked contrast to that which was
existing a year ago. If anything were
needed to give emphasis to this, the sur-
render of the telephone trust would be
sufficient.
While the newspapers have been com-
menting more or less upon the latest
break of the Vice President wherein that
high official appeared to go contrary to
the wishes of the President of the United
States in making known his views upon
the matter of trust legislation, .the fact
la. Washington does not regard Presi-
dent Wilson and Vice President Marshall
as being quite as far apart as the Vice
President's declaration would make it ap-
pear.
No Further Trust Bills.
Marshall says he. personally, docs not
think any additional legislative enact-
ments looking to trust regulation is neces-
sary, but in this he stands almost alone
among the leaders In Congress. His posi-
tion would make It appear that a clash
Is imminent In Congress were it not for
the fact that It is well known here that
President Wilson contemplates no wild
orgy In the realms of antitrust legisla-
tion. As one prominent official said today:
"Marshall probably felt pretty sure of
his ground before he gave out his inter-
view.'' This is taken to mean that there
will be effected a compromise between the
I'emocrats opt>oslng amendments to the
antitrust law and those who are out for
radical enactments.
The Judiciary Committee of the House
ftait prepared for a series of hearings to
be beftun the middle of January, which
will be conducted In the hope of gather-
ing all aorts of views upon the big trust
question, and then will come the framing
of the bill, and the flglit to get It through
Congress. However, assured the business
world may feel at this time that the
foundation Is not to be ruthlessly knocked
from under it, the mistake should not be
made of falling Into the belief that the
present Congress will not consider the
question of trust regulation. President
Wilson's recent statements, notably the
one which accompanied his signing of the
hanking and currency bill, were most re-
assuring to a long uneasy business world,
but the fact should not be overlooked that
he placed ldmself on record as demand-
ing legislation that will clear up the
doubt that has so long existed as to just
what can and can not be done In the way
of business promotion.
For Explicit Legislation.
In his last message to Congress, the
President said: "I think it will be easily
agreed that we should let the Sherman
ai.tltrust taw stand, unaltered, as it Is,
with its debatable ground about it, but
that we should as much as possible re-
duce the area of that debatable ground
by further and more explicit legislation.
It Is of capital Importance that the
business men of the country should be
relieved of all uncertainties of law with
regard to their enterprises and Invest-
ments and a clear path indicated which
they can travel without anxiety. It is
Important that they should be relieved of
embarrassment and set free to prosper
as that private monopoly should be de-
stroyed. The ways of action should be
thrown wide open." In this same mes-
sage he declared this subjcct should be
the "central subject of our deliberations
during the present session" of Congress.
In the face of this positive statement
from the President, there appears to be
little ground for the assertions heard in
various quarters that the Administration
Is going to minimize the trust question.
There would seem to be no room to
(Continued on Page Three.
GOLD VALUE OF 1913
$455,000,000 WAS REPORT
Director Roberts of the Mint Gave
Out the Official Figures Which
Was Decrease.
(Associated Press Report.)
WASHINGTON, January 1.—The "gold
value" of 1013 was $455,000,000. The pro-
duction of the previous year exceeded
this total by $11,000,000. This was the
first estimate of the director of the mint,
George K. Roberts, made In the year
1914.
According to Director Roberts, the
United Stutes gold production for the
year amounted to $88/101,023, a decrease
of $5,000,000. Ttie Transvaal's total was
$5,000.000 below Its 1912 record and Aus-
tralia showed a decreased production of
$1,000,000. Mexico's production fell off
about $5,000,000 as the result of the revo-
lution there.
Canada exceeded Its output of 1912 by
about $2,700,000 nnd British India showed
an Increase of $1,000,000.
California was first among the States
of the Union In the production of gold
with a total value of $20,105,4M7. Colo-
rado came second Nevada led In silver
yrq^uction.
$100,000 WORTH OF RADIUM
USED TO CURE HIM OF CANCER
Belief Exists That President Wilson
Will Not Demand Drastic Legis-
lation, but Will Be Content With
Amendments to Sherman Law.
"Smiling Bob" Bremner,
Congressman from New Jersey, one of
President Wilson's close personal friends
and one of the most popular men in Con-
gress, Is undergoing treatment for cancer
at the private hospital of Dr. A. B. Kelly
In Baltimore, and $100,000 worth of radi-
um Is being temporarily embedded In his
shoulder to effect the cure. Dr. Kelly Is
well known as an advocate of the radium
treatment for cancer and is one of the
men who contributed $150,000 to the Gov-
ernment to be used in the scarch for new
deposits of the rare metal. The operation
Is regarded an one of the most important
ever performed in this country.
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NEWSSUMMARY
THE WEATHER.
(.Associated Press Report.)
Fast Texa* -Generally f«ir Fritluy
mln lo tli*? iiortliouKt portion; colder ia the
north l>ortl«>n; .Swtimlaj fair.
West Texas—Fair and colder Friday; Satur-
day fair.
Louisiana Rain Friday or Friday night;
warmer Friday in tho s«njih'*ast portion; Satur-
day colder and generally fair.
Oklahoma—Friday unsettled, colder.
Trmperatun* and precipitation at Houston ten
24 hours onding 7 p. m. Thursday:
Maximum 69. minimum 45.
Precipitation 0.00.
Atmospheric pressure at Houstoo at noon
Thursday, sea level reading. .*M).
Sunrise Friday 7:18 a. m.. aunset 5:35 p. m.
Houston Calendar for Today.
Regular meetina of the Houston Ro-
tary Club.
Meetina of Crockett School Mothers'
Club at school at 3 p. m.
Meeting of citizens committee regarding
expenditure of county bond money in
Commissioners Court room at 10 a. m.
Amusements.
Majestic Theater—Vaudeville, matinee
and night.
Prince Theater—"The Quaker Girl," to.
ninht onlv.
Queen Theater—"A Proposal From
Mary" and other pictures.
Dreamland, Main and Rusk—Matinee
and night dancing sessions.
Cozy Theater—Gaonon - Pollock Stock
Company In "The Charity Ball."
Mexico.
JI'ARFZ AORirn-Tl'RAI. COIXE'ilC was wixed
by Villa's troons because ft had been sup-
ported by the lluerta Government.
MKS. .1. K. HARTKN on arrival at Temple,
Texas, from Tampleo told exciting stories of
tii«* looting of the Mexican city by the Fed-
erals.
THE SURRENDER of the garrison at Ojinag.i
was momentarily expected by American irmy
officers. The Federals are expected to cross
the border and give up to United States troops.
Reports declared 500 had been killed in the
battle.
THE BATTLE of Nuevo Laredo was continued
with the rebels mowing down great numiters
of the Federals. A machine gun was used
with deadly effect. Losses by Federals were
reported hs 50 killed and by the rebels a*
100 ' *
dead.
Domestic.
SIXTEEN* m;sr»REr> AND KIOHTY-TWO pe-
titions were filed during 1913 in New York
«'ity.
JOHN I.IND. personal pnvoy of President Wil-
son to Mexico, arrived late last niglit at Prss
Christian, .Miss., but did not land for tlie
expected conference with tlie President.
AN ARMY of ,".00 unemployed men in Chicago
marched tlie streets early New Year's m-irn
lug entering restaurants with sign hearing the
words. e demand work, not charity.
A NEW FOOD TKST to ascertain contamina-
tion in all food was announced by I>r. Oiarlos
W. Stilea at the Atlanta meeting of the
American Association for the Advancement of
Science.
Washington.
EASTERN business men did not view tnr com-
ing legislation ugainst trusts with any degree
of anxiety.
THE REPORT of the health patrol of the L'ntted
States showed much progress bad been nade
during past year for bettering health condi-
tions all over the country.
SECRETARY HOI'STON issued strict rules for
the Inspection of all importations of potatoes
in order to prevent disease from becoming
general in the United States.
SECRETARIES M'ADOO AND HOUSTON ,r.ade
preliminary plans for the western trip of the
Reserve Bank Committee. Special cars and
a small army of clerks will make trip.
Texas.
EI.ECTR1CAL workers In Dallas and Fort Worth
declared a strike, demanding a wage increase.
COLONEL IKE T. PRYOR will not be a can-
didate for president of the American National
Live Stock Association.
A MONUMENT to the Confederacy was un-
veiled at llallettsvllle on the anniversary of
the battle of lialvexton.
Til K PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK and tbo
First Ouaranty State Bank and Trust Com-
pany of Ennis consolidated with $100,000 capi-
tal.
CORRECTED REPORTS of ginning of Texas
cotton up to December 13 showed amount to
be 4,30S,91!> bales against 3,62fr\rtOO for the
samo period in 11)12.
THE ATTORNEY OENERAL ruled that where
a county commissioner moves out of the
county he thereby vacates his office. This
ruling was in the Raines County case.
Sport.
I.KACH CROSS knocked out Bud Anderson lu
the seventh round lu Los Angeles.
"GUNBOAT" SMITH knocked Arthur Pelkey
out in the fifteenth round in the San Fran
dsco arena.
FORT WORTH high school football team was
defeated by the Stephenvllle all-atsr team by
a 211 to II score.
JOHN B. FOSTER, secretary of the Giants, de-
clared new Federal League would prove fail-
ure, giving as out.- reason the long Jumps be-
tween cities.
EDWARD M'GOORTY, American( knocked out
Dave Smith after a minute and a hulf's fight-
ing In contest in Sydney for the Australian
championship.
Houston.
HOUSTON welcomed new year with open house
and gaiety.
E. P. PHELPS has been retained by the city
to codify the city ordinances.
BOTH audits of the city books have been com-
pleted and tnrned over to Mayor Campbell.
TWO HOUSES were burned and another was
damaged In a fire early Thursday morning.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY MAURY Issued Jtat»-
ment saying he would not close reservation.
DIRECTORS of Teias Company are soon to
meet to discuss question of erecting a ouild-
Ing.
REPORT of Manager Finch of Houston Clear-
ing House shows that the bank clearances tor
1SU3 amounted to 1771,000,000.
HOUSTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1914.
PRICE 5 CENTS
KATHLYN
IN THE SUNDAY POST.
TROOPS READY
TO FLY TO U. S.
AT 0JINAGA
Believed Federals Will At-
tempt Flight Across Bor-
der for United States.
HORRIBLE SCENES WERE
VISIBLE FROM PRESIDIO
Reports Declared 500 Federals Had
Been Killed During Night Battle
and Many Deserters Sought to
Cross Border Into United States.
(.Associated Press Report.)
PRESIDIO, Texas, January 1.—The
northern divisions of tlie Mexican Federal
army at Ojinaga, Mexico, with its 11
generals, other officers and about 4000
soldiers, after a merciless three days' at-
tack by General Ortega's 6000 rebels, to-
night appeared ready to flee in disorder
across the river into the United States.
With the line of struggling wounded at
the border to indicate the extent of the
carnage and deserters already appearing
in numbers, Major M. N. McNamee,
cammanding the border patrol, made
every plan in anticipation of the flight.
Less than 500 cavalrymen form the Fif-
teenth Cavalry, from the border patrol
here. To this small body of American
soldiers will fall the task of surrounding
and disarming perhaps 4000 foreign sol-
diers, or 3000 of them if 1000 have been
disabled or killed. The ability of the
American soldiers to handle the refugees
was based on the assumption that the
rebels would pursue the Federal&i merely
to the river.
One Thousand Wounded.
An estimate as carefully as could be
obtained of the wounded on both sides
was 1000. Most of the wounded were left
on tlie battle field. The less disabled
reached the river and were cared for by
the Red Cross on this side. Scores of in-
jured Federal deserters in defiance of the
American patrol crossed the river. All
were disarmed and forced back to the
Mexican side. More than 200 rifles and
other arms and ammunition were taken.
It was impossible to learn accurately
the number of dead, and the belief that
it would be great was based on the num-
ber of wounded. Many were believed to
have died through lack of medical atten-
tion, as Red Cross officials were not per-
mitted to ford the river, even under a
Red Cross flag. Those who ventured to
help the wounded from the river risked
the danger of being shot. A few shots
fell close to or on the American side
north of Presidio, but no one on this side
was injured. Major McNamee sent Gen-
eral Ortega a warning that any further
firing across the river might entail grave
consequences.
Federals Sent Back to Mexico.
So far Major McNamee has adhered to
a policy of sending back all of the un-
wounded combatants. Should all of the
Federals come across they would be dis-
armed, but they might be permitted to
remain on this side under temporary ar-
rest on grounds of humanity. Final dis-
position of the prisoners would be in the
hands of higher army authorities. It
was hoped that the Federals, if they
came, would cross without any unex-
pected incident and the rebels would not
pursue them unnecessarily near.
As for the battle at Ojinaga, one mile
back from the river, it proceeded unin-
terruptedly with the Federals confined
in and fighting from the adobe huts in
(Continued on Page Two.)
WOMAN LEFT TO ORDER
ALL SALOONS TO CLOSE
Governor West's Private Secretary
Will Visit Copperfield, Ore-
gon, District.
(Associated Press Report.)
SALEM, Ore., January 1.—Miss Fern
Hobbs, private secretary to Governor Os-
wald West, left for Copperfield, Ore., to-
day with instructions to close the sa-
loons there and demand the resignation
of the town officials engaged in the sa-
loon business who have been charged
with law violations. Governor West says
Miss Hobbs would do all this in an hour,
but neither he nor his secretary would
reveal by what method it would be ac-
complished.
"Miss Hobbs will not hold any confer-
ences with any one," the Governor said.
"She will go straight to Copperfield and
do the job quickly, as the train stays
there only an hour. She will return on
the same train she goes on."
TO GIVE ELABORATE RECEPTION.
Copperfield Saloon Men Prepared Every
Comfort for Miss Hobbs.
(.Associated Press Report.)
BAKER, Ore., January 1.—Anticipating
the arrival of Miss Fern Hobbs at Copper-
field, James Nichols, an attorney repre-
senting the saloon men there, advised his
clients today to receive Governor West's
agent courteously, but to pay no atten-
tion to any orders she may give.
The saloon men are preparing quarters
for Miss Hobbs with every luxury Cop-
perfield affords, even ordering flowers for
her.
• »
GUARDS JOINED MISS HOBBS.
Five Armed Men Accompanied Governor
West's Representative.
(Associated Press Report.)
PORTLAND, Ore., January 1.—Miss'
Fern Hobbs, private secretary to Gov-
ernor West, arrived from Salem tonight
and left again for Baker, en route Cop-
perfield with the avowed purpose-of clos-
ing the saloons there by order of the
Governor.
Superintendent Larson of the State
penitentiary and five armed prison glards
joined her
WANTS THE GOVERNMENT TO
MONOPOLIZE WIRE SERVICES
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David J. Lewis, Representative in Con-
gress from Maryland and popularly known
as "Parcel Post Davy" because of his in-
terest and work in behalf of the postal
service, now wants the Government to
obtain a monopoly of wire services. De-
spite the action of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company in vol-
untarily divorcing itself from control
HUERTA WAS
OPTIMISTIC
of the Western TTnion, Mr. Lewis last
Saturday introduced a bill in the House
calling for Congress to pas? n *>'il that
would "vest in the Government a mo-
nopoly of the function of communication
for hire by electricity." This picture
shows Mr. Lewis at his desk in the House
office building. He is known as one of
the hardest working members of Con-
gress.
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LIND REACHED
JOURNEY'S END
Displayed Confidence at New
Year Reception,
Declared He Could Put 150,000 Men
in Field and Assured Ministers
That Outlook Was
Bright.
Wilson's Envoy Laying Off
Pass Christian.
(Associated Press Report.)
MEXICO CITY, January 1.—President
Huerta to all appearances views the out-
look for the New Year with few mis-
givings. With his signing today of a
decree prolonging the period of bank holi-
days for 15 days he is said to regard the
immediate financial difficulty as overcome
and is reported to have expressed entire
confidence in his ability to solve the
greater problem in the near future.
The President is quoted as having said
recently in a conversation with an Ameri-
can that the resources of the country as
yet scarcely had been touched; that there
was unlimited wealth in the Republic
which was available to the Administration
and that it was a great error to regard
the country as in a condition even ap-
(Continued on Page Three.)
M'ADOO AND HOUSTON
PLANNED WESTERN TRIP
Reserve Bank Committee Will Have
Offices in Cars and Will Hold
Many Hearings.
(Associated Press Report.)
WASHINGTON, January l.—Prelim-
inary steps taken for the long Western
trip of the reserve bank committee indi-
cate that the undertaking will be unique.
The committee expects to have an office
on wheels for more than a month and
Secretaries iicAdoo and Houston will live
aboard this car most of the time. They
will go over the testimony taken in the
12 Western cities they are to visit and
keep up with the mass of correspondence
forwarded from Washington. Each Sec-
retary will take his own private secre-
tary with him and besides there will be
at least four stenographers, a couple of
messengers and possibly a lawyer from
the treasury department. This will make
a little government army only surpassed
in trips of this sort by the "suite'' that
accompanies a President of the United
States.
The currency law puts $100,000 at the
disposal of the committee. By making
use of a special car the committee ex-
pects to make the trip cheaper than if
compelled to use the ordinary means of
travel. The plan contemplates the keep-
ing of the records of the public hearings
up to the minute. When Washington is
reached on the trip it is hoped the records
will be in such shape that all testimony
can be laid before the Federal Reserve
Board immediately if that body has been
organized by the President. The reserve
board has the power to review the deci-
sion of the organization committee, and
it is directed that all facts influencing the
committee to its conclusions be available
when district lines and cities are named.
The committee starts out on its work
Monday with hearings in New York. It
is not the present intention to make use
of the special car trip to New York or on
the advance to Boston which follows im-
mediately. The office on wheels will not
be occupied until the middle of the month
when the committee starts for Chicago
and the West.
Mystery Surrounding the Where-
abouts of President's Representa-
tive Solved When Cruiser
Reported in Gulf.
RESERVE DISTRICT FAVORED.
Vote on New England Section Passed by
Boston Body.
(Associated Press Report.)
BOSTON, January 1.—A vote in favor
of making New England a Federal re-
serve district under the new currency
law and organizing a Federal reserve
bank here for all New England was
passed today by the directors of the
Chamber of Commerce.
(Associated Press Report.)
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss, January 1.—
John Lind, personal representative of
President Wilson in Mexico, arrived here
from Vera Cruz aboard the scout cruiser
Chester tonight, but he did not leave the
vessel. He will come ashore early to-
morrow for a conference with the Presi-
dent.
The Chester arrived at Ship Island,
eight miles south of here, at 9:15 o'clock.
She did not attempt to transfer her pas-
sengers to the Winona, the United States
revenue cutter which has been waiting
there.
The President had waited all day for
some word from the Chester, but not un-
til 10 o'clock did _Jie receive messages
from the Navy Denartment announcing
that the cruiser had reported 25 miles
from Ship Island and would arrive at 9:13.
Mr. Wilson's desire to avoid publicity
in connection with the envoy's visit was
emphasized not only by the reticence of
every one in the presidential party, but
by the mysterious movements of the rev-
enue cutter Winona. After snending 30
hours outside of Ship Island waiting for
the Chester, the cutter finally came in
at dusk tonight.
As she steamed toward Pass Christian
word rapidly spread that the Chester had
arrived and had transferred the distin-
guished passenger at Ship Island. When
the Winona dropped anchor a miie away
Lieutenant Howell of the cutter, who had
been scanning the horizon all day with
glasses, nut out in a 20-foot launch.
A crowd had collected, moving picture
machines were set up, camera men were
ready and small boys shot off firecrack-
ers in celebration of the occasion. Jack
Wheeler, one of the President's secret
service men, had arrived in a White
House motor and waited expectantly.
Slowly the little boat drew up along-
side the tiny gangway. But as the
launch drew near to shore only Lieuten-
ant Howell appeared. He entered into a
whispered conversation with the Presi-
dent's representative and the latter
rushed to the nearest telephone. On re-
turning he held another conversation
with Lieutenant Howell and the launch
went back to the Winona, which again
put out to sea.
Officials of the cutter declined to say
whether they had sighted the Chester or
give any reason for the hurried visit of
the launch to the shore.
The President kept indoors most of t^o
day, omitting his usual same of golf and
taking only a short automobile ride.
FISHING SMACK SAVED
CREW OF SINKING BOAT
Schooner Glenafton Sunk in Gulf
With Cargo of Lumber Causing
Loss of $80,000.
(Associated Press Report.)
MOBILE, Ala., January 1.—Owners of
the schooner Glenafton announced here
tonight that the captain and crew of
seven were rescued from the hulk of the
waterlogged schooner Tuesday by a fish-
ing smack near Pensacola, Fla., and
taken to that place. Captain Eden of
the Glenafton communicated with rela-
tives here tonight. The Vessel was sink-
ing and the crew in almost a dying con-
dition when rescued, he said.
Owners fix the loss to the schooner anA
cargo of lumber at $80,000. She left Mo-
bile December 20 for Havana.
HEAVY FIGHTING
AT NUEVO LAREDO
Rebels Using Machine Gun With Deadly Effect
and Closing Up Lines.
MEXICAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN
CROWDING TO AMERICAN SIDE
Killed Estimated at From 200 to 400 and Hundreds Were
Wounded—Many Shells Fall on American Side
During Battle.
(Associated Press Report.)
LAREDO, Texas, January 1.—With a
Frenchman operating a machine gun for
the Constitutionalist forces with deadly
effect, fighting between General Pablo
Gonzales, revolutionists, and the Federal
defenders of Nuevo Laredo which began
early this morning and lulled at r.oon,
was resumed this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
An hour later Constitutionalists who
had taken a position three-quarters of a
mile west of the city, again ceased fir-
ing with the reported intention of work-
ing closer to the Federal position and
resorting to dynamite bombs with the
coming of nightfall.
Undaunted by the screaming and
bursting of shell above his head the
French gunner, whose name is said to be
Brien, trained his machine gun with
deadly accuracy whenever a sufficient
number of Federal targets appeared.
Through field glasses watchers on the
American side saw Federals mown down
by its hail of bullets tumbling dead or
wounded into the trenches.
Federals Free With Shots.
The lone gunner drew the fire of four
machine guns, 30 shots coming to the
Federal side to one from the Constitu-
tionalists. With Brien were about 100
Constitutionalists, according to two dar-
ing Americans who crossed the boundary
and reached the revolutionist lines, and
they had four machine guns but used only
one at a time.
Late today Federals admitted the loss
of 50 killed and many scores wounded,
while the Constitutionalists admitted
their loss in killed would easily reach 100,
owing to their more exposed position.
Earlier in the day Red Cross workers
reported they had found more than 200
killed on the field.
Among the officers numbered among
the dead wefe Captain ManciUas of tbo
LUIS TERRAZAS II, WAS
RELEASED AT CHIHUAHUA
Federal army and Captain Eziquel Parras
of the Constitutionalists.
Many bullets fell on the American side
of the river and there were many nar-
row escapes but no deaths had been re-
ported tonight. Miguel Guerrero, a Mex-
ican, was struck by a ricoclietting bullet
while seated on a curbstone in Laredo
and wounded. The bullet fell perpendicu-
larly, striking him in the head.
Many wounded Constitutionalists cross-
ed to the American side and were cared
for in improvised hospitals.
Reinforcements for Rebels.
Word from Hidalgo, Mexico, at 5 o'clock
this evening said S00 Constitutionalists
reinforcements were on their way to
Nuevo Laredo and they were expected to
arrive about 9 o'clock.
• At daylight new year's the Constitu-
tionalists opened their attack upon
Nuevo Laredo with a well executed
strategy that drove the Federals to shel-
ter of their entrenchments. The Con-
stitutionalist attack, however, was ex-
tremely deliberate, giving every evidence
of being planned to move slowly, trust-
ing in the apparently sure advantage in
numbers of the attacking party. The
Constitutionalists lines appeared to num-
ber between 3000 and 4000 men, or nearly
twice as many as the Federals.
There had been intermittent shots dur-
ing the night, with a sharp brief outburst
of firing at 5:45 a. m. Just about day-
light a column of Federal infantry led by
a squadron of cavalry dashed out of
Nuevo Laredo toward the east, where
some Constitutionalists seemed to oc-
cupy an exposed position. This maneu-
ver was plainly visible from the Ameri-
can side. As the attacking column passed
a point near the Rio Grande, three Fed-
erals broke from ranks, running toward
the river.
Executed the Deserters.
Their late comrades pumped them full
of rifle bullets, leaving the bodies near
the line of march. As the Federal sortie
•>vas about to reach the Constitutionalist
line, the main body of Constitutionalists
(Continued on Page Two.)
Women Gave Assurance of His Par
ole and He Is Allowed to Go
About Town Unguarded.
VILLA ASKED AMERICAN
MINERS TO RESUME WORK
Wanted Smelters at Chihuahua Re-
opened and Promised Protection
to All Property.
(Houston Post Special.)
EL PASO, Texas, January 1.—Luis
Terrazas II has been released from prison
at Chihuahua and is being allowed the
liberty of going about the streets un-
guarded, according to refugees who ar-
rived from Chihuahua this morning.
Women members of the Terrazas family
called on General Villa, the refugees say,
and that they would be responsible for
Luis II if released on parole. He is liv-
ing at the downtown house of his father,
General Luis Terrazas. Because of the
release of Luis II, pending the arrange-
ment of the ransom payment the women
members of the Terrazas family are not
permitted to leave Chihuahua.
The refugees say Chihuahua is in dark-
ness and that the electric railway is not
operating because of the scarcity of coal
in the capital. A report reached Chihua-
hua, the refugees say, that the city of
Durango, the capital of the State of Du-
rango, had been retaken by Federal forces
under the command of the Huerta Gov-
ernor ©f the State. All but a small gar-
rison of Constitutionalists which held the
city were withdrawn to aid in hemming
in the Federal troops at Torreon and so
the Huerta Governor took the city with
only a small force.
(Houston Post Staff Special.)
EL PASO, Texas, January 1.—General
Pancho Villa is making every effort to in-
duce American mining companies of Chi-
huahua to reopen their plants and also to
have the Chihuahua Smelter resume op-
erations and it was said today that "it is
the real reason for his visit to Juarez.
Since his arrival, he has conferred with
several American mining companies' of-
ficials and has offered them every guar-
antee of protection if they will resume
working their' properties and also has
promised to see that the railroad lines
and other means of communication are
kept intact that they may be able to ob-
tain fuel and supplies.
The income which would be derived by
the State Government from the expected
taxes on bullion if these plants resumed
operations, are the reasons why Consti-
tutionalist commander from Chihuahua
wishes the properties he reopened.
General Villa spent a busy day today
and, although it was New Year's Day,
he was at his office and received hundreds
of business callers and friends. During
the day his family crossed from El Paso
and called on him and remained in Juarez
to take their New Year's dinner at his
Juarez residence.
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NINETEEN THIRTEEN
WAS A GOOD YEAR
The year that has just closed brought some disasters and the un-
certainty of the effect of important legislation was felt to some degree
in the business world.
The Post's record for the year, however, shows much to be thankful
for. i
A total of 8,674,120 agate lines of paid advertising is a record prob-
ably not equaled by any Texas paper.
A gain of 907,634 lines over the year of 1912 is a record that even
The Post, accustomed to breaking records, will find it hard to exceed
during the year 1914.
A gain of 601,944 lines in local display is almost phenomenal. It is
a wonderful tribute to the prosperity of Houston and to The Post's pop-
ularity among those who know it best.
The gain in Classified and Foreign advertising has been only slightly
less marked and in a year when many leading newspapers have shown
a decrease the showing of The Post is worthy of more than a passing
word.
Houston may well be proud of The Post as The Post is proud of
the city giving a support that makes such a record possible.
The Post is not alone gratified at the volume of advertising shown
in this record, but of the fact that it is advertising paid for at regular
rates alike to all not in "chips and whetstones" but in money. It is
advertising almost without exception placed because the advertiser
expects and gets results—not for friendship, politics or other outside in-
fluence.
That Post advertisers have shared in this prosperity is self-evident
and that 1914 may see each and every one of them enjoying the
same continuous prosperity is the hearty wish of The Post.
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