The Electra Daily News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 569, Ed. 1 Friday, September 25, 1914 Page: 3 of 4
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VILLA IN REVOLT TO i republic and to direct it through representation satisfactory to MEMBERSHIP DAY
REGAIN CONTROL OF | the proper road to progress and Villa, it is believed, will induce
NORTHERN MEXICO; veil bping. < the northern general to change
-- ' “We fir.e not in fa\or of per- nk course.
(Continued from page 1.) , sonalism, but we are defenders Ah-jady Zapata has refused to
---—------- _ „ —— ’ of principles and consequently i delegates and officials
NEXT SUNDAY AT
METHODIST CHURCH
NOTICE Afl'TO Vf>TES. 4 tisnw
za-Villa break was adjusted, one( we will not ght against any oth- v.*». Id not be surprised if Zapata
delegate was to represent every i er of the chiefs who have con- . d \’ifia ioined forces agairst
1,000 men in the army and gov- .tributed to the downfall of the Cnria \:,i. Together they would
ernors of the states were to be’ usurper Huerta, our difficulties, h:t\c about {’0,000 to 70,000 men.
barred. Carranza recently in-' being against the person of Ve- CM-ranza indicated to the
vited the governors and generals nustiano Carranza. The states American official who conferred
•is well. Villa believed the con- of Sonora, Zacatecas and a part '\h him that irrespective of the
\ention would be controlled by of Coahuila have seconded, up to Zap ita and Villa factions a large
Carranza, who would put in i the present, our attitude and put of the constitutionalist
power as provisional president shortly we will be ioined by ad- forces would be represented,
someone who would conduct the herents from other localities. Other reports indicate that the
election so that Carranza would “General Obregon will leave convention would be loyal to Car
be elected. Villa opposes Car- tonight for El Paso, Texas.
‘FRANCISCO VILLA.
ranza’s candidacy and was pre-
paring to support another.
Just what the American gov-
ernment would do in the present
emergency was not clear to-
night. Some officials were con-
fident the friction would not re- Believed That Northern Leader
CARRANZA WILL NOT
ATTACK VILLA. BUT
suit in a second revolution be-
cause of the strength of Villa’s
army. They thought a compro-
mise might be arranged by fur-
ranza if the present system of
representation is not changed.
The gravity of the situation
was indicated today when Jules
Jusserand, the French ambassa-
WILL BE ON DEFENSIVE dor, called on Robert Lansing,
acting secretary of state, to
learn details of the Carranza-
Villa break. The report which
reached embassies and legations
here was that Crranza had not
been manifesting a pacific spirit
and Southern Bandit Will
Join Forces Against
Present Ruler,
r,aQiington. Sept. 24.—Gen
thcr conferences and it was not ri*d Carranza, ha- informed the. e>-b +bat trouble was growing,
certain whether the United United StaW-; government he
States would interpose its influ- T'ill not attack General Villa but
ence or await developments. - < '’’ill order his force- to be on the
- i defensive and resist attack The
VILLA’S DECLARATION. first chief’s communication de-
_ dared the election would be held
Villa’s statement in which he October 1. when a Divisional v ,v.- M th , it was RU.,_
asserted that besides Chihuahua, government would he establish- f ,'irNe to'him when he‘received
Twenty haw already joined!
. the MethodUt church since the
1 winning of the co-operative
meeting in : pile of the unfavor-
• . oathcr conditions which
pm\ :• Peel o 1 Loth occasions when
wo ;e« c w 1 member*. Quite a
i , niber of people have expressed
a preference* for the Methodist
church. Many of these are to
, c ome in i.ext Sunday. We ought
to follow* the inclinations which
come to us in our better mo-
ments, not wait until w*e are in
j the dumps ancl let the whole
j trend of our lives be directed by
' the evil thoughts and impres-
' sior.s that come to us at such
I times.,Let the light of day rule
‘ rather than the darkness of,
1 night. Let this be a personal in
1 vitation to all who have a desire]
to flee from the w*rath to come
and be saved from their sins to
join our church, attend our Bible
school and place your lot with
n \ Wo welcome mu.
PASTOR. !
The Metlioc ^eyhuHes w*ish to
!*. those vlhf am|catsting their
Ford Auto Iy<\ .pKm. their favor
Jo make “Metho-
Society,”
guard agamst/errprv /a5694T0
TODAYS MARKET REPORT
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Fort Worth Live Stock.
■ oi-t Worth, Sept. 24.—Cattle
receipt» -bo00; beeves $5.20 to
A0.50. Hog receipts 2,200, low-
c v; best hea\ ies $8.50 to $8.65.
The F|rt Worth & Denv^f rail
road advises us that tickets w*ill
be on salk to Fort Wonfcn and re-
turn at th\i^duceji^ate of $5.60
limited for useHSetween Oct. 4th
-‘•iid 8th. This special rate should
prove quite an attraction to
persons wishing to visit Fort
Worth oe the occasion of the con
vention of the Printers Unions,
which will be held at the date
mentioned.
Colquitt Is Not Surprised.
Austin. Sept. 24.—Governor
V.nuitt today, when asked
bout the latest revolution in
and Sonora, Zacatecas and a part t ed which he hoped would be sat- j |he „ews that villa had rebeled
against Carranza.
“1 told Secretary of State Bry
•m months ago,” said Governor
Colquitt, “that just as soon as
Carranza got to the City of
Mexico, another revolution
rev
of Coahuila, Carranza’s native - isUwtory to the United States,
state, had joined the uprising, is Efforts were made to conceal
as follows: * i the break but it leaked out in
“In view of the attitude of < certain circles causing a sensa-
Carranza, which has been the' tion among military men and
caUce of great injuries to our i being ragarded as most serious
country, and since he never '^ene™l Pabl°‘Gonzales chief of % £ breakoXCVhis Villa
gt could govern a republic nor, the army of the east, has tele- olution . surprise to me.
^ make happy a country which as- graphed Villa an appeal which and conditions ma/get as seri.
pires to a real democracy, a coun- gives eight reasons why Villa 0UR they were wben Huerta
try which wants a government should reconsider his action and ■ > „
emanating from the people sub- remain friendly with Carranza. , The £overnor djd not give an
{ ject to ail interpretation of the • , , expression as to whether it
j national feelings, we have been consular representative, and the v ouldbe proper to withdraw
' obliged to renounce him as com- Biazihan mimstei, conferred at. j-)lited states troops from Vera
mander in chief of the constitu-. length with Carranza and were( q p
tionalist army in charge of tUfe Phown the message from Villa
executive power. disavowing Carranza’s authority --------
“We have declared hostilities, as first chief. At the constitu- Mr. T. C. Carrington, secreta-
htmig disposed to fight until he tionalist agency here there w.ere rv of the Gatesville Chamber of
has been forced to abandon his | intimations that Carranza might Commerce, will be in Electra to-
nower and Diace the same in the send a peace commission to con- morrow to meet the directors of
fer with Villa. Nothing short | the Commercial Club in regard
of a postponement of the nation to accepting a position as secre-
al convention and a system of tary.
hands of the real representa-
tives of the people who are dis-
posed to remedy all dvils of the
Re'\ W C. Garrett of the Bap-
tist church is leaving today with
his family for Sulphur. Okla.,
' here he has accepted a call to 1
the pastorate of the First Bap-,
tist church. It is with sincere
regret that we see Brother Gar- 1
rett leave Electra and this re-j
gret is shared by a large number
of friends he has made during i
his stay in our city. We wish j
him ample success in his new '
field of endeavor. In taking
leave from us Rev. Garrett asked
•us to extend a cordial invitation
through the columns of our pa-
per to all his Electra friends to!
visit him when the opportunity
offers at Sulphur, Okla., which is
giuite a noted health resort and
assures them that he will be
very glad to meet them again. :
Notice to Members of the Home
Mission Society of^M^Jiodist
Church:
You wil. have an opportunity
to pay voir duet* for the bast
ouarter S^idaytmprning a/ the
church./^ ItUfikeJ fluids to /arry
on missGonaJ^-oslf, so letymake
up our Virt m full to seyra from
the Elecrisa society.
d569-70 theJJTeasurer.
Chiiago Grain Futures.
Chicago, Sept. 24.—Although
wheat advanced today on ac-
count of higher Liverpool prices
the gains soon disappeared.
Wheat opened to 1-4 to 1 1-4 up.
Corn lacked support and after
opening 1-8 off to a light ad-
vance the market underwent a
downward movement. Oats fol-
lowed corn. Wheat closed* weak.
Corn .closed heavy. Wheat,
Sept. 1.07; Dec. 1.01 1-2; May
1.17 3-4. Corn, Dec. 70 7-8;
May 73 1-2. Oats, Dec. 49 5-8;
May 52 5-8.
Kansas City Grain.
Kansas City, Sept. 24.—Cash
wheat No. 2 hard 1.02 to 1.04% ;
No. 2 red 1.04. Corn No. 2
mixed 78 1-2. Oat No 2 '* ’•
17 1-2 to 48.
Mr. J. C. Kennedy, who has
been visiting at the home of J.
W. Kennedy here, leaves today
for Hobart, Okla., where he will
visit for some time with his
brother.
WAREHOUSE MEETING
AT COUNTY LINE
Miss Lula B. Williamson, a
trained nurse from the Johnson
& Johnson sanitarium at Sey-
mour, Texas, came in on the
Fort Worth & Dgjwer^ftrckiy to
assist Mrs. Herbie in .taking ctoe
Joe in tal
of little Mrfchell Hf*xie, who h:
been qiyite sick.ji^
For the purpose of electing
president and directors of the
Farmers Warehouse company of
Electra a meeting has been
called for Saturday night, Sep-
tember 26th, at which it is de-
sired to have present all those
who have subscribed for stock
and those intending to do so.
Other business of importance
will also come before the meet-
ing. Everybody interested
should be present.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Service? Sunday. Sept. 27th:
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.; Com-
panion service, 10:45. All per-
sons who were converted at the
Adair meeting and wishing to
place their membership with
this church will please attend.
T^s^and Te 1 ^chool Shoes fpr
chirlreiT at El
Soms.
Th<Kman who sijs^dbwn and
hopes f^th^besrrSoesn’t get it.
Marchanj/& i Wrapped and S
d565-70 Wrappers hot "
Free vote
Contest wit
Best of E
BLUE LABEL BREAD
nitary
The “cotton dress” plan will
receive the endorsement of all
husbands and fathers.
Have you bought a bale ?
evety purchase
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THE ELECTR/a BAKERY]
The Sanitary Bakery
Jack Justin, Prop.
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Sheldon, A. H. The Electra Daily News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 569, Ed. 1 Friday, September 25, 1914, newspaper, September 25, 1914; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth892984/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.