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2 EL PASO HERALD JHODS SIN6ERS lYAOUIS ARE IN EL PASO Form Best Vocal Quaret El Maytorena to Resist Effort Declines to Consider Pro- Paso Has Ever Had of Carrancistas to posai From Foreign Con- Pleasure to Hear. Gain Sonora. suls of G-uanajuato. A quartet of star soloists from the National Grand Opera company are in El Paso on their way to Las Vegas. Albuquerque and Roswell, where operatic concerts will be given, after which the soloists will return to El Paso for an operatic concert on April 22 The quartet is headed by Miss Sarame Ttaynolds, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Joshua Raynolds, of El Paso. Accompanying' her are Miss Margaret Jarman, contralto; Mario Rodolfi, tenor, and Italo Piec-hi, basso. Miss Raynolds was the leading soprano soloist with the Opera company, and, with her associates, will sing grand opera selections at her concerts here and in the other cities of the southwest. She is accompanied by her sister, Mrs.

Dudley S. Dean, of Boston, and Miss Edith Gorrell, her cousin, who is making the toujr with her. The quartet will leave this evening for Mexico to fill the engagements there under the management of James Graham McNary, and will then return to El Faso for the concert at the Texas Grand. They will be accompanied to New Mexico by Mrs. W.

R. Brown and Mrs. James Graham McNary, who will play the accompaniments for the quartet, and by Mrs. Dudley S. Dean.

Rehearsal of ProKriMii. Sunday afternoon the quartet rehearsed a number of the grand opera selections which they will sing on their Nogales, April thousand Yaqui indians, commanded by chief Urbalejo, have arrived here from Guaymas and Hermosillo, and are being sent into the Cananea district to hold that district for Gov. Maytorena and to harass the Carranza army of Gen. P. Elias Calles at Agua Prieta.

The forces carried with them four cannon and five machine guns. present tour. The rehearsal was held at the home of James G. McNary. hearing the quartet sing Sunday afternoon I do not hesitate to commend the soloists to the people of the said Mr.

McNary Monday. "Theirs are the four finest solo voices have ever heard combined in quartet singing, and their work is grand. Each is a finished and highly talented artist, and the blending of their fine voices is a treat that El Paso people should not fail to Miss Raynolds and Mrs. Dean are with their parents at the Country club; Miss Gorrell is a guest at the McNary home, and the three other soloists are at the Paso del Norte. Gentlemen's made in El Paso, style and fit guaranteed, from $28 up.

E. Kuehne, tailor, San 1 phone (Continued From Faue One). gins, unless the Carranza leader should choose to meet the enemy outside the city. The message from Villa, which was sent from Jrapuato under date of yesterday, explained the situation as follows: last encounter which we have had with the column of Alvaro Obregon at the town of Celaya was of a disaster- ous result for the enemy, which lost an enormous number of dead. Six trains bearing a large number of wounded Carranza soldiers have left Celaya for Queretaro.

As a result of the fighting the enemy has been completely demoralized and the troops which I have in the vicinity of Queretaro and Celaya inform me that groups of from 100 to 200 men of troops are deserting constantly and, throwing away their arms, have joined our soldiers. Track Destroyed. the enemy destroyed two kilometers of track to the north of Celaya, which indicates that they are preparing to withdraw and reorganize their troops which are in a difficult position. This morning there left by automobile for Celaya, the French, American, English and German consuls, who reside in Guanajuato. with the object of interviewing Obregon that he will come out to fight in the country, or permit the families to abandon Celaya.

forces will attack Celaya within two or three days and bombard the city with 70 cannon. These consuls carry also a communication from me to Alvaro Obregon in which lie is invited for us to decide the possession of Celava by a battle in the country, or to permit the inhabitants to leave before the bombardment began. 1 expect an answer by Nuevo I.areilo Attack. The attack on Nuevo Laredo has been abandoned, Carranza advices from Laredo state. These declare that scouting parties sent out by the garrison on Sunday found only three small bands of Villistas, compianded by Cols.

Bracomentes, and Arrisola. The bands have been attacked by Gen. Vincente Davila, of the Carranza garrison, and have retired a considerable distance to the south of the town. Abandoning; Matamoras I'ljiht. Carranza advices also declare.1 that Gen.

Rodriguez was" abandoning his advanced positions around Matamoras. Scouts had gone as far south Las Rusias, where tlie Rodriguez base was formerly established, and had only encountered 'small bands. Tho Carranza reports declared that Rodriguez has been ordered to retire on Monterey as that city is soon to be attacked by a large force of Carrancistas from ictoria. Fighting at Tampico. Fighting around Tampico is again ported in Villa advices.

These declare that Gen. Manuel Cliao has now established a base close to the city from the west and that the cutting of the line to Victoria is expected at any time. The report declares that the Carrancista garrison is short of ammunition and that there is much sickness in the port. t'arrothers to Guadaiajam. George C.

Carothers, the American state department traveling agent in Villa territory, has gone to Guadalajara to investigate the reports of forced loans being enforced by the Villa officials on foreigners Persons arriving today from Monterey said that all foreigners had been exempted in that district from the war levies imposed by the Villa officials. U. S. CONSUL SURPRISES MEXICAN THIEF; IS BEATEN Douglas, April dispatches from Nogales, state that American consul Frederick Sirri- pich, of Nogales. Sonora, returning home with Mrs.

Simpich Friday night, surprised two Mexicans in the of rifling the cabinet where the consul kept his state department correspondence. Several documents were missing after one of the men escaped. Consul Simpich seized the other and held fast to him, though severely beaten, while Mrs. Simpich summoned Mexican officers who placed the thief under arrest. He declined ot make a statement of any kind.

SLAYDEN CARRIES MINERS PROTEST TO WASHINGTON San Antonio, Texas, April important mining interests in Texas and Oklahoma, congressman James L. Slayden left Saturday for Washington in the interests of the mining men who are seeking protection against Gen. recent decree. The mining men, he said, are anxious to operate their properties at full capacity if Gen. Villa will furnish them protection for their properties, they to pay the guards and to make payment of all taxes.

VILLA FORCES ATTACK MATAMOROS; FIGHT FOLLOWS Brownsville, April was much firing today by botli Carranza and Villa troops at the trenches defending Matamoros. Shortly before daybreak Villa outposts closed in on the trenches during a fog. The Carranza defenders went over the trenches after them, getting close enough to use several hand grenades For half an hour there was a rifle battle that awakened Brownsville in some alarm. Finally the heavy shooting stopped. During the forenoon pickets peppered away at each other at long range.

TAXES ON 0.4XAC/ MIXES VUE CAUSE OF PROTEST San Antonio, Texas, April appeal to the British and American governments has been made by mine owners of the Mexican state of Oaxaca, according to advices which str te that a le of $1,000,000 has been declared against the properties, of which 85 percent are owned by foreigners and 60 percent by Americans. SHIP ItRXRING GEN. ill FIM A NEW YORK HARBOR New York, April Spanish steamer Antonio Lopez, which sailed from Cadiz, March 31, with Victoriano Huerta aboard, was reported by wireless to be 181 miles east of Sandy Hook at 1:30 oclock this morning, it was thought she would dock this afternoon. The Antonio Lopez was expected to remain here only a few hours before proceeding on her way to Havana. GRAND JURY CLEARS JUDGE LINDSEY; ACCUSED INDICTED Denver, April Ben B.

Lindsey, of the Denver juvenile court, was exonerated of all chaiges of misconduct, in a report of county grand jury, filed late today. Frank L. Rose was indicted on a charge of criminal libel, in connection with affidavits reflecting upon the character of judge Lindsey. Jesse E. Fleming and James "Williams, members of the state board of capitol managers, were indicted on charges of being interested in contracts awarded by the board.

Governor Carlson announced at noon that later today he would veto the lulls designed to transfer the authority and duties of the juvenile court the district court of Denver county. The governor stated his veto message would take the position that the elee- tf rs of Denver have ample means of displacing judge Liadsey through recall. HORSEMEN ARE LEAVING ON SPECIAL TRAINS DAIL'i A special El Paso and Southwestern train left the union depot, at 12:30 Monday afternoon with 90 horsemen who are bound for the eastern tracks Two sleepers were booked for Louisville, one for Baltimore and one for Chicago. Two special trains for Denver will pull out on Tuesday evening some time between and 8 oclock. One train will be for passengers and about 100 reservations have already been made.

The other train will be a special express to take the horses north. Every dollar spent for home valley products is well invested. CHICKEN OINXEll SPOILED. Silverio Gonzales was planning for a nice chicken dinner on Sunday night when ho happened to run into a couple of policemen. Silverio was very eloquent and told of the high price of chicken and how to select nice ones.

The policemen belQiiged the doubting brigade, however, and shipped Silverio and his bag of nice plump fowl to the police station. Silverio finally said that he had them near the plant of the Paul Brick company. YWMNG ON FIRE. Fire in an awning in front of the store of Ballard 116 South Oregon street, about 1:30 oclock, Monday cjternoon, is attributed to the throwing a lighted eigaret from a above. The loss was small.

20 Good 3 smokers out of 4 prefer Fatimas to any other 15c cigarette. Why not see whether the different taste of Fatimas would appeal to you, too! Or. Qhm must he Lessees Send Delegation of 15 to See Gov. Hunt. Phoenix, April a heated discussion the school land lessees of the Salt River valley decided to send a Jelegation of 15 to Gov.

Hunt to demand that he issue a supplemental call which will make it possible for the legislature to consider land legislation at the extra session. Several attorneys who were present said that they were not certain that the governor could issue a supplemental call, setting out subjects not included in the original call. They thought, that it might be possible for the governor to issue an entirely new call for the legislature to meet at a date prior to April 23. There is a possibility, therefore, that the extra session will begin earlier than the date first fixed by the governor. Must He Sold at Once.

Under the existing land code, no state land of any character can be sold. D. V. Whitfield and other speakers explained that if the school lands under the Roosevelt and Yuma projects are not at once, they will revert to their original desert condition. Whitfield and others were bitter in their denunciations of Hunt, declaring that to serve his own political purposes he had refused to include land legislation iji his call and threatened thousands of worth of property with destruction.

The failure of the legislature to enact land legislation at the regular session was discussed. Representatives Jolir, Christy, Jim Goodwin and L. A cuff were present and made Goodwin and Christy seemed to think that Hunt's sole desire was to save the present land commission, which he appointed. It was finally decided to have a mittee of 15 call on the governor and report at another meeting next Saturday. Power To Pardon Or Parole Is Finally Taken Away From Governor Hunt.

Phoenix, April Arizona supreme court this morning affirmed the decision of the superior court of Pinal county in the case of Knox Laird. This upholds the validity of the la-vf creating the board of pardons and paroles and taking the power to reprieve, pardon or commute sentences of prisoners away from the governor. FATIMA DAILY RECORD THREE SISTERS ASK FOR ACCOUNTING OF AN ESTATE Miss Blanche lone Armstrong Davis, for herself and her two sisters, Margaret and Irma, has brought suit in tho 41st district court against her uncle, W. C. Davis, asking for an accounting of the estate of Henry Lee Davis, and the appointment of a receiver.

The petition recites that Henry Lee Davis died Aug. 10. 1906, leaving no widow; that W. C. Davis, his brother, was made guardian of the three daughters and trustee and executor of the estate, estimated at $78.000, until the maturity of the daughters.

It is further alleged that the wiy provided that the estate should be held as near intact as it was possible to keep it, and that ifc should not be commingled with that of the executor or burdened with mortgages. It was further provided that a yearly statement should be made of the estate. The petitioner alleges that certain conditions of the will have not been complied with and therefore suit hi ought for an accounting, a restraining order to prevent further handling of the estate, and the appointment a receiver. After the law, which was referred to voters last November, went into effect, Gov. Hunt, fo test the statute, issued a pardon to Laird.

The warden refused to honor the pardon and Laird applied for a writ of habeas corpus. The board must now pass upon the cases of five men who are under sentence of death. Building Cash, to build a porch 401 San Jose street; and make estimated Braem, to build Lebanon street: a frame dwell estimated cost To S. S. repairs at cost $75.

To Albert ing at 607 5500. To W. C. Shaw, to build a brick bunga- iow on lots 12 and 13, block SO, Bassett addition; estimated cost $2000. To Ramon Solis, to build an adobe dwelling at Cypress and Piedras streets; esti- 1 mated cost $100.

To Abel Romo, to build a porch and make repairs at 605 Raynor streets; estimated cost $100. CONTRACT LET FOR SAN MARClAL KltllK.R OVER RIO GRANDE Santa Fe, N. April en- i gineer James A. French is on an inspection trip to the rojjd camps in Bernalillo, Sierra, Dona Ana, Otero and Roosevelt counties. Before leaving he awarded the con- hX'dS? across the Rio Purveys- Grande at San Marcial to the Midland 1 consideration 5000 April 1915 El S.

L. Filed. Paso county F. Knox to Hackett, sections 4, 12 and 14, block Bridge company TEXANS IN TO OBSERVE SAN JACINTO Phoenix, April a picnic, barbecue and other features the I exas society of Arizona will hold its annual reunion and celebrate San Jacinto day, April 21. Cato Sells, of Cleburne.

now nited. States commissioner of indian affairs, is expected to be an honored guest of the occasion. OPERATED OV IN EL ISO. Santa Fe, N. Apri A.

B. Renehan returned home yesterday afternoon from El Paso, where she underwent a serious operation only 10 days ago. Her speedy recovery is con sidered most remarkable. FRANK BRUGGY, NEW CATCHER is i 01' IS PAID FOR KEEPING NEW MANAGER FROM VAULT Phoenix, April guard- i the city vault 11 days, barring the )t. in by entrance of the city commissioners a the manager they appointed, Ca; George B.

Willcox was allowed $33 the commissioners. When the commission appointed Robert Craig as city manager, W. A ansh refused to give up the nlace Ac tins: under orders, chief 1' Pm of to police Walter'Brawner set Willcox the vault, Willcox not only kept away ie commissioners and their manager but ejected from the building a safe expert that Craig sent to unlock the vault. When Farish lost his le tight to retain the office, Brawnei moved the guard. The commissioners decided that Willcox was acting good faith, under the orders of the chief of police.

al re- 31ESV TO VOTR ON MOW Kit ISSI ON IS Mesa, April 18 has been fixed by the city council as the date foi a special election at which a bond issue of will be submitted to the Mesa voters. The proceeds of the bonds will be used in installing a modern sewer svstem. West side of Hills street, between Second and Third Patterson lo Laura Alexander, lots 6 and 7. block Magoffin addition; consideration $1900; March 7, 1915. North side of La Luz street, between Houston and Crockett Hill company to W.

G. Abbott, lots 12 and 13, block 43, Government Hill addition; consideration $400; March 18, 1915. Last side of Park street, between Savannah street and Altura Realty company to Ell Paso Electric Railway company, lot 6, block 38, Altura Park addition; consideration March 9 1915. South side of Mountain avenue, between Lowell and Lackland F. Mullen to W.

B. Ware, lots 17 and 18. block 75, Grand View addition; consideration $2900; i April 9. 1915. El Paso county M.

Reeves fo Marion Robertson, east one-half of section block 9, township 1, Texas and Pacific streets; consideration $640, Feb. 25, 1915. El Paso county F. Reeves to Marion Robertson, section 10. block 79, township 1, Texas and Pacific surveys; consideration $12S0; Feb.

25, 1915. Automobiles Licensed. T. Farrow, block 51. ment Hiill addition; five passenger Ford.

L. Follett. 418 Upson avenue; Indian motorcycle. -E. H.

Snelling, 2211 Texas street, five passenger Ford. Cummings Son, 642 West Missouri street; two passenger Ford. Ucensed to Wed. John O. McCoy to Mary E.

Deuel. Jose Ramirez to Franelsca Medina. Arturo H. Hermosillo to Mared Revilla. Elano Estrada to Juliana Segala.

Deaths. A. R. Carnegan, 1029 Oliver street, April aged 36 years; burial Evergreen ceme- Io I BODY FOUND IN THE CANAL IDENTIFIED A boy playing along the canal bank at the foot of Second street, Sunday afternoon, noticed a body in the silt, almost buried. He called F.

Var- rele, who notified the police. There were no marks of identification on the body, and as decomposition had set in, it was interred immediately at Concordia cemetery. Monday morning several Mexicans identified the remains, from the description, as those of Clemente Sandoval, a laborer for the G. H. S.

who disappeared on April 4. Sandoval abput years of age. He had a balance of about $500 to his credit in a local bank. THE TURKISH BLEND PH-H-rifeq fi fr 1 T-K-K 4 re- Frank Bruggy is the best looking eruit m. the bunch which Stallings has gathered together this spring.

Bruggy is a catcher and his work has pleased the manager immensely. It is I believed that Bruggy will be sure of a i berth with the champions this season. 9. tery April 11. William McCreery, blocTc April 9, 4 3 Concordia cemetery April 11.

Edward W. Schweitzer April 8, aged 35 years; cemetery April 10. Ben Garcia, Fifth and April 9. aged 35 years; cemetery April 10. Baby Allareon, 1014 street, aged 4 hours; tery April 10.

Lsidora Ri.sa, tged 55 years April 10. Jam Uliver, April aged cemetery April 134, years Military burial county hospital, burial Concordia Santa Fe streets, burial Concordia South Campbell burial Concordia ceme- 809 Za ragosa. alley, April 10, burial Concordia, cemetery Sout years To Mrs. A. street, April 916 65 10.

G. Rintteman, St. Vrain street, buriol Concordia ISO! Arizona BROTHER OF C. L. WOLFE IS DROWNED MINE SUMP Charles L.

Wolfe, paying teller of the State National bank, has departed for Savannah, with the remains of his brother, Clyde Wolfe, who was drowned in the sump of the Apache Tejo station of the Chino Copper company, about three miles south of Hurley, N. on Thursday night. The pumos had not been running for some months and Mr. Wolfe was alone in looking after the property. He did not report Thursday and investigation resulted in the body being found.

His brother was notified and went to Hurley to take charge of the remains. DVIUHTKR OF ALIMMl DRIG STORK DIFS HKHR The remains pf Mabel Elizabeth Slight, one year and eight months of age, who died at a local hospital 011 Monday morning, were shipped this afternoon to Alpine, Texas, by McBean, Simmons Hartrma. They were 'accompanied by little, father, K. B. Slight, who runs a drug store in Alpine.

LURJEiT II A I TO MK( HWK, DIRS SI NDAV Albert Hanna, 30 years of age employed as an automobile mechanic, died at his home in block 100, Fort Boulevard, on Sunday afternoon, following an illness of two months. He was a native of Pennsylvania and his widow will accompany the remains to Chester, for interment. McBean. Simmons iV Hartford have charge of the arrangements. JUDGE ASSAILS THE FEDERAL BUILDING (Continued From rage One).

dation of witnesses waiting to be called to testify. Paso is a. growing, flourishing city, and its future, as well as its present needs should be amply looked IJrHish Subject on Graud Jury, Frederick W. Measday, of Alpine, was excused from the federal grand jury Monday morning when it brought out that lie was a British subject. It is understood that the matter was brought to the attention of judge Henry Clayton by attorneys representing R.

L. Homdahl, charged with violation of the neutrality law in recruiting men for service in a foreign country. Mexican Laud Caine Called. The trial of John U. May, Miss Mary Harrah and charged with H.

usin: Sutton, who are the mails with intent to defraud, was begun Monday morning in the federal court. The defendants are charged with using the mails to defraud in a scheme to sell land near Candaleria, Mexico, by a company known as the Mexico Irrigated Land company, tlie name of which was later changed to that of the United States Mexico Irrigated Land company. ices were maintained in Paso and 1 Cbnriied With linviiim. Miss Mabel Kennedy Saturday night at the bridge on a charge of having in her possession a quantity of morphine. Miss Kennedy waived a hearing before United States commissioner George D.

Oliver and her case was presented to the federal grand jury Monday. Miss Kennedy stated that she brought the drug across the river for her own use. BiG BANK SUES WADOO IN EFFORT TO RUIN jy insas City. was arrested international Washington, April Bigg'S National bank, the largest financial institution in Washington, today began legal proceedings against secretary McAdoo and of the currency illiams to compel them desist from alleged efforts to ruin business..