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MEXICAN ASSASSIN
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BODY PUT ON EXHIBITION
JUAREZ, Mex.. Jan. ID. The
bodies of Jobo Rodriguez and Miguel
Eaca-Valles, executed Villa leaders,
which were placed on exhibition here
today as evidence that the de facto
fovernmcnt of Mexico is determined
to exterminate the bandits who
slaughtered eighteen mining men
near Santa Ysabel, Chihuahua, eight
days ago, were put aboard a train
late today and pent to Chihuahua
City. There, according to Mexican
officials, they will be uhown in pub
lic again as examples of what will
happen to any one adopting the ca
reer of an outlaw in Mexico.
Rodriguez, who was captured by rm- i
ployes of the Habricora rami) and exe
cuted by Carranr.a authorities at Madera
InRt Thursday, was positively Identified
us the Villa loader who has been. burning
railroad bridges, looting mines and
ranches and threatening tho lives of fori
cigners ever since Villa w-as driven out
of Fonora, following the series of defeats
that began at Agua Prteta November ,
last.
Kircnlrd at Juarez.
riaca-Vlllea wus caught fourteen miles
west of Columbus, N. M., and was exe
cuted early today at Juarez, after he had
been brought hero on tho train that
bore the body of Rodriguez. Knriquc
Clsneros, another Villa officer who was
captured with Baca-Valles. Is being
brought overland to faco a court mar
tial. Baca-Valles, contrary to tho usual
fatalistic attltudo of the Mexicans, begged
for his life. According to Americans who
saw tho murderer and robber killed, the
Villa chief crawled, supplicating, before
hla executioners and was shot to dcatlt
as ho grovelled.
A tralu from the Interior was expected
tonight. Only threo Americans are. re
ported to be on board. Tho train which
left today for the south carried a num
ber of Americans back into Mexico.
Attack Wilson's Iollcy.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19. Discussion of
the nation's duty toward Us citizens In
MVxico cropped out in tho senate again
today, and another intervention resolu
tion was added to the half-dozen intro
duced since the Santa Ysabel murder.
Several republican senators attacked
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Russian Regiment
With a Fighting
ReCOrQ Behind It
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
JIlATQUARTKnS OP T1IK PlttST
PTPKMAN COltrS. Jan. 10 The Pirst
Siberian regiment, which, with others of
tho Klrst .Siberian corps, turned tho tide
of battle at Ixdz when the Russian army
was almost completely enveloped by the
Germans, and which bore tho brunt of
the fighting before Warsaw, has a his
tory dating back -""0 years. It was cre
ated in 1720 by l'eter tho Great. It was
the regiment tent In tho Chinese expedi
tion in lltfO-.', and for Its service at that
time it was awarded a flag with a spe
cial Inscription by the emperor. It was
a part of tho First Manchurian army in
the Japanese war and fought at Lo-Yan.
'hal-Hal and Mukden. Much has been
written about their Intrepid valor during
that struggle.
When the present emperor, as heir to
the throne, went to tho far east ho chris
tened the regiment his own, vlth the
right to bear his Initials upon their shoul
der straps. This special distinction has
created a bond of sympathy and good
fellowship among tho officers and men.
The regiment has many gifts from the
emperor and from foreign visitors and
from other regiments, creating a collec
tion of great historic value as well. When
tho regiment is at home, at every feast
or function a chair Is kept at the head
of the table or In the placo of honor for
tho emperor. Abovo It always Is placed
his rortralt, ono of his many gifts. At
regimental dinners tho portrait is veiled
until tho toasts are reached when it is
uncovered and the first toast is to his
imperial majesty. The place at the table
Is served as though the emperor was
present In fact.
Another tradition of this regiment,
which is ancient and abandoned by nearly
all other Siberians, Is tho presentation of
tho wlnecup. It Is rarely observed except
when tho ompeor is present or for other
distinguished guests. To the singing of a
special regimental song, in which the
guest Is addressed by his Christian name
and in the familiar form "thou" and
"thee," ho is offered successive cups of
wine and urged to "drink to tho bottom
in the namo of our friendship." After
the third repetition It Is customary for
the guest to break the glass, whereupon
the sentiments of ftllowshlp arc expressed
by cheers and sons.
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Women of Belgium and Northern
France Must Have Help Bur
ing Winter.
APPEAL TO UNITED STATES
XKW YORK. Nov. It. "Over 3.0no,(XM
persons In Belgium and northern Prance,
mostly women and young children, must
be clothed and shod by Christmas. If tho
garments and hoes for these destitute
people are nut forthcoming at once, their
sufferings during the winter will become
desperate."
Such Is the note of an urgent appenl.
Issued to the people of the I'nited Btates
by the commission for relief in Belgium.
The New York committee has received
from Herbert Hoover, chairman of tho
commission, the following statement:
"It appears to me that it Is necessary
for ns to go frankly to the American
people and ask them to clotlio the desti
tute In the occupied areas of Belgium
and northern France during tho coming
winter.
"There are S.nOO.noO people In these areas
and of these over one-third are now
wholly or partially destitute, and are to
day receiving their food either wholly or
partially without payment.
"As you know, wo have set up economic
measures, based on the ability of a por
tion of tho population, to pay for its food,
which, with tho contributions of other
countries, enables us for the present to
find the bare minimum of food supplies
for the whole 9.000,000 people, but we have
no reserves with which to provldo cloth
ing for the destitute. We now plead for
help on their behalf.
o Way 1 Help Themselves.
"Even If these S.OiO.oiM people had
money they could not Import clothes, or
the raw materials with which to manu
facture them, through tho blockade Into
an area under military occupation. While
the better classes have some clothing
with which they can get along, the des
titute are composed of the working
classes which naturally had little re
serves of clothing when tho war broke
out. The only additions they have ro
ceived since then have been the generous
contributions from America. Canada and
elsewhere. By Christmas time all the
clothing which wo 'have In our various
establishments will bo exhausted.
"It is a certainty that the undue ex
posure of underelad men, women and
children to the bitter winter will greatly
Increase mortality. The clothing for
theso people can bo provided only If we
receive gift supplies for tho purpose. We
must depend upon tho American people.
"We have arranged that the cost of
transportation of clothes from any cen
tral point in the United States to Belgium
and northern France and of tho distribu
tion wUl be paid for out of funds which
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whole American contributions will reach
the destitute without one cent of deduc
tion. .Many Difficulties In Way.
'In tho matter of the character of
clothing for these people, we are sur
rounded with a multitude of difficulties.
In the flrxt Instance the drastic sanitary
arrangements made by the gov ernmenla
through whose territory we must pass
make the Introduction of second -hand
clothing, especially In the areas of the
operating armies where the want will be
greatest, practically ImiHissllile.
"We therefore must ask frankly for
new clothing and more particularly for
unmade material. Not that the destitute
In Belgium and northern France are not
Intensely gratefuUfor eeond hand cloth
ing, but as a matter of necessity we are
forced to ask only for unworn stuffs.
"It must be borne In mind that those
for whom we appeal are living under
almost total Industrial paralysis; that
many millions of them are Idle and that
the cry wo have from them dally i:
'Give us something to do. give us some. !
thing to work on. so that we may con- I
tribute to our support.' Therefore If we
can provldo them with materials they
wilt make tip their own clothing. Further
more the poor of Belgium and northern
France can devise an extraordinary
amount of clothing out of a given piece
of cloth and can work in such materials
to pe.toh up their own clothing. For this
reason we are anxious to secure piece
goods as far as possible, or, alternatively,
unworn mado-up-clothlng.
Distribution Is free.
"We have established workrooms In
all tho leading Belgian cities. The one In
Brussels alono gives employment to over
l.'.OOO people. This clothing is all dis
tributed free through our local communal
committees after they have made a care
ful Investigation of tho necessities of
each recipient. tThero are today between
SO.OOO and 40,000 of the noblest and liest
Belgian and French people giving their
whole service In tho volunteer conduct
of these local committees, endeavoring
with the greatest possible devotion and
under tho greatest strain to eke out to
tholr utmost usefulness the meager sup
plies whloli wo are nblo to furnish.
"What wo urgently need Is new woolen
clothes for women and glrla and boys,
woolen and cotton materials for babies'
clothing, shawls, stockings, jerseys,
sweaters, blankets, boots and shoes, un
derclothing, overcoats, petticoats ami
suits of all descriptions, and in fact
every article In the gamut of w arm cloth
ing. Hope for Mnch.
"It seems to us that there must bo on
the shelves of tho stores and In tho
houses of the United States a, largo
amount of remnant cloth materials and
now ready-made clothing which would bo
oontributed or could be purchased by the
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work on trcms of the great possible
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"it seems to mo that with the gener
osity of the American merchant and
manufacturer our local committees from
moneys tha may be subscribed to them j
for this iiirHse can purchase such mate
rials at far move advaiilaiicous rates than
can be obtained In any commercial ttans-j
action. i
"It Is our hope that we may have laige :
consignments arriving by Christmas and1
we do not believe that there Is any man- :
nor In which the American people ran 1
better show their Inherent Instinct of
philanthropy and kindliness than by bus.
werlng this appeal from millions of help-'
leaf, destitute people."
Uncle Sam Is Only
One Not Inspired by
Ulterior Motives
(Correspondence of the Associated ITvhs.)
AMSTKKPAM, Netherlands. Jan. 1
Germany has not madn such a thorough
paclflo penetration of Italy's financial
and Industrial markets as Is generally
reported, according to Francesco Nlttl.
tho former Italian mllnsler of aurlcul
ture, who has contributed an article on
the aub.lect to the current number of the
Ihilch Journal for IVonomlca and Geog
raphy. Germany, he sas, has only
placed capital amounting In the acKrc
gat to tH.000.000 Into Italian enterprises.
Thero are but few purely German com
panies of Importance In' Italy, he says,
but, on the other hand, numerous Ger
mans have actively participated In the
working of Italian companies without
putting any money Into them.
Revenue statistics Indlcato that last
year the total of taxed foreign capital
in Italy was approximately SlflO.OnO.ooO, r
which roughly lm,000,0i0 was French and
Belgian, $22,000,000 British, and only
I5.ooo,(ioo German more than half of
which latter sum is represented by two
most prominent German steamship lines.
What there In of German penetration,
saya Klgnor Nlttl. Js chiefly represented
by Individual Germans, who act, or have
acted as managers of Italian banks, and
na agents of French, Belgium and Brit
ish trading corporations.
Tlfo Italian authority further remarks
with disappointment that American capi
tal holds aloof from Italian financial
undertakings, which fat the more regret
table since America la the only country
which the Italians need not sua poet of
ulterior motives," and he adds that the
great volume of Italian exports and labor
lo the United States would seem to justify
the expectation that Americana would
show more interest In Italian finances.
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Secretary of Wholesale Druggists'
Association Describes Effects
of Legislation.
DECREASED SALE OF NARCOTICS
F.nl'rc satisfaction with the results
achieved bv the llai risen Hiiil-iiarcotlc
law. the redeial act to limit the sale of
narcotic dings, hl h became effective
March 1. exists among the wholesale anil
retail drug dealers of .'.he country, nc
rnn.lhvj to F. I". llolllday. secretin y of
the National Wholesale Hugglsts' associ
ation, an organization which was Inter
ested in the promotion of the when it
niu befoie congress. Mr. llolllday has
Just returned to New Yoik, from a trip
through .the west, middle west and south,
vvhero ho interv lew cd the lead ng mer
chants and distributers of each district.
"The Harrison anti-narcotic law lias
been wonderful In its effects." said Mr.
Itollhlay en Saturday, "and has sur
passed the eM'ctatlons of Its most ar
dent aiIvocai.es. The sale of opium and
moipbine, lie principal narcotic drgus,
has been reduce,! at least f-0 per cent
through thi- npeiatlou of the law. where
as the Ktcnicst reduction which bad
heen oredli t-d was not In excess of 40
per cent. The sales, moreover, will
Mcadilv grow less as 'he hal'i'.ual users
of .narcotic stimulants are cured, a reas
onably large proportion of the drugs
now being sold to these consumers lwlng
on prescription. 1 do not think It Is going
beyond the limits of probability to pro
phesy that the next generation will show
a great Improvement over the present
in the numbers of habitual drug users.
"Under tho provisions of tho law, all
fellers of narcotic drugs must have gov
ernment licenses and all goods sold must
be on government order blanks, liealers
are required to keep a record of all
transactions. Including the purpose for
which the drugs were to be used. Not
only are tho distributers of these drugs
required to obtain license before they can
engage In the trade, but all physicians
and others who have an Interest In their
distribution must be licensed. Ieglttmatn
wholesalers and re.lllers throughout the
country have vilvcit the law almost
unanimous support, altlmugh it must
bo recognize that It has caused a re
duction of their profits on the sales of
the drugs affected.
"In spite of the wide support which
jttie law has received, there have been
many prosecutions. The federal author
ities have been particularly active, and
where It was lmposslblo for them tu pro
ceed against tho offender, they have
turned over the data and records upon
which prosecution depended to the stato
officers. Theso have, In many caaes,
,Uken up tho prosecution of cases pre
sented to thenvand a large part of the
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Mr. llolllday poineil nut tha'. tho Har-
j risen law bad been urged by the lead
ing dri:g Interest previous to Its passage,
land .Uiat at tho time some suspicion of
the motives behind the movement might
have been held by those rot thoroughly
acquainted with the situation. He said
that members of the trado bad acted net
,as dealers, but as citizens, and that this
fact had been brought out clearly by the
(hearty co operation of drug trado factors
I with .he government authorities In en
I for Ing the provisions of tho act.
i The decreased sales of mnrphlns and
! opium are In no degree attributable to a
decline In Importations, although this
has occurred, Mr. Jfolllday said. There
was no difficulty In obtaining sufficient
sales of the product to fill all legitimate
requirements, although several manu
factures of opiates and Importers of
, opium hud acquired what constituted
practically a corner In the opium market,
land prices duo to war renditions were
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