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Show CHIffl ACTS IN JHS CASE Mexico Moves to Release American Agent Held by Bandits. WASHINGTON. Oct. i'o. Prompt ! measures have been taken by the Mexi- can government to effect the release of William O. Jenkins, American consular aont at Puebla, who is being held by bandits for $125,000 ransom, the state department de-partment was advised today from Mexico City. The Mexican authorities, it was said, were acting on personal Instructions from President Carranza. The nature of the steps was not disclosed. The department's advices reported that a. federal force sent In response to the American embassy's representation formed a cordon around Jenkins's factory fac-tory and arrested five employees. Twenty' Twen-ty' "police agents went to Puehla from Mexico City ana ten special military police po-lice were sent by the chief of the garrison gar-rison at Mexico City, under orders to cooperate co-operate with the Puebla authorities. In addhion to the instructions telegraphed tele-graphed hy President Carranza from CvUierctaro, the advices said the Mexican foreign office had telegraphed instructions in-structions to the authorities at Puebia in response to the representation made by the American embassy at Mexico City. I'rgcnt representations have been sen' to the Mexican government by the state department as a result of the kidnaping of Mr. Jenkins. No additional details regarding the kid- naping had been received this mormns from the American embassy at Mexico City, which has been instructed to keep Die department fully advised as to developments de-velopments In the case. It was learned today that about the-time the-time Mr. Jenkins was kidnaped last sum-mer sum-mer and held for 25,000 ransom. wnich was paid, his ranch at Puebla was raldeo by bandits, the manager murdered and considerable stock stolen: The bandit.0 were reported to have been part or a band under Carilo Arenes. WASHINGTON. Oct. 23. The Mexican house of deputies has voted general approval ap-proval of a proposal to withdraw extraor-dinary extraor-dinary powers granted to President Carranza Car-ranza two vcars ago. under which ht decreed many laws, according to advices, today from .Mexico City, but when effort? were made to confirm the action in detail the government minority left the chamber cham-ber in a body. This was repeated three times in a single session, and. lack of a quorum prevented final action. A proposal to invite Luis Cabrera, secretary sec-retary of the department of finance, to address the house on the measure was abandoned because of antiadministration hostility. In some quarters the action of the house was interpreted as a form of reprisal for the refusal of the executive to approve additional pay for members. This was denied by majority members. The extraordinary powers gave President Presi-dent Carranza authority to decree laws on any matter having to do with revenues. SACRAMT5NTO, Cal., Oct. 23. Measer details of the kidnaping of William Oscar Jenkins are contained in a telegram from his wife, Mary Street Jenkins, to his father, fa-ther, John W. Jenkins, at Hanford. transmitted trans-mitted by the latter late today to Governor Gover-nor Stephens. Mrs. Jenkins's telegram said: "Oscar was kidnaped by revolutionists Sunday night from our home in Puebla, and is held in the mountains for ransom, ran-som, all cash. Was robbed at time of taking him away. am unable to raise the large sum demanded. Use all influence in-fluence with California senators and congressmen con-gressmen to have the state department request the Mexican government to pay the ransom and save him. Act quickly." The message was forwarded by the governor to the state department with the comment: "It seems very necessary that action , be had immediately. Will you please take steps to rescue Oscar Jenkins?" |