Image 1 of The Caldwell watchman (Columbia, La.), March 13, 1914

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VOL XXVIII COLLTJZBI 1 LA FRIDAY MARCH 13 1914 VOL XVII WEALTKY MEXICAN PLEADS FOR SON GEN LUIS TERRAZAS WOULD GIVE HIS OWN LIFE TO THE REBEL DICTATOR QUARTER MILLION RANSOM Villa Threatens to Execute the Pris oner Unless This Sum is Forthcoming Western Nevwaper tUnlon News Service El PasoHis eyes filled with tears Lis voice quavering with emotion leneral Lulis Terrazas once known as The Rockefeller of Mexico ap tealed to Marion Letcher American consul at Chihuahua now in this city to save his son Luis General Fran cisco Villa is holding the younger Luis a prisoner at Chihuahua and threaten ed to kill the son unless the father tkys a ransom of 500000 pesos about 1250000 in American money Once owner of an estate that em traced the greater part of the Mexican state of Chihuahua and possessor of a fortune estimated at 40000000 in bold General Terrazas indicated that he cannot pay the ransom demanded Iy Villa His wide estates have been confiscated by the Mezichn rebels and ºhost of his money has been spent dur Lhg the troublesome times of the last three years I am 80 years old and neither life nor money mean much