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pT.thlrd Year-No. 269-Pr.co Five CenU. OGDEN CITY, UTAH, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1913. Entered as Second-class Matter at the Po.tofflce. Ogd-MJUh. I
HUERTA WILL
1 REJECT DEMAND
;
Dictator Is Determined to Seat
Congress Just Elected
f- in Mexico.
HIS RECENT PROVISO
Will Submit to People's Choice
If Congress Arranges for
Another Election.
Washington. Nov. 6. At ihe White
House today It was officially stated
that Charge O'Shaughnessy at Mex
ico City had recently been given cer-
Italn instructions to communicate to
the Huerta government Whether
guch Instructions were the same as
those referred to as demanding the
elimination of Huerta, officials de
clined to state specifically
Mexico City. Nov. 6 There was
st) I no indication here this morn
ing whether Provisional President
Huerta would make a formal reply
to the communication made to him
by the United States. The nature of
the memorandum Is said to call for ,
no other reply than compliance. How
long Washington expects to wait for
this compliance, after failing to re
ceive a verbal rejoinder, is a ques
t'on which la greatly Interesting the
few here who are convinced of the
passage of the communication from
the United States government to the
proi isional president.
Mexico City Itself still is Ignorant
I Of the nature of the new represents- j
tions made by Washington to G-en- j
eral Huerta The newspapers here
have printed only denials of the re
ports from the United States until
today they partially confirmed them
The Herald, the only English daily
I i newspaper, published a dispatch from
f Vers. Cruz, stating that John Llnd.
I I the personal representative of Prea-
I ldent Wilson, had confirmed the re
f ports of "certain indications being
i made by Washington to Mexico."
Endless Rumors at Capital.
Notwithstanding the necessary pre
t cautions surrounding the transmls
I mission by Nelson O Shaughnessv ,
American charge d' alfalrea, of the
a Washington dispatch, enough has
I R leaked out here to fill the city with
rumors and endless speculation to
1 day, as to what General Huerta's
course cm acuun win uc
Opinion generally Is In line with
- ikus unofficial Information obtainable
at the national palace last night that
General Huerta Intends to refuse
compliance with the United States
demands, but will proceed with the
program he has been following of
reorganizing the Mexican congress
and abiding b the finding of that
bodj relative to the recent elections,
dmultaneouslv ignoring Washing
ton's warning that the new congress
will not be countenanced.
Mexico City . Nov 6. The purposes
of General Huerta wero voiced this
f. morning by a person who is close to
the provisional president The pres-
j ldent Is determined to reject all the
demands set forth in the latest
American communication and is re
solved to 6eat tho congress just
elected.
if congress, however, declares the
i recent presidential election nul and
t void and makes arrangement for
another election, General Huerta
I would be disposed to abide by this
decision and submit to the peoples'
choice of a man who would occupy
I the presldencv until the autumn of
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REBELS WAIT RESULT
OF AMERICAN ACTION
I
Eagle Pass. Texas, Nov. 6. Consti- I
tutlonalist leaders apparently have I
haltJd their proposed attack on Plod-
I raa Negras until they can analyze
the import of American demands on
L General Huerta. Yesterday they had
Posted troops at points forming a
semi circle around the city.
The numbers Involved on both
sides in the military movement op-
I Posite Eagle Pass are small because
both federals and constitutionalists
have seut the majority of their men
to Monterey.
REBELS DO MUCH !
I DAMAGE TO TOWNS
Mexico City, Nov. 6 Tho cities
it- of Montomofelos and Caderelta Jl
I I mlnlz and the town of General To
ran to the southeast of Monterey In
j F the state of Nuevo Leon, all of which
3 I re taken by the rebels nfter they
S had been repulsed by the federal gar
rison of Montore, were reoccupld
yesterday by federal troops, accord
I mg to a report sent to the minister
of the Interior by Governor Botello
of Nuevo Loon.
Much damage was done bv the
rebels while the towns were In their
hands, as they burned and looted Indiscriminately.
A GERMAN WARSHIPS
I SAIL FOR AMERICA
ME Berlin. Nov 6 The newest, Get
M Tu? battenl. KalBer and Koenlg
my 1 and til Gnjtsf,r- Strasburg,
Jk. h-ve bce" ordered to leave early In
I
December for South American wa
ters. The cruise Is said to be merely a
"test voyage" but the warships, as
is pointed out in the newspapers
here, will evidently be available for
service on the Mexican coast If it
should prove neceesary
German naval circles regard the
South American cruise as patent evi
dence that Anglo-German tension Is
disappearing, as this Is the first
time German battleships have been
detached from the North Sea fleet
slnco the naval rivalry between Ger
many and Great Britain became
acute.
ORDERS TO BATTLESHIPS.
Washington. D. C , Nov. 6 The bat
tleships. Louisiana, New Hampshire
and Michigan, of the Second division
of the Atlantic fleet, which w ere to
be relieved from duty In Mexican
waters on the arrival of the four ves
sets of the Third division, were toda..
formally ordered to remain at Vera
Cruz. Orders were issued for the ar
mored cruiser. California, to remain
in Pacific Mexican waters, although
original orders to the Pittsburg were
to relieve the California.
ASSASSINATION
WELLfLANNED
jPlot to Kill Nicaraguan Presi
dent and Cabinet Discovered
By Accident.
Managua, Nicaragua, Nov 6 Tho
frustrated plot to assassinate Presi
dent Adolfo Diaz of Nicaragua, and
all his cabinet ministers on October
29. was laid by the conspirators with
remarkable care, according to de
tails published here todav
The plotters, members of the Lib
eral party, divided themselves Into
three groups. The first of these was
charged with the work of killing the
president and two cabinet ministers;
the second was to assassinate Vice
President Fernando Solorzauo and
the minister of foreign affairs and
the third group was to throw dyna
mite bombs among the members of
the Chamber of Deputies while the
were In session on the afternoon of
October 20.
The discovery of the conspirators
while they were holding a meeting
to arrange the final details of ths
plot was purely accidental Nearly
all of those connected with the af
fair have been lodged In jail
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SCHIFF WANTS
LEGISLATION
Financial Machinery Must Be
Adjusted or Serious Results
Will Follow.
New York. Nov 6 Jacob H
Scliiff, the banker, told members of
the Chamber ot Commerce today that
the financial machinery of this coun
try must be adjusted within a short
time or a serious situation would re
sult If the currency measure is not
properly amended and wo get away
from the goal which Is now In sight,'
he Bald, "we will confront very' dlffi
i cult conditions, Partisanship at
this time Is out of place Whit we
need Is good citizenship
"I think a great mistake is Do
ing made, especially in the east. That
Is. maintaining the attitude that if
we can t get what we want In cur
rency legislation, we would rather
have no change The pending bill
has so much good in it that to aa
it Is all bud is not statesmanship, but
partisanship."
Mr. Schiffs speech was an Im
promptu one, made after A Barton
Hepburn president of the Chase Na
tional bank, had proposed that a spe
cial committee of the chamber be
appointed to go to Washington to
bring its Influence to bear on the
currency legislation situation.
MAYOR HARRISON
IS A WITNESS
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With Five Others Testifies
That Donahoe Bore an
Excellent Reputation.
Chicago Nov. t. Presentation of
evidence for the defense In the case
of Daniel Donahoe and Isaac StU-fel.
charged with conspiring to defame
Clarence S Funk, began todav, with
Myor Carter H. Harrison on the
tand as a character witness for Don
ahoe.
The state will admit that Punk, or
a law firm, representing him. paid
th expenses or Mrs. J C Hennlng,
aftr her confession that she was
bribed to give evidence against Funk
In (be alienation suit. It also will
be conceded that Funk employed de
tectives in his endeavor to establish
charge against those whom he al
leged had conspired to ruin his repu
tatlon
Besides the major, Judges Frank
E. Baker. Joseph H Fitch, Edward
Brown. William H. McShurley and
Martin H Grldler testified that tin
defendant bore an excellent reputa
tloo.
IS ATLANTA FEDERAL PRISON LIVING HELL? YES, SAY MORTON
AND HAWTHORNE; WARDEN MOYER WANTS TO BE INVESTIGATED
. . 1
Atlanta federal prison; Julian Haw
thorne, Dr. W. P. Morton (bottom)
and Warden W. FL Moyer (right).
When Julian Hawthorne, son of
Nathaniel Hawthorne, and his com
panion, Dr. W. P. Morton, coming
out of the Atlanta federal peniten
tiary on parole, said that the prison
was a "firing hell" and a place of
slow murder, and told why they
thought so, they precipitated a de
bate that is likely not to end until
the prison has been turned inside
Out, and all officials and employes
within its walls, as weTl as many
prisoners of high and low degree,
arc subjected to the firo of govern
ment investigation.
An investigation seems inevitable
Warden W. H. Moyer, the object of
Hawthorne's most earnest denunci
ation, has requested it, and Con
gressman William Howard, hinting
that he Is ready to believe the
charges made by the two noted pris
oners, has promised it, stating that
if the department of justice fails to
take the matter up he will present it
in the form of a resolution on the
floor of the house, asking the ap
pointment of a congressional com
mittee to carry on the investigation.
NEW FEATURE IN
CURRENCY BILL
Regional Bank Stock to Be
Owned By Public and Con
trolled By Government.
COMPROMISE MEASURE
Democratic Senators Urging
j Conference to Make Party
Sponsor for Measure.
Washington Nov 6. The stock of
the regional banks of the new cur
rency system will be owned by the
public and regional banks will be
controlled by the government The
senate banking committee today In
corporated that feature in the ad
I ministration currency bill by a vote
of seven to five.
Senators Reed and Hitchcock,
Democrats, joined the five Rcpubli
j cans voting for the resolution over
tho protests of Senators Owen, Pom
erene. Shafroth, Hollls and O'Gor
man the remaining Democrats Joint
ly frnmed by Senators Reed, Hitch
cock and Weeks, the resolution was
referred to by some as the basis of
a compromise between the White
House and the senators in control on
the committee.
House Bill Provision.
The provision In the house bill to
compel national bank to subscribe
ten per cent of their capital to the
new system, under penalty of losing
I their charters, would be eliminated
I If after sixty days the public had not
subscribed all the capltail. the banks
entering the system would be re
quired to take up the remaining
stock That was one of the propos
als of the andcrllp plan.
Control of the regional banks was
settled by a compromise resolution
offered by Senator Weeks providing
that each roglouul bank have nine
directors, five to be selected by tho
government federal reserve board
and four by the banks. Under the
house bill, six of the nine would be
chosen by the banks
Way Clear for Agreement.
The action today is thought to
have cleared the way for an agrte
ment In the committee and ma
j hasten progress of the bill
President WJlson has been con
ducting informal conferences with
Democratic senators over the curren
cy situation and many are urging a
party conference; not necessarily in
I the sense of a caucus, but as a move,
ment to make th Democratic party
sponsor for the bill In the form thi'
administration wants It shaped.
The president discussed the cur
rency situation at length todav wl'h
Senator Simmons who led tho tariff
fight In tho senate
"I don't think any caucus will be
necessary." id Senator Simmons
afterward, at least I hope none will
be, but of course Democrats cannot
be expected to support a bill com
ing from a committee In which the
majority of the Democrats have been
opposed to what already has been
adopted It must be a Democratic
bill. There an no developments
yet, but there aro likely to bo In u
few days If the committee continues
as H haH."
NEW GOVERNOR SWORN IN
Oeorgtown, Ky., Nov. 6 Dr.
Arthur Yager, former president of
Georgetown college of Kentucky, to
day was sworn In by a notary pub
lic as governor of Porto Rico. Yager
will leave for Porto Rico next Tuesday,
VOTE TO DECIDE
PARTY STRENGTH
Socialists Claim Fourth Rank
in New York State 300
Per Cent Increase.
New York. NrJ, Nov fi The offi
cial count of the vote for chic; Judg
of the court, of appeals is awaited
to show whether the Socialists or t'n
Independence leaguf are entitled to
rank as the fourth party in N .
York state and therefore to nominate
their candidates at the next election
without petition Socialist leaders as
serted today that they had retained
their relative position after the Re
publicans Democrata and Progres
sives The official party strength In the
state this ear Is determined bj the
vote for chief judge, the head of the
til kct
In this city the Socialist vote In
creased nearly 300 per cent over (lie
last municipal electlou. but fell a
few hundrt-d behind tti- vote for Debs,
the partv's candidate for president
In 1G12.
TRAIN PLUNGES
INTO LANDSLIDE
Panama Pacific Express on
Western Pacific Road in
Bad Wreck.
Oroville, Cal , Nov 6 Train No 1
on the Western Pacific railroad
known as the Panama Pacific express
plunged into a landslide which had
covered the tracks with tons of rock
and earth and was wrecked L3 miles
j north of here j esterday
Engineer John McGraw was per
haps fatally injured and Foreman l
A Jones was seriously hurt None ot
the passengers was Injur--.
The loomotlve plunged Into th"
Feather river. The baggage car was
smashed and six coaches were derailed.
WHITMAN OPENS
INVESTIGATION
. j
Attorney Has List of Contribu
tors Whose Money Was
Never Reported By
Tammany.
New York, Nov. 6 The so-called
John Doe investigation Into the char
ges of Tammany corruption made dur
ing tho recent municipal campaign
by John A Htnnessy, was resumed
today by District Attorney Whitman.
Among those lted to appear were
Eugene D Wood, a lobbyist of this
city, und Albany, and ('.forge H Me
Quire of Syracuse.
The district attorney has been sup
plied with a list of 43 firms and in
dividuals said to have given Tammany
money which was never reported. t
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ENTIRE STATE
MILITIA CALLED
Indiana Governor Declares
Martial Law on Account of
Street Car Strike.
SITUATION IS CRITICAL
Troops From All Parts of
State Hurry to Indianapolis
on Speeches.
Indianapolis Ind , Nov. ti. The en
fire state mllltla of Indiana has been
iti red OUl by ''.overnor Ralston on
account of the street car strike here.
Governor Ralston also has announced
he would declare martlui law All of
the troops are expected here this af
ternoon The governor's decision was reach
ed after the conference yesterday
with city officials, representatives of
iubs and organizations had failed to
reach any agreement on a peaceable
means of settling the strike. The
rioting yesterday when the street car
company tried to run a car gave the
additional reason for his action.
Situation Critical.
The governor said he regretted that
the troops liad to be called out but
that the situation was critical and
he would not delay longer
' .Men are being assaulted and
kiiled." said Governor Ralston, "prop
erty 13 being destroyed and there Is
rioting in the streets, which the city
authorities have not controlleJ aud I
reel It Is my duty to take this drastic
action "
The governor was up all nifcht with
Brigadier General William J McKee,
perfcetlng arrangements for getting
the outside companies to Indianapolis
and their disposition here.
The Indiana national guard numbers
about soldiers Including thre
battery companies
Troops In all parts of the state re
ceived orders early todav to hurry to
Indianapolis as rapidly as special
trains could gel them there The
UIU1-I3 ri tr UUl lu ..ail uu icftlimi
trains
Labor Leaders Protest
Labor leaders, when they heard the
militia had been called out, protest
id to Gov "i nor Ralston against his
action John J Koegan, member of
the last legislature, told the governor
he was going to organize the strik
ers and meet the militia at the
trains.
U U Clawaon, a labor attorney
on behalf of the strikers, filed a
written protest with the governor
Hgalust the slate lntenerrlng In the
strike The protest asserts that the
police and sheriff have not exhaust--'I
their powers, and for this reason
the State Bhould not Interfere.
Strikers' Mass Meeting
mass meeting of strikers at noon
on the state house lawn was attended
by a large crowd. Speeches were
made by J J Thorpe, vice president
of the Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway Employes
of America; Cal Vatt. organizer of tho
American Federation of Labor, Stat
Senator Henry Harmon; Prosecutor
Prank Baker and M L. Clawson, the
labor attorney.
All the speakers urged that there
be no violence and that the strikers
Bhould assist in preserving law and
order When if vvas announced that
the militia would be here today, the
( rowd Jeen d
Governor Urges Order.
Governor Ralston also addressed the
, meeting. He told the strikers
ic was not rcsuousiblo for Dresent
conditions and that he had done ev
crythlng In his power to arrange a
settlement,
'Within the last five days," said
tho governor, "lives and propcrt have
been destroyed From my window 1
have seen laws violated. When I be
camo governor of Indiana I look an
oath to see that the laws were en
forced, and that I must do."
The governor urged that law and
order be preserved
Telegram to Kern
A telegram was sent today to Sena
tor John Kern by th labor lead
ers, protest ng against the calling out
of troops. Senator Kern was asked
to "wire the governor and secure addi
tional ro-opcratlon on the part of the
federal povernm'-nt
The telegram states that the city
and county authorities have not ex
hausted all efforts and until they fail
"we protest the governors action."
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JOHN MITCHELL
WILL RESIGN
Leading Vice-President of
American Federation for 15
Years to Withdraw
Next Week.
Rutte. Mont. Nov. 6. John Mitchell I
for fifteen years actively concerned
III the work of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, and for years one of
Its leading vice presidents, announced
here today at a banquet given in his
honor that he would withdraw from
official connection with the federation
at Its meeting In Seattle next week.
Mr Mitchell stated that his with
drawal was voluntary and that under
no circumstances would he permit his
name to go before the, delegates for
any office.
"It does not mean that I am quit
ting tho labor ranks." said Mitchell,
"but I want to give place to a cer-
I tain member of the United Mine
Workers of America who has done
much good for the cause and who. 1
think, should be made an official of
the American Federation
James B Lennon, treasurer of the
I 'Federal ion. and Tom Hughes, first
vice president were also guests of
honor at the banquet given by local
labor leaders
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SHARP RISE ON
CORBJffiET
Standard Oil of Kentucky
Jumps 45 Points, Atlantic
Refining 35, All Others
Make Gains.
New York, N Y . Nov 6 A sharp
rise in the securities of Standard Oil
companies was the feature of today's
operations on the curb market The
demand Is supposed to have been
stimulated by belief that enforcement
of the Income tax may result lu an
early distribution of the large sur
pluses held In the treasuries of sub
ordinate companies.
Standard OH of Kentucky advanced
45 points to 525 durlug the morning
Atlantic Refining rose from 655 to
690. Standard Oil of New York also
registered an advance and stocks of
foreign companies made minor gains.
At the offices of the Standard Oil
company, knowledge of an approach
Ing distribution was denied, but It
was admitted that the Income tax
might work some change In prevail
Ing dividend rates.
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ATTACK BEGUN
ON CHIHUAHUA
Pancho Villa Opens Hostilities
With 6,000 Men Juarez
Garrison Kept Ignorant.
El Paso. Tex. Nov. 6 Advices
from Chihuahua received in Juarez
land El Paso, sny Pancho Villa with
a Constitutionalist force estimated at
6000 men. began an attack upon Chi
huahua City at 10 oclock last night
Efforts were made in Juarez today
to prevent the federal garrison there
trom learning of the beginning of hos
Mlltles as the commanders admit that
the men might not be depended upon
If ordered to Chihuahua to reinforce
the garrison there Chihuahua is said
to be well defended, with a number of
pieces of heavy artillery and a garrl
8on of several thousand.
M E Hlebold. Inspector of Mexl
can consulates said he liad advices,
direct from Chihuahua this afternoon,
that the Federal garrison at Chihuahua
had repulsed the attack by Villa's ar
mj Hlebold said the rebel6. after
skirmishing yeeterde afternoon,
made a night attack which was re
pulsed, and that today they made two
attacks but each time were driven
back by the federals His dlspan lu be
said, gave no details of the killed
and wounded, but Intimate that tho
rebel loss was heavier than the fed
eral and that the rebels still menace
the city.
THOMAS H RILEY DEAD
Jollet. III. Nov. 6 Thomas H IC
ley. national figure in waterways
movements, died here today of kmf l
monla. He was 65 years old.
SENATORS URGE i
EMBARGO LIFT I
Sentiment in Favor of Send"
ing Moral Support to Con
stitutionalists Strong.
PLEA MADE FOR ARMS
German Ambassador Confer
at White House With
President Wilson.
Washintgon, Nov 6 The news
that Huerta would reject the Amer
ican demands for his elimination
was received In official circles with
out comment. Secretary Bryan had
a long conference with President
Wilson, chairman Bacon of the sen
ate foreign relations committee was
an early White House caller. Talk of
lifting the embargo on arms was re
vived In congressional circles with
considerable vigor
Some senators have told the pres
ident there was an overwhelming
sentiment in congress In favor of
permitting exports of arms to Mex
ico. The president in his address
to congress last August took a posi
tion against lifting the embargo.
Many persons have been pointing I
out to him. however, that one of the
alternatives open. If Huorta declined
to resign through the efforts of di
plomacy was to lend a moral sup
port to tho constitutionalists move
ment. Constitutionalists Want Arms.
Constitutionalists here declare they
don't wish recognition of their belli
gerency, but onh wish to obtain arms
on an equality with Huerta.
Although discretionary power to
permit exportatlons of munitions of
war Is vested with the president.
som observers think It unlikely that
he would take such a step without
some communication with congress.
That phase of the situation has given
rise to expectations that President
Wilson might goon read another
message to congress outlining the
status of the negotiations with Mex
ico and making specific suggestions
for future policy.
Officials declined to say today
whether they had received any an
swer directly or Indirectly, from
I Huerta to the latest demands
Count Von Bernstorff. the German
ambassador, who only recently has
returned to this country', had an en
; gagement to see the president late
' today Although the ambassador
j came to pay his respects. It was be
lieved not Improbable that the Mex
ican situation would be discussed. Sir
Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambas
sador returned to the capital this
morning.
The foreign relations committee
discussed the Mexican situation at
length and gave principal consider
ation to the question of lifting the
pmbargo on arms Senators said
nothing definite had been done. From
Individual expression of opinion, it
seemed that most senators on the
committee had not changed their
favorable attitude toward such a
move but still were dLspcsed to de
fer to the president and await some
indication from him. f
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RATE REDUCTION
IS POSTPONED I
Washington, D. C, Nov. 6. The In
terstate commerce commissions or
der reducing express ra:es was agaiu
extended today to February 1, to give
the companies more time to arrange
for the change It was to have been
effective on December 1. but was post
loned. The Interests of the Louisville fc
Nashville In various railways operat
ing through the same territory were
t mentioned as principal objects of tho
investigation. The resolution also
directed a general Inquiry' into the
connection of the railroad, by stock
ownership, lease or agreement, with
other southern lines.
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LEA RESOLUTION PASSES.
Washington. D C . Nov. 6 Senator
Luke Lea's resolutlou for a congres
siunal Investigation of the relations
between the Louisville & Nashville
railroad and its allied lines to devel
op vvhether the anti trust laws have
been violated was passed today by
the senate after a brief debate
WEALTHY STOCKMAN KILLED
Council Bluffs la.. Nov. 6 E. W.
Cannon, a wealthy stockman of
Brayton, was killed late last night,
five miles east of Council Bluffs,
when his automobile, purchased here
yesterday, ran off a bridge Perry
Matlock, his companion, was serious
ly Injured and Is now in a Council
Bluffs hospital.
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ANKLE ME IS
FRACTURED i!i
Ben Kern, a resident of Wilson
Lane, made a misstep while walking
up lower Twenty-fifth 6treet at 1 30
o'clock this afternoon and his left
ankle bone was fractured. J'assers
bj .trrled him to tho Blue Ribbon bar
and t h- patrol was celled. When (if
vvms taken to thy station. Dr. R. A.
M Cune attended hlin and had the
man removed to the Dee hospital
After the first few minutes, Kern j m
suffered little from the Injury.
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