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No. 19,38t>. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1913-TWENTY PAGES. ONE CENT. Foss Likely to Be Surprise When Votes for Governor Have Been Counted. POLITICIANS PICK WALSH BECAUSE OF HIS MACHINE Democratic Candidate Only One With Eeal Party Organization Behind Him. BY N. O. MESSENGER. BOSTON, Mass.. Octobcr U3.?Delight ful elements of uncertainty entering Into this campaign make the outcome very doubtful and tne proceedings quite inter esting. At first blush the old politician, he of the up-tilted cigar and low-tiltedi hat. would say: "Why, there's nothing to it; there's your man Walsh, democratic candidate for governor, running on the straight democratic ticket, with his machine be hind hiin, and opposed by three fellows who have nothing but their own guff to commend them." But wait a minute; it is not quite that way. Quite true, there is "Gussie" Gard ner. running as a half-way republican upon your republican ticket; there is Mr. Bird, running as a bull mooser, and there Is Mr. Foss, running on a ticket which is altogether Foss and nothing else. Foss May Be a Surprise. Mr. Foss may surprise them yet by the strength of his vote. Talking with old line repub.icans. I find that there is like lihood that Mr. Foss will commend him self very largely to the regular republi can vote. This may sound strange, in view of the fact that Mr. Foss has a po litical record which is a veritable Jo seph's coat of many colors. He has been republican, progressive and demo crat. but it must be born in mind that In all of these changes he has preserved a few principles. It falls out that today Mr. Foss is the only one of the candidates who stands for the principle of protective tariff. While Mr. Gardner runs on the republic an ticket, supposedly representing pro tection, Mr. Gardner is known to be per sonally opposed to the accepted republic an doctrine of high protective tariff. Mr. -Foss opposes certain forms of dpmlnation by labor unions. In these particulars he appeals to the old con servative republican element In the state. When one stops to consider. It is seen that this faction has no other exponent among the candidates. Gardner His Own Party. Mr. Gardner has gayly kicked the slats of. the old republican organisation and declared himself a progressive. He dis dains to accept the support of the old silk stocking republican machine, rep resented- by his highly respected father in-law. Senator bodge. And right there it might bo said in passing, that Sena tor I<odge's friends are quite pleased that it has fallen out this way. The sen ator is not involved in any way in the campaign and is letting "Gussie" have his own sweet way. So it would seem that the old-line re publicans are in a predicament. They don't want to encourage bull moose can didates because every one feels that the bull mooose party is responsible for the evil days that have fallen upon the re publican party. It is well recognized that if Mr. Bird should be elected gov ernor of the state of Massachusetts, the bull moose movement in the country at large would receive valuable, not to say violent, impetus. Your old line repubiicon. therefore, is ? onfronted with the alternative of voting 'or the bullcr mooser, or for Gardner, who is not a republican, according to their construction, or for Mr. Foss, who. while not a republican in name, stands for certain republican policies. Mr. Foss is quite well aware of this edge w hlch he has upon the situation and is playing it for all it Is worth. His plan appeaKs to the employing class, to the bs maufacturers, to the men who sit around the clubs and attend bank directors' meetings, drawing down their little fees therefore, and staking them at i?r?dge in the club in the afternoon. Whether it will appeal to the rank and :ile of the great working, sweating masses is another thing. Workiugruen Not Talking. In one of these clubs today one of these employers, snipping off the band of his twenty-tlve-cent cigur. remarked to The Star correspondent: "I don't quite get a line un my town. The working man won't talk politics. People who go round to see them report that they shut up like clams when an effort is made to get them to say something about how the campaign is going." So Mr. Foss may get the support of the heads of these big institutions, who are with him on the question of tariff and la bor, but how many of the boys in the ?mills will he rally to his banner? And you must remember that these silent. Krimy-faced, unmanicured men will cast the bulk of the ballots. Somewhere in the Scriptures it is said that be who lives by the sword will die by the sword. Mr. Gardner has lived as *n insurgent. If he fails for election this t nic. it will be because he lias been con sistently an insurgent: not content with t-elng an Insurgent in his party, he is now living the part of an insurgent against tiie party which gave him the nomination. In the meantime, the democrats, falling into step with the policy of their party in national affairs, the same being harmoni ous action all along the line, are playing their hand consistently. They have a delnlte program, a good candidate, some money, splendid m&nagement. and are out to get all then is in the game. ^ our old practical politician, taking his feet off the desk, tilting back his hat and blowing a ring of tobacco smoke, would probably say: "Guess I'll put my money 011 the old machine." CAUSES GRIEF AT VATICAN. Death of Mgr. Montagnini, Popular Prelate, in Berlin. ROMK October ?The death of Mgr. Montagnlm, reported to the Pope today from Berlin, has caused great grief at the Vatican. He had been suffering recently from an affection of the throat and was operated on a few days ago. Mgr. Mon tagnini was very popular at the Vatican. At the time of the rupture between 1 ranee and the Vatican. Cardinal Merry del Val Intrusted Mgr. Moutagninl with t'ie charge of the nunciature after the papal nuncio. Mgr. Lorenzelli. left Paris When former Premier Clenjetueau later expelled Mgr. Montagnini. Cardinal Merry appointed the distinguished prel ate, to a pyat in .the oQice of the naoal ?ecretary of state. Nine Atlantic Fleet Vessels Off for Cruise in Mediter ranean Waters. LEAVE HAMPTON ROADS AMID BOOMING OF GUNS I Assistant Secretary Roosevelt Rep | resents Navy Department and President at Ceremony. hear admiral badger, Dnunand of fleet that will, visit European ports. HAMPTON ROADS, Va., October 25.? Messengers bearing the dignity and power of the United States, nine monster battleships took their leave today of the shores of America for the Medi terranean. Grim in - the dull gray paint of their sea cloaks, .the ponderous war machines nodded a final farewell on the swelling tide of Hampton roads, while the captains of the fleet,, headta by Rear Admiral. Charles J. Badger, rcnuinid their last word of instructions and fare well from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt. Dolphin Heads Column. The assistant secretary, representing the Navy Department and the President, came down the Potomac on the yacht Dolphin, which took its place at the head of the double column of battle ships swinging at anchor in horseshoe formation out across the fair way of the roads. From the flagship Wyoming at the head of the column, to the bulky auxiliaries lying, below, all ships were in holiday dress. From the Wyoming, out across the fair way, swung the Utah, Florida. Arkansas Delaware. Vermont, Connecticut. Kan sas and Ohio, and farther down in a group, the auxiliaries, Celtic, Solace. Cy clops. Orion and Jason. The battleships were the pick of the navy. Ceremony Attends Sailing. The ceremonies attending the sailing of the fleet were formal. For the time being the little Dolphin was the ship of the commander-in-chief, and from the big ship each captain followed the rear ad miral to pay his respects to Assistant Sec retary Roosevelt. With the secretary was a party of officials from Washington, in cluding Jphn E. Osborn, assistant secre tary of state; Henry Breckinridge. assist ant secretary of war; Samuel J. Graham assistant attorney general;'John Burke treasurer of the United States; Joseph E. Davis, commissionj'r of corporations, and Senator Hrandegvc. After the ofliHal visits to the Dolphin, the biy battleships stood by to await the return calls to be p:iid by the assistant secretary. As the tide came in the big steel ships swung down the channel, and as ea<-h vessel passed in review out to sea- the farewell salutes of the depart ing vessels were fired. Quarter of Million in Cash. The last of the supplies for the fleet were put aboard the several battle ships early today. These included $50,000 in French money and 1200,000 In American money. The first stop scheduled for the fleet is at Gibraltar. There have been arranged for the men numerous short tours in southern Eu rope. All on board ship were in fine spirits as the fleet sailed away. The fleet will proceed at eight knots an hour only, in order to keep in touch with Washington should it be come necessary to send any of the ves sels to -Mexico. APES THE KAISER. Now Berlin Actor Must Cease Using Imperial Mustache. 1JKK1.IX, October 25.?According to in formation given out at the theater, the police have compelled an actor named Paul, who is appearing at the German playhouse in a popular comedy, to change his make-up so as not to so closely re semble the emperor. Paul has features resembling those of Emperor William and heightened the similarity b> wearing the imperial mus tache with a view, the police thought, to make the emperor appear ridiculous. DR. P. S. REINSCH AT T0KI0. New TJ. S. Minister to China Talks of Peace With Orient. TOKIO, Japan, October 25;?Dr. Paul Samuel Reinsch of Madison, Wis., the new United States minister to China, ar rived here today. He and' George ' W. Guthrie of Pittsburgh. American ambas sador to Japan, were the guests of a pumber of distinguished Japanese at luncheon. Both American diplomats .woke im pressively of the friendship between the ':ir eastern countries and the United States and declared that the exercise of wisdom patience and good will would eventually bring the east and the west tp a mutual understanding. . ... , ?. ... Notable Men Attend Rededica tion of Historic Edifice in Philadelphia. FOR TEN YEARS THE HOME OF NATION'S LAWMAKERS Addresses by Mr. "Wilson and Speaker Champ Clark Features of the Program. PHILADELPHIA, October 23.?Con i gress Hall in Independence Square, the building where Congress met from 1790 to 1800, was rededicatod today after having undergone restorations to al most its original appearance. The President of the United States, members of the Senate and House of Repre sentatives. ambassadors from foreign lands, governors of the original thir teen states and leading citizens of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia partici pated in the ceremonies. President Wilson and party arrived here a few minutes after 1 o'clock this afternoon. The President was officially welcomed by a large reception committee composed of some of the leading men of the city. Many Distinguished Guests. With the President came the French ambassador. Vice President Marshall, Speaker Clark, Chief Justice White and several associate justices, senators from the thirteen original states and members of the House of Representa tives equal to the number of members sitting in Congress in the latter part of 1799 and the beginning of 1800. Am bassadors and ministers of European and South American countries who had accepted invitations were in the Wash ington party, as were also the chaplains of the Senate and House. Luncheon was served at the Bellevfte- J Stratford Hotel, at which were present the President and Vice President, all j the other invited guests from Wash- j lngton, the governors of a number of states and the several committees hav ing charge of the ceremonies. After the luncheon came the parade with President Wilson near the head of the line. In the procession were all the sailors and marines stationed at the Philadelphia navy yard, four companies of Coast Artillery from Fort du Pont and Fort Mott on the Delaware river, a provisional brigade of the Pennsylvania National Guard, the Philadelphia cavalry Commands attached to the state militia and the patriotic societies. City Troop His Escort. Jhe parade wpupd Its way through the bU8ln**a sectlou of the city to Inde pendence SquarerHfatence President Wil son was escorted to Congress Hall. He was attended by the 1st Troop, Philadel phia City Cavalry, which has escorted every President who has visited Philadel phia since the time of George Washing ton. As the President approached the his toric hall a chorus of 100 voices greeted the nation's chief executive with a patriotic song. Brass bands blared forth stirring music and the great crowd of people massed in and about the square cheered. The old building is small, having a width of fifty feet and a depth of about seventy-five feet. For this reason only 750 persons could be crowded on the first floor, where the lower house of Congress met. The Senate Held its ses sions on the second floor. During the ex ercises today President Wilson sat in the chair occupied by John Hancock when he presided over the Continental Congress at the signing of the Declara tion of Independence. It was the ttrst time the chair had been used since Pres ident Grant requested the privilege of sit ting In it in 1876. The invocation was delivered by Rev. Henry N. Couden. D. D., the chaplain of the House of Representatives at Wash ington. This was followed by the sing ing of "Hail, Columbia." Delivered to the City. Frank Miles Day of Philadelphia read a brief statement concerning the restora tion of the building. Mr. Day was chair man of the committee of architects hav ing charge of the work. Then followed the delivery of the building to the city by the president of the Philadelphia Cliapter of the American Institute ot' Architects. John Hall Rankin, and its acceptance by the city. The oration by Speaker Clark and the address of President Wilson, who stood on the rostrum of the House where Washington delivered his farewell ad dress, followed. The exercises were closed with the sing ing of another patriotic song and the pronouncement of the benediction by the chaplain of the United States Senate, Rev. Forrest J. Prettyman. As the ceremonies came to an end a salute of twenty-one guns was flred by the warships In the Delaware river. Congress *Hall is a two-story, shingle roofed building. It stands on the south east corner of Gth and Chestnut streets, or in other words, in the northwest cor ner of Independence square. To the east of it is Independence Hall. The building was constructed for coun ty purposes.. Two different funds were raised to cover the expense. In colonial days it was the custom for the mayor of Philadelphia when Koing out of office to give a banquet. Instead of doing this one of ihe mayors contributed the cost of the f^ast, 130 pounds, to the building fund for the new county -hall. Th^> other money hsed In its construction came from the sale of an old jail and workhouse. Gangs of convicts, known then as "wheelbarrow men," began Its construc tion in 1787, and it was completed in 1789. Tendered for Use of Congress. March 4, 1789, the assembly of Pennsyl vania. acting for the county of 'Phila delphia, tendered the use- ot the building as the temporary home of. Congress Congress, which was meeting then in New York, after much debate", "fixed the permanent location of tho national gov ernment on the banks of the Potomac, and Philadelphia, mainly ' through ihe efforts of Robert Morris and to the dis appointment,_or New York, was decided upon as the seat of government for ten years. December ?J, 1790, the third ses sion of the First Congress met in the hall, the first Speaker of the House of Representatives being Frederick Augus tus Muhlenberg. George Washington was ?Inaugurated In the hall March 4, 1788. and In it he delivered his farewell address. John Adams was inaugurated as the sec ond President of the United States within Its walls, aud Thomas Jeflfc:son was ther? sworn in as Vice President. While Congress sat in the hajl the United States mint and the United States bank were established; Vermont Kentucky and Tennessee were admit ted to the Union; the army and navy were reorganized on a permanent basis; Jay's historic treaty with Eng land was considered and ratified; the w (Continued on Second-Page.)" Episcopal Bishops ami Depu ties Unable to Adjust Their Differences. NEW YORK, October Closing hours of the general convention of 1913 of the Protestant Episcopal Church found the two houses of the church struggling to day to break the deadlock over the color question. They had less than six hours to do so, having agreed to adjourn at 2:30 p.m. A conference committee, con sisting of three deputies and three bish ops, labored throughout the morning to reach an adjustment and save the situa tion from being left where it was at the close of the 1910 convention. Whether the house of bishops should withdraw from its announced purpose to create a separate bishopric for negroes of the south, with the appointment of a colored bishop, or whether the house of deputies should recede from its Intention to have the matter referred to h joint committee of deputies and bishops for report at the 1916 convention, was the problem set before the conference com mittee. Hope of Agreement Abandoned. All hope of breaking the deadlock was abandoned at noon, when the house of deputies without waiting for the confer ence committee's report refused by the overwhelming vote of 91 to 13 to concur with the house of bishops. Tiie bishops were equally determined not to recede from their stand. Upon learning of the deputies' action the conference committee ceased its efforts to bring about an ad justment. On the heels of the refusal of the dep uties to concur with the bishops, the bishops refused to concur with the dep uties in two important resolutions adopt ed by the deputies early.io the conven tion. The lirst of these was to the ef fect that a two-thirds vote be necessary to ehange the name of the church; the second proposed to eliminate from the Good Friday collect the clause asking di vine grace for "Jews, Turks, infidels and heretics." The bishops by adverse vote killed both proposals. After disposing of the negro question the deputies marked time waiting for word from the bishops that they were ready for the joiut devotional service which would terminate the convention. Origin of the Deadlock. The deadlock was brought about yester day, when the bishops votfid to establish a separate bishopric for negroes of the south, the bishop of this district to have a seat in the upper house. The house of deputies a few days ago rejected this plan. The house of bishops voted that the Episcopal Church shall sanction religious communities within diocese. This was suggested in a speech early in the con vention by Bishop Franklin S. Spalding of Utah, and was introduced later in the form of a proposed canan. The bishops requested the houses of deputies to con cur, which was done later. Twenty-Two Existing Orders. At present there are four of these or ders for men and eighteen for women existing by the tolerance of the Episcopal Church, and it is understood they are prepared to take steps at once to come within Episcopal communion. The house of deputies continued the higher house's appointment of the Rev. Dr. William Cabell Brown, archdeacon of Brazil, as bishop of the missionary dis trict of Cuba. Wounds Cashier, Escapes With Cash ADDISON, 1U., October 25-?Assistant Cashier Edward Rotermund of the Ad dison State Bank was probably fatally wounded here today by a bandit, who escaped toward Chicago in a yellow runabout, after compelling Cashier E. Fischer to give him the contents ot the cash drawer, about.|I00. , WILLIE'S WAIL. MACHINE GUN ID GUARD OUTSIDE MINE WORKERS Attack ob Train Taking Men to Calumet, Mich., Results in Severe Measures. CALUMET, Mich., October 23.?As the result of an attack last night on a Du luth. South Shore and Atlantic passenger train bringing men to the Calumet and Hecla mines, it was declared this morning that a machine gun would he mounted on a flat car which will be attached to trains having imported men aboard. The gun will be used on copper mine strikers, it is said, if there is a repetition of last night's attack. Post Office Inspector Sissler of St. Paui is expected in Calumet today to make an investigation of attacks on mail trains. There have been three attacks of this nature recently. More Strikers Arrested. Many additional arrests were made in the strike district this morning for alleged violation of the injunction prohibiting picketing. Fifty-nine strikers were taken in custody by the militia at Allouez and seventeen at Isle' Royale. The specific charge against the Isle Royale strikers is intimidation, but they will be held for alleged contempt of court. It is stated by the military authorities that some of the men arrested yesterday were included in the number taken this morning at Allouez. The names and ad dresses of the defendants were taken, and they were then released on their own re cognizance to appear before Circuit Judgb O'Brien at a date to be fixed by officers making the arrests. This action is the result of a modification of Judge O'Brien's order to Sheriff Cruse to enforce the in junction and bring men charged undci it immediately before him. Traveling Men's Stories The first group of these tales, for which we offered prizes, are simple, direct and convincing; they are a perfect picture of the life of traveling men of today. Shorty Hears From Pemaquid Shorty McCabe always finds good somewhere. If it doesn't exist in sufficient quantities in any situation, he straighttvay supplies it himself. In this "Shorty" story one Uncle Jimmy Isham, an unas suming Maine fisherman, has the same spirit. Moreover, it protects him from sharks who are trying to rob him. Of course, Shorty lias a finger in the pie. Judith Goes Interviewing Another of the series relating to the experiences of a young school teacher who preferred news paper work. Of course, the jour nalistic experiences are interesting; * but it is plain to be seen that the love story is going to be more en grossing. One haa a feeling that journalism is not going to be Judith's lifework. . % > . ? . Tomorrow in the Sunday Magazine of The Sunday Star "DINGLESS" STREET CAR MS TIE CAPITAL Electric Flash Displaces Bell as Notice to Motorman . to Proceed. "Ding! Ding!" The bell on the street car is doomed. Along with wireless telegraphy, aerial navigation, Hertian waves and other won ders of a budding century, the "ding dingless" street car is about to make its appearance in Washington. In fact, the Capital Traction Company has been .operating one here for several months, to the great relief of nervous folks who lose their tempers when the hard-working conductor with his hands full of tickets, his mouth tilled with trans fers and his belt full of nickels yanks the bell rope for the starting signal a second too soon. For Conductor's Benefit. The dlng-dinjpless apparatus is a labor saving device apparently thought out for the benefit of the conductor of the pay-as you-enter type of street car. It consists of an electric light which flashes near the motorman and operates when the con ductor closes a door at the rear end of the car after the passengers have boarded. It. It is supposed to give the hard-work ing conductor just a little more time to pay attention to the oncoming crowd of passengers. When a doz^n people board the car at once, some with tickets, some wanting to buy tickets, some with trans fers, some wanting to pay cash fares, get change, ask for transfers, some wanting to get tickets, change and transfers, some with packages, some with children, some with every possible variation of these few needs, degires and accessories, the conductor will beable to transact the rear-end business with just a trifle of the mental strain taken from his brain. Closing Door Does It. Instead of having to reach up, stop his change making, ticket handling and transfer punching, and yanking the bell rope twice, the door can be made to close gently, the light at the motorman's end of the car will flash and the car will pro ceed. However, as an emergency measure, the bell and bell rope may be retained lor occasions when the motorman's light is out of commission. WOUNDS PROVE FATAL. Capt. Harry McElderry of Philip pine Scouts Dies in Manilla. MANILiA. Philippines, October 25.?Capt. Harry McElderry of the 13th Company, Philippine Scouts, died today from wounds received during a tight between the scouts and the Moros at Talipao October 23. A force of mounted constabulary sent out in search of the body of a dead scout attacked the Moros today near Talipao and defeated them. Zinners' Comet Is Observed. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., October ?A ca blegram announcing an observation of Zinners' comet by Hartwlg at Kiel has been received at the Harvard College ob servatory. The comet had a small tail and was visible in a small telescope. Its position October 23, .3022 Greenwich mean time, was right ascension 18 hours 41 min utes 34.3 seconds, declination minus 4 de grees- 32 minutes 38 seconds. [ Explosion Kills Five Hen. LYNCHBURG, Va.. October 25.?Five men were killed and two injured, one probably fatally, by a prematura explo sion of dynamite early today in the mints of the Piedmont Manganese Corporation, six miles east of here. Four of the killed were colored- Ou ol the injured was a white man. ?' : Senator Bacon Discusses Fu ture Action as to Mexico. ONLY AMERICAN MARINES SHOULD LAND, HE SAYS Lawmaker's Views Hay Be Used by Wilson in Note to the Powers. PHILADELPHIA, October 25.?Presi dent Wilson had no comment to make on the Mexican situation when he reached here today to speak at the rededlcatlon of Congress Hall. On the special train bearing a delega tion from both houses of Cong res:-, ln j eluding Speaker Clark, Minority Leader Mann and ethers, the Mexican situation ! was a constant subject of conversation. I The President expects to travel direct j to Mobile, Ala., from Swarthmore, where J he goes after the exercises here, passing i through Washington late tonight, and ar riving in Mobile early Monday. He will be there only a few hours, addressing the Southern Commercial Congress and then reviewing a parade of fraternal or ganizations and schools. He will leave about noon for Washington, where he la due to arrive late Tuesday night. Senator Bacon's Views. Senator Bacon, chairman of the com mittee on foreign relations, expressed his views on the international phases of the situation brought about by the attitude of some European governments with ref erence especially to the sending of war ships and the possibility that marines might be landed. Senator Bacon s view is that if any marines have to be landed in Mexico they should be American marines. Inasmuc- as Senator P.aeon knows the Washington administration's viewpoint intimately, it is not umikely that some of his ideas will be included In Presi dent ..son's forthcoming note to the powers against foreign interference in MHe?made the following statement: "The interests of the United States In Mexico and Mexican affairs are In finitely greater than the interest! of the other great powers of the eartn. Wishes of Europe. "The European nations are principallj concerned in the protection of material interests wherever their subjects or citizens in Mexico have Investments or industrial enterprises, and they natu rally desire to see them protected. With them it la not a vital matter who elf tends that protection. "In other words, they are moved from the influencesofthe ular kind of government which ma| authority In Mexico that that feature is not a matter of great vital concert to them. All they wish is Protection for their property, subjects and citizens. "With us it is a vastly greater and more important interest- Our have, in the first place, more In the way of material interests than all of theJrthar foreigners put together. In have great interests which a neighbor nation must have in the peace and good 0^he?se immediate interests which concern the Mexican situation alone, but we hive also the further interest in the promotion and maintenance of our gov ernments of law In all countries on th* hemisphere, particularly those of Latin America in proximity to us. Good Influence Desired. "It is of the utmost importance that whatever is done in Mexico should have a good influence on all these other coun tries on this hemisphere in discouraging revolution and disorder and encouraging governments of law and order. In other words, we should not by recognizing a government in Mexico founded on revolu tion and violence, put a premium on like methods of violence and usurpation of power. . "The sending of warships by other gov ernments is a recognized policy in cases of great disorder, where the subjects or citizens of a country have great Interests needing protection. I would not dispute the right under ordinary conditions to land marines wherever necessary for the protection of personal property, but l think it would be inadvisable under the present circumstances for them to land marines in Mexico, because that might lead to unfortunate complications. Wants U. S. Marines Used. "I have no authority to speak for any one, but myself, but I think if the sub jects or citizens of any nation need pro tection in Mexico on account of which under ordinary circumstances, marines would be landed, it would be far better to call on the UnKed States.for whatever protection is required; so that whatever may be absolutely necessary may be at tended to by American marine. "I sav this because every one must recognize that in the present delicate situation it is extremely important to avoid anything that would tend to pro duce the slightest conflict or friction be tween the United States and any one of these foreign contries." JUDGE EMORY SFEER ILL. In Critical Condition at His Home in Mount Airy, Ga. MACON, Ga., October 25.?Judge Em ory Speer of the United States court for the southern district of Georgia lies dangerously ill at his summer home In Mount Airy. Ga. The judge's condition has been critical for several days, and until this morning when he' rallied slightly, he has beeu un conscious for a period of two days. Members of his family are at his bedside and are very apprehensive over the outcome. It is believed hero that Judge Speer will bo unable to be pres ent when the congressional committee comes to Georgia for the purpose of investigating the charges against him that have been filed in Congress. Auto Hits Fig ; Man Is Killed. AURORA. I1L. October 25.?Striking a stray pig while running at high speed, an automobile overturned near Sycamore earlv today and M. L. Kelley of Syca more way killed. Charles Johnson of Portland. Ill- owner of the maebme. and II. M. Gilmore of Sycamore were in ternally injured, but are expected to live. Slight Quake at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. October 25.-A blight eartlKiuake, apparently traveling from west to cast, rattled windows hero at 1:-W o'clock this morning. No damage was reported. EYES OF THE U. S. FIXED ON HUERTA f Expected to Show His Hand Following Sunday's Elec tion in Mexico. NOTICE TO OTHER NATIONS MAY WAIT FOR A TIME tt Hands Off" Proclamation Said to Be Prepared, Beady to Issue When Needed. Interest In the Mexican situation today centered in the expected pronunclamento by the American government that inter ference by foreign nations in Mexico will be resented; in the preparations for the Mexican election tomorrow. In the for mation of a provisional government by the constitutionalists and In the actions of (Sen. i elix Diaz, one of the presi dential candidates. Word was received here today by con stitutionalist representatives that Gen. Cnrranw., their -first chief." has es tablished eight portfolios in his pro visional government, and has formally appointed Francisco Escudero, until re cently his coniidenttal agent here, hi* minister of foreign affairs and of fiance. Senor Zubaran has been named minister of the interior and other appointments are to be made at once. T1ii:? news was considered of prime im portance. in view of recent Intimations that President Wilson may decide to relv or. the constitutionalists to bring order out of cliaos in Mexico, and may recog nize them as a "faction in de facto con trol'* of the territory which they hold and treat with them for the protection Of American lives and property. Notice to Other Nations. The report that the United States is preparing to notify the nations of the world that interference in Mexico will be regarded as unfriendly to this govern ment wa" the subject of general discus sion in official circles here, but in the absence of F*rcsldent Wilson and Secre tary of State Bryan nothing could b* learned :is t j the time the note or proc lamation. will be issued. The assurance from Great Britain that Sir Lionel V'arden, its minister at Mex ico City, had denied the authenticity of a recent interview In which he was quoted as criticising the policy of the United States, taken in connection with the statement from France that the send ing of a warship to Mexico was not in tended to interfere with the course of the United States, made it possible that the pronunciamento might be withheld for the present The denial from Great Britain, to make it more formal, was communicated in writing. Thp proclamation, which is understood to ?. hare already ? been prepared. Is said to reaflrm the position taken by Presi dent Wilson shortly after his inaugura tion to the effect that the United States would look with disfavor on any govern ment established through any but con stitutional means. .Planning: to Keep Power. Regarding the elections to be held in Mexico tomorrow, a careful reading of Huerta's address to the diplomatic con* in Mexico City Thursday led many here to believe he fully expects the result will be that the elections will be declared void, for one or more of a number of possible reasons. In this event, as liuer ta himself set forth, the present "d? facto" government, meaning himself, won Id be continued. Although - any possible outcome of the elections has already been discounted here by the President's announcement that he did not consider they couid be legal, what will take place in Mexico to morrow was expected to have an impor tant bearing on future developments in the situation'. Reports, much more persistent than similar reports in the past, were cur rent today in circles in close touch with the situation to the effect that tomor row is the day set for stirring events In Mexico. Rumors of plots and counter plots were rife here. Three Courses Open. Just what Huerta expects to do with the election returns was considered prob lematical here. Three possible ways are considered open to him to declare the elec tions void. The first and most probable one is for him to decide that lie has received a majority of the votes cast, and then make a grandstand play of saying that such a result is illegal and ho can not accept the position. A second is for him to say that not half the precincts have made returns, as required by th?* constitution, and the last way Is for hiin to say that no candidate has received a majority of the votes cast. Any one of these three possible contin gencies, it was said here, would still leave Huerta in actual control of hte government at Mexico City. The election returns are supposed to be canvassed by the Mexican congress, but since Huerta has dissolved congrcss and another Is to be elected tomorrow this is thought to be impossible. "Without looking at'the matter from a partisan standpoint, but simply from Its constitutional and legal aspect, there is no possibility of holdng a binding e lection in Mexico tomorrow." said Dr. Francisco Vasquez Gomez, former provisional vice president of Mexico, here today. Probably Going- to Mobile. Hints that President Wilson may call off his southern trip, which begins to night, had no official support from tbe White House today. If the President should decide upon this his altered plans would beoome known during th<? day or early evening. It was said that the President would not cancel his visit to Mobile except for the most im portant reasons, inasmuch as great preparations have been made there to receive him. Secretary Tumulty went to Philadelphia with the President today, but he Is ex pected to remain at the executive office* while the President Is in the south. His reasons for so doing aro that he could l>e of more service to the President here in case of Important business. No official dispatches reached here early toduiy regarding the reported summons of Gen. Felix Diaz to Mexico City. V wild report mas current that Huerta s apparent opposition to Diaz has been all a bluff, and that tho latter will b? de clared elected president. This rumor was not given credence. When Huerta and Diaz combined to overthrow Madero a pact was said to have been entered into between the two, in the presence of Henry Lune Wilson, that Huerta would support Diaz for the presidency, but Huerta is thought to have repudiated this promise. Gov. Diaz Summoned to Mexican Capital VERA CRUZ. October 'J5.?Gen. Felix Dla* today received a "request" from the Mexican government No procccd at once to the federal capital. OoL Manuel Vidaurraxaga, secretary to