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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.
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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