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WASHINGTON, D. C? WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 19, 1913-TWENTY-TWO PAGES.
WILSON TO MAKE
SPEECH BY PHONE
President to Address 600 Ban
queters in Rochester.
New York.
CONSERVATIONISTS NOT !
j
TO HEAR CHIEF EXECUTIVE
He Again Declines Invitation?Mc
Combs Coming for a
Conference.
President Wilson will send greetings
over the long-distanei telephone to 'HO
cm-sts at the annual dinner of the Roch
ester '""fiambtr of Commerce the evening
of December 1o. ,\lr. Wilson made the
promise today when a conim ittee from
the chamber. presented I>> Senator O'Cor
nian. asked the President to attend per- |
tonally, jointin^ out to him that th- oc- !
easion would be an important one and
t' at there would he representatives from i
many other chambers at the dinner. In
stead of being ?ble to attend personally.
The I "resident agreed to < onvey his grcct
?n?!s by telephone. There will be OO
separate telephones installed in the ban- I
? iii?t room, and the telephone p?ople will 1
make every arrangement so that each j
man will hear the voice of the President I
distinctly. I
''resident Wilson's executi\e staff!
hoped he would not ajrree to this tele- !
lihone t;:lk. as they believe he will be '
forced to go through the same per- i
loimanoe many times in the future.
S>n. "fher gatherings away from
W ashin?ton wish to hear his voice.
Refuses to Speak.
Secretary Bryan introduced to the !
President I?:\ K. Condra and Capt. j
White of the executive committee ,
of the co i.i?i vution congress now in j
session here. They urged the Presi- !
? 'ent to re onsiiler his declination of i
an invitation to address the congress,
but he said he could not do so. He was
in sympathy with conservation, how
eve|- Secretary Bryan agreed to make
aii informal talk tomorrow afternoon.
Senator Jaines Martlne of New Jersey
ha> a pictutresque vocabulary of de
nunciatory and condemnatory words
which lie uses only on certain occasions.
To'av ?i!S one of them. The New Jer
sey senator had made an appointment
y itb a number of h's constituents living
in 1 nion county to he presented to the j
President to urge the nomination of j
< V" nry Judjje James B. Connolly for ?
l'juttd States district judge of that state. ;
Air. Mai tine waited long past the hour j
lor his constituents to appear. He then
d: ?-a upon some of the choicest morsels
ii the speci&l vocabulary referred to and
returned to the Senate. The Xeiv Jersey
s-nator >vas not the only statesman who
sound himself waiting for constituents.
Senator Bryan of Florida was another.
Amour Story Denied f,
Statements that J. Ogden Armour, the)4
h>"id of the beef business at Chicago,!'
has been refused an appointment to see
President Wilson on a personal mat
ter was declared today to be a pure
3.tbricat:on. Senator Lewis sought yes
terday to rnakf an appointment for Mr.
Armour, but the President's schedule!
of visitors was full for the neiit day!
or so. Senator Lewis was told thej
President would see Mr. Armour one
day next week. White House officials
said today ? that Mr. Armour has as
much right to see the President as any
other citizen who has business.
The President is expectep to send to
the Senate tomorrow the nomination of
H. M. Pindell of Illinois to be ambassa
dor to Russia. about which there has
been considerable discussion.
McCombs Here Friday,
William P. McCombs. chairman of thej
? !ii' era tic national committee, has an
. <>iiui:i? nt Friday for a conference with'
President Wilson. It has been a number
of montiis since Mr. McCombs, who went
to France for his health, has seen the
President, and there probably will be a
number of matters for consideration.
The first of these is whether Mr. >?c
Combs goes to France as ambassador
from the United States. He has several
times declined the offer in such a way
as to cause the President to still hold
the honor open for hiin. The matter
?>ught to be definitely settled after the
Friday conference. .Mr. McCombs is said
To be interested in a number of ap
point merits. lie made many recom
mendations to the President before go- t
i ?: >ii'i'?>ad. Some of these have been j
? ? out. while other.-! are in the air.
\nother >>c >etveen the two is like
i> to i?? tii?- reorganization of the deno
< .if i<- party in New York.
Mr. McCombs is quoted as saying that
representatives of both wings of the party
have requested that lie help in the pro
posed reorganization, but that he has had
little time to diagnose the situation and
cannot say at present what his course
will be
May Take Up Tumulty Boom.
Sugg, stions that Mr. McCombs will talk
to the President about the boom for Sec
retary Tumulty as chairman of the na
tional committee are dismissed today, as
it is not thought likeh the subject wil! !
I.'* mentioned un.e**s Mr. McCombs decides i
to ~o to France as a,mbu.-sador. In tha' j
rv. nt his resignation as chairman of the J
committee would be proper, it is said. !
and it would he time to begin thinking!
of a new chairman.
N -.i. tor I,e-t ot renn? ss.-c presented i
?i> the President a delegation from Nash-<
.ilt to invite the President to attend
t!ie Southern Teachers' Association con
. ent ion in that city April 7. The Presi
dent did not wish to g.ve ail answer so
far away, but said he would be pleased
ti> ha\ e it under advisement.
J".. Howell Oris wold and R. Brent j
Keyser. directors of Johns Hopkins I'nl
\"ermt\. called on the President today to
discuss with him th. election of a
pr?-si..ent of that institution. Mr.]
\\ ii-?>ii is a graduate of Johns Hopkins, i
?.ml takes a ?i? ? -;. interest in the insti
tution. i he directors wished to con-'
*"' him al o:.t the different men who
are i>t;i:ig talked over for the presidency, i
Rabbi Wise in Denial.
After a conference at the White House
with President Wilson, l?r. Stephen S.
Wise. rabbi of the Free Synagogue, New
^ ork. made the following "tatement with
regard to an article recently published
3n one oi the New \ ork evening papers
to til* effect that Pies..tent Wilson and
S -c etary Bryan had abandoned the idea
??. pressing Russia for a new commercial
T.'',it\ that wi;! re> ogtiiZi? tile passports
? >:" American citizens without distinction
of religion or rights.
"It is an absolute!} malicious inven
Iion that thi Pindell ? pisode. now ci^>,ed
can have am hearing whatever upon the
a*.iitude ..f the President with regard to
renewal of the eouuip i cial treat v .?f our
own count rj with Kussia.
"No one could have made his inten
tions clearer in the matter than has
President Wilson. Xo one could repre
sent the President at St. Petersburg
who would not act to the purpose
which President Wilson made very
clear before his election to the presidency
and concerning which there has not
been the least change in the mind of
the President.
"The President is m a far better
position today than he was six months
(ago to negotiate through the State De
partment and Secretary Brvan the
, commercial treaty with Russia. The
President has become in an extraordin
ary degree the leader of his own party,
:and lias com** to command the confi
! dence and respect of the whole Ameri
can people. In his dealing with the
Mexican problem he has shown the
'high wisdom and patience of interna
tional statesmanship, free from un
worthy ambitions. Russia will know
that in pressing for a treaty that will
recognize the passports of American
citizens without distinction of religion
or race the President represents the
American people, as well as his own
fixed and inflexible convictions."
UNDERWOOD GIVEN
SUPPORT By GLASS
House Leader Is Backed for
Senate by Gov. O'Neal's
Appointee.
SITUATION IN ALABAMA
CONSIDERED PECULIAR
Anti-Administration Democrats Give
Reason Why Extra Session of
Legislature Is Not Called.
(iossip over the Alabama senatorial sit
uation continued today at the Capitol,
tiie candidacy of Oscar Underwood, him
self a national figur.*. lending importance
to the subject of discussion. According
to one <-ource of information, the situa
tion in that state is peculiar.
GIass- who is now a supporter
of Inderwood for the Senate, was one
o ft he few Alabnmians who stood for
ml ;rnd''U ,hat W?odrow Wilson be
made the second choice of Alabama for
the nomination of the Baltimore conven
tion. Inasmuch as Underwood s do^s:
Alabama 'nested that the del
gat, on .rom that state should have no
second choice, but that the name of the
U,r?l theeah o be nai,ed t0 thefr
fh ?i* " end. it was considered bv
wer" in ^ f." Wh? had a second choice
were in reality not for him.
Henrv* d' ' <'T^'y torf^ 1 he appointment of
a ~
?^"?7.-3:
against Representativf ,CHobgC0annd,dat?
ihe Senaf co"duc?"K - campaFgn tor
bejel t^edefa?trh
??*? ^^-cornererS
strength t?n c?j?on dS??a.?Sater
8&J* candidate to face
Tried to Dissuade Underwood.
It is said that Gov. O'Neal. ex-Gov.
Jelks Senator Bankhead and many other
I/le;ld:t,n,e politicians Of Alabama
before Inderwood announced himself a
candidate did everything they could to
P-event the House leader from entering
he race. Bankhead and OXeal never
lost an opportunity, it is said in \alifi
pressSneirtlfllegia"Ce t0 C,a-Vt?n and ex'
fortunate shZ^VndV^TTnte^ the
hte Support ofVnnde^o^antln,e- k"pt ^
extra session* of tllf^Jma lefei^
something more behind it thai th!
ba ma^ ^ ^1 on** d e mocra^0 'in^ 6<a la^
Itiiatur, r, session of the Alabama
n that bo?v a";ount of rnan>" vacancies
?ld
Predict Underwood Sweep.
The appointment of oia.s.s as senator
it Is said, will not help matters much'
and may add to the load Underwood
* been forced to assume. However
he great popularity of the House leader
in the state, and the absolute knowl
a^ove? the* petty'^ political t ^ a"d
many of his supporters T"eme? of
srsjsxr?t>?>b ?
would probably be more than "Z'
popular man could do Th? .?
a? this Juncture ??f the carnn?l'??10"S
Alabama are that Underwood will sween
of 1 nderwood S friend? aims
.by hi ffSLS ,-51
ham^editorT^.^Jbf,' !,f; Birming
he claims f. r V f i nj r*t",d?nl ? v'h"?'
part in the fight fur his seat S?me
POPE PRAYS FOR MEXICO.
Receives Party of Mexican Pilgrims
Returning From Holy Land.
ROME. -November lS.-Pope i?ius to
day received a party of Mexican nil
grnns Just returned from Palestine
moTt iuu^ssive "scene wh^n'The^J
surrounded bv the \lo?i..un , 1 '
knelt with the pilgrin.s and praTef fcTr
the peace of Mexico. a>ed for
After imparting the aoostolic
diction his holiness expressed ,ha i
that .he bl,?l?K
given soon to their country
Thc Rev. Dermis J. Doutrh*?-?,. ?? .
of Jaro. Philippines, arrived her^ todaT
Hope to Get G. 0. P. Convention
At a meeting of the joint convention
fund committee at th, Chamber of Com
n?. at noon touay, it vv.us decided tu
make an ??iTort to hav< Washington se
. ct-d as th, meeting place of the pro
Conservationists, After Much
Bickering, Agree to Vote ~
This Afternoon.
PINCHOT IS GREETED
BY DELEGATES' CHEERS
Shafroth and Burton Discuss Pro
posed Safeguards for Na
tional Eesources.
Agreeing to hesin to vote shortly after
c oek this afternoon, if tho parlia
,ta:l"U'8 Whic'' hesf,t them can
be straightened out in time, the gather
t"on roni ?f ,,fth amiUal (-onsf'r^"a
at the Wi,,ard Hotel syient
inL a? i , hoUrs durin* the raorn
S ami another hour this afternoon quar
reling over three reports which have becn
Presented by its water power committee
of lenTn70rt!' representing all shades
shoiZ h aS ,0 the l,olioies whlch
sbotild be pursued by the federal gov
nment and the states in their control I
trv 3 ^ ,,J,'WPr "Sources nf the roup- I
Precipitated on the floor of the
se"t,r,Ur?a r?W WhlCh ma>' ???t be I
. e,id of the day
on ^e5iata%?th """ the cot??ittee
mad7us report t'i e?"srfss had not
members of the ^>?n ? ? today, and
Hed to have C?npress ar? not satis
gress provide thot ? ' ?uits or the con- i
tlon shall he acted onTv^th!^ -U res.olu- !
the Tones'JS? 1
not01\rssst lor at re.a j
Resolution Fixes Limit.
Just before adjournment for luncheon
clock, Charles Dathrop Pack of
New Jersey, president of the congress
presented a resolution, which was unani
mously carried, providing that discussion I
o the water power reports should be re- I
u
heard L the haU dmanding to be
.?Ththa'X?obte?.ot j
Large Crowd Assembles.
Long before 10 o'clock, the hour set for !
^ assembling of the congress, the big
ballroom of the Willard Hotel, where the j
?essions are being held, presented a stir
ring spectacle, it was said that half the
persons in Washington were
present, and those who cla?m "that ?hey
are for the people." and who want the
rtrfotrJ>?We3i resources of the countrv re
stricted under a system of payment to i
^government. Mr. Pinchot told dele-'
gates he would prohabiv depart frr,? /,? ?
prepared speech. P 1 frorn hls !
"The atmosphere," he declared !
changed overnight." "e ae lared- has;
This atmosphere among the delegates '
was apparently highly charged A sens'
of half-suppressed although "onil i
natured excitement was in eviden I
b^hefdtbvmthenAnt?Uncin," a lunc,leon to !
dav Pre^Jnt p! f delegation to
..ip, resident Pack shouted:
VhAt ought to be a very large lunch
on. \ e are all from Missouri, today."
Chief Figures in Drama.
u h,lw tI,e background was being
studded with announcements and ru
mors the chief figures in the drama of
principles about to be fought for were
taking the stage. First came Walter D.
Fisher, former Secretary of the In
terior. chairman of the congress for
e day> who was applauded bv the
congress when he was alluded to as an
impartial presiding officer; then came
Senator Theodore K Burton of nhTo
?e?r, " h" r<"'> 'ninorUy
r port of toe water power committee"
tnen came Senator John F. Shafroth of
Colorado, wlu. upheld the sta ' ?\!\tl
view of tlie argument. rights
-Mr. Fisher announced that he would
depart from the custom of presiding o<". '
S?,*? f,ar as "?^ible reserve anv- !
Secret-trvrJ?' Sa>' u ,ltn ?thers finished.
Secretar> Garrison, he said, who was to
retVil Vh*' flrst sPt-aker, had been
time W?Uld Speak at some other
sn?kwnTTaS Stnat?r Burton finished
sp-aking Henry L. Stimson of Xew York
ofriher?mn?rettary ?f War and a membe^
of the minority group of the water power
committee, got up and moved the sus
pension of the rules -in ord(? J^t the
unanimous report of the water power
WashJrirton * adopted." Mr. Wooten of
I r'fn r! . 8tatP :i '^legate, blocked the
parliamentary situation for a few min
1 utes by wanting to make sure th*t there
would be opportunity t.. discuss any re
Sr5naei vrtoakt'l"TPt,r" U> ""*? b,,t
"kte shorn H '"is s-at as a woman de!e
motion to suspend the rules is nofde
Pinchot Gets Ovation.
T hen ?..ifford Pin?hot came forward. He
was given such a demonstration by the
congress that it amounted to an ovation
0 Rt come. He read the minority report
of the committee, an abstract of which
is printed elsewhere in The star today.
As soon as he finished it was charged
by a delegate that Joseph X Teal of
Fortland. Or... on. of the signers of the!
^e^LJ?rrt- n<" taken part in
the discussion and framing of it. There !
was a dramatic moment of silence in the I
bh,- convention until Mr Fisher, thel
chaiiman. called on Prof. Swain, the!
chairman oi the water power committee.
Dr. Swain produced a letter from Mr.
Ital >a>ing that lie was detained in Ore
gon, but was with the committee in any
1 l^K11 KeStded^n T,lpn Mr. Pinchot
said had a telegram from Mr Teal
later than the letter to Dr. Swain He
read it.
v."1 oV?Wv. >:ow..iir<; rj^ht " Mr. Teal wired
Mr. Pinchot. and I will back you up."*
At that the convention shouted and
stormed with applause.
Regrets Situation.
Mr. Pinchot briefly said he regretted
that there should be an attempt to charge
bad faith on the part of the minority
members in signing Mr. Teal's name to
the report.
Senator Shafroth was recognized- He
(Continued on Tenth Page.)
A NEW ASPECT OF THE CURRENCY PROBLEM?SU BILL. NO MILEAGE.
FEDERATION OF LABOR
HEARS REPORTS TODAY
Endurance and Energy of President
Gompers Cause Comment by
the Delegates.
SEATTEE. Wash.. November 1!>.?
Committee reports were in order when
Oi? federation of l^abor met today.
The committee on resolutions came first
cm the roll call of committees, and there
was a prospect that it would submit
a report on the fight between the fac
tions of the Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers.
Declare for Immigration Test.
The resolution of President Barry of
the pressmen, urging the formation of
a labor party, may be reported at anyi
time, and is certain to precipitate a!
long debate.
The endurance and energy of Presi-1
dent Gompers have caused much com- j
ment. Yesterday he presided over the'
convention for eight hours, leaving: the!
chair a dozen times to make argu
ments for the administration side of
various questions.
The report of the committee nn ad- ?
justment dealing with _ jurisdictional!
disputes is a special order for this af t-j
ernoon.
With only five dissenting votes, the!
federation yesterday adopted resolu-'
tions demanding the exclusion of all
Asiatics and a literacy test for Cau
casians.
Tn a two-hour debate 011 the resolu
tions most of the leading men of the
federation spoke, making clear that
they opposed the immigration of those
Europeans only who would be the prey
of exploiters, and whose coining would
tend to lower the American standard of
living.
ACCEPTS THE INVITATION.
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France Decides to Aid in Celebrat
ing Panama Canal Opening.
PA PUS, November 19.?The French
government today accepted President
Wilson's invitation to send some repre
sentative French warships to Hampton
roads to join in the celebration of the
opening of the Panama canal. Onlj' in
formal consideration lias been given
by the French ministry of marine thus
far to the number and type of vessels
which are to compose the squadron. It
has been decided, however, to send the
best warships in the French navy, rep
resenting the latest types now under
construction. The number of ships will 1
depend largely upon what the other i
powers decide to send, especially (jreuti
Britain.
The commander of the French squad- f
ron will probably be a vice admiral.
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Aged 93 and Still a Policeman, j
WEYMOUTH, Mass.. November 19.- |
"I expect to be doing my regular duty j
as a police ofilcer when J am 100 years
old." said Oliver Houghton to friends I
who congratulated him today on his J
ninety-third birthday anniversary. Mr.J
Houghton, who has served continuously
on the local force since the civil war, is
probably the oldest police oflieer in ac
tive service in the United States. He
was chief of police for twenty years. At
his own request he was relieved of that
position in 1&02.
Shop Early
For Christmas
Early in the day for your
own sake and the sake of
the clerks.
Early in the season for
the sake of the friends you
wish to remember. You
can't choose well at the
last minute.
SULZER ADMINISTRATION
OF MIS CENSURED
Policy of "Reform by Dyna
! mite" Has Destroyed Plans,
Says Lewis.
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BUFFALO, X. Y.. November 19.?Gov.
Suiter's administration of the chari
table institutions of New York state
**as severely arraigned here today by
Prof. George A. Lewis. a former mem
! ber of the board of parole for state
i prisons, who was the chief speaker at
1 the annual state conference on chari
| ties and corrections. Sulzer's efforts at
| "reform by dynamite." declared Prof,
i Lewis, had uprooted and negatived the
| carefully thought-out plans of years,
i He said in part:
"The stream of progress toward
J orderly, systematic development of
methods in the administration of our
public charities, our reformatory and
penal institutions is sluggish and inter
mittent at best. The experience so eare
flly garnered and the wisdom so care
fully acquired are ever in danger <?f
sudden and complete destruction
through an eruption of some flying co
hort of the vandals of partisan and fac
tional politics.
Veneer of Decency.
"Today instead of proudly proclaim
ing the highest rank for the state of
New York among her sister states in
every walk of public altruistic effort,
we must confess the disaster which has
overtaken us. and own that only the
thinnest veneer of decency gives cov
ering to the shamelessness of the bodies
of scheming politicians, and that even
the chosen tribune of the people may
pf-ove to be a sorry trickster.
"The blighting evils following upon
the injection of factional fury into the
management of public institutions have
had a vivid presentation in the me
teoric passing of the recent governor.
Reform by dynamite has been the order
of the day. and one sensational raid
has followed another in bewildering
succession."
WILL INVESTIGATE DISTRICT.
House Subcommittee Will Look Into
Government, Starting Monday.
A personal inspection of the machinery
of the District government is about to be
undertaken by the House subcommittee
in charge of the District appropriation
bill, of which Representative Pane of
North Carolina is chairman. If illness
in the families of both the chairman and
of Representative Sisson had not oc
curred, the committee would have start
ed on the inspection and would have com
l menced the hearings last Monday.
However, the understanding is now
that next Monday will see the subcom
mittee at work, but that plan 'is subject
to the state of health o;' the ill members
of the two families. Representative Mc
Andrews of Illinois, a member of the
District subcommittee, canceled his pro
posed trip to the Isthmus of Panama,
; where the rest of the appropriations com
j m!ttee lias gone to hold hearings in an
| ti< ipation of canal appropriations. He re
mained in Washington for the sole pur
pose of becoming acquainted with the
District government.
MANY SEEKING SERVICE.
Increase in Enlistments for Army,
Navy and Marine Corps.
PITTSBURGH, November 19.?United
States recruiting officers on duty in
this city are unanimous in the view
that more men are offering their serv
ices for the Army. Navy and Marine
Corps than for a number of years.
Capt. H. S. Hathway of the army re
cruiting service said there were more
foreign-born residents appearing for
enlistment than there are Americans,
while First Lieut. \V. A. Howard of
the marines declared so many appli
cants had appeared at his station that
greater care in the selection of recruits
was being exercised.
BATTLESHIP IRON DUKE
EFFECTS TIMELY RESCUE
British Vessel Saves Crew and Pas
sengers From Burning Steamer
Scotsdyke.
LONDON', November 19.?The British
battleship Iron* Duke effected a timely
rescue of the thirty passengers and crew
of the steamer Scotsdyke. while the
j steamer was burning in the English chan
nel early last night.
The steamer, bound from Mediterranean
ports for Sunderland, caught lire off the
j i$le of \. iglit shortly after midnight.
jThe blaze started in a deck cargo of
grass and spread so rapidly through this
inflammable material that the crew was
unable to stay its progress and it at
tacked the ship's bridge and a number of
jlife boats which were destroyed. Owing
: to the heavy sea it was impossible to
j launch the few remaining lifeboats. The
j panic-stricken passengers and the crew
| were forced to retire to the stern of the
steamer.
'1 ie battleship Iron Duke was fortu
nately carrying out trials in the channels I
during the night, and when the burning
steamer was sighted sailors from the j
warship put off in beats to the rescue.
The fore part of the steamer was a mass
of flames when the boats reached the
scene, and the helpless persons aboard
were huddled together aft. The Iron
Duke played her searchlights upon the
st?-n of the doomed ship while the rescue
crew took all hands off safely.
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WRING HAND OF TRAMP.
Train Passengers Show Gratitude for
Prevention of Wreck.
JESUI*. Ga.. November 19.?Scores of i
passengers left the coaches of a South- !
ern railway train sixteen miles north j
of here yesterday to wring the hand of j
a tramp who savefl many lives in a i
melodramatic manner. The train, carry- ;
ing four crowded sleepers and several
day coaches, was rushing toward a
broken rail at a speed of fifty miles an
hour when the tramp appeared in front
of the locomotive ' wildly waving his
arms.
When the englneman stopped the
train it was within a few feet of a rail
misplaced by the Palm Limited, which
had passed a short time before
GETS JUDGMENT FOR $25,000.
Insane in One State, Sane in An
other. Plaintiff Collects Damages.
ST. LOUIS. November HI.?George W. 1
Douglass, legally sane in Missouri, but!
insane in Ohio, was given judgment for i
$2o.<NM?, the full amount of damages for ;
\Vhlcl>- he had sued a local traction com
1 pany in circuit court here yesterday,
j Though declared of unsound mind in
i Ohio. Douglass was permitted to testify
1 In the suit which was filed in his own
name. He was brought here from Day
ton. Ohio, where he is a patient in the
state asylum.
It was alleged his mental condition re
sulted from the accident. While riding
on the back platform of a St. Louis street
| car in 1908 Douglass was struck on the
I head by a car going in the opposite di
j rpction when he leaned over the rail.
REPUBLICANS TO SOLIDIFY.
Californians Planning for the Cam
paign of 1914.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 10.?Re
publicans from all sections of the state
met here today to discuss plans for
solidifying the party preparatory to the
191 4 elections.
It was not planned to lake any action
toward the selection of a standard bearer
for the party, but one of the subjects to
be discussed was a state-wide public cam
paign through the press and means of co
committees. The meeting was called by
the republican state central committee.
Dies From Foot Ball Injuries.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. November 19.?
Morty Marx, sixteen years old. died here
today of injuries received in a foot ball
game last FYiday. Playing with an ama
teur team he- plunged bead first Into ?
telephone pole.
One Wing of Senate Commit
tee Completes Meas
ure Today.
REPORT BEFORE MONDAY
NOT CONSIDERED LIKELY
Talk of Adjournment of Congress
for Week Quieted Down at
the Capitol.
Prospects of the currency bill being re- j
ported to tfie Senate from the banking
\ and currency committee before next Mon- ,
day seem slim today.
The draft of the currency bill drawn
by Senator Hitchcock and the repub
licans was completed today and turned
over to Charles A. Conant of New '
York, the financial expert of the com- .
mittee, for technical revision. The re
publicans made no important changes |
today, ariu they expert to receive Mr.
Conant'8 verdict on the details of the j
measure tomorrow. They said today j
they were making: every effort to be i
ready to report to the Senate tomor- (
row. '
The administration wing of the com- ;
mittee took up the question of refund- .
ins the present - per cent bonds today,
but action was delayed. Two propositions ,
were considered. T'nder one the govern- i
ment would redeem the outstanding bonds
upon which circulation is based, aiul the
circulation would be transformed into ;
Treasury notes. L'nder the other the en
tire bond issue and circulation would be
turned over to the proposed regional re- ,
serve banks. _ ?
The course which shall be pursued by ,
the democrats once the bill is before
the Senate was still a matter of con
jecture today. Some of the leaders in
eluding; Chairman Owen of the banking
and currency committee, it is under- j
stood, believe that the democrats should
hold a caucus on the bill to line up the .
majoritv members of the Senate as far
as possible for the administration bill.
I Other democratic senators said today j
1 that they did not believe a democratic I
caucus would be held on the bill upon
its report to the Senate, but that the
debate would be begun as quickly as
possible. They admitted that after the
debate had continued for some time it
then might be advisable to hold a demo
cratic caucus, and such a caucus prob
ably would be held.
Adjournment Talk Subsides.
The talk of adjournment of Congress
for a week or ten days before the opening
| of the regular session quieted down at
i the Capitol today. Many of the leaders
' on the Senate side, including Senators
j Simmons and Overman, do not believe
i that an adjournment should be taken at
i this time. The fact that President \\ 11
J son is apposing an adjournment, however,
j is the chief reason for the failure of the
I movement. . ,
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia pointed
! out today that the mere decision on the
! part of Congress to adjourn did not carry
j with it any appropriation for mi.eage
for the members.
"Separate legislation would have to be i
! had for mileage." said Senator Smith.
! referring to the criticisms which have
been made that to adjourn Congress now
would be regarded by the public as
merelv a "grab." costing the govern
ment S2^'?.0U0 for mileage for the mem
bers.
"Also," continued Senator Smith, "tli^
failure of Congress to adjourn would not
prevent Congress from passing a resolu- j
tion appropriating for mileage. As a ;
matter of fact, mileage is regarded as?
part of the regular compensation of the J
members of Congress and they are en- .
titled to it. It is a matter of indifference |
to me whether an adjournment is taken .
or not."
Guard Against Stringency.
Means of protecting the country against j
any possible financial stringency when
the proposed new currency system goes ;
into effect were considered yesterday j
afternoon by both the democratic and
republican wings of the Senate banking
and currency committee.
In each case amendments to the admin
istration currency bill agreed upon were
designed to cover the "transition period,
while hanks are transferring their re
serves to the proposed new federal re
serve banks. The democrats adopted a
change that would permit local banks to
deposit half of the required reserve in
the regional bank in the form of com
mercial paper instead of requiring the
entire deposit to be in cash. -Vnatner
amendnient would authorize the federal ;
reserve board to maKc the ne.. Tie,.sury
notes and the present bank notes eligible j
for use as part of the reserves, to ie-,
lieve embarrassment during the transition i
^The republicans and Senator Hitchcock. j
continuing their work on a draft ot the
bill adopted a more radical change, pro
viding that banks need deposit only a
1 uer cent reserve when the new system
becomes effective, an additional 1 per cent
to be deposited each six months until
the entire reserve of 5 per cent has been
provided for.
Lawful Money Redemption.
The administration forces once more
reinstated tiie disputed "lawful money
provision. The clause provides that the
new currency shall be payable in gold at
the Treasury in Washington, but shall
be pavable in ' gold or lawful money at
each regional bank. In this connection
the commute, strengthened the go.d re
demption fund requirements.
The "iegal tender qual.ty of t c new
notes, provided for in the bill after a
lengthy discussion and a rather lieited
stru-Kle was stricken out agsin y?s
terdav. The representation of the bankb
in the directorates ot the regional le
serve banks was altered, to allow direc
tors elected by the member banks to
be directors or officers of othei fntanti.il
inFatrm^ans as an investment for na
tional bank funds would be authonud
in an amendment written into the repub
lican draft. Senator Huchooc^ and the
minority members amended the bil1 to
provide that liatonal banks may in\est
one-third of their time deposits in n\e
year farm mortgages based on fifty ier
cent of the value of the .and mo:rt?agc^I.
The republicans struck out of the
bill the requirement thru n itional bank,
must segregate the <a??lta1 an* assets be
hind all funds held a^ savings account.^
The bank examination section of the
bill was revised. the committee p i
ing that bank examiners shall be placed
on a salarv of from to a
year, thus eliminating the fee system.
Fireplaces Must Be Screened.
PITTSBURGH. November 1!?-?Tiie
Pittsburgh city council will today act
upon an ordinance requiring that open
fireplaces in houses where children
under six years of age reside shall be
kept screened. Police and ordinance of
tlcers will be intrusted with the enforce
ment of the law. The measure is the
result of investigation conducted by
Coroner Samuel. C. Jamison, whose rec
ords show that the toll of the open
fireplace In Pittsburgh laat year was
twenty-two.
?
HUERTA MESSAGE
GOESTOCABINEI
Will Be Passed on by Advisers
Before Being Read to the
Mexican Congress.
RECEPTION IS EXPECTED
TO BE WITHOUT PROTEST
Constitutionalists Demand Cieden
tials From Hale?Carranza
Starts South.
CITV, \ovrnhfr I?*.? % tcle
tcrant fmm ^rHary of Mate Bryaa ??
reported t? have rrarhnl (he tmrrhan
fm fkl" ?woralaB. |? |?
<'<>utaln laforinatloa (hat -a mutter ?r M
werinua Balnrr" In under roniildrratlnn
"* * ?""?Ktoi la rr.'rrran- to Mrtlrw.
MEXICO CITV. November 15?.-Gen.
Huerta planned today to submit to the
members of his cabinet the ntfo^Ke
which he proposes tc deliver to hi
newly convened congress tomorrow.
The cabinet ir.eetitiK was tailed I'o
this afternoon. at which time it w<i>
expected Gen. Huerta would ask iu
members to go over the message with
him.
The document is short and it is said
to review tersely the most important
acts of the lluerta administration,
dealing frankly -with the dissolution of
congress and directing attention to t lit
strained relations with the i'nited
States.
It is expected that congress will re
ceive the message without prut. si.
thereby giving Huerta a virtual rati
tication of his acts. It is a:id thai
the message vvill open a way to an im
mediate discussion by congress ot th"
late presidential election, and it is ?t
foregone conclusion that the congress
will declare the election null.
Huerta May Continue Head.
it is regarded as possible that the
congress may name some one Hsc for
provisional president for a period en
suing until the election and inaugura
tion of a permanent ch? f executive,
but it would undoubtedly be a big sur
prise to most Mexicans as well as for
, eijtners if Goii. Huerta should not i>d
| instructed to continue at tic In a i os
I affairs.
Officials of the lluerta administration
? have been moved by two emotions since
: they leained rhat the constitutionalist.
had insisted that William Mayard Halt,
the representative of President Wilson,
i should show his credentials before cou
I tinuing conferences with Gen. ?'arranr.a
| and his advisers. The Huerta otti< ;als
are pleased that Carrausu. as a Mexi
j can. is still showing a tendency to re
; Ject interference, and are Kratified a'
; what they interpret as indications o*"
a failure of. the rebels and the I'nited
! States authorities to reach a work in*
I agreement.
?So far as had been ascertained esrijr
i today all of the foreign diplomats here,
with the exception of Nelson O'Shauurh
nessv. the American charsc d'affaires,
will attend the opening session of con
gress. Mr. o'Shau>.rh nes.-y will not be
present, and it is assumed that his ab
sence is authorised b< Inst ructions
from Washington.
Gen. Carranza Off to the South.
XOUALES, Sonora, Mexico, Novein
ber Ii*.??'Jen. Carrauza with his staff will
leave for the south at '1 p.m.. it was an
nounced today. Foreign Minister IS#- u
dero said lie would announce before th
trains departed what effe t this would
have on the negotiations with I'resitieUv
Wilson's eiivo;. William Bayard ila.- . I.
was not made known win-tiler r-scu?icr?
and o;lier member* of the coi'?titut .011
alists would accompany ? 'arranza
Following Minist r iv-eudero's decia a
tion last nigh: thai lie hau asse.l r.iu.,.
Hale tor his !'uriii<tl cre?le:;t.als, th. .'ii
nouncement today was taken t ? ux -'U
a virtual breaking on of exchanges ?wta
Washington.
Kscudeio's dt tnand whs inte:"pretel t?y
many as a virtual d< r.iand tor !??<?.ig
nition of the constitutionalist revolution
before the exchanges between the < .r
ranzistas and the Washington govern
ment are concluded.
The announcement of the constitution -
alists' demand was a surprise No or ?
on the American side expected a request
for formal recognition of tie- insurgent -,
even in the event tiiat permission to im
port war munitions from the I'nt-d
States were granted. At the hecimtmc
of tiie negotiations (Jen. ?"arr:?nx.i .ih
eerted ti.at tiie constitution: )i<ts a?
not seeking recognition?in fact. ?? <i irn
detii-e Jt?and only wau.i-d t e- ? iuba>,:>
on the importation of arms lifted.
Change in Their Demeanor.
A change had been noted in the de
meanor of the constitutionalists since ihe
capture of Juarez ami the subsequent suc
cesses of the revisionists that have been
reported from different sections of the re
public.
The only credential Mr. llale presented
at his i.rst meeting with <"arrar,za and
Ids provisional cabinet is said to have
consisted of a personal letter from l'r.-i
dent Wilson .saving that Mr. Hale was i
personal friend of his ;nd an unofficial
investigator f<>r the I'nited States
It was stated that ?'arranxa's n anifesto
regarding the "interna! and external af
fairs of Mexico" wouid not be issued b? -
lore his departure.
Carranza. when h* left his piov:s:on*'
capital at Hermosilio, more than two
weeks ago. was not accompanied *o \o.
gal s by atiy troops. He will he accom
panied south by his general staff Hnd
probably by the four uumber- of his
provisional cabinet.
President \>i!.?on was notified eaU to
day of tiie unexpected developments her
Tiie matter, it was believed, would rest
until late today on account of the,plow
transmission of messages by code between
Washington and Hale.
Rebels Fighting Their Way
Into Huerta's Strongholds.
According to Late Advices
Apparently sweeping the federals he
fore them at every point and rapidly
n^iitiriK their way into the strongholds
of Gen. Huerta. the Mexican constitu
tionalists. according to reports received
from official and unofficial sources here
today, have brought their revolution to
the dignity of a civil war and ha^e
[?laced tiie federals on tiie defensive.
Every report of righting in Mexico today
i\as one of further rebel victories.
The reports confirmed the capture >>f
Victoria, capital of Tamauitpas. by th.
xmstitutionalists after a bloody hatth
ind showed that they are now in vest in
he important cities of Tampico and Ti:\
jam on the ?ulf coast and the city o:
Vlazatlan on the Pacific coast, and aie
surrounding Chihuahua City, capital of
Jhihuahua state. The constitutionalist
igency here said that Tuxpam could be
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