The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume], April 28, 1914, Image 1

About The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917

Image provided by: Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT

                
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., TUESDAY,, APRIL 28, 1914
PRICE TWO CIETTS
ARITIES LEADERS CONDEMN
U
VICE TRAPS WHICH CATCH THE
CHILDREN: OF BRIDGEPORT
VOL. 50 NO. 101
U.'S?Army
OrieiredTo
0?
... fm ... . 4
Yonns Persons Lured Into Dance Halls and Tempted .
to Evil Ways Rev. Father Judge Suggests Censor-
. V ,---.-,.', ..- 1 v.. v-"' '.
' f ' . 7' ' '".;-''.. , '--..-.'
Common In Streets,Is Charged Factory Girls 'Sign
" ' . . . ' : .,..'1 'V'-..' i r" '- - ' .',
Protest.
Great, Interest was taken yesterday and today In the principal, sessions
of the conference of charities and correctidbs being held in this city. . ' .
Much interesting data has teen compiled, for the use of future meet
Jngs and rocommendationa and' plans for the uplifting1 oC humanity have
been gone into in detail. - . . - , '. .' . . . ; ... .. , . .-r :
Ixeal speakers last nlRht aiufl today had much to say upon the subject
of vice; in the- cJty f Bridgeport, condemning the dance halls, moving pic
tures arad places where hoys and. girls may become intoxicated. ;. . .
The goTmunent of the' city vas held up to criticism for not invest!-,
patina? the dance-halls and the police were absolved from the duty upon
the belief that they were not given . f u 11 power by those "higher In authority.
Imminent speakers recommended improvements that-might tend to do
sway with the menace to young- girls, and boys, ; and it .became known that
the working-girls of Bridgeport will formulate a petition to the common
council containing1 over COO names,' asking that" some dance hail 'may ' be
provided where they will not be subject to insult. -.',"- v
Iter. Ft. Sfattbew Judffe 'advocated the censoring of all moving picture
vhowsv and believed that church dances should take the place of those ran
upon a commercial basis. ' Others believed, that a dance inspector should
' be appointed by the city. ., :. .-. ' .'. - i V ' V
It was openlyxsaid by Ber. .MactrenBicbardson that immoral dance-,
halls, gambling in pool-rooms and moving, pictures which were no nt. for
j-cm tiis were prevalent in .the ci ty. The sale of liquor in dance-shalls was
denounced. That young children are often seen upon the streets in intoxi
cated condition was anotber char re made before , the conference,, and. . a'
startling ' tale of : the ruin ami , final fall of a young girl .in : Bridge-.
port was unfolded. -,. . - ... , ;" V,' ' . .- V
Most interesting sessions are-in force this afternoon and the- election
of officers and committees will ba made tonight. j " . i - .-,
Mrs." M. H. Ford - in a round table
iolorado
President Will Snd Federal
Troops to Stop Mine
' ' Battle
MACHINE GUNS USED
TO CHECK STRIKERS
"Women Demand Permit ; to
Search for Hundred Miss
, . ing Children ')
discoasion today interesUngly toolc.up '
tha question of moral and physical re
sults of tba training of . cbilclrea in
cfclWlrenla Institutional homes. ! , - t
Xt'tbe fourth session i yestrday,
Harvey C--Went spoke for public play
grounds far children in tha city in the
belief that'' the only way manliness
could b developed was by out of
tloors gymnasium . practices, both for.
boys and' grls. . ..." ' i ' v
The working of the city charities
department in. the various -society .or
ganizations ' under the new method,
was commended. . . . ! '
Vocaticnal or industrial tralhlnr for
the defective, child was entered - into
deeply with the result that it was the
expressed belief of many that these
placed In institutions -and -made" to i
work should have tlieF full benet-of i
tbelr' wages and- e ho aid be' taught xeal i
t r . j es fbefora being-let loose.--- ' .
The question of -crlpplwd-rchil-inm. in i
t"be schools and institutiona.. wai e.: vie .
clarsd' to toe hard.of solution ,b rec
ommendations were made . for their
:ct& The present ' system of pltclng
ti drunkard in jail and taking his
earnings rather than . sending them' to
his. dependent, family was scored ;as
little less than, legalized robberyj -.0'
The necessity for playgrounds in the
city was shown tPtm statistics t the
families moving" to cities anti tha
deaths.' and: disaster ; resulting from
rrafffcc . The manner In which children
learn to gamble and playl in dsjiger-
ous . places wnen . tnere are - no . swim
ming pools or other places to eon
jgreate was brought out strongly be
fore the conference.. - ; 1 . .' t
QuahSed leaders - for play-groiwds
-where thefy have already been estab
lished was a nateriat; factor, aocord
Iqj? to speakeius. ' -
Conditions throughout-, the country
were scored as bad for the moral wel
fare of young people uid itrwas said
that Connectiout' has - poor facilities
for the care of her insane. Tiae ne
cessity for a -large farm for the care
of epileptics. Inebriates and insane was
shown. '.- ' '
The core of dependent children in
T.Iassachusetts was: carefully- detailed
and the benefits of proper adoption en
thm Plastically described. " ' , " ,
The marrying of the mentally-', defi
cient,' the . idiot and the., moron was
cored .though the newer7 methods ; of
i preventing bereditary transmission
were-scored as causing' ' added iranior-je-lity.
.' : ..
S:" vV- ':' FIFTH SESSION"" .',':
" With a brilliant speakers -pleading
ffor legislation to better the: condition.
; of the working classes, and five meet
ings where these "conditions were dis
cussed by men and women, skilled in
uplift-movement, the fifth "session - of
the . Connecticut State. . Conference
opened. -auspiciously this morning.
Charity workers from all sections
of the state and country, authorities
on bettering the conditions of , those
confined in our state institutions, and
those Interested to better the livine-
md working conditions of the work
ing Class met In . one .. large, body -to
discuss the means. of securing legisla
tion for the., general betterment of
the state and city. 1 v w
These men and women, rhanv of :
them of the wealthier class of qur cit
izens, and - the organizers of public
charities and of the betterment of the
underworld, told of their personal. 4x
jjeriences in the slums-; of our great
(Continued On Page 4 )
Have Paid Jnter est
- On 1893 Nota Almost
Equal to Principal
Although ll-nterest has been
paid on a lio-jr bill of $130, suit to
collect the pVincipal has been brought
by Edward Troy of this city against
the estate of Michael Bradley, late of
Redding. Evidence' was heard : , this
morning before Judge? , Scott In the
common pleas court. The bil was
contracted In 1893 and Bradley gave
Ills note ' to:, secure "payment. His
w-fow, who was in court today, testi
fied that interest had been paioU
7The immoral, dance hall, '
gambling in pool rooma1 and
vulgar and violent moving pic
tures, are ; still . prevalent : " in '!
Bridgeport. - J. -MacLaren -
' Richardson. ' ,- ' , - T
"''.' "'One - "half the Vihildren
brought to court result from;
night. Discussion of Children
yy Mrs. M. S. For! , ' .
"Moving pictures should . be-,
censored! Dance halls - should:
" be licensed. .AU boys should ibe
taught the rerpect of -woman
kinds Chu-ch. asjaces' shoujd re-
place commerjciial. T. , jsaax
' thaw Judge. . . ., ; , '
Washington, ApriL-28 r-Pres-
ident .Wilson today decided to
order federal troops 4a. Colora
do to restore order in the coal.
strike- district where virtual
civil war exists. .x .
v The decision - was 'i reached
after the President .. had - gone
over the ' Ckilorado," situation
with- his ' cabinet . during" - the
greater part of a two hour ses
sion and a proclamation will hn
issued Jater today ordering fed
eral soldiers to the scene of the
industrial conflict, t . ' ' V ' v
The number of troops will be
decided upon in a conference
between the President and Sec
retary- of War Garrison, this af-
lernoon. - .
; "Bridgeport has many, dance
' "llalls that' need Investigation lnt
.the "police are" not given author--Ity"
to close them,' " , - -v., c
"Not uncommon to See boys
and girls" coming from dances in
intoxicated condition.
' ."Iaw dlsalSowing minors to,
, attend such .places is disregard
ed. - . ,
.' ; "Petition circulated by. wor-k-'
ing -girls for a dance Hall safe
. from . insult.-! Mrs. Up ham, Yj
. W. C A. , . ' - ' ,
LAKE CO. ESXCUTE .
THREE CONTRACTS
WIT1T UNCIaE SARI
ITkPISESS CO. DRIfEflS '
STRIKE FOR INCREASE
"Norwich, Conn'., April 2 8- Drivers
til clerks of the express company
Irft their employment today, the for
mer demanding an increase o.' $10 a
'month, cr $80. There gr f!re rivers
and threes' clerks, the latter goin? out
in erymj
Three "formally executed contracts
for submarine torpedo boats, jNos. 4S,
4 .and". 47 were received at the ship
building , "plants, of - the - Tjake Torpedo
Boat ; Company "today." The cost Vpf
construction of,, the, boats "will.' aggre-
gate 81,55,000. ' Hull work on No. .45:
has already been' started at the: Xjake
shipyard and it is - expected that . em
ployment will be given to a Jaj-ge snai
ber. of skilled Bridgeport, mechanics
as a result. - , .
- Electrical, power and. additional ma
chinery has been installed in the ma
Chine shops.'
"The .engineering and drafting build
ings have been about doubled, in size.
The main drafting - room is 24 feet by
11 ' feet ' and Nhas 29 windows ' exposed
to the east 'and west, three to the south
and sevens saw tooth roof ..windows
exposed, to- the north.-- ."
The, first proof building t.ior blue
printing and plan vaults is 24x33 , ft.
A- large -electrical driven blue-printing
machine' has - been installed. . .The
drafting facilities are said - to be the
best of the kind in the country.
-The .company, has contracted to
build - a' tug for the Norwalk IVwing
Line, and the, keel has 'been laid.
The company" has -prepared and. sub
mitted plans for two steel river pass
enger' and freight boats for service - on
one of the large steamboat lines. .
DR.t CAXROII TO
. WED , MISS NASH
One of the charming weddings of
the season is set for tomorrow ? after.
noon at v the, home of the . bride's
mother, 1 16 -' Stratfield Road. when
Miss, Esther Belle Nash, daughter of
Mrs. Andrew E. Nash, will become true
wife of Dri George Walker Cairo li,
son of Mrs..? John Cairoli of Milford.
The' -predominant color' scheme . will
be bink - and white. Rev. Prank 1.
Bigelow," assistantr ector of St. John's
Episcopal church, will officiates., " ,
j Dr.1 and1 Mrs. Cairoli will leave in
the evening for New York and will
go to Atlantic City, N.', J., for a few
daya r A conclusion" bf the wedding
trip will be a. fishing -trip into ' the
Berkshires. ,
! - rr. , Cairoli ! is a prominent dentist
with s offices in the Sanford building.
Miss Nash Is well known in Bridge
port society. -. Bhe is a granddaugh
ter of the late Dr. David H." Nash, a
graduate of Miss Baird's . boarding
school In Norwalk and a- membe of
the Brooklawn Country club. Dr. and
.Mrs." Cairoli will live at 16 StratfleM
Road,-nd will be at home after June
2 3. ' , - ' ,' -'-' ' .
Denver, .April 23--Conditions in tha
Colorado coal . fields ' have becomo
more serious than at. any -time since
the Inception of the strike' last Sep
tember., "Violence spread- -from' the
southern fields to those of, the ex.
treme north.. It has Droeeede8""With
sucb . vigor in "the south that seven
mine guards are reported dead.
The conflicts between strikers' and
mine guards at the Walsen mine and
at the ETecla mine at Louisville; con
tinued throughout .the night. The
arrival ; of ' the 1 militia from Ludlow
at the , Walsen mine, apparently - did
not. awe the strikers : who . kept '-' up
their fire at the mine from long range
even after the troopers reinforced the
defenders. j- V ' i - ' 11
At -midnight," the -' militia , reached
Wajsenburg and Its force of 60: men
was divided, half remaining in Wal-
senDurg ana tne -otner going -to the
Walsen mine by a round-about route
to avoid contact with the strikers.
Upon their arrival, they determined to
do nothing more . than, aid : in the da
fense of the mine property until the
developments of the day more clear-
ly defined the work: that would be
needed of them. ' ... i
Governor Amnions today faced an
otner. large committee or ...women.
They asked for the appointment of a
committee of women to go to Ludlow
and search the old- strikers tent col-
ony site, wbere ,they claimed there
are more bodies.. They told the gov
ernor that 100 children' of strikers'
f annuities were yet unaccounted for In
spite- of the fact that other investlerat
ing parties toad announced no more
bodies could be found "at the' old colony-
grounds. - 5 . ' '-:; .- C; -. ,i;
. No estimate ' of, fatalities on the
strikers side in any jof the clashes
conld'be had from union headquarters
here ; today. At Lafayette - two ma
chine::, guns were .turned .upon the
strikers and poured a rain of bullets
In their direction. - . . ..
1111
3flt
t To, Boost-Tax
Sdrfle, But
e liigers
usesi'Other'.Ci
Public Opinion Apparently' Arrayed Against
AH -Debt Policy Except $80,000 Bond Is- .
sue To Complete flew High School ;
turns
: Mayor Clif rord fe. sdn's threat that" he will cause the
tax rate to. be raised froin three to twelve mills', unless the citi
zens grant his demands for 1,355,000 of debt, was generally'dis
cgissed, yesterday, and today, by those not more interested in
the war with" Mexico, the labor troubles in Colorado, or. the fu-.
ftire of the- Federal league. - ;
For. the most part the mayor's threat was received good na
turedljand treated'as a bluff to frighten timid person: -v'V-:
- But some taxpayers took a more serious view of , the mat-
ter and .very forcibly protested against such aneffort to coerce
the votes of the freemen, ' : i ' " .
The general opinion seemed "to be' that Mayor WiT?on and
his'backers are desperately in need of the' money. to spend, for
the purpose of keeping themselves in power, and-thatthey are
willing to go to.any lengms w oDiam ice ngni to issue oonas; .
The Impression was also general ,tfaat
if these bonds are Issued, there? will
be within a month or two other bond-
issues, for other , large proieets, "T an.4 Jfrj wiiJs of. th aOTnin'stration is.jie
.The only bonding .proposal that ap
pears -to have any friends outside of
tha " place-holders and other pol ; r 'csl!
WWW
A AfflPPT' ir
MEMATOf
1' - - : ' ' '
South American Diplomats Bein S
cret Sessions As Regulars Repla
Marines In Possession Of. Lie:
icin SeaportBrrtish Gornpr.n;
Wharfs SeizecL At T'iipico-
Vera Cru?, April 28 Cri .-General Fredriuk : t ..
dfly relieved Admiral Cadger, of the command of the Yr;
shore party. ' , ' :-
Tli transport bringing the, 5th army hri ;;", r
the Fourth, Seventh, Nineteenth and Twentyeff ' th i: . -l
iments were mads fast at the docks sl.ortly Lcf
morning.- : ' 1 -- ' ' '' ' .
The arrival of the soldiers was net mar? rJ
ceremony. The few Mexican laborers workir.j &Lo' ' :'
ble. . . - v t ' ,
The' mayor's sudden shifting of 'the
voting places to -the-school -houses is
regarded as t a stroke of genius, by
the bonding contingent. . - . "
While appearing to conform - to a
public demand to removing" the voting
J places from usual, surroundings v and
to uiai extent sausiying puuuc uyut
ion, the mayor at the same time suc
ceeded in getting the. -baot cast .at
places which the masses of the voters
are not familiar, with -The result
will; be that the organized -vote; Will
be more fully cast, than thev vote of
the ' unorganized public, - which ,4s op
posed to heavy bonding. , ,'.
It has been noted that the call does
not disclose the location :; of the poli
cing places,r except to mention 'the street
they are on, which u not in ail caseB
a full; direction. . . ' i ."'-- .; -
The Farmer: tomorrow will print . the
location of the polling places, by their
definite location, so that Farmer read
ers at least may be informed.
SEVEN MINE GUARDS '
- . . KILLED IN . CONFLICT
COAL COMPANIES TO
OPPOSE RATE RAISE
."'' " f"J-.'-. . -: . -:. -! ' y- - v.--
Briefs 'Arguing , Against Pro
posed Increase in Freight .
Charges Filed.
Washingon, April 28 Brief s in op
position to the increase in freight rates
asked for by. eastern . railroads were
today filed ' with , "the interstate - com
merce commission on behalf of the
Pittsburgh- Coal' Company,, the New
Pittsburgh ,Coal ;. pompany and the
state railroad "commissions in' the east
ern classification territory when argu
ments in ftie case were resumed, . '
- rlifr,- Thnnu. .111 hi SI tiriAf 'tOX- the
provided with lftO rounds of amiri.uni--ffaiir0ad commissions; urged- that the
- Walsenberg, Colo., April 28. Sheir
irT JefC.Farr reported at 1:30 o'clock
this morning that firing, continued a
the Walsen mine near here and that
seven men had' been killed during
the night. All of the dead, he said,
were mine guards. ' ' ' : .,
Troops k arrlyed Just before mid
nlgbit and set-out for the mine. Much
uneasiness is felt 'here for the safety
of the troops. There, are only-50 'of
them and the" force of strikers is es
timated at more than .3 OO. The troops
marched directly to ' the mine upon
oetraming Here, . at midnight, each
tion.
: The defenders still hold the prop-.
erty.. Ttte , tinion. oificials had . madt.
no report to the. sheriff as to the pos
sible . fatalities-, on either -side. ' .
At 7:30 o'clock this morning,' Sher
iff Farr reported that -the. fighting
at the Walsen mine . was proceeding
with vigor. The 60 members of the
state militia who arrived late last night
are outnumbered 10 to 1 and a clash
between, the militia and , the strikers
Is expected at any moment. ' '
MACHINE GUNS USED TO '
DRIVE BACK STRIKERS
- Boulder, . Colo., April 28- Strikers
fired on the Vulcan mine at Lafayette
last night and for . half an hour a
fight waged between thm and the
mine guards. In the beginning, - the
guards replied o the strikers assault
with rifles only but, when the aggress.
ors became ' more formidable,-. the
guards opened fire with two machine
guns. - ' -
A few minutes only was necessary
to drive the strikers back, and all fir
ing ceased. So far as could be learn
ea ner-e last, nt-gnt, mere were no
casualties. " .- "
t0.(Mja issue to complete the new . high
school. -This issue is favored for-the
that, on the other hand, if the issues
are ' defeated, the taxpayers will get
a little rest from official assault upon
their pocketBooks. y v- v . ,
"One thing ds certain, the official fam
ily has never been so acti-ve, outside
of the' day of ageneral election, 'when
the offices were, at, stake.
: All the forces of the administration
have "been quietly beseached, Implored
pr ordered to get a big vote for , bond
Ing.-'1 and conditions have "been made
as favorable to the bonders as possi- Lare but 18,000' voters In the -city qualiw
looked on at the fresh force without display n 3 any
-. In adJiliori to the infant ryr.ifn "I:' nrnvr I ! ,
E of the engineers' corps, 6th cavalry ri'jiment, the s -tillery,
and 3rd field ambulance coi:ir-.ny ssre on t! . -
fir it. Geneil Funston called f 1 1 ' -.'
f aalked viter v ilk him-his plcr-s tor tlie L.,. t f-
An agreement vas reached regarding the pr.tian I.- 1
reason that the , additional room Is were to OCCUPY. L '' ' . 1 '- '' '
oaHa . 4-V,- 4- will nnef mnM Al ' " ,,.
The' infantry' men will take charge or tne pono
the outer line as soon as, they come ashore.
The seamen are to be relieved by detachnif nt and ..
turn to their ships. '
The complete exchange between the soldiers ami tl.e ?- '
will not be accomplished before tomorrow.' ;
The landing of theinfantry regiments was orCr I i
needed, and that it will cost' more t
do the work,., if It is ' done at - a later
time. -'.....-.: ;i :' '?
. The- board of -contract and supply
will today -open-bids on the 40,000- (bal-
lots that, have' been asked for on the
various bonding measures 'Which- the
electorsv of Bridgeport are , to pass on
Saturday.. It is. estimated that there
fied . to vote on' the various bonding
measures, -City Attorney Comley "hav
ing decided that Women may not vote
on the .Questions of $300,000 for - new
school ' houses and (125,000 for comple
tion and equipment of the new-high
school. -, ; . ,.-,'.
. The , copy of the proposed wording of
the ballots which Clerk George L. Cat-lin'-of
the board of contract and supply-has
offered ..for bids is confusing
and it is doubtful if -even the voter
most familiar with the matters to be
voted 'for swill, know tor what hels
casting his ballot. , v ,
' Beside each question will be printed
'T es" and , "No." . To vote for a bond
issue the. voter .crosses out the word
"No. To- voje- against any. bond- Issue
the voter crosses out; ''Yes. ,
No .envelopes will be Bsed. i Then old
style ballot boxes will', once more be
called into nse. There Is Jfl,S00 avail
able to cover ' the cost of tha, special
election t but "it ' ie estimated t that , it
will cost much . mora, r
"cripple him. His right foot was crush
ed 'between one of the. rear wheels and
the street.1 A blood Vessel was , rup
tured. ,Henry Hatrertser, lOSO'.Pem-J
broke street, driver of the machine
stopped. The .boy was taken to the
Bridgeport hospital in the emergency
ambulance; , Hatertser's name -was
taken "by the police but, as he was not
Considered negligent, he was not beld.
AVIATOR FATALLY
lHjURED.BY FALL
"" Los Angeles, 'Apri. -28.- Charles C.
Lltoystone,,. an , aviator, fell ,with lfts
monoplane 80ft feet1 at - Domingues
Junction, south of here today
was so badly injured that he
shortly afterward. - - " . . ),
and
died
net operation income for the carriers
involved was greater during the past
four years than;, for any similar period
in their history ; that net earnings
during the .last- five years period were
greater than during the preceding
five years and those " for 1913 greater
than the average for " either- of these
five year periods. " '
He added that, if the . commision
denies the - proposed Increase, the
prosperity of-the carriers "is bound to
keep , on -increasing just as it has in
the tiast" ' :
The brief of the coal companies as
serts that" the -exhibits of:, the car
riers1, show that gross and net returns
for ; 191 8, particularly for the coal
carrying roads, are more satisfactory
than they have been In the past.. The
"situation, . it is declared, calls f or an
adjustment of rates as between - traf
fic and localities.; . . . .
foot badly crushed as boy
' - FAMjS from auto truck
Slipping -from one of the Connecticut'-
Breweries company's automobile
trucks while stealing a ride at Hallett
and Pembroke streets this ' forenoon,
four years' old John Rutkowsky, son
of Joseph Rutkowsby, of . 29 Hallett
CHILD DIVES
FROM WINDOW;
' SKULL CRACKED
Suffering from a depressed fracture
of the skull that is expected to make
an operation , necessary, Annie Baiow
sky, three year's 61d daughter of Peter
and -Annie Balowsky, 562 Arctic street,
is at-Bridgeport hospital as-a 'result
of a dive from a three story window
at. her home this morning. . Eluding
her "elders, Annie climbed into a chair,
pushed up ' a - window and fell. - The
mother ."became hysterical and had to
be treated by: the ': same ambulance
surgeon that attended the child. The
child's .father is in Europe suffering
from ai, Incurable disease. ' -
VALUABLE WEDDING GIFTS
FROM BURGLAR'S LOOT
street, received .injuries that may C Treadway,
Bristol, Conn., . April 28 More than
a- hundred pieces of solid Bilverware
chiefly wedding presents, received two
years ago, and valued at several huni
dred dollars, were stolen by burglars
last night from the home uf -'Mortoli
carried out later in the day
" Washington April 28 Spanish Am
bassador ."Riano, in charge of. the af
fairs - of . Mexico in the United States,
today informed ;' Secretary of State
Bryan that - -General Huerta had un
conditionally accepted the principle of
mediation as involved, in proposal of
the government of Brazil, Argentine
and Chile r - : ' .
- The envoys' of Brazil, Argentine and
Chilef whose good offices have now
been "formally accepted by the United
States and the Huerta government to
compose the crisis in Mexico, resumed
their sessions 'early today at tWe Ar
gentine ' legation under circumstances
which gave ,them' ' mucH encouragement-'
-':'v' V: - '" --" '''' 'm
- ' 't.7" : ' sessions'' are, "secrett.. -
The sessions ' are all private and
A surrounded by every safeguard against
premature discussion of plans. . . -It was
known, however, . that the chief effort
of today was to try td perfect a plan
on which they have been working ever,
since, their tender of goed offices was
made. ' This will be laid , before the
two -governments at the earliest possi
ble moment. ,- ' -: . ," t -.
The sessions are expected to be con
tinUous thrbughodt today and, tonight.
; The White House declined to make
any statement as to what proposals
the United States would submit , as a
basis for mediation. It was announc
ed that ' nothing' would be'' said that
migbt. In any - wayl ..embarrass the
mediators.. At - the regular , cabinet
meeting at 1 1 o'clock the formulation
of, the -'American ' proposals to the
mediators was a subject of considera
tion. , V 7" " ..'.-'...
railroad between Vera Cruz and Mex
ico City lsbeing rapidly destroyed be
tween Tejeria and the capital. , The
ties were being burned and the rails
loaded on ears and carried away, e
The consul also reported that he
had " received assurances ; from ' the
Brazilian minister in Mexico City that
no Americans have been killed or, were
in danger or hone Imprisoned -except
one at Aguas Calientes whO'Was- der
Hverd to the judicial authorities
"some proofs having' been found on his
connivance with the revolutionists. '
Consul Blocker reported that Ciu
dad Forflrio'IIaz is completely de
serted, the federals having retreated
to Tosalia after several defeats 'by tho
Carransa forces. ' " ' ' i .
"' ; . ASK 3PROB ABIxEJ DEMANDS.
With the receipt of Huerta's formal
acceptance- of the good offices" of the
South . American diplomats, President
Wilson and his advisers today awaited
the -conference by which representa
tives " of - Argentine, .. BraaiJapd Chile
hope to pave tbe way to peace. Their
first move, " it was suggested, would be
a request to the Washington and the
Huerta governments f or statements of
probable demands each would make
preliminary to any attempt at for
mal mediation. The next step would
depend upon the nature of those demands.-:..,
-.,..'.- " ... m'
Huerta's reply, conveyed through his
minister for foreign affairs to Mr.
Riano, Spanish ambassador in Wash
ington, 'was received late last night.
Its text was not made public but Huer
ta's minister was said to have thank
ed the South American f- t
the Spanish amlaa. a -5 or f r i: r
offices and to have r?Jrrf-i to
"real spirit of solidarity bt !
pies of the same race."
To -what lengths tb "good -'
of the South -Americans m,,;,,? r
was he object of conjecture in
cial Washington and by t:, i
diplomatic corps today.
0 CLi ..ntw
LITTLE FOOD
JAILED; 'con;
fry.
few I .f!
f . .
American Women n-tl C,i'
: Herded -Like CAitle in
Cordoha.
Vera Cruz, April 23.-f"- -the
stone flagging of tre Ji.,j
"with Insufficient food, no
and threatened very r..srvt
saesinatlon by drunken Ji ''
Jot of the-; America nn -r.-i. r-n-1
eigners, including women, ax. 1
.dren, -confined at Cordi.a.
-W. H. Jechling, of x'.n .
Survey of Canada, who "
some time in Mexi.-o ii b.-"
Universities of Harvard,
nia and Columbia, r--r-t tr-ro ' , i
Cordoba. He was deta.inwi. tt-i: r
put In" Jail and finally v., -to
proceed . here ai a;i H .
though he is In reality an As--
The prisoners are horded l.e "-
and are Jeered at almost ro--, -either
by their captors or by -lean
inmates of the jail. 1'r - r
permitted to have food and tfr
when the whim (suits the Jai t
Among the, prisoners i ayo.' r "
lean woman w-h s"i
months old. TJv rt .' -
women and children. The t r
ber of all nattonalitiew, acor: - ;
Mechllng. is 85.
One of the imprisoned mn t f
intendent Emery of the V- ii-r-ea
Sugar Plantation of ' Vr ' r
state who entertained John I...n
President - Wilson's -repT-5Mritat!v
few. months ago. Mechlin a v "
sular Agent Witte is in ja.i at il
near Tux tepee.
Mechllng left Tuxtep'
nesday -with a paw givl--sr h -. .
swmed name and his natloriai.'y -British.
An excited -crowd of .V -
cans surrounded thn train r-'i
with difficulty that he persm ."T
to allow him, on board. At Kl
to, another mob searched trim tr
and robbed him nt all hi rr- r - '
cept two bills whif-h h Y
hie shoe. ' At Tierre Kinr li v
and 32 negroes were brouarhf. a , .
the tralrr. A mob met' f---Cordoba
and shoutrd 'i
Americans.
E. B. Weems, a fsr i t-
owner who was prov(-)) .,
Cordoba, escaped by (Jpw;-.- -river
In a launch to A'vsrs ;o
rived safely !r Vv ' "
for the UriUM " '
the steamer- M'Jiro.