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UCKOFWORRY
Reports From Mexico City to
Washington Say Dictator
Has Been Drinking.
THINK HIM IRRESPONSIBLE
Lind Warns Harvard Professor
Against Going Into the Tur
bulent Country.
VERA CRUZ, Nor. 22,--An entirely
illuminating explanation of the much
discussed complacency of President
Wilson and the American State De
partment in connection with the
Mexican situation was furnished here
today.
The explanation came from an au.
thority that could not he questioned.
It is simply, that tor several weeks
Hnerta has been drinking heavily. On
a number of occasions he has, ac
cording to reports made to Wash
ington, been entirely irresponsible.
Realize Situation.
Realizing that no Importance could at
tach to hU words under such circum
stances, "Washington -with daily re
ports on hand as to Huerta's condition
has slmuly matched up the Huerta
statements with the Huerta conditions
and let It go at that.
It wasvsald that tho Huerta fire-eating
has been uniformly coincidental
with the Huerta drinking.
Detailed reports of Huerta's personal
habits have been furnished Washing
ton through John Lind and Nelson
C'Shaughnessy. charge d'affaires at
Mexico City, their reports being based
In part on the minute observation of
American military attaches with Hu
erta's army, and later on the report
of secret agents. One reiort stated that
Huerta was in the habit of drinking
champagne with Ulsbreakfast and
-topping It off with cognac.
J Keeps Professor Back,
"in pursuance of the fixed policy of
the American Government of keeping
the situation clear and avoiding every
possible chance of clashes, John Lind
today advised Prof. Tosser, the Har
vard archaeologist, against proceeding
to Mexico City with his wife and ad
vised that he drop his research work
. a ; Iia nrOBpnf
"With conditions in Mexico City as
they are at present, x wuuiu uu ;..
my wife there" said Lind to Prof. Tos
r. "and I advise you not to need
lessly incur such a risk."
Ernesto
and &-aristo Madero today
a 43. jiaru l
were at sea on the scout cruiser -nes-
ter. sailing in tne airecuon o na;-
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partment, through Consul Canada, the
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the Maderoa to the Ward liner Morro
CasUe, which sailed from here two
days ago for Havana and New York.
Gunboats Leave Ports.
The Mexican government today or
dered ail her gunboats from the ports
where they have been at anchor. They
are sailing under secret orders, and it
Is said that they will hide out at sea.
In accordance with the order, the gun
boats Zarigoza, Vera Cruz, and Pro
greso put to sea from this port early
today.
News reached here today of a skirm
ish yesterday near Santa Rosa between
constitutionalists and federals. The
Huerta troops lost twelve men killed,
and reported that the rebels lost heav
ily. Many rebel bands were reported to
be prowling In the vicinity of Santa
Rosa and Orizaba.
Bryan Assails Story
Of Protest to Britain
Jn a statement today. Secretary of
State Bryan assailed the publication of
false statements in the morning papers
to the effect that he had protested
against the action of Great Britain In
sending two warships to Mexican wa
ters. He said:
"The statement published this morn
ing to the effect that the State Depart
ment had protested against the action
of Great Britain in sending two war
vessels Into Mexican waters is abso
lutely false; and, in denying the state
ment, I desire to add a condemnation
of the publication of statements of this
kind without taking time to Inquire
into their truth or falsity.
"A denial cannot reach all who may
read the statement, nor can It prevent
discussions and editorial comments
predicated on false statements. Surely
In International affairs there ought to
be a patriotic desire to promote friend
ly relations, and these cannot be pro
moted by reckless publication of false
statements In regard trf acts of Gov
ernment officials.
ThA Secretary nlalnlv nhnwnr! thnt ha
resented the publication, which was
carried in press dispatches dated from
Vera Oui as a deliberate nttemnt tn
Vera Cruz, as a deliberate attempt to
.wt.. pioi hfm In ht affn.t ... A..I
the good will of the English in the
Mexican crisis. He hinted that the
etorv had not come originally from
Vera Cruz, but had been Inspired by
malicious persons in this country.
Throughout the Mexican crisis it has
been suggested, not only at the State
ueparxmeniv dui ax. me wniie House.
CAUSEW1LS0N
mat inieresiea persons nave oeen dis
seminating false news in the United I TioLilDAYSBURG, Pa.. Nov.
States in an effort to force this coun- " lotrlet Attorney Marlon D
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dent himself has bitterly resented this
on more than one occasion, and has
made It plain that he has no Intention
of being mad- the tool of these In -
terests.
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Be Chief Attraction at the
Columbia Theater.
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, England's
leading exponent of militant suffraglsm,
will tell her story to a Washington au
dience in the Columbia xneater tomor
row afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Accompanied only by Miss Lucy Burns
who left for Wilmington, DeL, today
to meet her, she will arrive at tne
Union Station tomorrow afternoon at
1:45 and will be escorted to tho New
Willard where a suite has been re-i.n-pri
fn,. her. She will return to the
hotel after the lecture and will remain
In Washington overnight, leaving for
New York early Monday morning.
PhorlM Toward Russell, writer and
lecturer, will preside at the meeting and
will Introduce Mrs. FanKnuriu n
subject will be "The Cause of the Re
volt In England," and sho will give a
full history of the woman's movement
In that country and the events leading
up to tho outbreak of militancy. o
public recelptlon has been arranged for
Mrs. Pankhurst, but local suffragists
are hoping she will do as she did In
Philadelphia where she entered a box
at the close of her address and bhook
hands with hundreds who crowded up
to congratulate her
The Englishwoman will be met at
the station by several ow the leading
suffraKists, including Miss Alice Paul,
Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stubs, Mrs Martha
p Tagg, Mrs. Irving Moeller, Mrs.
Henry Lockwood, Miss Emily K. Perry.
Mrs. Bessie Brooke. Miss Winifred
Mallon and Miss Elsie Hill With the
exception of the first three these wom
en will act as ushers at the theater.
The local women will present Mra.
Pankhurst with a huge bouquet on her
arrival, tied with purple, whlto and
green ribbons, the colors of the Eng
lish suffragists.
Miss Buprns will meet Mrs. Pank-
is scheduled to speak tonight. The two
women have long been friends. Miss
Burns having presided at the recent
Pankhurst meeting In Baltimore.
. Xl. 0 New York to attend to the
l,hii,hing of an American edition of
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Facts About a Great Evil." The copies
nw being sold at suffrage headquart
. hera were all printed In England.
n.rrh the efforts of Anthony Com
tnrtr the sale of the book as
been
prohibited in New York city,
Sees Thief in Mirror.
22.
Pat-
terson was being shaved in a barber
shop here ne m, yy ie raiecuon in
the mirror, a sneak thief rilling the cash
, register. Patterson pounceJ on the man
land overpowered him.
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OVER YALE ELEVEN
Cambridge Jammed With Old
Grads to See Great Annual
Gridiron Contest.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. Nov. 22. At the
atadium here this afternoon the biggest
game of the season was staged when
Harvard and Yale met In their annual
struggle.
This classic of American outdoor
I sports attracted one of the greatest
crowds of history to Boston ana iain-
hHilir todav. When tho game was
called It was estimated that more than
45.000 persons were looking down upon
v oi,i frim the plant stadium upon
the twenty-two men who were to battle
like gladiators of old for tho premier
football honors it the East.
Harvard was ctlll thp favorite in the
betting today. The Talemcn were con
fident, but as Harvard's record for tne
season looks much better on paper than
does that of the Blue, tho men of fc
held back for favorable odds. Bets at
10 to 7 were made during the morning,
and as these odds have prevailed for
the past week, it did not seem likely
that Yale would be given a better
thousands poured Into Boston from
the early morning trains. Theaters
were lammed to the doors last night
by the Tootball visitors. Hotel rooms
were at a premium As the trains ar
rived earlv today streets In the Icinlty
(Continued on Page Beventeen.1
IN CONGRESS TODAY.
SENATE.
Met at noon.
Report of Senate Banking and Currency
Committee submitted.
Privileges and Elections Committee
meets and votes to report Poindexter
T.1I1
Senator Sterling will introduce Federal
university bill.
Credentials of Frank P. Glass as Sen
ator from Alabama presented and re
ferred to committee.
HOUSE.
Met at noon.
Congressman Johnson of Washington
assailed the conservation policies of
GIfford Plnchot.
Congressman Bryan of Washington
,nnii. nn repent riots In Seattle.
Mninto-vmce of whipping post by State
- of n "t- ware denounced by Consress
mawi.,ans of Montana.
Appropriation of $20,000 to exterminate
Jack rabbits In Rocky Mountain States
asked by Congressman Smith of Idaho.
Congressman Levy Introduced bill re
quiring Interstate Commerce Commis
sion to render decisions in rate ques
tions within fifty days of filing.
HARVARD
AVORITE
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HREEGURRENCY
BILLSREPOHTED
Fight, Transferred to Senate,
Will Be Resumed Monday, to
List Long.
WILSON WILL HAVE PART
Final Form of Law Will Be Made
in Conference, With Presi
dent a Strong Factor.
The Senate Banking and Currency
Committee, which has had the Ad
ministration banking bill In its hands
since September 18, made its report
to the Senate this afternoon.
As the result of thl3 action, the
currency bill fight is transferred
from the committee to tho floor of
the Senate. The debate will be
opened Monday and will last for
many weeks, probably until the mid
dle or latter part of the winter.
Disagree on Reserve Number.
In the end, indications are the bill
will largely bo shaped In conference
and the conference will largely be domi
nated by the President.
Three bills are actually turned over
to the consideration of the Senate. The
so-called Glass-Owen bill, or the bill
which passed the House, is reported
without recommendation. Chairman
Owen, from the committee, submitted
the House bill with extensive amend
ments together with an elaborate state
ment of the views in which he and the
other Administration Senators, O'Gor
man. Reed. Hollls, Pomercne, and Shaf
roth, concur. Senator Hitchcock pre
sented the bill on which ho and the
Republicans of the committee. Senators
Nelson, Weeks, Crawford, McLean, and
Brlstow, agree, and, along with this
a report expressing their views In fa
vor of this bill.
Owen Reports 40,000 Words.
The reports of views on the bill of
the Administration Senators and on the
bill supported by the J'itUirvc.r ;ectt ii
of the committee are lengthy. The re
port of senator Owen is about 40,000
words long, and includes a maze of
statistics relating to banking matters."
The details of the bills already have
been set forth at length. Senator
Owen, In making his report, and in
saying the committee had divided into
two sections, enumerated certain fun
damentals on which both sections
agreed. These, he said, were the con
centration of banking reserves, the
volume of such reserves, the volume of
capital of tho proposed banks, the
mobilization of such reserves, the pro
motion of an open discount market,
elastic currency and Issuance of Fed
eral reserve notes; that tho Federal
notes should be obligations of the Unit
ed States; that tho system should be
1 regional rather than a central bank
system, and that the Government
should control the system.
He pointed out that the disagreement
of the two sections is on the number of
reserve banks, the method of subscrib
ing for stock of the regional banks, the
method of electing directors of tho re
gional banks, and the method of ad
ministering the regional banks.
The primary distinction between tho
two plans submitted today is that the
Owen plan, or House bill, as modified
by the Administration Senators. Is for
a bank-owned reglonnl system, with
the regional banks under bank control.
The Hitchcock section of the committee
supports a publicly-owned system, with
the central board and the regional di
rectorates publicly controlled. The
Owen bill provides for eight regional
banks and the bill supported by Senator
Hitchcock and the Republicans for four
regional banks
Senator Hitchcock. In reporting the
bill agreed on by himself and the five
Republican members of tho committee,
alluded to tho non-partisan nature of
Its consideration and among other
things said:
Took Regional Plan As Compromise.
"Waiving a Htrong preference which
prevailed In tho commlttco In favor of
a single Government bank with branches
we accepted tho regional bank plan as
the only hopeful outlook ror action by
this Congress, but retained the amend
ment substituting four regional banks
for twelve. While tho single Govern
ment bank would produce tho
only perfect mobilization of reserves,
as has been demonstrated by the
experience of other countries, the
the adoption of four regional
banks under a single control will, It Is
thought, approximate this result, and.
In a country so large as ours, with so
many banks, probably prove efficient.
Every addition to this number of re
servo banks must Inevitably tend to
dissipate the reserves and weaken the
system. The moro reserve banks, the
less perfect will be the use of reserve
funds, which means that asset cur
rency will be Issued with greater fre
quency and In larger volume. It will
often happen with a system of twelve
banks thut a number of them will oe
calling for currency and charging a
high Interest rate when other reserve
banks will be in their dull season with
slack demand for money and large
balances. With four reserve banks,
each embracing a large territory served
by branches and having a variety of cll
mato and Interests this would rarely
occi - Moreover, to cut the country up
tntc iy rserve districts means that
most. the reserve banks would be
comparatively weak and would not In
spire confidence. They would not oven
equal In size some of their member
banks supposed to depend on them."
Dance Tonight Arcade Auditorium.
Tonight Serpentine Battle. Dancing
'raugnt. uoi. joa. rsot puDllc Advt.
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The cake weighs 180 pounds, and is made of black fruit. It will adorn the
dining table in the State dining room at the White House, where the
wedding repast will be held after the wedding ceremony in the East
Room. The cake is three feet high, and the vase will contain orchids.
These; with the shield monogram of the bride and groom in white
icings, will be the only decorations.
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State Department to Tell Today
What They Are to Wear At
White House-Tuesday.
The anxiety which has held the coun
try spellbound was relieved today, when
Miss Isabel Hagner, the private secre
tary, phoned the War and Navy De
partments that tho officers from those
branches of servico who attend the
wedding of Miss Jessie Woodrow Wil
son and Francis Bowes Sayro on Tues
day after"""" would wear their full
dress uniform.
Een gicaur anxiety was felt relative
to the garbing of diplomats, whether in
court dress or afternoon attire. From
tho same source It a learned that the
diplomats would not appear In uniform.
In nn effort to keep the wedding as
simple as possible, these awo points
were omitted.
When invitations aro issued to diplo
mats from the State Department that
have an official significance. It la stated
on tho Invitation or In the envelope
wneiner or nut m ".,,. v
uniform, but the wedding of Miss Jll-
1 inf. rtfttiuiriorari .1 nrivate affair.
.such Information was omitted. Having
plenty or time in win m ";o ...
tollete, tne uipiuuuu ui'"-"
not been at any time much concerned,
but the outside world has taken the
matter quite seriously ...
There will bo given out at the W hlte
House late this afternoon, a statement
..." ..... rn. ih n'llclal urate rect'n-
tions nnd dinners, which the President
will give, acconuim 10 tusium
Delayed By Wedding.
The statement Is generally given out
earlier In the season than this, but on
account of the excitement incident to
the wedding arrangements, the matter
wns delayed by a few days. Such a
statement Is of considerable consequence
to the sociul world, as until the dates
are given out, the season Is not supposed
to be "really on. you know."
The platform upon which Miss Jessie
Wilson and Francis Bowes Sayre are
to stand when they are married Tues
day afternoon at 4:30 o'clock has been
taken into the East Room and placed
lieiore mu n:'.r - "-
for use. The carpet which Is to cover It
has been niuur. u"u . "" j..o
which will stand sentinel will be wheel-
td Into pitiu "' Aiv."..j .........n. . .,
first rehearsal probably will take place
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
DRESS 0
ENVOYS
AT WILSON ID01
0. S. TRUST AND MUNSEY
RESTORE FINANCIAL
T
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FOR SERVANTS' ACTS
Justice Anderson Rules Man
Struck By Fire Chief's Car
Can't Hold Government.
Justice Anderson, presiding in Circuit
Court, No. 2, has ruled In the suit of
Jacob Herrman against the District of
Columbia, Andrew J. Sullivan, and Wil
liam II. Nash to recover 133,000 damages
as a result of being run down by a fire
truck, that an action may lie against
the chauffeur, but that the District can
not be held liable for the negligence of
Its servants.
It Is asserted by young Hermann that
while he was crossing D street at
Tenth street, the fire chiefs automobile,
which was being operated by Mish,
under the direction of Sullivan, was
driven at an excessive rate of speed, and
as a result, he was struck and badly
Injured.
The District of Columbia Is exoner
ated on the principle that the operation
of such an automobile is a pnrt of the
maintenance of the Fire Department,
which Is a governmental function, but
that the fact that Sullivan and Nash
were governmental officers does not ex
cuse them from the results of any negli
gence in performing their duties.
The plaintiff was represented by At
torneys Wilton J. Lambert, Frederic II.
Whippier, and R. H. Yeatman, and the
District was represented by Assistant
Corporation Counsel Whitford.
Will Offer in Senate
Bill For University
Senator Sterling of South Dakota will
introduce In the Sennte shortly a bill
for a great national university located
in Washington. He proposes this In
stitution shall be the capsheaf of the
country's educational system. Senator
Sterling Is not a new convert to the
Idea, but has been working on It for
months.
Tennessee Buys Prison Farm.
NASHVILLE. Nov. 22 With the pur
chase today of a 2,312-acre farm belong
ing to the Nut Baxter estate and ad
joining the penitentiary farm of i,eo
acres, near here, the State of Tennessee
arranged to provide food supplies for
ltd prisons. The price paid for the farm
was 1196.520.
OIT
T
CONFIDENCE IN CITY
Anxiety Concerning U. S . Trust Co. Ends With
Change in Ownership and the Announcement
That Every Dollar on Deposit Is Guaranteed
By the Munsey Trust' Co. and By Its Presi
dent, Frank A. MunseVr " -
U. S. TREASURY 0FFICI ALLY ANNOUNCES
THAT MERGED INSTITUTIONS ARE SOUND
By JUDSON C WELLIVER.
Following an intensely dramatic series of lightning
like developments which had brought Washington to the
verge of a financial crash, security, confidence, and calm
were brought back to the community today by the an
nouncement that the Munsey Trust Company had absorbed
the United States Trust Company.
For several days there has been persistent report of
trouble impending fortheUnited States Trust Company. A
steadypressure for money has been exerted by its depos
itors. Yesterday this pressure suddenly expanded to the
proportions and character of a run.
When banking hours closed yesterday the alarm was
all over the city. It had flashed to every section of the
town, and the fear was by no means confined to the 55,OOQ
depositors of the United States Trust Company. It was
realized that atfisaster in that quarter, involving as it did.
about one-sixth of the'populatron ot theicitys actuatlfc
psoitors, would reach out to every department of the finan
cial and business fife of the" community.
That wasthe situation at the' close of banking hours
yesterday. It was realized, and was the almost unanimous
comment of the business community, that the one power
that might save the situation was the Munsey Trust Com
pany, backed by its president, Frank A. Munsey. Mr. Mun
sey's financial ability and his large interests in Washington
aroused the hope that his institution would yet come to
the rescue, a hope strengthened by the knowledge that Mr.
Munsey's representatives had for two days been discus
sing a merger of the Munsey Trust Company and the
United States Trust Company.
To the waiting, expectant, fearful community came
first the news that Mr. Munsey, summoned, in urgent haste,
had arrived about 5 o'clock from New York. It seemed
a labor of Hercules to carry out the enormous transaction
which should mean assurance 'and absolute solidity in
place of misgiving and uncertainty, and to close it before
the opening of another business day. But just that labor
was performed.
Mr. Munsey hurried into conference with the business
elements that had summoned him; the officers and di
rectors of the United States Trust Company, his own as
sociates in the Munsey Trust Company, and the banking
interests of the town, allied in the Clearing House. Out
of that conference came before midnight the agreement on
terms for the absorption of the United States Trust Com
pany by the Munsey Trust Company.
The arrangement was assisted in every possible and
proper way by the officials of the Treasury Department,
who gave not only their approval to the adjustment, but
publicly announced that the merger meant a definite end
to all insecurity, and the positive assurance that every
customer of the United States Trust Company was per
fectly safe.
The Munsey Trust Company, organized last May with
$2,000,000 capital, was the one institution in the city to
which the Treasury and the financial interests had instinc
tively turned as the possible guarantor and insurance of
the situation. It was a matter of hours to avert the crisis.
Precious, pregnant, fleet-footed hours they were; but the
event proved that with steady hands and determined pur
pose at the helm, there were enough of them.
Mr. Munsey learned exactly the situation, conferred
with his associates, who meanwhile had studied carefully
the condition of the United States Trust Company, coun-
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
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