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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD
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VOLUME XXXX1II BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1913 12 PAGES
Washington Herald and
New York Post Discuss
Question Editorially
UNDERWOOD COMING
HOME OCTOBER 24
May Remain in Birmingham Several
Weeks—Details of Senate Cam
paign Are Not Yet
• Worked Out
I».r C. IS. STEW ART
Washington, October 15.—(Special. >
OMvnr W, l iulrrwood in arranging to
be In JHrinlnghnm October -4 and ex
pect* to be able to stay aeveral week*
at borne before he return* to \Ya*lilng
ton.
While there I* nothing doing In the
)loii*e of KepreNciitatlvc* Mr. l.uder
wood uanta to take advantage of till*
fact to wee hlw friend* and to organ
ize hi* campaign.
He does not expect to make any po
litical speeches at this time but hopes
after <£iIh campaign Is organized to re
turn to Alabama at such times as the
affairs In the House will permit him
to do so without injury to public busi
ness and make speeches throughout
the state.
A fuller or more detailed programme
of the House leader’s campaign cannot
be given out, as his movements must
be largely governed by the legislative
developments that will follow and
which no one can foresee.
Press on Hobson
The general opinion of the press and
the popple of Washington is that if
Hobson could have ever been useful
as a member of tho House, his unwar
ranted attack upon Underwood has de
stroyed all hope for such usefulness.
His baseless charges are universally
condemned by his colleagues on the
floor regardless of party. Wonder Is
expressed on every hand that he could
pot see that such an unsupported at
tack umst necessarily react upon- hinv
alid in the end destroy nun politically.
The \Vashlngton Herald today says
editorially:
■'Representative Hobson of Ala
bama is destined to be hoisted by
his own petard. He may think that
he can gain votes by attacking his
rival, Representative Underwood,
but if he can the world has gone
very much awry.
“We Judge men by their actions
and their achievements. Applying
tnis test to Mr. Underwood we find
a man who has been 2u years in
public life and whose conduct in
tills long period has been above re
proach In later years he has oc
cupied a position where- the lime
light beat fiercely upon him with
out revealing a single flaw. If he
has been 'the tool of Wall street’
lit* has certainly disguised tho fact
with wonderful skill, becauso his
attitude on the tariff and currency
bills has been directly opposed to
the position of the so-called In
terests. As to the Ryan contribu
tion, Mr. Underwood says that he
knew nothing of It and the coun
try believes him, but even if he
had accepted the gift witn full
knowledge there would not have
been criticism. Mr. Ryan wanted
to see a southern man nominated
and Mr. Underwood was the only
southern candidate. No one for a
moment believes that Mr. Under
wood if elected, would have been
swerved from the path of duty by
any consideration any more than
Woodrow Wilson would be unduly
Influenced by the views of those
who financed his campaign.
Fails to Furnish Facts
"The structure of a man's char
acter, which he rears through
many years of dally action, cannot
be overturned In a moment unless
the attack Is founded on fact. Mr.
Hobson falls to furnish proof. On
the contrary. While Mr. Under
wood has been working day in and
day out on public business Mr.
Hubsoh has been attending to his
personal affairs—Chautauqua lec
tures, planning to secure the sena
torslilp from Alabama and ot(ier
things. He is disturbed Vpst he
should not capture the prize which
he seeks and he has let his anx
iety' get the better of ills Judg
ment.
"The question Is one for tile peo
ple of Alabama lo settle. They can
be trusted to see clearly, even af
ter the fiery and erratic Hobson
lias tried to throw dust in their
eyes.'*
The Herald Is mild In its criticism
of Hobson compared with some other
papers and of individuals who resent
ills frail attempt to besmirch the rec
ord of a popular public servant.
The Post Editorial
The New York Evening Post of the
14th says:
"Representative Hobson is trying
to elect Representative Underwood
(Continued un Page Twelve)
GOVERNOR O’NEAL
A SPECIAL SESSION
Has Not Yet Determined
Course in Filling Sena*
torial Vacancy
WANT JEFFERSON FEE
SYSTEM ABOLISHED
Members See Need of Special Law
Enabling Governor to Borrow
Money—Others Want Laws ,
Looking to Judicial Reform
By Ii. S. BETTY
Montgomery, October 15.—(Special.)
Governor O’Neal has not yet determined ;
what he w ill do in reference to filling |
the senatorial vacancy. Since returning
last Sunday from Washington, where he
conferred with President Wilson,r Repre
sentative Oscar W. Underwood and Rep
resentative Henry D. (Mayton in regard
to the situation in Alabama, the chief
executive hap given much thought to
the matter, but is apparently no nearer
a decision than he was several #days
ago.
The governor is still of the opinion
that he has the power to appoint, and
his legal advisors sustain him in that
conviction. However, it was never as
certained whether or not his appointee
would be seated, the resignation of Mr.
Clayton having removed every chance
of determining that question. The be
lief is very strong, though, that Mr. Clay
ton would not have been seated in the
Senate, and if such were true in Mr.
Clayton’s case, there is little probability
that anyone else’s credentials would be
accepted. The other courses open to
the governor are a special session of the
legislature or a special election. Though
the latter course is no more popular than
the method of appointment, since it is
doubted that any one chosen at a spe
cial election, which had not been author
ized by the legislature, in conformity
with the provisions of the seventeenth
amendment would be tendered his seat.
, Hence, many ..belie y* UtaJ, tic- only njour^e
open to the governor, certainly the only
certain course, is through the legisla
ture.
The legislature might either authorize j
him to appoint a senator pending a spe
cial election, or might authorize him to
call the election at once. Opinion runs
pretty strong in official circles that Gov
ernor O’Neal will be compelled to call
the legislature together if he wishes to
fill tlie senatorial vacancy. He may not
do so, in which event there is a strong
probability that Alabama will be with
out a second representative in the Uni
ted States Senate until the next regular
election.
Other Matters Need Attention
Governor O’Neal is being urged by
many influential and prominent men in
the state to call the legislature together.
Moreover, he is being urged to put in
the call within the next few weeks.
The senatorial situation is not the only
matter, it is declared, which needs legis
lative action. Members of the state leg
islature from Jefferson county are urg
ing a special session on the grounds that
the fee system of that county should be
abolished.
Other members of the two houses see
the need for a special law which will
enable the governor to borrow more
money for the state, to the extent of the
full constitutional limit, and others see
the demand for legislation looking to ju
dicial reform. Methods of increasing the
states revenues and the enactment of
other laws.
But Governor O’Neal has not intimated
what he will do. He declares that he
has not made up his mind, and that he
will not announce his decision, either
with reference to calling the legislature
together or in the matter of filling the
senatorial vacancy, until he hus given
the question deep and careful considera
tion.
VV. J. CRAIG HEADS
TICKET AGENTS
Philadelphia, October 15.—W. J. Craig of
Wilmington, N. C., passenger traffic man
ager of the Atlantic Coast line, was elect
ed president of the American Association
of General Passenger and Ticket Agents
at the closing session of the* organiza
tion’s convention here today W. C. Hope
of New York was chosen secretary and
J. C. Haile of Savannah, Ga., chairman
of the executive committee.
* WOMEN VOTE * *
t THE “WET** TICKET ?
♦ - *
♦ Rotlondo Beach, Cal.. October *
♦ 15.—'Yesterday women assisted In j
♦ keeping Rotlondo Beach "wet." 4
♦ They polled one-halt ot the votes i
♦ In the Initiative election regard- f
? ins the existence of saloons. i
♦ The ■•dry" element was defeated $
♦ 829 to 934. j
L-i
ABANDON HOPE OF SAVING
MORE OF ENTOMBED MINERS
Three Hundred and Sixty-eight Still Entombed in Welch Mine.
Fire Breaks Out Anew and Effectually Stops Rescue Work. -
No Official Report of Disaster Yet Given Out
Cardiff, Wales, October 15.
rc .selling mure of the miners mueu in
the Universal colliery, where <*, explosion
occurred yesterday, virtually has been
abandoned. The report that a party of
been found alive In one
proved erroneous, but
bodies were found
this has caused much comment. Fire
broke out anew this afternoen and Is still
raging. Theie are no further signs of
life in the pit.
f'p to a late hour tonight bodies had
been recovered, while 3ti3 miners stUl were
entombed. The shift which went into the
| mine yesterday numbered 931.
The engineers have decided to devote
their efforts to subduing the flre, as they
believe It useless to continue rescue werk,
’ » * '
MAN WHO FLASHED “S. O S"
FROM ILL-FATED VOLTURNO
....m_
W. SEDDON
Senior Wireless Operator
FT. G. LANG
Assistant Purser
Four Of Mexican Supreme
Judges Reported Resigned
Mexico City, October 16.—It is reported tonight that four
judges of the supreme court have resigned. v
Mexico City, October 15.—The
diplomatic representatives of Great
Britian, France, Spain, Cuba, Guate
mala and Norway, at a conference,
decided to recommend that their re
spective governments send warships
to Mexico for the purpose of afford
ing legation guards should conditions
so require.
A member of the diplomatic corps
made this statement tonight. He also
said that the diplomatic representa
tives had recommended a temperate
attitude in the matter of Mexico’s re
ply to Washington.
ALDRICH ATTACKS
Measure Unsound, Social
istic and Revolutionary,
Says Former Senator
in Speech
New York. October 15.—Former Sen
ator Nelson \V. Aldrich of Rhode
Island tonight attacked the Wilson ad- ,
ministration currency bill now before
Congress, which he declared embodies
the theories of William J. Bryan. He
denounced the. bill as unsound, social
istic and revolutionary, characterizing
it as an endeavor to secure by partisan
legislation the triumph of the doctrines
and principles which had received the
repeated condemnation of the Amer
ican people at the polls. He quoted j
from Woodrow Wilson’s writing to in- ,
dicate that the President in his earlier |
lays had^ entertained beliefs contrary
to provisions of the bill.
“If the House bill should be enacted
into n law,” Mr. Aldrich asserted, “Mr.
Bryan will have achieved the purpose i
for which he has been contending for j
a decade.”
Opposes Many features
Mr. Aldrich’s speech was delivered at
the closing session of the national con
ference on currency reform. He made
no reference to the so-called Aldrich
plan for currency reform. He opposed j
many features of the Glass-Owen cur
rency bill, but directed his strongest
criticism at the provision dealing with
the issue of government notes and pro
riding for a central government board
with supervision over the system as a
whole.
“The proposals with reference to note
Issues,” said Mr. Aldrich, “are radical
and revolutionary in their character,
and at variance with all the accepted
canons of economic law.
“I believe it will be found that there
Is no substantial limitation upon the
amount of notes that can be issued un
3er the House bill except in require
ments for reserve.”
Pressure Brought to Bear
Mr. Aldrich said “extreme pressure"
wus being brought to bear on Congress
to enact the administration bill and
that the reason given was* that the
adoption of the bill was necessary to
fulfill promises made by the demo
cratic party. He traced the history of
the democratic party's attitude on the
subject in earlier years and quoted
President Cleveland as saying that
‘the people of the United States are
entitled to a sound and stable cur
rency." /,
“Tiie theory that the United States
should issue currency In the form of
Its ‘promises to pay," declared Mr. Al
irich. “is a populistic doctrine. It Had
no standing as a democratic party
principle prior to the advent of Mr.
Bryan into the party platformdn spite
[>f the protests and against the votes of
the men. who hgd been most prominent
In the party councils, men who advo
4C«atinue<l •» ***•
105 Passengers of Burned
Steamer Arrive on Board
the Kurfuerst — Tell
Story of the Fire
New York, October 15.—New York
took in and sheltered today the first
survivors of the steamship Volturno to
arrive in this country, 105 in number,
brought into port by the Grosser Kur
fuerst, the North German Lloyd liner
that sent the first rescue boat careen
ing across tlie heavy heas that 'made
so difficult the task of removing pas
sengers and crew from the burning
Volturno.
The wireless had brought graphic ac
counts of last week’s sea tragedy; and
today from the lips of some of the
Volturno’s survivors there came de
scriptions which, contlning the in
timate details for which the world had
wuited, accentuated the heroic conduct
of the Volturno’s captain, officers and
crew, and of men who manned the
lifeboats that put forth from other
ships.
Cause of Fire
Tiie explosion of a drum containing
chemicals was the cause of the lire,
according to the story told by Waldron
Disselman, third officer ©f the Vol
turno. Disselmun gave a thrilling nar
rative of the long hours spent on his
Are ridden ship, Aghting the ♦flaihes,
sustaining the crippled wireless plant,
lowering lifeboats, quieting the panic
stricken. steering the vessel by hand
to keep her from drifting—lighting the
battle unaided because the waves were
running too high for small crafts from
other ships to accomplish the Journey
to the Volturno’s side. More than a hun
dred passengers were burned to death
when they were cut off by flames, Dis
selman reported.
Hanking well up with the bravery
displayed by Captain Inch of the Vol
turno. were the feats of daring of sev
eral of his officers, among them Sec
ond Officer Lloyd. While 10 ocean
liners maneuvered about the Volturno
after darkness had settled on Thurs
day, Captain Inch wirelessed: "We can’t
stand this long. Our boats are gone.
Send boats.” No rescue boats came in
response to Inch’s wireless.
Enters Last Boat
Then Second Officer Lloyd measured
up to the mark. Taking four men with
him he entered a damaged lifeboat, the
Voltiirno’e last, and showed that the
seas could he lived upon.
.Second' Officer Von Carlsberg of the
Grosser Kurfuerst, told the stor^ of
bow Lloyd and his crew set the ex
ample for the other ships. "Soon a
light—it was Lloyd’s.pocket lamp—was
seen dancing up and down on top of
the waves," said Von Carisberg, 'ami
in a short time the Voltuno’s boat
reached us. Second Officer Lloyd anti
his crew were in the boat and no
sooner had they bearded the Kurfuerst
^stiBsed oat Faso Hl|ht>
TODAY IS GREATER
BIRMINGHAM DAY
AT THE STATE FAIR
Preparations Complete to Make Hay
Fitting Climax to Great Clebra
tion—Mnny Establishments
Will Close
Till* l« Greater Blrmlnghnm day at
the Stute Fair.
Practically nil of the wholesale and
retail cMtHhll*hmeiit* of the city are
planning to elone up today, or at lea*t
this; afternoon. In order to give their
employe* a chance to attend the lilg
>*hoM at the fair ground*, some of the
big corporation* have announced they
would e|o*e unlay or thl* afternoon.
The day lia* other feature* hut the
Greater lllrmliighiim plin*e of today**
programme I* expected to bring out n
tremendous crowd of locul people. In
(Minor of the tiny the picture of George
Ward, Greater Ilf rmlnghani'n newly
elected president of the elty coin in I*
nion, will he portrayed in firework* In
front of the g-ruud*tiind tonight.
CLEVELAND MAN
GIVES EXHIBITION
OF TANGO FOR JUDGE
Anderson Strengthens Suit to Re
strain City From Barring Tango
in Unique Manner—Hall
Crowded
Cleveland, O., October 15.—As part of
Asa Anderson’s Injunction suit to re
strain the city from barring the “tan
go” at his dancing school, Anderson and
a young woman gave a “L&ngo” exhi
bition in a hall beneath Common Pleas
Judge Vickery’s courtroom late today.
Anderson's suit is directed against City
Dance Hall Inspector Meyers.
So many men and women crowded into
Jildge Vickery's courtroom during the
hearing of Anderson’s petition for uti
injunction that the judge decided to
hold the exhibition in more spacious
quarters. With music furnished by a
graphophone, Anderson and one of the
young women pupils danced “the only
real tango,” according to Anderson's
description. •
Judge Vickery tomorrow will an
nounce his judicial opinion on the ques
tion of “tango” dancing here. This aft
ernoon he gave it a nod of approval.
LESS THAN $500 PER
YEAR PAID MANY
PREACHERS IN U. S.
Methodist Woman’s Home Missionary
Society Begins Thirty-Second
^ Annual Meeting in
Washington
Washington, October 15.—More than
3000 Methodist ministers in the United
States preach and work a year for less
than $500. This was the report of the
bureau of susteiltation today when the
board of managers of the Methodist
Woman’s Home Missonary society be
gan its thirty-second annual meeting
here. The bureau lamented that such
a state of affairs could exist “in this
most highly favored land at this time
of tlie high cost of living."
The report of the treasurer, Mrs.
George H. Thompson of Cincinnati
showed that th'e receipts of the society
for the past fiscal year were $901,622.
In her annual address Mrs. George
O. Robinson of Detroit, president of the
board, denounced the law recently
passed in FTorida prohibiting whites
from teaching negroes, and negroes
from teaching whites.
PRESIDENT MADE
HONORARY MEMBER
Antiquarian Society Honors Wilson in
Recognition of His Historical
Writings
Worcester, Mass., October 15.—Presi
dent Woodrow Wilson was elected a
member of the American Antiquarian
society at its annual meeting today in
recognition of his historical writinggs
Other new members elected were Hubert
Eugen»- Holton of Berkeley, Cal., Ber
nard <Steiner of Baltimore, and Vero
Long/ord Oliver of London. The pres
ent officers, were re-elected. It was
reported that the resources of the so
ciety total $197,000.
The principal address today was by
Prof. George H. Blakeslee of Clark uni
versity, on “A New Basis for the Mon
roe Doctrine.” ID* said his recent tour
through America bad convinced him
that the people of those countries look
on the United States with suspicion and
he suggested that a new Pan-American
policy be created by asssociatlng ail
South American countries with the
United States in enforcing the Monroe
doctrine.
TIMOTHY WOODRUFF
IS LAID TO REST
Many Leaders of Progressive Party
Attend Funeral—Services Held
at Sister's Residence
New York, October 15.—Leaders of
the progressive party and many other
prominent men today attended .the
funeral of Timothy L. Woodruff, for
mer lieutenant governor of New York,
and after he left the republican party,
one of the heads of the progressive
movement. The funeral services were
held at the residence of his sister, Mrs.
Rodney Ward, in Brookyn, and at th"
Central Congregational church. Among
honor pallbearers were Chauncey
M. Depew. Theodore Douglas Robinson.
George W. Perkins and Frank A. Mun
sey.
TODAY S AGE-HERALD
1— Attack upon Underwood condemned.
O’Neal urged to call special session.
Aldrich attacks currency bill.
Fate of Sulzer may b^» known tonight.
Consider aggressive course of action
toward Mexico.
2— Visiting merchants warmly welcomed.
A—Blackmon called back to capital.
4— Editorial comment.
5— Fair grounds again packed.
Underwood will reach Birmingham
October 24.
Schoolfield here to attend revival.
Politicians come to Birmingham.
6— Society.
7— Sports.
X— Newman talks of Kentucky fair.
9— Volume of trade greatly reduced.
11—Markets.
A2—Religion tuore than singing hymns.
THE FAIE OFSULZER
i PROBABLY WILL BE
Final Vote May Be Taken at
Open Session This
Afternoon
INFORMAL VOTE SA1I)
TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN
Humored That Article One Has Been
Discussed in Informal Vote.
Peck Testimony Admitted
Into Article
A Dm il y. October 15.—-It Is likely Hint
the fnte of t«ov. Wllllniti Htilrer will lie
known by tomorrow nlulil.
Tlu* bluli court of iinpcnehnicnt ad
journed tonight, when It wan miDI the
final vote probably would be Inked id
nn open session tomorrow ufternoon.
No ot'flelnl Informntion of this report
could be obtained, however, ns all the
deliberation* of the eourt today were
in nee ret.
There was an insistent rumor that the
ease had progressed so far .au to have
reached an informal vote on the guilt
or innocence of the governor on the Iirst1
article* of impeachment. This article
charges the governor with falsifying his
campaign statement. The names of only
‘5- of the 57 members of the court had
been called when it was deckled to ad
journ, it was announced. Each member,
it was said, was given an opportunity to
express his opinion on the merits of the
article, and the same procedure will he
followed at the open session tomorrow
afternoon.
May Change Vote
Each member, it wus understood, will
be given the privilege of changing ids in
formal vote at the public session tomor
row afternoon. The question as to wheth
er article 1 of the impeachment charges
should be amended to include testimony
of Duncan W. Peck and Henry L. Mor
genthau, or whether the assembly should
be asked to bring an additional article
covering the offenses alleged in this testi
mony, was decided today when the court
voted. to admit the Peck testimony into
the article as it now stands. The de
cision was announced at a brief public
session this afternon. It was rumored
that the decision was reaehed by a vote
of 41 to 16. Previously there had been
a long discussion, it was said, on the
motion to send the testimony to the as
sembly. This motion, it was said, was
defeated by a vote of 46 to 11.
According to the announcement made
by Presiding Judge Cullen, the court had
decided that article 1 was “broad enough
to permit consideration of the Peck in
cident as. ei basis of substantive charge. *
l’po.n the conclusion of this and the
Morgenthau testimony in article 4 yes
terday, counsel for the defense held that
the desire of counsel for the board of
managers was to include it in order to I
“holster up a weak case.” They declared i
it would be equivalent to bringing a i
new charge.
No Reason Given
No light was thrown by the presid
ing judge on why the Morgenthau tes
timony was not included under the ar
ticle.
The procedure of taking the final
vote as required by the rules of the
court is as follows:
"Each member will be called upon
alphabetically to answer to each of
the eight articles In their order the
following questions:
“Senator (or judge) how say you. Is
the respondent guilty or not guilty,
as charged in the - article of im
peachment?"
Each member will then rise in his
place and answer “guilty'' or "not
guilty." The result will then be an
nounced by the clerk of the court. If
two-thirds of the members present con
cur in the finding guilty, then in simi
lar manner the members will hi- called
upon to answer separately the follow
ing further questions:
“Shall William Sulzer he removed
from his office as governor of this
state for the cause stated in the ar
ticle (or articles) of the charges pre
ferred against him upon which you have
found him guilty?"
“Shall William Sulzer be disqualified
to hold any office of honor, trust or
profit under this state?"
Requires 38 to Convict
If all tlie 57 members of the court arc
present, it will require .'18 to convict.
Only,;newspaper men were admitted
to the brief public session. It was an
nounced no spectators would be per
mitted in the galleries, but the hail
<<‘ontinned on Pnge Twelve)
GF ACTION TOWARD
B
Three Methods* of Dealing
With Situation Bciivx
Suggested
•
FOREIGN PRESSURE
MAY BE BROUGHT
Result of Reported Diplomatic Con
ference at Mexican Capital Not
Yet Known—General 51aa ■
In Arrested
4 4
4 STATE TROOI’S VICTWHOt m 4
4 - 4
4 Nogales. Arl?,.. Octo> r i,; T'U«* 4
4 Sonora, .stutf troops uir .< tiu'ir 4
4 way into Guaymus late to* ■ 4
4 cording to ailrond :i«V jc h re- 4
4 reived here tonight. The di»- 4
4 patches said clesnenite street tl• ' > 4
4 im? was in progress. 4
4
WaMhliigton Oi<i»5or I"—AdmlnUt nt~
♦loti official* up ii> the oi rimdntt
Die goveriinuiit ?I* iirgment* today
were without u.l Ot-eii .*% to the result of
the reported eon ?<• read* ft. , . tfto City
of tl»e entire diploma ; * *.»i in. This
development fu ili«* *A!Un#,’ti., rolleulMg
eloMe upon Preolileut W !'hpbV shni'ii
note deelarlnt; (hut »h : nfi Ml States
wnn ahiteketl nt the Mlawleaaii^!»hH of
General (luertn |n nnsumhia « illetnior
hUIii over MmleOi mis token to menu
here that foreign government* might
bring presMure to bear in an effort to
compose the situation.
General Huerta's decree, taking unto
himself legislative as well ns executive
powers, has swept aside all hope hero
that the fluertu regime world re-vs'-ih
lisli constitutional government or be able
to cope v Ith tho increas ingly vigorous
I lighting of tlic constitutionalists.
consider Mew Attitude
Both President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan arc turning over In their tiling
‘the posstblltl*' of * a m a'; • n^-rir-stva
con rue of action hy the United Slu'Cs.
Three methods of dealing with tin* sit
uation are being suggested as open to
the Washington government:
First, there is the over-recurrent sug
gestion In official circles of a military
and naval demonstration, which would
serve as a precautionary move in case
a forcible policy is later re* mired. For
the present, However, the President arul
his advisers are concentrating on a con
structive solution by the use of peace
ful measures.
Second, many officials think a series
of strong demands made upon the au
thorities at Mexico City to force the im
mediate elimination of General Huerta
would complete the record of the United
States In attempting to assist "as the
nearest neighbor" in solving the diffi
culties of the southern republic. It has
been suggested by some Officials that
should such demands be ignored, the
American government Would he justified
in throwing its support to the constitu
tionalists in the north.
Terminate Relations
Third, the United States could formally
announce its absolute termination of re
lations with tin* Huerta officials, leav
ing it to the itillUence both of the con
stitutionalists movement and various lib
eral elements in Mexico City to secure
the elimination of Huerta and the estab
lishment of a provisional government
with which the constitutionalists would
negotiate for peace and arrange a free
election in compliance with -Mexican
law.
.Secretary Bryan left her** tonight for
Waterloo, la., and before his departure
told callers he did not expect the Amer
ican government to take any further
steps for a few days at least.
The dispatch of an additional German
warship to Mexican wuters did not bring
forth any comment, as the Washington
administration looks upon such action ns
well as upon the conference of the diplo
mats in Mexico City today as the begin
ning of a series of manifestations by the
governments of the world generally that
may have a sobering effect on Huerta.
The arrest of General Maas, Mexican
<f»ntiiiiii‘ii on I’ngc l-light i
DETECTIVE TESTIFIES IN
“RITUAL MURDER” TRIAL
Polistchuk Virtually Charges Former Secret Service Chief With
Poisoning Witnesses Against Beiliss—Witness Al
lowed Time to Smoke Cigarette
Kiev, Kuasia. » October 15.—Testifying
this afternoon at the trial of Mendel Bei
liss, accused of having committed a “rit
ual murder,” Detective Polistchuk, who
v\us prominent in the early Investigation
Into tiie killing of the hoy, Andrew Yu
shinsky, virtually charged Krassovsky,
former head of the Kiev detective ser
vice. with poisoning Eugene Tcheberiftk
and Ills little sister, Valentine, who it
was alleged had seen Beiliss drugging off
Yushinsky. .
Krassovsky, as Inspector of police, was
engaged In the case, and, in a report
drawn up months ago, gave as his opin
ion that the killing had been done by
a band of criminals, the head of whom
he charged was Vera Tcheberlak, mother
of Eugene and Valentine.
Part of PolUstchuk's testimony was di
rected against’ a previous witness named
Schneeraon, with the apparent object of
implicating Schneerson in the murder.
During I’olistchuk's examination tho court
adjourned jo minutes to allow him to go
| outside to smoke a cigarette, which he
said would relieve the Illness from which
he was suffering.
Schneerson, a Jewish hay dealer who
served in the Japanese war, was exam
j Ined earlier. He lived near the brick
j works tvhf.iv liediss’was »>mpl«>> d rind
was In the habit or taking his meats with
him. He declared h»* had not seen Yu
shinsky around tho . rick works.
Questioned regarding testimony given
by Vera Tcheberiak'a daughter, Ludmilla,
that the children went to Beiliss' house
I to get milk, he replied that it was not
true, as Beiliss had no cows in 1911, the
year of the murder.
j A brother of Beiliss also testified that
Beiliss had sold his cows before 1911.
M. Zaitcff, president of tho brick work**
where Beiliss was employed, testified
that the profits from the business, in ac
cordance with his grandfather's will, were
devoted to the upkeep ui a Jewish surgi
cal hospital.