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THE DISPATCH FOUNDED 1UQ.
THE TIMES FOUNDED UM,
WHOLE NUMBER 18,630.
RICHMOND, VA., . THURSDAY, MAY 25,1911.
WEATHKll TO-DAY?Fair.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
REFORMERS' BANK
Report of Receive,r s
Throws New Light
on Situation.
HILL'S SHORTAGE
REACHES $ 30,000
Funds of Big Colored Banking
Institution Were Used by
"Gross Negligence and Mis?
management" to Carry On
Operations of Grand
Fountain.
Reports Mel yesterday1 tn the Chan
eery Court by William A. Moncure and
Edwin Pllchor, receivers for the Sav?
ings Bank of the Orand Fountain.
United Order of True Reformers, show
that, contrary to the generally ac?
cepted statement to the effect that the
great negro Insurance order had been
embarrassed by the failure of the bank,
the real facts were the other way.
The bank, the report says, was carried
to Insolvency by the operations of the
various branches of the True Reform?
ers* organization, to which It extend?
ed credit, as well as by the pecula?
tions of Cashier R. T. Hill and Book?
keeper Agnes Reese.
The report holds the officer? of the
Insurance order responsible for the
failure of the bank, and asserts that
they are liable to It for the losses It
has sustained by the diversion of the
bank'? funds for the promotion of va?
rious departments under the direct
control of the Orand Fountain.
Auk no Accounting.
It is recommended that a strict ac?
counting he had with the Grand Foun?
tain from the time of the organization
of the bank. It is stated that while
th< bank had large sums on deposit,
and ivaii apparently prosperous. It had
but few of the ordinary loans and dis?
counts of a profitable nature, but had
loaned a large part of its funds on
small security and without interest to
various branches of the Grand Foun?
tain, especially the Reformers' Mer?
cantile and Industrial Association.
Pome hope is held out to the deposi?
tors through the listing of a large
amount of real estate in many cities
belonging both to the bank and to
other branches of the order. The value
of this real estate can only be approxi?
mated.
A special report shows that on the
day the receivers took charge of the
bank Cashier Hill attempted to deposit
certain of the hank's funds In the
Broad Street Bank of Richmond end
did deposit Jl.631.46 In the First Na?
tional Bank. Judge Grlnnan entered
nr. orde- directing the First National
Bank to show cause why this mono
had not been turned over to the re?
ceivers on demand.
Hill Got fltO.OOO.
The receivers report that from an
examination of the books It Is shown
that R. T. Hill, cashier of the bank,
obtained from the bank "by false en?
tries and erasures on his personal ac?
count, and by failure to charge hlm
eelf with checks which he drew on the
bank, the sun: of J21.000.44. Of the
money so obtained twenty-four checks
aggregating $6.757.02 appear to have
been paid by him to Giles B. Jack?
son." The receivers say that It Is due
to Jackson to state that the last Item
of $1,000 received from Hill was prop?
erly received by hint, to be used as
Hill's attorney. "But as to the other
Items." the report continues, "your re?
ceivers are unable to loarn for what
purpose tho money was paid Jackson,
or how used." The report goes on:
"From the Investigation by your re?
ceivers, they are of the opinion that
the disaster that came to the bank
Is due largely to tho uses made by
the Grand Fountain, United Order of
True Reformers, of the bank's funds
for Grand Fountain purposes, and to
tho gross negligence and mismanage?
ment of the officers of the bank to
such an extent as to render them
?personally liable for such neglect and
mismanagement
Funds Diverted.
"The funds of the bank appear to
have been used when needed for any .
department of the Grand Fountain and j
of the Reformers' Mercantile and In- j
Austria! Association, and for the Old ?
Folkcs' Home. No interest was ac- |
tttally paid by any of these depart- ,
meats for the money so used. While
the bank apparently had large, sums !
of money on deposit, there was always
a comparatively small amount of j
money loaned out to borrowers In tho
regular course of business, and con?
sequently the Income of the bank from
Interest on loans was very small.
""When notes of tho Reformers'
Mercantile and Industrial Association
were given to tho bank on July 1. IfllO.
there was an entry made of Interest
amounting to J160.64S.65.
"Tour receivers arc of the opinion
that the present and past officers and
directors of the bank, who are the offi?
cers and directors of the Grand Foun?
tain, and the Orand Fountain, arc lia?
ble to tho hank for the losses It has
sustained by tho diversion of the funds
for tho promotion of the various de?
partments under tho direct control of
tho Grand Fountain.
Grnml Conn ml n I,table.
"Tour receivers recommend to the
court that a strict accounting be had
between the bank nnd the Grand Foun?
tain from tho organization of the bank
down to nnd Including the 26th day of
October, 1910, when the bank wns
closed, and that the relationship of tho
Grand Fountain to all of the depart?
ments appearing on the books of tho
bank be ascertained, together with the
responsibilities of tho Grand Fountain
for the expenditures of tho bank's
money, especially the finance depart?
ment of the Grnnd Fountain, the ex?
pense fund, tho mortuary fund, the Old
Folkn' Home, tho Reformers' depart?
ment, the hotel department and real es?
tate departments."
The receivers statt that If any min?
utes were kept of the meetings of the
stockholders of the bank, they have
been unable to locate them, suggesting
that they were probably kept with tho
minutes of the Orand Fountain, tho
"" (Continued on Third Page.)
GREATER SCANDAL
MAYBMARTHEO
LaFollette Predicts
"More Shocking-"and
Appalling Facts. "
HE URGES ACTION
IN LORIMER CASE
Believes That More Than $200,
coo Was Spent to Elect Illi?
nois Senator, and That He
Knew Seat Was Purchased.
Taft's Name Used to
Win Support.
Washington, May 24.?Revelations
concerning the election of Senator
Lorlmer, of Illinois, may be expected
as the result of a second Investigation '
Into the bribery charges against Lor- '
inter If the predictions made by Sen?
ator I^aFollette in his argument to?
day in support of his resolution of in- 1
qulry are realized.
Mr. LaFollette prophesied that more
than twice the 1100,000, heretofore al?
leged to have been used, would be
found to have been spent In Lorlmcr's
behalf. He said President Tail's name
had been used In Lorimer's behalf, and ?
reltereated that Lorlmer had had per- i
sona] cognizance of the use of money
in his behalf.
"There Is a mine of facts which I
venture to predict will be opened up.
and which will be more shocking and
appalling than any that yet lias beer
revealed," he declared.
Tuft Kft pec tally Concerned.
Mr. LaFollete quoted from the tes?
timony given by Kdward Hlnes. a Chi?
cago lumberman, before the Lorlmer
investigating committee of the Illinois
Legislature, regarding Mr. Hlnes's In?
terviews with United States Senators
Aldrlch and Penrose, In which Mr.
Mines said that Mr. Aldrlch repeatedly
had Impressed upon him the Import?
ance of Lorlrnur's election and had told
him that President Taft was especially
concerned In Mr. Lorimer's behalf. Re?
ferring to the Hlnes statement con?
cerning a long distance telephone con?
versation between Washington and
Springfield, held by Hlnes with Lorl?
mer, pending the election at Spring?
field. Mr. LaKollete said that at Lori
mer's request Hlnes had telegraphed
to Lorlmer the substance of his tele?
phone representations to him. This
telegram could and should be procured,
he said.
. Saying that this conversation had
been held for the purpose of present?
ing to Lorimer the President's alleged
solicitude that he should make tue j
race, Mr. LaFollete said:
"There is no proof that the Presi- |
dent was interfering, but I think that;
there waa a scheme to put Lorlmer \
through, and It was believed that the |
use of the President's n me would be i
potential. There is no doubt that lila !
name was used In a telegram, and no
doubt that -- was used behind locked';
doors and drawn screens. It helped to j
influence members who could not be
reached otherwise."
Discussing Hines's activity In the !
Lorimer campaign, which was account- '
ed for on the ground that Lorlmer .
would favor a duly on lumber, Mr. La- i
Follettc said that during the last Lori
mer Investigation by the Senate, Hlnes
was much In evidence about the Capi?
tol at' Washington. "He sought Sena?
tors at every turn, and was brazen
and Impudent in his work," he said.
"How he was received in all cases I
do not know, but I do know that In
some cases he was rebuked."
.Votorlouitly Active.
He said that Hlnes had appeared,
again at the opening up of the ques?
tion this session. Then, evidently re?
ferring to the election of Senator
Stephenson, of Wisconsin, though not
mentioning his name, Mr. LaFollete
said:
"In another senatorial campaign in
Wisconsin his (Hlnes) henchmen were
notoriously active for the successful
candidate and his principal agent has
not dared to remain within the borders
of the State."
Mr. LaFollette declared that he had'
no personal feeling in the matter, but!
that his motive was to present the j
undermining of the government by!
corrupt Influences;
Mr. LaFollette quoted much of the
testimony taken by the Illinois Legis
la tu re to support his contention that)
Lorimer had known of the use of;
money in his interest, and he hoped
that the Senate would "find the men;
back of this Infamy no matter how'
high up they may be In the financial j
world."
Mr. LaFollette will close his speech j
to-morrow by outlining his reasbns
for having a special committee con- 1
duct the proposed Inquiry.
?Will ProHH Direct Elections
Washington, May 24.?Senator Bo?
rah, of Idaho, author of the resolu?
tion providing for the direct election
of Senators, which Is now the unfin?
ished business of the Senate, an?
nounced to-day that after to-morrow
he would press the consideration of
the resolution without interruption to
Us conclusion. This announcement 1
came after Senator Borah had been
constrained to withdraw a motion thai
the Senate, meet at noon to-morrow
Instead of at 2 o'clock, the time fixed
some time ago, and after Senator
Stono. of Missouri, had complained
that the Finance, Census and Privi?
leges nnd Election Convnlttces held
hills before them which were being j
delayed, and should be reported out
for the Senate's consideration.
Senator Heybiirn, of Idaho, pre?
dicted dire consequences which might
befall tho country If the direct elec?
tion amendment to the Constitution
were made In tho form and manner
provided for in the Borah resolution.
He decried this as a "day of changes,"
when people were clamoring for
changer, of all sorts, "even of the
"Ten Commandments." Ho feared the
day might come when tho people
would call a constitutional conven?
tion which would rewrite the entire
^Continued on Third Page.}
REFUSED PARDON BY PRESIDENT TAFT
MORSE AND WALSH MUST SERVE TERMS
Convicted Bankers Get
No Hope of Execu?
tive Clemency.
BANKING LAWS
MUST BE ?i-HELD
Taft Takes Firm Stand That
Rich Men Must Be Punished
for Their Crime's Even More
Than the Poor Because
of Further Reaching
Effects.
'Wusklugton, il ii j- 24-President Toft
to-iloy drulpd the application* for the
pardon of CharlciCW. Morse, of New
York, and John It. Willah, of Chicago,
the two mont prominent lioukem ever
convicted and nent to Federal penlten
tlurlcn under the national banking
luw*. .Vol only Old the PreMdent re?
fuse to pui-ilou either Morne or Walsh,
hut he nl>? declined at this time to ex?
ercise nuy other aort .-of executive
clemency In tbelr casern or to nhorten
the sentences Imposed up the two men
by the court* la which they were cou
vlcted.
In denying Uie pardons, the Presi?
dent1 took a firm stand that the na?
tional banking laws or any other laws
must be upheld when they affect the
rich man even more than when they
affect the poor. Tho record in the
Walsh case, the President said, in his
opinion, "shows moral turpitude of
that insidious and dangerous kind, to
punish which the national banking
laws were especially enacted."
In considering the case of Morse,
the President said that "from a con?
sideration of the facts In each case, I
have no doubt that Morse should have
received a heavier sentence than
Walsh. Indeed, the methods taken by
Morse tend to show that more keenly
than Walsh did he realize the evil of
what he was doing."
Sind Hush for Wealth.
In his opinion in the Walsh case,
the President protested against, the
failure to discriminate between legiti?
mate business and improper gain. "The
truth is," said ho, "that In the mod
rush for wealth In the last few de?
cades the lines between profit from
legitimate business aj.d improper gain
from undue tise of trust control over
other people's property and money has
sometimes been dimmed, and the Inter?
est of society requires that whenevei
opportunity offers, those charged with
the enforcement of tho law should em?
phasize the distinction between honest
business and dishonest breachos or
trust."
The President's denial of the par?
don applications cf Morse and Walsh
does not mean that they must stay
in prison until the end of their terms.
Walsh began a sentence of five years
in January, 1310. in the Leavenworth
Penitentiary, and under the Fedaral pa?
role law is eligible for parole next Sep?
tember, the President's action to-night
having no bearing whatever upon tho
future application for parole. Morse
began his fifteen years' term in the At?
lanta Penitentiary In January, 1910,
also. In denying his application the
President granted leave to renew It
after January 1, 1913. Under the pa?
role law Morse would be eligible foi
release In 1915.
Both Morse and Walsh mado strons; I
efforts to have the President oxetclso j
clemency. He was besieged by friends
and attorneys of both men. Mrs
Morse got up a monster petition, which
was signed by scores of members of
Congress and other prominent per?
sons, and former Senator Hale, of
Maine, did much In her behalf. The
pleas or ill health and reimbursement i
or all depositors In the Morse and j
Walsh banks were made In both cases. |
Recommended by Wlekcrsthnin.
P.oth applications were scanneu
closely at the Department of Justice
by Attorney-General Wlckers.ham and
his assistants, and both were read
with care by the President himself. Hla
action to-night was In accord with the
recommendations ot Mr. Wickersham.
In denying the Walsh application, the
President said In part:
"John R. Walsh was convicted of
misapplication of the funds of the Chi?
cago National'Bank while Its president.
"His pnrdon is nskec): first, because
his violations of laws were technical
and did not Involve moral turpitude
and secured him no tinnncinl benollt;
second, because all the depositors of
his bunks were paid through the sacri?
fice of his private fortune; third, be?
cause, he was, In doing what he did, at?
tempting to upoulld Industries of sub?
stantial benefit to the country; fourth,
because he Is an old man, In ,111 health,
not likely to live long, and one who
has borne a good reputation and lived
a life of simplicity and not of Indul?
gence.
"The facts are that Walsh owned a
large Interest In throe banks?the
Chicago National Bank, the Equitable
Trust Company and the Home Savings
Bank, the latter two Illinois State
corporations. He absolutely controlled
them, although there was a substan?
tial minority Interest in all of them
held by others. He used them to fur?
nish the money for the development
of several rallronds, limestone, quar?
ries, coal mines and other enterprises.
Using his control of these banks, h.i
took their funds and Invested jhem <n
enterprises of the oharactor men?
tioned, cither by direct purchase of
the bonds, which ho had caused to bo
(Continued on N1 nth Page")
CI7AItI.ES W. MORSE.
SHARP CRITICISM
OF VIRGINIA LAWS
Dr. McKelway Says 70 Per Cent,
of Cotton Mill Children
Are Illiterate.
TALKS OF JUVENILE COURT
Judge Mack Points Out Its
Advantages?Doherty on
Labor Laws.
Appalling revelations of the abuses
of juvenile labor in Virginia, told by
Dr. A. J. McKelway, of Washington. D.
C, secretary of the National Child La?
bor Committee;- startled those Who at?
tended the seventh session of the Child
Welfare Conference, held last night in
the John Marshall High School audito?
rium. Dr. McKelway, who is a native
of this State, said he did not want to be
unjust to the Old Dominion, but that he
had visited every State in the Union,
compiling his statistics. He referred
mainly to the cotton industry as the
principal wrecker of young lives. It
first developed as such in New Eng?
land, but It has rapidly spread to the
Southern States, he said. Continuing,
he declared that this Commonwealth
should congratulate itself upon pos?
sessing few cotton manufactories com?
pared with other States.
"If you will attempt to pass a dras?
tic child labor law at the next session
of your General Assembly." Dr. Mc?
Kelway told his auditors, "you will find
a lobby to defeat it composed almost
entirely of representatives of the cot?
ton Industry. It U3es the labor of chil?
dren because they are cheap; It is a
poorly paid and unckilled trade, and
never equips any child to make a de?
cent living after it becomes an adult-.
Child labor, I say. Is the curse of the
cotton industry.
Many Illlferate.
"In statistics it has been discovered
ttat 70 per cent, of'the children em?
ployed by cotton manufacturers In
Virginia are illiterate. In Alabama*the
percentage Is lower by 5 per cent., and
It is slightly below that In other
States where tho business nourishes."
Or. McKelway scored the cotton mills
from start to finish. He declared thnt
though Virginia had a child labor law,
which was not nearly effective enough, j
the mill owners were not content with
the leniency of it, but persisted in vio?
lating It. "The cotton mills are hold?
ing the State back." he said.
"Virginia hasn't as good a law on
this subject as she should have," lie
continued. "New York, Ohio and Illi
iv">ls have She best child labor laws
Why shouldn't Virginia be equally as
humane'.' There is no reason why she
should not be equally as advanced. In
the States referred to they have thei
Immigrant problem to deal with, but]
it appears to me that the home-born i
child is entitled to Just as much protec-1
tlon as Is thrown about foreign chil?
dren.
Compulsory Education.
"One of the best methods towards
the abolition of child labor is the en?
actment of a State-wide compulsory
education law.
"The night messenger service Is an?
other line of Juvenile vocation which
works for evil. It has been proven
that the great majority of tho calls
and deliveries by messengers after !>
and 10 o'clock at night are to evilj
reports. There should be al aw prohib- j
iting any child under twenty-one years;
of acre fiom being employed as a night;
mer.sengcr. Exactly the same cond.l-'j
Hons obtain In Norfolk nnd Richmond
as :n New York nnd Chicago, except
In smaller proportion."
He concluded his address by urging
that tho Virginia child labor commit?
tee present at the next session of the
" Tc?ntlnucff_on Seventh Page.)
Lucky English Boys
In next Sunday'* Tlmea-Dlspnleli
there will be mi Inforestlno; KtOrr,
wltb pictures, on the children who
'will help to crown Klutt GeorRO.
Thore arc Wore* of hnyn, the Rons
of Grent llrltnln's peers, wlni nre.
nivultlKK "lib lineoitpcnlcil Impa?
tience their debut ns picturesque
performer* In the wonderful ror
nnntlon ceremonies.
MRS. CIIAni.ES W. M?RSE.
(Copyright. American Press Ass'n.)
Ol SELECTED SHE
Rev. John F. Cannon Wins Con?
tention Before General
Assembly.
Loulsviria. Kyv, May 24.?The decision
of two cases of vital Interest to Pres?
byterians and a decision to merge the
Home Mission Herald and the Mis?
sionary were features of to-day's work
of the General Assembly of the Presby?
terian Church, in the United States
(Southern).
Rev. John F. Cannon was victo?
rious In his contentions against the
Synod of Misslouri and the Presbytery
of Kanawha gained a victory over the
Synod of Virginia. The former will
now be allowed to construct his church
in St. Louis, while the. latter will con?
tinue to send as commissioners to Gen?
eral Assemblies the oldest members of
the presbytery.
The establishment of a central bu?
reau of education and information
looking to the Inspiration of the en?
tire church with reference to all its
work, was authorized.
The assembly to-day was engnged
for several hours In the consideration
of a case, the like of which had never
before occupied the attention of this
body. It grew out of the objection
on the part of the Central Church of
St. Louis, Mo., of which Rev. J. L.
Mauze Is pastor, to the moving of
Grand Avenue Church, of which Dr.
J F. Cannon Is pastor, to a site near
to Central Church. This case had come
through the .presbytery and the synod.
The assembly decided in favor of the
Grand Avenue Church, so It can build
on the chosen site.
The assembly asked Its churches dur?
ing the coming year to give for the
general benevolent causes, the work
under the charge of its executive com?
mittees, the sum of $109,000. Of this
amount $550,000 Is for foreign missions,
$10,000 for home missions, $129.000 for.
Christian education and ministerial re?
lief. $30.000 for Sunday school exten?
sions. $10,000 for the Bible cause.
Will Be Published Here.
It was decided ttint the homo nnd
foreign missionary magazines of the
church shall he combined Into one
publication, to be issued by the Presby?
terian Publication House In Richmond
Dr. W. J. Martin, of North Carolina,
who was nominated as ono of the sec
letnrlos of foreign missions, withdrew
his name, as he did not soo Iiis way
clear to accept the position. The com?
mittee of nominations then presented
the name of Dr. E. W. Smith, the,paa
tor of the church in which the as?
sembly Is now meeting. It Is believed
that Dr. Smith will accept the ofTlce.
and it is said by those who know him
best that a better man for the work
cannot be found In nil the church. He
Is recognized as a sreut preacher, an
eloquent speaker, n strong writer, an
enthusiastic worker, a man of af?
fairs and ono who lias, the entlro
confidence of tho church at large. It
is felt tttat bo will give great strength
ill the work, but It Is probable that his
church will trtake strenuous efforts to
retain hltn as its pastor.
Tho churches of the assembly are
reported as giving for all benevolent
causes during the past year the sum
of $1,343,000, an Increase of about
$''50,000 over last year.
O'REILLY FOUND GUILTY
Widely Known Crlinlnnl Lawyer Must
Go to Prison.
New York. May 24. ? Daniel J.
O'Reilly, former assistant district at?
torney and well known ns a criminal
lawyer in connection with cases of
Harry K. Thaw anil Nan Patterson, was
found guilty to-day of receiving stolen
goods by a jury In the criminal branch
of the Supremo Court. He was remand?
ed for sentence. ?
'O'Reilly wns charged with having
negotiated for Frank L. Plass tho re?
turn of SS7.000 worth of securities)
stolen on March 2 from Aaron Bancroft,
an agod broker. A reward of $5,000
wns paid for their return, nnd evi?
dence was presented lo show that
O'Reilly received $S33 as hin share of
tho reward.
JOHN R. WALSH.
ELECT FLETCHER
DESPITE PROTEST
Unitarians Make Him Vice
President Over Heads of
Insurgents.
DEBATE IS ACRIMONIOUS
Declared Unfit for Position on
Account of Vote in Lorimer
Case.
Boston, May 24.?Insurgency develop?
ed to-day at tho annual meeting of the
American Unitarian Association, when
about a third of those present followed
the lead of the Rev. John Haynas
Holmes, of the Church of the Messiah,
of New York, In opposition to the elec?
tion 6f United States Senator Duncan
U. Fletcher, of Florida, as one of the
vice-presidents, because of his vote
last winter on the Lorimer case.
On a rising vote, the motion of Mr.
Holmes to strike Senator Fletcher's
j name from the list submitted by the
nominating committee, was declared
lost without a formal count. Later, In
thu ballot for otllcers, six of the vice
presidents elected received 4B0 voles,
the total number cast, while Senator
Fletcher received 315.
The Fletcher debate occupied the en- j
tiro forenoon, and was the most ear-;
nest affair of its kind ever held by
the association.
Tho debate began when the nominat?
ing committee presented its report In
which Senator Fletcher's name was?
placed fourth In the list of eight vice
presidents.
Formal Protest.
Mr. Holmes offered a resolution,
signed by the nine Now York clergy-,
men and twenty-six of those In and
about Boston, declaring that "in view
of the public services attached to the
name of Senator Fletcher wo do not
j regard him as eligible to leadership In
! that form of Christianity known as
Unitaiianlsm and protest against hls>
I nomination as vice-presMent.
The Rev. A. J. Coleman, of Jackson?
ville, Fla., declared that the resolution
was an attempt to faston a new me?
thod of dogmatism on the Unitarians.
"Senator Fletcher voted for Lorlmer
because of the evidence against him I
was not sufficient." said Mr. Coleman. i
"He was actuated by the high sensu |
of moral and political duty,, and the!
people of Florida are proud of his re- |
cord."
i "If you now repudiate Mr. Fletcheri
i the Sbuthern churches may repudiate.
I what you stand for," were Mr. Cole
i man's closing words.
The Rev. Mr. Todd, of Washington,
also defended Senator Fletcher as one
of his parishioners and resented the
resolution us "unwarranted interfer?
ence with the action of an Individual.''
Mr. Holmes declared that the Unitar?
ian Association could not place any
I stnln on the name of Senator Fletcher
which the Senator had not placed there
already by his action In the Lorlmer
case.
"It would bo better to wipe out every
j Unitarian church south of the Mason
I and Dlxon Uno rather than placo a
1 dlshonered name on our list of officers."
[shouted Mr. Holmes.
"As to Senator Fletcher." said Mr.
Holmes, "I Uilleve that he has failed
to measure up to the standard. I be?
lieve that lie was conscientious, but
what was tho matter with his con
I science? Wo do not want a man on
1 our ll3t for whom we have to apolo
! glze."
The Rev. F. A. Weil, of Bellingham.
I Mass. said that the- issue was that of
Individualism nnd the association had
no right to excommunicate a man ho
cause he lived up to his conscience.
The resolution was also opposed by
Rev. U. fi. B. Pierce, chaplain of tho
United States Senate, and others.
On a rising vote the motion io strike
Senator Fletcher's name from the list
j was lost. About one-third voted for
I the resolution. Officers elected were:
President, Samuel A. Eliot, of Cam?
bridge: VIce-Presldents. Reuben E,
1 Walker, of Concord, N. H.; Eben S.
j Draper, of Hopedale. Mass.; Miss Em?
ma C. Low, of Brooklyn: Duncan U.
i Flclchor. of Jacksonville, Fla.; Charles
W. Amos, of St. Paul; Pnrls Gibson, o
j Great Falls, Mont.; Horace Davis, of
! San Francisco, and G. W. Stephens, of
(Montreal; Secretary. Lewis G. Wilson,
I of Boston; Treasurer, Francis H. Lln
I coin, of Hlngmnn; Director for Middle
? and Southern Slates, Henry \V,
[sprague,, of Buffalo.
FIRE OF TROOPS
IS TURNED UPON
ANGRY RIOTERS
Mexicans in Frenzy Be?
cause Diaz Fails
to Resign.
THREE KILLED;
MANY VVOUiNDED
While Mobs and Police Clash in
Streets, Overthrown President
Lies on Sick Bed, His Con?
dition Dangerous?Resig?
nation Will Be Ten?
dered To-Day.
Mexico City. .May 24.?Enraged by
the announcement that President Diaz
and Vice-Presldent Corral would not
resign before to-morrow, spectators
from the galleries of the Chamber of
Dep.nles late to-day started a riot In
the streets that resulted to-night in at
least three deaths and the wounding,
of many by volleys tired by police and
troops. The appearance of a number
of men and boys bearing printed sheets
declaring that President Diaz refused
to resign was the signal for an out?
burst of indignation.
Until 9 o'clock t?-night the mob en?
countered no opposition, and apparent?
ly littlo restriction was necessary.
.Shouting "vivas" for Madero, they pa?
raded the streets, but aiways In an or?
derly fashion except for the noise.
Occasional Instances of vandalism wove
Immediately condemned by the thous?
ands of marching men. who joined in
shouts of "Order! Order:-'
At S:,'ltl o'clock it appeared that the
crowd was dispersing. The main body
had been broken into smaller groups,
but at that time some or" these had
grown more demonstrative in the big
plaza in front of the palace, and the
pollcu determined that the time had
come for drautic measures to be taken.
Ordern Derided.
The shouting, gesticulating mass of
humanity was warned to move on. but
a confidence born of better treatment
early in the evening caused them to
receive with derision tho order of .the
police.
Again they were told to disperse,,
and again no attention was paid to
the order. Quickly their shouts of rid?
icule were turned into cries of anguish,
for the guns of the police and soldiers
were gred towards them. The living
stumbled in a mad rush over the bodies
ofahe dead and wounded. The narrow
streets leading from the Zocalo were
jammed with Heelng men and women.
For a few minutes the guns of the
government were stilled, but a re
gathering at street corners of the en?
raged and frightened partisans of
Madero resulted In another order to
lire at will.
Sharper and longer now came the
shooting. The mob lied. but. contrary
to all traditions of Mexico, the troops
had not yet Intimidated the rioters to
tiic point which they were willing tu
sumblt.
The forco of tho iron hand was
weakening, and despite the death it
had brought, tho rioters refused to
do more than scatter into miniature
mobs, each shouting for Madero and
yelling for the early downfall o? the
present government.
im?/ u Sick Man.
In the midst of it all. President
Diaz lay on a sick bed. It was learned
on authority this afternoon that der
spite recent optimistic official reports
of his condition, the President had
shown several degrees of fever for
the last five days. He declines to see
all visitors, Including members of the
diplomatic corps, and takes nothing
but liquid nourishment. His condition
Is regarded as serious by members o?
his family.
The presidential palace was crowded
with visitors, mostly personal friends,
who had called to pay their respects
and to show their loyalty in the hours
of the decline of his power.
Almost at the moment of the ber
ginning of the demonstration tho
American ambassador. Henry Lane
Wilson, entered the palace to pay his
respects to the President.
Ho chatted come time with Madame
Diaz, tho latter expressing her regret.*
that the President was too sick to re?
ceive any visitors. When the ambas?
sador emerged he found troops lined
up in front of the palace and mounted
police at both ends of the block.
The troops which did the shooting
reinforced the police later. Tho shouts
of the mob crying "Viva Madero" and
"Death to Diaz" could plainly be heard
by the ambassador, utlhough they did
not penetrate so far as tho President's
bed chamber. Tho ambassador's motor
car moved with difficulty. During Its
progress at different times threo grimy
hands were thrust Inside and the
diplomat was saluted with "Viva 131
Kmbujador" (Long live the ambassa?
dor).
Tho demonslrants gathered in sev?
eral crowds, ranging In numbers from
200 to 2.000. Their numbers were con?
stantly augmented. Many storekeep?
ers hastily closed their Iron shutters.
Xo One Bacnpea Command.
A dramatic incident occurred early,
when one of the crowds came shouting
up Avenlda Tan Francisco, encounter?
ing a squad of twelve police and two
officers. The mob compelled the police
to dismount, while holdlns their caps
in their hands, to shout "Viva Madero."
No one escaped this command.
The swams of cabs uustially about
the streets disappeared as tf by
magic. Taxlcab and automobile drivers
likewise sought safety In the outskirts
of the city. Many of the cabs were
commnndered by the paraders.
In the early part of the outburst
probably JO per .rent, were hoys and
youths, with a sprinkling of womfln.
Their numbers were Increased later
by many men. A large percentage ot