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"1 pr;::,r: ::::: : ( I V A Ml A N il h 'V ViY 1 4 p. m. city edition I ;::::.;;;; VJJJ I V 7 U U 11 rUl 11 v(t I U m PAGES E per. n the United State.. TV W T WIATHIR-Uf h: Generally Filr ij Vr Tonight and Saturday; Cooler In I US ZZZZT FEARLESS, INDEPENDENT, PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER ! - ' T""" 1 1 ' " - "" OGDEN CITY UTAH, FRIDAY "EVENING JUNE 19, 19.4. STT, ,.,. .,. "T COMPLETE BREAKDOWN OF MEDIATION IS EXPECTED )t " I American and Hurta Delegates Hold Firmly to Opposite ) Views of Man for Provisional President Both Sides on Record Neither Will Give Way More Names to Be Submitted by Delegates Mediators, as Last Resort, to Present List of Five. CONTROVERSY DEVELOPS OVER ELECTIONS U. S. Delegates Claim Constitutionalists Control Majority of Population, Mexicans Stoutly Deny It Bi-Partisan Elec tion Board Impracticable Suggestions That Presi dent Wilson Would Break Down Electoral Liberty of Mexico Repudiated by Americans. . v ' Washington, D. C. June 19 Medi- ; atlon Btands today on the brink of i failnre. Only concessions by PreBl f dent Wilson or Huerta can save It. While the Niagara conference halt y ed, Minister Naon of Argentina, one j of the tbree South American media tors, returned to Washington for a conference with Secretary Bryan and f probably to see President Wilson. He planned to start back to Niagara Falls 1 lonlfcht carrying word whether the conference shall proceed or disband No Break in Deadlock. Announcement at the White House i that the president stands squarely on the principle enunciated in the state I ment of the American delegates, seem ed to make It certain that the United States will not be satisfied with any I thing less than the choice of a man i approved by the constitutionalists to ;i head the new provisional government, i The firm attitude of the Huerta dele gates for a so-called "neutral" seemed to hold out no hope of a break in the i deadlock S The situation, admittedh another crisis. Tas discussed In the cabinet ' meeting and some sort of an official statement from the president himself informing the public fully, in case mediation fails, was promised Officials closest to the president de clared that all talk of further armed intervention or of recognition of Car ranza or Villa at hie stage was un founded iacarn Falls Ont., June 19 The American and Huerta delegates hold firmly today to the opposite views expressed by them in public state mcnts explaining the type of man de sired by each side for provisional president of Mexico. Both sides having gone on record. ! the prospect Lb that neither will give way and that there will be a complete breakdown of mediation Word was received toda from Mill-1 ister Naon of Argentine that he would QO return until tomorrow from his trip to New Haven and Cambridge .t where he received honorary degrees, i The conference that was to have been held today was therefore postponed until tomorrow. Tr may be deter mined then whether any common ;; ground remains for an agreement. I'l More Names to Submit. " The American delegates still have some names to submit hut the Huerta delegates have opposed energetically all p.rsons suggested thus far and ihrre Is little likelihood that any name emanating from the American? will be considered seriously The mediators, as a last resort, will sub mil a Uat of five names There is a faint hope that one of these will b acceptable, but even the mediators ; do not profess optimism Aside from the inabllit to seleci a man for provisional president, a con troversy has di eloped between the American and Huerta delegates as to I how the elections for permanent prea to ident. to jie conducted by the pr" skunl government fliouWl lc super vised Likewise, the American dele eaies in Insisting on a constitution alist for provisional president have argued that the constitutionalist party not onlv dominates the country from a military point pt Mew. but Is nu t merlcalta in the majority Rsbasn Denies Carr?nza Major. ty. Emilio Rahasa, the head ol the Mea lean delegation, emphatically denies toda thai the constitutionalists con trolled the greater population, savins millions of people had been passive and had not indicated in an) wa tb.'t j l her fored the revolution H- argued also 'i- impracticabl ty or a bi-partisan electlop board, such as har 1,-en proposed by the Amencan delegation. The Mexican delegates were m con- ? ferenro early todaj discerns: whether they should issue anotlu statement In answer to the American delegates' utterance of last nighi "The American representatives ui lerlv repudiate any suggestions tna the American president has any in tent of destroying th electoral line- ert of Mexico." was the reply "iarlf I to the sncRestlon of Mr Rabnaa thai putting the oonstltutibnaHsts 1" ron trol of the provisional government was ' tantamount to abetting and even exacting fraud, at the election." Nlagirn Falls. Ont,. June 18 The American delegation to the mediation conference tonight made public s - statement issued with th- . onsent of ? the Washington government, in reply tn the statement piven out last night by Hie .Mexican delegation, critlcis- lng the American plan for the estah llshmenl Of a provisional povernment J In Mexico, with B constitutionalist at V its head. Suggestions that President W llson had any Intent to destroy the elec toral liberty of Mexico are "utterly J 1 repudiated" by the American repre sentatives. The statement covers the whole range of criticism made by the Huerta delegates. Coming on the eve of the full con ference tomorrow of mediators and delegates, at which 1b to be determin ed whether there is any chance of an agreement through mediation for a settlement of the Mexican problem, the statement stirred the mediation colony. It was interpreted as fore shadowing the unalterable and un yielding position of the United States in future. Statement in Full. The statement says: "The American representatives do net think it Is conducive to the in terests of mediation to publish during Its pendency the various plans or the contentions of the parties, but as the Mexican representatives have given out a formal statement of their ob jections to the appointment or a con stii utlonalist provisional president because among other things, an elec tion conducted by such a provisional government would not represent the will of the Mexican people, it has been thought necessary to give a part of the answer to the letter written by Mr. Rabasa. n ENVOY NAON IN WASHINGTON Washington, June 19. Romulo S Naon minister from Argentina and one of the mediators at the Niagara conference, arrived here unexpected ly today. He did not go to the le gation but took quarters in a hotel I near the White House The return of the mediator to the capital, undoubtedly for conferences with Secretary Bryan or President Wilson, or both, at a time when the Niagara conference is marking time 1 and threatened with complete failure I was regarded as highly significant. If I It was known among officials that i Minister Naon was returning, news of I it was carefully guarded. I At the White House it w as said if I I President Wilson knew of Mr Naon's i visit to Washington he had not im-1 parted the information to officials there I It was thought, however, the media . tors visit had been one of the sub ject discussed at an early conference between the president and the secre tary of Btate The Argentine legation ! professed not to know ot the min ister's arrival Wilson Backs U. S. Delegates. President Wilson stands squarely on the statement given out at Niagara Falls bj the American delegates and will accept no settlement of the Mex t lean problem which is not based on the principles outlined therein This was made clear toda by of-1 ficiais after the president had an early conference with Secretary Bryan It' mediation fails the president plan-, to issue a statement fully in forming the public on the position of tli- administration ami outlining this future course The president has no plans for go- ing before congress with aUJ phase ol ti' Mexican question and all talk of further armed inter entinn Is groundless t the present time, ac cordlng to officials The same, they say, may be said of reports that the 'United States plans to recognize Gen eral Carranza. General Villa or any other taction In Mexico. The issue of the note of the Mex ican delegates by Senor Rabasa, and the reply of the American delegates published last nlcht after it had been approved by President Wilson, ad mittedly had brought the mediation conference to a point where it gener 1 ally is expected to fail unless one j side Rives way Umost al the hour of Mr Naon's arrival, a long message was received ! at the White House from the Amer ican delegates Secretary Bryan, after- its receipt, said he understood there WOUld be a meeting in Niagara Falls at 5 o'clock this evening. The cabinet assembled at the White House a the news of Minis ter Naon'S return became known TWO HUNDRED ASK TO BE RECEIVER Chicago, June 19- Anticipating that. I Judfce Windcs in the circuit court I would appoint a receiver for the La I Salle Trust &. Savings bank, as a re suit of the hearing today on the petl , tlon of P J. Lucey, state attorne general, it was said that nearly 200 persons had applied In one way or another for the position. Charles E Ward, whose name was signed to a personal unsecured note for $169,925, found among the bank's assets, asserted today that he never borrowed the money. Ward was Lorlmer's private secretary when the former occupied a seat in the United States Renate He was a director of the bank GILL FIGHTS HIS OWN CASE Makes Speech in House Sup porting Claims to Incum bent Republican's Seat Washington, June 19. The House today pressed toward a vote the elec tion contest for the seat of the twelfth Missouri district between L C Dy er, the Incumbent Republican, and Mi chael J. Gill, Democrat The house was treated to the rare scene of being addressed In his own behalf by a man not a member. Gill, the contestant- who under the rules, has the right to speak for himself, took the floor, and made a brief speech supporting his claims to Dy er's seat. He declared he had been an "honest, lifelong, hard-working Democrat," and resented any Intima tion that his representatives had tarn- I pered with the ballots. Although many election contests have been tried in the house, it has been several years since a contestant has availed himself of the right to speak for himself FRISCO BONO ISSUE ILLEGAL Receivers Will Refuse Pay ment of $26,000,000 Prolonged Litigation Is Expected. St. Louis. .Tune 19 Receivers of the St. Louis & San Francisco railroad, through their attorneys, toda an nounced their Intention of contesting the liability of the road for bonds ol 126,000,000 issued by the New Orleans, Texas - Mexico railroad. It will be alleged that the purchase of the southern road was illegal be cause the New Orleans line has no direct connection with the Frisco. Such a connection, it is contended, is necessary under the lavs of Mis sourl to make legal the purchase of one railroad by another As the pur chase was illegal. It is charged, the bond issue which made possible the purchase was also illegal It is said to be the plan of the re celvers to refuse payment of the $2i, 000.000 bonds. Prolonged litigation is expected to follow thi stand on the part of the receivers BANKERS DENY BOND STORY Claim No Excessive Profits ; Were Made in Nicaraguan Deals by Their Firm. Washington. .lune 19. -A telegram from Hrown Brothers and Selignian fi- Co., New York bankers, read In the senate today on presentation by Sena tor O'Gorman and denying they had profited excessively b Nicaraguan bond issues, brought out a demand from Senator Smith of Michigan that the bond issues be investigated I he telegram declared Senator Smith's resolution charging the bank era with large profits was Incorrect and a baseless accusation After slating that he had thorougbh Investigated the Nicaraguan bond Is sues before he Introduced his resolu Hon. Senator Smith said: "On m own responsibility to the country as an American senator 1 allege that the indebtedness now Rought to be validated and Imposed on the republic of Nicaragua, is In the main fraudulent and ought not to receive the approval of the senate " MOYER DOPES TO RESTORE PEACE Rutte. Mont.. June 19. -Charles H. Moer, president of the Western Fed eration of Miners, arrived here today from Denver and will attempt to bring about pea e In the disrupted Kutle ' miners union James Lord of Wash ington accompanied Mr Mover The Federation president went into consultation w ith J. C. Lowne . the only federation official who has been I here since Sunday. Mr Lord Is chairman of the mining j department of the American Federa tlon of Labor President Moyer said he expected to prevent the Rutte local being reor ganized as n uuiou independent ot other bodies THIS CONGRESSMAN f IS FOND OF "PORK" Congressman Claude Wearer. Congressman Claude Weaver of Oklahoma has sei a new record for public building requests for one con gressional district. A few days ago he introduced ten bills in the lower house, each one asking' for a publie building for a town in his district The total amount asked for these proposed buildings is $800,000. STEAM SHOVEL TO BE EMPLOYED IN EXCAVATING Trogress is being made In razing the buildings on Twenty-fourth street where the Dee-Eccles e6tate6 will erect a modern social hall and busl ness block and the contractor. W. A. Larkin. says excavating can be started in about en days and a large steam shovel will be used The contractors of the city are pleased to know that the can factory is to be built next month and many of them will bid on the job It is Baid by contractors that factories are desirable contracts as there Is not ranch Inside finishing and permits of construction on a large scale With the can factory, the cereal factory, the A.lhambra theatre, and the Dee Eccle6 buildings in course of construc tion at the same time, together with extensive street paving, Ogden build Ing will be brisk during the remain der of the season. K W Altman Is building two resi dences on Crant avenue, between Six teenth and Seventeenth streets, to cost In the neighborhood of $1500 each J R and C S Watson are each erecting a residence on Madison ave nue, between Tw ent -seventh and Twenty-eighth streets, to ( ost $1500 D. O Minnock has begun the build ing of a residence on Jefferson ave nue between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, to cost $1700. JURYMEN ARE NOT TO BE WARNED THROUGH NEWSPAPERS Hereafter jurymen will not be ad vised bj the newspapers that they have been called to the service of the court until the officers have sum iuoued them. The reason for this Is that the officers have discovered that where the papers publish the names of veniremen before service is had. that mauy evade service making It difficult at times to summon the re quired number. The matter was brought to the at tenllon of Judge J A Howell, who or dered the county clerk to withhold the list Trom the newspapers until the officers have made their returns. The officers sa It is quite Interest ing at times when they undertake to get service on a talesman who knows beforehand that his name has boon drawn, to note the methods of eva slon. The telephone is used exten sielv in summoning jurors and the way members of the family have of advising the sheriff that "papa is not at home and won't be for some time ' is amusing Often the officers know that the person wanted on the jury is at home and they have to go to the trouble of making personal service. GEN. CABALLERO TO TAKE FIELD Tampico, Mexico. June lb (Via La- Delara has succeeded General Cabal lero as militarv governor at Tampico. General C'aballero left today for Monterej. where it is stated, he Will resume active military duties in the , constltutlunnJlbt army VILLA LEAVES FOR ZACATECAS Will Have Clear Road to Mex ico City Without Interfer ence by Carranza. PECULIAR AGREEMENT Chief Will Direct Obregon and Gonzales Villa Will Work Out Own Campaign. El Paso. June 19. General Villa will leave Torreon today for the front abo Zaeatecas It was announced this morning Thus will begin the peculiar arrangement between him and General Carranza which will al low Villa full command of the zone In which he dominates and of any further territory which he can take to the south. No announcement has been made concerning the status of general Xatera appointed by General Carranza as the head of the central zone, which Villa by his Insistence has taken over. The general plan of the campaign now is alone the lines drawn up be fore Carranza put Xatera in command of the new zone Villa, who has taken Juarez. Ojlnaga, Chihuahua City. Gomez Palacio, Torreon and San 1 Pedro in northern Mexico, all within I the last few months, now will have i a clear road onto the national capital so far as Carranza is concerned, ac cording to the arrangement which was I made after Villa had tendered his res ignation Villa's zone roughly will Include Chihuahua and western Coa huila, which his troops already have taken, and any territory directly south w hich he can capture General Pab lo Gonzales, commander of the east ern division, will proceed south as best he may along the east coast, in vesting points to the south of Tampi co. General Alvaro Obregon. In the west, will move along the Pacific sea board His troops now are investing Mazatlan. By reason of the geographical sep aration of these three divisions it Is expected that the three leaders will not Interfere with one another. Gen eral Carranza will remain at Salt illo for the present, directing Obregon and Gonzales, but it is said on authority that Villa, as commander of the north and center, will work out plans for his own campaign, buy his own sup plies and supervise the civil offices established along his route. He now has a large supply of ammunition, which was amplified by the receipt at Torreon of the entire cargo of the steamship Antilla. which unloaded re cently at Tampico. ElMATTSONINDIIIS SON IN BUSINESS IN NEW YORK E W Mattson, latelj manager of the Utah Canning company, is now In Ww York City, where he expects to reside permanently Hays lateh 1 graduated from Cornell university, taking the degree of B A in the busl ! ness department, is associated with his father, they having bought a con trolling Interest in an important im porting firm dealing in foreign goods It is a going, prosperous business, ami the Mattsons expect to enlarge it con siderabl v Havs leaves the 2rith of this month for London to buy his fall and win ter goods uu RATE DECISION IS POSTPONED Washington, lune 19 The inter i state commerce commission s decision in the eastern advance rate case will not be announced tomorrow, as had been expected in some quarters, and the indications today were that U would not be made public for seeral davs at least Some of those best informed on the commission's procedure would not he surprised if It were not an nounced for at least two weeks. MAX DAVIDSON AT READ OF THE EAGLES At the annual business meeting of the Tri-state Aerie of Eagles, held In Salt Lake City yesterday, Max Da vidson of Ogden was chosen presi dent of that organization The oth er officers elected wero John W eber. Sr Ely. Nev., vice president; D. J kllrod, Pocatello. Ida., secretary. Al fred C. Christenaen, Idaho Enlls, Ida . treasurer; W A Peters. Jerome, Ida., trustee; C A. Boyd. Pocatello, Ida., representative to the Grand Aerie convention at Kansas City. Mo., Aug ust 3. and Parley P Christensen. Salt Lake City, alternate. Yesterday was occupied almost BH "''.jr,r, wholly with business meetings, the day before having been passed In a brief meeting ln the morning and a visit to Saltair in the afternoon. While at Saltair, the visiting dele gates from Idaho, Nevada and Utah were banqueted by the Salt Lake Aerie In the evening the annual com petitive drill of the degree teams took plaee. In this, the Ogden team, un der the command of Captain E R. Gelger made a splendid showing, but the scoring finished ln favor of th Salt Lake foam under the command of Captain Otto Webber. This made the third consecutive victory for the Salt Lake team and it now becomes owner of the silver loving cup Following the election of officers yesterday, a big parade was held ana nearly lfinn Eagles marched through the business district of Salt Lake. When this feature of the program was completed, the delegates and their ladles boarded trains and were taken to Lagoon, where a big program of sports took place. This feature waff closed at 6 p. m with the presenta tion of the loving cup to the Salt Lake degree team. The evening was passed in dancing rn RE SLIPS AND FALLS UNDER MOID TRAIN Word was received ln Ogden yester day that H. W. Nalsbitt, a former res ident of this city, was seriously In jured at Troy, Nev , several days ago He was taken to a hospital at San Francisco and It was found nec essary to amputate one of his legs, just below the knee. His mother, Mrs Helen Nalsbitt of Thirtieth street, has been sont transportation to the bed side of her son, by the Southern Pa cific company Nalsbitt Is a nenhew of Fred Nais bltt of Ogden At the time he was hurt, he was attempting to board a moving train at Troy. Nev , when he slipped and fell under the wheels of a car He Is 23 years old and had been an agent for the Southern Pa cific at Troy, Nev , for about a year. rwi HARVARD WINS 0PENING RACES Defeat Yale Juniors by Seven Lengths and Freshmen by Four in Annual Regatta. New London, Conn, lune 19. Har vard crews opened the annual regatta against Yale today in a most auspi cious manner from a Crimson stand point b winning both forenoon races from the Blue oarsmen in an impres sive fashion. The Cambridge row ing scholars of Coach Jim "ray won the elght-oared event for junior crews by seven lengths and the Freshman eight-oared contest by four lengths of open water. If the Harvard's 'varsity could continue til- victory through the four mile event late this afternoon It meant another clean sweep for the Crimson crews. The Harvard second eight leaves for England tomorrow to compete In the English Royal Henle regatta. The crews for the 'arsity four mile race were scheduled to go tc the starting line at the railroad bridge at 4 4f o'clock and row up stream to a finish point off Gales Ferry the Yale training quarters. Veteran river men stated the con ditions were ideal for a record break ing race if the crews hud it in them There was little indication of any wagering on the result. The regatta committee announced the following official times: Second 'Varsity. 1 Vk Crew Hair Mile Mile Finish Harvard . L':4H 5 4T, 8:c0 11:34 Yale 2:45 5:55 9:114 12:02 Freshman Eight. Harvard .. 2:80 5:4T, 9 07 11:49, Yale 2 38 5:58 9 58 12:04 NEGROES DRIVEN FROMjSHOSRONE Citizens Take Action After Town Marshal and County Treasurer Are Shot. Boise, Ida.. June 19 Citizens of Shoshone. Ida., drove all negroes out of that town last night after Jack Edwards, a negro, while resisting ar rest on a charpe of drunkenness, had shot James May, the town marshal, and E. V Bower, treasurer of Lincoln county Bower's wound may prove fatal, according to surgeons. After escaping from Marshal May, the negro olimbed to the top of a moving freight train and shot Bower when the latter demanded Ms sur render. Edwards was caught early today at American Falls and taken hack to Shoshone. WILSON TO SPEAK JULY 4. Washington. June 19. President Wilson has accepted an invitation to speak at an Independence day cele bration at Philadelphia on July 4 He may return to Washington by way of the Virginia iapes on the Mayflower EMPRESS CARRIED 300 EXTRA OOATS Shipbuilder Testifies as to Construction and Equipment of Wrecked Liner. TESTS MADE AT QUEBEC Life Boats and Belts Found in j Perfect Condition May 23 by Captain Staunton. Quebec. June 19. The Empress of Ireland wreck inquiry opened today ith explanation and apologies by C. S. Haight of counsel for the ownerB of the collier Storstad. which sank the Empress He said that he had not meant to imply yesterday that the I Canadian Pacific railway, owners of the Empress, had tried 'to spirit wit nesses away. This whb the impression made bv Haight yesterday when he placed on the stand James Galway, a quarter master of the Empress, who testified that the ship's steering gear was de fective Percy Hillhouee, of the Fairfield Shipbuilding Yards of Glasgow, where the Empress was constructed, testi fied the ship was carrying boats to accommodate 300 more people than 6he had on board at the time she sank. The bulkhead extended all through the ship to the upper deck, he said, and with even the two large compartments ln the middle of the ship filled, she would have floated. Water must have got in somewhere else. Captain Staunton, life saving super intendent of the Canadian Pacific rail way, said that the Empress' lifeboats, belts and other equipment had been tested at Quebec on May 23 and found to be in perfect condition Ixird .Mersey said that he had heard it suggested that the bodies were found with belts on, but with the heads under water Captain Staun ton replied that the belts would keep the heads above water If put on rlghV TWO HUNDRED I MINERSJILLED I Men Trapped by Explosion in Hillcrest Coal Mines Four Hundred Escape. RELIEF TRAINS SENT Government Mine Rescue Car With Trained Men Leaves for Scene. Calgary. Alberta June 19. Two hundred men are believed to have been trapped and killed as the result of an explosion In Hillcrest collieries mines at Hillcrest. near Frank, on the Crows Nest line, this morning. About 600 men went into the mine 'Ins morning before the explosion oc curred. More than 400 men escaped, but 200 were left and It is said there Is no hope for them I anadlan Pacific railway com phi' officials directed the equipment of a special relief train here The spe cial, carrying surgeons, nurses anil a number of company officials, with a large amount of hospital supplies was expected to reach the Hillcrest mine this afternoon. Private mes sages received here from the wrecked mine stated that dense clouds of black smoke continued to issue from the pit mouth A government mln reacue car with trained rescue nien departed from Blainnore tor Hillcrest on H DENIES lOiflllY I WITHHOLDING THE I MIL MONEY I In the case of W M Harcomhe I against Ocden City in the district court, ln which the plaintift is suing the municipality to recover $150, a:- I leged to have been collected as bail, I I the city attorney today filed an an- swer denying that the money Is being j I w rongfullj held ln the city treasury Rehearsing the case, the city in Its answer states that on March 13, 1914. Officer O H Mohlman arrested Mag gie Ellis and J E. Johnson and tool: them to the police station, as Is the custom in such cases, and that the parties voluntarily deposited with the desk sergeant. Walter Wilson. $150 to Insure their appearance In the muni cipal court to answer to any charge that might be placed against them bv the officer. Maggie EHIp deposit- ing $100 and Mr. Johnson depositing $60, but that they failed to appear v In court, thereby forfeiting the ball. The answer further states that the Ellis woman acknowledged that she was guilty of an offense but that she would not appear In court, either to defend herself in the action or to re cover the money she deposited as baiL "ftp iniaS ' i?. ' s ' i 'K-v v''' -C" A-