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Nearly All Noncombatants
Have Moved Out of Dan
ger and Food Is
Plentiful
over for Mr. Wilson the settlement of
this country's relations with Mexico,
but he is decidedly opposed to taking
nny measures himself unless extreme
provocation and wholesale murder of
Americans drive him to it.
The president told friends today that
Iμ realized what a difficult thing it
would be for a, new administration to
pather up the reina of government and
understand the conditions in the south
ern republic in a few weeks or in a
few months.
ORDERED TO GALVESTON
■Resides the movement of the ma
rines, two army transports were or
dered tonight to proceed at once from
Newport News to Galveston, Texas,
where they might be close at hand for
the movement of troops from the bor
der should any unexpected emergency
ariee.
Early 5n the clay the Third cavalry
at Fort Sam Houston was directed to
riold itself in readiness to entrain for
Galveston prepared for foreign ser
vice.
The government has no transports
available in gulf waters and investiga
tion disclosed that to engage commer
cial vessels in time of emergency would
entail enormous expense and delay
would result In preparing them for
transport service.
It was not announced which trans
ports would be sent, but the McClel
lan, Sumner and Kilpatrick are pre
pared for service.
PASSES PROBLEM TO SUCCESSOR
Mr. Taft is of the opinion 'that it
would take at least six months for Mr.
"Wilson and his cabinet to graep details
of diplomatic negotiations, of troop and
battleship movements and of internal j
niceties that he and his cabinet have j
acquired in two years' close study of a
condition that never has ceased to con
front them.
He has informed his advisers that he.
will be president up until Mr. Wilson
takes the oath of office, and that if In
tervention is demanded by congress on
his last day in office he would not hesi
tate to concur.
But he hopes that he will not have to
act and then move into the background,
leaving a new president and an inex
perienced administration to struggle
with the real problem.
MGHT SESSIONS ABAXDOXED
Night sessions of the cabinet to con
late developments from Mexico
nrobably will not be held in the fu
ture.
Several of the president's cabinet
suggested to him today that these
meetings might be misunderstood
throughout the United States and in
Mexico and that their significance
mieht be magnified.
The cabinet officers felt that the fre
■ reports of these late meetings,
which apparently brought little tangi
ble action, might lead to suspicion that
the "li<!" had been clamped down; that
public was being misled, and that
back of them many secret orders were
being framed and issued from the state,
war and navy departments.
■OKS PREtAITIOXS IX MEXICO
Further precautionary measures have
been taken to safeguard the lives and
property of Americans in Mexico, so
far as that could be done, without actu
ally dispatching a military force to the
country.
This problem has greatly been com
plicated by the act of the Madero gov
ernment, possibly without the actual
direction of President Madero, in send
:ner broadcast through Mexico news
that armed intervention by America
was about to occur, in the hope of in
ducing malcontents to drop their tem
porary quarrel with the government
and respond to the patriotic call to
repel foreign invasion.
INTERVENTION* DEMED
It was for this reason that tlTe state
department was obliged late today to
cable and telegraph directly to all of
the American consular offices that could
be rpached an unequivocal denial of
any intention on the part of the United
States to s<"-iid troops into Mexico, or of
any change in policy on the part of this
ninent. Tt was felt that the safety
of Americans scattered throughout
Mexico was jeopardized by these false
-ts.
"While Mr. Taft's message to Pres
ident Madero referred to the re
ports that orders had been given to
land forces in Mexico as inaccurate, it
was noticeable that no pledge was held
out as to the future, nor was there any
engagement that the ordinary prepara
tory measures now in progress would
be discontinued.
ORDERS GIVEN" TO ARMY
In addition to ordering marines to
Guantanamo, word has been passed
quietly to militan- commanders of the
inferior posts to make ready for event
ualities.
It was Indicated, however, that this
only was an ordinary and proper means
of precaution. In fact, as was stated
by a cabinet officer today, the adminis
tration is most anxious to prevent the
spread of the idea in Mexico that the
United States is contemplating the dis
patch of an array of invasion to that
country.
Should that idea get in currency it
might precipitate the very trouble
which it in desired to avoid and en
danger ev*ry American life in Mexico.
TAFT'S REPLY TO MADERO
President Taft's reply to Madero's ap
peal to withhold American intervention
\ico, sent by telegraph, was made
public by Secretary Knox today, as fol-
"From your excellency's telegram,
which reached me the 14th, it appeared
that your excellency wae somewhat
n.is-informed as to the policy of the
United States toward Mexico, which has
been uniform for two years, or as to
the naval or other measures thus far
DIED
LUCE-Iu this city. February 17. 1013. Charles
Austin, beloved mm of Mrs. Maying Lore and
..iff George C. l.iiw, and loving brother
"f liuby E. .iH.I P. Clarice Luce, a native of
l '"ima,. San Mateo county, aged 10 j<:ars 5
[BOBtiM and 28 tiny*: '
Hfcinains at the funeral parlors of Bunker 4;
Luiit. 2W(J Mission street (Mission Musonic
teiuplo).
WARD—Id thin rit.r. February 17, lOin, Bruc*
Stanii.v, beloved husband of Mrs Oiivc Ward
«ni iovinj; fnthor of Herbert 8.. Susia A.?
ICrnest H, an<l George V. Ward, a native of
11/>.k],..n, N. 1., agtil 71 years 5. inoatlis and
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Y. M. C. A. building in Mexico City converted into fortress by Diaz. In the lower left hand are federal troops
massed in front of the palace on the eve of the battle February 10, and on right are federal soldiers defending palace.
taken, which are measures of natural
precaution. The ambassador telegraphed
that when you were good enough to
show him your telegram to me he point
ed out this fact.
"Youjj excellency must, therefore, be ]
aware that the reports which appear
to have reached you that orders have
already been given to land forces were
inaccurate. The ambassador, who is
fuiiy informed, nevertheless again is
instructed to afford you any desirable
information. Fresh assurances of friend
ship to Mexico are unnecessary after
two years of proof of patience and good
will.
PEACE MUST COME SOON
"In view of the special friendship and
relations between the two countries, I
can not too strongly impress on your
excellency the vital importance of early
establishment of that peace and order
which this government has long hoped
to see. both because American citizens
and their property must be protected
and respected and also because this na
tion sympathizes deeply with the afflic
tions of the Mexican people.
"In reciprocating the anxiety
by your excellency's message, I feel it
my duty to add sincerely and without
reserve that the course of events dur
ing the. last two y*>ars, culminating in
the present most dangerous situation,
creates in this country extreme pes
simism and the conviction that the
present paramount duty is the prompt
relief of the situation.
•WILLIAM H. TAFT."
PEDERALARTILLERY
1 DEFIED BY REBELS
MEXICO CITY. Feb. 17.—President
Madero today received the reply from
President Taft to his telegram protest
ing against intervention, In which Pres
ident Taft assured him that the reports
that it was the intention of the United
States government to land forces in
Mexico were inaccurate.
"I never expected anything less than
this," commented Madero on reading
President Taft's message. "I regard it
as satisfactory and friendly."
The fighting continued throughout
the day, but the federal guns were in
effective Iα dislodging the rebels from
their entrenched and fortified positions.
Furthermore, the federals did not
show the same aggressiveness which
characterized their action in the early
days of the battle.
This is believed to be due to the fact
that they realize that for the present
the government forces are not of suf
ficient strength to nefeat the rebels.
General Huerta announced, however,
that he expected soon to begin a flank
ing movement in which bombs would
be used at short range.
General Blanquet is loyal to the gov
ernment and will be placed in command
of the reserves at the? national palace.
Madero appeared sanguine yesterday
and toda.t of the ultimate success of
the federal army. He declared he was
optimistic regarding the outlook and
that he had been offered support of all
kinds.
In his opinion Zapata, the guerilla
leader, was not a supporter of Diaz in
the present movement.
Nearly all the noncombatants have
moved out of the real danger zone.
Bread and corn meal are abundant in
the capital and are being distributed
among the poor.
•TWENTY-ONE REBELS
1 ARE PUT TO DEATH
EL PASO.. Feb. 17.—Juan N. Porras, a
rebel chief, and 20 of his followersf
were executed Saturday on the line of
the Orient railway near Chihuahua
city. Federal troops also captured 47
others of the Porras group, who were
taken to the state capital today.
Porras was a member of General
Pascual Orozco's original staff, but re
cently has been operating independ
ently. To him had been accredited
many outrages, Including the cremation
in a burning station house of three
Mexican Central railway employes at
Gallego last week.
LEADER APPROVES EXECUTION
It is expected that Porras , execution,
ordered by General Antonio Rabago,
met the approval of the rebel general,
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1913.
Marcello Carraveo. who has made a
truce with the federals In Chihuahua
city.
Porras is said to have continued
operations, despite the informal armis
tice v.-hich federals and rebels appear
to recognize.
The main rebel group, under General
Inez Salazar, was located today at
Azcension. an inland town between the
Northwestern railway and the border
and about 100 miles southwest of
Juarez. He is awaiting the return of
Colonel David de la Fuente, who went
to Palomas, on the New Mexican bor
der, to meet Attorney Emilio Vasquez
Gomez, who has proclaimed himself
provisional president by virtue of the
Tacubaya plan recognized by the vari
ous rebel factions.
SAI,AZAR RECOGNIZES GOMEZ
It is said that Salazar, who controls
about 1,500 rebels in the district below
Juarez, already has recognized the
Gomez claim to the presidency.
Traffic on the Mexican Central was
resumed today between Juarez and
Chihuahua city. The wires are operat
ing south as far as Mexico City, but
strict censorship is all along
the line. The Mexico City operators
refuse to answer any questions re
garding the situation there. Chihuahua
city is reported as remaining quiet.
Rebels Take Matamoras
BROWNBVXLLS, Tex.. Feb. 17.—
Without serious resistance, Matamoras,
the Mexican town across the Rio
Grande from Brownsville, passed into
the hands of Mexican rebels at 5
o'clock this morning.
This Is the second Texas border town
to be occupied by insurrectos since the
Diaz revolt, the other being Nuevo
Laredo.
The international bridge was opened
and the Americans who were caught on
the other side are being , allowed to
return to Brownsville this forenoon.
Officers under the Madero govern
ment who were arrested, upon taking
the oath of allegiance to Diaz were re
leased and Iα most cases given their
old positions. It is rumored that the
soldiers at Rio Bravo and * Keyuosa.
Mex.. have joined the Diaz movement.
SIX DREADNOUGHTS
IN MEXICAN PORTS
WASHINGTON*. Feb. 17.—The navy
continues to move into position to do
instant work.
The battleship Georgia already is at
Vera Cruz, the Virginia is at Tampico,
both on the Atlantic side, and the big
dreadnought cruiser South Dakota is at
Acapulco and the cruiser Colorado is (
at Mazatlan, both on the Pacific.
Meanwhile, more of the big ships are
due in Mexican waters today.
The Vermont, a 16,000 ton dread
nought, the flagship of Rear Admiral
GOTHAM
Bf •fl 'f fSpHitß c/elegance, located in
Hi' I NewYorks social centre
SP Easily accessible to
Hi SPEC,AL DISCOUNTS 25%r05Q%
Fletcher, commanding the second di
vision of the Atlantic fleet, is due at
Vera Cruz today.
The Nebraska, another 15,000 ton
dreadnought, also is due there.
This will make the total number of
United States men-of-war in Mexican
ports six, bearing approximately 6,000
jackies, officers and marines, who could
be landed for the relief of the legations
at Mexico City should they become en
dangered. . '
It. is known that the thing which
President Taft and his cabinet now
regard with mos( concern is the main
tenance of communication with Mexico
City, or any attempt on the part of the
Madero government to put a censorship
on dispatches to this government.
The isolation of the United States
embassy and foreigners would be one
of the first things to force the landing
of troops on Mexican soil at this junc
ture.
MAIL MOVES IN ALASKA
Open Season Admits Immense Arcumn-
latlon Into Interior Country
(Special Correspondence of The Call)
VALDEZ, Alaska, Feb. 7.—Since the
blockade on the Cordova railroad and
the moving of the mail route from Cor
dova to Valdez more than 25 tons of
mail for interior Alaska points has
been taken over the trail from this
town. In addition to the regular trl
weeklj' service, carrying 1,800 pounds
a trip, a contract has been let to move
the accumulated 12.000 pounds of mall
from here to Fairbanks. This contract
calls for delivery at Tanana in not
more than 15 days, and a bonus Is
given for reduction of this time.
VASSAR COLLEGE CHANGES
President and Principal of School Each
Tender Resignations
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. V., Feb. 17. —
Dr. James Monroe Taylor, president of
Vassar college since 1886, tendered his
resignation today, to take effect in
June. The resignation of Mrs. J.
Kyland Kcndrick, principal of the col
lege, effective at once, was also an
nounced. Doctor Taylor's resignation
Ml du<; to his advanced age. and the
growing responsibilities. Mrs. Ken.
jdrick resigned because of ill health.
MBS. EDNA V. 6TANDEFEB—AIameda. Feb.
37.--.Mr>. KiJna Virginia Standefer of this city
died suddenly yesterday at Mayßi'W, wlxr?
•tie was vlsitinjr a daughter. Several months
BfO Mrs, S);!tnl'.'fer underwent n serious opera
tion. Slip whs fhootriit to be Improving when
ilrath ensued. Mrs. Standefer was a native of
Atlanta, Ga. Shu wn* Ilio daughter of J. F.
Crawford of 21.10 ClprnPnt avenue, nnd the
mother of Mrs. \V. O. Shrevp of Marfield; Miss
I.iK-.v Standefer. a toaelier In the local school
department; Mis? Baby Stftndefer and Carl
ami Gray Standefer. Her funeral is to bo
lii'ld from hvr father's how**.
Specifications, manuscripts', etc.,
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Tel. Sutter 1266. —Advt.
Two Trunk Lines Outcome
Of Great Railway Dissolution
rangements and terminals are to be
submitted to the California state rail
road commission Wednesday, and I am
here to answer any questions they may
ask. If the present plans go, the Cen
tral Pacific and Southern Pacific lines
will operate two transcontinental roads
instead of one—the Central Pacific by
way of Ogden and the Southern Pacific
by way of the Sunset route. The Cen
tral Pacific and Union Pacific interests
will take in the lines from Stockton,
Niles and San Joee and go as far south
as Goshen, in the San Joaquin valley.
"The plans apparently mean the com- ,
plete reorganization of the Central Pa- j
cific from the president down. It will
be a subsidiary organization of the
Union Pacific. It may mean that there
will be many additional employee re
quired here, but I am representing no
one but the Union Pacific.
TOO COMPETING LINES
"Will the unmerging of the lines
mean benefit to San Francisco and Cali- j
fornia?" was asked.
"Well, I think every man will have i
to use his own that.
While we intend to do our best for
San Francisco and California, I don't
i know how we could do any better than
we have been doing.
"The result of the agreement is that
we. will have two competing lines?, as I
said, and I never believed that we
would have two competing lines until
the supreme cojurt of the United States
said that we > would have them. But
with the Central Pacific divorced from
the Southern Pacific and controlled by
the Union Pacific, no doubt there will
be competition," and the judge's eyes j
twinkled as he added:
"if the supreme court hadn't found I
there had been competition before. I'd ,
-say'there would be competition for the
first time. It is one of the most com
plex problems I have evp-r encountered.
COMPETITION AND DEPOTS
"Rental agreements ar« to be based
on a 5 per cent value. If a value can
not be agreed upon the matter will be
submitted to arbitration."
"How about parallel lines or in-
I vasion of territory, judge?"
"The Union Pacific and Central Pa
cific believe that the traffic between
the east and west should go by the
shortest route."
"What about the passenger depots
for San Francisco, Sacramento and Los
Angeles?"
"The Sacramento depot is under
joint consideration and the Los Angeles |
depot, 1 believe, is under consideration, |
also. I can not say anything about the
San Francisco depot as I am not longer
connected with the Southern Pac-ific."
President Sproule of the Southern
Pacific spoke very much along the lines
of Judge Lovett in explaining the
agreement. i
He said:
INEVITABLE IS ACCEPTED
"The Southern Pacific company sim
ply is in the position of accepting the
inevitable. The decision of the United
States supreme court simply has di
vorced the Union Pacific from the
Southern Pacific, but the change will
in no way affect the convenience of the
traveling public.
"Regarding the employes of the com
panies I don't think the decision will
in any way concern them. It will not
interfere with the Southern Pacific ad
justment of pensions and hospital fea
tures. On my division this will be news
to 42,000 men, 'not including the Texas
and Mexican lines. Various contracts
made by the company will not be mo
lested.
"There are about I.SOO miles of lines
affected by the decision that has re
ceived the approval of Attorney Gen
eral Wlckersham. Ours has been a
process of voluntary dissolution at the
suggestion of the government."
PETITION FOR ADJUSTMENTS
The Central Pacific. Southern Pacific
and Union Pacific filed with the rail
road commission yesterday an appli
cation by which they propose to carry
out the plan of dissolution. They ask
for authority to enter into certain
leases and trackage agreements within
California and for the ratification by
the commission of several distinct com
pacts, as follows:
First—That the r-ommission authorize
the joint use by the Central Pacific
and the Southern Pacific of the tracks
of the Southern Pacific', between Sac
ramento and San Francisco, via Beni
cia and Port Costa. It is proposed
that the lease shall run for a term of
999 years, that the Central Pacific
shall pay "a return of one-half of 5
per cent annually upon the value of
said line, and the payment monthly of
a proportionate share of the cost ol
maintenance and operation of said
line."
LEASE OF CENTRAL PACIFIC
Second —that the commission authorize
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the execution of a lease from the
Central Pacific to the Southern Pa
cific of the main line from Tehama
north to the Oregon boundary line.
Third—That the commission authorize
the sale by the Central Pacific to the
Southern Pacific of that portion of
the line from Weed, in Siskiyou
county, to Natron, Ore., which lies
within the state of California.
Fourth— Tbat the commission authorize
the Central Pacific to acquire track
age rights for the term of 909 years
for through freight trains over the
line of the Southern Pacific from
Redwood City into Sun Francisco. It
is proposed that the rental for the
trackage rights shall be agreed upon
later by the two carriers.
Sound System Not Affected
PORTLAND, Feb. 17.—President J. D.
Farrell of the Oregon-Washington
Railroad and Navigation company, who
returned to Portland today from a con
ference with the directors of the Har
riman lines , in connection with the dis
solution of the Union and Southern Pa
cific merger, announced that the un-
of the Harriman system will
not affect the Oregon-Washington
Railroad and Navigation company in
any way.
Mr. Farrell stated that the head
quarters of the San Francisco and
Portland Steamship company would be
movea from San Francisco to Portland
at once; that the Oregon-Washington
Railroad and Navigation company
would take over the Oregon and East
ern railroad and that the latter road
eventually would be extended to Bend,
in east central Oregon.
The Oregon and Eastern railway,
which is being built from Vale, Ore.,
westward across th«» state, was- taken
over from the Oregon Short L,ine on
.January 1, and will become a subsidiary
line of the Oregon-Washington Rail
road and Navigation company, and
when completed will be operated as
such.
This will give the Oregon-Washing
ton Railroad and Navigation company
a complete double track system from
Portland across Oregon to the Idaho
boundary.
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San Franclico Editor Member of »tt
Chinese National Aeeembly
PEKIXG, Feb. 17.—Six parliamentary
overseas representatives. including
Tong- King Chong, editor of a Chinese
newspaper in San Francieco, have been
elected to the new Chinese National
assembly, which is to replace the pro
visional parliament after the election
now in progress. They were chosen
by 163 delegates sent here by Chinese
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