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VOL. XLII-NO. 71.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1), 1912 TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
TWELVE THOUSAND
CONTRIBUTE MONEY
TO THE DEMOCRACY
Campaign Fund of Party Now Totals
One Hundred and Seventy-five
Thousand.
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ,0tJT
Said to Contain All Who Give More
Than Hundred Dollars.
AMOUNT IS NOT SATISFYING
Two Wealthy Men Give Ten Thou
sand Dollars Apiece,
OTHER SUBSTANTIAL DONATIONS
Crane, Wells, Dodge, Schlff and
Wallace Each Contribute Fire
Thousand to Cause of the
Democracy.
NEW YORK, Sept 8.-Twelve thousand
persons have contributed thus far to the
Wilson and Marshall campaign fund. The
fund at present totals $175,000. .
This was stated tonight at democratic
national headquarters, which at the same
time made public a list of contributors,
containing, it was said, the names of
all who had contributed $100 or more to
the fund.
W. G. McAdoo, acting chairman of the
democratic national committee, declared
that "a new political standard' had been
set by this action.
"The American people," he said, "will
never elect another president without
knowing the sources from which finan.
cial support is drawn."
Rolla Wells, treasurer of the commit
tee, declared that while the sum received
was encouraging, It was "totally Inade
quate" to conduct the campaign properly,
but he believed contributions would con
tinue. The largest contributions thus far have
been made by Henry Mortganthau, chair
man of the executive national committee;
P. C. Penfleld, a wealthy democrat of
Germantown, Pa., and Henry Goldman, a
New York banker. Each gave $10,000.
Five $5,000 contributions were received.
The givers are: Charles R. Crane of Chi
cago, who is vice chairman of the na
tional finance committee;' Rolla Wells,
former mayor of St. Louis, the national
treasurer; Cleveland H. Dodge and Jacob
H. $chiff, New York bankers, and Hugh
C. Wallace of Tacoma, national commlt-
Among other large contributors are:
jameg a. xiegan, u. ax, nyinan ana yauuu
Wertheim, $2,200 each: . D. Phelan, for
mer mayor, of, "f anciaco," $2,(Wi.,U
11am J.; Bryan, "Norman H. Mack of; Buf
falo, N.' TV," national corrrmltteeman ; ' John
B. Stahchfield of New. Yorkr former dem
ocratlq candidate" tor ' governor of New
York, and Perry Belmont, $1,000 each.
COWBOYS GREET ROOSEVELT
Colonel Recalls Old Days on the
Malteze Cross Ranch.
HITS WTLSOFS TRUST POLICY
Aaaerta Governor's Intention la to
Continue Same Course Pursued
by Administration Under
President Taft.
EXPLORER GIVES BLOOD ;
TO SAVE LIFE OF GIRL
TACOMA Wash., Sept. . S.-Belmore
Brown, renowned for his ascents of Mount
McKinley with Prof. Herschel, Parker,
underwent a dangerous operation , today
to save the life of a young woman who
was virtually a stranger to h!m.The ex
plorer heard Miss Ethel Madden, a friend
of one of his neighbors, was dying of
anemia. He volunteereo to unaergo an
operation, for transfusion of blood from
his veins to that of the patient. The op
eration occupied twelve hours and has
been pronounced successful. , '
BRIGADIER.GENERAL WELLS
DIES AT GENEVA, N. Y.
GENEVA, N. Y., Sept 8.BrigadIer
General Almond B. Wells, U. S. A., re
tired, died at his home here today. He
had been in ill health for the past two
years. .'
He was born, in New York, une IS,
1842, and at the outbreak of the civil
we enlisted in the union army. He
entered the regular array from Nevada
as second lieutenant of the Eighth cav
alry in 1866 and was retired at his own
request in August, 1903, with the rank
of brigadier general. . '
M0NAGHANA TO BE NAMED AS
, CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 8.-The re
mit of the democratic primaries yesterdav
for the election of delegates to the state
convention at Dover on Tuesday shows
that State Senator T.. ... Monaghan of
this" city will probably have a majority
of the delegates from New Castle county
In the, convention for the nomination for
governor. Under the rotation system it
is New Castle's turn to' name the demo
cratic - smbernatoral candidate. Candi
dates for the legislature were nominated
at the primaries. .'.- . .
Safeblowera Foiled. ,
OSKALOOSA, la., Oct. S.-The .custom
of the postmaster at Thocnburg,. near
here. In carrying his cash - receipts to
his home at the close of business each
day, made fruitless the nocturnal visit of
safeblowers to the postoffice. The dis
covery that the postoffice had been
broken into was made early today. The
safe was wrecked and the building damaged.
The Weather
Forecast for Monday;
For Nebraska Probably fair.
For Iowa Fair and cooler.
For South Dakota Fair.
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HELENA, Mont, Sept 8,-Woodrow
Wilson and the democratic party. Colonel
Roosevelt told the people of Montana to
day; had nothing to propose for dealing
effectively with the -trust problem. Wall
street was so well pleased with the policy
of the administration, he said, that it
was praying "Give us another dissolu
tion." Colonel Roosevelt added that Mr. Wil
son's proposal was to do exactly nothing
by continuing in the same course the
Taft administration haff pursued. The
proposal of the progressives, he added,
was to put a stop to the Continuance of
the -Taft-WIIson program of further le
galization of that monopoly under the
guise of a make-believe assault on
monopoly.
Colonel Roosevelt was In a reminiscent
mood today. He thought more about the
old days o nthe Maltese Cross ranch than
about politics. The colonel was a cow
puncher nearly thirty years' ago- on a
ranch at Medora, N. D. He passed
through Medora in the night and as the
"boys' who still are left could not see
him there, they came on to Miles City,
where they gave him a true western wel
come this morning.
Meeta Old Comrades.
Others of his old friends he found scat
tered all along the way across eastern
Montana. There was "Big Joe" Smith,
who used to hunt cattle rustlers with the
colonel when both were deputy sheriffs.
"Big Joe," now a full fledged sheriff,
met his old comrade with an Indian war
whoop. "Big George" Myers was there
and he brought word that "Little George"
couid not come, Sylvatie Ferris, who
went to Chicago as a delegate to the re
publican national convention .and voted
for the colonel and who had worked on
the Malteze Cross ranch with him, was
on hand.
The younger generation of cowboys was
out in force. They rode on their ponies
from the ranches, shouting and firing
their six shooters. It delighted the Colo
nel, who looked enviously at them in
their sombreros and gay colored shirts
and remarked it would be mighty good
to be back cow punching again. They
rode their horses on the tracks and as
the train pulled out dashed wildly over
the ties in pursuit, waving sombreros
and shouting until at last Bteam proved
superior to. horse flesh and they were
lost in the distance.
On Trust Regulation.
His address here was delivered before
the "progressive state convention. He re
ferred to the recent speech of Woodrow
Wilson regarding the proposal of the
progressive ' party for an interstate in-
dustrial commission to regulate larger
corporations. ' V.'"?' Vr.AV v.l
'"A couplef days aio," he" said,' "Mr.
Wilson, in a speech in New York,, said
that a body of men would not have the
wisdom necessary to enable them to
regulate the industrial processes of the
country.. There is no more difficulty in
regulating the Standard Oil or the Steel
corporation than regulating a big rail
road.. We have actually made the in
terstate commerce law work. We have
found by the test of actual work that
the , way to control, the railroads is by
increasing the power . of ;the Interstate
Commerce commission by regulating and
controlling those railroads and not by
any development of the anti-trust law.
"What I want to see done with our
industrial concerpi is to see an inter
state industrial Hmlsslon and "board
whfrh shall hAliv ndard Oil, the
steelust.''Jj trust and every
big IrusttSf .SnlnlstraUve action
Just as the Interstate Commerce com
mission handles the railroads and witht a
power extended beyond that of the In
terstate Commerce commission.. Mr. Wil
son need not bother himself finding men
to administer such a law.' If he cannot
find them, I will. I will guarantee to
find men who will be able to under
stand and supervise .and regulate the
business of those great industrial corpor
ations." . -
Edwards Nominated.
Frank J. Edwards of Helena was nomi
nated ' for governor by the progressive
state convention late today.
A full state t'eket was named. United
States Senator Joseph M. Dixon .... was
nominated by acclamation to succeed
himself. George A. Horkan of Rosebud
county and L. H.- Everett of Hill county
were nominated for congresamen-at-large.
ITERS
INCREAS
E
Katydids
EXPENSE
OF
Fl
Monthly Payment SystM-i in View
for Water Usf "' ?maha
Due, tv
much-'" Bookkeeping
Offi of-sements for. Help Will
V ' Be Greater.
MUST REVISE BILLING SYSTEM
Meters Will Obviate the Necessity of
Inspection.
ROTATION FOR METER READERS
They Will Be Given Dlatricts in
, Which to Act and Sills for Cer
tain Sections Will Differ
na to Time.
Bryan is Appointed ?
Head of Democratic;
Advisory Committee
NEW YORK, Sept. T.r-All the fcandi
dates for the democratic nomination for
oresident before the recent Baltimore
convention were today appointed the ad
visory committee of the democratic na
tional committee for the campaign of
1912, with William J. Bryan as chairman.
The candidates named were Oscar W.
Underwood of Alabama; Governor John
Burke of North Dakota, Governor Judson
Harmon ofOnio, Governor Eugene N.
Foss of Massachusetts, Speaker Champ
Clark, Senator John W. Kern of Indiana
and Governor Simeon E. Baldwin of Con
necticut, Their acceptances were re
ceived by wire today at the democratic
national headquarters.
One or more additional members from
each stat" were also appointed on the
advisory committee. Among them Is
one woman, Mrs. E. J. Walsh of Tacoma,
Wash. G. M.' Hitchcock and Charles W.
Bryan are the Nebraskans on the list
Lincoln Woman ,
'. is Fatally Hurt
LINCOLN, Sept I In a collision of
automobiles near Lincoln tonight. Mrs.
Pearl. Williams: of . this city received
Injuries which physicians believe will be
fatal, and T. J. Boyd ottElmwood, Neb.,
had his nose broken and otherwise hurt.
Two others in the car escaped with
slight bruises. While occupants of the
other car were unharmed
A complete new system of billing and
collections Is being forced upon the Water
board by the compulsory Installation of
meters so that water .consumers wilt
hereafter have to step up t6 the cashier's
window once a month instead of twice a
year.
The meters are being put in at the
rati of between forty and fifty a day,
and it is expected that 5,000 will be in
stalled before the ground freezes. As
there were to be upwards of 15,000 meter
services to be put in altogether under
the new order, the prospect Is that It will
be well into next summer before the bill
ing is all by the meter measurements.
"We are just beginning to' discover
what these changes mean," said one of
the water board spokesmen. "We find
we have to have more office help to take
care of the extra bookkeeping and make
out monthly bills instead of semi-annual
bills and receipts.
"We will .have to organize also a larger
force of meter readers to 'make Inspec
tions. By districting the city and arranging
the accounts by districts, we believe 'we
can have the meters read 'monthly In, one
district, say between the first aid -tenth
of the month, in another between the
tenth and the twentieth, and another be
tween the twentieth and thirtieth, and
make the bills corresponding payable
one-third of them every ten days. This
is the way the electric lighting company
and the gas company handle their busi
ness and there is no reason why we
should not profit by their experience.
By such a district system we could keep
our meter readers and office force busy
all the time, and hold down the number
Instead of rushing them the first of the
month, and leaving them half Idle In be
tween times.. . ' .
"The metering of the service ought to
make unnecessary the continuous inspec
tion heretofore required, where the
houses have been rated according to size
and number of faucets.: The water com-
panv,had keep erejr- pt sn9Pcjor,
out ail uie time making tlie rates for
new 4 houses and checking up ,-to ' see
whether more faucets or plumbingat-
tachments were being added for which an
increase in the rate would be due. "
"Metered water should always make it
unnecessary to watch folks who waste
water or to notify people to turn off the.
hose. We are discovering, however, that
we cannot do everything planned at once!
and that all thes changes will have to'
be slow." '
E wN r N
' f If V vi -
iTEDDY DIDM If TEDDY DIDN'T!
TAFT DISCUSSES POLITICS
Several .Hours at Summer Cottage
v Spent in Conferences. ' " ' "
HEXES - ISSUES A STATEMENT
Shocking Reports
'of Nicaragua Come
Into Washington
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.-Shocklng re
ports of famine and sickness, brigandage
and brutality in the rebel zone in Nica
ragua, sent to the outside world by cour
iers, are beginning to reach the State de
partment and are being referred to the
attention of the American Red Cross.
" At Granada, it Is reported the victori
ous rebsl troops have confiscated all food
supplies for the revolution and while be
ing well fed themselves, are permitting
the noncombatants to die In the streets.
Railroad and telegraphic communica
tion to the city are cut off by the rebels.
They probably will be restored this -week
by the marine force under Colonel Pen
dleton. When full reports are available
officials expect to verify and complete
meager reports of starvation and horrors
of uncivilized warfare. ,
The , American, Red Cross already has
made a cash contribution of $2,000. When
conditions in Granada are more fully
known the aid probably will be increased.
The society's officers think they can do
this without appealing for public contributions.
WILSON GIVES PRAISE TO
STRAUS AS A CANDIDATE
, From the Brooklyn fcagie.
President Taft Might Have Quoted
Precedent for Carelessness Con
f V, cernina; Government Ea '
, t ,; ' penditures.
SEA GIRT, N. J., Sept 8.Stronff
praise for the nomination of Oscar S.
Straus as the progressive pa'rty's guber
natorial candidate In New York came
from both Governor Woodrow Wilson
and Vice Chairman William G. McAdoo
of the democratic national committee,
who were in conference here tonight.
"le nomination is an admirable one
and will put us on our mettle," the
governor had remarked earlier In the
day.
The governor has repeatedly refrained
from discussing the democratic guber
natorial situation in New York state
and would not alter his course today.
It is known, however, that he is look
ing forward with keen interest to the
outcome of the state convention at 8yra
cuse in October. No definite word has
escaped him, other than, perhaps, to his
intimate advisers, as to his attitude,
but some of these advisers are known
to hold the belief that his friends in
New York would resist any attempt on
the part of the Tammany organisation
or any other te- dictate the gubernatorial
nomination. -
Manr Horace Are Driaa;.
EDGAR. Neb., Sept 8.-Special.) The
disease among horses is showing ho sign
of letting up. Within a radius of ten
miles of Edgar seventy horses have died
and 200 others are more or less affected.
Twenty-five per cent of those attacked
recovei
BEVERLY, Mass., Sept T.-President
Taft gave most of his time yesterday to
politics. He discussed the national situa
tion with Chairman Hilles and Treasurer
Sheldon of the republican national com
mittee, talked over political affairs in
Connecticut with Charles F. Brooker, na
tional committeeman, and J. H. Rora
back, state chairman; listened to the re
publican news from Rhode Island from
former Congressman Sheffield,' the na
tional committeeman from that state,
and General Wilson, the state chair
man, and heard' what Massachusetts is
doing from Charles Hatfield, republican
state chairman, and Samuel Powers of
Boston, a member of the- advisory com
mittee of the national committee.
Mr. 'and Mrs. Sheiftun were guests of
the president on the yacht Mayflower,
which arrived today from New York by
way of New London,, and the other re
publican leaders joined them at lunch
eon at Parramatta, the - Taft cottage.
The Mayflower landed the president and
Mrs. Taft and their guests at' West
Beach, near here, shortly after 11 o'clock.
A few minutes later the-president was
at Parramatta and for the next few
hours, until he left on a long motor ride,
he was busy in conference. He was still
suffering today from his lame ankle, al
though it showed Improvement
Statement by Hillea.
Chairman Hilles tonight issued a for
mal itatement before departing, declar
ing he has found conservative business
men to be for the re-election of Mr, Taft
because of his record as an economical
chief executive.
Mr. Sheldon, it was said, gave the
president encouraging news of the cam
paign funds.
The statement of Mr. Hilles, which
met the approval of the president and
Mr. Sheldon, is as follows:
- "I find that conservative business men
look with favor on the candidacy of
Pretldent Taft for re-election because he
has been a conscientious and successful
administrator of the finances of the gov
ernment , Usually a public official who
imposes a check on expenditure finds that
he has performed a thankless task. It
is not a sufficiently spectacular stunt to
lay hold of th imagination. The situa
tion In the treasury with which President
Taft was .confronted was very different
from that which confronted Mr. Roose
velt when he became the president Mr.
Roosevelt In 1M assumed charge 'of a
government whose ordinary disburse
ments for that fiscal year were $471,190,
. The receipts for that year were $91,
000,000 In excess of the disbursements.
. Pnblle Expenses Grow.
"The aggregate of public expenditure
increased steadily for several years wi
der Mr. Roosevelt During the last year
of his administration the total of the cur
rent operating expenses had attained the
unprecedented figure of $662,324,444 and
during that year there was a deficit of
$o8,000,000. Thus, by ignoring opportuni
ties for effecting eoenomies and intro
ducing efficiency President Itooeevelt had
permitted a surplus of $90,000,OOu in 1902
(Continued on Second age.)
Rescue Party vNears ; .
3'mprisoheid Miners
" ' ;.' '. -',' . ? 'i ' - A J.t l- i-'
' BIWABIK Mlnnl-, (Sept. Si-The rescu
ing party working at the Ruddy mine
here to' liberate three 'miners who were
Imprisoned by the - filling of the shaft
with water last Wednesday, are within
three feet of the raise where two of the
victims are supposed Jo be and will have
a food 'shaft driven Into it before morn
ing. No sound has been heard to indi
cate that any of the victims are alive.
SUMMMER SERVICES LAGGE
Rev. 0. D. Baltzly Reports Increased
Attendance at Kountze Memorial. -
EVENING SERVICES RESUMED
i, ..-...'.. y.
Sunday School Has Alao Been Enjoy
v. inr a' Large Atendance DnrlnH ,
the Snraer Months Choir Is
In Its Place. M
Summer attendance at the Kountse
Memorial , church T'enty-ixth Avenue
and Farnam street, has been the largest
in years, according to Rev. O. D.
Baltxiy, pastor in . charge. ' Evening ser
vices were discontinued during the sum
mer, but morning attendance figures
show that from 400 to 600 church goers
were on hand every Sunday. It is plan
ned to resume the evening services neat
Sunday.
In the Kountze Sunday school, Superin
tendent Oscar P. Goodman reports an
Increased enrollment of 40 per cent over
last summer and that the average at
tendance of pupils during the warm
months this year was around the . 400
mark. This record is considered a most
creditable one as .many of the Sunday
school workers have had to contend with
numerous empty class pews during the
last, three months. - ' .
Under the direction of J F. Barton, the
Kountze Memorial choir resumed activities-
on the first Sunday in September
with an enrollment of forty voices,
twenty-five feminine and fifteen male
choristers. Some elaborate muslo has
been arranged for the fall and winter
and rehearsals wll be held regularly in
order to carry this plan.
"The Baseness of Ingratitude" was the
toplo of Rev. Mr. Baltsly's sermon at
the morning services yesterday, the text
being", the seventeenth chapter of the
gospel acocrdlng to St Luke. Rev. Mr.
Baltzly- told the story of the ten lepers,
who were healed of their disease by the
Saviour and of how only one of the num
ber returned to thank God, while the
others hurried away. He compared the
action of the nine depers who did not
give thanks with the attitude of many
people of the present day, who are con
stantly receiving the Lord's benefits and
yet, who fall to show any signs of appreciation.
CHICKENS TO BE AUCTIONED
Tbk Plan ii .to, Be'One pf the Fea
. tures o fthe Poultry Show,
MANY ' ENTRIES RECEIVED
Game Warden Miller Has Consented
w Mwm bmsji sad n IIU JiaB.all7 Uiru
Exhibit from Llucoln to
the Show. ' -
FIVE TRAMPS MEET DEATH
IN GREAT NORTHERN WRECK
GLASGOW, Mont, Sept S.-Five un
identified men were killed and two In
jured today in the wreck of a Great
Northern freight train near Macon, Mont
All of the men were beating their way
and were riding in a car of lumber. As
the car left the rails the heavy timbers
shifted, crushing ' the men. ' A broken
flange derailed the train.
Those entering fowl in the chicken show
to be held in the Auditorium September
30 to October $, are to have the privilege
of bringing also some of their bloded
chickens to be sold at an auction that is
to be dally conducted in the Auditorium
In connection with the show. Those who
exhibit birds will then be allowed to bring
others to be sold, with no charge except
a coop fee. In other words, they will not
be charged the regular entrance tee for
the birds they bring to sell, but will be
charged merely what the rent of the coop
la worth for the few days. This dally
auction of blooded birds Is now looked
upon by those In charge as something
that will prove one of the most attractive
features of the show, unless, Indeed, the
spring chicken dinner to be served in the
basement should -be more popular. 1
State Game Warden Miller Is to be in
Omaha within a week to confer with the
promoters of the show with regard to a
request the local men made to have the
group of various wild fowl exhibited at
the state , fair 'transported to Omaha for
the chicken show. A group of wild game
fowl has for years been one of the fea
tures of the Nebraska state fair, where
they have been allowed to roam at their
will In a small enclosure, where a lake
was provided for the water fowl among
the group.
The entries for the show will close Sep
tember 17. A large number of entries
were received by representatives of the
Omaha show who spent last week at the
state fair In Lincoln talking the Omaha
chicken show to the fowl fanciers at
that place. The work among the chicken
men of the Iowa Btate fair at Pes Moines
a few week's ago was also very satis
factory. The sliver cups for the prizes have been
purchased. A representative from one of
the large wholesale Jewelry houses of Min
neapolis has been In Omaha conferring
with the managers of the local show, who
have selected the cups from his large
assortment at a considerable cost.
WOMEN WIRELESS OPERATORS
ACCEPTABLE TO GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON, Sept 7.-Navlgation
bureau officers were surprised today to
learn that a womaa wireless' operator
had been discharged from the steamer
Mariposa, on a transpacific line on the
ground that the government was opposed
to such employment of women.
On the ; contrary said . Commissioner
Chamberlain today, the new code of
regulations provides precisely the same
treatment of men and women applicants
for those places. Some women make
splendid operators and they are Just as
eligible as the men.
Beatrice Paving; Contract.
BEATRICE, Neb., Sept 8. (.Special Tel
egram.) Abel ft Roberts of Lincoln were
today awarded the contract for repaving
the -business part of the city. The con
tract la $2.07 per square yard and will
amount to about $10,000
INTERVENTI
ON BY U
IN MEXICAN QUARREL
CONSIDERED BY TAR
President May Call Congress in Spe
cial Session to Ask Authority
. for Invasion.
ANXIOUS TO AVOID HOSTILITIES
Will Do No Unfriendly Act Without
Consulting; Senate.
TWO REGIMENTS GO TO BORDER
Conditions in Southern Part . of
Nation Intolerable.
TOWN OF DOUGLAS THREATENED
Salaaar Daringly Continues" Policy
of Attempting to Cnuae Interna
ttonal Complications to Aid '
Rebel Cause.
BEVERLY, Mass., Sept S.-Although
President Taft will not Intervene In
Mexico without the fullest dellberatiJii
on a stop that would mean war, his
friends declared tonight that Intervention
is nearer than it has been since the first
American troops were rushed to the
border eighteen months ago.
It can be said on the highest authority,
that should the president decide that in
tervention Is the only course open to
him he will call congress In special ses
sion and demand of it the auhorlty to
end the American army across the
border. In no circumstances, he has told
his friends, would he do n unfriendly
act toward Mexico, without consulting
congress.
Friends of the president realize that he
would give the order to Invade Mexico
only with the greatest reluctance. They
are aware It has already been charged
by senators that the president might
send the army across the line, make him- ,
self a war president, and rely on that
to bring victory to himself and the re
publican party In November.
War Would Be Costly.
Mr. Taft has said that such a state
ment Is utterly without foundation and
has declared to his advisers it would
be hard to conceive of a president who
would use his office to throw the coun
try Into war that experts have predicted
could not end in less than two years, that
would cost millions, that would mean
the sacrifice of thousands of lives and
ruin for years to come the basis of this
nation's friendship with, the Conlral and
South American republics.
..The 'president today authorized General
Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the
United States army, to dispatch two mora
regiments of calvary to, the Texas border.
The regiments will be sent' from Fort
Riley, jean., fend F(ort Russeli, Wye. So
far as the president was informed there
will be no Immediate need for more troops
In Texas, but . conditions along that
border have grown worse In the last
few weeks.
It' Is In the southern part of Mexico,,
that the president has learned of In
tolerable conditions affecting Americans.
There the Madero government, according"
to the Washington information is utterly
Unable to cope with the revolutionists and
there seems to be little prospects that the
situation, will Improve.
Warning; to Madero.
The president within the last few days
has communicated a demand that Presi
dent Madero be more active in the pro
tection .of Americans. He is hopeful
that this reminder, meant for the ears of
the Mexican president and the Mexican
foreign office as well, will be fruitful
of results in both southern and northern
Mexico.
The southern Mexican territory is re
garded as particularly dangerous to
Americans, because the revolutionists
there apparently have much less fear of
an American Invasion tfian their brothers
In the north. The only favorable plan
for protection of Americans In the south,
Mr. Taft has been told, would be to send
troops to some gulf port of Mexico.
The trouble Is In the Interior and the
landing cf troops in a Mexican port
would mean Intervention and war. There
Is no opposition In the south to display
ing troops in force and thereby instilling
respect for the United States, as there
has been along the Texas frontier. Only
one solution of the problem has been put
forward and that Is intervention. . Mr.
Taft is still hopeful, however, that Presi
dent Madero will Improve conditions so
that such a step will not need, to be
taken.
American Town In Dancer.
DOUGLAS, Arii. Sept 8. Agna Prleta
the Mexican town opposite Douglas.
awaits an attack tomorrow by more
than 600 rebels who are marching toward
the border. Couriers arriving here to
day from a point fifty miles to the south,
report that the rebels looted the Gaba
londo ranch, securing 400 horses, arms
and provisions. . The 600 rebels camped,
there last night and early today started
on the march for Agua Prleta, their
leader, Inez Salazar, avowing intention of
attacking the Mexican border town.
Only a street separates Agua Prleta .
and Douglas and in the event of an at
tack the American city would be in
danger of stray bulletas. Agua Prleta
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