MEXICAN MINISTER CALLS MEDIATION PLAN PURE FOLLY X SUGGESTS MEXICO CEDE ♦ 4- NORTH STATES TO U. S. ♦ w - t 4- Washington, July 28.—The ♦ 4 annexation of states in north- 4 4 ern Mexico by the United 4 4 States and a division of the re- 4 4 mainder of the country into 4 4 separate governipents was sug-. 4 4 gested by Senator Hitchcock, 4 4 of Nebraska, a member of the 4 4 Senate foreign relations com- 4 | 4 mittee, as a possible way of 4 4 bringing about pesfce in that 4 country. „ J 4 “The cession of a portion of 4 4 northern Mexico to the United 4 4 States in payment for the enor- 4 4 mous indemnity which must be 4 4 asked of that country for dam- 4 4 ages to American life and 4 4 property seems to me to be a 4 4 feasible way of settling these 4 4 claims,” said Hitchcock. “It 4 4 will, of course, be impossible 4 4 for that government to meet 4 4 the demands of the United 4 4 States in cash.” Washington. July 28.—Secretary Bryan told the foreign relations committee today this administra tion would make no immediate change in enforcing the neutrality law against shipments of arms to Mexico. This indicates that Presi dent Wilson wilt continue to refuse to issue export permits to both the Huerta and constitutionalist fac tions. Washington. July 26.—Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson, on his arrival here for conferences on the Mexican situa tion with President Wilson and Secre tary Bryan announced he had prepared a memorandum suggesting the policy the American government should pur sue. While declining to divulge its nature until he had submitted his views to the president and Mr. Bryan, the Ambassador criticised as impracticable proposals for mediation by an Amer ican commission. Ambassador Wilson said he expected to return to Mexico City by the steamer sailing next Thursday from New York. As to his conferences with the officials here, he understood, he added, that he merely was to transmit information on the situation and resented the sugges tion frequently made in the newspapers that he would be called to account for his personal acts. “I recognize that the president and secretary have a right, however,” he ' said, "to question me about anything.” Resents Special Agents. The ambassador described his treat ment by President Wilson and Secre tary Bryan hitherto courteous in every respect except one—the sending of sep arate agents to Investigate conditions in Mexico. He severely criticised both William Bayard Hale and Reginald Delvalle, whom he declared were act ing for the administration there. "I don’t think Mr. Delvalle should have been given the state department code,” said the ambassador. “I know he had it because he went to the sec retary of our legation in Havana to get help in deciphering it. Indeed, I believe the Senate committee might investigate the distribution of the state department code to private individ uals.” The ambassador said he had every disposition to carry out the wishes of the president and Secretary Bryan. Mediation, however, he looked on as imposible because the Mexican federal government would not entertain such a suggestion. "I regard mediation,” he added, "as venturing on dangerous seas.” Bitter Against Maderos. Mr. Wilson was vehement in his criticism of the constitutionalists and the Madero family. “The Madero family,” asserted the ambassador, "have maintained a paid bureau in Washington to poison the public mind. As to the rebels, there really arofnone except in Sonora where there is an organized movement. Else where they are bandits.” The ambassador was asked about Coahuila where Governor Carranza is In charge of the constitutionalist cause. “There are bandits in Coahuila, too," he answered. “I don’t mean to say that Carranza is a bandit, but in or der to keep his men together he has to allow them to loot and therefore become bandits.” Mr. Wilson suggested that hardly inv one in Washington really under stands the Mexican situation and the characteristics of Latin peoples. “Some of the proposals I have heard,” he remarked, “sound like the dribbllngs of mere children. For in stance, the proposal to have foreign powers from Central and South Ameri ca act with us in mediating the trouble in Mexico. Why, that would be an overthrow of the principles of the Monroe doctrine and the Mexicans would resent that interference. I know this proposal was once made by John Barrett, director general of the Pan-American Bureau of Republics. Mr. Barrett and I have been good friends and I have respect for him, but t don’t think much of that suggestion." Expensive Visit, He Thinks. The ambassador met Mrs. Henry Lane Wilson and his two sons who .had preceded him here. Asked just how soon he would finish his confer ences, he said: "I’ll certainly hurry them,” and then added, with a laugh, “I understood from the newspapers that my presence in Washington is costing Mr. Bryan t2,000 a day by losing his lecture en gagements. Well, I must be an ex pensive visitor.” After he had breakfast Ambassador Wilson hurried to the state department where Secretary Bryan was waiting. President Wilson had left to play golf. It had not been determined if he was to see the ambassador today or to morrow. At the end of a half hour's confer ence with the ambassador. Secretary Bryan, saying the talk would be con tinued at 3 o’clock this afternoon, hur ried to the capitol to meet the foreign relations committee. He said he would only discuss the Nicaraguan treaty there. Secretary Bryan would make no an nouncement of his conference with the ambassador further than to say that Mr. Wilson had a made a preliminary report. Stenographer Takes Notes. Mr. Bryan was asked about the state ment that Delvalle had been furnished with a copy of the state department code, but beyond saying he never had announced that Delvalle was an agent df the state department, he'refused to ] discuss the question. Ambassador Wilson, however, re- 1 celved the correspondents in Mr. Bryan’s office. While he was ques tioned, Secretary Bryan’s private sec retary made a stenographic record of the interview, which turned out to be not at all illuminating on the situation, further than bringing from the ambas sador a denial of the statement that he had been asked to prepare a re port on the mediation proposition. The ambassador spent the first part of the day going over copies of his previous reports to the state department. Later it was definitely determined that Ambassador Wilson will not con fer with the president until Monday. He spent the remainder of the day con ferring with Mr. Bryan. Delvalle Sees Bryan. Delvalle also had a conference with Secretary Bryan, at which it was un derstood he submitted something in the nature of a report or recommen dation based on his observations in Mexico. Whether it related to Ambas sador Wilson was not established. Both he and Mr. Bryan declined to discuss it. It became known today that Del valle came to Washington from Mex ico on the same train and the same ship with Ambassador Wilson. As a result of its conference with Secretary Bryan, the foreign relations committee will call on Ambassador Wilson probably early next week for an explanation of Mexican conditions. The ambassador’s appearance will tie arranged to occur after he has had his conference with the president and the secretary. rfhe committee will indorse no line of fiction and reach no con clusion as to policies until after the conference with Ambassador Wilson and a further one with Secretary Bryan. ' ' Delvalle is a former California state senator from Los Angeles. President Wilson recently stated he had received letters directly from him on condi tions in Mexico. He is supposed to be Secretary Bryan’s personal represent ative, but Mr. Bryan has not disclosed Delvalle's connection with the depart ment. State department advices today con firmed earlier reports of the capture of Torreon by the constitutionalists and said the federals still held Monclova. Consul Letcher at Chihuahua has been instructed to demand the imme diate release of Charles Bissel and Bernard McDonald, reported held there by the Mexiea,n federals in a prison pen under sentence of death. The state department has taken a morj aggressive attitude than in most sim ilar cases and has made representa tions to the Mexican government both through Lie embassy in Mexico City and the consul at Chihuahua. Bissel and McDonald are mining en gineers. McDonald is said to be an Englishman. They were charged with attempting to take American refugees from Parral. STORES OF DURANGO ARE DESTROYED BY REBELS El Paso. T^x.. July. 28.—Practically all of the larger stores in the city of Durango and between 40 and 50 smaller ones were destroyed by rebels when they took that city a few days ago. Ben Aguirre, who is in El Paso after walking more than 160 miles to escape from Durango, brought with him a list of. the larger stores that were de stroyed. The list includes; Le Suize, German, general hardware; Francis Martitima, "French, dry goods; La Perla, Greek-Turkish. jewelry; L. A. Elgancia, Servian dry goods; Puerta De Vera Cruz, Spanish, groceries; Du rango Clothing company, American; Durango Mercantile company, Ameri can, general merchandise; American Grocery company, American, groceries; Cafe De La Union; E. L. Lafiro, Turk ish, hats; George Hitalak. Belgian. HAY SAYS HUERTA WOULD BLUFF WITH JAP SCARE El Paso, Tex., July 28—Eduardo Hay. special envoy from the Sonora consti tutionalists to the American govern ment passed through here today en route to Washington to plead for rec ognition of the rebels. Concerning his mission, he said: "We have the fullesj. confidence in President Wilson. I am going to urge him to let both sides in Mexico have all the ammunition they can take into Mexico and let it be a fair fight. “This Japanese scare from Mexico City is only a bluff ma&e by Htrerta to provoke bad feeling against the Americans.” Ho was president, of the Mexican chamber of deputies under former President Madero. RAILWAYS WITHDRAW LIST OF GRIEVANCES Last Obstacle to Arbitration is Removed by Their Con cession. New York, July 28.—The eastern railroads today withdrew their de mand that their grievances against the employes should be considered by the federal board appointed to arbitrate the demand for better wages and working conditions made by the con ductors and trainmen. This concession apparently removed the only remaining obstacles to arbi tration. With this question disposed of, t}ie railroad managers and the labor leaders expected to t reach a speedy agreement on the text of the question to be laid before the board of arbitration. In a statement explaining their po sition the managers said they have made this concession because they felt it was their duty to protect the travel ing public. After a brief conference with the labor leaders, the mediators announced that the articles of arbitration would present the 16 original demands of the employes without change. The only point won by th.e railroads was an agreement that the decision of the ar bitrators should become effective Oc tober 1 Instead of being retroactive. KANSAN CAPTURED HOPPERS GALORE Farmer Has 119 Bushels Of Field Pests To Feed His Poultry. Jetmore. Kan., July 28.—Elmer Math is, a farmer who lives near Burdette, has quite an extensive irrigation plant. He put in 19 acres of beets, which were doing fine when they were attacked by the grasshopper plague. Mr. Mathis proceeded on the work of improvising a trap out of a header and pans of water and crude oil. Ho not only saved the crop, but caught 119 bushels of hoppers, the greater part of which he has dried, sacked and stored away for chicken feed for win ter use. An inspector from the Garden City beet district was looking over Mr. Mathis' beet patch not long ago, and estimated its value to be at least J100 an acre. Where Between 50 and 60 Workers Died Above Ruins of factory. Below building in which between 50 and 60 m*t death. MUTINOUS SING SING PRISONERS TAKEN TO A UB URN TO END RIOTS Ossining, N. Y., July* 28.—Six ty convicts, the dregs of the New York city criminal class, were taken, One by one, from their cells In Sing Bing prison today and placed aboard a train for the state prison at Auburn. Recent riots in Sing Sing caifsed the warden to take no chances. Edcivcon iylct was heavily handcuffed and shack led and then chainod to his place in the railroad car, which had been brought inside the prison enclosure. A hundred prison guards did this work while in the state armory, not far away, a company of naval militia waited for a call to protect the town In case the transfer resulted in a mu Hny. Howl All Night. There was little sleep In the prison last night. At Intervals some of the prisoners would start to howl and bang on their cell doors. The din would ,'lncrease as it was taken up down the line of cells and continue until the angry convicts had worn themselves out. It was scarcely daylight when the weary night shift of guards was relieved by the keepers who had charge of transferring the men to Au burn. When the first convicts were brought out to the car, Sing Sing Buddenly awoke. More than 1,000 prisoners rushed to their cell windows and cursed and howled and yelled threats at the keepers. The task of the authorities was by no means over when they got the prisoners aboard of the car. On the train to which the car was attached they expected to And friends and rela tives of the convicts and attempts to release the second term men might be looked for anywhere between Ossining and. Auburn. For this reason there were almost as many guards on the train as there were convicts. The town of Ossining last night and this morn ing was full of men breathing ven geance against the prison authorities. After he has rid the prison of the second term men to be transferred to Auburn, Warden Clancy expects to have no more trouble keeping order. The rest of the second term convicts are to be sent away tomorrow. To them and a few of their more des perate sympathisers the warden at tributes the mutinies that broke out at •Sing Sing this week, the two Ares in the prison 'shops and the attempt to murder a negro convict whom the mu tineers regarded as a traitor. “BABY PAUL” OF “THREE WEEKS” FAME TO MARRY He of “The Golden Hair” En gaged to Boston Girl—She’s Very Happy. HIS CAREER CHECKERED New York. July 2S.—“Baby Paul,” of the golden hair, known in London as Clairmont Jocelyn Preston Arnot; in New York as Paul A"'n, and in both cities as “Prince Paul de Clairmont,” self-alleged hero of “Three Weeks,” Mrs. Elinor Glynn’s novel, and hero also, since his arrival in New York, of a series of adventures of a much less romantic nature, is going to be married. . A World reporter? found his fiancee. Miss Elizabeth Goldqa, of Boston, at her New York residence, No. 434 Madi son avenue, and Miss Golden did not hesitate a moment in confirming the news. "Aren’t you a little in a hurry about it?” she asked. “’We are not going to be married until the first of Septem ber, you know. But I am proud to say the news is true. I have known M. de Clairmont—you know he really is a nobleman, with a title, over in Europe —for a little over a year.” At a suggestion that her (lance's ca reer, since his arrival in this country, had been somewhat checkered, Miss Golden drew herself up and her eyes flashed dangerously. "Yes, I know all the terrible things that have happened to him,” she said. "But I know, too, that he never did anything wrong. It was all spite a/id jealousy. I believe him and trust him in spite of everything that has been said about him.” Paul Allen Clairmont Jocelyn Pres ton Arnot'de Clairmont first came into public notice on November 4. 1911. On that date he appeared in Bow street police court, London, to answer to the charge of stealing a diamond brooch from Lady Abdy, widow of Sir Wil liam Abdy. He described himself, on his exami nation, as an actor, and gave his age as 22. It Is understood that Miss Golden is somewhat his senior. Lady Abdy gave up her case against him after he had testified that she had presented him with the brooch in her room at the Savoy hotel, London. “Baby Paul” promptly sued Lady Abdy for damages for false arrest, and won a verdict of one Tarthing. He set sallYor America in 1912, ar riving in July. Sought out by report ers. he bashfully admitted his iden tity as the original hero of “Three Weeks.” v l HOUSE BANK COMMITTEE IS HOPELESSLY SPLIT Washington, July 28.—Hopelessly di vided in their attitude toward the pro vision of the Glass-Owen currency bill authorizing the president to appoint members of the proposed board of con trol, peace in the democratic sub committee of the House currency and banking committee seems far distant. A bitter wrangle developed yesterday and Representatives Ragsdale and Bulkley criticised President Wilson sharply for alleged Inconsistency on this point. They pointed out that in his book, “The New Freedom,” the president advocated an entirely differ ent course, opposing the centralization of appointive power in the hands of the executive. The president is now known to favor that provision of the bill as it now stands. COMMISSION WON’T GO INTO POSTAL AFFAIRS Washington, July 28—Public hearings will not be hold by the Interstate Com merce commission on the expediency of the changes proposed by the postoffice department in the rates and zones and weight of parcel post matter. In a statement issued today the commission says it has no Jurisdiction over t'le compensation paid by the postal serv ice for hauling the mails. CHICAGO SCHOOL HEAD RESIGNS HER POSITION Chicago. July 28.—Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, superintendent of public schools of Chicago since 1909, announced her resignation yesterday. Mrs. Young gave no reason for resigning, but It Is said her reason has been known for some time to members of the school board. Lack of harmony between Mrs. Young and the board of education Is said to have been the cause. The board has changed complexion politic ally with a change of administration since Mrs Young's appointment, and she has found it difficult recently to carry out her plans. CHEAP LITIGATION. Kansas City, Mo., July 28.—Litigation at 90 cents a case is the unusually cheap price this city paid in settling 5,534 legal cases in the last 12 months. That-record was achieved by the city’s free legal aid bureau. SNAKES BITE THREE WHILE BABY DROWNS Knoxville, Tenn.. July 28.—Three children of Mr. and Mrs. John Cooper, of Townsend, Tenn., were fatally bit ten by rattlesnakes today, and while Mrs. Cooper sought for them an In fant she had placed near the bank of a stream fell into the water and was [ drowned. BRYAN MAY GO TO MEXICO TO SERVE AS INTERMEDIARY Knoxville, \ Term., July 28.—Inti mations are given In sources close to the Mexican embassy here that the proposed plan of sending Secretary Bryan to Mexico os head of a com mission to try to bring about an agreement to restore order/ may be found acceptable to the Huerta re gime. It Is pointed out that the ab sence of anything In the nature of protest from the Mexican government thus far is significant- The Huerta regime is displeased over the proposal to shut off arrangements, but on the other hand It would have nothing to lose by permitting mediation to be at tempted. The most stubborn opposi tion to mediation apparently will come from the revolutionists. Consider Plan Seriously. The proposal of mediation by this government to restore order In Mex ico is seriously considered among senators and at the White House. Statements that a policy of mediation meets favor In official quarters are being put out os feelers. This govern ment Is anxious to know how a pro fiosal of mediation would be received n Mexico. If developments show It would meet favor, then the president with the backing of congress will take it up and press It. The grave difficulty In the way, however, Is that If the United States by its good offices should attempt to bring about a general agreement to submit to an election It would at once find all elements In Mexico so dis trustful, each of the other, that It would probably be Impossible to mako headway. The qfiestion the revolu tionists would at once raise would be what guarantee the United States could give that the Huerta faction would abide by any agreement It made. The treacherous murder of Madero is not forgotten among the revolution ists. The reason Is they prefer to keep their hands on their gunB in any ne gotiation that may be taken. They are aware that the Huerta element will go to any lengths to control the elec tions. AMBASSADOR WILSON IS OPPOSED TO MEDIATION New York, July 28.—Henry Lane Wilson, ambassador to Mexico, re turned to the United States today, pre pared to place before President Wil son and the state department his sug gestions regarding a solution of the troubled affairs In Mexico. These sug gestions don't Include, he said, any Idea of sending an American commis sion into Mexico to offer ’ mediation. Mr. Wilson opposed also a proposi tion that a tripartite commission be organized, made up of representatives, of the United States and two South American republics, to bring about peace beuAjn the warring factions. While demining to enter Into an ex tondcd discussion of any plans or to offer any remedy of his own. Mr. Wil son characterized the mediation plan as “all rot.” The proposal for a tripartite com mission, Mr. Wilson said, Is not a feas ible one. “That is a plan of John Bar rett, director of the international Bur eau of American republics,” he said. Favors Recognition. M“hlle not saying specifically that he favored recognition of the Huerta gov ernment by the United States, Ambas sador M'ilson said it was his view that recognition should be given. In Feb ruary, Just subsequent to the over throw of the Madero regime, Mr. Wll Ron said, ho sent to American Consul General Hanna, at Monterey, a tele gram requesting him to Inform all consular officers under Mr. Hann’s jur isdiction that Huerta had been estab lished as Mexico’s provisional head. "You should make this Intelligence public," Mr. Wilson's telegram told Mr. Hanna, to Inform the consular offi cers. "and In the Interests of Mexico, urge general submission and adhesion to the new government, which will b« recognized by all foreign govern ments." Mr. Wilson said today that he was willing to reiterate this sentiment at any time, either publicly or officially. “'I stand absolutely responsible for all telegrams and messages sent to the United States consuls recognizing the de facto government after the death of Madero," said Mr. WHson. “This was the only action to take In order to maintain law and order. Under parallel circumstances, for 100 years back, the United States officers In for eign lands have taken^the same ac tion.” Referring to reports alleging that his own administration In Mexico waa in a measuro responsible for the over throw of Madero, Mr. Wilson said: "That's all politics and It is a theory that was long ago exploded to the sat isfaction of the state department.” COSTA RICA AROUSED OVER BRYAN’S PLANS San Jose, Costa Rea, July 28.—A deep sensation was caused here today by private cablegrams from Washing ton stating that Secretary of State Bryan projected a "United States pro tectorate over the Central American states.” Protests were printed in the press and a public meeting of general protest is announced for this evening. BULGARS IN FLIGHT BEFORE TURK ARMY London July 24.—A telogram was re ceived this afternoon from the Bulgar ian minister in ParlB reporting that Turkish troops had entered the Bul garian town of PhJlippopotls; that the populace was fleeing and the situation was desperate. MILITANTS BLAMED FOR “UNDRESS ERA' So Many Ape Men’s Gart i Others Are Driven to Fol low Their Lead. London. July 28.—Now It is the woman’s suffrage movement that li blamed for what is termed the "un dress craze" In modern feminine fash ions. A vehement Indictment of the present tendency In styles is made la the Times bp a woman correspondent who says that her sex Is guilty of aS orgy of undressing, the end of which It not In sight. She asks, in fact: What Is to be the end? It is dif ficult to see. But obviously, when you have gone on undressing it is certain that in time you come to the end of what there is to take off, and the only thing to do Is to put on your clothes again. But nobody can foresee when that happy hour of sanity will be with us. The charges against the sex are tha| women nowadays wear almost nothing under their gowns, even In the dal time: that petticoats went some time ago: that stockings are a filmy sheatl of transparent material, worn almost as low by day as by night: display th« leg fully half way up to the knee, aiM show every movement of the limbs almost of the muscles. Dressmakers generally confirm th« statement about women wearing lest than ever. One says that two schools of clients have to be considered—thg dignified and the daring. The formal Is the larger. The daring costumes says the authority, are much loved by Americans, but do not appeal to the great majority of English women. ASKS DIVINE AID TO KILL HUSBAND OF FORMER WIFE Osceola, la., July 28.—Confident that' he will get his former wife back after killing her second husband, W, X, Shetterly, who yesterday shot and killed T. J. Allen, of New Virginia, on a Burlington train, today does not care what the authorities do to him. “I have prayed to God for strength and endurance to slay this man and I have done my duty,” he said, aftsr he was brought here from New Virginia. Separated Three Years Ago. Three years ago, while residents ol Lormer, Shetterly and his wife separ ated. He went to Aletha, Kan., to live with his mother, and she went to Winterset. A week ago he read that Mrs. Shetterly had married Allen, a meat shop proprietor at New Virginia. They were married In Des Moines and from that moment Shetterly said he prayed for endurance to kill Allen, who formerly was in business at Elm Grove and Van Wert. Two