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Our Magazine Page will Interest every woman who likes good heart-to-heart talks with other sympathetic women If 1? Omaha Daily .Bee TEE WEATHER. Fair VOL. XLII-NO. 108. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2'2, 19lL-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. f THREE BIG BATTLES WILL BEGIN SOON IN EUROPEAN, TURKEY (Armies of Balkan Allies Cross Fron tier on All Sides and Turks Are Retreating. SMALLER POSTS ARE ABANDONED i 1 1 Bulgarian Army is Preparing to At tack Fortress of Adrianople. GREEKS ON THE AGGRESSIVE Army of Sixty Thousand Ready to Attack Town of Servia. REGIMENT IS EXTERMINATED Servian Detachment la Reported An nihilated by Land Mines at Point on the Frontier of Kovipasar, BULLETIN. ; LONDON, Oct 21.-X column of Greek troops was repulsed today when it at tacked the Komiadls pass, which is held by the Turks, according to dispatch from Constantinople. Komladis pass is on the Albanian frontier. BULLETIN. SOFIA, Oct. 21.-The Turkish warships today bombarded the Bulgarian fort at fcavarna. Tho customs house was de- nroyeu ana several shopB and dwellings Vvere damaged. Kavarna is on the Black sea, twenty-eight miles northeast of Varna. LONDON, Oct. 2L-Three and perhaps four big battles probably will be begun within a few days on the territory of European Turkey. Tho armies of the Balkan allies have now crossed tho fron tier on all sides, while the Turks are giv ing up their frontier posts and abandon ing small and unimportant towns, falling back slowly on to their strongly en trenched positions. , The Bulgarian army will, it is thought, hy the first to strike, the cause of Its ob jective point, the fortress of Adrianople. The main Turkish army is growing in strength. If the Bulgarians allow the Turits time, the sultan's army will out grow that of the invaders. It was ru mored 'today that two of the outer forts of Adrianople had fallen into the Bul garians' hands, and that the town of KIrk-Kiliszh had been captured, but thero was no confirmation. The Greek army Is preparing to attack the Turkish army of 40,000 men concen trated at the town of Servia. The Greeks are said to be 60,000 strong. The Seventh regiment of Servian infantry are reported to have been virtually exterminated by the . ex plosion of Turkish land-mines " after crossing the frontier into the district of Novipafcar, according to a news agency dispatch from Belgrade, Servian Column Advancing BERGRADE,. Oct 21. A Servian column commanded hy General Jaukovltch, cap tured the Turkish entrenchments at the village of Podujevo, near Mtrovitza, on the road to Priehtina during the night The Turks with their Arnaut auxiliaries retired toward the south, leaving their colors, several cases of ammunition, eighty oxen and a large quality of forage. Turkish prisoners taken by the Servians Bay there were no regular TurklsB troops engaged, the Ottoman force at Podujevo consisting of two provisional regiments of reserves and six companies of Arnaut tribesmen, besides three batteries o ar tillery. . No details are given as to casualties. American Aviators Enlist. CHICAGO. Oct 21.-John Schaefer and Robert Elliott, Chicago aviators, left to ,day for Washington, where they will en list with, the Greek legation for army service in the Balkans. The. arrangement was made through the Chicago Greek 'consulate. They are to .fly two of the aeroplanes shipped into the disputed terri tory several weeks ago. THIRD TERMJADSE WANING American Voters Are Abandoning " the New Party. PROGRESSIVE IS MISNOMER Number of Pertinent Questions Are Asked la Regard to Relation of Name to Principles and Practices. White Contradicts Witness Against Lieutenant Becker NEW YORK, Oct. 21. James D. White, a policeman formerly attached to Lieu tenant Becker's "strong arm" squad, took the witness stand in Becker's defense today and swore that Becker had never said to him in the Tombs that he (Becker) would be praised in the end for killing Crook Rosenthal No conversation remately resembling (this occurred, according to the 'police man. This contradicted recent testimony of James D. Hallen, a state witness, who produced notes of what purported to be such a conversation. White also swore, as did two witnesses who followed him, that Becker's raid on 'Rosenthal's place was "honest and square" and not made for revenge, as 'the state charges, after Becker and the gambler had quarreled. The Weather Forecast till 7 p. m. Tuesday: For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity -Fair tonight and Tuesday, colder to- n.ght FOR NEBRASKA Fair tonight and Tuesday; colder in east portion tonight; rising temperature Tuesday. FOR IOWA Fair tonight and Tues day; colder tonight Hours De. fi a. m 4g 6 a. m 4g 7 a. m 4S a. m... 46 9 a. m.. 43 10 a. m 4a 11 a. m it 45: 12 m 44 1 p. la 44 t P- m 47 P- m 46 4 p. m 4 p. m 48 ( p. m.. By CHARLES D. HILLES. Chairman Republican National Com mittee. NEW YORK, Oct. 22. (Special.) Third term advocates say they cannot understand what has happened to their cause, why it has dwindled so In popular support in the last month, why it has been abandoned virtually by the great army of American voters. . An opponent, who has, had a keen in terest in the progress of the campaign, might point out reasons which in his opinion tell why the American public has deserted the third term party. The progressive party so-called, in the first place, was a name based on false pretense. Men have usurped that Vord "progressive" as a watchword to which they were not entitled. Is it progressive to profess to change the organic law of the nation by de stroying a part of it? Is it progressive to take from the courts the finality of Judgment which has stood as a "bulwark of our liberties? Is it progressive to seek to turn over to an irresponsible democracy represent ing only a minority of the American people on the great issues of the day, control of the federal government for the next four years? Is it progressive to question the au thority and decisions of the United States supreme court? Many More Questions. Is it progressive to refuse to abide by the decision of a republican national convention, if you are a candidate before that convention? Is it progressive to assert that asso ciation with yourself turns a corrupt po litical boss or a trust millionaire into a "party leader," while association with your adversary stamps everyone as "dis honest?" Is it progressive to become a candi date for a third term after your sworn assertion that you never would? Is it progressive to preach the "square deal" but to ignore it in practice? Is it progressive for a man who has been highly honored by the republican party to become the tall of the democ racy's kite? If those virtues constitute a progressive is it any wonder the American voters have resolved to reject those who repre sent them? ' The fact remains and the voters have come to realize that fact that the repub lican party is the real progressive party of the United States and has been sinca its foundation. Parallel to Greeley Movement. A prominent republican recalled the other day the Greeley movement and how Its campaign speaker' predicted the ruin of the republican party, that its days of usefulness had passed, and as serted the only way out for republicans was to join the Greeley party. But Greeley did not secure the electoral votes of a single state in the union. United States Senator Heyburn of Idaho tr.ld of hearing his father and Governor Curtin of New Jersey argue the Greeley candidacy and of his father saying: "Governor, It is easier to get out of the republican party than it is to kill it or to get back into it" Governor Curtin got out and never got back, afterwards going to congress as a democratic member. There is a wide gulf between the republican party and thee democratic party and its allies, and if a man goes floating along on an anti-republican wave, he is likely to get too far from shore to swim back. Re publicans in this campaign have decided to stay ashore. The republican party and President Taft its candidate, are true progressives. Is not a party progressive that has ad ministered the affairs of this government for fifty years with only a brief inter regnum, with the results which confront us?. ' . . Would you, dare say that the republican party has not been progressive when it has saved the nation from destruction, reorganized it organized the great finan cial system- of the nation, inaugurated a settlement policy which has peopled a vast territory, and brought about the prosperity of the individual and of the state? aferely because someone claims some thing which belongs to you, should you concede Jhe claim or combat the conten tion? One element has arrogated to Itself the right to be called "progressive," has de nounced the republican party as being retrogressive, but this new organization hag no record to submit Party of Principle. The republican party, on the other hand, is a party of principles, not only of men. Men come and go, but o'ur gov ernment haa stood on principles since the beginning. John Hay, a republican 'of the highest type, in his address at the fiftieth anni versary of the birth of the republican party, said: "For fifty years the republican party has believed in the country and labored for It In hop and Joy; it has reverenced the flag and followed it; has carried it under strange skies and planted It on far receding horizons. It haa seen the nation grow greater every year and more re spected; by Just dealing, by intelli gent labor, by .a genius for enterprise; it has seen the country extend its inter course and its influence to regions un known to our fathers. Yet It has never abated one jot or tithe of the ancient law imposed on us by our God-fearing ancestors. We have fought a good fight, but also we have kept the faith. The constitution of our fathers thaa been the light to our feet; our path is, and will ever remain, that of ordered progress, of liberty under the law." President Taft will be re-elected if t4- publicans are loyal' to their party s prin clples. El DENOUNCE "Now You Just Keep Your Eye on Me." PENROSE AND HILLES Financier Denirt that He Under-- to Underwrite Rooseve ; -j.o " : Convention Csf i BIGGEST V SEASON Demands that Senator and Secretary Retract Statement. RYAN GIVES TO PARKER FUND Magnate Testifies He Contributed Forty-Five Thousand Dollars. WANTED TO SAVE ORGANIZATION He Says Me was Sore Parker Could Not Be Elected, bat He Paid Party's Debts to Keen It Alive. 7 Allen's Trial Postponed. WYETHVILLE, Va., Oct. 21. The trial of 8yd na Allen, leader of the Hillsvtlle outlaws, charged with the Carroll county court house murders, has been postponed from October 28 to November 7. This also postpones the trial of Wesley Ed war" ' WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Gorge W. Perkins today denounced as an "unmiti gated falsehood" the charge that he had underwritten the Roosevelt pre-conven-tion campaign this year In the sum of $J,000,COO. He testified that his total con tributions were $122,500. Rising from the witness chair before the Clapp committee and shaking a clenched fist, Mr. Perkins shouted: "Among the long list of unmitigated lies throughout this campaign, that state ment perhaps ought to be placed at the top, because It is the largest. "I am in hope that Senator Penrose will be here today. He made that statement on the floor of the senate, and he ought to be required to prove It, or like a gen tleman he ought to take it back. There is not a scintilla of truth in it from .A to Z." "Just a minute," interrupted Chairman Clapp. "All that Is necessary is that you deny it. All that the Committee can do Is to determine the proof or the absence of proof." Mr. Perkins was not to be stopped. He continued: VI want to know where I stand. I want to know whether I can be charged with those things on the floor of the United States senate and not be given a" opportunity to disprove them." He insisted that Mr. Penrose should be brought before the committee and say whether his charge was "mere hot air." He did not believe the senator should be allowed to "get away with the situation." "Did you ever enter into arrangement to underwrite any portion of Colonel Roosevelt's campaign?" he was asked. "Not one dollar," said Mr. Perkins. "Do you know of anyone else under taking to do so?" "I do not." Annanla Halo for Utiles. Taking up accusations by Chairman Hllles that the International Harvester company had made, large contributions to .the, Ropsevelt campaign. Mr Perkins declared wtih heat: ' " "This is an absolute falsehood, made out of the whole cloth and if Mr. Hllles has any reason to believe that contribu tions have been made by the Harvester company, he owes it to me and to others to have the books of the company audited for the purpose of proving or disproving the accusation." i Here Mr. Perkins rose from his seat and protested that he had been "Vllli fled" as no other man had been and he insisted that the committee require his accusers to prove their charges. Senator Clapp replied that the com mittee had no means of doing that. "If I were president and a subordinate should make such a charge as Mr. Hllles has made, I should make him prove It or dismiss him from office," replied Mr. Perkins, still standing and shaking his hand violently. The chair reminded him that he had : been brought to Washington to speak In his own behalf. Makes Demands for Proof. "That Is fine," he said, "but what I want to know is whether the committee is' going to bring Senator Penrose or Mr. Hilles back and compel htm to make ! good.'" ' 1 From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME Colonel Leaves Chicago Hospital for Oyster Bay. EARLY BULLETIN IS FAVORABLE Patient is Slightly Restless, bat In- flamatlon Has Decreased In dications He Will Stand the Trip Well. Mr. Perkins contended that if would bejMrg RooSevelt CHICAGO, Oct 21.-Colonel Roosevelt left Mercy hospital At exactly 7:20 a. m. for the station, where he was to board a Pennsylvania railroad train on which he was to make the Journey home. He was token out of ths hospital on a wheel chair to an automobile ambulance. The colonel was accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt When he was ready to depart, the col onel said he was feeling well, but that be cause of his restlessness ' during tho n'ght was somewhat sleepy and honed he would be able to get some rest after he reached his berth. He was cheerful and expressed pleasure that he was so soon to be on the way home. He awoke shortly before 6 o'clock and was given his morning sponge bath and rub down. His breakfast. consisted of bacon, three soft boiled eggs, buttered toast and a pot of tea. Mrs. Roosevelt had breakfast with her husband. Dr. John B. Murphy arrived at 6:30 a- m. and with Dr. William B. McCauley, the nous rurgeon, dreeted thej colonel's wound for the last Urns be fort his de present .This oormultaiion ,wjifor the part u re. At the came time a consultation was held, at which Dr. Scurry j Terrell, the colonel's specialist. Dr. Arthur B. Bevan, Dr. Alexander Lambert, the Rooseevlt family physician, and Dr. John B. Golden,- Dr. Murphy's assistant were purpose of establishing the icolotMwi actual physical condition, with la view of taking precautions necessary to make the journey east as comfortable 'and as safe as possible. .' Morning- Bulletin. At 7:10 a. m: the following official bulle, tin, was issued:' Pulse, temperature and respiration normal. Wound still discharges a little serum. There Is less Inflammation. Point of location is sensitive to pressure and bullet can now be distinctly located. General condition good. DR. JOHN B. MURPHY. DR. ALEXANDRE LAMBERT, DR. A. I). BEVAN. DR SCURRY L. TERRELL, Long before time to leave the hospital Colonel Roosevelt was fully dressed and over his street clothes he wore the heavy inrmy overcoat he had on the evening he was shot. The hole in the right breast was not distinguishable at any great dis tance. The colonel walked from his room to the wheel chair in the corridor 'He was accompanied by Dr. John B. Murphy and A BIG HIT YORK, Oct. 20 To the Editor of The Bee : I wish to congratulate you on your Nebraska Develop ment number issued today. Thp next Nebraska legislature ought to appropriate $20,000 to send this publication into the eastern states to let the people there see what Nebraska is really like. WILLIAM C0LT0N. MR.N WAIT ASK FOR APPEAL Secretary Wishes Supreme Court to Act on Electors' Case. MAY REJECT THE APPLICATION Judges of the Upper Tribunal Are Adverse to Considering the Matter on Such Short Notice. LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 21.-Speclal Tele-gram.)-Seeretary Wait this morning made application for an appeal to the su preme court of the decision by Judges Cornish, Stewart and Cosgrove granting a writ asked by the Taft republican state central committee requiring him to place the six Taft men chosen by the commit tee as republican electors on the official ballot Instead of six men nominated In the April primaries" as republicans', but since turned bull moosers. The judges Of the supreme court are averse to hearing the case, claiming it is unfair of, Walt to ask for an appeal on such short no tice. It Is ths opinion of the republicans at Lincoln that the case will not be heard. ( When notified of the appeal, John I Webster, as attorney for the republican committee, announced over the telephone that he would waive all formal notices and technical differences and be ready to arrive the case on, its merits at once If the supreme court so desired. He ex pressed himself so confident of the jus tice of his case and the law and de cisions sustaining it that, in his view, affirmation by the supreme court of tho decree already Issued was certain to follow, and would still further strengthen the position which the Taft men have taken all .hlong. easy to prove what had been contributed to the campaign fund from the treasury of the harvester company. He said that he was a member of the board of direc tors of that company and chairman of ths finance committee and knew that not a cent of the company funds had been given to aid Colonel .Roosevelt Mr. Perkins gave Vs contributions to the Roosevelt pre-conventlon fund as fol lows: To the -New York state committee. S15.0C0; to E. H. Hooker, for the national i fund, $22,500; to the Washington bureau, 132,600; for polls, etc, in New York and Brooklyn, $16,000; sent to other states, 118,600; to E. W. Sims, $17,000. "This statement is absolutely complete," said Mr. Perkins. "My total contributions were $122,500." ('lushes with Ponierene. 'When -Mr. Perkins resumed testimony h repeated that he thought the commit tee had confused the amounts contributed to Colonel Roosevelt's campaign in such a way as to make the aggregate appear larger than it really was. He placed In the record a statement showing that campaign expenditures in England dur ing a general election for 6TiO members of Parliament amounted to $$',000,000. Senator Oliver summed up testimony as showing $iS2.000 contributed, by Mr. Per kins, Frank A Munsey, Dan R Hanna and William Fllnn. Senator Pomerene wanted to know I whether Perkins had any. memorandum cf the $19,500 sent to various states. "I kept no memorandum," said Mr Perkins. "Why didn't you ask a member of your own party for a memorandum? You didn't ask Mr. Ryan to account for his $450,000." "I am not heer to be lectured," inter rupted Senator Pomerene. Mr. Perkins rose from his chair and shouted, "I know what you are here for all right, just as well as I know what 1 am here for." Mr. Perkins said that the several items in the 1904 list put in by Elmer E. Dover, credited "G. W. P." with contributions, probably were contributions obtained by Mr. Bliss from men suggested by Mr. continued on Page Two.) To avoid a crowd at the station Colonel Roosevelt boarded the train In the ruil road yard at Twelfth street, half a mile away. The, train was then backed into the terminal train . shed, where the colonel's baggage' was received." ' fi- Plrst Stop at Gary. GARY, Ind., Oct. 21.-Colonel Roosevelt announced that he was not feeling any j discomfort from .the motion of the train, when his party stopped here for a few i minutes to send last telegrams east. 'It isn't bothering me at all," he told the correspondnts. "If the whole trip is like this, I shall get along fine." Patient Resting Well. FORT WAYNE, Ind., Oct 21.-The fol lowing bulletin was issued at noon by Colonel Roosevelt's physicians: Colonel Roosevel Is resting well and is verv comfortable. ALEXANDER LAMBERT, SCURRY I TERRELL. Dr. Lambert said that the patient s condition was so favorable that It was deemed unnecessary to take a record of his temperature, pulse and respiration. "He looks like a well man," said Dr. Lambert, "but it is necessary that he be kept to himself and have absolute rest "There has been some further bleeding of the wound today, but only the normal dribbling, which shows that the wound is healing as we hoped it would." Dr. Lambert Installed himself in a state room adjoining Colonel Roosevelt' and kept the patient under constant observation. At several Indiana towns there were crowd a but respecting the re quest of the ' physicians they stood silently. Nurse Who Poisoned Patient May, Die YON KE RB, N. xf, Oct. 2L-Mlss Flor ence Harris, a nurse who collapsed in the Yonkers Hotnoeopathetlc hospital yes terday after causing the death of Mrs. Alice Haight by administering a poison In mistake for a harmless drug, was still unconscious today and it was feared she might not recover. She has been ab solved of all blame. Opinions in Hard Coal and Union Pacific Cases Are Delayed WASHINGTON, Oct 2X.-For the first time In many years the supreme cc-url today let the initial decision day after the summer recess pass without announc ing a single decision. Decisions were expected in the "hard coal case," the ''Union Pacific merger" case or the state rate cases. The supreme court today advanced for early consideration cases Involving the constitutionality of the white slave acts; the conviction of Charles Helke, former secretary of the American Sugar Refin ing company, charged with sugar cus toms frauds; the validity of the Indict ment of United Shoe officials and the title to valuable oil lands claimed by transcontinental railroads under the land grant acts. Ail were set for hearing on January 6. LIGHTNING HITS A BALLOON Two German Aeronauts Killed by Fall of Three Miles. BIG GAS BAG EXPLODES Airmen Are Caught In Storm and Attempt to Avoid It by Rising) Above It Victims Are Prominent. BERLIN, Oct. 31. The announcement of the death yesterday of Lieutenant Hans Gericke, winner of last year's in ternational balloon race in the United States and head of the team of German defenders In the races to be held from Stuttgart next Saturday created a pro found sensation here today. He was thrown from his balloon at a height of three miles by the explosion of ths gas bag, which Is believed to have been struck by lightning. His side, Lieutenant Steler also was killed. Oerlcks and Steler were making a trial flight to test the new balloon which they .'xpected to use In the international races. Just above the town of GrosaenhaJn they .... .hi.u,..s,vmHi .V.I.VII IIIVJ C tempted to avoid by rising above the dis turbance. When a mile In the sir the craft was caught la en eddy and became unmanageable. After a terriflo rush straight upward, the bag burst. Fifteen Thousand Feet High. The shattered instruments which the balloonlsts carried on their flight were examined today. The recording appara tus showed tby were. riding at a-height of 6,000 feat when they were suddenly hit by a Vertical gust of wind which pushed them, straight up with the viol ence of a hurricane to a height of more than 10,000 feet. At this altitude the bag burst either from' the sudden change In pressure or, as Is more likely, from being struck by lightning. SECRETARY KNOX NOTINCLINEO TO IS INTERVENEJN MEXICO Returns From Japan and Has a Talk with Ambassador Wilson Over Mexican Situation. NO REASON FOR POLICY CHANGE Conditions in the Southern Republio Said to Be Growing Serious. REBEL LEADER CLOSE TO CAPITOL Two Unusual Deaths at Burlington, Iowa BURLINGTON, la., Oct. 21.-Two un usual deaths occurred in Burlington in the last twenty-four fours. L. C. Grommell, a street car motorman, was accidentally asphyxiated. He lived alone and it' is presumed was boiling some water in a vessel over a gas stove, fell asleep and the vessel overflowed, f extinguishing the gas and causing the vapors to flood the room, killing both Grommell and his dog. Mrs. Katherlne Krekel, aged 72 years, was found dead in a chair by her daugh ter this morning. The old lady Insisted on living alone and It is supposed she had been dead two days when discovered. United States Will Not Interfere With Affairs of Mexico WASHINGTON. Oct. , 21.-9ecretary Knox and Bansford S. Miller, chief of the far eastern division of the State de partment, constituting the . special em bassy dispatched by, the president to Japan to represent the United States at the funeral services of the late Emperor Mutsuhlto, returned today to Washing ton. As ranking member of the cabinet Sec retary Knox is "acting president" in Washington. He finds many problems pressing for consideration, principally the situation in Mexico, which he will discuss with Ambassador Wilson, waiting here on his way back to Mexico City. While the United States Intends to. ad here to its policy of noninterference in the Internal affairs of Mexico, the State department has made It plain to the Ma- dero government that measures to pro tect Americans in the troubled aone must not be relaxed. These representations It Is understood include intimations that the lines of com munication from the Interior to Vera Crux and Tamplco, the principal ports on the Atlantic side, must be kept open for the exit of Americans. While some students of the question believe the United States might take measures on its own account to keep open an avenue of escape for Americans as it did In China and Nicaragua, officials here do not regard such a development as likely. ROADS PERMITTED TO RAISE RATES ON COOPERAGE WASHINGTON, Oct. ' 2L-Increases averaging about 25 per cent in the freight rates on cooperage, Including butter tubs, drums, well buckets, kits, etc., from Chicago, Memphis, St. Louis and other points along the Mississippi river to Rocky mountain destinations were approved today by the Interstate Commerce commission. The suspension of the tariff making the advances was ordered vacated. LAND WORTH HALF MILLION iSOLD FOR ALMOST NOTHING DUX.UTH. Minn., Oct 21. Half a mil lion dollars is declared to have slipped through the hands of Marie A. Solms Ortmann, widow of the late Charles L. Ortmann, a Detroit, Mich., millionaire, whose death occurred fourteen ' years ago, according to clams made by her and Waldemar Ortmann, a ton, in, a lawsuit brougnt today in district court The widow and son are suing James Swan, a Detroit attorney, ' and the Mooswa Mining company, in which he is Interested, for the title to 640 acres of mineral land on the Mesaba iron range. Swan, it is claimed, while act ing as administrator of the Ortmann es tate sold the MO acres for $1 an acre to his family physician, who later, It is said, reconveyed it to the Mooswa Mining company, of which Swan is de clared to hold one-fourth of the stock. The property is now valued at $500,000 by the heirs. Rudolph Ortmann, Chi cago; Edward W. Ortmann, Portland, Ore.; Stephanie K. Dott, Detroit, and the late Marie M. Owsley, Greenwood, were made parties to the suit. On plaintiffs' complaint of fraud and conspiracy she and her son ask that the deeds of conveyance of the 640 acres be set aside. Diaz with a Large Force in Very Outskirts of Vera Cruz. PROTECTION FOR FOREIGNERS United States May Get Into the Con troversy When the Mall Steamer Slauranra Attempts to Dle charge Its Cargo. WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l.-Offlcial in terest here today centered upon the sit uation In Mexica, where the rebellion, whloh has been In progress for months, has taken on a new and formidable phase as the result of General Felix Dias. The return to Washington of Secretary Knox from his Japanese trip; the pres ence here of Henry Lane Wilson, am bassador to Mexico, and Interesting and Important developments in the military, situation art Vera Crui within the last two days, were elements that served to concentrate attention on the Mexican trouble. Secretary Knox was accompanied f ion: Chicago to Washington by Mr. Wilson and he found himself upon his arrival here this morning well Informed of ai: save the very latest developments. Prob ably in ctnsequence, the conference whloh was expected to take place be tween Secretary Knox and Ambassador Wilson was deferred for a time. How ever, the ambassador probably will have an opportunity to discuss the situation and receive any suggestion that may be thought necessary for his guidance in the confidential talk with Secretary Knox before the latter leaves Washing-' ton tomorrow night to Join President Taft at Beverly. The one fact that appears clearly to day la that, although the ambassador has conferred at length with Acting Sec retary Adee and the officials of the State department who are charged particularly with the conduct of Mexican relations, nothing he has communicated has in fluenced the officials to change in any respect the clearly defined policy of non intervention in Mexico.. This is quite true, even in the faoe of semi-official admissions that the- revolutionary movement . la - Mexico, haa . assumed- a much more serious aspect than ever be fore and that a coalition between the rebel leader Zapata, who for the last year has maintained a formidable re bellion almost within sight of the Mexi can capital, and General Felix Dlaa, re puted to be supported by the powerful Sclentlflco. party that might jeopardize the very existence of the Madero gov ernment. So far. however, it cannot be established that these leaders have agreed to make common cause. The military situation at Vera Crue. ac cording to the last reports to the depart ment, was extremely Interesting. Though there was , promise of an Important, and perhaps decisive battle between the rebel DlaJ forces and the considerable army that General Beltran has assembled undei the government standard on the outskirts of the city, it was confidently expected that the important foreign interests In Vera Crui would escape Jeopardy and loss of the Uvea of the noncombatants be averted by an agreement between the two commanders to do their fighting out side of the olty limits. General Beltran has said that he would personally do all he could In conformity with orders from his government to cap- ture the town to protect it from destruc tion. Furthermore, he told the foreign consuls that he would trannsmit to his government their request to refrain from bombarding the town or fighting in its streets. For his part General Diaz, who is in complete possession of the city proper, offered to the consuls all possible guar antees to life and property so long as ho maintained control. With the leaders on both sides in this frame of mind, the consuls felt reassured.' According to today's reports everything in Vera Crux is unusually quiet and orderly and is likely to remain so un less the federal gunboats start to bom bard the city. General Beltran' a forces were about ten miles from town. A possible element of trouble is the issue of a decree by the government of ficer in charge of the gunboats, declaring th port of Vera Crux closed. Indirectly this may drag the United States navy into the affair, as the American mall ship Siguranca has appeared in the har bor and Is there to discharge the cargo. If the federal naval commander persists in regarding the port as closed and re fuses to permit the ship to unload, the situation would exactly parallel that in Rio harbor nearly twenty years ago, when the American navy broke a rebel blockade. OFFICIAL ,nT TREASURY OF DARKE COUNTY, OHIO COLUMBUS, O., Oct. Zt.-Accordlng to the report of state examiners today, of ficials of Darke county have paid out illegally $2)1,148.54 within the last five years. The report states that the publio treasury was "boldly looted" by padding bills, paying for work never done, paying for contracts twice over and paying for labor and material at exorbitant prices. The county officials used the ' court house for drinking and carousing, it is said. New HmtWRi- Heaulatlon Held Up. WASHINGTON. Oct. 21. Regulations to restrict . further the size and limit of the weight of personal bagKage of travel ers, adopted by almost, all railroads in the United states, were suspended today by the Interstate Commerce commission until April 29. i
