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THE WEATHER. Fair PAGES ONE TO TEN VOL. SLUI-NO. 111. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1913-TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. RESCUE WORKERS IN WRECKED COAL MINE OVERCOi BY GASES Two Men Caught Under Falling Hocks and Companions nearly Die Trying to Aid Them. SECOND PARTY IS SENT IN Little Hope is Expressed of Getting Them Out Alive. HOPE PRACTICALLY ABANDONED Latest Estimate Places Number of Dead at 263. THREE MORE BODIES ARE FOUND 5t la Believed that Corpses of Moat of the Victim Are Jaat IJeyomt the Room "Where Res cuer Met Disaster. DAWSON, N. M., Oct 24. The flrat Bove'rnment rescue car reached here rhortly after 8 o'clock this morning. The crows were hurriedly equipped with hel meta and sent Into Staff Canon mine No. 2 In search of helmet men Jamea Lurdl Mid William Polsa. believed to have been killed by poisonous gaaea, after an ac cident that caused them to remove their helmets. The government rescuers started for the eighteenth chamber, east, two and a half miles under ground from the portal. It was at this point that Lurdl and Polsa, with two companions, were search ing for the body of General Superintend ent William McDermott and perhaps' at least 100 more miners, who were believed to have been In that part of the mine .when Wednesday's explosion occurred. Tho accident to the helmet men caused a feeling of terror among others to the point where only volunteers were sent Into tho mine. Confidence was somewhat restored by the arrival of the-government crew, which Immediately entered the workings. After a considerable time under ground the crew had been unable to reach tho eighteenth chamber. Peoauso of the Increasing presence of carbon' dioxide gaa in the mine, which had permeated chambers where tho air was comparatively pure, late lost night, the government rescuers, confident that no more men are alive, have changed their method of attack and devoted their entire energies to directing air currents to drive out the poisonous gases. The probable death list, with the fatal accident to tho two helmet men, was increased to 263 today and at noon thn nifraber of men rescued alive remained at twentyithrea. CatiBht try Fa" " Rook. She four men were of a crew of ten o entrtfl the mine at ,4 o'clock- this morning. "'At- 'th. sixteenth room the crow divided and four of them pushed oil Into the eighteenth room at the face of the mine. Two of these, James Lurdl nnd William Polsa, were walking ahead when rocks began to fall. They were hurled In the debris and their' fellows struggled to rescue them. Upon being pulled out of the mass of rocks and dirt Lurdl and Poise are. said to have become frightened and removed their helmets. This action confused their rescuers who, frightened by tho con tinued fall of debris and hampered by their thlrtyeight pound equipment, also jerked off their helmets and ran Into the entry off the eighteenth room. There they were overcount by iolsonous gasea, but members of tho other divisions of the crew finally brought them to the surface alive. Walter Kerr, ono of the rescued men, had not recovered consciousness several hours later, but Hoy Stmploman, his companion, told of the harrowing ex periences which, In the opinion of rescue leaders, probably caused tho death of Lurdl and Polsa. This probable fatality and the terrors of the face of the mine, which Is so thlokly Infested with poisonous gases so Affected the helmet men that J. C. Itob erts, ' directing the government rescue work, experienced difficulty securing men to re-enter the mine to search for Lurdl end Polsa, Volunteers were called for and when the first entered the mine Lurdl and Polsa, had been In the workings, un helmetecj, for an hour' and a half. Thla crew consisted of five men with four . emergency men following closely carrying helmets and oxygen tanks. Di rector Itoberts. who haa been unceasingly notlve In rescue work since his arrival yesterday, appeared greatly affected by thla loss of helmet men and unhesitat ingly referred to it as "the greatest tragdy of the mine disaster," which al ready had claimed probably 21 lives. Roberts has been in continuous charge of the rescue work without a moment's relief since noon yesterday, and It was only by physical force that he was kept from donning a helmet and leading the search for Lurdl and Polsa. All other rescue activities were practically aban doned pending the finding of the lost aelmet men. Three More Bodies Found. Between 3 and 4 o'clock this morning three adltlonal bodies were recovered and brought to the surface. No trace had been found of General Superintend ent William, McDermott nor Henry P. McShane, the wealthy young New Yorker. It was believed McDermott's body is with a group of men who were caught at the face of the mine beyond the eight- (Continued on Page Two.) The Weather Forecast till 7 p. ra. Saturday: For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity k-Falr, not much change la temperature. Temperstan at Omaha Yesterday Hours. Deg 5 a. m 41 s a, ni 4 7 a. m 41 5 a. m it 9 a. m .V) 10 a. m S4 U a. m 57 12 m 1 p. m 5 2 p. m , K 3 p. m ei 4 p. in 4 6 p. m CT tt p. in 3 7 p. m 63 8 D. tttM.llllJJLlM W WMUZL Auto Traffic Gets Boost Near Close of Registration NORTH PLATTE. Neb., Oct. S4.-(8p-cial Telegram.) With weather as nice as the bsst days of June, automobile traffic to this city increased greatly, while rail road trafflo haa fallen off. A different sentiment seems to prevail among thoso, registering for lands now as compared with thoso who registered at the begin ning of the registration. At the begin ning all seemed to be earnest and con fident of winning a good homestead, but now the expression Is, "I'll take a shot at It." Todays registration here was 2,127. Th ggrand total here-now Is 23,1 li Tomorrow night at midnight registration ends and the notarial association han made ar rangements to double the force at tho registration booths if necessary, to take care of those desiring to register oh the last da)'. Tho association Is determined that the doors shall not bo closed at midnight tomorrow against any one de siring to register. Much larger crowds are expected tomorrow, because It Is the last day and the drawing occurs here for all lands next Tuesday, bo many are expected to como tomorrow who will stay over until the drawing. The Chamber of Commerce haa made special arrangements for a Jubilee Mon day and Tuesday In honor of its guests and laud drawing. Tills event has brought more people to North Platte than any happonlng in its history and thou sands will be here to help celebrate. Monday night a special meeting will he held In the opera house at which Judgo Wltten, who is superintendent of regis tration, will explain tho method adopted for drawing. Tho North Platte band will furnish music at this meeting and also Monday and Tuesday and fireworks .will be displayed at night The Union Pacific will run a special train from Omaha for tho drawing. Alleged Defamers of OlarenceS. Funk Placed on Trial CHICAGO, Oct. 24. Opening statements of counsel were begun today In the trial of Attorney Daniel Donahoe and Detec tive Isaac Stclfel on charges of conspir acy to defame' Clarence 8. Funk, former general manager of the International Harvester company. The conspiracy charge is an offshoot of tho Lorlmcr In vestigation. Funk contends that ho was made the defendant in an alienation of affection suit because ho had given testi mony Inimical to former Senator Lorl mer. Mrs. Josephine Hcnnlng, whose hus band figured as a plaintiff in the damage suit against Funk, Is ope of the wit nesses on whom the state relies to prove thefUfa'geir conspiracy; Hennlng himself Is said to have sought immunity nnd. la expected to be called is a state witness. Donahoe, Is alleged to have Instigated the Hcnnlng case against Funk. The State contends that ho furnished Mr. and Mrs. Hennlng with money to travel pending the hearing of the case and that later he waa Instrumental In keeping Hennlng, for whom a writ charging per jury had been issued, outside the Juris diction of the court.' .Stclfel la accused Of havng aided Dona hoe. Hennlng's wandering are said to have, Included a trip to Loin Angeles os tensibly as an assistant to a mason con tractor. More Registering as Windup Nears BROKEN BOW, Neb., Oct. 34.-(Sne-clal Telegram.) Today's registration ex ceed that of yesterday, the number of people passing through tho booth In the last twenty-four hours ending at 4 o'clock this afternoon being 3,083. This makes a grand total of 27,490. The number of passengers brought In by the Burlington over night and early this morning was 1,595. Many of the out-of-town people have come In during the day by automobile to register. This num ber Is pticed In the neighborhood of MO. The present weather condition that pre vails here haa Induced many of the vis itors to spend the night here The desire to register Is still keen and one farmer who lives near Arcadia walked all the' way from his home to Broken Bow. In the Burlington yards this morning there were thirty-three passenger coaches Which are added to through trains and specials so that paaeenger1 may not be unduly crowded. A woman from Kansaa City said at the information bureau that she had always been under the Impression Broken Bow was an Indian agency and there was no civilization here. Manager 'Gaston told i her that she had been misinformed and j that he waa personally acquainted with ' at least forty people In the city who ; knew how to eat pie with a fork, j A large rest room for women with mod I ern conveniences Is located in the base j mnt o fthe court house and here women visitors are regaled with coffee and spend much' of their leisure time between trains. A landaeeker from Bellevue, Kan., had the misfortune to lose hla pocketbook between the booth and the depot con taining all the money he had with him. A purse waa made up for him and he was given free transportation to his ' home. Train No. "O arrived at 6 o'clock carry ing eleven ocaohes, approximating 900 passengers. Bride Confesses Robbing Rockefeller - 4 NEW YORK, Oct. 24. Mrs. JJvelyn P, Rutherford, a bride of a month, wo ar rested today on an indictment charging her with cashing 100 $20 coupons on Southern Pacific 4 per cent bonds be longing to John D. Rockefeller. The young woman before her marriage waa employed In the coupon department of the Southern Pacific railway. She la said to have confessed to having spent S400 of the proceeds on her trousseau and to have returned the balance to the South ern PactflQ company. STATE EDUCATORS 4BBPTCVlSfE B?0KW BUSYJi P Methods Used by Schoolmasters' Club in Election of State Superinten dent Like Tammany's. PLAY TOWARD THE MIDDLE Overlook No Opportunity to Get Job Safe One Way or Another, PROMINENT MEN IMPLICATED loster of the Organization Shows Up Familiar Names. ARE BIBLI0P0LISTS The Very Mrn Connected vrlth the Regulation of .Text Hooka for Schools Are? Ilnrent Insr Publisher. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Neb., Oct. 21. (Spoclal.) The connection of the Schoolmasters' club with present and past politics has long been known, or at loast there haa been a strong suspicion that It had a great deal to say In the election of a state superintendent and also in the ap pointment of places under the educational board. Its methods savor a great deal of thoso Used by Tammany Hall In Now York. Snfe Both Way. They take no chance of losing out on the state superintendent's office, whloh Is the milk In the cocoanut. Whenever it Is possible the lines aro pulled to that tho candidate of both the republican and democratic parties Is a member of the club. In that way It Is always a heada I win tails you lose proposition and the Schoolmasters' club gets thepot. In the last election J. E. Delxell waa nominated by. the republicans and It. V. Clark by the "dffhoorats. Both men were and are nojf' members of the Schoolmas ters' club. Delxell won out nnd In the appointment of hla offloe force appointed R. I. Elliott aa deputy, G. A. Gregory as Inspector of normal schools and R. C. ICIng Inspector of rural schools the only men In the offlco and all members of the select 100 which compose the. School masters' club. Ho also appointed C. M. Penney, who died, later, to a position In the office now held by Prof. King. He, too, was a member of the Schoolmasters' club. In the election before that B. C, Bishop was the republican candidate and, N. C, Abbott represented the democrats, both members of the club. Mr. Bishop waa elected and appointed a member of the olub aa his deputy, the present superin tendent. Crabtree and Jnokaon. In the eleotlon before that j. W. JCrab- tree, waa .the republican candidate W, R. Jackson tht'" democratlo candldlMtf Both were member, of the Schoolmasters'.. club, and Mr. Crabtree appointed Mr. Blshbp, also a member of the club, as his. deputy Mr. Crabtree had been de posed as superintendent of the Peru normal school by tho board after an In vestigation and open hearing and the Schoolmasters' club picked him up and posing, him as a martyr, gained the sym pathy of tho peoplo and ha waa elected. Rosier df the ClBb. The present, rosier of the club, shows many names familiar to the people and aro as fellows: , University of Nebraska Samuel Avery. B. H, Barbour, C. K. Besxey, H. K. Brad ford, Herbert Brownell, E. A. Burnett, H. W. Caldwell, George R. Chatburn. Irving 8. Cutter, Charles Foredyce, Law rence Fossler, O. W. A. Luekey.C. W. Pugsley, L. A. Sherman. Charles W. Tay lor. H. 1C Wolfe. A. A. Heed. Public Institutions N. C. Abbott, school for blind."" Nebraska City', C. F, Beck, state normal school, Peru; It. V. Clark, Industrial school. Kearney! U. H. Conn, state normal school, Wayne; W, N. Del sell, state normal school, Peru; D. W, Hayes, state normal achool, Peru; R. D. Overholt, state normal school, Peru; F. L. Rouse, state normal school, Poru: M. It. Snodgrass. tato normal school, Kearney; W. T. Htockdale, state normal school, Chadron: K, A. Whitenack, state normal school, Peru: H. II. Haun, state normal school, Wayne. State Department of Education J. E. Delxell, R. I. Elliott. O. A. Gregory, B. C. King. ,, Wesleyan Unlverslly-W. G, Bishop, C. A. Fulmcr. B. B. McProud. Cotner University W. P. Alesworth, William Oeschger. Public Schools Charles Arnot, Schuy ler; C. M. Barr. Hastings; R. J. Barr. Grand Island: Frank R. Beers, David City; E. J. Bodwell, Beatrice; R. M. Campbell, Columbus: A. It. Congdon, Fre mont; A. L. Caveneaa. Falrburyj E. Cllp plnger, Sutton; M. K. Croticr, Norfolk; VV. T. Davis. McCook; B. E. Dill, WIN bur; A. H. Dixon, Tecumseh; J. A. Dore jnus. Auburn; A. E. Fisher, Aurora; Jo seph Fulk, Seward; W. 11. Gardner, Lin coln; E. U. Graff. Omaha,; N. M. Gra ham, South Omaha! F. M. Hunter. Lin coln; J. H. Kemp, Wayna; George E. Martin, Nebraska City; S. H. Martin, Broken Bow; J. F. Mathews, Grand Is land; J", M. Matxen, Fremont; E. G. Maya. Lincoln; J, L. McBrien. Harvard; C. W, McMlchael. Holdrege; E. B. Mc Millan. Omaha; W, H. Morton, Ashland; W. H. Myers. Blair; W. It. Pate. Al liance: John Speedie, Benson: A. II. Bta ley, Superior; F. A, Stech. David City; W. W. Htoner, York:. V. L. Strickland, Tecumseh; Charles E. Teach, University Place; A. V. Teed. Ponca; C. N. Walton, ahoo; A. H. Waterhouae, Fremont; J, H. Welch, Stanton: B. H. Wood, Falls City; J. A. Woodard, Havelock; J. F. Woolery, Omaha; W. A. Yoder, Omaha. Kn saved in Other Lines. Following aro engaged In other educa tional work: J.J. Bennett, Doane college, Crete; W. H. Clemmons, Fremont Nor mal; L. A. Garrison, Grand Inland col lege; A. G. Hehoe, Doane college.Crete; Martin Remp, Haatlnga college; William K. Schell. York college. The following ale not engaged in ac tive teaching, but still hold their mem berahlp In the Schoolmasters' olub: J. A. iReattle, Lincoln; W. K. Fowler, Nebraska Teacher, Lincoln; George H. Thomas, Harvard; George L. Towne, Nebraska Teacher, Lincoln. The following are given w former mem bers of thla club, but have gone to other slates: O, E. Bishop, Iowa Agricultural college; W. A. Clark State Normal, Klrkvtlle; J. W, Crabtree. State Normal, Wisconsin; W. J. Davidson, Garrett Biblical school, Chicago; W. M. Davidson, public schools, Washington. D. C; J. W. Dlnsmore, Berea college; C. H. Gordon, University of New Mexico; W. R. Hart. Amhert col lege; W. 8. Heltxman, Topeka, Kan.: Roaa A. Hill, University of Missouri; T. M. Hodgman, McAllister college. W. M Krn, Walla Walla, Wash.; D. a Kerr. Westminster college: D. R. Major. Uni versity of Ohio. J. II Miller, Kansas City Agricultural college: V O. Pearce, Mil- (.Continued, or rai Three), mm SEVERAL From The Chicago News. GARY DEPLORES AGITATION Steel Magnate Blames Politicians for Halt in Business. CAPITAL AND LABOR AT PEACE Want of Confidence Caaaed by Un. travrranted Attacks,. He Sara, Keeps Enropenn Capital from Iartnllng Here. CHICAGO. 'Oct :i.-yndge' Elbert II. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel corporation, In an address today i the semi-annual meeting of the American J re a4- M tw declared that the tAWty""Sf ' BwilnSwi had been Inter fered with 'and the owifldeace of 'capital ehakea by "unreasonable and uncalled for agitation and attack." In spile of the country' wealth and resources, for eign capitalists wonder why we aro not more continuously prosperous, he enld. "There are exceptional caaea," declared Judge aary, "In which mismanagement haa caused distrust or dissatisfaction on the part of foreign and domestlo capital !ts;. but this .is. not the principal reason for hesitancy at the .present time on the part of these capitalists in making In vestment hi our aecurltlea. They won der why It la that with our great and growing wealth and resources and our superior advantages, we are not more continuously prosperous; why we are not more stable In price and values and In general conditions; why there is ever any disposition on the part of any one to interfere with the normal and natural progress in the development of our coun try and It Industries. "Every one who travela extensively abroad la confronted with these Inquiries by foreigners friendly to and Interested In our commercial and financial condl tlons, and we assembled In thla room Art asking ourselves the same question. Too Much Demaajoary, "I venture thn assertion that it Is largely because of mueh agitation and Ill considered criticism by those who have not the nation' beat Interests at heart. There is too much damagogy, too much mud-sllnglng. The man out of office criticises the one In office, and the one In offlcn in turn seeks to advance his own Interests, regardless of the effect on others. "In many public speeches and in inaga xlne articles the author la influenced by motives of lflshnt or cupidity. Ap peal are made for the purpose of, creat ing a feeling of dissatisfaction and un rest when this is unnecessary and un Justified. Finally this la partially offset by the conservative attitude of some of the leading Journals; and the number Is increasing. "It la not uncommon in public discus sion to treat success aa an offense; to consider the possession of wealth, how ever honestly acquired, sa wrong. Legis lation calculated to create classes is urged persistently; also laws to Imposo unnecessary and unreasonable burdens; to forcibly take from on something which he ha and la entitled to have, turn It over to another; to prevent or to lessen the success of legitimate enterprise and endeavor. Capital llrcontlnv Frightened. "Capital, always timid, ha been ser iously affected by this unreasonable and uncalled for agitation and attack. In deed it is becoming frightened. Confl- (Continued on Pfcge Two.) Tomorrow the Best Colored Comics with Tite Sunday Bee 4 He Must Hand it to Her .Hundred Eighty-Nine Copper Miners Are Arrested by Militia ' CALUMET, Mich., Oct S4.-One hun dred and clghty-nlne arrest of striking copper miner wero made this morning by tho inllltln. In the copper city, Allouei and Mohawk districts. Tho prisoners, who are charged with violation of the Injunc tion against picketing, wero taken to Houghton and will be given & hearing to day before Judge O'Brien, One hundred a,nrt twany-flve qf th arrests, ware mad at Copper City and Allouei and sixty-four at.tha.Mohtt.wk mine,- - The arrest followed the issuance' by JUdge, .O'Brlet of an order to Sheriff Cruse and hi deputies to enforce the Injunction and employ what power and assistance might be necessary to bring before tho court any persons found violat lng the Injunction's provlsldns. Tim court's order waa prompted by the gen era! lawlessness of yesterday'a riots. There are .now S50 prisoners, arrested for strike offenses In tho custody of the sheriff of Houston county. House Members Will Buy Wedding Gift for Miss Wilson VVABIUNGTON, Oct. W.-Congresamen In an Informal meeting called today by Itepubllcan Leader Mann, aeleoted Speaker Champ Clark chairman of a conv mlttee to select a wedding gift for Mlas Jessie AVilson, "How much shall we chip lnT" asked Mr. Mann. "Will 15 a, member be too hlghf "No, no," chorused democrats, repub Ucana and progressives, aa they handed In their money. The membership of tho house la 432. All contributing, the wedding gift fund would total $2,160. What the gift will be ha not been determined. Chicago Police Women Must Be. Over Thirty and Not Too Heavy CHICAGO, Oct. 24. Women under year of age need not apply for position on the Chicago police force, Applicants ' must be between 30 and 40 ytara of age, five feet to five feet nine Inches' In height and must weigh between UK and ISO 'pounds. These specifications were laid down yesterday by the civil service commls- alon in announcing a coming examluat Hon for policewomen. More than 100 women' have applied for the ten posl tlons, which pay 2900 a year. SECRETARY WILSON TALKS TO MINING CONGRESS PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21 Voluntary arbitration on all question between em ployer, and. employe waa urged aa a remedy for labor mlaunderstandlngs by William B. Wilson, secretary of the De partment of Labor, In an address here today before the American Mining con gress. Mr. Wilson said there aro three phases of arbitration tho moral, the business and the political. Capital and labor, he said, are partners In production, and the old attitude of the employer that "this Is my business and I have the right to run It a It suit me and me alone," Is a narrow one. "Oelng partners, each I entitled to a voice In determining what the partner ship should be," said Mr. Wilson. I ;The National Capital Friday, October '24, 1013. i , The Senate. j Not in session; meets Monday. ' Banking committee continued hearings, I The House. Trfl.nta.der1 no business and adtournMt j.,t m. 1U ttovn Monde OBJECTS TO VANDERL1P PLAN President Wilson .Does Not Like tho Bankers' Ourrenoy Bill. COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERING IT . Three Democrats and Five Repub licans, n Majority of the Sen ate Committee, Are Said to Favor It. WASHINGTON, OcU lir-Presldent Wil son Is uncompromisingly opposed to the currency bill submitted by Frank A. Van. derllp. .president of the National City bank '6t"Nw York o , wMtllute for th, silfftjalM ration Wan. The M-etadent let It h Vniawn ti wa eamst)y and unqualifiedly In favor or the main, feature of the administra tion bill. i Ha declared that ho believed that tho pfan provided In the houso bill was In every way suited to existing con dition of business and wa calculated to render the business men of the country a great service, The Vanderllp plan, which contemplates a central bank under government con trol, waa reported today to have the en doresnlent of three democratlo senators and five republicans, a majdrlty of the senate committee. Senator need, one of the democrats reported In favor of the Vanderllp plan, sought a conference with President Wll son on the aubject. The president' position I that the Van derllp plan I a radical departure from the regional reaerve ayatem of bank proposed in the house bill and he ex pressed his Intention to oppose any sucrt measure. Committer Itesnmea Work. With the government central bank plan proposod by Frank A. Vanderllp, avallabla as an amendment to the admin istration bill, the senate banking com mittee hurried along It hearing today, expecting to formally end examination of witnesses tomorrow. Tho committee will begin the considera tion of the bill in executive aesalon Monday. H. Parker Willis of New York, who acted aa ox port for the house committee In tho preparation of the administration bill, wa-i the principal witness today." He defqnded the measure generally. The committee will consider In execu tive session' hundreds of changes pro posed, many of a material nature. Pres ident Wilson haa already said that the ad ministration bill would not be injured I if the number of federal reaerve bank i fixed at twelve was out down materially, i or If the secretary of agriculture and the comptroller or the currency were' not on the federal reserve board. Idea yot New to Committee. It became known today that the com mitten haa been considering auch a plan aa Mr. Vanderllp' for week. In addi tion to hla proposala, members of the com mittee httvo asked two other currency ex pert to formulate central bank plana. One devised by Chorlts A. Uonant of New York has already been received today. It is similar In many respects to the Van derllp plan. Prof. Jeremiah W. Jenks also ha been requested to frame one. Senator Uristow said today It wa prob able the committee would embrace the central bank plan In Its report. 'If tho hill ns reported does not pro vide for such a plan the fight will be carried to the floor of tho senate," said he. Frank I. Kent, vice presldeat of the Hankers' Trust company of New York, testified today. Underwood Goes Home to Build Fenoe WASHINGTON. Oct. 2. Majority Leader Underwood today Is speeding to ward his homo in Alabama, not going home to rest, however, for he announced hla intention of plunging into the fight for tho nomination to the United States senate, whloh would be made in the pri maries in April. He is opposed by representative Rich mond P. Hobaon, anong others, and a atrenuoua campaign Is expected. Mr. Underwood will be gone at Jea.it a, month. Jy CRISIS IN RELATION WITH MEXICO SEElrl TO BE NEAR AT HAI President Wilson, Secretary iryj and Counsellor Moore Preparing Statement of Situation. WARD LINE SHIP IS RELEASl Warships at Vera Cduz Prepariag to Aid Detained Boat. NOTICE TO NATIONS OF EUR0P United States Preparing to Stand ' hind Monroe Doctrine. BUZ WILL NOT BE DETAESXW Minister Mnheno Says Candidate 1 Free to Come to Capital United States Will Give Htm Aartnnt, If Asked. WA Bill NOTON, Oct. 2t-reveloprrmnU of n few hours today In the relation be tween the United States and Mexico em phasised a gravity of affairs mom omi nous than at any time since President Wilson' administration began. Absolute silence waa the order in official quarters. Tho release of the Ward ltner Morro Castle after peremptory demands by the United States terminated a delicate sit uation. Orders wore In preparation to the commander of the American war ships lying off Vera Crus to Insist on it release. A statement was tn preparation today by Secretary Bryan and Counsellor John Tiassett Moore, which Secretory Bryan brought to the White House for the pres ident' approval. No Intimation as to It oontents was revealed, but there was every roason to bollevo that before many hours had elapsed there would be a no tice by the United States that It will not brook Kuropean Interforonce In Mex ico uy me waranip aispaionea 10 can waters by th various forei, ernmenta. It la understood also that the State by that samo statement Wll erate the American policy that onl ernraont founded on constitutional and order will be recognised on the ern hemisphere. Wilson May Abandon Trig, The situation haa assumed suoh asp that It was considered possible t President Wilson might eaneel at t last, moment his trip to MobWai'Ais- hoa planned to leave early to mkut W aav be gone Until Tuesday night- '.TV Waa doubt tn the president's mlnit' ted ay whether ha could, afford, U tef-ve Wajj Ington at, thla tm, A .-Ch simian. .Bacon, of t&nfeefciite fargn relatione committee conferred at the Stata department arid White Hou& He de clared that while the United BUtea would always like to have the approval of for eign governments in Its policy toward Mexico, and would always listen to sug gestions, nevertheless the government would never yield Its vlewsr' because It had broader and more Important moral considerations at hand In dealing with the Mexican problem than merely mater ial Interest. The gravity of the attuaUon It was ap parent, would be increased by Felix Dias taking refuge In the American consulate at Vera Crux. The possibility that the liuerta authorities might demand his re lease and provoke another emergency wa fully realised. 'At tho State department it was said that while no instructions had bean given to American Consul Canada at Vera Crux to afford an asylum to Dlax, Canada's general instructions were suoh that he could take In the returned leader If 11 seemed necessary. Although in international law, the American consulate haa not ex ter ritorial rights, it wa pointed out here that morally the Mexican authorities would have no right to Invade the Ameri can precinct to arrest Diss. Nine Battleships Haaay. Nine battleshlpa of the AUantlo fleet a all tomorrow from Hampton Road for their Mediterranean cruise, according to original plans. They wll) be In constant commupnlcatlon with the wlrelea station here at leaat until next Thursday. It was stated officially, however, that they sail without any orders except to proceed to thslr Mediterranean destination Predictions aa to the course the United (Continued on Pag tx.) The Man Who Sells Groceries Did you, MrJJrocer, ever con sider how many of the things you sell are already nine-tenths uold to your customers for you bofore you buy them from the manufacturer? Tho breakfast food, the, Eoap, the syrup the many, many things that represent dally household wants. Think how many of these standard articles are advertised by the manufacturers In the col umns of thla newspaper foe your benefit. Hero's a suggestion for more business: Look over the advertising In The Dee and boo how many of the things advertised are on your shelves. Then moke a window display of these adver tised articles and watch your sales Increase. We want to make the adver tising done In this newspaper 100 per cent efficient and you can help do this with profit to yourself, by meeting the de mand both ways. Push the goods that you see advertised In The Dee. The Bureau o.f Advertising, American Newspaper Publish ers Association, World Build ing, New York, will be glad to work with national advertisers tto bring about co-operative newspaper advertising cjv palgns. n