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OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1913.
COPy TWO CENTS.
HITCHCOCK
HOLDING
OUT AGAINST WISHES
OF ADMINISTRATION
Votes with Republicans, and Com
mittee Considering Honey
Bill Deadlocked.
OTHER "INSURGENTS" DESERT
He
Will Not Help to Increase
Number of Reserve Banks.
"LOYAL" MEMBERS WILL REPORT
Failure to Swing Body Results in
Drastic Aotion.
PARTY CONFERENCE IS CALLED
Petition signed '' Administration
Member Af(rr Twenty-Seven
Members of Party In Scn
nte Ilnve. Done So.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. With the sen
ate banking and currency committee
deadlocked In Its consideration of the
administration currency bill, a call was
Issued last night for a conference of
senate democrats next Wednesday to dis
cuss the measure.
Tho call was Issued by Senator Swan
son of A'lrglnlo, who circulated the peti
tion for the call on authority from Sen
ator Kern, who Is out of the city. Sen
ator .Swanson decided upon this course
after nn adjournment of the committee
for tho day, and after he had visited the
White House and talked with President
Wilson,
All day the committee wrangled with
out result over the question of fixing; the
number of regional banks to administer
I ho new currency system. Half a dozen
votes were taken on various propositions
rising the number at from four to eight
Kach voto disclosed a tie, Senator Hitch
cock voting with tho five republicans
against the six rcinulnlng democrats. Jn
vain the administration senators declared
that they were determined to have at
least eight regional banks. The tie could
not be broken and Senator Shafroth
forced an adjournment.
After adjournment the democratlo
members went Into session. An attempt
was ' made to secure a compromise by
which the administration supporters
'.ould ylclu on other points In order to
asure eight regional banks. But the
administration senators were not willing
to yield enough nnd the offort failed.
At this point Senator Swanson and his
u.eiferenco call came Jnto the situation.
The petition for the call had been cir
culated and had been slpned by twenty
. three democratic senators. Just as soon
" nn-thocaiwiUUfQman. dispersed. Senator,
a'anipimiuri;led t the WhU House.
After he had talked with the president
he soOght" Chairman Owen and Senators
Pomerehc, Hollls and Shafroth, the
administration committeemen. They
utsneU tho petition and Senator Swanson
Immediately Issued tho call. The petition,
which was addressed to Senator Kern,
chairman of tho democratic conference,
rcr.tls:
"Th6 undersigned, believing It lm
ltirtant that a conference of democratlo
senators should bo held so that they
may udvlse together with respect to
banking and currenoy legislation, request
ou to call such conference at the earli
est .date within which you may be able
10 give reasonable notice to absent sen
K.o:a" Tho petition was signed by Senators
.Martin. Swanson. Smith of Maryland,
Ashurst, Chamberlain, Chilton, Fletcher,
Lewis, Martlne, Myers, Overman, Pit
man, Shepherd, Shields, Simmons, Smith
of Arizona, Stone, Thomas, Thompson,
Tillman, Vardaman, Walsh, Williams,
Owen. Pomercnc, Hollls and Shafroth.
Interurban Oars Now
Eun Into Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 9.-ISnterurban
traction service from points over the
state was resumed Into Indianapolis to
night for the first time since the strike
of employes of the Indianapolis Traction
and Terminal company tied up the city
street cars. During tho last week the
Interurban cars have only been operated
to the suburbs, but tonight all the linen
tweept the Indianapolis & Louisville
railway sent cars to the traction ter
minal stations.
No progress was made today toward
the reaching of an agrement between the
traction companies and the employes.
MISS HYDE TO MARRY
REV HANF0RD I. RUSSELL
P1BRRE. S. D Nov. 9.-(Speclal Tele
srsm.) At a dinner this afternoon the
engagement was announced of Miss Ruth,
tho oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles L. Hyde, and Rev. Hanford I
Itussell, rector of the Kplccopat church of
this city.
The Weather
Temperatnre at Omaha Yesterday,
Hours. Degr.
5 a. in sr
C a. m ...24
7 a. m 25
S a. in 27
9 A . m
B K JskS 10 a. m 31
11 a. m S7
13 m 30
1 p. m 3
p. ro 40
B' a p. m x
. . P. m M
5 p. rn , 37
6 p. m M
7 p. m IS
Cuinparatit e I. oral Record,
. 1311. 1911. ISll. 1910.
hishest yesterday 0 69 69 SS
Ixiwest yesterday 23 it S3 SS
Mean temperature Zt 56 47
Pieclpilatlon CO .CO T T
Temperature and precipitation depar
tures from the normal:
Normal temperature )
Deficiency for the day S
Total excess since March 1 477
Normal precipitation 04 inoh
Deficiency for the day .04 Inch
Total rainfall rlnce March 1... .30.40 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 ...... 7.S3 Inches
Deficiency for cor, period. 1912. . 3.42 Inches
Deficiency for cor period, 1911. 14.53 Inches
A
a-HMBS.
PHYSICAL YALUE AND RATES
Iowa Commissioner Says They Have
Little Relation.
OTHER FACTORS ARE IMPORTANT
Lines with Low Grndea Can Carry
HatlBfM Profitably at Lower
Rate, Despite Higher
Cost.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, la., Nov. .-(Speclal.)
Physical valuation of American railroads
for tho purpose of rate-making Is not
feasible. according to Hon. N. S.
Ketchum, member of the Iowa Railroad
commission and an experienced business
man and shipper. He would have the
valuation made, but Is doubtful If It
could be used as the basis for making
rates.
"There are a great many elements en
tering Into tho rate question," ho says.
"Rates are mode to get business, and
unless rates are made that Hill cam
the business they are ofno use, and this
regardless of the physical valoo of the
I railroads. For Instance, the Northwest
ern railroad runs through Iowa with a
! splendid roadbed and a maximum grade
: of seven-tenths of an Inch to the mile,
and It Is prepared to do a profitable
business on rates that would be ruinous
to a road having a two-Inch grade to the
mile or more. But here comes the Mil
waukee road, making over Its lino on
the basis of five-tenths of an Inch grade
In Iowa, and It Is going to be In a posi
tion to make lower rates or more profits
than any of them. These are Important
elements In the rate-making, but they
cannot be shown In a physical valuation
of tho roads. We ought to have tho
valuation made and the people ought to
be Just as familiar with the aetual value
of tho American railroads as they are
With other values. This will be useful
In matters of assessment and taxation.
To some extent It will help as to the
general rate-making proposition, but I
have looked at it from all sides and can
not see Just how It Is to bs made the
basis for the making of freight rates."
, Mr. Ketchum has long been In favor
of having the county engineers and
others make careful estimates of the
physical valuation of the railroad prop
erty In each county of tho state.
Education Department Vindicated.
The adoption by the educational council
of certain reports commending and ap
proving the work done toward securing
belter legislation ofr Iowa schools and
the adoption by the general association
last week of resolutions approving of tho
things fro which the state department 'of
public Instruction stands, shows the unity
of the educational Interests of the state
nnd the backing they are Riving to the,
state administration In Its efforts to ad
vance tho cause of education. There had
been rumors that among 'the teaohers
who would attend the State association
there might be started some move, that
would look like repudiation of
thus put forth. .Th. superintendents,
prlrrelpsJsfiuteehe-s af t flndlnsrUraf
ma Duruens praceq "upon them by tho
movoment for betterschools Is great nnd
6ms of Ihcm have b'een -.chafing under
these added burdens; but those who are
disposed to coniplaln did .hot have, much
to say as to things At the state associa
tion. There had been some Indication
that the plan of having county superin
tendents elected by a commission consist
ing of the presidents of the various
school boards was not pleasing Xo the
educators, but no effort was mad a, to
have the association disapprove of tho
Plan. Tjie requirement that school mea
sures must put out school funds at In
terest for the benefit of the school dlo
triot and the elimination pf the salaries
was no effort to commit the teachers
of school treasurers. ed a great
deal of III feeling In places, but there
against the plan, for It it Is recognized
as a step toward getting rid of partisan
and petty politics In school matters. The
papers and addresses and tho resolutions
and reports all tended to vindication of
the state educational department which
has been recently, and for a dozen years,
actively engaged In furthering the move
ment for better legislation and greater
work for the schools. What was done
here makes it certain there will be no
change of policy for some time to come
and that the next legislature will be
asked to make further changes in the di
rection of progress.
First Test of Cnnslllatlnn Act.
A great deal of Intterest Is being mani
fested In the steps taken for the settle
ment of a strike of Bti-et car men In
Oskaloosa by reason of appointment of
n board of conciliation and arbitration
by the governor. This comes under a
ney law. The act Is one for voluntry
arbitration and neither sldn ( l.o-oii,.
hound to accept the arbitration nor abide
by the decision. But there Is provision
o that in case of failure to effect a
(Continued on Page Two.)
Divorce to Every
Three Weddings in
Lincoln in October
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Nov. .-(Speclal.)-It may
take an affidavit to convince the people
of the state that the Capital city of Ne
braska Is making a record on divorces
which may put It for in the lead of the
once celebrated Reno, which so long
flew the pennant as the leading divorce
city, but here are the facts:
The report of the vital statistician for
the city shows that there was one di
vorce for every three marriages In Lin
coln during the month of October. One
hundred and sixteen couples look the
vows of wedlock and thirty-nine 'had
them dissolved. This means that one
third of the people who were married
were so badly disappointed that they
dared publicity Jn the divorce court to
get their freedom again.
The moral and spiritual atmosphere of
the Capital city got another slam when
the reports from the police court showed
that In the months of June, July, August,
September and October no less than
twenty disorderly houses were visited
and on top of that thirty street walkers
brought before the tribunal of Justice at
the police station.
In the same time 1.6C8 arrests were
made by the police, an average of 322 a
month or about ten a day, which does
not Include a large number of big game
taken In by County Sheriff Hyers during
the came period.
RUSH SAYS CHARGE
OF HADLEY IS FALSE
Deolares Prosecution Not Influenced
by Anybody Unfriendly to
Florida Company Men,
ACCUSATIONS
Former Governo
38 Clients
Not Treats
light.
WANTg THEM GIVEN HEARING
Omaha Attorney General Opposed to
This Procedure.
FOR A FAIR INVESTIGATION
Federal Jndce Will Decide Today
as to Whether lie Will I,et Afrents
Appear Before the Grand
lory.
KANSAS CITY". Mo., Nov. 9,-Federat
Judge Frank A. Toumans will decide on
Monday whether hn will irmnt thn nnnll.
I cation of agents of the Florida Fruit
' ... ...
i.anus company ana instruct tne grand
Jury to hear their testimony In an Inves
tigation of their selling activity.
In open court today. Herbert 6. Had
ley, former governor of Missouri, repre
senting agents of the company, asserted
that representatives of the United States
Department of Justlco In preparing a
case against the company for the grand
Jury had been unrnlr. He asked that his
clients be allowed to go before the 'grand
Jury and give their side of the case.
It was the first tlma In tho history of the
federal court that persons under Investi
gation by a grand Jury had applied for
a court order to compel the grand Jury
to summon them before It.
The government contends that certain
selling agents of the company made
fraudulent representations through the
malls to securo buyers of Everglades
lands In Florida.
Sylvester R. Rush, assistant attorney
general of tho United States, rcpljed In
court to the former governor's charge
that Rush had questioned prospective
witnesses In the case aug'ijipon finding
them favorable to the land company had
dismissed them. Ho said lie? had not
turned away a witness that he had
summoned, but would take each one of
them before the grand Jury.
"We Intend to give these defendants
the most complete and fair Investigation
possible," sa'd Rush. "But we are not
going to put tho defendants nor their
lawyers before tho grand Jury to plead
their cases nor uurp the functions of a
court Jury. The functions of the grand
Jury aro simply to find out If there Ib
sufficient evidence to warrant their
trjsls In court. Those defendants have
not. even the jlght qf knowing that the
trand-Jurj Js -investigating-therm To,-sar
anyi?wrson who Ik antagonistic lo tHese
defendants Is Influencing this prosecution
Is false."
Illinois Document
is Wonderfully Made
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 9.-(8pclal.)-Rudyard
.Kipling and George Fitch, com
bining their efforts and competing with
barristers, would have a difficult time
capturing hdhdr If masterpieces such as
reached the governor's office today were
written by the lawyers. Jt Is only a
requisition for the return of Jasper Davis
alias Alec Dixon from Omaha to Il
linois, where he Is wanted on a murder
charge-but It contains rich offerings
from a literary standpoint offerings that
plebeian eyes are permitted to gaze upon
only occasionally. Tho writ asserts that
one Davis did;
With force and arms In and upon the
body of William Dovlne, a human being
In the peace of the people then and
there being, did then and there unlaw
fully, feloniously and of his malice afore
thought make an assault; and that the
said Jasper Davis alias Alec Dixon, a
clrtaln pistol then and there loaded with
a leaden bullet, which said pUtol, he, the
said Jasper Davlo altos Alea Dixon, then
and there hod and held In his hand,
then and there unlawfully, willfully,
folonlously and of his malice afore
thought, did discharge and shoot off, to,
ati upon an- against the back of the
said Williaiy Devine; und that the said
Jaspar Davlti, alias Alex Dixon, with a
leaden bullet aforesaid, out of the plBtol
aforesaid, then and there by force of tho
gunpowder aforesaid, by tho said Jasper
uavis anas Aieo Dixon, discharge and
shot off as aforesaid then and' there un
lawfully, willfully, feloniously and of his
malice aforethought, did strike, pene
trate and wound him, the said William
Devine. In and upon the back of him
the said William Devine, thereby In a
manner and by the means aforesaid giv
ing to htm. the said William Devine.
then and there with a leaden bullet
aforesaid, so discharged as aforesaid.
71 w l,,r ' P'sioi as arore
tvniiani uevine, one mortal wound
of the depth of six Inches and of "he
said, by the said Jasper Davis, alias Alex to attract the attention of and excite the ! to ,the bc,t Bdvtse., The enter
SSLrWBlSf D?v.nn.,heonea,ino0rahl wou I'""- "P? ""l"' ' " ""
ui une-naii men, or which saldl"5'0 mcuioies iu uo aiaeasoQ.
mortal wound, he, the said William De- '
Vine, then and there d.ed. YANKTON WOMAN MAKES
Secret Service Agent ; strange appeal to state
Jt or Jt oott Department
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Nov 9.-(Speclal.)-Food
Commissioner Harman Is getting ready
to Install a secret service bureau and
will shortly put out an Inspector, whose
dutita win h in wi, .h.
'
or siock rood and stock tonics. Vorv
frequently complaints come to the office
of cases where the food and tonic is not
up to requirements and it Is for this
reason that the secret service agent will
be put out to Investigate.
The law requires that samples of food
and tonic shall be sent to the office for
Inspection and analysis, but there Is
no way of telling whether all shipments
are the same throughout as the samples
sent to the food commissioner. In case
any discrepancies are discovered the
guilty parties will be prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law and the system.
If there Is one, of sending pure samples
for Inspection, while the hulk of the food
Is adulterated, will be broken up.
Commissioner Harman, who Is a candi
date for congress In the Fifth district,
stoutly maintains that the secret service
agent will not be put on the trail of
Congressman "El" Barton.
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From the Chi cairo Inter-Ocean
THREE ARRESTED AS QUACKS
Omaha Men Advertising Selves as
Medical Experts in Trouble.
CHICAGO AN ALSO IN CUSTODY
Representation Made, According to
Government! "False, Misleading
nnd Kraadnlent Stnte
nieats.M inree Tiien auveruwnjf "tnemselves as
medical experts weru arrested Saturday
afternoon by federal officers on Indict
ments brought" by tho grand jury last
March, they are charged with using the
mallsto defraud and were released on
bonds of I2.0U0 each. They nave their
names as Charits A, Kenner, K, F. An
drews and L. II. Staples. The federal
authorities say another arrest may fol
low. Alt three of these men were arrested
for the same kind of practice. They
are alleged to have advertised that they
were medical experts with years of ex
perience. Although not working together
under one firm their practice was similar.
Victims of supposed diseases applied for
examination, which was given free and
then treated for Imaginary diseases for
extortionate fees.
Chlcasroan Arrested.
CHICAGO, Nov. S.-T. W. Upton was
arrested on a federal Indictment hero
arrested on a federal Indictment here Sat
urday (n what Is said to be the first of
the government against advertising spe
cialists In men's diseases. Upton Is
charged with E. F, Andrews and L. If.
Staples, both of Omaha, with using tho
malls to defraud In advertising the Stato
Medical Institute at Omaha.
Tho Institute Is one of several branches
In mlddlewestern cities conducted by Dr.
Howe St Co., of which Upton Is man
ager. Advertisement of Institute,
According to the Indictment, the Insti
tute was advertised as "an old, reliably
medical Institute, conducted by a large
btaff of skilled specialists of recognized
ability, whose experience, reputation and !
standing Is such a to merU
Th... . ....i ,i ...
iiiui(ii,miiuiiii, W.UI UH1H iv lilts 1 I . i .
government, "are false, fraudulent nil'laVnV?,C9"m01
misleading statements." The Indictment ' r "lcU but upMlonl. the men w(ll
also states that advertisements sent I b" .0"'1 88 mUoh "bcrty P0"11'.
through the malls werf "so framed as!T ,"" may u""z uieir opportune
j . - - ----
Rnd yoUn4f men and cttUSO tl,em ,0 bf
PIKRRR, . D., Nov. 9.-(hpecial Tele
gram.) The attorney general's office re
ceived a heavy "collect" box from Yank
ton, which on being opened was found
to contain two dead hens, a foot ball, an
Iron wheel and a choice collection of tin
cans, broken brick and stone.
" ,c"Br wnlc" touoweu rrom Anna
Grosser of Yankton dcbxred t),
ship
ment to be exhibits or what Yankton
boys are doing to her propertj, and con
tained a demand for the assistance of
the state legal department In her trou
bles. UKuCb ALL ASIATICS BE
ir-DT IMIT nr rm ihtiiu i
ri.r i uui ur uuunini
8 BATTLE, Wash., Nov. S.-At the clos-!
1n; session of tbe Western Labor Im-
migration conrerence, a resolution wan offices throughout the country. HL PASO. Tex.. Nov ! -Twelve hun-
adopted today calling upon the confer- ,dred Sonora relx-U under Julio Aconta were
ence to petition congress to enlarge thej Knuml Dead In lleil. ; trapped In a canyon by Omcral Jose Ynx
scope of the Chinese exclusion art so HARVARD. Neb., Nov. 9. -(Special.)- i Salarara' command of 7 federal volun
that It will apply to all Asiatics, In- Truman A. Harbour, attorney, aitd a real-1 leers this afternoon and were almnnt rnm.
eluding the Japanese. As all other resolu
tions adopted by the conference, whose
meeting precedes the convention of the
American Federation or lAbor that opens
next week, the resolution will be pre-
tented at the convention. '
The Great American Game
Navajo Renegades
Resolve to Fight
DURANGO, Colo., Nov. .-Possei are
tonight siting nt Farmlngton, N. M.,
and Artec, Colo., for orders from Super
intendent W. T. Shelton of II, n v,.i
Indian -reservation at Hhlprook, N. M
w iu ii.h ussisianco In quelling
what threatens to be an Indian uprising
there as the result of .attempt, to arrest
sleven Indians. -The situation on jheT"s-
.... ..w.aTi jiu ma nana 0f eleven
di.i wiry not ubinlt to ar
rest and will fight
While the bund of renegades Is small,
It Is feared that the unrest will spread
through tho Navajo tribe In this section
of the country nnd Involve several huri
dnd Indians.
...1.. ...
WYOMING REACHES MALTA
Flagship of Atlantio Battleship
Squadron Steams Into Port.
WILL REMAIN UNTIL TUESDAY
l,arc .Vniiilii-r of Crow Come Ashore
and Arr- Met r nrltlali Snlliira
ana ( Ivllliinn, Men Frnti r
nlslnir Cnrtllally.
MALTA, Nov. 9.-The Wyoming, thi
flagship of the United States Atlantio
battleship fleet, under command of Rear
Admiral Charles J. linger, steamed Into
port today anil was heartily chuered by
throngs of spectators gathered on the
bastions. The Wyoming Is the largest
and most powerful warship yet seen at
Multa. Jt will remain here until Tuesday,
when It will proceed to Naples.
A large number of thn crew came
ashore within a short time after the ar
rival of the battleship unci were met by
groups of Ilrltlsh sailors and soldleis,
the men fraternizing cordially. The
Americans wero quite at home. They
began at once to enjoy the visit, because
tho American government had requested
the authorities nt the different points
lTJ, "
""J JMrinai rnieriuinmcm.
The American blue jackets aie charac
terized as the hiunrtpst looking set that
ever came to .Molta. .Commander Todd
said the voyage was uneventful. SInci
leaving Hampton itoads the fleet had
been favored with beautiful weather and
a large part of the time was spent in
carrying out tactical and other evolutions.
The colliers and hospital ships remained
with the battleships, which coaled sev
eral times.
M00SERS BENT ON KEEPING
UP FIGHT FOR THE OFFICES
NRW YORK, Nov. 9. The rsult of ,
recent elections In New York, Massachu- j
setts. New Jersey and other states, livso-
far as they affect the national progress- .
Ivo party, were analyzed by leaders of j
tlie Party at a joint meeting of the r.a-
tlonal executive committee and the con-
gresslona committee here today. It was
announced that Drosrresslve nominees will
h niaead l
next year, together with tickets for local !
dent here since 1871, was round dead In
Us bed this morning. George Kvuns went
to his room and round him dead. He was
a brolherrln-law or Mrs. J. J. Cox or
Uncoln. His wire died a few jeara
BSo,
i iiasajs-sBsnsaM
HIGH DEBATERS LINE UP
Candidates for Various Squads Are
Called Together,
EDWARD R. BURKE 18 COACH
' Will Truln t'ntlets In Their Kndenv-
ora tn Win Hack Amherst Cap,
Xorr Held by the Lincoln
Illsrh School.
Debiting work at the hUM f-sehwt '.be
gan last weeK 'wIlh the first will for
candidates for the debating squad and
the announcement of Edward H. Rurke
as .debating coach for the year. The de
balers at the school are Jubilant over the
selection of Mr. Hurke to cosch them
this year becauao of the fact that Mr.
Ilurkn has been tho debating coach at
the school for the last two seasons, and
much doubt had been entertained this
fall as to whother he would be able to
handle the work along with his other
engagements.
Mr. nurke Is a graduate of Relolt col
lege, obtaining his bachelor ot arts de
Brro rrom that school In lMh. He gradu
ated from the. Harvard law school In 1900
with the degree or bochelor or laws, and
wns on the winning Harvard debating
teams against Yale and Princeton. In
1510 he accepted tho prlnclpalshlp or
Clmdron ncademy at Chodron, Neb., and
later was glvf u a seat In the faculty or
Hellrvue college. While at Hellenic, Mr,
Uurko was Instructor In argumentation,
rhetoric, political ooonomy and civics. At
present he Is a practicing attorney In
Omaha, with offices ut CM-65S Omuha
National bank bullying.
The debating outlook for the high
school this year appears more promising
than for many years. Practically all of
last year's debaters aro back at school
this fall, whereas last year the squad
consisted entirely of new men. Among
the veterans who will probably try out
for the team sre Harold Landeryou, Karl
Ketcham, Peroy Dalzell, Wahlfred Jacob
son, Karl Tlcknor and Harold Torell.
1'lan I'rraliiunn Urbnte.
Plans for a series or rrcshman debates
are being considered and many or tho
underclassmen will go out ror debating
work this year. Debates are belnu
planned with Lincoln, Dcs Moines, Houth
Omaha and. possibly, Kansas City. A
triangular- dobato will be arranged with
Des Moines and Kansas City K the lat
ter city Is In a position to debate Omaha.
The question ror debate w(h Fouth
Omaha Is. "Resolved, That the trusts
should he regulated ruthor than abol.
Ished." This Is the Stntn Debating league
quesUou and may be debuted with I.ln
coin High soIkwI as well. Considerable
Interest oenters about the Lincoln de
hate because of th fact that If Lincoln
wins this year's contest, the Amherst
cup, presented .by the Nebraska alumni
of Amherst college as a trophy for debate
between tho two schools, will become the
permanent property of the Lincoln
school. Lincoln has defeated Omaha the
last two years, ami If It is able to turn
the trick again this year the cup will
remain In its possesion.
Tbe prollnilnury tryout for nine, nn
the team will be held early next week
and as all of the debating societies of
the school have been enlisted In the work
of Inducing their members to go out. for
debating this year, nt least fifty buddtnir
debaters are expected to turn out
. ...
REBELS, TRAPPED IN A
CANYON, DIE BY HUNDREDS
almont com
pletely nnnlhlllated l.y the federals, ao.
cording to official messages received to
night In Juarez. The rebels were hurry
ing to Chihuahua to reinforce General
Pancho Vllla who had been assaulting
Chihuahua.
HUERTA PLANNING TO
CALL NEW ELECTION;
TO STAYUNTIL THEN
President Issues Formal Statement,
Saying Vote Last Sunday So
light it Will Not Count
NO REFERENCE TO ULTIMATUM
Regarded, However, by Many Per
sons as a Reply.
WILL CONTINUE HIS WORK
Means to Keep on with His Pro grant
of Pacifying Country.
WASHINGTON IS OPTIMISTIC-
Arintlnlatrntlon Ofrlrlnla Asaert the)
"Dlclntor" Will He Kltmlnatert
'In One Way or A an
other." v
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 9.-rrov1sioni.
President Huorta at midnight lost night
Issued a formal statement to tho diplo
mats saying that It In now foreseen that
the recent elections are null on account
of too few precincts having participated
In the voting, and that therefore, when
congress convenes It will naturally annul
the elections.
President Huerta explains that tho pre
gram then will be to call new election,
he In the meantime continuing his pron.
gram ot pacification.
The sUtement to the diplomats was
given to the press for publication at
13:30 o'clock this morning. No reference
Is inada In the statement to tho recent
representations by the United States, but
by many people here It Is taken as an an
swer. The statement recites at lengtlt
the efforts President Huerta has made to
establish peaco and place his successor
In the presidential chair by frse and tatr
elections.
Administration OVilclala Hopeful.
WASHINGTON, Nov. P. -.Notwithstanding
Intimations that ProMsalonal Presi
dent Huerta would refuse to resign, all.
ministration officials said last night that
his elimination would bo accomplished "In
one way or another." Thly asserted that
every opportunity would be given him to
retire peaceably and that drastic steps
would be avoided If possible.
A development or the day was a call
ant by President Wilson ror members
of the senate foreign relations commit
tee, republicans as well as democrats
He had Senators Stone and Swanson
with him for an hour, and expects to
discuss the subject Individually with
other members within the next two or
yirM5y.,.HJa in cottsjt commun).
'cation Vlth GRaWrBtteaseiuUsiaa. of,
tb'.WfimUte;.7tib sarlj In the day h&d
s. long confsrefece with Secretary Bryan.
Tho Georgia senator said tonight that
while ho was not at liberty to discuss
Ihls talk, with Mr. JJryan In detail, he
could state that there had been no change
In the rixed purpose of tho United States
to have General Huerta eliminated from
tho situation and that It iVould be done
though every ettort would be made to
avert extreme measures.
Tito Courses Opn,
In the view of many officials, who an
ticipate a rejection by President Huerta
of the American demands, only two
vourses aro open to tho United Stntea
etther to compose tho situation directly
or to )hrbw Its moral support with tie
constitutionalists In their fight to obtain
possession of the government 1n Mexico
City. There Is a strong disposition to
recognize the constitutionalists, It Is re
ported, orr.clals In the conridrnce cr
President Wilson said that while thei
was no alliance between tho Washington
government and the constitutionalists,
the sympathies of this government would
Incline toward the constitutionalist move
ment. The discussion, they salds had ait
progressed to the point where recognition
of the belligerency ot t'io constitutional
ists was being considered. Lifting the
embargo on arms, however, Is the method
by which many senators believe tho situ
ation can best be met and this Is twine;
urged with renewed vigor upon the presi
dent end Secretary Bryan.
It Is believed that before the Washing
ton government takes any step an un
derstanding through Informal and un
official channels may be reached as to
the exact purposes of the constitutional
ists so that uny act or sympathy toward
their cause might be predicated on as
surance or a definite character. To this
ond It Is reported that agents of the
United States government are gathering
Information along' the border ot the
strength pf the constitutionalists and the
program which they have mapped out.
o Final Word from Ilnerfa.
It was admitted tonlgnt by State de
partment officials thnt no final word has
come from President Huerta as to thf
American demands presented by Charge
O'Bhuughnessy, The next step, it Is be
lieved, will not be decided until General
Iluerta n reply Is received. In the mean
time, the president expects to keep mem
hers of congress closely Informed. Ha
did not tskr his customary Saturday aft
ernoon automobile ride, but remained at
the White House absorbed In the dis
patches from Mexico. Resides Senators
Stone and Swanson, Speaker Clark s.w
the president lato today, but declined to
yay" whether he had talked about Mexico.
The president expects to forego his
usual Sunday custom of banishing of
flclal business for the day and will see
some of tho members or the senaU for
eign relations committee. The president
Is said to be Impressing upon all those
who discuss the subject with him that
It is the duty of the United States to
see to U that the arbitrary assumption
of power by President Huerta, followed
by his dictatorship, should not be per
mitted to ripen Into a precedent In Latin
America. Will .tot Comment.
No official comment was forthcoming
tonight on the dispatches from Mexico
'lty announcing that President Huerta
would be aided by English financial
Interests in meeting the government's
Immediate expenses. Prominent senators
said, however, they believed the Huerta
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