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1 V The Omaha Daily Bee Call Tyler 1000 If You Want to Talk to The Be or to Anyone Connected With The Bee. THE WEATHER. Unsettled VOL. XLIII-NO. 123. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 11, 1U13--TWELVK PAGES. SINGLE COPY TOO OENTS. X LABOR FEDERATION WILL BE OPEN FORUM SAKS MjUOMPERS 'President Opens Annual Convention With Statement that Criticism of Courts Will Continue. STANDS FOB FREEDOM OF SPEECH Judges, He Says, Assume Power Denied to President. SECRETARY WILSON IS PRESENT Big Parade Follows Addresses o "s. Welcome and Response. MANUFACTURERS ARE FLAYED Uxecntlve Council llcfem to Their Activities am Invisible Govern ment by Ornnlsed Iiollnrfl. SEATTLE, Wash.. Nov. 10. "I promise you that thlB convention shall be an open forum," said. President Samuel Gompers, addressing the American Federation of Labor today at the opening of Its annual convention, "and If wo htfYc a word to Bay ot.Judga W'llsht or Judge Humph ries or - Judge Jeffries, wo'ro going to sav H, "Wo bcllcvo It Is not In the power of a Judge to-Interfere with the exercise of free assemblage, free, speech and free press. These rights were won from un willing monarchs on the other sldo of the Atlantic and placed In our national and Mate constitutions at i great cost of 'life, and, do you suppose wc shall surrender them?" "When a Judge clothed in a little brief authority, assumes powers denied to the president and congress It Is our duty to protest." Secretary of Labor "Wilson sat at Coin pcrs' side. The morning session was mostly taken up with addressee of welcome and Gom pers' response. Tho report of tho credentials committee, which was adoptbd, recommended seat lug all the itereoiiB presenting credentials except thoso of a numberof unions which were delinquent In their dues to the federation and a few delegates whose seats wcro contested. A summary of the report of the execu tive council was read by First Vice Pres ident Duncan. The convention was called to order In the Hippodrome at 10 o'clock this morning' by President Samuel Gompers. "RcV. Hugh lilmer Brown, representative of the Seattle Ministerial federation ill tho . Seattle. lahor council: delivered a WB- jBincd to tfolfinate to the statu of Wash ington nd President K. P. Marsh' Of rlie ntulo federal Ion nt Labor also ttla.de ah address pf welcome. The .dc.cgntes then adjourned to take purt n u street ptirade led by 6. band of 170 t-lcces. Thd parade moved from tho Hippodrome, through the principal busi ness streets and then hack to the hall. .Secretary William B. Wilson was a prom inent flguro In todayfs sessions. Ho said last night that he already knew two thirds of lite delegates and expected to become acquainted with the remainder during- his three, days of attendance upon the convention. "Invisible government by organised dol lars" was scored In the report of tho executive irtunoll. The recent congres sional lobby Invcbttgatlon nnd the charges l f M, M, Mulliull ngalnst tho National As oeiat'on of Manufacturers formed tho latin of tho attack. The report wnu signed by all officers of the ledciatlon who composo the ex ecutive council. . H dealt exhaustively with all phases of labor conditions In the United States and the Insular possessions, but made only an incidental reference to the new federal Industrial relations commission and board of mediation and conciliation. The report to not read, but a copy was furnished each delegate. The reference to the Neuronal Associa tion of Manufacturers was the longest in the (repoit. A review of testimony before ;the senate and house lobby in vestigations was given, going Into detail regarding the activity of what Is termed the "invisible government," as embodied (Continued on Pago Two.) J - The Weather Por Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity Fair; rising temperature. Temperature nt OmnUn. Hours. Dg. 5 a. m :M 6 a. m 2G 7 a. in ?3 S a. m 2t 9 n. m 10 a. n 27 11 a, m W is m 33 p. II 3 m 4 p, m 33 5 D. i.l S7 6 p. in 35 7 p. m t 8 p. in 3S Compuratlto Local Itecord. 1911 1912. 19U. 1910. i iifVa, vAktenlai' 40 O 44 41 Iwwt jesterday Mean temperature Precipitation W Temperature und rreolpttatlon tu:e from the normal: Normal temperature WeJlclenoy tor the day............ rpntai flltwri Xfarcli 21 36 Si 23 T .00 depar- , 40 9- 40S Normal precipitation ,. -Winch Deficiency for the uaj Total rainfall lnsco March 1. 20.40 Inches Deficiency since March 1 7.37 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1912. 3.46 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1911.14,73 inches lleparta From Stations at 7 P. m. Station and State Temp. High of Weather- 7 P- m Cheyenne, clear 30 Denver, clear. 60 Dea Jlolnea, clear 34 xxirB City, clear 44 est. fall. 6 .00 74 .00 3S . .00 5$ .00 52 .03 tr . . 'i .00 43 as .uo 62 00 lit Cj 3S '3 60 f) J-uiidtir, cloudy. 41 Uiraba. clear 3fi l-ueblu, clear 65 Rapid City alt Lake City. Pt cloudy ft? Santa Fe, clear 46 Sheridan, cloudy 4S Sioux City, part cloudy. 32 Anlentlro. clear . 40 T Indicates ttace of precipitation Hitchcock Will Not J3e Bound by Caucus Rule on Currency Measure WASHINGTON. Nov. I0.-Only In the sense that tho democratic party will b responsible for currency legislation and therefor must direct Its progress does President Wllscn believe tlieurwncy bill will be made a party rrns.Jure.He tdid callers today that he 'Expected It would be a n6n-partlsan bill when com pleted. Senator Hitchcock made a hot attack today on the proposal to take th cur rency question Into a 'democratic cau cus. He Is the one democrat on tho bank ing committee standing out against the administration. In a statement from the floor ho' declared he would not yield his convictions "to meet the views of the presldont." "I would not permit myself to be bound by the decisions of a secret caucus on an Important matter of legislation like this," declared Senator Hitchcock. "I am as sured by a number of senators on this side that they arc equally opposed to a secret legislative proceeding. The sen ate Is the proper place to discuss this bill." ir. Hitchcock spoko on "outside In fluences" brought on the commtttoe whan its members wcro told tho president could not accept tho decision of the majority. ''I felt when the aenato rotors ' to a committee an Important bill of this char acter, the senate Is entitled to have mem bers of the committee examine It care fully and vote according to their own conviction!) and beltofs." Senator Kern, chairman of the demo cratic caucus, replied to Senator Hitch cock, declaring it waa not proposed to hold a binding caucus nor to -vote on tho currency bill In tho conference. Senator Reed (democrat) declared ho bo lleved the problem should be worked out In a non-partisan way. Militiamen Fired Upon from Ambush Near Segundo, Colo. TKINIDAD, Colo., Nov. 10. A small detachment of militiamen under Captain Householder were fired upon from am bush early today white enroute to Segundo to investigate the blowing up of the pipe line betweon Segundo and primero last night. The troopers charged In the direction of the shots, but their as hallants escaped. Today troops entirely surrounded Old Segundo and Agullar, where the general eearch for weapons was continued. Alex Santos, a, fireman at Starkvllle. was culled from his home' late last night and beaten by a crowd of strikers, ac cording to. reports received here. District tJudge A. 'V. Mcllendrlc todav Placed In the hands of Sheriff J. S. ,Grl8ham a venlro .for a grand, jury t WmaWefBwcemJjeEji. ilie grano jury u expected to "make-a rigid "Investigation of several recent killings. New York Attacks Federal Writ in the Thaw Proceeding CONCORD. N. II., Nov. 10. A motion to dismiss the habeas corpus proceeding instituted by .counsel for Harry K. Thaw was filed In tho United States court to day by Bernard Jacobs, one of the legal representatives of the state of New York. No reasons for the desired action ac companied the motion. It Is expected that a preliminary hear lng will bo held here early next week. at which arrangements will bo made for considering the whole habeas corpus mut ter, Season for: Deer and Moose Opens DULUTH, Minn., Nov. lO.-Thls Is the first da)' of the big game season In Minnesota and "Wisconsin and hunters were out by the thousands. More than 400 left Duluth during the night and the range cities pouied hundreds more Into the game belt. Reports brought In from tho woods Indicate that deer and moose aro plentiful. Hunters and lumbermen bay the bag will be as large as It was lost year a record year for deer, moose and bear. Secretary Garrison Reaches New York NEW YORK, Nov. W.-Llndley M Garrison, secretary of war, returned from Panama today on the steamship Colon. Ho has been Inspecting the canal zone with a view to plans for its future organization. Mr. Garrison said he would leave at noon for Washington to make his report to the president. government to investi GATE UPPER PART MISSOURI Government engineers from Kansas City will Inspect the Missouri river fromj Omaha north today wtlh a view to se curing information as to the possibility of making the stream navigable. Major De Kvnc will be in charge of. the visiting engineers. He will arrive early in the morning on a government chartered boat which comes up from Kansns CUv- Local improvement clubs have asked congress to investigate the navigability of the Missouri., The government boat will leave Flor ence at 11 o'clock and steam several miles north, V. D. Wood, vice president of the Missouri River Navigation con gress, will accompany Major Da Kyne on TWENTY-FIVE BUILDINGS BURNED IN NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK, Nov. W.-Twenty-flve frame buildings, Including a number of yacht ilubs. were destroyed b fire today in the Hand Day section ot Canurs'-. outheast Brooklyn. The loss was lljP,-COO. JURY FREES MENDEL BE1LES OF CHARGE OF ci AViyn viicuium ULnl llu U0 JMW Jew. Annuel nf P'tnaljt, .wt. ut'vu "io asii"i ,oViy TROOPS qua: URT HOUSE Soldiers Also Stationed in Front of Defendant's Home. CASE CAUSES BIG SENSATION Body of Victim Found in Cave Lato in March. MARRED BY SCORES OF WOUNDS Many Kxperts Testlfj, Their Opin ions Varj Ing nm to ItFyoin for Crime Suspicion Thrown on Mnii' by Witnesses, KIEV, Russia, Nov. lO.-Mcndcl Bellls, the Jew accused of tho alleged ritual murder of Androw Yushtnsky, the Chris tian boy, was acquitted todu. Troops guarded the, court houso to pre vent on outbreak against the Jews by the populace. Soldiers were stationed til front of Belli' home after he arrived. He was fallowed by an angry mob. Tho trial of Mendel Bctltss, a Rusalsn of the Hebrew falth, for tho alleged mur der for purposes of "blood ritual" of Andrew Yushlnsky, a Christian lad, be gan on October 8. The case caused an Immense sensation, which stirred tho whole of Russia. The mutilated body of Yushlnsky was discovered on March 25, 1911, In a cavo on a suburban holding outside KloV. The hands wcro bound behind tho back and there were foty-soven wounds on tho body. Bellies was arrested shortly afterward und charged with the murder and was kdpt In close confinement till tho trial. During tho hearing many medical ex pert testified, their opinions varying ui to the reasons for the crime. Other wit nesses throw suspicion on a woman,a Vera Tchclberlak. alleged to bo the horborer ot a band of criminals. Extensive precautions were taken' by the authorities to prevent threatened out. rages by a toclety of anti-Semite Rus sians, known as the Black Hundred, the vicinity of the court being surrounded by troops during the latter days of tho trlat. Four Men Killed in Wreck Caused . DKTROIT, Nov, 10 It was reported here this afternoon that four men had been killed today In a wreck on the Grand Trunk railroad at yanstcad, Ont., near Sarnla, when train No. 91 collided with (it engine In a blinding unow storm. At least two ot the dead arc said to have been trainmen. PERU, IND., Nov, 10,-The mangled bodies of Harry Smith, aged 2D, nnd Otto Laudrum, 22, were found In the snow along the Pennsylvania railroad Just eut of McGrawsvllle today. It Is presumed that, while walking on the track In a blinding snow storm, they were struck by a train. New York Pays Many Millions for -Poultry NEW YORK, Nov. 10. Tho arrival of 100 carloads of live pouitry In New York last week establishes a record and Indi cates on Immense stock of poultry throughout the United States, It Is de clared. The shipment came from almost every state In tho union, particularly from the middle west. An estimate ot tho receipts of llvo poultry for 1913 to date Is 6,000 cars, making New York Clty'a poultry bill thus far this year more than $16,000,000. . Insanity -Will Be Defense of Spencer CHICAGO, Nov. lO.-Intanlty Is ex pected to be the basis of defense for Henry Spencer, who will be placed on trial beforo Judge Siusser at Wheaton, III., today for the murder ot Mrs. Mildred Alllson-Rexcoat at Wayne Beptember IC The prisoner, who first confessed to a score of murders In Chicago and vicinity, now odmiU having killed only Mrs. Rex coat and two others. EMPLOYES OF EASTERN ROADS GET BIG RAISE. NEW YORK, Nov. 10. The long-lived controversy between rallrouda of tho east una tneir conductors anu trainmen, over the demand of the latter for more pay ended tonight The employes are granted an Increase in wages averag ing 7 per cent and totalling 16.0tO,000 an- j nually about half of what they asked j from October 1, lufet, effective for one year. One hundred thousand men will share In tho Increase. I SENTENCE OF HAYWOOD IS SET ASIDE BY COURT TRENTON, N. J., Nov, 10. The state supreme court here today set aside the conviction of William Haywood who, wlUi inn others connected with the Industrial Workers of the World, was convicted on j a charge of being disorderly persons in J connection wun iho - l'atereon slk workers. lintargrs Ills limes, HEMINUKORD. Neb., Nov. JO.-tSpe-eial.) Seottle Henderson, an old-time ranchman llvlns touthet of here, has bought the three-sct!ou ranch of Jack i Burns on pilng creek. This gives Mr Henderson a connected range east and west of nor titan rlg' t mles. a large f art ot nliiih Is splendid hay land, i RKfiiwu SIp : : : t : sit dillli ttffiffi4-aA! VV?i Drawn for Tho neo by Powell. EAST IN GRIP OF STORM Wind, Snow and Sleet Cause Enor- mouB Damage. WIRES ARE DOWN, TRAINS LATE Street Cnr ."jerrlce In Practically fln. pended nt Pltlubnr'ir nnif Clove Innd t)rtrn-1Itle (title nt Bnffnlo. CHICAGO, Nov, 10. Telegraph service In cerlttliv'fccqUona'fthetcouqtfy' is do "maYatfteii fcayn-Westiir -btjWerdayhi storm! Tl)e tfainag'S lo. the property of the telegraph companies Is cutlmatcd at severul hundred thousand dollars. Tho most serious condition was reported from Ohio and Pennsylvania, which wcro swept by a wind and sloet storm Siat carried down hundreds of miles of wlic. Cleveland and Youtjgstown, O., havo been cut off from telegraphic communi cation slnco Sunday afternoon. Nearly alt tho wires running out ot Pittsburgh aro down and communication with Now York and other eostern cities was ob tained by making detours of thousatjdH ot miles on southern circuits, and even then the connections frequently were broken. The wire service In the oulhern part of Canada was reported In bad condition. Dainaga done by a tremendous burf along the lake shore, driven In by the flfty-mllo galo. Is estimated at hundreds of thousands of dollars during tho last twenty-four hours It was ascertained to day. Two hundred thousand dollara' worth of breakwaters and made laW comprising the new Lincoln park yacht harbor were undermined. Piers, sea walls and piling were washed away all along the lake front. During the day the surf subsided some what, but a tremendous sea continued, and few vessels left Chicago harbor. At Milwaukee, Wis., r f,T0,0u0 brcukwatcr, part of the new harbor project, was de xtroyedand more than that amount ot damage 'was done to shipping. Two doaths were rcported-Antanlo Zupsuyls and an unidentified man were blown into tho Chicago river at different points and drowned. Pltaliarh PrncUcnlly Out ff. PITTSBURGH, Pa., Nov. 10,-Stlll In the grasp of a bllzrard that for twenty- four hours has almost ontlroiy cut off the' (Continued on Page Two.) O'Gorman's Son-in-Law Suceeds Mitchel WASHINGTON. Nov. 10,-Announce-meut was made at tliu White House to day that the nomination of Dudley Field Malone to be collector ot customs at New York would be sent to the senate during the day. Mr. Malono is now third assistant secretary of state and fought the Tammany ticket In the last cam paign. He Is a bon-ln-law of Senator O'Gorman. AMERICAN SUFFRAGIST SERIOUSLY HURT IN RIOT LONDON. Nov, 10. Mlta Zelle Kmerson, the American suffragist of Jackson, Mich., is lying seriously 111 from concus sion of the brain, the result of Injuries received during a riot ut Bow Baths In the east end of London. The National Capital .Monday, .November 10, 101 a. The Sennle, Mat ut noon. Passed resolutions to Investigate whether new tariff law uenipletely ox tdudes convict made goods. tienator Hitchcock clAitounaed movement to take currency bi'l into democratic cnu- C uS. The Holme. Met at noon and adjourned at 1.' f p m. until noon Tuesday Bubble! Bubble! Toil and Trouble! Methodists Deny Charges Against the Missionaries DECATUR, 111., Nov. lO.-Chorgcs made by Dr. Keshava Shnstri of Uenares, In (II a, nt the Minneapolis purity congress meeting to tho effect that missionaries In lpdla lived III luxury and failed to sccuro converts were vigorously donled by mlnslonarles of tho Methodist Epis copal church In . the opening session ot Uieir annuaUoonfepentjii herovtxiday, mwenty-six .wmipa-nn,or?-Tiian-jwi Inymeti from many part dMhe of aro in attendance, in the Annual treasu rer's report made at the opening ses sion It was shown that 2, 300.000 was spout for Methodist missionary work during tlio laht year. Sulzer Demands Full Salary as the Chief Executive ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 10.-WIIUam Sulxer asserts he Is still govornor of Now York, It developed today. In a letter to tho Mate treasurer and tho state comptroller l:e demanded U full salary for tho Inst half of October, 1913. According to the letter, the Impeach ment proceedings were "Illegal, uncon stitutional and void." It closes. "I am still legal governor ot the state.'' Woman Locked Up for Contempt of Couri TYNDALL, S. D., Nov, 10.-(Speclal.)-Mts. Emma Dollman, a well known resi dent of this place, Is the first woman In the history of South Dakota to be Im prisoned for contempt of court. Her tem porary imprisonment was the sequel to a divorce case, in which herself and for mer husband wete tho principals. Mrs. Dollman. refused to obey the order of tho' court permitting Mr. Dollman the privilege ot seeing tho children once a week. In view of her icfusal Judge Tripp, of the state circuit court, was notified and appeared hero and held a hearing In tho contempt proceedings which wero in stituted against Mrs. Dollman. At the conclusion of tho hearing Judgo 'Tripp found tho defendant guilty ot contempt and ordered hor committed to tho county jail until she would promise to obey tho jordera of the court. Mrs. Dollman dd not, easily surrender, for she went to Jail and remained some time before sho deolded to obey the order of the court, whereupon sljo was reloased. Kenyon Inspects Cholera Serum Plant AMES, la . Nov. 19. (Special Tele gram.) Senutor Kenyon, author of tho $l,00),000 hog cholera bill, which he lately Introduced In congress, was ut Ames to day Inspecting the. stute hog cholera se rum plant, which will be In operation within two weeks with a dally capacity ot lOO.OuO cubic centimeters ot vaccine. He avoided politics In addressing a con vocation pf students. PRISON SENTENCE OF 280 YEARS IS SET ASIDE WASHINGTON. Nov. 10.-The 280-year prison sentence imposed on C. M. Sum mers, pretddent or the First National bunk of Juneau, Alaska, for mituppllca tlon of funds, was set asljle today by the nupieme court. The Indictment charged klxt -five nttt-mtm and the trial court sentenced h in to five prs on each The- supieme oourt hdd that only on- . . . . I rc-'.ni snoum nae ottn included In the Indictment I THOMAS LEAVES THE SCHOOL Deposed Head at Kearney Steps Down as Normal Head. WILL NOT FIGHT LONGER NOW Intimation thnt Other Prnceedlnits Will Come Hoard nt' I.ln oaln Off Ne-s While In .Secret Hesslon. KHJARNIIY, Nebl, NoV."10.-(SpcUl Tel. r(rrrt,)T,r. A; O. TTiomhirrtHlgrinrhls polt(6tt as head of the StaCe"- NoVinat fcchool In this city today, prlvliir the same by telephohe to President Vltlt Of Uio state board. Tho announcement was made to tlis students by pr. Thonnts this afternoon with tho request that they attend to their studies as if nothing had happened and that tlioy should set M would best serve . tllo future of the school. At a niaai meeting held by the students a letter ot regret wan adopted for pre sentation to President Thomas. The action by Dr. Thomns wns 'sanctioned by the cltlxens' committed who wcro fighting In his behalf und at the doctor's request they will drop tho matter, Other Action Cnmlnir, It Is anticipated, however, thut other action will be taken within u few 'days. Dean M. R, Hnodgras has been named acting .president and has charge of the school until orders are received by tho atate board. Dr. Thomas raid tonight that he had nothing in view for the present, but would tako some time for himself beforo going Into any new position. The two reasons Dr. Thomas gives for staying in his position at tho school until this tlinj are; IHrst to give the stat board In formation relative to his future plans for the Hchool and to be present at the time of checking up tho books. , Second because ho wanted a hearing before tho board. t Wolloe HeeeMerl hy Tlonrd, LINCOLN, Nov. 10. (Special Telegram.) The State Normal board In confereneo today received a messtigo from Kearney, stating that Dr. Thomas, the deposed president of tho Normal at that plucn, would turn over the school Tuesday ut noon. Dr. Thomas states that ho has three oTfers, but villi not mako them public ut thin time. A checking ot the Institution by 13. J. Robinson of tho auditor's office shows the Institution In good condition and everything correct. 1 " Hoard In Secret Srsalon. The star chamber proceedings charac teristic of the present state normal board In IU handling of the Thoniua mutter In connection with the ousting of the presi dent of the stkte normul at Kearney were continued this morning when the hoard met In tho office of State Super intendent DeUell for a meeting supposed to deal with Uie Thomas matter, hut gave out that It was just a "conference'' of members of the board und newspaper reporters who had gained admittance were fired by President Vlele and told that. "If there was anything they wanted tho newspapers to know they would toll them about It afterwards." Get Word from Thwinas, Just what action the board Intended to tako In Its 'conference" was nipped In tho, bud by the phone message just they convened from President Patterson of the Kearney committee statins that Dr. Thomas would turn over the Insti tution to- the board tomorrow at noon. What the Intentions of the board wero In thus holding a secret meeting upon a pubjlc matter which Is of ro much In terest to the people of the utate Is un known, but tho action of tho boaid In trying to pull off a keoret session at this time of ull others apparently Indi cated the ring within educational circles of the state Is still working. Thome Who Attended. Those Pi-eeiV at the meeting were 1 'etdeut ie'e of Norfolk. Socretuiy it.,i.. rj i. i 4 , t- . "" wvwrss ot i (Continued Xrom Page ThTeeT) WILSON CONSIDERS RAISING EMBARGO ON ARMS MEXICO President Asks Advice of Sanator and Is Urged by most of Them to Do So. NEWSPAPERS ARE CHLDED Executive nfn Senantlnnnt neports Hmhnrrnsse Administration. HUERTA STATEMENT RECEIVED Dictator Proposes to Call Another Election for President. INCONSISTENCY POINTED OUT Ills Plan CnlU for Deelnrlns; I.riral Eleetlon of Member of Cnnstress Wnlle ItrJeetttiB President Chosen nt Snme Time. WASHINGTON. N'ov. 10Presldent Wilson, It was learned later today, s giving serious consideration to raising the embargo on arms. In his talks wltu senators ho has asked their advice, par ticularly on that point, anil has been ad vised by most ot them to lift the em bargo. I Tho text of the statement given to 4h diplomatic corps at midnight on Paturda by President Hiierta reached hero today from Chargo O'ShaUghnesjiy. Secretary Bryan would not comment on It further than to say last night's dispatches from Mexico City described It accufatoly llaerln Is Inconsistent. In formal comment on Ilucrta's state ment, however, ho emphasised that whits tho, elections of tho president and the vice president aro to be declared null and void, Hiierta Intended to consider tho election of congrcui valid. 11 y the Washington government that Is regarded as an Inconsistency ot which foreign na tions must take cogntutneo slid tho Im pression prevailed that repudiation of alt nets of the new congress would bo forth coming by the United States. Tho president made It plain foreign, go-. criimentu had been fully udvbied within tho last week ot the steps taken by the United States, but the future policy of this government wos dependent on fur ther developments. In discussing the Mexican situation with nowspapor in'n, the president spoko against reports representing the situation 3ji more serious thAi it really was. Thn president pointed out that sensational re ports embarrassed the task Of thft ad ministration, especially when those re ports predated moyes n-odvanco ot ac tion by ttia adihlnlruUoo;,- Thi first squadron, four trwP of the frmeeilth1 caValryi corninAiided by ColoiiW Joseph Garrard, left Fort Myor, Vh , todaj by train for fort Mllss, Tex., to relieve tho third squadron ot the Klfth cavalry, patrollng tlio Mexican border Tho movement Is in accordance with or ders loaned a month ago. hunt "Word Vet to Came. One- official familiar with the exchanges with Iluetta said today that the latest representations frohi Washington wcro not such an to place President Wilson in tho attltudo of having sold tho last word It Huerta declined to abdicate. It wan said the language of the last representations did not directly call on 'Huerta to resign, but made clear that it he hod the good of Mexico ut heart and reutly desired that some government In Mexico City lie recognttcd by the United States ho would retire from the situation. Tho communication Is understood to havo Indicated thut lr Huerta remained In powor the United States would repudiate all his acts as well as those of the new congress. Chairman Hacon of tho senate foreign relations committee, who. called at the White House, said this government would proceed cautiously, but with the same fixed purpose. Mexican Pnpers Jlnelf llnerta. MEXICO CITV, Nov. W.-General Vle torlano lluerta's declaration to tho diplo mats corps in which he indicated that he woutd retain his office until after the holding ot new elections was praised to day by the Mexican press. Tho newspa pers declared that his stand meets with tho approval ot tho Mexican people. 121 Independent, under the caption, "Huerta is the only man capable ot bolvlng the situation," points to the al leged favorable attltudo of Europe and (Continued on Page Two.) Christmas Shopping It U not a bit too soon to be gin to tbtnk about your Christ mas purchases. Now, while stocks aro full and bclectlona good you may bliop with comparative ease and peace of mind. A little later you know tho story. By beginning- now to mako out your list and to plan jour gifts you not only choose moro satisfying presents, but you save yourself much fret and bother, which aro' Bure tq bo encountered if you put tiff your shopping until the last week or two. Also, iu order to make your money go the farthest It Is ad visable to know where to shop for the things you want Instead of rushing madly forth at the last minute and buying what ever chance or circumstance) happens to throw in your way. Careful readers of the adver tising columns of The Bee sel dom go wrong In their chop ping J