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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
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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.
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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
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dom go wrong In their chop
ping
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