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VOL. XLUI-NO. 144.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1913 -FOURTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO
PIONTS? n rlni and at
I Hotel 1'ews Standi, So.
SPECIAL COPS FIRE
ONCRQWDTHROWING
BBICKSiJIEGRO SLAIN
Four Wounded, One Fatally, When
Officers on Wagon Empty Guns
Into Indianapolis Mob.
ANOTHER SHOOTING IN CITY
Black, Driving Conveyance, Puts
Bullet Into Teamster's Leg.
NUMEROUS ARRESTS ARE MADE
Prominent Labor Leader and Poli
tician in Custody.
PARADE OF STRIKERS BARRED
Movement Started to Call General
Wnlkont of All Worker In Sym
pathy with Chauffeur
nml Drivers.
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 2. An movement
to call a General strike, In sympathy with
the teamsters and chauffeurs strike, was
started at a meeting of the teamsters
union late today. No definite action was
taken, It being decided to wait until tho
union officers had conferred with tho
leaders of the Central Labor union. Tho
question will come up again at tomorrows
meeting.
The first fatality of the strike, which
was started Sunday midnight, occurred
today when a crowd Interferred with an
Ice wagon, In chargt of six men on whom
special police powers had tried to prevent
the wagon moving, the special officers
shot, killing Clauds Lewis, a negro, and
wounding four others, one fatally. Tho
special officers were taken to police -headquarters,
but were released on their own
recognizance.
Tenniatcr Wounded In Int.
Anothr crowd was fired upon today by
William Whorton, negro, when he was
attacked on a wagon, owned and driven
by himself. Jack Long a teamster was
wounded In the right leg. "Whorton waa
arrested. There were several other minor
disorders, but no one wna seriously In
jured, Tho police made numerous arrests.
Among those taken In custody today waa
Henry Friedman, a prominent labor and
volltlcal leader and wealthy. Ho was
'.harged with Interfering with an officer.
1 he cases of all the persons arrested yes
terday wore continued In police court to
day, until next Monday so the arresting
officers could appear.
A proposed parado of strikers did not
materlalltc. Mayor Wallace, as soon aa
he heard Of the plan. Issued a proclama
tion ordarinc the police to stop any at-
ii.mntd demonstration. The. police kept
the crowd1 xowtUnUy on the move; and
did not" give the parade n. cnanca to lorm.
ClfiJiua of Employer.
Armriilntt to employers of teamsters,
more wagons wero operating today than
vxoniat- find there was little Inter
ference. Thomas J. Farroll, goneral or
ganlicr of the union, contends, however,
the union ranks are holding firm and
morA than 3.000 men still are out.
whil food supplies are still plentiful.
as retail merchants anticipated the strike
nn,i mocked un their stores liberally, the
..accumulated garbage Is hecomlng a seri
o(s,,quetlon. No garbage has been col
lected In the city slnco Saturday.
XT'lfty business mon, with horses, wero
sworn In the citizens' cavalry today. They
volunteered to assist tho mounted police.
Thus far the regular police have, been
ablo to handle the situation without call
ing out the buslnrss men's reserves, num
bering more than "00, who were sworn In
ftmday night and Monday.
Choate is Elected
Trustee of Equitable
NEW "YORK, Dec. 2. Joseph II. Choate,
former American ambassador to Great
Britain, was elected today one of tho
voting trustees representing the con
trolling Interest In the Equitable Life
Assurance society owned by J. P. Mor
gan. Mr. Choate succeeds George W,
Perkins, who resigned. The other trus
tees nre Morgan J. O'Brien and Lewis
Cass Ledyard.
The Weather
Forecast till 7 p. m. Wednesday:
For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Unsettled and colder, with probably
rain.
Temperature at
Oniahn Yesterday,
Hour. Deg,
6 a. ni.
C a, m.
7 a. m.
8 a. m.
9 a. m."
17
47
T
4S
49
10 a. m JO
11 a. m SO
12 m M
1 p. m 52
2 p. m 52
3 P. m
4 p. Ill S3
6 p. m S3
6 p. m..., 31
7 p. m S3
8 p. m., 32
Local IlecorU.
1913. 1811. 1911. 1910.
Comparative
Highest yesterday 64 - M
Lowest yesterday 15 31 is
Mean temperature J '
Precipitation CO .00 .U .00
Temperature and precipitation depar
tures from the normal:
Normal temperature 31
Kxcess for the day
Total excess since March 1 ........717
Normal precipitation 03 n ch
Excess for the day............... .00 nch
Total rainfall since March 1. .21.62 Inches
Deficiency slnco March 1 6.77 inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1911. 3.53 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1910.15.10 Inches
Heyorts from Station at 7 I. II.
Temp.
Stations. 7 p. m.
Cheyenne, cloudy 18
Davenport, cloudy... ,.-.. 62
Denver, cloudy 26
Des Moines, cloudy 62
Dodge City, rain 48
Lander, snow 24
Omaha, cloudy 62
Pueblo, snow 32
Rapid City, cloudy IS
Salt Lake City, cloudy..,. :
Santa Fe, snow 30
Hhetldan, clear 33
H'oux City, cloudy 4S
Valentine cloudy.... 34
High- Rain-
est. fall.
24 .40
54 .00
30 .1
51 .09
tO .24
28 .5
64 .00
3 .02
3t .20
42 .00
3S .00
31 .00
4S M
3S .30
U A. WELSH, Local Forecaster,
MANY OFFICIALS MEETING
Hundred Twenty-Five Representa
tives Convening in Omaha
BUTLER AND KENNEDY TALK
Actinic 3Iayor Speaks for Dahlman
anil Association's President Urges,
More Bi-Mrmhtn Go to
Legislatures.
One hundred and twenty-five county
commissioners, supervisors and clerks
from various parts of the state attended
the opening session of their state asso
ciation convention at the Rome hotel yes
terday afternoon. In tho absenco of
Mayor James C. Dahlman, who has not
yet returned from Washington. D. C,
Acting Mayor Dan Butler delivered the
address of welcome. P. J., Kennedy of
York, president of the association, re
sponded. Jacob Sass, county commissioner of
Sarpy county, gave a brief talk. In which
he explained how a man can have a
modern houso on a 200-acre farm. He has
that kind of a house on his farm In Sarpy
county, and told the commissioners that
it Is Just as much possible to have an
all modern house In tho country as In the
city, If a fellow will only get at It and
make It so, with a little work and an
expenditure of a few dollars. President
Kennedy had visited Sass at his home.
and was so 'Impressed with tho modern
equipment that he asked Sass to tell
about It.
Tho advantage of dragging roads was
taken up by Henry Sunderman of Madi
son county. Discussions followed by A.
C. Horte of Dquglas county, Henry
Fastcnau of Otoe county, Dave Stewart
of Holt ceunty and others.
Urgea More Commissioners.
An organized effort will be made by
the county commissioners of the state to
secure the election of more ex-commls-sloners
to the state legislature In the fu
ture, If the advice of President P. J. Ken
nedy of the County Commissioners' as
sociation Is followed. In his address at
tho opening of the annual convention of
tho supervisors and commissioners at the
Homo hotel President Kennedy urged this
as a necessary measure to get favorable
legislation for the commissioners and to
get questions pertaining to county man
agement properly understood In the leg
islature. t
President Kennedy also reviewed tho
work of the organization from Its begin
ning, nineteen years ago, and hoped for
great things in the future. He said tho
organization had done work In the past
years that had resulted not only In get
ting a raise In salaries for tho commis
sioners and supervisors throughout the
state, but work that had resulted In the
more economical management of the af
fairs of tho counties that has saved the
taxpayers lots of money.
Look for Lame Attendance.
Some forty commissioners, supervisors
and county clerks arrived before noon
yesterday for the .opening of theacco
elation meetings, 'Prominent members
othe'aocatleB-iy they - dlook. . for
SOd members to attend this year.
The county clerks hold sepamt ses
sions. They have certain problems of
tlielr own to work' out. ' J! B. McDonald
of Pierce, vice president of the clerks'
association, is crammed full of the sub
ject or bridge building. "It Is "really the
commissioners' fight Instead of the
clerks," he says, "but something must
be done on account of the new law passed
last winter requiring counties to have
their bridge contracts figured and
awarded by the state. The state Is foro
Ing too high priced bridges on the coun
ties, and we simply can't Use them. We
can't pay for them. They figure on great
heavy bridges for us when we can't raise
the money to pay for them and we don't
need them at all. They are all right for
counties like Douglas and others where
the trafflo Is very heavy, but In Pierce.
county we don't need them. The law
will have to be repealed eventually. Any
way, In Pierce county we had made con-
traots for all our bridges for a year, long
before tho law went into effect. Now
what are they going to do about that?
Surely they cannot annul our contracts
by that law."
T
German Lieutenant
Outs Down Cripple
With Edge of Sabre
ZABKItN, Alsace. CJermany, Dec. 2.
Lieutenant Baron Von Forstner, who
started the trouble between the troops
and civilians here by referring scornfully
to the citizens when he addressed the re
crults of his company, aroused still fur
thcr indignation against the army today
by cutting down a Alsatian shoemaker
with his saber.
The titled lieutenant was leading a half
company of the Ninety-ninth Infantry
from the barracks to the country to go
through the morning 'drill when a group
of workmen recognized Von Forstner.
Thoy hooted the officer, who at once
halted his company and sent a squad of
soldiers In pursuit.
The Infantrymen succeeded In catching
only one man, a lame shoemaker, who
resisted arrest.
Von Forstner then came up and de
liberately struck him on the head with
the sharpened edge of his saber. The
wound Is a dangerous one.
The fresh incident has created such
tension that serious bloodshed Is feared
unless the Ninety-ninth regiment is trans
ferred Immediately.
Rickman Will Be
Hanged Wednesday
BISON. 8. D., Dec. 2.-(Bpeclal.)
Joseph Hickman, the quarter blood negru
who confessed to the murder of Mrs.
Ellen Fox and her daughter, Mildred,
on their homestead near Blxby on
August 28, will be hanged in the Jail yard
in this city tomorrow. In accordance
with the sentence Imposed by Judge
Dlllman. The scaffold for the execution
has been erected, as well as a board en
closure fourteen feet high to shield the
carrying out of the law's decree from
the eyes of spectators, save those allowed
by law. Rickman continues to appear
indifferent to his fate. He eats heartily
and has gained considerable flesh since
his Incarceration and has stated he never
fared so well as he has since he has
been In Jail.
VILLA SAYS REBELS,
as
WILLI
CAP
Predicts MHflM'JNR liny, at
RamparfoTMexioo City
Before Long.
CONFIDENT OF HIS SUCCESS
Sure Inhabitants Will Rise Then
and Overthrow Huerta.
CHIHUAHUA THE NEXT STOP
Preparations Hade to Begin March
Upon that Plaoe.
GUAYMAS TO BE EVACUATED
Insurgents nellere Federals Are
Planning to Leave California
Cult Port, Long So Stub
bornly Defended,
JUAREZ, Mex., Deo. 2. Hasty prepara
tions were under way today In the rebel
ranks for the prompt occupation of Chi
huahua, the picturesque 'capital of Chi
huahua state, which Is reported to have
been evacuated by the federal troops be
cause of threatened starvation of Its
33,000 population.
Pointing out that of the eight federal
strongholds In the north only Monterey
and Quaymas remained, General Fran
cisco Villa, the rebel leader said Chi
huahua would be made the base of ag
gressive activities southward. Rebel
forces will be sent to pursue General
Salvador Mercado, Huerta's military
governor, who Is reported to be fleeing
to the United States border at OJinaga
with 2,000 famished soldiers and Generals
Orozco and Salozar,' said to have taken
to the mountains. Villa declined to say
definitely, but said that the rebel ad
tance toward Mexico City would con
tlnue briskly.
We will be shooting at the ramparts
of Mexico City within a month," said
Villa. "We are confident that when the
people In the capital realize that we have
captured almost all the north and are
In sight of the city's gates they will
voice their feelings which they are now
afraid to do and will clamor for the
downfall of the usurper. A mob In the
capital can oust Huerta In a day."
Preparing: to ETHcante (Suaymas
HERMOSILLO, Sonora, Mex., Dec. 2.
Much activity was reported hero today
among the federal troops at Quaymas,
and one of the two federal gunboats
lying In Quaymas harbor steamed down
the gulf. This was taken by constitu
tionalist officials here as indicating the
federal garrison had begun an evacua
tloti of the California gulf port so stub-
HkJMT ifthaWaHaaSsBBasK
bornly rielby' the Huerta troops slncoJJ3AWCON, Tex., Die t.ptn, personsjarn
the beginning of the Insurgent revolt in
Sonora.
Officials ,,here received information
today froth federal deserters that the
garrisons at Quaymas and Mazatlan had
(Continued on Page Two.)
Attorney Portrays
Oraig as Persecuted
and Innocent Man
8HELBYVILLE, Ind., Dec, 2.-Dr. Will
Ism B. Craig was portrayed as an Inno
cent man, who was being unfairly pros
ecuted by the state In the opening state
ment of the defense made by Henry
X. Spoan today at the trial of the former
for the murder of Dr. Helene Knabe.
Mr. Spaan denied that there waa any
greater Intimacy than that of good
friendship between Dr. Craig and Dr.
Knabe. He said there was never a
promise of marriage or any talk of mar
riage between the two.
"Dr. Knabe was a mannish woman, a
fighter, but she was not successful,"
said Mr. Spaan. She borrowed money
from her friends because she waa un
able to make a living at the "practice
of medicine and at the time of her death
she was preparing to train herself for
physical culture work."
Ho asserted that her cousin Dr.
August A. Knabe, knew that sne was de
spondent because of her' failure In life
and told a friend who will be produced
aa a witness that he waa afraid Dr.
Knabe would commit suicide.
At great length the accused man's at
torney described the surroundings at Dr.
Knabe' s apartment on the morning her
body was found and declared all of them
tended to support the suicide theory.
Whitlock Will Be
Minister to Belgium
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-lIenry M.Pin
dell, the Peoria, III., publisher, was re
nominated today by President Wilson for
ambassador to Russia.
Plndell's nomination failed In the ex
tra session after It. became a center of
attention because pfc' publication of cer
tain alleged correspondence with Senator
Lewis.'
Brand Whitlock of Toledo was nomi
nated for minister to Belgium and George
Fred Williams of Boston was nominated
for minister to Greece and Montenegro.
Wlnfred T. Denlson of New York was
Renominated for secretary of the Interior
or the 1'nllippines. ,
O. D, Little of California was nominated
for receiver of public moneys at Eureka,
Cal.
Woman's Suffrage
Law Challenged
PBKLN, 111... Dee. 2.-Wr!ta In the bond
Issue election case Involving the validity
of the woman's suffrage law were re
turned In court here today. The vote of
the women is said to have carried the
bond Issue In this (Tazewell) county. li
is believed that this case will be carried
to the supreme court of the state on
constitutional points, although some law
yers asurrt that no real test of the -law
can oejnade until after the spring elections.
Drawn for The Bee by Powell,
TEN DROWN jNTEXAS GREEK
Thirty-Foot Wave Comes Dowa
Creek Without Warning.
FIFTY HOUSES SWEPT AWAY
All Victims Are Member of Two
Families Bridge at Temple Is
"Wanned O.ut and Unidenti
fied Man lr Drowned.
1 1
reppnoflN, to nave perished tossy in a'
thirty-foot wave which came, without
warning, down Nolan" creek, before day
break. The creek riins through the cen
ter of this city.
Fifty houses along the creek's banks In 1
Briton were swept away. In the center
of the town Mrs. W, C. Polk and her
four children were caught asleep In their
home and drowned. Tolk, carrying the'
fifth child, an Infant, escaped to high
ground.
Fire fatalities a man, hli wife and
three children-Were reported In another
family, that of a camper. His name la
not known here.
When the Main street bridge In Temple,,
Tex., was demolished by the wave, an
unidentified man was on the structure.
lit Is believed he perished.
The creek's rise was the result of a
downpour of four hours' duration.
Eumor of Attempts
to Approach a J uror
Causes Abrupt Halt
LOB ANGELES, Cal., Dec 2.-Tlie trial
of Dr. John Grant Lyman, changed with
misuse of the malls In connection with
land deal In Panama, came to an abrupt
halt today, while JudgeWellborn of the
United States district court Inquired Into
published Intimations that the Jurors had
been approached.
Counsel for Iymh called the court's
attention (o the newspaper articles de
claring there was no truth In them. Ed
ward A. Regan, special counsel for the
government, said there had been no sus.
plclon of communlcat'on between the Jur
ors and the defense, but counsel Joined In
stating thejr belief that the published
rumors had made It Impossible to con.
tlnue with' the present Jury.
Judge Wellborn ordered a recess while
he considered the advisability of ordering
a new trial,
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
STOCK TAKES PRIZES
CHICAGO. 111., Dec. l.-(Speelal Tele
gram.) University of Nebraska School
of Agriculture took first pris for fat
Galloway heifer two-year olds at th
International stock show today. It also
took third prize for year-old steers.
The National Capital
Tuesday, December 2, 101U.
Tbe Senate,
Met at 11 a. m.
Refused to agree to vote on the ad
ministration currency bill December .
Recessed to Join the house to hear Presi
dent Wilson read his annual message.
The House.
Met at noon.
President Wilson read his annual mes.
sage to a Joint session at 1 o'clock.
Chairman Clayton called a meeting of
the Judiciary committee for tomorrow to
consider anti-trust bills.
Bill to equip stale naval mllltla for the
federal service ordered favorably re
ported. Representative McKellar Introduced
bills for Jury reform and for a survey
of Memphis harbor.
Representative Lloyd Introduced a bill
to authorize the Missouri, Kansas Sc
TeXHH railroad to bridge the Mississippi
at Hannibal.
The Hayes hill to authorize the presl
dent to organize voluntary military
forces on a national basis was favorably
rtpo.rted.
i
Eggs Is Eggs
Three Men Entombed
in Golden Cycle Mine
Near Cripple Creek
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo.. Dec. 2.
Flghtlng against tons of rock and dirt,
hundreds of miners working in shifts of
five minutes each, struggled today to
reach .the three men still entombed In
the Golden Cycle mine nero, the prop
erty of J. T, Milken, pf .St. Louis, In,
.whloh"' four men were entamVl.-JJ,
J-eslerdey rfafterjnoon (by acaYjin ariA
froiifwhlcfi ori? in(ner haff'betti reef
ciied alive. A fifth m)ner was entombed
In (he Chflsimo-n mint adjoining a lid res
cued late last' night.
Grave fears for the safety of the men,
Frank M Woods. Patrick Kevany and
Samuel Sorenson, were expressed this
morning by rescuers who fear that a,
second sltdo had occurred between them
and the Imprisoned men.
Thomas Splndel, one of the Imprisoned
minors, was the first to be rescued last
night. He wss at the eighth level of
the Golden Cycle. After nine hours'
work In the Chrlstman mine at the
fourth level, Frank Cabris was taken
out uninjured, Both he and Splndel had
been protected from the crushing slide
by tho catching of "key" boulders which
checked the ruth of rock and dirt Just
before It reached them.
The main shaft remained practically
clear, and It was from the levels of that
shaft that the rescue work was con
ducted. Girl Found Guilty
of Manslaughter
CROWLEY, La., Dec. 2.-Dora Murff,
IS years old, was found guilty of man
slaughter, and her step-father, J. H.
Duvall, was convicted of first degree
murder without capita) punishment hero
today. They were charged with the kill
ing of J, M. Delhaye, Miss Murff s sweet
heart. Allle Duvall, the girl's half
brother, was acquitted.
. When the verldct was announced by a
Jury that had been In session most of the
night the slender nervous Murff girl,
M ho had sought to take all responsibility
for the killing, broke down.
Delhaye was killed by a charge from a
shotgun as he walked on the street hero.
Near by was a carriage In which Miss
Murff and the two Duvalls were riding.
The girl leaped to the .dying Delhay'ea'
side, shot him twice with a pistol and
asserted she had kilted him. It was on
this statement that she sought to shield
her kinsman from blame and hoped to be
freed on the "unwritten law" plea.
The prosecution, however, introduced
two witnesses who said they saw James
Duvall fire the shotgun and It was proved
this charge killed Delaye.
Dense Darkness
Covers Chicago
CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-A dense fog which
with a later admixture of smoke brought
darkness, made Chlcagoans late to their
tasks today, as street cars, elevated and
suburban trains were compelled to pro
ceed slowly. This was the third dark
day In a .fortnight. Street lamps wern
lit and work was carried on under arti
ficial light. It also waa the eight day of
continual absense of sunshine.
Eeward Offered
for Train Robbers
LOS ANGELICA, Cal.. Dec. 2.-A re
waord ot 35,000 was offered today by the
Southern Pacific Railway company for
the capture of the youthful bandit who
help up the passengers in th rear Pull
man ot one of the company's limited
trains near here last night and shit
Hurare E. Montague, a traveling pas
senger agent of tbe road.
RALPH LOPEZ STILL IN MINE
Sheriffs on Guard Believe Desperado
is Dead.
WILL TAKE NO CHANCES
Fames from Wet Gnn Cotton, Whlek
Are Heavier Than Those ot
8althnr, Betas; Po'aj-ed
Into Openings,' ,
-JUNGUAM. IJtah,. Dec'-! The -fate of.
Ra ta Lopex. !ye..,or -fre-rrfalned
k questlen early today whleh It
appeared that only the removal it the
bulkheads and a, search .oi,h)j;tkh-pfs
mine, where he took refuRti w6uld an
swer, ah night long smudges poured
their deadly gases Into the tunnels.
ooten deputies watched each exit to
shoot the desperado on sight, but the ex
pected dash for liberty did not occur.
isariy today fumes from wet gun
powder were directed Into the under
ground corridors. These fumes are heavy
and hang close to the ground beneath
the strata ot lighter gases that have
been pouring into the mine since yester
day morning. It was expected the
powder fumes would settle Into several
blind slopes not yet penetrated by the
gases of the lesser kind,
Cranovlch Not In Mine,
Tne seven sheriffs in charge are con
vinced that Mike Cranovlch, who re
cently shot And seriously wounded his
wife Is not In the mine or that he would
have surrendered himself. They found
evidence that he had hidden there beforo
Lopes entered the Andy tunnel last
Friday. .
The failure of Lopes to attempt a dash
from the mine has led some to the belief
tha,t perhaps the resourceful Mexican had
found a secure retreat from the gases
and would live to fight another under
ground battle such as occurred Tuesday
when he killed two men. ,
Lopex began his outlaw career on No
vember 21, when he killed a fallow Mcxl
can. Later In the day he killed the chief
of police and two deputies who 'pursued
him. After a chase through the moun
tains of several counties he returned 'to
Bingham and took refuge in the Utah'
Apex mine, where he killed two more
deputies.
Paint Cry la Heard.
The last word from the fugitive was
heard yesterday afternoon when ht wa
hard to call faintly for his former com
rade and partner, Julius Corrello. Twice
he called "Julio," In a voice that In
dlcated pulmonary trouble, but when he
was answered there was no response
from within and It Is the belief that tho
deadly fumes of sulphur and formalde
hyde have accomplished their purpose.
Only such work as bas been absolutely
necesssry has been csrried on here In the
last few days and business affairs gener
ally are at a standstill so Intense has
become the Interest In the man hunt.
The streets and the hills In the vicinity
of the mine which holds the murderer ara
flllfd with men anxious to lend whatever
assistance they can to capture Lopez.
Ills own countrymen have turned
against him and threats were made
freely that Lopes would never reach a
prison alive, even though he escapes
death In the mine and surrenders.
Plan to Sell Eggs
Direct to Consumer
KANSAS CITY, Dee. 2. -Completion of
a plan whereby Kansas City consumers
may get their eggs direct from the coun
try merchant at a saving of 11 cents on
the dozen was announced today by Mrs.
Wlllard Q. Church, president of the Kan
sas City Housewives' league.
"An express company," said Mrs.
Church, "has given me a list of about
300 country merchants In Kansas, Mis
souri and Nebraska, who have agreed
to furnish strictly desh eggs directly
to consumers for 30 cents a dozen, plus
cents for the express charges and the
cost ot the container."
WILSON READS
HIS MESSAGE TO
JOINT SESSION
Executive Discusses Mexican Situa
tion Briefly and Says Power of
Huerta is Slowly Crumbling.
HE RESTATES HIS POSITION
Will Recognize Constitutional Gov
ernments Only.
SHERMAN ACT NEEDS CHANGE
Special Message sn Trust Question
Will Come Later.
SHOULD PUSH CURRENCY BILL
Senate Urged to Concentrate Energy
on the Measure.
CONSERVATION PROGRAM GIVEN
National Trlniary to Nominate Can
dldatea tar President, Rnral
Credits, "Ultimate Freedom
for Filipinos ITrsred.
WASHINGTON. Dec 2.-Presldent Wil
ton read his first annual message to
congress today at a Joint session of both
branches at 1 o'clock In the house cham
ber. The message, among the briefest
documents "of its klpd from any presi
dent, about 3,000 words long, required
less than thirty minutes for reading,
though It treated upon a variety ot sub
jects. The Mexican situation President Wlu
son dismissed with brief comment, reiter
ating the sentiments ho expressed In a
special address to congress upon the same
subject some time ago, and expressing
the belief that the Jluerta government
slowly was crumbling arid that the United
States probably would not bo obliged to
alter Its policy of waiting.
No program for trust legislation was
presented, further than tho mention ot
the desirability of an early amendment
to the Sherman law, "to prevent private
monopoly more effectually than It has)
yet been prevented," and an announce
ment that the president would later ad
dress a special message to congress deal
ing solely with that subject.
Hours before the tlnie set for the pres
ident's appearance the corridors ot tha
capitol wero besieged by applicants for
admission to the hous galleries. Admits
tanas waa by ticket, however, and each
mater and rsmMtrtaUva mved on.
rialttrlea. nueked With a, DllllWHl Com-
un. p.a itilliVS'SAI tr tliel famltlM.
greeted the fWeiidebt, however, when ttt
Joint session tlnkW Kol down to busi
ness. All present stood and a deafenijiaM
roar of applatUa aw6pt tho chamber i
Mr. Wilson took hu place behind tun
desk and began to read at 1:0S o'clock.'
The president read easily and clearly In
his usuat pleasing tone, which carried
his words to the doors of the chamber.
Text of Message.
Gentlement.of the Congress:
In" pursuance, ot rny constitutional duly
to "give to the congress Information uf
the state' ot tha union," I take tho lib
erty of addressing you on several mat
ters which ought, as it seems to me,
Dartlcularlv' to engage the attention of
your honorable bodies, as of all who stuy
the welfare and progress of the nation.
I shall ask your Indulgence If I venturo
to depart In soma degree from the usual
custom of setting before you In format
review the many matters which hav
engaged the attention and called for th
action of the several departments ot tho
government or which look to them for
early treatment In the future, becauia'
the list la long, very long, and wouui
suffer In the abbreviation to which
should have to subject It. I shall submit
to. you the reports of the heads of the
several departments, in which these sub-
i t -. A ... fnftu In avfii1 ilfttall anil
jlia n, o -, ... 1 ,
beg that they may receive the. thought-l
ful attention of your committees ' et
all members of tho congress who mayl
have the leisure to study them. Their'
obvious Importance, as constituting llw
very substance ot the business of the gov
ernment, makes comment and emphasis;
on my part unnecessary.
Peace with the World.
The country. I am thankful to say. is
at peace with all the world, and many
happy manifestations multiply about us
ot a growing cordiality and sense of conn
(Continued on Pago Three.)
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