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Huerta Lets Time Expire Without Reply Washington Waits All Day Sunday in Vain for Favorable Word From Mexico City The Omaha Daily Bee Advertising Is ths Life of Trade Talk through The Xh to rv ens toman, your ompstttoT's customers, your possible ctmomsrs. VOL. TLIII NO. 228. OMA1LA, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1914-TEN PAGES. On Trains ana at Hotel Haws Stands. So. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. THE WEATHER. Fair f ( EXTRA VERY LATEST NEWS WIRED FROM MEXICO Bulletin. "WASHINGTON, April 19. Duriug the day Huerta asked for written assurances that the United States would return his salute. This was promptly refused and the word sent to Mexico City that a decisive answer to the last word of the "Washington government must be made before 6 o 'clock, Mexico City timo. Bulletin. WASHINGTON, April 19. At 8:3U p. m. ('Washington time), Secretary Bryan announced he had received no further word from Mexico City. Bulletin. WASHINGTON, April 19. At 7:36 p. m. (Washington time), it was 6 o'clock in Mexico City and President Wilson's ultimatum to Huerta had expired. No word of Huerta's inten tions had been announced here. In the event of Huerta acced ing, news of the consent might not reach Washington for sev eral hours. ' r Bulletin. KEY WEST, Fin., April 19. The main division of the At lantic fleet of the United States navy bound for Tampico, passed here at 6 o'clock this morning. Bulletin. x WASHINGTON, April 39 The Mexican crisis. remained ttense and inconclusive throughout today. President Wilson ar rived at White Sulphur Sprihgs,lV; Va., at 8 o'clock' this raorn ihg and talked with Secretary Bryan by long distance telephone concerning the Mexican developments. General Huerta sent two evasive messages through Charge O'Shaughnqesy. These followed the delivery to Huerta of Presi dent Wilson's peremptory demand for final action before 6 o'clock tonight. The roplics contested points of detail, but wore inconclusive on the main point of definitely yielding be for 6 tonight. Secretary Bryan repeated the two messages to President Wilson and after a long distance conference with the president, two further messages were sent to Mexico on the points .raised by Huerta. 1 They made clear there would be no yielding and no condi tions allowed Huerta and no deviation whatever from the de termination that 6 o'clock tonight is the final limit of time for complete acquiescence in the American demand. ' Orders to Torpedo Flotilla. Naval officials continued active preparations for an event ualities. At 10:30 this morning orders were issued to the tor pedo flotilla at Pensacola, Fla., to join Admiral Badger's fleet and, proceed to Tampico. The Flotilla consists of twenty-two destroyers nnd two tenders. They will get under way at once and join Admiral Badger's fleet as it rounds Key West into the gulf. This naval order, coming at the moment of Huerta's dilatory mesages, was regarded as significant. Secretary Bryan was at the State department in conference with Govenor Lind, the president's special commissioner to Mexico. Later Mr. Bryan joined Secretary Tumulty at the White House. ; Some Progress Made. The text of the exchanges with Mexico City was not given out. Mr. Bryan summed up the situation as favorable, but in conclusive. Later ho spoke of the negotiations as making pro gress. Toward midday officials expressed themselves as strongly hopeful that Huerta would yield. It was understood foreign governments were exerting pressure on him not to pre cipitate a final breach. At 12:30 Secretary Bryan home, believing that some hours further developments from the CJity. Throughout the day the. Mexican crisis oocupled the absorbing attention of of-: flclals. dispelling the usual calm of a. beautiful mid-spring Sunday. Secretary Bryan remained up, practl tally all of last night awaiting definite word from Mexico City. lie was at the State department until midnight and on going home continued telephoning to those In the clprfer room at the State department until 4 o'clock this morning. Shortly after o'clock Mr. Bryan hd lacelvod two messages from Mexico City. Kuli were from Charge 'O'Shaughnessy. 'i lit first merely was formal, stating that the message of President Wilson giving! Huerta until t o'clock tonight to yield had been communicated to Portillo y liojaa, the minister for foreign affairs, and that a reply would follow. The sec- EXTRAipftington Announces the left the White House for his would elapse before there were latest messages sent to Mexico end dlapateh was In the nature of a reply, although the officials auloklv re ceived that It was not clearly responsive and definite, as to the demands made by inia government, but raised a new Issue as to the United States agreeing In writ Ing to return the salute. Ilryan Talks to Wilson. Mr. Bryan summarlred the Huerta reply In a telegram to the president at wnue sulphur Springs and soon there after held a long distance conference With the President, arolnir nwr thai nnlni. Huerta had raised. While the reply was considered ravorabe In Its general pur pose as to saluting the American flag. yei u again parleyed over details and conditions. As a result of the long distance talk Commander Who Demanded Apology from Huerta 'gear Afaira-lJ&y? Mr. Bryan dispatched a further message to Mexico City making It plain that Presi dent Wilson would listen to no counter proposals or suggestions, but muBt have nn unequivocal occcptanoe of thn Ameri can demand at the tlmo stated, 6 o'clock tonight.) Torpedo Flotilla Dispatched. While these exchanges were ROlng on by cable between Washington and Mexico City, the Navy department was centering Us 'attention on further preparations for any eventuality which might occur. At 10:30 o'clock-shortly after Huerta's latest dilatory message had been received orders ora -jtcni it) hth- hattleshl Mississippi with nn aeroplane corps and COO marines and the torpedo flotilla at I'ensacota, Flo., to gl under way at once, Joining Admiral Badger's fleet as It entered the Gulf of Mexico and proceed with the fleet to Tampico. The torpedo flotilla consists of twenty two destroyers, the tender Dixie and the scout cruiser Birmingham, but several of the destroyeis arc In reserve- so it Is probable only fourteen will sail. 1. 1 ml TnkPH Ilnnil. Secretary Bryan had planned to go to church at 11 o'clock, but as the cable message began to come In hn changed his plans andwent to the State depart ment. There he was joined by John Llnd, the president's personal representative in Mexico, nnd the two went to the private telegraph office of the Slate department to consult over a difficult pleco of de ciphering In tho latest message from Huerta. Later It became known that the mes sages showed that Huerta was not rais ing objection to I lie salute itself, but as to th$ details under which the salute would be returned. The main condition was that the United Staten agree In writing that the salute be fired Instead of relying on the assurance given Admiral Mayo for a return salute. Wily Mo lijr llurrtn. This wan construed by officials a.i a wily and adroit move on Huerta's part to obtain an assurance direct from the American government which would be capablo of being construed by him as a recognition of the dc fecto Mexican gov ernment There Was no disposition on the part of the officials here to givo any such as surance, or to prolong the discussion as (o details. They wero determined after consulting President Wilson, to hold to the one concrete question of Huerta's yielding to the American demand as it had been submitted. The reply to Huerta made clear to him that a "yea" or "no" to the American demand was all that remained for him nnd that nothing that waa to be done would bear the construc tion of a recognition of the Huerta gov ernment To Present 14 ( Cuonirrn in the meantime tentative plans were made for the legislative procedure, which tomorrow may place the full naval and military establishment In the hands of the president for active war measures against the de facto government In Mexico. The scope of the authority to be conferred Upon the president and the means to be placed In his hands for exert ing that authority will depend upon the president's desires. When the president returns to Washington to leaders of tho house and senators before the two legis lative bodies meet at noon. Then the president probably will read a special message to congress. Krsolullon by (Jndervfoudt Unless the Huerta government re cedes and accepts the president's terms tonight, Majority Leader Underwood will undoubtedly offer a Joint resolution In the house, when It meets at noon pro viding for a Joint session of congress within an hour. The Joint session will hear what the president has to advise on the attuation and probably before the president returns to the White House a resolution will be offered In each house In separate session. The phalrman of the foreign affairs and foreign relations committees will offer the resolutions, which will Immediately be referred to the respective committees. Hurried ses sions will Immediately be referred to the respective committees. Hurried sessions BSsssssBBaHnBBWBBs9HassassssssH LATEST WORD FROM WASHINGTON ON MEXICAN CASE SHOWS APPARENTLY INTERVENTION IS IMPERATIVE WASHINGTON, April 19.-(Washington time), or 7:09 p. m. in Mexico City, Washington was still waiting for a message from Charge O'Shaughnessy, saying whether Huerta had complied with President Wilson's ultimatum, which expired more than hour before Secretary Bryan said he had heard nothing at 8:30 o'clock and it may be near midnight before the final word comes. WASHINGTON, April 19. At 8:55 o'clock (Washing ton time), a long dispatch from Charge O'Shaughnessy be gan to come into the State department telegraph office. The first portion did not disclose its nature. MEXICO CITY, April 16 The American charge d'affaires, Nelson O'Shaughnessy, and the Mexican foreign minister, Portillo y Rojas, were in conference this afternoon at 4 o'clock. of the committees will report the resolu tions, and before adjournment on either side of the capltol a war law will be writ ten, passed by both houses and laid before the president. I''nllovrs Spnnlsh Ilraotntlon. Congressional leaders were busy today studying 'precedents for the resolution which will confer plounary war powera on ths president. The measure probably -will follow, to some extent the war reso lution which became effective April 30, 1SSS, against Spain. That resolution after reciting the conditions In Cuba and the destruction of the hattleahlp Maine, recog nised the Independence of Cuba and caUSuTupon .iSpaln" to' withdraw "Its "forces from the Islands. Tho resolution then proceeded to (Jempowor and dlreqt" the president to "uije entire Jand and naval forces of the United States, and to coll Into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several states to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions Into effect." Will Ask. for nim-knde. The form and substance of the resolu tion to bo presented In the evont of a movement against Huerta, however, will depend largely upon President Wilson' 'wishes. He is expected nt least to ask for power to order a blockade of Mexican ports. Killed by Flag Pole BrokenOf f by Wind CHICAGO 111., April 19.-W. 15. Vosaler wns killed yestctday by a flag pole that was broken off by tho wind and thrown across his automobile, whllo he was rid ing with his daughter, Alice,! years old. When the gust of wind somewhat stronger the Kale that prevailed during the day, snapped off the sixty foot pole Vossler put on full speed to escape the timber. The heavy timber struck him across the head and killed him. The lit tle girl screamed and r.lutchcd her fath ers coat. After running hnlf a block. the automobile struck a lamppost nnd stopped, wrecked. The child was thrown out and severely Injured. Albert Gold beach, while laoding lumber was knocked senseless by a plank that was blown from the top of a pile of lumber. JOHN DOE BILL AGAINST , THIEF OFTEN THOUSAND SIOUX FALLS, 8. , April 19.-(Spc-clal.) It has become known that the fed eral grand Jury recently In session here returned a John Doe Indictment against the thtof, who two years or more ago stole a package containing J10.000 In five dollar bills from the Sioux Falls post office. Whether or not this action fore shadows an early arrest In the case Is unknown. Ever since the theft, post office Inspectors have worked on the case at Intervals, but thus far without success so far as known. Bo far as the publlo Is aware the Identity of the thief is as great a mystery today as It was at the time of the robbery. The United States government now has a suit pend ing by which it seeks to recover the 110, 000 from the Sioux Falls postmaster, al though an Insurance company stood the loss of the money. ALK BUItKHOLDBH WEBSTER CITY MAN STRICKEN AND DIES IN HIS CHAIR WEBSTEIt CITY, la., April lD.-fSpe-clal Telegram.)-Whlle sitting In his chair reading today, George F. Johnson, a widely known photographer, was atrloken with apoplexy and died without regain ing consciousness. JCamrnr Is Candidate. WF.B3JEn C1TT, la., April l.-8pe' clal Telegram.l-Senator j. L. Kamrar of this city has announced that he Is a can didate for the vacancy on the district bench to be oreafed this week by the resignation of Judge Lee of Ames, who Is a candidate for governor. Mr. Kamrar has served In the state senate, and for twenty-five years has been one of north, trn Iowa's leading attorneys. CONGRESS WILL BUCK WILSON IF PLEA MADE T Houses Not to ".Quibble" if Execu tive Obliged to Call on Them forJSupport; . NO OTHER C0UR8E IS OPEN Members of Three Parties Say Ready to Give Chief Power. WHAT IS HUERTA GOING TO DOT Some Solons Think He Will Wait to Last and Yield, OTHERS' SURE HE'LL STAND PAT llnllrve He Seeks to Arouse Patriot ism of Mexlrnns In Ottix nrhnlf nnd Tighten Grip. WASHINGTON, April 19.-Congres will not "quibble" If developments make It necessary for President Wilson to report to It on Monday that President Huerta declines to salute the American colors in accordance with the .American demand. Should It develop that General Huerta maintains his "haggling" defiance, lead ers in congress believe, the president will ask authority to use armed forco to de fend the dignity of the nstlon. Demo crats, republicans and progressives allki agree that no other course could be pur sued, and tho congress stands ready to glvo the president plenary power to act as his Judgment and necessities may dic tate. H the American drmand Is not com plied with President Wilson will ntftlfy administration leaders of his desire to address congress. Then, and not until thdn, will plans be mude for a Joint ses sion of the senute and house. Arrange ments for this can be perfected quickly and action can be outlined after assur ances of defiance from General Huerta have been received. Opinions Vnry. Opinions among members of congress vary as to. the attitude General Huerta will assume. Some think he will wait until tho last minute and then yield to the original demand of Admiral Mayo. Othera believe he will Ignore the demand, be lieving that through a demonstration by this government he can arouse the pa triotism of his people In his own behalf. There are few, however, who do not be lieve the United (states, in the event of defiance of tho ultimatum, must tako an armed grip on Mexico. Action by congress would not authorise a declaration of war, beoause there Is no contemplation of warring against Mexico. The prevailing opinion la that a resolu tlon would be adopted similar to one adopted before the Spanish war, authoris ing the president to usu the armed forces In his discretion, to defend tho dignity and honor of the United States. The first move, It Is believed, would be to seize the ports of Vera Cruz and Tampico. In Touch Yfith Administration. Senator Bhlvely, acting chairman of the foreign relatione committee, will be In touch with administration officials and it Is probable the president would communicate first to htm If the situation should demand congressional attention. Jtepresentatlve Flood, chairman of the foreign affairs committee, also would be notified and both committees called to consider the form of a resolution to meet the emergency, "We are through talking," Chairman Bblvely said. "We must wait now until we re what Huerta Is going to do." 0 UNCHAIN WAR DOGS Default of Huerta !&AYS H DRUDGERY Daughter of Packer Finds Task of Probationer Not to Likin NOT CARING FOR PATIENTS Calls Life In Boston Hospital Three Fourth llonsctvorki and This Is. Fair ' from rlenslna? to'llr'lress. nOoTON, Mass,,. Apllt 19-t8pecleU Tel.- maul, mm mjiru iuunio. ma million aire'' daughter, who came from the' west to learn nu'ralnx at the Massachusetts General hospital, has decided hot to stsy. Her reason Is summarized In i this re mark: "I thought training m a nospltat meant taking care of patients. I find It Is three fourths housework and drudgery." Miss Ctldahy Is the daughter of Packer Patrick Cudahy, who learned the secret of turning beef Into gold and made n, fortune In the Chicago and Milwaukee stock yards. Kor five ycara Mlra Cudahy has longed to study nursing. Her mother said It was "undignified." Her father, self-made man himself, said "Good! Klne! Shows tho right spirit." Denies llmiiHiirr. People guessed a romance might lie behind. They a.iked Miss Cudahy. Said she: "No. I simply believe that every girl should be able to make her own living. Though I may never work for pay, I pro pose to know how." Miss Cudohy entered the Massachusetts General hospital on April 1. Her an. nounced plsn was to spend three years winning her diploma from the hospital. Hut, last Thursday night, at the dinner table, she declared that at the end of her three months' probation sho will leave. And thereby hangs u tale. Inspection Klnlnlien Iter. It Is the rule of the Massachusetts Gen eral hospital that every second Thursday a general Inspection Is niudc. Kvery pleco of linen must be lifted, sorted nnd replaced. Kverj shelf must bo dusted. The drawers of the closets must be cleaned with the utmost care. It was a monumental tak. Miss Cudahy did It. And that night at dlnnrr she made tht pronouncement to her friend about hos pital duty being three-fourths housework and drudgery. Asked If sho did not Intend to keep It up, sho said: "Why, three years Is too long. I think I may stay three months more, but no longer," Mar Try It Again. "If I enter another hospital It mayvbe a private one where there Is not so much dusting and carrying traya and scourlnff them. 1 want to be mor with the fatlents." The other nurses In the big main hall were surprised for Miss Cudahy has been a willing, cheerful worker. Her eager ness to be allowed to attend patients Is common to probationers. But the hospi tal authorities allow probationers to do nothing but routine work; for the girls need training and testing before they can be trusted with dangerous cases. Miss Cudahy Is popular at the hospital though sho is granted some privileges! r.ot allowed the other girls, Kor Instance, a hospital rule Is that probationers must' kont their hair In as small a knot as possible on top of their head. Mies Mo Bae Is the one who enforces this rule. Ordinarily she speaks to a girl Just once and If this girl's hair is done low on her neck again, Miss Mcllae directs the im prudent young woman to take It down and put It properly up In the presence of th whole class. But Miss Cudahy has a great deal of dark hair and nhe wears It low on her neck. So Joes Miss Dory Lindsay, daughter of another millionaire, who came with MUs Cudahy fram Mil waukee and who Is also a probationer. And Mlrs McTtae has never attempted so far as the other probationers can see to enforce the rule anent the uolifure ax. Pfcted of probationers upon Miss Cudahy oi Miss Lindsay. Commander of Fleet On Way to Enforce Demands L CHILDREN AT THE LOWCOST SHOW Turn Out to Hear Speakers Tell About Junior Farming Climbs. tiabv '.TimriTWfi nw Mnwn av 3tt. Whit: 'ormeWwi'irenins ' ll'nh)-' Assoi'lntlnn Arrlres to Tnke Chnrgo of Contest Uiirluir Week. . Two thuusnud school children from Omaha am fiouth Omaha saw the Low Cost of Living show yesterday. Wcareely had Miss Huldah Peterson of Ntbrnskn ut.herslty, who Is in charg of tho boys and girls' farming clubs over the Mlnte, iii-noi-etl her lecture on the work of tlm extension department, than tho youngsters burst forth with a round of oheerlne that would put the first home run of I ho season back In deep right field hohlnrt the score board. Nfva Turner of the department of do rrestlo wlence at the high-school, was also it rc Pillar speaker at ta exhibition eteioav. talking on "Honi Economics," which wns more Interesting, it posstoie, ' to tho mown people there than It was to thir boys nnd girls. Mantle W. Condra of the Kebr.l unl-.jrslty Irctured Qii We motion ;)! turii, ttiiif B.O)0 feet of fllmr. In fact nnl i,) hoys nnd slrls wevo greatly lr totestud Mu thn lecture, ltcsldra being a professor at the University of Nebraska, Mr, Condra Is also secretary of the con scrvnllon congress, of Nebraska. Development or the State, Films wero nlso shown displaying thn development of poultry, of agriculture and the itnrlnx of babies. During the afternoon tho South Omaha High School orchestra of thirty pieces under the mi'i agement of Prpf. Moore, played popular and clusvlcal airs. The spelling match, especially arranged for tho program yesterday, was won by Harold Brittner of South Omaha, he standing up with fifteen other craclt spellers of the grade schools. Motion pictures of the famous Yellow stone park territory traversed by tna Union Pacific wero shown through tho courtesy of the ratlioad company. Spe .'lul ieetuiei. on the Burbnnk exhibit were given by Balph Shaefe, who Is In charge I of tho exhibit here. One of the unique features of the program was the but lesque wrestling match present by the Teddy brothers, clever Omaha amateurs, rr News-Value of Advertising Headers of Tbe Bee who make a practice of studying tbe ad vertising can testify to the re markable amount of Interest ing and reliable Information they acquire. It Is a form of education which many roaders follow quite unconsciously but none theless to their distinct ad vantage. A period of fifteen minutes a day devoted to reading of ad vertisements is as surely pro ductive of results as is the same amount of time devoted to reading Dr. Eliot's famous 'five feet of bookB and per haps the results are more Im mediately practical and help ful. Not to take advantage of ad vertising is to neglect a plain duty to oneself.