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WIIiMINGTOK, O, SXJiBAY MORNING, JUKE 34. 1914;
WHOIiE NUMBER 13,666, ,
SEJII LAW NOT
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STEAMERS COLLIDE
IN BROAD ATLANTIC
SECEDERS AnAGK
SERIOUS ERUPTION
OF MOUNT LASSEN
WILSON MAY LEAD
' COMBINED FLEET
FURTHER RESULTS
FROM CONFERENCE
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LABOR
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Selection of Provisional- Pres
ident for Mexico.
THE MAN OF THE -HOUR
BefnrA th South American
En-
I as '
voys is No Easy One Choice
'Must Suit Mexican Fac
tions and Others.
Xiagara Falls, OnV June 13. The
mix of the Mexican problem, the se
- lection of a man for provisional presi
dent acceptable to all factions in
Mexico and foreign governments gen
erally, was reached today in a confer
ence between the mediators and the
American and Mexican delegates.
For more than an hour suggestions
from various individuals were discuss
ed, but on none was there a semblance
of agreement. Tomorrow there will
be another conference on the same
subject. Details of the peace plan, are
practically set aside now for the
greater task of finding the man of the
hour if he can reconcile the t warring
factions and maintain - peace while a
constitutional election is held and nor
ma; order is resumed. ; -
Incidentally, Gen. Carranza's note
transmitted by Rafael Zubaran, his
representative in Washington, arrived
today advising the mediators that.
Constitutionalist delegates were on
their way to tne mediation conference
with full instructions.
The mediators made no comment
dh tne note. It contains "no reference
to an armistice, on which the media
tors have been insisting 'and there
was nothing to show that the medlar
:ors had in any way altered, their de
termination reached yesterday not to
admit officially the representatives of
Gen. Carranza unless an 'armistice
was declared. Some other way of
dealing with them, perhaps through
the American delegates, may be found
when thy arrive. -
They Are Needed. '
The Constitutionalist , - representa?
lives are needed here to facilitate the
course of the peace programme in its
present stages for in the discussion
of names they can be of much service
to mediation generally by indicating
who will or will not be acceptable. ... y
At present the mediators have ac
complished only one step in their
Journey toward the pacification 'of
Mexico. This was the adoption yes
terday of the first protocol dealing
with the transfer of authority from
the hands of the present regime to a
new provisional government. Today's
discussion of the second protocol de
fining the composition of the new gov
ernment, its form and personnel was
discussed by the American and Mex
ican delegates in an informal talk
with the mediators. No agreement
was reached on the- phraseology of
this plank in the peace plan, but it is
considered most likely that it will set
forth that the new government shall
consist of a provisional president and
four cabinet ministers comprising the
portfolios of foreign affairs, finance,
war and interior. :
Discussion has continued about the
type of man tor the provisional presi
dency, the Mexican delegates .claim
ing that he shall be neutral in the
sense of not being identified with any
political faction and the United States
insisting that he shall be of Constitu
tionalist sympathies fe far as to pa
cify that element, but neutral and
fair in his dealings with ail. It prac
tically has been resolved to abandon
generalities about types and . search
tor the man whom all would accept.
It can be stated on the highest au
thority that the American delegates
at no time have suggested the name
cf Gen. Villa or Gen. Carranza and
that they never intend to do so. They
think some one whom the Constitu
tionalists will trust should be placed
Ji power, but aon't themselves favor
a man who is so violently partisan
that he might be guided by prejudices
a me performance of nls functions
No Suaaestlons Made.
A
The American delegates have not
yet suggested all the names whicb
they think might be considered, but
today s discussion showed them that
ilexicans of prominence who have
been active in the Constitutionalist
Party will meet with serious opposi
tion from the Huerta delegates. There
are no indications that an agreement
will be reached on the provisional
President for many days at least, al
tnough there is likely to be an early
agreement on the organization and
term of the new government. Var
ious plans are before the mediators,
a. commission of five with, one execu
tive, a junta de Gobierno or council
- three and a provisional president
and four cabinet ministers.
ihe last will be insisted on. by the
-Mexicans as more nearly in conformi
ty with that provided by the Mexican
constitution. The American delegates
reanze the importance of form in this
connection and will probably offer no
objection to that kind of -an adminis
tration. The Mexican delegates re
ceived during the day the formal an
?wer of the United States to their ln
Qttiry concerning the embargo on
arms by sea The American govern
ffient declared its regret that the An
k a, by a misunderstanding-, should
nave obtained clearance papers which
permitted it to land, arms at Tampico
w the Constitutionalists, but . called
a ation to the strict orders which
EfJ are in effect prohibiting all qx
Portations of arms to Mexico.
ashville, Tenn., vJune 13. Two
T- iifd storms swept into Tennessee
a-out 5 o'clock this afternoon from
Kentucky. Reports Indicate that one
-r moriginated around Bowling
een and moved on - to Gallatin,
- enn No damage was done so far asi
can be learned. The second Btonn
came rom Earllngton, Ky., and de
8oyed all wires between EarUngton
aid HenderBonville, , Tenn. , 1
American Liner New York is
Rammed by Pretoria.
NO ONE WAS INJURED
Hole Torn In New York's Side Thirty
two Feet Long and Twelve Feet
High, Fifteen Feet Above "
the Water Line.-
On Board Steamship New York,
via Siasconsett, Mass., June 13.
While the American liner New York,
westbound, was motionless in a heavy
fog four hundred miles east of Am
brose lightship early today the Hamburg-American
liner Pretoria, bound
east, ran into her and ripped a hpla
12 feet high and 32 feet long in her
port side.
The. hole is flush with the main deck
and is 15 feet above the water line. So
great was the force of the collision
that the Pretoria's anchor was tors
from her bow and was left hanging
msiae tne gap that had been torn in
the New York. Practically all of the
passengers on both ships were asleep.
Immediately after the collision the
engines of both ships were ordered
full speed astern and passengers came
hurrying to the decks. The passen
gers of the New York were able to
reach over and touch the bow of the
Pretoria as she pulled away from her
dangerous position. t
There was no panic. Captain Rob
erts and Chief Officer Turner were
both on the bridge at the time of the
collision? They reassured the fright
ened passengers, many of whom hur
ried to the starboard side o fthe ship
anticipating a list to port. Members
of the crew also went among, the pas
sengers and urged them to be calm.
New York Was Motionless.
Upon the orders of Captain Roberts
the bulkheads of the New York were
closed at 12 : 52 o'clock this morning
because of the density of the fog. This
was-about. ten minutes before the col
lision. During this period the Pre
toria replied constantly to fog sirenes
blown by. the: New York. . ..
Captain Roberts blew two I long
blasts repeatedly for five minutes prior
to the collision. These "whistles indi
cated that- the New York had stopped.
Suddenly there- was a -crash, -.succeeded,
by a sharp tearing sound as the
steel plates and woodwork of the New
York were shattered by the" Pretoria's
sharp bow.
Fortunately the watch which occu
pied the Quarters behind that part of
the ship which was crushed in; was on
duty -in the stoke hole, watt tne col
lision occurred while this watch was
off duty a number of lives probably
would have been lost. The Pretoria
was less dameged by the collision
than the New York. Several-of the
plates at her bow were sprung and
The passengers refused to return to
their cabins until daylight. AfteiH it
was determined that no serious dam
age had been done to either, of the
ships they proceeded on their way.
OFFER
HEW RESERVE BANKS
Real Estate Men in All Districts
Are Busy.
Secretary of theTreasury McAdoo and
- Comptroller of the; Currency
Williams, However, Can Do
Nothing for Them.
Washington, June 13. Secretary
.McAdoo and Comptroller of the Cur
rency Williams had before them today
hundreds of letters from real estate
agents and property owners in Fed
eral j Reserve Bank cities, offering
quarters suitable for the . 12 Federal
Reserve banks soon to be organized.
In many' cases sites were offered for
buildings to be erected by the govern
ment . . . ..
The same reply has been made to
all such offers. The Treasury Depart
ment and members of the Federal Re
serve Bank Organization committee
have absolutely nothing to do with
the provision of banking quarters for
the new institutions. Local directors
will have control ot all detail work.
While the Federal Reserve Board will
supervise the : operation of the Fed
eral Reserve, banks, they will not real
ly be Federal oanks in the ownership
sense. All stock in the Federal Re
serve banks' will be owned by mem
ber banks located in the various re
serve districts and the directors of
the reserve banks will all be residents
of the various districts, , ' - 3
The flvg active members of the Fed
eral Reserve board and the staff they
employ at the Treasury Department
in Washington are the only persons
on . Federal pay rolls who will have a
part in the operation ofthe 12 . new
banks. Each bank will pay its own
employes and handle its affairs quite
as independently of .government inter
ference as the dramary National bank.
( If buildings . be erected s for the new
banks the work will be undertaken by
the local directors and -financed by
the individual banksi . -
As soon as directors are elected for
the 12 new banks the organization
committee will refer to them all com
munications . concerning quarters,
merely for, their information.- , f.
Butte, Montana, Scene of
Rioting Last Night
TOWN IS UNDER ARMS
Mayor of City Thrown From Second
Story Window When He Attempt
ed to Stop Rioting Safe
to be Dynamited.
Butte, Mont., June 13. Rioting In
cident to' a revolt of 2,000 Union men
against the orders of their organiza
tion, continued tonight despite the
armed rule set over the city after a
series of riots during the celebration
of Miners Union Day.
, All saloons were closed and hard
ware, stores were cleared. Of arms and
ammunition by the police while extra
guards were stationed throughout the
city. . . . .
When order seemed to be restored
with darkness and the extra precau
tions against further violence, a crowd
of miners surrounded by the police
started to pull the safe of the Western
Federation of Miners down Main
street to keep it out of the hands of
rioters. Four hundred men took the
safe from 'the Federation members
and the police guard put it on a wagon
and carted it away and announced
they-were going to dynamite it.
. The trouble began when a parade
started in celebration of the estab
lishment of a union. More than 2,
000 men disgruntled by heavy assess
ments refused to recognize the West
ern Federation of . Miners any longer.
Under the leadership of organizers
of the Industrial Workers of the
World,' the? seceaers attacked the pa
rade composed of more .than half the
labor bodies of Butte.
The parade was broken up . and
speaking exercises in a theatre were
abandoned because of stormy street
scenes. ' -. Then the" rioters moved on
Union hall: in the center of the city.
Every piece of furniture in the build
ing was demolished and thrown- into
the. streets. , r;f
Actinjr Mayor Frank Curran; '-ScP
cialist, appealed to. the rioters to "dis
perse. He- was 'thrown from a sec
ond story , window ' to the pavement
and removed to a hospital severely
injured. . -
Ten thousand - persons watched the
demonstration.; . Policemen and sher
iff's deputies were powerless. Chief
of Police Murphy sent out officers to
close all saloons.: Half a dozen sa
loon keepers who . refused to obey
were-taken to jail.
While the riot .was . at its height,
Alderman Charles Lane made a de
mand on the acting mayor that he ask
the governor for troops. "he county
commissioners nastily assembled and
authorized Sheriff Driscoll to swear
in as many deputies as were needed
to control the situation.
Several hundred miners refused to
march today in a parade in celebra
tion of Miners' Union Day. Their re
(Continued on Page Sixteen.)
BIG DAY AT PRINCETON
Tommy' Drills Miles Through
Dust With Alumni
Follows in Wake of Big Brass Band
Along With Thousands of Oth
ers on Return Visit to Their
Alma Mater.
Princeton, N. 'J., June 13. With
President Wilson, "Tommy" Wilson,
'79, as the hero of the occasion, Prince
ton's greatest alumni in years was cel
ebrated here today. From all parts
of the country Princeton graduates
flocked to welcome their most distin
guished! - alumnus and former presi
dent; - :
- The f President .was cheered, sere
naded, shaken bjrthe hand and -lionized
generally. " He entered complete
ly into the spirit of the occasion and
behaved like any other alumnus back
at his alma mater.
The climax of the celebration came
with the parade of the alumni, several
thousand- strong, from the campus to
the basebaliSleld to Bee Princeton play
Yale. Yale won 3 to 0. The, Presi
dent walked pearly a mile along dusty
roads behind-a .blaring band and be
neath a hot sun, but all "the : way his
iface . was wreathed in smiles for the
march was a continuous ovation, fort
him. He circled the. field once with
the parade and then went to his -section,
v-;,--".' ' - ' -.- - . r
As the parade started P. W. Miller,
of Philadelphia, one of the marshals
of the .'79 class, shouted to the Presi
dent: , : '- - r " ' "" -' ' ,'
. "Keep step there, 'Tommy.' " , :
"Certainly, I'll" obey orders today'
replied the President.;; -v -
; During the day the President man
aged to shake hands with several po
licemen and other townspeople.' " : -v
, ; Look over 's'Seaforth" today.. Take
car - at Lumina, 3 to 6 P. M.Adverr
tisamsat.
WILSON
HAS
GLORIOUS
Webb Exer?: i Farmers and
nions
HJBClC S'
IN PUBOC STATEMENT
North , Carolina Representative Gives
Official Version of the Bill Which
is New Pending Before the
Senate Court Ruling.
r
. Washington; June 13-There is not
a provision in the anti-trust bill which
can be tortured into meaning that vio
lence, coercion or intimidation are au
thorized or countenanced,", said Rep
resentative Webb,1 of North "Carolina,
chairman of the House Judiciary, com
mittee, in a statement today regard
ing the House Omnibus-Trust bill now.
pending in the Senate. He. gave the
official version of, the. development of
the labor exemption-clause.
"The framers of the Sherman law,"
Representative Webb said, Vnever in
tended to place labor organizations
and farmers' organizations under the
ban of that la. The existence of a
labor or farmers' union never has
been unlawful and is not unlawful to
day, but It was desired to place in the
statutory law of the country a recog
nition of the rights of these organiza
tions to exist and carry out their law
ful purposes.
"After the original section, seven
of the antitrust bill was drawn, certain
representatives of labor contended
that the section did not give labor all
it was entitled to. Finally, w agreed
to add to what we already had provid
ed in the . labor plank as adopted in
the Baltimore Democratic convention
that such organizations, orders or as
sociations or their members should
not be held illegal xombinations in re
straint of trade under the anti-trust
laws. This added nothing material,
but seemed a pretty godd .compromise
proposition. ,
"This does not give labor, farmers
or.' fraternal - organizations - any, -more
than they, are . entitled, to- under the
law today, nor any mor than the Fed
eral courts throughout the ' country
have held them entjh'ed tor This prb
jrisi one will -protect :HJxotaimm -dfsso-ftition"
under the anti-trust laws, but
does not protect them :f rom; penalties
for violating the criminal laws "of the
country."-
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DFGOLDEfllE
IS RUDELYSHATTEREO
Serious Revolution Narrowly
Averted in Italy
Arrival of Government Troops In Prov
ince of Ravenna on Eve of Gen
eral Railroad--Strike -Puts
' Check to- Mqve.
Rome, June 13. Dreams of a golden
age, with the high cost of living end
ed, are doomed to be shattered in the
villages and towns of the province of
Ravenna with the arrivaf tomorrow of
ten thousand troops and the news that
the proposed national railway strike
has been abandoned, and order is be
ing restored, even in the districts
wheye ad virtual revolutionary move
DREAM
ment was in progress.
The attempt of anarchists Republi
cans and Socialists to deal a death
blow to monarchial institutions, wa"?
frustrated because of the refusal of
the railway men to bring about a
strike which would virtually, have par
alyzed the forces of the government.
The troops now are completely in
control of the main centers of the
insurrection. Train service has not
been interrupted to any great exten,
although many of the provinces stijl
are infested with revolutionists :who
are destroying the railroad tracks,
stations and bridges and damaging
public buildings." , '
The entire situation has improved
greatly during the past 24 hourg. Many
workmen aro engaged in the repair of
railway 'tracks and telegraph and tele
phone lines at Ancona, center, of the
revolutionary district-' . " '
The task confronting the troops has
been an exceedingly difficult one, ow
ing to the fact that they had been or
dered not o use their arms except . un
der circumstances of dire necessity.
. Ignorant masses in the. affected .dis
trict .seeing that the inhabitants of
the small towns had been armed by
the Republican v committees, . gained
the impression that any; form of vio
lence would be -permitted.. Churches
and clubs were sacked and burned,
but in the case of private residences,
the revolutionists asked the owners'
permission before taking possession,
Then these were sold for next to noth
ing to give the poorer classes the im
(presion that the "republic'' would
carry out Its pledge to bring baok-the
"Golden Age," and end worthwith the
high cost of Hying. 1 1 - ' - - i y :
"'News that an Italian republic had
been proclaimed in-several towns bor
dering on the Adrlsstlc. In places like
Fabriano and . Rimini scenes similar
to those of the French revolution-were'
enacted. .Mislead by -representatives
from anarchistic headquarters : at An
cona that the monarchy had been over
thrown, inhabitants proclaimed: a.-republic
and replaced the national ; flag
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California Crater Grows More
Violent Daily
ASHES FALL FAR AWAY1
Large Stones Thrown Thousands of
Feet In the Air, Falling s Quar-
" ter of a Mile of More Away.
Explorations.'
Mineral, Cal., June 13.; Sulphur
fumes and volcanic ash appeared to
day in the fifth and most violent erup
tion of Mount Lassen" since the snow
clad peak broke out on May 30th. For
the first time-ashes fell 16 miles from
the crater. Successive eruptions have
been furious, but those today were by
iar the most serious.
Forest Ranger Abbey and a party
of explorers returned from the peak
after witnessing the eruptions from
close range.- Supervisor Rushing, of
the United States forest service, gave
an account of their . observations:
"Mount Lassen erupted at 3:45 P.
M. on June 12th, throwing out dense
clouds of steam mixed : with.: volcanic
ash and boulders. .;. Another eruption
took place at 6:30 A. M., June 13th.
"Ranger Abbey was half a mile
south of the center when It first
erupted. 'He saw a' white crested col
umn of steam and ashes with a black
core, shoot 2,000 feet into the air. The
black core quickly descended and the
ash-laden column of steam bent to the
east. '
"Huge columns of- steam continued
to roll out and rocks weighing - hun
dreds .of pounds were; thrown a quar
ter of a mile and more.'.' . '
HIS EFFORTS APPRECIATED.
Wilson Increases Salary of Chief of
Police Wlggs.
Wilson, N. C.u June 13. In; appre
ciation of his efforts to improve the
cqndition here in Wilson, Chief of Po
lice Wlggs has ueen given an increase
of. salary by . the board of commission-"
ers. Mr. Wiggs is alert and constant
ly on 'the watch 'for blfnd tigers and
isalso making .a strenuous efforts to
break tip vagrancy. "
"iTelephone reports from various sec
tions PJL Jthe . county , tell the - story of-
euuu raiaiu.il uuiiug iue i ;pasi-, two
days.L Crop : prospects are -considerably
brightened. .
BANDIT ATTEMPTS HOLD-UP
AT LENOIR AND IS JAILED.
Enters Office and " Demands Money at
v . . v Point of - Pistol. , ? -
Charlotte, ' N : ' C-, - June 13 . Lennie
Houck,: 20 years Ola,', was Jailed at Le
noir, N. C, this, afternoon, charged
with an attempted holdr-up; according
to specials "from "Lenoir '.tonight.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon a mask
ed man centered' theoffice- of a chair
company, demanding; money at the
point of a pistol. Lumber Inspector
C. R. Safford and Miss Lillie Tuttle,
a stenographer told him , he must be
joking. The; bandit if ailing to break
into an inner office, : began shooting.
Safford was hit in the arm. Miss Tut
tle escaped injury and gave the alarm.
ADLAI E. STEVENSON
PASSED DURING N!SHT
Former Vice President Under
Grover Cleveland
After Months of Illness Well Known
Man Passes to His Reward
Died In Hospital in Chica
go Career.
Chicago, June". 13, Adlai E. Ste
venson, Vice President of the United
States through" the second Cleveland
administration, died tonight at a hos
pital here after an illness of several
months. His three children were at
his bedside. ,
. Adlai Ewing . Stevenson. . once Vice
f President of the United 'States, had a
long and honorable, publio career. He
was Vice President f rofn .1893 to 1897
under President Grover Cleveland. In
1900 he again was nominated by the
Democratic party for Vice President
and ran with William J. Bryan, the
party's . candidate for President, but
was defeated. He served as a mem
ber: of the 44th and 4oth Congresses.
-From 1885' to 1889 he served, as first
assistant Postmaster General . under
President Cleveland.
- His 'last appearance as a candidate
for public' office was in 1908, when he
was nominated" for, governor of Illi
nois by the Democratic party and was
defeated by Chas. S.. Deneen, Repub
lican. : ' -
-He was born in Christian county,"
Kentucky, October 23, 1835 , of Scotch
Irish parentage. - In 1853 his parents
.'moved to Bloomington, 111. He , at
tended the public scnoois and tne
Illinois University. V . .
- In 1866 he graduated f ram Canter
College, Danville,' Ky. There- he was
a' classmate of Senator oe Blackburn
and other Kentucky, youths. .who3 later
became prominent in public life. ' He
signalized . the ; close of his cbliege ca
reer by marrying a -j daughter -of Dr.
Lewis W. Green, president of the col-
iegec;:
- Look over . .'S eaf orth" today. , Take
car at Lumina, 3 ' to 6 P.' M. Adver
tisement. -
Through Panama Canal on
Bridge of the Oregon
HONOR TO EXPOSITION
President Will Enter Sari Francisco
at. Head of Greatest Armada
' Ever' Gathered Together '
, Over 100 Battleships. ,
Washington, June 13. President
Wilson next March possibly will lead
the International ' fleet of warships
from Hampton Roads to Colon to par
ticipate in the formal opening of the
Panama Canal by passing through on
the bridge of ' the world-famous old
battleship Oregon as leader of the
long line of fighting craft of all na
tions and then after proceeding north
ward, enter the Golden Gate at the
head of the immense armada and at
tend 'the Panama: Pacific Exposition
at San Francisco. "
This announcement was made today
by Secretary Daniels. Originally the
President was to go from Washington
to Hampton Roads to greet command
ers of the international fleet as they
arrived.' Afterward he was to make
he trip by rail to . San Francisco to
visit the exposition at some conven
ient later date. "' ; v
The President, however, has deter
mined now to do full honor to the ex
position1 by-making his advent on the
scene at the head of -an armada the
like of . which the -world has never
seen. Also ne will redeem his long
standing promise to Col. George W.'
Goethals to formally open the Panama-Canal.
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The .President, according, to the
present programme' will leave Wash
ington for Hampton Roads, accompa
nied by bis officiol family, on the yacht
Mayflower, March 5th, 1915. - The international-
fleet 'Will -have been gath
ering .in the roads;: since January 1st.
' - " Nine Countries so Far'.
So far nine maritime countries have
announced they ;will take part inthe
paxade.through the ahal and it is cer
' tain "there' will be other participants.
The countries that have . accepted are
the Argentine. Republic, Cuba, France,
Germany, Great cBritaJh; Italy,' Japan;
Portugal and Russia; The entire At-,
lantic fie'et.Of the American navy will
form' ; the . nucleus - around which the
international naval forces will gather.
After-the ; ceremonies at Hampton
Roads, the ;President: will take up, his
quarters on the New York, which 'will
be at : that time . the most formidable
vesseMn the world. ,
The start - will be made for Colon
with, the : New York leading. There
probably will .. be between 80 and 100
ships in the "procession.
Exact details of the formal ceremo
nies in connection with the passage
of the great fleet of warships at the
Oi.cial opening of, the Panama Canal
have not-been completed. If all goes
well the- first vessels of the interna
tional fleet should pass through the
Golden Gate by April 15th, 1915.
IS
ENDORSED IN CHICAGO
Federation of Women's Clubs
Takes Action
On Heels of Vote Comes Word. That
Illinois Supreme Court Has Ruled
State Suffragist Act Was
Constitutional.
Chicago, June 13 . The principle of
woman suffrage, was .endorsed here .to
day by the General Federation of Wo
men's Clubs after a twenty years'
fight by the suffragists to break down
the federation's constitutional bar on
political and religious subjects. The
motion was made by-Mrs: E. G. Den
niston, a San Francisco, chairman of
t the resolutions committee. There
were seconds from all oyer the .house.
When the. question was put there
was a chorus of "ayes" but scattered
negatives were plainly heard.
The resolution (follows:
"Whereas, the question of political
equality of. men anc women is today
. a vital problem under discussion
throughout the civilized world;
- "Resolved, That the General Federa
tion of Women's Clubs give the cause
of political equality its moral support
by recording ' its earnest belief in the
principle of political equality regard
less of sex."
.- Scarcely had the convention favored
the principle of female, suffrage when
news. -was brought, that the- Illinois
Supreme court - had upheld the State
law.' giving - women ". the right to vote
for; statutory officers. ...
Opinions of the women differed as
to the .effect of; the. .endorsement of
"equal suffrage, -:
Mrs. Loraine Pratt Emmen, of Grand
Rapids,;, Mich., said : the ' suffragists'
were' so determined to gain some. sort
of . recognition . . that ; there was no
chance of , defeating them. :;
V ;. Act. Is Constitutional.--
: Springfleidi 111., une 13 . The ; Illi
nois . WomahTs Suffragisti act was de
clared constitutional by the State. Su-.
preme : court y today. 1 in deciding , the
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WOMAN
SUFFRAGE
Rapid Developments Expected;
Next Week.
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CARRANZA IS DILATORY
Constftltlonallsts Will Not Send Rep
resentatives to Niagara Falls
r Until Answers Received-to
Two of Their Notes.
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Washington, June p.3. Further defi
nite results In the Mexican mediation
conference at Niagara Falls are look
ed for by officials of the Washington?
government early next week, their con
clusions .being based on communica
tions' received from the American rep
resentatives who were in touch with
Secretary Bryan late today.
No word of any. actual progress at
the joint conference today was receiv
ed by officials here, but It was stated
the mediators and parties to the con
ference had talked over the character
of the proposed provisional . govern
ment to be Instituted in accordance
with the protocol signed yesterday by
the represensentatives of. Huerta and
the United States.
In ' several' sources' the attitude of
the Constitutionalists - toward media
tion was declared" to be dilatory in
view of the announcement from Gen
eral Carranza's headquarters at SSt
tillo that a reply-to the. latest note to
the mediators would be awaited be
fore the representatives, of the Consti
tutionalist chief would proceed to Ni
agra. Falls " to conf era informally with "
the American representatives and the
Huerta commissioners.. That an an
swer was expected from the mediators'
to the communication stating that
Constitutionalist', delegates would be
sent,. also. was! declared by Carranza's
agents in Washington. No reply from
the mediators had been received to
night. . - m " "
President Wilson just before leaving
early in the day r for Princeton was
notified of the signing of the first pro
tocol which specifies that a provisional
government vcould be - established in
Mexico to succeed the Huerta regime,
such government to be recognizee by
tho United .States. '
- ; President 'Is Satisfied." ' -v
The President expressed satisfaction
over this actual achievement in the ne
gotiations? Secretary Bryan again re
iterated" his insistent declaration late
in the day that the peace negotiations
were progressing satisfactorily. .
- -The- fact that the Huerta govern
ment has an "active representative in
Washington working for the best in
terests of the dictator in the progress
of .mediation, became, known today,
when it developed - that Charles A.
Towne, a New York-atoraey, and f6r
mer United States senator from Min
nesota, had been retained by the Mex
ican City regime. Mr. Towne has"
been in Washington several days, has
had two conferences with President
Wilson and today was ih communica
tion with Secretary Bryan. He plans
to see President Wilson again tomor
row. The New York attorney also
was in toucn during1 the day with
the Mexican Relegates at Niagara
Falls. ' F -
. Mr. Towne late today Issued a state
ment expressing approval of the sign
ing of the first protocol, but declaring,
that the -mater of choosing the per
sonnel of the provisional government,
particularly the man for the presi
dency, was the gravest problem be
fore the mediators, and that the situa
tion at the present time was "tense
and delicate. The Huerta counsellor
would; not discuss the status of the
proceedings ifrom the viewpoint of the
Huerta government, further than to
say that "it is a mistake to infer that,
the rest of the deliberations are bound
to proceed smoothly.",
Want Concessions.
Reports were current here tonight
that the Huerta delegates- in view lot
concessions already made by them in,
the proceedings thus far, now were
asking that the United States make
some concessions in the plan, proposed)
by them for the establishment of the
new government. It -is. argued from
the . Huerta . standpoint vtfiat he first
yielded to the demand for his elimina
tion, and-that he-subsequently yielded
the stipulation of his commissioners
that he be pennited.to name a secret
tary of foreign affairs, who would suc
ceed him as-president and then name
the provisional government to-be se
lected by the mediation conference.
For the Huerta government to agree
that a Constitutionalist ' should i be
made provisional president, ' the dic
tator's friends hold, would - fight - the
Constitutionalists to the end would bo
a Carranzieta succession to the gov
ernment... .... - ',:.,'
Whether there will be any yielding
on-the part of . the United States in
its conception of the scheme to be fol
lowed in the formation of , the Provi
sional government could not be learn
ed That 'official conferences - bearing
on this .would be held , here tomorrow
and seemed probable. - Considering
this point, the position of the Constitutionalists-will
be taken into consid
eration, some officials averring that ta
set up a provisional government as a
result; of mediation which does not
amply recognise , the revolutionary
forces Jn exlco. would avail nothing; J
Fjghtlnjj Continues..
Whlje, the, deliberations are prbceed
Ugi the ConstitulIonaHsts' forces are
continuing,-iheir advance. On Mexico
City,-and-. so; farascan-be learned,
proposevto conttniie' as vigorously as
possible, .despite, the fact that their
representatives may proceed to Ni
agara Falls to talk over the peace proposals.-.
Joe . Vasconcelos, who ' has -been
mentioned as one of the probable
delegates to be. designated for the
mediation conference by -Carranza, re
turned to Washington today from New
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