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- V ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMT 17, 1913.
PEIOE 5 CENTS
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NOTHING MORE
FROM HUERTA
provisional President Regards
His Part of Communica- .
tions With U. S. as ' "
FinishedT -
CONFIDENT HE CAN ; ;
CARRY OUT PLANS
Early Severance of Relations
Between U. S, and Mexico
, . Is Regarded as In- - - (
I
evltable.
By Associated Press.
ititi;t(ettii(titt:Ritt
Mexico City, No. ,17 The
report whs revived today that
General Huerta intends to re
sign on the convening" of con
gress In regular session on
Thursday, "it -.- was ' based on
the alleged declaration of . a
member of the" new chamber
of deputies. ' -'. . , 'i.l m' '
Mexico City,' Nov.- 17 Severance
of relations between the United States
and Mexico at .an early, date Is re
garded, here as Inevitable . In vlewof
the continued declaration of Provi
sional President Huerta that he will
not relinquish his office. ' ' ' "
v None of the newspapers whether
printed In English, or Spanish,, pub
lished more than the briefest dis
patches today touching; the situation
and no Indication was given In these
ot jthe Intentions of Washington to
ward Mexico. ; ' ' ' .. ;
,'- Whether the United States embassy
irtfl "Remain or to, be . Immediately
withdrawn appears to be a matter of
.Which Nelson;? O'Shaughnessy, , ' the
American charge d'affaires, himself Is
uncertain.', " , v ,.;' "'. ; T
f '- Staff Ready to Leave, f. '
S The staff of the embassy is ready
to leave "at a-moment's notice and
little surprise would be felt :here, efl
'tlfrugh much alarm' would be caused,
In ease Mr.-O'Shaughhessy and his
; establishment "should take the evening
train for Vera Cruz. " '
.; There was considerate gossip 'in
political circles today , iof ' further
changets in the Mexican cabinet. Gen
eral Aurellano Blanquet, the minister
of war, Is ?td to have had a mtsan
, derstandlng with President Huerta
which may cause him to leave his
post. . , ' " .'- J . "
- With the departure - of Manquel
Garza Aldape, late minister of the In
terior, foreigners here- feel that the
cabinet has lost one of its most level
headed members,, an official whose
moderation could be depended upon.
Ills successor'has hot yet been chosen.
It was expected today that a fur
ther attempt would be made this af
ternoon to organize the senate, ' as
Saturday's effort failed lowing to-the
lack of a quorum. Unless the United
States finds a means tb, bring about
alteration of the' present plans, the
first regular meeting of the house will
occur on Thursday, - ,- V
Mexico City, NoV. if. -Provisional
President Huerta regards his part In
the recent exchange of communlcar
tlong with the United States as finish
ed. He expects to find no-'dlmculty
In consummating his plan to bring h!s
new congress to full campaigns and
carrying out his policies of pactfica
' tlon. . v '; ...... '.-..-,.:
What further move may be taJen at
Washington Is a question which nelth-
er move may be taken at Washington
Is a question which neither the Mext
cans nor the foreigners here find an
easy one to answer but there Tas no
tleeable today an Increasing expression
of opinion that the United States
would continue her hands off policy.
This was not a predominating belief,
fcut those who expressed It pointed
out that there was an -element at
Washington which would be contented
to see the federals and constitutional
ists play their own game . to the
finish, the recent taking of Juarez by
the rebel forces being cited as perhaps
n encouragement of such a dispo
sition at Washington. , ' '
H was reported unofficially today
that Chihuahua had been ' captured.
Th war department however, has lit
tle Information regarding the military
operations, especially those in . the
north In which the rebels are said to
be vlctorloua . , T .
The situation about " Tiixpam, the
center of the oil industry Is described
as acute. The rebels are urging the
foreigners to cap their wells and to
leave them as the rebels do not pro
Pose to leave an unrestricted supply
of fuel oil for the railroads nor to
enuble the government to derive reve
nue from that source.
KsmliiN (Vmtlnnrtt.
The exodus of forolKncrs. especially
Americans, continued todny, - The
trslns to Vera Cms were Jammed. It
was srwtcd at the Aniirl sn ernlmwiy
that no new instructions had been re
ceived. . ' .
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CRAWFORD
DIED UlST HIGH!
ExOongressman'and Attorney
- of Waynesville Dies Sud
denly at His Home.
BK-Csnfressman William T. Craw
ford, aged 67 years, died very sud
denly at his home in Waynesvllls
about U o'olock last night The de
ceased had been in ill health for
more than a year, being a sufferer
from stemaeh trouble and complica
tions, Tut lately - he had' appeared
much Improved in health, and Is said
to have remarked to friends last Fri
day that he felt better than he had for
a long time. It was his plan to leave
for Hot Springs, Ark., today for a
month's treatment could be carried
out. - Mis sudden death came as a
complete ! surprise v tb Ohls hosts' of
friends In this and other sections of
the. country; v; ;';' ;-;. '. t
"n eaiuraay, the deceased took a
very active port In the bond election
held in. Waynesville and was appar
ently as well as ever, '. He did not com
plain of being ill, In fact.' until shortly
after T o'clock last night.' White at
the evening meal he said that he had
a severs pain over his left eye and
that he felt weak. , A .physician was
called, and he was given all possible
medical attention, but he continued to
grow weaker; and at 9:80 the end
came. All the members of his imme
diate famitjn wife, 1 four sons , and
three daughters were at his bedside
at the time,, with the exception of H1U
lary and. Harry, .who. are students at
the North Carolina A., and M. college.
They arrived today from Raleigh. "
, t ' PoUtioal Career. V t
The deceased was ' counted" among
the section's most able uttomeys and
popular and soaeul paUUcianM?
was a member of the North Carolina
general assembly In vtsi4,.-ll8t and
1888. He-studied law' at the Univer
sity' of." North Carolina in 1889 and
1890, receiving, his admission to the
bar jn 1881. In 1890, hla last year in
law sqhool, he,was first elected to the
house of representatives-of the United
States congress, defeating Judge H. O.
Ewart of HendersonvMei : His politi
cal Career-following this 'date was
rather checkered. ; ! ( . '
'In 1892 ho was again given the
nomination for congress by the demo
crats of the t .district . and . defeated
Judge .Jeter C. Prltchard. At the next
election he was defeated 'by "Hon.
Richmond Pearson., He did not enter
the political arena again until 1898,
when he was a candidate for 'Congress
affalnat . Mr. Pearson. The first elec
tion returns gave him the position, but
the count ,was contested, the South
Waynesville and Black Mountain pre
cincts were, thrown out and Mr. Pear
son was seated. In the spring of 1890.
Mr. 'Crawford was re-nominated by
the democrats of the district the same
year by acclamation, but was defeated
by Major J. M. Moody- - His nejtt can
dldacy was In 1906, when he defeated
Hon.. James J. Brltt His last fight
for-congress was made In 1908, when
he was defeated by Hon. "John O.
Grant.. . " .' . ' ' ,
In addition to these political honors,
Mr. Crawford was selected as a Cleve
land' eleetor from his district In 188.
While in congress he was a member
of some of the most Important com
mittees, and during the financial up
heavaln of 1907 he was serving as a
member of the committee on banking
and cul-rency.)" During the same year
he was selected by Champ Clark and
John Sharp -WilMams .to deliver an
address on currency, and this address
was later embodied in the platform
of the national organization for . the
campaign of 1908.
...He was a. man ot remarkably keen
Intellect and sound principles. He was
considered the most popular man ever
sent from his district to congress, and
his friends everywhere were number
ed by! the score., In private life he
was equally popular and- successful.
From '1899 to 1907 he maintained a
law partnership at Waynesville with
Capt. W. J. Hannah. This partnor-
ahlD was dissolved when the latter
went west. Outside of this period, he
engaged In the practice of law alone.
... Funeral Arrangements.
The funeral services will be con
ducted tomorrow afternoon at I
o'clock from the' Baptist church ot
Waynesville, of which the deceased
was a member for a long number of
years, a trustee for several years, and
for a long time teacher of the Barara
glass. The service will be conducted
by the pastors of all the churches of
the town. The pallbearers have not
yet been- selected. A large number at
Ashevllla people win go over lor me
services and burial. Interment wll be
made at the Waynesville cemetery,
FatM Accident.
Macon. Ga,. Nov. 17. L. B. In
caster nf Brunswick, Oa., was killed,
p. P, slewnrt anl.W'.fe of Hnphlns.
(Jn., fatally Injured, ttnd a number of
nthr painfully hurt near here late
yesterday when they were swept frorr
a flnt-rr on the Waycross 8.itn
-rn railroad while on a Uht-seln
trlii. Ai th"lr train rounded n i nrv,
, iui hHKln tree llnili swept lic
rnr l.riiHli.ng its ocuupunls tv.iUe
uroiinJ. ;
FOR EXTENSION
Noted . Enthusiasts - From
Throughout East Gather ,
for Deeper Waterways
Convention.
FIRST MEETING TO -BE
HELD TOMORROW
Besides Speeches and Resolu
tions to Be Considered
Entertainment is .
. , Planned. ; '
"i 1 By Associated Press. '
Jac'isonvlUe, Fla., Nov. 17. United
States senators, governors, mayors
and noted waterways experts are as
sembling here for the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways convention .which opens
tomorrow. ; J, " Hampton Moore ' of
Philadelphia, , the president, arrived
today. Governor Blease of South Car
olina Is. expected this evening and by
miming the other leaders, among
whom are Governor Charles R. Miller
of Delaware, -Governor . Park Tram
mell of Florida, Lieutenant Governor
Frank E.v Howe of " Vermont, Sigo
Meyers -of Savannah, Ga., Represen
tatlve J. Charles Llnthlcum of Mary
land, Senator D. U,-Fletcher of Flor
ida. and the Florida delegation In con
gress led by Stephen Sparkman,
chairman ' of the river and harboTS
committee of the house, former Rep
resentative Bennett of New York.' ; -.
The first . meeting convenes at S
o'clock tomorrow.? :r i .
: " Mayor Sw'earingen will welcome the
guests for the city and Governor
Trammell for the states ' Besides the
tspeeehes. ; and ., the:, resol uUsjie to, b
considered there will be' several en
tertainments, lncludlnb a trip on the
St. Johns river, visits to the ostrich
farm, ' a - river trip and luncheon for
the women, ' when 40 launches and
yachts will convey them to the Yacht
club and a luncheon at the board", of
t,rade. i i' '- "-' - '
- Palatka, Fla., Nov,- 17. The alxto
annual convention of the Mississippi
to the Atlantic Inland Waterways as
sociation which is working for ', all
legitimate harbor and river Improve
ments met here today for a two days
session.- Senator D. U. Fletcher, the
president, delivered the opening , ad
dress. The torpedo - boats, Thornton
and Tlngey, are anchorede In the St.
Johns- river here and. are attracting
great attention. The destroyer Pres
ton did not come fearing the channel
was too shallow. Noted -waterways
men from all parts of the south are
here. v " '-',- ' -
SANTA CLUIiS WILL BE
E1VEN A CLEAR TRACK
Secretary Lane Sets Aside
Convenience of Department
-Tor Such Purpose.
' By Associated Press. "'
Washington, No. 17. In an effort
to speed the flying hoofs of Santa
C'laus' reindeer. Secretary Lane of the
interior department has set aside the
convenience of his own branch of the
gtvemment-and issued orders that the
children's patron saint was to . be
given as clear nd unimpeded a track
as possible. To bring this about em
ployes of the department were In
structed to refrain from forwarding
package mall to Washington or else
where during the . 19 days preceding
Christmas," except In emergency cttea
The Importance of the order and
the aid it will be to the postofflce de
partment In handling the vast amount
of package matter during the holiday
rush is seen In the announcement that
a vast amount of package mall always
la Id transit between the various
offfees of the department. ' Secretary
Lane believes the business of the gov
ernment will not suffer by the brief
let-up In its transmission, ' while .the
benefits to be conferred In relieving
the malls of the matter will be great
The department's letter mall wltt ge
forward as usual. .
RAYMOND IHTKNS, ATtTIRT,
IS MVBTKIUOl'NLY WOCNDFD
By Associated Prec. '. ,
New York. Nov. 17, Raymond
Burns, a young artist whose specialty
has been painting western scenes. Is
In a serious condition In a Long Intend
hospital today as the result of a mys
terious shooting, lie fx walking in
a park at Richmond It'll, L. I., yes
terday when a bullet Hied by aom
person unseen lodged In his abdomen,
lie welked a quarter of a mile to his
home and there collapsed. Th police
believe tliat some amntiur sportsmen
whu had been practising revolver
shooting In ttin psrk tired the bullet
nhlch struck Hums. ......
INOUIRY
Interstate Commission Starts
Investigation Into Practices
of Hard- Coal Rail- "
' , roads.
TO TRY TO FIND IF
ROADS OBSERVE LAWS
Probe Promises to Be Most
"' A, h.:-'- '..''. '" ! " ,'. ' . '
Sweeping Ever Conducted
: Into Affairs of Anthra
- cite, Roads.
By Associated Press.
Phlladelphta,' Pa.. Nov. 17. The
first hearing in the investigation In
stltuted , byj: the , interstate commerce
commission into -the rates and prac
tices of the hard coal carrying roads
was held here today before Commis
sioner John H. Marble.-" '., '
: The commission seeks chiefly to.de
termlne whether, the railroads have
been stiietry-observing the interstate
commerce laws- whether their freight
rates on aoal are reasonable, and
whether -there exists a community of
Interest . among them that Is detri
mental to the Independent shipper and
the public in general.
The v investigation consequently
promises to be the most sweeping ever
conducted-by any government agency
into the. affair of the anthracite rail
roads. ' ?-:f :
The .witnesses ': under subpoena to
testlfyi,wr'o(ncials of ; the. . Central
Rattrinad ot New-Jersey,--twt it- was
expected that the forepart of the ses
sion would be. occupied In the Intro
ductlon of documentary evidence, in
eluding a mass of official correspond
ence subpoenaed from tle files of the
railroads involved,
Silas H. Smith, of counsel for th
commisalon, announced at ths outset
of the hearing that the operating de
partments of the railroads Involved
would be first' Investigated, with
View to bringing out the service ren
dered on the handling of coal from tho
mines to the market ..It .was agreed
that the documentary evidence) should
be put Into the record without reading
at this time. . t ".,
Commissioner Marble announced
that several independent shippers had
entered Informal complaints and that
the Plymouth Coal company, a' com
petitor of the Delaware,. Ickawanna
and Western Cool company, had asked
to Intervene formally with the privl
lege of cross examining witnesses.
This, the commissioner said, would be
permitted. '
Edward E. Kerwin, division superln
tendent of the, Central Railroad
of
New. Jersey, was the first witness. He
produced operating schedules In con
nectlon with the transportation ot coal
on the Jersey Central. k
Southern Medical Association
Holds First Sessions in ;
' Lexington, Ky.
' ' By Associated Press, -
. Lexington, Ky Nov. 17, Five hun
dred physicians and surgeons from
many states were here, today for the
first session of the Southern Medical
association's annual convention, fiev
era! allied organisations are to have
meetings here during the association'
convention.. ..
The feature of today's session "was
an address by Dr. Oscar Dowllng
the Louisiana stats board of health
who declared that 17 to J4 per oent
nos-premedlta'ed rhlldlisj marriages
and 7 per nt of the sterility
In
married life w is due to veneral
fectlon. . 1 - '
in
Dr. Dowllng suggested education
for parenthood, regulation of mar
riage and prevention of , reproduction
by certain classes as a means nf entail
llshlng higher Ideals In Amerlran
family life. He ass.-rted that society'
attitude of silence oyer everything per
talnlng to sex was passing and that
single standard of morality for men
and women was becoming a soc',
principle, . ' .
Bislns will continue untlt Thurs
day.
Health officers of southern -states
were to discuss "milk" at their meet
ing this afternoon.
The first annual suasion ' held
southern medical women will ta'
PIhco tomorrow. The Bouthefn Ass
clntlon of Hallway Burgeons will
U(suiiMl during the wtuk. , .
500 PHYSICIANS
ATTEND MEETING
STRIKE EKDEO
OH THES. P. B'Y
Railroad Yields to Demands of
Men to Meet Federated
Committee From ,
Unions.
WHEELS WERE TURNING
'WITHIN 30 MINUTES
Termination of Strike Resulted
From Proposal Made by
v. Federal Board of
Mediation. -
Houston,-Tex., Nov. 17. The South
ern Pacific, Atlantic system,- trainmen
and englnemen's strike in Texas and
Louisiana was ended today when the
railroad yielded to the demands of the
meu Io meet a federal committee of
the four unions In the controversy.
The men were ordered to resume work
Immediately and within thirty minutef
after the announcement the Idle
wheels in the. local yards began turn
lng. . '..... , '.- ' -"'.-
Announcement of the settlement
was made by General Manager W. G
VanVleck, of the Sunset-Central lines
here) and was confirmed by the fed
erated committee of the strikes. It
was also announced that official state
ments of details would be available
from both sides about noon. " ,
Mediation rPoposal Accepted.
; Washington, Nov. 17. The termlna
tion of the strike was brought about
by .the railroad and Its employes ac
cepting the proposal of the federal
board .of mediation and conciliation
that the railroad meet the commute!
of the four unions. This proposal was
sent from here-last night by the board
vaCstlijulated'tTfat lri event' bf refusal
by either party the question snoma go
before the federal board for; an at
tempt at settlement.
Word of the settlement of the striKt
was received by President Wllsonj who
has been much. Interested because ot
the position transportation lines along
the Mexican border occupy In relation
to any movement of the border patrol
to enforce neutrality In the Mexican
rebellion. . . ..
Textile Firemen Strike. . ' ,
Lawrence. : Mass.. Nov. 17, The
union firemen In the textile nulls i In
this city went on strike today. ' In
pursuance -ot their vote yesterday to
strike unless their demand for an
elght-heur day was granted the men
went to the mills this morning, start
ed the fires and then walked eut The
strikers number about 469.
Should the strike be long continue
it is believed the mills, employing 35,
000 operatives, would be forced to'
shut down, owing to the law which
prohibits the operation of a manu
facturing establishment for more than
one week without licensed firemen.
The firemen have heretofore work
ed 12 hours a day and seven days a
week; j" Before votinb to strike the
union rejected a compromise offer
from the manufacturers of a 60-hour
week with two days off In seven.
KING FERDINAND'S
ABDICATION LIKELY
J"- ,' i : ; . . . - .
Ruler of ; Bulgaria Passing
Through Crisis Son Would
Succeed Him. '
By Associated Press, '. '
Berlin, Nov. 17. King Ferdinand
of Bulgaria, who arlved today In Co-
burg, Is passing through such a crisis,
in Coburg and Berlin, that his abdica
tion of the throne In favor of his son
Is possible and even probable.
The king Is residing incognito at
the palace In Coburg. He spent this
morning in prayer at the graves of
his ancestors.
Austrian statesmen are doing their
utmost to discourage his proposed
surrender of the throne, because they
consider the young Crown Prince
Boris likely to be Influenced by the
element friendly to Russia.
King Ferdinand at the same time Is
receiving Utile encouragement In Ger
many. Hmpernr William and the Ger
man government have expressed
themselves openly as friendly - to
areece. It Is understood that when
King Ferdinand exprrsed a desire to
oome to Berlin be was given an intl
motion that such a visit would be
useless, k
Ferdinand is the youngest son of
the late Prince Augustus of 8 axe, Co
burg-Ootha and. was elected Prlnoe of
Bulgaria on July 7, 1887, He declared
his faith In 1908 and was recognised
by the powers. Bulgarian lugatlon
here has Issued a denial of the re
ports that h Intends to quit the
throne, but true denial Is regarded
here Li merely perfunctory.
EMBASSY NOT
TO BE CLOSED
SUFFRAGISTS
PRESlflENT'S HELP
Delegation Requests - Him to
Make Woman's Suffrage a
National Question.
By Associated Press. ,
Washington, Nov. 17. Sixty-five
suffragists from New Jersey visited
the executive offices at the White
14..IID. ,a1iv otiH thntivn thAV nftd no
previous engagement were promptly
received by President Wilson. :
'We came to ask you to make suf
frage a national question," Mrs. B. F.
Felckert, head of the delegation, told
the president "and we would like you
to lnalude in your annual message
support for the constitutional amend
ment now pending to b'ratn to women
the right to vote.
We would like also If you would
use your efforts to have the commit
tee on rules In the house appoint a
woman suffrage committee to push
consideration of the amendment now
pending In the senate and on which
we would like to see an early vote."
1 was Just talking the other day,"
returned the president, ''with some
gentlemen from the house about the
appointment of a committee and we
have the matter under . considera
tion." "Oh, thank you," chorused the
women,
- Mrs. Abram Van Winkle of' New
ark, president of the Women's Politi
cal union of New Jersey, ' told the
presldept it was a function of that
organisation to enlist . the working
women of the state in suffrabe and
appealed to him to advance the
cause. ' ;' ', " - - : ... ';'' .- 1 :
'A California woman' who had been
wattng ts shake 'hands with the presi
dent slipped Into the line. -
"I voted for you, Mr. Wilson," she
said proudly. '
- The suffragists wore no regalia or
colors when they were received by the
president, but as they left the White
House ' nags i, and , . pennants were
brought out as they prepared to storm
the two houses of congress
SECOND WEEK OF LABOR
IS
Less Strenuous Program
Faced Socialist Delegates
Hear Speeches.
By Associated Press.
Seattle, Nov, 17, The American
Federation of Labor today began Its
second weeks' session with a less
strenuous program of social entertain
ment before the ' delegates and
promise of completion of business be
fore next Saturday noon. Committee
reports were in order today..
Socialist delegates to the conven
tion held a mass meeting last night
and made speeches, saying that the
trade union movement without politi
cal action must fall.
J. Mahloa Barnes, of Philadel
phia, delegate of the N International
Cigar Makers' union, presided at the
socialist meeting, and the speakers
were Councilman Fred Wheeler, of
Los Angeles) Max Hayes, of CI eve
land, of the International Typograph
ical union Duncan McDonald of
Springfield, Ills., of the United Mine
Workers; and Joseph Cannon of the
Western' Federation of Miners.
McDonald described conditions In
the Colorado coal strike district, and
Cannon appealed for aid for the
Michigan copper minora
Friends ot John Mitchell are boom
lng for his the presidency of the
federation provided Samuel Compere
does not desire to succeed himself
If Mr. Oompers decides to retire he
will be offered the editorship of the
American Federatlonlst and a pension
equivalent te his present salary. It Is
said. .
TURKEYS POSSIBLE AT
13 CENTS PER POUND
By Associated Press,
Boston. Nov. 17. Turkeys at II
cents a pound are possible If the right
methods of raising them are usea. Dr.
Charles P. Hlgglns, pathologist for
the Dominion ot Canada, said In
lecture at the Harvard Medical school
yesterday.
The disease of black head has been
the cause more than anything else of
the scarcity of turkeys," ho said,
"They can be raised at a small cost
and marketed profitably at It cents
a pound. To raise turkeys success
fully, they should be hatched by arti
ficial means and should be kept away
from ordinary fowls.
Wilson Does Not Yet Regard
Mexican Situation So
Critical as to Require
This.
MAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
ARE SAME, HE SAYS
Late Developments Have Not
Impaired Confidence in
1 Ultimate Solution of
Problem.
By Associated Presa -!
Washington, Nov. ; l7.-Presi1'-t
Wilson does not regard the M- u i
situation as having reached any ivch
critical stage-as to require the closing
of the American embassy.
Discussing reports to that effect to- j
day, he said Charge 0'8haughne?sy
neither had been given his passn "ts
nor been told to come back. While
details as to persons had changed, yet
the main circumstances remained sub- ,
stantlally the same as when the pres
ident previously expressed a favorablo -
view of the situation. ...
. Summing up the status of affairs,
the president indicated that while the , '
personal attitude of General Huerta
might have changed, the circum
stances upon which - the American
government bases its conviction that
Huerta't elimination Is inevitable, have -
not changed at.alI.ri vTs ;. j. ' ,' ,;
"The mills of the Gods grind slow--ly,"
expressed the slow and steady
purposes being pursued..', 4 . "
It was made plaJn aU ti SVhits'--House
that the- peremptory , resigna
tion of Minister AJdape did not affect
materially the American plan, as It
was pointed out that no scheme that
this . government . might have . could
very well depend on the permanency
of any member of the Huerta cabinet -'
The president made It plain that the
changes Jn the situation, though they ' 1
appeared kaledloscoplo In detail, had
not Impaired confidence here In the
ultimate solution of the problem, by
peaceful means.
No Mediation Offered. ' .' ?
Official denial was made ; at the
White House- to a report that Pan
American mediation was contemplat
ed, and it was reiterated that no me
diation of any kind had been offered
to either faction. , South American
nations, it was stated,- had been in
formed in the same way as European
nations and have expressed in the
main their desire to support the
American policy. - Brazil in particular,
in not having recognized the Huerta
government previously, is regarded as
especially friendly te the . American
policy. . '
Secretary Bryan has ordered an In- -
vestlgatlon ot the executions at Juarez,
but thus far has been unable to recon- ,
clle conflicting re porta
Wasliington silent
Washington, Nov. 17. Secretary
Bryan was at his office early today
reading ever night dispatches in the
Mexican situation from Charge
O'Shaughnessy at Mexico City, The
secretary was non-commital about
the situation, declining to indicate
what the next move would be or how .
soon developments might ' be . ex
pected. . ' . ' ' '
Reports that the American embassy
would "be - closed and Charge
O'Shaughnessy withdrawn . were per- .
alstent again today but no confirma
tion was obtainable, high officials be
lng reluctant to discuss any phase of
the report Forced resignation of
Minister Manuel Garza Aldape was
regarded with deep Interest
ASK PRESIDENT TO SAVE
mm from ins
Connecticut ' Woman's Union
Trying to Prevent Execu
tion of Mrs. Wakefield.
By Associated Press, ,
New Haven, Conn., Nov, 17. The
Fair Haven Women's Political union,
through Its president, Mrs. Sarah
Devlin, sent a letter to President Wil
son yesterday requesting him to use
his Influenee te save Mrs. Bessie J. '
Walti,ne!d from hanging next March
for the murder of her husband.
A mass meeting te protest agntn-t
the hanging will be held here Wed
nesday night under the auspices ot
the women's political union. O..V
ernor Baldwin Is receiving many let
ters dally urging him to Intercm?.
If Mra Wakefield's sentence In i -rled
out she will b the Pi tt w,-,. i
to bo banged In Ounnte i t f
Colonial dtua