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New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
Mexican Indians Sing and Dance at Religious Fiesta of
Tlaltenango in Honor of the Virgin

Mexican sign Of the cross, a much more
elaborate one than IS usual in other Cath
olic countries. for after touching his fore
head, his shoulders and his breast he also
taps his eyes, his nose and his mouth.
Then. kneeling on the rim of his sombrero
or on his brilliant hued serape CblankeU,
laid on the ground, he lights his candle
from his neishbor's and lapses into an ec-
static state.
Hundreds Of lighted candles. held by
kneeling worshippers, added 10 the numer-
Gus lights of the holy place, all twinkling
in a cloud Of incense, produced beautiful
effect.
While masses were being said in contin-
uous succession within the church. the
atrio. lined with tombs and shaded by
handsome and ancient expresses, between
which a huge awning had been spread, was
crowded with Indian men, women and
| children. some kneeling and some standing.
On either side of the main door Of the
church could be noticed a denser crowd,
surrounding a party Of dancers.
At first I could distinguish nothing above
the sea OF surrounding sombreros but a
banner bearing the figure Of the Virgin Of
Guadaloupe the patron saint OF Mexico.
towering above headdresses OF multi-col-
ored feathers. SO ! pushed my way 10 the
priests house and with the boldness char
acteristic Of the tourist with kodak en-
! tered room that had a window and a
! balcony facing the scene.
Two Indian women were there, who. after
/ l had apologized for my intrusion on the
plea Of the great interest that such a sight
has for the traveller, not only received me
graciously, but later helped me 20 obtain
photograph Of the dancers away from the
! crowd.
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II Our Neiehbor TO the South Present and Dim Past Mnge

similar place. Near the entrance 81 iae0
"a riding on a large white plaster steed'
further on Is a full-sized Christ on very
small burro. and in one corner is hooo'
horse waiting for a rider or perhaps h'
repairs. The only thing that suggested SIM SIM
ple worship was a handful OF red gla'i0i
laid by some pious soul at the teet ot
tawdrily attired statue
The Spanish priests. who after tAe con-
quest swarmed like locusts over MeA''O'
Invariably showed excellent taste, not ony
IN architecture. but in choice OK locau'N
Their churches always command an au'n''
rable view. but none fairer than that 10 W
seen from San Francisco Acatepec.
The Smoking Mountain, Popocatepetl ui'.
ss7 feel. with fire in his flanks and eternA'
snow on his head, towers directly IN from
OF the church. Further 10 the right u'
White Woman, Ixtaccihuatl d78-5 teeu,
stretched out under her snowy pail BeDN
these two giants lines Of smaller voicaN1
hills extend IN a series Of terraces 20 u'
Iuxur,ant valley and the holy city Of Ch0'
lula.
This town and its celebrated pyranud al'
known 20 all tourists in Mexico. but Il"
ara aware that only short distance away
there stands In solitary beauty. Ike rSi'
orchid IN virgin forest, as fair a WORK a.
man ever designed. the most eNq1's''
church facade in the New World.
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Some of the Men Whose Predictions Can Jar otock rces
Wall Street Spectators Show Appreciation OF he'r Value
in Widely Different Ways, However

! world OF business. In reply TO the criti-
cism Of the amount OF new securities
that had been thrown upon the market
for months ana Of which the public as
similation was light. because, as it was
pointed out, the public had been asked
TO take more than it could digest, Mr..
Morgan said:
1T may be true, as some of the cap
tious critics declare that at the present
moment there are in the market many
undigestcd securities, but ought not the
character Of these securities to be taken
into consideration in a broad or COM
rrchensive view Of the situation? To my
mind and in my judgment these securi-
,es are essentially sound and stable
Mr., Morgan went on to tell Of pros
peritly prevailing in all parts Of the
country, with the promise Of its con-
tinuation for a long time TO come, but
in spite of his well chosen words and the
fact that they were based upon actual
conditions their publication served to
cause only brief rally IN stock prices.
If Mr.. Morgan, however, at the present
time. should come out with bearish
interview on the Countrys industries
then stock market prices would uh-
doubtedly Crumble. Mr.. Morgan now
ever, is never a bear. at least for pup
Hcation. From the Wall Street point OF
view. ex-President Roosevelt IS the STOCK
markets worst bear, and if the CoI"heI
had been d gambler in stocks ne cou'u
lave been about as rich as John y.
Rockefeller is to-day by operating on the
basis of his speeches and messages.
EXAMPLES of conservative speecheS
made to warn the people against 'he
folly of extravaganza and the serious
consequences of over-stimulation in busl-
ness affairs and ovcr-eXtended credit IT.
respective Of the possible effect oI the
words upon market prices, frequently
have been supplied by Jacob II. schlA'
4 notable instance of this sort was FUR
,ished by his remarks to the ChamDer
of Commerce early in 1907. which clearly
pointed out the weak points ol I"'
situation and the period ot hlul"a''o"
that was ahead. MIR. Schiff has no mar
kct beans to hoe, but anything import
ant he may say, however is hkely 10
become an influential factor in market
movements. on January 81, 1901. Mr.
Schif was interviewed in Paris by Ihe
corrasnondert OF a local newspaper, ana
the r.rect Of that interview upon the
stock market was reflected in a drop oi
from > 70 ) points.
There was a time when John w. Gates
could say things that would have the
effect intended upon stock prices, but
that was in the period when Mr.. Gates
was q powerful and spectacular specu-
llator-the time when he was able to take
control Of the Louisville Nashville
! from great banking interests with the
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DANCERS FROM JLATLAco, MEX.

:, These women. by the way. had no more
right to ho in tho room than 1 had. They
were strangers. like myself Aztecs from
the Same village as the dancers.
IT,. introduced ne to their chief. who
on .uyuleut OF small fee ordered an
crtr actc and tho marshalling Of the
troupe in a retired courtyard, where / took
their picture. All Of them belonged to the
village OF Jlaraco. somewhere IN the
mountains In the direction Of Toluca.
There is not much TO be said OF the per
fornance of this Jlatlaco company, which
consisted of nine men and one woman.
They vnre sandals. long stockings, red
cotton TUNES some Of which were en-
trnidered. bright hued neckerchiefs. and
hcaHdresses Of various shapes and sizes,
inlald with bits OF mirror or OF shining
metal and topped with feathers.
They formed circle. and to the strum-
ming OF i've homemade mandolin shaped
guitars went through the monotonous move
ments of the usual dance of barbarc races,
stepping IN time TO the music. occasionally
making one turn, but rarely changing
places.
After having danced for a considerable
| length Of time 20 the same tune. cease
! lessly recurring. they would rest, standing
still, and soon afterward begin TO sing
| litanes 10 the Virgin The words were
Spanish. but ! was unable 10 catch them,
! noted only the melody, which. like the
dance motif, was repeated in unison. OF
| course, and ad nauseam.
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admirable facade. tower and belfry are en-
tirely covered with them, and these OF the
choicest design. The prevailing colors are
red. yellow and blue. so mellow ana SO
IskiIfully blended that, far from being as
Icordant or gaudy, they produce marvel
.lous effect. This is further heightened oy
/ the rays of the sun. which cause the Whole
edifce TO sparkle like a richly jewelled cas-
|ket
! On seeing this work OF art ones nrst oe-
sire is that il should at once be placed uE-
] der glass. and thus forever protected ana
preserved The high stone wall which sur
rounds it would appear like an effort IN
|tbat direction, were 1t not that the grace
ful though decaying arch OF the gateway
|offars an irresistible invitation 10 enter.
The interior a mass Of carving and soio'
though of noble proportions. is surpassed
! os is often the case, by the exterior. IL
uouId be much more effective were II not
,,rcbarged with the trumpery and childish
decoration so dear to the Mexican peon.
II is not necessary to dilate on the stage
/ propertv which usually encumoers the
/ country churches OF Mexico. I have been
assured that. no matter how much the
priesthood may dsapprove Of it, the Ind
ian population will have IT, and will brook
no opposition.
Tlis church. however. contains more
/ holy cavalry than have ever seen IN
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a small Iound straw haL probably us'd
during the journey Each bore IN her right
hand "A staff. it's top decorated with bunch
of long ribbons and a chime Of small brass
bells. with it they tapped the ground in
time 10 the music
I noticed many holes iu that part Of the
wells which covered the hair. This was eN-
planned later Iy the violent scratching in
dulgcd in during the entr'actes.
The maiGeus' dance differed from the
mems I'm its more elaborate and compli-
Gated figures, suggesting our quadrilles,
thus showing either deterioration or ameli-
Grafton. according TO ones point Of view.
The girls danced 10 the tune Of squeaky
homemade violin. not worthy to be called
even a fiddle, and varied the dance by
occasionally kncelmg i'm prayer or singing
litanies Thus they sang and sang, with
out a pause.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

Atlantic City, Jan. l4-Now that the work
for 1911 is all mapped out Atlantic City Is
hosting a project 10 build a central con-
vention hall along the lines Of the ST. Louis
Exposition Coliseum Opinion is divided as
10 location and whether the hall ought TO
be erected over the sea or on land. but
AZ anv rate. Atlantic City will probably
have in the near future a convention hall
that will rival any similar institution in the
United States
4 committee from the Atlantic city lodge
Of Elks visited General Passenger Agent
Boyd Of the Pennsylvania Railroad during
the week in the interest Of low rate
of fare upon all the railroad lines OF the
country during reunion week In Atlantic
CITY next July Mr. BOYD assures the COM
mittec that I'm all likelihood a specially low
rate Of fare would be arranged.
Work began during the week on new
10000 bathing house and swimming pool at
Rhode Island avenue and the Boardwalk,
two blocks above the Heinz Pier The
structure will contain both salt and fresh
water swimming tanks. az we'll as other
forms Of amusement A huge sun parlor Is
planned for the second story, overlooking
the Boardwalk and the sea.
The Hotel Shelburne IS undergoing the
finishing touches in preparation for the sea-
son OF 1911 The entire front of the ex-
change facing the Boardwalk has been torn
out. and in its stead is being built an i'm
mense sun parlor overlooking the ocean.
John Barrett, Of Washington, formerly
Minister TO Siam and 10 Panama, but now
director general of the Pan American Union,
is one of the national topliners at the
Marlborough Blenheim during the week,
Dr. A j Blanchard, Of New York, is at
the Hotel Holmhurst
K. c. Harrison, OF New York, is at the
| Hotel Morton, and will remain at the resort
during January.
d. w. Kugan, OF New York, was at the
| Hotel Seaside for the week end.
| Mr. and Mrs. J. Keamey. Of New York.
are at the Hotel wiltshire
| John L. Price and S " Ltton. OF New
/ York, are at the Hotel Shelburne.
! John Kendrck Bangs, the author. was AZ
| the 81 Charles for the week end.
] Francis II. Hyne. OF New York. is at the
/ Hotel Marlborough Blcnheim
III. and Mrs. NJ. d. Chapman. OF New
/ ) ork. are al Young'5 Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Greenhall, Miss Sadie
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

Great as is Wall Street and all II
,stands for. there is a handful of men III
ahis country who can jar the prices OF
rstocks whenever they take 1t into 'he'i
sheads 70 make public announcement ol
their views on the business situation
If certain Of these men predict prosper
s,y. stocks go up. II they predict redo-
.tion. stocks 60 down. If certain others
OF this little group predict prosperity
stocks slump. and If they predict disas-
ter stocks boom. Why is this? A h'tle
study Of the characters Of the men them
selves will furnish the answer.
In reply to requests for his views on
the stock market James J. HILL chalr-
g1nan of the board OF directors OF the
Great Northern Railway, generally re-
marks that he IS a farmer and knows
lnothing about speculative movements
sand cares less, yet quite often his puo-
lished words on conditions underlying
ahe actual worth Of securities suggest
sto many minds that the prominent rall-
sroad man could make few dollars now
land then IL he would forget farming ana
hake a chance guessing which way quo
nations would move. There are times
twhen substantial banking interests hnd
ht necessary for the success of vast prof.
.ects they may have under consideration
10 set forth views calculated TO iniiu-
snce public opinion. and 1t always mas
heen asserted in Wall Street that one or
tour most prominent bank PRESIDENTS
eince his entrance to the financial COM
snunity. has been a most important fac
Tor. through his cautious and evidently
.inspired addresses, in creating sentiment
Favorable TO the big mems plans.
II should not be assumed for minute,
however. that words spoken by such men
are intended 10 bring in gamblers profits
;or 10 stimulate fictitious quotations, al
ahough they may affect speculative oper-
.ations; nor should it be assumed that Mr..
iHnl in recently predicting dormant busi-
ness in the coming year had his eyes
focused upon the stock ticker. In the
case Of Mr.. Hills dismal prophecies the
remarks came to hand at the psycho-
1ocical moment for bear attacks upon
the market. and the veteran OF many
railroad battles, who says that he knows
more about the way 10 increase the num-
aoer Of bushels Of wheat to the acre than
he does Of Wall Streets ways, received
IAN the credit Of the slump in prices, no
matter how guiltless he may have been.
People who profess 70 know the inside
history of the most recent Hill interview
eysv- ~ 4 :
stock market values, but for effect upon
Fhe employees of the Great Northern Rail-
way. who had been contemplating a
strike. In this interview Mr.. Hill said in
regard TO labor: "Why. when l told Pres
ident Taft, a few days ago, that there
would be many thousands of men thrown
,out Of employment he was almost incred-
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uious Of my sincerity. But ! am not
making guess 1t will be a fact. En-
terprise in all lines will come TO stand
still. There will be no progress ana
many people will have TO change their
occupations and habits" Words of this
sort naturally might suggest to the rail-
read employe the wisdom of sticking
closely to his job, with no thought OF
higher wages or shorter hours or union
recognition.
Men like the man who handled the Co
lumbus & Hooking Coal and Iron specu-
laion and the Southern Pacific pool OF
number Of years ago will take no eXcep-
ton 10 the statement that when they do
talk il is wholly for effect on prices, ire
spective Of conditions governing intrinsic
values. but il is absurd TO class with
such characters the captains of finance
whose words are either based upon legit-
innate factors warrantinG higher prices
for securities or else upon factors that
warrant a warning of breakers ahead.
Thomas w. Lawsons first broadside
against the system" was followed by
market movements that his words were
counted upon to bring about, and what
Mr.. Lawson called his panic came at
time when that astute speculator knew
that the stock market was honeycomoed
with weak bull accounts and In no con-
dition to meet heavy liquidation and pro-
fessional pressure without substantial
declines in quotations.
Mr. Lawson has talked himself out as
far as affecting the stock market is con-
cerned. and his proclamations are now
without any influence upon public senu-
ment, although many traders take with
considerable success the opposite course
IN their operations from that advised by
the Boston man, who no longer has any
| sincere following in speculative circles.
One Of the worst stock market panics
directly resulting from published words
was on December ~. 1895, the day Of
Grover Clevelands famous Venezuelan
message TO Congress, when the people of
the United States were asked 70 assume
a course which was only one degree re-
moved from a declaration of war against
Great Britain. But the President was
not thinking of the stock market. What
chance, however, for those who knew
OF the message in advance, There prob
ably has never been an executive mes
sage the tenor of which has not been
known in Wall Street several days be-
fore its official publication.
In 1903 Wall Street had what it called
the undigested securities panic, which
reached its elimination in September Of
that year, the decline being more marked
after ]. Pierpont Morgan gave one Of
his few interviews, which doubtless
found publication only through the great
fnancier's earnest desire 10 check the
pessimism in Wall Street that was not
. based upon adverse developments In the
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DRESDEN HOTEL IMPROVEMENTS

The famous Hotel Bellevue OF lr,s' on
having acquired additional property -. -,
the riverside. Is busy constructing 40. uo
ouyhIv up.to-date annex. with nne pany
rarnic view. and at the same time reino... rD,',s
ling the interior OF the orisihdl p.Sa1sru
by the introduction OF every US.
American hotel comfort and luxury -. ~
,tors this summer 10 the beautfu eiH an.
Dresden will no doubt appreciate ..'o sor
terpr,se OF Herr Ronnefeld. VINO .,s.
so many years been the genial anu
cessful manager OF the Hotel BelieNu''
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Seated on the slab OF a tpmh, ] listened
to their monotonous chant until the shrill-
ness of their high pitched voices became
so unbearabe that 1t drove me back to
CuernavaCa
Another relic of ancient days, this time
nm architectural one, stands at a distance
OF about ten miles from the city of Pueola,
on hill commanding a full view OF the
beautiful valley Of Cholula and surrounded
by the corn fields and scattered adobe nuts
Of small Indian village. II IS rare gem
OF architecture and decoration, this Church
Of San Francisco Ac.,epcc. That II has
been found hy only ID lcw travellers ana
that pictures Of chi. unique specimen OF
Spanish colonial style grr s." scarce are
Jue To- trc mrt chat % r nor a.c, .l'e by
r..lwa,
Tnlu-l u.. "r..ra churches have
r.or'.r and dem. r.lied with Ha-ea u!es,
yet this IL probably the only church whose
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

Davos, Switzerland. The winter sFo'.
have begun in good shape. The stream %
visitors, which began before ChrisuA's
continues 10 flow There is immense AZ
tiyity among all the sports clubs; eNpees
tions are running high and great eh''-.
asm is being developed Among the An.,n
cans who arrived early are Mr. ana 4 y
sydney Cooper. Kenneth DoWs' warner "A
Leeds c. A Fierz Douglas Gen ~
Nine. de Ona Amezaga, from Ne" ,s,.H
While the race for the SymondS e
has still n time honored place AZ pa'y
the chief event in the bobsleighins "o.
e. now. the race on the schatzalp
for the German Emperor cup the IA
ribbon OF bobsleighing. as II Is calIeu' cIo.S i,
which occurs on January .. AZ paoo, "a ,ss
the great rink on January y ana :, ss,lIy
Americans present hope TO see so'''
phenomenal speed skating.
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latter scarcely knowing what had hap-'
pcned 10 them. Mr.. Gates, like Mr.. Law
son, is no longer Of any account from
speculative point of view. Outsiders are
easily induced to buy stocks, usually
near the top, by well chosen words OF
stock market manipulators, who adroltly
unload their holdings as they tell Of the
good things to come. and they are just
as easily induced to sell TO manipu!ators
who are holding the bag by the we'll
shaped rumors Of solicitous bears who
see nothing but calamity ahead.
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The whole performance was conducted
with the utmost gravity, decorum and rev.
erenCe
The second group of dancers was COM
posed Of girls from twelve to eighteen
Years Old They were dressed 20 white
tho. heads covered with lu1al-IiEe y,iI,
held In place by crowns Of flowers, and on
their backs hung, suspended b. a ribbon,
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
THE SEASON IN ROME, iTAL'

The few scattered instances OF ~. -.
occurring among the poorer classes ~ %,
mote districts OF the Roman Cai"pao "a,
have had no effect whatever as resi ,o,
the city Of Rome itself. where the sea-
has opened in its usual brilliant fas.,S
6lling the hotels with American Nisi'O',
many Of whom will remain for the ssr
international exposition which VIII 0VN''
in Rome in a few weeks.
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%one OF the marvels OF Wall Street his
tory. The only reason why a panic did
not result from the artificial conditions
brought about by his bull manipulation
NAV be credited 70 Mr.. Flowers sudden
death. A few weeks more would have
witnessed the bursting of the bubble
with disastrous consequences. The
Rockefellers and the Vanderbilts rushed
millions Of dollars into the market FOL
lowing the death Of the former Governor
and only a passing wave Of weakness
developed.
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FEMININE HANDWRITING

IL YOUR wife econonizing? ,orL
II think so. She now writes elsa. onl
on a PAGE OF letter paper instead o. SS'
six."-Washingto Star
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
On the ok3ouAcA1nX
WINTER SPORTS AT DAVos.

Greenhall and s. Aufhauser, OF New i0''
are at the Hotel Windsor.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

Roswell Z. Flower, who was banker
before he became Governor Of New York
state and who became one Of the most
active spectators following his term at
Albany. preached Americanism and con-
fdence. and whenever. he talked-and he