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The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-24
m,II HALL cORRECTS STATEMENT THAT INDlANAN WAS RE-
 TANNED WHEN MEMBER.
WATSON WAS DEPENDED UPON
Letters Showing His Work for N. A M. to Land Schwedtman on Tariff Commission Make Profound
 Impression on Hearers.

Washington, July 24-With three ffths of the Mulhall letters in the record. the senate lobby committee hurried along in an effort to finish the reading by today or tomorrow.
 The committee decided to expedite things as much as possible by putting scores of letters into the record with out specific identification. In answer to a blanket question by Senator Reed Mulhall swore to the authenticity of the whole National Association of Manufacturers correspondence turned over to the committee.
 Former Secretary MacVeagh was dubbed a mugwump in a letter from former Representative Watson to Null hall Sept. IS, 1909 Watson, evident ly trying to land Secretary Schwedt- man of the Manufacturers on the tariff board, wrote that President Taft was appointing men only recommended by MacVeagh
 If he were a Republican we might reach him." wrote Watson of Mac. Neagh, but he Is a mugWump and am not hopeful of final success, for will swear l never on earth knew what to do with mugwump inasmuch as have no right to kill him.
 M1lhall writing to General Manager Bird of the Manufacturers, advised him to be in good fighting shape on Sept. 12, to visit the White House at Beverly with me"
 Mulhall paused long enough in his task of identifying letters, reports and telegrams relating to his work as lob byist, political fiXer and strike break
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-24
May Repeal Neutrality Laws.

Washington, July 24-Repeal of neutrality laws with Mexico. which now prevent the constitutionalists or other insurrectos from securing arms and ammunition, Is being considered seriously by President Wilson and his advisers, it was learned on the high est authority.
 The president called a conference of senate and house leaders last night to consider this drastic step. Repre- sentative Flood, chairman of the house foreign affairs committee, and Senator Bacon, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, had appointments at the White House to discuss the legislative aspects of the Mexican de- velopments.
 Effect of the annulment of the neu trality laws, it is admitted, would put guns and powder fin virtually unlim- ited quantities into the hands of those opposing the Huerta rule. The admin istration is reluctant to take this step because of the certainty of increased bloodshed and added strife in Mexico, but close advisors of the president are urging such action in a spirit of fair play. They contend that by making munitions of war contraband this gov. ernment is defeating the very object of the neutrality laws; that by depriv- ing the constitutionalists of opportun- ity to secure munitions they are thus actively aiding Huerta.
 Enforcement Aids Huerta.
 If this government is not to recog. nize the Huerta regime, these Demo cratic leaders maintain, in all fairness aid should not be given Huerta by de- priving his foes of arms and ammuni- tion through enforcement of the neu- trality laws. Their operation, it is de clared, affords Huerta's provisional government every chance to secure munitions while denying equal rights to his foes.
 There is now in force neutrality pact with Mexico, entered into under the Taft administration, which pro. hibits the importation of war muni. tions into the republic. President Taft also issued neutrality proclamation, under which many cartridges and rifles for Mexican insurrectos were seized
 Repeal of the proclamation could be
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-24
FORCE OF 5000 WRIST ToRREoN FROM HUERTA AFTER THREE
 DAYS FIGHT.
YANKEE FLAG DESIGNATED
Mob in Mex.co City Bends American and British Flags and Bears Japa- nese Emblem Through City
 Conference Arranged.

Mexico City, July 24.-After a des. perate fight lasting three days, the rebels have captured Torreon, accord. ing to wireless dispatch from Zaca. tecas.
 Six thousand rebels under the joint command of Contreras Carrillo and three other recalcitrant generals, at. tackled the town Sunday morning and the fighting continued night and day until the surrender. Details of the bat. tie could not be obtained in Mexico City.
 Two thousand federals defended the town. They were supplied with heavy artillery, which they posted in the hills outside the city. With this the federals were able to do considerable execution until their ammunition gave out They then were forced back into Torreon and surrendered The dis. patches said that the federals lost heavily.
 The tearing down and mutilation of American and British flags by Mexi. cans angered by the new Sunday clos. ing law, enforced in the capital was more or less perfunctorily investi gated
 Several thousand workingmen clerks and students who had been dis. charged by their employers because of the new Sunday regulations, were on their way to the national palace to file protest with President Huer ta, when they came upon a Japanese curio shop in Avenida San Francisco where American, British, Japanese and Mexican flags were displayed
 The men and youths halted for a moment and then made rush for the flags. The American and British em, blems were wrenched from their standards and torn to ribbons, the pieces being trampled under foot Then the leaders caught up the Jap. anese flag and marched away with it amid cheers.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-24

unintentionally reflected on lame. Ely Watson in one portion of his testi mony
 Mulhall had testified he had ad. vanced $500 to pay Watson for serv. ices to the National Association of Manufacturers in connection with the tariff commission in 1909. A confu- sion of dates led the colonel to say the money was paid when Watson was still in congress. He corrected his statement and said it was month after congress had adjourned.
 The correspondence traversed by Senator Reed and the colonel for five hours showed that Watson was active during the session, of which he vas a member. In 100 reports and letters passing between officials of the N. A. M. and Watson and Mulhall, Watson's name occurred 97 times.
 That he was the one man at the capital on whom the officials of the N. A. M. depended for information re- garding the plans of not only Presi- dent Roosevelt, but Mir. Taft, his sue. cessor, and the Republican leaders in both houses of congress, was revealed clearly
 Watson was made to appear by the correspondence as the leader in all the undertakings of the N A. NJ. in bringing about the tariff commission which, Col Mulhall testified, was to head off any genuine revision of the tariff by the Republican party.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-24

effected by executive order, but annul- ment of the neutrality laws affecting Mexico would require action by both the senate and house.
 Complaints Pouring In.
 Complaints from Americans in Mex ico of property and personal outrages are flooding the state department. Many congressman are continually presenting appeals from American property owners in Mexico. One was presented by Representative Kahn of California, in behalf of Californians owning large plantations at Mercedes in Tobasco province The Californ. ians declared that their loss was S250.. 000 that several towns had been sacked their plantation buildings burned and laborers driven off. Amer. jeans at the ranches barely escaped with their lives, it was stated, and the governor of Tobasco-the Huerta rep. resentative-has no troops whatever to protect lives or property.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-24
PERPETUAL MOTION TEST
Scientists Examining Machine In- vented by Italian Which Contracts
 and Expands Gas Automatically

Turin, Italy, July 24.-Tests have been made before scientists here of machine invented by mechanician named Florio, by which, it is claimed, perpetual motion is demonstrated. The basic principle underlying the method is the contraction and expansion of gas.
 The machine collects and transforms it into mechanical energy. Air is supplied automatically and the appara- tus is in continuous motion by reason of the passage of gas from warmer at- mosphere to colder water
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-24
DEMANDS UPON TRAINMEN PROB. ABLY WILL BE WITHDRAWN,
 IS BELIEF.
ERIE WILL ACCEPT AWARD
Only Proviso Is That Increased Pay Would Be Effective Jan. 1. 1915, But May Recede From This
 Position.

New York, July 24.-The only prob. lem the federal mediators in the east. ern railroad strike situation has to deal with is the request of the confer. ence of railroad managers that their eight demands on the employees be ar bitrated along with the demand of the men for a 20 per cent increase in wages.
 The statement from President Un. derwood of the Erie railroad, received by the mediators, that his road would accept any award made under the Newlands act, removed what probably would have been the most serious ob- stacie to an early settlement of the differences between the union men and their employers.
 The only string attached to the with drawal of the Erie from it's position that it would not grant an increase of wages under any consideration, was the assertion that the men would be asked to defer the date on which any advance might become effective to January, 1915
 The union leaders declared that  this was a question for the Erie to settle with it's own men, and would have no effect on the general arbitra. tion plans. The Erie must now accept the ruling of the board of arbitration, however, and the conference commit tee of managers will be authorized to represent the Erie in these confer. ences
 The mediators again took up the question of the railroads withdrawing their eight demands which have been made on the employees It is generally believed that the railroads will con. sent to the withdrawal of three de- mands, but if not, the mediators will force them to recede from their posi-, ton.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-24
NEGRO REVIVES IM COFFIN
Was 38 Minutes at Ropes End and Declared Dead by Physicians,
 But Lived Three Hours.

Starke, Fla, July 24.-Hersey Mitch ell, a negro, was hanged in the jai, yard here for the murder of another negro and was declared dead at the end of 3S minutes by two physicians.
 After his body had been placed ir a coffin, Mitchell whose neck had moi been broken, revived and lived three hours.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-24
Iowa Wheat Crop Record One.

Council Bluffs, July 24.-Production of wheat in western Iowa is the heav. fest this year ever known Quality is also the finest and the railroads are being taxed to haul the grain, most of it being marketed from the field Yields of as high as fl bushels an acre are reported.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-24
Uses Auto to Bout Anorv puI,

Elgin, H., July 24,-An autoist drove his machine into a field and put to flight a bull that attacked Peter Breen, a farmer. Three of Breen's ribs were broken.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-22
Daddy Bedtime
q. Alas. Stumpie
OTOYV - Is a Candy
Loving Dogi
Stuvnpie Cares Only
For Dessert.

- ACK Inc Evelyn were fond Of sweets Sometimes their mother thought
they wanted more than ws good for them.
II wish houses were all cake and candy like they are in some fairy
~ Stories" Evelyn said.
"They wouldn't let you eat them anyway" Jack replied gEoonMy.
"Oh, my, IL you eat too much candy and cake you'll get fat and you
wouldn't like that!" daddy exclaimed.
II know a little dog named Stumpk. His master is Walter, a funny little
boy who is very fond Of sweets stumpie is six years old, just Walters age.
"Now, If you saw how round and fat stumpie is you would wonder how
he could chase anything. However, when a rat is around stumpe "a get
over the ground pretty fast
1.-THE reason the little dog iy 81 fat is because he eats too many sweets.
HAYES nicely at the table, eating out Of his little tin plate.
is, oh, o hungry! Pudding and pies and cakes are alike welcome. Ice cream
days are a joy to him.
After the meal is over stumpie jumps down and goes in o see the friend
who lives next door. She always saves something nice for him.
ut is a sad and unhappy day for both Walter and stumpie when there
not pennies to spend. They always go for sweets Stumpie knows when
he seesW Walter get the pennies that 1t means a visit % the candy shop, and
he never leaves him until the money is spent.
When the candy is bought the little boy divides it into two equal p@-
lions, and Stumpie is given n of these. This Is the rule. I am sorry % say,
though, that sometimes stunpie hurrfes and gobhes down his share and then
stands in front of Walter, begging and whining until the kind hearted lad
gives the dog a share Of what he has.
zone day the doctor called at Walters house. I forget whether it was
the measles or whoopng cough that the little boy had. stumpie ws stretched
out o the rug in the Dor when the doctor came In. Stumpie got up and
barked at the doctor.
Don't make a fuss the doctor said to the dog; I'm not going to give
you medicine
Then he looked hard at Stumpie Said that naughty doctor, I know he
can bark. but is that a dog or a pig?
And Walter was so offended at ths. insult to his pet that the doctor had
quite a time making git up with him"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-22
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Henry D. Clayton.

Philadelphia Ledger: The general
Interpretation given to the presidents
letter requesting Mr.. Clayton to retain
his place as chairman of the judiciary
committee Of the house and forego his
senatorial ambition is that he intends
to urge radical antitrust legislation
at the regular December session of
congress. AS a matter Of fact, the
entire career and intellectual perspec-
tive of Mr.. Clayton are a guarantee
that any legislation proposed, If he
can direct it. will be conservative and
not hair-brained. If new legislation
against the trusts is intended, now
when an understanding of the old law
has just been reached and the enact
ment made effective. it is fortunate
for the country that a man of Mr.,
ClaYton's conservative tendencies and
capacity should be in charge of the
matter,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-22
EIGHT MONTHS FOREIGN TRADE

Complete and classified statistics of
eight months Of the present res are
much belated in comparison with
those Of Great Britain, published
weeks ago, says The New York
Journal Of Commerce. The net re-
suit for the entire trade exceeds all
previous records. 1t is interesting now
to note the variations in the classes
Of imports n exports. The falling
off in the former is in no small
Measure due to holding back imports,
or retaining them in warehouse with
out entry on account of the tariff bill,
which was still pending at the end Of
August.
For that month the total value of
imports was about SIT, 0O0, 900 less than
last year. OF the decrease more than
$6,000,OOO was due to crude foodstuffs
and food animals and about $12,5 500, 900
to crude materials for manufacturing.
These items were slightly offset by an
increase in wholly manufactured food
roduc and other manufactures
ready for consumption. In other
words, 1t was food and raw materials
rather h manufactured goods that
were waiting for the tariff changes.
In the case Of raw wool. for in
stance, there was less than one-third
in value imported in August this year
of the amount imported here last wear
in me same month. A similar effect
- seen in the eight months record,
The total Of imports was less by $751;
00O,0 900 than in the same period last
year, but the fall in crude foodstuffs
alone was over SAG, 900, 900 and in raw
materials more than SIG, 500, 900. There
was an increase of nearly $50, 00O, 900
in manufactured articles for further
use in manufacturing and $500, 900 in
manufactures ready for consumption.
Exports for August show an in
crease for more han $40, 900, 900 over
last year, the high record at that time.
More than SIT, O00, 900 Of this Increase
was in "crude foOdstuffs," and there
was more than 81, 500, 900 in raw ma
ter1als of manufacture, the two items
more than accounting for the total
increase for all exports. This was
mainly due to good crops and good
prices for their products.
There was a diminution in exports
of both partly and completely manu-
featured products. The increase in the
total value Of exports for eight months
compared with last year was more
than sos, 700, 900. OF this fully $685.
zoo, 900 was in footstuffs in crude con
dition and food animals, and SIG, 700
600 in foodstuffs wholly or partly
manufactured. There was an increase
in manufactures ready for consump-
ton Of nearly $27, 600, 900 and Of nearly
$27, 100000 in partly manufactured
materials. =
The only item showing a decrease
is crude materials fur manufacturing
which fell off nearly $50, O00, 600. THAI
is more than accounted for by cotton
the number of bales exported in the
eight months falling from 5,322,78t
to 5,429,280 and the aggregate value
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-22
BULL 1ERRORIZED
BISMARCK NEIGHBORHOOD

Bismarck, N. D., Oect. 22.-Terror
reigned among the residents of the
west side when a mad bull took pos
session Of Custer park and entertained
himself by walking about the homes in
the vicinity Of the park, digging holes
in the lawns with front hoofs.
Children returning from school be-
came SO frightened at the ferocious
beast, that many were compelled to
remain away from their homes until
the animal of it's w accord stalked
leisurely to the park.
Several residents in the vicinity of
the park declared hat the bull has
been grazing in hat neighborhood for
the past two or three days, but up I'M
til yesterday stayed at a safe distance
from homes and people on thorough
fares. .-.-.
Late yesterday. according to all
reports the animal went on a wild
rampage and insisted on making him
self known to terrorizing women and
children with his bellows. 1t was dur
ing this spectular performance of the
beast that several school children at
tempted to reach their homes. Bel
lows of the amman could be heard for
blocks and when the children discov-
cred that they were enunciations of
a mad bull they took to their heels
and went down town.
A couple of small boys. however,
climbed fences and found their way
home through allies and back yards.
The bull held the neighhorhood in
terror for more than an hour and
women and children were unable to
venture from their homes.
Custer park has been fixed up and
maintained in good condition through
the efforts Of the ladies of the city
and deep regret is felt among the wo-
men who gave their time and it's i'm
provement, that their efforts should
be destroyed by cattle allowed to run
lose.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-22
WEDNESDAY,, OCT. %, 1918.
THE G WAY.

-
The Max Enterprise this week will
say:
The farmers in this locality are be-
ginning to realize that if they wish to
succeed they must go in for more
stock raising and less small grain
farming. The First state bank OF
! Max, has SEN a representative to-
South st. Paul to purchase a car Of
~2-year-cld hcifers Of good stock which
Z they intend TO sell to tho farmers
in his locality and if there is a de-
mand for them they will ship in two
or three cars more yet this fall.
Every encouragement should be given
20 the raising Of stock in this coun-
try IL we e expect to build it up
the way it should be.
This is only one instance of the
increased interest in diversified farm
OF the entire state,
To anyone who keeps in close touch
with affairs in North Dakota the
marked change in sentiment that is
evident in every part of the state 1a
remarkable.
There is a tTite saying that "noth-
ing succeeds like success" and the
wonderful success that farmers, who
have tried the diversified methods OF
farming. and especially those who
have gone into stock raising, have
had, has been worth more to bring
to pass the change from the one grain
system. than all the years of preach
ing by the better farming experts.
; But this only proves the value Of
the doctrines that these experts have
been preaching at the farmers
through the past decade or more.
, It has been said that the farmers
were getting tired Of being preached
at as II the preachers were some
how to blame. 1t is now being
proved that these experts were right.
They r being indicated. 1t is not
the preachers who are to blame, but
those farmers who for SO many years
failed to heed the earnest pleas Of
these nieD.
The change in sentiment is large
~ due to the Better Farming asso-
citation and it's clever executive head,
Thomas Cooper. This association has
taken tho actual proof Of the value
Of scientific" farming and practical
ly forced it on the farmers and the
state is resping the benefit.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-22
LETTING OFF STEAM,

h Duluth News Tribune sizes up
the Henry Lane Wilson episode about
right as follows:
En- Minister Henry Lane Wilson
feels better. lie got what troubled
him out OF his system through the
medium Of a letter to Secretary BRYAN.
Colonel Roosevelt had his Bellamy
Storer and Dear Maria" among his
diplomatic problems; apparently Pres
ldent Wilson has as irritating a thorn
in Henry Lane.
The gentleman was recalled from
Mexico with a sharp reprimand. Ever
since he has been near the explosion
point. Now he has relieved himself
or his OVerburden of offended dignity.
he has told Bryan he is a & dip
Iomat, green at the game, n mussed
up in his policy. He has remarked that
the president is a gentleman Of high
ideals, but who does not appreciate
superior services.
The reprimand score is now even.
Mr. Bryan n the president raped
the minister's knuCkIcs and in return
he has slapped their wrists. 1t is in
deed pretty hard for a man who shas
giVen-fOr a consideration of. cash plus
prOminenCe-seventeen years Of his life
to the service Of his ountry to be
summarily dismissed.
1t is still harder when such a man,
fully conscious of his own superior, if
not superlatiVe ability, gets his dis
missal from those who have been in
the game less than a year. Naturally
he is aware that they cannot know so
well what the United States should do,
as he does.
Being in Mexico, Mr.. Wilson could
appreciate the real sweetness and light
Of Huerta's character, whereas in
Washington he seemed but an migrate
and cold-blooded murderer. He could
see, being on the ground, that Huerta
a to remove MaderO for the good of
his country and possibly incidentally
to settle the oil concession problem;
but in Washington the method of re-
moVal seemed at least unnecessarily
harsh.
1t is hard for a real diplomat to
know just what his government wants
done at a critical juncture, and yet
it is irritating to nave to wait a few
hours to wire those by chance in au-
thority, who know SO little and may
do just the wrong thing. In this in
stance, of course, Mr.. Bryan and the
president did do the wrong thing,
since they differ with Minister Wilson.
1t is altogether one Of the situations
where the only recourse of unappreci-
ated merit is to cOntide in the public.
Mr.. Wilson has cOntided. It is to be
hoped the incident is closed.