New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-24
CARE CAN'T CATCH
mitchell ON TRIP
Gaming, Shooting, Dancing
and Puzzles Serve to
Danish Worry.
TURKEY TROT HOLDS
NO TERRORS FOR HIM
Hospitality of Jamaica Extended
to Mayor-Elect and His
Party in Kingston.

From a staff Correspondent Of The Tribune
Kingston. Jamaica, Nov. Ito the
casual observer the tall. boyish-lookinS
passenger on the steamship Zacapa, of
the United Fruit Company's service
which arrived here this morning from
New York. was among the most care
free on the ship. Yet ever now and then
there was a grave look and once in
while the nervous twtching OF the long
powerful fingers showed that John Pur-
row Mitchell. the youthful Mayor-elect OF
New York CITY, could not altogether get
awav from a momentary realization that
on January he would assume duties ana
responsibilities which some regard as sec
ond only 10 those of the President OF the
United States.
I-p 10 the present time Mr.. Mitchell has
been successful, he says, in keeping out
OF his mind any serious thought Of the
Cabinet which he must select before ne
goes into office on New Years Day. He
has given himself UP 10 the complete en-
ioyment of the glorious weather, the
brilliant sunshine and the wonderful skies
that have gone to make up passage
that could have been no more ideal had IL
been made TO order.
However, 1t is probable that before ne
returns to New York Mr. Mitchell VIII
have a pretty we'll formulated Idea as 10
the persons he wants for some OF the
nlaces I'm his cabinet He feels that the
three most important places are those or
secretary, Police Commissioner ana cor
noration Counsel. He would be well sat
isaed II he could induce Robert Adamson'
who co successfully guided Mayor Gay
nor 10 remain In the confidential post OF
secretary to the Mayor. Ihere Is AT
present no definite idea in Mr.. Mitchei
mind in regard to his Police Conrils-
sioner
The qualifications Of Arthur II. WOODS
former Deputy Commissioner and mem
her of the Mitchell campaign committee
will be seriously considered. When 'he
,ipoa comes the names Of Montgomery
Hare ". De Forest Baldwin and william
a Ellison will be considered for Corpora
ton Counsel;
Mr.. Mitchell received number OF wire
less communications on the Zacapa' 'nN
nature of which he did not reveal, except
TO say they were not political. lie mas
cont only one message back, and that
IN personal matter He and his party
will be here until Friday afternoon at
o'clock. when they will resume their jour
ney to Panama on the steamship Ieha
dores. also of the United Fruit Company.
This will extend the trip. Instead OF get
ting back 10 New York on December T.
az would have been the case had the
marty remained on the Zacapa, they VIII
not be back until Tuesday, December .,
The Mitchell party consists OF inc
Nayor-elect and Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. How
ard Cooley, of Boston, sister or MIS-
Mitchell; Miss Rose Perkins, j. WALDO
Smith, chief engineer OF the Board OF
Water Supply, and Lamar Hardy an o'u
friend of Mr. Mitchell in the legal profess
eion Miss Perkins is the daughter OF the
gunner of the camp In the Adirondacks
Whore. Mr.. Mitchell was entertained last
summer. .,
Az has always been the case, and prob
ably always will be the case the Mayor
elect going away on pleasure Trip was
deluged with presents. Most OF thenl
u,nra m the form Of baskets OF fruits ana
boxes of flowers. There must nave peeh
.e ,,,,rv as fifty Of the latter and twenty
eve boxes of fruit. Then there were sew
oral boxes Of champagne and some very
old and choice brandy.
II Carroll, OF st. Louis, who is gem
orai counsel for the Hill railroads. meet
IL, ha
day. said
81 almost had case for damages
against you"
what was it?" asked the Mayor-eiect
with a smile. II have had many such'
Then Mr.. Carroll explained that his
daughter had sent him case OF chaIn-
payne. ard he understood 1t had been
turned over TO Mr.. Mitchell as the puta-
tive owner of all the bounty received.
We'll. C me and recover it, aid the
Mayor-elcct II have got more than
know what to do with"
Mr.. Carroll said he had already made
good recovery and everybody was salts
fed.
The Mayor-elect did not occupy his seat
at table with Captain =. Downs. the COM
mander. the first day out. He was SUI
fering with a bad sick headache. which
had been coming on ftrseveral days. and
he went directly to his stateroom when
the Zacapa got clear OF the dock at New
York The fifty or more passengers were
| watching for Mr.. Mitchell at luncheon,
and again at dinner. but he failed to ap-
pear. 1t was late In the evening when