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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27

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another day.
John II. Patterson, president Of the Ma
tional Cash Register company. VINO head
O.. the relief work in the south end If the
city, sent out an appeal for food supplies
and for doctors and medicine. Tonight
300 homeless were housed in the Cash
Register offices.
\ fire which started from an explosion
in the Meyers Ice Cream company near
Wyoming street spread and burned the
block on South Park, a block from wy
oming. Another big fire is reported 90
have burned a downtown block.
The breaking of the Tarleton reservoir
which supplies the drinking water, left
the city without drinking watcr and ply
si,lans declared there was great danger
OF typhoid.
There are no boats i'm Dayton which can
breast the current.
How many houses have been swept
away and how many occupants were
carried to their deaths cannot be learned
until the waters rccodc.
Al Wyoming street ON the south side
whore TN" n. G. i. company conferred its
efforts ut rescue, many saved their lives
bs creeping Oh 81 telephone cable, u
hundred feet above the flood.
Thousands of those who were fortunate
enough to have escaped the first rush of
The waters are being fed Tonight on
snort rations and appeals for nclp are
ha,u" sent out hy many OF the leading
mou Of the city.
Three trainloads of food stuffs have ar
rived from Ecnia. but as yet there has
been no chance to deliver them and sur-
/ fcrinc from hunger as we'll as exposure is
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27
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BURLINGTON. THURSDAY MARCH u
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06

Wilson in the last political tragedy in
our country.
i make these concrete charges with
the faith of a man Of honor and in peril
of my life. hoping for justice from the
American people and the American gov
eminent. LUIS MANUEL ROJAS."
Grand master Of the Grand Lodge of
the Valley of Mexico, Congressman of
the United States Of Mexico. elected Vice
President in the month of September. "
Accompanying the charges is a copy
Of the following letter from Secretary
of State Knox:
"Mr Luis NJ Rojas, grand master of
the Grand Lodge Of Mexico, Mexico City.
Mexico.
"Sir: The department acknowledges the
receipt by references hitber from the
President. to whom it was addressed. of
your telegram of February 20, requesting
that this government do all it can to
save the lives of Francisco Madero and
Jose Maria Pine Suarez.
I'm reply, you are informed that this
department had, as a matter of course.
several days prior to the death of Ma
dero and .Suarez, and Immediately after
their arrest. informed the authorities of
Mexico City through. the embassy of the
unfortunate effect which would be pro-
duced in this country by an unjust or
improper treatment of the deposed Presi-
dent and Vice President. I am, sir.
your obedient servant
ENJOY"
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06

Maine inventor has mounted a churn
under rocking chair in such a way
that butter is made by an occupant of
the chair quietly rocking.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06
OFFERS MILLION FOR
REBUILDING HAMILTON

Hamilton. Ohio. April 5.-Archibald
S. White, New York capitalist. today
wired from Pittsburg that he has
$1.000,0 900 on hand and can raise &c.,
600, 900 more If needed for the financial
rehabilitation of Hamilton, which was
practically destroyed by the flood OF
last week.
Mr.. White stated in his message that
he had the s1,0O0,000 which he would
loan on long time at low rate of in
terest, or possibly no interest at all.
The business men of Hamilton today
issued an appeal to John D. Rockefel-
Ter, Andrew Carnegie, and representa-
tives of the Hartman interests and
other large financial interests in the
East, asking for aid. They stated that
Hamilton has $44,O00,0O of taxable
property to guarantee loans, which, 1T
was stated, are wanted for long time
at low rates of interest.
At Dayton today the citizens COM
mittee planned to frame a bill, asking
the national government for a loan Of
upward of s50,0OO,000 for that city on
the same plan governing the irriga-
ton problems in the West.
Senator Burton of Ohio, in confer
ence with John H. Patterson and
others regarding Federal aid for Day.
ton, predicted that Dayton could not
negotiate a loan from the national gov
eminent. because of the conservatism
of Congress. He said such an act
would be a dangerous precedent.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06
.RUBENSTEIN CLUB
IN BIRTHDAY FROLIC
Raleigh Ballroom Scene Of Color.
Exclusively an Organization =.
Affair.

Women singers of the Rubinstein Club
held their fifth birthday frolic at the
Raleigh ballroom last night, the celebra-
ton taking the form OF a paper car
nival," in which each member appeared
in paper costume appropriate to the age
of the club.
1t was an exclusively club affair." not
even a woman guest being present, and
fun and merriment were spontaneous and
unchecked.
The president, Mrs. A. M. Blair, and
the vice president, Mrs. c. B. Rheem,
were the hostesses and entertained roy
ally the large number present. Miss
Elizabeth Forney demonstrated 'Barca-
rolle' from Tales of Hoffman and an
intricate toe dance. A buffet supper
was served late in the evening.
Among the many beautiful and unique
costumes, made entirely from fancy pa
pers, were: Twin dolls, Mrs. Blair and
Mrs. Rheem; Gypsy Miss Blanche Yew-
ell: Natomo ian unusually splendid out
fiO, Mrs. Franklin; Pantalette, Miss Edna
Dyer; Dutch Cleanser, Miss Oyster;
Pierrette, Mrs. Reed; Poppy, Mrs. Dali
gleish; Blue and Pink Pajama Girls, Mrs.
Lippett and Mrs WEIGH; Hearts, Mrs
Hurlebaus; Evening Star Mary, Mrs.
Dickinson; Jonouil, Miss Ellis; Butterfly,
Mrs. Gage; Easter Lily, Mrs. johnson !;
Chrysanthemum, Mrs. Richmond; Amer
lean Flag, Miss Scott; Wild Rose. Mrs.
Yewell; French Doll. Miss Foster; Noah's
Ark, Mrs. Greedy; Folly, Mrs. Cawthorn:
Night, Miss Simpson; Night-blooming
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06
Novel Real Estate
Transaction Occurs
In Kentucky Flood.
Waters Sweep Away House; Another
Is Deposited on the Site, and the
Finder Purchases Ii.

The story of a strange real estate
transaction is one of the souvenirs of the
food IN Kentucky brought back 10
Washington by Representative John w.
Langley of that State. Mr. Langley
left Washington the latter part of last
week for his home in Pikeville, Ky. A
part of the journey. because of the tie
up in railroad traffic, was made in an
open skiff down the crest of the flood
and Mr.. Langley had many strange ad-
ventures en- route. One he relates as
follows:
ION my way back I stopped in Cat
lettsburg, Ky, one of the towns that
suffered much damage from the river.
A large section of the town was wiped
off the map completely. Houses were
lifted off their foundations and carried
away.
'B. III. Harris, a hotel man Of that
place, had four handsome houses swept
away fairly under his eyes. I was talk
ing to him about his losses and the dam
age in general, when a man who had
owned a house about a quarter Of a
mile away appeared.
He said the water had carried his
home away, but that it had deposited
one Of the houses of Mr.. Harris on the
empty foundation, and he had promptly
set up housekeeping in it, He had been
hunting Harris, with an offer to buy the
house. They closed the deal all right"
The high stage of the water at Cat
lettsburg was twenty inches above the
highest water mark ever reached.
Mr.. Langley believes it would have
gone even higher but for the fact that
the enormous quantity of water that
poured into the river below the town
tended to back up and impede the flood
in the upper river.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
CALLED FOR TUESDAY
Proposed Tariff Legislation will Be
Discussed and Necessary Com
mitfees Named.

A call for a caucus of the House Demo-
Gratis to meet Tuesday morning was is
sued yesterday by Representative A.
Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsylvania, chair
man of the caucuSS The tariff bill that
is now the subject of negotiation between
President Wilson and the Congress lead
ers will be the principal business to be
considered. The announcement that the
caucus would be held Tuesday indicates
that all concerned expect an early agree
ment will be reached on the tariff bill.
1t is the general expectation that the
measure as finally approved will be ac-
cepted by the caucus, and that debate on
the tariff will be begun by Wednesday or
Thursday. At the caucus Tuesday the
Committees on Ways and Means, Mile
age, Accounts, and Rules, committees
necessary in the transaction of the rou-
tine business of the House, will be filed.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06
|FATE Of commerce
court IS UNDECIDED
President Wilson's Wishes in the Mat
ter Probably Will Be
Observed.
NEW LAW is NECESSARY

The fate Of the Commerce Court, Gre
ated during the Taft administration. is
dependent on President Wilson. Demo-
cratic leaders in Congress have not yet
been advised whether Mr.. Wilson is IA
vorable to continuance of the court
They will act in accordance with his
wishes. Unless another appropriation is
made for the purpose the court will go
out of business on July l. The appropri-
alton granted the court in the legislative,
executive, and judicial bill passed at the
late session will be exhausted by July /.
The Democrats refused to authorize an
appropriation that would carry the court
beyond that date for reasons that were
fully set forth at the time.
The law creating the Commerce Court
gives it jurisdiction over appeals from
decisions of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Formerly such appeals
went to the circuit courts. If Congress
refuses to grant an appropriation to con-
tinue the Commerce Court after July
it must enact law transferring juris-
dictiOn in appeals from the commission
to the other Federal courts. To abolish
the court by Withholding appropriations
probably would deny the right of appeal
to a court to all parties concerned in
cases before the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The leaders agree that
either an appropriation must be made
for the commission or the law amended
as indicated. The situation has been
outlined to President Wilson. 1t is the
understanding that the officials of the
department will advise the President to
stand by the Commerce Court The DEM
ocratic leaders have been trying for two
years to legislate the court out of exist
ence. President Taft twice vetoed the
Legislative bill because of the refusal of
Congress to make appropriations for the
Commerce Court. 1t Is now up to Presi-
dent Wilson to decide whether the court
shall DO maintained.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06
CHARGES MADE
AGAINST wilson
Continued from Page One.

spite of the clamors for ciemency of all
the people in general.
II accuse Mr.. Wilson of having known,
that Mr.. Madero and Mr.. Pine Suarez
we're going to be sacrificed with the pre-
text of an inperious political necessity,
although Gen. Huerta and Gen. Diaz
made a solemn promise, in the presence
of diplomatic representatives, including
Mr. Wilson. that If the prisoners would
sign their resignation, their lives would
be respected and they would Immediately
be allowed to leave for foreign country.
"Like Pilatus."
II accuse Mr. Wilson OF having washed
his hands, like Pilatus. when the prison.
ers were not allowed to leave for Europe,
after having signed their resignation.
thus hooking Mrs. Madero and Mrs. Pine
Suarez, who, because of the assurances
Me- Wilson made to them, were waiting
for their husbands at the Vera Cruz
Railway depot.
II accuse Mr.. Wilson that, although
knowing that the new government still
retained as prisoners Mr.. Madero and
Mr.. Suarez. after they had signed their
designations, thus breaking the promise
party thereof, he refused to put them
under the protection of the American
1ag with the pretext that he did not
desire to be responsible for the future
actions Of President Madero and Vice
President Suarez.
II accuse Mr. Wilson, the American
Ambassador, of double conduct, having
one attitude and advice for the men,
bers of the newly born government and
another, which he pretended to have.
with Mrs. Madero ana Mrs. Pine Suarez.
II accuse Ambassador Wilson of not
having accurately informed his govern
ment of the occurrences in Mexico, and
of always justifying the victors.
"I accuse Mr.. Wilson of having mixed
himself up in the politics Of Mexico to
the extent that in answering a commune
cation of Gen. Huerta he openly advised
him to have the Mexican Congress wise
his acts. This was badly taken BY the
great majority Of Mexicans. especially as
the government Of the United States had
not recognized the change Of govern
ment in Mexico.
Knox Letter Also Filed.
"I accuse Ambassador Wilson of using
means among the members of the Amer
lean colony of this capital Of Mexico to
have the government In Washington keep
him at his present post. There is no
doubt this would be repulsive to most
Aiexicans after the part played BY ~.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06
RETENTION
in MEXICO IS URGED

Following their visit to President
Wilson, members of the delegation Of
American residents of Mexico City last
night issued q statement, setting forth
the reasons why they have urged upon
the officials of the administration the
retention of Henry Lane Wilson as
Ambassador OF the United States at
the Mexican capital. The declare that
considerations of prudence, if nothing
else, make Ambassador Wilson's reten-
ton in office most desirable, at least
until the Mexican situation shall have
reached a permanent solution.
The American delegation. which rep
resents the American colony in Mexico
City, consists of George W. Cooke,
chairman: Burton W. Wilson. Charles
F. de Ganahl, H. Walker, Charles l.
Seeger, and F. H. Tackaberry. Be-
sides calling upon President Wilson,
the committee also visited a number
Of Senators and Secretary Of State
Bryan. The latter declined to receive
them as a delegation, but only as indi-
viduals.
The delegation, In it's statement. de-
clared that it is the sentiment of the
American colony in Mexico City, ex-
pressed i'm mass meeting after the last
upheaval in Mexico City, that Ambassa
dor Wilson's retention by the Demo-
cratic administration would DO muCn 10
serve the interests of Americans in Mex
leo and promote good feeling between
the American and Mexican peoples.
They urge that by virtue of his three
years of official residence in Mexico City,
period covering all the revolutionary
troubles, Ambassador Wilson has ac-
quired an experience and gained the
confidence of the Mexican people and
officials which no new appointee, no
matter how competent, could possess.
That Gems Huerta and Diaz found the
American Embassy to be the only place
upon which they could agree as a meet
ing ground for discussing terms of
peace, the American delegation declares
is proof of their confidence in the good
faith and fairness Of the American Am
bassador. Mr.. Wilson's exercise Of his
good Offices, the Americans declares, in
such a way as to bring about a cessa-
ton Of the hostilities in Mexico City,
won the approval of all interests. These
things, they declare, place Ambassador
Wilson in a unique position to protect
and conserve American lives and prop
erty and to foster cordial international
relations between the two countries"
Having seen the President, Secretary
Bryan, and a number of Senators, the
American committee feels that their mis-
sion is at an end, and expect to return
to Mexico soon.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06
WILSON CHARACTERIZES
CHARGES AS UNTRUE

Mexico City. April 5.-Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson, Immediately after
reading the charges made against him
by Luis Manuel Rojas tonight, dictated
his reply to the correspondent of The
Washington Herald. as follows:
Luis NJ. Rojas was not Vice Presi-
dent of Congress, but Second Vice
President of the Chamber OF Deputies,
an entirely supe-fuous and unimpor-
tant position.
His charges are, without an excep-
ton, absolutely false.
mo representatives of Huerta or
Diaz met in the embassy with the dip
lomatic corps prior to the downfall of
Madero. The only relations had with
Huerta and Diaz prior to the downfall
Of sMadero have been reported to the
Department of State, and had for their
sole object the preservation of Ameri-
can lives and property.
My relations with President Madero
remained friendly to the last, and 1
have received an expression to that eff
feet, coupled with thanks for my eff
forts in behalf of the family, from the
present head, Ernesto Madero.
mo application was ever made to me
to put Madero and Pine Suarez under
protection of the American flag. If 1t
had been I should have Immediately
granted them protection. l did
write a note offering protection to
Ernesto Madero after the death of his
brother, the President, but the offc- was
declined.
Il made direct and specific representa-
tons to Gen. Huerta and to the pro-
visional government asking guarantees
for the lives of Madero and Pine Suarez,
and / repeated these representations in
company with my colleagues at vari-
Gus times. and\w assured that their
lives were in no danger.
"In common with all of my colleagues,
I believed that the lives of Madero and
Pine SuareZ We're safe.
the tragedy it is of course to be de-
plored, but the general regret cannot be
dignified by attempts to involve in it
those who are not only innocent, but who
in effect did everything possible to pre-
vent it,
These charges are born in malice and
have no foundation whatsoever nor can
one single scintilla of proof be adduced
to substantiate them.
IT thank the newspapers very deeply
for their fairness in notifying me i'm
mediately of the charges and giving me
an opportunity to reply to them
Ambassador Wilson told the correspond
cnt. on the afternoon of the day on which
Maderc and Pine Suarez were killed. that
he had been assured that they were in
no danger, but that they would be taken
to a place of safety in the penitentiary.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06
wilson KEEPING OUT
OF JERSEY fight
He Refuses to Tell Judge Westcott and
Senator Hinchciffe Whom
He Favors.
BOTH FAVOR FIELDER

President Wilson is not yet prepared
to intervene in the gubernatorial fight in
New Jersey between Mayor Wittpenn of
Jersey City and Gov. Fielder. He is
Withholding his support for the time be-
ing in the belief that such a course will
result in lining up both candidates more
strictly according to his own wishes in
the pending fight for jury reform.
Judge Wescott, of Trenton, who made
the speech nominating Mr. Wilson at the
Baltimore convention, and Senator
Hinchcliffe, two supporters of Gov. Field
err, called upon the President yesterday
to urge him to support their candidate.
They pointed out that the Governor has
hewed closely to the line of progressive
ness in the recent unsuccessful fight for
the jury reform bill such as the Presi-
dent favored, and that his course in
calling a special session of the State
Legislature for the enactment of a sat-
isfactory measure had been entirely in
keeping with the Presidents ideas. They
attempted to show that Mayor Witt
penis attitude had not been so con-
sistently progressive in this contest. Mr..
Wilson refused to commit himself to
FiederS candidacy.
The two Jerseyites pointedly asked the
President if he had gwen his support
to Wittpenn. as they declared had been
reported. Mr.. Wilson did not think it
proper to give a direct answer to this
question, but his answer was so worded
that his visitors declared on leaving
that they were satisfied by il.
Judge Wescott informed the President
that he had heard rumors that Senator
William Hughes planned to use Federal
patronage in order to assist Wittpenn in
his fight for the nomination. He ex-
procedure should it be adopted by Sem
ator Hughes, and urged the President not
to allow Federal patronage to be used
for influencing a State fight.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06
JAPANESE farm
owners MUST CD
Californians Tell Bryan Their
State viii Not Tolerate
Mikado's Subjects.
TREATY Is VIOLATED
Right to Lease Lands to Foreigners
Was Given Under Agreement
Framed in 1911.

Six members OF the California delega.
ton in the House called upon Secretary
of State Bryan yesterday afternoon to
present the views of the people of Cali
fornia on the question of ownership OF
farm lands by japanese. The visit Of
the Californians was a result of the pub
LEGATION of the fact that the Japanese,
Ambassador in Washington had iAformedl
Mr.. Bryan that his government objectsI
to the legislation now pending in the
California Legislature
Those who Joined in the representations,
to Mr.. Bryan were Representatives,
knowland. Hayes. Church, Curry. andl
Raker.
The Californians told the Secretary!
that the people of California are a until
In demanding the pending legislation
They said 1t would bring about thel
elimination of the Japanese farmer I'M
California by preventing his holding land
They declared that the people of their.
State, especially Californians engaged in
agriculture and fruit growing, are de-
termined that the Japanese farmer must
go. They predicted that if a preventive
law, such as Is now proposed, is not
passed, that Japanese win own or con-
troll all the best farm lands in the entire
State in twenty-five years.
Mr.. Bryan was informed by the dele
cation that the Japanese, who are now
rapidly encroaching upon farming COM
munities, are of the coolie class, whom
the Americans are determined not to
have in their midst In some sections,
they declared, for an American farm
owner to sell or lease his lands to jan
anese is equivalent to his ostracization
by the community. The presence Of ths
Japanese farmers in a single community,
they declared. had the effect of reduc-
ing the value of adjoining lands. as
Americans of the better class refuse to
live near Japanese farmers.
The ability of the Japanese to live on
next to nothing has enabled those who
have taken up California lands to out
strip their neighbors in the matter of
cheapness of production of crops. Each
japanese owning or leasing a farm en-
ploys none but Japanese labor. the Cal
ifornian delegation told Mr.. Bryan. and
pays them far less than American farm
ers pay their help.
The members of the delegation told
Mr.. Bryan that while they had not seen
the measures pending in the California
Legislature, they were under the impress
sion that leasing of land by aliens ineli-
gible to citizenship was to be made lille
gal in California BY the treaty with
Japan of 1911, the Japanese are guaran-
teed by the United States the right to
lease lands for residence or commercial
purposes. The California proposal, there
fore. clearly would be construed as a
violation of the treaty.
Secretary Bryan said that he was not
ready to announce what steps had been
taken by him in the matter He said
the question had not been discussed by
the Cabinet.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06

Cereus, Mrs. Decker; Iris, Mrs. Haley;
Violet, Mrs. d. Olin Leech; Amaryllis.
Mrs. Warner Gibbs; Water Sprite, Miss
Ford; Pink Coral, Mrs. Waters. and
Colonial Dame, Mrs. Curry.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06
YOUNG SUFFRAGIsT DIES.
Miss MajOrie Hasler, Irish Lead
err, Succumbs to Hurts.

London, April 5.-Miss Marjorie Hasler,
twenty-fiveA years old, the well-known
Irish suffrage leader, died here today as
result of injuries received over two
years ago, when she led a deputation or
mlitants to the House of Commons
Miss Hasler was the victim of physical
violence, and, after fainting from the at
tack. was trampled under foot She sus.
tanned injuries to her spine and head.
The following July she was imprisoned IN
Dublin for window-smashin outrage.
She died of heart failure