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The Washington times., 1913-11-12
VIII SON SENATORS IN
CONTROL OF CAUCUS
Indications Are That Bill Sub
stantialIy Like the House
Measure Will Be Passed.

When the Senate Democratic caucus
convened this afternoon, the indications
were that the Administration Senators
were in control of the situation, and
that things were headed in the direc-
ton of an eventual agreement Of the
Democratic Senators on bill which Is
substantially the House bill. Pressure
from the White House Is having lts ei-
feet.
President Wilson, however, no longer
exnects currency legislation at THIS SEES
sion of Congress. Callers on him Iooay
learned this fact. Moreover, tne o,s'o
dent is understood to De III saI -
measure dissatisfied with tne ,snIt.
of mart of the men he has been consuuI, 1o
f,,s q, With in Congress about currency. ne
is showing a disposition to caii III o'ao. ..l
namocratic Senators. He conterTsu "
d.y with several Senators, lnSuoS l.n1
senator Swanson of virginia
Iames and Senator Hughes. .oaoy
It is admitted on an ,,;nH nan any fur.
tn . ehout currency legislation IN .ne
lnel I sassion. The President unuer
sstpends that now fully. 1t Is plain Una,
Zone need be looked for until wen "i'Ne
next winter. -, IN the Demo-
cratic CAUCUS
whether IL shall be public o,r,+;c
a. ~ unlikely the only DeinocraSi.
s..or who will hold out against M tne
kdministration measure s Peed
Ateheoek Of Nebraska; ssa;,ns naea on % the
ana v ,.o They conferred with SEN
ators Hollis; shsfrSts ase Senator'S %
e tbe ranking COMMITTEES. last even,
,na on tag and again again this forenoon shaping
up report to the caucus; s., This s.Sspos1 sspos1
hanks, the banks to be bank-owned and
not privately owned.
Senator Lewis, Democratic whip, SAID
today:
"a bill will be passed which is salts
factory. The thing which Is worrying
me chiefly is the time of passage.
AS the situation stands now, with the
committee divided six to six. II is not
easy to see when a, report can be made.
The caucus will take this up and 1t Is
expected motion will be made in eau
Gus this afternoon to discharge the
committee and throw the bill into the
Senate.
The Washington times., 1913-11-12
Elder Diaz Denies
Advising Huerta to Quit

PARIS, Nov. 12.-Gen. Porfirio Diaz,
former president of Mexico. today fatty
denied that he had inspired any cable
grams advising General Huerta to re-
sign.
"Huerta's actions are none of my bus
incss,' he said. IF any of my friends
or other Mexicans cabied Huerta to re-
sign, they acted on their own respon-
sibility- Certainly i never aksed them
to do so. Nobody ever consulted me on
such a proposition
When Mexico City dispatches last
week said that General Diaz had cabled
Huerta to quit, the old war-horse said
enphatlcally that he had done no such
thing. The purveyors of the rumors
then said that General Diaz had per-
suaded two friends to send the mes
sages.
y well-infcrmed diplomat today said
it was the understanding here that Unit
ed States AJnba ssador Pages frequent
consultations with the London foreign
office within the last forty-eight hours
had for their object an effort to persuade
Great Britain to urge HueTta to resign.
The Washington times., 1913-11-12
Mrs. Belmont to Defy
Anthony Comstock

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Unless Mrs.
O. III. P. Belmont changes her mind
Anthony Comstock will have to cope
with a militant movement here in New
York. She has announced that, not
withstanding his edict, she will place
the ChIistabel Pankhurst social-evil
literature on sale at Carnegie Hall on
November a. when Mrs. Pankhurst
makes her farewell address.
Mr.. Comstock is in Minneapolis at
tending the Purity Congress. but at the
Society for the Suppression of Vice it
was announced yesterday that "the
law will be enforced. 1t has been de-
cided that the literature is indecent
The Washington times., 1913-11-12
Many Urge Waller
As BiddIe's Successor

While Secretary Danields is deliberat-
ing as to whether he will grant the
request Of Maj. Gen. William P. Bid
die. head of the United States Marine
Corps, for voluntary retirement. he is
being flooded with letters and tele-
grams in the interest of officers who
would succeed General Biddle.
This morning there were four teIe-
grams In the interest of Col. Little
ton w. Waller. now stationed at Mare
Island.
Before deciding on the application for
retirement, Secretary Daniels will con-
fer with the President It is thought
likely that he will grant II in view
of the long service of General Biddle
and his poor health.
The Washington times., 1913-11-12
C. 0.P. CONVENTION
IS SOUGHT BY CITY
Business Men Start Movement
to Bring Next Meeting to the
Capital.
Continued from First Page. g,

faSt.b
Hunt yesterday. "and TIL tell you why.
When a national committee or any other
organization Of national character gets
together 1t should meet on ground where
its doings will be unbiased by local po-
litical prejudices. Washington, being
the Capital Of the nation and without
political will of its own. would be neu-
Intends To Work Hard.
will you boost the plan in the Cham
ber Of Commerce to bring the conven-
ton here Mr.. Hunt was asked.
Il certainly will. The Chamber of
Commerce will devote all its energies to
bringing such a convention to thi scity."
A. GUIDE, florist and chronic Doosterf
for Washington, didn't have much to
say about the possibilities of bring
ing the convention here, but what
said to the point:
Said Mr.. GUIDE:
perhaps, understand what the national
committee was trying to arrive at, but
anything that brings people to WASH
ington gets my support and I'll stay
up at nights working to bring people
here IL for no other reason than
merely to show them that Washing
ton Is about the finest convention city
e C. Graham, president of the Ma
tional Electrical Supply Company,
and always foremost in any move
ment to better Washington, was not
hopeful Of Washington's chances for
this convention. because the city lacks
a real convention hall.
Capital Ideal City.
IF the meeting of the national COM
mittee was taken off a commercial
basis and became a patriotic gather
ing to voice the choice of the people
the most ideal city in the world for
such a meeting, with one exception.
That is the fact that we have no con-
ventional hall here worthy Of the
name and until Washington awakens
to the fact that a convention hall is
necessary to it's civic welfare, / am
afraid we will continue to lose i'm
portant gatherings"
The Washington times., 1913-11-12

Admiral Boush. on the Louisiana, now
at Tuxpam:
American property here is in no
immediate need of protection, and the
consul las been told that the Louis
lana is refuge for Americans and
other foreigners in danger. The con-
sui will bring them off to the Louis
lana if necessary"
Admiral Fletcher further reports
,.hat the Louisian will remain at Tux
pam for the present, and that the
Michigan has sailed for Tampico, con-
ditions at Vera Cruz remaining un-
changed. TuNpam is now surrounded
by a force of revolutionists.
The Washington times., 1913-11-12
Boy Corn Champions
Call on President

Twelve boys, champion corn growers
of the champion corn-growing county
of the United States. called this morn
ing on President Wilson, shooa hands
with him, and wer warmly congratu-
lated upon their skill in farming
ty. Pa. They are the prize winners
in a contest in which more than 600
boys of the county took part. It was
held under the auspices of the Lam
caster State fair. They are the guests
in washington of Congressman Will
lam w. Griest of Pennsylvania. After
leaving the President they were shown
the East Room of the White House
The Washington times., 1913-11-12
Rockefeller Finds His
Own GasoIene Faulty

NEW YORK. Nov. 12.-True TO the
old saying that no doctor likes to take
his own medicine, William G. Rookie
feller is finding fault with the gosolene
turned out by the Standard Oil Com
pany-
According to the people of Green
wich, Conn. Mr.. Rockefeller has had
a man testing an invention to save
also discovered that automobile roads
ner his home laid with a patent binder
of the Standard Oil Company, are not
holding, and says the company will
have to make good.
The Washington times., 1913-11-12
Eggs Dollar a Dozen
By Christmas Time

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. Eggs. the
nice fresh American hen variety, will
be the most exclusive Christmas pres
ents in Philadelphia this Yuletide. D.
E. Kerst. egg merchant at Reading
terminal market. Is now selling them
at 20 cents a dozen. and said today the
price would be ''out of sight"-some-
thing like 81 a dozen-when Santa Claus
arrives.
The Washington times., 1913-11-12
Three Pearls Found
In Single Oyster

Three handsome pearls in one oyster
was the find of Mrs. E. S. Alyord, in
restaurant at 1404 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest Mrs. Aivord Is now
waiting to hear an expert opinion on
her find. one of which is very large.
while the other two are about the size
OF peas. Mrs. Alvord was eating the
oysters from the half shells, and, IN
lifting one of them with her fork. dis
covered the three pearls in the bottom
OF the shell. The oyster was of the
Lynn Haven variety.
The Washington times., 1913-11-12
Seven Men Perish !.
On Barge Plymouth

MENoMINEE. Mich. Nov 12-rhe
tug Martin, vhich reached this port to-
day after a twenty-f0ur hour battle
with the storm which swept the Great
Lakes reported the loss with all on
board It's co1sort, the barge Plymouth.
Seven men perished.
Island, Lake Michigan. the tow line be-
tween the tug and the barge parted, the
barge was dashed against the tug and
sank within ten minutes with all on
board.
The Washington times., 1913-11-12
Japanese Cruiser
Speeds to Mexico

TCKIo, Nov. 12.-The japanese cruiser
1dzumo was ordered today to proceed
with all speed to Mexican waters. The
admiralty was reticent about the war
ships movements, but it was presumed
that she would take up a position off the
Mexican west coast, probably at Mazat-
Ian.
The Idzumo was among the warcraft
reviewed yesterday by the Mikado.
The Washington times., 1913-11-12
Believe Capital Place For
Republican Convention

Washington as place for the Repub-
lican national convention was talked OF
by some of the Republican leaders to-
day.
Congress will be In session next win
ter or spring, when the convention will
be held. Many Republicans in Congress
will be unable to leave here, but could
attend a convention in Washington As
:. matter of convenience to them, WASH
ington would be the best place that
could be chosen.
The Washington times., 1913-11-12
Capital Has Chance
For ArmOr Factory

Washington still has an equal chance
with any other city TO present its claims
Tor the Government armor plate fac
tory, which Secretary Daniels is pro-
Io.ing 10 build for the benefit of the
Navy. This morning he refused two
requests to examine sites in as many
different cities, including Baltimore, ex-
planning that he had no intention OF
committing himself before Congress acts
on his request for an appropriation.
The Washington times., 1913-11-12
CUMM|NS TELLS OF
BLIZZARD HARDSHIP
Iowa Senator and Wife Back
From Trying Experience on
Panhandle Train.

Senator Curnmins of Iowa appeared at
his Office at the Senate office building
this morning looking none the worse
for " ear, In spite of his hard experience
this week in being snowbound on a
Panhandle train near aWhsington, Pa.
Senator and Mrs. CImmins arrived
here last evening. They were thorough
ly tired out. but got through the or
deal better than might have been antici-
pated. They had not even caught cold.
despite the severe cold and the heavy
SHOWS which tied up their train.
Senator Cummins was reluctant to
tell of the part he played in the bat
tie with the snow. 1t Is known, how
ever. that he got out of the train and
hoveled snok with. the rest. Not only
that, but he took the aoair good-na-
turedly and kept everyone in good
humor. The train was blocked for
many hours, and the passengers were
exposed to cold and hunger.
TT was the worst siowstorm / have
ever seen," said Senator Cummins, who
is from Iowa, where they have real
falls of snow. 1T Is remarkable, how
ever that no one was made i'll by the
experience. For some seventy-five peo-
ple. including a number Of little chill
dren, to have to go through the snow
for three-quarters of a mile, part Of
the time riding in an open firm wagon,
and then crowd into the houses Of the
farmers. is now exactly a pleasant ea-
perience Many of them could not even
sit down. so crowded were they, and
had to stand up through the night"
The Washington times., 1913-11-12
AN INFLUENTIAL.
GOOD SALESMAN

In the Presidential Primary,
before the last national election,
the News, which Is an independ-
ent newspaper, supported RooSe-
welt against the Baltimore Amer
lean, which, together with the
Republican organization or Ring,
supported Taft. The Baltimore
Sun supported Wilson against
the Democratic Ring with
Champ Clark.
Wilson and the Sun were de-
feated In p out of - wards in Balti-
more City, and Wilson badly lost the
State to Clark, who had no newspaper
support whatever. Roosevelt, on the
contrary, supported by the News, ex-
actly reversed the city situation above
quoted, carrying IS out of the -
Baltimore City wards, and along with
it the whole State, in spite OF the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Macnine COM
bination.
The News the previous fail
supported Goldsborough, Republican,
for Governor. against the Sun and the
Democratic Machine behind A. P.
German, Jr., and GOVERNOR COLDS
BOROUGH to-day is the second Re
publican Governor in Marylanfs State
House since the Civil War. AN IN
FLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IS A GOOD
SALESMAN.
The News in 1911 carried
774,690 lines more space than in
1910, when 1t made the greatest gain
of any newspaper published in :he
The Washington times., 1913-11-12
Demands Jury Trial.

A jury trial in the Police Court has
been demanded by Henry c. Bradley
on the charge of drunkenness. He
pleaded not guilty. A charge of dis
orderly conduct against Bradley has
been continued indefinitely.s
The Washington times., 1913-11-12

The Democratic bill for the inde-
nendence CT the Philippines will be
discussed next Monday evening at the
weekly session OF the George Wash
inrton University Congress. aonewly-
esta blished student organization mod
eIed after the House of Representa-
tives and conducted for the purpose
of fostering debate and affording
practice in parliamentary procedure.
The Washington times., 1913-11-12

The Navy Department this morning
reiceved radiogram from Admiral
Fletcher, at Vera Cruz, stating that
nc had received the following from
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-02
MERELY COMMENT


Gov. Dunno has a plan for a SUBJ
way route to Joliet.
If said subway route will make it
any easier to get-newspaper sluggers
into Joliet we're for it.
Hearst's Chicago American is all
worked up about crool way they
treat factory workers in Georgia.
Probably Hearst's Atlanta, Ga,
American is all worked up about the
crool way they treat factory workers
in Chicago.
Illustrating that the farther from
home you place your kick, the less
chance there is an advertiser getting
peeved.
New York chauffeur who goes on
spree by eating four or five dozen
eggs says he gets all the fun Of a reg
ular drunk out of it.
We hope this N'YaWk guys idea
becomes fashionable among Chicago
chauffeurs, 1t might keep down the
death rate.
Ninety-four thousand, two hun
dred and five persons died Of the
white plague in the U. S. during 1911.
Most of these contracted tubercu-
losis from living or working in I'M
sanitary conditions.
Which is another way of saying
that most victims of tuberculosis are
slain by Big Business.
Reported that British. suffragets
plot to get Mrs. Pankhurst out of
the country by aeropIane.
The British government should
worry, and shut its eyes while they
do it.
From the Examiner and American
we gather that the grand jury which
couldn't find any graft in the voting
machine deal was a very nice grand
jury.
And that the foreman of said grand
jury is very nice man, who probably
is good to his wife and family.
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-02
which runs, wen be happy by and

which runs, 'Wel be happy by and
by?"
Oh, nothing! Except that we were
thinking of the time when the 81"
roads would give through routes.
Judge Mahoney must be sick. He
hasn't given an interview to The
Daily News for a week.
And judging from the way Daily
News vaccine took on Judge Gem
mill, we thought it was guaranteed
to stick.
Mrs. Edward LoewenthaI says men
are too busy to cure the social evil.
Too busy being the cause of it?
May appears to be trying to act
like a regular spring month.
Succeeding pretty darned we'll, too.
That's why we aren't going to
write any more in this column today.
This sort of weather gives you that
tired feeling.
To say nothing of the result of
helping Friend Wife spring clean.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-12-04
BUSY DAY FOR
THE SUFFRAGE
CONVENTION

Washington, Dec 4.--Discussion OF
a budget and of a new constitution for
the National American Woman Stuff
rage association. the sending of a COM
mittee to urge President Wilson to
send a message to congress asking I'M
mediate consideration of a woman suf-
frage amendment and election OF Of
ficers for the ensuing year were the
features on todays program of the
convention in 45th annual session
here.
Mrs. Medill Mccormick and Miss
Desha Breckenridge, the committee Of
two appointed by the National Wo-
man Suffrage convention to ask Presi.
dent Wilson to see delegates, called
at the white house Offices today and
laid their requests before Assistant
Secretary Forester. Secretary Tu-
multy had gone to Jersey City to at
tend the funeral of relative.
The committee was told that the
president was i'll today and they ask
ed that they be received some time
tomorrow. They were informed that
if the president had sufficiently i'm
proved tomorrow. he might be able to
receive them, but the matter probab-
ly could remain until later. Senator
Shafroth of Colorado, was to have TAX.
en- some of the suffrage leaders from
his state to the white house today,
hut tho anpapements were set aside on
account of the presidents illness.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-12-04
BELIEVE LOPEZ
HAS ESCAPED
FROM THE MINE

Bingham, Utah, Dec. 4.--The sumdg.
ing of the Utah Apex mine, in which
Ralph Lopez, slayer of six men, took
refuge Just week ago, continued to-
day with the likelihood that not until
tomorrow would the fires be allowed
to die down.
The belief grew today that the des-
perado had escaped from the mine,
which was meant to be his tomb. Odds
narrowed from two to one to even mo-
ney that he had not succumbed to
the poisonous gases that have been
generated in the thirty miles of sub
terranean workings since Monday.
The pursuit of Lopez began November
81, after he had killed fellow coun.
tryman. The chief of police and four
deputy sheriffs have since fallen be
fore his deadly aim.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-12-04
SCORE CAUCUS
ACTION ON
BILL
REPUBLICANS SCORE DEMOCRATS
ON CURRENCY MEASURE, AND
the STEAM ROLLER METHODS
USED TO secure AN EARLY VOTE
ON THIS LEGISLATION.
LEWIS, OWEN AND
REED MAKE REPLY

Washington, d. c., Dec. 4--Charges
by Senator Cummins that the Dem
oclats had approached dangerously
near a conspiracy against the rights
of all the people" iii taking caucus ac-
ton on the currency bill, marked the
opening OF today's session of the SEN
ate.
This bill has been considered else
where and passed elsewhere he said.
There will be no real debate in this
chamber; it will be simply farce. t
hesitate to participate in it. for | do
rot want to give it, before the coun-
try, the color of actual deliberation. |
cannot believe the American people
will for a long period tolerate this le-
gislation by IA caucus
Senator Lewis retorted that Sen
ator Cummins had sanctioned similar
caucus methods while governor of
Iowa, but Mr.. Cummins denied it. Sen
atcr owen, defending the caucus ac'
ton, declared the Democrats had
adopted the most "direct, efficient
and simple way OF securing legisla'
ton" after congress had for months
delayed action.
He denounced the extended debate
on the IIetch- Hetcby bill as a beating
OF the air with empty words" and de-
lay of the currency bill,
Republicans declared that Dem
ocrats were absenting themselves
from the chamber and that all ad-
dresses were being made to empty
seats.
Senator Reed declared the impress
sion had gone abroad that President
Wilson had exerted some undue in
fluence" on congress III the currency
matter,
THE President said Senator Reed
cmphatically, "has never attempted to
coax or coerce ccneress into passing
any particular bill. I entirely deny
that the president has gone a hairs
breadth beyond the performance of
his constitutional duty
Senator Morris, Republican. de-
clared the situation showed the need
OF cloture rule. He attacked the
caucus.
"With every fundamental principle
which the president laid down in his
message, / am in hearty accord he
said, but the caucus system ] will
have no opportunity to assist in fran
ing the measure which should carry
cut those principles. Practically every
senator on this side of the chamber
is in similar position as to some one
or more of the presidents recommen-
dations'
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-12-04
ANTS URGE THE
HOUSE AGAINST
VOTES FOR WOMEN

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 4.-OppOn-
ents Of woman suffrage appeared be-
fore the house rules committee today
to argue why committee on woman
suffrage should not be created by the
house. The delegation was headed by
Mrs. A. NJ. Dodge, of New York, who
yesterday was reelected president OF
the national association opposed to
women suffrage Speakers for the OPP
ponents declared working women
were opposed to the franchise because
they would lose more than they would
gain. This was in answer to the state
ment of the suffragists that the work,
ing women needed the franchise and
was strongly in favor of il.
Mrs. Arthur Dodge, the leader OF
the anti-suffrage movement, had
charge Of presenting arguments. She
said the speakers represented more
han ninety thousand American wom-
an, all over voting age This Mrs.
Dodge said, was all the more remark
able, because we women are of class
not eager to organize"
Miss Alice Hill Chittenden of New
York, declared the equal suffrage
question was not federal one; that
il should be left to the states, Miss
said that there we're more
than two and half million women of
voting age in New York, the majority
of them foreign born and that the. an
ti-suffrage women believed it had not
been left to the other states OF the
union to say whether they had been
added to the New York electorate.
Women" said she, has attained
what she today without the vote. The
who oppose equal suffrage are
not drones, nor parasites, sitting home
with our knitting, but real conserva-
ionists of women's position in the
community, as a non-partisan citizen
To give woman the ballot, she be-
ieved, would make her mere spoke
II the political machinery"
Mrs. Robert Garrett of Maryland, de- |
,lared that thousands of women OF her |
state actively opposed woman suf. |
rage. F.,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-12-04
Snow In Rockies.

Denver, Dec. 4.--Heavy snowfall
over most of the eastern slope of the
Rocky mountains was reported last
night and this morning. At 10 o'clock
ii was still showing in Denver and
throughout most of eastern and south
ern Colorado and northern New Mex.
leo. Some snow had fallen in Chey-
enne but northern Wyoming reported
clear weather. The total snowfall in
Denver beginning December has
been almost a foot. A light snow fell
in northern Arizona last night Snow
for Colorado and rain or snow for
New Mexico was the forecast for TO-
night.
The heavy fall of snow in Denver
continued uninterrupted throughout
the forenoon. Street railway traffic
was seriously impeded and delivery
of coal and other necessities was
made with great difficulty. The cit'
schools reported less than half their
normal attendance.
Colorado Springs and Pueblo re-
ported almost complete stoppage of
street railway traffic. In the Trinidad
strike district, there was much suffer
ing in the camps of the Colorado Ma.
tional guardsmen and the strikers.