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The Washington times., 1913-02-16
Landing Force Of 5000
Ready Tomorrow Off
Mexican Seaport

BY dawn tomorrow the United States
will have off Vera Cruz 5000 fighting
men ready to land at minutes notice
the railroad leading to Mexico City as
can be held by such a force.
The battleship Georgia. already an
chored off Vera Cruz, will be Joined late
this afternoon or early tomorrow morn
ing by the battleships Vermont and
Nebraska. all under command of Rear
Admiral F. F. Fletcher. Each ship can
land I.fo5 marines and bluejackets The
Virginia Is at Tampico, also on the east
coast.
The arrival of these ships off the east
Mexican. seaport and the knowledge
that a large force OF Americans can
be put on shore in few minutes is
expected 20 have some quieting effect
on the Mexicans. Actual landing, it is
agreed at the State. the War and Navy
Departments, probably would infiame
all Mexico against the United States,
regardless of previous fighting between
Diaz and Madero supporters.
But the presence in the vicinity of
large fighting force, which as yet has
taken no overt step, is expected TO exert
sort of moral suasion on the Mexi-
cans. which may result II Is hoped, in a
simmering down of the strife in the
Mexican capital
Two Ships On West Coast.
Meantime, on the western coast are
two battleships. The Colorsd do is at
Mazatlan; the South Dakota, at Aca-
pulco. Acapulco is the larger of these
seaports, in each Of which are many
Americans who can reach the haven
OF the ship in event OF trouble, or lan6-
ing parties can be made in force easily
able to overcome the number of Mexi-
can soldiers in the vicinity of either
seaport ..... - -...
President Taft early today dictated
what is announced to be his last official
communication to Madero, unless some-
thing extraordinary happens. The text
of this message is jealousy guarded b.
the State Department, which has
charge of the forwarding of such mes
sases and its contents except in a gen.
eral way, were not given out at the
White House.
Hope Madero Will Resign.
The message informs Madero with
great firmness, il Is stated, that Ameri-
can soldiers and sailors are to be kept
ready to 20 at once 10 the assistance
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United States shall not intervene. For
owing to the impossibility of quickly
covering the whole large country with
soldiers of the United States II will
be hopelessly impossible to protect
these American men and women. Even
the lives of those in Mexico City will
be in the gravest danger. it is stated,
il the United States lands it's marines
and bluejackets off the battleships
which are now steaming or Vera
Cruz.
In Great Danger.
1t Is true. according to State Depart
ment officials, that the lives Of Ameri-
cans in Mexico City are in the greatest
jeopardy now, through the fighting 60
ing on between Diaz and Madero. Yet
this loss is but casual. 1t Is declared,
compared to what II will be II the pop
ulace rises against the hated "Gringo." :"
Mexico City politicians are playing
politics while their supporters are fight
ing 1t is suggested that the Diaz party
put into circulation the rumor preva-
lent in the City of Mexico yesterday
that President Taft had reached a de-
termination to intervene This is al.
legged to have been circulated with the
idea OF frightening Madero into resign
ing.
To allay this false idea. it was deter
mined at the Cabinet meeting early to-
day that the official announcemnt of
no change In policy for the present at
least shall receive the widest possible
In the Mexican republic.
The army officers at the conference
In the Presidents private Office in the
White House were Generals Crozier and
Aleshire. besides the Secretary of War.
General Croxier II president of the
Army War College and General Ale
shire heads the Quartermaster's De-
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MIDNIGHT MEETING
OF CABINET FAvORS
NON-|NTERVENT|ON
HiIIes Intimates That Future
Policy Depends Upon Hap.
penings in Mexico City.

Not since the days Immediately be-
fore the Spanish-American war has the
White House seen SUI a protracted
midnight Cabinet meeth.. as tht awhich
lasted until an early hour today in the
Executive Mansion proper. Closeted
with President Taft were seven men,
bers Of his Cabinet and number Of the
chief officers Of the United States
Army. When dawn had begun to streak
the sky the meeting broke and Secre-
tary Hilles gave out q statement that
the meeting had decided that for the
present the policy Of the United States
would continue unchanged with respect
to Mexico. 1t Is still hands OF" for
the United States, but nevertheless the
muscles of the fighing arm of the coun-
try are being brought more and more
Into condition" in order that II blow
must be struck 1t shall be struck with
dispatch and precision.
All hangs on the developments in
Mexico City. is the veiled intimation In
the formal announcement by Secretary
Hillcs.
Information so far received affords
no basis for a change Of policy of the
Government of the United States" says
the brief communication written by MIR.
Hilles. President Taft is saying to his
advisers that he will not consent to
Intervention in Mexico unless Ameri-
cans are being killed by Wholesale.
Message to Madero.
1t was announced early this morning
that President Taft had called for
stenographer at the end Of the Cabi-
net meeting and while. Secretary Hilles
was drafting his brief announcement,
the President was debating q COM
munication to Francisco I. Madero,
still President of Mexico SO far as
known at the moment.
Whether this dispatch goes to
Madero was stated to be an uncertain
proposition. 1t was intended that the
Hilles announcement of continuance
of the non-intervention policy shall be
as widely as possible in
Mexico in order that the disquiet of
many persons in that country besides
the men engaged in a death grapple
in the streets of the Mexican metropo-
lis shall be ended. On conviction that
the United States does not intend to
send its armed troopers over the
boader depends the lives and property
of hundreds of American men and
women scattered throughout the
thirty states. of the Mexican republic
That Intervention will be the signal
for the death OF many Of these is one
thing that makes some officials of this
Government most anxious that the
The Washington times., 1913-02-16

as framed BY Secretary samson and
the Representatives Of the power com
pany. Is not satisfactory. to conserya-
tionists IN the Senate. though II has the
approval Of the National Conservation
Association. Some Of the Senatorial
critics say that the stimscn provision.
do not go far enough toward protect
ing the interests Of the Government and
OF power consumers. and they want to
put In further provision with this In
view.
So serious are the charges against
this bill. and 10 bitter II the opposition
that will be raised against the Missis-
dppi river and Gray items already re-
ferred to, that prediction was freely
made today that three might be nd
river and harb0r bill At this session. Its
opponents are prepared to XIII II II the
can. rather than let what they char
acterize as vicious measures get into it.
The Washington times., 1913-02-16
Suspended Newspaper
Was Official Organ Of
Late President Diaz

The Mexican Herald. which has been
compelled to suspend, is one of the most
influential newspapers published in
English in Latin-America. For many
years it was recognized as the organ
of the administration of Gen. Porfirio
Diaz in Mexico. even taking precedence
over the newspapers published in Span
ish, and which were supposed to be
the direct organs of the Mexican gov
ernment. :,
The Herald was established eighteen
years ago by number OF Boston capi-
talists, who became interested in the
proposition through A. A. Robinson, Of
Kansas City. president. at that time of
the MEXICAN Central railway, which was
owned largely in, New England.
Frederick H. Guernsey. who was con-
nected with the Boston Herald for many
years. in an EDITORIAL capacity. Went 10
Mexico to take. charge of-.the editorial
policy of the. new paper, ana. much. of
the influence of the Herald has been
due to the strong, editorials which Mr..
Guernsey has produced. He-is still its
editor.
Building in Battle Zone.
Like many new. papers. the Herald
passed through several reorganizations,
and was not financial success until
fifteen years ago. when the controlling
interest was purchased by Paul Hud-
son, of Topeka, son of ]. X. Hudson.
for many years the editor of the To-
peka Capital. -..-- ~ -. p.
The Herald occupies a handsome
building on. Gale. San Diego fronting
the Alameda, where it has a modern
= -
building is a small auditorium in which
are held meetings OF the various socie-
ties connected with the interests of
the American colony.
Its building is in the direct line Of
fire between the federal and rebel
The Washington times., 1913-02-16
CHURCH NOTICES
Episcopal.
ST. JOHNS CHURCH
Christian.

ST. CHRISTIAN. II st. near q. 8 "
ing II a. m. Ind T:45 D. M Mornins snSIsc,
church Government Aceording to New les,
lament evening Church Membership
Free lecture on Phrenology Friday nieht .
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OF DRAFTING
CLAS. ES AT NIGHT

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START THIS WEEK.
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Columbia School
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McLachlen Bldg, 10th & G Sts.
Phone Main 5l8.
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PLOTS TOGRAB
WATER RIGHTS
ARE SUSPECTED
Opposition to River and Harbor
Bill, Presented by Senator
Nelson, Develops.

Continued from First Pase.)
the navigation works will represent Al
most all the cost Of producing the
power.
Ridiculous Figure.
Despite that this immense power II to
be. In effect, developed by the Govern
ment and then given away to a private
corporation. there is no effort at i'm
posing control of rates and conditions
Of operation. The only limitation il
that the Government shall be permitted
to buy power from the company as
cheaply as otherss.
There Is going to be huge fight. at
any rate. against this provision, which
pared to support to the finish. But
The Senate has inserted into the bill
a provision for changing the channel Of
the Calumet river at Gary. Ind, which
Is going to be put under the acid and
the microscope. The charge II made
that by this change the Government
control of all the dockage Of the Gary
harbor. and will receive. not the abso-
lutte title to the new channel Of the
stream. but merely an easement.
Question Complicated.
There ARE complicated and difficult
questions involved in the provision.
which covers FIVE pages, of the printed
bill; but the substance Of the objection
Is that some immensely valuable rights
to property are being given over to the
steel corporation. that the Government
would never dream Of relinduishing II
Congress understood the whole purport
of the measure that has been handed
out from the Senate committee.
The Connecticut rived dam project,
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Hope Madero Will Resign.
The message informs Madero with
great firmness, II is stated. that Ameri-
can soldiers and sailors are to be kept
ready to 20 at once 10 the assistance
The Washington times., 1913-02-16
Barrett Apologies
For Violation of
Rules Of Diplomacy

Apology for violating conventions Of
diplomatic relations is contained in q
statement today by John Barrett, di-
rector of the Pan-American Union. Mr..
Barrett's public announcement Of a plan
formediatio n in Mexico called down the
wrath of the Mexico City American
colony and a sharp note from Ambassa-
dor Wilson.
Mr.. Barrett said this afternoon:
Il have communicated with President
Taft and the State Department, and
believe the incident is now closed with
entire understanding and good feeling
on ell sides. 1 admit that I was wrong
in violating the conventions. and that
should have communicated with Presi-
dent Taft and the State Department
before making my plan public. How
ever, still maintain that / did It only
through a keen desire for the good Of
Mexico and America"
Mr.. Barrett today declares that he
would not characterize the feeling be-
tween the State Department and the
Pan-American Union as jealousy" but
rather as "good-natured rivalry"
1t is known, however. that Mr.. Bar
rett has not been invited to State De-
partment conferences In this Admins
rration, although previously he was
sought as a ,conferee.
Mr.. Barrett says he has had no re-
ports, tending to show that there has
been any ruthless slaughter of Smeri
can women in Mexico. His only in
formation is contained in occasional re-
ports through the foreign office at
Mexico and in the American news
papers.
Intervention in Mexico would be the
worst calamity that could befall U.S..
declared Senator Bacon. ranking Demo-
cratic member OF the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations, today. Media
tion possibly might be helpful, as sug-
gested by Mr.. Barrett l would choose
anything before armed Intervention"
AS Senator Bacon will become chair
man of the committee. under present
agreement on the Democratic side, after
the hiddle of March. his word is taken
as final in expressing the attitude of
the incoming majority In the upper
House.
Republican members steadfastly re-
fuse to discuss any possible action 10y
the committee.
The Washington times., 1913-02-16
DEPARTMENT HOLDS
1900 MEN READY TO
LAND IN EMERGENCY
Receipt of Code Dispatches
Here Believed to Indicate
Important Developments.
Continued from First PageD

VNUIItIIlutu tiUIII It II o5eD
which has been converted into gen.
eral refuge should be removed.
Fifth, that an armistice of three hours
should be given to enable the American
rescue committee to take starving
Americans in dangerous localities to
more safe ones; sixth. that an armistlce
of twelve hours be given to enable for
eigners to leave Mexico by train.
All of these demands were finally
agreed to by General Huerta and Presi-
dent Madero.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-05-07
DECLINE IN USE OF LIQUOR
Amazing Decrease In London Of Use
Of Wines and spirlts--Mueh
Credit Given Mrs. Henderson.

~ Womans Diary" In The Queen
newspaper the other Saturday declar-
ed that: Temperance Is a sign Of the
twentieth century. No one who knows
their London-that Is, OF the West
End and the smart restaurant-can
fail to be impressed by the amazing
decrease in the use OF wine and spir-
it's Champagne, port, and other ex-
pensiye wines have almost disappear.
ed; even at suppers the eyer-present
mineral water Is by no means inc6n-
spicuOuB. The woman OF today has
become a water drinker. OF, In strict
truth, a drinker of barley water or
lemonade. Diet cures, the care Of her
complexion, and a desire to lead the
simple life have brought about this
transformation. II does one good to
see that children and young girls are
now total abstainers. Even the smart
girls who 90 about in London seldom
or never drink wine, but content
themselves with lemonade, and this
even at ball suppers in the early
houss of the morning"
In reply TO assertions occasionally
seen in the press that Washington So
ciety women are drinking more every
year, Mrs John b. Henderson, wife Of
former senator from Missouri, Is
quoted as saying that both men and
women drink less than when she first
went to Washington. Some Of the
smartest women in town do not serve
liquor at all and even in the diplo-
matte corps the use of liquor is not so
general as it was a few years ago,
she declared. 81 have not served
wines at my dinners for many years.
The substitution OF fruit juices and
mineral water no longer causes re-
mark. | attribute the decline in the
use of liquor to the general interest in
hygiene. Strict observance of the
laws of health is distinctly fashion
able. Women are cultivating health,
strength and beauty, and they forego
any indulgence that would overthrow
the rules of health
Some years ago Mrs. Henderson,
whose palatial home was one of
Washington's social Centers, caused
all the wines in her cellars to be
emptied into the gutter, and her in.
fuence has been no small factor in
bringing about the change in senu
ment.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-05-07
SIZE
Otherwise, Why a Devil?

Though he is himself, in private life,
a clergyman, George Birmingham, the
Irish novelist, loves q good stms ION
the clergy, and one of the most anus
ing sections in his book, The Lighter
Side Of Irish Life" deals with the
foibles and misadventures OF Irish pas,
tors. One Of his tales may be quoted
"A north of Ireland gentleman heard
from the lips of a clergyman OF the
death of an inveterate enemy Of his
who had harassed him for many years.
well he said, "it'B comfort to
think that the DEVILS got that fellow
at last
THE clergyman, being clergyman,
felt bound to protest against this I'M
charitable view of the dead mans
condition. He insinuated a hope that,
in spite Of all that had passed, the
poor man might have escaped the
extreme penalty.
well said the other, If the devil
hasn't got that fellow, all can say is
that don't see much uge in keeping .
devil al all
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-05-07
Homemade Concrete Mixer.

and how quickly he had accomplished
the work In making it. | then looked
for his concrete mixer, for i know
that he must have something of he
sort for doing this work, writes David
Scoates of the Mississippi Agricultur-
al college, in the Popular Mechanics
| learned that the machine was at one
of the neighbors, where we went to
see it. The mixer is rare work Of
simplicity and economy. All that was
purchased to build 1t was a pulley
for the belt, every other part being
found on his place. The mixing box
is made of one by eight-inch boards,
laid inside of two rims of corn-planter
wheels. The gear around the box
came from an old manure spreader,
and the rest of the gearing from the
two mentioned implements. The bar
rel supplies the water through the
pipe. The truck was one used on an
old gas engine.
The mixer is a great success, as
the work done by 1t which l saw wa
of the best The use Of the machine
requires some common sense, and al
the builder had LOTS of that, he sue
ceeded in constructing an efficient
machine at a very low cost.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-05-07

size when about ~ weeks old. When
forced, they will weight four to five
pounds at two months.
The meat of the Runner is Of su-
perior quality; fine in the grain, juicy,
and excellent flavor. Hotels and res
taurants pay fancy prices for duck
lings
The eggs are in good demand also.
In winter when eggs are high the In
dian Runner is ION the job" Any
enterprising person can work up a
trade among hotels and restaurants
that should prove highly profitable.
There is no great danger of strong
competition, as comparatively few
poultry raisers have taken up this
branch of the industry, notwithstand-
ing the fact that nearly all kinds OF
poultry products are bringing I'M
heard-of prices in the open market.
Duck culture, in the past, has been
more or less neglected, owing to the
general belief that ducks .caRnOt be
successfully raised without a stream
or pond of water The fact is, how.
ever, that the Indian Runner requires
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-05-07
z,UdEMIERAL
|5EARM)1N0TBS

Sour swill will often cause scours in
hogs.
Keep the young pigs in out of cold
spring rains.
You cannot afford to use cheap salt
In your butter.
Keep few good cows rather than
many poor ones.
Keep the cows hide clean and free
from barnyard filth.
Sheep require succulent food to
keep in good health.
Better pork at less cost should be
the aim of all farmers.
The wastes in dairying come from
apparently slight causes.
Ewes that loses their lambs should
raise some twin or orphan.
A scrub bull at the head OF your
herd means ultimate failure.
The COW which will not eat abun-
dainty will not produce literally.
The greatest leak in the dairy bust
ness is the lack of knowledge Of es-
sential requirements.
Some of your COWS may be eating
your money in feed and not even be
giving back the interest.
Watch a sheep that is seen to
stretch; see if it is constipated. If
so, give wheat bran and oil.meaL
Spray the chicken house with a
one to twenty solution Of lime-sulphur
1t will effectually destroy all nits and
lice.
Middlings and corn meal wet with
skimmilk make an excellent forcing
feed for culls that are to be mar
keted.
If eve does not come to her milk
at once. let the lamb nurse on an
other eve, or give it milk from a
fresh COW.
Too much cannot be said in favor
Of the farm cream separator. The
arguments for its use are many aud
conclusive.
II the young pigs are very fat and
want to stay in the nest. get them out
on the ground OF you will have cases
Of thumps.
Green bone 10 good to promote eggs,
but should not be fed too freely, OF
It lie apt to cause more trouble than
It will do good.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-05-07
BOTH DAINTY AND ORIGINAL
Costume Appropriate in All Its Details
That Was Central Figure at a
Recent Wedding.

A dainty straw toque, worn at re-
cent wedding, was Of prune color, with
plaitings of maline in the same color
encircling the crown There were two
plaitings below and two above a mar
row band of prune-coloTed velvet rib
bon, and at the front a knot of the
velvet seemed to hold the base of a
tall fan of the plated malines which
rose some inches above the hat. This
hat accompanied wonderfully
draped gown of pTune-colored satin
brocade and lansdowne in the same
shade; the silk and worsted lans-
downe forming an underdrapery be-
meath the brocade which was lifted
toward the front at the knee, reveal
ing the swathed lansdowne skirt
slashed at the center front-or rather
draped in such manner that the dain-
tily booted foot showed at intervals.
Patent leather boots with buttoned
tops of prune-colored cloth matched
the prune gown and hat and the only
strongly contrasting color note was in
a deep, red velvet rose at the girdle.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-05-07
Toilet Table silver.

Quadruple-plated silver articles FOL
the toilet table are more than ever at
tractive, and II a witch" cloth if
kept conveniently at hand, the metal
may easily be made bright. Just q
rub over its surface and, presto! the
dust is removed Three-piece sets
hand glass, brush and comb-in plain
or striped design are considered ultra
smart and to go with them, although
sold separately, are pin trays and
graceful vase-shaped hatpin holders.
Because talcum and face powder, cold
cream and rouge are the better for
being kept in glass, there are jars OF
the four correct sizes in crystal pro
vided with either fat hinge-tops OF
with detached covers Of plated silve
matching the other toilet articles.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-05-07

supple silk or mousselne. One OF
Poieta best examples Of this cut n a
blouse that becomes kind OF redln.
cote plated from the waist and fall
Ing almost 10 the hem OF the oyster
satin skirt The redingote n In bun
mouasenline, with bid red and green
roses.
When any OF the rich, dark. colored
tailor suits have to be frightened this
Is done by introducing files or three
cornered ornaments. embroidered In
silk. These are put in the corners or
seams OF in darts. The color Il gen
orally red. yellow or violet. Some OF
Poiret's tailor costumes are trimmed
with white bone buttons sewed on
with the same shade OF silk a. makes
the flies. A very dainty cream white
eponge Is treated in this way with
cerise In the same manner Poiret
sometimes combines green and red
green and blue, red and blue. etc.