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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-10
Stages Dazzling Military
Show to Impress For
eign Diplomats.
WOMEN AND DOGS
PLAY THEIR PART
Beside the Dictator Stand Blan.
Quet and the Ghosts of MaderO
and Macmillan.
By PHILIP n. PATCHiN

Mexico city. Feb. 19.-In setting
strikinsly beautiful General Victoriano
Huerta. President Of Mexico looking
strong and forbidding in his regimentals,
reviewed some three thousand or more
Mexican soldiers OF various kinds to-day
and decorated the resimental flag OF the
Goth infantry with bandelero Of ribbon.
which ne kissed as he fastened ii to the
standard. and presented medals to sew
eral officers who have proved their loyalty
and efficiency.
7; was picturesque 70 4 degree and eN-
ceedinsiy impressive. There were soldiers
of many kinds. some in the most brilliant
Of uniforms There were lancers and hus-
sars. infantrymen and artillerymen. ordi-
nary cavalry. and. best and most pictu-
rescue OF an. regiment OF the far-fsmed
ruralcs. garbcd. some OF them, in jackets
Of Gamins yellow. with bright co'ored
sombreros. riding prancing ponies with
Tremendous grace They rode well and in
perfect organization. presenting a splen-
did picture. which the populace applauded
enthusiastically.
The ceremony was held at what is
known as the Conseda Hippodrome which
is the race course Of the Jockey club Of
Mexico fashionable and exclusive or
Eanization. The course is on the out
skirts Of the town. not far from the new
bull ring. which, on this day Of fiesta. was
topped with many futterins Tags. as was
h..
hppcdrome is wonderfully beautiful. sur
rounded by fringe Of beautiful green
trees. whose delicate color was acceniu-
atel as they stood out against the back
ground Of the dark and distant mountains.
OF 10 one side were the beautiful noun
tains Of Popocatepetl and Extaccilinau'
known as the Sleeping Lady" both COW
cred with perpetual snow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-10
TOWN MEETING
CALLED ARCnAr
Greenwich Has Outprov.
1t and Needs Commissio,
Rich Residents Saw
PRESENT PLAN NO
LONGER PRACTICE
Citizens Unwilling to Go to Tn.
Hall Dozen Times a Year
as Is Necessary.

Greenwich, Conn, residents in bu,,-
here expressed interest yesterday IN =
Tribune's account OF the movemeD, :.
away with the present town meeting a.
OF government and supplant I, VIII
modern commission and city mana.
government. They agreed that tn. ,,,.
had outgrown the ancient system.
speaking of the way the political =.
rounds up the Italians and Poles ar D.
Portchester and uses them to PACK \.
town meetings reminds me- said
Greenwich man yesterday, of how "A,
tory is repeating. In the early DAYS IA.
the colonists traded with the Indians a..
used TO meet them there on the bank, :.
the Byram. which was then a conss..
able river. They used to buy the Ind,,,
pelts with rum. and from this the ,,,,
was called Buy Rum. The nam. IA,
since changed 10 Byram, but the n-.
old things 80 on.
1.-The Italians and Poles are th.r. -,
with votes instead OF pelts 10 sell g..
the ring buys them with rum. or, in CA.
they have a particularly big JOB to a.
through the town meeting. they IN.
them s. or So and furnish trolley az,
FOR them to come up and vote tn. Va.
they want them TO.
The matter OF packing the town rs,.
ings was commented upon by Nss.
Macy, OF Corles. Macy & Co. statio,tr
at No. AL Pearl street.
"Of course it goes on" he said. n,
simply that the town meeting il IA,
ancient to be practical any longer I'm
years ago it might have been all ngt,
but what is needed now is commiSe,
form OF government. with a city MANAGE
l think. There should be number 4
voting places also The town hall vc,;
hold all the voters
Richard $. Childs. secretary and ,rs,,
urer of the National Short Ballot 0rgs,.
cation. said that he thought the modsn
form OF government was bound to cone
The town meeting is Anticipated All
sure 10 go" he said. 1T ought 70 b p.
placed by A city manager form OF 20.
eminent There should be board
commissioners. similar 10 the directors
a corporation. 10 choose the manager. vs
should be an expert in the business
government Under the present meitp
the only way 10 get anything done i
a paroxysm, and as Governor Hug,s
said, government by paroxysm is not 'e,
workable.
Citizens have % go twelve or thiriss
times a year town meetings II lig
take an interest in them. and then vhs
they get there they find they haventr
chance. because some one on the irsl.
knows how 10 manipulate the noeug
Another who is versed i'm the affsir u
the town said that the recent sqgabts
among the charity workers over the tsir
question was turned to account BY u
politicians.
The women have been very active
breaking the power Of the ring" he sal
and when the fight among them esrs
along they took up one side first FOR "a
purpose OF widening the breach amor
the women; secondly. to show their o1
power, and finally. 10 place one group
women under obligations to them IN n
hope they could use them in the future
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-10
The army, but they had an air Of exper
ence and efficiency.
BaoIer Announces Huerta.

II there was anything there That was
not all that prosperous, intelligent ana
cultivated nation should have produced on
such an occasion Il was the populace It
self which turned out 10 see the snow
Oldtimers looked over the stands curl
ously. 1t was not, they said. like the
olden days, when the society OF the city
would have turned out, when silk hats
and silken gowns would have filed the
great grandstand Nowadays society
STAYS at home. If it happens to he in
Mexico City instead Of in Paris or New
York or some other sanctuary where II
waits until the troubles are over.
Huerta's coming was impressive and the
militariness OF the occasion might nave
characterized, on smaller scale, the ar
rival Of some war lord Of Europe at
great camp. dashing courier came IN
advance. An order was given and
bugle sounded That bugle call was
thrilling thing. weird and plaintve, start
ing off on low note and ascending in a
curved tone, starting a supercllious
chuckle over the bugler having struck
discord. But not so. as the remainder OF
the mysterious call showed. and as the
calls of other bugles speedily demonstrate
ed. OF all things the day produced. one
thing was clearly brought ont. that the
Mexicans are musicians.
Then came a string OF carriages mag
nifcent in themselves and magniiicentiy
drawn by splendid horses. richly mar
messed. There were perhaps dozen OF
them. filed with officials of the govern
nent. Cabinet officers in conventional
frock coats, generals and colonels ana
majors I'm uniforms OF blue and gold and
red. admirals with cooked hats. tlnaily
came Huerta. accompanied by the famous
BIanouet. who had so much TO do Win
the coup de etat Of last year ana VINO
as a corporal was the one, so us sald'
who administered the coup de grace, the
final single shot after the firing squad
had finished II work, 20 MaXimihan.
Here was Huerta. A figure OF inter
national importance, personality whose
fame will long endure The man VINO
has defed the President Of the Unted
States. VINO is accused Of foul poiltlcai
murder. whom the government OF the
United States considers pariah among
heads of nations His carriage was
closely surrounded fore and aft and on
each side. by members OF the Chapulte-
nee Guard. magnificent looking fellows
IN their brilliant greenish uniforms
steel helmets surmounted by waving
white plume. riding well groomed ana
powerful horses splendidly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-10
WAR MSS. BRINGS $3.50 As
Collectors from North and
South at Lambert Sale.

Realizing the personal ana historical
inheritance Of the autograph letters ana
other documents contained in the ClNil
War collection of Major William Harri-
son Lambert. collectors or their repre-
sentatives from many cities OF the North
and south we're present yesterday at the
Anderson Galleries. where the openlns
sessions OF the sale were held Inc o''
lots dispersed brought total OF
81. 80 45.
An exceedingly rare copy Of John
Rrovn's provisional Constitution
brought the highest price of the day
$3.50. and it was bought by Dodd Inv
iugston The work consists of pre-
amble. forty-eight articles and sched-
ule all most carefully written
For a two-pase autograph letter
written by General Grant at his head
ouarters. city Point. Va. on February
p. 1865. TO Major General Thomas al
Nashville Tenn, T. ID. Watts gave So
and the same price was paid by q. T..
Fredericllson for telegraph dispatch
dated April. 1868. from General John
ston 10 General Sherman. with copy OF
sherman's reply They relate to the sur
render of the Confederate army.
An autograph letter from Grant 70
r NJ Stanton. Secretary Of War, dated
December :. 1864, went TO J. d. Mack
for So 80. George y. Smith gave sou
for rare broadside by Jefferson Davis
being an address To the people or the
free states by the President or the
southern Confederacy. Mr.. Smith also
paid so ror an autograph letter from
General Beauregard. written in july
1863. when Beauregard was successfully
defending Charleston against General
Gilmore and Admiral Dupont The sale
continues this afternoon and evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-10
'CORONERS' REMOVAL
RELIEF TO POLITICS
Short Ballot Association
Quotes Tribune Argument
Against the Office.
TO ISSUE PAMPHLET
URGING NEW SYSTEM
Bills Now Before Legislature Pro
vide for Chief Medical EX-
aminer for City.

The New York Short Ballot Association
forth it's arguments for the elimination OF
the office OF coroner in New York City,
together with discussion OF It's proposal
for new machinery to take over the func-
tons OF the coroner's office. of which, II
SAYS. reprntng an editorial in The Trib-
une, adjustment of the coroners jobs
would relieve the political system OF a
vermiform appendix and the ballot OF
names which shouldn't be on it, The
coroner as judicial officer is joke; as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-10
Looked Like Japanese.

But most remarkable OF all is the ap-
rearance OF the infantry, particularly the
honored 9th Were one TO take off their
uniforms Of blue, throw away the high
French cap and substitute one of lower
crown. clad them In the khaki Of Nippon,
and they could be mistaken for Japanese
soldiers. They are small Of stature and
have the Indian brown complexion which
ig much like the color OF the Japanese.
And many 81 them have even the same
cast Of features which is so typically
Japanese. high cheek bones and slantlng
e.os. There rs tradition here. which
some people believe and others laugh at,
that the Indians are really from Asia
The troops arrived at the hippodrome at
an carly hour and arranged themselves
In an extensive formation. awaiting the
,rrival OF their chief Every precaution
vas taken for the protection Of Huerta.
Probably this excess OF zeal was on the
Part Of officers. for Huerta himself seems
to entertain no fear. The city is full OF
sIadcristas, whose chief died sudden
death after he WAS deposed just a year
ago to-day. but Huerta shows no worry
about them This ceremony was a cele-
bration % the accession OF Huerta.
Cadets OF the agricultural school, some
Of them in the early teens. had the honor
of guarding the entryway 10 the race
courge. a curving drive through the main
gate They were arranged in semicircles
in evon and careful formation. looking
pretty in their dark uniforms, with blue
stripes and brilliant buttons. with bayo-
nots fixed and shining In the sun. While
attractive enough, their youth dampened
any feeling Of their ability TO handle a
crisis. but q glance around showed
Iuertas protection was assured. save
perhape for distant pistol ball or far
flung bomb. for bit 70 one side there
vas troop Of the regular cavalry. men
~ evident service. whose worn saddles.
..hloh fhey sat well. showed long use. an
90 tnalr roughencd and scratched leather
pYtteee. They we're not beautiful to look
Ypou. their fsces showed plainly That they
poro Of the lower class. possibly some OF
ihcnn from the prisons from "hich Don
,ofnrio Disz obtained many recruits for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-10
Government Rests Coal Suit

eric r. Coudert. Howard r. Kingsbury
and Thurlow Gordon. rested its case
against the Philadelphia & Reading Rail
road Company yesterday when the ses-
sions were resumed before Special Mas
ter 6. ". Guilbert at No. . Rector street
The federal lawyers are trying to learn
the relations between coal carrying roads
ami coal and coal land companies Of
Pennsylvania.
The defence will present it's side Of
the case I'm Philadelphia. beginning a
week from to-day. No witnesses were
heard yesterday, the evidence being doc
umentary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-10
MAINE DEMOCRATS WIN
Elect Three Mayors-Bangor
Chooses Independent.

Portland, Me, March 9.-No changes in
party control resulted from the elections
held to-day in five Maine cities. Three
OF the four mayors who were candidates
for reelection were successful They
were James G. G.. Smith, OF Biddeford
and Elmer T.. Newbert, Of Augusta, both
Democrats, and Frank II. Nickerson, OF
Brewer. Republican.
John G. Utterback. an Independent. in
dorsed by the Progressives, was elected
MAYOR of Bangor in a contest with reg
ular Democratic and Republican nom
ineeS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-10
Plans for Venetian Pagean'

Governor and Mrs. GlNnn ana Wv \, 4,
and Mrs. Mitchell have pronhs.' "a \
tend the Venetian pageant Whl' ,.,,1,
given on March Is at the Waldorf y. ~
for the benefit Of the Conference on
employment Among Women wv :, u
organized association for the ~ p,,d
employed women. OF which N's'
Coopcr Hewitt is the head v,rt
The masque Is called "Nan''"s IN,
,in." and is series OF scenes 'V'n n.n,s
the court life of Venice IN the "a. 1,
sancc. Tho costumes are bcins ma .,rs
the unemployed women al w" rhs'
room NJ No. 50 Washington sdus, ,us
will also be = morality play "' -, pro
and several dancing numbers ."
-rnmme.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-10
MRS. J. W. DAYNE DEAD
Was the Mother of Mrs. Katha'
rine Clemmons Gould.
IN Telegraph 10 nc Tribune. J

San Francisco, March 9. - The
mother of Katharine Clemmons Could
Mrs. Margaret Isabel Dayne, died al
the st. Francis Hospital here this even
ing after an illness of three months
She was the wife OF j. W. Dayne' a
Southern Pacific official.
Her other daughter created a sensa =
ton here several years ago by marry
inc q Chinese laborer and going to live
in Chinatown with him.
Mrs. Katharine Clemmcns Gould was
the first wife of Howard Gould. Of New
WORT, from whom she was divorced.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-10
All at Attention!

Huerta paused for a moment and his
eyes swept the ranks before him. Then
he suddenly cried:
"Soldados. atencion,"
The ranks stiffened, the color guard,
which stood before him with the flag OF
the 2eth, was rigid. Huerta COMMANDED
his soldiers TO carry arms and thcn pre-
sent arms While they were In that po-
sition he took the red streamer. which he
touched 10 his lips. and attached IT TO
the flag OF the regiment. There was the
call of bugle The national anthem
again broke forth I'm all its glory. save
that Il was robbed OF its beauty by the
fact that so many bands were playing II
at once
Once the business OF decorating the nag
was out Of the way General Huerta de-
seconded from the stand and took his
place on the ground beside n table lader
with small plush boxes containing
medals and decorations for officers Of
the service who had in one way or an
other distinguished themselves in the
service OF fIuerta. One after another.
headed by banquet. TO whom was given
the decoration Of the first class of con
stancy, officers with drawn sword pre-
scented and with hat removed stepped for
ward. and Huerta with his own hands
pinned on the decorations. He had a
word for each and an embrace FOR some
Generals. admirals. colonies, captains
and llcutcnants got their rewards. Some
were evidently popular fayortcs. One
Young fellow on crutches WAS cnthusi-
astically applaudod rs ne swung away
Another Who was chccred was = small
old man. evidently NJ little rank, hui
who was known and popular He was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-10

plexioned man well tanned by the sun.
His is an inscrutable countenance, ana
one might call il sinister. but the
glasses. which he always wears. some
how take away some Of the hardness
that may he there and add reassuring
aspect.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-10
Women Clad in White.

n was 2 wonderful morning as we'll
a cool MAY morning in the middle OF Feb
yuaYy. and I'm this high altitude even the
sunshine took on a new character I'M
known TO more northerly climes. Even
without the brilliant uniforms of officers
and men the Conseda Hippodrome would
he attractive. but adding to its ordinary
features 2 perfect riot of blended colors
of the military uniforms. the CLEAN OF
hayonets, sabres and lances and the boom
Of heavy guns firing salutes, the playing
Of the national anthem by splendidly
trained military bands, and the scene be
came most impressively beautiful.
in the grandstand there was another
impressive sight, for there, seated in
orderly rows. to which they had marched
two by two. were several hundred wom-
en-. clad entirely in white, save for red
or lavender cross on the arm. They be
longed to the Red Cross and the Laven-
der Cross. Once there was only the Red
Cross. but there appears 10 have been
some difficulty in the organization, and
now there is A Lavender Cross, as well
as a White Cross. too, showing that the
women, as well as the men Of Mexico,
have their troubles In agreeing with one
another.
The diplomatic body attended the cere-
mony. and IL General Huerta by inviting
them intended TO make an impression he
succeeded, for the show was splendid,
and were II not for the famous affair of
Just a year ago. when the most wonder
full battle OF modern times was fought
ten days OF big gun fighting in the middle
of great modern city with hundreds OF
thousands actually residing on the field of
confiict-the smart. efficient appearance OF
the troops would be reassuring
From the outside it must be said that
Huerta's troops looked mighty good.
cThey were clean Of uniform. their clothes
antted well. their equipment was shining
and uniform, their organization and
marching were good. remarkable thing
about Huerta's troops as one looks at
one organization after another IS the
traces one can discern Of the influence Of
armies OF other nations. One sees an
officer OF the cavalry with Uniform that
Is distinctly German, even unto color.
in the infantry the cap is typically
French and the carrying OF the rihes is
afco from France
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-10

Dr.. Bowers has an article in the
Sunday Magazine Of The Tribune.
March IS. on "The Screaming Nerve"
that elusive thing that posters every
body and about which SO little is
known. Tho pictures are by M. l..
Blumenthsl, who has struck the Bow
ers note so eapitally,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-10
Blanquet Finished Macmillan.

Blanquet. the general and the Minister
OF War; was also in uniform. or all
the public officials Banquet, who is big
man here and not without Presidential
well. perhaps not aspirations, but at
least eligibility was the most interest
ing figure next TO Huerta. II IS said
that he wears watch charm made OF II
gold coin given him by Macmillan.
When the iI-starred Austrian was about
TO die at tho hands of a firing squad he
asked who had been assigned the duty
Of administering the coup de grace
tho one man who sends still another
bullet into the body of the man prostrat-
ed by the firing squad. Banquet an
swered that he had that duty. Maxi
milan asked him 10 be sure TO do his
work well. and then gave him some
gold pieces 10 he distributed among his
guardians ard those on the firing squad
and one large piece for himself, which
Banquet is said still TO have.
His. too. is strong face. not so Next
can as many others there. and handsome
after another than the Mexican style or
manly perfection The 29th Infantry,
which was honored. was Blanquets own
regiment. and IL was when Banquet
went over to the opposition that Ma
dero's fall was made certain. So IL was
something OF day for Banquet, too.
Huerta and his following passed
through 20 stand which had been erect
ed and which was decorated with the ma
tional colors and flowers. The bands
continued TO play. the guns doomed. the
soldiers presented arms and saluted their
chief. once in the stand Huerta barred
his head and after a moment started to
speak His hair proved closely cropped
and was gray in color. We're ITuerta 10
permit his hair TO grow long il would
be seen that a considerable portion Of
his head is bald. Huerta addressed the
vast number Of troops before him:
Soldiers of the 18th Regiment 'ln the
name OF the republic and in recognition
Of the heroic conduct which YOU have OBJ
served the government is about 70 deco
rate the symbol of our love OF country.
or our dignity and all that we hold dear
your flag, which waves above you. In
the name OF tho republic | grant you this
reward. which you will surely uphold
worthiy and respect as It deserves"
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26

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Th latter nearly always oud cockeTy that
knew that foul work. ahead thin tn they heard their
tn wild sleigh bells
ominou whin tn burlap
bodies all OF whn they their bdn scattered nsoide
sleigh.
hors knew tel they
9TH first ssintial pick tn nvoied an
home would deode that noigh
send an borrow her aunties
whole an
masher would whisper that tn tin behond
he ans
would
naa ion neare home than SEWN Moie House
tn
th winds whin wild ok Guild Sheridan would
yell let's sing somethln''.
be Beuhlaand
which appropriate because
ne faake
bind always
had enough Home
Home he'd av bawlin'
a till
than his share
tn laades prevnted tn etn roght there tn middle
weight sleigh rode championship.
loaded kings they'd fond
Wanse outside city
Thin tn ladies would settle their misery,
IN their profan ladies couldn't
sudden tn droyer would yell look OUT an before could
sod burryn their knees In tn chs tn
IN the other.
moes get strap from some farmer who would
thin what he thought a thin fr gn him out v his
bed at tn noght
tn aads that would have back fr tn
an before Daylight that their friends
would tn retreat from Moscow
be young said Casey
"Yis an nutty," said Grogan
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26
A DenQtured Primary

Sec. /. All political power is inherent
in the people. Government Is insu-
tuted for their equal benefit, security
and protection
"As q political partisan, am go
Ing to obey the orders OF the Repup.
lican state central committee. and
make political power inherent in a
convention OF the party under the
control OF party leadership.
"The supreme court has decided
that laws are unconstitutional II the
title does not conform to the body or
the law. Yet I will make the power
given to the people under the consti-
tuition now, a law TO give the express
sion Of political power elsewhere. The
Republican state central committee
Is the not overscrupulous Rebecca
that makes of me the trickster ia
cob. to deprive the people OF their po-
litical birthright under the constitu-
ton. all for mess OF patronage. -
Owosso Press-American.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-26

$H83 he INDUCES a Seasonabe WllP
x3rV3U Jeet After Casey Has Been Assured His
H\xW Fears OF An Invasion Groundiess.
ARA MAY -
BY TOM MAY

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