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Evening star., 1914-05-06
ENGLANDDEMANDS
$4,000 OF HAITI
UItimatum Issued at Port au
Prince, Expiring at s
O'Clock This Evening.

PORT Az PRINCE. Haiti. May O.
The British diplomatic representative at
Port au Prince today delivered an ulti-
matum to the Haitian government de-
manding the immediate payment Of an
indemnity of $4,000 to British subject
in compensation for the destruction by
fire of his sawmill during the Leconte
revolution.
The ultimatum expires at o'clock this
evening.
British Cruiser on Scene.
The British demand is supported by the
presence here of the British cruiser Suf-
folk The payment of this sum of money
to the British subject In question, a
man named Peters. had previously been
ordered by a court of arbitration. I'M
medately after the presentation OF the
British demand the members of the
chamber of deputies and the senate met
in joint session. The deliberations were
marked by great excitement. Senator
Cauvin bitterly reproached the cabinet
for not being able to meet the SITUATION
There are no funds in hand with which
to make the payment demanded.
After a futile discussion Congress de-
cided to go into separate session in
order to permit the deputies asd the sem
ators to discuss the matter independ-
emily,
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Mediators Seek Quarters.

Telesrams were sent b. the mediatois
to a leading hotel at Niagara Fails. noH
closed, asking if its opening would be
advanced as to accommodate them.
II this is arranged The hea.lquarters wili
be established there: otherwise at an
other hotel or private cottage. 10y which
negotia tions are under way.
The mediators plan 10 leave here
Thursday May II. To arrange prelim
naries for their opening sessions the
following Monday. The party. including
secretaries stenoeraphers and other Of
iicials will number about fifteen, not in
cluding the United States and liuerta
delegates and those OF Carranza should
he finally come into the deliberations.
The South American ENJOYS announced
last night that the FIRST formal con
ference with Representatives, OF the dtf-
ference with representatives of the diff
would be held at Niagara Falls. Canada.
Nav Is.
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U. S. Cruiser Due Today.

The armored cruiser Washington was
expected by the Navy Department to ar
rive in Puerto Plata. Santo Domingo. some
time today to look after the American
interests in the revolution-torn Dominican
Republic.
The washington, in command of Capt.
Edward w Eberle. will replace the
Petrol, a small gunboat. which has been
ordered home for repairs.
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lively TILT OVER
INQUIRY ON VILLA
Senator Lippitt Arouses SoIons
in Urging Passage Of
His Resolution.
ADMINISTRATIONS ACTS
ARE SHARPLY QUESTIONED
Senator Stone, in Response, Takes
Speaker to Task for Criticising
Presidents Course.

The passage of his resolution asking
President Wilson il he was supporting
Pancho Villa as the next ruler OF Mex
leo, as reported in the press. was urged
upon the Senate today by Senator Lippitt
of Rhode Island.
The suspicion that our government Is
aiding, abetting or even condoling the
villainous Villa is so sickening that
have long refused to believe it, but the
reports that the administration is sup
porting Villa had continued SO long that
L have introduced my resolution.
After quoting President Wilson's dec
larations in his message to Congress
about observing strict neutrality be-
tween the factions of Mexico. Senator
Lippitt said that the government
actions were seemingly so much In con-
tradiction to those expressions that he
sometimes wondered II he was walking
with Alice in Topsy- -Turvy Wonderland.
The Rhode Island Senator went on 10
say that in one part of Mexico last
year, as far as he knew. there had been
order and law, while in the other there
had been such a carnival of crimes as
found no parallel in modern times.
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WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Thursday;
cooler temperature Thursday;
fresh northwest winds.
FULL REPORT ON PAGE TWENTY.
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Lane at Argentine Legation.

Secretary Lane called at the ArSen-
tine legation at $ O'Clock this morning
and had a conference with Dr. Naon
one Of the mediators Mr.. Lane has
been consulting with the President ana
Secretary BRYAN as to mediation plans
and the names OF American Delegates
Huertas representatives were eApect-
ed TO start from Mexico city tins weeh
President Wilson resumed consideration
Of many names today. seeking trained
Diplomats to handle the delicate ques-
tions to be discussed i'll the Canadian
border city. Se.ection OF the deleGa-
ton would not be hurried. II was
known, the President feeling there
would be ample time for consideration
Of eligibles before the beginning OF the
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President Is Reticent.

President Wilson. it is known to all
newspaper men in Washington. has
never suggested line for the news
papers on his attitude. however. In
t,s semi weekly conferences with
newspaper correspondents he has been
asked many questions bearing upon
the railroad rate problem. In re-
in reply to them. he has indicated that
he does not see weak spot in bust-
ness except among the railroads, but
at the same time he has made it known
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One Boat Still Missing.
Three Boats Left Vessel.

The men got away in three boats, but
in their haste were i'll prepared for a
battle with the seas in open boats The
first survivors when picked up had been
adrift for thirty-six hours and suffered
severely. Capt McDonald's boat. picked
up early today by the Manhattan was
adrift for more than fifty hours before
help reached them
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Continued on Eleventh Pase.J
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NARROWED TO TAMPICO,
OUTLOOK NOT PROMISING
United States Already Has Declared
It Cannot Arbitrate In
suit to Flag.
ENJOYS CALL ON MR.. BRYAN
President and His Secretary of State
In No Hurry to Name the
American Represent
atives.

Mediation in the Mexico crisis
IS to proceed without representa-
ton OF the constitutionalist forces
IN the revolution-torn republic
This announcement was made
following a conference OF the
South American ENJOYS who are
seeking to accomplish the pacih-
cation of Mexico with Secretary
Bryan at the State Department.
The decision that Carranza is
not likely to change his mind and
eventually come into the media
ton proceedings was reached
after the entire forenoon had been
devoted to further efforts to in
duce HIM to become party to
the general scheme OF pacihcation
for the republic below the border.
Expect Mediation to Fail.
With the offices of mediation
now limited to settlement of diff
ferenoes between the United
States and Huerta, there is gen
eral belief in official circles that
mediation will fail, because it is
cited that the administration,
when Huerta first suggested
mediation, stated specifically
that insult to the flag of the
United States and affront of this
governments dignity are not
subjects for mediation.
To Insist on Resignation.
Since then the administration issued an
garded. The administration, it is under
stood. will not accept parleying with
Huerta except on the specific pledge OF
his resignation.
..Carranza is a strong man and not
likely readily to change his mind like
woman was the characterization given
the constitutionalist chief by one of the
envoyS.
Relating to their conference with Sec
retary Bryan, the medlators had nothing
further to say, but the Secretary OF State
reiterated his statement that this govern
ment had not yet outlined any basis upon
which il would mediate and that thus far
the Cnited states merely had accepted
the good offices of the South American
enyoys When the United States would
name the delegates to advise with the
~ d,a
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Rifle Which Soldiers Use i'm European War

cussion composition, a disc of shellacked
paper to protect the percussion composa-
trolytic action. and a device called an
anvil" The composition which fires the
charge is OF terSulphide of antimony, po-
tassium chlorate. sulphur and ground
glass. The charge is from forty-eight TO
fifty grains. varying with the lot of pow
der used. of pyrocellulose powder. The
bullet has core Of lead and tin compo-
sition inclosed in a jacket OF cupro
nickel 1t weighs $50 grains. and 1t -
long and sharp pointed.
with that charge OF powder It starts
away from the rifle at the rate Of 2, 100
feet a second, which is called its initial
velocity, meaning its speed at the be-
ginning of its fight. 1t will start little
ed up by the sun or If the cartridge is
put into a hot gun. for raising the tenn
perature of powder causes 1t to burn a
little faster and generate the propelifng
gas a little quicker than the normal.
This rifle is without that striking de-
vice which, on the old single-shot Spring
field, Remington, Winchester and all
other guns before the invention OF the
bolt principle, was called the hammer.
Everybody knows how a man with his
hand and fingers around the "smalf' OF.
the gun and the trigger-guaro would
cock" the gun by raising the hammer
safety and full-cock when you were ready
to take aim and to fire.
In the modern military rife there 10 .
firing pin. which consists of the firing
pin rod and cooking piece. At the outer
end Of the cooking piece Is a small knob.
and you may make the gun ready for
firing by pulling this out with your
thumb and finger. but when you throw
over the bolt which elects the old shell
and throw It back which movement puts
in a fresh, cartridge, the cooking piece te
forced back and stands ready for firing
You can use the rife as q single shot
that ia, you put in a cartridge by hand.
FRA 1t. eject 1t and put in another by
hand, etc, or you can put In hve cart
ridges at once. all bound together by .
little brass device called q clip" You
can fire these nve as fast as you can
work the bolt and pull the trigger. or
with the five cartridges In the magazine
you can operate the gun on the single
shot basis. -
This rife IL the best In the world. but
Il is q fair specimen of the rife which 10
In the hands Of every European soldier
today.
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tions, he is obliged to consider what he is
going to do. They are from omciat peo-
pie. Shall he accept them and not repay
them? Or shall he seem inexplicably dis
courteous and refuse?
Now. each French cabinet minister
lives in a palace" said my distinguished
American. CIe has seen everything that
has happened in Paris these fifty years
back) THE French government &C
cumulated these palaces from the revolu-
ton. They can seat in them anywhere
from 90 to 80 guests, from the Elysee
down. Presidents Of the senate and cham
Der have tremendous palaces. Accept
ing dinners, etc. from them. is 1t not be-
fitting to his country that the American
ambassador shall live in a mansion be-
fitting to return them?"
In Paris, in times of peace, business
Is done in entertaining. Stroll along
the streets. the cafe terraces are
crowded with men at tables-they are
talking business. In the brasser1es
they talk business over lunches. High
er, in the expensive restaurants, nun
dreds Of cabinets particulars are oe-
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from a regent of the Bank of France.
They wsro vast enough to entertain
richly. having the use Of the regents
entrances and exits for the equipeges..
And Ambassador White paid $4,000
q year for the RtdSeway mansion.
Ambassador Bacon took it over at
the same rent. .
Ambassador Herrick followed suit;
Congress could have bought the Ridge
wsy msnston In, 1909 for $250O0o. AM
bassador White Recommended 1t, and the
embassy commission backed him up. To-
day it can no longer be rented or pur-
chssed, and the ,newcorniHg Ambassador
Sharp will have to look for another house
in any case. One Of the heirs. Count
Gerard de Ganay. has just bought IN the
Ridgeway mansion for his own residence
at the price Of $4,000. ~,
Certain American congressman, we VIII
saw. Cannot understand why people spend
this monsy and. In q sense. they are
right But, imagine one Of them to De
appointed ambassador. When he arrives
in. Paris or London and finds himself con-
fronted at once, with forty or fifty invita-
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sand. At 100 yards from the gun the
bullet will pass through a fve-inch nrck
ly seasoned oak. or through steel plate
nearly half an inch thick.
Fired pointbiank by soldier standing.
no man between the gun and point IN
prolongation OF the axis OF the S Dore ev 40 3
soldier kneeling the pointblank danger
suace would be GO yards and II nred
by a soldier lying down the pointoiahA
danger space would be $50 yards.
The trajectory Of the bullet is SO nearly
fat or SO much nearer fiat than was
obtained from older types of guns ana
ammunition that when the weapon is
sighted for a range OF JOo yards tne
summit of the trajectory. the hignest
by the flying bullet, 1t only a small irac
tion of an inch above two feet, sighted
for COO yards the summit Is slightly over
three feet. sighted for 100 yards 1t Is close
to i've feet sighted for sg ad yasds for goo Soo
yards 1t goes about ten and half fsee
high and sighted for LOCO YARDS tne
bullet touches at point 5So yaros Irons
the gun the height Of fourteen feet. ~
the gun were elevated SO as to give II the
extreme range Of 5. 5.465 yards the bullet
at a point 3.4S2 yards from the gun
would be 6,S44 feet above the line OF
sight. ~.
dreths Of an inch. There is another way
Of using the word caliber which oiten
confuses persons. 1t is 80 cahoes
rifle, but il you should say that gun
is so callber you would be understood
to mean that the bore is thirty times
longer than its diameter. But when YOU
speak of a 30 caiiber ri9e you meen
that the bore has a diameter OF thirty
one hundredths Of an inch. Ia, .-
The length Of the barrel is hrans a,n ove the
twenty-four inches and the rining. Ine ne
erooves which give the protectiie It's
rotary motion. consists Of .t four p'.,n am
t,,cr Ssen and three times the width OF
the lands-the unsrooved surface OF the
bore. The length Of the gun complies snd
is sIiehtiy over forty-three inches an1
n. weirht without the bayonet 10 S.@
pounds, and with the bayonet u S.0S
pounds. o..e tna
rri,ner the charge Of smOkeiess powder
and the bullet. The case ID, Of brass.
The primer consists Of the cup. she psf-
Evening star., 1914-08-16
! SALON OF EMhASSY
llNl1HIcn Has BEEN10RNED MTo
Ia REEUGE1oR NERcANS

cupied with bourse men and mer-
chants arranging an affair" as they
say, over a little luncheon Still high.
er, among great manufacturers ana
wholesalers. dinners are given to oring
conclude deals. And at the apex. In
the world of diplomacy, 1t Is the same
and more SO. Under the guise OF
dinner or reception the interests OF
ones country and the prestige Of the
flag may be at stake.
without a grand embassy for the
purpose our ambassador is at q dis
advantage.
For example, there are Americans
coming to Paris officially, who want
things from the French government
people like the Panama-Pacific COM
missioners: the American surgeons (of
whom $50 were entertained by the Paris
faculty of medicine); the agricultural
commission Of last year (more than
1907: the International Chambers OF
Commerce commissions, and many,
many others.
II you can have these people meet
at the embassy the French people
with whom they come to get into re-
ment 1t gives them dignity our
country fares better. and what the
commissioners. etc. accomplish is mucn
greater. Otherwise, these important
americans on mission are. as 1t were
lost in Paris We think that every one
knows about America and her great
ness: and 1t is true, in way. Du
Americans arriving in Paris. on tn
most important errands are judged o.
appearances. Are they sustained ol
their embassy? Is the embassy In
nosition to sustain them-to make en-
.. tertainments for them and bring then
into advantageous relations?
Quite apart from the idle absentes
!, colony, there is now q great body o.
! American men in Paris. earnestly en-
!. gagged in business and professional life
: furthering American trade and othel
interests in a great and active way
, II is the class to which the British
: embassy recently threw open its gar
den parties Surely the American EN-
, bassy should be in position to show
. honor to them at all times.
! Important American people come u
, Paris, and if the ambassador is OF
] social and friendly nature he will have t
: entertain many such. 1t is different from
private life. 1t may be designated a
: the ambassadors pleasure, although
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already quoted. s"lf the other powers
had their ambassadors living the sim,
pie life in Paris. 1t would be ideal ana
Charming. But; we cannot reform d.
plomacy all by ourselves: THESE usages
have grown up for centuries"
TT is not q question of display. No
American ambassadors have lived law
ishly-compared with the other great
powers They have tried to do the
needful thing. An embassy should oe
a dignified place. to fill its require
Yet Minister Morton in his day.
spent 100000. White law Reid. also
mere minister to France, paid $1a.oeo
year for the Grammont palace: and
he told that his expenses were $4,000
the least year and $4,000 ..s the sreiSs, IS.
spitzer palace at $4,000. and enter
tained to the tune Of 100000 q: year.
This property has since been pur-
chased for the. Turkish embassy.
Ambassador Mccormick rented two
floors Of a palace on the Quail de Billy
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-HE rifles with which the present
war is being fought are the
1 longest shooting. straightest
shooting and fastest shooting guns tnae
ordnance genius has created. Rifles OF
the same type were used by Turks
Greeks, Bulgars, Serbs and Montene-
grains in their late wars, and the m
fantry, cavalry and engineer troops OF
all modern forces are armed with tnas
character of weapon-the best maea-
zine rife.
The rifle of the United States Army
is the highest type of this gun; 1t is
believed to. be the best rifle In the
world, and all Americans hope 1t is, but
the differences between it and the rifles
in the hands of French, Germans, Aus
TRANS. British, Russians, Belgians.
Dutch. Swiss and Serbs are SO non
essential that a description OF the
American gun will approximate a ,, og1
scription of the European rifles ana VIII
give the general reader conception
Of the power of the gun which is max
ing a new and bloody chapter in the
worlds history.
ofiicial Description and Rules for the
MANAGEMENT of the United states
Magazine Rife" it is written that
twenty-three aimed shots have oeen
fred in one minute with this rifle USED
as a single loader, and twenty-five
shots in the same time using magazine
ire. and that firing from the hip with
out aim twenty -seven shots have Deen
fred in one minute using the rife as
a single loader and thirty-five shots In
one minute using magazine fire.
The maximum range OF the rine, glv-
ints 1t an elevation of IS degrees. IL
5.465 yards, or considerably over three
miles. The time Of the fight OF the
bullet over that space Is 31.36 seconds
and the powder pressure In the cham :
Der of the rife Is about $4,000 pounds
per square inch.
The bullet from this rife will pene-
trate, 500 yards from the gun. 24.8 inch
es Of white pine butts made Of one-inch
boards placed one inch apart, or lS4
inches oe moist sand. or 81 inches Of dry
sand, or 1873 inches OF loan practically
free from sand. One Thousand yards from
the gun the bullet will penetrate III
inches Of cne-inch boards. l25 inches OF
moist sand. 7.E inches Of dry sand o.
1876 inches Of loan practically free from
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this is the extent of her club life. She
is against what she calls "a butterfly
life in women.
When she was asked what her hobbies
were she replied that after her home she
loved young people and flowers. BUT sne
added that she did not like to get out
in the garden and dig.
II make it a rule" she said. TO have
young people around me always. want
to grow old gracefully and retain my
youthful point Of view. Then l snah
mind the gray hairs or the wrinkles. l
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shall have an inner happiness, and there
is no plan so effective for increasing this
fund Of inner happiess than to associate
with young boys and girls"
With Mrs. Smoot such an ardent advo-
cate Of the worth of the home and its In
huence and also a voter, the interviewer
could not suppress aquery as to her plan
for compromising the two things, which So
frequently lead in opposite paths. 1t was
found that Mrs. Smoot, after all, was
more the wife and mother than the club
woman.
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stand. / mean we have no siums: We ms
have a wonderful system Of scnoois aaa
a fine state college, beautifully situated
overlooking Salt Lake, with new puiio-
i1rs being added constantly.
IT saad that We were misunderstood
It is our religion that makes people ms
understand us. People take Mormonism
to be synonynons with golysafhs' pnIT fhs neopis s
who ave ignorant Of the teachings or
o,,f reliKion today could ever say tnas
some early members OF the cnuren
practicsd and believed s;acsra IN po'Sssi io their
hs,'., But thsI saa were found s'neta the example
for their practice in the Old Ies.a, sa
nnent Of the Bible, In Abranam anv
fhe other patriarchs. Today poysalEs ysE
We live by faith and preach moraa,,y. amse
we have q basis Of science. Dea1 s,aoan
race ~ sbstinence, from hauofS anu
tobacco.
."When it its said that Mormonism Is
aatrtmue.nt to our progress. have oniS
10 think OF the country and people as
!. tnnw them to realize how false is such
.tatement. I think Of the happy little
homes scattered about the state; the love
!; .of.upsic, In which even the poorest RAM
! lies 1n0utkes tkAo opi Aohs
. represent us in colleges all over a'
world; and the successful business mel
~ which our cities can boast. These ars
3 the. evidences Of success and progress
a,;d Of such Utah has her full share.
It was as a iioness fighting for her cuos
that Mrs.. Smoot spoke. She was touch
inc ,,uon the most delicate point OF
+, hrfnan beings Nfe-his 'rehgion-and IRON
Ner words, her estimate OF MormonisM,
her own and her famtly's religion. coui.
,,nhold that which she claims Tor ne
own 4 Il d lesson in sincerity and ane
~ smoot possesses both Of thes
r .,,,sIities 10 q marked degree Her oiu'
svss :aash, and her entire expression
facial and phyaical becomes cnarse, n,
with force. She is a large woman nsrsnn s.soM'
is>v. ~ the force which she can sum
mon it,to aenon is NOT to DO WINSTON
ot ..For T; ma 1iart," she said. lapsing int
an, attitude OF Fspose again. the value e 2
tine whole wSst Is undefestimateo ~
eastesnefs- Il is said that We are SruIH tSa
iscSrfne in culture. But let me say yas, nan
r.s,sa~ e.starners, were reading and STUDY
S ;n1. whiting apd painting. western pr @
nsers were building roads and houses a..
nnfsnr fafms for the generations :
come. rus culture came rapidly ana
due time. 80
d ai 80; ~
: The women ve<s In Utah. and Mr'
. sn,oot hai .v6tsd Win them She na
: been president Of the Woman's Repupr
). can club Of tbs ststs-a Political club q
= the study Of state and national politics
Evening star., 1914-08-16

and is q member of the relief society OF
her church. It is to the efforts OF this
society that the absence Of poverty in
Utah is partly due Branches are man,
tanned in different wards Of the city and
church funds provide the necessitles SO ol
life to the needy poor who nve or ten-
porarily reside in these districts.
nut Mrs. Smoot is not a clubwoman.
She belongs to the Congressional Cluo ~
washington and was prominent In the
literary activities of the pohticaI cluu ua