New Britain herald., 1930-10-25
Chaos In Brazil

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 Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 25 P}-Po- litical chaos, spurred by national un- certainty developed today to rend the camp of the revolution, victor ious in a coup d'etat which yester- day unseated Brazils retiring presi- dent, Dr. Washington Luis.
 The armed conflict which had ragged on three major fronts for the past three weeks was momentarily stilled, but a situation still prevailed which, charged with the tenseness of rival political personalities, may plunge the nation into further san guinary internecine conflict.
 In this capital a military junta, in charge temporarily, proceeded with the formation of a provisional gov ernment, the officers composing it. far into the night in an ef- fort to choose officials to take over the administration. The junta ad- journed just before dawn after hay ing reached a decision on only one office, that of minister of justice, which goes to Gabrielle Bernardes.
 Meanwhile. dispatches from head quarters of the southern revolution ary army. located at Ponta Grossa, state of Parana, said that Getulio Vargas, the rebel southern army generalissimo, presidential candidate in the recent elections, would take charge of the provisional govern nent.
 Rebel En Route to City
 Lindolfo Collar, insurgent repre- at Buenos Aires, is flying to Porto Alegre today to meet pr. Osvaldo Aranha, acting president Of Rio Grande Do Sul, and proceed with him to Rio de Janeiro to con- fer with the military junta. Senior Color asserted that Vargas would not give his assent to a military gov ernment.
 The third principal in the battle of politicians developing here was Captain Juarez Tavora, whose army of volunteers and revolting federal troops conquered the northern states of ParahyZa, Pernambuco, Alagoas and sergipe, and part of Bahia. He was expected here by airplane today from Bahia. Although united with Vargas in the revolutionary cam paign the two men long have been bitter political enemies, and the status of their present relationship t,;, attained a huge personal following in the states through which his army progressed as it moved south ward.
 The military junta which has as stunned actual control of the govern ment, and which brought about the yesterday of President Luis, is composed of General Menna Barreto, General I.eite Castro, Tastro Fragoso, Ad lniral Iraias Noronha. Dr. Pandia and other lesser figures. them is Cardinal Leme, who was one of the intermediates in the final negotiations with the president
 Dr. Washington Luis today was Q prisoner in Fort Capobanca. After for hours to resign, saying he would be taken from Guanabra palace only when. he had been bound hand and foot. Luis late yesterday ncquiesced in the military juanta's demand, and was taken under heavy guard to the quarters of the general staff at the fort where he will re- main temporarily.
 Counselled by Friends
 His decision to retire finally was made on the counsel of Cardinal Leme and Monsignor Rosalvo Costa Rego. vicar-general of the Rio dc Janeiro diocese. He left the palace in the company of the cardinal, the and General Tasso Frangoso. As he passed through the reception room of the palace he badc farwell to the assembled ministers of his cabinet, and members of his civil and military household.
 Outside the palace the two pre- Iatcs and General Tasso sFragoso, entered an automobile With him. armed officers mounted the board as the deposed pres ldent was whislled away to the fort from the scene of his nearly com pleted four-year term as chief eX- ccutivc of the Brazilian union.
 There is apparently little animos- lty toward the deposed president, who generally was regarded as hon. est in his convictions. but surround ed with a military and official fam fly which many in the nation found The military junta in it's night long meeting, decided to hold the deposed minister of justice, Wanna Do Castello, and the deposed minister of war, General Sezefredo Dos Passes, prisoner, but to set al liberty other members of the cabi- net, all of whom had been arrested.
 Dispatches from Sac Paulo said Julio Priestes, who but for the revolution would have succeeded Dr. Washington Luis on 15, had disappeared. There were rumors that he had fled he city in an airplane. Advices re- ceived here from headquarters of he southern revolutionary armies 1uoted the rebel generals as saying hat those responsible for malfea- sances of the deposed administration ,Tould be prosecuted.
 HoodIums Run Wild
 After an orgy of destruction yes .crday, in which damage estimated 1t s1,000,000 was done to seven newspaper offices and other build !ngs by gangs Of hoodlums. the ely