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Circulation y e s t e r d a v 4 , 4 0 5 ■filci the A d v e r t is e r - J o u r n a l Grow THE SECON D OLDEST D A ILY NEW SPAPER WEST OF THE HUDSON RIVER T H E W E A T H E R . F a ir to n ig h t a n d S a t u r d a y ; w a r m er to n ig h t in th o cast portion, brisk southw e st w inds. ! fou n d e d 1S29 fij§lT l9E R fo u n d e d 1S44. AUBURN, N. Y. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1913 PRICE TWO CENTS ast Passages at Arms Over Amend ments in Progress— Vote Will be Taken at Present Sitting— Demo crats Gain Victory IfiihiDgton, D e c . 10.— U n less uu- Ka obstacles a r o encountered thc nty bill w i l l p a s s th e Senate before rjjouw s t o n i g h t . D e m o c r a tic load- Ijid the b i ll in s u c h a position at b dosing m o m e n t s o f la s t n ig h t ’s scs- i that they m ight- lia v o pissed it ijo h o u r or t w o m o r e of debate. jtcre co n f in e d to g u i d in g the do- ntions to d a y so t h a t tlio long do- d measure w i l l p a s s b y a safe m a i l ; and go t o co n f c r e n c o w ith the W where, w i t h p r o m p t notion, lead- tupect to see th e n e w b i l l rcudy for Went W ils o n ’s s i g n a t u r e by Tuci- rit thfl la te s t. Iliojt of the d iffe r e n c e s between the I k j may bo s a i d to liavo been My ironed o u t i n ad v a n c e . M a jority tier Underwood in th o Houso is au- tity for tbe s t a t e m e n t t h a t only two firee serious p o i n t s o f difl'crcneo •>- n n d they a r e n o t expected to prn I the conference. O n e of the niost lint p o in ts o f difference concerns i the new c u r r e n c y syste m shall go j the o p e ration. T h e H o u s e b ill pro- sd that it b e c o m e effective w ithin (w months a f t e r i t is signed. Thc Scn- I says “as s o o n as convenient.” biaistration le a d e r s believe the Sen- |> provision w i l l p r e v a i l. I i i one provision o f th c Senate bill p n i! the A ld r ich - V r c e ln n d law lo nte. during t h e tra n s i t io n period, fciils expcct to sec th e new system tting very s m o o t h l y , w h ilo reserves t being shifted a n d conditions are iijing to m e e t th e n e w law Sccrc- j JIcAdoo h a s a n n o u n c e d th a t the nl treasury w i l l bo ready w ith its Sons to help th e tran s f o r m a tio n m ■ way, '..A m e n d m e n t s A p p r o v e d . 'hen the D e m o c r a t i c conference a d orned it' 8 o’c lo c k lu.3t evening, it lind Inpleted work o n th e b i ll and had in- jried »meadmcnls covering a number I lhe points m o s t v ig o r o u s ly demanded I the Republicans T h e s e included pio- lion for an e x t e n s io n o f the tim e lim it 1 rcdiicountablc p a p e r of agricultural Insactions fro m 00 d a y s to ISO days, W the discretion le f t to the JJoard of kervc to accept th o longer tim e ra- I; the guarantee o f th o deposits ill |te banks t h a t m a y jo i n thc associa- i ss well as in th e n a t io n a l banks, provision t h a t w o u l d perm it clear- jlouje associatio n s lo continue their ►tot system o f ex a m ining the pactions o f t h c b a n k s w ith in the Vringhouse a s s o c ia t io n , lie Democrats d e t e r m in e d to stand [their a m e n d m e n t ta k i n g out of the Tierrice th c e x p o r t s nnd ofiiccrs of litw currency B y s tom . The amend- fll proposing to increase the gold rc- * behind th e n e w treasury notes 135 per c c n t to . 40 per cent., was Itar m o d ified so t h a t an additional R O C K E F E L L E R O F M E X I C O V O W S T O K I L L V I L L A la v of 1 per cent, w o u ld bo imposed when thc reserve falls n to m o r e than 7 1-2 per cent, below th a t figure and an ad d itional tax of 1 1-2 per cent, for each ad d itio n a l decrease of 2 1-2 per cent, in the a m o u n t of the reserve. S e t tle m e n t of thc re m a in in g details was begun as soon as the S e n a t e assem bled today. A com b ination o f am e n d m e n ts 'by Senators C raw ford, O w e n and N e lson broadened tbo section to allow natio n a l banks lo lend on live ye a r farm mortgages. The a m e n d m e n t w o u ld per m it central reserve city n u d country banks to lend one-third o f th e ir tim e de posits, or 2d per ccnt o f th e ir capital and surplus oil such se c u r ity. Senator Xolson g o t in to the b ill a p r o v is io n th a t such banks m a y continue to receive tim e deposits nnd pay interest on them , a procedure a t present a te c h n ic a l v io la tion of. the law Tlio D e m o c r a ts voted down a proposal by S e n a t o r Craw ford to pro h ib it interlocking dire c to r a t e s in banks in tho new system C u m m ins A m e n d m e n t B e a te n . Senator C u m m ins presented an am e n d m e n t to authorize th e regional banks to lend direct to in d i v id u a ls on proper security, if the b a n k s in th c bor rower’s c o m m u n ity were “ u n a b le or u n w illin g .” Several n o p u b lic a n s jo i n ’ d Dem o c rats ag a in s t it and it w a s beaten 47 to 33. fccntaor X c w h inds declared ho had several changes w h ieh he w ish e d lo pro pose to the m e a sure b u t s a id lie woul 1 prefer to have tlic D e m o c r a tic caucus first pass upon them , lie b e g a n a n agi ta t io n for a furth e r caucus o f Dem o crats. A n am e n d m e n t by S e n a t o r W ccks proposing th a t the surplus in th e treas ury a t the end of each fiscal year should be applied to re d u c in g the n a tional debt, w a s voted d o w n , 4-1 to 40. A n am e n d m e n t b y S e n a t o r llu r t o n to deprive the federal reserve b o a r d of power to suspend a ll reserve require m e n ts was defeated w i t h o u t n rollcall. Senator H o o t declared t h a t w i t h o u t tlic am e n d m e n t tho board co u ld n u l l i f y the provision w r it te n in to the b i l l la s t night to check depletion of tho g o ld reserve. Senator B u r to n proposed to strike out the provision a llo w in g tlio federal re serve bonrd to auth o r ize th e use of the new currency or tlio p r e s e n t natio n a l bank note currency ns b a n k reserves Preposterous, S a y s R o o t . S e n a tor R o o t sup p o r ted th e B u r ton am e n d m e n t, declaring t h a t th e new notes and the present b a n k n o te s were sim p ly promises to p a y a n d w o re, there fore, an a b s u r d ity as reserves. “T h is is thc m o s t preposterous thing I have heard of.” he sa id , “ since M r M icaw b rr paid his p e r s o n a l obligations by g iving his note of h a n d I t provides sim p ly for the use of debts ns a security for debts.-’ HETCH-HETCHY STRUGGLE OVER; PRESIDENT WILSON SIGNS BILL S e t t l e s Q u e s t i o n o f S a n F r a n c i s c o ’ s W a t e r S u p p l y — E x e c u t i v e C o n v i n c e d P r o j e c t W a s N e e d e d , B e l i e v e s P u b lic D o m a i n W i l l N o t S u f f e r r<5en L U l S ' t E R R A Z A S l j E l Paso, T e x ., D c c . 19.— General l.u is Terrazas, the R o c k e fe ller of Mexico, whose valuable la n d s and personal prop erty wore confiscated b y General 'Poncho V illa, com m a n d e r o f the Constitutional ist troops of C h ih u a h u a , is a broken hearted m a n W e l l advanced in years, lie now finds h is im m e n s e wealth swept aw ay from h i m . l i i s sons have fared no better T h e y nro a l l here, but thc w o m en members ol th e ir families are le f t in C h ihuahua. V i l l a is alleged to have confiscated n e a r ly $ 1,000,000,000 w o r th of their p r o p e r ty in northern .Mexico fo r the benefit, so He says, of the widows nnd children. T h e Terrazas, headed b y the aged fa t h e r , have vowed vcngoance on Villa. ZAPATA NEARLY CAIMJN TRAP S u r r o u n d e d b y F e d e r a l s B u t C u t H i s W a y O u t W a s h i n g t o n , Doc 10.— President W i l son to d a y s i g n a l the Hctch-Uetchv B ill g r a n t i n g a p u b lic w a ter supply to San F r a n c isco. H o accom p a n ied his signature w i t h a s t a t e m e n t declaring that he be lieved th c p u b lic nocud of the region con cerned w e re served b y thc bill w ith o u t im p a ir i n g th c usefulness of the pub lic do m a in . T h c p r e s id e n t ’s statem e n t follows: “I have signed th is bill because i t bcem e d to serve th o pressing public needs o f tho region concerned better than they could bo served in n n y other w a y and y e t d id n o t im p a ir the usefulness or m a te r i a l l y detraefc fro m th c beauty of tho p u b lic d o m a in . “ T h e b i l l w a s opposed by so m a n y pub lic sp irite d m e n , thoughtful of the interests o f th c people and of fine con- Hciencc in every m a t t e r of public concern, th n t I have n a t u r a lly sought to scrutin ize it very closely. I take thc lib e r t y o f th i n k i n g th a t th e ir fears and objec tio n s w ere n o t w e ll founded 1 believe th c b i l l to be, on th c whole, in thc p u b lic interest, a n d I a m the less uncertain in th a t ju d g m e n t because I lind it con curred in b y m e n whoso best energies havo been d e v o te d to conservation and thc safeguarding o f th c people's in t e r ests, and m a n y of. w h o m have, 'besides, had a long ex p c r icncc in thc public ser- vice w h ich has m a d e them circumspect iu form ing a n o p i n i o n upon such m a t ters.” Thc president's signature ends S a n Francisco's lo n g fig h t \for a city w a te r supply site i n t h c v a lle y of the T u o lu m ne R iver in the n o r thw e s tern p a r t of th c Yosem ite X a t i o n a l P a r k . San Francisco already owns a la r g e am o u n t of land in the H e tch-U c tchy V a lle y and under the new law m a y e r e c t a huge dam, flooding governm e n t la n d , m a y construct conduits and buildings a n d construct a plant for thc incidental p r o d u c t io n of water pow e r to supply thc c i t y , l t is expected t h a t a t least ten y e a r s w ill bo required to complete thc w o r k and carry thc w a ter through tho 150 m i le conduits to Snn Francisco. C 0 U D E R T M A Y B E G I V E N T H E P A R I S A M B A S S A D O R S H I P I DEFENSE IN TOMS RIVER TRIAL EXPECTED TO SPRING SURPRISE T o m a R iv e r , X J . , Deo. 10.— Interest in th c M o r i a r ity m u r d e r trial increased to* d a y as traio approached for thc defense to reveal its theory. Tlio fact th a t thc priso n e r , J o s e p h M o r iarity , alias W i l l i a m J . ilc c n a n has tho a id of a prom ine n t L a k e w o o d fa m i ly , supported thc rum o r t h a t th e atto r n e y s retained by his w e a l t h y backcrs w o u ld present some u n e x pected evidence to prove th a t he had no p a r t in th c k i llin g o f Mrs. Caroline C. T u r n e r . M r s . Jas p e r L y u c h of Lakewood, w h o is ta k i n g pe r s o n a l charge of tho defense, said he r o n ly m o t iv e was to save an in nocent m a n w h o , she believes, is thc vic- ti'ai o f a conspiracy. Today Bhe declared th a t she w a s n o t responsible for the re p o r t t h a t M r s . T u r n e r was run dow n a u d k ille d by a p a r t y of w e a lthy auto- ista, w h o carried thc body into thc brush a n d then p e r m itte d suspicion to reat u p on M o r i a r ity . T h e ro is conflicting e v i dence as jo th c cause of Mrs. T u rner’s death. D e a th , i t is contended, m i g h t lm v c resulted c ith e r from the blows or from suffocation as thc face was h a lf buried in sand. T h c prosecutio n continued iU evidence today. indamentals of Bill Which Will Reform Vast Machinery of Finance Mexico C i t y , D e c 10.—The federal troops ju s t m isse d capturing E m ilian o Zapata, tho re b e l leader, yesterday a t Xcnapera R a u c h in the federal district about 13 m ile s so u th of Mcvico C ity , whcro he h a d established his tem p o rary headquarters d u r i n g his recent attacks on the g o v e r n m e n t forces. Thc federal tro o p s approached tho rani'll from several directions nnd skirm ishing w i t h Z a p a t a ’s followers p r o ceeded for a n h o u r resulting in the ro u t of the rebels. S o m e of thc rebel priso n ers told th e ir cap t o r s th a t Zapata h i m self was in c o m m a n d and was onc of tho last to cscape. H o broke through tho circle of federal troops with a few co m panions w h o use d their maclictes to c u t tiieir w a y o u t The report se n t to thc war office by thc federal c o m m a n d e r said the. rebels were not p u r s u e d ow ing to darkness and tho rough c o u n t r y K (Torts a r c b e ing made to enlist v o l unteers in B r a s i l for service in M e x ico in tho ev e n t o f a n American inxasion, according to E l P a is today. Toms R iver, X . J „ Dcc. 10—Mrs. Caro lino T u rner, fo r whoso murder Jam e s M o r iarity, a l i a s W i l l i a m J. Lcehan, a stenographer, is on trial here, w n s cither killed in a n autom o b ile accident or m urdered b y pe r s o n s in an autom o b ile, according to th e theory of thc defense outlined a t tlie t r i a l this afternoon. IT. II. W a iu w r ig h t o f th c prisoner’s b a t te r y of lawyers, so in d ica te d in his opening address to th e ju r y this afternoon. T h c defense w o u ld pro v e , lie said, th a t th e victim hud b e e n seen in 'an auto m o b ile n t u tim o a f t e r th u murder- was s u p posed to have b e e n com m itted. R E P R I M A N D S O L E R E S U L T O F C A R A B A O I N C I D E N T G A V E T E S T I M O N Y A G A I N S T C O L L I N S A N D F I T Z G E R A L D W a s h in g t o n , Dec. 10.—{President W i l son to d a y approved a report by Secre tarie s G a r r is o n and Daniels on the satire s o n ad m in is tra t io n policies w h ich to o k place a t a recent dinner o f thc M i l i t a r y Order o f tho Carabao, composed o f a r m y a n d n a v y officers It is un d e r sto o d th c president w ill mako a general s t a t e m e n t expressing his disapproval a n d t h a t fu t u r e dinners w ill n o t be p e r m itte d to co n t a in such features. Tt is n o t believed th a t nny nam e s w ill be m e n t io n e d or th a t demerits w ill be charged to a n y individuals b u t tho s t a t e m e n t is cxpcctcd to bo onc of a gene r a l re p r im a n d . S E T T L E M E N T O F C L E V E L A N D H O T E L S T R I K E IN S I G H T W A N T S B I G G E S T M E N ON Hudson F a lls , X . 1'., Dcc. 10— “ T h e re was not a p a r t ic le o f work on thc con struction o f th c w a ter supply a t G r e a t M e adow P r is o n , w h ich, in my estim a tion was done c o r r e c t ly / 1 declared T h o m a s Healey, of G r a n v i lle , a civil engineer, n t tho afternoon session yesterday of tho tria l o f C o r n e liu s V . Collins, and Michni* Fitzgerald, accuse d of grand luTceny ii conncction w i t h th o installation o f th c w a ter system a t G r e a t .Meadow P rison Healey state d t h a t during an e x a m in a tion of thc s y s t e m in November he fo u n d streaks of w h i t e on thc faco of thc d a m which he said w a s causcd by cem e n t or lirnc being b r o u g h t o u t by water J!i; asserted t h a t th is was not a com m o n occurrence. H e also found th a t thero was no cig h t- in c h coping n t the to p o f the intake to w e r , although thc p lan s called for th is . V i l l a to S a f e g u a r d R i g h t s o f F o r e i g n e r s i n M e x i c o P R O D D E D B Y U N I T E D S T A T E S Rebel Leader Agrees to Indem n ify A ll Spaniards W h o C a n Show T h at They Did N o t A c tively Side W i t h H u e r ta. { F R E D E R I C R . C P U P E R T 1 W a s h ing to n , Doc, 19.— Frederic IL C o u d c r t, thc X e w Y o r k law y e r , m a y la n d tho am b a s s a d o rship to Franco a fte r a ll. Tliis post has been held open for the benelit of W i llia m F . M c C o m b s , D e m o c ratic n a t io n a l chnivm a n , b u t there is said to be little likelihood t h a t ho w ill take it, h a v in g declined to accept the appointm e n t from the first. M r. C o u d c r t’s nam e was m e n tio n e d some tim o ago for tho post in ease M r . M c Com b s Anally decided th a t he did uot w a n t it. HEAVY PARCEL POSTJUSINESS C h r i s t m a s R u s h T a x e s F a c i l i t i e s o f P o s t o f f i c e s W a s h ing to n , Dcc. 10.— T h o p a r e d post system ’s first C h r istm a s has 'brought such an enorm o us burden to the m a ils th a t thc facilitie s of thc Postoflicc D e p a r t m e n t aro being to.ved to th c u t m o s t . I f the crush should become so acu te next week th a t deliveries arc afFcctcd, P o s t m a s ter General Burleson w ill lm v o cards of notification sent to a ll consignees of a ll delayed packages. P R I S O N S E N T E N C E F O R G E R M A N A R M Y O F F I C E R |«hiagton, D e c . ID— >A complete re 11 the v a s t a n d com p licated ma- 7 of finance, b a n k i n g and currency * accom p lishe d b y th c bill. Its ®cntals p r o v id e : 1 issue o f . c u r r c n c y , guaranted by In t e r n m e n t , b a s e d upo n notes and ^p r e s e n t in g com m e r c ial trnnsnc- and b a c k e d b y a gold reserve, f Dew c u r r e n c y is expected lo con* ' and e x p a n d to m e e t the varied N s of tra d e . pe c o n c e n tration of th e bank reserves country in re g io n a l institutions Prized b y th e b a n k s of the country 1 controlled b v directors elcctcd by I tank?. creation o f a m a r k e t for the ftiablc c o m m c r c ia .1 paper which forms of th e assets of the banks Fe’ m tim e s o f stress, those assets 1 easily tra n s f o r m e d into cash | ( estab ] ishm e n t o f from eight to f n t re g io n a l b u n k s throughout the f 0'* w h ich w i l l issue currency re- F r t paper a n d ce n tralize and mo* ! reserves o f th e loral banks. f e N a t i o n o f u federal reserve board P e n m e m b e r s a p p o in t e d by the pres- • * itb fin a l pow c rd o f control and rjw ion over th e e n t ire system. I *ay C h a n g e s M a d e by Senate. J, * foregoing g e n e r a l principles thc I** p r a c tically th c sam e th a t passed T ^ s e , b u t m a n y changes have been 1 y the S e n a t e . f e *-eiiate h a s re ta in e d , afte r a con- ) le H o u s o p l a n to liavo each rc- r 1tank a “ b a n k o f banks” w ith thc forate c o n t r o l le d b y the member 17 ail(l th e c a p i t a l furnished by cn- ? A s c r i p t i o n o f n a t io n a l banks. H itc h c o c k o f N e b raska, aided f e ^ ci’u b li c a n s , m a d e an ineffectual fight to m a k e those in s t i t u t i o n s public u t i l i t y banks, ow n e d b y th e pub lic nnd controlled liy the g o v e r n m e n t. A s am e n d e d b y thc S e n a t e thc hill provided for the creation o f e ig h t lo 12 re;fionul banks, ns the n e c e s s ity m a y de velop. ln d e r the H o n »e bill th e n a m in g s of the regional banks a f t e r p a y i n g live per ic n t . d h id c iid s on the ito - k nnd estah T illin g a 20 per cent, n u r p lu s , would have been divided a m o n g th e member banks nud tho g u v c r n n ieiit. T h e Senate has am e n d e d th o bill so t h a t the stock holders shall receive a six per cent dividend, a surplus fun d o f 40 per cent, of the capital sh a ll be e s tablishe d and th a t the rem a inder of th e e a r n ing s shall bo divided, onc-half g o in g to the gov ernm e n t as a franchise ta x a n d the re m a ind e r fo u n d ing a “ d e p o s itors in s u r ance fu n d ,\ to re im b u r s e depositors in fa ilin g m e m b e r banks. The Senate has broad e n e d m a te r ially tho character o f th e com m e r c ial paper which w ill be eligible fo r re-discount and w h ieh m a v he used as a bnsi= for cur re n c y Under th c H o u s e b i ll only paper m a tiiriiii’ w ith in 00 d a y s w a s available b u t the Senate broadened th e provision to include a percentage o f six m o n ths napcr in order to acc o m m o d a t e sm a ller banks in ru r a l c o m m u n itie s w h ich h a n dle little short tim e paper. C o u rt U p h o ld s C o m m issio n . ' ■Vlbanv, X . Y . , Dcc. ID.— T h e C o u r t o f A p p e a ls'to d a y u p h e ld th e ’^ 1.,c S .erT'CC Com m ission o f th e F i r s t ™ de ciding th a t the L o n g A c r e E le c t r ic H - h t a n d Power, C o m p a n y o f S e j r > « * had the rig h t to com p e te w i t h th e > e w Y o r k E d ison Company- C leveland, O h io, Dcc. 10- S e t t le m e n t o f th e h o t e l cooks’ nnd waiters* strike F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B O A R D | w h ich has crippled tlic Statler, llollcn- dcn a n d C o lonial hostelrics this week, m a y be reached a t another conference be tw e e n the hotel managers nnd the strik e r s ’ representatives today. M e a n w h ile th c hotels alTceted are operating th e ir d in in g room s w ith nearly fu l l corps o f strike-breakers. T h e re has been no disorder o f any k in d . W O O D W I L L C O M M A N D E A S T E R N D E P A R T M E N T W a s h ing to n , Dcc. 1!).— l’ro id e n t W i l ton eiinie lo Ills oflice today for thc lir^t tim e since lie w a s taken ill oicr a week ago. lie to ld frie n d s lie felt practically ns well as ever nnd worked on a ma.-s of a c c u m u lated cnrri-puiiilonco. a f t e r which lie m e t tin 1 cabinet The p r e s id e n t hna been thinking for ...w r a l w e k e s a b o u t the personnel of thc federal reserve board, created thc currency b i ll and while lie has lixed upon i,n v individuals, he is tr y in g to -ct the b ig g e s t possible men for the places, regardless o f their political at- filiations. ' M r . W ilso n indicated to d a y th a t he w o u ld give the subject his m o * l careful a t t e n t i o n for the weeks. 1 j .\ n o t next few M c G u ire E.xpccted to T e stify. A lb a n y , X Y „ lJce. lO.-Goorgc H . M c G u ire, a Syracuse contractor, is^ cx* ncetcd to te s t ify before Com m issioner u ~ - — — the C a rlisle W a s h in g to n . Dec. 10— Secretary G a r rison a n n o u n c e d to d a y th a t when M a jo r General I.c o n a r d W o o d leave* thc oftlco of chief o f »tnfT next April he w i ll be assigned to ro r n m a n d thc Kastern D e p a rtm e n t w i t h headquarters n t Gouver- neurs* Is la n d , X . Y., succeeding M a jo r General T h o m a s 11 Harry, who w ill po tn the P h ilip p in e s Secretary G a rrison made no a n n o u n c e m e n t as to G e n e ral W o o d ’s successor as chief of staff Strassburg, G e rm a n y , Dee. 10.— A sen tencn of 111 d a y s ’ im p r iso n m e n t wan pro nounced by a court m a r t in i to d a y L ieu te n a n t Jlaron \on F o r a tne r o f the 00th In f a n t r y , who w a s fo u n d g u i lt y on a charge o f c u ttin g do w n w i t h his sabre a lam e shoem aker o f Z a b e r n , A l sace, on D c c o m b c r 2 . T h e chargc a g a in s t h i m was w i llfu l assau lt a n d causing g r e a t bodily h a r m b y th o ille g a l uso of h is weapon. Chihuahua, Mexico, Dcc. 10.— General Francisco V illa said today he would he disposed to follow th c suggest ion* of # the U n ited States as to the rights ot foreigners In Mexico. In conform ity j u-ith this plan he nam e d a committee to take an inventory of thc property of the expelled Spaniards aud said lie would indem n ity *ueh as had not actively s u p ported the Ilu e r t a governm e n t. General V illa had received through-, the Am e rican consul representations’ which expressed the position of the U n ited Stales in assum ing moral respon s ib ility for the w e lfare of citizens oi • other nations and which called upon • General V illa for a s t r ict accounting of* his acts, should thc rights of any for- ' eigners be violated. * 1 A com m u n ication also had been re ceived from General Carranza, the head of the revolution, follow ing tho protects of Spaniards th a t th e ir propei ty had been seized and thc protests of other ' foreigners th a t they had been forced to pay money to the rebel cause. “ I ordered all property belonging Co Spaniards be confiscated and held p c m K Ing au investigation as to who of the Spaniards aided Ilu e r t a / ’ said V illa. In order to guarantee the property while it is iu our hands I have nam e d honorable aud responsible persons lo take inventory o f it. ' 'It was necessary to expel thc S p a n iards because their lives were in d a n ger here and it was necessary to impose a penalty of death in order that they w o u ld go. ] “ I t is well know n tb a t in thc u p r ising iu Mexico C ity la s t February huudred.-i of Spaniard? iu tho C iudad sided w ith Feliv Diaz nnd w ith arm s co-operated iu tho uprising w h ich enabled H u e r ta tu bring so much Buffering to M c x icuiH . W h e n f attacked Torreon, Spaniards again fired on us on thc pretext th a t they were g u a r d ing their own Interest*}. In Chihuahua thc m a jo r it y of S p a n ia r d * ' were Huerta sym p a thizers. W h e n t entered thc eity I resolved upon th e ir expulsion been use their lives were in danger from thc feeling he ld' ag a in s t them by our arm y . “ Thc rights of nil other foreigners.* have been and w ill be protected. Ai'-\ rests aro being m a d e d a ily of pc-Mutis^ suspected of being Ilu e r t a sym p a thizers. T h e y are held pending an investigating oi their acts.” General V illa p r o b a b ly w ill remain** hero un t il thc a r r iv a l of General C n r ^ ran/.a, the tim e of whose coming is u n known. Steel E m p loyes Oppose D isso lutio n . W a s h ing to n , Dcc. 10— A p e t it io n signed by -1,800 employes o f the. X a t io n a l T u b e C o m p a n y , a su b s id iary o f thc U n ite d State s Steel C o r p o r a tio n , pro testing ag a in s t thc go v e r n m e n t ’s disso lutio n suit, wns presented to the Senate by Senator liu r to n . Janies W O s n o rne :n nsphn.lt h e a r in g tomorrow. Os- “ re- A r t h u r T . W a r n e r , assistant to borne, s a id to d a y th a t McGuire was ported to be in A t la n t ic City. M c G u ire, as an agent for thc B a r b e r A s p h a lt C o m p a n y , is said to have con spired w i t h C a r lisle against the use \* W a r n c r - Q u inlari asphalt. M e rcado T o . B e Deposed. ■Pjinaga,- D e c . 1 0 - d e n e r a l.. S a lv a d o r ■Mercoda,'. c o m m a n d e r , of tho fe d e r a l a m iv , w i ll be rem o v e d from ofilce w i t h i n a few d a y s a n d h is placo w ill be ta k e n b y .G e n e r a l P a s c u a l Orozco, according to reliable in f o r m a t i o n received to d a y . M e rcado’s e v a c u a t io n of C h ih u a h u a w i t h o u t w a i t i n g foa a rebel a t t a c k , is given as th o . cause fir liis removal. A T L A N T I C R A T E W A R M A Y S O O N B E D E C L A R E D X e w Y o r k , Dcc. 19.-Xew s from L o n don t h a t an A t la n t ic rate w a r is im m i n e n t w a s read w ith interest by ship p in g m e n today. W h ile, recent advices have failed to c a r r y a n y in t im a t io n as to the progress o f n e g o t iatio n s to bring about a renew a l of th e A t l a r t i c shipping pool, it- was hoped here th a t the present agreem e n t, w h ic h expires Dec 31, would be extend c l fo r ano t h e r year and th a t the work o f re c o n s tru c ting the pool could bo s a t is f a c t o r ily accomplished. _____ R a id Counterfeiting Den. M o n t r e a l, Dec. 10- W h a t is believed to bo th e fountain-head of a stream of bo g u s $10 a n d $100 U n ited S tate s cer tific a t e s w a s located today in tho he a r t o f a forest near Joliet, Que., a n d five m e n , - w h o s e id e n t ity tho secret service m e n refuse to reveal, arc under arrest. ■The co u n te r fe iters and their den were fo u n d a f t e r a chase extending over sov- eral m o n t h s 'a n d leading the secret ser- vice fro m th o A t lan t ic to th e Pacific, A sbac in . t h e woods, miles from to w n housed th e p la n t . T H E D A Y IN C O N G R E S S Senate. M e t a t 10 a. m . C o n t i n u a l d e b a te on the currency b ill w ith thc e x p e c t a t io n of pafsing it before a d jou r n ing to n i g h t . Senator C h a m b e r la in introduced a b i ll to prevent d isc r im in a t io n against the u n ifo r n o f th c U n ite d Slates and pro h ib it its m i*u*o . House. Met a t n o o n R e p r e s e n t a tiv e Chandler of Xew’ Y o r k addres«ed th e Foreign Affairs C o m m i t tee on th e tre a t m e n t of Jew s in R o n m a n ia. Ju d ic ia r y C o m m itte e heard a r g u m e n ts on bill fo r a n In te r s t a t e Trade C o m m is sion. Roads C o m m itte e appointed sub-com m ittee of five members to agree u p o n ft general good roads bill Secretary G a rrison endorsed before the M i l i t a r y C o m m itte e a bill to p r o h ib it d is c r im in a t io n ag a in s t arm y , n a v y and m a rine u n i f o r m s . C o n s t i t u t io n a l am endm e nt fo r six year te r m s f o r representatives in C o n gress, s u b je c t to the recall proop^ed in a bill b y R e p r e s e n tative K e n t o f Gali- | fornia. Barbed W ire on B o rder. W a s h ing to n , Dee. 10.— A barbed wire fence along the M e x ican b o u n d a r y to check incursions in to A m e r ica n terri tor}* was proposed in a b i ll introduced today by S e n a tor A s h u rst A to tal o f $3.10.000 w o u ld be appro printed M a r it im e . Snhle Island, Dec. 10.— S t e a m e r La Lorraine. H a v re, dock a t Xerw V o r k S 30 n m S u n d a y B E C K E R ’ S M O T H E R D E A D ; ; ; j N E V E R K N E W S O N ’S P L I G H T ! X e w Y o rk, Dec. 10.— Tho m other o f for- * m er Polico L ie u t e n a n t Oharlcs U c c k e r ,^ w ho is in thc. death-hoii6o in S in g S i n g ^ a w a iting execution for thc p a r t he p la y e d in the m u rder of. H e rm a n R o s e n t h a l, died a t her hom e here today. Sho w i n very old and had be.cn bedridden for years. She died in ignorance of her s o n V p light. For more th a n a year she had n o t been perm itted to read a new spaper. W h e n her son C h a rles ceased to v is it h o r ^ t another son, Jo h n , told her Charles w b s : suffering from rh e u m a tism and had h e o h ^ sent to a sa n itariirni. This explanation-* sufficed. ’ \v * B a n k Cloaca Its Doors. J * W a s h ington, I>ec. 10,— Thc F irst tio n a l Hank of E lizab e th, Pa., today's notified thc T reasury D e p a r tm e n t t h a t ^ it would not oj«*n its doors and naked for thc a p p o in tm e n t of. a receiver. X o details were g iven. A c ting C o m p tro lle r s of the Currency K a n e w ill send a X f e . tional Hank ex a m ine r to take te m p o r a r y ’\t <fta rge. iv Cardinal Rampolla’s Funeral Service Marked by Impressive Ceremonial Rom e , 1) m . 19.— Im p r e s s ive cerem o n ial accompanied the fune r a l service today for the late C a rdinal M a r ia n o R a m p o l h , who died Dec. 10. The cofiin b e a r in g thc dead cardinal's insig n ia w a s transp o r ted in thc m :dst of a procession fro m the little palace where he died to S t . Teters, where had already g a the r e d th o m e m bers of the Sacred College, the. d ip lo m a tic eor|*, the paphl c o u r t , th e R o m a n aristocrocy and the K n i g h t s of M a lta besides a large n u m b e r o f clergy and laym e n of all n a t io n a litie s requiem mass was M o n s ignor l’ ietro Jo r io celebrated vicar of Peters and then C a rdinal V incent V a n !- ' n u t e lll Im p a rted absolution. Thc body was afterw o rd convcyed to the cemelcry o f thc chapel of tbe V a t i can Chapter and later buried in the_ Church of S t. Cecilia of which C a r d i n a l ' Ram p o lla was the protector and w h ich he had caused to be m a g n ificently re stored. f L O C A L N E W S T O - D A Y O N | 1 P A G E S + , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 1 0 1 4 1 5 | A
