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TWENTY CAGES TODAT
SAMTA CLAUS
Is dear to the hearts of the youngttert
and there la no roaton why th myth :
thou Id bt dlatlpattd. In Tht Sunday Post. -
TAG DAY
Hat betn fixed for Mondays Tht atrttta
will ee filled with folka wearing tht little
red flagt. Don't be eccentric and go tin-
ornamented. .
no
27TH YEAR HOUSTON TEXAS. SATURDAY DECEMBER 211912. ' FRIGE. 5 CENTS
GOVERNOR WILSON'S
MEXICAN CONDITIONS
ARE GROWING WORSE
Note of Warning Is Being Prepared Tliat Will
. r Demand Protection of Ail Americans.
He Will Make no Announcements of Cabinet
- Appointments Until About March 1.
I XV IIS. II II
POLICY OF SILENGE
WILL GIVE ALL
A FAIR CHANCE
Prominent Democrats
Go-to Trentoix
Will
WILL CONFER WITH
CHAMP CLARK TUESDAY
Samuel (tampers and Frank Morri-
ioa Called on the Governor and
Discussed Future laws Bear-
v ing on Labor.
' (Astociated-Preu ReportA
TRENTON N. December . 20.
Whether William J. Bryan or any of the
other prominent Democrata being men-
tioned b politicians generally (or placet
In the cabinet of preeldent-elect Wilson
will be appointed to portfolios probably
will not be definitely known until a few
days before Inauguration Day. Gov-
ernor Wilson said tonight that very likely
he would not make a single announce-
ment of Importance until about March 1.
Within the next 24 hours he wUI Ulk
.with Mr. Bryan and before New Year's
lie expects to see Speaker Clark. Repre-
sentative Underwood. Senators O'Gor-
man Hoke Smith "Gore and other prom-
Inent Democratic leaders but he Indi-
cated that he meant to keep strict silence
boat appointments until ready to makt
s general statement on the subject.
"Scattering announcements will be
foolish" he eald "even if I had them to
Bake. I'll wait until pretty lata. The
time will depend somewhat on the num-
ber of written communications received.
All these letters recommending individ-
uals for office .are being grouped and
Will be taken up separately."
Olvt All a Fair Chance
Mr. Wilson Indicated he would not feel
at liberty to make final decision until the
merits of all possible candidates had been
set forth to him. s '
"What I am sincerely trying to do"
ha said "la 10 set the field of choice and
te trv to ret aa many opinions as pos
sible that are worth while.: - .
The President-elect likewise made it
dear that though gossip may he heard
far and wide he would maintain a pol
icy of silence and nothing would be defi
nitely established until he made the an-
nouncementa over his own signature.. -
Mr. Wilson was asked if he believed
he would encounter any difficulty in get-
ting the men desired for cabinet port-
folios.' It had been suggested that in
the case of the Attorney Generalship
noted lawyers often had been reluctant
to leave their practice and for this rea-
son many .able men were not pushed by
their friends. -
"That lias not been my experience"
The Governor received a call from
H ni imuia. Willi if x j 1 1 az ill. am uuuiiu ui
m hiuihihk uuiiiimiiii riminuuiiuiiB onu
. .
cently were filed with the clerk of the
nil. ft ni Kpnrfl.HnnLH.iivi..
Better looking Report of All.
The. Governor pointed with evident
urn. and contribution with the thdus-
"I venture to say" he said "that lt'a
Deuer looxing report man mo omer
wo fellows filed. It's the best conspectus
ng document because It is the first re-
rt under the law requiring the pub
licity of campaign contributions." s
Mr. Wells said? as he left the Gov-
o have trie satisfaction of presenting the
CLrui i ill jyfjiBuii iw inc. x imcni oiwi.
'No I merely did a-specific duty- to
hlch I was called and do not expect to
ano tu Kuwve pari any mure aiu ae.
lie uvrrniur avjeuieu to ue fiea.eu Willi
he wide territorial support that the
nanolal side of the campaign received.
le ran his fingers over the list of places
ailing attention to the fact othat con-
rlbbtions were received from Americana
n Canada China Mexico Ireland Egypt.
niraB. ina niiiiumntui inn run (. Kino.
naae roreiirn oontnnniinna fofniiMi mnrt
ban 12500. . -
Labor Ltadtra Called.
With arms full of papers and documents'
amuel . Gompert and Frank Morrison
brtsldant and stcretary respectively of
he American Federation of Labor called
on Governor Wilson today.
Messrs. Gompert and Morrison' were
tlth . the Governor for nearly an hour.'
'hen they came from his office Mr.
iompers talked freely of the conference.
"We discussed'" he said ."constructive
glslation . which shall' accord to the
Working people the opportunity for -uplift
and betterment and the rights of as-
'n' anfiociatlon. .orirnnlind nor for Drollt.
gVe talked or legislation to secure the
I 1IIJUUV ' . u v WV.UW . . ...
direct contempt Cakes.
The Governor was urged" said Mr.
K could in pushing through the present
I Congress the bill for the creation of a
I Department of Labor."' Mr.. Wilson as-
lured them that he would take all the
uhjects mentioned to him under con-
lderatlon. "He listened with great pa-
lence and evident .interest" added Mr.
Tompers.
i The bill . proposing a Department of
.(Continued on Page Two.) .
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SUMMARY OF NEWS
' : THE WEATHER.-
(Associated Prest Report.)
WASHINGTON' December 20. East Texas
Fair north local ralna south portion Saturday.
Sunday fair. -
Wat Texan and Oklahoma Fair Saturday
and Sunday. .
Louisiana Local ralna Saturday. Sunday fair.
Forecaat for Houaton and vicinity Saturday
Fair rolflec
Tempt-ratnre and nrvclpltatlon at Houston for
twAity-four uonra nulint; 1 p. m. Vrlday
alailmum Mi mltilnium C3.
J'recliiltntlon .00.
8unrlat Saturday T:U a. m.; aunaet 5:2Tpsai.
Domestic.
TOttNOKST aon of late John 8. Hurler the
enintr mllllenalro. killed.
4. H. I.OUCIC. a illamond marrliant of Clit-
caao uii found nurdFral In liln efflca.
LOUIS HKlXSIIEl.MKIt. late of New York City.
left t3.500.0tM) of Ills eatate in caah.
CI1ICAOO etiib iriimen Hold ret at 24 eenta a
iloaen. whllo the retail dealera adrertlaiHl a
2-ut ent.
OQVEHNOR IiONAGIIKY declared that the
''Arkanaaa pen la aeetlilux hell" lu defeuaa
of bla pardon rtcord. . .
COt'XHKI. for (tefenae In tlio "ilmainlte" eaaea
declared tlint milon' lhr Innocently " ralsel
' the AleNamara riefciiae fund.
GEORiE W. FITKltAI.). former aaaortlns
teller of anbtreaatuT at CMego waa found
not milttT of theft of tlTa.000.
FFDEItAL anlt aa tiled .minat tlie Southern
ParlBe InvolTlna tli title t t2.V.iiio.O00
vnrtli of inlneml landa in California.
PRRSIDKNT TAFT annuunoed that Ida vlalt to
the I'anama Onal Zone Is to determine aa to
whether it la to have civil government.
A KESOI.t'TION tinting aibltrntiivi of the
. Canal eontniveiny will 1m dlsctoMHl by the
American Hoclety Yor Judicial Settlement of
International Disputes.
Washington.
8KVEN THni'&AN'n Cherokee Indian freed men
will share la funds of toe Cherokees.
THK Felral Ooverriment baa not yet decided
wlietder further bard coal suits will be filed.
A XOTK of warutna to Mexico la being prepared
at Washington which will demand protection
for property and Uvea of Americana.
Politics. -
BCXI M008B conference held In WaahlDgtoa.
PBK.SinKNTEI.Kr-T WIIittIN will not an-
nounce bla aeieetlona for the cabinet vntll
about March I.
IDAHO newanaper Sled answer to charge of
cnutempt for Ita criticism of 8tate Supreme.
Court's decision.
Foreign.
PRINCE RF.OENT I.UIWIO of Bavaria prob-
ably will be crowned king.
MUCH hard language was resorted to by British
lords In tbe House of Commons.
PEA OK conference la expected to remme at
London aa Turkey la willing to treat with
Greece.
MEMORIAL aartlcee for the late Ambassador
Wkltelew Reld were bald at loodos la Waat-
Biiaater Abbey.
' Sports. .
FINALS for tbe J ones rap to bt played here
today.
ALI.F.jtDICR notified Looghorna that be weald
coach team in 11)13. -OKA
MOKMNOSTAK defeated George Sloaaoa
In Pittsburg billiard game.
vLITTI.K R(K;K may gcl-'the Montgomery fraa-
cnist in cue soutnem iune.
Texas.
PET CAT bit four children at Denton. '
WAREHOUSE waa gutted by lire In San Mar-
co. HIM STON' firm bought lO0 bale ef cotton at
. Waxahacble.
J. IILINSTACK found not guilty of assault to
kill bis wife near Temple.
STATE textbook board announced that histories
. 10 wuicu onjvcuoua uau oeeu nieo naa oeen
reTiu'd.
Houston.
DKPl'TT game wnnlen aelxed two barrels of
iv lid ducks In Houston Friday.
THK real estate transfers filed for record Pri-
dur reached an aggregate of l'S.14fl.
Harris county mk.dical socikty met
laat ulgut and electetl officers fur enauuig
year.
DR. G. II SUMNJCR delivered an addrea at
the Chamber of Commerce luixlieon at noon
Friday.
POLICE re roiitlnulng their laveatlgatlon of
. the mysterloua Uisapiieariince of J. - P.
Wright.
JAMES HARTFIKI.It and Claretire Stopple were
Injured early Frlilay tiiorulng lu a motorcycle
aivldeut.
HULDA IIAHX. 15-ycar-old glrl. waa found
bound and engged"t night near the Gntud
Central depot.
THK Houston Merchants' and Manufacturer'
Exchange la name Delected for new commer-
cial organlaatlou.
JL'IHIE WARD advocates selection of cltlsen'a
committee to advise with Commissioners on
einandlture of bond money.
JUI.IO MADRRO. brother of - President Madero
of Mexico saya conditions In the Republic
have been greatly exaggerated.
LOUIS HEINSHEIMER HAD
$3500000 IN CASH
Worth Fourteen Million hut Had
largest Cash Deposit of Any
. Individual on BeoSrd.
Houston Pott
NEW YORK December 1'0 Louis A.
Helnshelmer who? until the time of his
death January. 1 1909 wns a member of
the firm of Kuhn Loeb & Co. left the
record-breaking cash balance of $3500000.
His entire estate has been appraised by
the State Comptroller's office at t H.000-
000 mainly In real estate mortgages
bonds and stocks. But of this big estate
$3500000 was represented b actual cur-
rency ' " '
To make this huge pile of cash all ttie
more impressive it was left on deposit
with Kuhn'. Loeb & Co. and represents
the' largest cash deposit of an individual
on record. The estate has-been cleared
up for more than a year but the huge
single account that Mr. Helnshelmer en-s
Joyed has Just become known to the pub-
'Ho.
Louis A. Helnshelmer was virtually un-
known outside of his family and the bank
ing district In his will he made a pro-
vision for a $1000000 bequest to six Jew-
ish benevolent and charitable Institutions
provided they form a confederation. The
Will declared-tliat In case the six charities
ained therein foiled to amalgamate the
money was to revert to Alfred M. Helns-
helmer a brother ofsthe deceased.
The specified charities were the ML
Blnal Hospital the Hebrew Benevolent
Orphan Asylum Society the Montefiore'
Home for Chronic Invalids the Educa-
iional Alliance the Home for-Aged and
nfirm Hebrews and the United Hebrew
Charities They failed to combine. .
YOUNG GIRL
BEFORE
She Was Found by Railroad Watchman Bound Hand and Foot Gagged and in
an Unconscious Condition at Foot of Steep Embankment Two Hours Later '
She Related Story of Two Masked White Men Taking Her From Home.
That she was bound hand and feet
gagged and placed en a railroad track In
front of a moving train by two masked
white men. Is the sensational and thrill-
ing story told by Miss Hulda Hahn a
15-year. old girl who waa found laat
night About 10:30 o'clock" in an uncon-
scious condition at the bottom : of a 15-
foot railroad embankment on the Hous-
f ton and Texas Central . Railroad- one
block west of the Houaton Infirmary.
' The girl declares that by her pwn ef-
forts she rolled herself from the track
and down the embankment Just In time
to escape being ground to death beneath
the wheels of thetrain.
She was discovered by J. K. Griffin a
Houaton and Texas Central Railroad
watchman who was walking along the
track a nay eaw her body lying In the
ditch at the bottom of the tttep grade.
Making a haaty examination he Immedi-
ately notified the police and Chief Heck
and detectives Immediately rushed to the
scene. - .-'....'.
Officers lifted the girl from the ditch
loosened the bonds' at her feet and hands
and removed the gag from her mouth.
She was then taken to the Houston In-
firmary where a thorough examination of
her body was made. That she bad not
been harmed beyond having been bound
was determined by the physicians.
The girl lay on (the operating table her
eyes wide open ' her pulse normal yet
unable to Bpeak a word. Her gate was
fixed on certain object and although se-
vere tests were made she did not bat her
eyes at any time. .
Both the physicians and the police de-
POLICE WORKING ;
. ON WRIGHT CASE
Detectives Believe That He Has Met
With Foul PlayWill Con- .
tinue Investigation.
That J. P. Wright whose -mysterloua
disappearance last Monday was reported
by his son several days ago has met with
foul play is the belief of the detectives
who have been diligently at work on
the ease tor the past 36 hours. . '
The detectives In their efforts to un-
ravel the circumstances have been unable
to find any reason why Wright should
have disappeared voluntarily.
The two children Nof Wright accord-
ing to the police are enable to account
for the continued absence of their father.
Wright waa last seen at an automobile
repulr shop 'at the corner of Caroline
Street and Capitol Avenue In which he
was Interested as on of the owners. He
waa visited by his son and daughter
about o'clock Monday evening.
Chief ' of Police Noble has assigned a
number of detectives to work on the case
and they will continue thtlr investiga-
tions toda. ' " : ' . . ' . "...
ONLY A BIRD IN A GILDED
1 see a issstinti a eessieseseeee eoeeeee
PLACED ON TRACK
M APPROACHING TRAIN
'....vW
U. I-
dared it the moat unusual case that had
ever come under their observation. She
was. taken to a room and nurses sat by
her bedside to await developments In her
condition. . .
Related Thrilling '. Story.
Shortly ' after 1 o'clock' she regained
consciousness ' almost with a shock and
a complete nervous breakdown resulted.
While officers and -the hospital attend-
ants gathered around her bedside she re-
lated the thrilling and harrowing story
which' she says is a correct account of
her experiences.
'Friday afternoon by mother went to
town. We reside at Sit Roy Street
Brunner Addition and no one was at
home except my sister and myself. I
was In the kitchen cooking supper and
was peeling potatoes when I noticed that
the fire In the stove bad gone out. -
"I went out in the yard to the wood-
pile to get some wood and was stoop-
ing down when I felt some one' touch
my arm. I waa dragged . through a hole
In the fence and two masked white men
seized me. Both of them wore masks and
while one of them held his hand over my
mouth the other blindfolded me and put
a cloth over my face so that I could
not scream.
"They tried to get me to drink some-
thing out of a small bottle but I refused.
I think that It was chloroform. I knocked
the bottle aside and then I lost my senses.
"I remember no. more until I felt and
saw a light coming up from behind me. '
I heard the noise of a train and knew that
It waa one approaching.". One of the men
suggested - that they place me on the
railroad track and the other one wanted
to throw me In a boxcar. .
"The train was getting closer all the
time and I 'was almost scared to death.
Then they. dropped me on the track and
ran into an alley or somewhere I can't
remember to save my life. I raised my-
self on my elbows and rolled off the
track and down a hlU-Juat as-the train
went by. . .
"I can't . remember any more until I
woke up ' here Just now. '" I don't know
who the two men were and I don't think
I would know them If I eaw them again.
I can't talk any more now because I have
told all I know."
1 .Officers Went to Her Heme.
After telling the story the - girl asked
to be left alone aa she waa "very tired."
The. officers at once left-the Infirmary
for the Hahn home in Brunner. Addition.
Long before they reached the little cot-
tage at .617 Roy .Street they could set a
light flickering .through the darkness and
on. arriving they found the entire house-
hold on the front gallery awaiting the
return of Hulda. " The mother waa almost
frantic when she learned of what had be-
fallen her child but the assurance of the
officers that she was not In a. dangerous
condition seemed to pacify her.
The father Immediately accompanied"
the officers to the infirmary and went
at once to his daughter'a room. It waa
a pathetic eight when the two met. The
girl had relaxed Into a comatose con-
dition and for a long time In'aplte of
the pleading of her father did not open
her eyes and take any Interest In what
waa going on In the room.
Unable to Talk ' to Father. -Slowly
she opened her eyes and reach-
ing up laid her trembling . hand en her
father's cheek.. Question after question
he asked the girl In rapid succession
but she could not. arouse her deadened
senses to an extent to relate . te tog
CAGE.
eeeeeeveeee eeeeei
father the account of her thrilling and
horrible experience. .
The father remained at her bedside for
more than an hour and the girl drifted
off to sleep her hand tightly . clasped in
his. Hahn was the first man that had
entered the room who . did not almost
drive her Into hysterics. When detec-
tives sought to question .her weird
thoughts of her treatment from the two
unidentified men filled her mind and It
was necessary to - have them leave the
room in order for the nurses to quiet her.
More than a doxen officers were as-
signed to the case and every effort Is
being made to find some trace of the
two masked men described by the girl.
A detachment of officers left the in-
firmary shortly before 3 o'clock in quest
of bloodhounds to use in trailing the two
men from the spot where the girl was
found.
While the story told by the girl Is
without doubt the most unusual that has
been reported to the police for some time
some of the facts so strongly corroborate
her statement that a great deal . of
credence is placed in it by the police.
Elbows Badly Are Bruised.
Her elbows were badly bruised - which
Is. thought waa done when she was roll-
ing herself from the railroad tracks. The
only feature of the story that is puaallng
the police most la how she was conveyed
from Brunner Addition to the point near
.the-infirmary where she was found.
The girl's hands were tied behind her
with two pieces ef black hair ribbon. Her
feet were bound with cloth and a part
of an old pillow slip was tied around iar
face and throat as a gag.
What motive the two men could have
had in kidnaping the girl and trying to
end her life Is a mystery to the police.
They can assign no reason for such action
and are making a close and thorough in-
vestigation to determine some of these
most Important factors in the case.
Members of the detective department
who was assigned to the case as soon as
the girl was found worked all night and
a full report was made at police head-
quarters to be given to the membera of
the day shift. Night Chief Heck stated
that every effort would be made to solve
the puaallng and mysterious case.
tnesmwws wsaeoivwMwwNi
DIAMOND DEALER
BRUTALLY SLAIN
Black BibbonrGat? Indicated the
Presence of Woraan and Bevenge
Is Believed the Motive.
(Astociotti Prtu Report.)
; CHICAGO December 20. Twelve hours
after J. HL' Logue a diamond: merchant
had been Inurdered today within a hun-
dred feet of State and Madison Streets
Chicago's busiest street corner. In a man-
ner described by the police as the most
brutal in aU local criminal history four
suspects two men and two women were
taken Into custody tonight.
One is Claude Stratton said by the po-
lice to be an escaped convict from the
State prison at Columbus Ohio and an-
other Edward Hampton.
The quartet were found on a telephone
Up" from an unidentified man who said
Stratton had strangled the diamond mer-
chant after a controversy over the sale
of a watch several days ago.
( Believe Woman Implicated
Tbe finding of a piece of woman's un-
(Continued on Page Four.)
MADERO'S BROTHER
VISITS HOUSTON
Eeports That Newspapers Are
Greatly Exaggerating; Conditions
in Mexican Bepublic.
"Newspaper reports that you have been
receiving from Mexico with respect to the
unsettled conditions growing out of the
Insurrecto movement have been greatly
exaggerated" said Julio Madero of Mon-
terey brother of the President of the Re-
public of Mexico at the Bender Friday.
- "Business conditions are not in that
.unsettled state that many people in this
country believe. True' there have been
disturbances In some localities that have
Interfered with business greatly but at
no time has the movement ever attained
the proportions to be called a revolu-
tion. "'There has been no revolution. In Mex-
ico. Attempts have been made to organ-
lie and set In motion revolutions but
they have all failed. General Reyes at-
tempted to bring about a revolution which
had a pathetic end. General Dias followed
at Vera Crui and It la well known how
Jt ended.
-
' Carrying on Querllla Warfare.
"Mexico haa had nothing but a guerilla
warfare bands of roving insurrectos who
arebanded together for pillage and for
plunder. There Is no principle involved
with them. They are after the spoils and
It doesn't matter who has the property
they want it and will rob anybody they
can. They have their hiding places In
the mountains and in the obscure places
where it is difficult to reach them and
without a moment's notice they swoop
down upon unsuspecting towns rob
wound kill and . do all other manner of
nameless crimes and then escape to the
mountains where they will feast on the
spofts until they are gone and then an-
other raid Is planned. Of course they
have given the Government trouble but
If let alone tbe federal forces win ulti-
mately triumph and put to rout the bands
of outlaws who would never be peaceful
nor happy or contented under any Gov-
ernment." '
Railroad Connections Opened.
Mr. Hadero said that railroad connec-
tions between all important points In the
Republla had been opened .up to traffic
which was being conducted uninterrupted-
ly aa If there was no uprising la any
iart of the Republla. He is In Houston
In connection with some oil interests that
he haa in Tampico which he says has
proven to be a very profitable field. He
will only be in the city a few days pend-
ing the disposition of the matters that
called him here.
CAN'T GIVE EXTRA POUND
OF BREAD IN CHICAGO
Man Who Sold Seven-Pound Loaf
Came Into Clash With. City Au-
thorities of Chicago.
( lAtnciatti Prn Rtftrt.)
WASHINGTON December 20. The
validity of the Chicago city ordinance fly-
ing the slse of loaves of bread waa argued
today before the Supreme Court. Harry
Rubens on behalf of Mathlaa Bchmldln-
ger a baker convicted of having made a
seven-pound loaf when the ordinance lim-
ited the sice to six pounds eontended
that the ordinance was a discrimination
against Poles and others of foreign birth
who are accustomed to buy bread in
seven-pound loaves.
No one was present to argue for the
city which submitted Its case on printed
briefs.
. BISHOP GREER VICTIM.
Prelate Was Searched for Dynamite
at Indianapolis.
(Hnut Pott Sttciol.1
NEW YORK. December - SO. Bishop
David M. aGreer Is telling of ' an Inter-
esting experience he had In Indianapolis
recently. He was being shown the points
of Interest In that city and when the
Federal - Building was reached his guide
told him that the dynamite trials were
being held within.
The Bishop expressed a desire to enter
the courtroom and a guard at the door
proceeded to search him for weapons or
explosives. '
"It was the first time the Bishop of the
Diocese of New York had ever been
searched for dynamite" said Bishop
Greer "and I can assure yon the search
waa most thorough."
ALMOST PERFECT WOMAN.
Cornell Claims Honor in the Person
of Miss Elsie Scheel.
(Assvciatti Prist Report.) 1
ITHACA. N. Y. December 20. Cornell
haa an almost perfect woman accord-
ing to an announcement today by Dr.
Esther Parker the private examiner at
Sage . College of women students. .Miss
Elsie Scheel of Brooklyn is the most
perfect physically of any student she haa
ever examined Dr. Parker declares.
' Miss Scheel is an athlete and plays
basket hall
' James S. Sherman's Estate.
(Associated Prttt Report.t f
CTTICA N. Y. December 20. Evidence
taken before the tax appraiser today In-
dicate that the late Vice President James
S. Sherman will be at least $100000. The
estimate consists entirely of stock
bon da and securities as tbe real. estate
la tt In Mrs. Sherman's name. .
JUSTIFICATION OF-
DEMAND EVIDENT
The Protests Constantly Are
Reaching Washington. p
BRIEF BEING PREPARED V
TO BE UNANSWERABLE
American Amhassakpr to Mexico De-
parted for Mexico After Holding;
Conf erence! at Washington - .
in Regard to Situation.
'4
(Attociated Preu Report. '
WASHINGTON December 20. Henry
Lane Wilson the American ambassador
to Mexico who haa been here in confer-
ence with State Department officials re-
garding conditions growing out of the
Mexican revolution left today for New
York preparatory to sailing for his pqst
without the expected note of representa-
tions which this Government Is prepar-
ing to be sent to the Mexican Govern
ment' demanding protection for American
citizens and property. . -
This action Is taken aa a further evi-
dence of the Intention of the Administra-
tion to deal with this delicate and dTffl-
eult situation with circumspection and in
a spirit of deliberation. The communi-
cation is being prepared with the greatest
care at the State Department and will
be transmitted to the American ambassa
dor shortly after his arrival in Mexico'
City early in January. : '
The deliberations with which the ofS-
ciaua are moving in me preparation 01 ids
case of the United States vs. Mexico la
expected to result in the production of a
brief that la expected to be well nigh un-'
answerable except by a promise of prompt
and adequate action .on the part of the
Mexican Government to fairly and fully
meet -the demands of the United States
In (h. HiflfM nr Ih. nMlwitlMn n. A .V t1 -
can interests in Mexico. -
: Justification ef Demand. '
'Justification for this demand by the
United States Government la declared to
be found In the numerous reports to the
State Department from every quarter to
the general effect that conditlona.ln Max''
I co have grown worse since the "dispatch
of Secretary Knox's note of protest last
September and that there has been a
marked Increase of brigrandage and the
kidnaping of Americans for ransom and
In the levying of forced war loan by the
rebela upon American mines and planta
tions. v v ;
Senator Stone of . Missouri . who Is a
member of the Foreign Relations Com-
mittee Issued aNfatatemest today In which
he expressed the opinion that the present
Administration should leave the Mexican
situation "in statu quo until Governor
Wilson assumes the Presidency."
The Senate Subcommittee on Foreign
Relations which haa been engaged In In-
vestigating conditions along the Mexican
border held a meeting today to afford
an opportunity to George Fred Williams
of Boston to lay before it a number of
letters bearing upon the situation. Mr.
w imams is presiaent or the Los Arcos
Smelting and Mining Company which has
extensive properties 60 miles from Toluca
State of Mexico. The letters presented
were from a Mr. Traeger manager of
the Los Arcos Company- and described
a condition of continued turbulence and
battling with bandits for the last four
or five months. Mr. Traeger declared
the soldiers which were sent to his as
sistance by the Government last Novem- '
ber had been withdrawn leaving the Im-
portant mining centers of Za caul pan and
Sal tepee and the surrounding country aa
tlrely unguarded. - r
American Property Damaged.
- He said that last August a pitched bat-
tle was fought with the bandits in Zacaul-
pan In which the mine and Its buildings
were burned and everything ruined that'
could not be carried away and a mining
engineer a Mr. Piatt waa taken - pris-
oner. Afterwards Mr. Piatt escaped and
upon Information "supplied by him Trae-
ger took the Government soldiers to the
scene of trouble and defeated the bandits
In a pitched battle. Since then however
the soldiers have been removed and. the
manager has been left unprotected.
Traeger also alleged In a letter dated
November 12 that he had that day re- '
reived from the bandits a demand for
tAOOO n trlHtit lTtnnv whlfh w tn h...
been paid within eight days. The demand '
was not met and up. to December 4; when
Ka lot UltAi. fnm htm ara. n
was still' holding Ills position. Ha tells
of another mining man named. Pancho
THKab whA y.mA Kun tn ban v.l.nnA. .Jk '
who an than held for f lfi.OOO nntniit
Mr. Williams said he intended to go to
Mexico to Investigate nnnditlona. 1 teatn.
aior w imam Aiuvti diiiiim . xrnairman oc
tht subcommittee remtfnstrated against
this course saying that ror'Mr. Williams
to undertake the journey.-at this time
would be to risk his life because of the .
conditions in the section which he pro
posed visiting. n saia nowever that
If Mr. Williams should innlnt nn ernlnir ha
would rest him with authority to make '
an investigation for the benefit of the '
committee. . ! .
' MADERO BUYS NEWSPAPER.
Government Interests New Control All
Papers Except One st Capital.
(Associated Preu Report.)
CITY OF MEXICO December 20.-
Congress convened in special session t"
night on account of a number of pressii
measures the adoption of which Pre?
dent Madero regards as essential. '
. Agents representing the Madero fam
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