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MUST QUIT UR BE FORCED OUT ' • Violence Is Alternative Offered Huerta by Mexicans. USE ANU-HUERTA PLOT FOILED Reports of Refugees from Mexico City Are That Sentiment Is Crystallizing Against Provisional President —His Misrepresentation of Conditions Said to Be to Blame. VERA CRUZU. — “I will not resign. 1 will take to the mountains with my men and my cabinet and I will fight” That is the message sent out to the people of Mexico City by General Huerta, according to reports given by 4 staff correspondent of El Imparcial, the principal Mexican newspaper of the capital and one of the chief organs of the Huertistas. VERA CRUZ. — Refugees who arrived from Mexico City reported that General Huerta, fearing assassination, had hidden in a foreign legation. after a demonstration in the capital following the circulation by rebel sympathizers of handbills denouncing him and calling upon the people to protect the Americans. He was denounced as the cause of the landing of American naval forces at Vera Cruz and also as the author of raise and inflammatory statements published in the capital. VERA CRUZ. — Victoriano Huerta will voluntarily abdicate or will be forced out with violence within a few days, according to American refugees who arrived on a special train from the capital. Frederico Gamboa, former minister of foreign affairs, once governor of Yucatan and candidate of the Catholic party at Huerta’s election, is named as the man to supplant him. According to the refugees antiHuerta sentiment has so crystallized pi the capital that on Saturday the conspirators made an attempt to oust the dictator but failed. They did not jo into details and admit that they nave only a rumor of it. They are certain, however, that Huerta is becoming .more and more unpopular because the the better class of Mexicans are finding out that the administration has deliberately deceived them with regard to the action of the United States. The truth about Vera Cruz has reached the capital and has aided in bringing about a revulsion of sentiment or at least an abatement of the patriotic frenzy. They know that the Americans did not butcher Mexican men, women and children when they occupied the town; they know that Spain is not at war with the United States. The change is so fyeat, it is believed by a great many Mexicans at the capital that the Americans are not at Vera Cruz at all. Diaz Followers Active. As nearly as can be ascertained tnd anti-Huerta plots center about the strong faction which in the last week of January endeavored to oust the dictator. The leaders then were old followers of Porfirio Diaz, now followers of Felix Diaz and so-called Cientificoes of the Limantour group. The plot was revealed by a traitonand about twenty prominent Mexicans either arrested or deported. Gamboa himself was taken at that time although the question whether he was concerned in the plot was never settled. He is regarded as a cool-headed, progressive Mexican, but it is admitted that he will have some difficulty in receivir g the approval of the constitutionalises. His name was mentioned to them six months ago by those endeavoring to bring about peace and it was rejected. * Conditions at the capital are improving because of the change in sentiment say the refugees. There are still anti-American demonstrations, but they go no farther than the satirical stage. One of them was on Sunday just before the British train departed. A donkey was led through the street to the laughter and jeers of a mob. He had a picture of President Wilson swung from his neck and an American flag tied to his tall. Twenty-one Americans arrived on the train in the afternoon and they came as British subjects, bearing British flags. WASHINGTON. — The con sular agent at Puerto, Mex., reports nearly 200 refugees on ships of tha American-Hawaiian Steamship company, many of them without resources 4»r clothing of a suitable character. CITIES WITH OVER 109X01 Census Bureau Announces Estimates of Population for 1914. WASHINGTON. —- The census bureau announces estimates of population of cities of the United States with over 100,000 people. Amon* cities in the central west are: Chicago, 2,393,325; St. Louis ■734,667; Detroit, 537,650; Milwaukee, 417,054; Minneapolis, 343,466; Indianapolis, 259,413; St. Paul, 236,766; Kan,.«as City (Mb.), 281,911; Omaha, 133,374; Grand Rapids, 128,227.

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POLITICAL QUAHREL ENDS IN NEAR RIOT Rensselear Editor “Mixes” with Democratic Politician. RENSSELAER, IN D.—J. A McFarland, Democratic city chairman, and Frank E. Babcock, editor of the Jasper County Democrat, had an encounter in the court house which might have resulted seriously had not attorney Edward P. Honan, and W. 11. Parkinson separated them. Last summer Babcock was a candidate for the local postoffice. McFarulnd championed the cause of N. Lituueld. who obtained the appointment. Babcock published an article which made serious charges against McFarland, who brought a libel suit against the editor. The case was sent to Lake county for trial. At the instance of the defendant an examination of the plaint.fi was being conducted in the office cf Court reporter Wagner in the court house. When McFarland an- ! v ered one of the questions asked by Attorney Parkinson Babcock called him a liar. McFarland started to draw his coat and Babcock grabbed a chair and made a rush for him. McFarland drew his pocketknife and the men were about to clash when Attorney Parkinson tugged at the editor’s coat tail. The case will come up at Crown Point some time during the next few months. McFarland asks damages in the sum of $5,0-00. PRESBYTERY OUSTS ELLIS Charges of Conduct Unbecoming a Minister Are Sustained. CLAYTON, IND. — Final Action in the case of the Rev. John R. Ellis, former pastor of the Presbyterian ehurch at Bloomington, Ind., was taken at the meeting of the Indianapolis Presbytery here, when the report of a special judicial ’ committee, recommending his removal from the presbytery, was accepted. Charges of conduct unbecoming a minister and involving women of his congregation were sustained and the report included a recommendation that the Rev. M. EJlis spend' a year in the country, as it was believed that his nervous condition was responsible for his actions. The report was accepted unanimously by the presbytery. The Rev. Mr. Ellis already has given notice that he will appeal to the synod at a meeting to be held at Hanover', lnd„ in October. REPUTED WAR HERO IS DEAD John D. Wilson, Former Indianian, Spent 40 Years in Hospital. MADISON, IND. • — John D Wilson of Jefferson county, Indiana, is dead at the Government hospital in Washington, D. C., after forty years’ confinement as an invalid. While color brarer of Hunter’s Eighty-second Indiana regiment he is said to have been the first Union soldier on the retreat »t Chicamaugua to declare he would fall back no farther. He snatched Ms tattered flag, tied it to the staff, rallied a hundred soldiers in the face of Longstnet’s brigade and held the enemy long enough to save the regiment. As a result of the stand Hunter defeated the rebels on Snodgrass Hill and saved the army under (Thomas. CHRISTIAN DIAMOND JUBILEE Terre Haute Maks Preparations to Entertain 1,000 Visitors. TERRE lIAUUTE, IND. — Members of the Christian churches of. Terre Haute are rapidly concluding plans for the diamond jubilee conven*ion of the Christian churches of Indiana, 11 to 14. One thousand persons from all parts of the state are expected to attend. A motor boat trip on the Wabash river and an automobile sightseeing trip are planned. INDIANA AUDUBON SOCIETY River Excursion to Henderson, Ky., to Be Feature of Sessions. EVANNSVILLE, IND. — Preparations for the seventeenth annual meeting of the Indiana Audubon Society have been completed at a meeting of the committee in charge and the program was announced. The meeting will open Thursday and on Friday a river excursion to Henderson, Ky., will be a feature. Sessions Thursday and on Friday evenings will be held in the high school auditorium. OLDEST INDIANA MAN DIES Joseph Laskowski, 105, Native of Poland, Expires. SOUTH BENt), IND. — Joseph Laskowski, aged 195 years, probably the oldest man in Indiana is dead, following a short illness. Up to a few days ago he worked on his farm neai Crumstown, this county. He was born at Posen, Poland. March 1, 1809. He fought in three European wars. He came to South Bend in 1859. _ - -■* j

HUERTA TU ADD NEW CONDITIONS Dictator May Impose Insurmontable Cbstaclas. I ALL CHIEFS TO DE CONSULTED I I It Is Reported That Mexican Dictator duces Carranza to Approve of U. S. Will Demand That United States First Evacuate Vera Cruz—Villa’lnOccupancy. Washington, April 29.—The next move in the mediation proceedings probably will be a suggestion by the governments of Chili, Argentine and Brazil designed to end internal strife in Mexico. It is learned that the representatives of the three South American republics already have formulated a tentative draft of a proposal of this cuaracter to be sent to all factions in Mexico. As understood here the plan con templates an invitation to Huerta, Cananza and possibly Zapata to designate representatives who may comer in regard to ways and means of bringing an end to the strife and dissention among Mexicans. As a necessary corollary to such conferences a temporary suspension of all hostilities between the Mexican factions will be suggested. Although on the surface Huerta’s acceptance is unconditional it was learned through diplomats in Washington, who ,are constantly in with developments in Mexico City, that Huerta has informed the representatives of European governments there that he would be prepared to impose certain conditions when the proper time arrived. There is"no doubt here but that one of them will be the withdrawal of all United States army and naw forces from Vera Cruz. They expect that >n the second place he will raise the contention that the proposed me<..u tion negotiations will constitute a lecogniV'cn by the United States of the Huerta government. Carranza Approves Occupancy. El Paso, Tex., April 29.—Pancho Villa has prevailed on General Carranza to change his attitude toward the United States, and Consul George C. Carothers reports that Carranza reports that Carranza is preparing a statement that American occupancy of Vera Cruz meets his* approval. Federate Headed for U. S. . Two federal generals and their c~mmands, who were driven back by constitutionalists from the southern part of the state of Nuevo Leon, are attempting to cross the United States norder about thirty miles about Laredo, Tex., according to a state dope rtment report. They are supposed to be part of the force that dynamited Nuevo Laredo on evacuating that place a few days ago. These federate left a trail of destruction behind them, razing the towns at Sanchez and La J-'rita, Mex., and forcing the inhabitants to flee to the hills. Maas Moving to Interior. Vera Cruz, April 29.. —General Maas, former Mexican commandant at Vera Cruz, with his men, is making his way farther into the interior from Soledad, where he has been in camp since his retreat before the American landing forces. Vera Cruz, April 29. —Five special trains bearing American refugees have left Mexico City. Washington, April 29. —Mr. da Gama, the Brazilian ambassador, the state department that General Huerta had guaranteed a safe exit for all Americans from Mexico. Nobody Killed .at Cordoba. Vera Cruz, April 29.—Practically all of the American prisoners held at Cordoba are safe at Vera Cruz. A special train bearing about 11® very happy men, women and children arrived at 5 o’clock in the afternoon. Sixty-three of them came from Lcmo Benito, eleven from the Hacienda Protero and the remainder from Cordoba, Tierra Blanca and other districts of the State of Vera Cruz. The prisoners, some of whom show the effect of imprisonment, only knew that they were released early in the day in accordance with orders, they were told from Huerta, who did not wish to hold them longer. Sq far as refugees knoifr there are some Americans still at Cordoba who hope to be released very scon, but with that exception the country is clear of them between El Burro, Tierra Blanca and Vera Cruz. The refugees report that no Americans have been injured so far as they have heard and little property damage inflicted. There were mobs in all the towns, but they confined themselves to vocal demonstrations. 1,000 American Refugees at Galveston. Galesvton, April 29. —One thousand Americans refugees, forced out of Mexico by armed Mexicans and enduring the weather for the past ten days; •landed here and are speeding toward i their friends and relatives in different sec ties of the United Stats.

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MAJ. S. D. BUTLER Commands the Marines Occupying the Port of Vera Cruz. j v-b-s WASHINGTON. — Major Smedley . Butler is in command of the United States marines at Vera Cruz.

in case of an advance on Mexico City, Major Butler will lead the marines. On him will devolve much of the work pf keeping the railroad tracks in or dcr between Vera Cruz and Mexico ity. CHURCHES IN S ALCON CLASS Freeport, 111., Council Would Put the Limit on New Churches. FREEPORT, ILL. — On the plea of real estate owners that church edifices hurt the value cf adjoining property, the city council has passed an ordinance prohibiting the building cf churches in the residence district 'unless there shall be first obtained written consent of the owners of all property abutting upon the real estate upon which church building is to be erected The ordinance provides a penalty of a fine of not less than $25 nor more than SIOO. BIG SUM TO BE SPENT OH FIXING HIGHWAYS Figures Show 25 .States Will Expend $62,201,016. CHICAGO, ILL. — Complications made by the American Highway association and transmitted to Secretary George F. Ballou of the Associated Roads organizations of Chicago and Cock county show that twenty-five of the.states of the union have appropriated a total of $62,201,016 to be spent on improvements of American roads this season. lowa leads the field in the amount ( ■" money appropriated for this object, the Hawkeyes having set aside $7,310,”00 for this purpose. Illinois will devote $1,300,000 toward the work. Four-teen-other states think more of highway needs than does Illinois. New York state has appropriated 36,000,090, Maine $1,540,000, Maryland, $3,700,000, Massachusetts $2,447,315, Michigan, $4,183,972, Minnesota $5,672,254, Mississippi $1,720,000, North Carolina $5,000,300, North Dakota, $2,365,009, Virginia $2,000,000, Pennsylvania $3,500,000, Oregon $3,280,000, West Virginia $2,286,000, . Wisconsin, $230,000, Alabama $700,000, Arizona, $535,724, Colorado Delaware Si 10,000, Idaho $275,000, Kentucky $25,090. New Jersey $750,009, New Mexico $387,194. 98.000,C00 U. S. POPULATION Census Bureau Gives Out New Figures on Country’s Inhabitants. WASHINGTON. — Continental United States has a population of more than 98,000,000 people, while the country within its possessions is peopled with more than 109,009,096 persons, the census bureau announced. Census experts have figured that the population of continental United States July 1, 1914, will be 98,781,324, against 91,972,266 on April 15, 1910, when the last census was taken. For the United States and its possession! i tehy estimate the population this July I will be 109,021,992, compared with ' 101,748,269 in 1910. Estimates for cities under 100,000 have not been announced. ILLINOIS MINE SCALE READV Leaders of Both Sides Fear Rejec- * tion by Men. PEORIA, ILL. — The members rs the joint wage scale committee of , the Illinois Miners and the Illinois ■ Coal Operators association have com- j pleted their wage scale report after a months’ session. The miners have , been called to attend a convention here Thursday at which time the wage scale will be accepted or rejected. j It is feared by leaders of both sides that the proposals will not be satisfactory. The operatois rejected practically every proposal which tended to increase the cost of coal production. .. _ I

MEDIATORS HOLD ALL NI3HTPARLEY Stand cl I). S. and Meiicc Kai Meis in Plan. HUERTA LIKES “SOOD OFFICES” Thanks South American Representa tives and Refers to the “Real Spirit cf Solidarity Eetween Peoples of the Same Race” —Wiison and Bryan Silent. WASHINGTON. — With the swinging of the pendulum iu the Mexican crisis—Huertas formal acceptance of the good offices of the South American diplomats—President Wilson and his advisers awaited the setting of. the stage on which representatives of Argentina, Brazil and Chile hope to pave the way to peace. Until the early hours the envoys remained in conference, completing preliminary plans of proposed mediation. Their first move, it was suggested, would be a request to the Washington and the Huerta governments for statements of probable demands each would make, preliminary to any attempt at formal mediation. The next step would depend upon the nature of those replies. Upon them probably would be based the proosals intended for submission to the Washington government and Huerta. Huerta’s Reply Is Received. Huerta’s reply, conveyed through his minister for foreign affairs to Mr. Itiano, Spanish ambassador in Washington, was received during the night. It? tenor was expected, because Mr. Kiano had received private advices the night before that Huerta would accept, and the South American envoys had been at work all day on that assumption. The text of the acceptance was not n «de public, but Huerta’s minister was said to have thanked the South American envoys and the Spanish ambassador for their good offices and to have referred to the “real spirit of solidarity between peoples of the same race.” To what extent the “good offices” ct the South Americans might reach vas an absorbing topic in official Washington aiid the entire diplomatic corps. Other features in the situation were lost to sight except among army and navy officials charged with execution of preparations for event'll.Jities. Vera Cruz, April 29. —American ’.nsoners of General Maas, at Cordoba are sleeping on the stone flagging of the ail patio, with insufficient food, na sanitation and threatened every night with assassination by drunken jailers, while General Funston and his troops are lying off this harbor awaiting the results of the mediation plans. Rear Admiral Fletcher has seized the piers, yards and buildings of the Terminal company, a British-owned concern, control over which he regarded as necessary in order to facilitate the resumptfon of the normal business activity of the city. This was the situation in Vera Cruz early in the day. 9 The release of the Cordoba prison“is has been promised by General Maas in reply to a request from American Consul Canada, through a messenger who has returned to Vera Cruz. J. CAILLAUX IS RE-ELECTED Bailots Indicate Little Change in French Chamber cf deputies. PARIS. — Balloting l in the elections for members of the chamber of deputies wasc arried on quietly. Returns indicate that the personnel of the chamber will be little changed, oseph Caillaux, who resigned the ministry of finance after the killing of Gaston Calmette, editor of the Figarc, by Mme. Caillaux, was re-elected. Amedee Thalmas, the radical deputy who defended Mme. Caillaux, was defeated.. The latest returns indicated that .the Caillaux radicals were losing ground slightly. Among those reelected are Aristide Briand, Alexandre Millerand, Louis Barthou, Paul Deschanel, Rene Viviani, Abbe Lemire, Maurice Barres, Denys Cochin and Vice Admiral Bienaime. MARTIAL LAW FOR BELFAST Three Regiments of Infantry Start from Dublin for Ulster. LONDON. — Three regiments of infantry have started from Dublin and the Curragh for Ulster. There is a report in circulation that this is preliminary to the establishment of martial law in Belfast and other parts of Ulster. POISONS HER THREE SONS Doctor’s Wife Gives Children Laudanum and Swallows Carbolic Acid. MARION, ILL. — Mrs. J. A. xClayton, wife of a Johnston City doctor, gave her three small sons laudanum and swallowed carbolic acid. The boys were saved, but the moth ,er - -

INDIANA STATE NEWS Thinks Note Is Forgery. NOBLESVILLE, IND. — A note for $1,465, said to have been signed by a former McCordsville business man and Greenfield, Ind., banker, written on ordinary paper with a lead pencil and in which the la* name of the signer is begun with a small letter, is the basis of a legal controversy in the circuit court. The holder of the note, Mrs. Hattie Merritt, a colored housekeeper for Nelson Bradley, the man whoin she says gave it "to her, is asking the amount of the note be allowed from the Bradley estate. The case came here on a change of venue from Hancock county and is being tried before a jury in Judge Vestal’s court. Daniel Gimason, administrator of the Bradley estate, alleges that the note is a forgery and is contesting payment. New Kind of “Movie” Show. RICHMOND, IND. —Mrs. Caroline Martin, entirely nude, gave battle to her husband, John Martin, while they were in a covered moving wagon, en route from the east to some point in western Indiana. The fight was staged on one of the principal streets of the city in front of the Market house. It was witnessed by a crowd of ii ierested peoplo. A policeman drove the crowd away and then separated the combatants. He drove the wagon to. the women s jail, wrapped Mrs. Martin in a blanket and carried her into the building. While the officer was taking the woman into the jail Martin hurriedly drove away and was not apprehended. Domestic troubles caused the jight. Mrs. Martin had disrobed to take a nap when the row began.' Buys . Hat with Stolen $lO. COLUMBUS, IND.—Mrs. Iva Perceiield, nineteen years old, who was rearrested at Franklin and placed in jail here, has confessed to the theft of sl9 from Mrs. G. Tyrell of this city, by whom she was employed as a domestic. Mrs. Tyrell had placed the money in the toe of an old slipper which she hid in a clothes chest. Mrs.- Percefield bought a hat with the money. Back Breaking Is Assault. SHELBYVILLE, IND.—Harry W. Neil paid a fine and costs of $35 in the mayor’s court on a charge of assault and battery on Harry Anderson, a lad whom he ran down with an suto here April 8. The mayor suspended a thirty days sentence. Anderson’s back was broken in the accident, but it is believed he will recover. He will probably be a cripple for life. Lone Graduate in Class. DELPHI, IND.—A throng of pei> sons of Bringhurst, Carroll county, assembled to honor Miss E. June Kinger y, the loge grhduatp of Bringhurst High school, at the commencement exercises. For some time the fate of the commission of the school hung in the balance and it was due to the? efforts of Miss Kingery that it was prevented from becoming void. Boarding House Man Held. MARION, IND—Charles W. Cross, Albert Clark and John Finnerty were arrested near Hoome Corner, charged with running blind tigers. Cross had previously served a sentence following conviction on a Sim ilar charge, and Finnerty has a suspended sentence of ninety days hangiag over him for illegal sales of liquor. National Uplift to Gather. BLOOMINGTON, IND. Plans are being made for a district convention of the National Reform association in Bloomngton on June 1 and 2. The Rev. G. H. Breeman of Greencastle,* state field secretary was here and outlined plans for the coiivention before the Bloomington Ministerial association. Convention Plans Made. TERRE HAUTE, IND. — Announcement has been made by the executive and advisory committee of the Indiana Electric Light association fixing the seat of the next annual convention of the association at the Hotel Deming in Terre Haute. The dates are Sept. 23 and 24. Auto Turns Over; Two Hurt. PORTLAND, IND. — Ed Milford a salesman for a drug company of Indianapolis, was bruised and Chester .Miller, a local liveryman, suffered three broken ribs when an automobile driven by Miller turned over near Pennville and pinned both men beneath. Russell Given Indorsement. NEWCASTLE, IND. — Professor Elbert Russell of Earlham college wa.ii unanimously indorsed in the HenrJ County Progressive convention for the nomination for congress from the Sixth district. 500 Ministers to Gather. BLOOMINGTON, IND. — The ynod of the Reformed Presbyterian ihurch of the United States and Canida will meet in this city June 3 to 8. More than 509 ministers will be in attendance. Oil Well Driller Killed. VINCENNES, IND. — Palmer C. Wason, thirly-five years old, of New castle. Pa., a-i oil well driller, was kileld when he was wedged between drill apd caging near heza.

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I MURE MEN ARE DEAD IN MINE WAR Hostilities Renewed at Walsen- • burg With Bloody Results. I ROCKEFELLER SPURNS PEACE j Representative Foster, Personal Envoy from President Wilson, Fails to Interest Young Magnate la Submitting Colorado Trouble to Mediation — Recommends Troops. WALSENBURG, COLO., — Sheriff Jeff Farr of Huerfano county reported at 1:30 o’clock in the moiling that firing continued spasmodically at the Walsen mine near here and that seven men had been killed. Four of x tehse were said to have bt en killed before dark and the remainder since 7 o’clock. All of the reported dead, he said, were mine guards. Troop, arrived ust before midnight and set out for the mine. " ? The battle at the Walsen mine followed an attack on the nearby McNally mine in the afternoon and early evening. The strikers are reported to have captured the McNi lly mine, from which the miners* ai d others on the property were supposed to have escaped to the Walsen mine with the aid of the seventy-five guards at that property. The battle began at 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon when strike®? attacked the mine. At 9 o’clock last tight two u.ndentified men wdre lyin$ r dead on the field. NEW YORK. — Acting as the" direct representative of ’resident Wilson, Congressman Marti D. Foster, chairman of the house < unmittee on mines aud mining, hui led here from Washington to urgr John D. Rockefeller, Jr., to lend hi. support to thd efforts being made to" end the strikers’ war in Colorado. At the close of a three h urs’ conference with Mr. Rockefeller Mr. Foster said that nothing defi. ite had been accomplished. Appealed to J. D., Sr. The sending of Mr. Fqst;r to Mr. Rockefeller as tht presides s special representative followed ape sonal appeal on Sunday by the president to John D. Rockefeller, Sr., in connection with the mine strike situation. The president appealed to Mr. Rotkefeller as the dominant factor in the Colorado Fuel and Iron company against which the miners are striking. At the Standard Oil offices, it was admitted that Mr. Rockefeller, Sr., had received a communication from the president asking him to endeavor to" bring about a peaceful settlement of the la- ' bor troubles in Colorado, it is understood that Mr. Rockefeller replied that he personally had never taken an active part in the Colorado company but that he would be glad to asl«*hte son to take the matter up et once. It was learned that Mr. F< ster’ proposal to Mr. Rockefeller was that the Rockefeller interests agree to the appointment of a commission to mediate the troubles between mine owners and strikers. The views of Rockefeller, Jr., on the situation in Colorado were presented ct length to the congressionr 1 committee of which Representative Foster is chairman. Young Mr. Rockefeller said at the time: “We stand ready to lose every cent we have invested in that company rather than that the worki igmen of this country should loose their right to work for whom they plea ie.’’ Governor Ammons admitt- d late in the day that he is powerless to suppi ess the warfare. MRS. WILSON AIDS REDCROSS ■ 11 i i She, With Wives of Garrison and Dan« iels, to Help Organization. WASHINGTON. — Mrt. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the president; Mrs. Lindley Garrison and Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wives of tie Secretaries of War and Navy, respectively, and many other prominent wimen and men in the. national capital, took steps to be prepared to assist the American Red Cross in its work of jelief and care of the sick and wound d should war with Huerta’s forces ©rive inevitable. A meeting of the District f Colum bia chapter of the National I ed Cross association was held here t which Rear Admiral N. E. Mason, hainnan of the local branch, presi ed, 'and steps were taken to comple e an organization for collecting fi. ids and supplies and for transporting the latter to the front. MICHIGAN FARMER IS SHOT Son and Son-in-Law Have Confessed and Are Jailed. BATTLE CREEK, MICH. — Harvey Davis, aged forty-seven, a farmer was shot four times by hte fifteen-ytar-old son and once by his twenty-four-year-old son-in-law, Noal: E. Stanley, apd killed on the Selnrs J’ony farm at noon following a qu irrel. Both have confessed and are in jail No reason is given for jhe crime.