St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 17, 1914

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Ange 8 os > ee es + % ape” ‘ ict ; « al ee ee ne ra ' 7. *; ‘ %% x ¥ 7 , *, T : = Vou. 66. NO. 331. ST. LOUIS, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 17, 191416 PAGES. PRICE ONE CENT. FIGHT YEARS FOR ST.LOUIS MANAGER OF BARK & WIDEN Frederick 1. Wendler Also Fined $4000 and Like Pen- alties Are Imposed on Abram H. Freeman, Who Had Charge of er Office. HELD TO BE BEHIND $1,000,000 FRAUDS|k? Seven Agents Got Terms of Nine Months to Four Years and Five Are Fined—Min- imum for J. H. Worman, St. Louis. CHICAGO, July 17.—Abram H. Pree- man of Chicago and Frederick L. Wend- ler of St. Louis, convicted with seven others of using the mails to defraud in the operation of the Barr & Widen Mercantile Agency, were sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment and fined $4000 each by Judge Landis in the United States District Court. Wendler was manager of the St. Louis office and Preeman of the Chicago office of the mercantile concern. Other Penalties Imposed, The other defendants and the penal- ties imposed were: Charles F. Day of Chicago, a contract man, four years’ imprisonment and a fine of $5000. James T. Minehart of Chicago, a for- mer minister, employed as contract man, four years’ imprisonment and fine of $5000. Joseph T. Stevens of Kansas City, 2 son of Barney Stevens, a retired real estate capitalist; Joseph B. Finkelman of Kansas City and Robert B. Pender, all contract men, were fined each $2500 and sentenced to three years’ imprison- ment. William W. Fellers of Kansas City and J. H. Worman of St. Louis were sen- tenced to nine months each in the House of Correction. Minehart was the onde defendant who desired to make a statement before sen- tence was pronounced. “If it is a crime in this country to tell a lie to get busi- ness, then I am guilty,”’ he said, “‘but if it is not, I am inmocent. I am happy in the fact that I have no guilt on my conscience.” $1,000,000 Frauds Charged. The Government charged that more than $1,000,000 was obtained by fraud through the operation of the Barr & Widen agency. The alleged scheme was te convince creditors of bankrupts that their accounts would be collected bv the agency from “concealed assets’”’ of the bankrupts. The Government con- tended that after receiving fees for col- lecting such accounts the agency made nc effort to serve its clients. The operations of the agency extended over many states. Freeman and Wendler were held to be the originators of the system by which ii Was charged customers were de- frauded. Barney Stevens of Kansas City yes- terday pleaded that his son had been promised immunity. Judge Landis said today that he did not believe Stevens’ story. “But I don’t hold anything against you for it, Mr. Stevens,’’ said the Court. “I would do this for my son in the same fase and I know how gou feel.” FIRST FREE MUNICIPAL MOVIES SHOW TONIGHT Five Reels of Pictures Will Be Used in Program at Co- lumbus Square. Moving pictures. will be shown Friday night in Columbus Square, Tenth and Carr streets, as a feature of public playground work for. the first time in St. Louis. The show will be from 8 to 10 p. m. Five reels will be used, showing Scenes in St. Louis, the New York Zoo, travels in India and China, weekly hews review and bee culture. The schedule of the picture shows in playgrounds for the next week is: Friday, July 17, Columbus Square; Saturday, Soulard place; Sunday, Hyde Park; Monday, Buder Playground; Tuesday, Yeatman Square; Wednes- day, Pontiac Square; Thursday, Pine Street Playground; Friday, Lyon Park, and Saturday, Mullanphy Play- ground. PRESIDENT, DISOBEYING DOCTOR, GOES TO WORK Wilson Says It Gets on His Nerves to Stay in His Room When Office Duties Call. WASHINGTON, Ju!y 17.—Disobeying the orders of his physfcian, President Wilson today went to the executive of- tices to attend to some business which &ccumulated yesterday while he was ill with an attack of indigestion. He explained to White House of- ficlals that it got on his nerves to stay in his room while there was work to be done. He did not plan to receive any Visitors, but signed a number of papers. The President attended a birthday cel- *bration at the residencd of Secretary ne Wednesday night and was takea ll the morning following. =! Mea TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, COOLER THE TEMPERATURDBS, ADR Oto PPP Pep Pp Yesterday’s Temperatures. High 98 at 6 p, m. Low 77 at 12 p. m. (Midnight.) TAUERTA HAS GONE OUT FORA CONSTITUTIONAL. {7 Official forecast for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair to- night and tomor- row; cooler night. For Missouri — Fair tonight and tomorrow; cooler tonight. to- ER For Illinois—Fair tonight and to- morrow; cooler to- night. Stage of the riv- er, 15.5 feet, a fall of .1 of a foot. MAN FALLS 10 STORIES, SMILES, GOES TO WORK Steel Workman’s Drop of 100 Feet Partially Broken by Strik- ing Live Electric Wire. OMAHA, Neb., July 17.—J. W. Snyder, a steel workman, fell from the tenth floor of the new Pontelle Hotel in this city, hit the ground squarely, got up, looked around and then started back to work. Snyder's fall was broken by a live electric wire carrying 500 volts. Just where he struck the ground there was a great pile of loose earth. He landed with the full length of his body on this dirt. Physicians who examined him after the fall say there is absolute- ly no damage except that he had a slight scalp wound. Steel workers say it is the most remarkable escape they have ever known. Snyder was working on the tenth floor, when he slipped and went over the side for a sheer fall of more than a hundred feet. The live wire was 20 feet from the ground and Snyder struck it squarely on his back. One of the poles broke and Snyder hit the dirt pile comparatively easy. GREEN SWEATER AND VEIL NEWPORT’S LATEST Washington Woman's Creation Has Rival in Marlborough Duchess’ Lavender One. NEWPORT, R. LIL, July 17.—Mrs. Chandler Anderson of Washington, who is the guest of Mme. Deriano, wife of the Spanish Ambassador, wore at the Casino this morning what was voted the smartest ‘“‘creation” seen here this sea- son—a combination of silk sweater and vej!, The sweater was of green with a sweater frog on the back held by four military buttons. A long green tulle veil hung from the back of the white trace hat. covering the sides and back of the head and resching down the back | to the white flarnel skirt. She Wore white shces and stockings and carried a white satin parasol. Just as Mrs. Anderson and Mme. Deriano were walking out of the Casino the Duchess of Marlborough came along wearing a striking lavender sweater. with a lavender collar and skirt, and shoes and stockings to match. LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY TO-BE MARRIED; HE IS 38 Original of Famous Character by Mrs. Burnett, His Mother, En- gaged to New York Girl. NEW YORK, July i7.—The engage- ment is announced here today of Miss Constance Buel to Vivian Burnett, the original of “Little Lord’ Fauntleroy,” one of the many books written by his mother, Mrs. Francis Hodgson Burnett. Miss Buel is a daughter of Clarence C. Buel, a well-known magazine editor. Mr. Burnett is a member of several clubs and in recent years has been much in- terested in local politics, in Plandome. his home town, on Long Island. He is 88 years old. The wedding, it is said, will take place in September. ‘ RAISE IN PHONE RATES PROBABLY WILL BE DENIED Accountants for Public Service Commission Cut Bell Com- . pany’s Valuation of Plant. OFF $900,000 LOPPED Board Refuses to Allow Strike Expense and Other Items as Capital. Special to the Post-Dispatch. JEFFERSON CITY, July 17.—Ex- pert accountants of the Public Serv- ice Commission today filed with the commission thein report on an ex- amination of the books of the South- western Telegraph & Telephone Co., (Bell) refusing to allow the company approximately $900,000 valuation of property which the company claimed. The accountants place the value of all the Bell telephone plant in use in St. Louls at slightly in excess of $7,000,000. The company claimed a valuation in excess of $8,000,000. Strike Expense Eliminated. The accountants refused to allow the company to include in capital $26,255 ex- pense of the operators’ strike a year ago, and reduced the amount charged off for depreciation $502,000. The company contended it had a right to include in its plant value property owned by it, but which it was not using for telephone purposes. This was re- fused by the accountants. It amounted to $400,000. The accountants also refused to allow $8,000 for construction work now in progress, and 9$60,00 interest on capital stock. This item is interest paid on capital stock sold but not fully paid for. The accountants allowed $130,000 valua- tion to the company which it had not set up in its statement to the commis- sion. This is for property owned by the company, and found by the account- ants. The net difference between the Pub- lic Service Commission accountans’ fig- ures and those of the company is $900,000. It is inferred that the commission will follow the figures compiled by its own accountants, and will not permit the company an earning on the investment claimed. If this inference is correct, it is con- sidered probable that the commission will refuse the increase in rates asked by the company. 50 Per Cent Increase Sought. The study of the company’s books was undertaken by the actountants anid by engineers ¢f the commission as a part of the investigation: of the appli- cation of the cornpany for permissicn to increase its business “ates in Sr. I-vtis nearly 50 per can. The commission will consider the claims of the company and its own accountants’ reports, as well as a mass of evidence, showing how the com- pany has handled its finances. It is expected that there will be a hearing on the telephone matter held by the commission in 8t. Louis within a few days. NEGRO FOUND GUILTY OF SCULPTRESS’ MURDER Jury Fixes Penalty for Slayer of Miss Ida Leegson at Impris- onment for Life. CHICAGO, July 17.—Isaac Bond, a ne- gro, was found guilty today of the mur- der of Miss Ida G. Leegson, art student and sculptress, who was found slain and robbed last October on a lonely field near Argo, Ill., where she had been [lured through an advertisement for a nurse. The jury which returned the verdict of guilty fixed Bond’s punishment at im- prisonment for life. Bond was identified by several per- sons as the man who was seen carrying Miss Leegson’s suitcase near Argo, and witnesses also testified that he pawned Miss Leegson’s watch after the murder had been committed. The Ags po og! = ge onty evening news- paper in vis that receives or news gathered by the Associated — } a —, Twice this week and Times, combined. Tuesday Thursday itable results. Sunday Only - First in Everything a —popularity wins (Tuesday and Thursday) POST-DISPATCH carried as much or more local display advertising placed by the St. Louis merchants than its three nearest competitors, the Globe-Democrat, Republic the The Count: Post-Dispatch 59 columns Post-Dispatch 65 columns Thus it will be seen that the demand for the POST-DISPATCH by these shrewd space buyers con- tinues day after day, week after week, month after month. The reason is—Quality and Quantity circulation— the lasting kind, the kind that brings immediate and prof- Combined total three nearest tors, 59 columns Combine total sores nearest of the competi- of the competi- 63 columns Average circulation first 6 months of 1914: Daily (except Sunday), 177,948 319,153 a WIFE TELLS OF ROWS OVER CARDS AND GETS DIVORCE Mrs. A. T. Preston Says Husband Became Angry at Her When Playing With Others. SHE LIKES But Her Husband, a Cooperage and Lumber Man, She Testi- fies, Had Objections to Them. Mrs. Agnes Thiele Preston of 5646 Kingsbury boulevard obtained a divorce in Judge Hitchcock’s court Friday from Lawrence Marshall Preston, vice-presi- dent of the Ozark Cooperage and Lum- ber Co. A part of her testimony relat- ed to the conduct of her husband toward her at bridge whist parties. She testified “that, in these parties, Preston frequently would become angry at her, and that he would tell her, in the presence of others, that she did not know how to play the game properly. One of the witnesses, F. 8S. Charlot, president of the company, testified that, at one party which Charlot and his sis- ter-in-law attended, Preston talked so to» Mrs. Preston at the bridge table that Charlot’s sister-in-law afterward said she (Mrs.° Preston) ought to have slapped him. She Tels of Separation. Mrs. Preston and her mother, Mrs. J. M. Thiele, told of Preston’s objection to children, and his declaration that children were a nuisance, and that he dié not wish to have any of them squalling ‘around his home. The Pres- tens haye np children. Mrs. Preston said she Was fond of children, and that her opinions and wishes in this matter did not harmonize with her husband's. The Prestons were married on New Year's day, 1910, and separated, the wife testified, last December, though they continued to live in the same apartment until June 28, when he left. Maiden Name Réstored. She said Preston used profane lan- guage toward her, that at times he was sarcastic, and at other times morose and sullen. He would leave her to sit alone in the evening, she said, and would go into a room alone and play solitaire. A letter which Mrs. Preston said had been delivered at the Preston home was read by the Judge, but its contents were not made known. An allegation that Preston corresponded with other women was made in the suit. ~ Mrs. Preston wore a dark blue basque costume, with white gloves, and had on a costly la valliere. By Judge Hitch- cock’s decree, she obtained the restora- tion of her maiden name. No alimony order was asked. SUPPOSED EMPRESS VICTIM IS ARRESTED Woman Is Found With Two Men in California and They Are Held, Too. ONTARIO, Cal., July 17.—Mrs. Hattie Willetts, who was believed to have been lost in the Empress of Ireland disaster in the St. Lawrence River, leaving a husband and four children in Toronto, Canada, was arrested here yesterday in company with E. A. Hensen and H. R. Horn, also of Toronto. The two men were held on the charge of bringing Mrs. Willets here from Can- ada and will be detained by the police until it is known whether a charge of violating th Mann act will be placed against them by the Federal author- ities. The information of the police is that Horn furnished the money, and Hensen sent it to bring Mrs. Willetts here. Two of the children are reported to be ill in Toronto. AUTO DRIVER IS FINED Manager of Fire Company Ac- cused of Carelessness. J. P. Patterson of 6858 Nina place, general manager of a tire company, was fined $ in Dayton Stréet Police Court Friday for careless driving of an auto- mobile which struck Mrs. Maggie Con- nelly of 5020 Kensington avenue June 30, injuring her hip. Mrs. Connelly was alighting from the front of a Grand car at Cote Brililante avenue. Patterson was following the street car. SPELLING LESSON ‘SILLY’ Pupils Should Learn Words They Use, Speaker Says. MANHATTAN, Kan., ‘July 17.—‘A Spelling lesson is the silliest thing I ever heard of,’’ Dr. Henry Suzzallo of Co- lumbia University said in an address be- fore the State conference of county su- perintendents here today. more than three times the number of words used by the average man or wom- an,’’ he continued. He urged teaching the pupil to speil the words he actually finds he needs to spell instead of giving formal lessons. Children’s Home Boys Run Away. Four boys ran away from the insti tution conducted by the Children’s Home -Society at Newstead garetta avenues, Thursday afternoon. They were Tony Cheatham, 11 vears vid: William Lampkins, W. Sain Hard, iz, and Elmer Walker, | CHILDREN | “The average spelling book contains, and Mar- : ithe p bousehold, | Two Fisshiters of Former Dictator Who ) Spent Night on Warship in Flight From Mexico i i 2 eer : iS ti wo i SENORTIA LENORA HUERTA. The photograph was taken during a flesta in Mexico City several months ago. Huerta were on a reviewing stand. SENORA LUIS FUENTES. The daughters of Gen. $70,000 VERDICT AGAINST SUNDAY’S CHORISTER UPSET Award to Girl in Breach of Promise Suit Is Declared Too Large by Judge. CHICAGO, July 17.—Judge Honore to- day set aside the $20,000 verdict given to Miss Georgia Jay by a jury which heard her breach of promise suit against Ho- mer Rodeheaver, choirmaster for ‘Billy’ Sunday, the evangelist. The Judge said the verdict was out of all proportion to the financial standing of the parties to the suit. In announcing his ruling, Judge Hon- ore said: ‘If the defendant should give up ev- erything he possessed he could pay only a portion of the amount of the verdict and he would then be obliged to start Lon a life of involuntary servitude. If the parties desire to sign a stipulation with reference to a remitteur, it would be acted upon.” —E | NEW IMMIGRATION ™ aK 70,000 More Erter in Year Than Ever Before. WASHINGTON, July’ 17.—Approxi- mately 70,000 more emigrants entered the United States in the fiscal year ended July 30, 1914, than any other in the history of the country, according to figures from Commissioner Caminetti. Without including June, the totals for which have not been received, the total number of immigrants was 1,254,548, as against 1,385,349 for the entire 12 months ended June 30, 1907, which held the rec- ord. Italy was first in the number of emigrants, in the eleventh month pe- riod, the total from that country being 312,818. Poland came next, with 126,086. MEN RIDE CATTLE IN FUN “Two Who Found Amusement in Stockyards Are Fined. Thomas Green, of 3328 North Eleventh street, and Jacob Engel, of 25603 North Tenth street, sought to amuse them- selves Thursday night by breaking int? the yards of the Independent Packing Co., Second street and Bremen avenue, and riding packs of several Texas steers. Green and Engel were riding the steers when Dan Dwyer, an employe of the yards, heard the commotion among the cattle. He caused the men’s arrest and they were fined $10 and costs each in the Dayton street police court Friday. Mrs, Pankhurst Rearrested. LONDON, July 17.—Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, who had been out of jail only a few days, was arrested again last night and taken to Holloway Jail, as she was attempting to start for a inilitant suffragette meeting in an am- bulance. Make Povst-Disnatch Wants resultful for you by using them in accomplishing needed things in business and the od RIVER DES PERS 10 BE PUMPED Dnt AND RID OF ODO City Officials Will Fill Up Sink ) Holes Not Emptied by New Sewer. Plans for renovating and dry-clean- ing River des Peres have been made by Park Commissioner Davis and Sewer Commissioner Hook. Early morning golfers and a'itomo bilists have complai:ied that the river has other odors than thuse which are supposed to relong to a purling sylvan brook. Even passengers on carly tr orn- ing trains which run near the park are said to have complained df ihe whilf they get through their berth windows. This was discouraging to the city ef- ficials, who thought Rives des Peres was voing to behave itself after a sewer pipe was laid under i 5 bei through the park. Examiration showei that the river has about a dozen sinkholes in thc park, where the water is stagnant. and where the pipe beneath does no g90¢c The idea now is to pump the river cry from the Union avenue pumping sta- tion, and to fill up these holes. The Sewer Denartment will probably pay most of the Dill. LIVES 7 MONTHS WITH DAUGHTERS IN A CAVE Aged Farmer, Driven From Home: by Misfortune, Is Res- cued With Three Little Girls. BENVILLE, Ark., July 17.—After ex- isting seven months in a cave with al- most nothing to eat except what the woods about them provided. William Ewing, an aged man, and his three lit- tle girls, were rescued today. Two years ago Ewing was a prosper- fous farmer near here. Misfortunes piled upon him. His wife died and sickness took away his grown son and daughter. Floods destroyed his crops, his cattle died and fire burned his home. For a while he lived with his babies upon the bounty of neighbors, but left abruptly and his whereabouts was a mystery until today. 20TH ERUPTION OF PEAK ‘Mt. Lassen Hurls Forth Another Pillar of Steam. REDDING, Cal., July 17.—Lassen Peak is now giving almost dally per- formances.. At 6 a. m. the twentieth eruption shot skyward » a pillar of blackened steam. The phenomena were Ts. same as t ‘se described before and of about eg ial intensity. ‘ PARK CONCERTS TONIGHT Free concerts, will be given from 7 to 10 p. m. by Frederick Fischer's Mu- nicipal Band in Carr Square and Guido Vogel’s Military Band in Dakota Park. FREE MOVIES TONIGHT. Five reels of moving pictures will be snown free in Calumbus Square, Tenth jand Carr streew, from 8 to 10 p. m, MAN WHO KILLED FOE BY FIST BLOW I) EAONERATED Coroner’s Jury Finds Frederick Schorer Struck Ben Burgess in Self-Defense. A Coroner's jury F y decided that Frederick Schorer of 481) Easton av- enue, acted in self-defense when he killed Benjamin B. Burgess vf 1029 North Eighteenth street with his fist at the headquarters of the Missouri House and Wirdow Clean!ng Co., 715 North Sixth street, Tiiursday after- noon. An autopsy showed Burgess’ death was due to a dislocation of the neck. He weighed 200 and Schorer weighs 155 pounds. Though Schorer was not ordered held by the Coroner’s jury, the police are de- taining him pending an investigation by the Circuit Attorney's office. William Gray, secretary and man- ager of the house cleaning company, testified that Burgess was drunk when he started the quarrel with Schorer. He said he heard the noise of a blow and saw Burgess reel back- ward and fall against a stove. Thomas Pace of 1120 North Eigh- teenth street, testified that Burgess attempted to pick a quarrel with Schorer and insisted on talking to him. After calling Schorer names, he said, Burgess picked up a section of a stepladder and advanced on Schorer saying: “I don’t need this ladder. I can lick you with my fists.” Schorer then struck him. ; Schorer testified that he was sitting on a table when Burgess advanced on him with the section of a ladder. Be- fcre reaching him, he said, Burgess dropped the ladder and then approached him with both fists clenched. He said he struck in self-defense. The men were paperhangers employed by the house-cleaning company. PORFIRIO DIAZ ADVISED GEN. HUERTA TO RETIRE Former President Hears of Res- ignation as He Prepares to Depart for Bairritz. ‘PARIS, July 17.—Gen. Porfirio Diaz, former President of Mexico, was pack- ing in preparation for his departure for Biarritz for the summer season, when the news came that Provisional Presi- dent Huerta had decided to resign. Neither the foftmer President nor his son, Porfirio, would make any commenz, but it is known that he suggested ‘o Huerta some months ago the advisa- bility of retiring. Privately Gen. Diaz has often sharply criticised the policy of the Washington administration, but he has for some time held the opinion that Huerta’s disap- pearance would facilitate a solution of the Mexican problem. FOg Postpones Yacht Race. NEWPORT, R. I., July 17.—The race | Huerta estopped on pang AMNESTY ua Carbejal Asks hes Penal for AL Punish Those Who Were Traitors to Madero—En- © voys to Discuss the oT tion. United States Urges Consti- tutionalist Chief to Make © Terms With Representa- © tives of the Proviaea President. Huerta’s Wife Goes Abc British Warship at Puss | Mexico, While He Makes Liesurely Trip to Coast. | 4 WASHINGTON, July amin tion officials saw peace looming today on the horizon of Mexican politi, Francisco Carbajal’s informal statement - to the Washington Government that he intended to retire in favor of Carranga, Constitutionalist chief, and Carranza‘s announcement that he is willing to nego- — tiate with the Federals for peacefili 4 transfer of power in Mexico City was 4 regarded as practical assurance that © the era o2 bloodshea was near an - 4 in the fFouthern republic. 2 The road remained to be cleared, how. 4 ever, for negotiations between the two 4 Mexican factions. CarbajaL d 4 successor, seeks a proclamation of gen- 4 eral amnesty for the forces which fought against the Northern armies. Members of te revolutionary junta in Washing- ton-expressed. doubt whether Carranza v willing to grant that. They took the attitude that persons who turned against Madero should be com- pelled to face court triala. By that F means, they contended, potential -no B. bilities of counter uprisings . eliminated. : ae The x of the situation appeared to hang ob ‘he extent of the quarter that Carranza might be willing to grant... That all stumbling blocks would pe cast aside, however, for the peaceful entry of Carranza into the Mexican ¢ tal was the belief generally exp: Secretary Bryan was timistic over possibilities of peaca « “Watchful waiting,” he thought, haa resulted In success. Fears expressed over the attitude oe Villa, the Northern military chief, ro take toward the new turn in the tion partially were discounted by statement that there was no need ‘de apprehension regarding his stay in the - North. He said he had been ordered to move hia treops from Chihuahua State — toward Mexico City within the next eo days. - shee cs ico City contemplated that 5000 troc from each of the three divisions of Constitutionalist army sim ' would enter the capital. By that m jealousy among the big units of ranza’s forces would be obviated. From his headquarters in M Carranza announced his plan of coon ing negotiations for establishment of oe Constitutionalist government in rere City without further sacrifice of 4 He declared, however, that éaly’ waa a al surrender would be the only a upon which the parleys could result suc- 7 cessfully. : The statement of Carbajal to Oe Washington Government that he intend- — ed to retire in Carranza’s favor Was construed to Secretary Bryan throug - aa Jose Castellot, former member of the 3 Mexican Senate. He had a personal mes- sage from Carbajal, who éoctandll ae his only purpose was to “facilitate a solu- — tion of the grave problems which weigh — upon our country,” and said, “I have | not the slightest ambition for myself / and merely wish to terminate the inter-— nal conflict of our country.” One a 3 Carabajal’s first acts was to order ti, — release of all political prisoners. — The Southern American envoys administration officials continued [a efforts today for restoration of rd 4 John R. Silliman, President personal representative in Saltillo, ae been instructed to urge Carranza to sive guarantees for life and property of thamey who had upheld Huerta. 3 * The American Government's setage. | tow ara recognition of a new administ a a tion'in Mexico hinged upon the bility of an agreement between the J erals and the Constitutionalists. — Carranza make a convention w. commission sent from Mexico Guadalajara, then thé terms oe | protocol would be consummated and ree ognition would be extended after claf growing out of the revolution hav settled. However, if the — Ce tions failed to agree and Carranza in- sisted upon fighting his way into City, the American withhold recognition until after tions had taken place. HUERTA MAKES . LEISURELY TRI PUERTO MBEXICO,. Fone 11.—Gen, G Anuar. Aas of the American eup yachts ‘vas: called: off again today because of —-= ear 4 from Mexico City to ‘this: and” ‘~assed the mens at Tiel ra I ange