The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 1

ADVKHT1KERS WHO WANT RESUTI'S USE THE EVENING PAPER VOL LV MODESTO CALIFORNIA TUESDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 3 1914 No 28 PRESIDENT TO LIFT diteRGO ON ARMS MEXICO CITY IN PRECARIOUS CONDITION Americans Preparing To Flee From Capital REBEIS HU? ENTER CITY Embargo Js Gi veo--Admira1 Fleteher Auonlobiie Club of CaiijfHirAfA AMFfU 0tf Sir Members Notified fo Have Warships Ready Fori fornia Representatives tu UI5UMJU tYUNILH Fmmr nf rif Any Emergency That May Arise Hold Public Meeting to of House Vote In In Favor of California Congressman's Substitute Anti-Japanese Amendment and Republican Leaders Appeal To Patriotism of Representatives WASHINGTON F'eli 3 Despite lie I Cruz would he crowded with foreign-refusal of President Wilson ami Seere- ers If Hie rebels enter the city il is (ary llryiin to diseuss (lie Mexican expeeted that irmcli liloodslied will situation i( was learned Ibis after- follow and after the experience of lie noon from lie highest source that foreigners at the time of the Wilson would issue an Exe-j throw of Mndero they are taking no entire order raising the einhnrgo nil chances hut are heeding Hie warning issued this afternoon by sy Trained Nurses Provided For Suffragettes Who Bring TleirBabies to Registration Booths Huerta In Tightest Position of His Career As His Capital Is Menaced from East and Rule Drawing Near End arms in Mexico Members of ihe Foreign Relations Comniiitee of (lie Senate profess ignorance of when the would issue the order Imt admitted Mint the plan had been decided upon INTEREST THE tv ISHINGTON Felt 3-11 is beliey-ed that orders have been issued to Admiral Fletcher to have his warships ready for any emergency that may arise as a result of the order to be issued by President Wilson lifting tlie embargo on arms is apparent from the actiiity in the Navy Department this afternoon that serious developments in Mexico are expected immediately It is believed that as soon as the President's MEXICO CITY Fell 3 Neerelary order is issued lifting the embargo of State Itrynn has instructed Charge serious anti-American demonstrations Affairs to notify all ill Mexico City may ho expeeted Ad-tmerieans and foreigners in Mexico rnirtil Fletcher lias plenty of marines City of President Wilson's intention and will able to safeguard ihe railway to lift tlie einhnrgo on arms Many from the capital fo Vera Crux and Americans immediately prepared to tints he able to protect the retreat of leave the capital and it is expeeted the members of tlie American colony that by night every train to Vera and other foreigners now in the city CHICAGO Feb 3 Women are registering early for the aldermanic primaries February 24t'n Trained nurs es re being provided at the palling places to provide for the suffragettes who are bringing their babies with them Rugs flowers and the odor of perfume are in evidence at the vari ous booths The registration books will he c'osed at nine tonight and It Is expected that by that hour 125000 women will have registered There will probably he a similar number by March 17th which is the last registration day Rich suffragists with their limousines are busily engaged today gathering up tlie voters resulting in the polls in the "society being packed Arouse interest In Routing of Lincoln Highway The organization of a branch of tho California State Automobile Association and the discussion of the movement is being fostered by the Inyo Good Road clttb to secure a change of the routing of rhe Lincoln Highway from the northern way through Nevada and California along the Southern Pacific to a route from Ely along the Midland Trail and Bishop to connect with tlie state highway at Modesto will lie the objects of a meeting of the antomoblUsts cif this section February 12th at the City Hall Watkins secretary of the state association and other speakers from San Francisco are to be present to address the gathering Both the subjects which are to come before tho meeting are considered of vital importance not only to the au-tamobilists hut to the people generally of this community By having a branch of the state association at Modesto the auto owners would he in a way to receive valuable information in regard to roads and other matters of interest to thorn while the change hi tho route of the Lincoln Highway proposed would put Modesto on the map in connection with another road that is certain to become a popular way of travel With (lie Cgultcr-villo road officially opened to auto travel to the Yosomite and a branch of the state highway extending from Snlida to Knights Ferry and on to tho mountain district Modesto is already pretty well taken care of but with the Lincoln Highway passing through Modesto another valuable point will have been gained The plans for the local meeting are being made by Riemensehnoidor who is a representative of the state association ION ICO CITY Feb Menaced from tile east and north Mexico City is now considered as being in a precarious situation Diplomats now think that rule is nearing its end The federal troops under General Joaquin Maas father of General Maas who died recently have been ordered to the defense of Torreon while the Fifth regiment one of the crack regiments here are going to cobnt the rebels nt Oaxaca it Is reported that Felix Diax will return to Vera Cruz soon and join the rebels at Oaxaca A battle is expected at Sangeronimo soon If the fed-crals are defeated there as well as at Torreon Mexico City will he helpless It is now admitted Hint Huerta is in tlie tightest position of his career and the rebel invasion to the approaches of Mexico City is expected with a few days WARES! Mcx Feb 3 With his army or 12000 rebels already advanced to points north of Torreon and awaiting word' to open the attack on the federal garrison in that city General Francisco Villa planned to leave tonight or early tomorrow for Chihuahua where after a stay of several days he will march south to direct tho open-Villa will remain in Chihuahua will Villt will remain in Chihuahua will depend upon the rapidity with which trainloads of ammunition and rations can lie dispatched southward The rebel leader probably will not appear on the field before Torreon until everything is ready for the opening of the attack Oakland Boy Is Released From Ensenada Jail EXPLODING ENGINE KILLS ENGINEER SPRINGFIELD Feb Will new public utilities commission in deciding grain freight rates continue to follow the interstate commerce commission as it did in its rulings on the giving of passes and transportation and the fixing of express rates? This was the question that today agitated farmers and grain shippers throughout Illinois when their representatives came here to plead before the state commission (or the present freight tariffs against a one per cent sliding increase Within the first month of its organization the commission adopted to the letter the federal classification of persons who may be granted passes or transportation by carrier utilities and aoeepfed the Interstate Commerce schedule of express tariffs for shipments within the state What the railroads asked today was that the Interstate scale of grain rates be enforced for shipments within Illinois Tlie railroads begun clamoring for the grain freight increase a year ago From time to time decision was deferred by tlie old railroad and warp-house commission When the first hearing was given by the commission a postponement was allowed until today with the proviso that whatever today's decision the rates asked would not go into effect until February 23 The contention of Ihe farmers is that the cost of carrying grain has not increased out of ratio to other freight-carrying costs and that the additional burden prposed for grain shipments is unjust and discriminatory They claim that while other states are proposing to increase the grain rates of freight only 5 tier cent tho Illinois carriers ask an increase of IS 2-3 per WASHINGTON Feb Placing patriotism above partisanship the House of Representatives this afternoon by a vote of 203 to 54 refused to make any declaration cn the Asiatic exclusion policy which is aimed particularly at Japan Party lines were entirely eliminated in the vote which defeated the Haves amendment to the Burnett immigration bill which would exclude Mongolian Malay and African immigrants A modification of this amendment introduced by Representa tive i -enroot of Wisconsin adding the words "unless otherwise provided for by existing agreements as to passoprt or by treaties conventions or agreements that may hereafter be entered was adopted just before adjournment last night by a vote of 111 to 90 The House also today defeated Congressman Raker's substitute anti-Japanese amendment by a vote of 182 to six In the debate on this substitute Democratic and Republican leaders including Representative Mann the Republican leader on the floor appealed to the patriotism of the Congressmen regardless of party to defeat the amendment saying it would embarass (he President and Secretary Bryan in their negotiations with Japan and would inirot difficulties into an delicate Japanese A new immigration plan which its author declared would conserve the material interests of the United States ard satisfy all foreign governments by omitting racial references and discriminations was proposed today to President Wilson and Secretary Bryan by Professor Sydney Onlick lecturer at the Imperial University of Japan Professor Gtiiick said tonight that it the President's request he had submitted to him a detailed explanation of his proposed measure and had given of it to Secretary Bryan and the Senate immigration committee Prof Gnliek advocates the limitation of all immigration to five tier cent annually of the number of foreigners already naturalized anti their American-born children rate would allow all to enter this country who might come from north he said would cut down immigration somewhat from south and east Europe and allow only a slight immigration from The five per cent rate he asserted would admit no more aliens from any I country than the United States can properly assimilate and the policy would solve the Japanese (problem and would put America right with all Asia and maintain and deepen international uni-1 Tax Collector Wants NineMillion From Rockefeller HELD CAPTIVE BY ORDER Of THE SHASTA ROUTE BLOCKED BY BAKERSFIELD Fob 3 Engineer William Dressen aged about 30 and Fireman Campbell aged 21 were killed at 3:20 o'clock yesterday afternoon when Southern Pacific Mallet engine No 4037 acting as third helper engine on castbound freight train No 312 blew up about a half mile east of Edison a small town eight miles east of Bakersfield The train took five and four carloads of merchandise were destroyed Campbell was instantly killed his body being found about 100 feet from tlie track Dressen was still alive when help reached him but died as ho was being brought to Edison CLEVELAND Felt Tlie lo- cal tax commission today do- 9 ntanded that John Rockefeller pnv nine million six hundred and sixty-threo thousand dollars in taxes based on his estimated 9 wealth of nine hundred millions in personal property The com- missioners assort that Rookofel ler has iust established a legal residence in East Cleveland under the terms of the new state tax law To Consider Wage Demands of Miners REDD1NG Cal Feb The Shasta route of tho Southern Pacific was blocked today by land slides eighty feet long and seven fret deep at Smith-son Siding near here A crew is now engaged in building a track around Ihe obstruction Trains are being held at Kennett on the south and Delta on tlie north 1515 THEATRE Phone Main 7131 MEXICO CITY Feb Federal troops are being rushed from Saltillo and Sau Luis Potcsi to Torreon to assist in its defense General Jose Refugio Velasco's command there Is said to number 5000 General Rlanqnet tlie war minister is authority for the statement that Hie federal forco sent southeast has the advance the rebels rfom Durango Tho fevoo under General Orozco which lias been sent north is exported to hold hack- Villa's men The rebel movement In the stale of Oaxaca is becoming more active and has ihe advance tho rebels from here tonight to that section of the country Tos I pis Reqnena and Pedro VII-lar who recently was arrested in connection with an alleged jvlot against Hie government and later released will leave Movlro on Thursday OAKLAND Feb 3 A telegram was received here today from American Consul Guvant at Escenada stating that Robert Underwood an Oakland newspaper man and Mortimer Miller another young American who it was thought had been slain by Mexican troops had been liberated from the Ensenada jail and would leave for San Diego tonight The men were arrested as spys last Wednesday while on route to Ensenada from Tia Juana and hurried south in charge of a squad of Souliers Immediately upon word of the arrest tho matter was taken up with the state department at Washington and Secretary of Slate Bryan got into communication with tho Mexican authorities and demanded that the men he turned loose The notice of their liberation today was good news to Benjamin Harwood of Marysville who was preparing to leave for the Mexican border where lie Intended to hire a high-powered automobile and in company with the American consul at Tin Juana or guards make a wild INDIANAPOLIS Feb The wage demands at the conference of the miners and operators at Philadelphia versallv next Monday will include a flat in- crease of five cents pci? tan weighing as He Charity Heflliest screening a Saturday half holi- uns no yet announced his position Contests President Wilson regards it as agreed that there should be some restrictions to prevent what Is Widow TRYING TO ESCAPE TONIGHT YUDKVILU Mabel Darrngh Comedienne Will Cross A Little Bunk PlCTl'RES Two reel feature Comedy ITIXEES AT EVENINGS AT 7 II WAYS r10c day a uniform work day aud wage na (e literacy test feature of pending scale and a two-year contract immigration bills and indicated today I that ho would not do so nntit ecm- i suited by leaders in Congress The senate committee on immigration has announced that it will seek the Presl- dent's advice in the matter i The President has hen giving audience of iatc to many interested in that phase of immigration legislation and NEW YORK Henry Goseheidi who loft $150000 about half i his fortune to establish a bread lino where i bear hts name was attacked today byi widow Her objections lari' today and Von Hagen was shot I state the bread line clause made Uo SAN FRANCISCO Feb 3 Maury and killed by tlie guards was wilt invalid Under thq will as it now I Diggs still remained in jail today as recaptured after a hard fight The stands the widow would receive only he has been unable to raise the amount flight was attempted as the convicts $25000 the rest of the estate going to I of his bail lie said he expected to a daughter Tho will of I Ifl Silll hmnrisrn -I fill WASHINGTON Feb A report which has been in circulation persistently throughout the day hut which has not been confirmed is to the effect that President Wilson tomorrow will lift the embargo on arms which dash to Ensenada has been in effect against the Mori- 9 can rebel troops so as to allow the I BOSTON Fob 3 Congressman rebel leaders to Import ammunition Curley was inaugurated Mayor yesler-Ittid rifles for their soldiers day to succeed Joint Fitzgerald there is said to be some ground for the belief that he may suggest certain modifications in ihe literacy test as now proposed.