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MEDIATORS BUSY--POaING
ANDBETTING TO MEALS
Life of Peace-Seekers at Niagara Falls Is Stren
uous, Indeed, With Much Flubdub, Movie
Men and Dining Rooms Closing Promptly.
By ALFRED HENRY LEWIS.
NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO,
May 23.—Flubdub and flapdoodle!
What 1s there for these grave gen
tlemen to do? They might as well be
flying kites, The days are made up
of conferences that end nowhere and
taiks in which nothing is said,
The day's report should run some
thing like this:
There was a conference between the
Big Three and Judge Lehmann and
Judge Lamar for the Americans. At
the close the Americans, while look
ing solemn and serious, waived aside
all questions. Looking at thelr
watches, they tore across the bridgz
for the American side. They acted as
though some great affair were at
hand. Guess and surmise flew thick
and fast until someone remembered
that it was within ten minutes of the
Prospect Hotel lunch time. The Pros
pect Hotel lunches have this in com
mon with time and tide, they wait for
no man. The energetic departure of
Judge Lamar and Judge Lebhmann
wus explained.
Movie Men the Busy Boys.
Senor Suarez incautiously rounded
the off corner of the Clifton. Hotel. He
was wrapped in thought and the
smoke of a diplomatic cigaretie. Sud.
denly, even as a pan of milk from a
top shelf, a moving picture man
opened his batteries upon him. In
stantly he was all activity. Clappiaz
his hat over his eyes, he fled like a
frightened fawn. No use, the inexora
hlplfllm fiend had nailed him for a
reel,
Later Senor Suarez decided that
rather than be handed down to pos
terity in a state of stampéde he wouid
quietly pose for the film fiend. To
keep him in countenance, Senors Da
Gama and Naon graciously consented
to pose with him. Mr. Bryan's Mr.
Rose attempted to rough his way into
the picture, but was restrained.
“Put none but South Americans
on guard,” cried the film fiend, and
Mr. Rose, after a feeble resistance,
was dragged aside.
Senors Da Gama, Suarez and Naon,
by this time thoroughly subdued, pec
mitted the entire phalanx of camera
men tn snap them. They posed in
every fashion except that of standing
on their heads. More pictures were
taken of the devoted triumvirate in
a given time than were ever spapped
of General Miles or Lillian Russeil
Senors Da Gama, Suarez and Naon
looked at the negatives. Then mur
muring, “Posterity will speak of us”
they walked away on dreamy spect
lation.”
“The Dodge Quartet.”
Percival Dodge, of the Administra
tion's “Dodge Quartet,” made up of
Cleveland Dodge, Phelps Dodge,
Hartly Dodge and the aforesaid Pers
cival, came up at a breathless canter
Mr Bryan had just wired confirming
the news that Carranza was sending
a representative, who would listen,
but not talk. Excitement ran high.
How should he be received? What
would Senors Rabaza, Rodriguez and
Elguero, the Huerta delegation, say?
After a heated discussion carried
on in the hissing manner of the Lat
fn-American when he whispers, it was
formally announced that the Carranza
representative would be ‘“received as
a newspaper man,” Why “a news
paper man" was not made clear.’ He
might as well be received as a cow
man, or mining man or a fugitive
from justice.
The Huerta Three, approached on
the point, tossed their expressive
hands, palms upward, and declarad
that they had no objections to the
Carranzan representative. Let him
appear. “Viva Huerta!” He could
sustain himself against all of the
Villag and Carranzas that ever came
out of Chihuahua, Huerta was a vol.
cano. A volcano needs no assistancs,
More Violent Gesticulations.
Delivering themselves thus, the
Huerta Three withdrew to a bay win
dow and unbuckled in v;‘iant debate,
accompanied by even ore violent
gesticulations. What they said may.
not be told. They spoke in Spanish.
Also no one approached within 50 feet
of them, 50 feet being recognized as
a diplomatic distance. i
Senor Algara, from Mexico (by way.
of Washington), hove in view., He
waved a sheaf of telegrams above nis
head. The three Huerta representa
tives made .a rush for him. The on
lookers held their breath. * Had Huer
ta quit? Had Zapata taken the cap
ftal? No! Huerta was still on the
job! Zapata still was heating his
frijoles in the innocuous suburbs, ful!
eighteen miles from the palace of the
Montezumas,
The onlookers breathed again. The
Big Three wiped the sweat beads
from their South American brows.
They might resume their mediations.
Had Huerta fallen overboard, they
must have packed their grips for
Wasghington. As it stood, however,
Othello’s occupation was NOT gone.
Buerta still waved. Mediation might
Bend, The eaptain of the YMaid o
Mist” entered, making signals. ‘He'
THE GEORGIAN’S NEWS BRIEFS
had a rolling gait like unto a ground
swell His purpose was to politely
propose that the ladies come aboard
his gallant little bark for a cruise.
The ladies accepted with many a
giggle and gurgle. They presently de
parted under convoy of the jolly sea
dog, to be soaked in the spray of the
falls until their frizzes looked like
shoestrings.
Mr. Bryan’s Mr. Rose at Work.
Mr, Bryan wired to ask was his Mr.
Rose making himself agreeable. At
thig severe hunch from headquarters
Mr. Rose fell upon Master Romulto
and Master Georges, sons and heirs,
respectively, of Senor Suarez and
Senor Dagama, and captured them
“vi et armis.” He held one on each
State Departmental knee, the faces of
the children meanwhile expressing
the keenest pain. The little ones cast
piteous glanees here and there, and
each glance was a cry-for help. There
wag no help. Their mothers were
away on the “Maid of the Mist.” Mr.
Rose beamed. . Mr. Bryan could find’
no fault with him now., He prayed
si'ently for a eamera man, buf the
prayer was unanswered,
The sound of a tack hammer broke
upon the startled ear, ‘Some deck
hand of the Associated Press wu‘
tacking up a bulletin. Forty news
paper men descended upon it, even ag
40 kites might have descended.
. They read, and a look of grief
swept their countenances like 8 great
cloud. The bulletin ran: “The Niag
ara Falls (Americafi) Y. M. C. A, will
hold a special service for journalists
to-night. AN are bidden.”
The newspaper men shuddered and
drew back. ‘,
ais A Vile Outrage!
- Down the corridors of the Clifton a
pale-faced story came stalking. Senor
Naon had been overcharged by a
“Canuck” haberdasher in the matter
of neckties. The utmost indignation
prevailed. This must cease or the
outfit would shift the ghost dance to
Toronto.
Local peacemakers poured oil on
che treubled waters.. They appointed
‘a boatrd of mediation between Senor
Naon and the necktie bloodsucker.
‘The latter money glutton was re
buked and peace again prevalled.
There is a local suspicion that To
ronto has sent emissaries to stir up
trouble with a view to Turing the show
Torontoward Also these emissaries—
to steal from New York's East Side—
would find themselves “in Dutch” if
- discovered.
Bpeaking of rival shops, the Amer
ican Niagara Falls heretofore com
plained of by the Canadian Niagara
Falls for holding onto Judge Lamar
and Judge Lehmann, and thereby
beating the Canadians out of Ameri
can ducats rightfully their own, has
laid bare its policy. :
The American town had been false
ly and scandalously accused of har
horing smallpox in its midst. The
‘slander was calculated to scare off
the casual tourists. Mr. Bryan had
sent Judge Lamar and Judge Leh
mann not to mention Mr, Dodge (bap
tized Percival), of the Administra
tion “Dodge Quartet,” and Mr. Rosen
to the American side.
Some Bryan Strategy.
No insult to Canadian cookery was
designed. If Judge Lamar, Judge
Lehmarn, Mr. Dodge and Mr. Rose
succeeded In concluding their me
diatory labors without catching the
smallpox it would go a long way to
ward giving that infamous charge of
smallpox on the American side a
black eye. That was the Bryan
strategy in a nutshell. Canada need
not get her back up. She might lose
a few dollars, but she should not lose
her temper. Mr. Bryan had only the
kindest feeling for Canada.
At 3:30 in the afternoon the wires
flashed that the name of the Car
ranza agent then headed for the
ghost dance was “Senor Vasconcelo.”
The word sent the blood of Senors
Rabaza, Rodriguez and Elguero,
Huerta’'s representatives, to fever
heat. Again they retired to their
private bay window; again they jab
bered and gesticulated, while the
forty newspaper men with bated
breath stood gazing.
The tension was removed only by
the return of the gallant caytain of
the Maid of the Mist with the ladies,
the latter wearing the sorrowful ap
pearance of doubly-drowned rats. A
voyage in the Maid of the Mist is
no light matter. Wet and unhappy
ag they were, however, the mothers
of those children had force of char
acter enough to rescue Master Ro
multo and Master Georges from the
clutch of Mr. Bryan's agreeable Mr.
Ro®e, who was still hanging onto
them like some affable ogre.
Judge Lamar's Statement.
Notice was sent to the newspaper
men that Judge Lamar would make a
statement at the Prospect Hotel
There was a wild scamper across the
bridge at 10 cente a head. Judge
Lamar said:
“There will be no formal confer
ence again until to-morrow.”
The Lamars are natural-born dip
lomats and fit to deal with the affairs
of nations from their cradles. Once
upon a 4 time a German paper pub
lished a c‘ilgm\ hesded, “A Budding
Bismarck.” he picture presented a
Huerta Foils Plot of
Generals and Trusted
. . .
Officials to Kill Him
ERA CRUZ, May 23.—Huer
.\/ ta has foiled a plot in
volving trusted officials and
high generals to kill him, accord
ing to advices received to-day.
As a result of the discovery,
General Manuel Gasque, Inspector
General of Police, has been sup
planted by General Alberto Qui
roz, former Director of the Peni
tenitiary. General Quiroz says:
“We have the names of twelve
of the plotters, but are permiitting
them to remain at liberty in the
hope that some act of theirs may
give us stronger evidence. When
the proof is all in my hands, they
will be arrested wholesale.”
stout woman, a boy and a pail out
of which protruded the tail and hind
quarters of a cat, The dialogue
printed beneath the cartoon as telling
the steory read: :
“Bov—Mother, a mouse in the pail
of milk was,”
“Mother—Did you take it there
out?
“Boy-—No, 1 put the cat there in.”
This should shed a ray on the La
mar school of diplomacy. ; ;
P. B.—From certain signs and sig
nal smokes, such as sending for
their families and laying in a stock
of negligee shirts, it is evident that
the American representatives look
forward to spending the summer at
the falls.
The Mexicang continue to call
‘Judgelehmann “Lemon.” ° and no
amount of correction can beat the
correct pronunciation into the Mcn
tezuman heads,
U. 8. Consul Wreck After
Cruelties by the Mexicans.
WASHINGTON, May 23.—Wearied
by his nine days’ journey from Saltil
lo to Mexico City and on the verge
of illness, Consul Silliman to-day de
cided to postpone until Monday his
journey to Vera Cruz.
Ih a meager telegram from the Bra
zilian - Minister, Secretary Bryan
learned that Silliman was released at
Saltillo nine days ago and immedi
ately proceeded, under guard of Fed
eral troops and an agent of the Brit
igh Consul, to Mexico City. The mes
sage did not mention hardships, but
{t showed thai the Consul is tired out
after his trying experiences in jailand
on the journey.
Like the Parks incident and (he
hundreds of others of similar charac
ter, the outrage against Silliman will
ngd be allowed to interfere with peace.
It will be added to the score of ac
cumulated grievances for use in case
mediation faiis and a resort to war
becomes necessary.
Mr. and Mrs. Hearst
.
Hosts at Dinner for
.
Gov. Glynn and Wife
NEW YORK, May 26-Mr. = and
Mrs. Willlam Randolph Hearst gave a
dinner last night at their residence
in honor of Governor and Mrs. Glynn.
Those present at the dinner, in ad
dition to Mr. and Mrs. Hearst and
the Governor and Mrs. Glynn, were
Mr. and 2rs. Elbert H. Gary, Mr.
and Mrs Lewis Nixon, Mr. and Mrs.
Sherwood Aldrich, Mr. and Mrs.
Preston Satterwhite, Mr. and Mrs.
Anson B. Buchard, Mr. and Mrs.
Montgomery Hare; Mr. and Mrs.
Horst Weber, Mr., and Mrs. Julian
M. Gerard, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Wayne Irwin, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
J. Shearn, Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont,
Mr. Hamilton Fish, Jr., Justice and
Mrs. Gavegan, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
L.-Clarke, Mr. Frank A. Munsey,
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Douglas Rob
inscen, Mr. Arthur Brisbane, Miss
Nana Sigourney and Miss Haze!
Bliss.
Following the dinner there was a
dance, to which a number of addi
tional guests came,
One Killed, $500,000
ne ea, y
Damage, From Storm
SUPERIOR, WIS, May 26—One
man was dead here to-day and dam
age conservatively estimated at $500.-
000 was caused by the storm which
swept this city last night. A 60-mile
gale razed small buildings, destroyed
wire communication, broke windows
and damaged church steeples,
Four wharves were demolished and
the steamer Frank C, Bell was blown
ashore,
To Kentucky Killing
CLOVERPORT, KY., May 26—-Bi
las Merritt, Chief of Police, shot and
killed Charles Dunn last night. He
claims Dunn attacked him when he
tried to enforce the curfew law on
Dunn’s children.
GIRLS WOULD WEAR TROUSERS.
SAGINAW, MICH., May 23 —Misses
A. and Marie Bieberitz, 17 and 19, ap
plied to Assistant Prosecutor Vineent
for permission to wear trousers in Sag
inaw County on the first lap of a walk
ing irip to the Pacific coast. He de
clined the request, stating his' auibiority’
«did’ not reaeh that far. : § 7 1
DARING DRESSES
BRE GHOWN AT
FRENGH RACES
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, May 21.—Those who raised
an outery last year against what was
then condemned as immodest dress
would have been horrified by the
spectacle of Longchamps when the
most brilliant fashion fair seen on'a
Parig race track in many years was
brought together for the Danish sov
ereigns, who are now France’s guests
for ten days.
The gathering beat all recent rec
ords, even for a Grand Prix meeting,
and in matter- of smariness it was
finer than anything Ascot has pro
duced. Rich laces and plain colored
but very fine tulle, generally black,
surpassed all other fecatures of Lhe
season’'s fashions.
With these two materials a very
little satin goes to make a gown
dainty looking, but flimsier than any
‘thing that modern women have ever
worn outdoors.
Simplicity the Feature. 3
} Simplicity is the striking feature of
the new modeler; all trimmings are
‘taboo, so as to throw into relief the
contrast of the satin, generally black,
against the bare skin of the shoul
ders.
A typical dress of this deseriptiom
had a bodice made of unlined chan
tilly lace. The only non-transparent
material in it was a very low-cut
black satin front, the shoulders, arms
and entire back down to the waistline
being plainly visible beneath the
transparent lace, The skirt was black
chantilly lace over a filmy founda
tion.
This dress was by no means of the
freakish order, but was regarded as
an example of the legitimate ani
proper fashion for the summer:. Even
the most conservative models have
left tne arms and the greater part
of the back nearly bare. -
Arm Bangles in Order,
As -a consequence, the feminine
fad of the moment is to’wear a Cleo
patra bangle of wrou{ght gold, abouat
an inch wide, around the left arm just
below the shoulder. A variant ef
these arm bangles was a snake with
scales of turquoise and diamond eyes,
In the latter case, no other jewel was
worn, i
Another interesting phase of this
yvear’s fashions is that two distinct
styles seem to have been created—
one for tall, another for short women,
While women who are inclined tv
plumpness delight in the great vogue
of transparent lace, the tall, wiilowy
tvpe has adopted a quaint mid-Viz
torian style, with tightening bodies
descending well below the hips, where
a sash, tied in a bow at the back,
breaks the lines of the skirt,
The wearers of these gowns, who
were very numerous at Longchamps,
invariably went without corsets, giv
ing them an easy bearing and a
graceful carriage. The sleeves are
tightening and descend to the wrist,
The materials generally are soft satin
[ln tints of violet, pink and mauve, o¢-
casionally black.
Striped Taffetas Pavored.
Taffetas with wide black and white
stripes were seen for the first time
and met with great favor for semi
tailored gowns, all of which had ac
cordion pleated overskirts,
Marie Stuart collars, generally of
lace kept up by invisible wires, aiso
were largely worn, either with a larze
rose pinned to the left side in front or
with a wreath o! smaller flowers en
cireling them.,
As to hats, the quaintest shapes
were tentatively brought forward.
The word hat hardly describes them,
as in a majority of cases they are
nothing but a wreath of flowers en
circling the head, with the hair plain
ly visible under a single layer of tulle,
Apart from these purely floral
head decorations, which looked decid
edly charming on young girls, sailor
hats, with very wide brims of white
tagal, profusely trimmed with the
most expensive paradise plumes, were
much admired. 4
It is said that in hot weather large
hats will again become fashionable.
Wife Kicks Him Qut
4
Of Bed; He Sues Her
NEW YORK, May 23,——Declar§ng that
his wife was a shrew, William .. Laus
cher, suing for separation, related how
she pushed him out of bed, pulled chairs
from under him and greeted him with a
";vallop" at his home-coming each eve
ning,
MARRY-Many rich, congenial and anx
ious for companions. Interesting pare
ticulars and photo free. The Messenger,
Jacksonville, Fla.
MARRY RlCH—Matrimonial paper of
hlihest character, containing hundreds
of photos and descriptions of marriage
able oglo with means. Mailed free
Semle‘fe Cither sex. Write to-day. One
may be your ideal. Address Standard
Cor. Club, Box 607, Grayslake, 111.
SALESMEN WANTED,
SELIL. TREES—Fruit trees, Pecan
trees, Shade trees, Ornamentals and
Roses, BE.sy to sell. Big profits. Write
to-day. SMITH BROS., Dept. 39, Con.
cord, Ga. |
PERSONAL,
ANXIOUS about future, love, business,
etc.? Send dime, stamp and date of
birth, for vaaun‘hleY gredlcuonu‘ror com
ing vyear. “ Prof.' J. Alison,” Box B,
Springfield, Ohio ' " i