Show CREW REfUSES TO SAil WITH lABOR CHIEFTAIN AIN I IV 1 I V London Oct 26 Arthur Arthur henderson erson leader of or tho the labor party part his hb secretary and a R. Belgian socialist Camille lIus lIu's manne were vere unable to GO to France yesterday ay with Albert Thomas and M. M I. I because tho ho he cre crew of their Ii ship lp refused to s sail Bill 11 If It the they were aboard The men said laid that the they would not wall sail with pacifists and anti pro Germans Mr Ir Henderson and his companions left the ship and anti hailed a n taxicab Cut Gut tho driver refused to take toke thorn thom nn and thc they h- h hind to carry their lU luggage to the station Mr Henderson subsequently stated In Lon London on that he was os going to Paris to meet S Samuel Gompers In connection with the organization ore of or tho ho worlds world's labor conference after aCter tho the war var I MEXICAN N Tvs WS NOTES I Several Severa of or the lar large e smelting companies com corn panics operating In Mexico have hav petitioned petitioned peti peti- pell-I pell the secretary of or tho the treasury for tor permission to Import ores of various arlous i kinds from Central and South AmerIca America Amer Amen ica In order to refine reth them In tho the ab- ab senco of or the necessary plants for such J purposes at nt tho places of or production It Is asked that the tho ores so treated be exported freo free of or duty Tho The matter Is Isnow Isnow now nov under consideration with the prospect prospect prospect pros pros- that the request wi will 1 be bo granted The Jitney service er has proved so su successful sue suc In Mexico CIl City where man many hundreds of such vehicles chicles are arc operated greatly to the accommodation of ot the public that It Is la being extended to other centers of or population The city of San Luis Potosi Is to have o I such uch an Innovation Inno which will connect It with man many outlying suburbs with which communication at present Is IA difficult The work wt of dredging the tho harbor at Puerto Mexico under the direction of ot tho the department of communications and public works worl s has hns been completed and the machinery has b been en removed to I Frontera In tho the tato of ot Tobasco where similar Improvement will be carried car car- ned ried out All the tho ports ts on both coasts are aro being benefited In like 0 manner as aa rapidly as us the necessary machinery can b be utilized Tho The Mexican Railway company compan has hassent hassent hassent sent HO cars to Salina Cruz Crux on tho time west vest coast to transport a largo large amount of or sugar that has arrived at that port from Peru to other portions of ot tho the republic re- re public where It Is needed Two vessels eMels are arc also due u to arrive arrhe from Japan with similar cargoes Specimens of or hrc bread d mn made o from flour Jour Produced from the tho nopal cactus have been submitted to the national board of or health for te test t In order to determine Its suitability as alS food for tor human be- be Ings Inga The novel no product Is said to be appetizing In appearance ann and taste andas and andas as ns there Is an n unlimited supply of or tho the fruit available th thu orl originators of the new article of food are hopeful of or its I Intro introduction upon Ullon a L largo large scale I CROPS CHOI'S Mexico City Oct 23 The Thc Tho chief of officer ot- ot I j fleer of ot tho the department of or agriculture and development announces that for some time tho the secretary of or that department depart depart- meat ment ment Pastor has bc been n devoting devot doot ing log a great grent deal doal of or personal Attention to the of ot agricultural de development development de- de In all portions of ot the tho lie lic The Jov government han has done all In Hu its power for this en end l and through tho the medium of or conferences and assistance ha has haK done dono much to aid th the small farmers m In in planting l an and cultivating their crops The tractor tractors procured procuro b by the government govern overn- moot ment for tho the use uso of farmers fl desiring them hav have havo also aided greatly In stimulating lating increased production Reports received at department headquarters are to the tho effect Correct that all the crops are in a u promising con condition and anti It Is IB be believed believed be- be sufficient will be raised to meet all the needs need of or tho countr country In the states of Jalisco Zacatecas Guanajuato and OR Oaxaca and In m the territories of Quintana Boo Roo and nd Lower California the prospects arc are eXcellent excellent ex eX- for a crop crop of or corn wheat beans and oth other r products product much great greater Ill than has hilS been obtained In former years ear |