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Show I murals I NOT ASANE HAN l ! Tucson. Ariz , Oct. 28. Bernardo Calero. brother of Manuel Calero. who was a candidate In the Mexican elections Sunday, announced today that he had been converted to the Constitutionalist cause. Ho viHlted Heruioaillo last week in the Interest of his brother s candidacy. "Huerta Is not a Bane man," he de. clared. "If tried for any offense by a - jury, he would be sent to an asylum, not to a priBon." Mr Calero formerly served as Mexican consul at Bordeaux and as vice consul at Paris. France. He left bore, for Los Angeles, Cai., it was said, on an Important mission. Admiral Reports Flight. Washington. Oct 28. Rear AdmirAl Fletcher, in command of tho squad ron at Vera Cruz, reported the presence pres-ence of Felix Diaz and his party as refugees on the gunboat Wheeling In an offlciul dispatch received at the navy department shortly after 10 30 a m The navy department immediately imme-diately called on the state department to decide what disposition Is to bo made of the fugithes Rear Admiral Fletcher this afternoon after-noon decided to transfer Geueral Diaz from the Wheeling to one of the larger lar-ger American war vessels, probably the cruiser Taroma General Maas Amujed. General Gustavo Maas. commander of the federal troops at Vera Cruz, appeared today to be amused rnoro than provoked by tbe action of General Gen-eral Felix Diaz in taking refuge last night on board the Wheeling The federal commander insists thai he has no orders lor the arrest of Geo-eral Geo-eral Diaz. No Protest from Mexico. Washington. D C, Oct 2S. No pro test was heard today from Huerta again6t the extension of asylum to Diaz There .vas somv? disposition In tbe state departmem to question the real necessity for refuge but It was believed no objection would be made by Huerta and that the Diaz party par-ty will be free to transport to a liner for Havana or some northern port. |