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TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
NEW SERIES VOL. 1. NO. ll.lYetkly, EsUbllHhe? IS??; Dally, Jaii.13, 1911. ANDERSON, S. C., FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1914.
THE BIG WAR CHIEFS MET
t IN COLUMBIA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON
ASKS INFORMATION
The .Secretary of War, Mr Garr?- j
son Refers Blease To the De
' : partment Commander
Special, Correspondence.
Column;*,. JifnC G.-The Conference
of the high n?flcla?B o? the militia with
- Governor Blease here this afternoon
broke up without fixing on either u sito
br the Unit for holding the annual en
cumpmont of the National Guard of
thlB State. The-governor ls walting
on. a reply to a telegram sent Jtho de
. p?riment Of the cast for. definite Infor
matiion as. to their plana beforo an
nouncing where the, encampment will
bc held.
Governor Blease : called into confer
ence thia morning General Wilie
Jones, Colonels W. W. Lewis, A. E.
Legare, and Julius E. Cogswell of the
l'-lr?t. Second and third regiments' ro
bocciively, pr. J. W. WcBslnger, Bur
geon general on the governor's staff
und the assistant adjutant general; Col.
O. Wi Babb as an ad'VlBory. board to
lind out where the enlisted' men pf the
militia wanted to hold the encamp
ment. It waa f?lt that moro and. defi
nite information was necessary .-about
N the federal government's plans' before,
a ? decision could be reached and 'ac
cordingly a telegram Valsent tb*the
Secretpry of War, Hon.' L._M. Garrison,
at Washington fqr information aud thc
. ^conference recessed until afternoon.
' : No reply had been received when tho
'conference reconvened in the govern
or's office'and they broke, up-leaving'
clatters In the governor's hands, but
fii^l?iv!^^^^^^^^^^ 1? th*
f rom Se^rctary^rTUo^^^gIh?de'
..^ .-^lio'Wim?'i?^hajrge-nf the department
Of^tne-fiaU'?'tnl^dvi?lttg that the ad
jutant gen?ral.oT'tfa? -State wire there
for Instructions. -.
Accordingly, the assistant adjutant
general, Col. Babb, sent the following
telegram to Adjutant General W. A.
Simpson of the department of the east
at Governor's -leland, New York:
Your wire of. June 8. -Does thlB
mean one location, and.all three reg
iments to be there at the same time,
ui difrercui ??CEti??? for the regiments
to encamp at 'tho same time, or dif
ferent ocations for the regiments at
different times.
Governor Blease slated that until he
received a reply'to the tel?gram sent
by the adjutant general's office he
could not. make any definite decision,
lt ls known that there were sugges
tions from tho military conference to
havo each regiment encamp at a dif
ferent place In the State; ali ct h er to
have them all-encamp-at the same
place at the same time and another
still to have them all encamp at the
-same place at different times. Thc
entire three regiments have never been
assembled, and a desire has been ex
pressed that they assemble In brigade
. formation to be commanded by Brig..
Gen. Wilie Jones.
- These matters will bc settled by ti e
Governor when be receives tho infor
mation ffom the department of: the
East. The telegram sent to Secretary
of War Garrison after'thc morning
conference was;
"Tho adjutant general of this Stoic
has received a* telegram from tho de
partment at Govo|"-.or'B leland,'New
York., saying: TrqopB from your, state
cannot participate in joint ' encamp
ment. Augusta Ga. Discontinue ef
forts this, d'rection. Select site , for
camp within your -State, Nottty this
office as soon as possible of location
and most convenient'period for camp
and state tho troops that will partici
pate. Regular troops w!;i camp ten
days commencing Ju! y first, success
ively North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida. ;
I "Docs thia mean" inquired Gov.
Blease,. "ono location, and alt three
< regiments to fae there at the. same
. time, or different locations fdr tho reg
iments to encamp at. the same time, or
different locations for the regiments at
^?^flfferent. timesf Reason for making
telegram^ so lengthy is that officers rire
now In eese?b? and we Would,like to
know what ls expected of them and
their ?teh/*
"The reply received, by Governor
thia afterr.011 read:
"Replying your - telegram of today
I suggest that you require your ad
jutant general to communicate with
the commanding general, eastern de
partment, Governor's iBland. New
York who is charged with all tho de^
tails connected ^ with joint encamp
ments in his department for tba c?m
pig summer.*'
Great Painter Deed.
Paris, June ??-^Gabriel Ferrier, one
of the best known Fr?nch palntirs,
died today at tho >?? nf > He was
a orofeasor at tue Frf-nch national
schoc' -ii fltlo arts' and a mebir o!
the Institute.
Federal Gun?
Bomb
Such Is thc Report Reaching Bro\
isis Have Made Arrange:
Tampico. Mex. .Tube C.- (By way of
Urownsville. Tex. June C.-AOfllclal
certification Was sent today io Consul
Clarence A Miller l?y Governor Luis
Caballero that he had received Infor
mation of thc intention of the Federal
war vessels Zaragoza and Bravo to
come to Tampico for the purpose ot
bombarding or blockading the port.
The constitutionalists have made all
arrangements' for tuc defense of the
city.:
: lt is not yet known ivhat steps are
lo be taken to drive.off thc gunboats
should they make an effort to blockade
the port. No vessels ad?nted to such
a purpose arc at present available fd.'
the constitutionalists.
The American gunboat Dolphin left
today for Vera CIruz In pursuance of
orders from Washington on account ot
the serious outbreak of malaria among
the crew. Rear Admiral Mayo trans-'
ferred his flag to the monitor Ozark. .
WILL BLOCKADE
?S THE RUMOR
"Vera Cras,. Juno. 6,-Late advices
from I'oertCT Mexico reported that two
Mexico gun bouts 'had called thero and
presumably were preparing to carry
JOS. R. WILSON I
REMEMBERED
. J ?'? ')?' >' ''ly \ - '-', a.
Father o? the,.' ?Pr?sident bf the
r
(Special Correspondence.) . r
Columbia, June 6.-A tablet made
of Rutland Italian marble of Rutland,
.Vermont, has juEt been erected over
the grave ot the late Joseph R. Wil
son, father of President Wilson of thc
United States, in the church yard in
the First Presbyterian church of thc
c??j where his parents Ile burled.
The monument wa3 carved and er
ected by the South Carolina marble
works of which F. H. Hyatt is the
president. Iv ie a rep/.cn of the
monument over the grave ot the
President's mother.
The inscription on the tombstone
was written by Presider.!. 'Vlison hlm
solf, who. had the mocur.r c '. erected,
and the Inscription read
"Joseph. Reggies Wi' >n, son of
James- and Anna Adams Wilson, born
at Steuben ville, Ohio. 23 February,
1882, died at Princeton, N. J., January
Parter, teacher, ecclesiastical lead
er for 34 years.stated clerk of the
general assembly of tho I Ires by te
rian church In'the United States.
"Steadfast, brilliant, devoted, loving
and beloved. A master of serious elo
quence, a thinker of singular power,
and of penetration, a thoughtful stu
doi t bf lifo and of God's purpose, ,\
lover and rarvnnt of his fellow men,
a mac of God.". .
T. H. ROACH FOUND GUILTY
if ember of Richland Dispensary Hoard
Appeal?.
Columbia, Jupe 6.-T. B. Roach,
member of the PJnmarid county dis
pensary board, wa'a t'lund guilty in
the court of general .sessions of as
sault of a high and rfgg'ravated nature
upon Mayor Crlfflth, of Columbia,
and was sentenced by W. ?. Ho tm an.
soectsl Judge for-a term of t*vo years
or a fine of $500. Upon motion, made
by R. H. Welch and George Bell Tlm
mcrman. attorneys fqr ?iie defendant,
an appeal will be made to the supreme
court. Roach has ' been admitted to
bali pending the appeal'tn the sum of
?500.
Prospect of War
in Net
? _
Washington, Joke 8.-Another cr
thc Washington government Sunday n
foi- mediation and witt possibilities tb
between the United States and Mexic
General Huerta has brought abo
boats to blocada the port of Tam
tion on route there-for the Mexlca
aboard tho steamer Antllla from : N
Antllla Ia due at Tampico Wedneeda
Hoc rta has notified the powers
that, ho proposes to seize the cargo
his sovereignty aa contraband of war.
The propose of tho United 8tat
and prevent tntorierence with the A
when Secretary Daniels issued an of fl
no now orders, have boen given Rear-A
chang? in the poUcy bf th? gove rn me
port of Templed shall be o pen to all c
" ' . - ' . ' ' ?
ard ^ampico
_____
vnsville, . Texa?-Constitutional
nento to Protect the City
out Huerta's blockade decree against]
Tampico: The Rt earner Antllla with a
large shipment.of arms.and ammuni
tion for the constitutionalists is ap
proaching, that port. v-Rear Admiral <
Badger hus Instructed "the commanders
of the United States gunboats Padu-1
cali and Sacramento, off Puerto Mexi
co, to foliow and not lose sight of the
Mexican war ships, if ; theyleave thc j
harbor. ' ? ?
Thc admiral's orders however arc I
only to keep the ships under observa-!
tlon, and nt to Interfere! Thc Beat or
ders today the possibility that the gun
boat P?-a Moines ls being head in read
iness.to proceed for Tampico lt being j
stated th?t "tho D?H .Stones'possibly !
muy leave Vera Cruz'in the near fu-j
turo for a destination unknown."
"Brigadier .Geri? .'l^nstoib today said
that repr.Ks h ad-roached '??0 that the
commodores of Huerta gunboats In
tended to surrender tlicar ships to the '
constitutionalists at vl'arapl?o^ "when
tb.ey reached that- pqrt;. j ^He- added,
however that_vy officers and all who
know the' gunboat commodores, scout
ed ?uch an'idea.believing they^w??ld!
romain .loyal tb; Huerta;. No turn luis ?
reached hore iJ??om -the capital iii ' tin;
last 24 - ht?Urs. Tbe federal outposts
say's that the delay has been' caused'
by-a "Wreck.
NO DISORDER
IN BIG STRIKE
Only One Little Case of Assault
_&
(Ry Associated Press.)
Pll.h?rgh, Pa., June 6.--The first
disorder attending the strike of ton
thousand employes ?_?f thc "Westing
house Interests occurred tonight when
an unidentified^ w!/. kma-n aosonjted
as he eh tor ed the East Pitssburghj
plant, of the Westinehoiine electric aud
manufacturing company. John Phil
lips, was arrested and fined $10 for thc
j attack.
There was no change in the situation '
each side apparently walting for the i
, other to make some move.
East Pittsburgh saloons were clos- \
ed today ot the rennest of a striker's1
commiBlson. Police officials it is said
were preparing for any eventulatles
which may arise Monday when pay
amountng/to ?150.000 will be dlstrl-.
buted among the workers!
Pickets^ detailed by thc strikers kept
a close cordon around the plants to
! day preventing some workmen from
entering and persuading others to Join
the union ranks.
Kl LL KB 4? rVON?EJ? SO.
- .
Desperate linn Hod Bloody Battle
rVlth Budapest Police.
Budapeat, June 6.-Af?<:r repulsing
with heavy losses a large force of
police who endeavored several times
to take him, Augustus Tomslcs, a mad
murderer who took-refuge in the tow
er of the village church at Hoof lan y
this afternoon, surrendered to the vil
lage priest.
He kilted two policemen and wound -
|ed nineteen . others.
T?males took refuge in the tower of
the church after he had killed a farm
er and his wife and wounded their
daughter. He was armed with u re
peating rifle and 500 cartridges, and
easily repulsed tho police, who lu
(their effqrte to get him had to use a
j narrow stairway, which waa the only
. entrance to the tower.
Tomslcs killed two policemen and
wounded fourteen yesterday. Today
five 'others., were' wounded. Then the :
village priest stepped Into the breach.
Within a few minutes Tomslcs agreed
to surrender.
w Mexican Crisis
Isis In the Mexican, difficulty faced
tight, a situation fraught with perils
at might precipitate actual warfare
o.- ? . . ?'?.
mt the n?w crisis by. ordering bia gun*
pico abd to ?et_o a cargo of ammunl
n Constitutionalists. Tho shipment Is
cw York, flying the Cuban flag. ;The
>y- ?..Ts; .
of the intent io blocade the port and
consigned loathe belligerents against
es to suppress tho attempt to blocade
nt Illa wea Indicated Sunday night
.cia! statement announcing that, while
dm I ral Badger,,' there has been, no
nt In reference to its desire that tho
ommerce.
1 WM ?E I
Mira
PRAYS AS H?f^HTS ; SLAYS
AS PEACE ^ STEADILY
PROGRESSING
SILLSMJ^ ||: ; HERE
Consul Genera! l#jh.o Had Been
Thrown Into Jj |fcBy Federals
Is Back iiil^G U. S. ?.
(By A8So^?t?a-J,reB3.)
Washington,' Jun^i^i-Unomoial re
ports were cUrrc^^, Washington to
day thut General Carranca, chief of
the ConBtitutionsJis^forces. in Mexi
co, was willing^tn'&ritelpato in the
mediation c?nferen^^. ' in Niagara
lyalls on condition tlj&t.thore would be
no armistice , between, tpia forces and
Ute Huerta government and that the
Mexican Internaivnife^^jj to be con
sidered should, corsberh.-only affaire
developed by the American occupa
tion of Vota Crux;, CnTrnnza's answer
to the communication.' of the medi
ators was ??xpeteo-gw; -,be. forwarded
fruin Saltillo by MpVilayV
,< Should Carranza-ir position coin
cide with that .out???&.t?ere, the gen
eral opinion wds M.2w';:'inediation ne
gotiations would ??S?it? and- that a
way would be foirif'p'iov- Constitution
al ls ts deiegat.es. to partt^lpa'.e in the
neg?tlalon?. - '-vXt.^:?t<r '
Department heads! topifcut ' Bccmed
confident that General Huerta would
iriot attempt to 'jjf?cgad? ; th[? port of
.Tampico agr.lns%',^e\dellver'y of the
Cuban s' earner Antilloof amis for the '
GonpiitulWnailstsvi': |i??Ptxe '-.American
[slate- ?e^?rinrefft, mEgm pointed out,
was fully sat is tl ed bf- Its rights to pre
vent a blQCluu}eftitt- also ."wa? made
kn^a; ttitl a ooucluBton' had been
reached '/hat thlav.rarornm,ebt liad no
authorityt? Jhtei-vgme.Ju tbe"dellvery
bf^ t^t^^^Pn^^^M^ie j l v e r y ; .o f a:nr
with the 'pf^t^^nVhpd. was'accompa
nied by Jahn BLiSiillniani tito'Ameri
can consul ??meral, \vho so narrowly
escaped death at the. h ands of Mexica.fi
Federals at Saltillo.- The president
directed Mr. SlUlman to make n writ
ten report of his experiences abd en
joined him to keep silence in the
meantime os to the treatment at the
hands of the Mexicans.
No official comment could bc heard
today on London publications that Slr
Edward ?ray warned. Secretary Bry
an of the intention of the British to
obtain reparation for the killing of the
British subject Benton by the Con
stitutionalists.
THEMEDIATORS
ARE HOPEFUL
Say That They Expect An Answer
From Carranza by Tuesday
Huerta Is Tamed
(By Associated Press.)
Niagara Falls. Ont.,. June' 6.-For
some time now it has been evident that
there are no serious obstacles to a
Battlement which Would win for tho
Washington government all that was
asked of Huerta. Tho plan virtually
agreed upon for Huerta's elimination
and the setting up of a new govern
ment with both the cient?ficos and con
stitutionalists equally represented, and
with a neutral holding, the rank of
president.
Should the constitutionalists decline
to participate it is fought the United
States still would have to carry out
its part of the bargain. .In that event
it .ia not impossible, that this country
may And herself the ally of -he present
Mexico government. The situation i?
believed to be the cause of a great deal
of embarrassment to tho Washington
administration.
Some comfort is ticing derived here
from, the fact that General' Carranza
has placed General Natcra at the bead
Of the army, nearest Mexico City.
Should it'be necessary 'ar an Ameri
can force to proceed from Vera Cruz
to the Mexican*capita!-to aid in estab
lishing a provisional government and
such a course ts a possibility'the Am
ericans would rather have General Na
tcra at the head of the approaching
constitutions I iBt army than General
Villa.
Mediators .and American dolegates
say ar. answer to the latest note to
Genoral Carranca probably will be rs.
eelved by Tuesday.
Vp to Carrassa/ .
"Kl Paso; Tex!;; Jane 6.-The com
munication from the A. B. C. mediators
to ?a?crzl Carranza merely requests
the partieTpkilon of the conctituttlon
?ltsts in th* Niagara Falls conference
to settle ?he Mexican difficulty, lt was
said he*e tcday on authority I? em
bodies Ho; flt&clfle' request that General
Curr?&?* discuss elth'et internal or in
tcrtmt?oi?At questions, nor does lt even
specify; that an armistice between the
revolutiont**? *nd the Huerta troops
mom 'ba established according to the
version given here.
? v 'i': .,.'.; ..'>.'. .'.' ?r--Wi.'
The Panama
And So
Edwin W. Robertson of Columbia
State To Be Represented at !
KdUor The Intelligencer:
Columbia. June 5. Within twelve
months, probably during tho year
1011, the Panama Cuttul will have
been completed tnd opened to the
shipping of the world, lt ls within thu
bounds of conservatism to say tint
the building of this canal ls thc most
Important engineering achievement, us
ita opening will be one of the most
notable events, in thc history of tho
world. Other great engineering works
and developments have affected trade
and economic conditions within a rc-,
strieted sphere, but this one will ex
pand its intiuences into tho remotest
corners of the earth: A-j a conse
quence of changing routes of ocean
travel, new migrations of men will
take place, new nreav, of productivity
will develop, new cosmopolitan cities
will arlee, and new financial cud trade
connections will be established.
Much as the opening ;?* the - anal
will meen to tho world generally and
to the nation which has turned the pro
ject of a hundred yO&ra luto an accom
plished fact, l ??nuse of tho profound
Influence it must have upon interna
tional commerce by shortening' trade
routes and un tokening ocean ti ailie,
lt seems manifest that lt will slgnltfy
more for our Southern it at es thurn for
any other region; Th?so .who are fa
miliar with the processes and devel
opment of commerce-antic?pate contl
dcntly that the canal will become im
mediately a tremendous Tactor In the
stimulation of our trade 'with the
world, and naturally the effects of
such stimulation will extend-through
every avenue ot busbies sand industry,
C?RRESP?N
^"?tSot?u^
Ih?B afternoon commended ^e; action ?
of Edwin Roberts In Starting a j
campaign to raise by popular sub- ?
jcriptlon $50,000 for au exhibit from i
this-State to the Panama Fx posit lon at '
San Francisco, Cal. The general as- 1
r.embly railed to make such an ap- v
propriation and as un exposition officer c
expressed lt, , "Smith Carolina is thc {
only Southern State nut in the pic- ( 1
ture." :
Governor Blease rapped the legisla- |
tun< for failing to make an apptoprl- i
allon for this mutter especially calling t
attention to the advantage which {
would result to Charleston to he ad- (
vortiscd at the exposition. The state- i
meat of the governor recites in part: I
"I am glad to see that the Columbia j
Record ha:- commenced a movement- i
to have South Carolina represented j
at the Panama Pacific exposition, and <
I hope that their effort will provo to 1
be successful as in my opinion it will i
be a great mistake for thc State not i
to be represented. 1 am satisfied that i
had lt not been for the narr?wmind- j
ness and political prejudice of some j
members of our General Assembly, I
that proper provisions would haye been 1
SCHUM?N-HEINK
SEEKS DIVORCE
Presents In Court Letters Showing
Her Willio To Have Boen a
Gay Lothario
, (By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Juno 6.- A letter purport
ing to have buen written by Mrs. Cath
erine E. Dean of New York, to Mad
{ame Schumann-Helnk, threatening
'her with'a damage suit if the singer
linked Mrs. Dean's name with that of
William Rapp. Jr., today was ordered
aa evidence at the . trial of Madame
Schumann-Heink's suit form-Rapp.
Rapp was said, to have Inspired tho
epistle. Virtually the entire session
war. consumed in reading letters bear
ing on the case. With the exception of
Mrs. Dean's letter, all were written
by Rapp. They were filled with en
dearing terms and pet phrases, ex
pressive .of bia affection for Mrs.
Dean.
The singer, lt was announced, haa
abandoned ber projected Journoy to
Bayreuth." Germany, to atna at tho
Wagnerian festival. It was necessary
for her to be tbere by June 16.
MISB Francia J. Ashton, an auburn
hatred nurse, who for five months liv
ed In Mrs. Dean'a apartments, waa
questioned and her close acquaint
ance with the doings bf Mrs. Dean and
Rapp kept the attention of the crowd
ed court, room and apparently were'
of intcore Interest to Mho diva who
listened intently.
Mia hiter to Halts.
Tokio. Japan, June 6.-Arthur
Ballly-Blanchard, hitherto secretary
of tho United States embassy hore,
railed today on board the Empresa ot
India from Tokohama for Vancouver
on his way to Haiti, whore ho is to bo
American minister.
Canal
mth Carolina
Mickes a Strong Appeal For This
San Francisco Exposition
rum IW'lu to factory. Tito South Is a
;rent producer ?nut ls becoming more
argely productive every year, hut lt
s a woeful fuel that our direct .vorhl
rade is very limited. The opening of
he Panama canal, through which a
urge proportion of the water-borne
rallie of the world must pass, at our
cry doors, offers to the South the
;reatest opportunity lt will ever have
o develop a foreign trade. The er
ect that lt will have upon trade with
)rlentnl countries and the countries
ylng ulong the western of South
america ls obvious.
lt ls n sound proposition that the
lortion of the South which v*ill. or
ertainly should, immediately cud per
nauently, enjoy those benefits most
bounduntly, ls that which is comprls
d within the states lying along the
eaboard. None of these ls situated so
idvantageously as South Ca roil na,
vhose principul seaport Hes nearer to
he canal, by many hours..than any
ither ports In the Pulled States pos
esRlng equal hurborage and trunspur
ntion facilities. The advantages of
his situation have been recognized by
very one -who has Studied the matter.
Hut are we alive to the opportunity
hat knookr at our doors? I am afraid
hat we have not been, and it is the
mrpose of this lotter to awaken Inter
?St before lt shall bc too late.
The Panama-Pacltlc Exposition, to
:clebrnte the completion of the canal,
viii open Its doors on February 20th,
915. You know, 1 am sure, of the
nagnltude of this exposition, at which
hlrty-six foreign nations will be rep
tContinued on Page Four.)
DENCE
dbly I Would got Borne llttld "credit
bat-they'preferred sacrificing- thc in
Crests of the State rather than to
u'.ve the State properly represented.
"This ls a very important matter
o Charleston particularly, in view of
1er many advantages an a seaport
own, and lt would bc serious blow to
.ntire t tate for us not to have tho op
portunity to he represenledby an exhl
>lt."
Columbia. June C.-Richard I. Man
ting of Sumter today field bis pledge
ind officially became a candidate.for
rovernor. He was a candidate for
rovernor plght years agc and was nar
rowly defeated by Martin F. .Ansel.
Columbia, June 6.-Jumes A. Sum
nerrett of Columbia today filed his
tledge us candidate for railroad
:ommissloner. Mr. Summersett was a
brmer member of the board of pardons
iud at present is a regent of the state
isyluni. He Is un avowed Bieune
nan.
Columbia, Juno fi.-Jno.. T. Duncan
oday Pied his pledge us a candidate
'or governor.
'AERIAL DERBY"
WON BY BROCK
American Aviator Topped Eleven
Competitors In Flight Near
London
(By Associated Press)
London, June 6.-W. L. Brock, the
>nly American aviator among tho tlev
sn competitors in tho "Aerial derby''
tvas today ?warded the gold cup and a
purse of (1,000 as the winner ot the
first prize, Louis Noel of France, al
though he was the first to complete
the 95 mile circuit, was disqualified
because he missed a turning polia and
me observation post.
Reginald Carr, an Englfr/q aviator,
was placed second.
FRANK LOSES.
Atlanta, Juno 6.-Judge Hen Hill of
the" Fulton county superior court, to
iay sustained the state's demurrer to
tho motion to set aside the verdict by
which Leo M. Prank was pronounced
guilty of Uie murder of Mary Pha
sen, a factory girl. The motion was
Dosed on the claim that Frank's con
stitutional rights were violated when
the verdict was returned during the
:ondemned man's absence from the
:ourt.
In sustaining the demurrer, Judge
rilli refused to hear the motion on its
nerits, holding instead that it was
lied too late to merit consideration.
It was regarded in court circles as
ilghly probable that Frank's attor
ieys would Immediately appeal to the
ttato supreme court, asking, that Judge
?ill's action bo reversed.
In the ??vnt that the ruling ls aff
irmed .''ranks lawyers probably would
ippenl ro the United States supreme
wurt.
HUERTA ASKS
NO STRINGS ARE TIED TO HIS
PROMISE TO RETIRE >
FROM PRESIDENCY
A N EXPLANATION
Mr. Rabasa Declares That As Soon
As Peace Is Assured Huerta
Will Step Down and Out '
(By Associated Press ?
Niagara Falls, Ont., June 6. -No
strings are attached to General Hu
erta's promise to resign. the Mexi
can presidency as soon us hi3 conutry
ls politically pacified. Mis delegates
to the mediation cor, !ci .dice today
took occasion to say publicly that he
does not Intend to hide behind' tech
nicalities. -
The Mexican delegation had con
cluded that their recent statement set
ting Tortb th? attitude of Ooneial Hu
erta toward' demands fo< Uri .retire-,
merit was misinterpreted in sonto
quarters. It hud been said that un
der the language of hi.? ,'leug? lo re
tire when the country waft politically
pacified. General Huerta mb;ht in rant
on holding olllcc until ad guerilla
bauds were dlepersed. la that ac
count another stalem/mi was Issued
today by the Huerta delegation. lt
readB:
"Mr. HahaBca, of th-? Mexican':itel-;
egati iii, has been asked whet ls tho
intoi".u elation y.lven, nf . thu Moxinm
del,).'..tes to tim WD.'.I "lioIlll^Uly".
in th dr statement declaring ?/' Oatt
General Huerta K pjvpPr,'<? t? wltli
dra.y p.ovldcd that ?'? the time of Ins
withl.'awal, 'Mexfco shall bo hVHItt*
cally pacified.' am? that, if he titbit's
that an agreement between the' two
eon'e,..!i,ig p:ert!? ? w.>ii,l nar be dink
r.idenu as fulfilling. Goiicajr li??r
ta'- conditions. '.',.'
: "To the above questions Mr. RaVM_
pacification of tho^bantry;; nor
of If, making the revolution ft- pw}r
text for their lawlessness; but .iliai,
peace shall be assured by political
means which will guarantee for tho
nation that maintenante ol law and
exercise of constitutional functions. "
The object in view ls peace. The
condition is that thc object shall hare
boen acholvcd "
The American delegates today met
with the mediators but consideration
was given only to questions that
arose before the matter . of Constitu
tionalist participants became the lat"
portant factor.
CHOIR MASTER
TO STAND SUIT
"Billy" Sunday's Sing Partner io
Convicted of Trifling With
Young Woman's Affections
(By Associated Prosa.)
Chicago. June 6.-A verdict award
ing $20:000 damages to Miss Georgia
Jay against Homer Rodeheaver, choir
master for "Billy" Sunday, evangelist
for breach of promise to marry, wag
returned today by a Jury in the cir
cuit court.
Miss Jay alleged that she mot Rode
heaver In Iowa; that they, became
friends and that he proposed mar
riage to her and waa accepted. Lalor
she declared he refused to marry her
"because marriage would interefere
with his career." Taxicab rides, long
strolls and discussions ot future plans
figured largely in the testimony of
Miss Jas
Evidence was presented showing
that Rodeheaver was paid $100 a weak
and traveling expenses.
TO STUDY WORLD PEACE
Kansas City Star Gets a Four Months
Trip Abroad* *
Kansas City. June 6.-Alfred '3.
Pittman, a writer on the -taff of tho
Kansas City Star today N received a,
telegram that he had been selected aa
one of the five young Americans to be
sent to London hy the American as
sociation for International council!
atlon to study World peace. Mr. Pitt
man will sail Juno 2f?,
Besides those from the United
States there will . be five each fror?
England, France, Germany and Ras
?la. , About four months will bo oc
cupied In study. . . ' . jj
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o RKADS LIKE A JOKE o'
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o Mexico City, June g-The o
o foreign office sent a note to tho o
o legation H thia luornlug notify, et
o lag thea thal the port of Tani? o
o >ico had been blockaded by er- ' o
o der of President Huerta. The o
e United Stetes was nl?o notified ?
o through the Spanish minister si e
o Washington. ?
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