The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 21, 1914, Image 1
"VOL. 9, NO. 57, SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1914. ?1.50 PER vu A T?
WILSONASKSAUTHORITY
> TO USE ARMY AND NAVY
In Dealing With Huerta and His
Adherents.
EXPLAINS THE SITUATION.
"Incident at Taiupico Not to be Itegarded
as a Trivial One,"
Says the President.
Washington, April 20.?President
f Wilson laid the Mexican situation
>1,1 -r, .....
j,r iroiv i?3 v,undress wuay in inese
words:
"Gentlemen of the Congress:
"It Is my duty to call your attention
to a situation which has arisen
in our dealings with General Vlctoriano
lluerta at Mexico City, which
calls for action and to ask your advice
and co-operation In acting upon
it. On tho 9th of April a paymaafos
IT C G
AAAUK>VVA VTA. WUU U . U. kj. L/VII|llilU 1UI1UUU
at the Hurblde bridge at Tampico
with a whale boat and boats' crew to
take off certain supplies needed by
his ship, and while engaged in loading
the boat was arrested by an officer
and squad of the men of the
army of General Huerta.
"Neither the paymaster nor any
one of the boat's crew was armed.
To of the men were in the boat when
the arrest took place and were
obliged to leave it and submit to be
taken Into custody, notwithstanding
the fact that the boat carried, both at
her bow and at her stern, the flag
of the United States. The officer
who made the arrest was proceeding
up one of the streets of the town
with his prisoners when met by an
officer of higher authority, who ordered
him to return to the landing
^ and await orders, and within an hour
and a half from the time of the arrest
orders were received from the commander
of the Huorttsta forces at
Tampico for the release of the paymaster
and his men.
"The realse was followed by apologies
from the commander and later
by an expression of regret by General
Huerta himself. General Huerta
urged that martial law obtained at
the time at Tamplco; that orders
had been issued that no one should
be allowed to land at the Hurhjde
bridge; and that our sailors had no
right to land there. Our naval eoAmanders
at the port had not beety
notified of any such prohibition, and,,
even if they had been, the only Justifiable
cause open to the local authorities
would have been to request the
paymaster and his crew to withdraw
and to lodge a protest with the commanding
officer of the fleet. Admiral
Mayo regarded the arrest as so serious
an affront that he was not satisfled
with the apologies ofTered but
demanded that the flag of the United
States be saluted with special ceremony
by the military commander of
the port.
. INCIDENT NOT A TRIVIAL ONE.
"The incident cannot be regarded
as a trivial one, especially as two of
the men arrested were taken from
the boat itself?that is to say, from
the territory of the United 8tates:
but had it stood by Itself, it might
have been attributed to the ignorance
or arrogance of a single officer.
Unfortunately, it wa? not an Isolated
case. A series of Incidents have recently
occurred which cannot but
create the impression that the representatives
of Oeneral Huerta were
willing to go out of their way to
show disregard for the dignity and
? rights of this government and felt
perfectly safe in doing what they
pleased, making free to show in
many ways their irritation and contempt.
?'*"
"A few days after the incident at
Tamplco an orderly from the United
States Steamship Minnesota was arrested
at Vera Crus while ashore in
uniform to obtain the ship's mail and
was for a time thrown into jail. An
official dispatch from this government
to the embassy at Mexico City
was withheld by the authorities of
the telegraphic service until preem
p tori ly demanded by our charge
d'affaires In person. *
SUCH WRONQ8 ONLY AOAINST
THP IT <0
"So far an I can learn, such wrongs
and annoyances have been suffered to
occur only against representatives of
the Un'ted States. I have heard of
fno complaints from other go' orni
(Continued on PAge Eight.)
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GOVERNOR 6LEASE
VOLUNTEERS FOR Wj
Writes President That He 1
lioatl State Troojts Into
Mexico.
Columbia Special to Chari
Observer April 19.?Governor lib
tonight wired President Wilson
fering the services of the entire
tional Guard of South Carolina
as many other men av> are needed
service in Mexico or any where i
the President may desire. *
I mem. ice uovernc says when
call comes to po to v.ai he will h
the troops In person. His teleg
follows:
"Hon. Woodrow Alison, Prts?<
of t^e United States.
"Washington. T) C.,
"Th& commander-in-chief, brlj
er general, tnree colonels and al
the officers and enilsr.oi men ol
National Guard of South Caro
ar. : as many otbjr men as you n
o;e ready t? de! iii? : :;t
and are prepared and willing to c
any orders that you as President i
issue and will go to Mexico or t
where at once if needed and I wil
at the head of the South Caro
i troops whenever the call is mad'
"COLE L. IJLEASE, Governor
CRANK WHO SHOT Ar
MITCHELL IS HE]
Mahoney's Bond is Fixed at 925,(
He Has Grievance Airalnn# \i?
sons itinl Odd Fellows.
New York, April 19.?Michael
Mulioney, the gray-haired crank
yesterday atempted to assassii
| Mayor Mitchell and in so d(
wounded Frank L.. Polk, corpora
counsel, was arraigned today or
charge of attempted murder in
first degree. He was held in $25,
bail for action of the grand jur;
Mr. Polk was resting quietly toi
Surgeons expect he will recover
'idly if no complications develop,
spent a comfortable night.
| Before his arraignment Mahc
was taken to police headquar
i where 250 do'-ectives, all mas
"looked him over." None of tl
was positive he had over seen
man before.
Mahoney faces a possible pr!
sentence of 2 0 years, but should
be adjudged insane he will be com
: ted to an asylum.
The attempted assassination ci
,ed Police Commissioner Woods
| <y to assign a secret service sq
to guard Mayor Mitchel.
Mnhnnov com/. TT-1..J o*
.......... VWM1V cue U III tt*U Ol<
from Ireland about 60 years ago
his diary Mahoney appeared to li
a spec'al grievance against Mat
and Odd Fellows, and he also
peared to hold notions of wr
against Andrew Carnegie.
A man who said "he wanted to
a close look at Mayor Mitchell"
turned away today as he atteroj
[ to pass the line of police sentii
at the apartments where the mn
lives.
FULL WARRANT FOR BIA)OK,1
Authority on International 1
(Jives His Opinion.
New York, April 18.?The Un
States has ample justification
blockading the Mexican ports
landing troops, according to Prof
C. Stowell, lecturer on internatk
law, at Columbia University and t
porary successor of John Bas
Moore, former counsellor of
tate Department.
"The United States Is justified
having recourse to any force no
sary to secure respect for internal
al rights and dignity. The block
of Mexican ports or the landing
viuviis um-ti uui iiorpstmruy consul
war with Mexico. War <8 a sltual
which results from armed conflict
tweem two indopendent rommunit
If tho United States doos not int
to make war, it depends upon Me]
whether she will allow the Unl
States to use the force to protect
rights."
Kehels Won't Join Huerta.
Augua Pritea. Sonora, April -9
"No matter what comes of the Ti
plco Incideut the Conatitutlonl!
; cannot afford to Join Huerta,'' '
' the statement tonight of Frani
i Selias, president of the Sonora 1
and land tax comittee, and recogi
ed spokesman for Constltional
along the Arizona border.
\r VOLUNTEER BILL
- PASSESTHE SENA
otte The Measure Has Now Gf
Through Both Houses.
OINa
an?l IS HELI) UP TEMPORARIL
for
that ('(inferences Delayed by Reed's j
|K?al lor Reconsideration?
Likely to l?e Adopted.
load
r Washington April 20.?Promul
tion of a volunteer army for serv
lent 'n Mexlco or ,n ?fher crisis would
provided for in a house bill pas;
; today by the senate with amei
?(ja_ nients. Conferences on the meas;
1 of were by a motion by Se
Ijj tor Reed to reconsider the vote. S
Una ate lea(ler8 Ra'(l the motion proba
loo,l would be disposed of tomorrow.
..tes ^lie would revise the law 1
?bey der wh'cb u volunteer force was
m ganized for the Spanish-Amerh
,jge war In 18'J8. Its authors claim ti
a volunteer force could lie ml
i go |?
lina raore nulckly than under the ex
' ing law; that it would prevent i
,, payment of bounties, would do av
with a short term of enlistment
making the term of volunteers
" same as that In the regular am
LD wou'(l procure the necessary nu
ber of men at the beginning of 1
war for a long period, thus mak
MM)
* decrease the pension list after
1>"?
war.
The law would give the preside
' instead of the governors of the Sta
wh? the authority to appoint all ofTic
late for volunteer forces, requir!
>ing him to give preference in their sel
tion tjon those who have had miliU
1 a training and instruction.
H?e Instead of the volunteer for
000 waiting to be called into service ui
V- all the organized militia of all ar
^a>'- had been called, it would permit 1
raP_ organization of volunteers of a p
He ticular arm as soon as the militia
that particular arm had been put ii
may service.
ters The present strength of the orgi
'kfld lzed militia, including both ofhc
tiom and men, is approximately 120,0
the according to the latest returns fr
adjutants general for the differ
ison states to the war department. Th
he civilian soldiers are divided, in pt
unit as follows: Alabama. 2,569; Flori
1,220; Georgia, 2,898; Loulsla
MIS- 11,142; Mississippi, 1,443; North Ci
to- lina, 2,568 and South Carol!
uart 1,909.
ARGUMENTS IN FRAN
lave CASE THIS WEE
ion 8
aP" Scheduled to Benin in Super
onB Court at Atlanta on
Wednesday.
BTPt
Atlanta, April 19.?Arguments
VVtt,' two motions, which seek to previ
th execution of Leo M. Frank, ?
vlcted of the murder of 14-year-'
iyor Mary Phagan, are scheduled to
heard In the supremo court lv
i Wednesday.
i1)P
It was beefed tonight that n
i ther the pros*<bpution nor the defei
[aw would seek tfr< have the argutne
postponed on Wednesday. Judge
Ited H. Hill, of the supreme court, a
for Indicated that he was desirous
and having the arguments proceed wl
, e. they are called for Wednesday, n
>nal that he would be loath to consent
em- a postponement,
j
sett One of the motions asks the am
the ment of the verdict returned agai
*
uiq juuus iucvory superintendent
I in i the ground that both the defendi
ces- and his counsel were absent from t
tlon |(tourt room when the verdict was
ade turned. This Is held to have been
; of violation of the constitutional ri|
:ute of the convicted man. Frank's i
tlon sence was suggested by Judgp L.
be- (loan, who presided at the trial,
ies. was feared physical violance ml;
end i be inflicted pn the defendant In ci
dco a verdict of acquittal was reach
Ited The other motion ask a new tr
our on the claim of newly discovered e
denoe.
William J. Burns, the detect
'vho has been Investigating the cj
i.? at the instance of Frank's frien
wn- has not yet made his report. He
Ists ready has said he believed a new tr
was should be had, but has said nothl
uco rurther regarding the guilt or ini
war cence of the accused. His finding* i
nlz- expected before Wednesday and ir
?Hte> be used as a supplement to the m
Ion for a new trial.
i
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39' .
MOVES ENCAMPMENT
IE FROM ISLE OF PALMS is
>ne Secretary Garrison Makes Brief n<
But Positive Statement. State
ai ni
v NO SITE YET SELECTED. foil
,I* W'j
I jw. H
War Department, Finding Please's , ?
\ 11- ! li. I .
I/etter Unsatisfactory, Decides
, v II
Not to Send Troops There. j j ^
Washington, April 20.?"The en- cesan
^a" campment of the Ninth division of je
1C militia which was proposed to be held ^ ^
be at the Isle of Palms will not be held f|owc
8(\d there." Th
11 ~ This was the brief but positive .
lire lowed
I statement made to The State s corre- ...
a-I . olutic
; spondent by Secretary Garrison late ...
en- _ iiilioi
this afternoon when asked about the . ,
blv befor
<raatter- , time.
Asked further whether this meant
tin- prese
that South Carolina had been entirely
or- exper
eliminated from consideration in con- , ,.
?n I of th
nection with the holding of the en- ^ ^
campment. the secretary said that h'1 '
sed free) u
| had nothing to say on that feature at
the present time, but that, as above
stated, it would not be held at the
>ov tied I
5 Isle of Palms. ^
Those who are familiar with the
situation and who have kept track of a ' ^
iy' this matter for the past two weeks '
im" are positive that no point in South ' ^
the caro||na will be chosen for the en- ? a
campment.* That the Isle of Palms
has lost the encampment because of SPI
the attitude of the governor of South
,nt" Carolina is also well known to those
*?8 I who have kent un with tlir? offr>rt^ -
-r ?A not I
ers Congressman Whaley, Senator Til 1'nB
man and others to have the eneampec"ment
held near Charleston. ^r>
iry It was March 29 when Secretary ,
far S
Garrison, after considerable work on
ceB the part of Mr. Whaley and representative
business men of Charleston
ms and Senator Tillman and other mem- j)Ujjp)
the bf,rs 0f the South Carolina delegation
ar~ in congress, informed Senator Till?'
man that the Isle of Palms had been j
chosen for the point of manoeuvres. f ^
|Then trouble began to appear, the Q^iat
an" exact nature of which is clear to
Ilf SKP*
ers readers of the daily papers in South
ftn ? ? north
Carolina. .. .
. . . Alaba
oin In a word, the war department ,
0111 would not stand the attitude of the rea(,^'
epe governor of South Carolina Tnrtav
LI"C was the final time when the governor (j* *
^a> could square himself with the war de
na> partment. He failed to do so with ^
iro the result that the Isle of Palms loses
.. a . .... the w
ua? its proposed encampment and in all ^
probability no other place in South nj
Carolina will be selected.
K the c
^ week
Huerta's Keason for not Saluting Jantic
Fla?. 'In
Mexico City, April 19.?Senor weatl
,or Portillo y Hojas, Foreign Minister, .\notl
announced tonight that it would West
be Impossible to agree to the demand ronse
0,1 of the United States that the flag of hlghe
that country bo unconditionally saul- ably 1
on* ted. because that tlag was not in- by th<
?l(l suited, because it was not dying from
be the launch and because the marines
ere were set free and that the officer re-onslble
for the arroets was him s<.Iint
lei- self arrested and held for trial.
ace The Foreign Minister further annts
nounced that the Mexican Govern
m. meni wouia agree that both flags bp
ni.?I
lso saluted, the American flag first and
i securi
of the Mexican flag, this arrangement to ( ^ ^
ien . he made by a protocol signed by the
ind American Charge d'alTairs, Nelson (1j e
to O'Shaughnessy, and the Mexican
Foreign Minister.
fiTOtt^l
luj The United States Government, ,,
nat Senor Portillo declared, had refusman
v
on ed permission to Charge O'Shaughint
nessy to sign such a protocol, and he jthrJa
^,e mand an unconditioned salute by
re. Mexico, which Mexico 1 elt was incoroln
Mble with her dignity.
in fiBARSl
"Mexico has ylclderl as much as reM>j
her dignity will permit. Mexico 0|vma
g trusts to the fair-mindedness and
spirit of .iust'ce of the American peothl
p|e-" !
Atl
(k(j R. K. Must C>iinr<l Your Proper* i j)ave
1al While In Sleeping Car. c
lV'" i New York, April 18.?According versa
to a decision of the t.ppellate division fough
Ive of the supreme court a passenger July :
ise while asleep In a railroad sleeping It
ds, car Is not expected or able to guard nors
al- his property. The company must 'be 1
lal stat'on employes to guard the passen- 'heir
ng ger?- propprty, the court ruled, or te from
no- held respons'hle for the loss of it. ntteni
ire T' e decision was given in the suit HJIf
lay ft* I OUl? Qoldlttin ngninst the Pull In tin
ot- v v 'I'eeplr.tr Car Co. for dnnnrr nnd 1
' t' e lof of a valise 'ng f<
MEN CAST VOTES
CHURCH ELECTIO]
y is < boson l?y St. John's I'n
b Willi K<|iinl Suffrage For
l*'irs| Time.
>rence Special to Columb
April lit.?At the congregatli
"etlng of St. John's parish tl
ving vestry were elected:
irdens. J. \v. Rrimr^in miH
oward; vestrymen, \V. H. Lart
Jones, P. J. Maxwell, James 1
s, K. E. ltlves, S. It. Lucas an
Mitchell; delegates to th edi<
council to be held in Greei
in May, L. H. Meares, Hartwt
yer, James D. Evans and J. V
ird.
e women of the parish were a
I to vote by the passage of a re
>11 of amendment to the const
1 of the parish, which has bee
e the congregation for a Ion
The women voted for tl
nt vestry, which was their fir
ience in suffrage. The matte
e women voting in St. John
een an interesting fight show-in
ent changes of sentiment on tl
even of the leaders of the tw
of the question. It Is finally se
l>y the women voting,
other amendment was ?dnnt?
three years' debate (requirin
ubmission of any plan to aliei
>r incumber the church realt
vote of the congregation.
tING SEEMS LOST
[THOUT JACK FROS'
ier Week of Showers Itrinj
a Cold Spell in the
Weatherings.
ishington, April lit.?Frost t
outh as northern Alabama wt
ised for the beginning of tli
by the Weather Bureau toda;
lie week will open," said tli
in "with showers and lowt
?ratures in the Atlantic States
ng temperatures over the nort
ier of States and with frost n
own as the Texas panhandl
loma, northern Arkansas, Tei
p and possibly the extrem
em portions of Mississippi an
,ma.
y Tuesday the rold weather wi
the Middle Atlantic States an
veather will prevail for seven
The cool period will be .,*ioi
ligher temperatures will reac
tlantic States r>v the middle c
eek. The Northwest distirbam
move Eastward and Southeas
reaching the Central portion <
ountry by the middle of th
and probably the Midd'e A
States a day or so later.
South Atlantic States fa
ler will prevail after Monda;
ler disturbance is due in tt
by Thursday or Friday, wit
quent unsettled conditions an
r temperatures, that will prol
extend not far to the Eastwar
e end of the week.''
X It'A X SITl'ATION TODAY.
or Ixwlge Says the Murder <
I Americans Should Not t?e Few
tshington, April 21.?2:03 ]
Senate met at noon, quorum wt
ed, and Senator Lodge bega
Idress on the war resolution,
lator Lodge, in his address, d<
1 that the murder of 150 Ame
in Mexico should not be fo:
a. He characterized Huertn i
it-throat," but said there wei
others, and he did not want 1
y declare war against one "cu
t." He stated he did not wax
put in a position of rocognizln
who started his life as a hire
lin. He said be wanted tl
Jtion made so broad that "tl
ted world cannot question tl
?ousness of the act."
"lebrate "Hattle of Atlanta."
anta, Ga., April in.?Plni
assumed defilnite form here f<
elebration of the fiftieth ann
ry of the battle of Atlant
t in the war Between the Stat<
22.
isplnnned to invite the Gove
of those states represented i
tattle to attend, together vii
staffs. Detachments of mllit
the States also will be asked I
1.
:hteen States were represent?
fi Federal Army In the butt
13 in the Confederacy's defem
i>rce.
? UNITED STATES Wl LL SEIZE
- TAMPICOANDVERA CRUZ
?? ft
la Government Will Take I'ossession
of Custom Houses.
ie
?j
WILL ACT IN 18 HOURS.
>y
Resolution Ailopted by House Givu'
iiiK Power to President?Now
Witli Senate.
11 Washington, April 20.?In 48
^ hours, possibly less, the United
States government will have taken
possession of the Mexican custom
houses at Tanipico and Vera Cruz.
8~ Detailed plans for landing of
marines at those two important coast
>u towns were completed at a confereuce
at the White House between
ie President Wilson, Secretaries 13ryan,
Garrison and Daniels, Major Gensr[eral
Wood, and Hear Admirals Fiske
8 and Blue, and John Lind.
NO ORDERS GIVEN.
ie
"No orders to the army and navy
" will be issued tonight," was the announcement
made after the conferj
ence, action temporlarly being deferred
until Congress acts on the
lR
joint resolution approving the I'resl1
_
v uciu? purpose 01 using the armed
forces of the United States to en- I
force its demands against General
Huerta, growing out of 'he arrest at
Tampico of American biuejackets.
p The resolution passed the house
tonight by a vote of 33 7 to 37, after a
rs spirited debate. For several hours
t was considered by the senate foreign
relations committee with prosis
pects of an all night session of the
enate, or a recess until early tomoris
row.
ie
The house adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow and President Wille
r son, worn out, retired after hearing
that the house had adopted the res'
; olution.
Persons who were in touch with
18
(he President said the steps which
'' would be taken by the United States t
"short of war.'' were of a nature
which would not require formal
notification to the powers in the same
I j sense as a declaration of blockade or
^ other preliminaries to war. For,
eign governments will be kept in- .
! formed of developments, however.
h The debate in the house brought
. out the fact that, while the Ameri- i
M I |
^ can navy probably would block
f Mexico tT from commerce with the
, United States, it would not interfere
>f
^jwith the passage to and fro of for(
eign vessels, though cargoes discharged
on the shore might be held
I at the custom houses.
THE RESOLUTION.
v.
' The joint resolution passed by the
j house and which was before the senate
at a late hour tonight, read as
follows:
3"A
joint resolution justifying the
employment of the armed forces of
the ITnited States in enforcing certain
demands against Vietoriano
Huerta. Resolved by the senate and
house of representatives in Con Kress
assembled, that the President of the
r" United States is justified in th eemployment
of the armed forces of the
P United States to enforce the demands
18 upon Victorana Huerta for unequl n
vocal amends to the Kovernment of
the United States for afTronts and indignities
committed against this govr~
ernment by General Huerta and hia
r" representatives."
is
Battleships Reach Tanipico Wednea-O
.
day.
On Hoard the U. S. Arkansas at
11 Sea. by Wireless Via Key West Pla.,
April 19.?The United StAtes battleships
will anchor off Tampico about
4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, actp
cording to present calculations. The
" South Carolina joined the other battleships
today. Rear Admiral Badger
expects to establish wireless communication
with Rear Admiral
t H
Fletcher at Vera Cruz tomorrow.
>r
iClub
Meetings.
M The various Democratic township
clubs in the county will meet Saturr_
day next, 2 5th instant, for the pur
in ,jw>v ui reorganizing and electing
h delegates to the county convention,
|a which meets at the county seat on
to Tuesday the 5th of May. It is the
duty of every Democrat in the coun|
ty to attend these club meetings and
j0 'r?ke part in tneir proeedings. It is
d- just as Important as voting in the
r'nir res.
A