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Hue/ta Authorizes Delegates to stand
Submit His Resignation.
The
FOR THE SAKE OF PEACE. face s
' are d
Stat?'d Positively in Dispatches From
a Thoroughly Competent Source .front!
In Mexico City. their
Washington, May 18.?General , persoi
Huerta has authorized the Mexican Wash
mediation delegates to submit his dueR^
resignation in case such a course is ^
necessary to a settlement in peace ne- Ilu>r?l
gotlntions. This was stated positive- ^n"?'
ly in dispatches today from a thor- ,of spt
oughly competent diplomatic source " '8
in Mexico City to one of the foreign trooP:
representatives here and confirms in-| Vera
timations given by friends of the del 's fi8<
egates here yesterday. ( 'tjr>
According to this information from
Mexico City, Huerta at first author- **ie 11
ized the delegates to discuss only the Nvarc'
question of the Tampico conflict lead- sa'(*
ing to the American occupation of ,,uerl
Vera Cruz. Later the Mexican die- '->ra's
tator, it is explained, came to recog- nani''
tilze the necessity of a broader set- ,nan
tlement and then conveyed to the trar>'
delegates assurance that he was prepared
to step down should this course
be found necessary by them. lwo
The problem causing chief concern ranra
to diplomats in Mexico City now is men
thnt of the form of administration to wou^
be established during the interim before
a constitutionally elected Presl- lw
dent could assume office. No intimotions
concerning the name of a ,'ur'n
possible successor to Huerta were u
contained in the dispatch, tliis subject
being one in which It would be man*
necessary to consult the opinion of a,tor
Constitutionalist and other leaders in outsi
Mexico. (
The information that the Mexican Amei
delegates had been given provisional
authority to submit the resignation 1 ity
of Huerta did not occasion great sur- Presi
prise here as close friends of the
Huerta government's commission
broadly Intimated yesteraay that the 1 EN
definite elimination of the dictator
probably would be one of the first
fruits of the Niagara Falls confer- I,4U1C
ence. *>
It was emphasized today that the j
men chosen to act for the Mextcan Spec!
federal government are not pre-emlnently
"Huertlstas," but represent ?* ^
the broader views of best citizens of
the l'ederal districts and are desirous
above all else of pncifylng the here
republic. consl
There was no hint in official circles
today as to what form of f?ov-'clase
eminent might succeed the Huerta <>al f
regime. It was expected, however. muc'
that the United States would not
sanction the elevation to supreme Kran
authority of any Mexican who hnd a,u*
gained his pre-eminence "by arbi-|'n w
trary power." I-ittl
quiti
How Far Will It (Jo? T'
Washington, May 18.?While the m"sl
stage was being set in Niagara Fall* |R< ?
today for the next big scene In the;'**1'
Mexican mediation drama, officials in rnu<
diplomatic and admlnstratlon circles our
eagerly discussed the extent to which
the peace conference might go in at- j
tempting a settlement of the south-: >jUy
em republic's ills. Reported optimism
of the Huerta delegates over chances ! w
for mediation found reflection in the fa|r
capital. try
Members of the Mexican federal | for i
^ v mission were In New York today. ! "i
Minister Naon of Argentina, was injthe
Niagara Falls to arrange for the be- 3out
ginning of the conference next Wed- K|RK|
nesday. Ambassador da Qama of Bra- wed
ztl was in New York, whence he war. aru|
to leave for the Candlan border vveel
town. Minister 8uarez of Chile was fa{r
to leave here today and members of try,'
the American mission were to depart ture
direct for Niagara Falls to reach abo^
there Tuesday night or early Wed- Coui
nesday morning about the time the fhei
Huerta representatives arrive from to c
New York.
HUERTA DELEGATES SILENT. An??
The Huerta delegates (Irmly declined
while here to give out any j L
statement of their program. Never- | Oths
theless, some idea of their viewpoint at I
was believed to have been obtained disc
from representative Mexicans and Com
others with whom they talked. They sllgl
were reported as feeling that the fed- side
era I administration is disintegrating drlv
j and that it is inevitable that a sue- Inuit
* cesser must be chosen for Huerta. At No.I
the same time, they are vitally in- ing
rHI
in? ~ i ...tin HI
>_
LY.
ed In what might follow such a rTII
?what guarantee could be ob- IVIr I H
I against possible property conon
by invading constituional
lafeguards against anarchy, and
Ind of government that would
and attract world recognition VanHer
THE HEAL PROBLEM. ,
>oretically, the Huerta delegates
m international issue, but they \IIV]
eclared to have privately ad1
that the real problem con"'?r|ie ( ?,
ng them is the pacification of sj,lt
country. At the same time, |
as In the confidence of the i Oklah
ington government assert the fore adj
Ion for mediation no longer is general
ampico flag incident or the nu- Episcopi
is affronts to the dignity of the here, vc
d States, but the broad question Vamlerb
tling the troubled republic's ills. The i
said that General Funston's ' commit
s never will be withdrawn from of flftee
Cruz until a firm Kovemment noon an
abllshed or assured in Mexico It ins
teen to
'dilation was renewed today on i jority r<
ltlmate attitude of Carranza to- : legislnti
mediation. Observers who were sion by
to have the confidence of the,Georgia
La mission stated that the fed- After
probably would object to the success
ng as Huerta's sucessor any work oi
in the way to power "by arbi- conferei
force," a principle set forth in toniorro
dent Wilson's Latin-American CLAI]
sss. That would elminate the It
wuuwvu.uimiioi lomieis? v itr- that tll<
and Villa?although there arc port, \vl
in the northern faction who feronce
1 not be unaccepted, it la said. 'covered
!0 INCIDENTS UNSETTLED. stantial
0 incidents among several rights i
1 beclouded the mediation skies ings of
g the past week, today remain-j This
nsettled. One was the fate of j ed amei
lei Parks, an American infantry- jnK for
reported to have been executed the inte
he had ridden into federal lines of the
de of Vera Cruz. The other was complet
leteption of John It. Silliman, Vander!
rican vice consul at Saltillo. iences; i
nan had not yet reached Mexico author!
as had been promised, but it was tees an
imed the reason for delay was provide
en rail communication. to safe
church.
TERTAINMENT AT
HEATH SPRINGS Y0U]
aster Musicians Please a large
nd Appreciative Audience iu
Neighboring Town. H. (>. 1
lal to The News. Dill
*ath Springs, May 18.?A party ' *
an caster musicians very charm- ! The
' entertained a large and appro- jCharlot
ve audience iu the Masonic hall 1 Allef
last Friday night. The program ! young 1
Isted of violin, quartettes and Wakefi<
i by Prof. McDermid and his ordered
I of young ladies, piano and vo-! (). Wil
ioIos, and vocal quartettes. Too road fh
ti cannot be said in praise of the his pisl
Uent manner in which the pro- day af
l was arranged and carried out, four of
of the creditable manner in enterin
hich each number was rendered. left of
e Miss Mary Locke Harron made right s
i* a hit as an expressionist. a fourl
le proceeds were given to the minute
t < l- ~ *- " ?
it i ii 11 vi ui me ni-aiii apnnK^ was ar
ol, and this, as well as the de- Fesper
:ful entertainment. was very who w
h appreciated by the people of by Mr.
little town. board.
to the
A WEEK OF FAIR DAYtt. lnR th(
r of Hoo
Have a Few Showers Hut the (
Skies Will S<*?n Clear.
I scene s
ashington, May 17.?Generally
11 <i 111 S r
weather over much of the coun- .
becaug
is the official weather forecast I..
: him ot
this week. ' he did
A'ith the exception of showers KUch t
(.rst half of the week in the ' <|rtnK1,
hern states and the middle Mis-,^^^
ppl and Ohio valleys and about lr|vjaj
tnesdav in the middle Atlantic .
the ma
New Fufc'and states, the coming . _
. ,, the ofr
fc prom.fes to be one of generally Q]
weather over much of the coun- offlcen,
said the bulletin. "Tempera- he wRj
s will averaae near or ?li*htlv i
I ()0 vpp
ire the normal over most of the ,
itry east of the Rock Mountains.
re Is no important storm charted ; .
.. . ? of age
ross the country."
^ I have to
"rican Consul-General Crlfflthit shootlr
Dies Suddenly. about
ondon. May 17.?John L. Grlf- 8a,<1
t, the American consul-general 1'hyi
yondon, died suddenly of heart wa8 8tl
aae tonight at his residence here. about
sul Griffith had suffered from a Rot!
fit illness tecently, but wrs con-'towns^
red convalescent. He was oat
ing today and apparentlly was Mr.
e well until the fatal attack, visitor
[ling was decided tonight regard- only Is
the funeral. [work t
SMa .. . ~ I MIMMM . .'J*. ..
lNCASTER, s. c., tuesda
ODISTS' MEETING MUSI
IN OKLAHOMA CITY
bilt Question (Joes Back The 1>e<
0 Original Status.
1 SUBSTANTIAL RIGHT INTER1
nference Votes to Iteeon- \\
'i* tlie Kntire University nmry
Matter.
oma City, May 18.?Just be- Waahii
lournment for the day the Ilecord>
conference of the Methodist hauded
il Church, South, in session dents tin
'ted to reconsider the entire ^le n'
'lit I niversity question. conventi<
ote upon the uestion to re- exPected
the report to the committee Rive exP
n was reached shortly before the sul,J
d was almost unanimous. niary. ]
'tructs the committee of hf- because
follow the spirit of the ma- attend 11
^port and the supplementary ' have r
on submitted at today's ses- my advl
Judge N. I-:. Harris, of the every St
conference. st'H has
a service of prayer for the a"~'M,Poi
of the mediators in their srores of
pacification or Mexico the to how 1
ice adjourned until Si o'clock KOod? sc
w. and man
M Sl'IiSTAN'TIA1, RIGHTS.
* ' J *- * . tl wil
ueveiopuu in uie nrg 11111011 is
i signers of the majority re- al^ r
liich was adopted by the eon- f r'es ()t
late Saturday night, had dis- an
that the church held sub- I<ot
instead of "negligible" c*
n Vanderbilt despite the rul- l>art
111 011SP
the Tennessee supreme yourt.
was brought out in a propos- an ?^or
udment to the report, provid- a"(' * ra
continuance of relations for VNUJ ur|
rim between the adjournment *
general conference and the ,u ''
ion of the reconveylng of sus'u "s<
bilt to the patronizing confer- c'ar(('
giving the board of education ,UH'
ty to confirm or reject trus- I11*"
d calling on the commission ^
d for in the majority report ?n
guard the interests of the thousan
boldly a
take pni
there ai
NG MAN KILLED around
NEAR CHARLOTTE ruption.
much tl
kVilliiuiiN Fire* Five Time* at l,,? lou
ar<l Hooker, Four Taking ^ i"
Effect?Hooker is Dead. ?ot
following Is taking from The,"?111*5 ?
te Observer Monday morning. , lations
ring that Dlllard Hooaer, a marX. b
white man who works near the
eld farm east of the city, had i"fluonc
I him out of his own home, H. tlon- 1
Hams, who lives on the Park if anytl
'e miles east of the city, drew white E
Lol and fired five times yester- w?1' rej
ternoon, just about sundown. done th
the bullets taking effect, one Priniar>
g Hooker's breast just to the Pr?halil
his heart, another grooving his b'e cor
ide, a third his left arm and
h his right knee. He died 1.1 election
s before midnight. Williams balance
rested by Deputy SlierlfT Vic ,n?man
and Officer L. L. Wilson, ?-N,K
ere carried out to the scene 1 ,n-v
J. E. Morris of the executive which
Williams was brought back sa^e'y.
city and lodged In jail, pend- Vctnoci
a determination of the extent lb'r
iker's injuries. party s
he officers who arrived on the.311'' on
ihortly after the shooting, Wil- should
itated that he had shot Hooker r,'su" '
e he (Hooker) had ordered or hon
- - ? . .? . rtt hr?r ti
it oi ni? own norae ana maii~
n't propose to stand for any Pnr"' 'T
reatraeut. The two had been ;no Patl
lg together and the row is sup- p'ay ari
to have started over some ery w''
affair, such as that detailed by as any
n who did the shooting. When hlRh ?
leers arrived Williams was sit- ru'ca
his porch. He ordered thej'Brn a*
' away but the next moment wo,,ld 1
i in custody. He appeared to 'an e'e0
y much under the influence of ?<rat ef
iy. Williams has a wife andinnd ou
lldren. He la about 45 years *r?uble
Mrs. Williams is said to c,ub r<
teen an eye witness of the Tbe c1'
ig. Hooker Is single and and hl
21 years of age. The two were
> be good friend. have b
ilcians were summoned but |t'trot> P1
ated by them that Hooker had!DameB
one chance in 10 to live. jt<t?8 w
i men are residents of Sharon c,u
lip. ;whom |
; cadnot
Hooker has been a frequent 'H
in I?ancaster, having left here 0" 1
ist Wednesday to return to his j* ,r?Iut
tear the scene of the shooting
V* > >/ ?/. * ' \
kf. vrli'k.
y, MAY If), 1914.
KFFP NFPRfl ,:mTOK 1^G1SE '
' ' LI MLUllU J. It. Mc(iiy Takes Management of ^
Oil! OP PRIMARY r
Chronicle, May 16.?In this week's
issue The llatesburg Herald makes
tple Will Not Submit to tlie announcement that the editorial I
Fraud in Party management of the paper in the fuuire
will be conducted by J. Rutledge
McGee, formerly of Greenville.
VIEW WITH riLLMAN Mr. McGee is one of the foremost J
newspaper men in the state, and has
'ill Not Take l'art in Pri- had considerable experience in news- (
if Safeguards Are Not paper work, and The Herald conAdopted.
gratulates itself upon securing his
ngton Special to Columbia services.
May 16.?Senator Tillman Mr- McGee made his llrst. bow to 2
the newspaper correspon- lhe People of this community this
3 following interview today: week- in whlch he predicts a bright
ear approach of the state future for the ridge section. He a
>n and the importance of its Pleads for harmony among rll the i
action emboldens me to People of llatesburg, and urges a ^
ression to some opinions on stTonK Pu" together on the part ot t
ect of safeeuardliiET the nri- a" citizens.
[ deem this more necessary Thp Herald has becn formerly J
1 know I shall not be able to edlted b>' Thomas M. Seawell. superle
convention in person, and intendent of the Batesburg graded
eceived many letters asking s('l,00ls- }
ce in this crisis. Almost ,
>uth Carolina# newspaper 1 VERA CRUZ HERO
something to say about this RESTS IN NATIVE SOIL '
rtant subject. and there are _ <
schemes, or propositions, as Thousands Attend Funeral of Firet
ought to bo done?some I|mn p?niam?Flowers Sent
me bad, some indifferent, l,v President. <
y entirely impracticable and Roanoke, Va., May 17.?The fu- i
neral of William Henry Pulliam, the i
1 be remembered that just flrst fireman ol the Uniteu t
! last primary two years ago, states mutleohip Utah, who was i
fraud went up all over the (| j., ti;t. fight rg at V-ri |
d the executive committee ,<n,z .lU( subsequently d'od, was he.d |
declare the result promptly. at pulaskl, Vr t. n
used intense anger on the i Ve tnou*a:id t rpje attended t< e i
the supporters of Governor services, which were conducted by
as they believed there was ttev j t. Troilinger, a veteran of
t being made to cheat him. General Jackson's brigade in the
ised by voice in no uncertain confederate army. Among the nu5lng
promptness in investi- orous floral offerings was one from
ind reporting the results of president Wilson.
tion and tints relieving the i Pall-bearers were selected front
?. The governor was finally military companies. The body was
[ the nominee of the party (.arriefi to the cemetery in a flagtgs
quieted down. draped caisson, drawn by four black
MAKES SUGGESTIONS. horses and having on Its side the
ave another primary coming letters "C. S. A."
fugust, and there are inanv The body of the dead sailor arrivds
of men in the state whoie,i here Friday and lay in state at
lvow the purpose never to. the county court house, watched
tin the primary again unless over by a guard of honor from the
e some safeguards thrown iocai mitia company.
it to nrevont frniiri and pnr.
I have given the subject MIL ELIJSON CHOKKN.
lought and venture to make
owinR suggestions: Florence Man Will Become Hecretary
a pity the state leRislature of <'hainl?cr of Commerce,
deal with this question and At a meeting of the board of govnce
for all by law the regu- ernors of the chamber of commerce
that are to govern the pri-! yesterday afternoon, Mr. Luther Elliut
Governor Bleas* by threata ' Ron 0f Florence was chosen secreveto
and with the powerful ' tary of Lancaster's live commercial
e he wields prevented any ac- body. Mr. Ellison is at presnt secre^herefore,
the party must act tary of the Florence chamber of comhing
is to be done, and the tnerce, having served in that canen
of the state had Just as pacity most acceptably. In addition
ilize that unless something is to h's work in Florence he has had
is will be our last Democratic flve or 8ix years' experience elset
of white men only. The where as commercial secretary. Mr.
Lies are, the almost inevlta-1 Ellison was immediately notified of
isequences indeed will be, a , big election by telephone and stated
> a finsh in the November that he will enter upon his duties
l, with the negroes holding the bere about June 1.
of power and thus controll- Since the organization of our
; chamber of commerce in February,
VOTE FOR EVERY MAN. Mr. J. B. M&ckorell, who was made
down as a general principle, secretary pro tern, has worked faithno
honest man can dispute (ally in its behalf, proving himself
or object to. that every white very efficient in the work. It war,
at who is entitled to vote un- {however, deemed expedient by the
i rules and regulations of the , ooard of governors to employ a sechould
be allowed to vote once, retary for his entire time, so, out of
ice only, and that that vote ; forty-four applications for the posibc
counted honestly and the tion, Mr. Ellison was chosen to fill it.
leclared promptly. No decent
est man wants to cheat an- tiotjori-nc! ccniri <><jcr?
vhite man out of his right to ' tti-.
mtion in the government, and BUT IiEAVE NO CLUE
riot desires anything but fair H|<m HrfTiTuxprM. olWce
id equality of rights. Let ev1
. at Seneca?Enter Through
Itc man ha.ve the same chance i _,. .
, . ; Window,
other white man. rich or poor, . , _ . , . ,
, , ; Anderson Special to Charleston
r ow, am et t e major ^jeW8 amj courier, May 15.?The safe
i bat is >emorracy, or m-in axpress office, at 9eneca, was
f have taught it, and he who . . .. . . , . . .
...... . cracke<l some time during last night
tot be content to abide by such ... .... . ,,
. , . ... 'and about $750 in currency and siltion
is no patriot and no Dem- . . . .. ..
_ * .. . A ? ver taken by the robbers.
Ither. Our trouble heretofore, . .
.. ... ,? . A night telegraph operator in an
r trouble this year, if we have .... _ .
. / . . . . adjoining room, and a negro porter,
. will be dishonest and nariried
, A t ? A . wh wa? on duty, throughout the
>Us and stuffed ballot boxes. ......... .. . . ..
... .. night, failed to hear the report of the
lb rolls we have now are old , , , . . .. . .. ,
. , .explosion, and the fact that the safe
ive not been revised or cor- . .... ,
^ .... had been blown open and robbed, wai
in a long while. Our politics . . ... ... ,
. K . not known until this morning,
een running along in a jog-1
careful, way and dead men's
are on the club lists, absen- N*?ro Shot N>ar
ho have moved away are on 1d a ?"m lty near Caskey's stab
lists, and the names of men tlon Sunday afternoon, Wyatt Foster,
nobody ever knew or saw and colored, who lives on Mr. W J. Hamfind
are on the club lists. !n,on,lB' PIa<e' Rhot Hozzle Withera
fruitful source of fraud, and colored, from Dr. M. R. Withat
effort should he to get an |? P"on'? Place. Dr. R. C Brown ately
new enrollment of the tendod the wounded roan. He does
not think Witherspoon will recover
mtinued on rage Eight.) from his injuries.
^
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$1.50 PER YEAR
?50 BANKERS MEET
ill mm ii ai irv
IK KHMUNU, VA.
Representatives of Fifth Regional
Reserve District Meet.
10 ORGANIZE DISTRICT.
jovenior Stuart ami Mayor Alnslie
Welcome the Hankers to Virginla
City.
Richmond, Va., May 18.?Nearly
150 bankers, representing a majority
>f the 4 76 banks in the Fifth region11
reserve district, of which Richnond
is the central city, were called
o order here at 11 o'clock this
norning by John M. Miler, Jr., vice
jresident of the First National Rank,
>f Richmond, for the purpose of organizing
the district.
Milton C. Elliott, secretary to the
regional reserve organization com
riitee, delivered the opening adlress,
outlining what the convention
ivas expected to do and how to do it.
General discussion followed.
Governor Stuart and Mayor Ainslie
a ill welcome the bankers formally at
dinner at 8 o'clock tonight and Representative
Carter Glass, patron of
the bunking act, will make an address
on the importance of selecting
111 able board of directors for the regional
bank. William Ingle, of Baltomore,
and George \V. White, of
Washington, also are scheduled to
speak.
The convention will continue
through tomrrow.
Representatives of the five banks
designated by the regional reserve
organization committee to sign the
certificate and procure the charter
for the Richmond reserve bank met
at 10:15 a. m. in the First National
Rank and completed that formality.
H. C. MacQueen. president of the
Murchison National Rank, Wilmington,
N. C., presided.
The banks and representatives
were: Merchants & Mechanics, Baltimore,
William Ingle, vice president,
John B. H. Dunn, cashier.
Palmetto National Bank, Columbia,
S. C., J. J. Seibler, vice president;
J. Pope Matthews, cashier.
First National Rank, Roanoke,
Va., H. S. Trout, president; J. Taylor
Meadows, cahier.
Murchison National Bank, Wilmington,
N. C., II. C. MacQueen,
president, C. S. Granger, cashier.
Citlens National Bank, Charleston,
W. Va., W. A. McCorkle, president;
J. N. Carries, cashier.
MARSHALL. ON AMERICA'S ILLS.
"Too Much Science and Too Little
God Almighty," He Suys.
Washington .May 18.- Vice President
Marshall's declaration that one
of America's ills today is "that there
is too much science in the so-called
educational system anc? too little God
Almighty," occasioned comment in
Washington today. The statement
was made at a church gathering here
last night,
l "There is this thing w rong in many
of the churches," said the Vice
dent, "that because church and state '
are separate and the state makes the
schools the church feels itself absolved
from any duty in the direction
of education of youth."
The Vice President also let it be'
known that some day he would forget
all of the other political parties
and join the Solclalists. "But," he
added. "I shall novar Hn ?V.lo "">11 '
' becomes a friend of the church; never
while it flaunts on the streets a
red banner In the face of faith in
God and the marriage service. The
Socialism in which I believe and to
1 which I hope some day to adhere is
not that which concerns itself with
consideration of power and property
but that of the spirit."
FOR EQUAL* SUFFRAGE.
league is Formed at Greenville With
42 Members.
Greenville Special to The State,
May 18.?An equal suffrage league
was organized here this afternoon.
The officers are as follows: Mrs. W.
M. Burnett, president: Mrs. L. 0
Patterson. vice president; Miss
Eudora Ramsay, secretary, and Miss
Eleanor Furman. treasurer. Miss
l.avinia Engle, official organizer of
the national league, was present at
the meeting. The league has 42 ctaarcr
members.
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