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Y * VOL. 9, NO. 82, SKM1-WKK1 RESOURCE OISAPPATED^E HUERTA RESIGNS I T Central Figure in Maelstrom DGp of Mexican Politics Is KinIiy Eliminated. the read CARBAJAL IN OFFICE [U-rw ?? '?ud ^ A American Troops Will Remain at Vera Cruz Until Carranxa Offers General Amnesty. P? n ber Mexico City July IB.?General Vic floo] torian Huerta resigned from the provisional presidency of the Mexl- ber, can Republic tonight and his resig- He nation was accepted by the Senate and Chamber of Deputies by a vote ' aC the of 121 to 17. | Francisco Carbajal then was ap- v pointed president and took the oath Q?n of office at tin Joint session of the v'?h Deputies and 1 nators. od 1 Huerta's resignation was submited the * 1 through the Department of Foreign quit I ( I Relations. It was read in the House lem / and was greeted with cries of "Viva ond Huerta." It then was referred to the wer ,'/ Joint committees of Qobornaclon. Af- voli if ter being considered the commit- an ^ teee reported accepting the reslgna- A tion In the following terms: havi S "Article 1?We accept the reslgna nlze _ tion presented by General Vlctoriano nal Huerta as president of the Mexico Gov United States. [ recc "Article 2?We ' call Licentiate ; her? Francisco Carbajal. Minister of holt Foreign Relations, to assume the'oan presidency." al < A bollot was taken and the joint chie session approved the report. ! E President Carbajal proceeded to, situ the National Paface under an escort whe or presidential guards, and all along ono the way was Greeted with tumultu- f?en< ous cheering. ? and TEXT OF kESIQNATION. Wit The text of Geperal Huerta's res-i try ignation follows: ^ jstiti "Deputies and Senators: Public'ed. necessity admitted' by the Chamber of Deputies, by the Senate and by C the Supreme Court called me to the Just Supreme Ministry of the Republic, pre] Later when in this same hall I had pari the honor of addressing you in com- wit] pllance with the Constitutional pre- terr <ept I promised at all costs to bring about peace. VERA CRUZ OUTRAGE. "Seventeen months have passed CI and in that brief period of time 1 ^ y. have formed an army with which to carry out that solemn promise. Tou know the immense difficulties which my Government has encountered owning to a scarcity of funds, as well as to the manifest and de- A cided protection which a great power wan of this continent has afforded to veri the rebels?so much so that when Mlh the revolution has been broken up, Epj seeing that its chief leaders were;ing and continued to be divided, the 1 power in question sought a pretext (.or to Intervene directly in the conflict, | and the result of this was the out- trt) rage committed at Vera Cruz by (jer] the American fleet. "Succes was had as you know in adjusting honorabl; through our del j2 egates at Niagara Falls the petty ^ Tamnlco incident, but the revolution * A. continued with the support of whom mjs we all know. Ject ^ "Yet after the highly patriotic offl) work achieved by our delegates at ha<1 Niagara Palls, there still are some gfly who say I, come what may, seek my u h personal Interest and not that of the j Republic. And, as I need to rebut Car this allegation with facts, I tender to my formal resignation of the Presl- con dency of the Republic. jocl IN GOOD FAITH. \ left The National Congress must knovg the . that the Republic, through- its Gov<- peu erment, has labored iif entire good an<j faith and with the fulle'st energy hav my ing succeeded in doing away with the j party which in United States calls tG(j Itself Democratic^ and having shown teDI how the right should be defend d mei "To be more explicit I win say , tha that the action of the Oorernment hc of the Republic during Its short life <\ has dealt death blown to an unjust power. Later on, stronger workers \jQi will come, using implements that un- [ doubtedly will end that power which has done so much harm and com- F mitted so many outrages on this con- ter tlnent. stn "In conclusion I will say that I pea . abandon the presidency of the Re- we? 7# public, carrying with me the highest pal< sum of human wealth, for I declare cov w CLV. LANOASTF I have arraigned at the bar of HI II TH HW nni eraal conscience the honor of a nlll Ml KY Kjll Itan, whom I, as a gentleman, ,WLLU Ul 1 111 lenge to wrest from me that pos- QiUQ Hi l?n _ ... Oflio u iway uoa oiess you and me." he galleries of the Chamber of uties were packed before the be- Won't Run in (kr ng of the session today. jf jn p itense excitement charaterired gathering, and at the close of the i QTjjg'p Tl^VIE AT ling of Huerta's resignation the ^ jties and spectators broke into I and continued applause. Enthusiasm of Two 1 fter the acceptance of Huerta's tn? Jn Yesterdaj gnation a commission was ap- Walhalla Special ited by the president of the cham News and Courier J to escort Senor Carbajal to the nor Blease today d r of the House. Senor Carbajal would not be a ci \ appeared in front of the Cham- United States Senate passing through files of soldiers, election if he is defea entered and as he walked to the ary. He stated that form the deputies stood, speaker pledge himself to abl luel Mercade then administered the primary and att oath. port that he might r WASHINGTON 18 PLEASED. iy to "one of these Washington, July 16.?News of who, he charges, are eral Huerta's resignation as Pro- reports about him. jnal President of Mexico was hall any names, by official Washington tonight as I With an undermo first practical step toward a numbering not over I :k solution of the Mexican prob- er tired quartette of Constitutionalists, diplomats Senatorial campaign officials of the United States was a pretty tame a e olatod over General Huerta's contrast to that ol intary wlthdrawl and predicted when at least twice jra of peace in his country. heard Governor B1 lthough the Constitutionalists Jones speak and ? e declared they would not recog-|8jam Qf the rival fai i Francisco Carbajal as provisio- Each Rpeaker re president, and the United States same applause today ernment likewise will refuse to apparently no favori ignize him the understanding The candidates ha< 5 is that the new Executive will ered from their exer 1 office only until arrangements meeting in Anderson be made for the entry of Oener- none was in his usal T'arranza, the Constitutionalist jng being without sj tf. ' CARRIED BY BEE ilplomats In close touch with the ocnee, county in 191 ation declare Carbajal and those 400. County Chain ? are associated with him in an \ioss presided toda> rt to restore peace desire only a the speakers after pr eral amnesty, conserving the lives by tho Rev c.eorge ? property of Huerta's supporters. Presbyterian Church, h this obtained tho peaceful en- L d. Jennigs exj into the Mexican Capital of Con- primary rules sayii utionallst troops will be negotlat- heard them denoum but certain candidate ANTEDAED NOTE. had the Antl-Blease leneral Huerta's retirement came the rules If. as chai t as the Constitutionalists were flted by the alleged f paring their formal note declining jn 1912? He said tha ticipatlon in informal conferences cried fraud; that t p Huerta delegates to discuss in-jorowd changed the r\ ial Mexican questions. Governor and bis ? ? denoucing them. ( Continued on Page 8. ) Voters have heret up who niinu tig IURCH UNIVERSITY j gamblers ex-convicts VILL GO TO ATLANTA I of all kinds, but tha | having their eyes op >ther of Bishop Candler Gives 'nK t>v?r the sidt Million Dollars to the Pro- and dwency." he sa posed Institution. dltlons that have e ktlaota. Ga., July 16.-Atl.,.la Ca">"?a dUrlng lh" a half year continue . selected as the seat of the Uni- jn the Bame cond,U( sity to be established east of the Mexico." The speak sissippi River by the Methodist election of Oovernc scopal Church, South, at a meet- be taken as an end here today of the Education Com record and a messai slon appointed by the General next Governor that tference of the Church to choose the kind of Governi location for the proposed lustl- given them, ion. Birmingham, Ala., and Hen- He said he was Bonville N. C., were sec.ind con- Governor Bleaee wei ders for the University. The vote about the first thin 'Ctina Atlanta was announced as would be to introdu to 2. all "buck niggers" announcement by Bishop Vtarran eral penitentiary Hi Candler, chairman of the torn- the Governor will be slon, that Atlanta had been se- on August 25 that ed was immediately followed by in China or somu < zlal confirmation that $1,000 oOO country, where he < I been given to the new Unlver- POLLOCK EX by Asa G. Candler of thi3 city. ' W P Pollock said irother of Bishop Candler. er from his efforts n announcing the donntlon Mr where be undertook idler said that he had determined put Coley in it and make the gift, regardless of the that bis conscience 1 imlssion's action in selecting toe he realized that ir ition for the University In his Governor's record h er Mr. Candler said that he made ing a corpse" Mr ] endowment because he was "im- daily respects to Sei led by a deep sense of duty to God cord The speaker de I an earnest desire to do good to Jest issue in South < fellow man." ther or not decency t was said on reliable authority shall prevail. He dec ay that the University as con-! ning to elect himse iplated will represent an invest- and nobody else. "9 nt of $5,000,000 It is expected ; the man he's got tc t work upon the building will Mr. Pollock said h< started before next Winter. t Governor would not rhe commission elected Bishop * and hear his record idler chancellor of the proposed not until the camp; iverslty. be know the Govert legged." and that thi Died From Idghtning Strok. hlB noor6 wa8 ^ ba( ipartanburg July 14.?W. D. Pos- hear ,t and ke<)p h,B an aged white man who was turkey and aw ick with lightning while planting After poking a lltt s on the outskirts of tho city last lock Seuator Smith i ?k, died this evening. Two coin-1 nor Blease's often i onh who wero also struck are re- ^ "Jim Crow" bill ha< er'ng- $2,000 to the family 1 ' * ~ " " "_l "" 1 SK, S. C. FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1914. MARY DISORDER MARKS DV BLEASE AIKEN SPEAKINi leral Election, Factional Feeling Shown a rimary Campaign Meeting. WAT WATT A R'CHARDS THE CENTR fMM Ago Lark- J r'H Meeting. ' 1 <i bort v Hill Candidate Draws Fii to CharleKton i of "PP^ing Element of Crowd ? Home Excitement, uly 16.?Gover- ! eclared that he1 Alken Special to Columbia Stai andidate for the I July ?Disorder and a display < i in the general factional feeling thut outdistance ited in the prim- , previous meetings resulted here t he had already <iay when John G. Richards Candida Ide the result of jfor governor road a statement of h rubuted the re- position in opposing E. D. Smith ft uti independent- the united States senate. Smith su dirty cowards, porters apparently attempted i cirulating false drown Gut the speaker, while Blea He did not call supporters and those wanting an it partial hearing were equally er nstrative crowd, phatic and demonstrative in their d 500, and a rath- Hjre to have the speaker finish. T1 candidates, the audience previous to this outbur meeting here j,ad been but intermittently e; iffair, in glaring thusisastic and had given each cai two years ago, didate a courteous reception ar as many voters cj08e attention. 1 at the injection i ease and Judge a discussion of the merits of Blea; hen the enthu- and Smith for United States sena ctions ran high. cajm wa8 ruffled cived about the Through the severe arraignmen and there wa* Qf policies of the present admini te tration supporters of the goverm 1 not fully recov remained comparatively Impassive tions at the big the 8tart and far into the speakit Wednesday and Qf the candidate for governor tl form, the meet-icrowd showed a marked tendency jeoial feature. accept the statements from the spet ,ASh IN 1912. er8 without question. Their applau 2 by more than and cheers were distributed accor man James M. jngly. Possibly the best illustrate and presented af the disorder that prevailed du ayer was offered jng Richards' speech was the fa 1. Wilcox, of the that he was on the stand 2 5 mi |utes, speaking in the face of a crov >lained the new that yelled madly for Biease, Smi ng he had not and Richards. Mr. Richards pick> ced by anybody up a gjag8 a8 though preparing is. He asked why throw it at one of the hecklers wl people changed bccame very personal. ged, they bene- ; Tjje meeting of the candidate fi rauds committed gtate offices was held in Geddin, t then both sides nark one of nnrks in the town die Anti-Blease Ajken ties and now the Tt,e meeting was called to ord friends were at 10:30 o'clock by L. T. Wil<3 county chairman, who turned ov ofore been lined the chajr to G. L. Toole, era, race track MILITARY MEN FIRST, and lawbeakers M c Willis candidate for adj t now they were . tant general, was the flfRt to spea ened, were com- There were about 50 persons In tl i of "law, order audience. W. W. Moore, Candida id if the con- for re-election as adjutant general i xisted in South pwered the charges of his opp past three and nent. this state wil be Candidate for railroad comm un as poor old ajoner spoke next as follows: W. :er declared the witherspoon, George W. Fairey, C. ?r Blease would p0rtner, Frank W. She?.ley, J. loraement of his Wharton James Cansler has not i ?e to the State s j0jne(j the party. When these can* the people want dates had finished speaking t ment Hlease has croW(i had increased to about 7 persons, many of them women, satisfied that if There was applause when C. at to the Senate porlner "On August ig he would do fjiea8e wjh make E. D. Smith lo ce a bill to turn , out of the Fede predicted that ?d and that he was a member of t beaten so badly Haskell convention. He cited t Journal of the oHuse to show tli hell wake up voted for separate coaches, n other uncivilized ; the Consitution of 1895, which cc >ught to be" talned the $2,000 antl-lynching pi HAUSTED vision. He read an affidavit from P. Moorer, of St. George, whi he was exhaust- state that he was jn that town t in Anderson, night of the Haskell convention. T "to dig a hole. Senator said he was not apologizir cover him up " ;but wanted the record properly giv . , ' that anyway, all these things anted iurt him because tar) ,>,<? * i attacking the farmers. He challenged his opji< e whh "lambast- ents, who said he has nothing to Pollock paid his iwlth raising the price of cotton ? ?.? |say that they would not at least 1 iator Smith s re- , put up prjce if they go to t dared the great- Senate. Carolina is whe- The senator was presented a mir , law and order tur? b*1? ?f co"on which he declar . . to be the emblem of the Soutl lared he was run pro8perity." If to the 8enste Governor RIease denounced t< iniitb thinks I'm men who he called 'camp follower beat" he said '"oy'og they pretended to be taki ' ' subscriptions for newspapers, b a was sorry the w#re going around telling lies, try! sit on the stand to make the people believe that discussed; that Blease) was losing ground, aign opened did The Governor also bitterly attar < # efl the Columbia State, again readi lor was feather a jetter from one of its editors rega e Governor knew |ng wagers on the election of 191 J that he couldn' The Governor sAtd this was a chan face, but "turns 'or "ome one to swear out a warra and get a reward of $100 offered ay- him; that he could furnish the proi le fun at Mr. Pol The Governor dented he had a replied to Gover- intention of running in the genei repeated charges election If beaten in the primary, i I voted against a though "ono of thes rtlrty coward! S voted to give sad the Governor ' had circulat of a man lynch- such a report. M??^wrr-wiinM .. ? . ? ' $ I like 30 cents." Dfll IMI1 Tf J. A. Hunter, candidate for licuten ni|M|?|J ant governor, was applauded when ' ^ Gj he told of hie part in the investiga- OAII jtion of the State Hospital fop the i Insane. He was followed-'*)' B. Frank i Kolley, Andrew Jacksou Bethea and lt William M. Hamer. poIice Sty, A. G. Brice, candidate for attorney general said that he voted against j the usury bill became In his part of I g the State the banks charged no more OFFICER (. than 8 per cent, interest. Thomas H. Peoples, candidate for Reported Two ^re-election, characterized himself as Descripti< I the "servant of the people.'' He lala charged that his opponeut had voted Atlanta Juh l-e 1 against a bill for the giving of free . , ' ' . . , . , , ... Bearch for Mri 9f school books. He spoke of his rcc.(1 ord as attorney general for the past an<1 Heat () 18 months, asking re-election on the daughters of ] te basis of what he has done in that of this city, t is ports that two A. W. Jones, candidate for reelec- . , . , 3r .. ? , . ,. . their descriptic tion as comptroller general delivered lo his customary speech, defending his *K'aU(^> 'n the go 'administration against the previous forts to locate n_ attacks of his opponent. Mr Joues men, however, averred that it was not his duty, but Seargt A. M the duty of the attorney general to police departn 10 attend to the loss of moneys in the ,iay for New st Lexington County Saving bank. |)invoctigation 1 n_ SMITH FIRST UP. or falsity of th Charles A. Smith, lieutenant gover mother on Jul] nnr on<l * ? ? ? * 1(j i ??u wmuiuaiu lur governor siat-1 which was ftigi U|- j name, and wh 8e! ( Continued on Page Seven. ) had killed her te i to kill her br CURRELL TO HEAD 5!"v1 STATE UNIVERSITY The police < or j I'ive expects to ut , Man Cliosen to Succeed Dr. Mitchell missing woiue lR is Native of liiarlescton. where they tin if | Columbiu Special to Charleston t bere early in lo i News and oCurier Julv 14.?The .1- i Investigatioi board of trustees of the University of w tj_ South Carolina today elected i)r \Vil-i|,er re i estate )niliaui Spenser Currell as president. | fore she left, r- This action was taken ; fter mature i?^ one P'ece ? Claud careful consideration and after '? a ,m>al Arm n- many names had been considered.' am Soing ird Dr. Currell was most highly recom- *ew wweks K th j mended by personal friends and ac- an<* ani vt'ry a ed quaintances?the first suggestion of holdings befor to his name coming to a member of the Connected 1 io board in personal conversation with was report Col. Asbury Coward, who had known ''ay l'iat on J or Dr. Currell as a lad in Yorkville, '*'R name as t gs where the elder Currell had been a l,ress from tht of successful teacher. This suggestion typewriter wit was followed as Dr. Currell was in " was address er no way a candidate for the place and Francisco. Dis) Is, overtures were made. I>ator on a^'8 said thai er special committee of four mem hero 1 been bought b of the board went to Richmond. and wan returi where for an entire day the repreB-.from San Ant u- entativos of the board and I)r. Cur-|,ia(1 8?,d it on k- rell went over the matter, and at to- GOT he day's meeting Dr. Currell's name was Victor E. Ii te formally presented by a spocii.1 com United States an mittee of six, known as the presi-' vada, aws Mn 'O- nt's committee. I Reno, Nevada The board was anxious to secure half, ago whei is- as the head of th eUniversity a!ce there. He h I South Carolinian of the highest chr.r knows anythii D acter, of culture, and who at the ,nan a"d that H. same time could and would continue ! ness dealings re- the excellent outside work inaugu- she secured h< il- rated by Dr. Mitchell while he was Fearing tha he president of the University. The pur- 'carrying out 1 00 pose of the board is for the presi-; to go to India, dent of the insitution wherever he ties today wei D. can to spread the evange of educa the lists of p 25 tion and for this Dr. Currell is es- tuere for the < ok pecially suited, long having been rec The San Fr, ognized as a public speaker of rare! egraphed the ^ attractiveness. Dr. Currell was born asking for ph J' 66 years ago in Charleston and as a letter received 'at I boy lived in this State, and his con-( ad nectlona and people are still esseu ; (joes to <"ha n- j tially Soutli Ourolinan. He was called i Mr j-j j r"' out of the State of occupy chairs in I tion of the co cb ! the department of English, first at, today carryini he ! Hampden-Sldney, that at Davidson jI|on,>J.) U he and for twenty years has been at tlie j specali head of the department of English little fellow \ I*" at Washington and Lee. woods a few . ~ l a small piece n' he was chew do A Pleasure Governor Blease Declares throat and CO! "" causing cons to Governor Craig. as weil as wr< TV 1 be Columbia, July 14.?In reply to the request of Governor Craig of Hooker | North Carolina, for perm lesion for Greenville f'8 the troo?JH of thnt StGte 10 PaHH lotte Observe! through South Carlolina enroute to Booker for ? wo the Joint encampment to Blease to- Thp cjr'eenvill jMday replied that the permission re- Spartanburg u^j quested was unnecessary as the editor of The ng troops did not intend to enter the he State for military duty. T)r. H "However," Governor Blease Rock Hill f " wrote "if you prefer permission from State July 1 f? ,rd me for your troops to pass through, c/^fo/^nu 12. as a courtesy to you it is a pleasure cleared of th? lCe for me to and I hereby grant such in York court k* 1 permission." After hearing b>' deliberation t' of- ? diet of "not ny Herein also is foolishness: To a source of gi ral feather one's nest wtth borrowed ' friends cf Dr al-1 plumes. ! i," Anybodoy may be connected vith j Why hunt I ed a lot of prominent families -by tele- comes to hi j phone. around. lf,ritfii rSlr t.h. . .... 1.50 A YEAR. IR INDIA, [MRS DENNIS Searching for the ing Sisters. OES TO 'FRISCO U',?..nn A >n Were Seen on nd in Gulf. i 15.?Interest in the ?. Elois Nelms Dennis rice Nelms. missing Mrs. John W. Nelms, o-day centered in repersons answering in were on Petit Bois Gulf of Mexico. Efand identify the *othUB far have failed. Zuck' of the local lent left here late toOrleans to aid in the to determin the truth e letter received by the r 8 from San Francisco led with Mrs. Dennis's Ich indicated that she rioter, was preparing other and would then 'he letter was mailed lepartment represeutafollow the trail of the n from New Orleans, st went when they left. J une. CJ TO INDIA. 11 today showed that as desirous of selling belongings hern beaud that she disposed f property. In a letter she said: ; to leave Atlanta in a oing to India to live, nxious to sell all of my e doing so.'' with, this development from San Antonio to>une 25 a man giving '. W. Sims sent by exire to San Francisco a :h Hindu characters, ed to Victor Inns, San patches from San Fran L the typewritter had y Victor Inns in 1913 ted recently by express enio to the Arm that, the installment plan t DIVORCE, nns, former assistant district attorney in Ne ?. Dennis's attorney in , about a year and a 1 she obtained a divorias denied that he lg of the missing wohe has had only busi with Mrs. Dennis since er divorce. .t Mrs. Dennis may be ler expressed intention , ?an r rancisco auinon re asked to investigate asaengers sailing from Orient since July 3. ancisco police today tel local police department otographic copy of the 1 by Mra. Nelms. I 4 rlotte for Treatment'lyler of the Dixie aexunty left for Charlotte S with him his little ? have the child treated Matheaon, the well I at at that place. The vhile playing in the days ago, swallowed of cedar twig which ing. It lodged in the aid not be extricated dderable discomfort ing. to Spartanburg. S. C., Special to Charr July 16.?Harold C. jeveral years editor of e Piedmont, goes to next week to bwome I i Spartanburg Journal. alio la tleaml. special to Columbia .?Dr. J. E. W. Halle. as a physician in this mber of years, wan ? charge of malpractice at Yorkville, today the evidence and after he jury returned a vergullty." The verdict is peat gratification to the . Hai'.e. ror trouble? Everything m who merely hanga A