The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, July 17, 1914, Image 2
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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
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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