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4 QHLABJLES w. birchmore, prop. VOL, 30 "THE HAND OP THE DILJjJGE-NT SHALL RULE.' CMADEN. KERSHAW COUNTY. S. C.. TUESDAY. MAY . 19 1914. TKil.VfS fl.50 IN ADVANCE PER A XNV>L NO. 29 MEDIATION STARTS J ? ? J1EIICAN REPRESENTATIVES PAY MEDIATORS FORMAL CALL I ? PRESSURE UPON REBftS I . ? ? ? Expected That Foreign Nations Will j Exert Influence In an Effort to Per suade Them to Enter Mediation - Proceedings ? Tholr Ammunition * , Supply Almost Out. First formal Bteps in the program Of mediation in tho mediation prob t?m werfe taken at Washington Wed nesday when Justice Lamar and Frederick W. Lehmann, together with ielr secretary, H. Percival Dodge, who will represent tho United States, paid their respocts to the three South American envoys who have ndertaken, by diplomacy,* to ?plte 10 Mexican question. Tho rep rtbentatlves were presented by Coun selor Robert Lansing to the secretary Of state. It was a call of courtesy but paved the way for Informal con ferences in advance of the first meet ing at Niagara Falls, Ont., Mon day. ^ Confidentially, word was received by ie mediators direct from tho for eign' minister at Mexico City that the Huerta representatives would arrive Ut Habana and leave Immediately for Niagara Falls via Koy West. An earlier dispatch from Consul Canada at Vera Cruz Indicated that the Huer ta delegates might delay several days at Habana. Reports were current that strong .pressure would be brought to boar On the Constitutionalists from sev eral quarters after tho expected vlc \tory at Tampico, to get them to par ticipate in tho medtaton. President Wilson during tho day promised a delegation of oil well owners at Tam pico that as soon aB the fighting oeesed he would make strong repre sentations to the authorities in con trol there to reassure a resumption of oil operations. Secretary Bryan announced that the United StateB had no intention of holding Lobos island, and that if the Mexicans would keep the navigation lights burning there the American fOroes would depart content. The mediators do not regard the Lobos .Island Incident as menacing the forthcoming negotiations. im'- Garrison cabled Gen. Funston at Vefa?;Cruz to demand of raps fHsagnthM.iWftTiran rommnndor; a lull explanation of the death of PriTste Parks, who strayed into Mex ican lines several days ago. Pro test against the reported execution of Parks and the alleged burning o? his body also has been mado through diplomatic channels to President Huerta. Secretary Garrison holds *hat as Parks was In uniform he Should have been treated as a prison er of war. Gen. FunBton thinks Parks Went insane. $ The mediators wore busy prepar ing their departure and Counselor Lansing spent much timo with tjio American representatives, familiariz ing em with the general situation. Mr. nsing afterward Baid that the Status of the American representa tives would be unofficial as they ? Would bear no credentials and/have no plenipotentiary pdwers. All steps g;WOuld be referred for final decision to the secretary of state and tho pres ident. &j' Suggestions will not bo mado di rect by tho representatives, all sug gestions coming from tho modlators, ' but the Americans might suggOBt means to tho mediators in their un | official capacity. The practical certainty that tho ^'Constitutionalist's would bo In con trol of Tampico made It apparent that the United States soon would bo In a position to bring about a roturn > to normal conditions in tho oil dis trict. Negotiations with tho Consti tutionalists to permit forolgn em ployees to return, to tho wolls will be begun as soon as news of tho occu pation of tho district Is received. Another phaso of tho situation Which produced much discussion In executive quartern was the question Of ammunition shlpmonts doRtlnod for Tampico, which the Constitution alists say aro en routo. Constitutionalist* say that after the battles of Tampico nnd Raltlllo, now being fought, the rebels will r have little ammunition loft with whloh to continue the fight against Huerta. With a practical ombargo on the importations of munitions of War across the American border, in effect the rebels believe their only ehance of gottlng additional ammuni tion will be from abroad. News of fighting at Tampico came ? In brief dlspatohes to the navy de partment. At Tampico Roar Admiral Mayo reportod firing at R a. m., con tinuing all the morning. He report ed that the federals lacked arnmunl- I tlon and could not hold out. Fod eral gunboats took a position far up the riter part of the day, but at 2 p. m, withdrew to the outer harbor. The inferenco wan that thoy were Kettlng out of range of the rebel ar |t(ltsry. Shortly afterward reports earns from Admiral Mayo that tho srsotiatlon had begun. Sllttman Reported Bate, gfc- John R. flllllman, American vie? \<?6n*ul at flaltlllo, who wm arrested fly Mm lean Federal official* and over , who?? Mfety thoro hu ibeen gruvo |?ari. left Saltllto Thursday for Mex F iro City, according to a talagram Fri ' day night to Amfrawiador Sprlng-Rto? from Sir Lionel Car den, Brltleh Mln l?tar In Mwcloo City. \'i ?????? f Bag IMW ?ad Wromaa Killed. E In a flight wreck Thtirtday an ?' anglnaar and fireman on tha fitodtharn I lead at tudowfoti da., wart Utfld, j DECLARED HOSTILE ACT IF HARM HAS BEFALLEN PRI VATE PARKS BY MEXICANS. Repeated Requests for Information Regarding Infantryman Ignored by Huerta. The United States Friday demand ed of the Uuerta government news of the fate of Private PurkB, the Amer ican infantryman, <vho strayed into Mexl?an lines near Vera Crux, de claring that unless information about him was given immed'atoly the Amer ican government would consider that "an unfriendly and hostile i?*.", had been committed In violation of the understanding for a cessation of hos tilities pending mediation. President Wilson and Secretary Bryan, It was linrned, "drafted a strong communication, after receiv ing work from tho Brazilian minister, In Mexico City, th \t Pant? had been "executed". No mention was made In tho minister's roport of whether he was shot as a spy ar trr a courtmar tlal or whether his body was burned, as has been report-? I persistently to Gen. Funston. The American government cabled the Brazilian minister to Inform the Huerta government of the strong feel ing of the United States In tho mat ter. Tho note directed the minister to protest vigorously to the Hunr'a government that If Parks were alive, the failure to explain his whereabouts was In Itself, an unfrlehdly attitude, and that If the soldier had been exe cuted, as had been reported, such execution of a man, who came Into the Mexican lines, In full uniform, was contrary to military procedure of civilized nations, and wafl an act of hostility. *o mention was made In the Amer ican note of the courso the United States Intends to pursue In tho mat ter, but an official close to the presi dent said Friday night It was one of the things which would be held up against the Huerta government when tho final reckoning came over the of fenses committed against tho United States. Tho receipt of word by the British embassy, from Sir Lionel Carden, British minister In Mexico City, that J. R. Sllllman, missing American vice consul, was on his way by rail from Saltlllo to Mexico City, brought the first news about fillliman In several days, considerably relieving the anx iety that had been felt by officials. The British vice consul at Saltlllo telegraphed the Information to Sir Lionel C&rden. . ?'?"Tho pniks and filillfnato tftfeldfcfkts | have tfeen looked on in many quar ters as likely to embarrass the media tion negotiations, but thoBe close to the administration said both Incidents probably would be cleared up by this week. SNIPERS ARE MEXICANS. Quintette Cnptured In Vera Cruz Giv en Freedom. The five so-called South American snipers under arrest In Vera Cruz have turned out to bo Mexicans and have been released In pursuance to tho action taken In the case of other Mexicans arrested during tho occu pation. Scrotary Garrison announced this Friday. IIo said investigation by Gen. Funston and Rear Admiral Bad ger had developed that one of the prisoners who claimed to bo a Chilean was a Mexican and that tho other four "probably were Mexicans." It was assumed that the snipers, upon being arrested ,by an American naval officer, sot up the clalr that they wore "South Americans .hlnk lng this Nwould save them fiom tho wrath of the Amorlcans. As a matter of fact, It was pointed out, their posi tions as citizens of Mexico, acting under patriotic enthusiasm, gave them a defence more powerful than any aid that might havo been obtain ed had they been foreigners. THEY WOULDN'T TALK HERE. Huorta's Commissioners Pass Thru Charleston. On their way to Washington from where they will go to Niagara Falls to represent tho Huerta government of Mexico beforo tho "A. 'B. C." med iators, tho three commissioners ap pointed by tho Mexican dictator pass ed through Charleston shortly before 11 o'clock Friday night on an At lantic Coast Lino train. The train stopped In Charleston for only ten minutes and tho three envoys refused to be Interviewed on the Mexican situation or on any mat ters pertaining to the present troublos In that country and the efforts be ing made to bring about a peaceful settlement. They are accompanied on tho trip to Washington bySpodman H. Hanks, representing tho American Stato de partment, among others. Eighteen persons are In tho party, Including members of tho commissioners' fam ilies, secretaries and newspaper men. Second yietlm of Week. Fireman Claude H. Nettles died early Friday morning from Injuries received In tho Southern railway wreek Thursday afternoon at Ludo wlcl, Ga; He was the second victim of the wreck, Engineer T. J. Winn having died Thursday night. Failure of the freight train flagman to dis play proper signals ts given as thei cause of the wreck. jO' ? ? < ? ' Situation at Tamploo. Rear Admiral Mayo and American officers deceived renewed assurances from Constlttutonallst authorities late Friday that all foreign property at Tamploo would bo adequately pro tected, WANT THEIR HONEY ? EMPLOYEES OF SOLDIERS DOME ARE SEEKING SALARIES ? "? SAYS ITEM WAS VETOED tor Tliis Reason Comptroller Jones Has Refused to Pay Salaries, and the Case Has Reen Carried to the Supreme Court by Those Who Want Their Salaries. Mandamus proceedings to compel A. W Jones, comptroller general, to Pay the salaries of the commandant and employees of the Confederal Homo were argued before the Su premo Court Monday morning. Ren rcsentatlve C C. Wyche appeared for H. W. Richardson, the commandant ?f the Confederate Home, while former Attorney General J. Fraser Lyon appeared for the comptroller general. ? i comPtroll?r Keneral contends that the governor vetoed the Items for salaries for the Confederate Home In the appropriation bill and that the veto was sustained by the general assembly. The management of the Home contend that they hr.ve a right to their salaries out of the money appropriated for the Home The return of the comptroller gen eral to the rule to show cause said In part: "Answering paragraph 7, your re spondent alleges that ho has Issued his warrants upon the State treasurer for each and every item of the ex penses requested by II. \\\ Richard son, superintendent and treasurer except the items for salaries, wages or other compensation to the officers employees and other persons for ser v ces. Further answering paragraph 7, respondent alleges that upon his refusal to draw his warrant upon tho State treasurer for pay for the o(ll referred to, the said II. W. Richad son, superintendent and treasurer of the said Infirmary, withdrew his de mand therefor, and filed his accounts with the said Item omitted, for all of which accounts so filed your respond ent has Issued his warrant upon the Stato treasurer therefor. Answering paragraph 8, ho admits so much thereof as alleges that he refused to draw his warrant upon the State treasurer for pay for the o - cere, employees and help of the said infirmary; he has no knowledge or U\f?fm*tlon mjfflcionfc to fo bellof I as to whether It Is Impossible to con- 1 tlnue to take care of and properly maintain the Inmates of said Infirm ary unless the officers, employees and help are paid their wages. He al h?W*ver? that the governor vetoed the Item of the appropriation act carrying an appropriation for tuid purposes, and that upon account of such veto and tho sustaining thereof by the general assembly, ho assumes such expenses are not necessary to properly maintain tho said Infirmary. He specifically denies that his action in refusing to draw his warrant upon the Stato treasurer to pay for officers employees and help of tho Infirmary is arbitrary and without authority of law; on tho contrary, ho alleges that no appropriation has been made for said purposes, and that neither the petitioners nor tho said II. W. Rich ardson, as superintendent and treas urer of the said infirmary, aro en titled to reecive tho Bamo. For further cause why a writ of mandamus as prayed for should not .''sue. this respondent doth show: That in and by Section 3 0 of tho Appropriation Act passed by the House of Representatives and Sonate of tho State of South Carolina for tho year 1914, there is contained under * action, hem 9, which provides for salaries and wages of officers and employees at said infirmary the fol lowing amounts: For commandant, a monthly salary not exceeding $50 I? $B0n: for matron, a salary at not exceeding $r,0 per month ? $000; for physician, not exceeding $r?o per month $000. For employees, in cluding cooks, nurses and other ser vants or laborers all not to exceed eight, none to receive more than $2f> per month ? $2,400, and $200 to be Pftid H. W. Klchardson and $100 to be paid nr. F. W. P. Butler; that all of tho above mentioned amounts for he purposes stated in Item 3, flec tion 30, of said Appropriation Act wore on the 4th day of March, 1914 vetoed by tho governor of South Car olina as will appear by roforenco to page t 413 of the House Journal of March 4 1914. That the veto of all of the above mentioned amounts In eluded In item 3 of said Section 30 ed iv fli,>pr??rtftt,on Act was sustaln by ,th? House of Representatives, as will Rpp0Rr by roferrnco to thn Journal of the House, March 4, 1914 pages 1 42(5-27-28. That a copy oi ;UC , ?f House Journal of ' wh,oh c?ntalns tho veto of the Kovornor of Item 3, flection 30, of said Appropriation Act. and a copy of that part of said Journal which rZZI " VOt? ?f th? "?"B* Rep resentatives sustaining the snm?, are hereby made a part of this roti/rn h*roto ftn(1 Marked Ex hibits A and "JJ", respectively. Got* Clerkship for Bravery. Hecauso four years ago he killed two burglars who attempted to rob the Tallahassee post office Pari V. Hands has been made ft clerk without having to stand the civil service ex amination as required by the depart- | ment. \ ? i ? . ? ? ? ? PoHoermn Arrtttfod Hid Wlf?. Patrolman Edward Johnnon of At Itantlo City, Naw Jarney, Wednenday arraatad hla wife and locked her up tor tha night bacaune aba worried Mm on J?l? boat. HUMOR ON FREE TOLLS TALE OF AN ANCIENT TABLET BELATED IN SENATE. Senator Chilton Telia Amusing Story of Old Road* and New Roads in Egypt. Senator Chilton of West Virginia Thursday told the Senate why he fav ored the Panama tolls exemption re peal bill. "It never has been the policy of tho Democratic party to break treaties," said tho West Vir ginia Senator. "I can not believe that a Democratic convention, nor the mass of the people who respect their government desire tho United States to take a position of violating any i treaty." Senator Chilton said the oxemp- j tlon was a subsidy and, therefore, the Baltimore platform permitted tho re- j poal. Ho said that the controversy j could not bo arbitrated unless the repeal bill was passed. Sonator Chil ton incorporated Into the record "a liberal translations from a tablet found in tho excavation at Karnak." According to tho translation an ex clusive franchise ^for carrying any goods between Karnak and Memphis was granted by the King to a com pany. In a later reign a new and bettor road was built at a cost of about 400,000.000 shekels, parti out of tho royal treasury. Tolls were to bo levied on tho caravanB of all na tions. Tho company having the exclusive right over tho route protested and contended that the term "all nations" could not have included Egypt. "At this crisis," continued tho tablet, "a Hebrew from Goshen appeared at the palace and addressed the king in this wise: " 'O, King, livo forever. Why art thou bothered over this simple ques tion? Dost thou not know that this company hath charged thy subjects nil tho tralllc would bear? Dooe thou not know that if already a monopoly In restraint of trado under tho anti Trust Act of tho Shepherd kings? Dost thou not know that It hath driven all asses off tho road from Memphis to Karnak? "And the King replied: 'Isaac, my Bon, I perceive that thou are the Koods and that I even I, am an illus trious chump. Bring hither tho direc tors of that company that they may be slain before mo and that their houses be made a dunghill.' MAY ASK U. S. TO PAY. Foveigir Nations Wop Id Hold U. S.^j Responsible for Mexican Interest. Vera Cruz bankers have heard that Franco and Germany, and porhapB Great Britain and Belgium, will make inquiries of tho State Department re garding tho United States' intentions as to Mexico's foreign debt. The hope seems to bo to fix on the Unit ed States responsibility for the Inter est, the debt being largely held by lnvstors in the countries named. When Iluerta, in March, arranged for a loan'of $50,000,000, he agreed to resume in April tho payment of in terest and to reduce customs taxes 50 per cent. Developments of the past few weeks, especially the seiz ure of the Vera Cruz custom house, from which Huorta derived the bulk of his Import revenues, have render ed it impossible for him to obtain funds with which to meet tho debt charges. Tho Information received by .bank ers is that tho nations which have been hit by this default, and by the general slump In the value of Mexi can socurlties hel dabroad, incline to tho belief that the seizure of the Vera Cruz custom houBo carried with it re sponsibility for the payment of the interest, which, under normal condi tions, would bo dorlvod largely from tho revenuo arising. BURKE INDICTED. Cnnal Mnnagor Faces Indictment on Clinrge of Fraud. John Burko, whoso official duties as manager of tho commissary de partment of tho Panama canal zono havo boon undor investigation in Pan ama and In Washington for several months, was Indicted at Now York Thursday by tho federal grand Jury. It is charged that ho accepted grat uities amounting to $10,000 from dealers In the canal zono. Col. Georgo W. Ooothals, govornor of tho zono, suspended Burko nomo FIX TRANSPORT FLEET SHIPYARDS GIVEN" ORDERS TO l^USII WORK IMMEDIATELY. Wat Department is Preparing to Have Enough Ships to Transport Least Sixty Thousand Men. New York shipyard owners Sun day were notified to have their en tire working organizations Assigned o the government contracts. The instructions were given by the in spectors of the army quartermaster's departmeirt. acting upon orders from Washington. onJhJ lD cour8e of Preparation and held by steamship companies along the Atlantic coast for federal orders would accommodate, accord ing to the quartermaster department schedules, 60.000 troops and suffi cient-mules for their land operations For the first time since the Span sh war the three big South Brook lyn shipyards, owned by Shewan & Sons, Morse Iron Works and the Robins Erie Basin Company, are operating on a day and night basis, employing an aggregate of 3,000 skilled carpenters, plumbers nnd caulkers. They are undor contract to have the steamships City of Macon, City of Memphis and Minnesotan ready for sea Wednesday. As soon as those ships are taken from the dry docks their places will he taken by others which are being considered for troop ship service to Join the flotilla now being fitted up iu Southern ports. Estimates anil contracts have Already been prepar ed, so that there will only be neces sary the fomalityof signing the bonds before actu.nl work is begun A pehalty of $1,000 a day will be levied by the government on the owners of shipyards who fail to have transports ready for sailing within four days after the signing of the contracts, and a bond representing 25. per cent, of the contract price la required from the shipyard owners On board the City of Macon, which was chartered with the City of Mem pris early Saturday, work had pro gressed ,so far that she was taken 6ut of dry* dock at 7 a. m. Thursday Immed^tely after tho ship Is made fast to a dock coal barges will be floated alongside. The City of Memphis was .being fit ted for the accommodation of 2,000 soldiers in Robin's shipyard early Thursday and is also expected to be ready for Bailing orders late Friday. At^the Morse works the Minnesotan had her decks made over before Fri day night for 1,600 mules. '? <c%-5bpilders who accepted the gov ernment contracts estimate that 1t will cost $70,000 to fit each trans Port. This includes the supply of hammocks, wash rooms, hospital wards, baths and additional water tank*. Under the government arrange ments with the steamship companies whose vessels are held for army ser vice, a dally rental of $1,500 is paid Tor the passenger carrying vessels and $1,000 fdr the smaller ships. Before the vessels are returned to their owners the government Is re quired to place them in the same con dition as they wore at the time of their acquisition. Army officers who were superin tending the work on the three ships being prepared under rush orders at the South Brooklyn yardB said the ac tivity of the war department and tho demand to have the fleet under way In four days from the signing of the final contracts foreshadowed a move ment of regular troops, which would be preceded by a call for volunteers. IT the ships now being selected for transport service are all placed in commission the army officers said it would be necessary to draw on sev eral brigades of the State militia to make up the full quota of men. In anticipation of an order to re place companies of artillery now on ' .m the ,mrbor Posts with militia ar lllery organisations, Col. n. Foster Ulaton, adjutnnt general of the Now 'Y"5 division. and Adjt. Gen. Hamil ton hold a conference with Brig Qen Austin, commanding tho artillery branch of tho militia. time ago, pending the inquiry. Tho canal builder, at tho direction of Sec retary of War Harrison, turned Burke's caso over to tho federal au thorities. Those Indicted with Burke were lagan Brandon, Joseph Wilcox and Joseph W. Sallls, merchants in Panama. They are accused, with B-irke, of a conspiracy to defraud the government in violation of a section of the criminal code. . Absolutely Pure Cakes, hot blscnlt, hot breads, and other pastry, are dally necessities In the American family. Royal Bak ing Powder will make them more * digestible, wholesome, appetizing. Ho Alum? Mo Umo PhoopHmtom TAKES NEW PHASES TWISTS IN MEXICAN SITUATION AS REBELS TAKE TAMPICO NOW CONTROL SEAPORT Capture of City Gives Constitutional ists Hotter Standing Among the Nations of the World ? United States Warships Move up River Where Federals Blockade Port. Tamplco'8 fall, enlarging the Con stitutionalists' sphere of control and giving them a seaport through which munitions of war may bo directly Im ported, injected into the Mexican sit uation Thursday now phases attract ed tho attention of official Washing ton. The last conference of the South American mediators was held and later It was announced that the envoys would depart for Niagara Falls by way of New York. Interest centrcd on Tamplco and tho vigorous prosecution of the Con stitutionalists campaign southward. Tho American government already has begun representations to the Con stitutionalists to secure protection for American and other foreign oper atives returning to tho oil wells; American warships have gone up tho Panuco river to their old stations be fore tho town. At tho mouth of thjo river are tho federal gunboats with a part of tho federal ^garrison. Tho captains of tho ship liave asked for an interview with Roar Admiral Mayo, which was granted, but its purposo has not been divulged. Discussion centred chiefly on the question of shipping arms and am munition through Tampico as the Constitutionalists are short and wish to avail themselves of tho first oppor tunity to replenish their stock. Arms were prevented from reaching the Constitutionalists through the em bargo which was replaced by Presi dent Wilson some time ago. At Manzanlllo and other west coast ports no efforts havo been made to prevent arms reaching Huerta and tho belief was general that the Con Btitionallst8 would have no difficulty in importing munitions through Tam plco in any quantity. Tho presence of tho Huerta gun boats in Tamplco harbor after evac uation hy tho federals has led to tho conjecture that they will bo used in blockading the port. It Is believod that it was with the purpose of learn ing .hether Admiral Mayo would re* pflflet such a blockade that the com manders of tho federal gunboats ask ed for a conference. Naval experts agree that bo long as the federal com manders are able to make this block ado really effective, it must be re spected by foreign shipping. The recognition of an effective blockade by a belligerent does not, It is Bald, involve political recognition of other party to the strife. Tho state department regards the Lobos island lighthouse incident as closed. Secretary Bryan acquitted of any blame Lieut. Commanders Jef fors of the destroyer Fanning, who gave the light keeper a certificate that he~had takon possession of tho light by force. It was a Mexican and not a Nor wegian vessel from which shotB were fired against Americans at Vera Cruz, for which Incident five South Ameri cans were arrosted, according to a report from Gen. Funston to Secre tary Garrison. The case under con sideration is Interesting the state de partment exceedingly. The whereabouts of John R. Silll man, tho missing American vice con sul at Saltlllo, and Samuel Parks, tho American orderly reported executed by federals near Vera Cruz, has also been taken up. The secretary of state Is devoting much Interest to tho proposed Impor tation of arms through Tamplco by tho constitutionalists. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, tho Rrlllsh ambassador, and Mr. Van Rappard, tho Dutch min ister, after a long conference at tho Rtato department expressed r.atlsfac tlon over tho outcome of the meeting. It is understood that satisfactory as surances had beon received as to tho safety of workmen and oil tanks at Tamplco, removing for tho prosent danger of foreign complications on this score. Although Admiral Mayo has re turned with his fleet to tho Panuco river it was mado plain that he was not to land any marines or to assort any control whatever over Tamplco. It was said at tho department that ho had not asked for or received any In structions regarding the admission of arms into tho port. Another phaso of tho situation which attracted much attontlon was tho embarrassment which their suc cess brings to tho Constitutionalists hecauso of demands mado by foreign ers to tho rebels In their capacity of a governing body. Tho Spanish am bassador has a bill to present for $20,000,000 for proporty allogod ho havo boon confiscated by tho Consti tutionalists. Rnforcod loans furnish eauso for other demands. Tho caso of William 8. Ronton, tho Rritlsh subject killed at Juarez, also looms threateningly on tho Constitu tional horizon, ftroat Rrltaln having announcod that it will exact adequate reparation for this even as soon as responsibility can bo fixed upon au thorities from whom such reparation can bo domanded. To Place Steel Sign Post*. Stoel sign pouts are to bo placed on tho road botween Columbia and (Charleston by the State department of agriculture. Child Tlnrned to Death. The child of Mack Washington, a negro, wan hurnod to death at Chea ter Mod day. REPORTS ON FIGHTING TERSE DISPATCHES TELL OF BATTLE AT VERA CRUZ, Events Following Landing of Ameri can Marines Told by Ensign Mar tin. With Spartan terseness are written tho army, navy and marine reports which officially toll tho story of ' advance In Mexico. There la little tempt at litorary style and nono at bringing Into prominence spectacular events 8nd heroic deeds. Yet through these dignified, straightforward pages runs an undercurrent for tho careful reader that thrills with a tale of romance and gall^try. Here is how Ensign Ralph Martin, adjutant of tho Marine Battalion of San Francisco, writing from the cus tom house at Vera Cruz, tells his bri gade adjutant of tho capture of tho town. He heads his letter "da. a con cerning landing engagements". "Tho San Francisco's battalion landed at midnight, April 21. This force consisted of nine officers and 116 men comprising two four-Bquad infantry companies, two Benct-Mer- ! cier automatics and spocial details with gun-cotton party. April 22. "Upon landing reported to Regi mental headquarters at Hotel Ter minal and then proceeded to custom houso in rear of which our battalion was directed to erect a barricade be tween No. 1 warehouse and tho water front In prolongation of Callo Miguel Luerdo. This work was completed and barricade manned before day light. "One of our automatic guns and ono from Utah mounted on tho roof of south wing of ct'stom houso be gan firing on Hotel Oriento at day light. Hotel was captured and sev eral prisoners were taken. Desultory firing all along our front during morning and forenoon, which wo suc ceeded in silencing by volley firing. About 9 a. m. tho second naval regiment passed In rear of custom houso and proceeded to southward of our line. When they came abreast naval academy and the incompleted uarket they wore subjected to a heavy fusillade principally from these buildings. The regiment deployed a tho plaza between these buildlngB and Estaolon Sanidad. After a sharp engagement in which ships in harbor assisted by shelling, the naval acad emy and market were taken. The San Francisco's guns were firing on the navui "c^demy. Fire again be came deBultor^w3tor*UM? ^ngagora^nt jand at 10:30 our regiment was de I ployed felotay Calle* Zaffigoiib from C. Benito to C. Eataban Morales. "The San Francisco's battalion act ed as a support all along this line. At noon we wero quartered in cus tom houBe and have since held cus tom house and surrounding territory assigned to our precinct. This dis trict comprised the section of the city from Calle Zaragoza to water front between V. Vlcario and C. Mon teBinos. Our position was fired on by snipers from time to time during night. April 23. "Snipers continued firing along our front principally from Incompleted market building. This fire was silenced as often as It broke out. "Having Buspected firing from the "Sonora, a Mexican steamer moored to tho sea wall Just to northward of muolle Fiscal, wo arrested tho crew of this Bteamer and they wero incar cerated In tho municipal Jail. April 21. "Same conditions as preceding day except arrestod Chief Engineer of "Sonora" and a Becretary of tho Nav igation Company of Moxlco who wero on that vessel. These men were placed in municipal Jail. Herman Bteamer "Ypiranga" and Spanish strained "Libertad" wero docked at Muelle Fiscal. Both alowod to land passengers and baggage. "Patrolled district under our charge day and night. "During tho period covered in above report tho San Francisco's bat talion has suffered no casualties. The battalion wero quartered In No. 1 warehouse in thtycustom houso com pound during this tlmo. "Tho list of dead and wounded cared for by tho San Francisco's hos pital corps after tho engagement on April 22, 1914, Is attached horeto." HRMAINS AT WOIIK. Iy<vvor I'Vcls It Ills Duty to Cancel Hpenking RnKafCmcnts. Representative I-ever Wednonday cancelled a number of acceptanceH to Invitations to deliver addressee In Houtli Carolina during the n^xt few weeks because of the legislative sit uation, which demands tho presence of Democrats In Washington. Ho was to have delivered tho commencement address fit, Klngstroe, Coker college, Limestone colleg, Rummrland collogo and Nowberry collogo, find to deliver an address at the annual hnnf|iiot of the IT. C. T. at Oreenvlllo find an agri cultural addross at Slmpsonvllle, Oreonvlllo county; Marmora' union address at Hlshopvlllo and education al RddreflBea at iPollon and (illllaon vllle. Mr. Lever said he regrets the nec essity which caused him to have to cancel those acceptances, but ho fools It his duty to remain In Washington whllo the Important, legislative pro gram mapped out by the caucun Is I concerned. Criminal Assaulter Paroled. fleorge Crockett, convicted In Oreenvllle county In 1901 of crimi nal assault and sentenced to life Im prisonment, ha* been paroled by the governor. In February hi* sentence vm eommuted to thirty years aarvloo on OreonvUl? ohftln fang, THE INSIDE STORY MELLEN SHEDS LIGHT ON FINANCE OF THE NEW HAVEN ROAD REVELATIONS TO AMAZE *\VV Fo^S.v.-'j ..unci President Btarts ^ ,V ?? .? tiat is Expected to be t' ^Mo?l Astonishing of Busliw " ?eU tions ? Tells of Acqv of Stock n^n of Another Ro?'^ Cool, compop matter of fact, responding re. and concisely to tho fusillade of itJestion8 put to him. Charles S. Mellon, former president of tho Now York, New Haven & Hart ford railroad, Thursday began before tho interstate commerce commission what Ib expected to bo one of the most amazing stories over told In thf history of high finance. Mr. Mellon, placed on the stand over the emphatic protest of Attor ney General McReynolds, Is tho prin cipal witness in the proceeding through which the Interstate com merce commission, by direction of tho I'nited States Senate, is endeavoring to develop tho facts concerning the financial operations of tho Now Haven and its subsidiaries, as well as of tho much discussed Biliard com pany. He promised, both personally and through hlB counsel, to place at tho disposal of tho commission every fact and "every scrap of paper with a New Haven mark on it" relating to tho transactions with which ho had to do as president of tho Now Haven system. Tt was evident that Mr. Mellon was anxious to tell his story. He had in dicated his desire in letters hereto fore produced in tho pending inquiry in which ho said he was tlrod of bear ing tho brunt of the clticism heaped upon him for tho Now Haven trans actions and that, if any blame was at tached to them, ho proposed to put tho blamo where it belonged. As he seated himself In tho high backed cathedral chair, ho turned smilingly to Chief Counsel Joseph W. Folk. Mr. Mellon is bald and his face has tho appearance of parchment. Be neath tho closely cropped gray mus tache is a mouth drawn in firm, al most hard lines. His eyes are keen and his glance direct. He responded to all inquiries promptly, at tlme? even emphatically. His answers dis closed, too, a sense of humor, tome of his responses provoking outburst* of TaufflJtftr amo" ? tbo interested at* dltors. Mr. Mcllen was on the wltneai stand only a little more than an hour. Just before tho opening of the hear ing ho was served with a new sub poena which covered much more ground that that originally served upon him. The new one called for the production of all documents or papers In possession of Mr. Mellon that related in any way to the opera tions of the Now Haven and all lt? subsidiaries. Although he had brought to Washington several trunks full of papers and books, he did not havo all the commission wanted. Not more than an Inkling of llr. Mollen's remarkablo Btory was given by him during tho brief hour he was on the stand. Ho told how, In the acquisition of tho Now York, West chester & Boston railroad by the New Haven, 80, OOP shares of tho stock of tho latter wero 'given for 24,000 shares of tho Westchester's stock, al though, he said, ho considered the latter stock worth only "10 oents a pound". Tho details of the exchange wore arranged, Mr. Mellon testified, by Former Police Inspector Thomas F. Byrnes of New York, and ho said that ho found much of the Westchester stock was made out in tho names of peoplo who really did not hold It. Mr. Mellon testified, at this time the Now Haven wanted certain changes made in tho proponed charter of the Westchester and ho had "a BUBplclon that tho Westchester shares wore scattered around among people who had Influence". Mr. Mellen said that often when tho holders of Westchester stock camo to him and asked for the re demption of their value ho did not have tho cash with him and "could i not mako out checks or glvo them new New Haven stock". On these occasions, ho said, ho gave thorn per sonal dno bills. About 15 or 20 of tho holders of those, ho testified, had eomo to him later, somo after he re signed from tho Now Haven, and he had givon them tho cash. ,He said he had redeemed about $ 1 f>0,000,000 worth of tho duo bills In this way but that there now wero outstanding against him tho equivalent of |&0. 000. C ONTIOHT I V 8AIAJDA. No Development* In Itefjard to Qurx? tlon of Pminlty. N. n. TIa7.nl, auditor of Batud* county, whon noon Wodoonday In rof oronro to tho turn tho ponalty mattor had taken by tho oomptrollor Ron oral'n rocommondlnfc that tho attor* noy Ronoral tako action In tho courts to forco him to collor.t penalties on do1lquon( taxes for tho yoar 1913, and tho attomoy general subfloquenk ly advlnlng that Comptroller fjenoral Jonott placo tho mattor In tho hands of tho governor, said that ho had no statomont to mako at present, oxeopt that ho hopod tho mattor would b? thoroughly thraohod out. Auto Dashes Into Tim Mr. and Mrs. Frank flloan irer# sorlounly Injurod at Anderson Thur? day whon tho stoorlng gear of thalr automobllo broke, dashing the o?f amlnit ft trof?.