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4 . ;'..' •/. • ; • ^ vv ' ' k ‘r:. . i •_»• AT ion PLAN FOR RURAL CREDIT ELIOT Fill CBIBDAIDA HAfilC INCIIENT If VAI AIMY OF DESEOTEOS i Remarkable Begira Preeented Spec tacle of Deqwlr and Oonfualon a* Stragglers Straggled Across Qes- erts la Heart Reading Bight Days The complete rout of Huerta’s fed eral army In Northern Mexico, with the Iran tie flight of his generals for safety to the border and the demoral- Isatioa of the unpaid troops, was es tablished with the arrival Monday at OJlnaga, Mexico, opposite Presidio, of the elvlliant and soldiers who de serted Chihuahua City. la the remarkable heglra, which struggled for eight days over an 158- mile trail through the desert and en dured great hardships for want of foed and water, were Gen. Salvador Mercado, Huerta’s deposed military governor and commander of the Fed eral troops in the north; Gen. Pas- cual Orosco, Gen. Antonio Rojas, Gen. Caraveo, Gen. Tnes Salaxar and a host of subordinate officers. They had jleserted their post in f&tr of Gen. Francisco Villa’s rebel array and virtually hrd surrendered to the rebels Chihuahua, the State capitol and the largest of the far northern cities. Along with them came burdened with what property they could carry, men, women and children represent ing some of the richest families In the republic. Their flight with the army was in the .ace of reports that they might expect no mercy should they fall into the hands of the rebels Luis Terraxas, a wealthy land owner, reputed to own half of the State of Chihuahua, was said to have brought with him a vast fortune In cash, fear ing It might be looted by the rebels if he remained in the evacuated city. Witnesses viewing the oncoming throng from the hllla at OJlnaga re ported the refugees were scattered In a thin line for several miles Into the interior and that the dusty confusion of broken-down wagons, disabled ar tillery and mingling of dlaheartened soldiers and famished civilians as they slowly moved over the desert presented a spectacle of universal de spair. The fear of being unable to keep pace with the escorting army, of be ing lost on the desert, or caught by the rebels, added to the mlaeriea of so precipitate a flight and kept the refugees in almost a continuous fren- sy. Their arrival In a panic, but un molested by the rebels, formed one of the most tragic Incidents of the pres ent revolution. Many who had started out in vehi cles later marched on foot; scores who attempted to carry their treas ures had to abandon them through sheer weariness, so their tracka were literally strewn with discarded imped iments, clothing, bric-a-brac, and val ued trinkets, which they had hoped to carry to safety. Behind them they left the blackened ashes of camp flres, marking at eight stages on tbs trip the eight nights where they had camped, sometimes in a cold wind, blowing off the high plateau, and often within the hearing of the howl ing coyotee. The traveling In the day time was sometimes through sand storms. It was impossible to estimate the number of refugees, but observers say they would total sev eral thousand. Whether the Federal officers and the soldiers would attempt to seek refuge In the United States was not made known on their arrival. Just before the approach of the Federals. whose oncoming was announced by twenty exhausted soldiers early in the day, the few rebels at OJlnaga who were greatly outnumbered by the advancing Federals, left their garri son and retreated to the field. This left the way open for the Federals to advance to the Rio Grande River without fighting. It was believed they probably would remain on the Mexican side so long as they were not pressed by the rebels. Gen. Villa’s rebel forces had been In pursuit of the fugitives, but the Federals, by evacuating the city unawares, h%d an advantage in point of time, and Vil la’s forces were unable to overtake them. United States troops were on the border to take action in cases of any ‘infringement of the neutrality laws. It was known that the authorities had telegraphed to El Paso for a capias for the arrest of Gen. Orosco, who Is sndor—indictment—hi—tfatw country. Gen. Salaxar is also under indictment in the United States. There eras no indication of what action the rebel leaders might take In view of the assembling of so large a force of Federals on the border. a It was believed that It they were not attacked the Federals might occupy the small OJlnaga garrison quarters Jadetattety and thus enable Gen. MerAde te procure orders from Men- Sse City. COMMISSION HOLDS CONFER ENCE WITH PRESIDENT. —A— Rural Banka Under Federal Charter to Lend Money on Land Through . Mortgage Bonds. At a White House conference Wed nesday members of the United States rural credits’ commission submitted to President Wilson a tentative draft of its report, and a rough outline of it* bill to facilitate farm credits, which they will recommend to con gress for passage. The report submitted by the com- misalon is a comprehensive and vol uminous document, dealing with the subject of rural credits in all of its phases. In it ars embodied many valuable suggestions and recommen- datlona, based for the most part upon the exhaustive study and investiga tions of the commission on Its Euro pean trip last spring. As he Indicated in his first annual address to congress, President Wilson regards the question of rural credits as of paramount importance. It is not known what suggestions, if any, he made to the commission concern- Ing the report and bill. It is believ ed likely that he will read them with care and analyze their recommenda tions and provisions before commit ting himself finally. The position of the president con cerning rural credits makes it almost certain that the report of the Fletcher commission, and the bill to be Intro duced by the Florida senator, will furnish the basis of legislative action at this session of congress. Few pas sages In Mr. Wilson’s address to con gress attracted so much attention and command so much applause as hin reference to the farmers of the na tion. Among the matters of ’’domes tic concern”, it was the first to re ceive attention at his hands. “I present to you,” he said, "the urgent necessity that special provi- aion be ma'de for facilitating the credits needed by the farmers of the country. The pending currency bill does the farmers a great service. What the farmers need and should obtain Is legislation which will make their own abundant and substantia] credit resources available as a found ation for Joint, concerted local action in their own behalf in getting the capltil they must use. It is to this we should now address ourselves.” Dwelling on this question, the pres ident Invited attention to the work of the Fletcher commission, and said: “Conscious of this backwardness and neglect on our part, the congress recently authorized the creation of a special commission to study the va rious systems of rural credit which have been put into operation in Eu rope, and this commission is already prepared to report. Its report ought to make it easier for us to determine what methods will be best suited to our own farmers. I hope and be lieve that the committees of the Sen ate and House will address them selves to this matter with the most fruitful results.” While none of the details of the commission’s report will be made public until after they have been pre sented to the president, It Is under stood that the plan for the creation of a national rural banking system contemplates, primarily, the creation of a division of rural banking In the treasury department. WILSON TO THE RESCUE. ♦ President Plays Knight Errant and Rescues Fallen Malden. President Wilson late Tuesday was walking in Rock Creek park, near the White House, when he noticed a rid erless horse galloping by. He turned In the direction from which the horse had come and at the top of a little rise found a little girl on the ground. She was Ruth Donaldson, aged 13, who had been thrown while trying to take a hurdle. The president was accompanied by Secretary Tumulty and Dr. Carey Grayson, U. S. N., his physician. All immediately went to the little horsewoman’s assistance. "Are you hurt?’’ asked the presi dent, as he helped the girl to her feet. "No,” she said, "I’m used to that. I’ve ridden a long time.” Miss Don aldson was slightly bruised, but she mounted her horse and rode away. * Meteoric Showers. At 10:30 o’clock Thursday night there was a meteoric shower near Sheraw. One aerolite burst with a terrific noise, like a clap of thunder, the shining fragments flying Ip all direcHeaSk Many persons In that town mistook the crash, thinking something had fallen in their houses and lighted lamps to Investigate. One family thought their mother had fallen oat of bed and went to get her back in bed. Many supposed It was an earthquake «nd made for out doors, badly frightened. However, they havr settled heck into their old habits, and no damage was done HALT REBEL MARCH _ 1 mu CAN NOT 60 SOOTH fITI MERCADO BEHNO HIM TAKEN FROM CONSULATE REBELS DRAG YOUNG TERRAZA FROM HIS ASYLUM. MUST RETAKE OJINAGA Other News From War-Stricken Country Shows Rebels in Great Force Around Tampico, Where^ Fight Is Being Waged—Huerta Appears to be Unmoved. Convinced that Gen. Salvador Mer cado, with his 4,000 soldiers, ths largest body of Federals in the north, Is preparing at OJlnaga, on the border opposite Preeidlo, Texae, to make e desperate stand against an attack, the rebel Mexican Thursday seat an artillery regiment with ten cannon to reinforce the 3,500 rebels already ap proaching OJlnaga. Until the outcome of the situation at OJlnaga is determined Gen. Fran cisco Villa’s march southward will be checked. The rebel leader, now at Chihuahua, informed his headquar- tsrs In Juares that he would not Isavs ths north with Federal troops behind him. He ordered the artillery sent te Ojinaga In the belief that the town would have to be besieged because the Federals have build extensive de fences there. It is believed that an attack at OJlnaga would be of long duration, as the town stands on a hill and from the forts the Federals have a«sweeping survey of the approaches. During the Madero revolution the place long held put against superior numbers, even though the water sup ply had been cut off and a fortified ditch from the river had to be dug. The only guns the Federals have at OJlnaga are those which they carried with them in their retreat from Chi huahua and these are believed by the rebels to be few, because the Fed-, erals lost heavily in ammunition and arms in their fights south of Juarez. Dispatches from Hermosilla. , Son ora. tell df the plight of the Federals at that place, saying that a mutiny among the two thousand or more Federal troops defending Guaymas Is threatening, according to reports poaching the insurgent lines. It is reported that three Federal deserters arrived with news of the execution of Federal officers to prevent their de sertion to the Constitutionalist side. The refugees, who brought arms and ammunition with them, said that First Lieut. Gastel and Second Lieut. Manzonax were executed as an exam ple to other Federal officers. It was stated they had attempted to leave Guaymas with their command of six ty men, taking arms and supplies. Tho Federals had not been paid for three days, It was said, contrary to the usual custom of making small dally payments. A decree has been issued by the department of the Interior of the Constitutionalist government, warn ing all mine owners in states held by insurgents that taxes paid to the Huerta government would not be recognized by the revolutionary party It Is said that many Ameri can mining men have paid taxes to Mexico City on property located In territory under Constitutionalist con trol. According to the news from Mexi co City in describing condition* at the capital, says the knowledge that Tampico was In danger of falling Into rebel hands did not appear to disturb President Huerta in his routine of affairs, and late Thursday he was the guest of honor at a banquet at Tacu- baya, a suburb, to celebrate the In auguration of the Interurban railway. Gen. Huerta gave the impression that he was not troubled by the posibl* outcome of events at Tampico. At the time of the celebration, ac cording to a private message, fighting was in progress at Tampico, th® reb els being In possession of the freight yards at Dona Vecilia, between Tam pico, and the coast, from which point the Federals had been forced back Into the city. Official messages indi cated that the Federals would be able to resist the attack, but opti mism was lacking in the messages. Outraged British Vice-Consul Denied | Means of Communication to HLs Home Government. Americans who came Thursday night Into Juarez from Chihuahua re ported that the rebels, since their occupation of tha* city, had entered the British vice-consulate and forc ibly seized Luis Terraza Jr„ a son of the wealthy land owner, and after carrying him through the streets, placed him In jail. According to the Americans, the rebels also served no tice upon 100 Spanish.residents of Chihuahua that they mast leave the city within ten hoars. The entry of the British consulate and the aelsure of Terras*, who had gone there for protection after hear ing that his life was in danger, were reported to have taken place during tke absence of British Vice-Consul Scobell. It was said that Scobell, en raged at the action of General Fran cisco Villa’s troops, was denied facil ities to protest, to the British minis ter at ths City of Mexico or to the British embassador at Washington, and that he then appealed to United States Consul Marlon Letcher. The foreign ministers are said to have joined in a protest in what was regarded as a violation of the rights of asylum under a foreign flag. The story told by the Americans was that Terraza, in charge of much of his father’s estate, including great cattle ranges, had been left In Chihuahua after the evacuation by the Federals r -v to look after women and children members of his family. Becoming frightened he went to the British vice-consulate, and dur ing the absence of Vice-Consul Sco bell, the rebels, who had been search ing the town for Terraza, rushed into the consulate, seized Terraza and then paraded the prisoner through the streets, afterwards locking him in a cell in the state building. It was said that a demand for 0250,000, which he failed to pay, was the chief motive in the arrest of Terraza. ’ Luis Terraza Sr., the aged father of the prisoner, recently arrived at Ojinaga with the Federal troops. His great wealth has been a special mark for discussion in the propaganda of the revolution, while the thousands of his cattle over the state have serv ed to feed both the rebels and Fed erals. United States Consul Edwards, at Juarez, said he had received no offi cial conflrnratlon of the arrest of Ter raza up to a late hour Thursday night. The telegraph between Chi huahua and Juarez was not working. CRIPPLE RUNS "TIGER". Cottoa Prices Steady. Cotton ranged uniformly better since the opening of the season this Fall than It did the previous year. There have been fewer spurts and the prices have been on a compara tively steady base. So steadily has this been the case that on November 1 the market showed a gain of a frac tion over three cents above the pllce on November 1 last year. The price this year was 13 cents, against about 10 cents a year ago. It was five cents better than>ia 1911. TRUSTS COME NEXT . WILSON PLANS EARLY NON1FOLT LEGISLATION MEXICAN CONGRESS ACTS UPHOLDS HUERTA AND ORDERS SOME MORE VOTING. TU MAKE THINGS PLAIN MADISON CONFESSES. »- State Game Warden Says Negro Ad mitted His Guilt. Scott Madison, the negro under sentence of death for firing the shot that killed E. Peyton Best, a well known merchant of Barnwell, has confessed his guilt, according to A. A. Richardson,ichief game warden of South Carolina. The confession, Mr. Richardson said, was secured while Madison was being brought to the State penitentiary after he had been sentenced. While on trial at Barn well the negro denied his guilt and told a story in conflict with the tes timony of other witnesses. He has been sentenced to be electrocuted some time between Decembr 19 and 22. “I talkd to the negro on the train while he was being brought to the penitentiary," said Mr. Richardson. “He confessed that he fired the fatal shot, declaring that he was drunk at the time. He said that another negro snapped the gun several times and that he then grabbed the pistol and killed Mr. Best.” • Georgia Doctor Is Fonad Guilty on His Third Trial. Dr. L. B. Beauchamp, a cripple, aged 75, was convicted at Valdosta, Ga., Monday of operating a blind tiger at his residence. He was sen tenced to a year at the State farm at Milledgeville. According to the evi dence Dr. Beauchamp received 450 pounds oHlqaor within 22 days. This is not the first time Dr. Beauchamp has been arraigned on the blind tiger charge. The first time he was ar raigned the jury not only acquitted him, but took up a collection for him. The next time he read from the scrip tures and quoted poetry to the jury and was acquitted. Slays Hit WRIla three other mentally derang ed patients looked on anreeietlngly, George Frlege, an Assyrian, choked Wilson Walitek te death In one of the dormitories of tke State Hospital for Nervous Diseases at Little Rook, Alt. Shot by Friend. While out riding with Maaon Wil liams, a friend, Mills B. Lans Jr., of Savannah, was killed at Valdosta, on Saturday. Williams claims that Lane attempted to draw a revolver, but this statement Is not believed, as no pistol was found on the dead man. Tow* Swept by Fire. Practically th* entire business tlon of the town of Sherrill, 10 miles north of Pine Bluff, Ark., was de stroyed by gre. The lose Is estimat ed at M*.**t. Leg- Southern Railway Flagman War wick, tn attempting te get on a freight ear at Bsteeburg was thrown off. Ee fell under the wheels and had the misfortune ,te lees a foot. President Holds Conference With House Committeement and Other Prominent Leaders—Bill Will De fine Offense, Bar Subterfuge and Give Defendant Burden of Proof. The scope of President Wilson’s program of anti-trust legislation Wednesday became fairly well defined at the end of a conference at tbs White House between th* president end six Democratic members of the Heuso judicial committee that Is to undertake the preparation of the ad- mlnletratien bill. The measures to be advanced for action at this session will aim at the following results: Definition of the various forms of monopoly and restraint of trade which would be "conclusively deem ed” unreasonable and in violation of law. Placing upon the defendant the burden of proof to show that there is no “Unreasonable” restraint of trade. Prohibition of Interlocking direc torates in large corporations. Establishment of an Interstate trade commission, to exercise regu latory powers, make original investi gations and aid the courts in carry ing out decrees of dissolution of trusts. The details of legislation were not worked out at Wednesday's confer ence, nor was a complete understand ing reached as to the number of bills which will be pushed for action at the present session. The president made it clear, however, that he favors legislation along the general line of the Lenroot-La Follette bill, which has been before congress since last June, and when was designed to clear up the “twilight zone” of corporation activity. This measure was the subject of much of the discussion, and members of the committee will take up its provisions for further consideration. It would define by law nearly a dozen forms of contracts, agreements, re straints, price-cutting and the like, the “reasonableness” of which now is left to the courts, but which would be conclusively deemed to be "un reasonable and in restraint of trade” by the proposed new law. President Wilson’s trust confer ences of the last two weeks have In cluded long talks with Attorney Gen eral McReynolds, Senator Newlands, chairman of the interstate commerce committee; Secretary Redfleld, of the department of commerce: Represent ative Clayton and Joseph E. Davies, commissioner of corporations. The president again Is to confer with Sen ator Newlands and other members of the senate committee that will handle trust legislation. The House committrt at once will begin work on the preliminary draft of trust bills, but the members will seek further discussions with the president over the form of the meas ures before completing them for sub mission to th* House. The president emphasized the aeed of legal bounds for this activity that will place the •mailer business man upon an equal ity with th* larger and that will give to the business world in general a clear legal detnitioa ef the forms of combination that are unlawful. Senator Newlands’ bill for an In- terstats trade commission, also In troduced in congress early last sum mer, is expected to be the basis for legislation along that line. The pres ident Is understood to favor many features of this proposed law. It would establish a commission with power to regulate cornorallons doing Interstate business, toeatd the attor ney general in th# prosecution of those accused of monopcftitstic ac tions and to carry out the dissolution of trusts that have b^en decreed as Illegal by th# courts. • New Trained Nersee. Certificates of registration as train ed nurses have been awarded to the following persons: Esther P. Fair- cloth, Conway; Mary A. Kennedy, Orangeburg; Sadi# L. Larkins, Co lumbia; Lena T. Lee, Union; Lena R. Lester, Prosperity; Burness B. Long, Columbia; Annie E. Madden, Colum bia; Ethel McKee, Spartanburg; Mar garet McLeod, Charleston; Ruth O. Seay, Columbia. Rumors Reach Mexico City Activities Around Tampico and Hultzilac. The Mexican Gpngress Tuesday nullified the recent^ Presidential elec tions. New elections are called for next July. Congress, according to thie action, expects Gen. Huerta to remain in the presidency for at 1 ast seven months more, and if the time neces sary for the selection and installation of his successor is taken Into consid eration, It will be well towards the end of September next year before he yields his power to another. In voting that the recent presiden tial election was null, the Deputies decided to fix the first Sunday in July, 1914, as the date for the new^ election. They also confirmed the position of Gen. Huerta as provisional president until then. The action of the Deputies was &ccompanied~by no debate. The committee’s report was approved without a dissenting vote as rapidly as the articles conld be read. It was not until the last clause was read, referring to Gen. Huerta as provisional president, that the Cham ber gave evidence other than that of a well trained organization. When the reading clerk stopped some one began applauding and then instantly the Deputies were shouting “vivas’’' for Huerta. The presiding officer finally w^s able to remind them that enthusiasm was all very well, but that it was necessary to ratify the enthusiasm by votes.- The measure taken also provide for the election of a new congress, since th£ one elected to take place of that dissolved by Huerta is to serve out an unexplred term, which should ter minate September 15. The action of the new congress was no surprise to most people, since it was but a reit eration of Huerta's frequent state ments. There has been a rumor current that Gen. Huerta may retire from the presidency because of pressure from abroad and the advance of the rebels from the north. The rebels are with in fourteen miles of Tampico, accord ing to Information received at the capital by representatives of the oil interests in that district. A band of American hunters located the out posts of the rebels at Altamira. In formation obtained by the hunters led them to believe that an attack on the city soon would be inaugurated and that the rebel commander was sending forward one of the heaviest forces yet employed in the campaign in that part of the republic. Fighting between Federals and rebels In the vicinity of Hultzilac, be tween the capital and Cuernavaca, continues, but is Indecisive. There are unconfirmed reports that Cuer navaca, capital of Morelos state, has been taken by the rebels. The war department gave an emphatic denial to this and asserted that Cueran- vaca was well garrisoned. An Ameri can who made his way through the lines from Cuernavaca to Mexico City is authority for the statement that the garrison consists of 3 00 men. many of whom are In the hospital. Says Deer Chases Children. John Jackson, a farmer of Mah- wah, N. J„ has asked permission of the game warden to shoot a deer that Insists on chasing his children. Tbs farmer fears for th* safety of his youngsters, as the animal Is vicious and laslts upo* lettering about his farm. ftenator Tillma* Indisposed. A Washington dispatch says Sena tor Tillman has been ceaflned to his hotel for several days with a grlppy cold. His physicians say that there Is nothing serious the matter, and that he Is being kept in his room chiefly as a precaution. The senator Is dictating letters as usual and ex pects to be back at th* eapitol within th* week. Two Loee Lives. Mr*. Fred Krause, ef Chattanooga, was drowned, her niece, Roes Wil son, aged 8, was bnrned to death and several otbars ware tnjvred late Son- day when a- pleasure launch was burned at Hale's bar on the Teanee- WILL INVESTIGATE REPORT. -» Fake Story of ‘‘Burning” Steamer Sent by Wire loee. The Mslloi'y Line stqamer RloM Grande arrived at Brunswick, Ga., ^ Wednesday morning from New York. The captain reports no trouble on th* trip down. There has been no fire on the Rio Grande nor did those on 'the vessel know of any unusual happen ing at sea. The dispatches, read by many wireless operators in the vicin ity of the Virginia Capes, were trans mitted to the Revenue cutter service, which immediately rushed two ship* to' sea and later turned them back after communicating with the Rio Grande herself and being assured she was In no need of aid. A confusion of ships’ names also served to perplex those who were ready for the work of rescue. Th* dispatches said the Rio Grande’s pas sengers were taken off by the steam er Swanmore, which was at that mo ment at her wharf In Baltimore, while the Rio Grande was reported two hundred miles north of the Dia mond Shoals. The rescuers then raised the Merchants’ and Miners’’ Liner Suwanee, thinking she might be the rescuing ship, but her captain knew nothing of the report. Finally came messages from th* Mallory Line officials paying the Rio Grande carried no passengers. Reve nue cutter officers and wireless offi cials then concluded that the S. O. 3. calls purporting to com* from ‘tk» Rio Grand* were false and It remain ed for the arrival of the ship at Brunswick to eon firm their suspi cions. Every available agency of the government will be used to Investi gate the affgir generally. * — Negroes Are Held. While Harry and Andrew Black, negroes, of 8t. Louis, who Saturday shot and killed policemen, in St. Charles, were held, th* sltlsens ex pressed their feelings so stroagly that th* authorities took every prw- cautlen to prevent a dash Ik* (3