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VOLUMS ?/WMBER 10& ' :S; WeeMj, lfct**!J?fe** 1M*t Q?Bj, isiu?h rt!*,, PRICE FIVE CENTS $C .00 PER ANNUM .? -j.j i;, j.; h' TEN' KIU^ AND Ff^UR FATALLY HURT IN DE TROIT riuAKT SEVERAL MEXICANS Were Engaged In Manufacturing Imitation Lea&e*' Oat o? Crude Rabber By Secret Procesa (By Associated Press.) Detroit, Mich-, May 15.-Ten men, moat or them chemists, were killed by nil svnlnajAn n* CC? """'~r.'~ in the mixing room of the Mexican Crude Rubber Company Tiero tsday. Four other employ?es, taken to a hospital, may die. Two men , were seriously hurt. The one story v jUcrete building waa' almost obliterated. Other build ings within a radius of a mile were mora or les& damaged. The loss-waa estimated at 150,000. Tba. dead are: Edward Christopher, Willam McCoy. C. Larsen, Al Hodgins, Victor F>.' Burns, William F. ?lles. Joseph C?ss?;' Gorton Latta, Kreon' A*%?n and George Oleggoria. The four last named were Mexicans. Just what caused the explosion probably will never be known. ' Every man in the mixing room ot the moment of the explosion was killed. Masses of cement arid concrete were found several blocks away. Nearby buildings wera hatlored by thu hail nf Hying etona and atv had.narrow escapas. A short distance from tho rubber factory the plant of the Commerce Motor Car Co' waa body damaged. It was somo time bolero could penetrate thc debr? poisonous fumes and UT ' ' it waa thought there wet in the T?Ut', The company mau were Mt ''afMW partm^i! Suffered a Los? e? fly Beeeni Bushels (By Associated Pleas) Chicago, May 15.-Ratimatea that the Argentine exportables eurplus of corn bed been cot down perhaps 125V .G-?S,2G0 bushels uwicg. io incessant 'damage by storms today made the corn market here jump into chief In terest. ,! There waa a decided bulge in prices but heavy sales to realise profits left the col se merely, steady at a gala of 1-4 to 1-2 a &-? net. Wheat wound up a-shade to 3-4 above last night; oats 1-8 off a 1-4 advance and provisions unchanged to a rise 6f .12 1-2. HER0K8_W.RF BOYS 3oHCphus Daniels, Talk* of Nevus of the Vars ol tea World. Port Deposit. Md.. May 15. tary of thc Navy, JeWpbus Daniels:, made the principal i a^^eas? pf the Founder's - D'?:- -.ja son, Josephus. Jr.. hrit ''^ wara bf the wosJd : barb osen fought < by boya and t fact'that I iha% or tho;iv who died in Vera Cruz. 13 wars under 22 years of a*e. Mr. Daniels predict ed that the day wonld come when a?? of th? wara would Se tVAht in the Vienna., .May 15,--Whet expe,i clara to be a beautiful specif Titian*? work has been diacov? tho Count Oasininskra gaile Lomberg.. It -Ja a potratt o? I.' M^M^*M?m ?fi o , -- . ? .York? 'Pfc-^?w1??-t? * o tn? ?tate of Colonel Theodore o o Ke>i?T?K*? health, mentar* o' ? o bis family hare retfoested that o o ike public reception, aballar to o <? tlie grree?iag* extended te him on o o hi? return fro? Afr?*?, be ar- o o ranged oa hts ??rival In New o o Tor* fros* Afraz?l next week. o o It la likely tfcat a yacht will o w meet the Kteaney APHn down a o Use bay and t?fl the Colones o o of?.. The yacht then wit! Mean* o ? di reot Jj te fly Kier Bay. o . o O 0 O 0 O 0 O O.f) o o o o 0,0 o o o o o o IN THE PROGRAM S??? To Have No Sm?e**r nlei?^ With Reference to Media j ?ion Ptojrrarp. ..' ' i' v . '. Sp-?clal to The Intelligencer. Washington. May 16.-Postponement hf Une Niagara Fall?, Mexican media tion conf?rence from Monday to Wed iirrtnxor, ?ii ins rtTJUCBl in inc K"etU delegates, changed the plans Of the South American mediators and the American commissioners for depar tiere today and tomorrow, and at the Hame time produced mnch speculation aa to- post ibie significance lin the de grater the Spanish ambassador here who is caring for the interests of Mox ie o ia the United States auUte^Hsed a. statement chat the! delay merely meant that Ute Huerta delegates wanted a brief respite fgat? their j?wg^ had no political im i On the whole, President Wilson at?d Rrtr ?ahntet, today took aTmore hope ful vim or the Mexican situation thAh I they bsd for weeks. They are conii fCeoimediation wSli accomplish some thing mward the pacifie settlement of the problem. The-consUtutioaaaat** capture of Tampico brought out the r,?t taire is no prohibition against the shipment of arms into that port from the United States or any other country. SEN.Ct?iat^l^ BACKS WILSON On the Panama Toll* Repeal Bili and Gs-ees Strong R<e&soras ?lictrefot (By Associated Press.) . Washington, Hay 15.-senuior Chilton of West Virginia, yesterday told the senate: why he favored thc Penma tolls exemption repeal bili, _ "It never jina hoes the policy of tjio Said the West Virginia seater I can not believe that, a democratic conven tion, nor that a mass of people-with reapecy t?^ their government would desire the t'nUed States to take a po yiiion (H.yioittikiK ai irw**y." Senator Chilton snld the exemption, was a Hubsidy and therefore the Bal timore platform permitted tho repeal. ^W^nild'that the controvery could not be arbitrated unless the repeal bill ti.kutit>.n ms* FltKKnGW. Borlln, May lt.-A yon? barber of Brunswick, baa .wp? ratease from one of the two years* service usually "re quired In tho German atsjy by jjro Hciency lu hair dressing and wig malu lng. Toe privilege has heretofore on ly been granted for nohotere?lp, but ? -i'.r decided t ':: men showing particular sxcettanee tn different types of* trades should al?o fha, entitled to it. Th*, barber of . ts SKMft I%# 31 IM'B (KV < j TOWNS HELD BY FEDERALS j HITHERTO ARE NOW SURKENDERrNG I i / , _ ? ,THE END IN SIGHT i -- . He WiU Get Huerta If the Media tor? Do Not Harry Up Their Work of Pacification . t5y Aawcmied press.) Torre?n Max.; May 15.-Not even the telegraph is able to keep track of ?Genera! Francisco Villa's movements--, t according to reports of'his activities j which havo reached here. Up and down the railroad from Pared?n and HipoUtl to Torre?n be rushes, urging forward the Jolting tra?na; seeing that provisions are properly distributed and looking to the com foi : of bis, borces. The repairing of the railroad 1? go iag forward rapidly,'but it la said here that General Villa will press ilia troops I onward la advance of the construc ! ilon crews. Rebela Take a Town. Juarez Mex., May 15.-Monclova, the last town hold by the federals on the' National Full way of Mexico be tween Piodras-Negras, opposite Eagle 1 t-'oaa. Tat?a . bmt -Sal il ll A hi? been CC cupied by . Constitutionalists under General Francisco Murgia, according to a mesage from General Murgia, re ceived today. .-The message slated that the Federal garrison fled as'eMsV as the advance guard of the Ccnstitu tionailato cuuie In eight. The capture of Monclova, lt ls said, will probably permit the opening or . communication between the border und Monterey. ; . A Keb?. Victory. word yesterday o? the approach of the < Constitutionalists, Wen: ont to meet them. They wire overwhelmed by he 2,000 constitutionalists a ni retreating j from tho town; immediately scattered ti. ih. aille ^BBa?mmWKBtmTKK?Hm Tilla Wanta Ammunition. El Paso, Texas. MAy 15.-The alti tude of th?? A*?*?le.??.e. a rr*1 !?t?t rf.ti?vrt with regard to toe embargo on arms caused immediate activity along this aecUoh cf the bordar. When the announcement came by wire tonight tqai there wa* cc prohi bition against shipping arma und am munition to Tampico from the United States or elsewhere, there was an lm-? mediate exodua eastward of Consti tutionalists purchasing agenta,; and ?rms abd ammunition baleara eh, who hurried away to reach the point where they could come into closest touch pTeaiuen^n jjkbes Peace New York, Msy 15.-William Jcn I nings ' Bryan, ia, an address' tonight j *=ni?: I "With th? bow era which is being rrahered into tbs. world; governments In power will resort moro and more to reason ana !*ss and less to force. "Medlatiot. ls lust now being attempt ed la a ^oesttOft. affecting tba United States. I thknk God that we have a president who hopes that mediation will succeed. He ls lu sympathy with the mediation efforts and trusts that the - Alon's honor will bo maintained and the welfare Of Mexico conserved." IT IS tftf NEW MOVE Secretary Garrinon SUTH Artillery Or ^ersKet Kewo I V^aphington1, May i?>.~Activity willoh begat*, yesterday;.' lu government ar senals and at coast artillery posts folr low? the precautionary arrangements of tho war ?,<* *p?rtraent in-the Mexican Situation; Secretary Garrison said to day. The areratai y declared that no ??cw orders had boen issued to any j "Toe coaat artillery baa been Under [orders to be In read hi ws for some .be. secretary. "I* wa* [part of our a% plan to create j provisional infantry regiments from S ?aa. in-, compliance with orders item ti ft?l fer *Mfi*9 Mfeo f :rg*A, - t,iarrsaoa. mud f$ 'cover extra* BROKE mt? HCE THYRSI GOTTNOTH NO CLUES Thc Espret* Q<^|BpU RaU roed Station a?? Tefeerraph Operator* On A&Night (By Associated Pniss) ?f$?fjfj peneca, Muy ! .v-S?^ 4lme Thuir^ day night'some oa*,\-?? inore ivoke into the expresa oCice at ?his place and cracked the Safe., ': : They broke the carnWnailon off. with a hammer; and then' drove a pune!? through the outer caijlngr and .picked the lock, They were evideut?j pre pare?! for more drast?e^ . measures, however, if thts had protzen ineffec tual. They leVn couple of $?f^rr,lb> rapa and two pieces 0f fuse'?nd a ?xittle that had soxhsM.'ng in lt that Ictoked to y?ur correspondent $ike gunpowder. Hilt ll xl ta rm. A&*mM?BJB?BMU?L-^* +m? - ? flie opinion o"f the' fc^re-ji'notlio-i tlea 1? thigt they made.'.pretty much of a water haul. Hie yetta' got a couple of money order booba, two*pa:kuges containing cheap watches, and a few i dollars l?' money. They wer- ev I-, Hnhtii? in*,* i, ?itsUHbV?WHflSnHHH aald that If the?: had Kt ruck ti a fe> night? ago they would pivu ^omatnea several thousand doliere. So far no clue has been found ns to who did lt. it seenjg strange that they should have chpsjj-fl the express office, and that bavhjg efcoeen it they could bp-f been able to> work the Joh with out % -?lng delected, as the ex press, offlco Iii tn th*; depot, and In Plain view of the telegraph otllcc and a telegraph operator taj im duty aa ?ni?ht. Jos -P-rown la <$K the second ii I." ;.>?..: . mr&, but \?iy} Associated Press ?alvestanv Tex?, ?ay M.-*?3? aw a?, j Fire la the warekens* of the KsT ehsnts and Sisers (orapresa fosa* nany here this aera lng was eat under j control ?S the Galveston ihre depart, meat and tareateas to destroy the bending which with its contents was Talued at approximately S?fiMJ?G. Eleven thtmsam', bale? el coltan are stored tai ike rirueture. Are ?efat \ Ions T*ip Seeth. . Vera Cruz, May 1^.-The gunboats j z-aragozaand trravo. ~rijjch abandoned; this s ta (Jos ii at Tam i imo when the fed erals evacuated that city, passed Vera Crur, late today. They had been fol lowed south by the United States cru iser Tacoma and two torpedo boats. W?%*Pedo boat-s.ipu? in herc, but the scjut cruiser Cheater was detached f'.om I-:, , keep thc gpn'^ata la dight. I Ai cus ( chief ista.. Mnnt< Of tl .tWtjtt?r te "?..>* n i^mejj^. May l'V-^Generui Jc ,'araaxa, brotb?r. of the "First ' of ttie Mexiean Constitutional arrived tu NW$vd ??redo ! rom ?rey today with ht? staff, io as command of the border town. salute of 21 gung-greeted cattai, (This is the tfcwu that >ur&rf recently by the federals.) * Orui *n-Tt the mobilisation ?op* ic* services abroad, Surgeon. General Gorge* said tho torrent appropriation of 1750,009 for the nii?S?, afc-hospital department was baraiy euntcteat ipr ordinary con dition* abd all has ^eon expended. "W0#?C*?|T wtcti rofcc&ou ?jt??t" i morning: dock-J STATUS OF CASE WILL NOT BE SETTLED UNTIL NEXT WEEK BY CONFERENCE Tobacco and Liquor ?re Tabooed By MetbooSsts tn Their -Great Qm ilrs i iiiiial CoaancO (By Associated Pres?.) Oklahoma City, Okla-, May in. Whether the Methodist Hpiacopal Church. South, viii ?urn hack to the original eight *?c.tr^;>zing conferencea whatever inici? t<<e church retain? in Vanderbilt University, and establish another representative educational In stitution or continue ia Ita efforts to oxerclac control over Vanderbilt .Un iversity, and establish another repre sentative educational inntUuUon or ccntlnue in US efforts to exercisef control over .Vanderbilt, will probably bc determined next week by the gea-rj oral conference ot the church, in Sea* riva iiotv, Both suggestions were made to the conf?rence today lu re-torta subinlt ted by the committee which Investigat ed the status of Vanderbilt I'aiveralty in its relation to the church In view ot a recent decision ot the Tennessee BU. inr.irna cauri Thu raainrtty nf Iii? committee held that the. interest ?ow le negliblo and suggeate that a hew theological achoo! and university bo established. A minority -i-eport urged that the church continue to exercise Ita rights and calls upon the board of trust to assist in,efforts to bring about a more, cordial relation between tho school and church. Proposal* waa made that thc matter fc-1 made a special order for tomorrow Idiut before action could bs takon tho i-onrarence adjourned for the day. The conference today adopted a committee report rc(iulr?aig that ap plicants to tine minlatry pledge them-; Sel vea to, abstain i from tho uac ot to bacco, .'aaa resolutions endorsing the WohKon-Sheppard nation wide urohlbl mill an< approving the action bf Seer?ta'ry Daniels-In banishing Intoxi cants. [' Bishop Wilson today read an ad dress setting apart next Monday aa i day for special prayer- for the - uaccesa of mediation to beria at Nlaga~ F?.!1e looting to an adjustment of the dif ferences between the United Stat? and Mexico. Rev. Mathew S. Hughes, tonight de livered a fraternal message *r??s? t>?c Methodla* Episcopal Church. Mr Hughes v evie wed the history of Metho diant during the pant century and a? sured the conference of the brother 1: affection ot.the Northern Church. The committee report, which recom mended non-concurrence In the me morial asking that laity rights . granted to women will probably be | called for discussion fcefore the con ference tomorrow. OUR MILL MKETING Directora ian? Officers Are Re-elected For Tear. Thc stockholders of the Orr Colton mills in their annual meeting held In the office of the company at noon yes terday expressed themselves ss being well pleased with what the mill has accomplished during the year. The. election of the board et direcV tors rotsuited in the re-election of the old board, which .waa compose* of the following; E. P. Frost, Charleston; wbo\ waa present to day; Mr.- E. P. BmU of N'ew York, Mr. John K. Branch ot Tttchniond and Mesara, i R. Vandiver. R. 8. Ltgon, N. B. 8?;?ll W/f?^k- P. Watson, M. P. Orr and Jas. O. Hammett. . ;<;..j The directora met Immediately after the meeting of the stockholders had adjourned and elected the offtcaftfpMK tho ensuing year as follows: Jas. D. Hammett, president and treasur*r R. B. Ligon vice president and Jhon B. Humbert secretary and assistant treasurer. FIRST PRRHBYTttRIA* CRU RC If The services at the First Preabyte-:,! r?an church wi|lr be bald tofnon^WjSjaj asuSl." The Sabbath school will CO?T voie ai. ?? o'vluck ?iia air', tu, TV. Brown as superintendent. The Rey. !.. Robinson, of Dtfa West will! :h st 11:30 and ?o'clock. -A] ia! invitation ls extended, to the I b?ic to worship ber*.1' Th? nanni ' o4 music wflI be rendered by tho! ?noir nt both cervices. H*Kd 'Km all Bark. v New York. May 15.-The steam*rj Lusitania when .nhe arrived today from j Liverpool was held ag- at q uariautitte { for a short time on account of th?* ill ness ot ono ot thc steerage passengers. The Patient waa removed to Swin burne titano hospital and "Jfty five of passengers from the same com* >t were removed to Hoffman AN ORGANIZATION FOR SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN PERFECTED MRS. M. T. COLEMAN Abbeville Woman, Daughter of Gen. R. R. HemphiH, Ia the President Elected . (By Associated Press) Spartanburg, May IO.-Women from all parts ot the state mat here today and organised the Equal Suffrage lea gue of South Carolina, the purpose of which ia to wit. votes fer women. Miss .Lavante Kugle, representing a national women's suffrage assoc! tion, addressed the gathering. She raid thorough organisation of the suf frage forces must be accomplishc throughout the nation beTore thc suf fragists' appeal for the ballot would bc rarlously considered by congress. QfUcera ware elected a*, follows: President.<Mrs. M. T. Coleman, Abbe ' ?UN; ?ir?t vico preaiaent, Mrs. Je Gary Evans. Spartanburg; second vjp?l president, Mrs. J. L. Coker, Hartville; recording secretary, Mrs. Henry Mar tin, Charleston: corresponding sec rotary, Mis? Virginia Coleman, Abbi ville; treasurer. Mm. F. M. Hicklii i. The league adopted resolutions" lng equal pay for women doini sam* work as men, equal guard ianship cf children by rather am mother, a single standard of moral for men and women, thc raising of tl age of consent from. ?4? to 21 yeal compulsory and International orbit tion. The league endorsed President , WilsOu's Mexican policy and went on reword as approving the prohibition 1 . About two^ hundred delegates si* .tended the meeting. j litton Axport.* Sflort. i Washington,. Mvy 15.-Decrease in value or exhorts of ootton and cotton seed'bil in April, compared with April IliiS. wa? ; shown In statistics Ol the department of commerce today. Exports of ootton- need oil decreased :from $2,2?,S,H>a f* $1,282, 848 and ( ' ion exports fell off from 833, 670,000 to 124,606.174, FARMERS' SILL HANGING FIRE Seme Do Not Wish lo Maka Ap propriation for ? Study of Rom! Credits (By Associated Press) Washington, May If;.-Final act on the agricultural appropriation tran delayed in the senate again by continued objections to vatio Items in the measure. An appropria tion of $50,000 for th? study of cooper ation among farmer? in matters ot ru. rsl /.I'.-dlLa '?Md. aanUatlnri urna Hi? 1 chief object of attaok. Senator Martin, chairman of the ap propriations committee, declared the expenditure* would be useless, aaftl that the department of agriculture ,wae encroaching on the public and i baakina departments of the govern imenL Senator Overman said if such appropriation continued the govern ment would face a delicit. "Tbs money, ls coming out of the pockets of the farmers." replie Sen ator Gore. ebalri.inM o? ibo committee on agriculture. "It ls the farming class, that bear the brunt of the $130. 000.000 appropriations for a navy, to send men to their death; of the $95, 000,000 for tho army to butcher and kill. You will past; those bills In half an hour, yet yot debate for ??"? we-ks the bil to appropriate .;*,000, 8*8 to benefit tlie farmers," H*v5i? Oaf Visai. ! Clinton, Ny., May l.V~Wliea Halal?-' ton college defeated Clinton College $*?tn Y to d bore today, Pitcher Royce o* Hamilton struck out twenty one batsmen, a feat not equalled in collego ?^4--=.:i since V.M. Two weeks aj$V Maas Uisobei (By Associated jpress? San Francisco. Calif., May 15.-That Provision?1 President Hserie. hid geed specific orders to Oenonal Gustav i, commanding the Mexican forcea Vera Cro*. to off&r no opposition to landing of the Americana there that those orders were disobeyed General Mans on his own respbnet lily, ia a statement vouched for to il. De Morelos. a Mexican arch ABOUT THE CONSOLIDATING OF SOUTHERN BAPTIST FINANCIAL BOARDS DR. JOHN E. WHITE Reid the Report Against Consol idating-There Wea a Spirited Debate On Question (By Associated Press) ; Nashville, Tenn.. May ! h.-Spirited debate on the question of centralising the Sunday school, foreign mission and home mission boanla ot the South ern Baptist Convention featured, to day's sessions of the organization. The discussion was launched, at a special session called to consider toe efficiency Comniisafon'e report; /'Ad journment waa taken without any de cision bel?g reached. The matter will be further considered at another ses sion tomorrow. Dr. John ?. White of Atlanta was one of tho nrinclna)onnonents and several other well known delega* spoke tor . and against the plan Just before the di?eUaaion feroe* the convention had adopted an amend ment lo the bylaws providing "either applause or dissent on tho floor of the convention is out of order and St shell .b?* the* dyty r?? ih** ?f?uttit?n* AL. fleer promptly lo suppress all ancfc demonstration." peteKates disregarded the new sec tion and hurst Into.applause repeated ly during; the debate. President Lan sing Burrows' rapped tor order and called the convention's attention to Its recent action, but iittle avail., . < -Whee ' the afternoon sessfon . con vened it was ?irst agreed to take ac tion upon each sub-section oj- the fhree sections composing th? efRciency ! otonmlssion's' report. Minor chapaos rbage were made during "consid eration of the first section1, but no serious opposition was- made to asy. Scarcely, .^ad Dr. White of the commission finis! .Ulkfe tbtr. oar! ot the report whv-ti Mr. ?vk< conneii demanded retognStio?. For Cfaifrt?lEatloB. ' rangement oTh&ving tnree^hoa? not conducive, to the best interests . of the convention. . The speaker > churaed.tkat under th? orasen* rs rangements' the boards were striving . against each Other. "We want the.en list the profoundest sympathy' ?nd greatest liberality of, esr ency," said Mr. McConnell, " a crowd ot appeals iron?. c** three IH^rds Injures all. You cannot maka givers You can only obtain gifte by meklug the people want to give." The speaker declared that taara was a great need for cultivating; literature and. pronounced the Home Mission Field and the Foreign Mission Journal aa inadequate. "What we need," he added. " la one great periodical and one mission board." Dr. John E. White naaUred the dele gatea that, tho commission had care fully considered toe- maat?fc / tofsore pressed the, belief that confusion Avould result, ir an attempt were made to consolidate the board* in: ahy nae city. He also declared that no single city could furnl?h''adequate banking fad! Hire*, In Richmond, sud Atlanta the speaker said., a board Would not bp nbie to borrow beyond, a eertsin fixed nuiount ?is a result of the in stalhUIpn bf the regional ben . "D?cS iu? foreign uiiesiw - board borrow all of ita money fw Symond calted out a delegate. "Not all of it" replied Mr. White. RKLEA8ED 07? BAIT' Yoang Virginia Wewin Accus*,! of Killing Husband. Louisa Court House, Va., May 15. ?Vre.'Victor Hall, widow of the. young merchant fhot to death in hie home at Green Spring, on April 15. wa* indict ed today for murder by Vhi i?p???al grand Jury which bas been i?veattgat Ing the crime for five day*. Mr?. Hall was in court having, been released en bail. fed Orders : Not to Re$Ut itect on his arrivai Crux via New Orleans. .iked with Maae of April 20," said De told me he had received and that they had not fetas, manded. 'But' he said, regia.? notwithstanding. '"On receiving mit? of Admiral Fleisher's precipitately fled at ? morning of April 2>."