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MASKED MEN HOB TRAIN.
RAN ?ITH HOLD UP TRAIN NF.All
NEW ORLEANS.
Kill Negro Porter When He AtteraiHs
to Defend IWcii^ts?Several Pas
?enger* Robbed Hut Heavy Express
Untouched, According to Report of
oroeUls.
New Orleans, April 11.?Two mask?
ed men today held up a locj 1 passen?
ger tmin north round near Taglpaho.
The negro porter was killed while de?
fending passengers. One passenger,
frightened by the shots Jumped from
the moving train and was badly in?
jured. The bandits escaped after rob?
bing a dosen persons and tiling shots
to frighten the passengers back. A
posse is In pursuit of the robbers. The
train carried a heavy express b*.t Ut?
ile meli. Officials say the robbers got
no money.
DOROTHY ARNOLD AT UOML.
Reported to Be In Unbalanced Con?
dition end Weakened I n in Wan
derlng.
Pittsburg. April 11.?District Attor?
ney Jackson creation a sensation at
noon when he Issued a statement de?
claring that Dorothy Arnold was now
at her father's home in New York in
a weakened condition and mentully
unbalanced. He declares she re?
turned home four months ago and her
parents have been keeping the matter
quiet
Jackson says the Arnold Rlrl came
to Plttsburs and whs an Inmate of the
"House of Mystery" immediately after
hsr disappearance. As a result of an
unprofessional operation he said her
mind was weakened and when she
left the maternity home she wander
ed about the country for two yeurs.
She wae found four months ago near
Nsw York.
CHANCiE? AT 8TATK ASYLUM.
Dr. A. R. Patterson, of Bam well, to
Have Charge of state Park.
Columbia, April 10.?iDr. Margartt
Whlteeldee, of Chester County, has
been elected as lady phv.dclun at the
State Hospital for the Insane, suc?
ceeding Dr. Eleanora it. Saunders.
Dr. Whlteeldee was selected to nil the
place temporarily some weeks ago. and
this was made permanent at the meet
Ins; of the board of regents this after?
noon, it wae announced.
Dr. a B. Patterson, Uarnwell, was
elected as physician in charge of the
State Park.
Mies Willie R. Steele wae named as
director of nurses of the principal hos?
pital. Sh* has been connected with
the Hospital for about twenty years.
Mr. W. H. Wylle, who has been
saperlntendent of the State Park
property, was transferred to the city
to the principal hospital, where he
will he In charge of the mechanica'
force.
Rules for the government of the In?
stitution and the medical staff have
been prepared by a committee of the
board, but will bo given further con?
sideration before being announced.
WINTER COVER CROPS.
Torn Under Legumes When In Full
Bloom, and Oraln* Just Before
Heading Out.
Clemson College. April 10.?"Don t
be impatient about plowing under
four cover crope." Is the advice be?
ing given to farmers at this time by
W. H. Barton, assistant State agent
of demonstration. "Of course, if u
man wants to, he can turn under bis
clover ro.w. uteri it Is only a few
inches high, and he will set some
good out of It, but by doing so be
will simply bo depriving his land of
a large quantity of nitrogen and of
humus that would he obtained for It
If he allowed the clover to get in
full bloom before plowing under."
The leguminous crops, such as
clovers and vetches, gather nitrogen
in largo quantities at tbo seuson of
thslr rapid growth ami It is a mis
tako to plow under log early. A
Walt of e. i week will make a
large dlff< in tie amount of
fertility a man egg gdd lO his soil b|
turning under his h-guim-s.
Care should also taken in tie
oase of small grains. su? h gg oats ggd
rye, planted for <o;,( < r o;m. not 1o
plow them under loo early. Ilov? -
ever. In these , >>? . h. must ,il>o
lie taken not to let them grow too
high, as If they are allowed to begin
to grain they will take too mm Ii
moisture out of tho SOll and will
make It lumpy ami hud to handle.
Rye and oats should bo plowed un?
der Just before they begin to head
?it.
In plowing under any cover crop,
It le the part of wisdom to double
disc the < rop at right angles.
This matter is Important enough to
have <i<?ae attention. When cover
crop* are turned under at Just the
right time, the maximum of etfldcncv
of both soil and green manure is o?>?
tsined.
PRESIDENT TAKES HOLIDAY.
WILSON AND FAMILY OFF FOK
SPIUNGS.
White House UmU I*robably Will
spend Some Time at Hesort.
Washington, April 9.?President
Wilson left hero at 11.10 o'clock to?
night for White Sulphur Springs, W.
Va., for a three-days trip, the object
Of which is to benefit the health of
Mrs. Wilson, who has been ill for
many weeks. In the party also were
the Misses Margaret and Eleanor Wil?
son, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bowes
Sayre, Secretary Tumulty and Dr.
Cary T. Gray son. U. S. N.
The party traveled in a private car
over the Chespeakc & Ohio and was
duo at White Sulphur Springs early
tomorrow. The president will leave
there Sunday night, returning to
Washington early Monday, but Mrs.
Wilson probably will make an ex?
tended visit there.
Secretary McAdoo had planned to
accompany the party, but pressure of
work made it impossible, though he
I may join them Saturday.
MANY LIVES SAVED.
Milk and Food Inspection In Flor?
ence as Decreased Infant Mortality
50 Per C ent.
Florence, April 12.?The results of
the first year's work of the hoard
of health of Florence in milk and
food inspection has been shown in a
number of reports sent to tho city
health officer, Dr. 13. J. Fitzmaurice.
by the physicians of tho city to the
effect that the infant mortulity In
Florence has decreased CO per cent,
since the inspections were begun. The
board of health of Florence has had
an uphill tlKht, mainly for the right
and power to do its work. Dr. J. G.
McMaster, who was the leader in re?
formation in sanitation and was made
chairman of the board several years
ago, and who has had the brunt of
Uhe fight to bear through all these
years, recently resigned from the
board and Dr. F. P. Covington was
elected.
The reports of the physicians show?
ing the result of the work is very
gratifying to Dr. McMaster, and Dr.
Fiz-r.aurlce and the rest of tho hoard
and to their friends, and will proba?
bly make their work hereafter more
easy to carry on, since tho people can
be shown practical results.
TO KEOPKN KATE QUESTION.
Matter Will be Taken up Anew in
Hearings This Month.
Washington, April 11.?When the
interstate commerce commission,
through Special Examiner Smith,
takes testimony at Columbia on April
27, In the case of the Columbia Cham?
ber of Commerce against the Southern
railway, as announced here today, the
entire question of whether or not
ffStght rates t< Columbia as compared
with rates to Augusta and other
nearby cities are fair and equitable
will be opened up anew.
The story of how the Chamber of
Commerco of Columbia haa fought to
seevrt fair rates for Columbia is not a
new one.
Repeated efforts were made by
Messrs Henet. Herbert and Monteith
of that city to secure what they
should have.
The case en me to tho Interstate
commerce commission and after argu?
ment was decided in favor of tho
Chamber of Commerce.
Everything went along well enough
until about a month ago when those
v. bo had been Instrumental in secur?
ing better rates learned that the corn
mission had listened to the pleadings
of the railroad and was about to open
tho caso again. Then Messrs. Herbert
and Henet cum?; to Washington and
took up the .matter with the commis?
sion.
Today decision to have a special
exuminer go to Columbia and take tes?
timony moans that practically till tho
work that has heretofore boon dOAO In
th" matter must now be done again.
What the result of this new taking
Of testimony will be is entirely prob?
lematical at the present time.
Itlggcst Woman Dead.
CrlsAeld, Md., April 11.? Mary
Miles, weight CH7 pounds, died last
night, a special coffin had to be made
for her.
searching the House of Mystery,
Pittsburgh, April 11. Chemists are
today analysing the ashes from the
coal furnat ?? In the house of mystery
at Dellevue, hoping to And evidence
of bodies of women Detectives are
? samlnlng many gowns, bats and
shoes found where the place was raid*
ed. trying to identify ihe owners
There la some doubt of the story that
Dorothy Arnold met her death there.
MoequltO season is at hand?clean
up ths yards snd gel rid of old tin
<ans and other mosquito breeding
pieces
SAN PEDRO CAPTURED.
CONS'lTTl TIONALISTS SCORE VIC?
TOR Y AFTER ONE RE?
VERSE
Carranza Intends to Leave Today for
Chihuahua, Whence He Will Pro?
ceed to Captured City in South in
a Few Days.
Juarez, Mexico, April 10.?San
Pedro, 40 miles northeast of Torreon,
was evacuated by the federals in the
face of superior numbers today, ac?
cording to a report from Gen. Villa
to Gen. Carranza.
Eight days ago Gen. Ortega with
only a brigade attacked the town
which lies on a plain and offers no
cover. The command found the fed?
erals unexpectedly strong and last
Tuesday retreated to await reinforce?
ments. These had come up today
and an enveloping movement was be?
gun. Detecting this the federals for?
sook the city.
No advices were available as to the
whereabouts of Gen. Velasco, who
evacuated Torreon eight days ago,
but rebels believed he had not joined
another force of federals, said to be
under Gen. Hidalgo in Saltilo. Ref?
ugees from Torreon brought word
yesterday that the junction had been
formed, giving Velasco a combined
force of about 12,000 men.
Unconfirmed rumors were afloat to?
day that Tamplco had fallen.
Gen. Carranza, who announced his
intention of departing for Chihuahua
tomorrow, said he expected to stay
there only a few days before going to
Torreon to establish new headquar?
ters there.
Another report said a rebel de?
tachment from the brigade of Gen.
Guiterrez met a detachment of fed?
erals at Masmesa, a short distance
north of San Luis Potosi, killing 40.
the remainder falling back on the
main force in the city.
Sixty carloads of cotton confiscated
at Torreon arrived here tonight.
TO PROTECT BRITISH.
Carranza Demands That Rights Re
Respected.
El Paso, Texas, April 10.?As a
result of representations by British
Consul H. C. Myles of El Paso to Gen.
Carranza regarding the security ol!
British mining property In northeast?
ern Mexico, Gen. Carranza late today
addressed notes to Gen. Jesus Car?
ranza and other rebel chiefs in thai
territory, instructing that British per
sonal and property rights must be
respected.
Gen. Carranza today said he felt
his foreign policy had been justified
in a call made on him by Mr. Myles.
Pedro Fabela, constitutionalist minis?
ter of foreign affairs, today issued this
statement:
"The British consul spoke to me
Unofficially regarding claims of Brit?
ish subjects. This is the result of
our attitude assumed in the Benton
case, of not answering representa?
tions made by the American govern?
ment in case of foreigners who arc
not Americans.
"We consider the first magistrate
I has obtained a diplomatic victory
which is just nnd is founded on inter?
national law. The British consul was
given every consideration and I shall
take pleasure in answering his ques?
tions in accordance with the views of
the first magistrate. England gives
an example to the rest of the nations
who have not recognized the rebels
in that British representatives will ad?
dress thamaelvei unofficially to the
first magistrate in matters regarding
Dritiah citizens.
"If all governments were to proceed
in this manner, it would result In con?
siderable attention to their claims and
representation! made in behalf of
their citizens and would avoid wrong
Interpretations about the stand that
th* first magistrate take;: which is
bgSSd on justice and right."
ENFORCE LAW ON WEIGHTS.
InspootOrg Of Department of Agricul
tu re are A* live.
Columbia, April 13.?Inspectors of
the State department of agrieulturo
arc vigorously infoning the weights
and measures law.
Saturday g shipment of 1 <)0 barrels
of Hour was held up by Inspectors in
the Piedmont section of tho State
because of short weight. The short?
age of 1,200 pound! in the shipment
was made up by the milling Com?
pany?
"We are gradually breaking up tho
practice and the inspectors have been
ordered to weigh stuff all over t..c
state." said Commissioner Wa*aon
> esterday.
The department laal week ordered
a large shipment of Inferior oats to
be sent out of the Btat<.
Georgia Marble Plant Ruined.
Canton, Qa., April 11,?The Coggina
Marble plant was burned late last
night, The loss was $K0,000 with in?
surance of only I1B.000, The origin
oi tin lite is unknown.
AID IN TICK WAR.
STATE LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION
WLL COOPERATE IN FIGHT.
Campaign Against Fest in South Car
Ullna is Under Direction of W. K.
Lewis, Government Expert.
Columbia, April 13.?With the ar?
rival of W. K. Lewis, government ex?
pert of the department of agriculture,
in Columbia, war on the cattle tick
in South Carolina will begin this week
in earnest.
J. M. Burgess, secretary of the
South Carolina Live Stc^'.: association,
has addressed the following letter :o
the members of the association:
"The general plan of carrying on
the work of the tick eradication in
r ? h Carolina has been received from
L>.. W. M. Riggs. This work must
I
j be carried on with the greatest care,
|so that the most work can be done
at the least cost. You will note that
the work will not he started in every
county at once. This could not be
done without a waste of energy and
money, so please do not become im?
patient if the work is not begun in
your county immediately. Just get
busy and begin to study the question
so that you can be ready to put all
your energy in the work when you are
called Into the figh*.
"The success of the work will large?
ly depend upon the interest taken by
j those who should be concerned. We
j must begin a campaign of education.
! for many people in South Carolina do
j not know the great curse the cattle
I tick has been to the cattle industry of
the State. Get the bulletins giving
i tho life history and how to destroy
j tho tick, and study them, and then
try not to miss a chance to discuss
what you have learned. If every mem
j ber of the South Carolina LiVS Stock
i association and tho*'? who are inter?
ested in live stock would carry on such
a campaign, the work of tick eradi?
cation would be made much easier.
"I am glad to tell you that Dr. W.
K. Lewis, a native of Anderson coun?
ty, has been selected to lead the work
of this State Dr. Lewis has had many
years' experience in such work, and
comes to us full of enthusiasm, and
I
! will put forth all of his energy to rid
! his native State of the pest that has so
i long held back its industry.
"Please let me urge you to lose no
I opportunity in helping Dr. Lewis and
j his aids in carrying on so great and
j important a work."
Following plan for the eradication
I of the tick in South Carolina has been
j announced from Clemson college:
"At the last session of the general
assembly, an appropriation of $30,000
was made to put into operation an
active campaign against the cattle fe?
ver tick in South Carolina.
"The legislature put this fund un?
der the control of Clemson college,
which in cooperation with the federal
department, had already cleared 1-1
counties in the upper part of the State.
Heretofore the college an 1 the federal
dpartment had maintained separate
forceg in the field, each force under its
own .supervising veterinarian. This
metnod was naturally less efficient
than to have one capable man in
charge of the entire work, with one
force of fald nun under him. To bring
about a better plan of cooperation.
President Riggs and the State veteri?
narian, Dr. Powers, of Clemson col?
lege, held a conference in Washing?
ton with tho officials of the bureau of
animal husbandry and Congressman
Lever, who is chairman of the veteri?
nary committee of Chmson college.
"As a result of this conference, a
most effective plan was drawn up
for conducting an aggressive eani
, paign against that minute but very
I active and effective enemy of the live
stock industry in South Carolina?the
fever tick.
"Under the plan agreed upon, the
college and the federal bureau will
Jointly appoint and pay a vcterinar
j lan, who will have the title of in?
spector in charge. South Carolina will
be made a separate district report?
ing directly to the Washington office
instead of through the Atlanta ofllce
as heretofore. Subject to tho general
oversight of tho college and federal
bureau, the inspector in charge will
plan the work of eradication, select
suitable men for his field force, de?
cide upon the most efficient distribu?
tion of territory, etc.
"The expense will be borne by the
State appropriation and by the federal
funds placed at the disposal of the
work.
"During his fust six months the In?
spector in charge will have bis head?
quarters at Clemson college? after
that he will choose bis headquarters
as best suits the progress of the work.
'The Held force will bo selected by
the Inspector in charge with great
care, and solely on a merit basis
Over 500 applications are now on tile
in the office of the state veterinarian.
Only tactful, energetic and intelligent
men will be considered by the inspec?
tor in charge in making bis selections.
Neither county nor political affilia?
tion, nor any other consideration ex?
cept merit win be given weight. There
is lots of haul, disagreeable and dip?
lomatic work in connection with the
HUERTA APOLOGUES.
DICTATOR PROMISES PUNISH?
MENT OF GUILTY PERSONS.
Tense Situation Relieved on Announce?
ment of a Full Inquiry and Repara?
tion?Rear Admiral Mayo Demands!
Mexican Salute of American Flag as
Expiation of Affront.
Washington, April 11.?The tense
situation created here by the arrest
of American marines by Mexican au?
thorities at Tampico was greatly re?
lieved today with the receipt of Gen.
iluerta's prompt repudiation and
apology for the action forwarded
from Mexico City by Charge
O'Shaughnessy. While no definite
statement was obtainable in official
circles, it was intimated that the nec?
essary redress for the affront had
been afforded. '
l Reporting developments to the
navy department, Rear Admiral
Mayo, in command of the American I
i
I naval force at Tampico. cabled that
ho demanded that the Mexican com?
mander salute the American Hag in
expiation of the affront. In his mes?
sage he had given the Mexican offi?
cer 24 hours from t> o'clock Friday
evening to comply. No further mes?
sage had come from Admiral Mayo
when tiie department closed tonight.
Admiral Mayo's report was for?
warded to President Wilson at White
(Sulphur Springe, W. Va.
' Officials at tho state and navy de?
partments considered Iluerta's State
I mcnt full and frank. It promised an
immediate Investigation of Col.
Hlnojo's action in arresting the
marines and par.' ding them publicly
through the streets and that proper
punishment would be indicted upon
the responsible official.
Gen. Iluerta's good faith was ac-.
cepted apparently without reserva?
tion, and it was pointed out that it
was but fair to await the result of
the promised investigation.
The navy department, it was said,
lias issued no instructions to Roar
Admiral Mayo directing either the
withdrawal or enforcement of his de?
mand for a salute. Officials here - re
disposed to rely on that officer's 3is
cretion and are certain he has been
informed of the unqualified terms of
Gen. Iluerta's explanation. Some
doubt was expressed as to whether
tho salute could be demanded for
what was termed an "irresponsible
act" by a subordinate officer especial?
ly In view of the prompt apology from
Huerta.
RFPORT HELD UP.
Detective Leaves Atlanta After In?
vestigating Death of Mary Phagan?
Trip is Mystery.
Atlanta, Ga., April 12.?The report
of William J. Burns, the detective,
who has been investigating the case
of Leo I. Frank, under sentence of
dtath for the murder of Mary
Phagan, 14 years old, probably will
not be made for several days yet, It
was announced here tonight. The
detective left the city today but will
return shortly, it was said. His desti?
nation is believed to have been Cin?
cinnati. Whether the trip has any
connection with the murder is not
known.
Counsel for the condemned man al?
ready have announced that they will
file an extraordinary motion for a new
trial In the supreme court on Thurs?
day. This motion automatically will
Stay the execution of the young fac?
tory superintendent, which is set for
Friday. Tho new trial motion is
based on the claim of newly discov?
ered evidence and alleged erroneous
testimony given at tho trial.
WOMEN MAY PARADE.
Mrlteynolds Says They Are Legally
Free to Join Suffrage March.
Washington, April 11.?Attorney
General Me Reynolds today decided
that all women employees of the gov?
ernment departments were free legal?
ly to participate as individuals in a
suffrage parade on May 9th. Over
a thousand clerks ure pledged to
march in the parade.
Have you spotted the candidates for
office yet There is an abundant crop
in the making.
?JHHHE CS09B I_}^mmFmmwmmmmmmmmH5*
position of a county inspector, and
too great care can not be exercised In
making selections. The success of the
work of eradication depends largely
upon the type of man selected for the
work that will take o or 4 years.
Great assistance can be given work by
a sympathetic and helpful attitude on
the part of the people In those coun?
ties in which the work is successfully
pushed. No man will be gained by
attempting to begin eradication work
in every county at once. In seine
counties educational work must pre?
cede the eradication work, and In
such counties the people should not
become Impatient, hut remember that
the plan followed will be the one to
bring In the bast tune the desired re?
sult, which Is to rid the entire state
of the boll weevil of the live stock
Indtii try the cattle fever tick."
LIND MK1:TS WILSON AND VILLA
AND C AHR AN ZA TO CON?
FER.
Outcome of Two Conferences a Mat?
ter or interest to Washington?
Ri(ht*i of foreigners in Mexico One
Subject of Interest?No War News
for Day.
Washington, April 12.?Washing?
ton, official? and diplomats were
speculating tonight on the outcome of
two conferences to he held this week,
one in this city between President
Wilson and his personal represeta
tive in Mexico, John Lind, and the
other at Torreon between Gen. Ve
nustiano Carranza, first chief of the
constitutionalists, and Gen. Villa, the
victorious rebel army leader.
President Wilson will return to the
capital tomorrow from his week-end
trip to West Virginia. Mr. Lind is
coming up the coast from Vera
Cruz aboard the yacht Mayflower and
though no word has been received
from the yacht since she left Mexi?
can waters, he is expected to reach
here Tuesday. About the time Mr.
Lind is making his report to the presi?
dent, the Mexican rebel leaders will
be meeting for the first time since the
days of the Madero revolution, and
on this conference much is believed to
depend. Officials here think that a
face to face talk between Carranza
and Villa will result in a clearer un?
derstanding concerning the rights of
foreigners in Mexico and especially
their privilege of pressing claims
through American consular officers.
Xo news from the scene of war
came today to either the war or navy
departments. Tho navy department
also was without a final report from
Hear Admiral Mayo on the outcome of
his demand that the Mexican federal
commander at Tampico salute the
Stars and Stripes as a part of his apol?
ogy for the affront to America in the
j arrest of United States marines. Offl
jeials declared however, that no anx
j iety was felt over 1 his matter as assur?
ances had been g:.ven that proper re
I>aration would be made.
It wai reported tonight that im?
portant d??p?.tcnes had come to tho
State department from Mexico City.
Secretary Bryan said, however, that
he had nothing whatever to give out.
The secretary commented on the ab?
sence of press reports from the Mexi?
can capital, and remarked that ap?
parently a rigid censorship was being
exercised. He had nothing to say
about the possible cause of this.
One of the results of the Torreon
meeting is expected to he a reply to
tho state department's latest repre?
sentations, especially in the case of
Spaniards exiled from Torreon. Al?
though Carranza has told the depart?
ment that he is not disposed to inter?
fere with Villa's course towards the
Spaniards there is a frankly expressed
expectation that this stand may be
modified.
Should the two rebel leaders decide
to pay heed to Secretary Brian's de?
mand that the cases of all Spaniards
be settled on their individual merits
the United States will be confronted
with a problem of the greatest grav?
ity, since Spain has placed the safety
of her subjects in American hands in
representations mt.de by the Spanish
foreign office, both through Ambassa?
dor Uiano here and Ambassador Wil
lard in Madrid.
As to the situation resulting from
the arrest of American marines at
Tampico Secretary Daniels is satisfied
that Bear Admiral Mayo's having
been informed of Huerta's apology
will consider the incident closed and
may not press his demand for a salute
to the Hag. Now that Huerta's apol?
ogy and promised investigation has
relieved the tenseness of the situation
tho secretary feels that any further
reparation may be deferred until the
inquiry is complete!.
A PAIR WEEK.
Weather Bureau Sees Clear Skies
Ahead.
Washington. April It.--Generally
fair weather for th s week in all parts
of the country, except the South At?
lantic States, where rain is indicated
for the first day or two, was the fore?
cast tonight by the weather bureau.
?it will be cool and frosty over the
central and eastern districts.'' said the
bulletin, "and fair weather is likely
to continue during the greater portion
Of the week (.baring by Tuesday)
In the South Atlantic States, with a
return to more moderate tempera?
tures.
? After the middle of the week a
disturbance will appear but probably
without result other than local rains
In the north Pacific states.-'
THOUSANDS HADE IDLE.
VII Soft Coal Mines n Central Penn?
sylvania shut Down.
Philadelphia, April 11.?Operators
oday ordered all soft coal mines in
entral Pennsylvania closed down.
iiXty-four thousand persons are
hrown out of employment by the ex
< utton of the order.