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DICTATOR IGRKtSi TO SALUTE \mi:ric\\ i PAt; \s DE M \M>El>. his|mi< h of Warship* to Blockade Mexican Port" Takes Tho starch Out of MlMI OUtntor Wlio Will Order Salute jf A merit tin Flag at Tuiupk'o. Washington, April 16.?Tho United States government tonight accepted ''"i. Huerta * offer to salute the Stars ?He stripes as an apology for the ar? rest of American blucja* kcts at Tam pleo u week ago t?>da>. The Huerta government's salute to the Ameriean Hag will be answer* d with a salute to the trl-eolor of th*> Mexi. an nation. This arrangement, the details of which were being finally arranged to? night in an exchange of othYlal mes? sages betw *. i \\ isbington and Mexico ? i<\. emlcd. tri the view of till high .olmlnlstrutlo'n otlh i.ils. the cr.sis that had reunited in tho dispat* h ?>f Ameri? can war ships to M< nican waters. Ex | utive officers and congressmen breathed a alvrh of relief that the ten? sion had passed. No time hi* been set for the tiring of the salute and until the details are arranged, no further orders will ? ?? sent to the American tieet now proceeding south. It is practically cer? tain, however, that while many of the vessel* will be turned l ack, others Will continue south ami | substantial h no leased n ival force will be main? tain* d in Mexican waters. Huertas offer and re?iuest for a re? turn salute caused President Wilson to ask for an opinion from the coun? selor of the State department and navy department ..tip ials. All report? ed that it was the invariable custom in n.is.il practice to return n salute anil cited precedents. The president also was informed that Rear Admiral Mayo, on mak ng his orig.nal demand f*>r a salute, agreed to return the courtesy. Mr. Wilson said a return of a salute order such circumstances did not in? volve recognition of the Huerta gov? ernment, but was merely an act of the same character as grasping the hand of an individual who was apologizing as he extended It. Secretary Bryan, too, took th? \lew that tho American sa'ute would be given to the flag of the Mi xiean nation, just as much re? spected by the constitutionalists as the Huerta government, and no technical recognition was involved. Precedents In which the United State? returned the salute of other nations who apologised to it were cited at the White Holltt and navy department, ami i' was general!;' agreed in executive quartern that Qeji Huertas compbance with the Amcii * hi demand had dissipati <l a U BSC situation In less than t^ hours aftOf Pnsi n? nt Wfawn bu t ordered the Atlantic and Pacific fleets to Mexican waters und h.ot informed <",. v. Huerta that unless a salute was bred Is atone for repeated offense against the dignity of th?? United States there would be se rious consequences, the answer ram. ?a complete acceptance ??r the de? mand of tho Washington government, immeditately there was a ( hange in the atmosphere of official Wash? ington. As the storm elouds lifted and a wave of sutlsfAction spread through official quarter*. President Wilson ar? ranged to ko to White Sulphur Springs' W \ a , for tiie week-end. and Secre tary flryan, who is ill. planned to take hl? b>ng delayed trip to Miami. Fla. Attention that had been t? mporarlly directed from the legists iVS pro? gramme turne?! agiln t" congressional routine. The BMMtsjsji aenaonlng which i< ?i lid of the Ainer icsn government, the Strong pfSSSjnTS brought |g Im-.ii ;it Mexi*., City by Churge 0\siiaughsjsssjg and the diplo? matic representatives of other gov? ernments. BfjShti by a.Ivies from the ftt n h mil < b rio in unibassailors at U ashington, who b am* .I tioin the *tu?? d* puittnent the s? ri?#ui intention of has Washington government, all had brought about a grain interna? tional crisis. Congresn showed Us readings to stand by tin- admlntatra? ti??n i?n.I the house committee <.n f,,r OK'i affairs passed a resolution up? holding ttie president s position While the president declared the firing of the salute would olOSe the Tainph o Incident it will have no par? ticular bearing on the general Met I can poll* v of the administration Other sflhMSSOB BOSS oh the afreet of ii mull or.lerl it Vera Cruz, ha .e hSSS ?fnansjlgsd lei and Ilm Halted Mates will continue its position of neutrally .1* between the two : oii..ns eonteiul ing for the milltar supremu? \ of the southern r? pui-lo In* eb ntally the pfSS dent, as well ttn Mr. pi van. m their conversations on tho situation, goners Hi dram nt? icntion to ot!i<rial rsportg tio , had re served seeJetasj (lea, Villa and I he gsjsjsjilisjtissjsjiists for their treatment ?a prisoio rs ami foreigners In lb* tdoo.lv tattle at Torreon Not a for ?Igncr was injured, according t<* . in it.i reports ft em eye witnesses, serin's offer s/as received in con 1 . rgess generally with approval and memhe i familiar with International precedents agreed that a> return salute from American guns could not bo re? garded m recognition of the Huer to regime or in an> way he heaeath the dignity of the United States, gen it?>r Lodge, ranking Republican member Of the foreign relations com? mittee, who said early In the day lli.it to return the salute would nullfy the effect of the apology. Withdrew his ( ritieieifl after a telephone conversa? tion with BeoretnTy Bryan The Mas? sachusetts senator was Informed that naval gfHooni and those familiar with preeedentl knew 0l no case where a salute was not returned and that, nioreover, the statement that the sa-' lue WOUld he returned was included! in Hear Admiral Mnyo'a original ?ie mund. Mr. Lodge said he had been mis? taken about it and expressed the hope that the custom in such cases would be clear to the country. When Senator Shively, acting chair? man of the foreign relations commit? tee, visited tho White House, ho learned from Secretary Bryan of the proposal from CJen. Huerta to yield to the American government. Tho In-j diaaS senator, who had studied care? fully ull tho possibilities In the sltua-i tion. erai quick to agreo that the [United States government could not refrain from answering the Mexican apologetic guns, and when questioned by senators at the capitol later as? sured th. in a return salute was in ae l crdance with international customs. For several hours Senator Shive ly's attei tion was engaged by his col leeguee, who wanted assurances that a return SWlUtS could not be consid? ered ns ji signal of recognition of the Huerta government. He declared that it could not be eo regarded; that thc^ United Mates government had been dealing unofficially with the Huerta regime as a de facto government and Lad never extended it any official recognition; that the ultimatum had been severed upon the dc facto govern? ment because it was the only sem? blance o:! government from which reparation for insults could be asked. During an executive session late to? day senators discussed the reported Huerta position informally and it was agreed that the United States should not quibble over returning the aslute, but there were some senators in? clined to the view that the advance request from Huerta for a return Of the salute should be ignored. "Demand the salute of the flag, and do as wc please afterwards,'' was tic way *>ne senator expressed his opinion. i "You may be sur?* of one thing." ?all Senator Chilton of West Vir? ginia, "that if i? return of the Mex? ican salute by this government would mean reeognition of the Huerta gov? ernment! here will he no American salute in gneWOf to Mexico's apology. Another thing, the country may be as? sured of and that Is that when Pres ld< nt Wils >n sets himself firmly, as he has in this case, there will be no sur i? nder on his part.'' Discussing the probability of allow? ing some Of the ships, now en route to Mexican waters, to proceed regardless of the acceptance of Huerta's offer, manv membe rs of congress expressed the opinion that the administration propoOOS to keep a firmer hand on the ? iiiation in the future and that fur? ther reasons 'or vigorous action may develop at any time. Inquiry as to the eharaeter of pres? sure brought on don, Huerta brought ?Mit the fact that foreign governments hand an active inlirst in the acts of the last 24 hours. The French and German ambassadors, after confer? ences at tho stato department, wcro in communication, it is understood, tvith their representatives in Mexico City. Another phase of the situation was a well authenticated report that the last installment of a loan due Huerta was about to be held up by foreign bar):<ers if he did not comply with American demands. Charge Al gara of the Mexican emhasij here was in closo tOUOh by cable with Gen. Huerta, and every avenue of inllucnce exerted was in tho direction of con? vincing tho Mexican dictator that it eras best to yield. Developments of the day in rapid suceeeelon showed that the pressure had had ItS effect. During the night long messages came from Charge 1' Mia in;l nessy, describing his talks With Huerta, When they were de clphered Secretary Bryan hurried to the White House. Acting Chairman Hhtvely ..i the foreign relations <com node,, happened la be waiting to see the president and was called Into con? ference, They wen- together for s short time onl) mnd emerged smiling. ??The situation Is very encouraging/'] said Ree refer) Bryan, ?ait he pre? served silence es he went to confer whh Counselor Lansing about piece* dents a?r returning salutes, Mr Lans? no. showed that In each case on rec ? ?id a salute given us an apology had in en returned. In IH66 when tie Conf< >\? rate < rulaor Plorlita was m ise i m ihe harbor of lila de Janeiro, Hru sll, by s Union veeeel, Braail demand ni apology ami a salute. The Wash tneion government sent > ship In lllo ? i pe< i ill) tu salute tin colors of lira /.ii ttnd the salute was returned. Other oaeei wer?- cited and Secretary l.'uyan communicated again with the presi? dent. "The situation promises a solution," sahi Mr. Bryan afterwards, "without more than an exchange of communi? cations.'' The news of just what Huerta had ottered leaked out through other of? ficials and soon it spread throughout paper men later in tho day he did not make announcement of the Huerta offer. This was generally interpreted to mean that he was withholding comment until the salute actually had been arranged for. The president however, did discuss some phases of the offer indirectly. He was asked If a return salute would be given should Huerta salute the colors. His reply was that naval practice showed the return of a salute was an inva? riable custom. Later the navy department issued the following statement on this point! "If a national salute is fired af. an 'amende honorable, it is invariably re? turned gun for gun by a vessel of war of the power whose flag has Just been saluted. This is in accord with international comity and there are many precedents to establish the cus? tom. "In Amdlral Mayo's written com? munication to the Mexican general, Zaragoza, at Tampico, April 9, was the original demand made for a sa? lute to tho Hag; in this communica? tion Gen. Zaragoza was informed by Admiral Mayo that the salute would be deturned by the Dolphin/' Incidentally the dispatch of war fleets to Mexican waters brought up a discussion of possibilities in emerg? encies. Mr. Wilson held that while no one doubted the right of the; exec? utive to take immediate steps, such as the landing of marines or pacific [blockade ?r even the bombardment of a coast town, it would be more nat ; ural While congress was in session for the president to work in (lose co opi ration with the legislative branch of tho government, whether he had authority or not to take aggressive steps. Discussion of all these measures ( ruled in official circles when It be? came knoWn that the Huerta govern? ment had yielded. They attracted at? tention, however, as pointing to the inclination of the administration to I e aggressive in future dealings with the Mexican authorities. "Advices from Tampico," said a statement from the State department, "arc to the effect that the warehouses i of tho Agenica Commercial, which were destroyed in tho late attack on Tampico, were the property of the Mexican government. It is said that a bile the buildings themselves were of little Value, the merchandise stored In them by the Agenda Commercial was worth approximately half a mil? lion pesos.'' "Senor Hiano, the Spanish ambas? sador, who was among Secretary Uryan's callers, again pressed claims for redress of the 700 Spanish sub? jects expelled by Gen. Villa from Torreon, He had been informed by B cretary Bryan of Gen. Carranza's decision to act on representations made by the United States in behalf jor foreigners in Mexico, lint the Madrid government is not satisfied I merely With a promise that future ! claims of Spanish subjects may be made through tho United States, .it [wants a safe return for the Spanish I exiles now at LT Paso to their foen er homes In Torreon. Mr. Hryan is continuing negotiations with Gen. Carransa regarding arrangements for the retUm Of all the exiles not held guilty of being active supporters of the Huerta government. John Lind took an active part In the day's developments, being In fre? quent consultation with Secretary Hryan. Speaking of his conference with Mr. Lind, President Wilson said they had developed hOthing new on the general situation and that no new policy had been recommended by nis envoy. The president said Mr. Lind was worn out from his labors and would not make definite plans for the future until he had obtained a complete rest. Mr. Lind expects to leave here in a few days With his family for tho West. Late tonight dispatches from Mex? ico reached tin* state department. They will not be deciphered until to? morrow, however, and officials would not Indicate whether they were from Charge O'Shaughneasy at Mexico City. BVFFRACJKTTES ON RAMPAGE. feminist Lunatics Apply Um Torch lo England? Yarmouth, Rng., April 17.?Suffra? gettes burned Hrltnnnla Pier, tho largest recreutlon pier in Rnglnnd, this morning. The loss was 175,000, London, April 17.?-Fired by suffra [cttei the Kmplrc I heat re, and Ken dngtott theatre were damaged $15,000 ? ? re, i in- Uro was extinguished to? day. Kempton Park, Rng? .\prii it. - l b. b ? grandstand at the race truck aus burned bj Huffrugettes today. NAVY WAS REM. DAMTLS PRAISES WATCHWORD OP BADGER'S FLEET. Talks of His Efforts for Proper Main? tenance and Support. New York, April 16.?' We do not know what we will be called upon to do, but we are ready." This, the only statement of Rear Admiral Charles Padger, commander in chief of tho Atlantic fleet, had to make as his ships steamed out of Hampton Ponds for Mexico, was made public here tonight by Secretary Dan els to be added "to the splendid words spoken by American naval he? roes." Mr. Daniels told members of the Xavy League of the United States at their annual banquet that the brevi? ty and comprehensiveness of that statement deserved to rank with those of Dewey at Manila and John Paul Jones in the battle of the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis. An appeal for popular support of the navy was voiced by the secretary "There is nothing the matter with our navy," he said. "There is noth? ing the matter with our discipline. There is nothing the matter with our splendid personnel; there is a great deal the matter with tho public view point; there is a great deal the mat? ter with the lack of information on the part of a great portion of our citizens as to the navy. "It is my firm belief that no def? inite programme of naval construc? tion?by that I mean a programme that will not he in jeopardy every time congress assembles?can be laid down until an overwhleming major? ity of our people become friends of the navy's proper development." Mr. Daniels said his pride and ad? miration of American naval officers and men was stirred and strengthened by John Lind, President Wilson's personal representative in Mexico, j upon his return to the United States recently. The secretary remarked that Mr. Lind called to tell him that the officers and men of the nayy were the finest body of men he ever had known. The navy now has its full quota and for tho first time has a waiting list the secretary said. Speaking of his recent order abol? ishing the wine mess the secretary said: "With singular lack of logic, critic* who rtee fit to represent me as a foe to discipline on the one hand, twist this into a case of discipline run mad on the other. Far greater ques? tions than that of disciplino lie baek of this." The secretary said there was no body of more temperate, clear headed men In the world than American na? val Officers. Ho asked his hearers whether they would not demand the abolition of a wine mess in railroad engineers' club houses if the railroads :-:hould permit such a thing. "Tho wreck of a great battleship," said the secretary, "tho loss of a critical battle and the honor of the country may easily hinge upon one of many men in the varied and com? plex duties which tho great masses of intricate machinery called battle? ships should create." Secretary Daniels called attention to Emperor William's advice to naval cadets at Murwick: "That nation which consumes the least quantity of alcohol wins. And that >ou should be, my gentlemen! And through you an example should be given the j crews." "Substantial and practical eco? nomics have been brought about in the expenditures for the navy," Mr. Daniels said. 'The appropriation bill now before congress is leas than that of last year, yet last year's appro? priation included only one battleship. This year, with less money, we pro? pose to build two." Secretary Daniels said there were no political parties in this country when the honor of the nation was at stake. "When the president directed me to order the Atlantic tleet to Mexico," he said, "not a voice was raised in any newspaper in America hut to uphold the patriotic act. This is an occa? sion when the Navy league was ex? pected to speak for tho navy, but Within the past few days the navy has spoken for itself." Secretary Daniels was the guest of honor at tho Navy league banquet tonight. Other speakers also lauded the preparedness of the navy for im? mediate action as shown by the prompt departure of a powerful squadron tor Mexican waters at the call of the Washington authorities ?in-, weck, ('ob Roberl M. Thompson presided. \t the speaker's table among others were: Capt, Albert (Heaves, comman? dant of the Brooklyn navy yard; Rear Admiral a. T. Mahan, retired: Rear Admiral Charles l?. Slgsbee, re? tired, and the Rev. John C. Chad wrick, chaplain of the battleship Maine, which was sunk in llahana harbor. "Once more the notion in time of stress has called on the navy," sahl FORCEFUL PERSUASION POLICY PRESIDENT WILSON WILL DEAL FIRMLY WITH MEXICO. situation lab Improved Ami Immediate Crisis Has Passed but Warships Have Not Been Turned Back From Mexico?Huerta Will l>o Forced to Keep His Promise to Salute the Flag Washington. April 17.?President Wilson's "watchful waiting'' policy in the Mexican situation has been chang? ed to "forceful persuasion," backed up by the guns of American warships. Although there was a slight lessen? ing of the tension today, following the acceptance of the offer of President I Huerta to salute the United States flag if the Americans would in turn salute the Mexican Hag, the crisis is not entirely passed. The State de? partment is waiting for word from (Jen. Huerta accepting the terms of the United States that the firing of the return salute of the Mexican flag! win not imply the recognition of the dictator's government. Meantime the armada of American i battleships continues on its way to Mexico. President Wilson is taking no chance on Gen. Huerta failing to live up to his promise. The yielding of Gen. Huerta was due to pressure on him from the! French and German envoys, accord? ing to reports received here. PRIZES FOR AUTO DRIVERS. Ajax Tiro Company Distributes Prizes In Most Miles Contest. Every section of the country from ? oast to coast and north to south is represented in the Hood of returns In the first annual mileage contest of I tho Ajax-Grieb Rubber Co., from which James F. Gibney, driver of a Locomobile for C. E. Kock, Marlboro, Mass., emerges the winner of ttrst prize with a total of 16,782 miles to his credit on Ajax tires. Just to show the widespread interest in the com? petition, a glance at the leading prize winners gives a line of geographical distribution of the high mileage men. The lowest mileage attained by any of the first fifteen was in excess of y.DOO miles. The leaders in contest, with the mileage attained, are these: 1st prize: Jas F. Gibney, Marlboro, Mass., Hi,782 miles Locomobile owned by C. E. Hock. 2nd prize: Fred Dicks, Detroit. Mich., 13,900 miles Packard owned by Geo. D. Coleman. It is worthy of note that the cars i In this first fifteen and in .fact almost all the way through the contest are big machines, not the lighter sort of which high tire mileages are the ex? pected and the usual thing. Of the first fifteen, two are Fords, but the rest embrace the names of Pierce-Ar row, Packard, Cadlallac, Winton, Lo? comobile and Peerless. The running is not alone in cities, but In smaller towns, too, so that tho tires have ob? viously been tested over every sort of going. THE LEO PRANK CASE. Prosecution Will Vigorously Hcsont Motion for New Trial. Atlanta, April 17.?The prosecu? tion will vigorously fight the extraor? dinary motion for a now trial of Leo Frank who was convicted of tho mur der of Mary Phagan at the hearing next. Wednesday. Prosecutor Hugh Doreey today stated that he had strenuously objected to the verdict being read at the trial during Frank's absence and that Judge Iloan told him Frank had waived constitutional rights, agreeing to be absent when the verdict was read. ELEVEN BURNED TO DEATH. j Shocking Tragedy in New York Room? ing House. i New York. April 17.?Seven men. three women, and ono four-year-old I girl, were killed and five fatally burn? ed In a tire which swept a furnished (room house at 74C Eighth Avenue to? day. There were many thrilling res? cues. Some of the victims are so badly burned that Identification seem impossible. The blaze started among excelsior In the basement of a Ten Cent store. Those rooming on the up? per floors were cut off. CUTTING DOWN EXPENSES, Members of National House Agree to Save Uncle Sam $115.0(H) Annually. Washington, April 17?.The house' today by a vote of 237 to i?r> abolish? ed the 20 cents per mile allowance for members travoling to and from the capital at the beginning and end of each session of congress. The al lowam e. now reduced to actual trav? eling expenses means a saving of 111 5,000 annually. Col, Thompson in bis addtess, ' and as ever the navy has been found pre? pared and ready for Immediate ac? tion, aide to do what is it asked t<> do." REALLY i SMP ?BW ?TROX? TESTIMONY AGAINST TOLLS EXEMPTION. Potter IT mil Choate?Ms Explanation of Huy-Puumvfoie Treaty is That it Forbids Discrimination. Washington, April 16.?Joseph H. Choate, American ambassador to Great Britain, during the negotiation of the Hay-Pauneefote treaty, believes correspondence with the British gov nerment at that time precludes the idea that American coastwise ship? ping can be exempted from paying tolls through the Panama Canal. Former President Taft, who signed the canal ad containing the exemp? tion, thought that in doing so he was granting a subsidy to American coast? wise shipping and believes that un? less congress reverses itself th^ United States will have to submit to the quea tk n to arbitration. The points, both welcomed by re? peal advocates, were brought out to? day at the hearing before the senate committee on interoceanic canals. Senator Simmons introduced a tran? script of an address delivered by Mr. Taft before the Canadian club at Ot? tawa last January and Mr. Choate's views were submitted in a letter to Henry White, secretary of the Ameri? can embassy at London, while Mr. Choate was ambassador, accompanied by letters addressed by him to John Hay, secretary of State, explaining the holding of the negotiations. Mr. Choate wrote that the corres? pondence showed beyond question the intent of parties to the negotiations that the treaty should mean exactly what it says and excludes the pos? sibility of exemption of any kind. Mr. , Choate reviewed the attitude of Lord I Landsdowno by saying that "he abro? gated the Clayton-Bulwer treaty; gave us an American canal, ours to build as and where we liked, to own, con? trol and govern, on the sole condition of its being always neutral and free for the passage of ships of all nations on equal terms except that if we get into war with any nation we can shut its ships out and take care of ourselves." Mr. Taft, in his address, declared: "There are some hotheads that talk in absurd tones about the right of the United States to manage her own canal and her own property as she likes, no matter what she has agreed to, but this is all froth. These arc the cxplosivistas." He added that he had no idea of breaking a treaty, but the question was "what the treaty means." Dr. Ernest Richard of New York, [president of the American Peace so? ciety, and James Cowles of Washing? ton were the only witnesses before ths committee today. Mr. Richard de? clared the United States should live up to treaty obligations and said ths only people to gain by coastwise ship? ping exemption would be ship owners. A committee of the New York Chamber of Commerce wdli be heard tomorrow. LEVER HOPEFUL OF PILL. I Measure Provider That Statistics Bo Gathered by tLc Census Bureau. Washington, April 16.?Representa? tive Lever today made an argument before the house committee on ths census in favor of his bill requiring the census bureau to report on the quantity of cottor seed purchased and delivered to cotton mills each year, the quantity crushed, the quantities of the various crude products, such as oil, meal, and linters, obtained, as well as the quantities of these pro? ducts and of refined oil purchased by lard, butterine and oleomargarine manufacturers, and also the quantities of the various products on hand at given dates. Mr. Lever holds that legislation of this kind is needed be? cause of speculation and manipula? tion affecting the prices of cotton seed and its products. The value of the seed obtained from the crop of 1912 whs estimated at $128.390,000, and it is argued that it is perfectly reason? able that the government should col? lect statistics on this article of com? merce in the same manner as on quantities of cotton ginned and con? sumed by manufacturers and left on hand. Congressman l^ever believes that he will be hie to secure a fa? vorable repor* om the committee on the census i iu get his bill through the house <t the present sesion. Him; hit LTfTLB GfRlV Animal, a Family IVt. Declared Vic? tim of Haides. Manning. April 16.?The little lix-year-old daughter of Mr. Jack Powder, who lives about three miles southeast <?f Manning, was bitten Monday b> a little dog that was a family pet. but which got to acting la S strange manner that morning. The dog was killed ami the head sent to he pathologist of the State hoard of health In Columbia Monday night and tie reported last night that the dog had rabies. The regulation anti-rabies treatment was begun on ths little pa tlsnt t tus morning.