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in Attempt Made :to Assassinate Mayor :MMchell
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is Latest
Is
Flatly Denied
By
After Cabinet Meeting Secre
tary Bryan Dispatched a Mes
sage Flatly Refusing to Com
ply With Huerta's Latest Re
quest For a Simultaneous
Salute Huerta Must Follow
Former Request.
Ships Dispatched to Mexican
Waters Will Not Be Recalled
Huerta Has Been Taking
Bad Counsel in Last Twelve
Hours, It Is Thought.
v Associated Press.
Washington, April 17. Huerta's
iaiest equivocation over an apology ao
American flag has been" met with
r.i unqualified demand for a salute
v. twenty-one guns as originally ask- j
?d by Rear Admiral Mayo at Tampico. !
American warships will return it, ac
cording to international custom.
This word went forward to Mexico
City today after President Wilson and
his cabinet had discussed Huerta's
latest proposal that the balute be a
simultaneous one and that he te as-
?ured that the American ships will!
return his gun fire.
President Wilson and his advisers!
considered Huerta's answer briefly j
and Secretary Bryan left the cabinet
meeting to send the reply. It was
vic-l and fittflK--' ...... ,
We intend to have that salute,"
-aid Secretary Daniels.
Other officials reiterated the inten
.ion of the American government to
iave no more temporizing but a com
plete apology for indignities to the
Sag.
Washington, April 17.Huerta has
parleyed again. He demands that his
salute to the United States flag shall
hr returned simultaneous, gun for
gun. This President Wilson is practi
cally certain not to accept. . (
Will Deny Request. '.
This latest hitch at the eleventh
hour when officials here expected the
situation was as good as closed, was
disclosed in dispatches from Charge
O'Shaughnessy. President Wilson dis
cussed it with the cabinet. Administra
tion officials said privately Huerta's
counter proposition would not be ac
cepted. Wilson Will Back Up Demand.'"
The development confirmed fears of
those offiicals who expected Huerta
would equivocate again. Any intention
of recalling any ships of the fleet now
bound to Tampico was abandoned and
those close to the administration ex
pected to see President Wilson's de
mand for an unqualified apology back
ed up.
What United States Will Do.
The text of Charge O'Shaughnessy's
dispatches was not made public, but it
became known that Huerta's latest
proposal was that as his guns fired
their salute . to the stars and stripe3
as an apolcgy for continued affronts
to the United States, that the cannon
of the American fleet should reply to
the Mexicans salute gun for gun.
Officials he;e were ready to acknowl
edge Huerta's salute of 21 guns after
U had been fhished, with a return sa
ute such as is prescribed in naval
i-ustom and precedent. That would
.nn-ely be acknowledging an amende
umorable, they say, but to return Huer
:a's salute, gur for gun, they pointed
hh. would makt the apology valueless.
Huerta's Motive,
"ifficials described Huerta's latest
;,nc ,as an act to preserve his own
before ihe Mexicans of that
vi j the country under his control.
hue president 'Wilson and the cabi
net will decide what shall be done, tne
opinion is expressed freely in official
- ii cles that , nothing but a complete
apology and such a, salute as the Unit
"1 States demands, would be accepted
low,
Playing for Time.
'While Secretary Bryap when he took
"n5 latest dispatches before the presi
dent said the situation Vas "encourag
but not finished," and , White
House officials said the detail remain-
in dispute did not affct the "heart
! the matter," it developed that
Ciena's counter proposition for a
simultaneous salute was regarded as
another play for time which .probably
v-ould not be countenanced.'
All aie latest dispatches were laid
More the cabinet. Practically all the
t-embers of the offiical familywere' said
n bo agreed that there should be no
"tther temporizing.
"When the cabinet meeting . adjourn
al Secretary Bryan still described
'W negotiations as "encouraging" but
'". final. -, ,'- ,i : -
"i have received one message from
harse O'Shaughnessy and have ; sent
:n reply," he said. L
Request is Denied. L
Other members of the cabinet said
huerta had been Tntormed that no
Request
Uncle Sam
simultaneou.? salute would - be
ac-
ceptable to this ggvernment.
Secretary Bryan left the cabinet
while it still was in session to send
some dispatches. He was sileut as
to their nature, but it was under
stood that the word had gone" back to
Huerta that a simultaneous salute
would not be . accepted and that
Charge O'Shaughnessy was advised
that the United, States would insist
on its demand.
Officials expressed the view that
Huerta has been listening to "bad
advice" during the last twelve hours
and after he promised Mr. O'Shaugh
nessy yesterday that he would give
the apology.
Meanwhile it. was emphasized that
no counter orders had been issued to
the battleship's speeding to the Mex
ican coasts. A blockade of Mexico
and other drastic measures were dis
cussed in oflicial circles. Those well
informed declared that if . ithin the
next few hours Huerta did not com
ply entirely some announcement of
what definite steps would be taken to
compel his apology would be made in
Washington.
Secretary Bryan announced that
later today he would make public the
text of Rear Admiral Mayc's original
demand in which he agreed to return
the 'salute of the Mexican commander
at Tampico. -;
With, the sending of the message to
Huerta stating emphatically that the
United States would not accept his
counter proposal for a simultaneous
salute the . Mexican., discuasxonaj;. the
cabinet meeting: ended."
It was apparent that the cabinet of
ficials believed Huerta would yield all
the points" demanded by tne United
States, but were ready to back up
every demand. -
It Tas learned that one- of the
causes of Huerta's latest parley was
a fear that should he give the salute
demanded the American' ships might
not return it and thus leave him in -a
humiliated position. It .vas said that
he would order the salute if assured
that the United tSates would comply
with . the international amenities and
acknowledge it. Wrord that the United
States would acknowledge his salute
according to custom and precedent
went forward to Mexico City.
Absolute Refusal.
Secretory Bryan instructed Charge
O'Shaughnessy finally to inform Huer
ta that the United States will accept
nothing less than a salute of 21 guns,
and that the American ships will reply
after the salute has been fired.
EH ELS WAGING
i REGRESSIVE
CAMPAIGN
-.
Chihuahua, Mexico, April 17. Gen.
Obregon with several thousand rebel
troops from Southern Sonora is lead
ing an expedition toward Guadalajara,
state of Jalisco, the second city ot
Mexico. . .
By the time Obregon, moving from
the west coast enters the state it is
believed the last of the federals will
have been cleared out of the Torreon
district and Villa will be free lo
join the campaign against Guadalaja
ra. " ' .
Gen Angeles has reported to uen.
Carranza that the federal retreat
from San Pedro was . a disorderly
rout; General Villa is in San Pedro,
directing the pursuit from there.
THREW WIFE Q
HOT STOVE T
KILLED HER
Boonville, Ind., April 17. Throwing
his wife, Mary, 42 years old, against
a hot stove in his home here today,
William Folsom, 52 years old, formerly
a prosperous farmer,' fired two shots
into her heart, killing her instantly.
Then he nflicted three wounds m his
own breast, none ; of which, doctors
say, -will prove fatal.
The shooting occurred from tne
wife's denial of infidelity made to Fol
som; it is said, and her -refusal of his
demand that she surrender her- wed
ding ring. , - - - ,
The Folsoms have ten children,
from 3 to 23 years old.
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COMMANDER OF AMERICAN
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Norfolk, Vaf,, April. 17. Rear Admiral Badger, on the' flagship . Arkansas, with - the ..battleships Vermont and
New Jersey. in. its w-ake, sailed from, Hampton Roads for Tampico to force the Mexican government , to salute the
United States flag. The commanders of remaining ships in the fleet were w ired' rush; orders, to get under way at
once following the official reply of President Huerta, defiantly, refusing-to make the reparation demanded by Admir
.ad Mayo for his insult. to the. United States. 'Transports were ordered by the war department to go to. Tampico at
full speed to take off all- Americans.-and ; other'. foreigner's ' who would be endaugered in 'cases the Mexican "force, attemp
ted to repel the landing ' of United; States marines. The illustration shows Admiral' Badger, his flagship and the Dela
ware, one. of ...the', strong, battleships .which will later be sent to re-enforce' his ftest. ;v , . . .
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FLEET AMD TWO OF SHIPS H
WATERS
v v "" Noted Actress Dies. f --
New York April 17. Mrs. EtheLMay
Katz, well - known on the stage - before
her marriage as Ethel Adams, is dead
of cancer here.' Her husband, Her
bert Katz, a .brewer of Paterson, N.
J.,,is saidto have spent; 5100,000' in
radium treatment in attempts to save
her life;-" ' .:
. . .. . ." The Majestic "Sold. . . ..
.Liverpool, Eng., April 17. The
White Star-line, in view of the ap
proaching" advent of the 50,000-ton Bri
tannic into- the service, today sold
the Majestic to be broken up. The
price paid for the old liner was $125,
000. ' - '.
E WILL HAVE IN MEXICAN
1
HIE
DISGOVERE
RUINS OF FIR E
Bjr. Associated Press. 1 - . ;
r Gedd'es; ' S. D:,; April ,17. Bodies of
W. ' H.' Menzie, manager of the Far
mers'!. Lumber Yard : here which was
burned last, night, and his bookkeeper,
Miss -Blanche Signalwere found today
in: the debris of the yard office.
'Miss Signal's feet were tied with a
wire- and her hands , wired behind her.
Her , skull had .been - crushed -with a
hammer, found nearby. Menzie's feet
were , wired together., and a -wire was
found -'on'. brie wrist, the other end was
broken.' .His -Vkull '-. hadvbeen fractured.
There ,'is-rio "clue arid no known mo
tive for "the rhurder has been discover-
Mr. Menzie and Miss Signal were
last seen alive when they went'to the
office.' about S:30' - last night to' do
some extra;- work. - ---- v-: ' '
v Miss Signal had -agreed to meet her
bVother at 9 o'clock. ' The fire "was dis
covered at?ll:30 but had gained ir
resistible headway. J -
N E W ; E X P R E S S r R AT ES.
Special ito. The; News. '
Raleigh, April 17. -The corporation
commission made an "order . today re
quiring. the-Southern Express Company
to put into -effect on June 5th, the new
system of rates ; applicable . to intra
state express business' in North Car
olina., it being, based, in the new. sched
ule of-'-rates-'J applicable' through the
interstate .commerce, commission on in
terstate business -throughout -the i Unit
ed States,' butwith, considerable modi
fication that will avert raises in rates
on various commodities that would
be r the effect of blanket - application
of the interstate rates. ' , 1 7 '
LE TRAGEDY
Bullet Went Wild
Struck Counselor
1 oik
DATE FIXED FOR
HOUSE
Bjr Associated Press.
VV ashington, April 17. The presi
dent and Mrs. Wilson announced to
day that the wedding of their young
est daughter, Miss Eleanor Randolph
Wilson, and. Secretary McAdoo, would
take place on Thursday, May 7.
The announcement from the white
house giving the date of the wedding
also said:
"In accordance with the wishes of
Miss Wilson and. Mr. McAdoo the
wedding will be very, small. Only the
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall, tne
cabinet and the' immediate me'mbrrs
of the two families are to be pres
ent." '
Shot Wife and Killed Himself.
By Associated Press. "
Bellaire; O., April -17. Angry be
cause his wife refused to pay half the
costs of a divorce action he had insti
tuted against her, John Luggy today
shot her four times,; inflicting prob?
ably fatal . wounds. He then killed
himself Two of their young children
witnessed , the tragedy. ... :
ELEVEI LIS
LOST IN n
FIRE
Four Others Were Seriously In
jured Ten Dead Bodies
Taken Out Six Were So
Charred That Identification
Was Impossible.
Many Thrilling Rescues Were
Made by Firemen There
Were No Fire- Escapes In
Front of the Building Fire
Started in Pile of Waste.
By Associated Press. . '
New York, April 17. Flames that
swept through a '5-story apartment
house at 741 Eighth avenue today
claimed 11 victims and resulted in the
serious injury of four others. i
Ten bodies were taken from the
theatrical boarding house, that occu
pied half of the building. Only four
could be identified, the others being
charred beyond recongintion.
The identified dead are:
William Wallace, 46 years old; Nel
lie Wallace, his wife; Mrs. Nelie
Spencer, a cloak model; and Muriel
Davis, three years old. -
Mrs. George C Davis, internally hurt
died in a hospital. . " . ,
The injured are:
Joseph Messer Martin Welsh and
Charles Burke. '
The fire started in a pile of waste
in the basement of a 5 and 10 cent
store which occupied the ground floor
o fthe building, spread rapidly up
stairways, shutting off egress by them.
There were no fire escapes in the
front -of the building and the large
number of dead and injured was due
to the refusal of the panic-stricken
people to reiriain in the front windows,
where -many were rescued by fire
men . ' ' ,
All of the dead and injured were
taken from the rear rooms and halls
where they were caught while attempt
ing to reach 'the roof, and fire es
capes. . . ; ' .
. One man was killed in trying to es
cape with his wife over roofs. -In the
hour the flames raged many thrilling
rescues were made by firemen working
from ladders in front' and from -windows
-of a .nearby tenement building.
Captain Stnith, who was suspended by
his feet from a window, prevented
Louis Boylan from being dashed to
death when a ladder broke; on: which
he was crawling from the burning ten
ement. Captain Cmith - seized Boylan
and held on to him until bothv. could
be dragged to safety: , ;
-The " proprietor of '.. the rooming
house, a, negro janitor and several of
the rescued occupants of . rooms in the
building were summoned to appear to
day before, an official investigator.
WHITE
WEDDING
YORK
of New York
in the Jaw
Bullet Went Wide and Hit Cor
poration Counsel Polk in Jaw
Inflicting Serious Injury
When Arrested Would Be
Assassin Would IV(ake No
Statement.
Old Man Edged Way Through
the Crowd and Fired as Par
ty Was Leaving The City
Hall Much Excitement Was
Created by the Incident.
By Associated Press.
New 'York, April 17. A shot wa.i
fired at Mayor Mitchel just outside
the city hall this-afternoon. The bul
let went wide but struck Corpora
tion Counsel Polk, who accompanied
him, in the jaw. -1
Mr. Polk was " seriously injured.
Nearly all of his teth were knocked
out. The bullet narrowly missed
Arthur Woods, the new. police com
missioner. ;
The mayor, Mr. Polk and Mr,
Woods were entering an autom6bie
An old man whose name was at first
not ascertained did the shooting. He
edged his way through the crowd and .
was apparently attempting to assassi.
nate the police commissioner.
The . would-be assassin was taken tc
the police station in the basement oi
the city hall. - Ha was, shabbily dress
ed and apparently about 55 years old.
Mayor Mitchel himself questioned the
man, but he would say nothing con
cerning the shooting. :
Seach of his pockets disclosed two
letters addressed to the mayor.
Frank Polk, the wounded corpora
tion counsel, was taken inside the city
hall. .
He was bleeding profusely but did
not lose consciousness.
The mayor assisted Mr. Polk into,
the building and an ambulance was
summoned. Only the quick work of
detective George . Neun, acting as
chauffeur for the mayor's automobile,
saved the man under arrest from fir
ing a second shot. - Neun overpowered
him and took from his a six-shot 3S
calibre revolver.
Although the man refused to reveal
his name a mark inside his clothing
bore the name of David Rose.
A Later Story.
New York, April 17. An assassin's
bullet aimed at Mayor Mitchel as he
was leaving the city hall in an auto
mobile today missed its mark but bad-4
ly wounded Frank Polk, corporation
counsel. The man who fired the shot
was instantly overpowered. His . name
is David Rose, his age nearly 70, and
he gave evidences of being mentally,
unbalanced. The bullet crashed
through Mr. Polk's jaw, knocking out
nearly all his front teeth and inflict
ing a seriously though not necessarily
fatal wound.
"Mr. Polk was hit by the bullet,
but the bullet was undoubaedly in'
tended for me," said the mayor.
Attaches at the city hall said that
Rose had called to see the mayor sev
eral times lately but because of his ,
queer actions had not been permitted
to see him.
While an ambulance surgeon was '
dressing Mr. Polk's wound Rose, was
questioned by the mayor and a score
of detectives. He refused to answer,
any questions about; himself. Tw0 let
ters addressed to Mayor Mitchell were
found in his clothing. .The shooting
occurred at the Park row entrance to
thecity hall plaza shoraly after 1
o'clock. , , .
After a more detailed examination
it was said Mr. Polk's injury would not
prove fatal."
"Mr. Polk is conscious," said a bul
letin given out at the hospital at 2:30
o'clock. "He is doing as well as can be
expected under the circumstances."
Mayor Mitchel, Police Commissioner
Arthur Woods and Mr. Polk had left
the mayor's office for luncheon. The
three crossed the plaza toward Park
row, where stood the mayor's automo
bile, driven by Detective George Neun.
The mayor got in first, Mr. Polk and
Commissioner Woods folic'., ing. As
the mayor sat 1 down Rose dodged
through- the . crowd, on Park row; and
walking up to a point opposite the
chauffeur, took quick aim at Mr.
Mitchell and fired.
At the crack of the revolver Neun
leaped from the car upon the-shoulders
of the assiilont and bore him to the
sidewalk. This prevented him from
shooting a second tim.
LOOKS FOR EARLY SETTLE-
MENT.OF CONTROVERSY.
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. Mico City, April 17. Jose Lopez
Portillory Ropas, Mexican foreign min
ister, said at nopn today he believed
the controversy between the United
States; "and Mexico would be arranged
befoife uight.
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