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THE WEATHER. MEN WHO ADVERTISE Local rains today; Sunday probably fair and somewhat colder. . . . V v - . .-V - . . : ; - . rm - If you business Is not worth advertising, advertise it far sale. Remember, dead men never - advertise, except on - their tomb stones. Walker. -S, iROltJ.N.OE VOL. XCI KQ.vi8. WILMIKGrTOK, K. C, SATTRDAY: lOBKIKGr, FEBRUARY 22, 1913. WHOLE IOJMBERs13,254. HUERTA OUTLINES TO INTERVENE FOR STATE WILL AID . v,; V, "V V? f-:-- ; V. v PILGRIMS ON THE ROAD TO WASHINGTON y IN COUNTY ROADS Will Restore Oder in Mexico Regardless f Cost, Says the -President. ' : :- ..i - JOAN AZGONA PUT TO DEATH Madero's Secretary is Executed at ebla Generals, Angeles and Bel tran Will bs Subjected to an lnquic Pu- 4 4 NEW REVOLUTION Mexico City, Febf. 21. It is certain that the new admin istration in Mexico must deal with a new revolution . in ad dition to the remnants of the old one. , Venostiano . Carranza, Gov ernor of the State of Coahu lia, with 1,200 men' is work ing with Emilio- and - Raulo Madero, brothers of the depos ed President, who am at San Pedro, Madero's - blf home, near Satillo, which is Car ranza' s base. Jose ;- Gayou, former Governor of Sonora, has telegraphed from Mexi cali to Governor Maytorena, of Sonora, goffering Urn 3,000 men and "2,000 pesos, to - re store Madero to office. Governor Matonora has tele graphed the Senate and Pro visional President Huerta repudiating the .new adminis tration. The Governor of Tu catan, ignorant: of the death of Gustavo Madero, has wired him offering the services of 1,200 men and money" to as sist in a new resolution. What will le done : with ex President Madero has not yet been determined.; Juan. San chez Azcona, Madero's- ' pri vate. seexetarylBUJP?1son : at Pueblar-?' 'XT', - "r General Porfirio - Diaz,' "ex- President of the'CRepublic, v 4-4-4- 4- JU who has been" jtaP. exile ' in J. Europe is coming home. There ej. is not the slightest 'possibil-. J. ity that .he again will mix in J. the politics pf . Mexico ut his enforced exile is ended. 4 Mexico City, Feb. 2li--That the new administration in Mexico expects to use the methods of Porfirio Diaz so far as is possible" -in-" governing the country, was' made evident today in a conversation Huerta had with news paper men. - " Huerta declared that no matter what the cost should be or who the men were who paid it, peace-Would be re stored in Mexico. He .said it was his ambition that when he-left the Presi dency people would say of him "He has restored order throughout Mexico, made safe the investment of . money and rendered secure the -lives and in terests of all, both foreigners and Mex icans." ' . , . .. Calmly and dispassionately Gen. Hu-, erta outlined his programme for the use' of the army in restoring and main taining order- Headmitted that in many parts of the republic all was not in accord" with peace. To these sections, hevsaid,h'e 'Would send emis saries in an attempt; tor bring about or der or, if necessary, troops would be dispatched to themto itijorm the peo ple of the government's desires. "I want to restore to: Mexico that inter rupted current of riches which ' is her right," the President continued, "and to bring aboutucHconSltions in the. country that ' i dlplomij will feel their charges are ieCure.' The President declares that he fa vored a free ; press iti Mexico, saying that even antagonistic orgahs were de sirable since fr6ni! tttemVthe adminis tration might learns of .yils that oth erwise might be hidden U An emissary of ;PeSitiealt Huerta left today for Salttllo,-Capital of the State of Coahdila, faring a letter to Governor Venostiarto' ! Carranza, who is reported to btf raising San .army to fight the new government.' -In, 'itiUs" letter a final effort ismadetfegath the Gov ernor's adhesion to; the 'hew regime. A train loaded with troops -also is on its way to Saltillo'from the capital and in the event that Governqft J CaVranza maintains his - attitude - of '-opposition these men will be used against him and his followers., 'X-'"' - It is reported that JuanSanchez Az cona, private secretary to-ejPPresident Madero, has been put to death at Pu febla. There is hd confirmation of the report, but it is generally believed to be true. Azcona'Ths arrested at Api zaco while fleeihgTfr.om the Capital and was taken to Puebla: XXX' Gen. Felipe Angeles, .former com' niander of the army, operating at Cuer navaca, and Gen. JoaquinFausto Bel tran, former commander 'of the Feder als at Vera Cruz, are" tobe subjected to an inquiry by 'the; military court. Gen. Beltran will be 'tried for the part he played in attacking ..Vera Cruz last year at the time of: the ill-starred up rising fomented there by Gen. Diaz. He is accused "of a misiise , of the white (Continued W Page 8.) ' i "Finishing TbucheY' Now Being Made on 1 Great" iTertipbraVy Structure PROVISION FOR CAMERA MEN Special Rampart-like Structure Being Constructed for Photographers . Strange Doorkeepers on the Job Washington,- Feb. 21. A ccat of white paint applied today to the square reading; des' from which Woodrow Witson will deliver his in augural address March 4th, constitut ed one of the real "finishing, touches" to the "great temporary structure that has gone up jnn the east front of the capitol in preparation for the inaugu ration. . Across the. street carpenters are still working on the rampart-like stand from which the battery of cameras and motion picture machines will be trained upon the inaugural scene, but the managers of affairs at the capital promise that a week before the day of action practically every detail of the ; arrangements, at the capital will have been completed. Demands from photographers ,for space on the camera stand have re sulted in the extension of the struc ture. Provision is now made for at least 50 cameras. These will be train ed upon the - square center platform, rising -a few feet- above the outside edge of the immense 8,000 seat stand, which stretches back in a gentle-rise to the doors of the capital. On every available corner of the capitol and from the top of" 'the House and .Senate wings of the 'build ing, supplementary stands -have been reared loosing down, upon the main strueture -. and affording' perches . for capital employes and others who can- note be anwaodated on- the main structure" " ";' Under the reading stand at which President Wilson will stand to;: ad dress the crowd after he takes the oath of office is a concealed gate that will swing open to allow him to de scend to his carriage for the return to the White House, without passing through the crowd on the stands. President Taft and President-elect Wilson will pass into the capitol up th broad steps of the Senate wing and will go after the ceremonies in the Senate chamber through the cen tral door of the capitol to the inau gural stand. The entire area of the capitol grounds will be. policed on inaugura tion day toy the regular Washington police. The capitol police will De withdrawn into the capitol building for protective purposes. The doors of the capitol to which admission may tfe had by special card only, are to be turned over, however, to strange (Tmc-keeiers so tnat oia ineuusuiyo and official prestige may have noth ing to do with breaking down the strict rules of the day. Serseant-at-Arms Cornelius is ioi- lowin the same method in handling the Senate gallery for the cerempnres attendant on the inauguration of Vice President-elect Marshall. Head ush ers from the theatres of wasnmgton have ;been encaged to handle the seat ing of guests, so that official pressure may not be exertea on me leguwi. capitol employes. With only 79b seats in the ealleries, extreme meuious sometimes .resorted to by those anx ious to witness tne spectacle m m Senate chamber. ' " Tn front of the inaugural piationn, flanked on the one side by the mid- cliinmpn from Annapolis, ana on tne other by the cadets from West Point, will be Major General leonara wooa and his staff guarding tne space 'Be tween Wilson and the camera ram part. As he begins his inaugural ad dress those guards .will draw m to-wnrrf-thA stand so that the icrowd be hind may come within range of the President's voice. AftPr some difficulty, provision nas been made to get President Wilson's personal guests, who will numoer nearly 200, off the inaugural... stand and up through the crowded, streets to the White House to the official re view. Special stairways in th'e: rear of the stands -and a fleet of motor cars will be used. GRAVEL QUARRY. Coast Line Purchases Valuable Prop erty at Elm City, N. C. (Special Star Correspondence.) Rop.kV Mount. N. C. Feb. 21, There is being put into position at Elm City extensive quarry , and rock crusning machinery, the work being m cnarge of and under the direction of the .At lantic Coast Line, - whicn several mnnths aeo nurchased desirable prop erty in close proximity to Elm City, it having been secured at tne nme ui or der to furnish the rock supply f or, con siderable ballasting that is being plan ned in connection with an improve mont of the company's right-of-way and double tracking in the . Carolfhas and Virginia. Machinery of the lat est, improved type; for ' nanaung tock has been put' into position and hen actual - work1 of crushing starts about the - first of the month, it is expected that about 30 cars a day can be sup plied. . - H'.":. ':i"vu. This photograph shows the advance line of the army of suffragettes who are marching from New York to Washington. One of the features of the gallant suad of "Votes" advocates is a map of the 'United State (shown above), in which are designated the States where women enjoy the suffrage franchise or where they soon ex pect to get it. These States are shown in. 'beautiful bright .colors, while the States wliton seem unalterably . op posed to woman suffrage are painted in repulsive hues. r $20,000 TO RELEASE THAW Superintendent of; Mattewan State Asylum Testifies He Was Offered This Sum to Set Free Harry K. Thaw. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 21. Dr. John W. Russell, superintendent of the Matte wan State Hospital for the Criminal Insane, testified today before Govern or Sulzer's committee of inquiry that he had been offered $20,000 if he would release Harry K. Thaw. The offer, he said, was made during the latter part of 1912 by a lawyer whose name he could not remember, in an "uptown hotel" in New York City, and was re fused. . This testimony was developed dur ing an investigation of reports that William F. Clark, . secretary of the committee, recently had requested Dr. Russell to release Thaw on the ground that ' such ah action was desired by Governor Sulzer. The Governor him self had stated, previously that he au thorized nio one to make such a re quest. Dr. James V. May, chairman of the State Hospital Commission, another witness, told of having been approach ed by Clark several days ago with the same request. Dr. May said he told Governor Sulzer of the incident and the Governor said he would not inter fere in the Thaw case and had not au thorized anybody to say he would. Clark, when sworn todajy, denied having told either Dr. Russell or Dr. May that the Governor wanted Thaw released. He said, however, he had Visited Dr. Russell while investigating a report that he had received $25,000 to free Thaw. While Dr. Russell's memory was hazy, concerning the identity of the lawyer who offered him the bribe, he denied any reason for wishing to con ceal ije inan's name and thought he could furnish it later. ' The " witness also told of a conver sation he had with "Mr.--Hoffman, of Poughkeepsie, Mr. Thaw's private de tective," in which he said he had been advised he would be called to Albany soon on the Thaw matter and that the Governor "wanted . Thaw out." The superintendent added that even had he received a written order from the Governor to release Thaw he would not: have done so. Dr.,Rus8ell, when asked whether he called Thaw insane, decline to an swer. '; v . " Dr. May later testified that Dr. Rus sell had expressed the opinion that Thaw was "not a paranoic, but was suffering from a form of mental un soundness which is spoken of as con stitutional inferiority.". Clark likewise declared Russell had remarked to him that Thawwas "per fectly sane,"" New York,' Feb. 21. The statement of the actual ? condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week (five days), shows that they hold $13,173,650 reserve" in excess of legal requirements. This - is "an in crease of $4226,750 from last week. "Chains of An Oath" Great' double-reel film at the Grand Theatre tbda'y. "Be sure to see it. - '(Advertisement.) ftps - : JSsr' , ,kX6&2b ! B. BOFF IS iELICTED Federal Judge Succeeds Clarence W. Watson as Senator from West Virginia The Republican -Forces United Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 21. Na than B. Goff, judge of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, a Re publican, was elected United States Senator this afternoon by a joint ses sion of the West Virginia Legislature to succeed Clarence W. Watson, Dem ocratic incumbent. The election of i Judge Goff broke a long deadlock, coming only after two appeals of Governor-elect , Hatfield for harmony during a Republican caucus and on the last day of the present legislative session. After prolonged sessions during the night to center strength for one can didate, the Republican caucus practi cally agreed to support Judge Gon. This conclusion was not reached un til after daylight. Many members of the Legislature failed to go to bed anc attended the legislative session this (Continued on Page 8.) OUTLINES The State Department yesterday de cided to intervene in behalf of Made ro and see that the fallen President is given a faif trial. The lower house of the N. C. Gen eral Assembly yesterday passed the Kellum bill providing for the issuance of bonds for aiding counties in road building. In outlining the programme of the new Mexican administration, Gen. Hu erta yesterday declared 1 that peace would be restored in Mexico regard less of the cost. Chancellor Allison rendered his de cision in the Vanderbilt; University case yesterday, holding that the board of trustees does not have! the right to elect members of the board. The mammoth temporary stands " to be used during ' the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson are fast nearing completion, finishing touches being made on the principal one yesterday. Thirty-five indictments were return ed yesterday against officials of the defunct Citizens' Trust Co., of Augus ta, Ga., charging violation of State banking laws, forgery and embezzle ment. . The superintendent of the Matte wan Insane Asylum testified yesterday before a commission of inquiry that he was offered $20,000 duringvthe lat ter part of 1912 to release Harry K. Thaw. N "General" Rosalie Jones and her suffragette army marching from- New York to Washington, reached Havre de Grace, Md., yesterday after tramping over the worst roads they have yet en countered. New York markets: , Money on call easier, 2 1-2 to 3 per cent; ruling fate 3 1-4; closing bid 2 1-4; offered at 2 3-4. Spot cotton closed quiet; mid dling uplands 12.65. Flour ibarely steady. Wheat irregular ;TNOj 2 red 1.10-1-2 and 1.12 , Corn steady. Tur pentine firm. Rosin . steady. " DECIDES AGAINST TRUSTEES Chancellor John Allison Holds That ..' Board of Trustees of Vanderbilt University Cannot Elect Own Members Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 21. Chan cellor John Allison today handed down his decisioivin the Vanderbilt Univer sity case, involving the right of the board of trust to elect its own mem bers. The decision was a sweeping one, in favor of the college of bishops of the Southern Methodist Church, as against the 'board of trust's .claims. The chancellor's findings briefly fol low: That the original charter was grant ed to representatives of various an nual Methodist conferences. , That Vanderbilt University was founded by the Southern Methodist Church and "is now being largely maintained and patronized by . said Church in the true sense." That the corporation 'brought , into existence by agents of the original patronizing conferences simply holds its title to the university and its prop erty in trust. That the board of trustees of tne university were never and are not now members of the corporation and do not hold and never have held the right to elect persons to fill vacancies on the board.. That the annual conferences having created the board of trustees, the right to fill vacancies in "the creature" was vested alone in the creator, the- an nual conferences, which by appro priate action transfered the right to the general conference, which in. the exercise of that right elected N. E. Harris, of Macon, Ga.; A. W. Biggs, of Memphis, and V. A. Gojjbey, of Austin, Texas, to the board at the Asheville conference in 1910, and who are entitled to their seats. That the college of bishops constH tutes a board of supervision of uni versity and have the right jointly with the board to elect officers and profes sors and prescribe the course of study and plan of government. That "Commodore" Cornelius Van derbilt did not impose any conditions or reserve any of the rights of priv eleges. Prior to 1910 vacancies on the board had been filled by the board, the! annual conferences and later the general conference through the. board of education. The board of trust al leges this was a voluntary concession on its part, to. maintain intimate rela tions with the Church. The position of the bishops is that the Church es tablished and is maintaining and pa tronizing the university of a "founder" in 'making his gifts to, the university. ' VERDICT FOR $15,000. 3v Young Man Recovers This Sum From Norfolk Southern. , , (Special 'Star Correspondence.) ; Raleigh, N. C, eb: 21. The .four days' trial of the suit of Walter G. Ferebee vs. Norfolk Southern Railroad for $75,900. damage's for the Ipss of his hand and other injuries in an. ac cident at Wendell, this county, termi nated this afternoon with a verdict for $15,000 in favor of the plaintiff. .The accident was nearly; a year ago.,: : : FALtElM PRESIDENT United States Will See That Francisco Madero Gets a Fair Trial WILL STILL REMAIN NEUTRAL State Department Ones Used Influence to Save Diaz from Death Exile . Probably the Worst Fate of Madero. Washington, Feb. "21. Intervention of the United States government to se cure justice, or at least a fair trial for. fallen President Madero, of Mexico, as announced by Secretary Knox at the cabinet meeting today, was an un expected development of the State De partment's policy in regard to that re public As recently as yesterday5 it was announced that there was no in tention to depart from the policy of non-intervention in the Mexican trou bles. It appears, however, that this, statement was based upon the natural assumption that the new established Mexican government would observe the amenities of civilized warfare in its treatment of prisoners, of either high or low degree and when the kil ling of Gustavo Madero gave ground for genuine apprehension for the fate of the ex-President, it was felt that the time had come to stretch forth a restraining hand. The administration feels that it has not in any manner departed from its policy of strict neutrality. Its action was purely impersonal and probably would have followed as surely had Gen." Diaz' been captured by Madero and threatened with death without the process of law. The fact is, though not officially admitted, that in an un official manner the State Department did bring to bear influences: which sav ed Diaz from death when, he .was-' cap tured by';Gen:-JEteItran at Vera Cruz last Fall. It is believed that th?ivrfiir- bf cpmbat-is over, rilirbe ffie'first to express gratitude to the United States government for preventing the placing wi sucn a spot on the reputation of their country as would follow what practically would amount to the mur der of a deposed President. It is recalled in some quarters that the action of the administration in the case of Madero is precisely the reverse of that taken 46 years ago when Presi dent Andrew . Johnson refused to in tervene to prevent the shooting of the Unfortunate Emperor Maximilian, who was by a singular coincidence betray ed by the military leader, Gen. Lopez, who was his main reliance. In that case, however, it is pointed out that Maximilian was in Mexico greatly against the will of the United States and also that he was tried by a legal tribunal in the' form of a court martial While it is hoped .that the Huerta government will be able to draw to its support all of the revolutionary lead ers of the North and the South, th administration continues under ihc belief that prudence dictates the con tinuance of the military and naval pol icy of preparedness. Pursuant to this, the First and Fifth brigades of the army remain under preparatory orders for foreign service and the three army transports which are due to arrive at Galveston early next week will be re tained there ready to embark troops at a moment's notice. Francisco I. Madero, deposed Presi dent of Mexico, will not be railroaded to jail, thrown into a mad house or summarily executed by Provisional President Huerta, according to reports today from Ambassador Wilson. Ma dero, the ambassador reports, will be given a fair trial and possibly the worst fate that will await him will be exile. Secretary Knox, with the ap proval of President Taft, had instruct ed Ambassador Wilson to convey to Huerta in diplomatic terms the intima tion that the United States would ser iously object to a summary execution or sentence of Madero. . ' It was not felt here that the former President should be slaughtered or put out of the way for crimes which seemed purely political, without a fair and open trial. This view was made plain to Huerta, and the fact was not concealed that the United States look ed with disfavor upon the shooting of Gustavo Madero. PUBLIC BUILDINGS BILL. Additional Appropriations for Wades 5oro, Lumber-ton and Wilmington- (Special Star Telegram.) Washington, D. C, Feb. 21. The Public Buildings bill, as it was report ed to the Senate" today, contains the following additional appropriations for North Carolina: Wadesboro $10, 000; Lumberton $5,000, in addition to present appropriation; additional $10, 000 for Shelby, and an additional $200,- ?00 for the custom house at Wilming on, making the itotal appropriation for the structure $600,000. Mrs. Pearl Woodlick, of Durham, today applied to the Woman's Suffrage headquarters here for suffragette lite rature.. So far as is known she is the first North Carolina woman to indi cate an interest in the present suffra gette movement. S . VDr. S. W. Battle, of Asheville,' is here. He wants his son appointed a lieutenant in the marine corps. P.'R, A. Lower Branch of North Car olina General Assembly Votes to Help SCHOOL TERM BILL IN SENATE Passes Second Reading With Amend' ment Brunswick County Bridge Pleasantries Over Defeat of Primary Bill , (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 21. -By a vote of 81 to 5 the lower House of the North Carolina General Assembly passed today the Kellum bill provid. ; ing for tire semi-annual issuance of $300,000 four per cent . State bonds to be used in financing road bonds is sued by counties at five per cent fop road building, the bonds to run for 41 years by which time the one per cent sinking fund will have provided for liquidation. V It is the bond issue plan picked out by W. S. Wilson, of the Department of State, and. endorsed by .the State Highway Association and other" road building interests of the State, The bill passed second reading with very little discussion and took its place on the calendar for final reading Satur day. . . - In the Senate the resignation of W. E. Hooks, as engrossing clerk, ill? health 'being assigned as the cause, was received and W. H. Sawyer, bC Raleigh, was elected in Ms stead. "Mr. Sawyer was a 'candidate for the placa at the beginning of the session. The six months minimum school term bill from the House waf further : discussed by the Senate and passed dm ' second reading 44 to 1, or rather, thia : was the Vote on the adoption of -the Bryant amendment, empowering conn lies ar tevy special i flv-ents-'tifcW 4 county purpesv ties deem this necessary ; in; connec tion with the operatioifiof the school ' term act. The bill passed second read- " ing unanimously. . ' V ; : Representative , Bellamy, of ' Bruns wick, introduced today the bill to car ry out the agreement . between "Wll- ' mington, New Hanover- and pBruns wioto counties for the' elimination of the toll ferry across the "Cape Fear and for Wilmington to build the steel bridge across the Cape " Fear and Brunswick the "bridge across Bruins wick river. This involves- bills in which Brunswick cedes Eagles Island to New Hanover and another bill pro viding for , an election in Brunswick on issuing bonds for the Brunswick! river bridge. Mr. Bellamy says the people will certainly vote the -bonds. . The Banking . Business The Senate Committee on Banking and Currency will report favorably a substitute for the General Banking bill endorsed by the North Carolina ' Bankers' Association., It establishes the offipe of superintendent !of banikfi . at a salary of $3,250, to. appoint and have charge of three bank examiners one chief examiner-at a salary of $2, -400 and two assistants at $1,800 each,'.; provides for two examinations annual ly of all banks, gives discretion to . Corporation Commissions to refuse to ; charter a bank, prohibits banks" from , starting business with less. than $10,- 000 in cash, empowers Corporation Commission to appoint receiver to wind-up the affairs of batiks and the Commission may declare insolvent. The bill is a voluminous one. 68 pages -of typewritten matter covering every phase of the banking business. East Carolina Railways Bonds The, Senate Judiciary Committee No, 1 refused to stand for a bill. to vali date a $50,000 bond issue subscription to the East Carolina Railway Com pany and T. A. Mclntyre, curing a' defect in the original bill passed by the Legislature in 1893, it howjiaving been on three separate days, and the ayes and noes entered. Judge E. K, Bryan, of Wilmington, appeared for the bill and R. A. Nunn, city attorney of Newbern, against it. : The City of Newibern had subscribed to the stock with the, bonds and claimed that after the stock was Issued, ; Mclntyre, who, controlled the matter,; consolidated the interests he had in such a way as to render the valuable Stock , worth less, and that Mclntyres trustees in bankruptcy still owned the .bonds and., therefore, that to validate, the. bonds : now would be an injustice to the City, of Newbern. X ' Row Among -Fisherjtieri The House Committee on Fish and Fisheries heard at length the - griev ances of a delegation of fishermen from Newbern- headed; by JJ. M. Green and R. A. Nuhn as attorneys, protesting against "allowing- the. Car teret and Pamlico county, fishermen on the Neuse ; river bel&w !Newbern,s to line both sides of the river channel in their territory with pound; nets so that, as the Craven fishermen claimed, fish could not get up into their waters . and tributaries that penetrate Lenoir Craven, Green, Pitt, Johnston, . Waxo and other counties. Chairman ' Wal lace, of the committee,, opposed he de- mands of the Craven fishermen, insist- ; Ing that the use of the pound nets as at present 4y the Carteret and Pamli--co people did not interfer .with - the catches higher up the river '. The Cra- . ven delegation proposed a compromise H -
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