if'
v ' ' - . "
THE? WEATHER.
Partly cloudy Friday, local rains at
night or Saturday.
, ; ABE:TOU AMEMBEBjf ' . -
Elbert finbbard Myt: "Not to Advertise Is
to be nominated ' to membership - in the
down and-oot club." Star advertising will
put you in the up-and-floin club. - '. '
' ' ':-'.
vol. xcni NO. 94.
VILLA WILL LEAD
REBELS IN WORTH
Reinforcements and Ammuni
tion Have Arrived.
FEDERALS WILL FIGHT IT OUT
Nine Generals and Four Thousand
Soldiers Will Die in Trenches
Before They Will Desert
Across the Border.
0 jinaga, Mexico, January " 8 . Re
turning today to O jinaga from a. re
eonnoitering trip- ten, miles : inland.
General Pasqual Orozco, commander
of the Federal volunteers, said he bad
encountered only the outposts of the
rebel army. The rebels were believed
to be concentrating under personal Ui-.
rection of General Francisco Villa to
present a solid front when they again
n-arch on Ojinaga.
All nine generals who remain in the
trenches here with the 4,000 Huerta.
soldiers said every hour of delay gave
tl em opportunity to prepare resist
ance and General Villa will have had
to increase the rebel force greatly to
repeat the six days' battle of last week
when the rebels reached within 400
vards of the Ojinaga trenches without
b.;ing able to take them.
General Francisco Castro, comman
der of the Federal regular army, said
he was confident his army never
would be beaten by. '.Villa. He said
he was well aware that the impending
conflict was of momentous importance
to the Huerta regime. It would settle, j
lie said, a question whether the Mex
ico City government was to maintain
its authority in the north or whether;
the "lawless rabble which goes by the
name of Constitutionalists is to have !
full sway."
Federals Endure Hardships.
The Federal commander said : his
soldiers had endured hardships, had
gone without fooJ for days, ragged
and footsore,' they had marched over
the waterless desert as a token of
their loyalty, and he did hot' believe
they would ruit.at the sound ofrbatjtle,
"We'll never retreat; but 'all- of us
wiir die right' here rin Ojinaga if lour
ammunition gives : out," -said General i
Castro, himself garbed in a torn and
dusty uniform as evidence, of the, re cent
fighting. ,. :- :., -. A.
Reports reaehed headquarters that
since their withdrawal from-the battle,
early Monday the rebels -had not onlv
been strengthened by reinforcements
from Chihuahua, but that they also had
obtained quantities of ammunition;
The Federal army has only what am
munition was left after the battle and
has no means of replenishing its
stores. ' - ' ' ' "'
Marines to Mexico.
Washington, January 8. Four hun
dred marines in the Panama canal
zone today were ordered to join
American warships off the east coast
oi Mexico, which will double the ma
rine guard aboard the vessels.
Secretary Daniels explained that the
transfer was for the health of the men
who have been on , the isthmus for
many months and whose duty there
ended when the War Department re
cently sent regular .troops to perma
nently garrison the canal zone. Ho
said the action could not be connect
ed in any way with the recent visit
of John Lind to - Gulf port. r
This official statement was issued:
"The recent approved recommenda
tion of the general board: for the re
distribution of marines provided ' for
the withdrawal of the marine detach-,
ment on the .Isthmus of Panama ;to.
unfite wtith larger commfandsf. Re
cent reports of unhealthful conditions
under which this detachment" is .ope
rating has led the department to ; de
cide on their immediate withdrawal.
These marines temporarily will be dis..
tiibuted among the ships at Vera.
Cruz.'- . -
Reports to the State Department in
dicate that contending factions m
Mexico are taking a breathing spell
in preparation for a series of general
engagements all along the border and
as far east as Tampico on the gulf.
None of today's reports told of fresh
tattles, and in the opinion of army
experts, Federals . at Ojinaga, Nuevo
Laredo and Tampico are busy with
i;ck and shovel strengthening de
fenses, while Constitutionalists are
waiting for ammunition and reforming
their lines for another attack.
Carranza Moving.
Maytorena, . Sonora, - Jany 8. Gen.
Carranza, most of his cabinet minis
tt rs, and the expedition of Gen. Lu
cio Blanco, are on their way to Culia
c:in, below Nogales, t on the Arizona
border. The proposed trip into Chi
huahua admittedly - had been aban
doned. . : 1
When Carranza's special tr-in left
Viermosillo today it was not; known
ntil the main line was reached what
direction the Constitutionalist leader
would take. By this route, Chihuahua
can be reached oonly by a circuitous
journey over the mountains and ; .north,
a ain toward the - Texas border. It
bad been expected that Gen. Carran-.
za would make an automobile trip: to
Juarez along the Arizona border, Mayr
torena was the stopping place tonight.
On the train with Carranza were
2(i0 of his body guard and about the
same number of -men under, command
oi Gen. Blanco. v v . ' - '
Maytorena is the insurgent v base
aliove Guaymas, which still remains
m the hands of Gen. Ojeda's Federals.
rom this point the trip must be made
by stage to Cruz De Piedra, the in
surgent outpost south of Guaymas and
thence by rail into Sinaloa.
Mancilla Was Sick.
San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 8. Gen.
Jose Mancilla, who : left the Federal
army at Ojinaga, Mexico, and crossed
to Presidio, Texas yesterday, did: not
desert his command, but is seriously
Hi and came to the v United States to
seek medical attention. This was the.
report which Major McNamee, in
command of the border patrol which
took Mancilla into custody under the
i. (Continued on Page Eight.)
llll lJH
DAY CE! FRRflTlflH
Plan to Errect Monument to
Hero of New Orleans.
IVILSOli HEADS ASSOCIATION
Meetings Held in Many Cities to Com-
, memorate Day Gore of Okla- :
C homa Addresses Democrats j
in St. Louis.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 8 On the
anniversary of the battle of New Or
leans, formal steps to erect a monu
ment to Andrew Jackson, its hero,
were taken at a banquet given here
tonight at the Hermitage club. The
banquet was attended by 150 repre
sentative men. coming from many
States, and including in its personnel
bo.JRepublica'ns ::nd Democrats: I
;,A resolution was adopted endorsing
Major - E. B. Stahlman, wbo presided
at the meeting, to appoint a committee
of 25 to form "the Andrew Jackson
National Monument Association. Ar
ticles of incorporation are to be taken
out-and trustees appointed from every
State in . the Union. The monument
is. to, be erected in Nashville, 12 miles
distant from "The Hermitage" where
President - Jackson lived and where
his body is buried. President Wilson
has already assented to become the
honorary president of the association,
stipulating,; however, that no appro
priation is to be asked of Congress.
One or tne speakers at the banquet
was Governor Ben W. Hooper, of Ten
nessee, a -Republican, who said 'in
part: . - .'.'
'Among the Presidents or this na
tion there have been many greajt men,
but ' to the popular mind only three
stand out 'with marlied distinctness.
The virtues -of the others may always
be known to the close and scholarly
student of history, but successive
generations of :Ainerican' citizenship
will most- vividly behold the clear-cut
figures of shingtoa, Jackson and
Lincoln."" .:' ' .'. --
Qther-speatet'ilncl'tidfld----Jlfajor..rE:
B. Stahlman, toastmaster J JohnTrot
wood T'Moore, poet and . author wha
read an original poem appropriate to
the occasion -"Finis"r Congressmen
F. J. Garrett and Joseph W. Byms, of
Tennessee districts; Hilary E. Howser
mayor of Nashville, nd C. P. Moo
hey, of Memphis. ,
Wilson's Message.
The .following telegram from Presi
dent Woodrow Wilson was read by
the toastmaster: -
"Will you not give the diners at the
Jackson Dinner my most ; cordial
greetings and say that I wish most
sineerelv that I could be present in
order to join in doing honor to the
great Democrat, who served the colin
tary with so 'high a courage."
Among others who sent telegrams
were Secretary Bryan, Attorney Gen
eral McReynolds, Judge Horace Lur
ton, Secretary of the Navy Daniels,
Former Speaker Cannon, Senator Lea,
Speaker Clark, , Senator Chilton, Sen
ator Ollie James, secretary oi war
Garrison, Postmaster General Burle
nn Melville E. Stone. John Temple
Graves, Governors Colquitt, Baldwin.
West, Mccreary ana lister. .
Miinrtreda of other congratulatory
messages .were received including one
from Samuel Jackson, of Carrick Fer
"' Ireland the nearest living rela
tive of President Jackson. , ';
r;.. At St. LOUIS.
Stl Louis, Jan. 8. -Democrats of St:
Lpuis tonight- observed Jackson day
by listening to speeches by Senator
Thomas P. Gore, Oklahoma; Senator
James A.. Reed, of Missouri, and Sena
tor Wliam H. -Thompson, of Kansas
Political, workers from all parts s of
Missouri attended a banquet at; which
the speeches were delivered. ?
Senator Reed said the last National
election - "broke - the strangle hold of
the beneficiaries of special privilege.
"The question," he said, "no longer
was 'What , do the American classes
desire," what the financial classes de
sire, -what do the political bosses de
mand'; but what is for the general
welfare?'
"The Democratic party may make
mistakes, but it will not join in a de
liberate conspiracy against the com
mon man. The President owes his
election to no support in this. x
"Members of Congress elected with
him recognize their duties as similar
: X Continued on Page Eight) ,
SUING EXPRESS COMPANY
For, $22,000 Back Taxes on Gross In
come Suit Brought by
. the State..
- (Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, N. C, s Jan. 8. Attorney
General : Bickett instituted today
against , the Southern Express Company-
a -'suit ..for $22,000 balance taxes
due,' according to contention of the
Sta.te; tax - commission for 1909-1912,
inclusive, - and . the first four : months
of the present year. It Ms 3 per. cent
tax on -gross revenues. 1 ;
The company wrongfully deducted
the amounts paid each year to the
Railroad companies for handling the
express before -giving in gross revenue
for this tax.
Suit for Lost Check.
State Treasurer Lacy brought suit
today against the Auto Sales Compa
ny, of Charlotte, to compel the com-,
pany to issue a duplicate for a check
for $500 license tax. The check was
deposited by the State Treasurer and
then disappeared before collection
was 'perfected. He offered to indem
nify the Auto . Sales Company against
loss if the original check ever turn
ed up. r , . ' -
WT0LMmGTON9 K.
W BRING SUIT
Of New Haven Road Before
Conference Is Ended
ELLIOTT GOES W NEW YORK
Road Began Work With Interstate
Commerce Commission to Get
-. Rid of Steamship Line.
and Other Holdings.
Washington, Jan. 8. After another
day of conference with Attorney Gen
eral McReynolds, Chairman Howard
Elliott, of the New Haven Railroad,
left", Washington tonight to meet his
directors in ; New York tomorrow, still
hopeful that, the Department of Jus
tice, will agree to such plans for a re
organization of the road , as its offi:
cials believe re practicable. Mr. El
liott is expected to return to Wash
ington Saturday or Monday, when;
it ' is believed thev Attdrnsy General
and his assistants will press the whole
New Haven case to some conclusion,
either the peaceful one of reorgani
zation or to a dissolution suit in
court.
With the announcement today that.
tne isew naven hsd taken the hrst
step to bring before the Interstate
Commerce Commission the question
oi its retention of comvUting steam
ship lines it was said one difficulty
had been removed from the path , of
negotiations. The principal point ! in
controversy when Mr. Eliott left was
understood to be the disposition of
the New Haven's trolley lines.
The New Haven brought the matter
of its ownership of competing steam
ship lines to the attention of the Com
merce Commission in compliance with
the Panama canal act of 1912. That
act prohibited after July 1, 1914, any
ownership or interest by a railroad or
other common carrier in any common
carrier by water when the railroad
does or may compete with such water
carrier. In an amendment the com
mission was clothed. ' with power; to
determine questions of fact as to com
petition ' and was authorized to? extend
beyong July . 1st, the time: in .which a
railroad may continue : the opera tlon
of .steamship " lines where such .ser
vice .'ts of advantage to the conven
ience and commerce of ; people.".
. ' ' The Application.
The New Haven's application asks
permission for continuance on the
ground that rates are, Jower on the
rail and water routes maintained,
than : on the all-rail routes. It de
clares the : continuance is of advan
tage to the convenience and com
merce of the people.
Under this application the New Ha
ven undoubtedly will be granted an
opportunity to argue tne justness of
its climax. No date has been set to
night to a hearing.
It was pointed out tonight, however,
that although this step by the New
Haven has put the matter of steam
ship line ownership before the com
mission, it has no binding effect upon
the Department of Justice. The de
partment is not negotiating with the
New Haven over the Panama Canal
act, but 'the Sherman : law and if it
feels the ownership of steamship
lines is in restraint of. trade it can
adopt its own method of procedure.
FORMS NO OPINION
Secretary McAdoo Gives Out
Statement Yesterday
Neither , He Nor, Secretary Houston
Will Make And Decision in Bank
ing Matter Until Final
Hearing. '
New York, January 8. Secretary
of the Treasury McAdood - who left
New York for Boston today, after con
cluding a hearing in the matter of re
gional reserve districts provided un
der the new currency law, issued the
following Statement:
"Neither Secretary Houston nor I
have expressed, directly or indirectly,
any opinion or formed any conclusions
on the " banking questions, now : the
subject Of . investigation by the organ
ization' co'mmittee under the Federal
reserve act nor shall we do . so until
all the facts have, been submitted. We
are impressed with the great respon
sibility resting upon us, , and with the
necessity for impartial consideration
of the views Of all sections of the
country; before a decision is rendered
To avoid the possibility of misunder-
standing, .we desire to say. that all in
ferences : and ') statements - to the con
trary may be accepted as -unauthoriz-'
ed." - r :.: - : '
Banks Give Endorsement.
Washington. Jan. 8. At the end to
night of the second week since the ap
proval of the. Federal Reserve Act, the
Treasury Department had received
from - National banks in 45 . States 1,
280 notifications of intention to. enter
the new' currency system. Assistant
Secretary Williams announced that
the New England States had presented
106 notifications, the Eastern States
314, the Southern States 280, the Mid
dle Western States 419, the Western
States 109, and the Pacific States 52.
More ithan six ; hundred National
banks have notified the Department of
the passage by their boards of direc
tors or , formal! resolutions approving
the hew,, law, and Mr. Williams said a
large number of State' banks and trust
companies . - throughout 4 the country
(Continued on Page Eight.)
FOR
DISSOLUTION
C, TBXDAX MOKimTG,
ELECT OFFICERS
OF I'EIAUS LEAGUE
. . : ' .".:.' .
' ; i.
Democratic Ladies Choose
Mrs; Wiu GulIop
TO LEAD THEiBlQRBftNIZWION
Mrs. Duncan U. Ftefcher, Wife of Flor
ida's Senator -Was& Made Vice'
President Hears Address .
in Afternoon. r (
Washington. January 5. The Wo
man's , National ; Democratic League
closed , its annuals convention today
with the -election-lby -acclaTnation of
Mrs. William -A, ; CkillQp.wlfe .of Rep
resentative Cullop,, of Indiana, to the
presidency. No resolution was adopt
ed urging : legislation upon the party."
Throughout the session stress . had
been laid upoavthe avowed object of
the league to afd '; jn the Congressional
campaign " in. "the coming" "November,
and the league -leaders 'held that un
dertheir constitution -only issues out
lined in the party's platform could be
considered. Rumors had it that one
element wanted to take up the suffrage
question by resolution, .but there was
I no-attempt to do so. :
a miia revolt, ugainst ine ruie oi
Mrs. Cullop as actingpresident and
presiding otficer disturbed today's pro
ceedings, a-- Mrs. Charles Morton, of
Washington, questioned some rulings
of the chair and . delayed the election
by demanding enforcement of a con
stitutional provision exciudmj? all but
members and delegates from the room
during elections. The delegates were
Overwhelmingly" 4n favor of the acting
president, however, and the ticket
went through as expected.
Mrs. Edward" Taylor, wife of Repre
sentative 'Taylor, : of Colorado, was
elected first vice president; Mrs. Dun
can U . Fletcher, wife , of Senator
Fletcher, ot Florida, second rice pres
ident; Mrs; John E. Raker, wife of
Representative Raker, of California,
third vice president; Mrs. L, G. Hoff
man, Washington, D. Teeording seq
retaryx; Mr. jiandeVvV,' Hopkiris,
Washington,- D.r CU - corresponding
secretary Charles S. Hamlin," assist
ant secretary of the treasury, address
ed the convention, discussing the
measures Congress has enacted- since
President Wilson's inauguration. He
insisted that they could have been ac
complished only by-use of the party
caucus. He outlined the workings of
the new currency bill, declaring it to
be a business man's bill, and a part
of President Wilson's .gospel of new
freedom, and compared, the new tariff
law and its predecessors in terms
that would appeal to housekeepers.
The reports of officers showed the
league to have gained in membership
and financial stability.
IMPERFECT WOMAN DEFINED
National Conference on Race Better
ment in Session at Battle
Creek, Mich.
Battle Creek, Mich., Jan.. 8. "The
imperfect or defective type of woman
is that represented by the very slight,
thin' chested and nervous woman, at
present . so favored by fashion," de
clared Dr. Richard Root Smith, of
Grand. Rapids, in an address tonight
at the National Conference on Race
Betterment, which opened here today.
Dr. Smith added, however, that "we
have no reason for believing that wo
man is worse off now than she has
been for many generations."
Other speakers tonight included H.
H. Laughlin, of Cold Spring Harbor,
N. Y.; Dr. Lillian. - South, Bowling
Green, Ky., and Prof. R. B. VonKleihs
mid, secretary of the American Asso-
(Continued on Page Eight.)
OUTLINES
Gen. Villa is gathering his troops
for the final assault on the Federals'
last stronghold in the north.
Marine reserves who have been sta
tioned in the Panama Canal Zone
have been ordered to join those
aboard the battleships in Mexican wa
ters. -. - .
Jackson day was -celebrated all over
the South and in some Northern cities
yesterday. . Plans are afoot to erect a
monument at New Orleans to the
hero of that battle.
Charles H. Moyer, president of the
Western Federation of .Miners, went
before the grand jury at Houghton,
Mich., and told of his deportation at
the hands of enemies following the
recent Christmas eve disaster in Ital
ian hall in Calumet.
The Woman's National Democratic
League listened to speeches, elected
officers, and adjourned late yesterday
afternoon.
A little 11-year-old school girl pre
sented President Wilson with a box
and a - note as he motored through
Gglfport late yesterday, with instruc
tions not to open either until he re
turned home. He found she " had sent
him a dove whose broken wing she
had mended and wanted him: to turn.
it loose. - - " .
New York Markets : Money on 1 call
easier 2 1-2 to 3; ruling rate 2 1-2;
closing 2 1-2 to 2 3-4. Wheat barely
steady. No. 1 Northern Duluth, 99 3-4 .
;orn ; Dareiy steady . . o x-z.-. u-iour
oareiy .steady. Kosin nrm. 'i"urpen-tine-
steady. Spot cotton quiet, mid
dling uplands ,12.30; '' middling gulf
12J5.
JANUARY 9 1914.
OFFICERS OF ARMY
TALKING TOO MUCH
Curtail Discussion of Debat
able Army Matters.
NEW REGULATIONS ARE MADE
Mexico Policy Has Been Freely Dis
cussed and Press Matter Given
Out by Some of the Offi
cers, It is Said.
Washington, Jan. 8. Officers of the
United States army in future will not
be permitted to discuss . publicly "ar
my matters of a debatable nature."
New regulations to cover this point
will follow 'an exchange of memoran
da today between Secretary. Garrison
and Maj". Gen.- Leonard Wood, chief
of staff , in regard to a published arti
cle telling of "free press matter" fur
nished to newspapers by Arthur- W.
Dunn, as a writer in the employ of
the infantry, association.
. Some of the matter referred to was
made of interviews with officers on
the movement . for a larger army and.
certain reforms in organization the
objects of the infantry association.
In this memorandum to Gen. Wood,
Secretary Garrison said:
"Please look into the case sufficient
ly ascertain whether officers of the.
army are furnishing matter to the
newspapers concerning questions of
policy under discussion between the
department and Congress or any oth
er matters not strictly within the line
of duty of such officers.
. Interests of Country.
"I feel that . the best interests 7 of
the country and ot the army would be
served if officers would not indulge
in. public, debate or discussion or in
any sort of a public propaganda, with
respect. to army matters of a debata
ble nature. ' ;" ".---:-'
"I would like to suggest the formu
lation of some regulation , which will
advise eiHcerst-OTnprrii!ixu'aev
I think r they shduld r assume , .t'owara
Gen. Wood replied: "I have made
inquiry of Major Johnson, editor of
the Infantry Journal, with . reference
to the work of the infantry associa
tion and find that it has, and Is, em
ploying Mr. Dunn as an agent in the
publication of data relating .to the
army, with a view to spreading abroad
what it believes to be valuable in
formation which should be in the
hands of the people. I am informed
by Major Johnson that they have lim
ited the material to that embodying
the approved policy Of the War De
partment. Major Johnson has been
informed of your wishes that all activ
ities of , this sort be terminated and
he has assured me that he will take
the necessary steps to bring about
this end.
"I will take immediate steps to pre
sent to you for consideration regula
tions which wil advise officers of the
army of what .the department consid
ers to be their proper attitude with
reference to discussion of matters
pertaining to the service or publica
tion of articles concerning the same."
State Bankers' ; Executive
Committee Unanimous
In Support of Virginia City for Re
gional Reserve Bank Goldsboro
Chamber of. Commerce Also"
Won " by Boosters.
- Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 8. The Ra
leigh chamber of commerce -tonight
endorsed Richmond for" a reserve re
gional Jbank location, the Goldsboro
chamber of commerce did likewise,
as did the executive committee of the
North Carolina Rankers' Association
in session here today.
A feature of the meeting here to
night was the address of Congressman
A: J. Montague, a former governor of
Virginia. In both Goldsboro and Ra
leigh the Richmond committee were
reminded that North Carolina did not
like: Richmond's intervention : in its
fight for interstate freight rate reduCr
tion. . v.
' Richmond's Contention. .'
Richmond. Va. .January- 8. Rich
mond bankers who are on a tour of the
Carolinas in an. effort to enlist sup
port for .the movement to have Rich
mond designated as the location or . a
Federal reserve bank; held a meet
ing in Raleigh tonight and will pursue
the campa-en in other cities during
the next week.
The noint is belner emphasized that
Richmond is not trying to. be named
over Atlanta, the bankers asserting
that the natural bank flow is eastward
and they are opposing any attempt to
divert it. .
Virginia and North Carolina cities
have strongly endorsed Richmond and
the delegation in the field. will proceed
early next week. ' :
Win North . Carolina Bankers.
(Special Star Telegram.) ; "' ' :
Raleie-h. N. C. January 8. The
executive committee Of the North Car
olina State Bankers' Association, in
Rpssinn here this afternoon, votea
imanimouslv for Richmond as the lo
cation for the regional bank for this
section, under the new Federal cur
rency bill, choosing Richmond in pref-
ALL FOR
(Continued on Page Eight)
Mm
MYSTIC BOX GIVEN
TO THE PRESIDENT
With Request Not to Open
Until He Reached Home.
CHILDREN SING AMERICA
Little Maiden's Gift to President Was
a CrippleWinged Dove to be
Released by Chief Ex
ecutive. Pass Christfan, Miss., Jan. 8. Pres
ident. Woodrow Wilscn stood -on the
veranda of his cottage at sunset to
night 'and, acting on the request of a
little brpwn haired school girl, releas
ed a white dove whose broken wing
she "had nursed back to strength. The
bird fluttered for., a moment, then
paused on a heavy, limbed oak, as if
preparing for a long flight, and soon
was lost m the evening shadows.
The incident was a sequel to the
President's motor ride today through
Gulf port. School children lined, both
sides of the main street, singing
"America," and people came flocking
trom stores and shops as the Presi
dent's car slowed down. A pretty,
dark haired girl of 11. handed the Na
tion's Chief Executive a box and a let
ter which she asked him not to open
until he reached home. When the
President arrived, he read the follow
ing: "Dear Mr. President: You will find
in this box a real, live dove. It flew
in the -door and broke its wmg -sev
eral, months, ago. We have cared for
it, and now that it is well, my mamma
says .we must give it freedom. If
you will do me the honor to open its
prison and let it fly awiay to find com
panions of its kind, I shall "be very
grateful. "Lovingly. "W. G.
"P. S. Just a little Tennessee girl
enjoying the beautiful Southland.
The President asked Representative
Harrison, who was riding with him to
find out-the little girl's name, as he
wanted to write that he had complied
with her wish. After diligent inquiry
among the school .children, the con-
gressman larned that the donor of
the dove was Miss wiua ureen.y. ttshe
b ad modestly v'igued her ' initials .be
cause, as she afterwards " said, she
didn't "want anybody to know anyf
thing about it." .
Did No Work. ''
Mr. Wilson found the outdoor-air
so inviting that he 'did not work all
the afternoon as has been his Custom,
but took a short automobile ride. The
weather was like a summer's day,
with the sun : hot enough to make
heavy clothing somewhat uncomforta
ble. - .
The President came here primarily
for a vacation, but he has been able to
perform many hours of uninterrupted
work, something almost impossible at
the White House. He has done more
work here in the last few days than
he often has accomplished in two
weeks at Washington. He has caught
up with neglected details in his study
of subjects thrust aside in the mael
strom of the tariff and currency agi
tation, .end he will go back to . the
capital with his mind made up on
many a subject of prime importance.
It. ' was inferred at the President's
cottage today that the visit of Charke
O'Shaughnessy to John Lind at Vera
Cruz' was an outgrowth of the recent
conference between: Mr. Wilson' and
his. personal envoy to Mexico.
"S Whatever ideas the ; President and
Mr. Lind may have exchanged bearing
on the Mexican situation now were
expected; -to be transmitted to Mr.
O'Shaughnessy. ,
Denial of pres"s reports from Mexico
City that two prominent Mexicans
were aboard the scout cruiser Chester
when ;she came- here recently were
authorized today jat the winter White
House; , . Attentions was called to ' the
President's informal statement Satur
day that nobody accompanied Mr.
Land.' - ' .
President Wilson took occasion to
say that Mr. Lind had spoken in the
most cordial terms of Charge 0
Shaughnessy at the recent conference.
The President said there was abso
lutely no foundation for the publish
ed report that Mr. O'Shaughnessy and
Mr. ima were not worKing m Har
mony.
Athens. Ga.. Jan. 8. Griffith &
Welsh, cotton dealers, who on Janu
ary 1st filed a voluntary request tor
bankruptcy, have arranged to pay all
creditors in full and will withdraw
their bankruptcy petition, according
to announcement by the firm tonight;
TWO NEWSPAPER MEN SUED
A. Brooks Brings Action for $25,-
,, 000 Damages for Alleged Li
belous Article. '
. i.
(SpeciaV Star Telegram.)
Greensboro, ' N. C, Jan. 8.Hon. A.
L. Brooks, former solicitor and candi
date for Congress, today instituted
an action against D. F. King and T.J.
Betts, of Rockingham county, for $25,-
000 as alleged damages for libel. The
action grows out of an article signed
by King and published in the "Weekly
Courier," of Leaksville, of which
Betts is editor. .
Tn . tHo "irtirl Attornevs , A.- . L.
Brooks, C O. McMichael and A. D.
Tu-io all : well Irnftwn In Dp.m-nr.rat.it
politics, were accused by King of all
sorts of unfair and mean things and
called the worst of ; names. , King's
ire was aroused by reason of the. three
lawyers -being opposed to him in a
lawsuit over the. Leaksville-Spray in-
atitnta . Th; "w.rt-ir.le horft t.hp. -!i.T!itinTi
"Dedicated to Would-be Character
jobbers." ' -
The ablest lawyers in ureensDoro
represent Mr. Brooks. .
WHOIiB NTTMBBB 13,529,
CHARLES H. MOVER
GOES BEFORE JURY
President Western Federation
of Miners Testifies.
GUARDED BY DEPUTY SHERIFFS
Grand Jury is Told of His Deportation
From Strike District After the'
Christmas Tragedy' in j
Calumet.
Houghton, Mich., Jan. 8. Charles
H.' Meyer," president of the - Western
Federation of Miners, and Charles
Tanner, auditor of the organization,
today told to the grand jury here
their versions of the' deportation epi
sode of December 26th. Less than
two hours were - consumed - In the
grand jury room, the men then 'return
ing to the hotel In . Hancock whence
they were taken a fortnight ago. The
nature of their testimony was kept
secret. . - . 1 . .. - i T -. . -
Except for the fact that a big crowd
of union men greeted their leader on
his arrival, and . stood about the ho
tels in groups, no incident occurred
to ; recall the intense bitterness that
preceded the deportation. Both Fed
eration men were guarded by deputy
sheriffs.
; Except for . their trips from the rail
road station to the hotel, and to the
court house in Houghton and back to
Hcncock the two made no appearance
in public. ..
" O. N. Hilton, chief counsel -of the
Federation, met. the party at the hotel
and immediately, went into conference
with his clients. - Jt,was presumed
that developments in Governor Fer
ris' inquiry into strike conditions
were discussed, but no announcement1
was made. . Victor Berger, former
Milwaukee Congressman, hero as a.
member of aCommittee from tho Na-'
tlonal . Socialist . party, was admitted
to the room. .
Governor Ferris and Moyer did not
meet. The Governor left Houghton
in an automobile early in the afters
uuuu.uiu uiu hum. reiurn - mr RRvnrn.i l
hours.. Meanwhile, the Federation men V- ; '
ixaxi. wmpieiea . iaeir:-viBil: lu .OUgn-;
So . far . as seeking -information was
concerned, Governor Ferris .virtually
completed his; mission vto the conner - -
strike zone , tonight. There remained
the problem of a settlement, but indi- -cations
were that the Governor's' ac
tivities in this direction might be post- ,
ponea. we let it-be known that if nos-
sible he wouad leave for Big Rapids
tomorrow forenoon. In any case, it ' -.
was said, he intended to board an out
going tram tomorrowrnight.-
Jhier interest : today rested in the
testimony of copper mine operators. It
largely was an historical discussion. '
although emphasis was laid on the
opinion of individual mine officials -
that union labor, as such, was not re-.'
pugnant to them. r
They, however, made it: Dlaln that
the Western Federation could hope for . '
no consideration- from company
sources. They declared, this Position -
was unchangeable. , ;
After the 'conference with the mine - '
men, the Governor met a delegation of
tauan and innish non-union work-' .' .
men, who came- to ask State protec-
tion. ; They "told the - State executive
they were subjected' to daily threats '
and abuse : from strikers. ' They said ' ,
they had no use fof the Western Fed- .
eratlon er any other :union. .
Tonight the Governor met Victor
oergpr, mil wauK.ee ; -oeymour oieanian,
Chicago, and Charles, and Charles Ed
ward Russell, ?few York, who are in--vestigating
the situation for the Na
tional executive committee of the So
cialist -party.
Mr. Russell told the. State executive
he could end- the trouble if he wou-d
use his power and influence with tho
mining companies to force them to
recognize the Western Federation of
Miners.
' Will you do it?" he asked.
"No. sir. I will not." was the em
phatic response.
Mr. Berger proposed that mine
guards and deputies be withdrawn.
Mr. Stedman suggested that the State
might establish tent colonies for the
housing of the men. He said the com
panies. had no legal right to own and
rent houses under their charters, but .
Grant Fellows, attorney general of
the State, disagreed with him.
AILURE OF ONE BANK
CAUSES RUN ON OTHERS.
Merchants Show Confidence in fnsti-
tutions and Make Deposits.
Pensacola, Fla January 8 News '
of the failure of the First National
Bank of; Pensacola to open its doors :
this morning, started .runs on the
American National and the " Citizens
and Peoples National banks. Both in stitutions
withstood the r run. local .?
business 1 men showing their faith in r
each by making heavy deposits. , Both
banks closed the day's business with
more money on hand t.han when they .
opened this morning. - . - ,
umcers or the First National BanK
ssued a statement today setine forth
reasons for closing, charging their
troubles to a Liverpool, England, firm '
that could not meet heavy drafts on
them that had been honored by the lor
cal bank. The books; and assets of
the bank are sealed awaiting the ar
rival of bahk examiners. ; J .
WANTED DOG BURIED WITH HER.
Woman Took Poison and Left a Note
1 About Pet.
Portland. Maine. .Tan. 8. A'note di-1
recting. that the body, of her pet? dog
should not be touched ; until the ar
rival 1 of an undertaker, becauje- she
wished it buried with her. -was dis-
covered in the , home of Mrs. Eunice
E Dodge todaV after she had been
found ftartially overcome by ' chloro
form fumes. r '
Mrs. Dodsre. who is the widow of Dr.
Rudolph Dodge, will recover. -
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