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A i P. - Y 1 i V pE0HARTERf.aiEMBlER OF YARCANITION , APRIL 21 THE WEATHElt Torecast for North , Carohna: Show err and cooler Monday; Tuesday. prob ably fair, warmer west portion. ' VOL. XCIV HQ. 25.r "-''V residentSMe HIE FRANK CASE T HIES Neither Side Likely to Ask for Postponement TWO MOTIONS FILED Juc'ae Hill Would Be Loath to Consent to Postponement Even If Request is Made by Both Sides of Case. Atlanta, Ga., April 19. Arguments on two motions which seek to prevent the execution of Lea- JC' Prank, con victed of the murder of fourteen-year-old Maryphagan, are scheduled to be heard in Superior Court here Wednes day. 1 , ; ij;.. --.f. ;r- It was believed tohightJthat neith er the prosecution , or -"the defense "Rouki seek to have the arguments Postponed on Wednesday. Judge Hill, ot the Superior Court, - has indicated that he was desirous of having the arguments proceed when they are call ed ior Wednesday and that he would he loath to consent to a postponement. C'ae of the motions ask the : anriui ment of the verdict -: returned against the young factory superintendent on Uip ground that both the' defendant siu! his counsel were absent from the coiut room when the verdict was re in:eci. This is held tcfcrhave been in 'Oiation of the constitutional rights 0l the convicted man. Frank's ab sen e was suggested by Judge Roan J he- prosecuted - at ? the tf ial. It was ared physical vioienc might be in-n:c-ed on the defendant, in case a yer-o.f-r of acquittal wasreturned. ' tne other motion asks a new trial he claim of newly-discoVered evi J r,r e, repudiation of Portions of evi flonoe given by "witnesses at the trial, 'tially that reflecting " on Frank's cii:; -acter, and methods 4 used by per connected 'With 'the prosecution preparing the- case.- WiHiam J. JJurns, the detective, who has been lr!V'-stigatine the ease at the instance. 0; "!'"r.inl."'c frinnlo - haTint VPt Tnaflfi h;s report. He already, has said . he ----- ' iiUO JL J J ""t has said nothing further regarding H!e Suilt or irinocenfre bf'the accused- Jli- .'inclines are exDected before Wed- up and mav be used us a supple- to the motion foir a new trial- . CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY. f the Battle of Atlanta in July -During CivM;War. f Atlanta, April IB.- PJans 'have as ?Uri" definite form here for the cele nra Licn of the 50th anniversary .of the at-.ie of Atlantarfoughtvinthe-War fft.yeen the iStatesL onr July 22nd. It ' s i I ann ed to invite the . Governor, of tiLe . 'll States tepresented in the. bat to attend together with their staffs: fachments of militii from thef State if rf i i -i I DAY 11 WILSON SPENDS f President; Detached Himself From Mexican Crisis. HAS NOTHING TO SAY V When Messages Received That Huerta Had Refused to Fire Salute Pres ident Declined, to Make . Statement. T White Sulphur, Springs, ;W. Va., April 19. At 10 o'clock tonight this announcement was made from Presi dent Wilson's room at the hotel: "The President will have- nothing to say on Mexico tonight." - ' : This followed the receipt of. long messages from Washington. The President stayed in his room and it is believed was occupied in: preparing an, address to be delivered in person tomorrow before a joint session of Congress. The - understanding here had been that favorable - news would "be given out.xThe President prepared to leave for Washington at 11:12 P." M. . ; ' Spent Quiet Day. , President Wilson detached himself almost ' completely -from the Mexican ( Continued on Page Two.) . A QUIET SUNDAY WTLMINGrTOK, CARRIED Cabinet Meets This Morning at Ten Thirty and Definite Plans Will Be Made President ta Deliver Special Message to Washington, April 19. refused tonight to accede to the American flag, and Congress will be asktd by President Wilson tomorrow for authority to use armed forces to uphold the honor and dignity of the Nation. Negotiations with Huerta American blue jackets at Tampico, on April 40, came to a close at 6 o'clock tonight, the last hour given by President Wilson for "a favorable response from the Mexican dictator. The fi nal word of Huerta to'Charge O'Shaughnessy was a refusal to comply, unless the United States would guarantee in writing that his salute would-be. returned. President Wilson at midnight was on his way to Washington from , White Sulphur Springs, preparing to read a message to Congress in joint session as early as it can be arrang ed tomorrow. In the meantime American war fleets were moving down both coasts on their way to Mexican waters to carry No Declaration-, of War. . . , . The crisis- thus- reached ioes not neaft hjaiirilF; he?A-lormal.dec'-laration of . war, because the United States, could: not. declare war against the government -which it does not recognize.-,-President Wilson will seek authority, however, to send armed forces into Mexico to seize first the ports of -Tampico and Vera Cruz and the railroad trestle leading from Vera Crua toward 35xico City. The President directed, that a cabinet-meeting be called for 10:80 o'clock tomorrow when final arrangements for a pacific blockade of Mexican ports and ports in the President's pro gramma - will be -deliberated. The breach-that-. finally has come with Mexico will make it possible, it was declared tonight on high authority, for. the United States to further pro tect foreigners in that Republic and foreign government have been notified of the situation in this regard. The "President, it was declared, not only would ask. Congress for author ity t& use the. armed forces to uphold the honor of the, nation,-but also for an appropriation, a deficiency already having been created because of ex pensive" naval . operations in anticipa tion of Huerta's defiance of this gov ernment." -' ' TJe president pirobably will ask further that the Senate pass the vol unteer 'act which already has passed the House providing for pressing into regular service the militia regiments in various States- " In: preparation for the crisis that must --be metv-Senator Shively, chair man: pf the Senate foreign relations committee; and Representative Flood, chairman of the House foreign affairs committee, called meetings of these committees' for. tomorrow morning. Representative Flood, who is on his honeymoon, telephoned from New York, that he would return immedi- ately. . 'Bryan Issues Statement. Just- before . midnight Secretary Bryan issued -this statement: "A" little after 11 o'clock last night a brief dispatch came from Charge O'Shaughnessy; at Mexico- City saying that the President's demand of yes terday had been communicated to the foreign minister; and was being "car-; riediby him to Gen. Huerta. The for eign minister: Jasked O'Shaughnessy f A J VVF ' ! - A ' 2. C, MOTDAT MOBN1KG, APBIL 20, 1914 L ILL OUT M I UMiTED STATES ress Asking for Aithority to Nayy in Enforcing Salute to "Old Glory" Gen. Victoriano Huerta,; provisional President of Mexico, flatly unconditional demands of the over the demand for a salute out the Presidents plan for whether, in case-Gen. Huei$a acceded to the demand, a 9 protocol .would be salute.- The I'oHowmg despatch was sent to - Charge O'Shaughnessy, . i in substance: " 'President Wilson is out v of the city. Impossible to reach him before 8 A. M. tomorrow. Am certain that h would not consent to have you sign the protocol mentioned in your telegram. The salute should be fired without any agreement as to its re turn. The United States of America can be relied on, according to inter national custom and courtesy,- to do its duty. The signing of the protocol would be objectionable, in addition to- otner reasons, because of the fact tuat it might be construed - as recognition of the Huerta. government, wbereas the President has no intention of rec ognizing that government.' "Early this morning a dispatch was received from Charge 0"iShaughnessy saying that Gen. Huerta was willing to accede to the demand of Admiral Mayo, providing a protocol was sign ed, and setting forth a copy of the proposed protocol. Charge O'Shaugh nessy tasked whether he was author ized to sign it. I communicated with President Wilson by telephone and at his direction sent a telegram to Mr. O'Shaughnessy of "which the following is a paraphrase : 'Copy of your tele gram of 8 P. M. last night, was sent to .the President "with copy of my re ply to the effect that a protocol would be objectionable. The President re plied: "Your reply to O'Shaughnessy is exactly what I should have wished it to be. In no case should any con cession of any kind, in detail or other wise, be made . Wilson Objected to Protocol. "'I talked with the President over the telephone when your telegram of 11 P. M. last night was received to the effect that , Gen. Huerta had ac ceded to the demand but only on con dition that - you sign a protocol. He repeated most emphatically his ob jection to any protocol or' agreement. He insists thatthe salute shall not be fired as a -matter of contract or with any stipulation that it be return ed by us. It must be fired in accordanc with international custom; as an apol ogy for the insult offered. Gen. Ht erta must trust that the United States will live up to the requirements ' of in ternational courtesy in returning . his 1 Use Army and 1 f United States that he salute the' in reparation for the arrest of reprisal. salute when it shall ; have been fired."; The nrouosed . urotocol is especially J Gefi. Huerta' might construe-lt As fecf oscnition otv.nis . government- wnereas the President -has informed Gen. Hu: erta and the foreign governments that Gen. Huerta's government will not be recognized. Gen. Huerta's accept ance of the demand of Admiral Mayo must be unconditional, the v details can be arranged ' directly with.' Admi-; ral Mayo after Gen. Huerta announc es that he will comply with th,t de mand. ' -v - Make Things Clear to yuerta. , " 'Make it clear to Gen. Huerta that further negotiations - are unnecessary. It is expected that he accept at once, in order that the incident shall be closed.' y V f "At 9 o'clock a telegram was receiv ed from Charge O'Shaughnessy, but it was not conclusive and stated that he would call at the foreign office at 6 o'clock for a final answer; , - ; ; "At 10 o'clock a telegram was re ceived from Charge O'Shaughnessy conveying Gen. Huerta's final refusal. This was communicated to the -PresK dent immediately by the telephone and he directed that a cabinet meet ing be, called for 10:30 o'clock tomor row morning. r; ;'-'' "Charge O'Shaughnessy's telegram in substance follows: 1 "'At 5:50 P. M. I 'called at the for eign office and was handed a note ver: bal by the minister for foreign affairs. The note states in substance .that the government of Mexico Is not dispos , . . . ,. . -1 . . j ea to-acceae to tne unconaiuonai ue mand of the government of the Unit ed ; States. It further states that the Mexican government is disposed to act according to the terms of the pro tocol which I have transmitted to you. I informed him that so far. as this em bassy is concerned the matter is clos ed, and that. I immediately should in form my government that Gen. Hu erta had refused definitely' the -demands of the government of the Unit ed States. A translation of the note will be cabled later.' ; ? "The President will arrive at Wash ington at 8 o'clock tomorrow 4 morn-- ing. - ; , , . i-y- Wilson's ultimatum.. The White House later made ' pub-: lie a paraghrase of Secretary v Bryan's (Continued on Page Three.) - 1 xmmmmm mmmm - - " "T ' "h PrednTWnsohWill Brief Summary of Conditions in Warring Nation IMPORTANCE OF PORTS Tampico and Veri Cruz, the Towns That May be Seized by the Unit ed States, Only Ports of Entry on Atlantic. By Geo. F. Cochrane.) Since the latest trouble between this country and Mexico occurred, there has been. quite a bit of interest in.- Mexican geography and he who could, tell off hand the various facts, knowledge of which was desired by the crowd in which he might find himself, was looked upon as a man Of parts. ; - The chief desire of the curious ones was information relative to Tampico pronounced Tam-pe-ko, with the ac cent on the middle Syllable and yera Cruz, the two seaports mostly con cerned in the second Mexican row be tween Uncle Sam and the land of the ancient Aztecs. ' Tampico is 225 miles distant , from Mexico ' City ,the capital, and Vera .Cruz is 198 miles away. These two (Continued on Page Two.) "' V.'. -!" Sot old So j EXTIA I WHOLE NUMBER 13,61 6. o S5- kej:thexf Move.r 1 TRIAL TODAY Oil Young1- Couple Alleged to Have Drowned Baby GIRL IS FROM DURHAM Woman Said to Have r Confessed to Solicitor That She Plead With Lover Not to Drown Two-Month-Old Child. Spartanburg, S. April l9.r. Charged with the murder , of . a two-month-old baby, Clyde : C. Clement, recently a student in a preparatory school here, and Miss Laura F. . Pen dleton will appear v in the court 'of General Sessions here tomorrow for trial. The young woman, in Van alleged confession, made public by Soiicftor Albert E3. Hill, charges that Clement dropped the baby fom bridge into a creek here on the night January 30th, this year. She Is represented as saying, that she unwillingly , con sented to the drowning only after Cle ment had threatened to "abandon her, if she did not agree to, the death, and agreed to marry her if she acquiesced. According to the , reputed ; confes sion, Miss. Pendleton pleaded -with her lover tne wnoie nignt previous to me killing, asking him Id' let' the . "child live and, if he would n-Ot d'o " that, to The child is said to have heen born in the Presbyterian hospital' at Char lotte, N. C, where It was known as Virginia" Caldwell.' A young: man . giv ing his name as Caldwell and repre senting himself as the hufeband of: the mother, - is said to have . settled the hospital bill. . : 3 A. . Miss Pendleton's home" is in ; Dur- ham,- N. C. Clement isnthec son "of Robert C. Clement, .prominent mer chant and planteiO'.;': . '4 i, . - o t---v - . ; , SERIOUS SUNDAY'SHOOf tNG J- AFFAIR AT. FAIRMONT. Several Persons Shot;'iTwo Negroes Are! In Jail. '.V . . (Special Star Teleglwm.) Lumberton, N . C April -19 r -Ajb the result of a negro row kt. Fairmont early this morning, j Hejiry Jones "is in jail for shooting Jim -Bryant who shot Jones' wife; Bryant find-Cullen Wallace. Brfvt, who is' also in jail, it is repor -vent to;- Jones house last hight?vv2ursedc everybody out. They were ordered away-: and left 4ut returned early - this mornings and. re newed their tirade. of abuse.-v- -- After Bryant and Wallace1 had both taken a shot at the womanyrlth pis tols, the husband opened fire on Bry ant with his breechloader; putting a, load of . No.6 shot, in the right, thigh. The condition of the woman, 'i serious. Wallace gave bond. Bryant and Wal lace are aid to have been drinking. .-. . Carnations pnopf-ji today, Ri ' per c,;rn" at MURDER CHARGE .it 1 V VI V
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