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V- 'A-J f- V THE WEATHER "tp EVERY HOUR r. - s. - 1 Fa,;r Tuesday and WJednesdajvj VOL. XCIVKO. 57. Satisfactory Report From Ni agara Falls. REACH THE PRESIDENT jjvy Department Wll Not Withdraw Any Battleships From Mexican , Waters Until Prospect for Peace Is Assured. Washington, May 25. Satisfactory reports from the Mexican mediation conference at Niagara Falls today in creased the hopes of the .Washington government that international - war fare can be averted and ultimate peace brought to Mexico. - V- The inter-changes between Ameri can ceniniissioners and theresident were not disclosed, but there was a feeling of buoyancy at the White House and State Department despite disquieting rumors. That a satisfac tory basis for working out the inter national .dispute had been reached Tas declared to be a fact More over, it was asserted that the prospect ior smothering the fires of revolution Trithin Mexican borders within a rea sonable time is not discouraging. , Xo assurances have come from Gen eral Carranza that he will send repre sentatives to the mediation confer ence even as listeners and informants. Denials were given in official quarters, however, that Carranza had refuSSd fatly to consider any form of media tion proposals and it even is asserted that Carranza is giving serious thought to some proposals that have been sug gested. . One point made is that, even should Carranza" s forces capture Mexico Cltyy euch a climax would not ' pacify Mex ico and there would be still need for mediation. There axe many wha be lieve that the strong men Tin the re volt against Huerta would realize that Constitutional government must be es tablished in the wake of military con quest and that such only -could, be ac complished through the good offices of the mediating powers.. . ' ino worn i-rom barranza. u i Gen eral Carranza's representatives i . lere had no word from -him X during the day with regard to the" suggestions that have been made to ' him for par ticipation in the mediation proceedings cor as to the forward movement of the army from Torreon. State Depart ment officials reiterated that thus far there had been no serious hitch in the proceedings, and confirmed informa tion from Niagara Falls that difficulties over the method of introducing the agrarian question had been overcome. The Huerta foreign office explained that the activity of Federals near Vera Cruz is in preparation for a forward movement of Constitutionalists from the east coast. Admiral Badger on the contrary forwarded -reports that Constitutionalists were marching southward from Tuxpam to engage the Federals near Vera Cruz. "- The United States also gave assur ances that no American aeroplanes vould sail across Mexican line s-as long as hostilities are suspended. This was determined after Mexican Fed erals fired upon one of the navy aero-' planes yesterday when it sailed over a Federal outpost. C T It has been determined by the Navy Department not to withdraw any bat tleships from Mexican waters at this time, though such a course: has been contemplated. It was made plain at the department that none of the bat tleships would be withdrawn until there is absolute assurance that- the army will not be forced to a campaign In Mexico. War Department Prepared- x f . War Department . officials Intend to be prepared for any emergency. It has been from the beginning a part of tbe plan of campaign In the event of a forward movement to ljave" the navy land sufficient forces to hold Vera Cruz as a base. Eleven toroedo boats' have been "withdrawn from Mexican waters be cause these craft are not adaptedto Prolonged service in the heavy seas or the Mexican gulf. tbe oil situation at Tampico between Secretary Bryan, Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, iue British ambassador, and Jar. van jtappard. minister from the Nether lands. Tt romiltorl In AfisJnn on the part of the three powers to repu diate acquisition of oil properties or leases of foreigners by persons who took advantage of the enforced ab sence of rightful claimants. Notice of tbe intention of the governments has en torwarded to the authorities at Tamnjco. Conditions in Guadalajara were re ported quiet, but advices that, the po suion of Huerta In Mexico City stead n uas growing worse, again reached Washington through diplomatic and Private Mexican channels. Huerta's nnancial straits were described in one message as the most serious phase in toe situation for him. Fears were ex pressed that, with his war chest prac tically exhausted, his troops might get out of hand or that one of his .generals i?ht seize the favorable opportunity 10 launch another revolt against him. The Zapatista menace was not re earded seriously by the author of this report, who stated that Zapata had J'ttle or no artillery to attack such an easily defended stronghold as Mex o City, and that he showed little "H-nnat.ion to attack the capital. Another message reiterated rumors or growing military dissatisfaction, and added that among the civil popu lation there was also a strong anti Huerta feeling. The unifying effect tne American landing in Vera Cruz. 'l was said, was passing away -and parts of the population were begin "J3.? to take sides against the pro 4!s"'onal president. Triple Movement on Capital. ' Jsan Antonio, Tex., May 25.; The landmg 0f about 3,000 Constitutional- ( Continued on Page JO.) Iff ROOSEVELT BACK TO CAPITAL CITY AVilt Reach Washington This Afternoon. TO HOLD CONFERENCE Leaders of the Progressive Party In Congress Will Confer With the w--w- - w "X ojv W for Their Campaign. Washington, May 25.-;ol. Theo dore Roosevelt ' will return to Wash ington tomorrow on one of the few visits; he has made since he has left the White House. He will epend nine hours in the capital, and.' the plans made fpr him give promise that he will put in a full day's work before he leaves at midnight for Oyster Bay. The primary object of the Colonel's trip is to- deliver- a lecture before the National Geoerranhic Society on his South American explorations, but poli ticians are more interested in the con ference - he: will hold Just- before he leaves, . wiai the - Progressive leaders In Congress. This conference may develop a plan ofaction by the Progressive party in the 'coming Congressional , campaign. K It results in nothing more the party leaders expect CoL Roosevelt to show the way in which the Wilson adminis tration can . be more advantageously attacked toy campaign orators and in pre-election literature. ' Col. Roosevelt is due in Washington from Philadelphia at 3:20 P. M., and expects lo go directly to the National Museum to look over specimens ; he procured for that institution on his Af rican .hunting trip several years ago. Many of these specimens have been mounted since he paid his last visit to Washington. " Will Call Upon Wilson. "From the museum the Colonel prob ably will go to the White House to pay his respects to President Wilson. He was invited to take luncheon there, but was unable to leave Oy&ter Bay in time to keen & luncheon enKaement, Next he will go to the home of Senator Vita ' iTl-ftmof a1 fyia-n Aa who is giving a reception in honor oi memoers oitne aipiomaxic corps. ; The. Colonel .will take' dinner, at a down ' town hotel with official of the Geographic Society. He , has no r en gagements until his lecture, which will begin at 8 o'clOckw The lecture prob ably will last nearly two nours and Immediately on conclusion col. Koose- veit win be driven to tne trogressive Party headquarters, where the confer ence with other party-leaders in Con gress win be held. - Every member of the party in the House who is in town is expected to attend, but Senator Clapp will be the only representative from that Drancn of Congress. ; Senator Poindexter, 1;he other Progressive, is a member of the committee which left today to attend the funeral of Senator Bradley. He said today he would see CoL Roosevelt later at Oyster Bay. No definite plans have been made for the conference at party headquar ters. The Colonel will be told, how ever, just what success the party has had in attempting to put through its lpdslarivfi nrosramme at the nresent session and each man will outline the stens he thinks are necessary in his own district end elsewhere to gain vic tory in November. ; He will be advised also of what his supporters in Con- gess believe are 'the weak spots in e Administration, and will be asked to devise methods of attack. Another Conference. " Reports that Colonel Roosevelt might conifer while here with leaders of the Republican party were not regarded as significant. It was recalled that Senators Root, Gallinger Smoot and Warren, four of the most active of the old guard of the party in the Senate, are members of the Bradley funeral committee, and will . not be In town tomorrow. - Senator Borah was at a Republican gathering in Detroit to night and will not return in time to see the Colonel. - - That Washington outside of political leaders, is ' greatly lnterestoi in the Colonel's visit, became apparent today when the general public had its oppor tunity to obtain seats for the lecture. There -was a line two blocks long leading . up . to the home of the Geo graphic Society.- 'The demand in offi cial circles for seats has been brisk; BROCK IS NOMINATED FOR SOLICITOR IN THIRTEENTH. Secretary State Executive Committee . Is Honored. - .. !--: r i (Special Star Teilegram.) . Rocklngharn,t N. C, May 25. Wal ter E. Brock, ot Anson couhty, secre tary - of the State Democratic Execu tive Committee, was nominated here today for solicitor of the 13th judicial district. - There were two other con testants prior to . the - convention - for the honor, R. L. .Brown of Stanley, and J. C M. Vann, of Union. Mr. Brown having', withdrawn, the contest narrowed to ' Messrs. Brock and Vann. The -' final ' ballot ' stood Brock 131, : Vann 36. Mr. Brock was put kt nomination by Hon.' -James A. Lockhart, of Attson, seconded by Hon. Walter Li. Parsofis. of Richmond. For Mr. Vann the nominaifldg and second ing speeches were ' by Hon. Frank Armfield, aft-' attorney, ' and Mr. . Mc Neeley, of Monroe.' .'; :u v NEED 1 2,000 HARVEST HAN DS. Secretary of Labtfr, Wilson Requested &o Aid In Oklahoma. . 4 Oklahoma City, Okla May 25. Charles S- Daugherty, State commis sioner of labor, today appealed to Sec retary of Labor Wilson to aid Okla homa farmers in securing ; 12,000 harr vest, hands needed to gather the grain crops which ' Mr. Dougerty anticipates will exceed all, previous records. Simi lar requests were sent to the head quarters of the American Federation of Labor and" to immigration : agents of the railroads operating v in Okla homa. -Cutting of wheat will begin June 5v . . . : . , ADOPT REPORT OF JOINT Of Foir Largest Presbyterian Bodies inCountry. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Made the Subject of Debate by North . ern Assembly Meeting at Chi cagoCondemn Prison Con tract Labor System. , , Kansas -City, Kas., May 25. The report of the joint committee of the four largest Presbyterian bodies In-the United States on the relation of Chris tian Faith to Social Service was adopt ed, by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (Southern) today. The report recommended that the church take a more active interest in the social, eco nomic and industrial lives of its peo ple. ' The report of the systematic bene- ficience committee, which was expect ed to be discussed was not submitted. The expected opposition of the wo men's council to its provision that their funds be placed under, the con trol -of the beneficienqfa committee probably will not develop; members of the council said today. "We will," however, make an attempt to have this recommendation modified by the special committee , to which the report was referred," said Mrs. W. C. WiUBborough, superintendent of the -auxiliary. "If this is refused -we will abide by the decision of the as sembly. We believe, however, that the method under which we. are work ing is better than the plan proposed by the systematic beneficience com mittee". The women's method of handling the funds waB Braised y Rev . Egbert W. Smith, in reading the report of the supervisory committee for the wo men's auxiliary. He said it would oe unwise to chanse the Dolicies of the auviliary concerning - the handling of funds. - The. report , was . reierreo iq the committee on churcn societies. . On Canital Punishment. epecial -ommltte;-onL prisonjoeform was- submitted to i the , Presbyterian General Assembly Northern), today bv Rev. W. Francis lrwm, or iouis ville, chairman. It did not touch upon the punishment ox. murderers Dy.aeacn hut sftVBt-al ministers . during discus sion of its recommendations expressed themselves as -being in ravor or capi tal punishment. . . Rpv. r.. fl. Sterling, of Eureka. 111., RA.ld that ha understood the Bible to justify death sentences ior muruer. rtiairman irwin saia mat. ui yer ennni nninion was that no government or man has the right to. take a human life. , Tho nmmittee recommenaea : That- rmrt instead of prisons be made instruments for the reformation of -criminals. That IncornglDies De sem io pmsun for life. . , ' Tht tho nrison contract labor sys- tem should be conuemnea wuuoui i'-. . 11 .x niiallflAatlnn final ' action on iuts eyui i. u f erred. , Prjesldent Wilson was cneerea wueu McKenzie C. Cleland. of Chicago, told how the Nation's chief executive a few weeks ago stopped nis omciai am ies to speak a few comforting words to a cripoled child caller. "President Wilson is a Christian fli-at and President next." said Mr. Cleland. cc-f.Kiieh Puhlishina House. wo (.' Okla.- May . 25.- Adopting the report of Committee on Publica tion, the uenerai Asaemoiy ui me Cumberland Presbyterian church t- : (Continued on Page Ten.) APPROVE PURCHASE OF N FOREST Forest Service Makes Informal Announcement. Letter Mrs. Vnderbilt Made Public Price of $5.00 per Acre Is Paid Will, be Used as Natioal Game ' Reservation 8y,700 Acres. Washington, May 25. r Informally announcing approval, of the purchase of the Pisgah Forest ; from-he North Carolina estate of the late George W Vanderbilt, the Forest Service today made public a letter ""from. Mrs. Edith S. VanderbilL containmgvher offer to sell the tract. Mrs. Vanderbilt offered the Pisgah area to the government for $5.00 an acre, a figure much lower than that which has been asked by her husband. Her.; offer readily was ' ac cepted. , - Giving her reasons for making the tender, Mrs. Vanderbilt said: - j "Mr. Vanderbilt was the first of ; the large forest' owners in' America to adopt the practice ;. of forestry. He conserved the Pisgah forest , from the kime he bought it! up to his death; I wish earnestly to make Jsucn disposi tion of it as' will maintain in the full est and most . permanent way Its nat ural value -as an object, lesson in for estry, as well as its wonderful -beauty and charm; and I realize that its own ership by , the nation will ; alone make (Continued von -Page Teiy) Y MORKIKG, OlY 26, '191:4. RENDER DECISION IN TAP LINE GASES Supreme Court Holds Com mission; Was Wrong. IN MAKING A RULING Tap Lines Serving Lumber Camps Are Entitled to 'Share Through Rates With Trunk Lines, Is Final; Decision. Washington,; May 25. Another at tempt of . the "government to separate the ownership of railroads from in dustrial concerns met with failure today when the Supreme Court held that "tap line", railways serving lum ber camps in the. Southwest owned by" the same interests " were entitled to share with the trunk lines in through rates. ' The Inter-State Commerce Commission had held this division of the rate was in effect a rebate and or dered it discontinued. Justice Day, delivering the opinion for .the entire court, said: "Congress has not made it illegal for roads thus owned (owned by the persons who also own- the timber and mills which they principally serve) to operate in inter-State commerce." , He added that even the commodities clause ; under which an unsuccessful attempt was made several vears ago to divorce Eastern railroads from the coal business expressly excepted from its operation the lumber industry. It further was pointed out that the common ownership was shown to be inconsistent -v with, the laws of the States in -which the tap lines operate, and Justice Harlan -said: "We think the commission exceeded its author ity when it condemned these roads as a mere attempt to evade the law and to secure rebates and preferences for themselves." . .-, - Are Common Carriers. In effect, the court held that the tap lines were common carriers1 as tot both proprietary &nd non-proprietary business and - that . the ownership did not change their! character when pull ing commodities produced , by a com pany in common ownership-. :. .."The rAcenttV;. 'abolished' commerce court held in this case, that. .The com- mission was not'-oaly 4without power to forbid " any allowance whatsoever to be made by a trunk line," to a pro prietary railway, "but it also was with out power to - prohibit the making: of joint rites by the trunk lines and the petitioning tap lines. . - . Today's decision did not come as a . surprise to the Inter-State. Com merce. Commission. , Members of the commission were." well pleased with that part of the opinion holding that it has full power to prevent prefer ences and discrimination "in the fixing of allowances and' diyisions . of rates. This leaves- to the -commission the fixing of allowances based on the character of the service; - that is whether It Is a switching or a line 'haul service. It can prevent a milling in transit privilege which makes no charge for the haul -of the' logs and may require .a charge by the tap lines for a log haul from the forest to mill In addition to the full lumber rate from mill to market' .' , . The commission .has not taken up the questions involved'in the Supreme Court's decision", but the entire tap line case soon will be readjusted in conformity with the v opinion of the court. It is not regarded as probable that the decision in any way will affect the pending advance rate .case, or that it will have particular bearing upon the decision of the commission in the in dustrial railway's "cage in which the commission held .that, allowances to the iron and steel -railways were -practically rebates and ordered them dis continued. ' ' ' . IS EXPECTED FRANK CASE TODAY Last Day on Which . Action Can Be Taken Representative of Burns' Detective Agency Located at Atlanta Has . His License Revoked by ? , City Authorities. v Atlanta, Ga May .25. An appeal to the Supjreme court - of Georgia ,for a new trial for Leo M. Frank. on- the charge ' ofJ having murdered 14-yearr jld - Mary Phagan is expected to be made here tomorrow. It .will be the last day on which ' the. action, based upon the upeHqr cQurt's recent vde nial of the . extraordinary motion" for a new hearing, can" be taken. !' ' Further : Investigation' by the Ful ton, county grand jury, here of charges of bribery and prejudice in '. conneo tion-with efforts to. obtain a new trial for : the .convicted factory superintendent- was indefinitely postponed late today. State -rofficiais announced that the action was taken on account of the pressure of other work-in connec tion with the noted case. 1 : -The city-council late today revoked the . license to , operate in Atlanta of C. E. Sears, t local representative of the "detective agency- of - which Wil liam J. Burns is the head, and which has been prominently connected with efforts to obtain a new trial for Frank. It was alleged the Burns operatives had violated the rules governing out? side detectives, ,"' " '-"- ' i- A APPEAL IN HOME ROLE FOR IRELAND CERTAIN House of Commons Took a : ? Vote Yesterjiay.; REDMOND'S STATEMENT Leader of the Nationalist Party Says Action Means Passage Pros . pect for Peaceable Settle ment of Trouble." , London, May 25. Home rule for Ireland today, became 'practically cer tain, it. was believed by supporters of the- measure. The House of 'Com mons this afternoon on division, pass ed the measure by a vote, of 351 to 374. ' 'John -E. Redmond, the Irish Na tionalist ; leader, in a statement to night, said that the action of the Com mons was equivalent to the passage of the bill into a law. ,'T hope that the .Ulsterites who are genuinely: nervous as to their position will;, abandon unreasonable demands and enter.. into a conciliatory discus sion with their fellow "countrymen with regard to points of ' the bill upon which they desire further safeguards,' said Mr. Redmond. Two eventualities both of which the Nationalist leader, deemed impossible, could prevent the bill from becoming a law. These were that, the parlia mentary session should come to ah abrupt end. or that the Commons should suddenly go mad and decide not to submit the bill for royal as sent. N ' The Rt. Hon. John Lowther, the speaker, took an early opportunity to day of applying balm to the sores left by the violent incidents of Thursday last. He frankly admitted that he should not have used the expression he did - when - he asked Andrew Bonar Law, leader of the opposition, wheth er he approved of the disorderly dem onstration by the " Unionists mem- TTe annealed to the premier to give the House some information regarding the" bill - to be introduced , arter tne Mssaee ofthe Irish ? heme tuWTtt for the amendment -of that measure so as to meet some of the objections of the ipeople or ulster. - Premier Asquith Responds. ' Tn resuonse , to the "speaker's ! plea, Premier AsquitnY announced that the amending bill . would give effect to any agreement which the government was still hopdful might be, reached. He-said that if at the time of the In troduction of ,the Irish home rule bill to the House of Lord? no such agree ment had heen reached the amended bill would embody tfce:. substance of tne proposals . UUUUISU ujr mm yi uorxh o tn the ..hone that t after dis cussion- an. agreement might be se- On March 9 Premier Asquith told the House of Commons that before the bill became operative a poll would be taken of the parliamentary elec tors of each county of Ulster tp decide whether those unties should be ex cluded from the provisions of the Irish home rule Din ior a penoavi su. L? from the first meeting of the New Irish parliament. . : . If the majority of the voters were in favor of the . scheme, the county would automatically be excluded for the prescribed period. . Orderly Demonstrations. m DubUnr Ireland, i . May 25. There were no demonstrations here tonight on -the passage of the Home Rule bill, but bon fires and other patriotic and orderly demonstrations were reported from various towns. Quiet at Belfast. Belfast, May 25. Up to a late hour tonight everything was qulefc.here. No demonstrations of any kind were held. Great Enthusiasm. Cork, Ireland, May 25. Great en; thusiasm- was aroused here tonignt when the news arrived that the Home Rule bill had passed the House of Commons. Bands paradedand the itreeVs .Mere illuminated. There was no disorder. ' ' -.. THIRTEEN NEW CARDINALS. Created by Pope Pius at a Secret Con sistory. Rome, May 25.-rAt a secret conels torv held at the Vatican this morning, Pone Plus created thirteen new cardi nals. None of the cardinals named today is from the United States; The ceremony took . place in the Hall of the Consistory.' All the cardi nals living in Rome, numbering about twenty, the American cardinals and several from other places were pres ent. ' . ': ' - ' .. - . " , THEY WANT IT STOPPED Seventy-five Simmons Democrats at Wilson Think Fight on - Smith - Has Gone Far Enough. . ' (Special Star Telegram.) Washington, D. C., May 25. A petition- signed by 75 Simmons Demo crats of Wilson, has been forwarded to Senator Simmons asking that no further delay be had in the appoint ment of S. W. Smith as postmaster of Wilson- - The petitioners, It is said, have reached the conclusion - that an unfair .fight; Is being waged against Smith, and they want it stopped.. They emphasize i the fact that "all of them supported the senior Senator in the senatorial campaign.' ; . v . -. Good Job for. Sam Rogers. , Sam L, ; Rogef s, who mankged Spna- r (Continued on Pwre Terr.)' J. P. MORGAN IN REPLY TO ELLEN Characterizes as Unture Testi mony of Latter. BEFORE COMMISSION Denies That His Father Withheld Anything from Mellen That Should Have Been Known by the President. . -New " York, May 25. J. Pj Morgan tonight characterized as untrue the testimony of Charles S. . Mellen, for mer head ofthe New York, Newi Ha ven & Hartford Railroad, before the Inter-State Commerce Commission in Washington last week, that J. Pier pont Morgan concealed from Mr. Mel len facts regarding the New Haven railroad which Mr. Mellen should have known. Mr.- Morgan offered to : produce be fore any proper tribunal at any time the records of J. P. Morgan & Com pany and the personal records of his father, f - , The statement was his first direct reply-to Mr. Mellen's Washington tes timony which he examined, he said, from a stenographic report. Mr. Mor gan's statement read : " "I" became a director q the New Haven railroad in April, 1913, and re signed Decern Der 31st of the same year. The only reference to me per sonally in Mr. Mellen's testimony has to do with the fact that I, as a direc tor of the company, called upon him and told lilm that a change in the presidency was desirable. For that account, either as a director or an in dividual I accept full responsibility. "Mr. Mellen, in substance, charges my father with having concealed from him facts which the president of the company should have known. . During the last ten years of my father's life he was abroad more than one-third of - the time.;- During the last three years of his life he -was abroad one half of the: time.', ' ' " Many Different Affairs. ' "He was actively connected during this whole period with many, different affairs. -That he would have had the imer?eveh 'tr he' ! had Kab the J desire, to Interfere ; actively in -the manage ment of the New Haven is - impossi ble. - - v- . -"Mr;-Mellen is right in picturing my father's i deep interest in New Haven, affairs.- My father; was -born in New England and believed. -in the .New Ha ven railroad. - He Tecognized as others have recognized that .with the shifting of s the center of population in - this country and the changing economic conditions,-- the'- commercial . position of New England was threatened and that a change in this commercial po sition would, . unless an effort were made to counteract it, result in an un favorable effect upon - New England's leading railroad. He undoubtedly be lieved that a" railroad peculiarly situ ated as is the New Haven, with a growing passenger traffic at very low rates and . with expensive improve ments, required all along its line, must make every effort to Increase Its traf fic and maintain its position. He be lieved, moreover, that the New Ha ven and the Boston & Maine, which were not, in his opinion, in any sense competing lines, could .be operated to the benefit of -New England more ad vantageously together, than apart and that no harm could, come to the pub lic from this amalgamation by reason of the full measure of State and Na tional regulation which the laws of forded. . "I am quite ready , to believe, also, that he agreed with 'Mr. Mellen that the entrance of the Grand Trunk Railroad into Providence would have involved the unnecessary duplication of facilities for which the New Eng land public, sooner or later would have had to pay. "But the imputation that my father in any sense took the management of the railroad, or any part of its af fairs, out of the hands , of the presi dent, is untrue. - "On March 9th. 1914, our firm made public a letter, showing in detail the total net profits from every source to the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co., Or to any of its members, growing ' out of transactions of any kind - whatever, connected with the New Haven lines for a period of 20 years. 'Those. total net profits amounted to approximately $350,000, which included . their com pensation for handling . alone, or in connection , - with ' others, . securities with the par value of $333,000,000. "The records . of my firm and the personal records of my father are in tact; they are available and. ready for production before any proper tribunal at any time." . TO SUCCEED REV. G. H. DURHAM Rev. C L. Greaves, of Georgia, Ac cepts Call to Pastorate of irst " Baptist Church of Lumberton. . (Special Star Telegram.) . , Lumberton, N. C, May 25. Mr. S. Mclntyre has received a telegram from Rev. C. L Greaves, of Hawklns ville, Ga., stating that he would ac cept the call, extended to him by the First' Baptist church of . Lumberton, succeeding Rev. C. H. Durham. ' Mr. Greavesis. a native of this State and a graduate of Wake. Forest College and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. ... ,; ,i . - rlt-is not known. when he will arrive in Lumberton to 'assume the pastorate of the church. ' ' Of aiiwy dr tbe Waal Ada r "aciUlns" thlngra. MoompUaMajr tMnjr. in this city. They, are Introducers of people who bore tmslMes to do wttb ecb other. WHOLE NTJMBEp 1348. SMOOTH PROGRESS AT Toward an agreement ' on All Mexican Problems. - . EMPHATIC STATEMENT Given OUt by the Three SoiAh Arnold ' lean Diplomats After Yesterday's ' -Conferences- No Formal ' Basis Reached. Niagara - Falls. Ont.. May 25. Smooth progress toward an agreement on all phases of the Mexican problem is being made by the mediators and the American and Mexican delegates. This was stated with emphasis by the mediators tonight after a day of con ferences principally with the Mexican delegates. The three South American diplo mats made it plain that, while every aspect of the Mexican situation, both Internal and international had been laid before delegates no formal basis had been reached for the .treatment in any specified order of the issues involved, nor. has the relative impor tance of the main issues been defined.' mi. . -3 1 . i il... ... I. i general. The mediators have taken the position tnat tney are essentially counselors. They will not suggest names for the provisional president,, nor win tney recommend : my iorm of government. From the Mexican delegates them selves must originate proposals con cerning the ; internal., affairs of their country and these suggestions will be transmitted by the mediators to the American delegates. . .... t The theory under , which the Inter nal questions are. being brought Into the discussion is that the . United States has a right to -say whom It will recognize as provisional : president of Mexico, add therefore, can Indicate in advance who will be acceptable. The Agrarian Land Problem. On the Agrarian; problem,- too, sug gestions must originate from the Mex ican delegates. ;Thus "far the -question has been whether. Mexico's land prob lem could prQperly,be discussed fn an International tribunal. The Mexican dlegates-,rega rd . it. as -.a .purely inter- nai ouestion. ;, iae jxuxvutui u.so,a on the other hand . have . maintained Ko m tho int nPHtinn has bred revo- riutlon after .revolution, some : program should: be consiaereu wiub-tww w influencing international settlement of the question. .The purpose of the Am'erican delegates,; hq waver, is to place the problem so conspicuously be fore the world asan obligation of the future provisional government that n,o new administration should ignore It. Other aspects of the Mexican ques tion, however, have not been Ignored. The relative importance which should be attached in the parleys to the Tam pico incident, the personnel of the new provisional government and Wnared questions incident to the transition to another administratidn have been talked over In detail. No points have been deeided, but enough of the view point of the American and Mexican delegates has been revealed to the mediators to warrant them in expfess Ipg distinct encouragement over the 0Thek'me(fiators and the American delegates, alike pay warn tribute . to the Mexican delegates. The llatter have approached the. work .of compos ing the difficulties besetting their country, from a broad patriotic stand point. ' ' . Proceedings Secret. .' The conferees have pledged them selves to kePthelr;Prc.eedwgL!f ret. One reason for this is the desire of the Mexican delegates that various phases of the discussion particularly those relating to the retirement of Huerta, should not be misinterpreted in Mexico City and thus weaken the administration there in handling .the military situation. -The Mexican delegates are observ ing with keen interest the military campaign of the Constitutionalists but Grey do not think it flpssibly can re sutt ; in the capture of Mexico City for months. They deny. the. capture of Saltillo. In te meantime it. i their hope that a-new;, provisional .govern ment will, be set up in the Mexican capital which the United States would promptly recognize. This, they expect would be followed by recognition from the powerB generally. 4 With s a government established in Mexico City the Mexican' delegates;be lievethe Constitutionalists would be compelled toficcept it. If they refused the -belief -pfivails that a constituted government duly recognized and able therefore to secure ammunition free ly, would be strong enough to ; crush ravnlnHnn ollicklV. : i. - Certain Mexican delegates suggest tnat tne unuea otaiew pnuuia juiet pose no objections to General Huerta's becoming a candidate for the presi dency at -any election called by a pro visional government : set .up as , a re sult of mediation. . This they feel would permit htm to retire, with dig nify and wpJd help restote 'perma nent peace. : -The .mediators are pleas ed -"with the prompt notification tJ them by Huerta of his. proposed mili tary campaign - against the Constitu tionalists lately, landed in the State nf Vera Cruz It. was believed byUhe Spanish ambassador at Washington as well as the mediators that whatever move he -would take In opposition to the Constitutions lists should not be interpreted as a violation of the axnA tice.. -. f. v ' - ' v . Jose. Requena, who, was a candl date for vice president oh the same ticket with Gen- Felix Diaz and.Cecilio Ocon, left here ? today for Toronto after a conference cwith the Mexican dele gates. -They preserved secrecy, about theif mission, but.it was learned that they came primarily- to express their approval of mediation and. place their fortunes in the hands of the Mexican delegates.- , A. There were no conferences with the A (Continued : on Page' Ten.) 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