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VOL. XXXVI
PTTSBORO, CHATHAM CJUlJM Tit, jm. u., AritiL zz,
JNU. 01.
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
FOR THE BUSY
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF
THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN
CONDENSED FORM.
WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED
Complete Review of Happenings of
Greatest Interest From All
Parts of World.
Southern. .
Simple but impressive exercises at
tended the dedication at Augusta, Ga.,
of the Butt memorial bridge erected as
a tribute to the memory of the late
Maj. Archibald Willingham Butt, aide
to former Presidents Taft and Roose
velt, who perished in the Titanic dis
aster on April 14, 1912. Former Presi
dent Taft, a delegation of Masons from
the Temple Noies Lodge of Washing
ton, of which Major Butt was a mem
ber; .lyocal Masons and members of
the Butt Memorial association, partici
pated in the services, which were held
on the handsome ne wbridge spanning
the canal at Fifteenth and Greene
streets.
C. W. Hope, who was postmaster at
Lacej. Ga., was remanded to wait the
action of the grand jury by United
States Commissioner Hewlett on charg
es of embezzlemeit of $250 from the
government. He failed to give $500
mail and was taken to jail. Hope ad
mitted there was a discrepancy in his
accounts, but said that because the
books had been burned recently in a
fire which destroyed the postoffice he
was unable to say how the shortage
occurred.
Because the defendant put up suf
ficient evidence to convince the com
mitting United States commissioner,
Judge Walter Cornett, at Athens, Ga.,
thathe had on hand a considerable
quantity of whiskey for the purpose
of washing his feet in it, and not for
selling or for even drinking purposes,
Joe Lankfort of Hart county, aged
about forty years, went free. He was
arraigned for having liquor in suffi
ent quantities to justify the suspi
cion of retailing.
By a deal closed real estate valued
at approximately $75,000 was sold at
Waycross, Ga., by former Governor A.
W. Gilchrist of Florida to Dan and
Oscar Lott and Dr. J. L. Walker, all
of Waycross. The new owners will
improve the property at once. Gov
ernor Gilchrist by the deal disposed
of only a portion of his holdings. It
is said he contemplates improving" his
remaining property in the near future.
General.
In an attempt to take the life of
Mayor John Purroy Mitchell,' Michael
P. Mahoney, an apparently irresponsi
ble elderly man, who later said he
was a blacksmith out of work, fired
into a group of three men seated in the
mayor's automobile at the east side of
City Hall Park, New York City. The
huhet entered the jaw of Frank L.
Polk, coropration counsel, who was
sitting next to the mayor. With blood
spurting from his mouth, Mr. Polk
was taken into the city hall and after
ward to a hospital, where, it was said,
the would would not prove fatal.
Throwing his wife, Mary, 32 years
old, against a hot stove in his home
at Boonville, Ind., William Folsom, 52
years pld, formerly a prosperous farm
er, fired two shots into her heart, kill
ing her instantly. Then he inflicted
three wounds in his own breast, none
of which, doctors say, will prove fa
tal. The shooting occurred from his
life's denial of infidelity made to Fol
som, it is said, and he refusal of his
demand that she surrender her wed
ding ring.
The Republican state convention re
nominated Ben W. Hooper for a third
term as governor of Tennessee. If
electel he will be . the first governor
who has had three successive terms
fcince the Civil war. The convention
endorsed Judge Sam C. Williams, In
dependent Democrat, appointee of Gov-
ercor Hooper, to succeed himself. The
national committee's plan for changing
the representation .was referred. The
national prohibition amendment was
endorsed.
Harry K. Thaw Tina won hist fisrht
for a writ of habeas corpus. Federal
Judge Edgar Aldrichs of the United
States district court of New Hamp
shire, handed down his decision on
the petition of Thaw asking that he
e aischarged from the extradition
Proceedings under which the state of
fteV York has hppn trvinc tn fnrcr
Thaw's return to Matteawan. The de-
us-.on was in Thaw's favor. The court
grants the writ, but the formal or-
Will not be entered until the
tate of New York can appeal the case
- the United States Supreme court to
determine if bail will be allowed.
ouoruy before the death of "Dago
'rank" Cirofici in the electric chair
1 SmS Sing prison (N. Y.), he told
: jarden Clancy that 'Gyp the Blood"
ttorcwitz, "Lefty Louie" Rosenberg
J?d Harry Vallon, an informer, fired
je snots which killed Herman Rosen
"al the New York City gambler, for
nich crime the four gunmen gave
eir hves. Cirofici averred he was
e miles away at the time the crime
Las committed and that "Whitey
at tiIS ' Seidenshner, although present
"ie scene of the shooting, did not
'den any of' the shots- Cirofici did not
Sythat he was in the plot N ; 5
IN
Developments at Tampico excited
far more interest in Juarez, Mexico,
than reports of a new rebel victory at
San Pedro. No official would lend his
name to comment on the situation, but
one man in a confidential' Constitution
alist position said: "In case of a for
eign invasion General Villa and Gen
eral Carranza long ago agreed that
they simply would content themselves
with opposing any armed forcewhich
entered rebel territory."
Fear that the opening of the Panama
qanal may be followed by a world-wide
redistribution of yellow fefver and
cholera which will cause great commer
cial loss, was expressed by Dr. Rich
ard P. Strong, head of the Harvard
school of tropical medicine. Doctor
Strong was formerly at the head of the
government biological laboratory In the
Philippines and later became promi
nent through his work . in combating
the pneumonic plague in Manchuria.
Washington.
The text of the treaty between the
United States and Colombia, settling
the Fanama controversy, was made
public m Paris through the Colombian
legation by publication in The Temps.
The United States has warned Gen
eral Huerta that' no further argument
about details for the salute of the
American flag will bo tolerated. Twenty-one
guns must be fired to the stars
and stripes, in reparation for the ar
rest of American bluejackets at Tam
pico or serious consequences will fol
low. The house struck the time-honored
"mileage allowance" for congressmen
out of the legislative appropriation bill
and provided for actual expenses of
members' to and from Washington to
attend congress. The senate has yet
tq agree to the proposal.
The substance of the reply of tHe
United States government to the de
mand of President Huerta that there
should be a simultaneous salute fired
by the Americans when the Mexicans
salute the American flag, was deliver
ed by Nelson O'Shaughnessy, the
American charge d'affaires, t oSenor
Portlllo y Rojas, the foreign min
ister. The reply, it is said, was unfa
vorable to an early adjustment of the
situation.. It Is understood that the
matter is being considered at a cab
inet meeting in Mexico City.
Senator Overman of North Carolma
offered an amendment to the Weeks
forest reserve bill which provides that
25 per cent, of the gross receipts of
the government from its forest re
serves shall be paid to the states in
which the forests lie. This percentage
is asked in lieu of taxes formerly paid
by private owners before the govern
ment bought the lands. The govern
ment has bought several thousand
acres of land in the Georgia mountain
region.
Congress stands behind the adminis
tration almost to a man in the aggres
sive policy to demand reparation for
indignitites the Huerta government has
offered. In senate and house the opin
ion was general that the president
would be backed even to actual war
fare. Attorney General McReynolds told
Senaton West he would Insist that Al
exander Akerman be retained in the
office of district attorney for the south
ern district of Georgia until after the
trial of the case against the American
Naval Stores company somes called the
naval stores trust. This case is set for
May 18, and there is no telling how
much time it will consume. Senator
West presented the name of R. M.
Hitch of Savananh for appointment.
Nation-wide prohibition was urged
before the house judiciary committee
at hearings on the resolution of Rep
resentative Hobson for submission to
the state of a constitutional amend
ment. The committee room was crowd
ed with representatives of the organi
zations interested. Most of the specta
tors were women, a large part of them
representing the Women's Christian
Temperance Union. Representative
Hobson opened the argument for hia
resolution.
Readjustments of passenger rates on
all interstate railroads in the United
States in conformity with the long and
short-haul prevision of the law, under
orders of the inter-state commerce
commission, will become effective May
1. The new tariffs filed by the roads
with the commission indicate a mate
rial fare reduction. Officials of the
commission, after an analysis of the
traiffs, estimate that "95 per cent. . of
the changes in fares will be reduc
tions" and 5 per cent. Increases.
President Wilson's reiterated desire
for completion of the anti-trust legisla
tion program at this session of con
gress spurred congress committees to
action. The house judiciary subcom
mittee responded with the introduction
of the omnibus bill.
Representatives Underwood and Hob
son, senatorial candidates in one of
the bitterest campaigns fought in Ala
bama, met and shook hands in the
house. "How are you, Underwood?"
said Mr. Hobson, and the majority
leader returned his handclasp with a
"Fine, Captain Hobson." It was the
first exchange between the two on
the floor of the house for months, but
there was no evidence of bad feeling
between the two men.
President Wilson declared that re
peal of the Panama tolls exemption
could not be regarded as an interpre
tation of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
because it would be an executive act.
He held that no amendment setting
forth the rights of the United States
under the treaty was necessary. The
president took the same view as Sec
retary Bryan that by repealing the ex
emption the United States - merely
showed a disinclination, but did not
limit any future policy of the govern
ment. The president said repeal of the
exemption clause did not limit any fu
ture action of the United States. ,
RECESS
IS TAKEN
IN RATE HEARING
ATTORNEY GENERAL ASKS THAT
COMMISSION SUSPEND SES
SIONS UNTIL JULY 7.
LATE STATE CAPITOL NEWS
Review of the Latest News Gathered
Around the State . Capitol That
Will Be of Interest to Our Readers
Over North Carolina.
Raleigh.
An unexpected recess in the intra
state freight rate hearing before the
commission came recently. The re
cess was at the request of Attorney
General Bickett, and will be until July
7. The reasons are that Mrs. Hill
man, wife of W. C. Hillman, the rate
export who was on the stand giving
direct testimony for the state, is very
ill and he must go to her in Philadel
phia at once, in order Jlfat she may be
hastened to her home in Evansville,
Ind., while she yet has strength to
make the trip; that there are a num
ber of commercial organizations in
the state which desire to present evi
dence in support of the reduced rates
prescribed by the Justice act and
there is not time now for this evi
dence to be marshalled at this time;
and also that by taking a recess at
this t'me, and arranging for the rail
road authorities to have copies of the
evidence that the state will offer for
making an analysis of it, there will be
saved much time and labor for the
state, the railroad companies and the
commission.
In urging the recess Attorney Gen
eral Bickett pledged to submit coun
sel for the railroad companies com
plete copies of all the remaining evtei
dence that the state will introduce
when the commission reconvenes.
This will include the uncompleted evi
dence of Rate Expert Hillman. Be
fore the recess he completed the evi
dence as to the Southern Railway
along thj lines indicating that the
Southern's figures to show the Justice
rates too low are on a wrong basis,
of differentiation between freight and
passenger rates, between inter and in
trastate freight and as to just what
constitutes "local freight" trains, and
that if a right basis is applied, the
Justice rates will be found to be fair
and just as between the railroad com
panies and the shippers.
Decision? of the Supreme Court.
The list of opinions delivered by
the court follows: Rile vs. Pratt,
Pender County, no error; State vs.
Snipes, Forsyth, no error; Latta vs.
Nichols, Orange, no error; Morgan
ton Manufacturing Company vs. An
derson and Creab, Forsyth, affirmed;
Supreme Council vs. Grand Lodge,
Forsyth, appeal dismissed; Wood vs.
Land Improvement Company, Durham,
affirmed; State vs. Hill, Guilford, no
error; Laban vs.' Field, Guilford, no
error; Couzins vs. Chair Manufactur
ing Company, Guilford, no error; Mer
chants National Bank vs. Branson,
Guilford, no error; Benton vs. North
Carolina Public Service Corporation,
Guilford, no error.
Make Survey of Truck and Freight.
William R. Champ, chief of the divi
sion of markets in the co-operative
marketing division of the agricultural
experiment station and the depart
ment of agriculture is undertaking to
make a survey of the friut and truck
industry in all the communities
throughout the state, in order, espe
cially, that he may ascertain defi
nitely where and how he can best
hel pthe growers organize a more
effective system of marketing. He
is working especially throughout the
county demonstration agents and lo
cal Farmers' Unions, and individual
growers are being appealed to in
many instances. Blanks are being
sent out, the filling out and returning
of which is all that is asked of those
being appealed to.
Some Recent State Charters.
The Old Fort Manufacturing Com
pany, Old Fort, capital $25,000 auth
orized, and $6,000 subscribed by I.-H.
Greene, R. L. Murphy and others for
a lumbar and brick business.
Must Ask For Institutes.
Director T. B. Parker of the farm
ers' institute division of the State De
partment of Agriculture announces a
new policy this season in the holding
of institutes. This is that there will
be institutes hereafter only in those
localities in which tne people pe
tition for them. Hehertofore these
institutes have been held at random
and in consecutive circuits for the
conevenience of the partieB holding
the institutes. He is writing to lead
ing farmers in all communities to
make reports.
Shjp Mail to Raleigh.
Within the past day or two one of
the largest mail order houses of the
country has shipped to Raleigh three
carloads of its spring and summer
catalogues. These are being mailed
out to points in all parts of the. Ilaleigh
second parcel-post zone that Includes
postoffices in this state and portions
of Virginia and South Carolina. The
mail order house sent a check for
$2,800 to the Raleigh postoffice to pay
the postage, eight cents being requir
ed for each catalogue .mailed.. The
irieht Fhinrat,i,t,vsi'v.Teo ,,
Offers Solution for Mexican Problem.
With the hearty approval and en
dorsement of Governor Craig and
President J. Y. Joyner of the North
Carolina Peace Society, Col. J. Bryan
Grimes, Secretary of State, has writ
ten William J. Bryan, urging a plan
he has worked but for a peaceful ad
justment of the Mexican trouble
through a peace protectorate of the
leading civilized nations of the world,
this entailing some modification of
the Monroe Doctrine. Colonel Grimes
suggests that this same" plan might
be successfully Invoked hereafter in
similar cases. He fears that the Mex
ican conditions, which are a most
serious concern to the American peo
ple, may eventually involve the Unit
ed States in a long costly and bloody
war.
He points out that "if the United
States is rot to intervene in ,; Mexico
and it should not it ill comports
with the civilization of a great govern
ment to stand with ; a drawn sword
in the form of the Monrpe Doctrine
and deny to other nations the inalien
able right and duty to protect the
lives and the property of their own
citizens. Such a course makes this
Government morally responsible and
it will be held answerable to the oth
er nations."
Colonel Grimes thus states his plan:
"Would it not be a forward step in
the interest of humanity and an ex
ample n the furtherance of world
wide peace in the future for the Unit
ed States to invite some of the most
interested nations, say Spain, Great
Britain, France, Germany, Italy and
perhaps Brazil, Chile and Argentina
under a clearly expressed pact, treaty
or agreement, jointly to occupy Mexi
co for its pacification, forming a kind
of joint military protectorate there
and binding themselves to withdraw
after establishing a stable govern
ment the Government of Mexico in
demnifying these Governments as
China e'id in the occupation of Pekin
by the allied armies.
Coast Artillery Is Inspected.
Inspection of the companies of
coast artillery in this state was con
cluded here recently by Inspector
Instructor Greig of the United States
war department and Col. Thomas
Stringfleld of Waynesville, inspector
of small arms for the North Carolina
National Guard, the last inspection
being that of the First Company Coast
Artillery, Raleigh, W. D. Morrow cap
tain. While no official statement of
the condition of the companies as de
veloped in the inspection is obtain
able yet, it is understood that the
companies have made a very good
showing with considerable improve
ment over the conditions a year ago.
Cavalry Makes Perfect Score.
Adjutant General Lawrence W.
Young of the North Carolina National
Guard has received from the United
States war department the reports of
the recent annual inspections of the
North Carolina companies of cavalry
and sanitary corps, the reports show
ing perfect scores in all respects, the
finest showings ever made by any
North Carolina state guards. The final
reports on the inspections of the com
panies of infantry have not yet been
received, but it is thought that only
the Washington company will be dis
banded for failure to measure up to
the minimum standard of condition.
Commission Gets Depot Plans.
Plans for a union passenger and
freight depot at Apex were submitted
recently to Superintendent W. A. Gore
of the Seaboard and Vice-President
J. Edd Stagg, of the, Durham and
Southern to the North Carolina cor
poration commission. The station was
destroyed more than two months ago
and the public has since been served
from a box car. The plans for the
new station provide for a structure
that will cost about $22,000, will have
separate freight and passenger de
partments and will give attractive
waiting rooms for men and women of
both races.
Prepare to Fight Cattle Tick.
The state department of agriculture
is notified that the counties of Lenoir,
Harnett and Wayne have provided
special appropriations to aid in the
eradication of the cattle tick within
.their bounds through the co-operation
of the federal and state depart
ments of agriculture. Their aid will
be in the form of providing assistant
inspectors to take a hand in the erad
ication work. ,
New Express Rate Ordered.
The corporation commission' made
an order recently requiring the South
ern Express Company to put into
effect on June 5th, the new system
of rates appplicable to intrastate ex
press business in North Carolina, it
being based in the new schedule of
rates applicable through the inter
state commerce commission on inter
state business throughout the United
States, but with considerable modifi
cation that will avert raises in rates
on various commodities that would
be the - effect of blanket application
W. G. Womble For Rate Expert.
The Corporation Commission an
nounced recently, effective at once,
the appointment of Mr. William G.
Womble of Raleigh as rate expert for
the commission, a position for which
provision was made by the special
sesion of the last Legislature. The
commission has given a good deal of
cons'deration to this appointment
and is quite confident that in Mr.
Womble it has made a selection that
will be very helpful to the commis
sion and to the public J in handling
MARINES START
i ff - jiff s - u.
, United States marines starting from the Portsmouth navy yard to go
aboard the vessels of the Atlantic fleet and hurry to Mexican porta.
HUEFITAS DEMAND
WAS NOT GRANTED
PRESIDENT EMPHATICALLY RE
FUSED TO HAVE A "SIMUL
TANEOUS SALUTE."
U. S. NAVY IS PREPARED
Warships Not Checked on Their Jour
neys to Tampico Huerta's Tern
porazing Made the Situation Assume
Serious Aspects.
Washington. Heurta's equivocation
over apology to the American flag was
met with an unqualified demand for
a salute of twenty-one guns as origin
ally asked by Rear Admiral Mayo at
Tampico. American warships to re
turn it, according to international cus
tom. This word went forward to Mexico
City after President Wilson and his
cabinet had discussed Heurta's pro
posal that the salute be simultaneous
one and that he be assured that the
American ships would return bis
gun fire.
President Wilson and his advisers
considered Huerta's answer briefly
and Secretary Bryan left the cabi
net meeting to send the reply. It was
brief and final:
"We Intend to have that salute,"
said Secretary Daniels.
Other officials reiterated the inten
tion of the American government to
have no more temporizing but a com
plete apology for indignities to the
flag. ,
Huerta had parleyed again. He de
manded that his salute to the United
States flag be returned simultaneous
ly gun for gun. This President Wil
son would not accept.
This hitch at the eleventh hour
when officials here, expected the
situation was as good as closed, was
disclosed in dispatches from Charge
O'Shaughnessy. President Wilson
discussed it with the cabinet. Admin
istration officials said privately Huer
ta's counter proposition would not be
accepted.
Wilson Will Back Up Demand.
The development confirmed fears of
those officials who expected Huerta
would equivocate again. Any inten
tion of recalling any ships of the fleet
bound to Tampico was abandoned
and those close to the administra
tion expected to see President Wil
son's demand for an unqualified apol
ogy backed up.
What United States Will Do.
The text of Charge O'Shaughnessy's
dispatches was not made public, but
tt became known that Huerta's
proposal was that as his guns fired
their saluate to the stars and stripes
as an apology for continued affronts
t6 the United States, that the cannon
of the American fleet should reply to
the Mexican saluate gun - for gun.
Officials here were ready to ac
knowledge Huerta's salute of 21 guns
after it had been finished, with a re
turn saluate such as is prescribed in
naval custom and precedent. That
would merely be acknowledging an
amende honorable, they say, but to re
turn Huerta's salute, gun for gun, they
pointed out, would make the apology
valueless. ,
Heurta's Motive.
Officials described Huerta's move
as an act to preserve his own
dignity before the Mexicans of that
part of the country under his control.
While President Wilson and the" cabi
net will decide what shall be done, the
Plying on to Tampico.
On board the U. S. S. Arkansas, at
sea, via wireless via Charleston, S. C.
The United States battleship squad
ron, comprising the Arkansas, via
wireless via Charleston, S. C ..New
Jersey was off Charleston. The battle
ship South Carolina, intercepted by
wire'ess en route from Santo Domin
go, rill join Rear Admiral Badger's
coninand off Key West.
A.n - inspection of field equipment
Mid landing gear was made recently.
The ships are making about 12 knots
FOR THE FRONT
opinion is expressed freely in official
circles that nothing but a complete
apology and such a salute as the Uni
ted States demands, would be ac-
septed.
Playing For Time.
. While Secretary Bryan when he
took the latest dispatches before the
president said the situation was "en
couraging but not ' finished," and
White House officials said the detail
remaining in dispute did not affect
the "heart of the matter," it develop
ed that Huerta's counter proposition
for a simultaneous salute was regard
ed as another play for time which
probably would not be countenanced.
All the latest dispatches were laid
before the cabinet. Practically all the
members of the official family were
said to be agreed that there should be
no further temporizing.
When the cabinet meeting adjourn
ed Secretary Bryan still described
the negotiations as "encouraging" but
not final. "I have received one mes
sage from Charge O'Shaughnessy and'
have sent one in reply," he said.
Request Is Denied.
Other members of the cabinet said
Heurta had been informed that no.
simultaneous salute would be ac
ceptable to this government.
Secretary Bryam left the cabinet
while it still was in session to send
some dispatches. He was silent as to
their nature, but it was understood
that the word had gone back to
Huerta that a simultaneous saluate
Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger.
would not be accepted and that
Charge O'Shaugnessy was advised
that the United States would insist
on its demand.
Officials expressed the view that
Huerta has been listening to "bad ad
vice" during the last twelve hours
and after he promised Mr. O.'Shaugh
nessy that he would give the apology.
With the sending of the message to
Huerta stating emphatically that the
United States would not accept his
counter proposal for a simultaneous
salute, the Mexican discussion at the
cabinet meeting ended. .
It was learned that one of . the
causes of Huerta's parely was a
fear that should he give the salute
demanded the American ships might
not return it and thus, leave him in. a
humiliated position, it was said that
he would order the salute if assured
that the United States would comply
with the international amenities and
acknowledge it. Word that the Uni
ted States would acknowledge his sa
lute according to custom and prece
dent went forward to Mexico City.
Secretary Bryan instructed Charge
O'Shaugnessy finally to Inform Huerta
that the United States would accept
nothing less than a salute of 21 guns,
and that the American ships will re
ply after the salute has' been' fired.
Whitehouse Wedding May 7.
Washington. The President and
Mrs. Wilson announce.d that the wed
ding of their youngest daughter, Miss
Eleanor Randolph Wilson, and Sec
retary McAdoo would take place on
Thursday, May 7. The. announce
ment from the White House giving
the date of the wedding also said
"In accordance with the wishes - of
Miss Wilson and 1M'. McAdoo the
wedding will be very small, only the
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
I d
HUERTA REFUSES
TO GIVE A SALUTE
PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT FLATLYi
REFUSES TO ACCEDE DE
. MANDS OF U. S.
PROPOSES NEW CONDITIONS
Would Agree That Both Fags Be Sa
luted, American First Then Mexl
oan Flag, This Arrangement to Be
Made By a Signed Proctocol.
Mexico City. Senor Portilo y
Rojas, Foreign , Minister, an
nounced that it would be impos
sible to agree to the demand of
the United States that the flag
of that country be uncondition
ally saluted, because that flag
was not insulted, because it was
not flying from the launch and
f because the marines were set
free and that the officer respon
sible for the arrest was himself
arrested and held for trial.
The Foreign Minister further
announced that the Mexican
government would agree that
both flags be saluted, the Amer
ican flag first and then the Mex
ican flag, this arrangement to be
made by a protocol signed by
the American Charge d' Affairs,
Nelson O'Shaugnessy, and the -Mexican
Foreign Minister.
The United States govern
ment, Senator Portillo declared,
had refused permission to
Charge O'Shaugnessy to sign
such a protocol, and demanded
an unconditional salute by Mex
ico, which Mexico felt was in
compatible with her dignity.
"Mexico has yielded as much
as her dignity will permit. Mex
ico trusts to the fair-mindedness
and spirit of justice of the.
American people."
Washington Gen. Victorlano Huer
to, Provisional President of Mexico,
flatly refused ,to accede to the uncon
ditional dumands of the United States
that he salute the American flag. '
Negotiations with Huerta over the
demand for a salute in reparation for
the arrest of American bluejacketa
at Tampitjo on April 10 has come to
a close, the last chance given , by
President Wilson for a favorable re
sponse from the Mexican dictator.
The final word of Huerta to Charge
O'Shaugnessy was a refusal to com
ply, unless the United States would
guarantee in writing that his salute
would be returned.
The crisis thus reached does not
mean that there will be a formal dec
laration of war, because the United
States could not declare war against
a government which it does not recog
nize. President Wilson will seek au
thority, however, to send armed forces
into Mexico to seize first the ports of
Tampico and Vera Cruz and the rail
road trestle leading from Vera Crua
toward Mexico City.
The breach that finally has come
with Mexico will make it impossible,
it was leclared, on high authority, for
the United States to further protect
foreigners in that Republic and for
fied of the situation in this regard.
The president, it was declared, not
only would ask Conlgress for author
ity to 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.
In reply to Huerta's proposed new
conditions Secretary Daniels sent the
following message in substance: "Am
certain that President Wilson would
not consent to have you sign the pro
tocol mentionel in your telegram. The
salute should be fired without any
agreement as to its return. The
United States of America can be re
lied on according to international cus
tom and courtesy, to do its duty. The
signing of the protocol would be ob
jectionable in addition- to other rea
sonSi because, of .the-fact that it might
be construed as recognition of the
Huerta Government whereas, the
Presidant has no intention of recog
nizing that, government..
Celebrate "Battle of Atlanta.?
Atlanta, Ga. Plans have assumed
definite form here for; the celebration
of the . fiftieth anniversary of the bat
tle of Atlanta, fought In the War Be
tween the States July 22. It is plan-,
ned to invite the Governors of the 31
state represented in the battle to at
tend, together with their staffs. De
tachments of militia from the state
also will be sked to attend. Eigh
teen states were- represented in the
Federal Army in the battle and 13 in
the Confederacy's defending force rep
resented. , -
Hearse is Wrecked.
Raleigh. The hearse doors broken
to pieces and the . end of the coffin
smashed in were- the most serious
res'uit'of a funeral procession accident
that -occurred at -the corner of Salis
bury, and Hargett streets. . It was a
negro funeral and as the procession
was' parsing the corner an automobile
riasneri frnm a noarhv cat-oca art A
passed between the hearse and the
family carr'ages, frightening the
horses of the nearest carriage. They
made a plunge ' and dashed ivAn- ib