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B ' of "War TDow ~~7 MEDIATOR'S \\ Huerta Givee Out Stateme Accepted Upon Condi Federalw. ' ' " \ f ' HXJKRTA'8 SAT. Mexico City, May t.?Com' plications now threat on the result of tke dUmlsaal of the for. Ism mlnUter, Port!nto T. ItoJIU. _ . It la rumored here this afternoon that there U a ,>m btween Generals\ Huerta and v , Blanquet. . . - . e V v'" 1 / President Huerta has leaned the roilowlnl statement: x "The arqilstioe fees accept I ed with reference to the Ameri-_ can troops upon the condition that the rebels do not attach the troops of the government *?- ?v. iLiaiiia rt . . IUO WUUDtKB. ? CABINET MEMBERS HOPEFUL. ' At the reenter cabinet meetiui ' beld yesterday afternoon afternoon the discussion was devoted princl pally other than those of Mexico showing that much ot-Jhe tension had been.disappeared. The member of the cabinet today, are sanguine o the ultimate outcome. ; fllblHei| Bryan elated that t?e point In tb? government** position bad not ai A U ' - ret be&reach^. .; pH , ..." CONSUL PROMISED PROTECTION Secretaries Bryan and Daniels to day made efforts to neutralise th til wells at Tamploo. Secretary Dan tela gave out the information tha , meet all of the weQa had.been capp ed with cement and that ordinar gun H^rould not ignite them. Moi of air the oil wells are out of gu range. MUCH ACCOMPLISHED. / >7 Summing up what the mediator have accomplished, a well poste. authority has Said that it represenl ed more actually done In a give time than had ever occurred lb th nutory or Intermediation, 'roe ?pai tat ambaaaador'a conference with th - madia tore waa not to dellror an communication from Huerta. but I ca or* the general eltuitlon. ASSURANCES OF PEACE. Aaauraaoea of peace with a (Mat abatement of "war talk" waa th dominant talk In the capital toda with reference to the Merfjtn altn tlon. Attention waa atlll center! ?01 the work of the South America mediatera. , who hare report! ateadr progreaa and that there wi no deadlock between the parties. STATE DEPARTMENT BUSY. ' The State Department waa buny t day getting out of Mexico Amerlci dtlaens. I ; , . . Vera Crux.?-Wtth the oocupatli of Vera Crus by American aoldle a under Brlggdler General Funaton. I aeoomptubed fact, and the rem -? to their veaaele In the harbor of en ore and marlnea who took the'pc from the Mexlcena, onesUone ot t future today ara beginning to enga the attention of American refuge end Mexican bualnaaa men. The future policy of the Waahlt ton admlnlatratlon la being debet with much Internal. Americana and Mexican* alike la nothing In the nature of e defld statement on <h!a auhleet end th all an trying to mtefprdt, from I tread ef create alnca the aelan whether the American occupation Vara ?rna la to be pcrmahent. enca conrtnced that the Amerlc dag^l. to neat orar thta oily ur tranquility ta reatorad through! the republic. It l? vtrtunllycertl that the Mextcana of Vera Crux " give their hearty aurport to tho A "* arlean Civil xovernment. enjoying freedom. . Today they admit frankly 11 * .? t ? ? ' I merit I a s ow. . **t . UTiciTic r eature Mexico Is The Opinion Of Garranza Still Holds Aloof. " < ORK FEATURE: lit That Armistic Hae Beert J tion Rebels Do Not Attack ' i they are enjoying greater freedom ? from apprehension, more pergonal i j liberty and a larger measure of < perlty owing to the Influx of Am- t ertcan money than they hpve known f in many years. - Many event assert A that they would cheerfully subscribe c to any policy of He- United States r | which would Insure them a coutlnu- t | ance of the present conditions and % the extension of these conditions to J I the rest of the republic. j Sornfl careful ohiwxrvfir* am on or the i Mexicans, however, take a peeaimls- < tic view of a complete American occupation of Mexico would brim about i the desired results. 1 They point out that many factions 1 are striving for power in various i , sections of the republic. The entire Statetof Morelos Is controlled by the. followers of Zapata, while the 8tate of Guerrero Is under the con- ' trol of the Flgueroa brothers, much i of the western coasts and Isolate 1 , points are controlled or hemmed' in f by the supporters of Carransa and f Villa. I STRONG FACTIONS \ , I I oiKT&KMirSti AfiAUUT JU'EilTik. > la the capital Prorjalooal Preil dent Huertn Is in the saddle, but strong factions favoring t'arranza. Felix Diaa or some other aspirant - to the presidency are intriguing ? against Hugrta and each other, Za peta and .w Flgueroa brothers hav1 Ing been rttonlug things In the couji>* try. control without regard to any 7 claims of a central power. Such 4 states are virtually Independent prlnn clpallties within the borders of the distracted republic. This statement of general cond^ Hons Is made by Mexicans to supd port the idea thak complete Ameri - can occupation is only thing that ? will bring lasting peace. ? AMBITION, NOT PATRIOTISM, .<>, e ACTUATES LEADERS. y There la also an element ot Mexl-! L can and American refugees now in J Vera Crux who express doubt th^t the mediation undertaken by ArgenUna, Brazil and ChQe or that simile ,lar negotiations will bring about a stable coalition of. the warring facg_ltiona in the republic or result iri ^ the re-establishment of order. They in arfcof the opinion that personally jead ousles would prevent the selection lg of any leader to represent them all and they unhesitatingly declare that in .their opinioil; ambition and not D patriotism actuates a great majority Ln of the^Iexidan factlonlsts. It is ep-j parentrlhat local opinion of tye fu)n tureyls most conflicting. rs THINK PROTECTORATE , j ^ NECESSARY. ro Another idea as presented today byj II. thoughtful Mexicans is that the onlyj ,rt soluUon of the problem lies in a parhe ttal occupation of Mexico by the Unlge ted States and the establishment uue3 der American protection of a government similar to that formed in Nicaig. raguji which latter would be suced ceeded by duly elected Mexican officials. the United States supervising ok the ejections and Touching for their Ite fairness. The idea la receiving coney slderabie endorsement from s group he of Mexican officials who have remainre. ed in the city. of General Funston has followed In If general the scheme for garrisoning an adopted by the navy, hut Instead ol itll centering all provost work he hai >Ut divided "tljn city into dletrlets lr itn which each reglmoni.1 coffiamnde: rai- ' ^ ":' i -?~ 1 1 1 11 - ' 1 Kcb Ajioet delightful meeting of the X Henry Book Club wot held with' tfn. George Lead*, on Thursday ifternoon. Mrs. II. W. Carter prelded\>ver the meeting with her u?lal grace. In reapoQse to the roll mil each member read an Item on ?prrent Events, after which ^lively tlacuaelons followed. The clab Toed to make to the Washington Pubic Library a gift of a set of O. ffenry's books, which will prove a welcome addition to the library, kfter the business was completed a splendid paper On the life of Edward Stedman was read In a moat LeUghtful manner by lttae Laughlnglouse, follower by a lovely selection rom Lowell, t>y Hiss Mary Blount, hire. Leach served a templing salad ;ourao with iced tea, which was most efrushtag. The club members had hp pleasure of having with them as quests, Ulss Francis Lacy, fspm Ral>tgh. one of our popular esLschooI ieachers, and Mies Cofon, from Nor'olk, Va.. the charming house guest ?f Mrs. John Small. ' The meeting with Mrs. Leach was much enjoyed by all. She proved her usual gracious self. The next meeting will he held "With Mrs. Hathaway at Washington Park. MR8. 0. M. B., JR. Annual Sermon 1 City Public Sclu Tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock at I the Public School Auditorium the an- j the graduating class of the Washing-' ton Public School# will be delivered by Rev. J. C. Caldwell. D. D., president of the Atlantic Christian Col-1 lege, Wilson, N. O For thla^ occasion all the respective churches of ihe city will close their doors. The 1 V.I1-J kAvl*. -* St' o'clock. The program u arranged la a very attractive onf and no doubt the^ school auditorium will be taxed to 1U utmost. The music will be furnished by all -the choirs of the city, composed of sixty voices. Dr, Caldwell Is a native of the State of Missouri and has been ag the head of the Atlantic Christian College for the past six years. As a preacher he stands In the very forefront and the Washington Public Schools are more tban fortunate In BTrS I DIE 1 pis Misses Mary Virginia Bonner and Mary Lillian^ Ellsworth, the kinder farten teacher* in the Washington Public Schools,' gave a May Pol* dance to the little tots on th? grounds- of the school building thli afternoon st 4:30 o'clock. All thi members of the kindergarten da* ware present and enjoyed the occa slon immensely. Many interesting and amusing games were indulge* b. ' v - ' y V v < . HERB TODAY. Mr. B. L. Barr, of Chocowlntty, N C., was among the visitors to the cit^ today. '1 ; " VISITORS TODAY. Among the welcome visitors 1 ; Washington today are: J. A. WI ktnsoa and W. B. fltubhs, of Botha* 1 en. Their many friends are glad 1 | shake tfceftr hand. ' BEING REPAIRED. The Brown store biding on We Main street damaged last Bnnday as > Moftdty bj #r? It now oatoraotag r r\ I ' ? 1\ ' '[t. ' .'?!, ( .? V v " *"r!yjlj^jfrf85| I I 111 '.It I flifllUL jr*| Commencement with all its pleatarea waa us^tred in at -4he High 8chool last Miil when the Girts* Clubs. the EU Kappa, and Cornelian, fare a most delightful banquet to the members of the senior class. / ' Mr. C. M. Campbell. Jr.. superintendent of the schools, acted M toastmaster and a better choice coutd not hare been made. In hla own matchless style he spoke of the year's work and of hie hopes for the future. With these few formal temkfks the evening was given over to merriment and the cup of joy ran high. Toasts were proposed and responded to. 'Not a single phase or branch of school Ufa was forgotten, the literary societies, athletics, the floorwalkers, the drug store loafers, all. oome in for their jnst or unjust share of J praise and good natnred thrusts. J At 11 o'clock tha banquet ended with AVArrone In rood humor, but 'lT'L 111 m w Samuel M. Pollard, who was convieted of manslaughter in 6rdpnvllle yesterday afternoon for the murder of Policeman Smith at rarmrilje, haa imn sentenced to the pfttttenUary for a term of fire years by Judge Daniels. The Reflector-of yesterday afternoon has the following account of the closing scenes of -the trial: \ At 1:35, after being out for about three hours the Jury announoed by ringing the court ho?a Bell that they had reached a verdict, and though cleared at the tfln in Are minutes the auditorium of tip court house was packed to ?swrflowlug with clUsens who had been held in suSl Dense awaiting the onteofof^ The Jury filed fit and urban order was calle<h-4fc>reman NObles announced they had reached a verdict of manslaughter. Attorneys for the defendant announced they would t?ge an appeal for a new trial, and bond was fixed at 11.000. Later: By phone message today It la ascertained that aftdr the attorneys gave notice of an appeal and the Judge, had fixed the amount of the ^>nd that t&e defendant within a very few mlnutea gave It and left for hit home in Farmvtlla. \> 1914 Class lr. wis Sunday Night securing bis services is the commencement preacher, / , d.v ca^dvexi wumjgBBm* Vowhere be dellverht^BK?%nnual cornmorrow nig^ht frog*- B&llev. N. C . sting class of th^HpflflBl that town. While In vflHHKjfi will be the touse.gueet of lfe and Mre.l Mrs. George Hackney. Jr., on West Main street. A rare treat is in store1 f<*r all those who attend the exercises Sunday evening. The following Is the. program: Hymn, "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name," choir. Scripture Lesson, Rev. R. L, Gay. Prayer. Rev. H. B. Searight. Anthem, "Praise Ye the Lord." v Sermon, Rev. J. C. Caldwell, D. D. Anthem, "Wagner's - eetlval Jubilate. . JFJymn, "The Spacious Firmament on High." Benediction. Rev. E. M. Snipes. CITY MIT Ull 1 UUU11I 10 SEVEN 'EASES T0DA1 i Several eases were disposed oC b ' Mayor Frank Kulger at the City Hal this morning. Those disposed o were as follows: J. Havens, speeding automobile 1 fined 12 ?nd cost. 1 WllUam Knight. Bpstvding automo, 1 bUe. fined 22 and oost. V Edgar Winborno, drunk; fllr.ed 2 { and oost. j 1 Jim Moore! drunk; fined 16 an cost. Jim Moore, larceny; bound ove to recorder. Henry Williams, riding wheel o f sidewalk; attached with cost Robert Moore, vagrancy; Judi ment suspended upon good behavlo CELKBRATK START OF 2CBWA1 0 Brooklyn. N. Y.; liny ?.-Wke ton Ing up of th* flrnt chore) of oarth fl the building of th? ilx-trmck aubwi 0 that la to run through the Flathni district of thU city took plao* toda The commencing of tMa ImporUi addition to tte tran.portetlon faoljl " Hot ru coMbratod by Borough Pre. * dent Pound., the Pnhll. Oer,. ? CommlMton end reprotontoUe. ft .... of Brooklyn. , J ' with regret thfct such an qccaslon marks the beginning of the end of a year spent In work and play. A year that has meant much io both teachers and 'pupils. 'hlldtes Low Washington Park. PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT. Mr. C- R. Galloway, of Blount's Creek, who was In the cny yesterday, speaks very encouragingly as to the crop prospects In his section. This | week the planting of cotton and corn | was finished and the farmers on Blounts Creek will start the first of the coming week planting tobacco. According to Mr. Galloway the acreage will be Increased greatly In his section. Those farmervwho.planted tobacco last year wflT^lltnlke the same acreage this year, "bht," states Mr. Galloway, "a large number who have never cultivated the. golden wee? will try thptr hand this season. Blount's Creek always shows up In the agricultural line. IS IMPROVING. The 2-year-old son of Mr. W. R. Galloway, of Blount's' Creek, who has been quite 111 for some weeks, la gradually Improving. This will be gratifying to the many frlendB oi Mr. a a noway. HAVE RETURNED. Mrs. T. E. Cutler and daughter Mlse Mary Cutler, returned yester day from an extensive visit to Mrs Cutler's daughter, Mrs. Leon Joyner at Henderson. N. 6. Eiiir am V THIS EVE Another excellent show was pulle r" off at the New Theater last night b 1 the Bartles Musical Comedy Con f pany and as has been the custom h (he week, those present' *ere give ; the opfJofrunity to enjoy a .good, ok fashioned laugh from ibeginnlng t - end. Mr. Llnwood, the boarder i the Hotel, was simply immense an 5 kept his audience in a laughsbl state all the while. The entire con 1 pany last night were at their best so the audlenoe exhibited thetr appr f -elation by h**rty applause. Th Bartles Mualoal Comedy Compar " have made gqod in Washington ai it will be known with regret that t night closes their engagement. Th? " can be assured of good housed at an time when they dboose to return, r. . very rtatactive and enteruinii ? program Is billed for tonight Tho ,r attending will be amply repaid. ij a <b EN ROUTE HOME. * 1 Miss Arlene Joyner. who is tea< ins music at)Aurora, N. C., past through the city today ea route her home in QreOtfvlUe to apend 8t ? day. i ?i. Wties, Rocky Mount The Local Score oj IHMl " SCHOOLS TO ' cKin' Colonel Alston Grimes, o^ Grimesland, N. C., was here this morning shaking hands with his many friends. ' Mr. Grimes states that on next Thurs- 1 day the annual commencement ex- : ercises of the Orlmesland Graded School will take'place. Hon. J. Bry- , an Grimes, secretary of State, will . make the address at 12 o'clock. The exercises doubtless will he attended , by a large number flrom all parts of ( Beaufort and Pitt counties. It Is ] the purpose of Orlmesland to erect , a new 910,000--brick school building , to be ready for use at the fall session. There are at present three teachers In the G rimes land school ' and they have an enrollment of tvro hundred. Another teacher will .be secured for the coming year. .Miss ! Anna Lawrence, of Ayden, N". C., Is the efficient principal. i e una WAS Yl? flERE_ FRIDAY C E. Mcintosh, of the State Department of Education, was in the city yesterday on his way to Elizabeth City, where he is scheduled to make the commencement address at a school near that place. Mr. Mci intosh addressed the pupils and i patronB of Carolina Institute Thurs; day on a subject that is everyday growing to bo of vital interest to all ? rural schdols?the farm life Idea. Our sister county of Craven has already , provided for a comfortable farm life - school and the success of the new . venture has Justified tho wisdom of , its promoters. Mr. nCIDlOBIl IS li J ill ? lu am U|> interest among the rural schools of the State for better rural education, an education that will fit young people for work they purpose to do? remain on the farm and Improve conditions. Mr. McIntosJiis a 1909 graduato of the University of North Carolina and has already demonstrated that ho has a promising future in the great cause of education. ? OABY HAVING HHOW OPENED. Philadelphia, Pa., May 2.?A baby BAvlng exhibition has been opened ^ hore and it is proposed to conduct it 5 throughout the summer months under the auspices of the Child Federation, which organization will beaT u al Ithe expenso. It is being held in the court yard of the City Hall ? and the permanent exhibition of tho Department of Health and Charities, d consisting of placards, models and 'e literature, are Included In this ex*" hlbitlon. id , B- HORSE SHOW AT CAPITAL. e Washington, May 2.?The annual 17 spring horeo show will open here to ld day and last a week and in point ol ?" number and quality of entries tbli 97 is to be the -biggest meeting the na 7~ tlonal capital has eker Been. Wash lngton horsewomen have taken grea Interest and are well represented I) 8e the jntApfftg events. Mrs. AUei Potts, of Virginia, known as the ont woman master of hounds in tto world, is exhibiting a string of h? !b* horses and will rids some of 1m {posnts. ,n" IN THE CITY. Mr. I. P. Hodges and slstsi'. Ml Roea Hodges, of R. F. D.. No. are spending the day la the city. ' Between Teams Until 11th Inning Washington Was Weakened By The Absence Of Two Of Its Best Players. Last Game Of The Season Next Friday. With a team weakened and die- J organized by the absence of two of .[ its best players, Washington High School held Rocky Mount's strong baseball team for a 11-Inning contest yesterday afternoon In Fleming \j Park. The final score w&a 10 to 1, in :J favor of Rocky Mount, bnt th* score loes not tell the gfme Jiy.kny means. ^ It was a beautiful eeejmw contest. Urst one and theft the other, an til the eleventh innin&wheb Washington began to shovr signs of the : quelling contest, weakened and their strong adversary took advantage. Tho locals regular piicner, oi? Jim" Weston, was disabled by a sore knee and "Chief" Howard, the beaky caretaker of the Inner garden, was substituted. Howard had new pitched it game :?-fore, bet everyone agreed after the contest that he had pitched one game at least, and had done It well. too. Except for ene Inning?the last?when his arm and fingers were sore from the new work, he did splendidly, giving only two freo passes and using smoke and bowa galore. Watklna, the youngster, who has , made an enyiable reputation .for hl?self In high school baaeballdom. was ok Oliicl" Howard W?? Thrre With (?) J V Goods, on the mound (or the visitors. He did creditable work, but failed to I prove such a terror to the Washington boys as was first%bpposed. Edward Forbes rapped on him several times for bases; Merrltt Foushee got next to him and nearly every one on the team did something to punch holes in his batting record. I He is a good twirler thongh, and without him Rocky Mount would be < ^ helpless. The first baseman also deserves mention for the dear way ;J in which.he pounced upon all hits that came anywhere in bis neighbor- H hood. Withal Rocky Mount baa a hardworking team and If luck la with -.'w them they will be seen in the finals at Chapel Hill this eprlng. J Washington's school boys play Jg their last game of the season on the * home grounds next Friday when they meet Tarboro. Next week is com- M mencfment and It Is hoped that a 1 large crowd will be present to help * the boys close the.season with hon- j ? ?r8 1 Score by innings: R. H. E. Wash* ..101 000 000 00? 1 6 4 R'y. Mt. .001 010 000 fx?10 t S Batteries: Howard and Foushee; n Watklns and Harris. Umpires. J Messrs. Brown and Wallace. I * Subscribe to the Dally News. * ) FIRRT oW SEASON. Mr. R. B. Weston, proprietor of the Weston House on last Main street, enjoyed new Irish potatoes *" yesterday, being the flrfct day of May. 3> So far aa we know they are the first ja
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