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Come and Be With Your Friends, in Charlotte, Week of May Twentieth -n l; Tin? ,onnr ARLOTl NIGHT EDITION i J L 3 r AND EVENING CHRONICLE. PAGES TODAY 6 reater Charlotte s 99 one e w s p aper TBI iiiS- 1910 CHARLOTTE, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1914. 8S gSSS : consolidated uim - Price: Daily 2c; Sunday 5c NEWS -JJ LLJj LL3 y ti i ; SEES mm M mi WML Yd K O'Shaughnessy Says Dictator is peraie Plans to Leave Mexico City With Eis T? oops For A Last Stand Peking Point Half Way Be tween Capital and Vera Cruz as His Last Refuge He Begins Provisioning and Fortifying it in Case He is At tached. While Realizing That His Regime Cannot Stand Long Huerta Has No Intention of Resigning Is Shipping Gold Abroad in Contemplation of Ultimate Exile. By Associated Press. Washington, May 13.- That General Huerta. preparing for a crisis in his dictatorship, has long ben plannin t(J IPHVP MpYtrn Citv with hies trnATW ' - - . v . WU UiO !. ' ' and make a last stand at Puebla, mid way between Mexico Citj and Vera Cruz was understood today to have been" reported to President Wilson last night by Nelson O'Shaughnessy, form er charge of the American embassy in the Mexican calital. The president, it is said, was in formed that Huerta had picked Puebla for his first refuge in case rebel as sailants get too close to Mexico City nnd that late development had caus ed him already to begin fortifying and provisioning that point. Will Not Resign. Mr. O'Shaughnessy is said to have told the president that Huerta had no intention of resigning, though he re alized that his regime could not stand Ions. He desires, Mr. O'Shaughnessy be lieves, to acquire as mucli glory as pos sible before the inevitable happens. Has Only Small Army. Mr. O'Shaughnessy is said further to have told the president that reports of the number of troops at Huerta's command are greatly exaggerated and that as a matter of fact they number only 4,000 to 6.000. It is understood to be the former charge's belief that nei ther Zapata nor Villa would have any great difficulty in taking Mexico City. Plans for Exile. This information is along the lines of other reports reaching the govern ment within the last few weeks. Fur ther information from these sources that Huerta has been shipping gold abroad in contemplation of his ultimate exile. Situation at Vera Cruz. Vera Cruz, May 13. General Funston ieed fear no trouble along his outer :nes if a letter sent into the city last light bv General Rubie Navarreto, in :oniraand of the advanced positions of the Mexicans, is a true indication of 'he Mexican's attitude. General Navarreto addressed the editor of a local paper, Les Success, garded the reported movement by -.!- forces against Vera Cruz. "I beg that you deny this news' :aid General Navarreto. "since in ac--ordance with orders which we have -ceived all offensive movements have ij en stopped while the armistice l-tS." The Americans are informed regard-f:-2 the position of the Mexicans m p vicinitv of their outposts and know lisonablv well their strength. So weak are they at present that the staff has :-!t no" uneasiness. Tii-re exists here however, a vague apprehension of important develop ments at the capital. This is not trace ab to any specific information but stuff ofScrs nd many others appear convinced that Huerta must face a crisis within a few days. Unrest In Capital. It appears improbable that the reb els will be in a position to attack the mar ital for many days but there is a crowing feeling of unrest among the residents and a few high army offl :.ers stationad at Mexico City are said o have been manifesting signs of un willingness to continue supporting a nan whom they regard as already de- '"stories that Herta is strengthening .he citv against attack continue to ar rive and some are that he is forti fying certain positions and creating ."ire entanglements. He has withdrawn o the capital more men of his army, -king troops, it is said, even from the iistriets between the capital and era Cruz. 1 Stand at Puebla Take Janpico 7 ' o-day--Bodge Chosen as Secretary To United States Delegates, Mexican outposts, while mostly of a detached character, are always in Mght of the American lines but it is reasonably certain that the total num ber of Mexican troops within striking distance is less than 3.000 men. j In view of the undeniable fear of ; sharp developments at the capital Con jsul Canada has renewed his efforts to get out as many Americans as he ' can. R.F. R.S CHOSEN I POTEiTATE By Associated Press. Atlanta, Ga., May 13. Dr. Frederick R. Smith of Damascus Temple, Roch ester, N. Y., today was elected im perial potentate of the Imperial Coun cil, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, at its annual conclave here. Dr. Smith succeeds William W. Irwin of Wheel ing, W. Va. He was today elevated from his previous position of deputy imperial potentate. The selection of the next place of meeting and the election of imperial outer guard were the two important matters which were expected to come before the imperial council, orde. of the Mystic Shrine, at its business meeting today. There has been keen rivalry between San Francisco and Seattle for the honor of entertaining the Shriners next year, it having been agreed that the 1915 conclave would be held on the Pacific coast. Events on the program today in cluded a grand exhibition drill by all patrols at Piedmont Park, a garden party given to the visiting women of the "convention by Mrs. John E. Sla ton, wife of the governor of Georgia and a dinner complimentary to the newIy-elected imperial potentate and members of the imperial council to night. SON DEMANDS FORMATION A B D U TP A B K S Washington, May 13. Secretary Garrison has directed General Fun ston at Vera Cruz to ask General Maas, the Mexican federal command er what has become of Samuel Parks, the United States private who, while supposedly insane, rode through the Mexican lines and has not been heard from since. A like inquiry has been transmitted by Secretary Bryan to General Huerta through the Bra zilian minister in Mexico City. It has been reported that Parks met death in the Mexican lines. Mr. Garrison said today that Gen eral Funston had reported unverified stories repeated to him to the effect tnat Parks had been executed. The secretary said his future course would depend entirely upon the nature of the replies to the in quiries now being made jointly by the state and war departments. FAVORAlFJEPORT ON OWEN BILL Washington, May 13 With two dissenting votes the senate banking and currency committee today agreed to report favorably to the senate the Owen bill to regulate stock ex changes. The measure was amended in minor pqjnts. . - MITH IMPERIAL J 5f$f tf twtSr tEtrttrSfr WILL PUT CHARLES MELLEi 01 THE By Associated Press. Washington, May 13. "It is my present intention to put Charles S. Meilen on the witness stand and ex amine him," said Joseph Folk, chief counsel for the interstate commerce commission, who is conducting the in quiry into the financial operations of the New Haven and the Billard Com pany. This statement was made today by Mr. Folk in face of objections raised by Attorney General McReynolds that the testimony of Mellen and directors of the New Haven might render them immune from prosecution in the event such proceedings were considered ne cessary. "It is not a question of immunity but whether the truth shall be sup pressed," said Mr. Folk. "Mellen, as a witness, telling the truth, would be a thousand times more valuable to the public than Mellen could possibly be as a defendant." - There was no session today of the hearing before the commission but Chief Counsel Folk and Attorney Gen eral McReynolds were in conference over pending proceedings. "Events are moving rapidly," said Mr. Folk. "We cannot say at this mo ment just what may happen in a few hours or a day hence." REBELS EXPECT TO TAKE TAMPICO TODAY IS REPORT By Associated Press. Washington, May 13. Heavy firing at Tampico was resumed at midnight and the constitutionalists say they expect to capture the city today ac cording to a dispatch received at tne navy department from Admiral Mayo. He reported that "the general impres sion ceems to be that the expecta tions of the constitutionalists win realized." Early reports reaching the navy department today stated that the ar tillery duel between constitutionalists and federals at Tampico had ceased iate yesterday but the result of the engagement is not known. The cessation of fighting was re ported by Admiral Badger and was baised on advices to him from Ad miral Mayo, lying off Tampico, at late as 3 o'clock this morning. The report says that the heavy fir ing around Tampico stopped about 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Admiral Mayo says further that the constitu tionalists, so far as can be ascer tained, have used only one field gun which was fired at long intervals. Apparently reliable information from the scene of fighting is to the effect that the constitutionalists at one time advanced their lines and tempo rarily occupied some of the federal trenches. Admiral Mayo says it wras reported the casualties on both sides were very hevay. Attack Expected. Juarez, Mexico, May 13. The final rebel attack on Tampico has not yet taken place but is expected at any moment, according to messages receiv ed today from General Pablo Gonzales, the constitutionalist commander. The families of all foreigners have left the city in boats, according to the mes sage. y SUCCEED HIX Norfolk, Va., May 13. Norfolk Southern Railway directors will meet in New York Friday to elect a succes sor to C. H. Hix, who resigned yes terday. It is understood here that Joseph H. Young, until recently prer dent of the Spokane, Portland & Seat tle Railroad, will be chosen. STAND N M Will Not THE WEATHER. Forecast for North Carolina. Partly cloudy tonight and X Thursday; cooler. Moderate varia- b!e winds. -U Annual Session of the Carolina Municipal League Will be Ceiled to Order by its Presi dent, Mayor Bland Tomor row Morning at the Selwyn Hotel. . , Will ha Prpnfidprl at 10 nv.lnr.k by Parade Picture Expo sition Will be Feature of the Event, Which Will be Open to the Public at the City Hall. The advance guard of the Carolina Municipal League, whose annual ses sion will begin here with a big mu nicipal parade tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, is arriving. Mayor O. P. Shell of Dunn, secretary and treasurer of the league, is here, as is also Mr. John S. Michaux, city clerk, of Greensboro; Mr. Alfred O. Lloyd, secretary of the Gasionia cham ber of commerce and Mr. J. M. Hol land, treasurer of the chamber, and also president of the Holland Realty &., Trust Company. Dr. L. F. McCormick, city bacterio logist of Asheville, also arrived this morning and is superintending the placing of Asheville's pictures. Mr. F. Stikeleather of Asheville will, be here tomorrow as the personal repre sentative of Mayor Rankin of Ashe ville. Mayor T. J. Murphy of Greensboro and Mr. J. G. Foushee, commissioner of public works also of the Gate City, will arrive this afternoon. Mayor P. Q. Moore of Wilmington arrives this afternoon. There will be many more arrivals this afternoon but the main body of the delegates will come in tonight and early tomorrow. Picture Exposition. The city hall presented a busy scene this morning. Where ordinarily there is clean-swept and carefully kept cor ridors and council chamber, there was this morning a riot of boxes, frames, trunks, portmanteaus and other para phernalia, with fine cut shavings pro jecting from the crevices and edges of them. The scene marked the set ting up and putting in order the pic (Continued on Page Nine.) iraesoav a s Day That this paper the ack nowledged legal advertis ing medium in Mecklen burg county prints Trus tees Sales, Commissioners Sales, Executions, Admin istrators Notices and Sales and all other legal classi ficationsthose that re quire one-time-a-week in sertions and real estate men and people with ready money to invest should not pass, up these advertis ments but jot the dates of sales down attend the sales lots of times good "pick-ups" come from sales "under the hammer." Pages 12 and 13 today Nuf 'Ced. MM LEAGUE WILL CONVENE HERE TOMORROW 11 A J. w annins to R esmn SOU INC MEANS By Associated Press. Lawrence, Kas., May 13. "Sound advertising does not lead to the de struction of, the saving instincts of the American people nor to the reckless spending of their money. It leads to intelligent and rational spending." This statement was maue by Irvin S. Cobb, magazine writer, at today's session of the national' newspaper conference at the University of Kansas. Mr. Cobb's paper was prepared in answer to the question "is advertising destroying the thrift of the nation?" Addresses were made by Richard A. Walden, advertising manager of a New York magazine, and others. BOSTON RO DEAD MARINES By Associated Press. Boston, May 13. Flags were at half mast throughout the city today in hon or of the arrival of the cruiser Mon tana bearing the bodies of three New England men killed at Vera Cruz. Funeral services will be held tomor row at Cambridge for Corporal Daniel A. Haggerty of the marine corps; at Eastham for Walter Lee Watson, nav al seaman, and at Highgate, Vt., for Rufus E. Percy, private in the marine corps. Chicago Pays Tribute Chicago May 13. Distinction which never attended the young Jewish ma rine, Sammy Aleisenberg, in lite, was bis today when his body, wrapped in the flag for which he died at Vera Cruz, was brought back to his home. He was the only Chicagoan among those wrho gave their lives in the oc cupation of the Mexican port and city and state united to nonor nis mem ory, When the funeral car reached the LaSalle street station policemen were present to maintain order but the great crowd w7as silent and orderly, A guard of honor received the coffin and an escort of 500 men appointed by Gov ernor Dunne and Mayor Harrison es corted it to the city hall. 'Here the body remained on view tor nours wnne men and women filed past. Thousands will be in the funeral procession tomorrow, including the governor, the mayor, United States Senator Lewis and Congressman Sabath. All will make addresses at the serv ice to be held in Anshe Kanssed Is rael synagogue. New York, May 13. The hospital ship Solace, bringing sick and wound ed from Vera Cruz will not reach quarantine until midnight and will dock tomorrow morning. This was announced at the navy yard today. The new dreadnought Texas left the yard today for Vera Cruz. PATTERSON & GLASSCOCK ENDORSE Y. W. C. A. EDITION The Y. W. C. A. Edition of the Charlotte News is good news be-1 cause it will put the paper in the hands of innumerable people who ordinarily only read the head lines in their haste, but will read this issue from cover to cover, and many ' unexpected - benefits and results will come from said reading. The women will infuse new life, thought and ideas into the work and as a complete change is good for everybody, we wel come this edition and give it our advertisement. ". - Yours truly, PATTERSON & GLASCOCK, Inc. r 'r"- . s t. j o j'-.vO'-"- T RATION- N Die THE SOLACE TO ARRIVE LATETBDAY fr iA jfrj m fcfc iJfj A fc1 fcj J'j Jjr A J ftf iAa JJ&m Make a LastDes- ' - "Br TV AT Keoeis iviav Tension Somewhat Relieved By Latest SOU. BAPTIST CONVENTION OPENS TODAY Nashville, Tenn., May 13. All is in readiness for the opening of the South ern Baptist Convention here today The opening session will be called to order at 3 o'clock by Dr. E. C. Dar gan of Macon. The city is thronged with Baptists, men and women, for the woman's mis sionary union is in. session here also ; The convention's - urogram today j will be devoted to organization, wel coming exercises and reports. The welcome address will be delivered by Dr. George A. Lofton of Nashville. In terest centered in the report of the efficiency committee which it is rumor ed may recommend changes in con vention and board methods of a sweep ing nature. The convention sermon will be delivered tonight by Dr: Geo W. McDaniel of Richmond, Va., his subject being "Southern Baptists at Kadesh Barnea." Other features of the five days program are: Thursday morning, report on the negro theological seminary and report on the Judson Centennial; Thursday evening, mass meeting on foreign mis sions; Friday evening, mass meeting on home missions; Saturday morning, presentation of the new Sunday school board building, costing $220,000; Sun day evening, Judson Centennial Ser vices. At Sunday's celebration one of the notable speakers will be Ed ward Judson, son of the great mis sionary. TRREE HUNDRE BANKERS CONVENTION Special to The News. Raleigh, May 13. The North Caro lina Bankers' Association, in eigh teenth annual session, heard with great pleasure and profit the address by Col. J. F. Bruton of Wilson on the "Federal Reserve Act, its effect on the country banks, especially those operating under state charters." He took the position that all these had as well prepare to come into the federal reserve circle with national banks especially 'as the prestige of membership would be used as a big stick" by member banks in pulling away at least all big business. Reviewed the situation in detail, giving comprehensive reasons for his position. He expressed the most opti mistic view for the successful-working out of the application of the federal reserve system. " Business sessions of the eighteenth annual convention of - the North Caro lina Bankers' Association this morn ing with over 300 bankers here. In his address, President George A. Hol derness of Tarboro, appealed for more co-operation with farmers by local bankers. He outlined the way this could be done, predicting wonderful development of banks and agricul tural thereby. Committees were announced. Reh olutions, L. A. Velhum of Clinton, Thomas Maslin of Winston Salem, L. W. Norman of Hertford, E. O. Ander son of Charlotte, Thomas Shipman of Brevard. . Steamer Floated Today. Tiiwps. Del.. May 13. The schoon er Longfellow, Baltimore for Great! Wicomico river, which went agrouna ; at Cape Henlopen yesterday - floated unassisted , early today and was ! towed to the Delaware Breakwater. J The schooner's steering gear is dis-i abled. . I N e v elopment s Peace Envoys Make Plans For Niagara Falls Conference Encouraged by Latest Hap penings Plan of Selecting Two Rebels and Two Feder als Would Not Please Car ranza. He Will Probably Demand Com plete Elimination of Huerta and His Party Apprehen sion of Fate of American Soldier The Lobos Island Incident Bryan Announces Selection of Dodge. By. Associated .Press. Washington, May 13. With plans for the Mexican mediation conference at Niagara Falls next week rapidly ma turing tension of the international con flict wras relieved somewhat today by several important delevolpments. . No Ammunition Landed. Assurances reached this govern ment that no ammuntion had been landed at Mexican ports from German ships, & matter that had been some what in doubt since the departure of the Kronprinzessin Cecilie from Puer to Mexico several days ago. Sill'man is Safe. From the French legation in Mexico City came positive information that the American vice consul John R. Silli man, who had been held prisoner by Mexican Federals at Saltillo was on his way to Mexico City under guard to be turned over to the Brazilian min ister there who would guarantee his safety until he reached Vera Cruz. The state department had vigorously in sisted that Huerta release Silliman. Was Parks Executed? Concern was aroused, however, over the reported execution by Mexican Federals of Samuel Parks, an Ameri can orderly who disappeared from Vera Cruz several days ago while be lieved to have been deranged on ac count of the excessive heat. Unoffi cial reports persist that Parks was ex ecuted, but General Funston has com municated nothing official concerning him except his disappearance. Sec retary of War Garrison today directed General Funston to ask the Mexican commander. General Mass, for informa tion about Parks. In some cjuarters it was said, serious complications might arise if it proves true that Parks was executed. The Labos Island Inc'dent. Secretary Bryan made it clear to day that this government would wel come a return of Mexican lighthouse tenders to the light on Lobos Island which has been abandoned and which American naval forces seized for the benefit of navigation. This govern ment, it was reasserted, did not con sider the manning of the lighthouse an act of war. Dodge Chosen. It was announced at the state de partment that Percival Dodge, former minister of Panama, had been selected as Secretary to the American dele gates at the mediation conference. Stumbling Blocks Disappear. As stumbling blocks in the path of mediation appeared to be gradually disappearing today suggestions of the mediators tentatively plans unofficial ly were revealed. A report that the South American envoys tentatively were considering a plan for possible establishment of a form of government including two ad ministrators to named by the Federals, two by the constitutionalists and a fifth by the mediators, drew from Car ranza's agents the declaration that any such proposal would not be accepta ble to thier chief. TO RUSH ORGANIZATION OF RESERVE BANKS. Washington, May 13. Organization Of the Federal reserve banks is to be expedited in every possible way. The five banks in each district designated to effect organization of the twelve reserve banks today were sent the nec essary certificates of Incorporation. Prompt action is expected so that the system' may be in operation by August L v ,
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