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Attention venteis
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7 z Opinion that
Will Retire Ajttr his
Been Ratified by
Ad
Q'Shauijhhssy Given Wa?m Re
Provisional Pres
ident, n ho Heartily Applau-
Playing of Star
Ecmer.
i n
SP.ar.ykd
. !t was
re-
Jin no. eiuueij im-
not entirely
Provisional 1 'resident
saving through the rat
. of new consress reUev
': :roi; the danger of being
af.-onat tor his acts by some
Isrhiistration. might be
i,i i ho point of self-elimina-izi
the efforts of the foreign
'-ortius the United States
mniTaiiy expected today
oral Huerta on the recon
tUc new Mexican congress
-K mi- peiims wuuiu nui
mich of the obstructionist
rh characterized the last
Oie new deputies werejiate mture. It was also said that no
in sympathy with his i instruction of a final character had
heir meeting Gen. Huer-jgcne forth to Charge O'Shaughnessy.
;- -sin
.3 "- . 'rir the self imposed powers
Mrr ';. has rnioyed since the dis-:-.'i:i?en
of the two houses early last
iii.' the first steps the new con-cr--
va expected to take was the
r"ina':-n in entirety of the chief
xe'-urive'? yets as dictator and that
:p !vm !',:!;-; would be asked to do
vas plainly indicated in his
'l'psiase tu them.
Trie securing .of this ratification of
-is acts i? currently reported to have
'n one of,ji;e rea.t-
nuerta so obstinately opposed the
pressure brought to bear on him by
he United States and other nations
to withdraw and efface himself.
Th.? provisional president is said
iv those believed to he in a position
to know to have been persuaded that
!? muFt resign and to have named
Kiiianue! Garza Aldape, former min
iter of t'ae interior, as the man he
'virei! to succeed him when the tn-K-tenee
of .loan Lind, the personal
:,pnreseata!ive of Pres-ident Wilson,
tipen the abolition of the new con--ress
caused him to change his atti
t;:np ;,pfi reject the idea of resign-
tp ' the moment, of the last re-pres'-'ntatiou
made to him by John
Bd the friends of the provisional
iresid'Tit say be frequently eulogized
v"nr Aldape as one of the most
"w;n.r to be head of the Mexican
wenio-ieut and he appeared to look
" mi yoaie degree of equanimity on
i !-' i-ivd of turning over the presiden-
Piags Hoisted.
Mesico City, xov. 20. Mexican flags
'"ere hob-terl over all the public build
,'n: n ihp Federal capital 1 at 6
" 'his morning and arrangements
"?r? made for the firing of the usual
1 :eMi.enii?,l salute at. the hnnr fi-rri
0f tjlp
omening of the new con-
'ogress held a short prelim-
;,-'oti before the arrival of
't'Jera. Speaker Eduardo Tamariz,
;nmi-ny minister of public instruc
formaliy declared open "the sec-
periftd of the twenty-sixth Mexican
.' H) g rp'"v."
J-erior Tamariz is the Catholic dep
. ,HlJOi-A 'tomination as minister of
! !i' ,;ns!-r;:-Ction by Huerta was op
l n'"?', rjV 'bii liberal party in the last
j1',?:?re:'''4- TIs opposition was cited
!.1J'lrta ln P'evious defense of
v-.yen in dissolving congress as
l je con tributory, causes to the
lis
r talon
z's selection
as speaker is
a; a rnrther rebuke tn the
of the old congress imprison-
rri
ierra.
His Message.
'."e?sage of General Huerta,
!! read to congress this
?-v the following concern
disolution of the recent con-
r,:;p
I,, .
imprisonment of 110 mem
;''f' Hounse of Representatives
a''ng of new elections:
.J.' .'J-'e endeavored to prevent
';roi"t of the government, ag
- ey invading not only the uro
. ';" he Judicial Power but that of
! FX:'"'3ve, in order to cooperate in
I'i'.". .!?;aa,nus Purpose of the rebels.
1'..; 'v'' rnie to this extreme, the gov-
u '-rri. under my direction, had to
'Ll sinful dilemma, the de
' h'',! ' f "vhif'n eou'd not be held any
. ' oiisent in the preservation of
V " : vj!? of Representatives as an as
of demagogues, so that it
1 . ;! hv strangling the other two
;, r dragging the country to the
r,' :i bloody anarchy in which our
; 'laaty would briefly and inevita-
;:a ' 9 Perished, or in taking a legit-
iii-. ,- -.'eartinn nf j ti-
i-'aP!
waiving during a short period
" the so-called national repre-
ind appealing to the people
-., er.J"3 tue Volls, in order that
" Uieii and thsra exnrRR? its
i.' :
j" R2d sovereign .desired
i 't- ueiag impossible to hesitate be-
exican Cong? ess
fore such a situation, the executive
adopted the extreme measure, dissolv
ed congress, employing for this pur
pose just the necessary amount of en
ergy to face so delicate a condition,
and convened the people to new elec
tions, wherefrom your investure,
Messrs. Representatives, proceeds."
Nelson O'Shaughnessy, the Ameri
can charge d'affaires, declared this
morning that he had received no furth
er advices from the state department
at Washing; on as to his future action.
Much interest is expressed among the
general public as to the intentions of
the United States government on the
face of the convening of the new con
gress. Washington. Nov. 2G.-Attention by
the United States to the situation in
rebellion-torn Mexico today centered
on the Mexican congress and Provision
al President Huerta' s message on his
recent assumption of dictatorial pow
ers. The possibility that the con
gress might act on concessions discred
ited in advance by the United States,
was thought in many quarters to be a
pivot on which the next move by this
government might turn.
Those men who have been of the
opinion that Huerta would retire after
his acts had been ratified by the con
gress still had confidence in their
theory. So far as can be learned, the
American government means to con
tinue its plan of financial blockade with
diplomatic pressure from without.
Some officials declared there was no
new move in prospect for the immed-
; The departure of William Bayard
Hale from Nogales after parleying with
the constitutionalists was also said to
be a factor in the delay. It was regard
ed as possible that officials here would
wait Mr. Hale's return to gain first
hand information for making another
move.
Sweeping Increase in Taxes.
Mexico City, Nov. 20.-One of the
last acts of Provisional President Huer
ta as dictator before the new congress
places a restriction on his powers was
an edict today making a sweeping in-
The stamp tax which requires a rev
enue stamp on checks, receipts, con
tracts, and all documents of a public
nature, was doubled. The tax on to
bacco and crude petroleum was heavily
As a measure to relieve the difficult
small money problem arising out of the
restriction of the silver circulation the
president today issued a decree permit
ting banks of issue to put one and two
peso bills. The smallest bill hither
to in circulation has been five pesos.
Japanese Cruiser Sails.
Yokosuka, Japan, Nov. 20 The Jap
anese cruiser Izumo sailed for Mexico
early this morning.
Ask Protection of Uncle Sam.
London, Nov. 20. The United
States embassy in London, acting on
the personal request of Lord Cowd
ray, cabled to Washington today ask
ing the American government to ex
tend its protection to the imperilled
interests in Mexico of the Pearson
concern.
Huerta Applauds Star Spangled Banner
Mexico City, oNv. 20.--The marked
manner in which Provisional Presi
dent Huerta displayed his cordialty to
ward Nelson O'Shaughnessy, the
American charge d'affaires and the
way in which be applauded the playing
of the "Star Spangled Banner" at yes
terday's reception in Chapultepec cas
tle were' the subject of much com
ment today apropos the American sit
uation. Although the entire diplomatic corps
was present, General Huerta did not
converse at length with any of. the
diplomats, except Mr. O'Shaughnessy,
xxrhnm iio enoke nrivatelv for a
W 11,11 t UUU i Mf Mr- "
quarter of an hour. The provisional
president appeared to be in high spir
its while he was informing O Shaugn
nessv of the substance of the mes
sage he was about to deliver to the
new congress, and telling him that he
would send a copy to the American em
bassy in advance of its delivery. At
the same time' Senora Huerta showed
great cordiality in her reception of
Mrs. O'Shaughnessy.
The reception was on a very eiauu-
rate scale and the rooms were pro-
i with flowers, lhe
refreshment bill alone amounted to
$20 000. Besides the diplomats the high
military officers, the leading civilian
officials and their wives, nearly all the
members of the new congress were
present.
CURBlCTlL
TO BE REPORTED
SATURDAY
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 20 The admin:
istration currency bill will be "report
ed to the senate Saturday by the bank
ing committee. The opposing factions
of the committee met together today
and agreed to submit divided reports,
one signed by Chairman Owen and
the administration democrats, and
era ?ig-a-:d "by Senator Hitchcock and
tho repiiDlicaas.
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Galv&Bton, Nov. 19. Uncle Sam's defenders of the Mexican border w ill be thoroughly equipped with the
latest implements of war in case they are orAsred to cross the Rio Gra nde. They have several war aero
planes for scout duty, and the aviation corps of Major General Carter's army has attained notable efficiency.
In the accompanying illustration Lieutenant Milling, probably the most expert of American array's air men,
is shown seated. in air scout. No. 9, with Captain Hennessy, preliminary "to a trip through the Texan
skies.
SERIOUS TRAIN
WRECK AT
TON. S. C.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 20. One passen
ger was seriously hurt and five oth
ers slightly injured in a head-on col
lision' early today at Barton, S. C,
on the Southern Railway between
passenger trains Nos. 23 and 24, ac
cording to advices to headquarters ot
the company here. -
The seriously injured passenger is
T. A. Lloyd, who is not expected to
live. His home address is not known
here. The other injured are L. C.
Fanning, . Sally, S. C. ; Mrs. M. F.
Mayer, Sandy Springs, S. C.; Da
vid Simmond, "arm broken; and two
negro tramps..
The ' engines and express cars ot
both trains were derailed. An investi
gation has been ordered.
By Associated Press.
Farmington, N. M., Nov. 20. The
four hundred renegade Navajo In
dians encamped in Beautiful moun
tain, 35 miles southwest of the Ship
rock agency, sang war songs and
danced around council fires, all night
while sentries stood watch at the
many signal fires which fringed the
northeastern side of the Messa.
Extra precautions were taken at
the agency against the surpise of a
night attack by followers of Chief
Besho She who have been wrought
almost to a state of frenzy by their
medicine ; men. W. T. Shelton, Indian
agent and his Indian police, who are
still faithful, today began prepara
tions to renew overtures to the abor
igines. .
Traders and settlers on the reser
vation have become frightened and
have appealed to Agent Shelton for
protection.
The other Indians of the reserva
tion, more than 3,000, have given no
intimation as to where their sympa
thies lie. It is upon the coming ot
troops and General H. L. Scott that
the agency officials and the settlers
base their hopes that bloodshed may
be averted. ,
There are many at the settlement,
however, who expresses anxiety over
the reception which the Indians win
give the troops. Some fear that the
renegades may offer armed .resistance
to the troops.- --
Gost of Sulzer's
Election was Small
By Associated Press.
Albany, N. Y.. Nov. 20.--The total
cost of the election of William Sulzer
to the assembly from the sixth district
of New York, was $.1,360, according to
a report , made by . Alexander Bacon,
treasurer of the former governor's cam
paign. Of this amount Sulzer contrib
uted $200 in cash.
NAVAJO INDIANS
CAUSE TROUBLE
NEW AERIAL SCOUT
ON BORDER READY
gyjjIggXRAH PRgS5
(Beautiful Gift
I To Miss Wilson
rrom congress
By Associated Press.
, . Washington,. N ov. 3TIMiss- Jessie
Wilson, the white house bride-elect,
received her $2,006 present from the
heuse today. The sparkling diamond
pendant, resting in a satin lined jew- nor Coe Blease of South Carolina, at
el box with a tiny key dangling from the Atlantic Deeper Waterways' Con
its heart shaped lock was taken to vention today pledged his support to
the white house by a member of the any measure that would stop the
Washington jewelry firm which has damming of navigable streams in his
Deen preparing tne giu. sttate by power companies and further
The sentiment inscribed upon rhat he woud assist the waterways
parchment accompanying the present movement in every possible manner.
read: . Senator Fletcher of Florida, arose
"The representatives of the people and saluted Blease as his future col-
in congress send this gift to Miss Jes- league in the senate and promised his
sie Woodrow Wilson with their sin- co-operation. Both were cheered en-
cerest and best wishes as an evi- thusiastically.
dence of the tender interest and Senator Fletcher who presided,
hearty good will of all the people, talked on the Mississippi-Atlantic wa
on the happy occasion of her mar- terway favoring federal assistance in
riage to Mr. Francis Bowes Sayre, 'all the states. - . ...
November twenty-fifth, nineteen nun- j Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 20. Gover
dred and thirteen." j nor Cole Blease of South Carolina was
The names of the committee of the welcomed with much enthusiasm at
house signed to this sheet of parch- the third day's-session of the Atlantic
ment paper, identical with that on Deeper Waterways' Association this
which congress prints its legislative . morning when he appeared at the
work, were" Speaker Clark, Democrat- board of trade building. An attempt
ic - Leader Underwood, Republican was made last night to get the gov
Leader Mann; Progressive Leader ernor to make an informal address but
Murdock and Representatives Coop- he pleaded fatigue and was excused,
er, Wisconsin; Henry, Texas; Camp-; Congressman J. Charles Linthicum
bell,' Kansas; Hardwick, 4- Georgia; and Eugene W. Fry of Baltimore, who
Page, North Carolina; Pohnson," Ken- were scheduled to make addresses are
tucky; Palmer, Pennsylvania ; Austin, absent.. Mr. Fry's address will be
Tennessee; Town send, New Jersey; J read to the gathering. "
Fowler, Illinois; and .Chandler, New i " W. S. Bennet, former congressman
York.' j from New York, will make an address
Secretary and Mrs. Bryan's gift Was this afternoon. ......
among those received and it will be ' Other speeches delivered were made
uncratetf. today. The present consists by A. H. Baldwin, Senator Fletcher
of an inlaid mahogany tea table and and a number of five-minute addresses
chair. Among the ' other gifts were by various persons,
a dozen silver plates from Andrew I A launch trip for the women was
and Mrs. Carnegie and a handsome taken to Ortega, where a luncheon was
silver bowl from the Spanish minis- served at the yaclit club,
ter and Mme. Riano.
Miss. Margaret Wilsonit was' learn- Members Of Clairvoyant
ed today, has taken personal charge Trnct FnnnH Hiiiltv
of the musical program at the wed-; -. I UM ruunu uumy
ding celebration. In addition to the '
music by the full Marine Band . a B-v Associated Press.
choir of boys will sing during the Chicago, Nov. 20. A verdict of
fprpinnnv A rnmnlimont will ho rairt guilty against James Ryan and C. P.
the bridegroom by the rendition of
,m;mMi f thQ .nn.nncitt. F
hie
cousin, the late Ethelbert Nevin.
URGES "HARMONIOUS
VIBRATION" AS SOLUTION.
Bv Associated Press
Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio 20.-William
V. Backus, Cleveland attorney, who
lived long in Gay county, told members
of the Keep Well Club at the Y. W.
C. A. last night that "harmonious vi-
bration"- was one way the United
States could end Mexican trouble. His
trmi wna "Thp Art of HanninAss "
'Of course it would require a decade
rhoTMi tn-n tho TTritto.1 stotoo rv
the trouble in Mexico by teaching per-
sons to convev the 'element of hamoi -
ness from one to the other," he said,
'but it must happen ultimately."
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& THE WEATHER.
Forecast for North Carolina:
Fair tonight, slightly warmer in was continued. . . - '
western portion; Friday, fair. Wise was shot through the head as
Light to moderate southwest he' arose from the floor of the car,
-winds becoming variable. t'f where he had thrown himself when
the highwaymen made their first ap---w4it'pearance.
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FOR USE IN MEXlCQ
AS5OCIATI0W MksUi
iBLEASE GETS
Mi WELCOME
ATJCKSOIIUE
By Associated Press.
Jacksonville. FI a. Nov. 20. Gover-
Bertsche, leaders of the "clairvoyant
ring" . was returned in Judged lker s
i"S
- j court here today. They were charged
! with swindling Mrs. Hope L. McEl
!downey of New Salem, Wis., out of
$15,500. Sentence was deferred.
! Pttoti nrhrv vrao ' Irnrkwn horA !)!
I IV.' CALL, ' ' J . - - " " ' ' " " " "
"Prof. Charles T. Crane" was one of
th? numerous clairvoyants, who opera-
:ed under the Protection of Bertsche
ln a number of middle west cities
' According to the evidence -Bertsche
shared in the profits of the clairvoy-
ants in return for what he guaranteed
them against molestation by .the .po-
HCe.
1 In the aggregate the profits of the
.1 . Ml! ... 1 -1
r me were more man a minion aoi-
lars.
'
POLICE THINK THEY
HAVE HIGHWAYMEN.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 20. Several
& men are today under arrest, one of
whom. Chief of Police Malone declares
isone of the two robbers who last
night held up a street car and killed
Fred Wise, a passenger. Search "for
the . other highwayman whom killed
William Ladd, motoiman, 3ays he shot,
President Tate Is
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Hig h 1 y Pleased
. Over Appointments
CONVERSE STUDENTS
ON HUNGER STRIKE.
By Associated Press.
Spartanburg, S. C, Nov. 20.
Two hundred young women stu- -if
dents at Converse College who
strted a "hunger strike" at din
ner last night as a protest
against the food served, today
returned- to the dining room for
-.'? lunch. A dozen had weakened
at breakfast. -
WOMEN'S PUBLIC
HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
By Associated Press.
Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 20. An ambi
tious plan to conserve the health of
the world, prevent the spread of dis
ease, secure perfect sanitation and by
other means prolong life and insure
happiness to the human race is being
worked out here in the formation of
the woman's public health organiza
tion under the direction of, Mrs. Win
ifred Sackville Stoner, wife of, Dr. H.
Buchanan Stoner, head of the United
States marine hospital.
- Plans for the furtherance of the
movement were outlined by Mrs.
Stoner, who is an enthusiastic suffra
gist leader, before the woman's al
liance of the First Unitarian church
which endorsed the idea. The move
ment is to be made international and
will be conducted solely by women.
FOX HUNTERS. ASSOCIATION '
CLOSES MEETING.
By' Associated Press.
LaGrange, Ky., Nov. 20.-The derby
chase was the principal event of the
closing day of the meeting of the Na
tional Fox Hunters' Association today.
Fifty hounds were entered in the der
by and a large number of hunters
were in- the saddle. -
ATES OP
FEDERAL CONTROL
MAJORITY
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 20. Victory for
the advocates of strict federal con
trol of water -power grants was prac
tically assured today in the national
conservation congress when the reso
lutions committee determined that the
congress yesterday had taken the wa
ter power question out of its hands.
The majority and minority reports
of the water power committee, the
latter fathered by Gifford Pinchot and
former Secretary of War Stimson
now will be returned to the convention
for final dispositic ;. The vote by
states yesterday on the preliminary
report caused champions of federal as
opposed to state control, to express
confidence that the Pinchot report
would be adopted.
1 A threatened break in the member
ship of the congress was averted
when the resolutions committee ac
cepted two resolutions from Dudley G.
Wooten of Washington state, one of
the leaders in the states rights move
ment. One resolution would direct
that the national conservation ' con
gress at its next convention provide
for an equal division of time for wa
terway and forestry discussion. An
other "would urge the organization of
state conservation congresses to co
operate with the national congress."
"I understand," said Mr. Wooten,
"that some of the Arkansas delegates
have left the convention but we have
not and do not intend to. We realize
that we are in the minority but be
lieve that our resolutions will be ac
cepted by the convention and that
we can get a better hearing - next
time."
WHILE MOURNERS SURROUNDED
COFFIN, THE "D E A D MAN"
WALKED INTO ROOM
By Associated Press.
Hamilton, Ont., Nov. 20. While rel
atives and friends surrounded a cof
fin in which lay the body of a young
man identified as John Thompson", a
victim of the recent storm on the
Great Lakes the real John Thompson
rapped at the, door and waa admitted
to the house. His . mother collapsed
j and was , made . seriously 1U.
j Young Thompson's father did not
! know: on what f boat bin son was em
; ployec" . and when he reatj of the find
ing. of the body of a John Thompson,
j fireman on the lost steamer-Carruth-
Special Committee to Investi
gate Matter of Freight Rates
is An Able One, Says Pres
ident 9j Just Freight Rate
Association,
Urges Every One to Send in
I Ail Facts Obtainable Re
garding Intra-State Freight
Rates - 7 he Association tc
Keep Up Its Fight
In an interview today. Mr. Fred N.
Tate, of High Point, president of the
Just Freight Rate Association ol North
Carolina stated that he was highly
elated over the appointments made
by Governor Craig,, of the members
of the special commission to sit on
the Justice Intra-state Freight Rate
Bill, and thai in his opinion, better
selections for membership on the com
mission could not have been made
Mr. Tate's statement follows:
"With regard to the appointment?
made by Governor Craig of the specia
commission to pass on the Justice
rate bill, I desire to say in just a few
words, that in my humble opinion,
if the governor had taken a whole
i year instead of but a few days, in
which to make his selections for mem
bership on this most important com-'
mission, he could not have found three
men better equipped for the duties tc
be performed, than the gentlemen ap
pointed. They are all highly quali
fied and adequately endowed to per
form the arduous task which con
fronts them in dealing intelligently
and honestly with this great problem
I think these gentlemen are to be com
mended and that they are entitled to
the thanks of the people, for their
willingness to serve the state in this
capacity. Governor Craig is certainly
to be congratulated upon. his usual
display: of wisdom. in dealing with this
question, as he has up to this hour.
"If should now" be the 'purpose of
every commercial interest in the state,
to lay before. I his commission as soon
as it is rea3y .to conduct the hearings,
all the data we can possibly prepare,
and in every bther manner do what is
proper to meet any argument which
the carries present, in their attempt to
have the rates under consideration re
stored or at least raised.
"As I stated in' an interview a few
days ago, I believe the leaders in the
Just Freight Rate Association have al
ready judged this case, and feel that
our every demand is based upon a
condition rvhich ntitls-s us to what wo.
are asking for. I furthermore believe
that now with a commission compos
ed as it is of brains and talent, and
with open ".ainds cn this question, our
.position will be further strengthened,
sLould the findings of . the commission
be favorable to our people.
- "I again call . upon, all persons who
are interested, to send to me or to
cur traffic secretary, Mr. Ryan, any
and everything bearing on the ques
tion of reasonable and just intra-state
freight rates. It should be remember
ed, of course, that the commission is
to deal with no other rates than those
covered by the Justice bill.
"The Just Freight Rate Association
will be permanently organized at
Greensboro next Wednesday afternoon,
after which l!.me we hope to be in por
sit ion to be of vast aid to every agri
cultural and commercial interest in
the state, in the matter of securing
for our paople generally; fair and just
freight rates on all classes of bus
iness and from all sections of the
country. There will always be a work
for such an organization to perform
ad now when it has been so cleaflfT
demonstrated that by co-operation w
can do things, there should never be
any question about being able to main
tain the association on a broad, sound
business basis."
Naval Stores.
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 20. Turpentine
firm 43 3-4; sales ; receipts 747.
Rosin firm; sales ; receipts 2.52S.
Quote: B, D, E, and F 370; G 370a75;
H 370a77 1-2: I 375 K 445; M 500a05;
N 600a605; WG650; WW675.
ers, he went to Kettle Point and
identified it as that of his son.
The body was shipped to the par
ents' home in this city and prepara
tions were being made for the funeral
when the young man suddenly return
ed very much alive. He explained
he had been in Montreal : during the
great storm and had just heard of
his reported death.
Before going to his home TLqmpsor
SLopped. at. ti ho. el conducted . by
James Duffy. Duffy, who had been at
the Thompsr n home and seen the
jody there, fell in faint, thinking he
aas seen e, ghost. .- ; . ,