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FAS TEST GROWING NE per: i TH- CAROLINA EM PAGES TODAY ' "G rea t e r G ha r 1 ot t e ' s e w. s p a p e r Established: Daily, 188S Sunday 1910.. CHARLOTTE, N. C. , SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1914. Price: Daily 2c; Sunday 5c THE W S P. A THE CH ABBOTT WW Nn I I I 19 11 llUlllUJN 1 uei ta Apologizes a F oi American Marines Secretary Daniels Recieves Re port of Arrest and Subse quent Reiiese of Marine Admiral Mayo Gave 'Huerta Commander 24 Hours to Saiute Stars and Stripes. This Form of An Apology Was Given Bryan Will Wait For Full Facts Before Deciding If This is Satisfactory Developments in Case of Spasiards. ASK U. S. TO INTERVENE. : By Associated Press. i Madrid, Spain, April 11. The Spanish foreign minister today i$ j ; Linked Colonel Joseph E. Willard, & j :; United Sttaes ambassador to ! -.- Spain, to request the government ! at Washington to intervene in ' :avor of the 1,000 Spanish sub- '- iects expelled from Torreon. -x-! ' " " '."C'i-'f.i"'".- -Jv,f-i-',f j 3y Associated Press. Washington, April 11. Another 1 hreatened crisis in the Mexican sit- j lation, this time over the arrest of j American marines at Tampico appar-j -nt;y nas passed over with the prompt ease of the mer and an a.logy by :i ierra. who promised punishment for ny federal officer found guilty of any .i'ense. The state department summarized "barge O'Shaughnessy's representa ions and Huerta's action in this state rent: Acting upon Instructions from the -taie department the American charge in .Mexico City represented to the il xican foreign office the - extreme .e-busness of the situation growing it cf the detention of United States urines by Mexican federals at .Tam : e A personal explanation of the - ivity of the occurrence was made Mr. O'Shaughnessy to General i.aa himself who stated: That in view of the fact that the d'affaires of the United States -ivird that the whaleboat in . i; the American sailors were fly ri p American flag, an investiga-v-ill be made to establish the re : : ioiliiy of Colonel Hinojosa; and i i" the investigation should de- - :i greater responsibility on the 1 or" Colonel Hinojosa the penalty i -able to the case will be im ; -d by the competent legal autaori Ofneral Huerta also stated that in ' ! with the line of conduct which e jvernment of Mexico has always i ii j ed in the fulfillment of its duties an international character regard '? nations, it deplores what has - : .urred in this case which has grown of nothing more than the misunder Jerstanding of an subordinate official. !'.i3 superior officer at once proceeded to point out that the occurrence was intentional and he imposed upon Colonel Hinojosa disciplinary punish ment within the authority of General Zaxagoza." Washington, April 11. Official re Port of the arrest and subsequent re lease of American marines at Tam pico was received today by Secretary Daniels, who forwarded it to Presi dent Wilson at White Sulphur Springs. Rear Admiral Mayo reported that after the marines were released upon Jiis demand he gave the Huerta com mander twenty-four hours to salute tse American colors as an apology. The time expired at 6 o'-lock last nigiit. The report received today did -ot say whether the demand had been -omplied with but Secretary Daniels nterpreted press dispatches saying -o Mexican commander had apol o?ized as meaning he had complied v-'Hh Admirai Mayo's demand. Later Charge O'Shaughnessy offi c:ai!y reported General Huerta's apol ogy for the arrest and detention of tne marines and forwarded a copy of a statement issued by Huerta. Secretary Bryan would not comment r the statement but will await a full report of all the circum races before Renouncing whether Huerta's .explana tion will satisfy this government. respite the state departments re newed protest against wholesale ex P'usion of Spaniards from Mexico, v-onsul Hamm reported today that ';r:&r?1 ViIla "eiterated his order jat all Spaniards must leave the coun "'7Jnder ilis control.- He also re-!i0r':- confiscation of some Spanish 1; 'parties. No reply has been re tf;1" to Secretarv Brvan's communi- ! a'!on to Carranza demanding that all js oi expulsion be considered on ' individual merits. tiiei while Consular Agent Caroth otiier consular officers in dis A here there are Spanish col continue to press the state - cent's demands for the safety 'lish lives and property. -: ii Hamni reported heavy fightr San Redro but did not indicate ,;'u-r pfflcial advices were sum- Jotiu conditions at Torreon are -"ed to the state department but coraEiander-in-cbief of . the forces Arresting occupying the district has promised that all foreign property shall be pro tected. It is insisted, however, that all Spaniards must leave the section under his control and confiscations of the aban-'-ned property have occur red." Railroad connections out of Monter ey are reported suspended since the first week of April. Telegraphic com munication is very difficult. General Alvarado has wired Consul Hostetter at Hermosillo that a force of 200 men had been sent for putec tion of settlers in the Yaqui valley. I PREVENT COLLISIONS AT SE By Associated Press. "Washington, April 11. Bills design ed to prevent collisions at sea and otherwise promote safety were intro duced today by Representatives Moore of Pennsylvania and Alexander of Mis souri, the latter chairman of the house merchant marine committee. Mr. Moore would add to the international regulations provision for an answering signal to the signals blown during fog and storm so as to ascertain posi ions of he ship. Mr. Alexander proposed o amend the law so as to require masters, or pilots of all classes of vessels to pro duce a satisfactory certificate of exam ination as to color blindness before re newal of license. Condition of King Gustave. Stockholm, Sweden, April 11 Furth er progress toward convalesence was announced in the surgeons' bulletin regarding the condition of King Gus tave of Sweden issued today from the Sophia hospital, where his majesty was operated on for "ulceration of the stomach on Thursday. The bulletin says: "His majesty passed a quiet night and enjoyed a good sleep. The pain he was suffering has- diminished con siderably and his condition gives 'iter son to hope there will be no setback to his majesty's recovery." DREARY EASTER By Associated Press. Washington, April 11 A dreary outlook for Easter over the eastern half of the country was contained in the weather bureau's general fore cast today. It probably will rain. Unless some freak of nature sets the best predic tions of the weather bureau experts awry there will be rains and snows in the northern portion of the east and rains over the Southern districts. It is a stock prediction, among lay prophets, that if it rains on Easter Sunday it will rain for six consecu tive Sundays thereafter. The weather sharps say, however, there is noth ing certain about that. The weather which threatens to retire Easter finery to band boxers and spoil the promenades on the fash ionable avenues of many cities is a joint effort from Texas and Canada. HOW NEW HAS RE . . . . WasSnAon April 11. What' New ZeSand has 'done in reducing infant mortality was brought to the attention f Qanrotanr wiison toaav in a -stitu from Miss Julia C. Lathrop, ieaa or the Federal Children's Bureau, with a view to stimulating interest in baby saving in the United States. Accord ng to Miss Lathrop, New Zealand has the lowest infant mortality rate of any country and this has been brought about mainly through efforts of the New Zealand society for the health of women and children. In one city Dunedin the work of the society re duced the infant mortality rate 50 per cent in five years, from 1907 to 1912. ' Miss Lathrop urges that not only in cities but in country districts pro vision be made for instructing mothers in the care of babies; teaching young girls all practical methods of home making, including hygiene and feeding- giving proper hospital dare to sick babies and .maintaining confer ences where mothers can have their children examined and can thus learn Ji. VV - w J - - ! , nf nnv bad condition Deiurw it. u progressed' beyond recovery II OUTLOOK m ZEALAND DUCES DRTALITY INFANT I ENTERTAINMENT OF ROYALTY EXP EMS By Associated Press. Paris, April 11 The cabinet has ask ed parliament to vote the equivalent of $85,000 to entertain the King of England and Denmark when they visit Paris for a couple of days this month. Three quarters of this sum is to be spent by the foreign office in decora tions, illuminations, presents to the sovereigns, receptions, official dinners and special trains. The performance at the opera will take $5,000, the car riage hire $2,500, the tips to servants $450, the military review $11,000 and the extra expenses of the police and secret service $2,500. The royalties will be lodged at the foreign office and their apartments will be furnished with pieces from the museums and hung with -antique Gobelin tapestries and old masters. The French army has admitted to its ranks a youth named Defrance, who, although of the military age, 20, weighs only 42 pounds and is only 3 feet 3 and 1-4 inches tall. The med ical board found him physically fit in every way. It is understood he will be assigned to duties which will not oblige him ' to carry the march ing outfit of the French soldier. The outfit is one and one-half times the midget's weight. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES MAY PARTICIPATE. By Associated Press. Washington, April 11. Women gov ernment employes may participate in the woman's suffrage procession here May 9th if they so desire without fear of violating the civil service regula tions. That in effect is the substance of a letter from Attorney General Mc Reynolds to Mrs. Wililam Kent, wife of a California representative, made public today. . The civil service commission hs held that employes might parade as individuals but not as representatives of the govc rnment. The attorney gen eral says he knows of no reason why he should dissent from the commis sion's decision. .. . . -: '., ",: PROTEST SAN OF PQULTR By Associated Press. New York, April 11. T'he Humane Society has appealed to the depart ment of agriculture to put a stop to "sanding" and "overcropping" of live poultry. The Greater New York Live Poul try Dealers' Protective Association. which is? co-oneratine: with the Hu mane Society, says chickens are starv ed 'for a day or more before the con signments arrive in Jersey City and then fed on a paste composed or gram, pebbles and finely crushed stone. This, it is said, often adds four ounces to a four poundchicken and results in large profits. It is said that from 150,000 to 300,000 pounds of sand is thus sold to consumers here each week at a fancy price. The protective association and hu mane society - representatives have placed a number of stuffed coops as exhibits before the federal authorities. These have been taken in charge by assistant United States Attorney Knox, who is planning to bring both civil and criminal prosecutions. FEAR OF PINK LL CAUSES WARNING Rv Associated Press Washington, April 11. Fear that the "Pink boll worm, a dangerous cotton pest, may be introduced into the "TTrntfid States through accidental pres ence of seed in lint cotton received by spinners caused the federal t horti- UnHiirai nnorn rnnav m warn roiinn mills, especially thbse in the south, to destroy by burning all seed that may , o""uAu- : uuu r . : lv to contain the larvae of the de- Rtrnr.tive Dest. The board regarded the pink boll wrvrm as dangerous to the cotton crop that last vear a Quarantine was pro mulgated against importations of cot ton seed from all toreign countries. Since then several shipments of cot ton seed infested with the worm have hppn intercepted and destroyed. "While the number of seeds acci- dentallv left in - a bale or cotton is probably small," says the board. "A very large quantity of baled Egyptian cotton is imported so that in the aggre gate the number of infested seeds might well prove a serious menace to the local crop. This Is especially true in view of the fact that much of this baled cotton is shipped to southern cotton mills which in some cases are in the immediate vicinity cctton fields which would form a ready breed ing place for anv larvae that might J-escape." N WORM ' rv ( V- O .V- ' -" - O - -M- O -J'- '.. J F, T, -v- fc--ar"-wa ."was"- "j k i v rj i i ' v '( k- 4-di"iit i" t - THE WEATHER. if Forecast for North Carolina: I- Unsettled tonight and Sunday, 4 probably rain, warmer tonight in east portion, colder Sunday in w west portion. Gentle'to moderate w easterly breezes. The -North Carolina Builders Exchange is Planning a Big Construction Exposition For May, The Month of Conven tions in Charlotte. Grand Display of Products and Materials For All Kinds of Construction and Eqiup ment For Every Class Of Building C C. Hook, Direc tor of Exhibits Issues Let ter. The North Carolina Building Ex change is to furnish one of the 40 or more conventions to be held here in May. The builders' dateo are May 27 and 28. The exchange' is planning to have Construction Exposition ( in the Auditorium on May 27, 28 and 29. At a meeting of the exchange last night the matter was put . in for mal shape, the details of which were incorporated in a letter, which is appended. The exposition will be a grand display of products and mate rialis for all kinds of construction and equipment for every class of building. Exposition Letter. The letter mailed, broadcast o'er the land today is as follows: Gentlemen : The : North - Carolina Builders' Exchange will hold its con- ventiojr in Charlotte off May 21 and 28. A committee composed' oi mera bers of the exchange and building trades hi now at work on planning a construction Exposition in the ele gant big auditorium on May 27, 28 and 29. . The exposition will enable manu facturers to show their products to architects, builders, contractors and people contemplating building in the Carolinas. - The exposition will be instructive and the building will be beautifully decorated and illuminated. The admission will be free and invi tations will be extended to all per sons in the Carolinas and adjacent states, to visit the exposition. About 200 feet front of floor space, ten feet deep, Nvill be assigned to ex hibitors and this space will be sold for one dollar per' front foot, or ten cents per square foot. The exhibits to be placed under the balconies, re serving the central space for gather ings and seating space. The cost of $1 per running foot -actually pays for rental, printing, light ing and incidentals, and not a penny's profit is desired. Please let me know how much space you desire and fill out the en closed blank attaching same to your letterhead, and name at once. As the demand is increasing and as your pro ducts are sold in this section you will have an ' opportunity to reach many who are perhaps ' not familiar with your products. We would like to have one oi your salesmen here to arrange the exhibit, but if that is not convenient, wre will have unpack ed, display and repack it at actual cost. Please reply by return mail as we desire to get the space assigned at (Continued on Page Nine.) Is Your Office Furni ture Worn Out? The impression which your offica makes on your callers may be the very factor which decides an important matter. If you are in need of new desks, chairs, rugs, typewriters, etc., you can very likely find precisely what you want among our Want Ads. Sellers of used merchandise of all kinds know that a Want Ad is the quickest and cheapest way to find a Suyer, A Want Ad costs but a few cents and they go everywhere. Turn to th- Classified Advertising now. Vou may find the very things you want Remember also to . The Want Ad Way 99 CONSTRUCTION EJ 27, 28 lie 29 Use . AROUND THE WORLD WITH iAG OE S By Associated Press. Tokio, April 11.--Youthful chauvin istic sportsmen are eagerly following the movements of a young Japanese nanied Okubo, whe has just started on a bicycle trip around the world. Strapped to his wheol," Okubo carries a precious bag of sand which he shov elled from the grounds of the palace . ot his emperor. His intention is to sprinkle a little sand whenever he reaches : Japanese oolony or conies to a place ?.'here a number of Jap anese live. "My idea." he explained before starting, "is to remind 'Jap anese abroad of their native country of the glorious Mikado Empire." Japanese doctors are discussing the unusual if not unprecedented case of a child meeting death from . the beak of a rooster. A four-year-old girl was walking to a playground near her father's house in Tokio when she was attacked by a rooster who peeked at her viciously. The girl ran, stumbled and fell, hitting a stone. Be fore the onlookers could interfere- the rooster had again pecked the child in the forehead. The child was picked up dead. A lively competition has been go ing on between Japanese steamship companies which hope to get a gov ernment subsidy for a steamship line through the Panama canal to the east ern coast of the United States, with terminus at Boston. At the present it looks as if the Nippon Yusen Kaisha would be elected and that the com pany will be accorded a subsidy of $1,000,000. The other competitors were the Toy o Kisen Kaisha and the Osaka Shosen Kaisha. The Toyo Kisen will continue its service to San Francisco but it is probable that the Nippon Yusen will discontinue its sei vice to Seattle and turn it over to the Osaka company which is building extra steamers to be used on the northern route which it will hence forth monopolize. MILITANT CR 1ENE1N10 By Associated Press. London, April 11, May Stewart, the militant suffragette who with a cleaver tried to demolish a case of valuable porcelain in the British museum on April 9, created such a disturbance when charged today that the police magistrate was compelled to adjourn the trial. When the public prosecutor opened the case against her Miss Stewart shouted. "I have not come her to listen to you today." The magistrate remonstrated with the Drisoner but she declared she would not desist so long as Mrs. Em meline Pankhiirst was being "tortured under the Cat and Mouse act the devilish work of Reginald McKenna, the home secretary." Then Miss Stewart threw a ball of paper at the magistrate whereupon ne and the public prosecutor gave up in despair and ordered the hearing post poned. "May Stewart" was later in the day identified as "Catherine Wilson," who was arrested on March 16, 1913, in the lobby of the house of commons dress Pd in man's clothing and carrying a concealed dog whip. She was sen tenced at that time to six weeks' hard labor as a suspected person. The real name of the prisoner Is understood to be Clara Lambert. She is an organizer, of the Women's So cial and Political Union who has been convicted of suffrage outrages on sev eral occasions. A few hours after her, first appear ance "Miss Stewart" re-entered the prisoner's enclosure with the police men holding her arms. Several oth er policement were held in reserve in the court. Thep risoner created another up roarious scene but the magistrate was able to take the necessary for mal evidence, then committed her for trial without bail. Leader of Revolution Declared an Outlaw By Associated Press. Washington, April 11. Desiderio Arias, leader of the latest revolution in the northern provinces of the Dom inican republic has been declared an outlaw and removed from his govern ment office. State deportment reports today also say the government forces have restored order in La Vega and Puerto Plata. An official statement issued today by the department here says his smug glin gopera tions have been knowrn to the Dominican government hrough suc-ces'-'ve administrations an dit is claim ed that by reason of his influence he was able to make large demands upon the government for money from the public treasury. . . . Bad Fire in Waverly, Tenn. Waverly, Tenn., April 11. Fire early today destroyed ten business houses here, doing damage estimtaed at near ly $100,000. The flames started from an unknown cause in the warehouse of J. P. Cowen & Company, which was destroyed. Located in the burned buildings also were the postoffice and Jtwo banks. EATES IT A Cleat ing Foi Pure Biuy Information CUN1EN S PLEA FOR NEW TRIAL IS ARGUED By Associated Press. New York, April 11. Kinsmen of the four gunmen sentenced to electro cution early Monday morning for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, and the convicted men themselves today based their hope for a respite on the hearing which began at noon before Justice John W. Goff on a motiou for a new trial. It is doubtful if the hearing can be concluded today in which event, it s expected that District Attorney Whitman will join with counsel for the gunmen in requesting Governor Glynn to grant a respite. Unless a respite is received by War den Clancy of Sing Sing before the time set for the execution he has madi it plain that the program for-carrying out the mandates, of the court will be followed. Clancy stated uis position in reply to a request from Charles G. F. Wahle, counsel for the gunmen, that the executions be postponed until Thursday to provide against the con tingency of having to continue the arguments on the -motion for a new trial beyond today. Until word of the eleventh hour fight being made in their behalf was carried to them in the death house late last night the four gunmen were preparing for death. The news caused them to rejoice and each showed he expected at least a postponement of the execution day. At first the men refused to believe that a hope re mained for them to escape the elec tric chair but a3 the meaning of the news, brought to them by Warden Clancy, was explained they became more cheerful. yablewa$&$&ia potion for. a new trial earned Yo him only yesterday. ; W. E. Burwell 'Of Waterbury, Conn a pool and billiard player, swore to an affidavit that he saw the murder of Rosenthal; that he saw the man who shot the gambler and that this man was not one of the four gunmen. Bur- well declared he could identify the murderer if he could see him again. Carl Dresner, a bartender, is the other witness upon whom Mr. Wahle relies to make good his motion for a new trial. Dresner swore in an affidavit thta he had previously known "Jack Rose," "Bridgie" Webber, Harry Vallor. and Sam Schepps, and Herman Rosenthal. On the morning of the murder Dresner swore that he saw Vallon and Webber in the "gray car" as it was leaving the scene of the murder and Schepps was standing on the running board. Burwell and Dresner must appear before Justice Goff today, they will be cross-examined by District Attorney Whitman or his assistants and their testimony will be a matter of argu - ment. If Justice Goff decides the tes timony of the two new witness opens a fresh line of defense he can set aside the former verdict of guilty and grant a new , trial, but if the motion is denied all hope for the condemned me" will end, Governor Glynn hav ing refused to reconsider his refusal to interfere. CHARLOTTE SWEPT GARNISHE THE CIVIC t Clean-up day yesterday under the direction of Mrs. Rush Wray, chair man of Civics, was one of the most successful since Mrs. C. F. Bryant, the first chairman of Civics, first so ably launched the Civic movement, as a member of the Woman's Club. Mrs. Wray and the chairmen of va roius departments of the Civic Depart ment, with the splendid help of Chief Cook) of the city sanitary department, his wagons and mules, did a fineday's work. Clean back lots, clean yards, and a general air of cleanliness about the daces where dirt was wont to be, J show that there was a woman behind the broom, and that woman aien, ca pable and forceful. - Easter Day will find Charlotte swept and garnished. ' RAIN TOMORROW SAYS WEATHER MAN, LAST EASTER, FAIR The Weather Man is wearing a downcast look today. There are signs of coming rain not today, but to morrow about noon. "I do not think the rain will come until after the Eas ter parade at least-1 hope not, but rain and colder weather tomorrow is the present outlook. . "Last Easter Sunday, - March 23, was clear all day and warm, the high est tenmerature beins 68." D BY 1 House Food And A Bureau Where Facts Collect ed by Federal and State Governments Are Available Has Been Established inkthe Department of Agriculture. Dr. J. S. Abbott, Formerly oi the Texas Food Commission, Has Been Named as Head of This Department Reasons For Establishment of This Department. By Associated Press. Washington, April ll.-A clearing house for pure food and drug tion collected by the federal and pate governments has been established in the department of agriculture. An nouncement was made today of the temporary appointment of Dr. J. S Abbott, formerly of the Texas food com mission, as head of the new ' depart ment. As soon as Dr. Abbott takes a civil service examination his appoint ment is expected to .be made perma nent. The new work has been taken up in fulfillment of a suggestion made last November by Dr. Alsberg, chief of the bureau of chemistry, at a conference here of state food and drug commis during which it was brought out that, there was much duplication of work by the states and the federal govern ment in making tests and other food and drug work. Lack of conformity in enforcement of pure food and drug laws has caused the federal govern ment much trouble. Dr. Abbott is a graduate of Chi cago University, was formerly connect ed with the Southwestern University Medical College and was a chemist on the referee board of. the Texas Cotton Seed Crushers" Association. He already has taken up his work here. EOT " lllOlE ATTEMPT By Associated Press. New Orleans, April 11. A daylight holdup of passengers on Illinois Cen tral train. No. 34 was attempted today near Tangipahoa, La. Two robbers after shooting and wounding a negro porter named Allen escaped without obtaining any loot. According to reports received here the two robbers boarded the train at Tangipaphoa. Soon after the train left the station they entered a day coach and one flourishing a revolver, com mandinsr the nassensers to hold up ftneir hands. The other robber had started to relieve -the passengers of valuables, when Allen tried to inter fere with the man holding the gun: He was shot through the body and it is ported dangerously hurt. When the reported dangerously hurt. When the the bell cord and as the train slacken ed speed they jumped and fled. , Number 34 is a local mail train and left New Orleans at 6:30 o clock this morning, getting to Ji angipapnoa at 9:30 o'clock. The sheriff of Tangipa hoa parish was notified and has gone to the scene with a force of deputies. PRE5IDE1T By Associated Press. White Sulphur Springs, w. va., April 11. Bright sunshine and an in vigorating temperature greeted Pres ident Wilson on the golf links here, early today. He arose before any ol the other guests in the big hotel where he is staying and he and his partner, Dr. Cary T. Grayson, U. S. N., had the course to themselves. The president appeared in excellent health. Secretary McAdoo joined the presi dential party today. f, ' .-. O f. O 0 ', O ', ' J O '.. ''..V-.V(.., i'' ',1 THE DAY IN CONGRESS. ww.pw mfmfwwinfw icwic-d.--.. t-.k- mfw By Associated Press. Washington, April 11. : Senate: Not in session; meets Monday. House: In the absence of Speaker Clark Representative Hay of Virginia pre sided. Diplomatic appropriation bill carry ing four millions was reported for de bate. - Debate was resumed on the legisla tive, executive and judicial appropria tion bill. . .;- m W0 EiMS