North Carolina Newspapers

VICE-PRESIDENT MARSHALL Will be in Charlotte May 20th- Will you come. too? Three days of EntertainmentMay 19, 20 and 21. Conventions, Baseball, Band Concerts, Fireworks and other Amusements. Grand Parade May 20th. Cel ebration of the 139th Anniversary Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. Special Excursion Trains and Reduced Fares on all Railroads Entering Charlotte. AND GOVERNOR LOCKE CRAIG 1 A H NIGH T EDITION j PAGES TODAY Greater C In a r 1 1 1 e ' s H 'o m e 3N e w spa pe r Established: Daily, 1SSS Sunday 1910.. CHARLOTTE, N. C, SATURDAY EVF fAG, MAY 2, 1914. Price: Daily 2c; Sunday 5c. CH II ii 1 1 t 1 i J t i-U Ji JL JLlA Vei a Cruz Is Face To Face With Giave Food Problem Report From .Tampico Says Mexican Governor of the State Has Threatened to Hang Any One Sending Food to Vera Cruz If Rebels Take Tampico Situation May 3e Relieved. Rebels, However, Are at Great Disadvantage Because of I ar.k nf Hpnvv Artillprv A Peculiar Money Situation - . mm mm . NOW ExistS in Vera CrilZ. Associated Press. Vera Cniz, May -The situation Tampico and the effort of the Mex- character on the arrival of their bodies aboard the United States goernor o, the state to cut off cruis(?r Montana at . New York the . .? rood supply of era Cruz divided navy department announced today. i;euiion today. j Secretary Daniels said that ar- Tbe reported massing of the con- rangements for the services had beei tn tionalHt forces against Tampico placed in the hands of Captain Albert - regarded as important because it Cleaves, commandant of -the Brook felt to be certain that the fall of lyn navy yard, and Captain II. O. : ? city will have some bearing on Dunne, naval supervisor of New York immediate policy of the United j narbor. They have been instructed to co-operate with the civil authorities in Rebels at Disadvantage. New York city should there be an Many persons who are well informed desire there to arrange for a general r- the federal preparedness in Tam- demonstration of respect. ; : o are skeptical of the predictions J Orders were sent to Admiral Bad . an early rebel success. They point ger by Secretary Daniels today that that three federal gunboats thus the Montana might leave when ready far easily have repelled the- attacks, and it was believed that she would get T'.e situation of the town is such away by Monday, which would bring tiat a force cannot approach without her into New York the first of the f vnin? itsplf to the firn nf fnur half-. following- wppk. ::.ch quiclr firing guns except from one From Xew York. N. Y., the body will direction. be sent, at government expenses, to Federals Well Fortified. homes of .relatives and Secretary Dan- That point 2s defended by a triple iels said that naval honors would be of trenches and many machine accorded at burial services where de-s-uns and field artillery. Gunboats and sired. Already arrangements have .-oMiers are plentifully supplied with been made for an escort for the t-mmunition. burial procession in Chicago for Sam- The rebels heretofore have been uel Meisenburg, private of marines, r'.iout artillery. whose home was in that city, and Unless guns have reached, them similar arrangements have been made Tom the northern rebels it is be-, for the funeral at Mobile Ala: of E. ' e-ved impossible for them to drive outiH. Ftohlichstein a sailor. federals. Under the impression that trains The fall of Tampico into rebel hands were still running on the inter-oceanic -.:.zht help solve the food situation in railroad, the refugees went to the sta Yera Cruz is coming from the small tion of that line instead of to the de rumed the trade between Vera Cruz., pot of, the Mexican Railway over ir. J Tampico would be resumed and. which road all other refugees have :hat the terntorv about Tampico ? ;!d supply the market here to some .Menu Vera Cruz's Food SjddIv lust now the only supply reaching Wra Cruz is coining fro mthe small wore at her collar a small silk Ger--anches near enough to the city for man flag, but the mob, regarding this r '.r.crs to feel assured of American merely as a flimsy disguise of nation--Ttprtiou. Scores of natives carry- ality, is said to have dragged her ,: rzgs and milk arrive daily but through the streets and so maltreated '-.'.A- snpi.ly is absorbed almost with- her that she died. V;T rfcl on the demand, while the J ntxican governor of the state of vera Vua thrpqfpnpH tn execute anvl :cr.-cn bringing food to the- city. ;":c:iid it become effective even this --.all supply will be cut off and the v::atir.Ti. both native and toreign be forced io depend upon goods ::-::,--ed from the United States and 3! -""here. The Money Situation. The money situation is also pe : i ar. The "banks have been virtually i: a standstill for all except small ex :',ange business because of the lack of -.araps required by the Mexican vrhange and even five dollar bill relented to pay Tor a small purchase :a:;s a disturbance, for there is i -tually no Mexican silver and the v rr.iy of small bills is exhausted, "tomo merchants are doing business a double standard. Goods bought "n the- United States or abroad are so ! only on a gold basis while goods -zht in Mexico City are sold for M':rau money. Little American Change, little American change is avail and small business is hampered. i f Citv n. necominK nooaeu wim- yu-xn bills of large denomination W A85tld I1"a' f -.:-oi:Eh the efforts of refugees to ob- Washington, May 2. American i-'5:! nifrican money for Mexican Red Cross headquarters here toda: -!- v brought from the interior. placed 2:.00 to the credit of Consul some instances thev have paid General Hanna at Monterey, Mr. Han-i- Ii'gh us four to one while some na having notified the department ' - -n.-Fs houses are demanding two that funds were needed for reliet ot - onp thp result bing unreliable j many Mexican wounded following the c anze quotations. character of Monterey by tho consti- McCleKand Had Close Calf. tutionalists. . if. w. McClelland, a' pine apple This is the second appropriation set -or, fviee was strung up. by the'aside by the Red Cross in three days - " k bv some of his workmen, rob- for Mexican relief work, Jo.OOO hav .nd left for dead on a plantation 1 ing been cabled to the American l au- ?::burro near Santa Lucrecia. He thorides in era Cruz Wednesday : :r; here with other refugees yes- night. '- lay, penniless and was taken in The appeal from Consul Genjral - by the Red Cross. Hanna just received via Brownsville Clolbmd had received Consul Can- addressed to Secretary Charles L. warning to leave but delayed Magee. reads in part: departure He was seized in the "I - deem it exceedingly important : : t 4- the planLtion, bound and' that our Xational Red -Cross please '---n and ordered to produce his appropriate a considerable sum, sa: He declared he had none $5,000 toward conducting the Red -:r,!p0n he was hung up to a limb Cross work m Monterey. The are tree. After a few minutes he many wounded there. The , Meth0dist M down and again ordered to church hospital is at our disposal and - money sS, protesting that he two American Ktor. are already en i none, he was again hoisted. When gaged in the work. I have given $oo . ' , hii up must have funds and it is on the floor of a house which i . . . ben rifled, the robbers securing ( " ' t in gold and a small amount of - kan money. His clothing, shoes ! everv thing portable in the house ! alreadv been stolen. l-C!el!and and his partner, W. P. 1 Gregory, the latter having been ab sent at the time of the robbers' visit, made their way to Santa Lucrecia and joined the refugees from the capital. L F DEAD MARINES B? Associated Press T ' 1 ; A. T V Washington, May 2,-Sailors and marines who were killed at the occu- . : r t - t m i l with funeral services of a national leu trie capuai. so tuai ine ui the woman s death was .not wiaeiy known among Americans and was late in reaching Vera Cruz. Mrs. Beckmeyer was a widow. She O'SHAUGHNESSY DUE. IN w a cu i MfiTDN WASHINGTON THURSDAY. Washington, May 2. The cruiser Yankton, which is bringing to the it-u.j o . - Vnlonn (T'JhaiiP'hnpssv. former charge of the American em- bassy at -Mexico tiiy, is uuuuu Xew Orleans Instead of Galveston as reported yesterday, and should ar rive next Tuesday. Mr. O'Shaughnessy is expected to reach Washington on Thursday for a conference with the president. RED CROSS SETS ASIDE MORE APPROPRIATIONS A s.j t very becoming to our country ' and i funda ha cent ar nncfl. I peoyic : ; TL-?nnxp -Little-Long's Cbutauq designed and executed 1 bv . Mr. Bryan Overcarsh is a masterpiece of window decorative art. PLAN FUNEM SUFFRAGETTES PARADE TODAY Hi MANY CITIES I From One End of the Country tO the Other RepOFtS Come in nf Mnnctan Qtroft DnorUo With Thousands in the Mar ching Line. Chicago Suffragettes Celebrate Victory Of The Ballot In Great Fashion Big Street Pageants in New York, Chciago, Boston and Many Other Cities. By Associated Press. Xew York, May 2. With hundreds of workers in automobiles and on 1 the Greater City the suffragists of New rork observed suffrage day in open air meetings in place of the an nual parade. From a general meet ing in Washington square speakers and-prominent members of the seven great suffrage organizations in Xew York scattered to different sections of the city where they held neighborhood meetings. All the organizations will meet again tonight at a mass meetiug in Carnegie Hall to be held under the auspices of -the . Women's Political Union. Mayor Mitchel will open the meeting by welcoming the delegates from all parts of the state. Buffalo, Troy and Syracuse held celebrations much on the order of that in Xew York city. NASHVILLE'S EQUAL SUFFRAGE CELEBRATION. By Associated Press. Xashville, Tenn., May . An auto mobile procession of fifty decorated cars will be a feature of "Nashville's Equal Suffrage celebration this after noon. The parade will be followed by a mass meeting in Centennial Park. Many" stores are decorated and Mayor II. E. Howse has declared a half holi day in honor of the occasion. The parade will be started at 5 p. M. to give the workers a chance touv scattered throughout Colorado, no assemble at the starting point. The only regalia desired is a suffrage cap, white with gold stars and "Illinois" in gold letters, and a flag. The parade is to be absolutely dem ocratic. It will be headed by a squad of mounted police and a detail of cav alry followed by Grand Marshal Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout, president of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association. Then come the aids and those who represent political or other organiza tions will carry banners of their clubs. Women riders will bring up the reai Every woman who can ride and who can get a horse has been urged to come mounted and more than 100 are expected. As in the other suffrage parades men were urged to join the marchers and many responded. They will carry flags. Atlana Takes Part. Atlanta, Ga., May 2. An outdoor mass meeting was the principal fea ture planned for today's woman suf frage demonstration here. Several other Georgia cities were to hold sim ilar exercises. The program included speeches by Mrs. Mary L. McLendon. president of the Georgia Woman's Suffrage Associa tion and other suffrage leaders. Parade in Boston. Boston, May- 2. Seven thousand persons including several hundred men, marched in the woman suffrage parade here today. Among th visit ing suffragists in the line of march were Mrs. Bernard Shaw and Miss Lena Ashwell, of England, nd Mrs. Moritz Barth, representing tne suf frage state of Colorado. Officials of the state anti-ouffrnge society distributed thousands of red roses to be worn by their sympathiz ers during the progress of the parade. Monster Parade at Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Pa.. May 2. :A . monster parade of suffragists and a mass meet ing to be held late this atfernoon is the first demonstration of the suffrage movement of any magnitude in this city. Thirty prominent men and wo men will discuss the suffrage from various angles and more than 2,000 persons are expected to be in the pro cession. Sixty similar demonstrations will be held in Pennsylvania. Two Miles of Marchers. Chicago, May 2. Two miles of wo men marchers with bands to lead the way and a division of women cavalry bringing up the rear were planned for the Chicago suffrage parade today, rain or shine. The organizers were determined that the part of this city in the nation-wide demonstration for woman suffrage should be worthy of the cause and an adequate expression of enthusiasm of women in the largest city in which they have the franchise. Kansas City's Demonstration. Kansas City, May 2. Kansas City's demonstration today for woman suf frage consisted chiefly of a parade of 100 motor cars carrying adherents of the cause. The downtown district and the residence section were traversed. Short Parade in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, May 2. Local suftra- V .ort naradft thrmitrh the central . of the city and a mass meeting in Washington Square as their part in the nation-wide' dem onstration today in the interest of votes for women. The suffragists and their supporters were daffodils while "antis" scattered along the line of march showed their disapproval of the movement by wearing red roses. Mass Meeting at New Orleans. New Orleans, May 2. The first mass meeting ever held here in the interest of equal suffrage for women is called for tonight under the auspices ot a suffrage ciuo recently formed here in celebration of the nation wiae sunrage uaj. GARRISON ORDERS ARMS GIVEN UP IN STRIKE ZONE By Associated Press. Washington. May 2. Under author- of the president, Secretary of War Garrison today issued a proclama tion calling upon the people in the strike district of Colorado to surren der all arms and ammunition to the i United States army officers now in charge at the various troubled- local ities. Secretary Garrison's proclamation addressed to Major Holbrook at Trin idad, is in the most sweeping terms and demands the 'disarming of not only strikers but mine guard;. Secretary Garrison's determination to issue the proclamation was reach ed after mature deliberation upon re ports from Major Holbrook at Trin idad. It was pointed out in directing the surrender of arms to army command ers at the respective station, the government assumes all responsibility tor the protection of property which, individuals, associations, firms and corporations hitherto ' have been guarding on their,, pwn account. Em phasis wa laid on the fact that the sweeping terms of the proclama tion, calling all "not in military service of the United States" to sur render their ams, applies only to lo calities where the United States troops arep. resent. As the trouble districts are wide- army officer will be in supreme com- into the state. Secretary Garrison will issue his orders directly to the officers in command of the forces ?n the , various localities. OUAR- EXCITEO VEH M By Associate! Press. St. Louks. Mo., May 2. The local Chinese quarter, extending over an area of five blocks in the downtown business section was excited today as a result of .the murder of Haw Lin Shuck, a Chinese immigration officer of the United States, last night, and the subsequent prediction by Lee Bing, "Mayor of the Alley," that the shots which killed Shuck would inau gurate a tong war in St. Louis, Chi cago and New York. More than two ecore denizens of the alley were taken by the police. The authorities are seeking an un dersized Chinaman said b3r leaders to have been sent here from Chicago or New York to put Shuck out -of the way. A bunch of roses given to him in the house from which he had .just departed is believed by the police to have identified the immigration agent to his slayer. Shuck was killed a3 he stepped from the "alley with the flow ers under his arm. He was shot four Limes and stabbed. When the police reached the scene the "mayor of the ailey," bending ever the body with a flashlight in his hand, was the only Chinaman in feight. The motive for the murder as ad vanced by Bing was the desire o" New York and Chicago tong men to establish in St. Louis a branch of their society which was strongly op posed by Bing and Shuck. Bing to day toid the police' he had been no tified by countrymen in Chicago that war on the St. Louis tong men had been declared by New York and Chicago Chinese who held a confer ence in Chicago during the last fe dys. WEATHER FORECAST. X Forecast for North Carolina: -!? Fair tonight and Sunday; light -X' to moderate north winds. X if.r-ir s.'-A-nii,- 'if'rfww gists planned TER CARRANZA 1 VILLA REVIEW THEIR TR Victorious Warriors and Their Officers Engage in Love Feast at Gubernatorial Pal ace at Chihuahua Carran za Stopped Procession to Shake Hand of American . Newspaper Man. The Incident Taken to Show His Friendly - Feeling Will Renew Attack on Tampico, Saltillo and Other Important Points The Rebel Plans Will Leave Today for Tor reon Then to Monterey. By Associated Press. Chihuahua, Mexico, May 1. (Via El Paso, Texas, May 2.) Reports of evac uation of Saltillo are premature, it is officially stated here. The rebels ex pect an important battle before the city is taken and for this purpose forc es are now in motion from Monterey and Torreou. , Carranza Reviews Troops. A review of the troops headed by Carranza and iVlla was held today and tonight. The two -leaders, members of the cabinet and military staffs and a number of lesser officials took part in a love feast at the gubernatorial pal ace. A Striking Incident. As the troops were passing the for eign club, General Carranza espied an American newspaper man among the spectators. He halted the procession while he turne daside to shake the foreigner's, hand. The act was plainly intended to make evident to Mexican onlookers that the official attitude to- ward Americans was firendly. In fact every Mexican understood that anti- foreign agitation or demonstration means death to the offender. The Rebel Plans. When Carranza leaves here it is un derstood the rebel capital moves with him, first to Torreon and then with little delay to Monterey. From the lat ter city he will direct the campaigns against Tampico and Saltillo and after that against San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas and Aguas Calientes. The rebel-American phase of the oc cupation of Vera Cruz, which for a time after the issuance of Carranza's note to Secretary Bryan looked grave, is considered closed. General , Car ranza assumes that the Americans will leave Mexican soil at once upon the complet triumph of the revolutionists. HUG CEASED ST TAMPIC By Associated Press. Washington, May 2. Admiral Badg er reported to the navy department to day that the federal garrison at Tampi co had been somewhat "reinforced'' but that fighting ceased yesterday and had not been resumed up to midnight last night. Await Reply to Demands in Byington Case By Associated Press. . "Washington, May 2. State depart ment officials today waited witn some show of impatience a reply from de mands made upon General Carranza, the constitutionalist leader in Mexico, for the release or trial of James Bying ton, of Boise. Idaho, who has been ly- Jtt ' LI iC nharir Af saline lJl 111 lit; JUVUWil'J -0w w 1 ore from property of doubtful owner-11 ship. Repeated representations have been marifl in his behalf to the constitution- hut without result. -V 11J t. IUMiUW J MRS. BECKMEYER REPORTED KILLED AT MEXICO CITY. By Associated Press. Vera Cruz. May Z. .Mrs Clara Beckmeyer, a'German woman who ac-j rorriinsr to rumori was mistaken for an American, was killed by a mob in the streets of Mexico City on April 27 is the news brought here today by refu-J gees from the federal capital. No con - firmation of tne mciaent nas Been ie ceived here. ' THREE MEN BURNED TO DEATH. By Associated Press. , - Denver. Colo.. May 2. Three men were burned to death early today in a i fire which destroyed the Watts saloon1 and boarding house at the Oak Creek mine according to reports received at the governor's office. ! The dead are Robert Doggett, Judge Enow and an unidentified man. r ; It was reported to the governor that oil had been poured over the front and hack doors of the place, which was frequented by non?-union ,men. J Oak Creek is in northwest Colorado. I Esteva Rinz Becomes - Huertds New Minister Of Foieig THE SIBERIA IS SAFE -Wi THE STORY IF LOSS STMT By Associated Press. San Francisco, May 2. How a wire less operator heard the steamship Persia cign her code signal "M-B S" a.:er giving her latitude and long!- tude, and misread it into "S O S," Washington, May 2. Licentiate Es the signal for assistance, was - Ruiz has been app0inted minis. plained today by those familiar with . :.,,.. the international code used for wire- tef ot foreiSn affairs ln tue Huerta less work. The mistake probably cabinet, to succeed Portillo Y. Rojas, caused the report yesterday that the retired. The Spanish ambassador hero Pacific Mail liner Siberia wa in dis- g officially informed of the appolnt tress off the coast of Formosa. I x . . . . ,T . The symbols for the two sets of , ment y cable this morning. He is letters are as follows: ' communicating the new appointment M O A steamer in giving her longitude and latitude sends her own code name thereafter twice. It ii3 consid ered probable that on the" first send ing some operator failed to receive the "M" and "B" and caught only the "S." Naturally alert at the first letter of the distress signal he caught the two dashes of the "M" as the Persia started sending her code name the second time and overlooked tbe slight pause between these two dashes and the first dash of "B," run ning the three together, Thus he had S O and the final three dots of-the "B" made the third "S." The operator having the location of the vesoel and what he thought was "S O S" relayed the call. The Persia, having given her location and name, proceeded. This explained why nothing more was heard from her. The Siberia Safe. Tokio, May 2. Great relief is felt here at' the news from Manila that the Pacific Mail steamer Siberia, re ported yesterday by wireless to have been in great peril off the coast o Formosa is safe at Manila. The first erroneous reading of the wireless calls from the Siberia evi dently were made at the -Osesakai Wireless station in Japan. They were interpreted as setting forth that the steamer had met with an accident and was in distress. Other' wireless reports were responsible for the be lief that she was sinking. On receiving the news the Japan ese government dispatched cruisers and merchant ships from Formosa to the Siberia, a British warship steam ed at full speed to her assistance and American naval authorities at Manila made hurried preparations to send help. Emery, Reported Held For Ransom is Safe By Associated P'-2ss. Washington, May 2. A. B. Emery, manager of an English owned mine who was reported to have been held for ransom by Federals in Zacatecas is eafe and well in Mexico City ac cording to a dispatch to the state department today by Consul Canada at Vera Cruz. The consul reported that "the matter of ransom-has been settled.'' Whether Emery paid to obtain his release or the demand for ransom i was waived, the consul's dispatches did not indicate. EHOT IN STRIKE BATTLE AND DIES. i ' By Associated PressI Boulder, Colo., May 2. Peter Stein hoff, a miner, who was shot in Tues days battle at the Helca mine near Louisville, died today. District Attor ney Carlson is expected to begin a ; grand jury investigation. ' -y? rniurB,Q? DAY IN CONGRESS, ' ,. By Associate Press. Washington, May 2. Senate: Met at noon. House: Met at noon. Debate on naval appropriation bill resumed. Judiciary committee reported to house omnibus anti-trust bill. Agricultural committee continued hearing on another future and grain standardization bill, Gifford Pinchot, before public lands committee, advocated conservation poli cies and approved bill to govern and open water power on public domain. Affai n 7$ Retirement of Portillo y Rojas and Appointment of Ruiz Comes as Complete Surprise to Officials in Washington Who Had Had No Intimation of Proposed Change. The A. B. C. Envoys Say the Retiremnet of Portillo y Rojas Will Have No Effect on the Peace Negotiations Latest Development in the Situation. By Associated Press to the mediators. Ruiz, the new foreign minister, was under secretary of Portillo. He has assisted in the mediation negotia tions and it is authoritatively stated that the change will not affect the continued progress of the mediation plans. Ruiz had been referred to as the probable Huerta commissioner in case the mediators proposed a com misiiion representing all parties to the controversy. The Spanish ambassador,, Mr. Riano, carried the announcement of the Ruiz's appointment to the Argen tina legation. The mediators were at once called together and a conference began with the Spanish ambassador taking part. . . The appointment of Ruiz and the re tirement of Portillo, the. latter having been made known last night, came as a complete surprise to officials here, particularly to the mediators and the Spanish ambassador, who had re ceived no hint of an impending change. The mediators had carried on all their negotiations up to this time with Por tillo and his retirement was regarded as unfavorable until the cable an nouncement, reached Mr. Riano, that Ruiz had taken the . direction of for eign affairs. x The proposition of good offices was made to Portillo and accepted by him. The acceptance of the armistice came from Portillo. So that his removal, took away one who had been a chief figure in the progress thus far made. The mediators stated, however, that the retirement of Portillo would in nc way effect the negotiations. It was pointed out that the accep tance of the Huerta government, both of good offices and -of, the armistice was in complete force so that the re tirement of Portillo was construed by the mediators as being merely tho change of one man and not of great significance on the main issues ol mediation. . This view was further" confirmee when word was received that Ruii had succeeded Portillo. , The dispatch reached the Spanish ambassadoi shortly before the mediators had got together for their first conference" ol the day. Mr. Riano at once drove' tc the Argentine legation and met the Brazilian ambassador and Chilean minister as they were arriving. They joined the Argentine minister, Mr. Naon, and began their conference. . Outside the mediation conference the hearing of the Ruiz appointment caused widespread surprise. In somti quarters it was felt that Huerta him self was directing affairs with a strong hand and that Ruiz was more amenable to Huerta's direction than Portillo had been. ,N It was pointed out that according to the Mexican constitution the minister of foreign affairs succeeds to the pres idency in case of the president's re tirement when there is no vice pres ident, as is the case now in Mexico. Hence Portillo was next in line for the presidency and Ruiz is now in that position. 4 Senor Ruiz has been in the Mexi can government service in various ca pacities for many years but has never affiliated himself with any particular faction. His position has been analog ous to that of an assistant secretaiy in our state department. "Klourners" March in Front of Rockefeller Office By Associated Press. , New York, May 2. Although John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was miles away at his father's estate at Pocantico Hills; '.'mourners" continued their marching today in front of the Stan dard Oil building in lower Broadway as a protest against the strike in the Colorado coal fields, in which the Rockefellers are interested. Upton Sinclair was - conspicuous among the marchers, He was released from prison last evening after having paid a fine imposed for disorderly con duct. . . " . . . -