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Your Friends, in Charlotte, Week of May ft OTT 9 N I G H T EDITION i i PAGES TODAY Greater C h a r 1 1 1 e 9 s Home N e wspapei 99 Established: Daily, 1SSS Sunday 1910.. CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY EVENINfiAY 7, 1914. Price: Daily. 2c; Sunday 5c Gome and Be With Twentieth E ws JL JnLJK ibels Win Signal Vic tones Over Fedeial 1 loops 3omb From Rebel Bi-plane Kills Several Persons at Mazatlan-Carranza-Reports Capture of the Federal Gar rison of Acaponetta Other Victories. Forty Thousand Rebel Sold iers Now in trie Field Ag gressive Campaign Planned on Saltillo and Other Feder al Strongholds Mediators Planning For Conference at Niagara Falls. "- Associated Press. Washington. May 7. President Wil- - n found time in the midst of wed-i'-.z preliminary festivities at the v;-,jte house tcday to confer with --rretary of State Bryan for a few -rnutos on the Mexican crisis with rriiei;!ar reference to mediation. Secretary Bryan announced after p conference that American dele . to advise with the South Amer an mediators had not yet been se ated bi:t that a selection soon would "? made. Whether there would be ere than one American delegate lil! was undecided, the secretary Miid. It was reported in diplomatic . i:cles that John Y. Foster, former -ecretary cf state, i3 being consider ed amor.; others. The arrival in Washington of Nelson o'Shaughnessy. late charge of the merican embassy at Mexico City, sroused considerable speculation as to the returned envoy's future status but nothing concerning his future was ronsidered today. Mr. O'Shaughnessy aw Mr. Bryan for a few minutes only .nd will confer with him again tomor ow. President Wilson also will see Mr. O'Shaughnessy tomorrow. John W. Foster, - mentioned as a rcssible delegate in the mediation negotiations, is 7S years old. He is the father-in-law of Robert Landing, loun-e'lor of the state department. I He was long connected with the dip-1 lomatic service, representing this oountrv in Mexico, Spain and Russia and in various treaty negotiations. He is widely known as an authority on international law and was sec retary of estate during President Ben jamin Harrison's administration. On Board U. S. S. California, Mazat an Mexico, Mav 6. (Via Wireless to ari Diego, Cal., May 7.) Four persons were killed and eight were injured to t:av by the explosion of a bomb that was dforped into the city streets from i rebel biplane. Firing between the rebel and federal 'ortificatiens continues and in the ar--.i'.Iery duel the besieging forces have lad the better of it so far. March on Saltillo. Washington. May ".-The vanguard -.: tha rnnctitiitionalist forces at Du- rnngo and Torreon has started on its rr.arch against Saltillo and zacatecas, according to a report received at the ;ute department today from Consul Hainrn, at Durango. Many Rebel Successes. Carranza's attitude toward media tion, which temporarily, at least, has flinunated him from general negotia tions aimed at settlement of Mexico's was declared to have been revealed .odav by his official report of a vigor vis r'bel military campaign marked by significant victories. His declination to -zi"T mediation negotiations was based - p?rt at least on rebel successes, ac cording to constitutionalist represen- lives here. Federal Strongholds Attacked. While Carranza parleyed with the -c-uh American envoys over details of . ci: proposals, three powerful forces 'r hurled against federal strongholds I ; - ilt or Hie movement as reported V. Carranza to Rafael Zuburan, inter- ; r. inistrr of the constitutionalist cab ;:.t now in Washington were: I feat of S.tOO federals at Penazcos, ear San Luis Potosi, with the capture -f 1.S00 prisoner and quantities or and ammunition. Will Scon Invest the Capital rapture of Acaponetta, Tcpic l.iOO - n surrendering. One million rounds : ammunition and quantities of arms C apture of field guns, artillery and '-T.-nunition from fleeing column that acuated Monterey. ft-r receipt of his chiefs report r.i.-tcr Zuburan was emphatic In a an that within the next month - rebel armies will be investing :u-rta"s capital. . Minister Zuburan today estimated .at more than 40,000 rebel troops :;--re now in the field. ,.. r.r-neral Villa has, he said. 14,uuu .,:! ts in north central Mexico; Gon I3foo men threatening Tampico, - .; Obregon 15,000 troops operating .r, t:.e v est coast. many ncuci - , - . . , With Carranza definitely eliminated ri mediation negotiations nicn v - ,l:v are to be launched at Magara Canada on May 18. the reports rebel victories overshadowed au . : Af.vin r?sis today. :-;..rts came as a surprise to many l - rvors because it was believed the . r -ll3 next move would be aimed at 'While Brig.-Gen. Funston had been1 : .-horized to extend his lines at era ' n.z for defensive purposes if that 'came necessary, the situation there i iay was reported unchanged. J Many Federal Garrison Taken. Confirmation ot the capture of the entire federal garrison at Acaponetta Jalisco. Tepic, by .constitutionalists, reached the state department today from Consular Agent W. Keyes, at Rosario. Mediators Planning for Conference. The first session of the mediators to day began at 11 o'clock. The three diplomats arc proceeding informally, their deliberations being aimed princi pally toward completion of preparation for the Niagara Falls conferences. It was thought unlikely that the American delegates to the sessions in Canada would be named today, though Secretary Bryan had been holding numerous conferences with the presi dent regarding their selection. It was reported that a justice of the supreme court might be one of those chosen to act for this government. Continued victories of the constitu tionalist forces, the mediators said, wouldn ot interfere with progress of the mediation negotiations. Many offi cials, however, thought it possible fur ther success of the rebel campaign might present physical considerations materially altering the plans of the South American diplomats. By Associated Press. New York, May 7. Two more jurors, bringing the number up to seven, were chosen today at the forenoon session of the trial of former Police Lieutenant Becker for the murder of Herman Rosenthal. The sixth man in the box was Dwight W. Custer, a retired print er; the seventh, Ambrose Farleye, a clerk. Many talesman were accepted by the district attorney only to be challenged b3- counsel for the defense if Becker shook his head. Mrs. Becker, again dressed in black, sat beside her husband at the counsel table. The crowd that clamored for admission to the court room was even larger than that of yesterday. MORE REFUGEES QUIT MEXICO CITY Special to The News. Washington, May 7. The state de partment announced today that the Brazilian legation in Mexico City had reported departure of a train bearing between 500 and 600 refu fees from Mexico City for Vera Cruz. The train was in three sections, un der the Brazilian flag, and among the refugees was Dr. Edward R. Ryan, special representative of the American Red Cross, who had been held by the Huerta authorities. London, May 7. Prince Alexander of Teck, third son of the late Duke of Teck,. is to succeed the Duke of Con naught as governor general of Can ada. Official announcement of this ap pointment was made today. BILL FOR CONTROL OF STOCK B By Associated Press. Washington, May 7.The bill for fed eral control cf the issues of stocks and bonds, embracing drastic requirement that the interstate commerce commis sion shall pass upon in advance any issues of railroad securities and give them ample publicity was favorably reported today by the house interstate commerce committee. The bill was amended to declare that "nothing here in shall be construed to imply any guaranty or obligation as to such is sues on the part of the United States."' This amendment was adopted after a long discussion as to whether the pub lic would be buncoed by any possible effort to claim governmental guarantee in the marketing of securities. Th ebill was drawn mainly by Rep resentative Rayburn, of Texas, with features of the measure drafted . by Representative Sims, of Tennessee. It will be placed immediately on -the house calendar with, a view to action ae. soon as possible as part of the ad ministration progrom. i PICKING JURY TO TRY BECKER NEW! GOV. GEN. OF CANADA NEW HAVEN ESS DEFIES NOUISITORS By Associated Press. Washington, May 7. A detailed statement of transactions of the Bil lard Company with the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, its officers and subsidiaries, was made before the interstate commerce com mission today by John L. Billard, who organized the concern. He out lined the method by which, with the aid of Charles S. Mellen, then presi dent of the New Haven, and a loan from the New England Navigation Company, a New Haven subsidiary, he took over the stock of the Boston & Maine Railroad owned by the New Haven, which the Massachusetts courts decided the New Haven could not hold. After holding the stock a year, Billard said, he resold it to the Boston Railroad Holding Company, another New Haven subsidiary, at a profit of $25 a share on 102,248 shares, In payment for the stock he said he took $16,250,000 in gold notes of the New England Investment & Security Company, a New Haven con cern, and the Billard Company was formed to handle this transaction. Billard put $2,000,000 into the Billard Company, he said, and sold to it the New England Investment Company notes, receiving the $2,000,000 caish and "014,250,000 in Billard Company notes in payment. These Billard notes, in accordince with an ar rangement with Mr. Mellen, he said, were bought by the New England Navigation Company. Washington, May 27. Warren Chase, who described himself as a "business man and lawyer of Hartford" flatly re- lused to answer certain questions put to him today at the interstate com merce commission's inquiry into affairs of the New Haven railroad. The ques tions had to do with Chase's connection with the Pacific Company, a concern which he said he formed at the in stance of E. D. Robbins and Captain Goodall, of San Francisco, both ex tensively interested,, the witness said, in steamship lines. "What was the Pacific Company?" acked Solicitor Folk. "I formed the Pacific Company at the joint instance of Mr. Robbins and Mr. Goodall," was Chase's only reply "What was its capital?'' "I don't remember." "What did the Pacific Company do?" "I don't want to go into the mat ter," replied the witness. "I was act ing as attorney in a confidential ca pacity and feel that I ought not to dis close information of that kind." "Did you handle any money for the Pacific Company?" "I refuse to answer," responded Chase, "and in addition I don't remem ber. I refuse to answer any question at all about the operations of the Pa cific Company." "Are you willing to take the conse quences of your refusal?" asked Mr. Folk. "I am." "Step aside, then," suggested Mr. Folk. "You are directed to answer those questions," interjected Commissioner McChord, in charge of the hearing. "You understand that?" "Yes, sir," replied Chase. Counsel Crim, representing Chas. S. Mellen, asked Chase whether Mr. Mel len had anything to do with the Metro politan Steamship Company, a concern whose organization Chase described yesterday, or with the sale of its secur ities. "I never heard of Mellen in the whole transaction," replied the witness. L EXPEOITE THE ROCKER BILL By Associated Press. Washington, May. 7. The Rucker bill to provide "a temporary method of conducting the nomination and election of United States senators" by popular vote will be expedited in the house by a special rule which the house rulerf committee today agreed to favorably report. Only two hours of general debate will be allowed when the rule is re ported and passed, which will be within a short time. The bill provides that at the reg ular election in any state next pre ceding the expiration of the term for which any senator was elected, at which election a representative to congress is regularly to be chosen, "a United States senator shall be elect ed, for the term commencing March 4 next, and thereafter." In any state wheih has purovided machinery for choosing representa tives at large, the senatorial proced ure will be the same as for nomina tion or election of representative at large. In other states it will be the same as for the nomination or elec tion of governor. The Duryea Case. New York, May 7. Attorneys for Chester -B. Duryea, who shot and kill ed his father, General Hiram Duryea, retired millionaire setarch manufac turer, early Tuesday, appeared in po lice court today and waived examina tion so that the case could go imme diatelyto the grand jury. It is un derstood that after the jury acts the lawyers will ask to have Duryea com mitted tp the Matteawan insane asylum. WITH WL 1 0'-'- THE .THER. ft ;S Forecast for North Carolina. Mv- If Generally fair tonight and Fri day. Light to moderate variable i'? X winds. jr. O '. - ' C J . ' ' ' -' r, ' . o ...... r - . 't r r '. r i" . . -j - -j , 'SHAUGIESS! By Associated Press. Washington, May 7. Nelson O'Shaughnessy, late charge , of the American embassy at Mexico City, ar rived in Washington early today. With his family he was driven im-' mediately to a hotel. He planned to confer with Secretary Bryan later. Misfortune followed Mr. O'Shaugh nessy even to the seat of his home government. Having lost most of his personal possessions when Mexicans looted his trunks outside Vera Cruz the American charge lost more of his personal belongings en route from New Orleans to Washington. Bag gage which had been checked could not be located when Mr. O'Shaugh nessy arrived here but he expects it will be traced. In consequence of his continued bad luck, Mr. O'Shaughnessy's first act af ter reaching his hotel was to hunt a haberdasher's shop. At 10:30 he went to the state department and conferred with Secretary Bryan. Mr. O'Shaughnessy assured inquir ers that papers of the embassy and his code book were still safely in his possession. He denied, however, that he had resigned. Asked if he thought it possible for a compromise cabinet and compromise president to be es tablished in Mexico pending settle ment of the difficulties there, the American charge replied he had sug gested to President Wilson a list of prominent Mexicans who might be chosen to take charge of the govern ment there pending a constitutional election. Secretary Bryan and Mr. O'Shaugh nessy had been in conference only a few minutes when the former went to the white house to see President Wil son. Mr. O'Shaughnssy remained at the. state, department, calling on Coun sellor Lansing. Mr. Bryan announced that, because of the white house - ed ding, he probably would not confer with Mr. O'Shaughnessy again until tomorrow. It was thought improbable that the returned charge would see President Wilson today. Tl KILLED WITH BASEBALL BIT By Associated Press. Yorkville, S. C, May 7. Charged with killing two Men with a home made baseball bat Thad E. Turney was placed in jail here yesterday. J. E. D. Turney, father of the accused, also is being held by the authorities. The two men killed were J. K. Wells and Pink Dover. A revolver fight is said to have preceded a hand-to-hand struggle, which occurred in the coun try near here. Ix is said that Wells and Dover were mistaken for revenue offiters. IBB FILES STATEMENT !F EXPENSES Special to The News. Washington, D. C. May 7.-In a dec laration of campaign expenses made to the clerk of the house of representa tives in accordance with the law, Con gressman. Webb today made the sworn statement that he had spent $482.66 in his campaign to secure renomination. The itemized account is as follows: Cleveland Star, Shelby, for printing and distributing extra section for news papers $202.58. Capt. W. B. Berry, manager. $32; Edgar W. Pharr, manager, spent mon ey for following items: Charlotte Ob server, $18.48; Charlotte News, $9.60; clerk's' salary, $100; automobile hire, $10; R. J. Downy $25; W. E. Yountz, $10. Edgar Love, chairman congressional executive committee for general ex penses, $50.00. O. M. Mull, $25. Congressman Faison gave his ex penses as $150. TROOPS TO TECT CANAL LOCKS By Associated Press. Washington, May 7. Army detach ments have been stationed to protect the Panama canal locks, Colonel Goethals, governor of the canal zone, reported to the war department to day. Two companies of the tenth regiment have been stationed at Gatun, one company at Pedro Miguel and one company at Miraflores. IN WASHINGTON y 5 y DA! AT VETERANS REUN By Associated Press. Jacksonville, Fla., May 7. Seymour Stuart, of St. Louis, Mo., today was elected commander in chief of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans succeeding W. W. Old, Jr., of Norfolk, Va. A lively debate was precipitated at the meeting of the Sons of Veterans by the introduction of a resolution calling upon Congress to pension Con federate veterans. The resolution was introduced by Judge N. H. Harston, of Roanoke, Va., judge advocate general, department of Virginia, Sons of Vet erans. Scarcely had the resolution .been sec onded when W. W. Old, Jr., command er in chief of the organization, left his official chair in order to make a speech denouncing the resolution. "I am willing to take my coat off and work for funds with which to supply our Confederate soldiers," he declared, "and until wre are no longer able to do so we should not ask the government to help them." The speaker was heartily cheered as as he asserted that he had consulted hundreds of Virginia veterans and had found none who was in favor of be seeching aid from the government. Delegates from Georgia, Florida and South Carolina voiced disapproval of the resolution. Speeches against it were only check ed by the adoption of a motion to en ter into the election of officers in five minutes. Before that time had elapsed the resolution was tabled by an over whelming vote. Jacksonville, Fla., May 7. While visitors thronged the streets of the city and detachments of veterans, ac companied by fife and drum corps marched along many downtown thor oughfares, business sessions were held today by the United Confederate Vet erans and Sons of Veterans. Election of officers by the latter organization was the most important work of the day. The forenoon session and the great er part of the afternoon session of the Veterans' Convention was devoted j to committee., repprts. . Itwas expect ed that the organization would elect officers before adjournment tonight. Many believed that General Bennett H. Young, of Louisville, present commander-in-chief of the United Confed erate Veterans, would be reflected to office if he signified that he would ac cept the honor. Other names prominent ly mentioned in connection with the of fice include General Felix Robertson of Texas, and General K. M. Van Zandt, commander of the trans-Mississippi department. Three cities have representatives here endeavoring to obtain the 25th annual re-union of the United Confed erate Veterans and allied organiza tions. They are Richmond, Va., Mem phis, Tenn., and .Tulsa, Okla. The vet erans also have received an invitation from Governor J. M. Cox of Ohio to hold their next re-union on the state house grounds at Columbus. Memorial exercises were held today under- the auspices of the Confedera ted Southern Memorial Association and the United Confederate Veterans. AT OKLAHOMA CITY By Associated Press. Oklahoma City, Okla., May 7. A day of routine business faced the delegates to the quadrennial confer ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, today when they con vened at 9 o'clock for the second day's cession. Bishop E. R. Hendrix, of Kansas City, occupied the chair and led in the devotional exer cises. The first business of the day was the call of the roll of annual con ferences for the presentation of me morials and petitions. Following this, reports of the commission on con stitution, the commission on federa tion, the trustees of the M. E. Church, South, and several of the boards were received. SEABOARD MAY TEST SEARCH ID SEIZURE ACT Special to The New's. Raleigh May 7. An indictment was returned by the Wake county grand ju ry today against the Seaboard Air Line for violating the search and seiz ure act that is sure to be carried to the United States supreme court in the opinion of counsel connected with the case. The Seaboard refused to ex hibit to Rev. R. L. Davis, superintend ent of the anti-saloon league, the books showing all liquors delivered. The Sea. board's contention is that under the in terstate commerce act the company is not allowed to show deliveries to citi zens as search and seizure would ex act. V W TH METHODISTS Caies Of F oi go t hi M OFFICERS- LYNCHED By Associated Press. ! Augusta, Ga., May 7. About 10 o'clock last- night Charley Jones, a middle-aged negro, was taken from two officers near Grovetown, Ga., while they were carrying him to jail at the county seat, by a crowd of about 15 white men and lynched. Ac cording to information received here, I Jones was suspected of having stolen some shoes from a Grovetown mer chant. Constable Ruef Huffman went to Jones' house yesterday morning and searched it but failed to find the shoes. In the afternoon the negro showed up at the depot in the center of the town in an intoxicated condition. He is said to have, cursed the constable and declared that he would not permit any white folks to search his ho.use. His manner caused a number of the peo ple of the town to tell the constable to "shoot him." The negro bared his breast and is said to have invited any and everyone to shoot, saying that he was not afraid. Several men seized him and in a scuffle the negro was beaten considerably about . the head. He was placed in the lock-up and there protested against his wounds being dressed, saying that when he got out he intended to kill every white person connected with his being imprisoned. He was started on the road to Appling for safe keeping in charge of two deputies last night but -a crowd of men took him away from them about a mile from town and this morning" the body was found in the public roadway with a number of bullets through it. SOUTH ATLANTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL By Associated Press. i Spartanburg, S. C, May 7. With Ricardo Martin, Charles W. Clark, Madame Cecile Talma and Mrs. A. G. Blotcky as soloists, the first perfor mance of the twentieth annual South Atlantic States Musical Festival was given at Converse College last night. "Cavilliera Rusticana" and much of "Pagliacci" were presented in concert form. The Converse College Choral Society of 230 voices and the Metro politan ODera House orchestra with Richard Hageman, conductor, assist ed in the performance. The audience was drawn from half a dozen states. The festival will continue through Fri day. ARKANSAS RIVER REACHES HIGH MARK. By Associated Press. wir-hita. Kas.. Mav 7- The Arkan sas river at this point today reach ed the highest mark known in twenty years. Floodwaters due to recent heavy rains in western Kansas and eastern Colorado have sent the streams ten feet above low warer mark, causing the railroads to fear for the safety of bridges. The river is believed to have reach ed its maximum heigM. FREIGHT STEAMER BURNS-CREW ESCAPED IN BOATS By Associated Press. Erie, Pa., May , 7. The wooden freight steamer City of Rome, Buffalo to Toledo, was burned to the water's edge off Ripley, N. Y., early today. The crew escaped in boats. The fire was discovered between decks shortly after midnight and soon was beyond control. After a two hours struggle in w-hich the crew was ham pered by dense smoke and heated deck plates Captain William Dunne gave or ders to beach the vessel. Thomas Cunningham, the chief engineer, stuck to his post until the ship grounded on the sands. The crew then made its way to shore .in the lifeboats. ' The vessel is a total loss. The City of Rome left Buffalo last night for Toledo where she was to load coal for Milwaukee. She was a wooden steamer of 3 900 gross tons, 268 feet long and carried a crew of 16 men. The vessel was owned by James Mitchell of ClevUd- W IT KM State ten At t e ouse All Interest in Nation's Capital Centers in White House Wed ding of This Evening-Affairs of State Are For the Time Forgotten. Elaborate Account of the Wed ding Ceremony Which Will Unite Miss Wilson and Sec retary McAdoo. By Associated Press. Washington, May 7. Cares of state ' and rumors of war were retired to the background at the white houss today when Cupid and Hymen took charge of preparations for tne mar riage tonight of Miss Eleanor Ran dolph Wilson, youngest daughter of the president, to William G. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury. Though the wedding was to be sim pie and private the white house bust led with preparations for the event. President Wilson cancelled all ap pointments and did not visit the exec utive offices. He spent the day with the guests at the white house for the wedding and the affair took on the appearance of a Wilson family re union. The bride-to-be and her girl friends were busy making ready for the ceremony. The six girl chums who would have been bridesmaids had the ceremony been more elaborate were on hand to aid in the final prep arations. They were Miss Helen Hun ter of Portsmouth, Va.; Miss Mar jorie Brown of Atlanta, Ga., Miss Hen rietta Stadelman of Wilmington, Del., Miss Susan Fine and Miss Elizabeth Duffield of Princeton, N. J., and Mrs. Charles Kellogg of Athens, Pa. A troop of decorators took charge of the white house and halls and rooms were transformed with masses of spring blossoms. The blue room, where the ceremony will be perform ed, was particularly adorned. Air. McAdoo did not visit tlie white house until late in the day. He en tertained his fellow cabinet members and Dr. Cary T. Grayson, who will be best man at the wedding, at a lunch eon at noon. (For complete details of the red ding see pages 11 and 12.) IRS OF HIP DISASTER ; BOUGHT 1 11 By Associated Press. Boston, May 7.The Cunard liner Franconia arrived today bringing 13 members of the crew of the burned steamer Columbian, rescued from a boat south of Sable Island. Several of the survivors were suffering severe ly from burns and all showed the ef fects of exposure. . James Drohan, the wireless operator of the Columbian, expressed the opin ion that spontaneous combustion in the cargo of rags and junk caused the fire . Saloon passengers on the Franconia assisted in giving first aid to the sur vivors. The survivors had not recovered suf ficiently to give a detailed account of their escape from the burning ship'and their 40 hours of exposure in an open and leaking boat. All were removed to the marine hospital at Chelsea. From their broken accounts of the disaster it was learned that when the order to abandon the ship was given it was found that the tackle was jammed cR the boat manned by the survivors ao that it was necessary to cut the rope. The drop forced a hole in the bottom and throughout their 40 hours drift the men took turns in bailing. Third Boat Is Probably Lost. Sable Island, N. S., May 7.--She third boat which with 19 men put away from the burning steamer Columbian has been given up as lost, according to wireless advices received here from vessels cruising in the vicinity of the disaster. I REPORTS IT CLUB MEETING Special to The News. Fayetteville, N. C, May 7. The State Federation of Women's Clubs had a busy session Thursday, hearing reports of chairmen of departments and resolution committee. Two hun dred dollars was, pledged on the State Federation endowment fund. The Gen eral Federation Magazine was adopted as the official organ. Musical composi tions of Mrs. J. D. Edwards of Wil mington received first and second prizes in the contest. They will be rendered tonight. Mr. Erne3t Starr of Winston-Salem, will lecture on John Henry Boner this evening, following which the Feder ation will be the guest3 of Elks at a MAN 4 j I i i .f f I 1