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The Monroe Journal PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. i VOL. 20. No. 18. MONROE, N. G, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1914. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. ' MIXK KMMjOSIOX IX WEST VA Kill Four 2KJ Entoniled Little 1Iom for All of (lie Kntomlntl Gecrnni-nt Kcscue Car Hushed to Scene. ' Eccles. V. Va.. April 28. Four miners are known to be dead, 59 were rescued and Iu3 are entombed In two burning mines, with small chance it is believed for their lives, as the result of an explosion of pas in mines Nos. 5 and 6 of the New Kiver Collieries Company here late ; today. The dead and rescued were taken from mine No. 6 and it Is all but 13 who entered this skaft this morning who are accounted for. 190 WEN IN ONE SHAFT. One hundred and ninety men of the entombed men are in shaft No. 5, not a man having escaped since the explosion. The mine tonight was burning fiercely, with Government, State and volunteer rescuers work ing desperately to subdue the flames. Te depth of the two main shafts is 600 feet and the mines are con nected underground. There are two ether shafts Into the mines, but the explosion totally wrecked three out of the four. The lone entrance leads into mine No. 6 and by means of Mine No. 5. No 5 mine nparrently is completely shut off from the surface and rescu ers hold little hope of reaching the large number of men in time to save them. The explosion occurred in mine No. 5. The two shafts of this mine were demolished. It is belieed the explo sion traveled through into No. 6. One shaft of the latter remains in tact and was the salvation of at least 59 of the workmen. EXPLOSION SHAKES VILLI AGE. This little mining community of 1, 500 persons was shaken by the muf fled rumbling of the explosion. At first there was no smoke, but men on the tlples knew that far underground the toll of death was being taken. Superintendent Thomas Donaldson of Mine No. 2, another operation of the Company, Local Superintendent M. E. Kent and General Superinten dent F. II. Iluyles of the New Kiver Collieries Company were at the scene of the disaster within a short time. Superintendent Donaldson and an ex pert rescue crew were lowered down the shaft of No. 5 mine For a time a crowd of terrified women and children at the tipples waited in suspense, but soon the sl nal came to hoist away and the cage appeared. It bore two meii badly hurt, a few of the rescue party and two bodies. Other trips were niado ns rapidly as possible and each time blackened and burned miners were hoisted to the surface until C3 of the men had been brought up, four of them dead. The injured were as sisted to nearby houses where physi cians waited to care for them. LITTLE HOPE FOR ENTOMUfcD The rescue me n expresed doubt that any of the 13 miners still In No. 6 shaft would be taken out alive. Some of the miners said portions of No. 5 mine were badly wrecked and they believed that the entrance con necting lth No. 5 had been entirely destroyed. Of the bodies recovered two are Americans, one a foreigner and the fourth a negro. Many of the miners are Americans. , A United States Government res cue car reached the mines from Blue fleld V. Va., at 5 o'clock and one from Pittsburg, Pa., at noon tomor row. The New River Coleries Company are conected with the Guggenheim interests. The rescue party worked through out the evening Their combined ef forts were directed toward Mine No. 5 where the 190 men are entombed. Notwithstanding the feverish haste of the rescuers they made little pro gress from Shaft No. 6 into shaft No 5 becnuse of the Intense heat and ob noxious gases. Dead Marine's Hrother Mould Glad ly Die Too. Washington, April 28. President Wilson was cheered today by a letter written by L. W. Summerlin of Wil lacoochee, Ga., brother of one of the marines killed at Vera Cruz. Mr. Summerlin had been asked by a news paper for an intervelw on the useless ness of mediation, In view of the lives already sacrificed. "I believe President Wilson Is right, and favor his policy," wrote Mr. Summerlin, "and Randolph has four brothers and a father who stand ready to make the same sacrifice. If we could not be loyal to our coun try and President, we would move out." The President wrote to Mr. Sum merlin os follows: "My dear Mr. Summerlin: "My attention has Just been called to your correspondence with regard to the death of your brother at Vera Cruz. It has nioved me very much. It rings so true and has such a gen uine feeling of patriotism in It and the feeling which makes citizenship In this country so noble a thing. "No one was more distressed than I at the loss of life at Vera Cruz, and I sympathise with you and your fath er and brother most deeply. It Is the more gratifying to And the noble spirit in which you take the loss, be cause I know what It must have cost you to lose a gallant brother like yours." In Everything. "Mr. Cleaver, how do you account for the fact that I found a piece of ruber tire in one of the sausages I bought last week?" "My dear Madam, the motor car Is replacing the horse everywhere." Marriage of Miss Margie Kite b to Mr. The following Is an account of the wedding of Miss Margie Hitch, to Mr. Louis Isaac, at Tryon Street Metho dist church Charlotte, taken from the Charlotte Observer. Mrs. Isaac a Monroe girl and for several years .. was the efficient stenographer of the Icemorlee Cotton Mill. She is the possessor of many womanly charms and graces and is very much admired. Miss Margaret Deval Ritch, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. E.C.Ritch of this city, and Mr. Louis C. Isaac of Nor folk, Va., were married Tuesday eve- ning at 8:30 o'clock at Tryon Street Methodist Church. Rev. Dr. E. K McLarty, the pastor officiated. Prior to the wedding Miss Kathleen Nelson of Monroe sang "You" by Roblyn. As the notes of the "Bridal Cho tub" from "Lohengrin" were sound ed from the organ by Mr. David T Huyck the wedding party entered. The ushers, Mr. Alex Rich and Mr. C. E. Hoblis, brother and brother-in-law of the bride, pased down in the right and left aisles and were follow ed by Mr. O. F. McNary of Norfolk and Dr. R. D. Gaddy of thi.i city. Miss Oren Ritch, the younger t sis ter of the bride, gowned in pink crepe de chine with shadow lace over dress and carrying an armful of pink carnations ami asparagus ferns tied with pink rilibon, passed down the right aisles and Mr. J. N. Ashton of Richmond on the left. Miss Eugenia Ritch, In pink silk crepe entrain with guilture lace draperies and touches of light blue satin and paradise hair ornament and carrying pink carnations and ferns, passed down the left aisle and Mr. Kennard Buxton the right. Mrs. R. B. Gaddy, dame of honor, gowned in white crepe meteor en train trimmed in lace and pearls with paradise hair ornament and ferns, en tered down the left aisle. Miss Cella Lindsey Wearn, the beautiful little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Wearn, preceded the bride, carrying the ring in a ealla lilly. She wore a hand embroidered frock trimmed in lace and pink sash. The bride entered with her broth er, Mr. E. A. Ritch of Rhodhlss, who gave her away In marriage. She was strikingly handsome in her wedding gown of white charmeuse en train trimmed In laco and pearls. She wore a prineers lace veil which was caught uncK from her race and hung grace fully. The groom Mr. Louis C. Isaac, entered from the rear of the pulpit accompanied by Mr. F. A. Duke of Portsmouth, Va., who served as best man. The attendants formed within the channel, which was set v.ith palms and effectively banked with dogwood blossoms and spires. The ring cere mony was used. During the service Mr. Huyck rendered in a beautiful manner Schubert's "Serenade." As the recessional Mendelssohn's Wed ding march was rendered. After the wedding the bridal party and a few friends were entertained at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs E.C.Ritch, 405 North Graham street When the bride's cake was cut the ring fell to little Miss Margaret Max well; the thimble to Mr. Kennard Buxton, the dime to Mr. Arthur Ritch and the button to Miss Marie Hunt er. Air. ana mrs. isnac lert ror a bridal trip to Washington, Niagra rails and New York, after which they will be at home in Norfolk, Va. The bride Is a bright and accom plished young woman and excep tionally pretty. During the past sev eral years she has made her home In Monroe and is admired by a wide cir cle of friends both there and in this city. The groom Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Isaac of Norfolk, Va. He was graduated from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Is a well equipped young man. He holds a po sition with the Seaboard Railway and Is held in high esteem by the officials of the road. The following out of town guests were present at the wedding: Mr.and Mrs. Eugene Isaac of Norfolk; Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Caldwell, Misses Ona Long, Kathleen Nelson, Annie Saun ders and Mesrss. Carlisle Williams J. L. Everett of Monroe, Messrs. J. N. Ashton of Richmond, F. A. Duke of Portsniout and O. F. McNary of Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Maxwell en tertained the members of the bridal party and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Isaac of Norfolk at dinner last evening at 6 o'clock, at their home on North Graham street. No Cause for Alarm. After committing some minor do mestic crime the minister's small son escaped the wrath to come hiding all day in the barn, all feeling other than alarm on his parent's part dis appeared. In the evening the young fugitive returned. Presently, taking him on his knee, the minister gravely said: "It Is true my son that I could not And you, but the Lord and the Evil One knew where you were." "Oh, well, I wasn't worrying about that," replied the unrepentant youngtser; "they weren't looking for me with shingles in their hands." He Thought He Was in I tali. A boy took a position In an office where two different phones were Installed. "Your wife would like to speak to you on the 'phone, sir," he said to his employer. "Which one?" inquired the boss, starting toward the two booth. "Please, sir, she didn t say, and I didn't know you had more than one." SITPOKTIXU THE CREAMERY Mr. Green Think Thul TliU lintee- liise I the Must l'ii.(rtri't On. that Union County Has Had, am Tells Why. There is one new enterpise in Un ion ronty, now in operation that de serves the moral and financial sup port of bankers, business men and farmers in the county, because its cess ultimately means more for the development of the material inter ests of the county than any other enterprise that exists now, or ever has existed In the county. I refer to the Monroe Creamery. It is well known that the aricultural depart ment at Raleigh has discouraged the establishment of a creamery "until the farmers get enough cows to sup port it," and there is good argument to support that contention. When the I'nlon county creamery stock company was under the process of formation, a Monroe citizen answer ed the contention of the agricultural department by saying: "Farmers will never get enough cows to support a creamery unless you build the cream ery and provide a market for their cream, while they are gettinar enough cows." So there seems to be good argument on both sides. Anyway men have put their good money iuto the creamery and it is in operation A creamery is different from most enterprises in which men invest their money. While it is possible for a creamery to develop a business large enough to pay a dividend to stock holders, all the benefits possible that may accrue to the stockholders on the capital invested are insignificant and incidental as compared with the benefits that come to the patrons who keep cows. It, therefore, helps the patrons more than the stockhold ers. The creamery opens up to the Southern lurmtr an opportunity to rife above the average by the appli cation of intelligent efforts In the neglected live stock industry, where nine months grazing season gives ns a decided advantage over the middle west farmers who have only six. Then again, the census renort shows that there are fifteen million less cows in the United States than there were fifteen years ago, in face of the fact that the population has Increased more than fifteen million A man with just ordinary busi ness foresight ought to be able to see some interesting significance In these figures from the census re ports, and we are easily frightened if w-j see any immediate prospect of "over-doing" the cow Industry in this country. In conversation with the manager of the Catawba Creamery Company, who enme from the middle west, he mane this statement to the writer: "The cow and the creameries have brought financial salvation to the north western farmers and yet cli matic conditions are much more fa forable here in the South." 1 was unlhoughtful enough to Invite his criticism by asking: Then whv don't our farmers take advantage of the opportunity?" His immediate response was: "Because you south em farmers are too darned satisfied. His answer made me think of the nook-worm" and other diseases which they say we are afflicted with, dui i didn't interrupt him. "When a man rcIIs corn, wheat, hay, cnHon, tobacco or any other stanie croft," said he, "he is selling reu ftor.te. but when he sells pure-bred live stock or cream he is selling sunshine." Referlng to the work of the cream ery at Hickory this same evpja-icnced north western butter maker 'gave an encouraging tone to his remarks when he said: "But farmers of Ca tawba are beginning to climb out of the average class. They are begin ning to dispose of their mongrel breeds of cows and are breedlne to distinct pure-bred types, which means that besides selling cream and building up the fertility of their soil soon have another valuable source of income through the sale of pure bred young stock from their herds." I am fully aware that radical changes in our farming methods are not advisable, and unless we break previous records we do not stand in even remote dangei of making any raaicai cnanges now. Our conserva tism, when it comes to getting out of the ruts, is usually painfully disappointing. If you have been observing thlnes closely you are aware that when we give our boys an academic training here In the South nearly all of them leave the farm, while practically all of the college trained men seek em ployment away from the farm. It Is because a little intelligence con vinces that, under our one - money crop method of farming, it Isn't best for them to enter Into direct conme- titlon with Ignorant labor In the cot ton fields of the South. Can you blame them for refusing to work (in the cotton fields) at the same wages of an Inferior race which has the ec onomic advantage of being satisfied with a lower standard of living? it requires Intelligence to achieve the best results In the live stock In dustry, but superior intelligence car ries its own reward. The only way to get out of direct competition with Ignorant labor in the South Is hrough an Industry that carries a premium for Intelligence, and the creamery route is a good way to trar-el. There are more creameries and cheese factories In Wisconsin and Minnesota than In any other State. and there are practically no farm mortgages in these two States. In Wisconsin the average size of the farm is 140 acres valued at $9,000. and In Minnesota the average is 160 acres valued at 1 11,000. At Svea, Minnesota, last summer I was telling a farmer's wife how th young people in the South are going to town and leaving the old folk on the farm, she expressed surprise. "Why," said she. "it's exactly the re vel se here. When we older people get too old to work we go to the town and our children stay on the farm." But why do you mention this un der the subject of "creamery," you ask? It is because its closely related to creameries. If we will get "more cows" and then get behind the creamery with our mam during the struggling pe riod that always comes in the begin nlng of any new enterprise we will be rendering ourselves a service by laying the foundation for the trans formation in farming interests and soil conditions of the county, and J like transformation in the develop ments of business interest, which. es pecially in Union county, are depen dent almost entirely upon agricultur al development. The local banks can well afford to lend money to any pro- gresive fanner who wants to invest n good milk cows. J. Z. GREEN. SAYING THE CRIMSOV I.OYI.R AM) OAT HAY. .Mr. Hroomc's Evoerienee Should Im of Value to Many Southern Fann ers Just at This Season. The season is here for cutting and curing crimson clover and oats for hay, and many are grolng the crops together for the first time, and many who have been growing it have not learned ns yet the best stage at which to cut, or the proper method of cur ing. In my opinion there is no forage more relished by horses, mules and cattle, than crimson clover and oat hay, cut at the right stage and pro perly cured. At least I have never fed anything that my stock seem to like so well. I am now feeding hay of last year's crop to my work stock, and there Is nothing else that I can place before them that will tempt them away from it. I have tried good clean shelled oats, with and without wheat, corn and cottonseed meal corn and corn fodder, peaine and sorghum hay. but these nil remain practically untouched until the ont and clover hay is cleaned up, and if given their fill of it the shelled oats will be left lying on the trough. This I have observed on several occasions this spring and for several seasons. The proper time to cut Is when the clover is In full bloom. Do not wait until the bloom begins to lose Its rrlnvan hue, and the seed begin to form; the plant is then growing woody and is not palatable, and not so well relished, besides it may prove a dangerous rood cut at this period on account of the hairs on the seed forming hair balls in the intestines. In my opinion. It is a rearkable coincidence that when the clover is at the right stage to cut for the hav the oats, if they are of the red proof variety, and sown with the clover.are more palatable and more relished bv both work stock and cattle than when put at any subsequent time. Yet I have seen farmers ruin a fine crop of hay by waiting for the oats to get in the dough state before cutting, the clover then being woody, npalatable and dangerous when fed. Another error that is frequently made Is In housiturtoo early after cutting, lhis Is evoluallle frequent i.. . . . . i .i . i . i.v iii.uie, hiiu me r a lot ot mouldy, dusty hay an or(ier feed. It moulds and gets mi wv 'ouickly if care is not useurm curlne before nousing. w The crop is usualy ready for the mowing machines from the first to the 10th of May, in North Carolina and South Carolina, owlnglto reasons and locality. So long abeut this time watch the clover patch and take the time to cut at the right time. Begin n me morning after dew 13 off and if the weather is warm and sunny rake Into windrows the afternoon of next day, and then on the day following pile Into cocks about four feet diam eter at base and four or five feet high and In a manner to shed water as much as possible, and let remain until cured, if the weather Is airl and sunny it will be ready to put in ne Darn in four to five days after being cocked. Before hauling In open up the cocks a few hours be forehand so as to dry off any extern al moisture that may be In the exter rior or base of the pile. If rain threatens before the hay is sufficient ly cured to come in just hold your nerve. It it rains the sun will shine again and you will have the oppor tunity to lay it out and still have good hay, but If you put it in the barn too early you will ruin it unless you have plenty room to spread It. I have had heavy rains on It before it was raked, at another time when In the windrow, and at another time while in cocks. I dried it out before hauling It and it was still the best feed I had. As a rule farmers lose more feed by faking it into the barn before It Is properly cured. In order to pro tect it from a threatening shower han the shower would damage. The point is, cut at the right time and cure well before storing, and you will have the best feed than can be grown. T. J. W. BROOM. Spring laxative and Illood Cleanser. Hush out the accumulated waste and poisons of the winter months cleanse your stomach, liver and kid neys of all impurities. Take Dr. King's New Life Pills; nothing better for purifying the blood. Mild, non- griptng laxative. Cures constipation and makes you feel fine. Take no other. 25c, at your druggist's. STOKY OK YOYACiK ACROSS Gl I.K eteran Marine I nler I oi. im Sail to the Ijtrnl of Strife llusy Srene Alxiard On board the .Morro Castle, en route to Veta Cruz, April I". South ward over the warm blue waters of the Gulf of .Mexico an American Ar my Is hurrying toward the first and h'st Spanish possession of Continent al America. UnliKe the conquer ors of Hernando Cortex who landed in the City of the True Cross Vera Cruz 4 centuries ago one April day. the invaders come with no thought of territorial acquisition and one fond hope to get home as quick a- possible. This expedition of marines under coiiim:nd of Col. Franklin J. Moses, which proliiibly will become a part of the forces camped In the tropical sun of Vera Cruz should reach its deMi nation probably Tuesday, April 28. or surely Wednesday. Whether it is dull garrison duty or the exhiliura tion of the trenches, the marines al ways go plena red. THE BUSINESS OF IT. One who has never seen an ex pedition of short ship for foreign ser vice lias no conception of the busi nes of it. Six days on a Navy trans port might be thought opportunity' forest. Quite to the contrary. There are hours cf crowded activity from wakening to sleeving. Leading a thousand men on hip is compara tively a simple matter. Keeping; them in fighting trim is another. The smoking rooms of the steamer have be-n converted into offices. Trim erey boxes whith looked like smart officers' trunks have given up card indexes, typewriters, ledgers, ad ding machines, modern office appli ances and every facility for business end of the expedition without which it could not exist. On the forward deck and on the shade deck Is quite another scene. Long lines of khaki men drill in formations which limited space will allow. Inspection and instruction follow each other. Field pieces are unlimbcred and drilled, recruits are taught the mysteries of semaphore signaling, the principles of sanitation the fundamentals of the business which is to be theirs. STUDYING LESSONS. In ot)-' of the upper cabins a group and the fundamentals of the business of officers is gathered on the long benches like school boys taking les sons In Spanish, refreshing the know ledge of earlier days and others learning their first pronunciation, us ing a green baize piano cover as a blackboard an instructor gives with such conversational phrases as com pany commanders are likely to need As the ship skims on Southard with mighty engines making 52 revo lutions a minute, the skies grow blu er, the stars seem nearer, the light airs are warmer. The forest green ulsters so welcome off Cape Henry, are stowed. The fire hose Is brought on the forward deck and 50 marines have a bath at one stroke. The men sleep about in the open without the blankets and taroaulins needed farth er North. Hardy, well set up chaps al of them, some of them veterans of the Phlliplnes, Nicaragua, Santo Do mlngo and even some of them of the march to I'eking. SUNDAY IS QUIET. On Snday busines stops, do drills. no typewriting, no calisthenics. The chaplain conducts services from dif ferent parts of the Rhip. The type writers have been used to print ser vices, psalms, responses and hymns and from different quarters one can hear a hundred lusty voices lifted up chorusing "Onward Christian Sol diers," and mingling with the notes of "My Country Tis of Thee." And on Monday the work begins again where it left oft Saturday with preparations always advancing for any emergency that may appear when he expedition lands. These troons know what business they are upon. Some of them fought up the coyote hill In Nicaragua, some brushed with Aguinaldo on outpost duty In the Far East, all of the officers have been under fire, and whatever awaits hem In Mexico, they are ready. You Never Know. William, do you know vhy you are like a donkey? "Like a donkey?" echoed William, opening his eyes w ide. "No I don't "Do you give it up?" "I do." "Because your better half Is stub- borness herself." "That's not bad. Ha! ha! I'll give that to my wife when I get home.'- "Emily," he began, as he sat down to supper, "do you know why am like a donkey?" He waited for a moment, expect- ng her to give it up, of course, but he didn t. She looked at him w ith pity In her eyes and replied: hy, I suppose, dear, because you were born so." Only Thing He Didn't Understand. well known Instructor was ex plaining the principles of an automo bile to an Indian. The Indian was was intellgent and the explanation was a model of directness and clearness. "Well," said the teacher at the end, "do you understand the auto mobile now?" The Indian, who had listened in tently, replied: "Yes, I understand all but one thing." "And what Is that?" asked his in structor, thining to clear up some little point. "I do not understand." said the Indian, "what makes the automobile go without horses." w.u xkws or laxii of stkife. Vera Ciux ami M. Ouitt fend ing Arbitration ! ineiil Arbi trary Agreement SaiUitht K. lues-n Citri-Miiit ami Hut rta The sl'uaticn ha.s u quiet in Mexico, pending the !rl.!rarv nrv of the three South Arr.t.riean R ptiKcs who have t.;liset.ted to :ut as arbitrators bit ween the United S'afs rr.d Mexico. It is not kn-iwn yet h"ther Mu.-rta ui!l atr-e to the United St.iVs' dtiricid, whieh will prtL::ldy be ,i d- maud, cf :h; siluc and the ri-gr.eti-p cf llii r:a ru:n the Presidency. 'I I:; re aj.-u s a luivem en ft'j: to settle .n'rt:i! strife l!w en l.ur'a w.ui Caj-raiaa. but this v.Ul in all i.r;i- bii.ili'.y f:il through on account, of ('arraiiza's ncn-co:isi i t. PREPARATIONS FO!l WAR STILL PROGRESSING. R-s'rairtd. 1 nt m ;e th- !-. 'e:idy prepir:rl: n for any mRi'-try -vcr-miM'Us that r.iav b-ci-me iih- sary, aid the quiet but def..,i' 'repress of the mediation prour.im l:ig worked out lubLnd closed Iojis these wre the tv. o outs' :i:iil- .ig futures of the Mexican .-om it ion here tc-day. The thrt mediation envovs of !';tr.tine, Brazil and t hi!e, contin ued tli"i,r private sittings. Their firs move for an jirmistice was succeed d by the virtual suspension of li;)s-!lVks. or a truce between he forces of the United States and the llirrta regime, although there were still poniini'-us sum's of coll et htw-en the lliid-ta ai'd Car- ranza forces. S.cr'tary Bryan formally notified he South American tnveys that he Am-rlcan government to k It fcr granted there would be no ho.stili- I s during th.? medtat'cn prore"r- nss and had Irrembd no further icts of ngri'ssiin whil- the confor- t'ecs were being held. But the at itude of Hiii rl;i and Carranza on -ssaien of hostilities ill was un known tridny. Another outgrowth cf :he d!sus en was an int!i.ti:n that bo'h lie Iluerta aial Carnin.a clmi.-its would s-tid rrprerf nt.-tivrs to d.-al iir'ctlv wii'li the mediators, and that Fr:Mi:4sro Dc Parra. now at Paris, is Ainbiss-'dnr for Huer'n, probably v)iild bi d-sicnatfd to net fcr llu 'rtn. It was kr.cwn that .the medi ators themselves had made no move for a personal rrprcs( atative from jHhcr par.y. Hut tlure wis ra "on to be!t"ve De La R.irra's coming win being conside red at .Mexico City i-i-l that, representative f Carraji zi. who Is on h's way here, may bo nuthnr'zrd to act in that direct capacity. K.MDARGO HOLDS UP MUCH AM MUNITION. Galvf tcn, Texas, April ?.0. Oie niHion rounds cf snuill tuiununl t.ion consigned to the Const itutien alis's forefs along the northern bor der of Mexico has been stoppc d here 'Td will be r-turneil to the manu facturers, lltcause of the recent omb'irgo of anus Into Mexico, the uithorilhs have bten ke r.ly watch ful for shipments rf arms and am munition tn route to the Carranza fcrces. VERA CRUZ UNDER FUNSTON RULE. Vcri Cruz, April .10. The ta.sk of guarding the city of Vera Cruz and It environs was taken , from the Nnvy today by HiU;. Gsai'Frod etlick Funs-ton and the Fifi lnfran 'ry Brigade of the Unihd S.atei Army. While martial law s!','l cent hues In force the actual municipal Gov ernment Is being conducted by R. J. Kerr, the Amer'eim civil govern or, who hra enlisted the aid cf Mex ican offie-Hs to act und-T h's stip erln'endency and In nccordarce with Mexican laws. Clement fennel Guilty Mi l lccta IVnellete n Set, Free. Spartanburg,, S. C, April After having been cut less than two hours the jury im the cise of Clyde C. Clement and Mis Laura F. Pendleton, who have been en trial durlmg the past week for the drowning of a baby, tonight found Clement guilty of murder and MUs Pendleton not guilty. (lenient was recommended to mercy, which mentis undt r SouMi Carolina prccedure, that he will he sentence d to life I iipri -onnie nt. The baby, alleged to have Ik-mi the daughter of the two defendants, was found In a mill pend January 31. Each of the defenden-ts accused he other of having thrown the child Into the pond the night bp- fore from a bridge. They admitted having gone to the bridge together with the baby but eich profesl Ignorance of the intention of the o! her. Miss Rendition's tpstime ny differ ed s.'tnewhat from an alleged con fessiem made by her after her ar rest in which she was qiiet-Kel as say ing she unwillingly consented to the death of the baby after Clement had promised to marry her If she acquiesed and threatened to aband on her If she thwarted his design. When Foreman J. W. Canton read the Jury's finding the crowd gave a demonstration of approval, cheer ing and clapping their hands. Judge Shipp made no effort to atop the applause. The Journal still has a few premi ums left for those who par a rear In advance. When the present stock of premiums gives out, no more will be given.
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