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VOL 33 SM1THFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1914 Number 22 mediators contemplate ELIMINATION OF HUERTA Establishment of a Provisional Gov ernment in Mexico In Which Both the Huerta and the Constitution alist Factions Will Be Represented }s Plan of South American Diplo mats Trying to Settle the Three cornered Difficulty. Washington, May 12.—Elimination of Gen. Huerta and the establishment of a provisional government in Mexi co in which both the Huerta and the Constitutionalist factions would be represented, is contemplated in a plan which the three South Ameri can mediators now are working out to be proposed for the solution of the entire Mexican problem. This, the first intimation as to the details of thfe mediation plans, be came known tonight, though neither the mediators nor State Department officials would make any statement as to how nearly complete is the plan to be submitted to theAmerican and the Mexican delegates when they meet the South American envoys at Niag ara Falls, Canada, next Monday. It was learned that the proposal might be the setting up of a tempo ray government be undertaken by a commission of five persons, two of them to be named by Huerta, two by the Constitutionalists and the fifth by the mediators. While the mediators have with drawn their invitation to the Consti tutionalists to send delegates to the conference, it generally is believed j that information is being sought as i to whether the Constitutionalists would consent in case of the elimina tion of Huerta to some form of tem porary government in which he would be represented. Those close to the mediators say, it is believed, that some such arrangements as this is the only possible one under which peace may be restored in Mexico un der conditions satisfactory to all Mex ican factions and to the United States. Expressions of confidence that the mediators would avert war between the United States and Mexico came from several members of the cabinet today, after President Wilson had dis cussed the whole situation with his official family. The President is decidedly hopeful. He is anxious that no untoward inci dents or indiscreet acts on the part of any of the forces in Mexico should develop to cloud the horizon when the mediation conferences begin at Niag ara Falls Monday. Secretary Bryan in a conference late in the day explained at length to the three South American mediators that the lighthouse on Lobos Island had not been seized in any military sense; that the kepers were free to come and go, but that the American navy had undertaken to keep the lights burning as a protection to the world’s navigation. Mr. Bryan told the mediators also that the Navy and War Departments were seeking to in vestigate the arrest of five South Americans accused of sniping by Americans during the landing at Vera Cruz, and that a report would be made probably tomorrow. Nelson O’Shaughnessy conferred with President Wilson at the White House tonight. It was the first talk he had had with the President since his arrival from Mexico and it is un derstood that some of the indignities, including the Tampico incident which led to the break with Huerta, were discussed as well as some details that might come up in the mediation con ferences. Justice Lamar, of theUnited States Supreme Court, and Frederick W. Lehmann, former solicitor general, who have been named as the Ameri can representatives to the arbitration conference at Niagara Falls, spent the day studying reports and familiariz ing themselves generally with the Mexican problem. It was announced that Vice Consul Silliman has been ordered released by the Huerta government. A Great Year for Fruit. The fruit crop is now well passed alj danger from cold. There is an abundance of peaches, apples, pears, cherries, plums and everything else you can think of. The faithful old blackberry is also on deck.—New ton Enterprise. The official estimate of the dead as a result of the recent earthquake on the eastern slope of Mount Etna places the number at nearly 200. REBEL ARMY TAKES TAMPICO. After Fierce and Prolonged Struggle Federals Evacuate the Stronghold. Washington, D. C., May 13.—Evac uation of Tampico by the Mexican Federal garrison, began at 12:50 p. m. today, according to a relayed wireless dispatch to the Navy Depart ment from Rear Admiral Mayo. The Federal troops were leaving by the railroad. That the rebels encountered des perate resistance in their final at tack and that they were compelled to carry their fight to the heart of the town was indicated by Rear Admiral Mayo’s report. He reported that at 1 o’clock today, when it was report ed the rebels had occupied Tampico, there was heavy rifle firing in the plaza and that big gun firing con tinued. Advices receivd by Consti tutionalists here said the Federals were evacuating Tampico, but details were lacking. The Federals were retreating by way of the railroad leading to San Louis Potosi and it was assumed that they hoped to reach Pachuca, the terminus of a railway line that leads indirectly to Mexico City. The rail road out of Tampico to Monterey is held by the Constitutionalists. Elon’s 24th Commencement. Eloii College, May 14.—The 24th annual commencement of Elon College is scheduled to begin on Saturday evening, May 30, with the class day exercises. Sunday will be baccalaureate day. The sermon will be delivered by Rev. F. T. Tagg, Baltimore, Md., Editor of the Methodist Protestant. Dr. Tagg is a Nestor among religious editors, being now near his 90th year, and yet a most vigorous and ener getic thinker and writer. He is a type of the best in American manhood development, being an immigrant who by sheer hard-work and innate abil ity has come to renown. He is the mthor cf many books. The bacca aureate address will occur Sunday evening and as usual wall be deliver ed by President Harper of the Col ege, whose theme will be “The Con ributions of Co’lege Life.” Monday the representatives of the arious societies will present orations and essays—always an enjoyable feature of the gay commencement season. Tuesday Rev. WAV. Staley, D. D„ LL. D., Suffolk, Va., for eleven years president of Elon College, is to de liver the literary address. Dr. Sta ley will never be forgotten for the great constructive work of his event ful administration here. He is one of the most distinguished ministers of the Christian Church and an orator and thinker of national reputation. His theme is announced to be “Per manent Elements in Education.” That evening the annual concert of the music department will be given. Wednesday is to be commencement day. Six representatives of the grad uating class will speak in concert for the medals, and diplomas and hon ors will be awarded. TO USE THE CANAL FIRST. Pacific Mail Liner Pennsylvania to Cross in a Few Days. It is purposed to send the first com mercial vessel through the Panama Canal in a few days. The vessel is the Pacific Mail liner Pennsylvania, of 5,000 tons. She will cross to Cristobal, be emptied there, and take out a cargo for New York. Lighters are now being loaded with sugar at the Balboa docks, on the Pacific side, and will follow the ves sel to the Atlantic side, followed by a tug■ n • Thus, without ceremony, will be in augurated the world traffic of the ca nal.—Panama Cable to the New York Times. He Wants Report Published. The people of Wilders township have a special road tax of 25 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation of property and 75 cents on the poll, and as there has not been an annual statement of the expenditures pub lished in some paper in Johnston County so the people of .said town ship may see how they stand, I for one, would like to see it published. The law says there must be, so let it come boys. W. M. NOWELL. SEN. SIMMONS HAS MEASLES. Senator Overman Has Appropria tion for Sending Commercial Agents Abroad Increased From $75,000 Annually to $175,000. Washington, May 12.—The senate approprations committee today re ported favorably Senator Overman’s resolution increasing the appropria tion for commercial agents in for eign countries from $75,000 to $175, 000. Senator Overman was fche au thor of the first bill of this charac ter. At that time he only secured $60,000; later it was increased to" $75,000 and today to $175,000. This money is to be used in send ing agents abroad to study commer cial conditions; find markets for different commodities and keep in touch with the general trade situa tion. E. W. Thompson, of Charlotte; Ralph Odell, of Concord, and Gra ham Clark, of Raleiglf, are already employed in this work. Today’s in crease means many more agents will be employed and the work extended to a much larger field. If a good many Democratic sena tors do not have measles within the next 10 days, especially those Dem ocratic senators who have not made up their minds to vote for repeal of the Panama tolls act, it will be sur prising. Senator Simmons woke up this morning with a well developed case of measles. He was in thq sen ate Saturday, though at that time he had a fever. During the past month and especially during the last week the North Carolina senator has been very active trying to convince other senators that they should vote with him on the tolls question. When two senators talk they generally get very close together, hence it is expected othere Democratic senators will be laid up with the measles.—Parker R. Anderson, in Greensboro News. AN ENGINEER’S DARING ACT. Leaps From Cab and Holds Child Down as Express Passes Over Them Both. As brave a deed as ever was re i corded was that performed by Rich and W. Rawlins, engineer of a fast freight on the Pennsylvania Railroad, when he saved the life of Mabel, the 4-year-old daughter of Harry Brown son, of Farmington, risking his own life, with never a thought for him self. Fellow employes of the brave engineer and other residents of the city who have heard of his daring performance will endeavor to get a hero medal for him. Rawlins’ train was pulling slowly through Farmington when he saw the little Brownson girl playing upon the other track, while an express train from the opposite direction came tearing down the road. There was not an instant to lose and no time for calculation as to what was to be done. Rawlins saw that the life of the child depended upon swift, courag eous action, and he took the single chance in a million. Leaping from his cab he seized the little girl, who had at that instant become fright ened by the shriek of the whistle of the oncoming train and was in a pan ic. Rawlins had not even had time to drag the child from the track, but pressing her little form close he sank to the ties, holding himself and his tiny burden down with despera I tion. The train passed over them, j and the coupling of an air hose struck I the engineer, cutting a bad gash in I his left shoulder, but the little girl ; escaped injury entirely. Speaking of the incident, Engineer Rawlins merely said: “I had a narrow escape, boys, but I was glad to save the kid.” Mr. and Mrs. Brownson were loud in their praise of Rawlins, but he modestly told them he had not done anything more than any other fellow would have done.— Perth Amboy (N. J.) Dispatch to N. Y. Tribune. Normal College Commencement. Miss Clara Whitley, a Smithfield girl at the Normal, kindly remembers us with the following invitation: The Faculty and Senior Class of the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College invite you to be present at the Twenty-second Annu al Commencement, May the twenty third to the twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, Greensboro. GEORGIAN PLACED AT HEAD. Lansing Burrows President of South ern Baptist Convention. More Than 1,450 Authorized Representatives of Congregations at First Meeting. Nashville, Tenn., May 13.—Dr. Lan sing Burrows of Americus, Ga., late today was elected president of the Southern Baptist convention, which convened here for a five days’ session. I Dr. Burrows’ selection terminated an exciting three-ballot contest, in which | his four opponents for the honor were eliminated. The first session of the convention was attended by 1,459 authorized del egates, representing a constituency of more than 2,000,000 persons from every Southern State and Illinois. Immediately after convening the delegates entered into the election of officers. Dr. E. C. Dargan of Macon, Ga., who has been president of the organization for three years, an nounced that he was not a candidate for reelection. Despite this fact Dr. Dargan was placed in nomination, to gether with M. H. Wolfe of Dallas, Texas; Edgar Y. Mullins of Louisville, Ky.; Dr. J. B. Gambrell, editor of The Baptist Standard, Dallas, Texas, and Dr. Lansing Burrows. The newly elected president had been secretary of the convention for 32 consecuticve terms. Other officers were elected as fol lows: Vice Presidents—W. E. Powell, Louisville, Ky.; M. H. Wolfe, Dallas, Texas; H. S. D. Mallory, Alabama, and J. M. Pilcher, Petersburg, Va. Treasurer—George W. Norton, Louis ville, Ky. Auditor—William B. Har vey, Louisville, Ky. Corresponding secretaries—Hight C. Moore, North Carolina; O. F. Gregory, Baltimoie, Md. The annual report of the Woman's l Missionary union tonight was sub ’ mitted to the convention. The re port recommends improvements on the missionary training school at Louisville, Ky., amounting to $80,000. In the report it also is announced that the union has raised $54,114.58 for the Judson centennial memorial fund. Tonight’s session of the convention was devoted largely to the annual sermon which was delivered by Dr. George W. McDaniel of Richmond, Va. The Kenly Commencement. Kenly, May 14.—The commence ment at Kenly will begin Friday night with Senior Night. The mem bers of the graduating class will have sole charge of these exercises. They will consist of class history, class prophecy, a play, etc. The annual sermon will be preach ed on Sunday at 11 o’clock by Rev. J. C. Caldwell, President of Atlantic Christian College. On Monday night the Junior elocu tion and Music recitals will take place. Tuesday, commencement day prop er, will be occupied with the essays and orations of the graduating class, a literay and dedicatory address by Dr. L. A. Williams of the department of education at the University of North Carolina, after which the med als, prizes, and diplomas will be delivered. In the afternoon the local Junior Order will lay a corner stone in the new building with appropriate cere monies. The finals will take place Tuesday night. This part of the exercises will consist of recitals from the mu sic and elocution pupils. Mob Hangs Negro Held for Assault. Shreveport, La., May 12.—Ed Ham ilton, negro, held on the charge of assaulting a 10-year-old white girl, was taken from the parish jail short ly afternoon today and lynched. For three hours a mob of 1,000 men and boys stood in the rain out side the jail doors, hammering away with a heavy railroad iron at the steel obstacle that kept them from the negro. Steel saws finally were used and entrance was gained by the mob. Rope was placed about Ham ilton’s neck and he was dragged half a block to a telephone pole op posite the parish court house and strung up. A knife was left stick ing in the body. Messrs. C. E. Bingham and Hol ton Wallace spent Wednesday in i Dunn. URGE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION. Resolution Reported to the Southern Methodist Convention. Oklahoma City, Okla., May 12.— “Our people must be brought to see that education divorced from religion leads to the spread of depravity and the destruction of the basic ele ment of our Christian civilization, and that the distinctive mission of the church schools is the develop ment of spiritualized leadership.” This was the keynote of the report of the committee on education today to the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The committee commends the wis dom of the board of education in pro posing to create a million dollar en dowment, the income of which is to be used in efforts to advance Chris itan education. Resolutions authorizing the board of education to continue the contest for control of Vanderbilt University in the courts of Tennessee, and to re move the litigation to the United States courts, if necesary, with pow er to cease to cooperate in the man agement of Vanderbilt if final de cision is adverse and to consider pro posals for the establishment of anoth er theological school “at some point east of the Mississippi river,” were presented by Rev. Dr. James Can non, of Virginia, and James R. Pep per, of Memphis. The resolutions were sent to the committee consider ing the Vanderbilt situation. Woman Says That Huerta Tried to Start Massacre. St. Louis, May 12.—Mr. and Mrs. George W. Cole, refugees from Mexi co City, who are here en route to South Bend, Ind., today told of the violent anti-American feeling in the Mexican capital at the time of their escape two weeks ago. “The day Charge O’Shaughnessy departed we expected to be blown up at any moment,” Mrs. Cole said. “Our house was included in a list of the American homes to be dynamit ed. This list was posted on hand bills throughout the city. We dared not venture out or show our faces at the windows because the house was surrounded by Mexicans all day. We finally managed to slip out and get aboard a refugee train carrying a British flag.” Mrs. Cole declared that the official organ of Huerta even went so far as to print an inplied order from the chief of the federal government for all Mexicans to murder “Gringos.” A counter order over Huerta’s sig nature, however, was printed in a lat er edition of the same paper after a visit of the German and British dip lomats to Huerta, she said. THE MONUMENT IS BEGUN. Base of Statute to Confederate Women Being Placed on Capitol Square. All of the stone and granite which will compose the base of the monu ment to the Women of the Confedera cy has arrived, and the ground is now being put into condition for lay ing the foundation, and putting down the base of the big statute. The monument will be located on the southwest corner of Capital square, just opposite the new State building. The stone was quarried near Mount Airy in this State, and there the blocks were cut into shape for the positions in which they will be plac ed. The bronze figures which will be placed upon the stone base have not been received as yet, but it is under stood that they have been shipped and that everything will be in readi ness for the unveiling on Wednesday, June 10th. The funds for the monument were donated by the late Colonel Ashley Horne, of Clayton, who did not live to see the beautiful memorial statue which was provided for through his liberality and his great love for his native State, and the women who suf fered and gave their service in what ever way they could during the try ing days of the Civil War.—News and Observer, 12th. Charles Henderson, of Troy, defeat ed former Gov. B. B. Comer in the Alabama gubernatorial contest by a majority of more than 10,000, and will be Alabama’s next Governor. THEY STARVE AMID RICHES,. Mexicans Live in the Land of Great est Contrasts in World. Only Ruled by Dictators. This in Face of the Fact That the Country’s Constitution is as Perfect as Any in the World—His Very Kind of Transportation, From Human Burden Bearers to Motors. “Perhaps nowhere else in the world is there a country so full of con trasts as Mexico,” writes William Jo seph Showalter to the National Geo graphic Society. “With a university established before John Haravrd, Elihu Yale, or William and Mary were born, the masses of its people are hopelessly ignorant. With a hos pital founded before Jamestown was ever dreamed of, it’s one of the most backward regions of the earth in a medical way. With natural riches greater than those of a thousand Mida’s, its masses are as poor as the proverbial church mouse. With a constitution as perfect as any organ ic law in the civilized world, it is a nation whose rulers always have been a law unto themselves. All Kinds of Transportation. “Within the length of a single city block you may see an Indian carga dor, a donkey, an ox cart, a carriage, a railroad train, a street car, and an automobile—almost every type of lo comotion since Adam. “No other country south of the Rio I Grande is so well supplied with rail j roads. Prior to the Madero revolu | tion it had 20,000 miles of up-to-date American railroad, which carried 11, 000,000 passengers annually, and han dled about 11,000,000 tons of freight. Their total revenues amounted to about $40,000,000. The government owns a controlling interest in the railroads. Leads in Silver Production. “Mexico produces one-third of the world’s silver, a considerable percent age of its gold, one-ninth of its lead, ! and one-twentieth of its copper. The | major portion of the mileage of the country’s mineral production, exclu sive of iron, coal, and petroleum, amounted to $158,000,000 in 1910. The famous iron mountain at Durango is estimated to contain 600,000,000 tons of iron ore, which is worth seven times the value of all the gold and silver mined in Mexico in two cen turies. The Santa Maria graphite mines are the largest and most im portant in the western world. “The drawwork of the Mexican Indian is justly famed throughout the world, and deserves to rank with the finest Spanish and Italian laces. The Indians also make all sorts of small objects to attract the centavos of the toruist. The little dolls of Cuernavaca, a half inch tall and dress ed in finely embroidered raiment, are the admiration of every one who sees them. But perhaps the most wonder ful of all are the tiny dressed fleas, which may be bought in Mexico City. Another wonderful working of the Indians is the making of feather birds, now almost a lost art. “The Indians of Mexico eat many curious foods. One of the most re markable of these is made of the eggs of a species of marsh fly. This fly deposits its eggs in incredible quantities upon flags and rushes. The eggs are gathered and made ints cakes which are sold in the markets. The Indians call the eggs water wheat. They resemble fine fish roe, and when mixed with commeal and fowl eggs, form a staple article of diet, particularly during Lent. The insects themselves, which are about the size of a house fly, are capt ured, pounded into a paste, boiled ia corn husks in much the same fash ion as tamales, and in this form are eaten.”—Washington Post, 13th. Eight Killed in Boiler Accident. Norfolk, Va., May 12.—Eight dead and three severely injured was the j toll of the explosion of one of the | boilers of the Old Dominion liner ! Jefferson at 10:55 last night, five miles this side of Cape Henry. Five of the dead were negro firemen and coal passers, while the injured are Chief Engineer W. L. Portlock; first assistant engineer, H. B. Smith, both of New York city, and M. Olsen, an oiler. The dead are: R. Brooks, Louis King, E. Coulbary, K. Upsher and H. Miller, all firemen, and J. Lopey, coal passer, Chief Engineer Portlock. First Assistant Smith and Oliver Olsen are at the Sarah Leigh hospital, badly injured.
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