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$1.00 a Year, In Advance. VOL. XXIV. MIIERTA SUSPENDS GKftDt DRDE H3 ACTION DISPELS APPREHEN v SION OVER NEW CRISIS CEN TERING ON TAMPICO. WAS A RELIEF TO WILSON Federal Gunboats Have Anchored In Pamico River Under General , Huerta's Instructions. Washington. General Huerta's ac ion suspending the order to blockade Tampico against the delivery of am munition by the steamer Antilla to the Constitutionalists, served to dis pel apprehension over a new crisis between the United States and the Huerta government which had threat ened mediation of -Mexican affairs. Though Washington officials ex pressed satisfaction over Huerta's action, it was persistently suggested unofficially that the blockade had been suspended only conditionally as a result of conferences between the South American mediators and the Mexican and American delegates at Niagara Falls. It also was said the Antilla might be diverted in her course through an agreement with officials of the Ward Line, her owners and an American corporation. President Wilson and Secretaries Bryan and Daniels gave evidence, of great reiief over the late develop ments which temporarily at least, have averted another clash at arms. From no official source was there con firmation cf reports that Huerta had no understanding with the mediators or the United States which would as sure him that the Antilla's cargo would not be delivered. Meanwhile nothing bae been heard from the An tilla which is due to arrive off Tampi co Wednesday morning. Secretary Bryan was first informed of Huerta's suspension of the block ade order by Mr. Rlano, the Spanish ambassador, early in the day. The Secretary declined to discuss reports from Niagara Falls that General Huerta had merely suspended his blockade order at the request of the South American mediators, pending settlement of questions relating to an armistice. One important question said to have been raised at Niagara Falls ' was whether the United States construed the mediation agreement to obligate It to prevent arms entering Tampico which the Huerta governmenthad de clared closed. If the United States did not so construe the cessation of hostilities, which it was assumed would be held inviolate, the mediators are said to have wanted to know whether this government would con sider it a breach of faith should Huerta's gunboats attempt to .stop the Antilla's cargo of ammunition for Car ranza's forces. . ' REPORT ON GRAIN CROP. One-Half of Year's Average Weat Crop Raised in United States. . Washington. Nine hundred million bushels of wheat, almost half of the average world's wheat production and a new record for the United States, is the prospective total yield of the farms of the country this year, the de partment of agriculture announced in Its June crop report, which shows: Spring Wheat: Area 17,990,000 acres; condition 95.5 per cent indicat ed yield 14.6 bus. per acre. Eestimated production 262,000,000 bus. Winter Wheat: Condition 92.7; yield 18.1; production ,633,000,000. All Wheat: 554,377,000 acres. Con dition 93.7; yield 16.9; production 900, 000,000 bus. Oats: Area 38,383,000 acres. Con dition 89.5; yield 31.7; production 216,000,000 bushels.' Rye: Condition 93.6; yield 17.2. Coal Mine Fatilities. Washington. Men killed in and about coal mines in the United States during April numbered 346 as com pared with 285 in April 1913, the Bu reau of Mines announced. The large Increase was due to an explosition at Eccles, W. Va., which resulted In the death of 180 men. Twenty Fishermen Lose Lives. - Quebec. Some 40 schooners were Tracked and twenty . or . more ,fisher ssen lost their lives in the storm that swept the coast of northern New Brunswick and Chaleurs bay. Nearly al! the boats were blown ashore on Miscou and Shippegan islands, remote points from which the . news came slowly. Eight bodies were recovered and taken to Caraquet, N. B. All were bodies of French-Canadian and Acadia fishermen. , Property along the coast and in Chaleurs bay was damaged by the storm. DR. CAREY T. GRAYSON XS.1 Dr. Carey T. Grayson Is President Wilson's physician and aide, and was best man at the wedding of Eleanor Wilson and Secretary of the Treasury McAtioo. IL08K HOPEFUL II AT CAPITOL MEMBERS OF CARRANZA'S AGENCY ARE NOT EXPECTING IMMEDIATE ACTION. CARGO OF ARMS IS PUZZLE What Will Happen When Ammunition Ships Reach Mexican Waters is a Mystery. Washington. The Administration waited on Carranza in so far as pro gress in Mexican mediation was con cerned. It was clearly apparent that the Constitutionalist leader was ex pected to make the next move in the diplomatic negotiations toward settle ment of Mexican affairs. ' At Constitutionalists headquraters here no immediate action was expect ed. Rafael Zubarun, General : Car ranza's chief representative in Wash ington, said: "I transmitted the note to General Carranza. It probably will be two or three days before a response is dis patched. General Carranza is about to leave for Saltillo, which also will operate to delay his decision." ' Asked directly about the chances for" Constitutionalist representation at Niagara Falls, Mr. Zubarun said: "Affairs are getting better or, to quote Mr. Bryan's phrase, 'the situa tion is encouraging.'" ' Washington officials would "not dis cuss the situation for publication. 'John Lind conferred with members of the agency here, urging them to use their influence to have their chleftian reply favorably to the proposals of the mediators. Luis Cabrera, mentioned as a prob able delegate to the peace conference should Carranza agree to participate, was in conference with Mr. Lind for several hours after which Cabrera joined his colleagues. Mr. Zubraun, Jose Vasconcellos and Juan F. Ur quidi. While mediation waited on Car ranza, the subject of ammunition bound from the United States for Carranza's forces was uppermost in discussion in official quarters. It became known that - Admiral Badger had beei instructed by cable to keep watch on the Mexican Fed eral gunboats in the vicinity of Puerto Mexico, in view of reports from Mex ico City that Huerta proposed to pre vent, if possible, the landing at Tam pico of the munitions en route to Car ranza on the Cuban steamer Antilla. Naval officers expressed doubt as to whether the Mexican boats could maintain a successful blockade of Tampico with their base of supplies so far removed. Business Suffering. Tampico. (By way of Brownsville, Texas.) R. Everbusch, German con sul here. Is negotiating with the local authorities with the object of reach ing an understanding by means of which the attestation either of the present Mexican consuls, or of con sular agents -approved by the Constitu tionalists at European ports, will be acceptable on Invoices of merchandise consigned to Mexican ports under the control of Carranza. Mr. Everbusch leaves for Vera Cruz for a conference on thes subject. PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1914. STRUGS TO HUERTA'S PROMISE HIS DELEGATES EXPLAIN THAT HIS WILLINGNESS TO RETIRE IS GENUINE. DEMANDS POLITICAL PEACE If Agreement Can Secure That, He says He Will Be Satisfied by Other . Method. Niagara Falls. No conditions are attached to Gen. Huerta's promise to resign the Mexican presidency as soon as his country is "politically pac ified." His delegates to the mediation conference took occasion to say pub licly that he does not intend to hide behind technicalities. The Mexican delegation had con cluded that its recent statement set ting forth the attitude of Gen. Huerta towards demands for his retirement was misinterpreted in some quarters. It had been said that under the lan guage of his pledge to retire when the country was politically pacified, Gen. Huerta might insist on holding office until all guerilla bands were dispersed. On that account another statement was issued by the Huerta delegation. It reads. . . "Mr. Rabaza, of the Mexican dele gation has been asked what is the interpretation given by the Mexican delegates to the word 'politically' in the statement declaring that. Gen. Huerta is prepared to withdraw pro vided that at the time of his with drawal 'Mexico shall be politically pacified'; and if he thinks that an agreement between the two contend ing parties would not be considered as fulfilling Gen. Huerta's condition. "To the above question Mr. Ra baza answers that the expression used by the delegation does not mean that Gen. Huerta demands the mate rial pacification of the country nor the dispersal of the last of the groups of bandits which overrun many parts of it, making the revolution a pretext for their lawlessness; but, that peace shall be assured by political means which will guarantee for the nation that maintenance of law and order which is indispensable to the exercise of constitutional functions. The obect in view is peace. The condition is that that object shall have been achieved. "If an agreement Insures that end the condition as is well fulfilled by it as by any other means." The American delegates met with the mediators, but consideration was given only to questions that arose before the matter of the important issue. TAMPICO UNDER BLOCKADE. Causes New Crisis. Officials Wait For Development. Washington. A new crisis in the Mexican situation developed when two Mexican Federal gunboats, closely trailed by two American warcraft, the cruiser Tacoma and gunboat Hacra- mento, steamed from Puerto Mexico for Tampico, to enforce a blockade of that port decreed by Gen. Huerta. No specific orders have been given, the American commanders merely having instructions to keep the Mexi can boats under surveillance, but it is known that Rear Admiral Badger has been advised that the United States regards Tampico a3 an open port and -desires that there be no in terference with commerce there. Notice of Gen. Huerta's decree was given formally to Secretary Bryan earlier in the night by Senator Riano, the Spanish ambassador, who repre sents the Huerta government here. This was followed by a conference of administration officials, but nothing was known of the result, M n Would Buy Warcraft. Douglas, Ariz. Constitutionalist Agent Lelivier, telegraphed to Gen. Obregon a proposal that the constitu tionalists attempt to purchase the American battleships Idah oand Miss issippi, which are for sale. Lelivier said he felt sure he cor'.d raise suffi cient money in Sonora and Sinaloa to buy one of the ships. Storstad Still Held. Montreal. The Norwegian collier Storstad which rammed and sftnk the liner Empress of Ireland in the St. Lawrence still pushes her battered nose up against the dock in Montreal, an impatient prisoner of the admiral ty court of Canada. A bailiff Is in possession and Capt. Anderson must wait till the cdurt accepts a bond for more than $200,000 and releases her. The coroner's ury at Rimouski ad journed for an indefinite period pend ing the Investigation of the Empress disaster by Lord Mersey. . . . JAMES FRANCIS BURKE J XZ'-Z'r SjyK.V .W' ' James Francis Burke, who has terved five terms in congress from the Pennsylvania district that Include Pittsburgh, has announced that h Will not seek re-election. ELTON ON STAND EXPLAINS ACTION TELLS INTERSTATE COMMISSION WHY NEW HAVEN PUCHASES WERE MADE. DIRECTORS ARE TO DIRECT Members of Board Say Change in Policy Has Occurred Since Mej len and Morgan Had Charge. -V ; Washington. James S. Elton of WateTbury, Conn., and William Skin ner of Holyoke, Mass., directors of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad .testifying before the Inter state Commerce Commission at its in vestigation into the affairs of the road, said the . acquisition of various New England trolleys, steamship lines and other -properties at -a oost of many millions of dollars, constituted a part of the New Haven's compre hensive plan to Increase its facilities. Many properties thus acquired, it was stated, only had a prospective value, the natural growth of New England being taken into considera tion by the directors. Mr. Elton, questioned on this point by William Nelson Cromwell, who ap peared as counsel for several direc tors, declared the purchase for $11, 000,000 of the New York, West Ches ter and Boston Railroad, the stock of which former President Mellen of the New Haven testified was worth only "10 cents a yard" was for the pur pose of obtaining a foothold in the Metropolitan district and obtaining greater terminal facilities in New York. Mr. Elton? testified that the New Haven directors had changed their methods and now were not influenced so much by one or two men like J. P. Morgan and former President Mel len as they formerly were. He said the "directors now direct" and had learned "a great many things." He added that President Elliott was more deliberate than Mr. Mellen and did not "rush them off their feet." Mr. Skinner -said he believed "If thing3 had been allowed to go on and the New Haven and Its officials had not been subjected to inimical inquiries and legislation "the property would have pulled out all right, per haps in five years." He asserted that Mr. Mellen could have retained the presidency of the road, had ha so de sired, as he had a majority of the directors with him. Labor Federation Endorses Wilson. Norfolk, Va. -The state federation of labor, in session here, adopted a resolution endorsing President Wilson's Mexican policy and paying him a high tribute. Prairie Has Returned. Norfolk, Va. The United States cruiser Prairie which took a promin ent part In the capture of Vera Cruz, arrived In Hampton Roads. Atlanta. Memorial exercises in many cities of the South marked the observance of the birthday of Jeffer son Davis, president of the Confeder ate States of America. In several states the ocasipn was designated as a legal holiday, banks and other busi ness houses being closed. In Tennes see and Georgia the graves of the Confederate dead were decorated with appropriate ceremonies at many of the larger ciiKs. At New Orleans the cotton maricei was closed and business practically suspended, ginia. (ANTI-TRUST BILLS i PASSED IN HOUSE TRIO OF IMPORTANT MEASURES IN ADMINISTRATION PRO-j GRAM ENDORSED. OPPOSITION MELTED AWAY Railroad Capitalization, Clayton Omni bus and Trade Commissi-sn Bills ' , Are Easily Passed. Washington. All three bills of the administration trust program passed the house and went to the senate lor action. Opposition melted away when the final test came and the .voting went through quickly and without incident. The Covington interstate trade commission bill was passed without a record vote; the Clayton omnibus anti-trust measure received 275 votes to 54 against it, and the vote on the Rayburn railroad capitalization bill was 325 to 12. Action on the trust bills came rather unexpectedly. The three meas ures had been agreed to in "commit tee of the whole," the Rayburn bill as amended by the committee, be ing completed. When the trade commission bill came before the house for a final vote Progressive Leader Murdock moved that it be sent back teethe interstate commerce committee with instruc tions to report the Murdock bill as a substitute. This was rejected 151 to 19 and the pending bill was passed without a roll call. Then the votes on the other two measures were taken in rapid succession. . Representative White, of Ohio, was the only Demo crat to vote against the Clayton bill and the-Progressives voted for it ex cept Representative Chandler of New York. Forty-three Republicans and 16 Progressives joined the majority' in supporting the measure. They were: Republicans: Anderson, Barton, Burk (South Dakota), Campbell, Cary, Crampton, Curry, Davis, Dillon, Fair, Frear, French, 4 Gardner, Good, Green, (Iowa), Haugen, Hawley, Heigesen, Johnson (Washington), Kelly (Mich igan), Kennedy (Iowa), Kent, Kin kaid (Nebraska), LaFollette, Len root, McKenzie, McLaughlin, Mapes, Mondell Morgan (Oklahoma) Moss of West Virginia, Porter, Roberts, (Nevada), Scott, Sinnott,. Sloan, Smith (Idaho), Smith Michigan), Stafford, Sutherland, Towner, Ware and Woods 43. Progressives: Bell (California), Bryan, Copley, Foulier, Hinebaugh, Hulings, Kelley, (Pennsylvania), Lindberg, MacDon ald, Murdock, J. I. Nolan (California), Ripley, Temple, Thomson (Illionis), Walters, Woodruff 18. The eight Republicans and four Democrats who voted against the Rayburn bill were: Democrats: Bartlett, Buchanan (Texas), Gam ed and Witherspoon 4. Republicans: Cramton (Michigan), Dunn, Fair child, Gillett, Moore, Parker, Payne and Wallin 8. ANOTHER FAREWELL TOUR. Madame Sarah 'Bernhardt Coming Back to America. New York. Madame Sarah Bern hradt, at the age of 70, will sail for this city October 10 to begin a per sonal tour of the world, during which she will visit five continents. The tour will extend over a period of 26 months and 15 weeks of the time will be spent in the United States. Word of Mme. Bernhardt's decision was received by cable. The tour, it is stated, will close her career on the stage. , ' ' Mme. Bernhardt has made several farewell tours, the last to this coun try ending In May, 1913. To Attend Unveiling. ' Washington. The senate adopted a Joint resolution for the appointment of five senators and five representa tives to attend the unveiling in Holly wood Cemetery at Richmond, Va., of a monument over the grave of former President John Tyler. Impeachment Charges Ended. Washington. The impeachment charges against Federal Judge Emory Speer, of Macon, Ga., will be brought before the hoase and disposed of at thi3 session of congress, according to Representative Webb of North Car olina, chairman of the judiciary com mittee. The subcommittee investiga ting the charges has been engaged in reviewing testimony taken at Macon and other cities and will be assem bled soon to agree upon its report to the entire judiciary committee which expects to consider the case at once. Single Copy, 5 Ce&& NO. 50. MISS 1Y 1111110 I01IAL HEAD DEAD DIED VERY SUDDENLY AT THE HOME OF HER SISTER IN RALEIGH. 22 YEARS LADY PRINCIPAL' Long Faithful Service at State Normal and Industrial Colege Has Won Her Many Friends. Raleigh. Announcement that Mis Sue May Kirkland is dead will carnn sorrow to the hearts of many admii ers all over North Carolina and ia; many other states. Her faithful ser vice as lady principal of the State Normal and Industrial College at Greensboro for 22 years has endeared! her to many hundreds of students who have gone out into every part of the country, cherishing an affectionate ap preciation for this able and admirable . woman. Miss Kirkland died suddenly at the home of her sister, Mrs. C. C. Crow. She had been here since the college commencement. She had been la, por health for some time, rather rua down from overwork, but no one had thought of her being in a dangerouj condition. Indeed, her physician had called to see her just a few minutes before she died and left her as he thought in good condition with good pulse and heart action. Yet she died of heart failure. The deceased was a native of Hilla boro and is survived by her sister, Mrs. Crow of this city and by one brother, Mr. Wm. Kirkland of Wash ington. The funeral was conducted from the First Presbyterian church by Dr. W. McC. White, the pastor, the Inter ment being in Oakwood cemtery here. REBUILD GASTONIA SCHOOL. Will Proceed at Once to Erect Nevr Building and Want Others. Gastonia. At the mos largely at tended and most enthusiastic mass meeting ever held in Gastonia at t3 city hall a resolution was unanimous ly passed instructing the county's sen ator and representatives to secure tha enactment of a bill authorizing and or dering an election upon the questloa of issuing bonds in a sum sufficient to provide an adequate and up-to-dat central graded school building and adequate buildings in each end of town pd a high school building, pro- it.. . j, ' . viueu me enure sum aoes not exceea $10,000. It was also decided to build at once a $50,000 central graded school building to take the place of the one burned a few weeks ago. Plans for the building were accepted and work will commence at once. Workmen are already moving the debris. The city has $27,000 in cash on hand belonging to the schol fund, and this will be sup plemented by $23,000, making a total of $50,000 with which to construct this building. Individuals citizens will en dorse for the $23,000 and it will be forthcoming at once. No such en thusiasm in behalf of the town's edu cational interests has ever been mani fested on a previous occasion in the town's history. For Church Education. Durham. Speaking before the 69 aiembers of the graduating class of Trinity College and 1,500 people,, Ier. Plato T. Durham, presiding elder of the Charlotte district, defended the church college in baccalaureate ad dress. Mr. Durham spoke of the pres-, ent age as one of great power, great possibilities, one in which the accel erated momentum was one of its dangers. The lack of reverence was pointed out as one of the chief dangers of th times, and many Instances were cited showing the lack of reverence. Espe cially did the preacher call attentioa to the imprecations and desecrations of the Industrial Workers of the World in the cities. This with the decay of respect for authority necessi tated the guiding hand "of the church in education today. Fire at Spencer. Spencer. Fire was discovered blaz ing from the upper story window of one of the business houses here. The fire companies did excellent work in being able to prevent the whole block from being burned. This building formed a part of the best business block here. The origin of the fire is unknown. It Is estimated that the loss i3 about $2,000. It Is said that the firms have some insurance. A large part of the goods were thrown into the streets by the heroic efforts if those who came on the ccene first.
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