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s read it:4 MNA . first int THE , , JOURNAL . THE WEATHER , VVOL.-LXII. No., 103 r:NEW BERN, N.- TUESDAY MORNING APRIL 21, 1914 FIVE CENTS PER COPY Tl rr r III 11 I I I v . r" i"--:e" rl ' 'ft' T-.&".'? J, j- Tvv ! . .. . 4 V . .1 ' r rap rff..-'.1. I, i.; ?o i 4' a: .-CX X ' On 'lllcnit W ilsi (efore Congress Says thai Huerta pointed Provisional Pr esident And That Whole Country Should Not Be Made To Suffer On His Ac count, However Huerfa And His Followers will i (Special to the Journal.) , . ; .., WASHINGTON, April ,3.r-The United; State will not. .engage In -.warfare .with Mexico.) i 'jiftl nd -his adherents wilt V by this government but there "wHJ Jb :n.o waf declared, against. Mexl-. ; a hole., .Summed 'up -itthf, c Uis Mn rhk fef exteak' Wtioatronv v&kte cuirr-PdSwndayiienlftiiat' .k;?!ifn;' jrtaiplted;, ipf nore time in wnicn to consider tne request of Uncle Sm that he sa Jute the Americah flag as apology for insults to this country,, and - wWch was refused, is as follows: , ? :t-i Preaideiit.Wilson and his cabinet pifJt JT w V 'cicuesed, the situation. They readily A ' .' V;. lv vvjlaw.jthat Huerta wa unrecognized 't thpyernng head of Mexico hi.t-ti' '!13nd'itherft, that war could not be & h ri-'djfckupedjandi that 'the best plan ' Mould, no kt ickade all the Mexi A ViV"' -'JtV" , Ithia-'wajfTr punish Huerta ' rvna oiuTnw' uimcwic in wnicn I, ; '4m r4ewed--,: Je.-Tents leading uo " 1 1 i . ...... ; AnivricaiiOefniana ana meucau .;rua 4 awte jto American flag; D,eclaf4 he doat Want to InvolTe i Mexican people in war, only pun- -isk-Huerta and his facton.' Said, "our feeling for people of Mexico Js one of deep genuine friendship'. Would not wish to exercise the good r office' of friendship without ; their. ' consent, I come to ask your ap : proTal that I use armed force In uch: ways' as necessary to obtain ?Jsam Huerta and adherent fullest -recognition right: and dignity of ITnited States, tnit;cana:ni thought of aggression 'or ' ielfiah aggrandisement. Seek ' to " main tain dignity and authority of Unl ted States, because we wish to keep our great Influence untU Impaired for uses of liberty." , . ' : Diplomats and the Cabinet" were present when Wllcon Delivered mes i sage.' - Statement in message 'that , "President considered it duty to up hold Mayo;that the United States don't" desire to control Mexico and ' request for authority' to arm,'- ap plauded. Ovations before and af ter address. House of Foreign af . fairs Committee Summoned Bryan and later ordered report to house resolution holding President justi fied in employment of armed forces. Bryan announced that Americans in Mexico be advised of situation, taken to mean they be warned to leaver The Cabinet was silent af ter session. ' Senate passed the vol unteer army - bill, providing' for conversion - of militia Into regular army time war. Senator Reed moved that they reconslder.object ing to hasty passage. ' . ' ' ' By a vote of 337 to 37, the Senate tonight adopted the Flood resolu tion to Support , the. President in 1 fill III WW UodvJ Is Only Sell Ap- Be his Mexican program. It is thought that, the, resolution will probably. be referred to the Senate Foreign j Relations Committee and no Vote h.thlii wUI.be taken tonight. i " ill, j . J .. i .. i ,. .4 ' t IM the White House ?-'Tr rJHBlKdAdii ftske7and-others.' ' No new orders "T" "c 'USSUJ'C tu -- -were Issued and will not W until ' j80" fof twenty years, .-which would the: Senate acts.r V " ' . be PcticaUy a life sentence, a he . '. j is now seventy-two. years old, but it is THREE- SHIPS TO VERA CRUZ (Special to the Journal.) WASHINGTON, April 29. Sec retary of the Navy Daniel directed Admiral Badger at sea to send three Battleships of the Atlantic fleet to Vera Cruz instead of Tampl co, this mean first aggressive move ment be at Vera Cruz. The House reached agreement vote on Flood Resolution - supporting the Presi dent stand at eight thirty; Washington, April 20. Shortly af ter 9 O'clock Bryan arrived at the White House and immediately went to a, conference with President Wilson, in the latter's study, There was no hew developments up to that time. " The Mexican' crisis today 'awaited President Wilson's' presentation of the situation to .'Congress. No 'further word had come from Huerta and the officials said, nothing ..but . 'complete compliance with all . .American de mands could prevent .'President Wil son from appearing before the joint session , of .Congress, probably about 3 o'clock this afternoon .and asking for authority to. use the 'Army and Navy to. uphold the dignity of the. iNation. , '. The President had outlined his mes sage last nightr while traveling and, after going over the ' first detail- with Secretary Bryan, submitted it to the Cabinet. 1 . ' The House and Senate leaders were early" at the White House to learn the details of the President's plans,, so they might prepare the necessary resolutions' putting Congress squarely behind the President and giving him full authority to act. ' Secretary Garrison announced that in event of .hostilities' with V.Mexico, Major , General Leonard Wood, . Chief of staff of the Army, would 'command the American forces, v i ' 'No-War With' Mexico.' Don't, get the impression that" wei are going to have" war; with" Mexico' President Wilson told Washington correspondents.!-"Under no circumstances would 'we fight :- the Mexican people. We are their-friends, I ; knt' going to Congress to telf bT a1 special situation This is "only att ' issue i between: this Government-and a person calling him-, self the president ; of Mexico. r We never have conceded, his .right to call himself President; of Mexico! In ; rio circumstances would- we fight the pro- v " Continued on Page 8 t ' THE MADHOUSE FACES -BE MAN WHO SHOT MAYOR MIT CHEL BELIEVED INSANE. NEW YORK, April 20. Incarcera tion in a madhouse for the rest Of his life probably will be the .punishment meted ,out to Micheal P, Mahoney, alias David, Rose, the aged man who Friday "attempted to till Mayor John Purrpy Mitchel arid wounded Corporation Coiinsel Franfe L. Polk. ' r ,LlB . " naVon .2V? W thf gtand lUrV' oif Tuesday by District Attorney - Whitman . .tk'nn Mshhnpv f : innirtmpnt VtfmlMI 'atf 'too.' a' chaive bfttemot- Orusrfch ,ntmffnt it understood that he will never be tried on this indictment. It is general belief of city officials and 'the' detectives who are investi gating Mahoney's past, life that he is insane. They have learned in 1912 he had a suit for $10,000 . damages filed against a contractor because, a brick had fallen on his head and inflicted in juries from which he had '.Wrer fully recovered. " $,'' In conversation with his aorney,. E. A. Busch, he 'had freqiientljcom plained of pains in his head.i . Corporation Counsel Pollc-is expect ed to recover from the wqfimfyrtfjicted by the one shot fired by Maioiw" be fore he was ove'rpowere.-ibjj'?blice Commissioner Arthur H. ' Wfldrand Chauffeur George G. Neun. v" -Mr Pelk was resting comfortably at the New York Hospital ibday, though he had suffered considerable pain during the night, sleeping only at Intervals after, the bullet had been removed from under the. tongue. '.Unless Complications set in it is be lieved that Mr. Polk will be able to leave the Hospital in two days. He is lively to be disfigured from the wound for the rest ' of his life. . "Though reports following the at tempted assasination that Mahoney's deed Was the result of a conspiracy were given no credence today by the detectives working on the case, In-' spectors Faurot and a score of his best men ran down all of' Maqhoney's ac quaintances to establish thoroughly that the prisoner was alone in the con ception of the crime. They were still at work when Mahoney was arraign ed in the Tombs Police Court. 'During ' the night Mahoney' was kept under close guard at police head quarters. 'This is the first time in many years that a prisoner has been held there. , :...... . THE JOURNAL HELPED MAKE IT ,'-, A SUCCESS. New Bern Journal: ,-v : , ' Our chapter wishes to express their thanks jto the "Journal" for the splen did advertising for the Paint and Pow der Club in '.'The American Citizen,'.' which was given or our benefit, there by helping to make it a great succeass Hi'rsi'.FJ'" H.rrSawyer, lMj f.' Rueselft-of Havelock' was' in the city yesterday between train - ". j - LrMlSiru 1 ' President Woodrow Wilson President WHson is averse to declaring War against Mexico. He says that the United States does not rec ognize Huerta as President of Mexico and will not fight the whole country on his account. PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO HOLD COMMENCEMENT SeveraLThousaad Pupils ; ;" .a to ci ;''IDp'-ivvi9ni'M-i3upi;. joyner win ivisute vuuress TAte, thousand or niore school chll renai&id thr ' teacherfe, parents .'land f rkpdvf-wg gamier in IeW Bern. 0day to, 'at fafd ; the; joint commencement - of Kil V--. . uiefJuoiij;ii;nuuiH graven cotuiy. PrBaafons for this big evenave been i progress for several weeks,. sand it secjt'et.beone of tn..rnost succfui occasions of .its kind ever held-in tfce '-State. The following pro gram has been prepared for the day: 1 Parade will etart from Academy Green at 10:30. The line of march will be as follows: From Johnson st, to Middle, down Middle street to S. Front, down S. Front to Craven, up Craven to Broad, 1 up Broad to Han cock, up Hancock to Academy Green. On arrival at Acadmy Green, the crowd will assemble about the plat- j form where Dr. Joyner will deliver an I address and present diplomas to those who have completed the elementary course of school work. I The school children of the county , . . ... .. . . . . c ii of education are invited to form the and city will sing the following songs , . , . . . . . , , , last section of the procession in auto under the direction of Mrs. J. R. B. 1 , .. , r f Caraway "America," "Ho, for Car olina," "The Old North State." Lunch will be served, each township being assigned a section of the Academy grounds, where the districts of that township will spread their lunch. After lunch the exercises will be continued in the auditorium. These exercises will consist of Spell ing contest, Declamation and recita tion contests. Prizes will then be awarded. At the conclusion of the exercises in the auditorium; the athletic contests will take place on. the Green. Thei . folllowingi will, -.serve as judges in the athletic contests: ' B. B. Hurst, J.' Leon : Williamsi Prof.s 'Kennedy. : ,' The following are1 the Marshals for the day, each of hom will be mounted and, wear a sash of the. township color. Township lGeor'ge': Bland. -, -:',-. I'.:,'-; a-f-WO.'Gaskins 3M." . D. Lane r&i '.'"T" 'iry ''Worto'1, MM and Teachers Will Participate i mitt ' i , . ' M 6 Ford Bryan A. Miller. " 8 George Stevenson. " " 9 J. Harper Wether ington. The procession will be formed the following order: " w Platoon of police. Band. i Dr. Joyner and Board of Education County Farm-life School. Schools of Township No. 1 2 3 3- 0 The committeemen of each town ship will march at the head of their township schools. BAND MEMBERS TO MEET. All band members are requested to meet at the band hall this morning at 10 o'clock. The members will please wear their uniforms to march in parade. SPLENDID PICTURE AT STAR THEATRE. THE "The Prisoner of Zenda," a four reel feature picture with James K. Ha ckett, the famous actor, in the leading role, was shown at the Stari theatre yesterday. This picture was without any doubt, 'one of the best ever seen in New Bern and was fully apprecia ted by those who saw it. The managers of the Star theatre are putting on .some mighty fine pictures now and deserve the large patronage which the are receiving. ' -ii:ui ikiLlk i iii Fill CASE II BEGIN TOMORROW 1'v.o Motions Drought WAN T vi:i;iii:i AW I l.I.KD. Report of Detective lUirns Has Not Yet Been Made. ATLANTA, C.A., April 1. -Arguments on two motions which seek to prevent t he execiu ion of Leo M. Frank, convicted of the in:inler of 14-year old Mary Phagan, are scheduled to be heard in Superior Conn here Wednes day. It was believed tonight that neither the prosecution nor the defense would seek to have the argument postponed on Wednesday. Judge Hill, of the Sup erior Court, has indicated that he was desirous of having the arguments pro ceed when they are called for Wednes day and that he would be loath to con sent to a postponement. NEGRO MAN KILLED BT "iDMCHT EXPRESS" ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE SUNDAY NIGHT IN KINSTON SUBURB. . . While enroute to this city Sunday (light .and while coming through the Western suburbs of Kinston the "Mid-n'ghA-lExpreso" in charge of Engineer John Charlton and Cond.ictors Sam yel Mpore,fjvn over a nero man who, was; -fitting t,yn tt,e track and killed E&ifW&( Charlton saw the man sit ting Oq,$h track and threw on the em ergenct'ajs but the train struck him beiorei "f$etepped . '"jA(rtftWli8.v possible the train crew riia back to the spot where the man had bfcea seen and found him lying beside the-track with a hole in the back of his head. Beside him was a bottle of whiskey. The wound looked as if it had been made with an -axe and many were of the opinion that the man had been murdered and that his slay ers had placid his body on the track in order to civer their crime. The body was turned over to the. l.enjir county coroner to b? disposed of. SUMMONING JURORS FOR APR IL TERM FEDERAL COURT. Deputy Marshall C II. Ange of Jacksonsville was in New Bern yester day summoning the jurors for the Apr il term of Federal Court, which will convene here on the twenty-eighth. YOUNG HAS NOT ISSUED STATEMENT (Sppecial to the Journal.) RALEIGH, April 20. Adju- tant General Young has issued no statement. He has received a number of- letters and tele- grams from officers of the vari- ous North Carolina companies stating that' those companies would be prepared to respond promptly in case the country should need their services. Ma- jor Francis J. Clemenger of the hospital corps who Is In Lun- don, cabled that If he was need- ed he would tart for America at once. Capt. A. L. Bulwlnkle f f fhn PAinnantr at- fltmfrit v vu- "v cv' viaaivuia responded in person today. . Foot Firm it ' 0
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