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THE SHAWNEE DAILY NEWS-HERALD
Regular afternoon Associated Press and special lull Saturday night reports, direct by leased wire.
VOLUME XIX
Shawnee Daily Herald, Vol. 16 TConaolidated I
Shawnee Daily New , Vol. 16 L Dec. 1 I9II J
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1914
NUMBER 210
HLERTA PREPARING FOR A
LAST STAND AT PUEBLA, IS
BV ASSOCIATED PUESS
Washington, May IS.—Secretary
Garrison has directed (ieneral Fun-
stim to usk General Maas what has
become of Sampcl I'aiks, the private
who, while supposedly Insane, rode
through the Mexican lines and has
not heen heard from.
A like inquiry was transmlted by
Secretary Bryan to General lluerta
through the Brazilian minister at
Mexico City.
PLANNING LAST STAND.
That Huerta l preparing for a
crisis In his dictatorship, and has
.lone heen planning to leave Mexico
City with his troop and make a last
stand at Puebla, midway between
Mexico City and Vera Cruz, Is under-
stood to have been told the president
by Charge O'Shaughnessy.
* WOULD ACQUIRE GLOBY.
The president, It is said, was In-
formed lluerta had picked Puebla for
his last refuge and already had be-
gun provisioning that city. Realiz-
ing that he eventually must be de-
posed, Huerta, It is said, desires to
acquire as much glory as possible.
ONLY 6,000 TROOPS i
O'Shaughnessy Is said to have told
the president that Huerta's troops
number only four to six thousand.
It Is reported Huerta has been ship
ping gold abroad, in contemplation
of exile,
TO TAKE TAMPICO.
Heavy firing at Tamplco, after
ceasing abruptly yesterday, was re
turned at midnight, and the constitu-
tionalists say they expect to capture
the city today, according to a dis-
patch to the navy department from
Admiral aMyo. Casualties on both
sides are heavy, he said
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♦ WEATHER FORECAST ♦
^ BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. ♦
♦ New Orleans. May 13.—For ♦
♦ Oklahoma: Fair and warmer ♦
tonight In west portion; gen ♦
♦ erally fair and warmer to ♦
♦ horrow. *
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credits
legislation is
to oe passed up
OY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, May 13,—The presi-
dent will abide by the democratio
caucus action in abandoning rural
credits legislation at this session
of congress. Representative Glass,
chairman of the banking and cur-
rency committee, conferred with the
president today and explained that
in his opinion the reserve banks will
extend a credit aggregating $500,000,-
000 on farm lands. This will, in a
measure, cover the ground for which
the rural credits act was designed.
two pruminent
families united
oy this wedding
MELLEN WILL
TESTIFY FOR
IV ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, May 13.—Charles
movement for
better roads
is progressing
house curtails
its program
1
The good roads committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, of which Mr.
Kerfoot 1b chairman, Is feeling very
much gratified over the hearty co-
operation of the citizens and business
uiea of the community, and some of
the most progressive fanners in the
vicinity of Shawnee. A good fund Is
llready subscribed and more is being
' subscribed daily.
On account of some other pressing
business affairs, the committee will
probably not do any more soliciting
bVfore Monday, at which time all
who have not already subscribed will
he given an opportunity to do so.
Some of the firms have agreed to
give a certain amount monthly to
this fund, and it is expected in this
manner, with the co-operation of the
farmers along the lines of road to be
be worked, to keep the work going
all summer. The first cost—that of
purchasing the machinery and equip-
ment—has been already met, and the
start made. The machinery is ex-
pected to be all equipped and ready
for work early the coming week,
after which time a good roads day
will be declared and every man who
can use a pick or a shovel or wait
on a table is expected to go to the
road and put in a good, honest day's
work Dinners may be taken and
food picnic dinner enjoyed. Ladies
•are cordially invited.
Watch out for the announcements
as to where and when this day
^111 be. COMMITTEE.
invite bakers to
come to shawnee
J. C. Dean of the Boston bakery
went to Oklahoma City this morning
to attend the annual meeting of the
Muster Bakers' association. He will
Invite the association to meet In
Shawnee In 1915.
Dr. Stooksbury was a professional
* visitor to Maud Tuesday.
OV ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, May 13.—House demo-
crats In caucus Tuesday night voted
to limit the legislative program for
the remainder of the session to anti
trust measures and appropriation
bills.
Of the 230 members who attended
the caucus, not more than twenty
voted against the program. Majority
Leader Underwood outlined the ad-
ministration's plans and explained
that the work of the sesion was be
ing curtailed in the hope of an ad
journment of congress by July 10.
President Wilson had suggested to
house leaders earlier in the evening
that no attempt be made to i
rural credits this session.
The prohibition and woman suf-
frage proposed constitutional amend-
ment were not considered by the
caucus on the ground that they were
not party measures. This, however,
does not preclude their consideration
in the house if they are reached af-
ter the program as arranged has
been disposed of.
In presenting the adnunifrtration
plan Mr. Underwood said the presl-
den t had counted on inclusion of
rural credits because of pledges in
the party platform, but that with the
banking and currency committee ab-
solutely unable to agree it was im-
practical to make it a fixed part of
the program for the present session.
A pretty home wedding was sol-
emnized Tuesday evening at the
country residence of Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Henson, northeast of the city,
when their daughter became the
bride of Mr. F. G. Goodman of Wa-
nette. Rev. G. A. Hendrickson of
the First Christian church officiated.
The home was beautifully deco-
rated for the occasion with fernrf
and pink roses, and presented a
very attractive appearance.
Following the wedding ceremony
wedding feast of the kind tjiat
counts was served in three courses.
The groom is the son of one of'
Pottawatomie county's prosperous I
farmers, and is assistant cashier of
the Security State bank at Wanette.
The bride's father is also one of
the well known agriculturists of the
county, having formerly been county
agent for the United States farm
demonstration work.
Mr. and Mrs. Goodman left this
morning for Wanette, where they
will make their home.
Melen, president of the New Haven
railroad, will testify tomorrow be-
fore the interstate commerce commis-
sion, according to Chief Counsel
Folk, after a stirring conference with
Attorney General McReynolds.
Folk, upon leaving the conference,
said: "The conduct of McReynolds
was such I did not care to remain."
Folk and Mellen confered until
this morning on New Haven affairs.
kansas seeks to
annul charter of
katy railway
my associated przss.
Independence, Kan., May 13.—Ac-
tion to annul the charter of the Katy
railway was begun today in the dis-
trict court by the state of Kansas,
through County Attorney Ise. The
action seeks to dissolve the company,
alleging it has violated its charter
by withdrawing its general offices
from the state.
asks cancellati'n
of stock shares
k. p:s initiate
a large class
A number of the Btock holders in
the Earlsboro Oil & Gas Co. have
filed suit in the superior court asking
the cancellation of certain alleged
"promotion stock," which their peti-
tion says was issued to a consider-
able number of the members of the
company in blocks of 100 shares
each, and for which no adequate
compensation was paid.
lodge rank on all those who have
held the position of chancellor In
their local lodges was held Tuesday
afternoon.
A ban<ruet tendered the dele-
gates at 6:30 p. m, at Castle hall
No. 1.
L. C. Cowden of Moore was a busi
ness visitor to Shawnee today.
child may lose
sight of eye
The little daughter of Alderman
and Mrs. Allen T. Richards will, it
is feared, lose the sight of one eye
as the result of having it pierced
by a fork in the hands of her little
brother. The. accident is an espec
ially deplorable one, and the family
have the sympathy of all their many
friends.
MAIQNE FROM TONKAWA.
Tonkawa, Okla., May 13.—Lieuten-
ant Charles M. Malgne, U. S. A., re-
tired, who was arrested at Vera
Cruz Monday, was formerly com-;
mandant of the military department
of the university preparatory school,
at Tonkawa under detail of the war
department at Washington. It was
during his last months here that th^
boys rebelled and went on strike. It
lasted a week aud resulted In the
abolition of the department In the
school. He was transferred from
here to a military school in the;
southwest.
watts retires
from race for
state office
Frank W. Watts, clerk of the dis-
trict court, authorizes the announce-
ment of his withdrawal of his candi-
dacy for the democratic nomination
for clerk of the supreme court.
While expressing himself as much
gratified at the promise of support
he has been given by his many
friends, to whom he is profoundly
grateful, Mr. Watts declares It Is out
of regard for the duties of his pres
ent office, to which he would not be
able to give his undivided attention
to the end of his term if he stayed
in the race, and also because he
does not desire to change his resi-
dence from Shawnee, where his fam-
ily have the most desirable environ-
ments and are known and have es-
tablished themselves, that he has de-
termined to not be a candidate.
T
FACE CHARGE OF MURDER,
ARSON, AND ALSO LARCENY
cattle dealer
faces charges
advertising, if
sound, leads to
right spending
111 ASSOCIATED PRESS.
| Denver, May IS.—Charge of arson,
murder, mans laughter and larceny
| against Major Shamrock of the Colo-
j radii national guard have been filed
j before a court martial at the state
rifle range. The charges grew out
of the battle between the militia and
11V ASSOCIATE!II I'ltESS.
Lawrence, Mass., May 13.—"Sound
advertising does not lead to destruc-
tion of the saving instinct of the
American people, nor to the reckless
spending of their money. It leads
to Intelligent and rational spending,"
were statements made In a paper by
Irving S. Cobb, read before the Na-
ltnola Newspaper Conference here
today.
strikers at
The arsoi
Ludlow tenl
mulicimisl)
violation of
The murd
ty-seven sp
Shamrock vv
deaths of
children.
"low.
cle charges that the
re fired wilfully anil
Major Shamrock. In
laws of Colorado,
•tlele contains I wen
itions, and charges
esponslhllity for the
women and eleven
SENATOR OWEN DELIVERS
ARRAIGNMENT
OF MEXICAN DICTATOR
mimtith
ie his bhbmh
BV ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Yates Center, Kan., May 13.—W. G.
Toedman. a cattle dealer, was ar-
rested here today on a federal in-
dictment charging him with connec-
tion with the wrecking of the Yates
Center National bank.
Hugh Smith of Roanoke, Tex.,
forty miles from Fort Worth, was
here today to get more data on
"Clyde Gregory," the unknown boy
killed here last September by a
Santa Fe switch engine, under the
belief that it might be his brother,
Amir Smith, who has been missing
since last August. The visitor bore
a strong resemblance to the dead
boy, who came here with a carnival
company. A knife that the boy had
bore the initials "R. 8." Mr. Smith
left with the Impression that though
there was a possibility of its being
his brother, the probability was not
sufficiently strong to warrant his
taking any further action.
W. N. Maben Is in Oklahoma City
today on business in the supreme
court.
Oklahoma City, May 13.—Contrary
to advance reports, there will be no
contest for the permanent location
of the grand lodge headquarters of
the Knights of Pythias during the
convention now in session. The an-
nual meeting places of the grand
lodge are selected at each convention
and so far as known no city has in-
vlter the next convention.
The regular routine of business,
such as hearing the reports of com-
mittees and motions bearing on the
minor details of the convention, re-
ceived at attention of the afternoon
sesion Tuesday. The most important
business of the day was the consider-
ation of a motion to establish a
board of six members of the order
to solicit new members and to give
their attention to bolstering up the
membership of weak lodges. The
motion proposes salaried solicitors
and was referred to the advisory
board.
Fifteen new candidates for the D.
O. K. were served through the
medium of the "kangaroo court"
Tuesday and at the initiation held
Tuesday evening thirty candidates
were started on the journey across
the burning sands. The initiation
ceremony was held in the Knights
of Columbus hall.
Mediation Plans Bound to Fail
Is Bolief-Rebels Announce No
Compromise With Huerta
I1Y ASSOCIATED PRESS
El Paso, May 13.—The plan for the
pacification of Mexico now being
worked out by the South American
mediators, which it is announced
would eliminate Huerta and estab-
lish a provisional government in
which both the adherents of Huerta
and the constitutionalists would be
represented, will not be acceptable
to the constitutionalists, according to
constitutionalist officials here.
Mediators' Plans.
BV ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, May 13.—Elimination
of General Huerta and the establish-
ment of a provisional government In
Mexico in which both the Huerta
and the constitutionalist factions
fould be represented is contemplated
In a plan which the three South
American mediators are now work-
ing out, to be proposed for the solu-
tion of the entire Mexican problem.
This, the first intimation as to the
details of mediation plans, became
known Tuesday night, though neither
the mediators nor the state depart
The ceremony of conferring grand nient officials would make any state-
ment as to how nearly complete is
the plan to be submitted to the
American and the Mexican delegates
when they meet the South American
envoys at Niagara Falls Monday.
It was learned the proposal might
be that the setting up of a temporary
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.
Haerta Stubborn.
Nelson O'Shaughnessy, charge d'*
affairs of the American embassy at
Mexico City. Tuesday night told Pres
ident Wilson the story of what hap-
pened in the Mexican capital during
the days immediately preceding and
following the occupation of Vera
Cruz, and gave him an intimate pic
ture of General Huerta. It was the
first time Mr. O'Shaughnessy had
seen the president since his arrival
In Washington last week. He was
at the white house for more than an
hour and went away highly pleased
with his reception.
The charge advlaed the president
that Huerta is stubborn and not
likely to surrender bis position
dictator easily. He expresed the
opinion, however, that any govern
ment set up In Mexico which has
the support of the United States will
stand.
Mr. O'Shaughnessy intimated, after
he left the white house, that he be
lieved President Wilson bad a broad
and firm view oft he Mexican ques
tion. He quickly disposed of reports
that he believed he had been badly
treated by the administration.
Not a Drunkard.
It Is understood Mr. O'Shaugh
nessy's account of General Huerta
was such as to strengthen If possible
IIV ASSOCIATED I'RKSS.
Washington. May 13.—Asserting
that President Wilson was more than
justified in refusing to recognize
Victorian Huerta as president of
Mexico, and that the United StateB
must not turn back until It has es-
tablished constitutional government
in that republic, Senator Owen today
startled the senate with a remark-
able denunciation of the Mexican
dictator. His speech was an Intimate
history of Huerta from the time he
ore the reins of power from the
hands of Madero to the present day.
Through it ran the color of blood i his military state governors, to cover
and its story reeked with murder, I the election machinery. Four days
Intrigue and violence where Innocent j before the election, the senator said,
men who talked too much went to (despite formal assurances to the
silence behind prison wallB and; diplomats in Mexico City that he was
Huerta by the force of arms and) not a candidate, election posters
the impelling power of fear imposed I were sent broadcast urging the peo-
lil will upon 12.000,000 people ; pjc to for Huerta. Huerta sent
He rejoiced, he said, that mediation • Instructions to his governors, said
had been offered. . tjie senator. to return the votes favor-
Hut, he declared, lot no mistake j ^ble to him and not to return more
be made. We must demand order, | than a certain part of the precincts,
self-government, and j thus insuring a void election. This
program, he Bald, was carried out in
every detail, and the Mexican con-
clal power, in effect, military dictator
of Mexico. Moreover, he declared
the constitutional guaranties of free-
dom from arrest for members of con-
gress abrogated; and having thus
vested himself with the legislative
and judicial power of Mexico, he
charged almost the entire Mexican
congress with sedition and treason."
Senator Owen dwelt at some length
on the "election" held for president
of Mexico on the 26th of October,
1913. He said that while Huerta had
announced he would not be a candi-
date, he had enlarged the powers of
constitutional
that the right of sovereignty be
placed In the hands of the peonle of
Mexic, under safeguards tb? t will
promise liberty, human r'~' • and
stability of government to the nr*-*
of Mexico and assure our own fu-
ture peace and sec"~u* -- * 'f ner*-
sary, we mutt enforce these demands
at the connon's mouth.
"If we are compelled to uso force.
e must first pledge the United
States against retaining Mexican ter-
ritory, in order to assure the world
and the patriotic elements of Mexico
of our unselfish purpose to promote
civilization and protect human life
and liappines as we did in Cuba Pa-
triotic Mexicans honestly desiring
peace and pustlce and the establish-
ment of the bona fide self-govern-
ment of Mexico by the peopjle of
Mexico should c-operate with us."
Seuator Owen told again the story
of the fall of Porflrlo Diaz, the rise
of Madero, and the plot of Huera and
Feliz Diaz, Porforio's nephew, which
led to the overthrow and death of
Madero and put Huerta in the presi-
dent's chair. He recited the uprising
of Carranza, on authority of the leg-
islature of the state of Coahuila, and
told how Senator Domlnguez dared
denounce Huerta to the Mexican sen-
ate, declaring that Huerta had paci-
fied the country by exetrminatlon and
charging him with attempt to keep
his post by including a conflict with
the president's determination to force
the elimination of the Mexican die- j the United States.
tator. He denied, however, that! The senator said that shortly after
General Huerta Is the drunkard he wards Dominguez disappeared and
has been painted In some quarters,1 was reported murdered. Then he told
and he also told the president he of attempts to secure an investiga-
ted not believed the Tampico inci- tlon of his death by the Mexican
dent had been planned by Huerta congress, and how Huerta put the
to bring about trouble with the United congress In jail.
States. I "Whereupon," he continued, "Huer-
"General Huerta knew nothing of ta by decree declared himself In-
the Tamplco affair." he said, "until vested, in flagrant violation of the
I took it up with him." 'constitution, with legislative and judi-
grcss, discovering thut less than half
the voting precincts had sent in re-
turns, declare* the election void and
expressed a desire that Huerta con-
tinue as provisional president until
some future time which might bo
fixed by coagress. \
"Huerta," he added dramatically,
"still is dictator."
"Of the twenty-eight elected gov-
ernors of Mexico at the time Huerta
seized the governing powers," the
senator said, "only two at the end of
the year remained at home attending
their duties. Ten of them had joined
the revolution, a number had fled
the country, and one had been mur-
dered by a major general of Huerta.
who tied the governor of Chihuahua
on the railroad track and backed a
yard engine over him to teach htm
better manners than to oppose
Huerta. All vacancies were filled by
military governors appointed by
Huerta.
"Huerta's federal officers of the
army appear to have been instructed
to take no prisoners. Every captured
officer, high and low, was put before
a wall and shot, most of the common
soldiers taken prisoners were shot in
like fashion, and a few allowed to
save their lives by joining the federal
army. Every member of the cabinet
named for Huerta was removed
8ome of them fled the country, one of
them was killed, but not one was
left lu the cabinet."
"During the fall of 1913 numerous
evidences appeared of Huerta trying
to involve the United States in some
act of aggression or invasion. His
purpose in doing this was to stir the
patriotism of the Mexican people,
make them forget his crimes, and In-
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