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VOLUME XII.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1913.
NO. 44.
EDO IDT EXILED,
E A T E OF EX-EHIEE
Orders for Exile of Former
Mexican Executive Suddenly
Rescinded by Provisional
President Huerta
(By Associated Press.)
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 20.—The fate of
Francisco I. Madero, deposed president
of. Mexico, was still in the balance this
morning:.
Preparations had been made at mid
night for his departure with the mem
bers of his family into exile, but these
were suddenly halted by mysterious or
ders from General Huerta.
The ex-president therefore at day
break was still in the capital.
Senora Madero and the ex-president’s
twor sisters, and his aged father to
gether with the family of Vice Presi
dent Suarez, waited at the station to
depart for Vera Cruz and thence for
Europe.
But at the hour T^hich had been fixed
for departure, congress was still in
session discussing the situation.
SENORA MADERO WEEPS.
Senora Madero and the rest of her
party of exiles had waited impatiefitly
for more than two hours when they
were informed by ex-Foreign Minister
Lascurain, that the ex-president "would
be prevented from joining them on their
journc:'.” \
Senor Lascurain declared that he
was unable to give any explantion for
the delay. Senora Madero, fearing the
intentions of congress and General
Huerta in regard to her husband wept
.profusely. She and her party then left
the Railroad station and went back to
the city.
At the instigation of the government
Madero has been formally held respon
sible for the death of Colonel Riveroll
which occurred at the palace at the
time of Madero’s arrest.
MADERO KILLED RIVERELL.
Conflicting stories are in circula
tion regarding the slayer of Riverell,
but it is officially stated that Madero
shot him with a pitsol.
In a statement made last night Gener
al Huerta says that two attempts were
made , agAins this life before the ar
rests, and he attributes both of them
to the Maderos. The first attempt was
made by a sharpshooter, who tried to
pick him off while in .the palace. This,
General Huerta laid at the door of the
ex-president.
The second attempt was made at the
banquet, which culminated in Gustave
Madero’s arrest. Huerta says he \vas
repeatedly urged to drink poisoned wine
from a bottle. ^
He was suspicious and refused to do
so.
An analysis of the wine showed it
contained poison.
Only the most optimistic residents of
the Mexican capital pretend to believe
that the substitution of General Huerta
for Francisco Madero will result in the
restoration of complete peace through
out the republic. It remains to be seen
how many of the rebel leaders will ac
cept the invitation extended them by
Huerta to*join an effort to restore nor
mal conditions. .
ZAPATA AND GOMEZ.
It appears to be taken for granted
that Emiliano Zapata, “the irreconcil
able rebel,” will continue at the head
of his powerful force in the south,
while Dr. Vasquez Gomez, by the issue
of his proclamation claiming the presi
dency has rendered conditions in the
north problematical.
Those familiar with the propaganda
of the northern rebels express the be
lief that Pascual Orozco, Inez Salazar
and othqr leaders may not be satisfied*'
with fhe selection of only one of their
comrades, David de la Fuente, as a cab
inet minister.
On the other hand, it is well known
that the men who have been operating
in the north are tired of fighting and
have repeatedly said that their main
object in doing so was the removal of
Francisco Madero from power.
■ r TJie new administration will not tem
porize with any of the rebels. It de
clares that all possible will be done to
affect a reconciliation, but In the event
of failure in this direction it proposes
to wage vigorous warfare*. Already fed
eral troops have been sent to Cuernavaca
to prevent occupation of that city by
Zapata.
POLITICAL PRISONERS FREED.
The new' government has been^ pro
claimed officially in every state of the
republic. Practically all the governors
and the military commanders have tel
egraphed General Huerta declaring'their
allegiance to him.
After the manner of newly installed
governments, that of General Huerta be
gan with the liberation of political pris
oners. •
Proclamation of a general amnesty is
expected at any moment.
Three hundred political prisoners have
been released from prisons in the cap
ital while from Vera Cruz are to be
brought those who were imprisoned with
Felix Diaz in the castle of San Juan
de Ulua after the failure of the Diaz
i e volt in that city.
Only three of those arrested by Gen
erals Blanquet and Huerta at the mo
ment of the overthrow of Madero re
main in custody. . These are Francisco
Madero himself, Jose Pino Suarez, the
ex-vice president, and Gonzales Garza,
v. ho was governor of the federal dis
trict an$ who incurred widespread en-
n ity owing to his close affiliation with
“La Porra,” the political group directed
by Gustavo Madero.
CADETS NOW HEROES.
The students of the military school
at Tlalham, who initiated the revolt in
the capital, have been acclaimed as
heroes by residents of Mexico City. Al
ready a public fund has been started
for a monument to those of them who
lost their lives in the battle. The sur
vivors are • applauded by the people
whenever they appear on the streets.
They are everywhere showered with
confetti and flowers from balconies as
they pass.
The soldiers, who only a couple T>f
days ago\were shooting at one another
In the streets, are fraternizing today
and describing the events of the bom
bardment from their different points of
view.
No disorder has been reported. The
capital is rapidly resuming its normal
fiDDearance.
U. S. ARMY DIVISION ALL READY TO
SPRING—ITS PARTS AND LOCATION
. GENERAL COMMANDERS—
Brigadier General Walter S. Schuyler, commander department
fornia, San Francisco.
Brigadier Edgar Z. Steever, commander department of Texas,
tonio. Tex.
Brigadier General Robert K. Evans, commander department
gulf, Atlanta, Ga.
CAVALRY—
1st Cavalry—4 troops at San Francisco, 4 troops at Mon
terey, Cal
2d Cavalry—12 troops* at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Tex
3d Cavalry—12 troops at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio,
Tex
9th Cavalry—12 troops at Douglas, Arizona
11th Cavalry—12 troops at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga
13th Cavalry—12 troops on duty at border in New Mexico....
14th Cavalry—12 troops on duty at border in Texas
of Cali-
San An-
of the
GOO men
900 men
900 men
900 men
900 men
900 men
900 men
Total cavalry 6,000
ARTILLERY—
3d Field artillery, batteries A and CLat Fort Sam
Houston 8 guns 240
Battery B at Fort Bliss 4 guns 120
6th Field artillery, 6 batteries at Fort Riley, 4
Kan. (easily available) - *. .-..4 guns 120
men
men
I
Total.. 36 guns 1,080
INFANTRY—
6th Infantry—12 companies, San Francisco.. .. V 900
12th Infantry—12 companies, Monterey, Cal 900
16th Infantry—12 companies, San Francisco 900
17th Infantry—12 companies, Fort McPherson, Ga 900
22d Infantry—12 companies at Fort Bliss, Texas.. .. 1 900
EASILY AVAILABLE INFANTRY—
3d Infantry—8 companies at Madison Barracks, N. Y.; 4
companies at Fort Ontario, N. Y
5th Infantry—12 companies at Plattsburg Barracks, New
York
9th Infantry—8 companies at Fort Thomas, Ky.; 4 compa
nies at Fort Logan H. Roots, Ark
20th Infantry—12 companies at Fort Douglas, Utah
23d Infantry—12 companies at Fort Benjamin Harrison, In
diana
27th Infantry—12 companies at Fort Sheridan, Ill.
Porto.Rican regiment, 8 companies in Porto Rico. ( .. ,
900
900
900
900
900
900
960
men
men
men
men
men
men
men
men
men
men
men
men
Total infantry 10.860 men
TOTAL ARMY AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE IN MEXICO—
Cavalry 6,000 men
Artillery 1,080 men 36 guns
Infantry 10,860 men
Total 17,940 men 36 guns
This would form a division consisting of three brigades containing
in all 6 2-3 regiments of cavalry; 1 1-2 regiments of artillery and 12 regi
ments of infantry. With engineers, signal corps, medical corps, quarter
master’s corps, adjutant general and inspector general’s departments the
grand total of the army^would probably be raised to 20,000 men, four-
fifths of whom could, within five days from the issuance of orders to that
effect, be at any given point along the Mexican border or within a* w%ek at
Vera Cruz, or Tampico and Acapulco—the California troops going to the
latter point.
"ON TO THE CAPITAL!" IS CRY OF ZAPATISTS;
CUERNAVACA REPORTED TO HAVE FALLEN
SUFFRAGIST MISS HURLS
BOOK III JUDGE
Arraigned for Burning Re
freshment Pavilion in Bo
tanical Gardens
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Feb. 20.—Suffragettes paid
another havoc-working visit to the Kaw
Botanical gardens today and fired a
large refreshment pavillion, which burn
ed to the ground. Two women were ar
rested.
The two young women taken into cus-
today gave their names as Lillian Len-
ton and Joyce Locke, each twenty-two
years old.
They wer caught while running away
from the scene of the fire. Each car
ried a bAg containing a dark lantern,
cotton soaked in oil, a hammer and r a.
saw.
When brought up at the police court
the magistrate refused to allow them
bail.
They were told by the court that
their offense was political but highly
criminal. Miss Locke thereupon hurled
at the magistrate a big law book, which
narrowly missed his head.
She then fought desperately against
the wardens wjio were assigned to re
move her to a cell.
On a previous occasion, three months
ago, Miss Locke threw one of her shoes
at the head of an Aberdeen magistrate.
She was charged with carrying explo
sives to a hall where Chancellor Lloyd-
George was to speak.
TO STOP BANKS PAYING
UNWARRANTED DIVIDENDS
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—Lawrence
O. Murray, comptroller of the cur
rency, today announced his intention
to stop the practice of national banks
paying dividends when their earnings
did not warrant it.* He ordered the na
tional bank examiners to ascertain
what banks are violating the law by
paying dividends from net profits be
fore all losses and had debts are de
ducted. The comptroller said he
wanted to induce the banks to strength
en themselves by the accumulation of
substantial surplus.
“The directors of some newly or
ganized and not very prosperous
banks,” Mr. Murray said, “make a prac
tice of distributing their meager earn
ings in dividends to their stockhold
ers, under the impression that it is
necessary to pay dividends in order to
maintain the standing and reputation
of the banks in the community.”
Hollis Needs Five Votes
(By Associated Press.))
CONCORD, N. H., Feb. 20.—Henry F.
Hollis, Democrat, with 174 votes, lacked
only five votes of election as United
States esnator in the legislature today.
SUN SEEKS RC0GNIT1
OP CHINA Bl JAPANESE
to
Chinese Diplomat's Visit'
Japan Is Regarded as
Important
(By Associated Press.)
TOKIO, Feb. 20.-*-The visit to Japan
of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, former provisional
president of the Chinese republic, is re
garded here as an event of great politi
cal importance.
Dr. Sup Yat Sen has been commis
sioned to secure Japan’s recognition of
the Chinese republic and bring about a
commercial and political agreement be
tween £he two countries. He said today
that he confidently expected that Japan
would be the first nation to recognize
the republic of China.
TWO GARS ABE BURNED
Southern Railway Train No, 30
“Side-Swipes” Passenger
at Seneca, S, C,
I'M.
(Special, Dispatch to The Journal.)
SENECA, S. C., Feb. 20.—Four men
were hurt, three coaches overturned and
two of the cars destroyed by fire, when
Southern railway train No. 30, “side-
swiped” Blue Ridge passenger train, at
Fairplay street crossing at 7:15 last
night.
The mail\and baggage coach and a
second-class car caught fire and were
destroyed.
Conductor Jay Hutchinson was seri
ously injured, his arm w T as burned and
both legs broken. He had to be cut
from under the car.
Baggage Master Abbott was also se
riously burned.
Mail Clerk Webb was slightly injured
and a negro passenger, named Webb was
injured about the head.
The pilot on the engine of No. 30 was
broken and one cylinder disabled.
Y, M, C. A, Campaign
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
THOMASVILLE, Ga., Feb. 20.—A
■whirlwind campaign of four days to ob
tain new members for the Young Men’s
Christian association is on here, and the
results so far have been most success
ful.
SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE
SCORES CONVICT LEASE
Letter From Paroled Prisoner,
Alleging Inhuman Treat
ment-, Is Read
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
COLUMBIA, S. C., Feb. 19.—Charges
that convicts were punished by flogging,
given improper food, ill kempt cloth
ing and subjected to tuberculosis con
tamination while at \vork, were con
tained in an affidavit from a paroled
convict which was read in the house of
representatives of the legislature last
night during debate on the bill to abol
ish the hosiery in the state penitentiary
and rescihd the contract which John M.
Graham holds from the directors of the
penitentiary by which he runs the hos
iery mill with convict labor.
A letter from a convict to Governor
Blease was read in which the convict
said that he had been beaten until his
clothes were plastered to his back with
blood, and his body lacerated with
wounds.
Mr. Graham was denounced as a cold
blooded “yankee,” worse than “Shy-
lock.” Representative Wyche, the au
thor of the bill, made a ringing: speech
against the hosiery mill and scored the
treatment of the convicts who worked
therein.
He demanded that the contract be
broken in the name of humanity, and
justice, and his plea moved the house.
Others joined in the chorus of denuncia
tion leveled at Contractor Graham, it
being brought out that he paid the
state 57 1-2 cents for the labor of the
men convicts and 47 1-2 cents for fe
male convicts, which the state clothes
and feeds.
HOUSE PASSES BILL.
A hard fight was put up against the
bill but the house defeated all attempts
to postpone the matter and passed it
by a- good majority.
The abolishing of the hosiery mill is
favored by Governor Blease, who has
scored, it. in speeches .and. message as a
“tuberculosis incubator.”
RIDING 7 HE BULL
Anti-Trust Measures of Jersey
Signed by President-
Elect Wilson
(By Associated Press.)
TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 20.—“Honest
business and honest men have nothing
to fear.” This was the assurance
which President-elect Wilson gave to
day in a lengthy statement explaining
the enactment *into law of the seven
anti-trust bills, which he signed yes
terday.
“Those who would engage in the
heartless practices of ruining rivals and
filching from the people more than they
ought reasonably to demand,” said the
governor, “are the only ones who will
have cause to regret the enactment of
these measures. I predict that under
them the people of New Jersey will en
ter upon a new era of prosperity. I
congratulate the legislature and the
people on their passage. These laws
mark a new era in our business life.”
50,000 Souls to March
At Wilson’s Inaugural
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—When Col
onel T. H. Burch, military aide to Presi
dent-elect Wilson, finishes his confer
ence today with Senator Crane and
other men?bers of the congressional re
ception committee, preparations for the
inauguration ceremonies March 4, prac
tically will have., been completed. Major
General Leonard Wood, grand marshal
of the inaugural procession, announced
today that everything connected with
the parade had been attended to.
One feature of the inauguration cere
monies will be the prominent part taken
by the collegians from Princeton and
the University of Virginia. When
Fresident-elect Wilson leaves his hotel
to go to the White House for his ride
up Pennsylvania avenue to the capitol
he will pass down a lane of college men,
one rank being composed of Princeton-
ians and the other of members of the
southern university which gave him his
degree in few,
The commitee has made arrangements
to handle the greatest parade that ever
marched down the •capital's principal
avenue. Prospects today were that at
least 50,000 persons would be in line.
DIAZ WILL ENTER RACE
FOR MEJtIC PRESIDENT
President Huerta, It Is Believ
ed, Will Not Oppose
Him
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 20.—Felix Diaz
will enter the race for the presidency.
Probably General Huerta will not-run
against him.
One reason why Diaz made no effort
to secure the provisional presidency for
himself was his wish to be entirely
free to organize and direct his party
iii the coming campaign.
“BLIND TIGER" BUYER
AS GUILTY AS SELLER
South Carolina Circuit Judge
Hands Down Decision'
That Startles Dealers
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
ANDERSON, S. C., Feb. 20.—In South
Carolina\ the buyer of whisky from a
blind tiger is guilty of a violation of
the law and is punishable just as is the
seller, according to a decree handed
down today by Circuit Judge Shipp in
dismissing several appeals from the re
corder’s court of this city. The de
fendants convicted in the recorder’s
court of the charge of transporting con
traband liquors, appealed on the grounds
that they were acting as agents for
purchasers and that the whisky was not
contraband, because it was to be used
for a lawful purpose.
The defendants stated that they se
cured the whisky from a blind tiger,
naming the man, and that they merely
carried the whisky from the tiger to
the purchaser.
Judge Shipp stated thatf the defend
ants knew the whisky was contraband
when it was in the hand of the blind
tiger and that its character did not
change when it passed into the hands
of the defendants, although it may have
been obtained by them for a lawful pur
pose.
The cases will probably be carried
to the state supreme court. Should that
tribunal affirm Judge Shipp’s order in
dismissing the appeal and affirming the
judgments of the recorder’s court, the
blind tiger business in South Carolina
will be dealt a staggering blow.
14,000 WORKERS OUT
IN GREAT RUBBER STRIKE
(By Associated Press.)
ARKON, Ohio, Feb. 20.—As a result
of first violence of the rubber strike,
the stabbing of a striker early today,
the police dragnet has been tightened
and the warning sent out that any fur
ther show of violence will be met with
summary action.
Industrial Workers of the World lead
ers said today that the total number
of strikers has increased to 14,000.
The manufacturers and the city au
thorities insist that this estimate is
grossly exaggerated.
LEE OFFERS PRIZES
FOR CORN CLUB BOYS
DALTON, Ga., Feb. 20.—Congressman
Gordon Lee will again give to the Boys’
Corn club fund in the Seventh dis
trict, having notified County School Su
perintendent Sapp to that effect. He will
give to each of the thirteen county
corn clubs $25.
In addition to the contribution of Mr.
Lee, other donations received during the
past few days have pushed the fund up
to $137, the largest amount the club
has ever had for prizes, despite the fact
that the club has not yet perfected an
organization for this year’s work.
New Tifton Postoffice
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
TIFTON, Ga., Feb. 20.—After many
false alarms and announcements unful
filled, the erection of the government
postoffice building at Tifton Is assured,
advertisement for bids for the con
struction of the building appearing this
week.
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Noted Italian Medical Special
ist Called to Egypt by
•v Money King
/ • —
(By Associated Press.)
v LONDON, Feb. 20.—The Exchange
Telegraph company publishes a dis
patch from iitome stating that Prof.
Giusephe Bastianelli, the best known
medical specialist in Italy, was today
summoned to Cairo, Egypt, by J. Pier-
pont Morgan.
It was said that the professor will
leave this evening and is to remain
with Mr. Morgan until he sails on
March 10.
Another dispatch from Rome says
Mr. Morgan telegraphed stating that
his condition ^ had greatly improved,
but that he was sending for Prof.
Bastianelli as a matter of precaution.
MAN AND WOMAN BATTLE
WITH CUN AND BRICKS
Woman Has Eye Shot Out and
Man's Head Is Badly
Battered
ANNISTON, Ala., Feb. 19.—With her
right eye gone and an ,igly hole in the
left temple, where the bullet came out,
Mrs. Arthur Leathern lies at Sellers’
hospital In a dangerous condition, while
Lee Coker, who did the shooting, is in
the city jail, a badly beaten up man,
as the result of a general fight at the
home of Mrs. Sallie Brakefield, in West
Anniston last night.
Coker *o said to have come to the
house in an intoxicated condition, and
when ordered to get out by Leathern,
he pulled a gun on Leathern, who knock
ed him down. Coker got the gun back
after the fight and hit Mrs. Leathern in
an effort to stay her husband.
In the fight, Mrs. Leathern is said
to have used a brick on the head of
Coker, who had six stitches taken in
his scalp. Other arrests will be made
t delay.
Rebel Leader In Southern
Mexico Turns Against the
Huerta Administration Dur
ing Its First Day
BATTLE RACED THREE
DAYS IN THE BALKANS
100,000 Bulgarians Engage
70,000 Turks at Bulair,
7,000 Slain
(By Associated Press.) *
LONDON, Feb. 20.—A terrific three
days’ battle -between 100,000 Bulgarians
and 70,000 Turks at Bulair has just con
cluded, according to a dispatch today
from Constantinople. Each side is said
to have lost 3,500 men. F.nver Bey,
leader of the Young Turks, is reported
among the wounded.
(By Associated Press.)
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 20.—The activ
ity of the followers of Zapata has been
turned against the new administration.
A small force of rebels was reported to**
day in the neighborhood of the capital,
and government troops were sent out
against them. An unconfirmed dispatch
says that Cuernavaca has fallen into
Zapata’s hands.
A new interpretation of the soldier’s
oath of allegiance, which doubtless will
stand as a pwcedent, was given by Gen
eral Huerta In an address to the stu
dents of the military school at Tlalpam
today. These students were the ones
who began the revolt in the capital.
Although Huerta directed the cam-
aign against Felix Diaz with vigor for
more than week, ho told these boys that
they acted properly and lived up to their
obligations as army men in “striking
for the welfare of the country.” All
of them received commissions as lieu
tenants.
- BUGLER EXECUTION.
There is to be no laxity in ordinary
army discipline under the new regime.
This was indicated by the prompt exe
cution in one of the court yards of
the national palace today of a bugler,
who had fired on his superior officer.
The Mexican capital was in a state
of uncertainty this morning over the
fate of the old administration chiefs.
General Huerta’s order, preventing the
departure of Francisco Madero, gave
rise to many rumors and Conjectures.
Meanwhile the attitude of Zapata and
Gomez, leaders of the southern and
northern rebels, is occasioning anxiety.
The closest estimates obtainable of
the casualties during th«—fightinFITr
the streets show thAt about 3,000 per
sons were killed and 7,000 wounded.
. In most cases no official records were
mfcde of the bodies which were gathered
up, carted to open spaces outside the
city and burned.
Numerous entire families were wiped
out by exploding shells or by machine
gun fire. The great majority of the
dead were non-combatants, including a
large proportion of women and children
MADERISTS FLEE CITY.
These are the days of fugitives. The
families of those who stood high in
favor with Madero, fearing retaliation,
have fled from the city. Among them
are the members of the Mader<^ family.
The wife of the ex-president has gone
to their ranch near the Atzcapotzalco
suburb, but other members of the fam
ily are supposed to be in VerA Cruz.
It was said that the ex-president was
to be deported from Vera Cruz much
as Porfirio Diaz was exiled, and that
this was to be a substitute for a trial
for the murder of Colonel Riverell,
whom Madero was accused of killing at
the time of his arrest in the national
palace.
The formal accusation was made
against him by Attorney Carols Sajinas
before the attorney general, and it was
declared that the charge was to be left
pending, should Madero attempt to re
turn to the republic.
Another report was that the govern
ment was considering the advisability
of bringing him before a lunacy com
mission.
HUERTA AND DIAZ FRIENDS.
Rumors of a clash between General
Huerta and Felix Diaz were discounted
today by the fact that the two had
frequent conferences regarding the con
duct of affairs a^id often addressed each
other by their first names.
Ambassador Wilson, who has taken
such a keen Interest in the establish
ment of the new administration, was in
counsel with both General Huerta and
Diaz and was made the recipient of
frank confidences by both.
The cabinet at first agreed upon by
Huerta and Diaz was confirmed in all
respects except in connection with the
ministry of finance, in which Esquival
Obregan was substituted for Carlos G.
de Cosio. The names for the portfolios
were suggested partly by Diaz and part
ly by Huerta.
Apparently none of those closely con
nected with the new administration fear
any untoward occurrence. The senate ap
pears to be in thorough accord with
the new government, but there is no
such hearty co-operation from the dep
uties.
MADERO’S RESIGNATION.
Many of the deputies belong to the
modern radical school of politicians and
are inclined to look upon General Hu
erta and his government with consider
able suspicion.
The wording of the joint resignation
of Francisco Madero and Jose Pina Cua-
rez was made public today. It is in mark
ed contrast to the usual verbose docu
ments written in such cases.. It says:
“In view of the events which have
occurred from first to last in the na
tion and for the greater peace of our
country, we make this formal resigna
tion of our posts of president and vice
president.”
The new administration is utilizing
practically all the old machinery of gov
ernment, although numerous officers
were removed temporarily from -their
posts. Among these were the chiefs of
departments who were placed under
normal arrest, but released after a brief
detention.
Other War News on Fagee 2 and 3.