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L f * VOLUME XII. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1913. NO. 45. SUM WHILE B« TAKEN TO TOE JAIL ! - . Huerta 1 Gives Out Statement Claiming Prisoners Were Killed When Guards Were Attacked From Ambush. RUSHED TO BIB EXTRA SESSION TO Two Brigades, the Fourth President-elect Announces the and Sixth of the Second Di- j Date for Tariff Session vision, Are Ordered to Pre pare to Entrain at Once (By Associated Press.) MEXICO CITY, Feb. 24.—Francisco I. Madero and Jose Pino £>uarez are dead. In a ride under guard from the national palace to the penitentiary they were killed early Sunday morning. The circumstances surrounding the death of the deposed president and vice president of the republic are unknown, except as gfrv.en in official accounts, which do not in all cases conform. The only witnesses were those actually con cerned in the killing. The provisional president, General Vicoriano Huerta, says the killing oi me two men was incidental to a fight be tween their guard and a parly attempt ing to liberate them. The minister of foreign relations. Francisco de la Barra, adds that the prisoners attempted to escape. Neither makes a definite statement as to which side fired the fatal shots. It is not impossible that neither knows. An official investigation has been or dered to determine the responsibility, and solemn promises have been made that the guilty will "be punished. . STATEMENT DOUBTED. Not unnaturally a great part of the public regard the official versions with doubt, having in mind the use for cen turies of the notorious “Ley Fuga,” the unwritten law which is invoked when the death of a prisoner is desired. Aft er its application there is written on the records “prisoner shot trying to es cape.” Senora Madero, widow of the ex-presi dent, received the first definite informa tion of his death from the Spanish min ister, Senor CoJogan y Cologan. She al ready had heard reports that something unusual and serious had happened, but friends had endeavored up to that time Xo prevent her from learning the whole truth. Soon afterward, accompanied by her brother, Joe Perez, and Mercedes Madero, a sister of Francisco, Senora Madero drove to the penitentiary, but was re fused permission to see the body of her husband. Senora Suarez also was de nied admittance to the mortuary, where physicians, in accordance with the law, were performing an autopsy. In contrast to the widow, whose grief was of a pitiably silent character, ex pressed in sobs, Mercedes Madero, a beautiful young woman educated in Paris, who n&s been a brilliant leader of society since the revolution of 1910, was i ry-eyed and tigerish in her emo tions.' By the side of the two women whose husbands had been killed, the girl hurled accusations at the officers who barred the entrance. “COWARDS!” “ASSASSINS!*' „ “Cowards'.” “Assassins!” she called them, her voice pitched high. The offi cers stared impassively. “You! the men who fired on a.de fenseless man! You and your superior officers are traitors!” No effort was made to remove the women nor did the officers attempt to silence them. Senora Madero continued weeping and the girl did not cease her hysterical tirade until the arrival of the Spanish minister and the Japanese charge who came to offer their services. The minister spoke with the officers It: charge, but was told that on ac count of the autopsy it would be im possible for any one to see the bodies. Lateri in the day, they said, the re quest would be complied with. The diplomats then conducted the women away from the penitentiary. Madero's father and Rafael Hernan dez. former minister of the interior, and other friends made efforts early in the day to recover the bodies, and it was said this afternoon that the Amer ican ambassador, Henry Lane Wilson, had interested himself and secured the promise of Minister de la Barra that the bodies should be delivered to their families for burial. OFFICIAL VERSION. The tragedy occurred shortly after midnight. Madero and Suarez, who Had been prisoners in the national pal ace since their arrest on Tuesday last, were placed in an automobile, which was accompanied by another car and escorted by 100 rurales under the. or ders of Commandant Francisco Car denas -and Colonel Rafael Pimiento. With instructions not to outdistance the escort, the cars moved slowly. No incident occurred until they had reach ed a point near the penitentiary, where in an open place the guards’ .at tention was attracted, according to the official version, to a group of persons Following. Shots were fired at the escort out of the 4 ai *k n ess. The rurales closed in and ordered the prisoners out of the car. # Thirty of the guards surrounded the prisoners, while the remainder dis posed themselves to resist an attack. About fifty men, some afoot and some mounted, threw themselves upon the detachment guarding the cars and the exchange of shots lasted twenty min- \utes, when the attacking party fled. SHOT IN THE BACK. The dead bodies of Madero and Sua rez were then found. The body of Madero shows only one wound. A bul let entered the back of the head and emerged at the forehead. The body of Pino Suarez showks many wounds, en tering from in front. Of the male members of the Madero family.torify two now’ are in the capi tal. One is Francisco Madero, the father, who bitterly opposed his son’s conducting a revolution in 1910 and rode across ncflrthern ,Mexico in an effort to overtake and dissuade him; the other is Ernesto Madero, the former minister of finance, an uncle, though only one year older than the late president. Gustavo ' Madero, a brother, was obliged to submit to the fugitive law % the day after the deposition of the pres ident, and was shot down in the arsenal. Senora Madero and the two sisters of the ex-president, Mercedes and Angela, are tonight at the Japanese legation. (By Associated Press. 1 WASHINGTON, Feb. '24.—Mo\e or ders for moving troops to Galveston, w’ith the purpose of concentrating a full army division there, in accordance with the policy of preparedness as outlined by President Taft in a public speech in New York last Saturday night, were is sued by the war department early to day. Major General Carter, the department and. divisional commander at Chicago, will be placed in supreme command. In addition to the Fourth brigade of the Second division, consisting of the Twenty-third. Twenty-sixth and Twenty-fifth infantry, now in the mid dle west, orders were issued today for the preparation for entrainment of the entire Sixth brigade, comprising the Eleventh infantry, Colonel Arthur Wil liams, at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo.; the Eighteenth infantry,. Colonel Thomas F. David, at Fort'McKenzie, Wyo., and .tort Bliss, Tex.; the Twenty-second in fantry, Colonel Daniel A. Frederick, at Fort Bliss. Tex. The Fourth field artillery, the Second battalion of engineers and signal corps Company D, comprising part of the Sixth brigade, already have been order ed to Galveston.) It will not be possible to accommodate all the Second division troops on the Galveston reservation, and a number must be encamped at Texa’S City, seven miles distant, and at Houston. None of the regiments of the brigade are up to war strength. The entire Second brigade will aggregate less than 8,000 fighting men, with perhaps 1,000 auxiliaries. Theoretically, this division should be 18,000 strong. Later formal orders were prepared to actually start the Sixth brigade and the Fourth brigade on the way to Galveston. Orders for the movement of the Sixth cavalry at Des Moines, part of the Third cavalry brigade, also were prepared. It was expected that Secretary Stimson- would issue them late todays Which Will Be First Con gress Under Administration /(By Associated Press.) TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 24.—President elect Wilson announced that the extra session of congress would be convened on Tuesday, April 1. The governor declared he had arrived at this decision as a result of a letter received today from Representative Un derwood. / “I have waited,” said Mr. Wilson, “to learn just what the state of prepared ness congress was in for business of the new session.” The governor said he had been corrf sponding with Mr, Underwood in thu connection and had come to the conclu sion that April 1 was the most feasi ble date. He imimated that the in terval between Marcli 4 and April 1 might be devoted to caucuses and con ferences. 1 wo editors of a Wall street news paper called upon the president-elect today and urged that financial questions receive his earliest consideration. On discussing his talk with them after ward Mr. Wilson said: “Everybody is agreed that there should be currency reform, as soon as possible.** Democrats Are Satisfied With Date of Session WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—Democratic senators and representatives expressed satisfaction today with the date fixed by President-elect Wilson for the as sembling of the extra session. The in ternal between March 4 and April l will allow for the remodeling of the housp chamber, to take care of the fifty members added through the reappor tionment. “That date is satisfactory to me,” said Democratic Leader Underwood. “The plans for the extra work in the house are well under way. We will be able to go ahead with the tariff re vision program. What will be done will depend largely upon views set forth by President-elect Wilson in his anaugural address and his message to congress.” Representattive Palmer of Pennsylva nia: “The selection of All Fool’s day for calling the extra session means, 1 suppose, that we will fool all the calam ity howlers.” FOR CAUCUS LEADERSHIP Progressive Democrats in Sen ate Believe He. Will Be Elected BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—That Sena tor John W. Kern, of Indiana, will be the candidate of the Progressive Dem ocrats of the senate for chairman of the Democratic caucus against Senator Martin, of Virginia, who now holds the position, and that he will be erected is the statement being circulated in Wash ington. Senators Bacon and Hoke Smith, of Georgia, are among those who were counted upon to.vote for Senator Kern as against Senator Martin. The decision to run Senator Kern against Senator Martin was reached at a conference of. the Progressive Demo crats Saturday, according to the report in circulation. Mr. Kern has kssented to the decision and agreed to make the race, it is said. The news of Senator Kern’s candida cy, coupled w’ith th.e formidable strength that is claimed for him, created a sen sation in Democratic circles, and there are some who are incluined to doubt the authenticity of the story. It is believed that neither Senator. Hoke Smith nor Senator Bacon were present at the conference, but it is en tirely possible that they are in sym pathy with the movement. The senators whom Mr. Kernes sup porters declare will vote for fern as against Mr. Martin for caucus chairman and Democratic leader of the senate are: Chamberla'n and Lane, of Oregon; Thomas and Shafroth, of Colorado; Newlands and Pittman, of Nevada; Thompson, of Kansas; Reed, of Missou ri; Gore and Owen, of Oklahoma; Cul berson and Sheppard, of Texas; Varda- man, of Mississippi; Hoke Smith and Bacon, of Georgia; Bryan, of Florida^ Smith, of South Carolina: Ollie James, of Kentucky: Shiveley, of Indiana; Pom- erene, of Ohio; Lea. of Tennessee; Mar ine and Hughes, of New Jersey; O’Gor man, of*New’ York; Myers and Walsh, of Montana. This list numbers twenty-six. to which Mr. Kernfg name should be added. Senator Kern’s supporters declare, how- ever, that when the roll is called in the Democratic caucus on March 5 at least three other senators will vote for Kern. They declare that the reorganization fight in the senate is practically over and as well as decided in favor of the Progressive Democrats. “WHITE SLAVE” TRAFFIC ACT IS CONSTITUTIONAL SAYS SOUTHERN PACIFIC HAD TO RAISE MONEY President of Road Undertakes to Explain Alleged Mo nopolistic Deal (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 24.— •The directors of the Southern Pacific company were reluctant to selltheCen- tral Pacific s'tock, but we felt it was a good price we were receiving and be sides we needed the money,” declared William Sproule, president of the South ern Pacific, today to the state railroad commission. "We were in a predica ment. The attorney general told us that if we did not sell he would compel us to do so by recourse Ito law, and we saw interminable litigation ahead of us that would have impaired our credit. Under those conditions we could not borrow the money and we have got to have it.’ ” Mr. Sproule previously had said that at the agreed price Central Pacific stock would bring $123 a share, which he de clared was a better price than could nave been had at the time the agree ment was reached for any other six per cent, railroad stock. President Fapleman, of the commisi sion, referring to the opinion of Attor ney Genera. Wickersham as reported by Mr. Sproule, said: "It may be presump tuous on the part of this board to criti cise the attorney general, but I will say that I do not believe there is anything in the opinion of the supreme court! to justify the decision the attorney gen eral has reached.” The hearing was on the application of the Union Pacific for a long term exclu sive lease upon the Southern Pacific company’s short line from Sacramento to San Francisco bay. The W r estern Pacific company opposed the granting of the application on the ground that it would insure a monopoly to the Union Pacific and Southern Pa cific and it was stated today that the board’s finding probably would be placed before the United States district court at St. Louis, which then would be asked to pass on another angle of the dissolu tion tangle. Gorham Pitts Dead (By Associated Press.) MORGANTON, N. C., Feb. 24.—Gor- ham Pitts, the eldest of the Pitts brothers who, was shot, cut and other wise injured in the Pitts-Hennessee battle at Glen Alpine several weeks ago, died Sunday at the Morganton hospital. Dr. E. A. Hennessee, who is charged with 'killing him, was placed in the Morganton jail. , • U. S, Supreme Court That Federal Act of Is Valid Holds 910 WASHINGTON,. Feb. 24.—The federal "white slave traffic act” of 1910 was upheld as constitutional today by the supreme court of the United States in an opinion by Justice McKenna. NEGRO KILLS FOUR; LYNCHED BY NEGROES Willis Webb Slew Two Men and Two Women-Cap- tured and Lynched DREW, Miss.. Feb. 24.—Willis Webb, a negro, was lynched here by members of his own race on a plantation in a remote section of Sunflower county, after he had shot and killed two negro women and two negro men. Webb, charged with the murder of a I member of his race two years ago, fled ‘ to Arkansas. He returned Friday and failing to induce Clara Love, a negress, and her mother to return with him. shot them to death. Friday night he , hid near the Love cabin. When the ^lder Love and his son appeared, W T ebb opened fire with a pistol arid both fell dead. Then four hundred negroes be gan to search Cor Webb and before noon found him hiding in a cotton shed. With little ceremony, a rope was produced and Webb was hanged to a tree. PORFIRIO DIAZ LISTENS FOR CALL OF COUNTRY Former Dictator Will Return at Once If Foreign Compli cations Arise (By Associated Press.) ^, KBNBH, Egypt, Feb. 24.—Porfirio Diaz, former dictator of Mexico, de clared today that he is holding himself in readiness to respond to the call of his country in case foreign complica tions should arise out of the revolution there. ' . If this should not occur, he said he would not return to Mexico until set tled government had been re-established there and his reappearance on the scene where he had held such long sway could be made without risk of being wrongly Interpreted. . The aged ex-president expressed the hope that “hands off Mexico” would con tinue to he the pojicy of the United States. General Diaz was greatly elated at the success of his nephew, Felix Diaz, and of General Huerta, provisional pres ident, whom he considers quite capable of working out the salvation of the republic. The ex-president’s dahabeah is tem porarily moored at this ancient gather ing place of pilgrims, whenbe he has made ’several trips to Denderah and other noted temples. The ex-president, after pleading that his entire* aloofness fro<p the politics of his country precluded j any criticism by him of the late President Francisco Madero's administration, made the, fol- ! lowing statement to the Associated 1 Press: REGARDING fllS CABINET President-elect Has Given No Intimation Who Will Get Port'f olios TRENTON, Feb. 24.—With his inau guration only a week off, President elect Wilson has not yet been able to make a final choice ,as to the person nel of his cabinet. The lines are ad mittedly drawn closer and the field is narrowing, but the status of the slate today showed incompletion In some of the most important posts. The governor’s most intimate friends believe that William J. B^yan certainly will be secretary of state. It is known that Mr. Bryan and the president-elect are in frequent communication. No definite announcements concern- in the , cabinet have come from Mr. Wilson 1 and none will be made until the entire cabinet is selected. One of the reasons for the pre*ident-elect’s reticence, it has been explained, is that some men might find it difficult to ac cept and this might necessitate recast ing the slat^. NEW U. S. LAW PROTECTS INTERSTATE SHIPMENTS Theft of Freight, Expresl, Baggage, Etc,, Spells U, S .Prison Now SAVANNAH MEAT TRUST MAKES STUBBORN FIGHT Counsel for Five Defendants Attack Indictment Drawn by Government Expert “I prefer to say nothing regarding the faults of Francisco Madero’s rule or the causes of the revolution. As a political opponent of Madero, my opin ion might be considered biased. “General Vicoriano Huerta is an offi cer and a gentleman who possesses the confidence of all classes in Mexico. Personally I have the greatest respect for and confidence in him. I chose him to escort me from Mexico City to Vera ! Cruz when I was Exiled. “I think general Huerta is in a posi~ j tion to maintain order until a constitu- j tional government has been definitely i re-established.” When questioned regarding the prob ability of further complications in Mex ico, General Diaz replied: SUPPRESS PILLAGE. “That depends entirely upon the en ergy of the provisional government in suppressing pillage and brigandage. Fe lix Diaz has had long experience in the army and fully realizes the importance of enforcing respect for life and prop erty.” When reports of the possibility of In tervention by the United States were mentioned, the former Mexican president gravely retorted: “I and my adherents always have been and will remain sincere friends of the United States government. I cannot im- ! agine the United States or others tak- j ing any action inconsistent with Araer-j ica’s well known honesty of purpose.” General Diaz hopes and intends to return to Mexico at some time. This, however, he said, “will not be until peace has been finally re-established and riiy return cannot have any miscon struction placed upon it. Should, how ever, foreign complications arise, I will hold myself entirely at niy country’s service.” General Diaz had not settled on his plans for the future beyond leaving Cairo ou March 10 for Pari*. (By Associated Press.) SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 24.—Counsel for the five defendants in the United States court today attacked the joint in dictment in the so-called “meat trust” cases pending here. The indictment was assailed from ev ery angle. The entire session was de voted to arguments on demurrers, but the hearing had not been finished when adjournment hour was reached. Judge Speer, after consulting counsel, continued the arguments until March 1! The court is being urged to throw the entire indictment out of court. The bill was prepared, by one of the department of justice’s experts-, sent to | Savannah for that specific purpose at | the time the case was being investigat- : ed by the United States grand jury three j years ago. The expert who drew the | indictment is the author of a standard book on federal court indictments. Coun sel for the defense insisted that he did not follow his own forms in the prepa ration of this instrument. FARMERS OF, WILKES DELAYED BY RAINS WASHINGTON, Ga., Feb. 24.—Farm preparations have been deayed more this year than for several years. The incessant rains for weeks past have so retarded work that not one-tenth of the farm lands have beer, touched, is the consensus of opinion of farmers who have traveled in all parts of the country. On top of the lack of preparations, the roads have been in no condition to haul fertilizers, so that only a small portion of guano has been carried out of town. Fertilizer dealers say that the farmers would buy, but they claim that on account of the poor crop of last year, the fertilizer manufacturers will not be in position to supply the demand, because of the amount of outstand ing indebtedness owing them. The robbery of freight cars may be prosecuted in the United States courts by reason of a bill which congress has enacted, making it a violation of United States laws to break the seals of cars containing interstate shipments. This law will aid greatly toward the breaking up of a form of thievery which is said to have cost the South ern railway alone $1,000,000 last year, and also will be of grfeat value to mer chants and manufacturers. Following is a copy of this bill, which was received from J. W. Connally, Washington, D. C., by W. C. Burke, of Atlanta: “An act to punish the unlawful break ing of seals of railroad cars contain ing interstate or foreign shipments, the unlawful entering of such cars, the stealing of freight and express packages or baggae or articles in process of transportation in interstate shipment, and the felonious transportation of such freight or express packages or baggage or articles therefrom into another dis trict of the United States, and the felonious possession or reception of the same. “Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assem bled, That whoever shall unlawfully break the seal of any railroad car con taining interstate or foreign shipments of freight or express, or shall enter any such car with intent, in either case, to commit larceny therein; or whoever shall steal or unlawfully take, carry away, or conceal, or by fraud or de ception obtain from any railroad car, station house, platform, depot, steam boat, vessel, or wharf, with intent to convert to his own use any goods or chattels moving as, or which are a part of or which constitute, an interstate or foreign shipment or freight or ex press, or shall buy, or receive, or have in his possession, any such goods or chattels, knowing the same to have been stolon: or whoever shall steal or shall unlawfully take, carry away, or by fraud or deception obtain, with intent to con vert to his own use, any baggage which shall have come into the possession of any common carrier for transportation from one state or territory or the Dis trict of Columbia to another state or territory or the District of Columbia, or to a foreign country, or from a foreign country to any state or territory or the District of Columbia, or shall break into, steal, take, carry away, or conceal any of the contents of such baggage, or shall buy, receive, or have in .his pos session any such baggage of any ar ticle therefrom of whatsoever nature, knowing the same to have been stolen, shall in each case be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both, and prosecution therefor may be instituted in any dis trict wherein the crime shall have been committed. The carrying or transport ing of any such freight, express, bag gage, goods, or chattels from one state or territory or the District of Columbia into another state or territory or the District *>f Columbia, knowing the same to have been stolen, shall constitute a separate offense and subject the of fender to the penalties above described for unlawful taking, and prosecutions therefor may be instituted in any dis trict into which such frenght, express, baggage, goods, or chattels shall have been removed or into which they shall have been brought by such offender. Section 2. That nothing in. this act shall be Field to take away, or impair Marked Tendency Among All Classes to Accept the New Order of Things Is Notice able Throughout Mexico (By Associated Press.) MEXICO CITY, Feb. 24.—The official investigation into the death of Madero ‘ and, Suarez on Sunday morning is to begin at once, but the general belief pre vails that it will substantiate the of ficial versions of the occurrence. The fact that the bodies of the two statesmen were recovered In the rear of the penitentiary was explained to day by the statement that a second encounter occurred close to the building. It is said the automobiles ran along a side road and that Madero and Suarez Jumped out and were running when they were caught between the fire of the guards and the attackiiyt party, this accounting tor wounds being inflicted on them from different directions. Provisional ^President Huerta and other authorities here are earnest in declarations that the government was acting in good faith and that the death of the prisoners was due solely to un- forseen circumstances. TENSENESS RELIEVED. With the passing of Francisco Ma- j dero, the general opinion prevails that the tenseness of the situation 'has been relieved. There is a marked tendency on the part of all classes to accept the new order of things. From various parts of the country reports have been received telling of further adhesions to the new administrations. The morping newspapers, the Herald and the New Era, prophesy immediate peace and the resumption of prosperity. General Huerta’s government un doubtedly has, for the present at least, the upper hand in the country. A committee of followers of Zapata arrived today to discuss arrangements to bring about peace In the south. Reports from Oaxaca indicate the dis affected Indians there h»«e been ted. Juan Sanchez Azcona, Madero's pri vate secretary, was released from prison today. Madero’s Uncle and Family Fleeing From Mexico ‘City (By Associated Press.) VERA CRUZ, Mexico, Feb. 24.—Erne*- to Madero, who was finance minister In the cabinet of his nephew, President Francisco Madero, arrived here with his family on a special car this morning. They will probably depart tills after noon on board the Cuban gunboat Cuba. Everything is quiet here. Would Get Americans Out and Then Punish Mexico (By Associated Press.) WICHITA FALLS, Tex., Feb. 24. News of the execution of Francisco Ma dero caused such a sensation here that a petition is in circulation today asking that the United States government re quest all Americans to leave Mexico, and to take steps to punish those re sponsible for Madero's death. JURY JAKES SNEED’S FATE MONDAY NIGHT Texan Charged With Murder of Man Eloping With Wife (By Associated Press.) VERNON, Tex., Feb. 24.—The closing day of the argument in the trial of J. B. Sneed, charged with the murder of A1 Boyce, Jr., began today with a de scription by the defense of the manner in which Boyce is alleged to have de spoiled Sneed's home. The case was ex pected to go to the jury tonight. Mercy! It’s Proposed To Regulate Liquor* In National Capital WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—Reduction of the capital's saloons by about 40 per cent, yanking out screens from saloons, closing them at 11 p. m. until 8 a. nr. and a ’’drouth” in several exclusivel clubs are reforms impending in Wash ington. These are the principal tem-j perance innovations tacked on as ’’rid ers" to the District of Columbia appro priation bill in the senate and pending in the house. Washingtonians, official, transient and permanent, who ’’like their licker" are quaking over possibilities of enact ment of the bill. Several congressmen are also quaking over prospects of a roll call and being forced to "show their colors” on the liquor question. Lobby ists of both liquor and temperance or ganizations are busier than iq years. The bill is being held up until the closing days of the session for ’’log 1 rolling” on both sides. the jurisdiction of the courts of the' several states under the laws thereof,, and a judgment of conviction or Ac quittal on the merits under tbs laws' of any state shall be a bar to any prose cution hereunder for the same act or acts herein. “Approved February 13, 1913."