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Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
.HUERTA BOWS TO
!. THE UNITED STATES
FOREIGN MINISTER OF MEXICO
rs NOMINATED FOB THE
PRESIDENCY.
He MUST LEAVE OFFICE
Futility of Opposing U. s. oawns On
Him-5elieves eamboa Will Sat
isfy Washington.

Mexico City.-Frederico Gamboa,
minister of foreign affairs, was nom
mated for the presidency by the Cath
Ollie party convention. Gen. Eugene
Rascon was nominated for the VICE
presidency. Both candidates are re-
garded as men of high standing. Sc
nor Gamboa accepted the candidacy
FYederico Gamboa was a disciple oil
Ignacio Mariscal, at one time minis
ter TO the United States. He was SUD
secretary of foreign affairs unper Mar
iscaI Later he became minister OF
the Netherlands, and has recognized
ability as a diplomat. He is a writer
of some note, and is about fifty years
of age.
Gen. Eugene Rascon was minister
of war under Provisional President
de la Barra. He served as military
commander of the federal district for
a short time, and later as governor OF
Yucatan. He is IS years of age and
has a long military record.
According to a prominent member
of the Catholic party, the selection
of candidates was made with the APP
prevail of General Huerta, and there
fore means the elimination OF Huerta
as a presidential possibility.
The efforts of the Catholic party, 1t
is said, have been directed at the
Selection of men who would be ac
ceptable to the United States. The
choice fell upon Senior Gamboa, for
the reason that he Eas not been prom
inently identified with any political
party, while it is believed that he viii
have the confidence of Liberals as well
as Catholics, and upon General has-
con, who is regarded as a desirable
running mate for similar reasons. He
was a friend of Porfirio Diaz, and was
Madero's choice for war minister in
de la Barra's cabinet.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
50 PERSONS ARE KILLED
TWO TRAINS ON THE MEXICAN
NATIONAL RAILWAY ARE
WRECKED.
Only American on Train Escaped IN
jury, But Was Fobbed-Dyna-
mite Mines Exploded.

Laredo, Texas.-Fifty persons were
killed when rebels dynamited a pas
senger train on Die Mexican National
railway, sixty miles south Of Saltillo'
Mexico, according TO official reports
to Mexican federal headquarters il
Nuevo Laredo. The train was then
looted and the surviving passengers
robbed, il is said.
Forty federal soldiers and ten sec
ond class passengers comprised the
official death list. The number OF
injured were not given.
w. W. Morvain OF San Francisco
the only American On the train, is
said to have escaped injury, but was
robbed
Two dynamite mines were set Off by
electricity, it is said. The first class
coach was only derailed, but the bag
gage, express and two second class
coaches were blown to pieces.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
EIGHT PERSONS ARE
KILLED IN RACE RIOT
TWO DRUG-cRAZEO MULATTo
BOYS STARTED REIGN or MUIR
DER At HARRIsToN, MISS.
TWO. NEGROES ARE LYECRED
Troops Were Rushed to the Scene an0
Arrived Just in Time to Prevent
. Pitched Battle.

Harirston, Miss.-Two drug-crazeo
mulatto boys, brothers, began a reign
Of murder here that ended only after
three white men, four negro men ana
a negro woman had been killed. Twen-
tv wounded and the two boys lyneheo.
A serious clash between the races was
prevented by the arrival on spe-
cial train Of a company OF National
Guardsmen from Natchez.
The trouble started at a. IN. ana
continued until ten o'clock, when Wal
ter Jones. the older of the two boys
who started the firing, was lynched
inst after the soldiers arrived. His
brother viii had been shot by cltl1
zens earlier in the day. Soon after
people who had barircaded themselves
in their home began to cautiously
emerge from their hiding places, and
bv noon the town was quiet. No more
trouble is feared.
The shooting was started by wal
ter Jones, aged 20, in the negro quar-
ter, where a negro woman and Ihead
Grayson were shot and killed. Wal.
ter then went TO the home OF his
mother and aroused his brother, who
was only Is years OF age.
Together they proceeded through
the main street of the little town, fir
ing at every one in sight. Citizens
aroused from their slumber by the
shots peered out of the windows and
then FASTENED to cover, believing, they
said, that riots Of more serious pro
portions had broken out.
The two boys, soon after leaving
their home, went to the home OF Tor
mer Constable Frank Keinsuy and
when he replied to their call to come
out he was shot through the head by
Walter Jones. Death was instantane-
Gus. Keinstly's son, William, grab
bed for gun when he saw his father
fall, but before he could fire he re-
ceived bullet in one of his hands
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
depot is near the Keinstly home and
the two negroes walked in that direc-
ton. A train had arrived from Match
ez Just a few moments before and
Conductor E. B. Appleby was stand
ing at the station talking to Flagman
w. c. Bond, Without warning the two
negroes fired on them and both fell.
Then they directed their fire at Claude
Freeman, who was waiting for "a train
to take him to his home at Fayette,
Miss. He was instantly killed. The
negroes then fred into the train, ter
rorizing man yfo the passengers. a
sleeping car from Natchez is left ev-
cry night at Harriston until the
through train from Memphis to New
Orleans arrives. After the train which
had come from Natchez left, this car
stood alone on the tracks and was a
tgrget for the fire of the two negroes.
While many windows were broken,
no one was hurt in the car.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
AMERICAN SCHOOL SEIZED
Seizure in Line With Plan Of Greeks
to Terrorize Albanians.

Vienna, Austria.-The Greek author
tiles at Koritsa, in Albania, seized the
American mission school there, where
instruction is given to nearly one hun
dred Albanian girls. The information
reached here in telegram from Avlo-
ma, the principal seaport Of Albania on
the Adriatic sea.
The Greeks also have arrested
MANY Albanians who recently return
ed to Koritsa from America and 9TH
er foreign countries, releasing them
from detention only when the Albani-
ans promised to join in the agitation
for the incorporation of the district
to Greece.
The whole affair forms part of the
Greek terrorization OF the Albanian
population with the object of COMPEL
ing them to agree with inclusion OF
the whole Of Albania in the kingdom
of Greece.
The mission is in charge of Phineas
B. Kennedy, native Of New Jersey
and a Princeton graduate.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
CHINA MAKES AN APOLOGY
Regret Expressed for Killing of Sew
eral japanese and Insult to Flag.

Marking, China.-Gen. Chang Hsun,
the commander of the troops at Nan
king, accompanied by a body guard
of fifty cavalrymen, went to the Jap
anese consulate and apologized ac-
cording to the Japanese demands in
connection with the killing of several
Japanese and an insult offered to the
Japanese flag The consul expressed
bis satisfaction at the action Of the
Chinese commander.
Eight hundred of Gen. Chang Hsun's
troops with the republican flag at their
head marched to the Japanese consul
ate and presented arms while the COM
mander saluted the consul. The Jap
anese troops meantime stood at at
tention.
Peking.-The japanese legation en-
phatically denied that an ultimatum
had been sent by the Japanese gov
eminent to China The legation stat
ed that the Chinese authorities at
Hankow and Shantung had fully com
piled with the Japanese demands.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
Hermit Is Robbed and shot.

Waycross, Ga.-After lying in the
bushes near the ruins of his home,
which had been destroyed by negro
who first robbed the place and then
shot him, James Bennett, known as
"The Hermit in the Manor section
of Ware county, was found in a seri-
ous condition. According to a story,
n negro strange to him entered his
home and when discovered fired twice
at Mr.. bennett, only one shot taking
effect. The negro then finished his
search of the house, presumably try
ing to find a sum of money
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
Rebels Defeated by Huerta Forces.

Piedras Negras, Mexico-Reports
from Sabinas and Barroteran indicate
that the Constitutionalist army has
met defeat and is in full retreat to
ward the border with 1000 Federals
hanging on its tanks. Americans,
who were ordered to leave the dis
turbed district, arrived from the front
and asserted that the great mining
properties at Moner, Agujita, Rosita
ana possibly Esparanza, as wen as the
town of Barroteran, have been de-
stroyed to prevent their captures by
the invading Federals.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
coIleanues Honor Roddenberry.

Washington Senators Bacon and
Roke Smith and every member OF
the Georgia delegation in congress,
except Representative Tom Bell, the
Democratic whip of theh ouse, left
Washington to attend the funeral OF
Representative Roddenberry. Speak
er Clark offered no objection to the
Georgia members going and agreed 1t
was right and proper, but in view of
the probability that Representative
Bell would be needed to whip up the
voters for the vote on the tariff con,
ference report, he insisted that Mr..
Bell should remain.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
Memphis Negroes Elected.

Franklin.-The grand lodge, knights
Of Tabor, negro fraternal organiza-
+ion. which has held successful session
here for the past three days, adjourned
With the elections OF officers. Wayman
Wlikerson. Memphis negro, was elect
ed treasurer Of the organization, and ,.
r. Willis, also of Memphis, was elected
endowment secretary. D. j. Mitchell OF
Fronlln was reelected as The head OF
tbe grand lodge.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
sulzer Must Go TO Trial.

Albany, N Y.-Governor William
Sulzer must 60 to trial. This was
decided by the high court of impeaeh.
ment when, by a vote of 81 to ], its
members overruled the motion of the
governors counsel TO dismiss the pro
ceedings on the ground that he was
unconstitutionally impeached by the
assembly, because that body, in ex.
ira session, brought the impeachment.
Senator Gottfried H. Wende Of Buff
falo. Democrat, an ardent supporter
Of the governor, cast the solitary nay,
Seven members were absent.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
PROGRESSIVES WILL RUN.
Chairman Says Party Will Not Join
Republicans.

New York.-Fifteen members OF the
Progressive national committee met
here and decided at the next congress
sional election to place a Progressive
candidate in every district in the Unit
ed States. Representative William
Hinebaugh, Illinois, chairman OF the
party's congressional committee, de-
clared the Progressives had no inten-
ton of joining the Republicans.
There can be no so-called Progress
sive Republicans in the Progressive
party," he said. "A man either is a
Republican or he is Progressive"
A Joint campaign committee repre-
senting the Progressive national com
mittee and the Progressive congress
sion committee was organized. 1t
consists of Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
former Senator Beveridge of Indiana,
Walter F. Brown, George w. Perkins,
Medill Mccormick, Representative
Hinebaugh and Miss Frances Keller
II will meet at an early date in this
city to mature plans for the party $
fight to nominate and elect straight
out Progressive candidates for con
gress in the campaign of next year.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
ACROSS Mediterranean Aviator Flie'

Bizerta, Tunis.-Roland G. Garros,
the French aviator, flew 55S miles
across the Mediterranean from st.
Raphael, France, to this city, the
most northern seaport of Tunis. His
time was z hours and SO minutes lie
started here at Las p. m. The flight
is the longest oversee journey ever
made in an aeroplane The aviator
refused to accept the advice offered
him that he should affix floaters to
his aeroplane as precaution in case
he should be forced to descend on the
water.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
"MAN FAILURE" THE CAUSE
Interstate Commerce aIIssi9n De-
nounces Directors and Tsainrnen.

interstate commerce - #%l $500 $500 -
nounces Directors and T@ainnnen.
Washington Man failure all
along the line, from officials and d.
rectors of the New Haven railroad
down to its trainmen, is held by the
interstate commerce commission to
have been the cause OF the Waiilng-
ford wreck, September 2, in which Il
we're killed and 35 injured. In Its
report made public the commission
blames the crews of the wreck trains
for lapses and scores officers and d.
rectors for 'inefficiency of manage
ment."
Operating officials of the New Ha-
ven and the officers and directors
of the system are grilled scathingiy
for PRONUNCIATION of regulations tnat
were permitted to become practically
dead letters" and for not seeing to
it personally that operating conditions
were what they had directed them 10
be.
MAN failure in this case, said
Commissioner McChord, who prepar-
ed the report after an exhaustive per-
sonal investigation of the accident,
began high. up in official authority
and it was natural sequence that IT
reached down to those in positions
lower in official rank, but still weight
ed with great responsibility
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
colno TO Antarctic.

Portland, Maine-An Austrian ant
arctic expedition for work from Wen.
dell sea south in the antarctic is be-
ing prepared by a committee headed
by prof Eugene Oberhummer of Vi
erna, president Of the Imperial Aus
trian Geographical society. This infor-
nation was received by Rear Admit
ray Perry in letter from Professor
oberhummer. DR.. X. Koenig, who was
. member of a recent German expedi'
lion TO the antarctic and has had ex.
perience in Greenland, is to be Che
leader.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
LAST WARNING
BY INSPECTOR
W. L. MITCHELL DECLARES MANU-
FACTURERS MUST OBEY LAW.
ignorance Nc Excuse-Has Given Them
Ample Opportunity to Study the
Requirements Of the
Statute.

Na-hyille.-State Factory Inspector
". L. Mitchell will show no quarter 10
those manufacturers and employers OF
Tennessee who do not from now on com
uy with the statutes regarding their
business in this state. Mr.. Mitchell was
interviewed aud expressed the wish that
especial emphasis be laid on this an
nouncement. The factory inspector has
been in town Tor several days and has
been taking a deep interest in the fac
tory and labor bills pending before the
present Legislature.
The state factory Inspector has given
manufacturers five months grace and
promises d rigid campaign for law en-
torcement. A last warning has been
issued To manufacturers throughout the
state bv Mr.. Mitchell The majority OF
the larger industries throughout the
state have been inspected, and follow
ing the line adopted Immediately after
his appointment. namely, giving the EN-
plovers of labor an opportunity to be-
come familiar with the requirements OF
the statute and to adjust their business
to conform thereto, and in further view
of the fact that the compilation OF the
laws affecting the industries OF the state
has been placed in the hands OF the
manufacturers and are available to all
who have requested a copy, there is no
excuse or reason why violations should
not be prosecuted and the law strictly
ppforcpd
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
Father slain by t6.Year-oId Son.

Greenvflle, Ala.-Essick Gibson, 16
wears old, was arrested near Fort De-
posit. this county, and brought to Jail
here. charged with the murder of his
father. The boy claims his father was
cruel to him and severely beat him.
The boy says he crept into his fathers
bedroom and crushed the sleeping
mans skull. He closed the door. lock.
ing a little dog in the room with the
body. and then ran to his brothers
home, some distance away telling
him what he had done, and asking
time TO get away.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
.otton seed Combine Charged.

Washington Complaints from the
Southern farmers, principally in Ala
hama and Georgia, alleging combi-
nation among cotton seed mills to
control the price of cotton seed were
received by Attorney General McRey-
nolds. The farmers ask a government
investigation to unearth suspected re-
strains of trade. The continually high
er and uniform price Of cotton seed,
the complaints declare, indicate a
combination in violation OF the Sher
man law. The question win be look.
ed into.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
FIND BAD MONEY MADE IN PRISON
Life-Termer Had Complete Counterfeit
ing Outfit.

Nashville.-An ingenious counterfeit
ing scheme was brought to light by War
den Rimmer of the state prison when
a complete outfit for making spurious
coins was discovered in the cell OF sam
Ilowerton, a white convict serving lie
sentence for murder committed in Gar
borne county. Howerton had been en-
oaoed in counterfeiting for the past sew
eral weeks, according to statements OF
convicts. who had found themselves in
possession of bad money, and each hisht
in his narrow cell he would manufacture
dimes, quarters, nickels and halt dollars
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
COVER CROPS" ARE DISCUSSED
Many Farmers Attend the Hardeman
County Institute.

Bolivar.-Many farmers from the va,
rious sections of the county We're IN at
tendance at the Hardeman County Farm
ers' Institute. The subject, Cover
Crops" appealed to them. In a short
talk by the president they were nrseu
"a cot bulletins on that subject and to
procure the best seed, stating that the
merchants of Bolivar were willing 70
order the seed Just at cost IN order TO
encourage the farmers to adopt better
method Of preserving their landed herr
taue,
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
AIcohoI CONGRESS for U. S.

Milan, Italy.-The president of the
fourteenth international congress on
alcoholism, Dr. Angelo Filippetti, an.
nounced at the session that the per
manent committee had decided to pro
pose that the congress in 1915 should
be held in the United States. This
requires the ratification of the whole
congress prior to adjournment. Sew
eral interesting papers were read, in
Guiding one by William Johnson Of
Westeryille, Ohio, dealing with the
fight against alcoholism in the Unit
ed States. The delegates also dis
cussed the liquor traffic from an eco
nomic standpoint
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
Want Corn Instead of Cotton.

Chicago.-The responsibility OF
ayerting a future meat famine was
nut up to small farmers by speakers
at the eighth annual convention of
the American Meat Packers Conven-
ton here. All the speakers agreed
that if the decrease in meat pEoduc-
ton of the last ten years is not stop
ned the question of the meat supply
for the people of the United States
will be most serious. Among the rem
edies suggested were: Every small
farmer should raise at least two beef
steers a year to effect the decreased
production of the great ranches of the
West.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
100000 Lady Bugs Visiting Chicago

Chicago.-About two billion lady
bugs are flying around Chicago ow-
ing to the carelessness of an employe
of the International Refrigeration EX-
position at the stock yards amphi-
tbeater. The frozen insects were
hacked in an icebound case with a
glass top. When an attendant filled
the refrigerator he forgot to close 1t
and soon the bugs were revived by
the warm air and flew away. The
lady bugs were shipped from Califor-
MIA. where they are used to fight the
fruit scale.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
caynOr Disinherited Married DauehteI

New York.-The will of William j.
Gavnor. late mayor of New York, as
filed, leaves to the widow his Brook
lvn residence and 500 shares of Royal
Baking Powder company stock. The
remainder. with the exception Of min.
or bequests Of the estate, is divided,
two-sevenths to each Of two sons and
one.seventh to each of three unmar.
ried daughters. The two married
daughters, Mrs. Harry Vingut and
Mrs. William Seward Webb, Jr, re,
ceiYe $1,000. q
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
ELECTION COMPROMISE IN oBIoN
Both Boards Of Commissioners Will Hold
Election.

Union. City.-A case that attracted
considerable attention because OF the.
political feeling was compromised here.
Some days ago Morris Miles, j. 9. Bur-
dick. Jr., and Carroll Wilson OF Troy
the new election commissioners Tor
Obion county, appointed under the new
election law, surprised the old commits
sioners. D. p. Caldwell G. R. Nc
Dade and Fred Quinn by having an eff
Ger armed with a writ of replevin take
the registration books from the old cor
missioners and turn them over to
new board. The bearing of this '
was set before Squire Sam Bratton, o.,
the matter was compromised by signed
agreement. Pending the adjudication
mentioned the elections to be held IN
the county are to be held jointly oy
both sets of commissioners.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
Fair Rained Out.

Humboldt the third time during
the four days the Humboldt Tri-County
Fair was rained out AZ II result of the
heavy rains thousands of people have
been disappointed in not getting to at
tend the fair.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
Work on State Road.

umtingdon.--T people of the Hoi-
low Rocl, community spent three days in
work on the Mcmphis-to.Bristol highway,
instead of two, as first planned. All hills
were lowered four TO six feet and the
valleys raised accordingly a
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
Another Veteran Dies.

Chattanooga.-A. +. Corbley, Union
veteran. %, of Long Island Branch, n.
j., was found dead in bed. This makes
four deaths in the ranks Of the veterans
during the encampment
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-02
WIN Attempt to Pass immigration Bill

Washington An attempt VIII be
made, before the adjournment of the
special session Of congress to pass an
immigration bill with literary test
Of it's leading feature, such as was
vetoed by former President Taft. At
a meeting of the house committee on
immigration the old Burnett-Dilling-
nam bin. which met Mr. Taft's disap-
proyal. was ordered reported to the
house. Democrats back of the meas
pre win get to work Immediately TO
have this legislation Endorsed by the
caucus. an action which is necessary
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-03

the spanking is not known, as
the maid, fearing the wrath to
come, Immediately packed up and
left for parts unknown.
The funny part Of it is that the
maid had nothing to do with
"Mistah" Vinson. WILSON'S faith
er, Edward B. Mclean, recently
announced that his boy would be
mans boy" and that only men
nurses and detective guards
would be permitted to touch him.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-03
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight, probably followed
by increasing cloudiness Tues
day, for Chicago and vicinity;
slightly colder; lowest tempera-
ture tonight about 20 degrees
above zero; moderate west shift
ing to northwest winds,