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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-09
!, |, Y. ENDORSE
 WILSON POLICY Old Soldiers Assure Presi- dent of Their Support in
 Mexican Crisis.
PATH REUNION ENDS
Peace Jubilee at Vicksburg Meets With Approval Providing Davis Is H0nOred With Lincoln
 Exodus Begins.

Jacksonville, Fla, May S.-With the completion of todays program the tWen'ty-tOurth annual reunion Of the United Confederate veterans was brought to a conclusion and the eX- odus of the old soldiers and specta- tors was begun.
 A slight rainfall this morning inter- fered with the parade of the old War riors, hundreds of whom were in line. The final days festivities embraced numerous social events.
 Will Support Wilson.
 At the business session of the vet erans held this morning the policy of the president of the United States in dealing with the Mexican crisis was heartily endorsed and the follow ing resolution embodying the senl- ments of the old soldiers was unanl- mously adopted:
 "Whereas, The present unsettled condition in the commonwealth or Mexico appears likely to involve some action on the part of the United States be it
 Resolved, That this convention Of United Confederate veterans recog- nize the great wisdom and discretion of the president of the United States, and will heartily support such action as he may take in every possible way"
 Commaader-in-chie Bonnet H. Young was instructed to forward the resolution to President Wilson. Among other resolutions adopted at the final session was one apprcv- ing the peace jubilee to be held In Vicksburg, Miss, next year. The resolution declares that the ln- vitation to Confederate veterans IS approved, provided the spirit of the occasion be accord equal honor for patriotism to Jefferson Davis, leader of the people of the South, and Abra- ham Lincoln, leader of the people ot the North"
 Re.Elect Commanders The present departmental com manders, Gen. Theodore s. Harnett of Norfolk, commander of the Army o1 Northern Virginia; Gen. George r. Harrison, commander of tre depart ment of Tennessee, and Gen. K. M. Van Zandt, Fort Worth. Texas, com mander of the ansMlssissippi de- partment, were unanimously re-elect- ed.
 Survivors of the famous Forrest cavalry tonight transmitted to the president copy of the resolution adopted yesterday in which the services of 100 men were rendered for duty in Mexico.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-09
| s. MAY SEIZE CUSTOMS Ho' SE
 PUERTO, MEXICO Unofficial Report That One Cargo Has Been Rushed
 to Dictator.
THIS GOVERNMENT
 CHARTERS VESSELS
at Galveston and NOr- folk Secured and Being Made Ready to Transport Troops to Mexico
 -TranaspOrts Take Supplies.

Washington, May S.--Admiral Badger has dispatched the fast scout cruisers Birmingham and Dixie and a fleet of destroyers to intercept the shipment of arms for Huerta consign- ed to Puerto Mexico on two German steampships, according to an unof- ficial report at the navy department tonight. It is stated that one of the German ships, the Kron Prinzessin Cecelie, has already reached Puerto Mexico, but whether the munitions have been landed is not known If they have gone ashore, the capture of Puerto Mexico customs house will be necessary in order to sieZe the arms. | As it will be violation of the armis- tice with Huerta, seizure of the arms will be war measure and end the mediation proceedings. Whether this has been authorized in Washington Is not known.
 Admiral Badger cabred the navy de- partment that the cargo of arms and ammunition consigned to Huerta at Puerto Mexico OH the German ship Kron Prinzession Cecelie was landed this morning, passed through the customs house and immediately rush. Cd to Huerta on the special train which had carried the refugees from Mexico City to Puerto Mexico.
 The second German ship is now being s0ught by the ships of United States Lavy, and while there is no confir. lation on the subject available at the navy department tonight, 1t ap- pears certain this consignment will not be permitted to reach Huerta
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-09
Coxey,s "Army, Numbers IA.

Cumberland, Md, May S.-"General" Jacob s. Coxey and his "army" of IA men have arrived here. CoXey's son, David, il years old, on pony, led the army. General" Coxey in his phae- ton brought up the rear.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-09
WICHITA REPORTS
 ARK. RIVER HIGH

Wichita, Kan, May 1.-The Arkan- .'a sas river at this point today reached the highest mark known in twenty yvars' due to recent heavy rains in western Kansas and Eastern Colo iauo. Railroads .'aar for the safety of their bridges.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-09
Army Ready to Embark.

Galveston, Texas, May S.-Although commanders and officers of the Sec ond division here say they have not received orders from authorization to Vera Cruz or other Mexican ports, such preparations are being made that seems certain that troop movements are contemplated by the war depart ment. Two Mallory liners, the Colo rado and Denver, were chartered by the government upon their arrival il port today.
 The four transports are now in port and they have been taking on full smtores of provisions during the last two days. Officers and men camped at Texas City have storad their heavier luggage in ansi .,ation of orders for immediate embarkatio1, and all of the tents ano permanent camping paraphernalia of the Fifth
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-09

E. M Wilcox .,s Eiroy, Wis. who has been in the city for the past few days visiting his father, J. M. Will COX left for Hot Springs yesterday afternoon, where he will take course of baths.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-09

Continued on Page s.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-09
Two Die in Fire.

Birmingham, Ala, May s.-Two lives were lost in fire which de stroyed the four-story building occu- pied by the Birmingham railway, Light & Power company, First avenue and 21st street, this afternoon. The dead are Moody Childress and Walter Smith.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-09
"War Map, of Mexico.

The walls of the Graphic office are now decorated with "War Map" of Mexico, presented by the Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance company through it's Pine Bluff agents, R. H. M. Mills & Sons. The map is most useful in view of the present status of affairs in old Mexico.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-09
U. 5. MUST QUiT
 MEXICO OR FIGHT Situation Assumes More War-Like Turn During
 Yesterday. SHIP UNLOADS ARMS
German Vessel Discharges Cargo at Puerto MeXicO-FunstOn Reports Tunnels Mined and Roads
 to Capital Fortified.

Washington, May S.-lt was an nounced late tonight on good author ity that Frederick w. Lehman of St. Louis, solicitor-general in President Taft's cabinet had been appointed United States delegate to the media tion conference at Niagara Falls. One of his associates will be member of the United States superem court and the other Richard Olney.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14
START TRAINING TODAY
Track Men at the Varsity Getting into
Shape for Indoor Meets-Big Squad
Reports for Work.

The cinder path in the big gymnas-
ium annex at the university will be
busy place from now until the end
of the track season next spring. Spike
training commenced this afternoon and
at $3.50 good squad of men reported
for work. The regular workouts will
not, however, be on in full blast for
two or three weeks yet, the present
training being merely preliminary to
series of indoor meets which are to
be staged about February between
teams representing the various classes
and perhaps the Moscow high school
Three or four such meets are being
planned by Coach Edmundson as a
means of getting some early enthus-
iasm started among his men, AS soon
as these meets are over it is planned
to commence tie regular training for
spring work.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14
LAWYERS RENEW ORGANIZATION
Bench and Bar Association at Varsity
Elects Officers and Plans Activity.

The Bench and Bar association. an
organization of the students in the
law school at the university met yes
terday afternoon for it's annual cleo
ton OF officers and to dispose of a
number of other matters of particular
interest to the association. The Of
ficers elected were Arthur o. Sutton,
chief justice; Cleve Groome, associate
justice, and Paul Peterson, clerk.
staff was also elected for the pub
lication of the annual law school num-
Der of the University Argonaut. The
editorial staff named consists of R. G.
Adams, editor-in- chief; Charles E..
Horning, associate editor; D. NJ Buff
ington, business manager; Monk"
West assistant business manager, and
John McEvers, devil. Two committees
were appointed also, one formed of d.
NJ. Burlington, Arthur Jardine and
Harold Purdy to arrange for the an
nual law school bust which is to
be held in the near future. The other
Buck" Phillips, f. Dotson,
and Charles E. Horning, were instruct
ed to confer with Judge Steele and a
of other prominent justices
and attorneys in an effort to get them
to address the Bench and Bar associa-
ton at some time during the year.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14
EARTH TREMBLE
STILL CONTINUES
IN SOUTHERN JAPAN
NOW SUBSIDING BUT QUAKES
ARE FREQUENT.
Word Has Been Received That All
Americans are Safe but Lost Every
thing in the Eruption.

TOXIC, Jan. 14.-Assurance that
thousands Of persons perished in the
volcano eruption which destroyed the
city of Kagoshima, wiped out several
smaller towns in the vicinity of the
volcano, turning the surrounding
country into u desert, were received
here today from American consul
Deichman at Nagasaki.
Several American traders and a
large number Of missionaries lived in
the stricken district, but few tourists
were at Kagoshima. Deichman re-
ported that all were accounted for, but
it is taken for granted that they lost
everything.
The eruption of Sakurajima was said
to be subsiding at 2 a. M The noun
tain is said to still be a terrifying
sight. Earth shocks. continued almost
uninteruptedly today The shocks
were so severe that some of the many
refugees said they frequently compel
led to crawl on their hands and knees.
Destruction is feared from other vol
canos on Kiushiu island. Thousands"
was as close as officials could guess
on the number killed on Sakura island.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14
idaho SCHOOLS
WILL COOPERATE
STATE INSTITUTIONS WILL UNITE
IN HANDLING SUMMER SCHOOL
WORK THIS YEAR.
DR.. 4. 0. SissOn, Commissioner of Edu.
cation, in Moscow to Attend the
Farmers Short Course.

The heads of the four state institu-
tions, University of Idaho, Newiston
Normal, Albion normal and Pocatello
Academy met at Boise recently with
Dr.. e. o. Sission, Idaho commissioner
of education, and formulated plans for
cooperating in the holding of the sum-
mer normal courses the present year.
In the absence of DR.. Carlyle at
Boise, Phi. Soulen represented the uni
versity at the conference. AS result
the summer normal work the present
year will be of a much higher grade
and will afford to students advan-
tages which have not heretofore been
enjoyed at similar sessions, accord
ing to DR.. Sisson, who arrived here
last night from Boise to attend the
farmers short course at the universi-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14
GREAT RELIEF
SHIP SIGHTED
COBEOU1D WITH PASSENGERS AND
CREW LOCATED THIS
AFTERNOON.
First Thought All Went Down But
Later Advices Indicate No Loss
Of Life OF Halifax.

HALIFAX, N. B., Jan. 14-The
Royal Mail steamer Cobequid carry
ing 16 passengers and a crew of 102
men was reported ashore late this af-
ternoon near Trinity Ledges, Var
mouth Most of the vessels hull is
above water and the passengers and
crew are reported safe.
The weather is clearing and the
( work of steamers endeavorng to reach
the distressed vessel is not so haz-
ardous. The steamer Lady Laurier is
hurrying to the Cobcquid's relief and
it is expected the work of transferl-
ing the passengers and crew will he
completed before night. When last
heard from the Cobequid was only 20
miles from the Laurier.
This morning the heaviest sea in
years was running off this port. There
was much apprehension early today
when mariners believed that wreckage
found off Yarmouth indicated the
steamer had gone down. Wireless
messages had been received from the
steamers sent to the rescue that no
trace of the distressed ship was found
either at Briar Island, where she first
sent out distress signals, or Grand
Hanan.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14
CHECKING UP LAND MATTERS
Idaho Officials mt Washington Clear
Listing Marble Creek Lands.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Attorney
General Peterson and State Land
Commissioner George A. Day have
been in Washington during the past
week in consultation with the secre-
tary of the interior and the commits
sioner of the general land office, with
reference to the controversy over
lands in Marble Creek country, north
Idaho.
1t is the desire of all parties con-
cerned to make such an adjustment
of the matter that the settlers will be
permitted to perfect their entries and
that land of equal value will be given
to the state, in lieu of the land which
had been selected and which is now
occupied by the homesteaders.
Commissioner Day is also checking
up the records in connection with the
various state selections in order that
patent may issue to the state.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14
COLD WAVE RECORDS
Backbone of Bad Weather Broken
Last Night Coolest SpeelI in IA
Years at New York.

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-The weather
bureau today announced that the back
of the cold wave was broken. AT
noon the temperature was five above
and still rising. Last night was the
coolest recorded in IA years. At four
below the minimum was touched at
6 this morning.
Nine persons are accounted for who
died as a direct result of exposure
The suffering among the poor is fright
full Municipal lodging houses were
packed and scores of derelicts slept
in the morgue beside cadavers. A
fire in Bowery lodging house drove
450 unfortunates to the streets early
this morning.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14
FACE GREATEST STRIKE
IN WORLDS HISTORY
SOUTH AFRICA LABOR FRACAS ALREADY LEAD
ING TO RIOT AND BLOODSHED.
GENERAL TIEUP is ORDERED
Battle Now Raging at Johannesburg Between Strk=
ers and Authorities-MartiaI Law
Prevails.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Jan. IA
South Africa is today facing the
greatest strike that any country has
ever experienced Every union work
er in this land has been ordered out.
The decree was issued by the trades
federation last night and it is likely
that the order will be obeyed
Martial law now prevails here The
death penalty is provided for anyone
found in possession of dynamite. The
railroad tieup is growing worse.
Putting Up Fight.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,
Jan. IA battle is raging this after
noon between 40 armed strikers, en-
trenched in the trades federation local
headquarters, and strong force cf
the police and militia surrounding
them on all sides.
Anticipating an attempt by the au-
thorities to raid federation hall, the
strikers chose 40 of their number to
defend it. They are previsioned for
two weeks and have plenty of ammuni-
ton. Their position is so strong it is
impossible to storm the place with
out heavy loss of life, SO the author
tiles are settling down to siege,
hoping to starve out the strikers
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14
REGAIN WILL BE DEMONSTRATORS
Senior at Varsity VIII Accompany Ex-
hibit to National Corn Show in
Texas.

Stephen A. Regan, a senior at the
university has been selected as DEM
'onstrator to accompany the idaho ex-
hibit to the National Corn show which
will be held at Dallas, Texas, from
February 10 to "a. The exhibit will
occupy booth of about 12 by 25-foot
proportions and will include an ell
aborate display of everything in the
line Of grains and forage from all
sections of the state. The booth will
be marked with the words: Idaho, the
home of the whole legume family"
to distinguish it from those of other
exhibitors who intend limiting their
displays, to a few varieties of grains.
The exhibit will be accompanied by
Professor Olin also.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14
WILL ADDRESS SEED GROWERS
Professors Kennard and Olin VIII
Speak at Seed Growers Convention
at POcateIlO.

Professor F. l.. Kennard of the
agronomy department of the universi-
ty will leave the latter part of this
week for Pocatello to attend the Ida
no State Seed Growers convention and
seed fair which is to open at that
place on January 90 Professor Ken
nard will appear on the first days
program in an address on Grain
SHUTS and Their Treatment" Pro-
fessor w. H. Olin, director of agricul-
tural extension for the university, will
also give an address at the convention,
his subject to be Standardization on
the Farm"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14
Big Corn Show at Harrisburg.

HARRISBURG, Pa, JAN IA. - The
fourteenth annual meeting and the an
nual corn show of the Pennsylvania
Livestock Breeders association began
here today The country's leading
stockmen are present Prize winning
specimens will be forwarded to the
National Corn show for exhibition
later in the season.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14
EARLY MORNING FIRE
Boston People Routed Out Of Bed and
Big Department Store Burns.

BOSTON, Jan. 14.-Fireman ]. A.
Hackett was killed and two others
seriously injured and $150.000 dam
age done early this morning in fire
which destroyed the Bacon department
store and an apartment house adjoin-
ing.
With the temperature 10 below zero,
rs persons were driven to the street
in their night clothing.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14

Big Bill Edwards, formerly street
cleaning commissioner of New York,
has accepted job as manager of a
company which has the contract to
keep the streets of Newark, N. j., clean.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14
Three Men Killed.

MULBERRY, Kan, Jan. 14-By the
swapping of a cable, the cage in which
six men were descending in the Spen-
cer-Newell coal mine, fell 100 feet.
Three of the occupants were killed.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14
CHINESE REFORM
WAS DISCUSSED
PROMINENT MISSIONARY, % YEARS
AT HUMAN, VISITED MOSCOW ,
AND LECTURED.
Rev. Lingle Was Guest Of Moscow
Presbyterians and Gave Several
Entertaining Talks on His Work.

Moscow Presbyterians yesterday
had share in the China campaign
which the foreign missionary board OF
that church, is carrying on through
out the United States. Almost two
years ago, the Presbyterian general as
sembly decided to send, within three
years, a hundred new men to China
and raise $750,O00 for additional equip
ment of missionary work in that
country.
Rev. w. H. Lingle, who has been
for 23 years missionary in the prov
ince of Human, yesterday afternoon,
spoke to an audience of 70 women at
the regular monthly missionary tea,
at the home of Mrs. NJ E. Lewis At
$3.50 p. m. he again spoke to Al men
lat brotherhood dinner. The dinner
was prepared by the women of the
church and served by six young men,
members of Mrs. Rae's Sunday school
class. AT s p. m. Mr. Lingle address
ed popular meeting in the church
auditorium. This morning at o'clock
he spoke to the high school students
and later to the university students at
assembly.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14

Washington is said to be in the
throes of a petticoat war owing to the
inability of society leaders to settle the
question of rank.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14
SUED RAILROAD
FOR LARGE sum
l.. A. C0MPEAU WANTS $4,000 DAM
AGES FOR ALLEGED
INJURIES.
w. |. & Nj. Railway Defendant-Dam-
age Suit Against DR.. Foster for
$4,000 Dismissed Today.

Alleging in a complaint that by rea-
son of injuries received which will
prevent him from performing manual
labor for long time, said injuries re-
ceived because of alleged negligence
on the part of the defendant, Louis A.
Compeau in complaint filed in the
district court would take as a balm
the sum of $4,000 damages. The de-
fendant in the action is the Washing
ton, Idaho and Montana Railway COM
pany. William E. Lee is attorney for
the plaintiff.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14
PROBLEMS OF TAXATION
DRAWS A LARGE CROWD
CIVIC COMMITTEE OF THE CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE SUBMITTED REPORT LAST NIGHT.
INVESTIGATION
In General Summary Declares that People and Not
County Officials Are at Fault for High
Taxation.

and as to how we have made no
specific recommendations We have
endeavored to point. out what repre-
sents good business management and
show that our public business is not
so conducted and that it is impossi-
Bile to do so as long as we look to
the legislature to govern our affairs
and have our matter of business man
agement tangled up in questions of
politics.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14

There were many Latah county res
idents from out of town present and
the reading of the report by L. F.
Parsons was listened to with much in
terest. On motion of W. NJ Morgan
a vote of thanks was extended the
committee. The committee was con-
tinued with a request for a final re-
port. The board is now taking steps
to have the report published.
Previous to the general meeting
there was a club dinner at the X. of
p. hall where about 100 were present.
A number of short addresses were
made but no general business trans
acted
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14
Want Better Basis.

That We believe that something
can be done in the way of placing the
matters pertaining to our roads upon
a better business basis and suggest
the employment of a competent road
builder and business manager for the
handling of our entire road system.
That the cost of educating our
children is too great, and that we be-
lieve that this cost can be reduced
provided that the matter is thoroughly
studied from a business point of
view"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14
Employed as Pitman.

The plaintiff in the action was en-
ployed as pitman on steam shovel
gang on the railroad of the defendant
when on November 81, 1913, while en-
lmiliar with the danger attendant, suf-
fered injuries from the fall of mass
of earth which prostrated his body.
He alleges the engineer in charge. r.
l.. Purcell, failed to warn him of the
danger and that said Purcell as agent
for the company was negligent. He
claims that the mental anguish and
nervous disorder together with the
breaking of his left leg has left him
in such shape that he is almost to-
tally disabled.
End of Foster Case.
There was a sudden ending of the
$4,000 damage suit against Robert
Foster of Charleston in which Fred
Petrick of Juliaetta was plaintiff,
when the district court called the
case for trial today, a special jury
having been summoned to try the
case for the third time. The plaintiff
had alleged malpractice on the part
of the defendant and at two different
trials the juries failed to agree. This
the plaintiff failed to put IL
an appearance and on motion of Will
Judge Steele dismissed the action and
the jury was discharged
Judge Steele is now closing the La
tab term of court and expects to leave
for Grangeville the latter part of this
week to open the Idaho county term.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-01-14

That the excessive taxation the past
| year in Latah county is due to the
people themselves and not to any ac-
| ton of county officials, recommend
ing the adoption of a better basis on
which to secure a minimum taxation
and going exhaustively into the gist
of the taxation problem in the coun-
ty marked the important features of
the extensive report submitted to q
large audience of Latah county tax
payers last night by the civic COM
mittee of the chamber of commerce
which has been working on the report
for some time. The committee is com
posed of c. l.. Butterfield, Dr.. f. L.
Barrows, and L. F. Parsons and the
report was submitted at a meeting
held at Guild hall which was packed
to capacity by persons who were anx
ious to learn of the problems of tax
alton.