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put into Jail by the local authorities. He
was subsequently released and a nominal
punishment inflicted upon the officer who
had arrested him, but II was significant
that an orderly from the fleet OF the
United States was picked out from the
tmany persons who are constantly going
ashore on various errands from the many
warships In the harbor, representing sew
eral nations,
Most serious of ALL the officials In
charge OF the telegraph Office AT Mexico
city presumed to withhold an official
despatch of the Government OF the United
States to its embassy at Mexico city until
1t should have been sent to the censor
and his permission received to deliver It
and gave the despatch into the hands OF
the Charge d'Afaires OF the United States
only upon his personal and emphatic de-
mand. he having In the meantime learned
through other channels that despatch
had been sent him which he had not re.
ceived
"It cannot but strike any one who has
watched the course of events In Mexico Is
significant that untOward Incidents such
~ these have not occurred In any case
where representatives Of other GOvern-
ments were concerned. bat only In deal
inRs with representatives OF the Govern.
ment of the United states, and that there
has been no occasion for other Govern
ments TO call attention TO such matters
or 10 ask for apologies
These repeated offences against the
rights aud dignity OF the United States.
offences not duplicated in regard to the
representatives OF other Governments, have
necessarily made tho impression that the
Government OF the United States was
singled out for manifestations Of III will
and contempt.
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Believe Sanction of Congress
Is Not Needed for Blockade
Washington Experts Cite Many Precedents for
Action by Atlantic Fleet at Tampico
and Vera Cruz

WAsHiNGToN. April 15.--While really
ing that the blockade of Mexican ports
and the seizure of custom houses will be
likely TO lead to war; authorities here con-
tended to-day that there were many prec-
edents to show that the plan of campaign
now contemplated in Mexico would not in
itself constitute declaration of war. The
fear is. however. that In any blockade or
seizure of Mexican ports there will be
shots fired and blood shed. leading inevi-
tably to an open declaration Of hostiii-
ties.
State Department officials and others
were busy to-day looking up so-calied
precedents for tho programme about to
be inaugurated by this Government.
1t has often happened that powerful
nation has found itself compelled when
dealing with weak yet bellicose coun-
try to so to the length of shutting Off
the ports of that nation from intercourse
of any sort with the outside world with
out open display of hostility except the
presence OF commanding force Fur
Their, the landing of marines to police and
protect the property of tho interested ma
tionals or of neutrals and IN certain in
stances the bombardment OF the Offend
ing port have been resorted to without open
war having been declared or the neces- =.
sity for formal conclusion of peace being
considered necessary after quiet had been
restored.
Need Of sanction Questioned.
The necessity even for Congressional
sanction to peaceful blockade" of the
ports Of Mexico in the present juncture
Is questioned in Washington. At the
same time II 10 also questioned whether
1t Will be necessary for Congress to au-
thorize the landing OF marines Prece-
dents disclose that a peaceful blockade
has usually been effected solely for the
purpose of redress for injuries, and in
recent times has frequently been en-
ployed where at an earlier period Of his
tory there would have been actual war
Also peaceful blockades have affected only
the commercial intercourse of the States
Immediately concerned.
1t is the contention OF many interna-
tional lawyers that inasmuch IS a peace
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The President discussed in detail ,hrc,
insults which have resulted in his de.
termination to compel the Government of
Mexico to salute the Stars and Stripes
IN apoloSI These were the arrest or
hurla'k"is ~ Tampico. the arrest OF a
mal orderly IT No'n cruz and the holding
up or an Official despatch to chars.
u Nnali"s . ShaughneH,, ~ Mexico CITY
The President told his visitors thai h.
was informed that the representations
made By huorta with regard to TIE ar.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
PROTOCOL IS SIGNED
THAT PROMISES PEACE
PROVIDES THAT NEW GOVERN
MENT SHALL BE CONSTITUTE
ED IN MEXICO.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
NIAGARA Falls, Ont.-Delegates HUN
the United States and the Huerta gov
eminent Friday formally affixed the.r
signatures in the presence OF i've
three mediators to the first protocol
Of the series, through which it IS mop
ed to restore peace in Mexico. the
agreement as to the manner OF trans
ferring executive power from Huerta
to the new provisional government
provisional government provides that:
A government is to be constituted
in Mexico of character to be later
provided which shall be recognized by
the United States (date to be fixed)
and which from that day forward shall
exercise public functions until there
shall be inaugurated constitutional
presid1t.
The protocol makes no mention OF
General Huerta as the provislo1a!
president, and it omits the method Of
transfer which the Mexican delegates
and mediators suggested and to whf:s'
the United States objected on the
ground that it's retention would be
equivalent to recognition of Huerta
.ssp The Mexiean delegates are satisfied
because the protocol does not specifi.
cally deny Huerta's right to name as
mizister of foreign affairs the man
chosen here for provisional preside.l.
1t is not considered probable, however
that the new provisional president
who is likely to be Constitutionalist
would take the executive power direct
ly from Huerta, but he might do SO
from some other individual whom
Huerta might leave in authority.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
TILLMAN SCORES PRESIDENT
Declares That Tolls Question Should
Not Have Been Brought Up Now.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
-yvvFasifng ton.-Senator Tillman OF
South Carolina made an unusual
speech, vigorously criticising the presi-
dent for bringing up the tolls issue
before the country at this time and en-
dangering the chances of the Demo
cratic party in congressional elections
next fall.
Senator Tillman announced he would
vote for repeal only because he felt
the South Carolina Democratic con.
vention had freed him from the tolls
joker in the Baltimore platform.
1T staggers my common sense and
have been unable to understand just
why he projected the fight on his
party at this time," said the senator.
1T is of great importance to the Demo.
cratic party to control the house at
the next election and I believe the
president should have kept quiet until
the election was over"
Until this issue was pressed to the
front the course of Democracy had
been onward and upward" Senator
Tillman declared. There are so many
things of more Importance that the
Democrats ought to do that l must
say in my opinion it was great blum.
der on the part of the president. The
Democratic party, instead of present
ing a solid united front. is split into
contending factions"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
NINE SCHUMANN HEINK
Is GRANTED A DIVORCE
HUSBANDS LETTERS TO NEW
YORK WOMAN WE'RE FEAT.
URES OF THE TRIAL.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
ChicagO.-Mme. Ernestine Schuman'
Heink was granted a divorce from her
husband, William Rapp Jr., whose ad-
dent epistles to Mrs. Catherine Dean
of New York were the sensation of the
suit.
The victory for the famous contralto
came when Superior Judge Sullivan
instructed the jury to return verdict
in favor of the complainant
The divorce hearing was marked
principally by the emotional letters
written by Rapp to Mrs. Catherine
Dean of New York. No attempt was
made to contradict the authenticity of
the letters credited to Rapp, and the
evidence of the defence failed to show
moral obliquity on the part of the
opera singer.
Nine. Schumann-Heink showed her
JOY at the verdict.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
SUFFRAGE BILL Is PASSED
Louisiana Legislature Recommends
the Passage Of Measure.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Baton Rouge, lathe bill provid.
ing for the submission to the voters
Of Louisiana of a constitutional
amendment permitting women to
serve as members of public bodies,
was recommended for passage by the
Senate Joint Judiciary Committee.
The vote indicate a change of senti-
ment from two years ago, when an
identical amendment passed the Sem
ate by one vote and was later defeated
by narrow margin at the polls.
Before the committee Miss Jean
Gordon of New Orleans, widely known
suffragist and club woman, declared
that a fraudulent count had been reg.
istered in New Orleans against the
1912 amendment in some instances.
I'm one precinct" said Miss Gordon
the vote was ITO for and 6 against
The return was for and 10 against
They just switched it around"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
seeedina Miners In a Riot.

Butte, Manufacturing by seeding
miuers of the local union of the West
enr Federation of Miners continued all
Saturday night and Sunday. After dy-
namiting and looting the safe of the
local union many of the 1000 revolt.
ers against extra assessments and the
card system of the union continued to
parade the streets. Dynamite was ex.
ploded under the home of P. L. Sulli-
van, an officer of the miners union,
and the seceders vowed a new union
would be formed By the ]. W. w.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
RAGING BILL IS
GIVEN ITS QU|E1US
VOTE WAS IS TO so ON A MOTION
TO INDEFINITELY POST
PONE 1T.
IS EQUIVALENT TO KILLING
Rheinhardt Bill, introduced to Regu-
late and Restore the Sport, Pro-
vided for Pari-Mutual System.

Western Newspaper Union News Se-rfce
Baton Rouge.-Attended by excite.
ment not witnessed here in years over
a measure i'm the Legislature, the LOU
isiana House of Representatives Tues
day at 500 o'clock defeated the bill
that would have made horse racing in
Louisiana possible. The vote was 55
to so on a motion to indefinitely post
pone, and was equivalent to killing
the bill outright. Only five members
of the house were absent.
Those for and against the measure
had sent workers from all sections OF
the state to Baton Rouge, and this
force was augmented by the arrival
here of a special train bearing almost
200 men from New Orleans. These
were working for the bill
At each session of the Legislature
since 1908, when horse race gambling
was abolished in Louisiana, there has
been talk of introducing bill to regu-
late and restore the sport. Not until
this session was such a bill put for
ward, however. Four weeks ago the
Reinhardt bill was introduced. At
first it was not generally taken Sc
riously because even many of those
who favored it did not think it had q
chance. It's friends began to grow
in numbers, however, until the whole
state was aroused. The brief cam
paign for and against it was marked
by three mass-meetings in New Or.
leans, two for and one against it:
Women's organizations took action,
and ministers preached about it.
Those against the bill made no at
tempt to marshal their forces to win
in the preliminary votes. but waited
until Tuesday, when a motion was
made to advance it to third reading
and passage. This was amended to
Indefinitely postpone and the amend.
ment carried.
The Reinhardt bill provided for the
pari-mutual system of betting and a
state commission to govern races.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
WILSON HAS WON
ANOTHER VICTORY
SENATE PASSED REPEAL BILL
AND HOUSE ADOPTED SEN
ATE AMENDMENT.
NEAR FIGHT IN The SENATE
Senators Vardaman and West Almost
Come to Blows Over Charges Of
Improper Influences.

Western Newspaper Union News Service


Washington Repeal of Panama
canal tolls exemption for American
coastwise shipping passed the Senate
Thursday by a vote Of 80 to 35.
The long and bitter fight in Con
gress came to an end Friday when the
house, after brief debate and withclt
the Formally of a conference, acceptc!
by a vote of PIG to Il, the Senate
amendment specifically reserving al.
rights the United States may have
under the Hay-Pauncefote treaty or
otherwise.
Before Concurring in the Senate
amendment the house voted down, III
to 1OS, a proposal advanced by Repre-
sentative Moss Of Virginia at attach
to the repeal a flat declaration of the
right of the United States to exempt
its vessels from tolls and of the SOY.
ereignty of the United States over the
canal zone.
Representative Underwood, the DEM.
ocratic leader, although he voted for
the amendment, said Congress should
never have made this "un-American
surrender and called the amendment.
ineffective and negative"
In the Senate Thursday apparently
only the interference of Senators Ash
urst and the presence of the sergeant.
alarms prevented physical encoun-
ter between Senators Vardaman end
West. 1t all lasted less than minute
but in that time the Senate livened
up and displayed an interest in things
such as has not been evident for
weeks.
The trouble started after a bitter
exchange between Senator Vardaman
and Senator Jones, who had vigorous
ly criticised the Mississippi senator
and in turn had been told that he was
not stating the truth.
When Senator Vardaman sat down
Senator West also entered a protest
against the recent charge of Senator
Vardaman that those who voted for
the repeal bill are guilty of treachery
to the Democratic party. He referred
to the charge that the "Car1egs t GSsr :,
dation had expended $4,000 to boost
the repeal bill"
"Who knows added the Georgian.
"but what the shipping interests have
spent 100000 to defeat this bill"
"Have you been offered any?" asked
Vardaman. AS he spoke he rose to his
feet and started toward the Georgia
senator.
Don't you say that to me-" sail
Senator West, shaking his head anu
lifting his arms.
WELL" said Senator Vardaman, al.
vancing with his arm half raised, "you
are making an intimation that some
body else has been influenced.n
BY this time the two senators were
only few feet apart, but Senator Ash.
urst one of the biggest men in the
Senate, had stepped between them
He laid his left arm across Senator
Vardaman's chest and extended his
right toward the Georgian and tried
to pacify them but they kent talk.
Ing. Peace was finally restored with.
out any blows.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
CALIFORNIA HAS
ACTIVE VOLCANO
ERUPTION OF SMOKE AND ASHES
FROM CRATER OF MT.
LASSEN.
ONE ZIMMERMAN IS KILLED
Crushed to Death by Rock Thrown
From Fissure in Mountain, and
Another Driven Insane.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Redding, Cal-Mount Lassen finally
er,lpted with volcanic fire Sunday and
one man is reported killed, one injur-
ed and one driven temporarily insane
as q result of the terrific outburst from
the crater which had been latent for
many years.
The eruption lasted 80 minutes. The
crater has been greatly damaged by
the latest outbreak. The pillar OF
smoke was seen in towns 80 miles
distant
Lansing Graham, a lumberman from
Viola, Cal, was crushed by rock
blown from the fissure in the noun
tain. His eight companions fled when
they saw that Graham had been kill
ed. One of the other observers, 1t IS
said, was seriously injured. Graham,
according to the report, was struck on
the head by rock and crushed to
death. His companions, including the
wounded man, fled from the scene as
rapidly as possible. The report ad-
ded that one of the men later became
denented. Two others are said to be
missing.
Two eruptions occurred on Mount
Lassen Sunday. The second outburst
shot huge column of dense black
smoke, steam and ashes 1000 feet
into the air. The pillar of smoke was
watched from towns 80 miles distant.
Through the middle of the day the
crater was quiescent, but at Z p. m.
a second funnel of smoke and ashes
shot skyward. 1t was larger in volume
than the morning explosion.
Sundays eruption was more violent
than any since the volcanic nature OF
the peak became evident recently af-
ter rest of many years, and was re-
markable for the quantity of smoke and
mineral substance which burst from
the mountain. The heavy cloud was
blown northward for several miles.
The entire snow-capped peak has been
blanketed with ashes.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
CHICAGO Banks Are Closed,

Chicago.-Four state banks, tho
most important having for its presi-
dent William Lorimer, unseated from
the United States Senate, were closet
by the State Banking Department.
They are the LaSalle Street Trust and
Savings bank, the Broadway State
bank, the Illinois State bank and tne
Ashland-Twelfth Street State bank.
known as the Lorimer-Munday chain
of banks. The LaSalle Street bank
was the main institution. The banks
have deposits of s6,41l,997.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
FEDERATION FOR SUFFRAGE
Fight of Twenty Years to Break Down
the Constitutional Inhibition.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Chicago.-The principles of woman's
suffrage was endorsed by the General
Federation of Women's Clubs. BY this
action a 20-year fight by the suffra-
gists to break down the federations
sensational bar on political and re-
ligious subjects was successful.
The actual operation required less
than five minutes. The motion was
made by Mrs. E. G. Denniston Of San
Francisco, chairman of the Resolu-
lions Committee.
When the question was put. there
was a chorus of ayes" but scattering
negatives were plainly heard. While
Mrs. Percy v. Pennbacker was declar-
ing the motion carried and pounding
with her gavel for order there were
tears in many eyes. Then in distant
gallery, to which the Illinois delega.
ton as hostess had consigned itself,
the, women raised their voices above
the tumult In the Battle Hymn of
the Republic"
The resolution follows:
Whereas, the question of political
equality of men and women is today
a vital problem under discussion
throughout the civilized world;
Resolved, That the General FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs give the cause
of political equality its moral support
by recording its earnest belief in the
principles of political equity regard.
less of SEX"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
Kermit Roosevelt Marriad

Madrid The religious wedding
ceremony of Kermit Roosevelt, son Of
col. Theodore Roosevelt, and Miss
Belle Wyatt Willard, daughter Of An.
bassador Willard, was performed
Thursday in the chapel of the british
embassy here. The ceremony was per.
formed by the Rev. DR.. samuel Wat.
son. rector of the American church Of
the Holy Trinity at Paris, assisted by
the Rev. Herbert Brown of the Britisi,
embassy chapel here. Col. Roosevelt
and Mrs. Longworth were present
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
AN ALLEGED KIDNAPPING
6eulah Jones, Negroes, Says She Wa.
Taken to Hot Springs.

Wes'"rn Newspaper Union News Service
Shreveport La.-Beulah Jones, ne.
gress, whose evidence was the princi-
pal testimony Of the prosecution in
the case of Austin Caldwell, charged
with the murder of Susie Parks, told
the court that she was kidnaped and
forcibly removed from Louisiana to
Hot Springs, where she escaped from
her two captors in time to return here
as witness.
Joe Caldwell and another negro, she
testified, took her to Hot Springs.
The prosecution attempted strenuous.
ly to exclude this testimony. Cald.
well was acquitted.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
Carranza and Villa M,,,

Ell Paso, Texas.-Delay is tho h.,,.
OF Carranza's policy. An only menace
TO this supposed plan was the rum,,
s snat the long expected estrangemvn..
between O's,n'e C., carransa and Villa is near
crisis Villa, to whose credit Is siven
nearly all the recent successes Of tine
r re aoina has has remained at Torrecn.
lake tacatecas. Villa has shown grea /.
:. at Carranza's recent O. a,,,.
terra appointment ~ the MA
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
Methodist Sky-Scraper.

Chicago.-The Methodist Episcopal
church will build a 100000 skyscrap-
er at Washington and Clark streets in
the heart of the downtown district.
The building will be on the site Of the
historic First M. E. church, and will
contain a new First church, a book
store and offices of the Methodist
hook concern. Two hundred thousand
dollars additional will be expended in
the erection of printing plant in one
If the manufacturing districts of the
c;tv Work is to commence soon.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
Would Impeach Federal JUDGE.

Washington Resolutions of i'm.
parchment against Federal District
Judge Aston G. Dayton of West Wiz.
ginia were introduced in the house
and without opposition was referred
to the Judiciary Committee Rem.
resentative Nicely made the following
charges: That Judge Dayton assisted
his son, Arthur Dayton, a young at.
torney, in preparations of numerous
cases against a certain corporation
for which Arthur Dayton is attorney
which cases were tried before him
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
Thousands Needed in the Fields.

MISUNDERSTANDING that within
a month there will be more jobs in the
United States than men, Secretary OF
Labor Wilson hopes to solve the prob
lem of getting men to fill the places.
His forecast was based upon the bum,
per wheat crop, revival of business III
the iron trade, in mining and in the
textile industry.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
Few Mexican Survivors.

Chillicothe. Ohio.-Of the thousands
of soldiers who crossed the plains of
Mexico with General Taylor and Gen.
eral Scott only six were here Tuesday
to attend the national reunion of sur
vivors of the war with Mexico. The
president of the association, Captain
John A. Fisher, a resident of Chilli
Gothic, is past 80 years of age and
blind was unable to deliver a formal
address. Practically all of those in
attendance are from this vicinity.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
Gave Her Life for Her Child.

Baltimore, Md-Stricken with heart
failure as she plunged into the Severn
river in a effort 10 save her eight
year-old daughter, Mrs. Clara Boone
Hopkins of Ruxton, sister of William
S. Boone of Little Rock, lost her life
at the home of E. B. Hayward, near
Annapolis Saturday night. Mrs. Hop
kins with her daughter, Melanie Car.
roll Hopkins, for whom she gave her
life, had gone to the Hayward home
to spend month. Mr.. Hayward res.
cued the child from drowning.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19

Baton Rouge.-The bill calling for
a Louisiana exhibit at the San Fran
cisco Exposition, which has been kept
under cover for the last three weeks
while sentiment was being created for
it, saw the light of day in the house.
Representative Butler stands as it's
sponsor.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
Board of Health Bill Defeated

Baton Rouge.-A deathblow was
dealt the State Board of Health bill
fathered by Leon Locke, which sought
to bring embalmers and funeral d.
rectors, oculists, BARRIERS, manicurists
and plumbers under the regulation OF
the State Board of Health, by the
House Committee on Health and Quar-.
antine. Upon motion of Representa-.
tive Claiborne, the bill was reported
unfavorably by a unanimous vote.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
Against Oil Compe+itjon

Washington.-Unfair practices and
competition by pipe line companies
engaged in interstate transportation of
Oil or gas are made unlawful bv an
amendment to the Covington trade
commission bill offered by Senator
Gore before the Senate Interstate Com,
merce Committee.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19
TO Test Sunday Baseball Law.

Observation-Disclosures by Mayor
Preston's veto last week of an ordi.
nance legalizing Sunday baseball, the
Sunday Amateur Baseball Association
made test case Sunday by arranging
with the Police Department to break
up game begun after a permit had
been refused. The police arrested two
players.