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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
MEXICAN DELEGATES DEPART ID ATTEND MEDIATION MEETING Preparations to Reinforce Funston Continue-NO
 Warlike Develop
 mentS
AMMUNITION NOT
 LANDED BY STEAMER
Return of German Ship Relieves Threatening Cloud-No Announce ment Yet As to American
 Delegates to Conference

Washington, May 0.-The opening of the Mexican mediation conference nt Niagara Fallsson the scheduled date May 1s-was assured t,day when word vas received of the departure of the Mexican delegates from Mexico City for the conference.
 Preparations for dispatchng reinforce ments to General Funston at Vera Cruz, should such a movement become neces- sary, went forward steadily today work on F transports to carry troops, horses and supplies being pushed, but no war like development occurred. The military apparently is being kept well in leash to avoid embarrassing the mediation nego- tiations
 threatening cloud disappeared from the diplomatic horizon when the German steamer Kron Prinzessi, Cecilie, reported to be carrying arms and ammunitions for Huerta, returned to Vera Cruz with out debarking her war stores at Puerto Mexico. and it was announced that the muni.ions on this and a second German D
 
 te Germany. The possibility either of a seizure or blockade of Puerto Mexico, or of an ast perhaps interrretable as a vio- lation of the military statue quo in favor of Huerta thereby was eliminated.
 Name Delegates Monday
 No announcement regarding the Amer ican delegates to the conference was made today, but Justice Lamar of the United States supreme court and Frederick w. Lehman of St. Louis, former solicitor general, mentioned as possible delegates conferred with President Wilson. It was thought the delegates would be named not later than Monday.
 Secretaries Bryan and Garrison con- ferred with the President today but de- clined to discuss military or diplomatic developments. Secretary Daniels was on the presidential yacht Mayfiower, which. with the funeral ship Montana, is steam ing to New York.
 The South American mediators, it is un- derstood, see nothing on the horizon to check the beginning of formal proceedings May IS. Huerta's delegates are expected to come to Washington from Key West or Galveston and arrive here about the middle of next week. The possibility that they may be rendered passage on an American warship from Vera Cruz was mentioned.
 May Leave Saturday sAN The three South American nediators probably will leave Washington for Mi agara Falls next Saturday. The three en- voys held their customary sessions to- day and also called on Secretary Bryan. Among the suggestions sent to the me- dia fors for the solution of the Mexjca n tangle is printed pamphlet from a prominent Mexican reviewing the entire situation and proposing the convoca ton of a congress of peace.
 The war department voday completed its preparations for army movements. including the reinforcement of General -aufim,nad m Ras> T...A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
CATAN|A, SICILY,
 SCENE OF DEATH
 AND DEVASTATION Villages Leveled By Shock and Wounded Mingle
 With Mass of Ruins
MANY INJURED
 STILL IN DEBRIS
Most Victims Are Women and Chil- dren--Men, Wild With Grief, At tack Debris With Bare Hands.
 Rescuers At Work

Catanis, Sicily. May s.--A grent earthquake last night brought death and destruction to many villages near Mount Eta. The number of dcnd m to with about sno injured. A large part of the devastated territory has not been Inspected.
 The affected zone extends from zaf- farana, the highest village on Mount Etna. to the sea, between Aci Reale, on the south and Clare on the north. It includes Iinera. the center of the disturbance: Pisano and Santa yener. Ina. In Lnera alone i10 persons were Killed and 800 injured. In Bongiardo "a dead and 27 injured have been taken from tho ruins. At Cozentini IS were killed and many injured These Villages and many smaller places were llevelled.
 Desolated Spectacle The entire district today presented spectacle of desolation, ruin and death. Many of the injured had not been taken | from the debris. All train service has been abandoned owing to the collapse of bridges, broken tracks and obstruet- ed tunnels.
 For centuries this region has suf- Tered from earthquakes, owing to the lacnvity Of Mount Etna. Yet it Is bthickly populated, as the land is fer. tile. vineyards growing with little at tention. Near the central point of the disturbance dozens of bodies were ly- ing along the road. Many were unrec- ognizable, as they were badly crush cd. The injured lay in the open, awaiting assistance which has been sent 10 | them.
 Where Linera stood is mass of ruins. Those houses which did mt col lapse entirely were so broken as fo emphasize the completeness of the dis aster. The village consisted of about 500 inhabitants. Most of the people es caped because the shock occurredsS when the men and some of the women were working in tho fields. From the 1 vineyards they saw their houses faii- 1 Ing and when they arrived. breathless at their homes, they found only wreck nge with some of their people buried beneath.
 Wild With Grief | This accounts for the fact that most
 
 and children The men, wild with ter TOT and grief attacked the debris with their bare hands in an effort to save their families.
 | Generals Trabucchi and Moccasatta are In command of the work of res cue, which is being expeditiously per- formed by soldiers, firemen policemen and Rcd Cross volunteers, 1t is ex- lpected, however, that weeks will pass before the full extent of the disaster can be ascertained, as it is believed many peasants are buried under their homes in the Isolated country districts Late reports from tho stricken dis trtct add to the death list. At Passo Poino 12 persons were killed: at Ma lati, 12; at santa veneri, 6; santa 'reela, 3 santa Maria Vergine. s Gar bati. {.
 | At Catania the strongest shock last ed six seconds. Electric lights were ex- ! tinguished and the street railways We're put out of service. The people | >~-~-~~--~~~~~~~~~~~-~ (Continued on Page Tenb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
REFUSE REQUEST TO ESTABLISH
 MOURNING PICKET

Chicago. May A request from Upton Sinclair that the socialist party establish mourning pickets befqIe Standard oil off, Aces in this city .and~.fsewhere was re- jected by the national executive com mittee of the party. The committee is- sued a statement saying that the social ist policy was to attack the capitalist system and not individual capitalists.
 Mere bitter resentment or hostile dem- onstrations against certain individuals will obscure the real issue.'' declared resolu- tlons passed by the executive commit tee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
MILLIONAIRE
 SUICIDES WITH RIFLE
Charles W. Post Kills Himself While Temporarily Insane Ac cording to Physician--Had Fought Against Incln-
 ation to Suicide for Sometime

Santa Barbara, Cal. May s.-Charies W. Post. wealthy cereal food manufacturer of Battle Creek, Mich, today shot him. self to death with rife while tempora- rily insane. according to testimony of his hysician, Dr, J, c. Bainbridge. offered at an inquest held shortly after the traE- edy The verdict of the corener's Jury was noncomnittai. holding that Mir, Post died from the effects of Eunshot wound.
 Mir Post recently made a hurried trip to Rschsster. Minn.. to undergo q majsr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10

operation to save his life He had been in nervous state since his return to California and had fought against an in- clination to suicide for sometime. accord ing to the testimony of Miss Ella Ben son. his nurse,
 MT, Post today asked the nurse to leave him alone for short time, In a few minutes shot was heard and on en- tering the room, the nurse found Mir Post op the bed with a rife. The posi- tion of the body and the weapon indl- cated that the man had placed the nun Hle in his mouth and pulled the trigger with his foot. Death was Instantaneous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10

tconti.ned 2 Pass rwo.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
Constituti0nalists Reported Preparing to Make Des- perate Effort to
 Capture Port
MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PROTECT PROPERTY
Rebels Request Citizens Be Removed. Two Americans and One English- man Killed Near Guadalajara
 By Mexicans

Washington, May 9.-killing of two British and two American mine
 officials by Mexican federals near Guadalajara was reported to the Brit ish embassy here late tonight by the British vice consul at Guadalajara.
 Washington, May 9.-Unofficial re-
 ports reaching Secretary Bryan to- night that Richard Harding Davis and Medill Mccormick, American newspa- per writers, were under arrest at Mex ico City, caused the Secretary to ask
 for an inquiry through the Brazilian ambassador No official news of the
 reported arrests has reached the state
 department.
 l Washington, May 9.--At i,f5 o'clock this morning Acting Secretary of Navy
 Roosevelt instructed Rear Admiral
 Mayo to remove all Americans from
 Tampico and vicinity because of the
 danger from the impending attnck on
 the city by constitutionnlists. The ad-
 mirnI was ordered to advise the Amer
 iesp consular force nt Tnmpico to co-
 operate with him.
 Washington. May o.. Rear Admira
 Mayo at 'rampico reported late tonight 1 that the constitutionalists we're prepar. ling to make a desperate effort to cap
 ture that port immediately from tht
 Mexican federal troops
 l Admiral Mayo said he was in receipt I of reliable information that the consti- Itutionalists were ready to lombard l Tampico as soon as their artillery is placed in position, and that it was re- ported the rebel forces numbered more than 5000 men. The admiral said the rebel leaders had requested all Amer ican citizens to Be removed immediately from Tampico, the constitutionalists
 basing their request on the fear that
 Americans in the city would be In dan ger of maltreatment by the federals. Try to Protect Foreigners Every effort to protect foreign prop erty Is said to have been made by the constitutionalist forces. The admiral further announced that he was in-
 formed that the federal general, Cabal- leros. had published in bulletin form the entire correspondence between the American officers and the federals re- garding the protection of foreign prop
 erty and enjoined his troops to use care
 to prevent all possible Injury to any such property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10

tContinued on Page Ten
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10


 Vera Cruz. May 9.--AIl attention on the main situation has turned to the condition of affairs in Mexico City, where the next scene in the interna- American and foreign observers.
 The outside world knows little of what is going on there. 1t is impos- sible for any correspondent in the capi- tai to send any but closely censored report Those from the outside who these are foreigners who go protected by passports-see evidences of such a tense situation that they do not think it safe to remain long and make only the most cursory observations.
 Refugees who arrived at Vera Cruz today and foreigners who have ven Itured to penetrate Huerta's stronghold. describe the capital as surcharged with intense apprehension, and despite Hu- erta's apparent confidence and the pur- suit of the daily routine there are signs of undercurrents of intrigues. To those who would bring to the world true picture of conditions the capital is vir- tually forbidden city.
 Dantin Reported Seized
 One traveller who returned today de- clared that Louis Dantin the only American remaining at the embassy when Charge O'Shaughnessy and his staff departed, had been seized by agents of Huerta and was in danger of execution when the British minister Sir Lionel Garden, interfered and ob- Ia ic al crix. h; ton in the British legaton.
 The arrest of Walter C. Whiffen, cor respondent of the Associated Press. and a Washington newspaper photographer A. ]. sutton, and their detention, while two Englishmen who were arrested with them were promptly released, has been taken as an added evidence cf Huerta's determination to take the most extreme measures before permit ting the rebels to acquire possession oi the capital In this connection various reports are current, ranging from threats to force an outside conflict to a fairly well authenticated report that Huerta has mined the national palace the postoffice, the department of com munications and other public buildings
 One man who has been residing in Mexico City estimates Huerta's forces there as probably not more than 5000 with no great supply of artillery and ammunition now. The troops about him however, are described as the flower of the army. Zapata, after a successful attack on Cuernavaca, Is re- ported to have moved his forces tc Ajusco. only few miles distant from the capital. The northern rebels are meeting with less and less resistance rom the discouraged federal comman. ~~~--~.>~>~--~-
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The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
BAUM MAKES KICK.

Sacramento, Cal, June 27.-President
Allan 7. Baum, OF the Pacific Coast
League, when told Of the third major
plans, said: when the Coast League
went back from its outlaw career into
the ranks Of organized baseball in lsos
II was with the definite understanding
that no other minor league would ever be
given a higher classification than the
Coast League. II the reports be correct
that the National Commission now pro-
poses to violate that promise by raising
the rating OF clubs in the International
League and American Association with
out giving the Coast League similar rec
ognition, We Will fight TO a finish for
our rights"
The Washington herald., 1914-06-28

Members Of the Bachelors Club will
hold their annual closed tennis tourney
the first week in July on the courts IN
Woodiey Park, and judging from the
great interest shown by the racketers, the
event will be big success. First and
second prizes win be awarded the win
ners IN the mems singles and mems dou-
bles.
The announcement of the new tennis
organization. known as the District of
Columbia Tennis Association, as stated
exclusively in The Herald a short while
ago. has created much interest among
the local followers Of the net game, espe-
cially members OF the Northwest Tennis
League. The plan OF handicapping the
players has met with popular favor. and
VIII undoubtedly be adopted at the frst
meeting OF the organization. to be held
The early part Of July.
Al w. Howard. captain OF the tsnais
The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
ON LOCAL TENNIS COURTS

team of Bachelors. VINO mas been spend
ing his vacation in San Francisco. Cal.
will return next Saturday. He will Inn
mediately resume his duties as captain
OF the club. and, with the assistance OF
Arthur HELEN, who has been acting
captain in his place. will arrange
schedule of inter-club matches with
Chevy Chase, Columbia, Baltimore Coun-
try Club, and other clubs.
Sixty-four racketers were entered in
the mems singles Of the Middle Atlantic
tourney. which was the largest number
ever received. As Harold E Doyle, of
Columbia. won the championship tropy
for the third time, the association will
put up a new cup next year.
Members Of the Columbia Country
Club will hold their annual fan invita-
ton tennis tournament about September
Is, and. according to A. Y.sLeech. jr..
nearly nifty raoketers viii be entered
The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
HOLD PRACTICE SWIM.

The first of the weekly practice swim
ming races for high school boys were
held yesterday In the pool OF the In
dustrial Home School Practice will con-
tinue daily at $50 p. m. The summaries:
5o-yard swim-won by E. Pennebaker;
second, Milstead: third, W. B. Penne-
baker Time p as minutes.
5-yard novice-Won by Jones; second,
Stetson; third, J. Pennebaker. Time, %
seconds.
lO0-yard swim-won by Jones; second,
Thompson: third. StetsOn. Time, l min
ute and % seconds.
r Plunge for distance-won by Milstead: /:
second, Jones; third, J. Pennebaker. Dis
tance, % feet.
g2O-yard swim-won by Thompson; sec
ond, Stetson: third, Milstead. Time. 4
minutes and 13 rs seconds.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
SILK o'IoUGHL1N TALKS.

Umpire Silk o'Loughlin has received
many hurts while standing behind the
catcher. The hardest blow. in his opin-
ion, was at Philadelphia q couple Of
seasons ago.
Walter johnson was pitching and the
batter hit a foul tip that caught me on
the arm" says Silk. "Johnson's speed
Is terrific enough. but add the speed Of
a foul tip to that and you can imagine
how felt I thought my arm had gone
with the ball to the grandstand.
For at least ten minutes my arm was
absolutely paralyzed. And for two
months I could still feel the effects Of
that terrible blow"
The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
JAKE GETS THE CAN.

In a recent game at Brooklyn. Red
Smith. at bat. requested Umpire Quigley
to get out OF the line Of his vision. al
leging that Quigley, from whei he stood
behind the pitcher. made IL impossible to
see the pitched ball Quigley refused.
and then Daubert took up Smiths argu-
ment for him and attempted to show
Quigiey that the request was q reason
able one. Thereupon Quigley put Dau-
bert out OF the game. the second time in
his big league career that Jake had ever
been benched by an umpire.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
THE CHANGES OF TINE.

In the year 1880 that Jennings chose to
break into the national pastime. George
StallinCs was catching In the Atlantic
Association. John McGraw was in the
New York and Pennsylvania League.
Connie Mack was with the Brotherhood.
and Bill Dahlen was with the Cobleskin
club, of the New York League.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
NEW YoRNsTATE LEAGUE.

Flnt game-Utiea. 5; Scranton l. ~
sec1Dd game-Utlca, 6; scTantou, O. tseEen IN
niugs. agreenent)
First Rzms-syrAcIse o; wilkeSbane. l.
seeund sane-syncnss. 6; wIRssbsrs. CssTen
innings, anremcntl
Elmira, o; Albany. l.
Binghamton, Z; Troy o.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
YANKEES WILL PLAY TODAY.

The Yankee A. c. will meet the Sham
rock Midgets at 2 o'clock on the Seven
teenth and D street diamond southeast.
The Yankees would like to arrange
games with all fast sixteen-year-old
teams in or out the District. Address
J. H. Robinson, manager, 1886 E street
northwest.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
VETERAN PLAYER DIES.

Paterson, n. J., June E.-James Pat
rick Tuohy, an old-time ball player,
who played first base for New Orleans
from lSSS to 1892, died here Of apoplexy.
He had been in various minor league
teams, and was at one time considered
one of the best catchers In the minors.
Al the time Of his death he was in the
saIoon business
The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
REDS BUY CATCHER GLoCKs0N.

Newport News. Va, June G.-Catcher
Norman S. GIockson, Of the local Vir-
ginia League team, has been sold to the
Cincinnati National League club, IL was
announced. Glockson will report to Man
ager Herzog At the close Of the Vir-
ginia League season The price paid was
not made public.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
AMERIcAN AssocIAr1oN.

First gAme-LouisTiIle. S; indianapolis, l.
seuoad game-Louisville. 's; Indianapolis. Q.
Minneapolis. 7; Kansas City. Is.
ST. Paul. L; Milwaukee. }
Columbus. Z; Cleveland, 5. sixteen inningAl
The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
INJUNCTION BILL POSTPONED.

Chicago, H.. June 1.-THE Federal
Leagues suit TO enjoin Pitcher Blandtng.
of the Cleveland Americans, which was
to have been completed here on June 10,
was continued to July Is.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
AMERICAN WOMAN WINS.

Wimbledon, Eng. June g7.-Miss Ellza-
beth Ryan, OF Santa Monica. Cal, de-
feated Mrs. Grundall Plunlset today In
the ladies' singles OF the tennis cham
plonshIp tournament
The Washington herald., 1914-06-28

Catcher Billy Earle
Helped DiSc0per Grif
Veteran Talks About Old Fox and His Famon.
Drop BaH'-Says Bill Lange Was As
Good as the Great Ty Cobb.

Lange did not turn out to be great
ball player and make good within a few
weeks, that / would pay the players ex-
penses from Seattle to Chicago out Of
my own pocket
81 also informed the famous White
Sox leader that we had q young fellow
named Clark Grifith In our league, pitch
ing for the Tacoma club, and that Grinith
had the most wonderful drop bali OF any
pitcher IN that section OF the country.
Anson grabbed him and you know the
rest"
Billy Earle is fifty-two years old. He
doesn't look day over IS. His eyes are
clear. complexion ruddy, and he stands
as straight as q string. His black curly
hair Is just slightly tinged with gray
and he Is a trifie bald. otherwise be ap-
pears unchanged, from the scrappy little
backstop who was terror 10 opposing
base runners twenty-five and thirty
years ago.
With Reds In 1897.
EarPs last big league engagement was
with Buck Ewing. in Cincinnati, during
the season Of 1897. Since that time he
has been In the minor leagues as player
and manager.
-Four years ago Earle managed the
Battle Creek club, Of the South Michigan
League. He donned q Uniform and
caught seventeen games
Pretty good for an old scout Of forty
eight years, amt it?'' he chirped to the
writer And II do say It myself those
young fellows didn't steal many bases on
me either"
Earl also brought out much weIl-known
players as Sam Lever and Howard
Camnitz, Of the Pittsburgh club. also
Kid Elberfeld and a host Of others.
Having played with Bill Lange. and
having seen Ty Cobb In action. the writer
asked Earle which in his opinion was the
better ball player.
Il don't like to make comparisons. for
the fans always cry sour grapes. when
an old timer starts this stun. but as an
all around ball player. don't think Cobb
has a thing on Lange when big Bill was
in his prime
II wouldn't take q thing away from
Cobb either. for he Is a wonderful player
so was I.anEe. and Bill. to my mind,
was a better fielder. for the reason that
he could 60 back after a ball better than
Tyrus. On the bases II was a toss up.
Lange is a bigger man than Cobb, and
near as graceful. but / believe
he was almost as speedy"
The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
INrERNATIoNAL LEAGUE.

First game-Buiislo, ); Baltinorc. 4.
Second Eame-Bufalo. S: Baltimore. 10.
Toronto. 7: Providence, =
MuatTeaLJeney City. wet groundG
Rochester NeWErk, rain.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
7RI-sTATE LEAGUE.

First game-Reading o: Wilmington. 5.
Second EAme-Resding. .; Wilmington. . Eight
innings called. rainI
TRENTON. .; Harrisburg. /. CTen inninsAl
York 5; Allentown, 9.