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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
Insult That Caused De-
mand for Flag Salute

Assistant Paymaster Charles c. copp
and boatoad of marines landed at
Tampico last Thursday to obtain sup
plies. They were arrested, but later
discharged.
In accordance with regulations in ali
navies of the world, Rear Admiral
ranted arrest had been made and that
the uniform of the American navy had
been disreearded, demanded reparation
in the form of a salute of Fl guns. The
American flag, while not taken ashore,
was flying at the stern of the whale.
boat and all the marines were In uni.
form.
Rear Admiral Mayo allowed the Hu.
erta commander until o'clock that
evening to fire salute, but later ex.
tended the time in order to afford the
local commander an opportunity to
communicate with his superior officers
in Mexico City.
statement of apology was issued
in Mexico City by Huerta and the local
officer who arrested the marines was
ordered punished.
This did not satisfy the United states
government and the salute was insist.
ed upon.
General Huerta himself at no time
agreed to comply, but an under sec.
retary In the Mexican foreign office did
inquire of Charge o'shaushnessy IL q
salute fired to the gunboat Dolphin and
responded to by the American ship
would be acceptable.
This Apoph
the United States -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
Leaders Pledge Support
in Series of Conferences
Over Situation.
lNDIGNITIES ARE MANY
Discovered Official Dispatches
to Charge 0'ShaughnesSy
Have Been Censored.

Washington, D. c., April Is.
-Huerta will salute the Ameri-
can flag or the Atlantic fleet
viii seize Vera Cruz and Tam
pico. What happens afterward
depends on Huerta. That's the
PRESIDENT d termina a n.
Leaders of congress, with whom
he conferred today, agreed
there was ample precedent for
such action. The president told
advisers he stands for peace,
but is determined to force
Huerta to recognize the honor
and dignity of the United States.
Ships of the Atlantic fleet today
began to move toward Tampico.
There was discussion in official
eircIes Of the possibility OF blockading
Mexican coasts. Secretary Daniels
called for information on what addi-
tional vessels were available on the
Pacific. Three cruisers and two gun
boats are already there.
Later Secretary Daniels ordered thf
cruiser Cleveland at san Francisco ts
steam to Mazztlan at once.
While fighting ships OF the Atlantic
feet we're turning their prows toward
Tampico today 10 enforce the presi-
dents demand for a public salute of
the American flag. senators and repre-
sen,atives were summoned TO the
White house 70 be informed Of all
phases Of the situation. that congress
might be prepared for any further
steps
The president told the congressman
hs stood first for peace. but II Huerta
did not compy with the demands the
first step 70 enforce them would be the
seizure Of Tampico and Vera Cruz. for
which he considers there is ample
precedent.
Senators Shively and Lodge and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
Mystery of Anti-Liquor
Orator, Gone Since
March Fl, Grows.
MANY RUM0RS AFLOAT
When Run Down All Come to
Nothing-Wife Bringing
Children to DanviIIe.

Danville, ILL.,, April 15.-Interest in
the search for the missing dry orator,
Lewis Patmont, was accelerated to-
day by the assertion of Rev. Mr.. Mil
ton of Milwaukee. pastor of Patmont's
church, that Patmont was a Mason in
good standing in Milwaukee.
Local Masons are seeking to con-
firm the statement, and the regular
meeting of the lodge was postponed
while Secretary Sutton and others are
in communication with various lodges
in this county.
A territory i've to SIX miles from
Westville was covered in the search
yesterday afternoon. The usual rum-
ors were afioat, one that a derby hat
similar to the one worn by Patmont on
the night of his disappearance had
been found west of Georgetown, and
that it had been broken as though by
club. This story is not believed.
Vets Conduct Search.
A committee of Westville wet SYM
pathiaers went to Georgetown, near
here, and searched the residence, feed
barns and lumber yard of c. B. Spang,
leader of the drys of Georgetown
township. and the man who saw in
Patmont a means for converting the
foreign voters of the township to the
dry cause The search was conducted
in an effort to prove the assertion that
Patmont is in the hands of his friends
and kept in hiding for the effect his
disappear ance would have in the sa-
loon election here in two weeks. No
evidence was found.
Mrs. Elsie Patmont, wife of the
missing man, is at the nome of friends
in this city and only known friends of
the dry cause have been able to reach
her She has sent for her children to
come from Milwaukee and it is likely
she will make her home in Danville
until the mystery is cleared up.
A number of men who at one time
were loud in declarations that they
frightened Patmont out of the country
are disclaiming any part in the disap-
pearance.
Brother Joins Search.
Canton, Ohio. April 15.-Oscar Pat
mont a student at the Phillips Bible
Institute, has gone to Danville, ILL.,, to
trace clews he hopes may lead to the
location of his brother, Louis Patmont.
who mysteriously disappeared from
that city March u.
Three years ago Louis was lost. He
had been living in New York among
his Russian countrymen of the ortho-
dox Jewish religion.
He had been preaching the Chris |
tian faith with such force that many
became offended. Suddenly he dis
New York detectives scour- /
ed the city. but found no trace of the 1
young eXhorter.
Oscar Patmont, the brother. donned |
n disguise, hired a push cart. dressed /
TO resemble a Polish vender and went |
among the foreigners TO whom his I
brother had been preaching. He learn /
ed his brother was held prisoner in .
a back room of a tenament building in /
the East Side. He rescued him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
HOLDING HEARING
ON HOBSON'S BILL
House Committee Hears Two
Illinois Women Favoring Pro-
hibition Amendment.
Major General Leonard Wood.

Washington, d. c., April 15.-Na-
tion-wide prohibition was urged be-
day at hearings on the resolution of
Representative Hobson providing for
q constitutional amendment. Hobson
opened the argument. Among those
who appeared for the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union were Miss An
ma Gordon and Miss Helen Hood of
Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15

Representatives Flood and Cooper.
ranking democratic and republican
members OF the senate and house for
eign relations committees, had an
hours conference with the president.
After the conference all four said no
steps would be-+atcn- of O. serious -na-
ture, such as landing marines or she'll
ing the town. without authorization OF
congress. Flood said he was sure con-
gress would stand by the president.
Wait on Presidents Message.
Both Food and Shively described the
conference as chiefly Informative. Sen
ator Lodge said he was in accord witk
the president, but hoped serious steps
might not be necessary Shively said
congressional action would be based
upon a message from the president.
"Will there be a message from the
PRESIDENT" he was asked.
1T certainly will come to that II
reparation does not come from the
Huerta government for the contemptu-
ous attitude it has taken" he replied.
An official statement setting forth
the view of the president and the ad-
mfnistratiol. disclosed that the Tam
pico incident alone was not the cause
Of sending the feet and preparations
TO back up the demand for an apology.
IL disclosed hitherto unpublished facts
that official dispatches from Washing
ington TO the embassy had been inter-
cepted and delivered TO the Mexican
censor; that a SAWS orderly sent
ashore for mail at Vera Cruz had been
arrested, although in full uniform and
carving government mail in a pouch
on his back. and that a succession OF
affronts TO the United States has con-
yinced Washington fits Representatives
are being singled out for indignities.
A new fact brought out at the White
house conference was that two Ameri-
can bIuejackets arrested at Tampico
actually we're taken from the Dolphin's
boat.
washington. d. c., April 15.-The fol- !
lowing official statement was issued to- |
day as representing the officials views
OF the president and administration:
In discussions in official circles at
the following points have /
been much dwelt upon: II has been
pointed out that, in considering the I
present somewhat delicate situation in !
Mexico. the unpleasant incident at
TampIco must not be thought OF alone.
For some time past the de facto gov
ernment of Mexico seemed to think 1
mere apologies sufficient when the 4
rights of American citizens or the dig
rity Of the government of the United
states was involved. and has appar-
emily made no attempts at either rep
grafton or effective correction OF serI-
Gus dereIictions OF its civil and mill
tary officers.
Picked From Many Persons.
Immediately after the incident at
TampIco an orderly from one Of the
ships of the United States in the har-
Dor of Vera Cruz. who was sent ashore
10 the postoffice for the ships mail.
and who was in uniform and had an
official mail bag on his back. was ar
rested and put in Jail by the local au-
thorities. He was subsequently, re-
eased and nominal punishment infiict-
ID upon the officer who arrested him,
,ut Il is significant that an orderly from
he fleet OF the United States was
picked out from many persons con-
stantly going ashore on various er-
-ands from various ships in the har-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
ASK S12,OOO,OOO
FOR LEVEE WORK

ST. Louis, Mo, April 15.-The Mis-
sissippi river commison has agreed to
recommend that congress appropriate
s12. 100000 for improvements IF The
river next year. Plans were discussed
for improvements OF napks between
st. Louis and New Orldans and St
Louis and Rock Island. In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
One Dead, Ten Hurt, in Trolley Crash

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, April 15.-
Motorman Thomas Mullin of Marion
is dead and ten persons suffered in
juries as the result of collision be-
tween two Marion interurban cars be-
tween this city and Marion. 4 mis-
take in block signal is said to have
caused the accident late yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
j. JOHNSON SAYS
HE'LL COME HOME

Paris, France, April 15.-Jack John
son said he would return to Chicago
after the retrial of the charges against
him under the Mann act, after his
tight with Frank Moran
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
o. KS Ruling on Pfanschmidt.

Springfield, ILL.,. April 15-The states
petition Cor a rehearing of the Ray
Pfanschmidt murder case was denied
yesterday by the supreme court. which
recently reversed the continuation of
the case in the Adams county circuit
court. and granted change of venpa
another county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
STEAD'S BUST IN
PALACE OF PEACE

The Hague. April 15.-Solemn cere-
monies marked the unveiling today of
the Palace OF Peace of bust of VIII
liam T. Stead. the English journalist.
who was a victim OF the Titanic disas-
ter. A distinguished audience OF dele
gates represented many countriaz-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Evening stars: Mars. Venus, Saturn
Morning stars: Mercury. Jupiter. Con
steliation Taurus Is low In the west
the PleIades and it's follower" Aldeb
aran. equidistant from the horizon
about $50 y. N.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
MExIco's FORCES.
UNITED STATES NAVAL FORCE.

At TampIeo-ounbosts Vera Cruz,
sfsVo and zsrsgasa; General Morelos
<arseoss and garrison Of about 1000
soldiers.
- Vera Cruz - General Gustsso
Mas and garrison Of about 500 SOL
eiers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till + p. m. Tomorrow, fsl
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
Snd Vicinity.

Fair tonight and Thursday. moder-
ate temperature; gentle variable
breezes.
Temperature at a. m. "A. Highest
yesterday 67, lowest last night 40.
Velocity of wind at a. m. 2 miles
per hour
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at p. m. 33. at z
a. IN. so.
Stage of water As, fall of L in last
"a hours.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
Duke to Pay $500 for Death.


Seattle, Wash, April 15.-Laurence
Duke, nephew of James b. Duke, the
millionaire tobacco manufacturer, will
settle for $500 the suit brought
against him by Alvin Simmons, whose
father he killed by running him down
in his automobile. The Superior court
yesterday authorized the boys mother
to accept compromise out of court,
inasmuch as Duke recently was ac-
quilted on a manslaughter charge re-
sulting from the death of Henry n.
Farr, killed in the same accident.
New York, April 15-The condition
of Vincent Astor was much improved
this morning, according 10 an an
nouncement at the country home of
his fiancee. Miss Helen Huntington.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-19
RENDERED REPORT
FOR FIRST MONTH
SAME INTERESTING FACTS MADE
KNOWN BY ASSOCIATED
CHARITIES SECRETARY

A meeting of the executive commit
tee OF the board OF directors of the
Associated Charities was held at the
office of the charities IN the A. b. e.
A freight depoth building yesterday
afternoon. Those OF the committee
present were j. W. Jones, j. Is.
Abrams, Mrs. J. b. Abrams and Mrs.
II. f. Dunwody .
At this meeting the secretary, w.
S. Criswell, gave an interesting re-
port of the first months work in
which ne took up in detail number
OF the cases that had been especially
ly difficult in handling and talked
them over with the board
One Of the striking facts brought
in the report is the number OF un-
employed that there are in Bruins
wick at the present time and the
hardship that this lack OF work is
responsible for. Steps were taken
to get in touch with all the possible
opportunities for obtaining work
and the different members promised
to use their influence in finding work
for the "jobless.' Another remark
able feature of the report was the
amount of sickness that there is in
the homes of the poor. In fully one
half Of the cases In which the AS
sociated Charities has been compell-
ed to give aid there has been sick
ness OF one kind or another. In this
city pellagra seems to be unfortun-
ately prevalent, this being the trou.
BILE with at least four OF the fam
lilies who are receiving aid from the
Charities at the present time.
At the meeting steps were taken
to arrange for the full board meeting
which is to take place within the
next few weeks.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-19
500 MILLION IS
NOW AVAILABLE
FOR FARM LOANS
COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY
WILLIAMS ESTIMATES FUNDS
IN NATIONAL BANKS

Washington, June 1S.-John Skel-
ten Williams, Comptroller of the
Currency, estimated today that about
$oO0,O00,O09 in national banks
throughout the United States is
available for farm mortgage l'oans
under the vision of the federal re-
serve act, making it possible for ma
tlonal banking associations to lend
money on improved farm lands.
Scores Of inquiries concerning this
provision reach the Treasury De-
partment daily and there does not
seem to be general understanding
that the farm loan clause of the act
now is in force, making it possible
for national banks to make farm
leans before the formal Organization
Icf the federal reserve board. t
The estimate ct Comptroller Will
iams is based on reports showing
the capital stock and surplus of ma
tional banks to be $1,700,000, 900.
Twenty-Five per cent of this amount
or $444,250,000, is available for farm
loans. Furthermore, the federal re-
serve act provides that national banks
may grant farm loans up to 33 1-3
per cent CT their time deposits. Banks
with large deposits will be able to
far exceed the sum they could lend
on farms under the 25 per cent
clause and the estimate of Mr.. Will
hams is believed to he conSeryati tive
Farm loans under this act are nit
to be made for longer than five years
and the amount of each loan is not
to exceed 80 per cent of the act
ual value of the farm offered ase Sc.
curity. - .'Teyl
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-19
DIVERS EXAMINE
KAISER WILHELM
/ BELOW WATER
ENDEAVoR TO ASCERTAIN EXACT
EXTENT OF INJURIES SUS-
TANNED IN CRASH

Southampton, England, June 49,
When the Kaiser Wilhelm II, of the
North German-Lloyd line, entered the
docks here this morning divers i'm
mediate'y began examination of her
hull TO ascertain what damage she
sustained below the water line in her
collision yesterday with the british
steamship Incemore Damage to her
upper works apparently was only
trifiing
Arrangements were made to trans
fer the passengers to the Imperator
which is to leave Southampton for
New Ycrk today
The captain OF the lncemore de
clined to make any statement as to
the collision, but one Of the crew
Of that vessel said both steamers
were proceeding slowly at he time
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-19
FORMER U. s. SENATOR
FRANK HISCOCK DEAD

Syracuse, n. Y, June 18.-Former
United States Senator Frank Hiscock
died suddenly here today.
He had been In III health for some
time.
Mr.. Hiscock was 80 years old, He
was one OF Horace Greeley's most
ardent supporters for the presidency
In 1872. He served six terms In the
National House of Representatives
and as chairman Of the committee on
appropriations was practically the
leader Of the House.
e was elected to the United States
SHenate in 1887 and served one term
OF six years. ell was considered as
strong possibility for the Republi.
can nomination for the presidency in
1888.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-19
PREPARING AN ANSWER

Niagara Falls, Juno 1S-Justice La
mar was at work early today on a
reply to the statement issued last
night by Emilio Rabasa, OF the Mex
ican delegation, but waited word from
President Wilson and Secretary Bry-
an az to whether it should be made
public.
1t was made known that the Amer
lean delegation answered almost i'm
mediately the memorandum received
from Mr.. Rabasa. The response was
considered by the American dele
gates an adequate defense of their
position 1t is said to declare that
the Mexican delegation had not TAX
en- into consideration the fact that
the United States had no candidate
for permanent President OF Mexico
and that under no circumstances
would the American government he
q party to any influence on the elec-
tions of any country. It's preference
for constitutionalist FOR provisional
president was due wholly to the con-
yiction that a man from that party
must be taken in order to insure dis
-rmament OF all factions.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-19
DOUBT MEDIATION OUTCOME

Washington June 1S-While admin
istration officials said today they
still had hopes for a successful out
come of the mediation at Niagara
Falls they apparently We're more
doubtful than they have been at any
time since the conference began.
Officials close to- the President feel
that Senior Rabasas published note
OF yesterday disclosed anew that the
Mexican delegates are constantly
holding out for a Huerta adherent
for the Provisional Presidency, de-
spite the fact that many such men
have been mentioned as "neutralA
President Wilson Is equally deter.
mined in his view that unless man.
approved by the Constitutionalists Ia
chosen the new provisional govern
ment will be In trouble from the out
set
White House officials said today
when the reply Of the American del
egates to Senior Rabasas note was
published II would be C. sufficient ex-
planation of the attitude of the Unit
ed States.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-19
REPORT NOT IN;
SPfER WILL NOT
Be |MPEACHED
REPORT DELAYED BY THE ABB
sENcE OF MEMBERS OF
COMMITTEE

Washington, June 1S,-Absence
from Washington of several men,
bers of the house judiciary commit
tee today further delayed presentation
of the recommendations of the sub
committees which have investigated
the charges against Judge Emory
Speer, United States Judge for the
Southern district of Georgia. Chair
man Webb is anxious that all men,
bers of the committee be present
when the subcommittee report is
taken up and framed. He expected
to be able to get the full committee
together within day or two.
1t is understood the subcommittee
wv recommend that the evidence
does not warrant Impeachment.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-19
MUCH INTEREST
IN MEETING TODAY
NUMBER OF MATTERS TO BE
TAKEN UP BY DIRECTORS
OF STATE LEAGUE

Considerable interest is being mani
tested in the six cities of the Georgia
State League in the meeting Of the
league directors to be held at Amer
icus today, at which number of
important matters will be taken up.
sented at the meeting by J. P. Daven-
port and S. K. Brown who left for
Americas yesterday afternoon.
AS stated in The News yesterday.
Cordele representative are going to
taE MEETING prepared to fight for
a game between Brunswick and
Thomasville, won by the locals and
thrown out by President Kalmon. If
the Cordele representatives are sue
cessful in their fight, then Cordele in
stead of Thomasville would be the
winner of the first half.
Another important matter to come
up will be the proposition to shorten
the second half of the season. Pres
ident KalmCn has made this sug-
gestion, and, while he has not stated
just how many games he favors cut
ting off of the season, he announced
in letter to the various associations,
that he believed it would be to the
best interests fall cities of the
league to reduce the number of games
in the second half
1t is also probable that the ques-
tion of changing the rule on Class
C men will come up today. 1t is the
opinion of many that the number of
games these class players participate
in should be increased. At present
any man playing iii more than fif-
teen games in faster company than
Class D are not eligible to play in
this league, or rather only three of
such playlets are allowed on such
club. There has been some talk of
increasing the number Of 30 or IS
games.
Many other matters are expected
to come up and the meeting should
prove an unusually interesting one.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-19
WAVE Of DEEP
SEA ACCIDENTS;
7 IN TWO DAYS
MlSADVENTURES AS AFTERMATH
TO EMPEss OF IRELAND
DISASTER ARE NUMEROUS

New York, June 1S.-Seven LARGE
steamships in the last two days have
reported difficulties varying in seri-
BUSINESS from sharp collision to the
comparative mild accident of running
ashore. This wave Of accidents which
comes as sort of aftermath of the
Empress of Ireland disaster. has been
due largely to fog.
The first accident reported yester-
day was the running aground of the
hospital ship Maine on the Firth of
Lorne, Scotland. The ship was seri-
ously damaged and her crew and
passengers removed On the heels
OF this msadventure came the report
or a collision between the North
German5Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm
ii and the Liverpool grain steamer
lncemore, In the English Channel
Wilhelm II, carrying thousand pass
engers, was forced to retreat to
Southampton with huge hole In her
side. With badly orumpled bow
and her fcrepeak rapidly filling the
lncemore managed to crawl into
port.
The list was augmented early to-
day by an accident to the British
freight steamer Hyndford, which was
reported ashoA in Albany Gulf, near
Legaspl, in the PHILIPPINES, in the
psth of typhoon. Later the steam
Bluelow, belonging to the China line
CT the North German-Lloyd, went
asrore near Myrtlene, to the west OF
Portland. Eng.
Still another accident was added
to the list when the Hamburg-Amer-
lean collier Etruria and the British
coaster Copsewood reported crash
in the English Channel The Copse-
wood was badly cTipple)l, but the
Etruria escaped without serious dam
age.