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BIRMIN G HAM
AGE-HERALD
VOLUME xxxxm
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BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1!>14
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AMEKEJAJS 1 KUUro
| STOP LABOR WAR
QUIET IN STRIKE
ZONE FOLLOWING
THE ARRIVAL OF
FEDERALTROOPS
State Troops Relieved By
Regulars and Strikers
Said to Be Dis
i persing
LEADERS URGE MEN
TO RETURN HOME
JBUT TO HOLD ARMS
'Striker! Have Surrendered No
Weapons to Troopo—Speedy
j Disarmament c»f Mine Guards
Among Conditions Namod By
Union Lenders
•s ■
t LIST OF KILLED j
4 Trinidad. , Col., April SO.-Cor- *
4 oner Slpe returned from Forbes 4
4 late today With aeveral bodies 4
4 of defenders killed yesterday in 4
1 4 the battle with strikers. One 4
4 additional body was found, 4
’ 4 that Of Joseph Upson, a negro, 4
4 employed as an oiler. No bodies 4
4 of strikers were found. 4
! 4 The list of positively known 4
; V dead stands as follows: 4
4 Mine employes: 4
4 8. A. Newman, John •Smith, 4
4 Edward Kessler (Kessler’s 4
4 body burned and unreoognls- 4
: 4 able), Joseph Upson, three iden- 4
4 tlfled Japanese, one unidentified 4
4 Japanese, body charred. 4
14 Strikers: 4
\4 Steve Dtovatka. died In hos- 4
4 pit si. 4
Denver. April .10—With federal
it reaps an. the greund, eoadltloae were
eslct today la the Colorado otrlke
roue. Stole treopo ore being relieved
by the rcgatasa aad the strikers are
aald te be dispersing. The federal sol
diers now are patrolling the Frroseat
const? district aad regular troopr eu
. -.«.(• '1:.- n-mtlraN at- Wejbeeo
barg tonight. Regalaaa will omsig the
Ladlow district tomorrow aad the No
tional Guam) sate* from both Waleea.
bars nod Lodtow are eapeeted to reaeh
Dearer by tomorrow night.
The strikers have surrendered no arms,
either to the militia or the federal troops.
Leaders tonight were going among the
hills of southern Colorado, urging the men
to disperse and return to their home*,
but according to John Lawson, interna
tional board member of the United Mine
porkers of America, they have not been
told to give up their weapons.
Returning to Homes
"Men in all walks of life fought with
the miners,” sshl Mr. Lawson tonight,
••but they Wit! not oppose the federal
troops. They would not have opposed the
militia but for the gunmen affiliated with
them. Now they are returning to their
homes. The tent colonies at Ludlow and
Forbes will be rebuilt.”
"The guns are the property of our
men,” added the union leader, "and ao
far as I know they will keep them.”
The Immediate withdrawal of state
troops .from the etrike sone and the
Speedy disarmament of mine guards are
(CMdHtfl Oi\ W ■!**«>
Activities halt
TREATY ACTION
Document and Other Important Matters
Believed Responsible—Of Strategic Value
_^Administration Not to Press Matter
y, -
WaSUngter, Agri' 30—Pending eettle
avj)t Of dlffletlttWl with Mexico the ad
mlnierstlon has about decided to aban
don any atpmgt ,to press the Senate for
Immediate jallflcation of the treaty de
signed to dd the 10-year-oid dispute be
twees the't’nlted States and Colombia
over the aefeesion of Panama. The treaty
has bean s|ned by representatives of the
Colombian Mate department and by the
American ipresentative to that country,
Thaddeus i Thomson, and la before the
American fate department.
It Is undfetood tonight that Secretary
Bryan does not oontympteto sending tha
anmn-T-l*.**** .
treaty to the Senate now. Many senators
believe opposition to ratification la ao
strong that the Senate's approval hardly
could be obtained at the present session
of Congress.
Democratic Senate leaders are under
stood to liold that the administration
would be in a' batter stragetic position if
the Colombian {reaty Were not pressed
at this time. They have pointed out that
with the tolls fight, the Mexican im
broglio and the prospect of trust legis
lation In the near future the Senate la
certain to be buaily engaged for weeks
to come. It is believed the new peace
treaties being negotiated by Secretary
■Wan with many countries also will be
h*W in abeyance for the time being.
IJ. 0. ROCKEFELLER,
)R., THREATENED BY
F
COLORADO $$-IR$
Womar0 ..pts to Invade
Ofi of Magnate.
Upton Sinclair Sent
to Jail
ROCKEFELLER SAYS
CHARGE AGAINST
HIM “INFAMOUS”
Issues Statement On Existing Condi
tions In Colorado Coal Fields.
Demonstration Held In Front
of Rockefeller Home
New York. April *10.—Threats of vio
lence -Were made aaalaat John «,
Roekefeller, Jr., today by deaioaatra
tora against wbat waa declared to be
bio policy In the Colorado mine wor.
One woman attempted to Invade hla
office and when she waa prevented she
withdrew with Imprecation* on ber
■Ipo, repeating In a apeech outside
threats abe bad made wlthla the
bnlldlng of personal barm that would
come to him If be peralsted In declin
ing tn on use n I to arbitration In the
Colorado crisis.
While Upton Sin-lair, Miss Elizabeth
Freeman, an English militant suffra
gette, and Mrs. lionie Lietner, pioneers
tn the Free Silence league movement,
were being sent today to the Tomb*
prison for picketing yesterday, other
plcketeers wearing crepe on their
sleeves began pacing the sidewalk in
front of Mr. Rockefeller’s offices at £6
broadway. The march was kept up all
day and meetings were held In Bowl
ing Green at which speakers reiterated
charges that Mr. Rockefeller was re
sponsible for conditions in the Lud
low district.
Iflgues Statement
Mr. Rockefeller tonight Issued ■ a
statement characterising- as * infamous’’
*tv» ailuptun to condit’ons I. tVw-Ci*
as "Rockefeller’s war." The conflicts
in Colorado were not between mine
owners and -strikers, he declared, but
between strikers and the state troops.
The statement contained no reference
to the “free silence” protest in this
city.
Sinclair, Miss Freeman and Mrs. Leil
ner went to jail rather than pay a $3
fine each, imposed after they were con
victed of disorderly conduct. They said
they would go on a hunger strike.
While Sinclair and others were hav
ing a two-hour hearing in court. Ma
rie Ganz of the Industrial Workers of
the World was making fruitless ef
forts to see Mr. Rockefeller. When at
tendants barred her from his office
she directed threats against Mr. Rocke
feller. Later In Bowling Green park
•she mounted a pile of lumber and
made a verbal attack on him. A crowd
of several thousand surged In close,
shouted and threw sand. Someone
hurled a p&Viug block in the direction
of Alexander Berkman, anarchist, who
also was making a speech. The speak
ers, escorted by police, finally ran to
a subway entrance and escaped. One
man was arrested and fined on com
plaint of Reba Edelson, an Industrial
Worker of the World speaker.
Quotes Lieutenant Governor
Mr. Roeekefelier’s Statement. Issued
tonight, quoted the lieutenant governor
of Colorado In an effort to shoe- that
the strikers themselves started the
trouble by killing a nonunion man.
irraUlui ss Page HIM)
A. B. C. Representatives Negotiating For Peace Between Mexico and U. S. j
ABANDON ALL HOPE
FOR THE 172 MEN
TRAPPED IN MINE
Fifty Dead Bodies, Badly
Burned, Located—Search
Retarded By Fall of
R«ck
Eccles, W. Va.. Ajurtl 30.—Hope that any
of trte 172 men trapped in mine No. 5.
of the New River Collieries company, by
an explosion Tuesday, are alive, was1
abandoned tonight by government and!
state experts. At 9 o'clock 50 bodiea had
been located in the mine, and it was ex- ;
pected all of these wftuld be brought to i
the surface before daylight. A black-J
smith shop near the mine tipple has been
turned into a temporary morgue.
Most of the bodies are said to be badly
burned. It is believed no additional bodies
will be found near the mouth of the mino
and that many of the other victims are
burled under heavy debris.
A thorough search of the mine is being
retarded by falls of rock and mine tim
bers, while water from broken lines, trov
ers the mine at points to a depth of
three feet.
Rush to Scent
When tile word spread that rescue par
ties had HUfoecied In entering the mine
'mud that li&tiy Indie* w .up iu ill,' fuuuti
the entire population of HJocles and hun
dreds’of persons from surrounding com
munities rushed to tile scene.
Two crews for the government rescue
cars equipped with oxygen tanks went
Into the mine tonight to make a com
plete search of the operation. Water In
the mine was lowered early today and a
party of Inspectors entered. The glim
mering light of their safety lamps reveal
ed the presence of half a dozen bodies,
frightfully burned, near the bottom and
further exploration showed that other
miners had died nearby. Many more
bodies were located as the explorers made
their way through the mine, but it was
decided not to remove them until a tem
porary morgue had been arranged.
Americans Insulted
Calexico, Cal., April 30.—Americans
along the International border reported
today to military officers they bad been
subjected to a series of Insults by Mexi
can rurales. One boy said he was chased
across the line, some miles west of here.
A rancher said bullets hail been tired at
| “THIS OUGHT TO BE A GOOD FIT”
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PRESIDENT HUERTA
ACCEPTS ARMISTICE
DURING MEDIATION
Bryan Announces Dictator’s i
With “A. B. C.” Mediator
Ahead With Peace PI
On Attitude T<
Washington, April 30.—0<
the proposal that tliore be no
United States and Mexico pend
Argentina, Brazil and Chile to
tnent of difficulties between the
This was announced tonight by Secre
tary Bryan after he had been In con
ference for two hours wlf.li the three
South American diplomats at the Argen
tine legation. At the same time Mr.
Bryan said he already formally had noti
fied the mediators that the American
government “took it for granted that
there would be no liostilttes during the
mediation proceedings and had intended
no further acts of aggression while the
contorenegg were being held.”
- $3? w-< '*> Ahyftd.
IVtth thetfe revll.* before them, the en
voys were prepared to go ahead with
their peace planw so far as the United
States and the Huerta government are
concerned. No word had come from Gen
eral Carranza, however, concerning a pro
posed armistice between the constitu
tionalists anil federal** th Mexico. On the
rebel chief’s answer depends largely the
plans of the mediators for undertaking
8. peaceful settlement of the whole Mexi
can problem, internal strife as well as
differences between the United States
and the Huerta regime.
News from' Mfexieo that General Cur
rutizu and General Villa, were pushing:
ahead their southward movement and
preparing for a general attack on Tam
pico threw a damper upon hopes for
peace between the warring Mexican fac
tions.
Secretary Bryan left the legation short
ly before midnight and the three media
tors continued their conference.
Th© three mediation envoys of Ar
gentina, Brazil and Chile continued
their private sittings. Their first move
for an aVmisti* »* was succeeded by tho
Utitude, Following Conference
s—Envoys Now Able to Go
ins—Huerta Not Clear
>ward Carranza
■neral Huerta tonight, accepted
furtlier hostilities between the
ing the efforts of the envoys of
bring about an amicable settle
countries.
virtual supeuglon of hostilities on a
true©, between the forces of the United
States and the Huerta regime, although
there were still ominous sounds of can
did between the Huerta and Carranza
forces.
Expect No Hostilities
Secreturay Bryan formally notified
the three South American envoys that
the American government took It for
grunted there would he no hostilities
during the mediation proceedings and
had Intended no further acts of ag
gression While the conferences were
being held. But. the altitude j>f Huerta
■^l.d t.rt 'ruvix.k os thi -ulot; oi nos.
tllitles still was unknown today. While
there has been no period set within
which the negotiations must ho con
cluded Secretary Bryan said today ho
believed they would move forward "aa
rapidly as possible." A report, that they
might be prolonged by the mediators
going to Mexico was met by the state
ment by one of the mediators that In
these da>B of the telegraph and cable
such a Journey was unnecessary.
May Not Indue Carranza
"While the envoys were not ready
to make an announcement, several In
teresting phases of vvhut has come up
during the discussion were learned from
authoritative sources, it appears that
while the attitude of General Huerta
was definite In accepting Intermedia
tion as between the United States and
the Huerta government, it lias not yet
been made clear that his acceptance will
apply also to intermediation that in
cludes Carranza. It Is expected this
question will be oleared up by inquiries
under way, so that It may be definitely
(Continued «■ Page Eight)
GENERAL CARRANZA
ORDERS IMMEDIATE
ATTACK ON TAMPICO
Rebel Chieftain’s Attitude
On Federal-Rebel Armis
tice Plainly Forecasted
By Order
El Paso, Tex., April 30.—While General
Carranza has not replied olTielally to the
proposition of the South American media
tors for a federal-rebel armistice, offi
cial:. here say Ills answer Is plainly fore
cast In orders promulgated today for a
concentrated attack on Tampico.
The federal gunboats and the land de
fenses of Tampico have proved too big
a task for tlio troops of Generals tTtbel
lero and Gonzalez and orders were is
sued today for the mobilization of 12,W)
troops from the state of Coahnlla. Tapi
aullpas and Nuevo Leon. It Is reported
also that Gen. Francisco Villa will lead
the attack.
Rafael Muaqultf* tc* eou-ln-law of Gen
eral Carranza, and a loader, q£. the Junta
here. Is one of the unthorltteS'rfpr tin
declaration that the armistice In hortHerti
Mexico Is Impossible.
It was rumored in connection with
the proposal that aci’env . ice of tho prop
oeltlow , quid liavd'uq ■ .-e., r,,u. I. ,.»ti
form of recognition of,,*ne belligerency
of the rebels, but OeneraVbCerranaa Is
said to have commented that he d|a not
care to attain II In that way. us It was
bound to come In due time with the com
plete victory of his forces.
Villa At Parral
General Villa tvi«s at r’arral today. H
is learned that hi# recent trip to Juarez
and his present peregrinations are 'on
business matters connected with raining'
revenue, Tho United States Is said to
have become rigid in its demands for
the protection of foreign interests in
Mexico, thereby embarrassing the pro
cess of raising funds by war taxes and
confiscation.
George C. Carothers, special agent here
of the state department. Is working night
and day. Telegrams are. said to bo Hying
between Washington and Chihuahua, nnd
Carothers and Robert V. resquiera, Car
ranza's eonfldeir-la I agent here, are In
frequent conferences. The latter holds
dully and nightly telegraphic conferences
with his chief.
Villa's present Itinerary, It Is said, will
he arranged so he van accompany Car
ranza into Torreon Sunday, when he Is
to review the troops. It In reported that
hr- will visit Monterey to congratulate
Ills forces there on ilia rapture of the
city It Is said the rebel capital will
move to Torreon with the first chief, and
that after the expected capture of Salt
illo llmt city will be Vac capital.
CONDITIONS WILL
BE STUDIED
Panamu. April 30.—Dr. Joseph Hill
White, senor surgeon of the public
health service of the United States, ar
rived here today to undertake a study
of the conditions in regard to the
hookworm In Panama. He came at tho
request of the 1‘ananin authorities.
Count Jacques do Lesseps, a relative
of the late Ferdinand <1« 1-esscps, origi
nal creator of the scheme for cutting
a canal through the Isthmus, arrived
here today to Inspect the canal.
REBELS AND FEDERALS
FIRE UPON STEAMER
Steersman Killed at Tampico, According to Wireless Dispatch.
Vessel Flew Cuban Flag—British Commander
Files Protest ,
Vera Crux, April #).—The Ward line
steamer Antllla was fired upon by both
the 'aderals and the rebels at Tampico
yestaMay. according to a dispatch re
ceived hdre today by wireless telegraphy
front that seaport. The steersman of
^jhe vessel Waa struck by one of the shots
and killed.
piThe Antllla left New York April IK, fly
ing the Cuban flag.
The litter first was raked by the fed.
eral gups and then, ns she was running
nut ,fropt the dly, the rebels from their
position near the mouth of the Panuco
river opened fire on her.
^.The commander of one of the British
boats lying off Tampico filed a protest
with the federal and rebel commanders.
Mayq. Reports Incident
Washington, April .10.—Real Admiral
Mayo at Tampico reported to the navy
department tonight that the Ward line
steamer Antllla, flying the Cuban flag,
was fired upon and held up In the river
there yeatvrday by constitutionalists, hut
later steamed Into port under cover or
fire upon the rebels from the Mexican
federate gunboat.Vera Crux.
The helmsmen of tbo Antllla was
i, I mgmmamu
wounded by tha rebel fire and the atoain
er anchored, sending out wtrelesa "B. O.
S." signals. Admiral Ma.vo sent alongside
u bout with his aide and a medical officer
from the flagship Dea Moines. Then of
fleers of the foreign men of war off tha
port, headed by Captain Doughty of tha
British erutacr Hermolne. called un tha
constitutionalist commander fvr u *.«•"
plunutlon of the Incident. t
...The constitutionalist officers declan
the) proposed In future to pisweat a
merchant vessels entering Tampico,
keep supplies and stores from tha f
rials.
Soon after thla conference Adi
Mayo's report said, the gunboat
Cruz opened fire on the constitution
and the Antllla under cover of tha
Ing proceeded up the river to the W*
Shells from the Vera Crux set
two big oil lighters at tha Watsr
refinery pier and they ware s
Ing ut last report.
Naval officers here said u<
notice would be taken by Adml
of the Antllla Incident. Thstg
the opinion, however, that tK« B
other foreign warships at th
demand that eonatltutfo
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TASK OF GUARDING
VERA CRUZ TAKEN
OVER BY THE ARMY
Aid of Mexican Officials
Enlisted In Governing
City
AMERICANS CHEER
TROOPS ON ARRIVAL
Morning Knlivencd By Marching ;»(
l.nrge Bodies of Troops to Won
der of Native—Fletcher Is?
sues Orders
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4 V MEIIIC t\ THItE \TK\EI> 4
4 \V ITH KXECt TIOV 4
4 4
4 New York, April :10.—Word 4
4 "vs received here tonight Crom 4
4 Mexico ('ll y that He. H. riyan. 4
4 a prominent American, had 4
4 been arrested there as a spy snd 4
4 was to be executed ul nunrlas 4
4 loiuorrow. It was reported that 4
4 Hr. ltvun Imd been taken to a 4
4 fortress near the elty to under- 4
4 bo the den III sentence. 4
4
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Vern l'•*»!«, \ i» r 11 30.—The tank «f
I Him riling (tic »lly „f \rrn Crni aad Its
environ* nn» Inken over from the Ktty
toilny hy llrlg. Gen. Frederick
nton nntl the Fifth Infantry lirlgaitc of
the 1 nlteil htalea army.
While martini law *1111 contlanri hi\M
foree the aetual municipal govern meat
la being conducted l»y Itobert Jf. Kerr,
Cbe A nterlean elvll governor, who haa
enllaleil the nld Af Mexican offlelala
to net under Ilia Niiiierlntetideuee and
In necordnuee with Mexican lawa.
After 41 morning enlivened by the
inarching to ami fro of large bodies
of American sailors and marine*, the
city resumed its normal and somewhat
sleepy daily life. The evening, how
e'er, was made gay hy outdoor din
ner parties at the cafes uml restau
rants, accompanied by music ami some
times by dancing.
The American troops began their dls
embarkation from the transports at an
early hour in the morning. One© on
shore they were lined up along tho
.dot ks and In the railroad yards and
before noon all bad marched to thd
posts assigned to them in various parts
of th© city ancr'y nt lying suburbs.
( In iv<uuVr \
Am MTt* various det'v'^rbi -i.iv ;
Into 4he streets, their flags flying and
with bands playing martial airs lead
ing them, the natives appeared on their
balconies or cum© out onto the slde
i walk* and guzed with undisguised
wonder at the solid ranks of brown
clothed -men. The people seemed to
marvel at the precision of the Ameri
can soldiers’ movement* and their
sturdy appearance.
Many American civilian* who had
been taking their breakfast outdoors
left their iHhle* and waSoiled with
pride the passing of the newly arriv©tf ^
troops shouting volley* of *’!»ur
and waving huts or Imndkcrch
them.
Shortly after the Isat of
had passed through the centi
of the city Rrtgiirilev (Jenera! IC»
with several aides, drove by in I
ring© and was greeted with an out*
burst of applause.
When the men had taken