The El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1914 Page: 1 of 10
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Asks
U. S. to Withdraw
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rds Seizure of Vera Cruz as Hos-
tile Act Official Washington Sur-
jf'* prised at Attitude of Rebel.
SfcPASO, Tdcas, April 22.—General Venustiano Car-
^^kflM»xprcs*e(i the opinion in a message to President
jpw- Wilson that the action of the'American.govern-
in ending marines 'at Vera Cruz was unjustifiable,
done as a reprisal ot the action • of one man—
, an Huerta is not a representative of the Mexican
and therefore it was an injustice to the people of the
republic
k) Caranza practically demanded the withdrawal
States forces from Vera Cruz,
from this expression of the Vera Cruz action, the
which was transmitted by General Carranza to
Wilson was couched in dignified and friendly
'bout. No reference was made that there was
ity of the constitutionalists joining Huerta
fight against the United States.
was translated from Spanish into English
Department Agent George C. Carothers and
malist officials at the constitutionalist consulate
being forwarded'to President Vinson. It was filed
ton at about 6 o’clock.
“Make Good”
is the text of
_ to George C.
requesting that fie get
from General Car-
's note
General Carranza
to him the
The presi-
de desire any resolu-
be construed as
off from the side of the gunboat
Prairie, loaded with marines.
These boats effected a landing
in the neighborhood of the cus-
tom house before noon and a few
minutes later Captain William R.
Rush of the battleship Florida,
who was in command of the
shore operations* brought his
flagiiv ^
fcto to engage ini Captain Rush’s men already
all that will had taken up their positions.
! resolution declaring They numbered 150 bluejackets
I Jusfidsd in using arm-' from the Florida, , 390 marines
ipel redress of a from the Prairie and 65 marines
ty. He has been from the Florida. Later these
distinguish between were augmented by a detachment
and his suppor- from the Utah-
pidt, and the rest of a m e r i c a n s march through
people on the other streets. /
has reiterated his The coming of the American
Mexican peo- forcea was not heralded by any
tn see them great excitement, but small
a con- crowds gathered to watch the
iment. The landing. Soon the bluejackets
house at an(i marines marched * through
necessary the streets leading from the wa-
ll to make pro- i ter front and along the railroad
for the arrest of yards. Others proceeded to the
Bailors. The con- American < consulate, while still
W9 reported in the; others were deployed along the
m standing aloof approaches to the central pla^a,
• troversjr. This is a in which General M^as had con-
attitude and we hope centrated his men. These ma-
■oC misunderstand
'• position or mis-
of 'Vera Cruz oc-
¥ bright Four
ekets and Ma-
ty the fire of
ifitors and twenty
The water front.
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neuvers were . effected without
opposition, but suddenly General
Maas challenged the advance
with the first shots—a volley fired
from a point three blocks from
the marines and two blocks south
of the main plaza. The marines
replied immediately, but the ac-
tion ceased in a moment There
I was a lull of ten minutes, and
and all imjxir-|then another brief exchange
7*** from the west end of Montesinos
Ich street, where a federal output
to the C.p.- WM sUt,oned
At 12:30 o'clock the firing be-
?n* came general and at 1 o’clock the
Maas, offered a jpjng 0f the Prairie went into ac-
to the Amer-
^••d for many hours; prior to this a detachment of
,treet** bluejackets from the Utah, hold*
it was reported : jng the ground between tHe con-
body of the feder- iu|ate and the water front,
s in retreat to the opened with two of their three:
inch guns. The first shots from
Fletcher, com- these pieces were directed against
(fee United States war- the ancient Benito Juarez tower,
preisosd bis occupation of which once served as a lighthouse,
bf * demand through the This was occupied by Mexican
jmm*L W. W. Canada, sharpshooters. Lieutenant Com-
General Maas mander Buehanan of Florida or-
to accede to dered that it be destroyed. Five
after- jhots brought the old tower
(conttQiwd on page 10).
Make good.
■ Cut out “if,“could,” and “should,”
And start in to saw wood.
You can still have the best
Thing in life, like 'the: rest
' Of the men who’ve achieved
Just because they believed
I • ' V ' ‘
In themselves. You’re deceived,
If }^ou think fortune comes
With a rattle of drums
And a fanfare of state
To hand yours on a plate.
That isn’t t*he way
That she visits today,
I ; - .. ; V *
You must get out and rustie and bustle
and hustle; f
You need all your muscle, for you’ve got
to tussle.
Plunge into the fight.,
<? Hit to left and to right,
i\nd keep crashing and smashing.
Don’t let up with your striking . *
, Till things meet your liking,
i i For God’s sake, stop bawling—
Instead, do some mauling.
V It m(akes the world bitter
To look at a quitter;
Fate scowls when she sees *
• A grown-up on his knees.
» # # •
' A man with his health
Is a mine jammed with wealth
Full of unexplored lodes.
Why, the freckled-'back toads
Have the sense to keep jumping—
And here you are frumping!
Come now, strike your gait—
It isn’t too late,
There’s no such thing as fate! -
Drop that fool talk of “luckt”
Get a grip on your pluck,
! ■ And buck. <
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Begin
To grin
And Win —Herbert Kaufman
Dallas Boosters
Here Monday
Members of Chamber of Commerce,
100 Strong and Accompanied by
Band, Will Be Our Guests.
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Next Monday, April 27, the
special train carrying one hund-
red business men of Dallas will
arrive in El Campo, accompanied
by a band. We publish below
the letter received by W.- A. Hid-
dleson from the secretary of the
Dallas Chamber of Commerce,
which gives particulars regard-
ing the boosters’ stay in El Cam-
po.
The business men and citizens
generally of El Campo are urged
to see to it that these Dallas
business men receive a proper
reception. Preparations should
be made to give them a hearty
welcome to our city and to show
them we are alive and appreciate
their presence among us,- The
recent reception to the San An-
tonioq^owd was a sort of hit-and-
miss affair and did not reflect
much credit on our hospitality,
to say the least.
Dallas, Texas, April 16 1914.
A- Hiddleson, Secy.,
Commercial Club^
El Campo, Texas.
Dear Sir:—
The 14th annual Trade Excur-
sion of this organization arrives
in El Campo at 4:25 p. m. on
Monday, April 27th. We will
stay in El Campo 35 minutes.
| Of course you understand the
purpose of this trip, but I want
j to impress on your personal mind
the fact that we are not coming
if-
tained, and I would feel very
sorry if you took a lot of time
and trouble to eqtertan our party.
We want to get into the stores
and see the men of El Campo in
their places of business, and if
you will get up on a box in the
square and give us an address
of welcome and let us have
chance of talking back to
and at you, we will be perf-
satisfied.
There will be nearly a hu
Dallas business men in our
aside from a twenty-piece
We want to use every minu
advantage in El Campo*
ing the town and
friends and customers,^ and th^
only thing I would ask is that
you or the Mayor or some othfer
spellbinder, just get up and
that you are glad that we
and give us a chance to reply. I
would appreciate it if you wou
write me or wire me at my ex-
pense as to what the situation is.
I would also appreciate any in-
formation about the distance
we would walk from tlpe rai
station to the center of the to
as we want to parade up behind
our band. Will appreciate your
early reply.
With kindest personal re,
I am,
Yours very truly,
J. R. BABCOCK, Secretary,
or the purpose of being enter- Dallas Chamber of Comm
Rare Treat For
Music Lovers
*
“The Holy City” to be Produced at the
Opera House Monday Night Under
Auspices of Baptist Choir.
A rare treat is in store for El
* i
Campoans on next Monday
night, April 27, at the Opera
House when tye beautiful canta-
ta, “The Holy City” will be pro-
duced by local talent Some two
months have been consumed in
the preparation and those failing
to attend will miss a treat indeed.
The work of training has been
in charge of A. Schlafli and from
those in position to know we
learn that his methods have
brought splendid results and re-
flect great credit on him as a
musical director and strainer.
This cantata is given under
the auspices of the Baptist choir
of this city and the idea of pro-
ducing it originated with E. R.
Smith Who has worked untir-
ingly to make the affair a sue-
Altos, Mrs. Lundy, Mrs. Rud-
der, Mrs. Bowen, Mrs. C. Evans,
Miss Myrtis Gordon, Gera Rud-
der.
Tenors, A Schlafli, E. H. Rob-
inson. F.P. Penfield, E.R. Smith.
Baas, L. O. Lundy, O. Kniple,
Dr. Grant, L. Bowen, C. Evans,
Gene Stark, Morgan.
Pianists, Gera Rudder, Ger-
nell Evans.
Obituary Celebrated Anniversary
Mrs. W. G. McDonald w a s | Friday was the 50th annh
born in Columbia, Brazoria coun- sary of the marriage of Mr.
jty Texas on March 29, 1869, and Mrs. Fred Weitzel of this
! died in theT sanitarium at San and their children assisted
Antonio, Texas April 15, 1914, at friends prepared, a rurprise
7:45 A. M. Her maiden name them. Friends and relatives
was Sara Ida Armour and was gathered at the homestead to do
the daughter of H- D. Armour.' honor to this splendid couple who
She was married September 20, have spent a half century to-
1887, to W.G. McDonald by Rev. jgether. Many presents were
jE. D. Junkin of the First Pres- given them and Prof. Moebes _
byterian church in Houston. | and his orchestra rendered sweet
They lived a short time in Co-! music befitting the occasion,
manche, Texas, from there j The Citizen wishes for Mr. and
movin •» to Homer, Texas. Re- Mrs. Weitzel many more happy
moving to Arkansas where they j years of wedded life.
lived six years, they took up , Approach** Manage
their residence in El Campo, * *
Texas in the fall of 1898. Mrs. 0n ^xt Tuesday^ the Baf
McDonald is survived by her ** church wi” «*ur th«
husband and four daughters as of Mr. ^ Schlafli to isa
follows: Mrs. L. C. Trousdale, | Meikow, both of thia en-™
The contracting parties I
both well and favorably ta
in the social circles of El
The bride-to-be is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A Hahn.
Mr. Schlafli has made his home
in El Campo for several years,
following his profession of civil
engineer.
Mrs. C. W. Dryden, and Misses.
Myrtle and Bessie McDonald.
Base Ball
The El Campo Base Ball team
went to Eagle Lake Sunday and
were beaten by that team in a
game of ball by a score of 5 to 6.
Inasmuch as the El Campo boys
A Splendid Improvement
heard The cantata is two hours ' *li,S Work began Tuesday on the
^ “ a*aln9t their opponents who I . ml.
It will be seen that some of had not played even a practice
the best voices in the city will be game this year this showing
in length and consists entirely of
music with a story running
throuKhoaJ and^numerous solos ians
and duets. ^^^Smith s primary pe played soon, when our boys
object in urging its production is hope to reverse the score.
to ereate in this community a -
greater taste for highclass music.; Received Sad News •
claim to have a strong team [ "ew ~n"9te walk
should be entirely satisfactory to ex en a^os? ^lr
local fans. A return game will Monserratt Street at the CrWR’
M
ery Company building and con-
necting with the walk on Depot
Street. This will be a great con-
venience and will certainly be
appreciated by all residents
cess. Some thirty will take part] No admission fee will be charg- W. A. Craig received a mes-1 ^ a*‘
in the production, as follows:!ed at the door, but a collection sage Tuesday announcing the * e wee sec on._
Sopranos, Willie Mae Evans, will be taken to defray the ex-! death of his only brother at To Elect Trustees
Viola Ferguson, Leila Miekow, pense3 incurred in arranging for Siligent, Alabama on Monday, An election to choose
Francis Herron, Della Kubela.Lu-
zelle Smith, Pearl Brown, Mrs.
E. R. Smith, Mrs. Wilber Webb,
Mrs. Willis, Mrs Boon.
the production. No doubt an im- April 20. The news was £ great, school trustees for the El
mense crowd will be on hand to shock to Mr. Craig. No particu* | Independent School District
hear this musical feast and lend lars were given as to the cause
encouragement to the promoters, of death.
been ordered for Saturday,
2, at Judge McDonald’s offk
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Ballew, W. L. The El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1914, newspaper, April 24, 1914; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth876659/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Wharton County Library.