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VOLUME XIX. No. 65.
HIGH PRAISE FOR
PRESIDENT’S ACT
A Great Example Set to the
Nations, it is Declared, When
U. S. Congress Asked to Re
peal the Canal Tolls Clause
RESPECTFUL ADMIRATION
GIVEN TO A “JUST JUDGE”
Atmosphere Sweetened in In
ternational Relations. Allusion
to Matters of “Even Greater
Delicacy" Referred to.
_ London. lguidatory comment* on
President Wilson'* message to con
gress are published in most of the
newspapers of this country todnv.
The government organ, the Westmins
ter Gazette, pays the highest compli
ments to President Wilson for his at
titude In regard to the question of
Panama (’anal tolls. It says:
"His not always convenient to hail
a statesman of another country as a
‘Just Judge,' when he advocates your
cause against a section of his own
countrymen. We cannot refrain how -
ever from expressing respectful ad
miration of the courage and manliness
with which President Wilson handles
the Panama tolls question.
Sets An Example.
“The president of the United States
sets an example of straight dealing
which may he recommended to diplo
mats of the old world. Other states
men in other countries are capable of
doing the thing he has done hut most
of'them would fetch about for diplo
matic phrases or make-believe argu
ments to save the faces of their gov
ernments or to conceal from their own
public that they are proposing a
change of policy.
“It is a great example. If the peo
ple of the United States respond to it
ns we feel confident they will do tliex
have done much .more than adjust the
difference between them and us with
regard to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
They will have set a precedent of pro
found importance to the xvhole world."
Other Matters.
Referring to President Wilson's
mention of “other matters of even
greater delicacy." the Westminster
Gazette says:
“We understand the allusion, and
think it right to say at once that Mr.
Wilson's hurdling of this question
greatly f:wllitates quiet consideration
of tile ofr-V and more delicate ques
tions here alluded to."
On the subject of Wm. S' Menton,
the Mritish ranchman killed at Juarez,
the same newspaper says:
“When we are dealing with a man
of such manifest uprightness nnd good
will as President Wilson we shall cer
tainly not expect our government to
force those issues in a chop-logical
nnd contentious spirit. The only ma
terial point for us to consider is wheth
er if the United States was non-exist
ent in this affair we could do anything
better for ourselves than it is endeav
oring to do for us. To that question
there is none but a negative answer.
Adventurous Palicy.
"We greatly deprecate all efforts in
tthis country to force the United
States into an adventurous p'olicy out
of keeping with President Wilson's
ideas."
The Pall Mall Gazette says:
“President Wilson's action sweetens
the atmosphere of international rela
tions between us alwl our kin on the
other side of the Atlantic. We may
question if we will the wisdom with
which the high moral principle guid
ing President Wilson has been applied
to to Mexican questions and others but
in all matters we shall henceforth
feel confidence that in so far as he
controls affairs of state they will be
conducted as by one who having sworn
unto his neighbor, ‘dlsappolnteth him
not, though it were his own hind
rance."
Panama Exposition.
“While acceptance of the invitation
to participate in the Panama-Pacific
Exposition at San Francisco would be
incomparable in magnitude with the
high minded act of President Wilson,
the British government has it in its
hands to give a token of reciprocal
good will."
Writer Got 6 Months For
Insulting Crown Prince
B* r |ln_For Insulting the crown prince
In a newspaper article, Hans Reuse, a
writer, was today sentenced to six
months 'imprisonment.
The article which was entitled -Wil
liam the I-ast,” declared that the crown
prince by sending a telegram of con
gratulation to Col. Von Reuter In con
nection with the Incidents between the
army and civilian suthcWltles at 'An
hern and by an order to the Deaths
Head Hussars, was propagating re
publicanism."
The writer said It would be “a public
misfortune" If the crown prince were
called on to ascend the throne.
“ADORATION OF THE SHEP
HERDS.”
Paris. City Councillor Adrien Ml
thouard, while Inspecting a store
house'where old pictures and brlb-a
brac from churches and public build
ings are kept, today found a dusty
can vs which he declared was by Tln
toreto The staff of the storehouse
wa« skeptical but nevertheless M.
Mithouard, after having cleaned the
dirt from the painting Insisted that
It was the famous "Adoration of the
Shepherds.” which, according to tra
dition. once hung in the old church
at Auteuil. •
LEST YOU FORGET
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
Professes to Be Searching
For Bauch
GENERAL VILLA.
Giwral Vula commander, of th * roliel
so ecs woo yyoLsses u> have ordered a
wii'i spread se;rc\ foi Gusla/ Bauch,
In Ge* man A.icri.'au who bud been
held prisoner hy the rebels at Juarez,
where Villa declared he ordered Bau_-h
released. It has been rumored that
Bauch was executed by a squad of
Villa's men. hut the ,-eh I commandeer
declares there is no foundation f' r
such a story.
BRYAN HEARS FROM CARRANZA.
..Washington.—Secretary Bryan re
received today a note from Gen. Car
ranza signed by Senor Fabelu, acting
secretary of foreign affairs in the Con
stitutionalist cabinet, assuring the
American government that the mys
tery surrounding the disappearance of
Gustav Bauch would 'he promptly in
vestigated.
Three Negroes to
Die March 27th
Atlanta, Ga.—Robert Paschal, George
Hart and William Hart negroes, were
re-sentenced to death here today for
the murder of Mrs. Seth Irby. The
court ordered that they he executed
on March 27.
The murder of Mrs. Irby occurred
three months ago, in Jefferson coun
ty A change of venue«to this county
was granted because of threaets of
mob violence against the three negroes
indicted for the crime. A motion for
a new trial was denied last week by
the superior court.
FINANCE COMMITTEE WRANGLED
OVER SOB-COMMITTEE REPORT
Session Lasted Until Nearly
Midnight. Half of Committee
Wants Biq Reduction in Ap
propriation of Fire and Police
Departments
THE SUB-COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS ONLY
$6,500 REDUCTION
Method of Cutting Down the
Police and Fire Departments
Twelve and Eight Men, Re
spectively, Declared Im
practicable and Would Cause
Inefficiency.
The finance committee of the city
council of Augusta wrangled until
nearly midnight over thp proposed cuts
In the appropriation fur the fire and
police departments. When the meet
ing adjourned the members were as
far apart as ever, three on one side of
the question and three on the other.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 6. 1914.
WAR TALK
HEARD IN
SENATE
OF U. S.
TODAY
Administration's Mexican
Policy Sharply Criticized.
May Be Forced to Inter
vene, Declares Works,
and That Very Soon
Washington.—Predicting that the
Mexicali situation is a matter wit®
which the Unite! States "shall be
forced to deal In some decisive way,
and that very soon." Senator Works,
Republican, of California, sharply
criticised the administration's Mexi
can policy today in the senate.
“We may be forced yet," said lie.
"to intervene in some form in Mexico.
U we do it should not be fur the ag
grandizement of our country but In
the interest of the Mexican people
and others resident there, the restora
tion of peace and the establishment of
a stable government.’’
An Unpleasant Task.
To speak of the relations of the
United States with Mexico. Senator
Works asserted was an unpleasant
task.
“It is a dark page in our history,"
he continued. “Unless the American
people shall have lost virility, courage
and patriotism it will be real, in the
years to come, with sorrow and
shame. For three long years Ameri
can citizens have been murdered,
their wives and daughters outraged,
their homes pillaged and their prop
erty destroyed, and this administra
tion has lone nothing more than
enter occasional mild protesta »n>l
submissive appeals, and to w-hom?
To Huerta, whose government we had
refused to recognize, and who, ac
cording to our view, had no power
nor authority to act. To Villa, not
recognized as a belligerent; not even
a soldier, but a brigand and mur
derer of innocent people? To Car
ranza, a weakling dominate! by Villa
and equally without authority. What
had we a right to expect from pro
tests and appeals made to such ns
these?
Ridiculous at Home, Abroad.
Senator Works outlined the events
in the history of Mexico leading up
to the present difficulties and the
refusal of this government to recog
nize Huerta, after the assassination
of Madero “doubtless by Huerta, who
suceede 1 him, or with his knowledge
and connivance.” After the with
drawal of Ambassador Wilson from
Mexico, Senator Work# declared, re
ferring to the sending of John Lind
to Mexico City, there “commenced a
series of conduct of a kind wholly
unknown to diplomacy and so absurd
as to make us rlJlculous at home
and abroad.”
The demand of the president to
Huerta that there should bo an ar
mistice could not have been compiled
(Continued on market ,r«ge)
Therefore there was no recommenda
tion.
The subcommittee of the finance
committee, composed of Mr. T. K. Ha
worth, chairman, and Messrs. T. W.
Pilcher and R. E. Allen, recommended
that the appropriation for the police
department In 1914 be $95,000, which Is
$5,000 less than last year, and the ap
propriation for the fire department.
$75,000, which Is a little over $1,500
less than last year.
The remaining 'members of the fi
nance committee, f'huirman William
Martin and Messrs. Harry H. Jones
and F. X.. Boyce, stood out for a cut
in the appropriation of the police de
partment to $90,000 and the fire de
partment to $70,000, which would he a
saving of SIO,OOO more than the recom
mendation of the sub committee which
provided for a saving of between $6,000
and $7,000.
Mayor liayne was not present at the
'meeting to east the deciding vote.
To Go Before Council.
The matter will now go before the
appropriations committee and In the
event that committee doesn't recom
mend the appropriations for the police
and fire departments be cut to $90,000
and $70,000 respectively, Mr. F, L.
Boyce announced that he would carry
Continued on Market Page.)
SATURDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS are the two Big Bargain Days of the week in Augusta. The Herald of Tuesday and Friday alawys carries the
'“VERY SPECIAL’’ offerings of Augusta’s leading and most progressive merchants. From a dollar and cents motive it will pay you to read the ad
vertisements in today’s Herald. It’s the advertising merchant always who CAN and DOES sell the cheapest. : '•
Opposes President's Policy on
Canal Tolls
tfj jj» \ A JblZ mm,l
OSCAR W. UNDERWOOD,
Democratic leader In the House of Representatives, and one of the
most influential men In the party, who Tuts co'me nut against the adminis
tration policy of rei-igl of tire Canal Toll Exemption lor American shipping
through the Panama Canal.
4 FAVORABLE REPORT: 17 TO 4.
Washington. —The Sims hill, to repeal the Panama loll* exemption,
was favorably reported by the house commerce committee toda> by a vote
of 17 to 4. Representatives Doremus of Mlehlgan, democrat; Knowland
of California, republican; O'Hhaughneasy of Michigan, democrat, and Raf
ferty of Washington, progressive, voted against li.
The bill us reported by the committee Is brief. It simply provides
that the sentence In the Panama canal net reading: "No lolls shall hn
levied upon vessels enguged in the coastwise trade of the United States"
is repealed
WORLD GIRDLING
PLAYERS BACK
IN SNOWSTORM
Harbor Craft Toot Noisy Wel
come to the Returning Giants-
White Sox Combination. Be
gan Their Tour on October
18th Last
Trip Was Success and Plans
Already Laid For Repetition.
“Feds” Couldn’t Get Passes
to Board Lusitania to Greet
the Travelers.
New York. —The world-glrdllng
American baseball players camp home
today In a snowstorm. While 'bar
bor craft tooted and envoys from
the Federal League figuratively wav
ed enticing contracts, the Giant-
Whit® Box combination drew Into
quarantine shortly after 8 o’clock.
The Federal League representatives
were unable to obtnln passes to
board the Lusitania to greet the
travelers down the hay. Organized
baseball was more fortunate In hav
ing obtained revenue cutter passes In
advance and a delegation was able to
bord the ship before she came up to
her pier.
On October 18th.
The touring party gathered In Cin
cinnati on Saturday, October 18th,
where the first game of the long
schedule was played against the Cin
cinnati Club. From there the players
traveled In a special train by easy
stages to the Pacific coast, playing
frequent games en route.
The party arrived at Yokohama, on
December fith, four days late after a
rough voyage. From Japan the Itin
erary carried the tourists to China
Philippines, Australia, New Zealand,
(Continued on Market Page).
PATHETIC IS
TERRAZA PLEA
FOR HIS SON
80-Year-old Mexican. With
Enormous Fortune Gone. Of
fers All He Has if Villa Will
Snare His Boy—Time Ex
tended to Sunday
Good Offices of Carothers to
Be Asked to Obtain Re
duction in Amount of Ransom.
Has Known the Rebel Gen
eral Many Years.
El Paso, Texas. General Terrazas
has until next Hunday to pay the
600,000 pesos ransom for his son,
Luts, held hy Villa at Chihuahua.
This sum is I'fjual to 1260,000 Ameri
can gold but the once multi million
aire of Mexico has not that much
money left, according to hla friends.
General Terrazas Is 80 years , old
and greatly shaken hy the |rerll to his
son. The latter has been a prisoner
for several months and has already
submitted to the extortion of $050,000
American gold to save his life.
It Is probable that. Geo. C. Ca
rothers, Special agent of the depart
ment of state at Washington, will be
appealed to on lilh return from No
gales tonight to one his good offices
with General Villa, whom he has
known Intlmutely for many years.
Meanwhile friends and relatives of
the family are doing what they can
to obtain a reduction In the ransom
to a figure which the old general ran
raise and to get an extension of time
for further negotiations.
"I am very old and money means
nothing,” said General Terazas pa
thetically. "They can have. every
cent I have If my hoy Is only spared
to me and his children."
Three years ago the Terrazas for
tune was estimated at $10,000,000.
DAILY AND SU NDAY. $6.00 PER YEAR.
ASKS MEANING OF
PREST’S WORDS
DOESN’T FEAR
JAP WAR OR
ANY OTHERS
Mann Rends London Comment
on President's Address to the
House. Docs Not Court, But
Not Afraid of War.
W«shington.-~l><>clarlnK lit* wan n«»t
afraid of war with Japan or any na
tion, H**pr«*m»ntatlvi* Matin, republican
leader, told the haum* today that af
ter readltij? London deaiuitchea atvln*
the Itritlnh view of tile President's
Panama tolls address In* now under-
Ht nod what the president meant by
Baying that unless congress supported
the administration's foreign policy, *'t
shall not know how to deal with other
matters of even greater delicacy and
nearer consequence."
Mr. Mann read from a de
spatch headed "Thinks United States
Fears Japan."
Its Significance.
"After reading that despatch, ** said
Mr. Mann, I can appreciate the sig
nificance of the last remark of the
president calling for protection of the
United States from a war with Japan
nnd for this government to act at the
behest of Kurope. 1 do not court, but
I am not afraid of war with Japan or
with any one else and I would not yield
what I believe to be -eight through
fear.”
West Takes Oath
As U. S. Senator
Washington. VY r . H. W«**t wan sworn
In today an mu-censor to the late Sen
ator A. (>. Huron, of Georgia. Sena
tor Hoke Smith escorted his new col
league to the hur of the wnatee where
Vice Pre«ldent Murnhall udmintHtered
Ilia oath.
Mr. West reached the acnatf while
Senator Works of California, wair mak
ing a speech. Arrival of the new’ aena
tor was the signal for an Informal re
ception on the floor, which was broken
up when Senator Works, unaware of
the presence of Mr. West, demanded
order, exclaiming "apparently there is
a democratic caucus going on."
Taft Deplores Papers’
Influence on Jurors
Boston. Former President Tuft de
plored the Influenee of newspapers on
jurors In an address hero today. Ho
said:
"It Is proper for newspapers to com
ment after Judgment In a ease hut It
Is the trial of eases In the newspapers
before Judgment that has led to mutch
of the criticism of the courts. Why,
when 1 was president, I luol to pardon
two or three men who bail been con
vtcteil by public clamor when they
were really Innocent.”
O’Shaughnessy Receives
Sympathy From Bryan
Washington.—Secretary Bryan to
day cabled the following message to
Charge O'Bhaughnessy at the Ameri
can embassy at the City of Mexico:
"It is with real Borrow that I have
learned of the loss of your father.
Please accept my sincere sympathy.
I particularly regret that your devo
tion to your official duties should
have served to deprive you of the
consolation of Irelng with him at the
lßst. The department and I person
ally, will he glad to be of any service
to you ut this time.”
Colonel O’Bhaughnessy, the diplo
mat's father, died yest-r lay In New
York.
Shouts “I Am the Prophet
Daniel" to the Parisians
Paris.— Traffic was brought to a
standstill In one of the boulevards to
day when a tall German attired In a
long black gown appeareil In the road
way shouting In a loud voice "I am
the prophet Daniel. Ibar Ye!”
The man then displayed a large
sheet of calico on which was printed
In red letters: "A grcit wind will fall
upon Parts and everyone will b* Hwept
up to the clouds—above all the Inhabi
tants of the Boulevard Saint Oerinain."
He exhorted the crowd to read the
gospels. The police took him Into cus
tody. '
HAD NARROW ESCAPE.
Painesvllle, O. -George W McCarty,
a missing Painesvllle railroad engineer
had a narrow escape from being slain
in Mexico according to news received
here today. The Htate Department
had been conducting a search for Mc-
Carty.
The Herald Want
Ada are read
daily by 40,000
People.
Resolution in Senate Calls For
Explanation of Phrase: “Even
Greater Delicacy and Nearer
Conscauence”
POINDEXTER WANTS TO
KNOW WHY SENATOR’S
VOTE WAS CHANGED
Wide Discussion and Many
Constructions Put on Portioa
of Mr. Wilson's Address t#
Congress.
Washington —Senator Poindexter,
progressive, introduce | a resolution
today railing on President Wilson to
explain what matters “of even greater
delicacy nnd nearer consequence" ho
referred to In his address to oon
gre*s yesterday as depending on We
repeal of the Panama tolls exemp
tion.
Reads Interview.
Senator Swanson aaked that the
resolution go over. Senator Poindex
ter Insisted, however, on reading a
recent interview with Senator Thorn
ton 1n which he said he had changed
hia attitude on the tolls question be
cause the preeldent had informed him
the repeal of the free tolls provision
was necessary to the continuance of
friendly relations with the powers
and to the supcesa of foreign poll
cles.
Ought to Know,
"I think we should know what
theso policies are that are so potent
as to cause a senator to change his
vote," said Senator Poindexter.
Another resolution by Senator
Jones, of Washington, calls up.jff the
president for Information as to what
nations had protested against free
tolls and copies of sueh protests and
the re, Hph of the United States
thereto. This resolution, like the
Poindexter resolution, went over un
til tomorrow.
The resolution of Senator Polnlex
ter Is the first to inquire of a presi
dent for explanation of a message to
congress within the recollection of
many senators.
Many Constructions.
At the White House YeGterday the
president when questioned about the
feature of his address explained that
he meant to say that it was very awk
ward to deal with foreign nations
which took the position that the
United States did not live up to its
treaty obligation. That particular
phrase of the address, however, was
widely discussed In official and con
gressional circles and many con
structions applied to it.
Negro Given 25 Years;
Told How Lucky He Is
Hartford, Conn. —”1 sentence you to
not less than 20 years «n«t not mort.
than 26 years In state prison, and you
may thank Heaven you live In a more
or less temperate zone." said Judge
Case terlny In passing sentence on Ever
ett Brown. a negro, 28 yeurs old, who
was eonvleterV of assault upon Mary
Htauky, white, n*cd 14.
Htates Attorney Alcorn said the fact
that Hrown lived north or the Mason
and Itlxon line was the only reason he
hail u trial.
Presidential Primary
Discussed on Saturday
Washington.—The presidential pri
mary bill will be considered by the
senate elections committee Saturday.
"is there a provision In your bill
regarding party platforms?" asked
Senator Wm, Akion Smith, republican,
of Renntoj Cummins. Its author. "We
have Just listened Thursday to such a
complete abandonment of the solemn
promise of the democratic party, In Its
last declaration of principles that It
occurred to me, party pledges being
so lightly observed, that they might
be prohibited by law altogether.”
He was referring to President Wil
son’s address advocating repeal of ths
Panama tolls exemption.
No Further News Today
of Brazil’s Revolution
Washington.—Official advices today
contained no further news of the rev
olutionary disturbances In Brazil.
Three large cities—Rlo, Nlctherey and
Petropolls—declared In a state of siege
because of revolutionary movements in
three great states, caused uneasiness
In the l,atln-American colony although
all expressed confidence In the ability
of the government to handle the sit
uation. ,
The negro population, which ts
nearly SO per rent of the total In Bra
zil Is a serious factor In the present
situation. Unrest began about a year
ago In Pernambuco. There was a dis
turbance there when the federal gov
ernment took local actions which were
regarded as an Invasion of the states
sovereign rights.
