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The one Paper in every home—the only Paper in many homes. 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.