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TWO SIXTEEN MEMBERS GREW AND CAPTAIN RESCUED Whalcback Steamer Bayport Reaches Newport News With the Rescued FOUR MEN HALF DEAD FROM EXPOSURE Rezcue From Wrecked Steamer Charlemagne Tower By Barest Chance. Newport New*, V*.—Rrlngln* Cap tain it C. Hlmmona anil sixteen ni*m her* of the crew of the Airwrlran rti-amor < 'harlemaime l owar, Jr., which wont ilown off the Now Jersey coast ynatorday morning. the whalr l>u< k atranurr Hay port reached her* l*t« this aflrrnoon The wreck aur vlvora were landed at Hewrir* I'olnt, where they hoarded a trolly for Nor folk, leaving Norfolk tonlKht for New York. With four m en half dead from ex poaura, the ahlpwreckeil crew were picked tip near ItarneKat baht yea terriay afternoon at 6 o'clock durlngu a blinding annw*tprm, five mllea aouth of where the Charlemagne Tower, Jr, foundered. Their reecue wa* af fected by the hi, rent rhanre, a elknal light attracting the attention of i'ap taln -eranger, of the Itayport Joel a* the at earner waa In the act of paeslng the atnall boat. Know waa falling heavily and It waa feat growing dark, t’aptaln Beranger. who waa on the hrldire, barely could aeo the light A* It flared out. A atlff wind prevailed at the time and the men were water eoaked and numb from cold. In order to make room for the overcrowded car go. some of the men were forced to lie In the bottom of the boat and three were In worae rendition than the oth er*. four of them being restored with difficulty after twin* taken aboard the Rayport Theae men. (Jimrtermiiater John Dowling; Hteward Cecil (Jreen. and Fireman Webb and Meaamnn Ralph llnlmea. were finally reatored and landed with the others this after noon. . . The full list of those picked up by th« Bayport follow*. < 'nptaln H. C. Simmon*, Chief Kn- Klneer 11. A Wilbur, Second Mate H. Heaven, Third Mate C. V. Whitney, First Aaalatant Engineer H. Albtn, Kecond Aeelatant Knnglneer W. Do bare, Quartermaatcra John Itowllng and C Dohonaon, Heamen M. I>ooh»on and W Walla, Oilers lends Edward*. Itert Albtn and Ed. Elllfon, Hteward i'cdl tlreen, Messrs. Ralph Holmes Cecil Oreeti. Meaainan Ralph Holmes and Fireman M. Handryckson w Webb. Seven Hour* in 20-Fool Boot. Norfolk. Ve.— Declaring hr and nlx trrn members of hie rrew epent erven lioure in a twenty-foot hoet, with eraa licallng over them end a Minding snowstorm minimizing thrtr proapeete or bring sighted by a panning craft. Captain Hlmmnne. of the Charlemagne Tower, Jr. which Friday fotindrrnd at era. Haturdny night graphically de scribed the experience of the i>«rty which arrived here Haturday after be ing readied by the whaleback ateamer Bay port. , , "Wo left the Tower about 10 o clock Friday morning,” he nald. "The ahlp began leaking aome mlnutea before that but the ruah of water waa eo great that we had little ttme to got in lha boats and no time to save our belongings. "Water came In fro mboth ends or the ahlp and then she began to dou ble up In the middle. When we left hero she waa breaking In two and before she went down ehe parted al* together. "We used a coat tied to an oar aa a diet roes ntgnad during the day and to wards dark we burned torches. Moat of ua were nearly froaen and exhaust ed from our battle with the storm. "We bed seen four of our shipmates In enother boat safely landed on shore, hut when wo tried to reach the beach the seas heat all over us and we were forced to put buck. "Our boat was so badly crowded we could not get over the bar. and the sens heat tn upon ua "We wore almost directly In the path of the steamers and several pass ed us. hut none apparently saw ua. "The Old Dominion steamer Hamil ton passed ua hut offered no assist ance. "We were In the lifeboat when the Hamilton passed and they may not have been able to See us, but they probably saw the signals on the Tow er, which had not gone down. The Hamilton displayed some signal but we were unable to read tt. "It was about 5 o’clock when the Bayporl came to our assistance. We bad almost given up hop* of being saved, hut one of our torches was seen by the lookout ad the Bay port started In our direction." DAY IN CONGRESS Washington, March 7. Sonata. Not In session, meelß Monday. House Debate on agricultural approprta pnation hill resumed. Speaker I'lark denounced state ments attacking thr Integrity and hla counting of votes Republican leader Mann led In an ovation In tribute to thr speaker's *4th hlrthday. Irrigation committer reported fav orably the homesteaders’ e\ten*ion period of tiaytnrnt for water tights. Democratic leader* agreed to presg Panama toll* exemption repeal Im mediately after pending appropria tion bill* Hide* committee concluded hearing* on Manahan reeolutlon for Investiga tion of Wheat pit* Judiciary committee determined to conclude hearing* on administration anti-trust measure* by March 17th. Interstate commerce »Üb-conymtttee virtually completed trade commission bill, subject to conference with presi dent and attorney-general. Adjourned at t> p. m„ until noon Monday. People who have never been tempt ed do not deserve any credit for vir tue.—Washington Hernia. KELLEY’S IRMT HAS BEACHED STATE CAPITAL Sacramento Wrestles With Problem and Calls Out the Militia 300 RECRUITS HAVE “JOINED THE ARMY” About 1,600 Men in Army and They Are Divided Into Rival Camps. Sacramento, Cal. «*- Sacramento wrestled all day with the unemployed problem, precipitated by the arrival here of "General’ 'Kelley's army, on lln way to Washington TonlKht no solution had been reached, hut a company of the state militia had been ordered out to guard the state arse nal and to he in readiness to quell a riot. Chancea at Orevllle, Stockton, Cl,ico ami Woodland were notified in hold themselves In readlneas for similar service. More than ;u)0 recruits Joined the army, which is now divided Into two rival factlona of almost equal strength one obeying the orders irf “General" Kelley and the other composed of seceders. About 1,500 men are lu tile two camps. Leaders of the men called at the executive office today and demand ed of Governor Johnson that they he auppllod with food and transporta tion to the state line The governor offered them work Instead and they refused, declaring they would accept no employment until they hail com pleted the march to Washington. No decision could he reached by city and county officials as to what disposition should be made of the army. One of the questions debated was whether or not to ship It hark to Han Francisco, where It started. There were no disturbance* at the rival campa, although emissaries of the seceders added to the bitter feel ing by Inducing a number of "den eral" Kelley'a followers to desert. Three committeemen from the an ti Kelley faction drew a sharp re buke from uovemor Johnson when they refused work he had offered them. "For the men who want work I have the greatest sympathy,” he said, "and I am willing to do everything 1 can to help them For the men who won't work, which I understand is the principle with Vic Industrial Workers of the World, I have no sym pathy. "You do not present an unemploy ed problem. Wnat you are present ing Is u particular propaganda and asking the state to assist you In spreading this proaganda Those are not the actions of unemployed men." 3 Bullets Put Into Him; Pinned Under Dead Cow Man Shot Down While Milking’; Wife Killed; Then Slayer Commits Suicide. S«n Franclsoo. -While Tony Kllclno vlrh was milking hl» cow today, Marks Skarlch, with whom he hud quarreled ever the purchase of an orchard appear ed and begun pumping lead at him. Kltclnovich dodged behind the cow Skarlch shot the cow and she fell dead on top of her master. Her body pro tected him partially and ae he lay pin ned to the ground Skarlch shot him through the right arm. the right leg and the left hip Ha la dying. Alarmed by the sound of shooting, Mrs Kltclnovich ran to the door. Ska rlch shot her through tha breast and she felt dead. Skarlch fled to his lodging house, lock ed himself In his room and committed suicide. Sheriff* Defense Heard Regarding Copper Region Houqhton, Mleh. -Congressional Inves tigators lnuulrlng Into conditions n the copper region today heard testimony In troduced by Sheriff Cruse as defense for the members of his force, and the mine operators put on witnesses tn show that the courts were open and that equal justice was avallsbls tu both sides. Chairman Taylor of the committee In timated that It Intended to complete Its work here tonight even If a protracted session were necessary. Fire Insurance Co's Quit; Kentucky Laws Drastic Ltft'noton. Ky.—Cltverftl of the most Impotent American. Hrti*h and U«*r- | man fir# Insurance oompanfoa hav* no tified their agents throughout Kentucky to e*na* operations \t\ the state, giving a a the ran Si n that the t*icnn Insurance set fwtased by ths legislature Is too drastic It was also said that several otht* Important insurance companies.! both domestic and foreign, are prepar- I Inf (o issue similar order* to agent* SHERIFF SAYS HE TURNED DOWN OFFER OF $20,000 Dsr.voe.—An offer of J ‘o. ca <\mh and i one foliar a da> for each of 400 guards . to I e employed In breaking the strike I of IMO was made to M. V Capp, then sheriff of BouldtA* county, by * man | representing himself to be acting for | the Northern Coal Operators, according to the testimony of Mr Capp Before the federal Investigating committee today. The former sheriff declared he refused th* offer. ANOTHER BRITISH NOW IN TROUBLE IN OLDJIEXICO Englishman Named Syndam ; Driven Away From His Ranch !.—Property in Danger SIR CECIL SPRING-RICE CALLS ON SECY BRYAN Carothers to Intercede With Constitutionalist Leaders in Behalf of Terraza. Washington.—Another British sub ject has got Into trouble In the stuta of Chihuahua and the state depart ment again h.is been called on to ex tend Its protection. Hlr Cecil Hprlng- Klce called at the state department Saturday to Inform Secretary Bryan ; that an Englishman named Hyndan I hud been driven away from his ranch and that Ida properly was iu danger. Secretary Hryan Immediately tele graphed American Consul Letcher at CMlhuahuu to make an Inquiry. ft ! necessary a protest will be made to Carranza or Villa. Technically the commission charged I with Investigating the killing of Wtt | Ham H. Renton continues in existence and Secretary Rryan Saturday said i itsf unctions simply had been bus { pended. There now is little idea that the commission will proceed to Chi huahua In the expectation of uncover ing evidence of value. It probably will lie required to carry out its origi nal Instructions, however, merely to establish the principle of the right of the I'tilted Slates to art. Nothing fur ther has been heard at the state de partment from General Carranza re garding his Investigation. Consular Agent Curothers at Chi huahua was directed by Secretary Hryan Saturday to Intercede with con stitutionalist leaders la behalf of Luis I Terrazas, who press reports said had been condemned to death unlesa a | quarter of a million in ransome was ; paid by his family. The American ! agent was directed to use every effort ito prevent the carrying out of this ‘ threat, pointing out that American tol j erance might he alienated from the constitutionalist cause by such an act. FIFTH AVENUE ARE DEALER SLATS SELF Theron Blakeslee, Suffering From Headache, Sends Bul let Into Temple. Naw York.—Theron Blakeslee, a widely known Fifth avenue art deal er, died Saturday night shortly after he had been I'pund with a bullet wound In his temple. Mr. Blakeslee was In hla main gallery talking to his lawyer and the representative of a prominent Paris art dealer, who is said to lie a large creditor of Mr. Blakeslee, when lie excused himself and entered a smaller gallery. A shot was heard and visitors and attendants rushed into the room and found Mr. Blakeslee uncon scious but stilt breathing. He died half an hour later. Mr. Blakeslee’s friends say a severe attack of headache was the cause of the act. Though the dealer for some time had appeared depressed over bus iness affairs, It was ssld Saturday night that he whs solvent. Several years ago Mr. Blakeslee bought what appeared to he an unim portant canvass for SBSO. Tlpon reno vation the picture proved to he a gen uine Rembrandt. Mr. Hlnkhstec was offered $150,000 for the painting some lime ago but refused to sell. Rubens’ "Adoration of the Magll,” valued at SIOO,OOO, wns one of the pictures In the room where the art dealer was found. Maximum Penalty For Attacking Ship’s Captain San Francisco Five years In San Quentin wns the sentence imposed to day on Cupt. A. D. Nelson, who at tempted to hold up the steamer Wil- Hamettee comanded by Captain Chus. Reiner, off the const of lacs Angeles county on December :11st, 191.1. The Judge gave the maximum penalty un der the law. Nelson invaded the cabin of Captain Reiner disguised In a black wig and false whiskers and armed with an au tomatic pistol Hnd a revolver. Cap tain Reiner seized him and they fought all over the cabin until aid came. One shot was fired but Reiner escaped unwounded and saved $2,000, the ship’s payroll. Nelson was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon with Intent to do great bodily Injury, one of the minor counts in the indictment against him. Passengers Were Afraid To Land; Bubonic Plague Havana.—No news of bubonic plague have been reported here since Thursday last, when the illness of a donnish groecrv glore clerk was diagnosed as that disease. The con dition of the man was "satisfactory” today. The 61 passengers who last night refuged to go ashore on arriving by steamer from the United States be eause of the fear that they would be kuarantir.ed on returning to America, landed today. . Professor—A fool can ask more questions than a wise man van an swer. Student—No womler so many of us flunk iu our exams!" —i'etm State noth. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. CARRANZAWANTS AMERICAN 10. Mexican Committee Appointed in Benton Investigation Wire For Information. Kansas City. Mo.—Attempt* to ob tain the services of at least one American physician whose field Is far from the Mexieon bor ler are being made by the commltt'-i- a (Minted by General Caranza, to investigate the ease of Win. S. Ilenton, nencrdlng to an announcement today by Honor Ga blno Vlzcarra, commercial agent n,-re of the f.mstltutlonsllnts. Heitor Viz rarra mad-' public the following tele gram iceelved today and signed "Gen eral Ramon r raustro, president Mex ican Investigation committee.' "Please Inform by wire If there Is any expert medical-legal authority there who could com - at once to exhume body. How much he would charge. Referring to Renton caae." ■’lt is evi Irnt. said Scnor Va«- rarra, "that the commission Is se'*k- Ing the services oT an expert who will he unprejudiced a>ul for tilts reason has preferred a physiclon from some other than a border city." PHES’T .ENJOYS STREET STROLL Only An Hour With Oculist. Then to Dep’t Store. Recog nized By Philadelphians. Philadelphia.—President Wilson, who came here today Tor the annual visit to his oculist, spent a little more than an hour In the physician's office, then, accompanied by Secre tary Tumulty and with two secret service men, a short distance behind, the executive strolled down Chestnut Street and entered a department store. He walked through the place and stopped at a book counter, where he purchased three books of ndw fiction. The i resident again mingled with the Saturday afternoon throng on Chestnut Street, walking four blocks. Along the way he was ocrosionally recognized and he stopped several times to greet friends. Back Again. Washington,—President Wilson re turned to the White House at i o'clock from * trip which kept him In Philadelphia a few hour* on his annual v.sit to an oculist. Prohibition Can Never Be Enforced, Says Cardinal New Orleans.—" Prohibition nsver wiil •>t enforced in h Christian country," »Ald James Cardinal Gibbons, in a statement made public here today. He is paying his annual visit to his broth er. John T. Gbbons, of this city. ’'"While I am an anient advocate of temperance. 1 am intuitively persuaded that prohibition cannot he enforced in tiiis country." continued Cardinal Gib bons. "It is calculated to make hypo crites and lead to the manufacture of il licit whiskey, replacing the good ma terial with the bad, while at the same time robbing the government of the legitimate tax." The biggest mystery of the mistle toe is why it Is not kept hanging all the year.—-Boston Herald. Join Our Club Plan and b 3 Happy We Pack and Store Furniture. OFFICE FURNITURE Roll top Desks, Standing Desks, Flat Top Desks, Office Tables, all sizes. Typewriter . Tables, 25 per eent off Green and Brown Willow Chairs and Rockers Upholstered, $7lO. Karpen Davenport Upholstered in Tapestry, 8 ft. long, was $125.00, now $95. A | >ick up. REBELS RULER ci mils Six Officers Among Nnmber. Huerta's Troops Dislodged After Six Hours' Fighting. Brown*vllle, T«xa«. Sixty Mexican Federal* Including *lx ofßcer*. were killed In it battle Wednesday In the hill* between Monte Morelos ant C’aderoyt, In the state of i’uevo I/eon, according to news received today In Matamoroa at ('lnstitutional head quarter*. The rebel* said they lost two dead and seven of their men wounded, In eluding two captain*. The report stated that the kederaU occupied a strong intuition on the hill* but were dislodged after elx hour* fighting. Another engagement was repor . d to !at e iccut r« d near Joy Can Be Brought To Many Families Via These PIANO BARGAINS '9Sb Terms to Suit Your Convenience Leave orders for R. J. Watson, Piano Tuner ami Repairer. A. A. Thomas Piano Company PHONE 686. 639 BROAD STREET. AUGUSTA, GA. BAILIE-EDELBLUT FURNITURE CO. THE QUALITY STORE BEST GOODS at LOWEST PRICES 710=712 BROADWAY Are You in the Market For a Dining Room Suite? - Ts so, don’t forget that we have the largest complete line in the city, and our prices are the lowest, considering quality. Let us figure with you before you buy. We can please you, as we guarantee every thing we sell. Special Ball Bearing Davenport Beds, oak and mahogany, MO QC covered in leather cloth. Was $40.00, now Almira, near Tampico, in which ten Federal* and three rebel* were kill ed. SHOPPING AND BUYING. Yea, Chrlstma* time 1* drawing near. My, how the time doe* fly? Start soon to do your shopping, dear, And after while to buy. —Youngstown Telegram. CONTRACTORS All kinds of Pumps, Pipes and Fittings. Contractors’ and Building Castings, Machinery and Materials, Steel Beams, Girders, House Front Columns, Lintels and Plates, Engines, Hoisting Rigs. liope and Chain Blocks, Wire Rope, Boilers for Heating Buildings, Window Weights, etc., etc. Lombard Foundry. Machine & Boiler Works & Supply Store | Capacity for 300 hands. Augusta. Ga. SSOO Sehuman, Mahogany, Art Case, for .. ..$275 $350 Kingsbury, Rosewood Case, for $l4B S4OO Bailey, Walnut Case, for $225 S3OO Muelhauser, Mahogany Case, for $125 $350 Bradley, Mahogany Case, for $195 S4OO Carlisle, Mahogany Case, for $250 $750 American Player, Mahogany Case, for . S3OO SBSO Behning Player, Mahogany Case, for .. .$495 SBSO Electric Player, Mission Oak, for $395 SI,OOO Nunns & Clark Square, Carved Rosewood Case, Pearl Keys, for $125 CHICAGO POLICEWOMEN TO BE TAUGHT JIU JITSU Chicago.—Chicago pitfli’* women will h* taught Jlu Jltsu to fit thsin Uw em rt-g*nc> encounters It w»» announced today hy Jam** Uleuion. chief of po lice Nine police women were sworn In todsy. given etsrs, patrol box kej« snd ordered to report for Jlu Jlieu In struction. s. Each can be purchased with an as surance that they are exactly as we rep resent them to be. They are bargains Genuine bar gains well worthy of your immediate attention. They were taken in exchange on Ntultz & Bauer, -Melotnna and Exeel tone Player Pianos. Uprights and oth ers in stock for your inspection. SUNDAY. MARCH 8. We Give and Redeem PURPLE STAMPS. Sewing Machines and Supplies. Old Hickory Swings, Tables, Chairs, Settees, Rockers, 25 per cent off. RED CEDAR CHESTS $27.00 size, at .. .$18.50 $25.00 size, at .. $16.50 MATTING CHESTS Special prices. Odd Chairs and Rockers, upholstered in No. 1 Leather and Tapestry, at 30 per cent Off.