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|]OME EQITIOfI VOLUME XIX. No. 71. DESPITE FEAR OF VETO BY PRESIDENT, LITERACY TEST REMAINS IN RILL Senate Committee Will Fav orably Report Burnett Im miqration Measure, Contain ing Much Discussed Subject, to Senate For Action THOUGHT THAT OPPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATION TO CLAUSE BE LESSENED Senators Karn and Gronna, the Latter Not in Favor of Test, Reserve Right to Offer Amendments on Floor. Washington.—The much discussed literacy test will remain in the Bur nett immigration bill wnen it is pre sented to tile senate for action. This was decided today by the senate im migration committee which will re port the bill favorably. It was suggested that tile literacy test be omitted for fear of a veto but the majority of the committeemen did not believe the president would carry his opposition to that feature so far as to veto the entire bill, which contains much that he is known to favor. Opposed to Test. Senators Kern and Gronna of the committee reserved the right to of fer amendments on the floor. Sena tor Kern is opposed to the test. The provision for American health inspectors on immigrant vessels leaving foreign ports to which Italy and some other governments object ed. was changed to provide that im migrant vessels carrying persons sus pected of balng derortable pn ac count of disease may be detained af ter reaching port and the suspected persons confined on board until their cases are determined. The provision for a nead tax of s•> was changed to sfi for each unmar ried »hd *4 for each married alien. Sweetheart's Foot Caught in Trestle; Instant Death Williamson. W. Va—While attempt ing to save the life of Miss Dixie Blackburn, his sweetheart, whose foot was caught in a railway trestle near here today, Wm. McCoy was struck by a train and tossed into a ravine fifty feet away. Miss Black burn was instantly killed and McCoy was mortally wounded. THE TRIANGLE FIRE. Now York. —Twenty-three suits K>- gun by persons whose relatives were among the 148 killed in the Triansle shirtwaist factory fire and by persons •who were injured, were settled today so far as the owner of the building was concerned by the payment of $77 in each case by the company ftiat car ried the accident insurance for the owner. Suits against the firm that rented the building ."Viay yet be instituted. IS RUMOR OF ANOTHER WHITE HOUSE WEDDING; YOUNGEST DAUGHTER PRES'T, SECY McADOO ? Head of Treasury Says It Would Be Indelicate to Dis cuss It; No Comment or De nial By Officials. McAdoo is 50, Miss Eleanor 24 Years Old. Washington.—Prospects of another White Ho'.se wedding became more definite today with the persistent re newal of * tie leiort that Secretary McAdoo and Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson, youngest daughter of the President and Mrs. Wilson were en gaged, the marriage to take place in June. There was no announcement from the White* House and when the attention oT officials was drawn to the report they refrained from mak ing any comment or denial. Secre tary McAdoo said himself it would be indelicate for him to comment on tne subject. Take It as Fact. Nevertheless official Washington is taking it as h definite fact that another wedding at the White House will be golemnized in June after the adjournment of congress. Many persons who know Secretary McAdoo were not surprised at the report because lie has been a fre ouent social visitor at the White House during the last year. Wash ington society has observed the couple at many a dance as well. 50 and 24. Mr McAdoo is 50 years while Miss Wilson is 24 He is a widower and has six children, one son and one daughter being married. Recently a grandson was born to Ills eldest daughter in Arizona. Mr McAdoo knew the Wilson family before his entrv into the cabinet and has been an Intimate friend of the president since early in the pre-convention campaign. Miss Wilson was educat ed in the private schools at Prince, ton N J-. and during the last few rears has been making frequent trips to Philadelphia to an art school where she has studied painting. THE AUGUSTA HERALD SENATE ASKS FOR COPY OF PAGE SPEECH Unanimous Resolution Passed For Explanation of Ambas sador’s Words on Panama Canal. Particularly Regarding Monroe Doctrine “The United States Would Pre fer That No European Gov’t Should Gain More Land in the New World." Washington, D. C.—A resolution calling upon Walter H. Page, ambas sador to Great Britain, for an explana tion of a Panama Canal speech which he is reported to have delivered last night before the Associated Chambers of Commerce in London, was adopted by the senate. The resolution was introduced by Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon, a bit ter opponent of the repeal of the free tolls provision in the Panama Canal Act. In its preface Senator Chamberlain set forth a published report of the purported speech. The Resolution. Tlie resolution then asked the sec retary of state to "furnish to the sen ate without delay a copy of the speech made by the American ambassador and particularly that part thereof giv ing his definition of the Monroe doc trine and that portion thereof in which he is alleged to have stated that the British would profit most by the use of the Panama Canal and that he cnll upon the American ambassador to furnish forthwith for the uac of the senate any evidence upon which that portion of his speech was based where in he is alleged to have said that it added greatly to the pleasure of the people of the United States in the building of the Panama Canal In know that the British would profit most by its use.” Its Definition. The definition attributed to the am bassador was: "The Monroe Doctrine simply meant this: ‘That the United States would prefer that no European government should gain more land in the new world.' ” Senator Uhamberlain asked for im mediate consideration of his resolu tion. It was granted by unanimous consent and the resolution passed without delicate. $60,000,000 FOR ARMY. St. Petersburg.—Extraordinary mili tary estimates submitted to the Rus sian duma amount to more than $60,- 000,000, showing an increase of thirty per cent as compared with 1913. That amount is apart from the ordinary ap propriations for the army. 1,000 PUPILS MARCHED OUT Fire Was Making Rapid Prog ress When Command Given. Girls Collapse When Street Reached. Baltimore, Md.—One thousand pupils of public school No. 20 were marched from the building in good order by their teachers today while fire, which originated in the cellar, was making rapid progress through the structure. The building was completely destroyed. In the flight from the building the first to receive the attention of the teachers were a number of crippled children. They were carried out. Though the pupils displayed rare courage, many of the girls collapsed when the street was reached. The re port. that the school building was on fire spread quickly and soon hundreds of anxious mothers, many of them hysterical, were on their way to the scene. They were quickly reassured that all had escaped. President Signed Alaska Railway Bill at 3 P. M. Washington.—Arrangements were made at the White House today for President Wilson to sign the Alaskan hill at three p. m. Members of the senate and house and secretary Lane, who worked for the passage of the bill, were invited to he present. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 12. 1914. VENUS SLASHER GETSS MONTHS IN ENGLISH PEN Militant Suffragette Pleads Guilty, Glories in Fact That She Lives in Same Century With Mrs. Pankhurst. Miss Richardson Wan and 111 Inadequate Sentence Says Judge. Could Have Given 18 Months For Smashing Win dow. Declares Medical Evidence Shows She is Re sponsible. Glasgow, Scotland.—Militant suf fragettes today burned to tile ground a large unoccupied mansion at Stew arton. belonging to the Free Chunk of Scotland. A message was left stating "this is in revenge for the brutal arrest of Mrs. Pankhurst." Pleads Guilty. London.—Miss May Richardson, miltant suffragette, who hacked Ve lasques's "Rokeby Venus" in the Na tional Gallery, was today sentenced to six months imprisonment. The public prosecutor said that one might well doubt whether the pris oner was in her right senses. There was/ however, no medical evidence to show that she was a person not re sponsible for her actions. Miss Richardson has been on a "hunger strike” since her arrest. She said her act was premeditated and she pleaded guilty. Addresses Court. Addressing Judge Robert Wallace, who presided over the court, Mi*s Richardson said: "I am an art student, hut I care more for justice than for art. I firm ly believe that when the nation has shut its eves to justice and has al lowed women who are fighting for justice to be maltreated and tortured such an action as mine should be un derstandable. “The slow and i rpmeditated mur der of Mrs. Emmaline Pankhurst is the ultimatum which has made nee essarv the recent acts of bar follow ers. The nation seems to be dead or (Continued on market rage) 30 Degrees Expected in Augusta Tonight; Mercury Rises Friday "Fair and somewhat colder tonight, with a minimum temperature of 30 degrees; Friday fair, with a slowly rising temperature,” is tlie way tlie forecaster sums up the next twenty four hours of Augusta’s weather. Old man Peepttl is willing to stand for a few wintry hours tonight, "pro vided" the "slowly rising temperature" part of the forecast pans out O. K. tomorrow. It's awfully hard to keep cool on a weather prediction like this, coming as it does just immediately after two of the most balmy, spring-like days Au gusta has ever had in March. While It was freezing this morning in Atlanta the temperature here was 37 degrees. Tlie mercury remained at this level for several hours as there was no sun shining to induce its altl tudinous movement. In Own Writing, Vanderbilt Wills his $50,000,000 New York. —The will of George W. Vanderbilt, who died on Friday in Washington was to he filed for pro bate late today. The estate, it Is said, is valued at about 150,000,000. It is said that the will Is in Md. Vanderbilt's handwriting and that It is remarkable Tor Its brevity. Only a few lines, It is said, will cover the actually important parts of the doc ument. The greater share vs the millions was said to have been idl to Mrs. Vanderbilt. Water Front of Portland Swept By $1,000,000 Fire . Portland, Ore.—Fire today swept all that section of the Portland water front on the east side from the upper I to the lower Albina ferries, destroying Columbia dock No. 2 and Montgomery dock No. 1, the steamships Cricket land Olenroy and much other property, entailing a loss estimated at $1,000,000. i The area burned covered six blocks. Firemen cut the Cricket loose early to permit her to slot down the river so they could better tombat the flames on the dock, but the big ship. Instead of going to the center of the stream floated along the docks, spreading the flames. TURKISH AVIATOR DEAD. Jaffa, Paleatine. —Muri iiey died here today after he and another Tur kish army aviator fell into the sea. Their aeroplane broke down and they had made a rapid descent to the wa ter where they managed to extricate themselves from the machine and , reach the shore in an exhausted con | dition. Son of ex-Secretary of State a Hero ►' flit Ry,.- • I -TjFV T p* ~ • 1 ■,* .v ISSn B 'i . ft- vs f* : p £u*sm : . «*. c MR. AND MRS. PHILANDER C. KNOX, JR. Palm Beach, Fla. Philander C. Knox, Jr., son of the former Secretary of State, is being lauded as a hero here because of his recent rescue of Miss Doris Itryden, daughter of John Hryden, of Scranton, Pa., when she was drowning in the surf. Miss Dr.v den was caught by an undertow and was carried to dangerous deep water. Becoming exhausted from her strug gles against the current, she was about to sink beneath the surface when young Knox reached her and buoyed her until the life savers’ boat reached them. No verification can be made here of the rumored breach between Mr. Knox and his wife, who was for merely a shopgirl In Providence. Believe Carranza has Changed View Washington.—The state department today was awaiting reply from Secre tary Itryan's latest comunicatlon to Carranza. Officials believe Carranza has receded from his previously an nounced determination not to receive representations from the United States in behalf of uny but Americans. Meanwhile however nothing tias been received about the Bauch or lien ton cases and officials hero are not advised as to whether the Investiga tion by Carranza's commission is act ually under way. ROBBERS KILL R’Y. POLICE. San Jose, Calif Robbers attempting ing to board a Southern Pacific pas senger train from Han Francisco to Dos Angeles here early today killed Michael Uuerln, a railroad policeman, who interfered, then fled. THE HERALD'S NEW SERIAL DAY OF l 1 ; 1 jyy Watch for Opening Chapters in Saturday’s Herald Two Englishwomen Are Missing After Attack London. A dispatch to The Central News from Shanghai says two English women attached to the station of the China Inland Mission at lain Ho-Kow, In the province of llti-Peh have been missing since that town was sacked and burned by brigands yesterday. The two women arc Miss E. Black and Miss J. Black. The China Inland Mission Is a Brit ish imlsslonarv society with headquar ters in London. I was represented In Uo Ho-Kow by five persons. The brigands, when the saeked the city, killed Dr. T. Froyland, a Norwegian missionary, and wounded several oth ers. There are 17 persons attached to Protestant missions in the city. TannenbaumJ.W.W. Chief, Has Pleaded Not Guilty New York. Trank Tanwnbaum, of th«* lndiiMtrial Worker* of the World, recently Indicted for participating In unlawful assembly because he led an army of the unemployed into a <’nth olio church, pleaded not guilty today. It 1h expected the trial will begin next week. HAVANA SANITARY DEP’T CONTROLS BUBONIC PLAGUE Havana.—The sanitary department announced today that It lias the bu bonic plague under control. So far all the himpeded cases under obser vation have proved negative, It is de clared, the only real case having been that of the Spaniard, Francisco Fer nandez, last week. The patient !h recovering rapidly from the attack. DIG WITH SEARCHLIGHTS DURING NIGHT FOR BODIES St. Louis. The body of one man and fragments of another were found to day In the ruins of the Missouri Ath letic Club. The body was Identified as that of Thomas Wright of this city. Twelve bodies now have been recover ed and from 20 to 30 more are sup posed to be burled In the wreckage. Men worked among the ruins all night hunting for bodies with searchlights and digging away debris. DAYS By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCF Copyright, 1912, by Ihe Frank A. Muosey Co THE 1/TH INFANTRY IS LOAD! ITS BAGGAGE TRAINS FOB SAVANNAH THE 'ARMY' TO USE DYNAMITE? Detectives Search For Box, Negotiations Continue to Rid Section of Gen. Kelley's Un employed. Woodland, Cal The armory <>t Company F, here was broken Into early today, supposedly by members of the unemployed "army.” Twelve rifles and several hundred rounds of ammunition were taken. The mili tiamen are camped in Sarromentn. Search for Explosives. Sacramento, Cal.—Detectives <>t Sacramento Count., are searching lo duy Tor a camera box containing dy namite said lo have Ir-cn sent from Sun Francisco to one of the leaders of the "army" of unemployed, camp ed across the river, which it was said to lie used ill blowing up one of I lie Sacramento's file engine houses. It is reported the feeling of the men liiih changed hut little against what they cialm to hare been annec esHniily brutal treatment by firemen and deputy sherltfs when they were ejected from the Southern Pacific Band lot Monday. Negotiations to rid the county of the 'army" were resumed today. Interview the "General.” San Francisco. —The report on Hie condition of the uiicmplnypil tit fhte ramento son • will he made to the federal Industrial relations commis sion by Harris VVelnstock, who inter viewed "General” Kelley in the Sac ramento Jail Wednesday. Ilia object was to have Kelley explain the ns scmhluge rtf ids "army" and suggest remedies for the situation “Kelley,'' said Welnstock, "Inn toss ed me as a man of considerable men tality. His arguments are well found ed —from the view of the unemployed. I asked him why the army wits going to Washington, explaining thr.t the commission's report on the situation would be awaited by congress before action would be taken "He asserted that the committees of previous years had their reports shelved and that unless he was there with a forre of men to hack up this report ft stood a good chance of be ing similarly treated. '“Whether the members of the 'army' are honest, hard working men out of employment or petty criminals anil toughs I cannot say now." COTTON MEN COME TO DISCUSS TRADING INVESTIGATION BY CONGRESS At Suggestion of Congressman Hardwick Sub-Committee to Investigate Trading in Cotton Futures. Washington. Congressional Investi gation of trading in futures of cotton and grain was foreshadowed today when the house ruleH committee ap pointed a sub-committee to draft a resolution for such action. The proposed Investigation would require Ihe sanction of the full rules committee and congress. The sub committee comprises Representatives Henry, Texas; Hardwick, (IcoiVla; Fantrtll, Kentucky; Lenrgot, Wiscon sin and Kelly, Pennsylvania, fts crea tion was suggested by Mr, Hardwick. "Wo will make a thorough study of the legal situation and facts regarding gambling or speculation, If you want to call It that, on th« New York and New Orleans cotton exchanges and the grain exchanges,” said Chairman Hen ry. He added that the resolution was not aimed at (lie stoek exchanges but only to the grain and cotton exchan ges. "The gambling In food products Is one of the largest questions before congress,” be ssld, 'and the committee believes the Baltimore platform prom ising a curb upon such speculation should be carried out " FOSSIL HUMAN SKELETON OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO. Berlin.—A valuable anthropo logical discovery In the northern part of German East Africa Is reported today in the Dokal An zieger by Dr. Hans Rick, of the Geological and Palaeontological Institute of Berlin University. It is a fossil human skeleton In a magnificent state of preserva tion. This is held to prove that "many tens, nay hundreds of thousands of years ago a highly developed rare of men Inhabited the African continent.” $6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY. War Department States That Georgia Regiment Will Make Trip to Gal veston in Army Trans port Sailing Tuesday INCREASE IN MILITARY STRENGTH OF U. S. ALONG MEXICAN BORDER ORDER Vergara Incident Has Caused Uneasiness. White Houso States That Restoration of Confidence is Only Signi ficance of Movement. Washington. Two more regimen!* of I'nilcd Hinton troops were moving lo Join the Mexican Imrder patrol to day. Two liiitinlions of tlie 9th Infant ry at Fort Thomas, Ky„ and Fort lai gan 11. Roots, Ark., ami the 17th In fantry at Fort McPherson. Oa , were loading baggage trains to proceed to I.a redo and Kagle Russ to become part of a military force in Texas larger by 3000 men Ilian the one Gen Hhafter led Into Cuba. Vergara Incident. The border patrol is being Increased at requests of Senator Sheppard and Representative Garner of Texas, who explained Hint the Vergara Incident laid caused uneasiness it was point ed out that .utile were being stolen from Texas ranches and that inas much as tlie American banks along the line were full of rash, confidence would be restored In a greut measure by the presence of more troops. At the White House and at the War De partment it was stated that such was the only significance of the troop movement. Entrain Monday. At the War Department it was Bald the two regiments would jirobably act ually begin to entrain Sunday or Mon day. It is expeeted that the Seven teenth will make the trip from Savan nah to Galveston on one of the army transports leaving Havannah Tues day. Conditions along the east coast of Mexico were aummarixed today by Rear Admiral Fletcher In the follow ing report to tlie navy department: Quiet at Vera Crux. "Rear Admiral Mayo reports from (Continued on Market Page). Board Directors Auqusta Cot ton Exchanqe Passed Res olution at Meetinq to Invite Reoresentatives From South ern Exchanqes WANT CONFERENCE IN AUGUSTA EARLY IN MAY Directors Met Yesterday, But Took No Definite Action. Another Meeting Was Held Today After Which An nouncement Was Made. A meeting of the board of directors of the Augusta Cotton Exchange was held at noon today nod a resolution was passed Inviting all of the South ern cotton exchanges to Hrrul dele gates to a meeting to be held In An* gusla In the early part of May to dis cuss the question of cotton trading. After the meeting today the resolu tion was telegraphed to every cottOn exchange In the South. There was a meeting of the board of directors of the Augusta exchange held yesterday, when the matter was discussed, but nothing official was de cided on. At the urgent request of officers of the exchange The Herald did not print the story yesterday af ternoon. It was represented to this newspaper that premature publication might cause embarrassment and there fore nothing was said. Today, after the directors' meeting, a copy of the resolution wus furnished and Is printed below. Interest In the question of cotton trading, and particularly In futures, Is very great Just now and It Is prob able that a congressional committee, a nub-committee of the rules commit tee, will Investigate the question very thoroughly. The form of contract of the New York Cotton Exchange on cotton fu tures and spots has been objected to for somo time, so It is said, and there are many features of cotton trading which will come up fur consideration. The Resolution, The following is the resolution: "The present agitation concerning the conduct of the cotton trade being a matter of serious consideration, and Continued on Market Page.) |]OME Eo!Tlo|\|