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VOLUME XIX. No. 73,
HAIL VILLA, EX-BANDIT
AND MURDERER. AS NEXT
PRESIDENT OF MEXICO
Reported to Be His One
Ambition and That Ambi
tion to Remain Until He
is Dead or Accomplishes
Object
Probably to Be Public Embrace
on Carranza's Arrival, But
Sinister One on Part of Villa
To Remain Supreme Com
mander During Progress of
Rebellion, is Object. Silent
"Disappearance” of Suspects.
Terrazas Paces Up and Down
in His Cell. Subjected to
Tortures.
Chihuahua. —“ Villa, the one time
bandit, will be the next president of
Mexico. That is his ambition and de
spite all reports to the contrary it
will remain his ambition until he
either is dead or president.”
That declaration was made today
by a friend so close to General Villa
as to give authority to the assertion.
It was prompted by reports that the
coming to Chihuahua of General Car
ranza recognized as the civil head ol
the revolution, was to bring about
conditions more satisfactory to for
eign governments and to place in the
seat of authority better advisers than
General \ ilia appears to have In hand
ling complications growing out of tne
hilling of Wm. S. Benton, a British
subject That Villa and Carranza
migi.t meet and that they might pub
licly embrace as an evidence of their
perfect harmony was given out as a
possibility.
On His Way.
Carranza is now on his way over
land from Sonora and a magnificent
marble building has been prepared as
the official residence, in which he is
to perfect the details oT government.
But it was stated emphatically that
the coming of Carranza was not to
lessen in any way the power now
wielded by Villa, who for months has
been a dictator.
“General Villa will remain supreme
commander through the progress 01
tile rebellion," said one of his ad
visers. “His succession of victories
against the federal army; his sweep
ing away of the Huerta soldiers from
the north of Mexico while Carranza
remained in comparative obscurity on
the Pacific slope have so exalted him
in the minds of his soldiers as to
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Roosevelt Has Arrived at
Journey’s Second Stage
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.—Col. Theo
dore Roosevelt and his expedition have
arrived at Barao de Melgaco, the ter
minal point of the second stage of
their journey. The next stage of the
expedition takes them towards the
Rivers Commemoracao Kloriano and
Gyparana, their destination being
Mananos, capital of the State of Ama
zonas, lying on the Rio Negro, ten
miles from its Junction with the Ama
zon.
The Vice President is
60 Years of Age Today
Washington.—Vice President Mar
shall celebrated his 60th birthday at
Hot Springs, Va„ today. To numerous
officials and diplomats who compli
mented him upon his southful appear
ance last night the vice president said:
"I keep young by not thinking about
the years 1 want to live to be in my
second childhood. This is a good old
world to live In.”
INTEREST NOW IN DATE OF MARRIAGE OF
I4TH WHITE HOUSE BRIDE; JUNE FROBABLY
Only Two Other Spring Wed
dings—Nellie Grant in May
and Frances Folsom Cleve
land in J.une.
Washington.—With the formal an
nouncement of the engagement ol
Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson to
William Gibbs McAdoo. secretary ot
the treasury, official and society cir
cles in Washington today turned their
Interest to the probable date, it has
been thought the ceremony mignt
take p ace in June, but the positive
date was not announced. Twice in
its history have weddings taken place
In the White House in the late spring
and earlv summer. Nellie Grant was
a Mav bride there and Francis Fol
som became the bride of President
Cleveland in early June. ,
Like that of his fiancee, McAdoo s
familv is Southern. He was bom in
Marietta, Ga„ and was graduated
from the University of Tennessee.
Miss Wilson was born in Middle
town Conn. but the Southern back
ground which her two sisters had
through their birth in Georgia was
acquired later when she was sent to
Raleigh, N. C., in her loth year to
attend school.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
INVESTIGATION
DIRECTED BY
JUDGE
Leather Merchant Convicted of
Killinq Wife Withdraws Mo
tion For New Trial. Accepts
15 Years in Prison. Counsel
Scored From Bench
Orders Inquiry Into Testimony
of Jail Physician. Testimony
at Trial Directly Opposite to
Remarks. Alienists Criticized.
Chicago.—William Cheney Ellis,
■ Cincinnati merchant, convicted ot
killing his wife, accepted a sentence
of fifteen years in the state peniten
tiary today without making an effort
to get a new trial. Formal motion
for re-trial made by Ellis’ counsel,
was withdrawn and‘judge Petit im
mediately imposed the sentence set
by the jury".
The imposition of Uie sentence by
Judge Petit was marked by a denun
ciation from the bench directed at
Ellis’ counsel, whom lie accused ot
"abandoning his client at a prelimi
nary stage” of his fight for life.
To Investigate.
Judge Petit directed Stephen Mala
to, assistant states attorney to in
vestigate the conduct of I)r. Thomas
Hogan, jail physician, who testified
for Ellis.
“The action of Mr. Remus in with
drawing bis motion for a new trial
speaks volumes and has sinister sig
nificance,” said the judge. “it
shows that he believed the testimony
of his own medical witnesses to have
been without foundation. Each ot
these alienists testified that Ellis was
insane when he committed the crime
and hence had no power to choose
between right and wrong. If Mr.
Remus believed the testimony ot
these doctors to be true then lie'must
believe that liis client is innocent
and his action of today in abandoning
the cause at this preliminary stage is
extraordinary.”
Directly Opposite.
Judge Petit declared Dr. Hogan's
testimony at the trial was directly op.
posite to his opinions expressed out
side of the court
“Two friends of the court have in
formed me that they talked to Hogan
some time nefore the trial and that
ne said to them that Ellis was sane
and never had been insane. Then he
testifies in court that the man is in
sane.”
Judge Petit intended his criticism
to include other alienists introduced
by the defense and pointed out that
thler evidence had been ignored by
the jury.
Cause Hesitation?
“Will this conviction cause mem
bers of the medical profession to hes
itate before testifying in murder
cases?” said Judge Petit. Will the
future show us (hat physicians have
the highest regard for the adminis
tration of justice, regardless of the
fees involved?”
Remus asserted that he withdrew
his motion so ra new trial at the re
quest of his client. He said that
Ellis was afraid of being sent to the
asylum for the criminal insane or ot
getting a more severe sentence from
another jury.
Guaranteed SIO,OOO.
Buffalo N. Y.—Willie Ritchie, the
lightweight boxing champion, and
Jimmy Duffy, of Lockport, have been
matched to box here the secsni week
in May. Ritchie is guaranteed $lO.-
000 with a privilege of 45 per cent ot
the gross receipts.
Representative Kindel
Defies Postal Department
Washington—Representative George
J. Kindel, of Denver, who for months
has been agitating a reduction of par
cel post rates and who recently spoke
on the subject in the house, has run
afoul tiie postal authorities in adver
tising the sales and distribution of his
speech by means of a printed stamp on
the back of copies he has mailed un
der frank as part of the congressional
record.
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Roper appealed to the department of
justice, which gave an opinion stating
the postal law was being violated. Mr.
Kindel says he defies the department.
CRUSHED UNDER AEROPLANE.
Koenigsberg, Germany.—Lieut. De
Lesser, of the 175th West Prussian In
fantry Regiment, was killed heie today
while attempting to make a landing in
hi i aeroplane. The machine tipped
over near the ground and the pilot was
crushed beneath the motor.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES —THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 14. 1914.
Alleged Author of Poison Pen Letters , Her
Husband and Her Pastor
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RECALL U.S. ENVOY
Charred Bones But No
Whole Bodies From Ruins
St. Louis.—A number of cnarred
bones but no whole bodies were taken
from the ruins of the Missouri Ath
letic Club this morning. Twenty
three victims of the fire which de
stroyed the club and the Boatman’s
Bank Building last Monday had been
recovered last night. The exact num
ber of dead probably never will bn
known as the number and tne condi
tion of the human bones found among
the ruins indicate that several of the
dead were almost completely cremat
ed. Of the 23 recovered. 17 oodles
have been identified.
17,000 Pots of Shamrock
Brought By Mauretania
New York.—Seventeen thousand
pots of Shamrock were brought lo
port today by the Mauretania for the
annual celebration of March 17.
The little green plants were looked
after by loyal Irishmen in the Maure
tania’s crew.
Largest Oyster Grower is
Dead; Left $8,000,000
New York —Stanley H Lowndes, 57,
at one time the largest individual oys
ter grower in the world, died suddenly
in Greenport, L. 1., yesterday of appop
lexy. He was reported to have been
worth upward of $8,000,000 which he
made in the oyster growing busi
ness.
3 KILLED ON TRAIN WHILE
TAKING HOME MOTHER'S
BODY FOR BUKIAL.
Temora, New South Wales. Ten
pasengers were killed and 1.7 in
jured In a collision today between
a mall train and a freight, locornl
tive at Kxeter Station. The acci
dent occurred during a dense
fog.
Among the killed were a. man
and his two daughters who were
taking home the body of the man's
wife who had died in a hospital.
Chamberlain Tells Senate That
Ambassador Paqe Has Put
His Foot in It For Second
Time Within a Year
Washington.—" Some means ought
to be found by the powers that he to
seal the lips of the ambassador to
Great Britain, or else, In Justice to the
American people, he ought to ho re
called and that as promtly as pos
sible," declared Senator Chamberlain,
a statement today after reading ex
panded cabled accounts of Ambassa
dor Page's address before the Asso
ciated Chambers of Commerce In lam
don, Wednesday night.
Senator Chamberlain introduced the
resolution as a result of which Secre
tary Bryan called upon Mr. Page for a
full report of his speech in which he
was reported to have said that the
American people were pleased that
Great Britain should profit most by
the Panama Canal and that the Mon
roe Doctrine meant merely that the
United States “would prefer that rio
Kuropean governments would gain
more land In the new world.
Says Is Second Time.
“This Is the second time In less than
a year that Amahassador Page has
been guilty of the Impropriety of plac
ing the American people In a false
light before the British public,” said
Senator Chamberlain. >
"Further reports of the ambassador’s
Condon speech do not differ at all from
the first report as to the matters con
cerning which I complained. it re
flects the American view In one par
ticular and that Is we rejoice in the
prosperity of any country on the globe.
American People's Ideas.
But It does not reflect the Idea of
the American people In so far as he
undertakes to announce a new Monroe
Doctrine and In so far as he under
takes lo discuss the construction of
the Panama canal for the greater ben
efit of Great Britain, than that which,
It was hoped, under an American pol
icy, would have been derived of the
United States In Its construction, con
trol and operation.
Not a Dollar,
“I think it might be said with abso
lute truth that if the congress of the
United States had any Idea that the
United States would riot have the right
to control the canal In such way as
they saw fit, and to grant. If they
pleased, free passage to American
coastwise vessels, not a dollar ever
would have been appropriated either
for the purchase of the canal zone, for
the construction of the canal or for Its
fortification.”
BISHOP SCARBOROUGH DEAD.
Trenton, N. J.—The f{t. Kev. John
Scarborough, d.D. Protestant Kplaco
pay Idshop of New Jersey, died at hi*
home here today after a short illness.
He was In his 83rd year.
(LEFT TO RIGHT: E. P. LITTLE,
MRS. POLLARD AND NELSON L.
POLLARD.
Elimbeth, N. .J—Throng* of f«*h-
Innuhly drc**cd women are thillv
crowding ih«* court room where Mr*.
Net non 1«. Pollard, one of the mont
pmoninont hoc lot y women In Kll/ttheih.
I* on trial, charged with rending *otir
rllon* matter through the mull* to her
neighbor*. The iletenre contend* that
Mr*. Pollard In the "dupe" of tin en
emy, who wrote the letter* and *uc
oceded In *h|fting the hlame on t«» her
Hhoulder*. Kxperta have teattflcd that
one of the "potnon pen" letter* offered
an evidence whh written on the *nmu
typewriter that ha* been u*ed fre
quently by Mr*. Pollard in writing
friendly letter* to her neighbor*.
Various Kinds of Plants
Added to Parcel Post
Washington. Kxtenalon of parcel
post rate* to weed*, cutting*, bulb*,
root* and varlou* kind* of plant* be
came effective today by an order I*-
aiiod by l*oßt»ma*ter General llurle-
Hon.
Oldest Member of the
Elks Organization Dead
Owosso, Mich.—Daniel O'Connell
known during the hist few yours a*
tin* oldfHt living member of tho fra
ternal organization of lOlk*, died at hi*
home near here today. Ho wax 109
year* old. Ilf* wa* it member of the
Owosho Lodge of Elk*.
DESTROYERS SAIL.
New Orleans.—After ten day* In this
port, «even torpedo deHtroyer* under
command of Lieutenant Commander
Frank T. Kvan* nailed today for Dry
Tortuga* where they will reguvne tor
pedo practice
His 2,000 Employes Turned
Out As Stores Closed Today
HENRY SIEGEL
Henry Siegel was until recently one
of the biggest dry goods merchant*
and private bankers.
Siegel and his partner, Frank K. Vo
gel, are Charged with falsifying state
ments as to the financial condition of
their establishments and with receiv
ing money on deposit In the private
hank of Henry Siegel and Company
after botn partners knew the concern
was Insolvent.
HEAR DENUNCIATION OF
‘ABJECT SURRENDER OF
AMERICAN CANAL RIGHT'
MILITANTS SAY
M'KENNA WAS
LUCKY THEY
DIDN'T SHOOT
Every Pane of Glass in the
Residence of Enqlish Home
Secretary Smashed By Suf
fraqettes Today—Six Get
Two Months Each at Hard
Labor
"Rot,” They Respond to Com
ment Magistrate. Mrs. Pank
hurst Again Released From
Jail. In Exhausted State From
"Hunger Strike.”
Birmingham, Eng.—Mllilmit Kiiffm
gettea sei the torch to the tennis
dull house 1111. 1 grandstand nt the (>l
t»n ('lull today. The building whh
destroyed.
Smashed Every One.
London. Militant suffragist*
smashed every pane ;>f glass on the
ground lloor of the residence of Regt
nald McKenna, home secretary in
Smith Square Westminster today.
They were arrested
The hlx women arrested gave talse
names. They were sentenced to two
montliH imprisonment with hard la
bor.
The policemen who hail been on
guard at Mr. McKenna's residence
testified that the women "crept
stealthily In Indian file along the
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Robbers Discard $40,000
Paper; Get $15,000 Cash
Chicago.—kohhrrx, who overpowered
thn»« employe** of ihc mail order
branch of the Hartman Furniture Com
pany early today, blew open tin* of
fico Kufe, threw iiMhlo valuable mccii
rltliH, dlßcard«*il $40,000 in money or
ders and escaped with SIO,OOO cash.
A telegraph company watchman, who
investigated after non-receipt of the
hourly report on burglar alarm ser
vlre wires, was held up outside tin*
building by the robbers’ guard and left
bound and gagged with the three Hart
man employes.
Famous 13th Century
Church Fire's Prey Today
Duenseldorf, Germany.—The famous
Thirteenth Century church of Ht. (Jill
rlnus, ut Neuss, hurst Into flumes curly
today and the greater pari of the edl
lice whs quickly destroyed.
The tower, the celebrated chime.,
and the organ were destroyed.
Ht. Qulrinus was begun In the year
12011. The lower, which collapsed to
day, was reconstructed in 1741.
Nave Saved.
Dueaaaldorf. - Th< fire wax extin
guished towards evening, the nave of
the basilica being saved from the
flames.
L. W. HILL BECOMES HEAD
GREAT NORTHERN TODAY
St. Paul, Minn. 1,. W. Mill, chair
man of tho board of directors of the
Great Northern Hull road will become
president of the road today. A circu
lar milking the oTflelal announcement
of his election bus been Issued by the
secretary of the company.
In spite of that announcement the
rumor that there will be another
change of presidents In the near fu
ture | crslsts. Hallway officials de
clare Mr. Hill’s appointment Is only
temporary and for the purpose of fill
ing the position while a new execu
tive Is sought.
TO ASK FOR PARDON OF
DYNAMITE CONSPIRATORS
Chicago. -Application for pardon
for the men convicted In the dynamite
conspiracy trials In Indianapolis will
Is- presented In a few days to I’resident
Wilson. Attorney Elijah N. Hollne,
counsel for most of the defendants, an
nounced today he bad prepared the
application.
The issuance of a mandate by the
United Stales circuit court of appeals
either returning the men to the peni
tentiary or remanding them to the
federal district court In Indiana, It
was declared today would probably
be held In abeyance until the reviewing
court ruled on the motion of the pros
ecution for a rehearing of the six ap
peals in which a new trial was grant
ed
$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY.
Minority Report Presented
to House in Matter of
Panama Tolls—“Peace
at-Any Price” Policy At
tacked
REPRESENTATIVES TOLD
OF AN UNPRECEDENTED
SITUATION IN NATION
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Warning That Provisions of
Bill Would Forever Close
Rights of the United States in
the Big Waterway.
Washington.- I tenunctation of the
Situs hill, which he cliaructerlzed as
notice that the United States aban
doned its policy of an American-con
trolled Panama (’anal and virtually
surrendered its power to regulate Its
commerce because of the new "peace
at ■ any -price policy,” featured a minor
ity report to the house today by Rep
resentative Know land of California,
against repeal of tolls exemption.
The Interstate foinmerce commit
tee, of which Mr Knowlaml Is a mem
ber. has favorably reported the Suns
bill propoaiug a flat repeal.
Unprecedented.
The Knowliuiil minority report said
in part:
"A situation unparalleled and un
precedented in history now confronts
this nation. The passage of the bill
would give a British interpretation
to the llayl’auncefote treaty and
thus surrender (or all time rights
vitally affecting tills nation, commer
ciallv. Slialcgicully and politically.
"Thousands of patriotic American
citizens insist that we cannot main
tain our national honor in the presnt
controversy If we abjectly surrender
every American right at Panama. The
history of this country would have
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Keokuk Dam Engineer
Denies the Nile Report
N*w York.—Hugh la. Cooper of New
York, the engineer who l»ulit the Keo
kuk power dam across the Mississippi,
denied today lhi* recent report that he
had been designated consulting en
gineer for the Kgyptlan government
In the construction of the new Nile
dam.
Mr. Cooper was nt a loss to under
stand how the erroneous report hud
originated, except that It might have
emanated from the fact that he had
recently submitted to the Egyptian
government certain plane for the de
velopment of power from the Aesouan
dam.
Fire of Tramps Causes
s3oo,oooDamage; 3 Hurt
New York.—Tramps who built a
fire on the wooden floor of a vacant
factory building in the Green Point
section of Brooklyn in which they had
taken refuge from the cold last night,
caused a spectacular blaze that did
$300,000 damage and resulted In tne
Injury of three firemen.
The flames spread rapidly from tho
vacant building lo a large four-story
factory of the Standa-d Wood Turn
Itig Company and before they were
checked one side of the building
which occupied half a block, was
burned.
TO SEE PRESIDENT.
New York.—Hlr Francis Edward
Youngbusbuiid, of (he British army,
(he first white man lo lead a military
force Into the Hacred city of I.bassa
in Thibet, arrived toduv for a tour
of the United States. Tomorrow be
will go to Washington where he will
meet President Wilson.
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