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f]OME EDITION 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 (Continued on Next Page.) 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 D ■ • v . jp y y * \ , ■ * 'U, ;?!: ; .+4.' ’ .: i jf \ J3f igjfm * «&**:*% A . -: v -/": SEAL HIS LIPS OR 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 (Continued on Next Page.) 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 ■' 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 (Continued on Next Base.) 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. THE DAY OF DAYS ... BEGINS ... TODAV |jOME EDITIOfI April aO Dayi 14