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VOLUME XIX. No. 75.
LATEST MURDER
ORDERED PROBED
Secretary Bryan Directs the
Investigation of Killing of
American Postmaster By the
Mexican Bandits.
U. S. DEPT. OF STATE
CONSIDER OTHER MEANS
OF SAFEGUARDING LIVES
Foreign Governments Have Not
Yet Replied to Bryan's Infor
mation in Matter of Carran
za's Statement Allowing U. S.
Consuls to Look Out for In
terests of Their Nationalities.
Washington.— Secretary Bryan today
ordered an investigation of the report
ed murder of Frank V. Johnston, post
master and storekeeper at Teearte, In
California. Saturday nißht, by Mexi
cans, while defending his property.
None of the foreißn Rovernments to
which Secretary Bryan has transmit
ted copies of Oen. Carranza's last
statement regarding the right of Amer
ican consuls to look after foreign In
terests in Mexico have yet made any
response. Secretary Bryan continues
to decline to comment upon the Car
ranza statement hut it is significant
of his purpose that the secretary state
he will continue to instruct American
Consuls to intervene to protect foreign
ers in the war zone.
By Other Means.
If they should be obstructed in their
inquiries or find their representations
unheeded by constitutionalists the state
department it was said might feel call
ed upon to consider other means of
safeguarding the lives and property
not only of Americans but foreigners
in Mexico.
Rear Admiral Fletcher reported to
day conditions were quiet at Vera Cruz
and Tampico.
From the west coast Rear Admiral
Howard reported that a gunboat en
gagement between federals and rebels
took place at Topolobampo but result
ed in little advantage to either side.
Piet'S OtPDRT
SATISFACTORY
Explanation of Ambassador
Regarding London Speech
Gets the Presidential 0. K.
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Washington. —Ambassador Pages
explanation of his lxmdon speech
touching upon the Monroe doctrine
and the Panama tolls is satisfactory
to President Wilson, who regards the
incident closed so far as the adminis
tration is concerned. When a full
report of the speech is received it
will be forwarded to the senate which
asked for it by Senator Chamberlain’s
resolution.
President Wilson told callers today
that any agitation over Mr. Page’s re
ferences was caused by a misunder
standing of what the ambassador said
and that fuller report of the speech
showed that the ambassador had cor
rectly stated the situation. The pres
ident is satisfied that Mr. Page re
ferred to the Panama repeal as "not
to please England.” instead of "not
merely to please England.”
National Child Labor
Conference in Session
New Orleans. —The National Child
I.abor conference today began its tenth
annual meeting which will continue for
three days. Interest today was cen
tered in a review by Owen R. Dovejoy,
general secretary of the national com
mittee, of what the organization has
done and what is needed.
TAUGHT DEAF 34 YEARS
Hartford, Conn. —Job Williams, who
for 34 years had been head of the
American School for the Deaf, died to
day, aged 71. He was a graduate of
Yale.
Sheriff and Deputies Left
Edgefield Last Night With
Mack Mims For Another Jail
Negro Convict Escape Who Shot J. W. K. Smith Captured
On Edisto River Yesterday by Posse. Sheriff and Depu
ties Not Heard From Since They Left Edgefield.
Edgefield, S. C Sheriff Swearin
gen of this county, and his deputies
left’ here secretly about 9 o'clock last
night with Mack Mims, tne negro
convict escape who shot J. W. K.
Smith, a prominent farmer on Satur
day, and It is presumed went to an
adjoining county seat to lodge the
negro in jail as it was deemed unsafe
to keep him in the Edgefield jail so
great were the fears of mcfb violence.
The sheriff and his deputies have not
been heard Trom since they left Edge
field, and it is possible that they
were overpowered and the negro
Ivnched There was considerable ex
citement here and the feeling against
the negro was high.
Mims was serving a two-year sen
tence ea the Edgefield chain gang
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
DANIELS MLS
SIX DESTROYERS
War Craft to be Christened
Porter, Tucker, Conyngham,
Wadsworth, Jacob Jones and
Wainwright.
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Washington. —The names of Porter,
Tucker, Conyngham, Wadsworth, Ja
cob Jones and Wainwright. prominent
in the annals of American Naval his
tory. have been selected by Secretary
Daniels for the six new torpedo boat
destroyers now building.
In the case of Porter, both Admiral
Porter of civil war Tame and his la
ther. Captain David Porter, who seiz
ed in the early wars will be honored.
Tile Wainwright was so called in
honor of three men. Jonathan May
hew Wainwright. killed in action In
1862: a son of the same name killed
in an expedition against pirates on
the coast of Mexico in 1870; and
Richard Wainwright. commander ot
tlie flagship Hartford under Admiral
Farragut at the same time of his
death
Captain Samuel Tucker saw distin
guished service both during the revo
lutionary and the war of 1812. Cap
tain Gußtavus Conyngham was a
plucky seafighter of revolutionary
days.
The Wadsworth was named after
Lieut. Henry Wadsworth, who lost
his life In the war with Tripoli; and
Lieut. Alexander S. Wadsworth, who
served on the Constitution in her la
mous fight with the Guerriere.
Captain Jacob Jones was in com
mand of the Wasp when she captur
ed British sloop of war Frolic.
BILL FOB THE
TRADE BOARD
Measure Regarded by Presi
dent as Most Important in
Trust Legislation Presented.
Washington.—The bill for the crea
tion of interstate trade commission,
regarded by President Wilson as first
in importance among the proposed
measures on the administration trust
program was before the house inter
state commerce commission today.
The measure, which would create a
new commission to take over the
powers and duties of the present, bu
reau of corporations, was submitted
to the full committee by its sub-com
mittee which framed it.
The new bill was unanimously
agreed upon by its framers and meets
with the approval of practically the
full committee. It was drawn un af
ter conferences with President Wil
son and Attorney General Mcßey
nolds. Democratic leaders In con
gress expect the bill to receive sub
stantial republican support and an ef
fort probably will be made shortly
to bring about concerted action be
tween both branches of congress on
the measure.
Reserve Cities and the
Board Unknown TilApl.l
Washington. —There U said to be
no prospect of announcement of re
serve cities under the new banking
act before April Ist at earliest. The
same statement applies to the per
sonnel of the federal reserve board.
President Wilson has been informed
by the treasury officials that there is
little likelihood of the organization
necessary as a preliminary to the
operations of the board being effect
ed for at least another two weeks.
WM. LUMMIS DEAD.
New York.—William I-ummls, a
former president of the stork exchange,
died yesterday at his home here in his
73rd year. He was born in New York.
for stealing a horse. A short time
ago he escaped and on Saturday
morning shot Mr. Smith in the face
with a shot gun. However, Smith is
not injured seriously. A posse was
quickly formed by the sheriff and
after scouring the country for him
throughout Saturday, Saturday night
and Sunday morning he was captured
in Aiken County on Sunday afternoon
on a plantation on the Edisto River.
The negro had hired himself to a far
mer to go to work Monday. He was
taken back to Edgefield and because
of the fear of violence was taken
away from there last night. It was
from Mr. Smith that the horse was
stolen by the negro and he bore him
a grudge on account of Smith prose
cuting him.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 16. 1914.
President's Daughter, 24, To Be Step-Mother of Miss
Nona M'Adoo, 23.
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LEFT TO RIGHT: MISS NONA McADOO and MISS ELEANOR WILSON.
Washington. —That the serene tranquility that usually pervades the domestic life of the White House bus
disappeared since the reports of the engagement of Miss Kleunoi Wilson to Secretary of the Treasury MeAiloo,
is the latest rumor in circulation here. The President and Mrs. Wilson tire known to have been opposed to
a premature announcement of the engagement because they are said to have entertained hopes of Indueing their
daughter to break off the match. The disparity between the ages of Miss Wilson, who is twenty-four, ami Sec
retary MeAdoo, who is fifty, aroused the opposition of tile President and Mrs. Wilson, it Is said. Other points
brought up are that Miss Wilson will be the step-mother of Nona MeAdoo, the most beautiful girl In Wash
ington society, who is only one year Miss Eleanor's Junior. Secretary MeAdoo lias five other children and a
grandchild.
NORTH MID TOO
MUCH JOB ’EM
“Army” of the Unemployed
Also Feel Pangs of Hunger.
Disintegrated During Night.
Sacramento, Cal. —A strong north
wind last night did more to solve the
problem presented by “Gcnorul" Kel
ley’s army of the unemployed than any
humaa agency has yet been able to ac
complish.
Camped on the levee across the Sac
ramento river from this city with no
protection from the wind driven sands,
the army disintegrated rapidly during
the night and it was estimated today
that not more than three hundred re
mained out of the 1,500 that came to
Sacramento a week ago.
Hunger also had much to do with
the desertions. The march to Wash
ington probably will be abtindoned and
the remnants of tho army scatter.
Vincent Astor Reviews
Details of His Wedding
New York.—Final details of plans
for the marriage of Miss Helen l)ins
more Huntington to Vincent AHtor on
April 30th were reviewed today by
Mr. Astor and Mrs. ilutlngton, mother
of his fiancee.
The ceremony is to be performed at
St. Margaret’s Church, Htaatsburg, N.
Y., where the bride’s mother was mar
ried 22 years ago.
Miss Alice Huntington, sister of t 1"
bride, will be her only attendant. Mr.
Astor has invited Herman Oelrichs to
lie his best man The couple plan l
spend their honeymoon motoring In
England and France and upon Mr. Ah
tor’s yacht.
Bitterness Continues in
Killing of Border P. M.
San Diego, Cali.—Hitter feeling
caused by the killing Saturday night
of Frank V. Johnston, postmaster at
Tecate, near the Mexican border and
the burning of the United States cus
tom’s office and postoffice by bandits,
continued today.
Secretary Hryan and flow Johnson
of California have been asked to make
an investigation of the affair. Ac
cording to information received here
three bandits, said to be Mexicans,
killed Johnston when he refused to
give them the combination of bis safe.
A posse is pursuing the bandits.
23D CONGRESS OF D. A. R.
Washington.—With th< arrival here
today of Mrs. William Humming Story,
president general of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, active prep
arations were begun for the twenty
third annual continental congress of
the society. Interest renters In the
election of ten vice presidents general
end the prposed amendment to the
constitution.
Millions in Inheritance Tax By
Recent Deaths of Westinghouse
and Geo. W. Vanderbilt
New York.—With the death of Geo.
W. Vanderbilt, George Westinghouse
and John L. Cadwallader, officials in
the slate controller's office today he
lian tabulation of the wealth left by
the large number of prominent New
York men who have died since Jan. I,
1913. It is estimated that the total
amount of W'ealth passed nu to tlie next
generation is more than one billion
dollars.
The slate controller reports that for
the year ending last September the to
tal amount of revenue collected from
tile inheritance tax amounted to $12,-
724.236.81!. The amount to lie collected
from estates not yet appraised in be
lieved to he much larger. Never in
the state's history, It Is said, have so
many men of wealth and power died
in such a short period. Included in
the list are such names as J. Plerpont
Morgan, Anthony N. Brady, Benjamin
Altman, Charles K. Appleby, Geo. A.
Hearn, Henry M. Flagler, und Isaac
V. Brokaw.
$2,584,000 in Advance.
The tax on the Brady estate, paid
recently In advance on appraisal in
order to get a discount on the regular
percentages, was $2,584,000, which Is
ori an estimated valuation of $73,-
000,000.
The Morgan estate tins paid an ad
vance tux of $2,500,000 on an estimated
total valuation of $65,000,000. exclu
sive of works of art, which have been
Talked Over Phone With
Villa; Quiet at Torreon
El Paso, Texas.—There has been no
Important fighting at Torreon. A.
Chihuahua despatch from The Asso
ciated Press correspondent last night
reported the situation quiet except for
the orderly movement of rebel troops
in the direction of the selected bat
tlefield and a high rebel official talk
ed directly witli Hen. Villa from Jua
rez and Villa denied there was any
basis for a battle story.
Pirates Wore Badges;
"Money Comes Easily"
Hong Kong.—Pirates today looted
th • Norwegian steamer Chlldar off
this port, carrying off booty valued at
130,000 after overpowering the six Bu
repeans on hoard. The pirates wore
pieces of white cotton as badges,
something like those carried by revo
lutionaries In the recent rebellion. The
badges bore in Chinese characters:
"Money comes easily.’’
THE 30TH BODY.
St. Louis. -The thirtieth and what
was believed to he the last body, was
removed from the ruins of the Mis
souri At letie Club today. The body
was identified as that of Wtn, A.
Hunicke, a civil engineer.
valued at more than fifty million dol
lars.
Geo. W. Vanderbilt was supposed to
have left $50,000,000. Attorneys for the
estate are working on un estimate.
$3,150,000 by Astor.
The largest inheritance tax which
has been paid since the enactment ol
Ihe law was that of $3,150,000 on the
$87,000,000 estate of tile late Col. John
Jacob Aster. Previous to that the es
tate of John H. Kennedy, valued at
$67,000,000, held the record.
Benjamin Altman, Geo. A. I learn,
Isaac V. Ilrokuw and Ishlor Straus,
great merchants, are some of the men
whose estates are now being adjusted
by the controller. Mr. Altman left Ills
art works, valued at $10,000,000, to the
Metropolitan Museum. Ills total es
late Is supposed to he worth $30,000,000.
During 1913.
Mr. Hearn, another art collector, left
an estate valued at slo,Otto,ooo, besides
a notubie art collection. The estate of
Isaac V. Ilrokaw Is estimated at $5,-
000,000 and a valuation of $4,427,608
was placed on the estate of Isidor
Straus. Henry Flagler, the Florida
man, left an estate of $6,000,000.
Other large estates settled during
1913 are those of I). O. Mills, who left
shout $10,000,000; Edwin Hawley, val
ued at $9,740,000, less debts of about
$4,000,000, anil James It. Keene, which
is estimated at $20,000,000.
Not Much Encouraged
Over Irish Home Rule
London. ”1 do not feel much en
couraged over Hie reception of my
proposals In regard to Ulster,” said
Premier Asquith today In the house of
commons. He was replying to re
quests for details of the scheme of
local option by which the nine coun
ties of Ulster will be permited to vote
separately as to whether they shall
lie left out lit I lie control of the new
Irish government,
Goes to Cemetery, Picks
Out Lot and Drops Dead
Grove City, Pa. M. K. Vogan pre
dicted he would die within 2t hours
here into yesterday and went to the
cemetery and pointed out where he
wanted to Ia- hurled Ten minutes
after he left the cemetery lie dropped
dead of heart failure. Ho was 36 years
old.
TO CALL JOHN D. OR NOT?
Washington, D, C. John !» Rocke
feller's connection with the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company, which fig
ured in the coal strike will lie discuss
ed at a meeting of the house mines
sub-committee Friday with a view to
determining whether Mr. Rockefeller
shall tie asked to testify or whether a
deposition shall be taken.
KEEL LAID OF
THE GIGANTIC
“NO. 39”
Finest and Most Powerful
Fighting Machine of United
States Navy Will Be Christ
ened Either the North Caro
lina or Arizona.
Will Be Poor of Any V, arship
Afloat or Projected. Record
Is to be Established •■’•in
; Rushing the Dreadnaught to
Completion.
N#w York.—Laying of the fowl «»i*
hatth'ship No. UU, which may eventual
ly in* namctl either the North Danilina
nr the Arizona, at the navy yanl In
Brooklyn lot lay iiiarka the heKinniiiK
»»f the Ki'iateNt fhjlninn maelihie in the
I’nit oil States navy ami tin* peer of
i any ever huilt or projected by any
power.
I With a displacement of Sl.-’iOO tons.
Nhe will he slightly laraer than the
i Pennsylvania and will be the tenth
i \ essel of the ught i*Uiss
I to be added to the fleet. Like the
IVniiMylvania she will carry three 14-
inch rifles In each turret, mounting: 1-
of the Kims altogether.
Although the keel laying oreura onls
I today work on the ribs and
j plates has been going oil for several
months an I they are ready to be riv
eted in place. No. 29 is already about
ten per cent completed.
Tb HiiperdreadnaiiKht New York,
which waA built at the Brooklyn navy
yard, is almost ready for her trials.
After the ceremonies of the keel
laying were completed. Commandant
Oleavea of the Navy 'Yard, said tin*
giant battleship would be launched
within ten months, establishing “a
new record in naval construction.”
MILITANT WITH
WHIP GETS K.O.
Dr. Devon, Prison Commis
sioner, Attacked by Woman,
Knocks Her Down With Blow.
Birmingham.—Nine roaches belong
ing to the Midland Italluay were burn
cd by suffragettes today at Klnfcs
Norton, near here.
Knocked Her Down.
Glasgow, Scotland. Dr. .lames Do
von prison commissioner for S< ot
land, when attaeked today by tin Iruto
militant siitfrugeUo armed with a
dog whip, tooK the law 111 his own
luinds and knocked his assailant down
with a well alined blow.
The woman, wnoso Identity was not
discovered, met the commissioner at
the entrance to the Duke Street
plrsoti and Belabored him over the
head and shoulders with her whip.
Mr Devon, who Is an advocate of
forcible feeding and is bitterly oppos
ed to what lie considers tlm farcical
release of suffragettes because they
are suffering from tin- effects or
"hunger strike” promptly knocked
her down. The woman was picked
up by a policeman Init Dr. Devon re
fused to prosecute her and she was
released.
Schmidt’s Counsel File
Death Sentence Appeal
N.w York. —Notice of appeal from
the sentence of (tenth Imposed upon
Hans Hrhmidt, former priest, for the
murder of Anno Aumuller will be filed
thin week by Alphonse (J. Koelblo of
Rehmldt’s eotiriKel. The* appeal will
act an a h!u y of sentence. Hehmidt wuk
sentenced to die In the week beginning
next Monday. Several months are like
ly to elapse before arguments are
heard.
SENATE IN A QUANDARY.
Wathington, D. C.—Flooded with
telegrams Horne undo# an Immediate
vole on the reMolutfon for ecjual suf
frage by eoriHtltutlonal amendment
and of hern appealing for delay until
after May V, the date for the national
woman suffrage demonstration—the
senate found Itself In a quandary to
day and reported no decision as to
when the vofe shall be taken.
CONCENTRATED
Webster says to concentrate is “to bring to a common cen
ter.” What other word could so fully describe Herald Want
Ads They bring to a "common center” all the wants of this
community. Here you will find all the desirable rentals, all
the help wanted and situation wanted ads, all the househould
goods for sale and tho miscellaneous for sale ads. Likewise
all the deslrtfblo real estate for sale Is listed here, etc., etc.
HERE Is a. great and valuable directory of use to all and Ij r
use by all. When you place your little advertisement in
these columns you have the sure and certain satisfaction of
knowing that you will have the concentrated attention of
everyone with a want corresponding to your offer because
everyone In this community has learned to depend on Herald
Want Ads to supply their wants and everybody In Augusta
reads The Herald.
Phones 296 and 297
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A SECRET EXIT
OF ‘MOTHER'
JONESTODAY
Noted Strike Leader is Quiet
ly Put Aboard a Train and
Sent Out of the Coal Dis
trict. Action Taken at Her
Own Reguest.
Has Been Under Arrest As
Military Prisoner Since Jany.
12th., After Having Been
Deported and Told Not To
Return.
Denver, Colo.—That she was deport
ed from Trinidad, that she never asked
to set* tlie (governor, that she was ac
companied to Denver by militia off!-*
eers, taken to a hotel and was not told
whether she had been released, tb.it
she expects to return to the strike /one
soon, were emphasized points in a
statement made today by "Mother”
Mary Jones, strike leader, who ha*
been a military prisoner at a hobyiial
in Trinidad.
Taken Quietly.
Trinidad, Colo.—" Mother” Mary
Jones, noted woman strike leader, who
lias been a military prisoner in Sail
Bafaej Hospital here since Jan. 12*
was put aboard a train quietly today
and sent out of the **oal strike fils
trlet. Her departure became known
later. It was mu Id this action "as tak
en at her request and on orders of
< len. John (Tiase.
"Mother” Jones was taken to Den
ver.
Her transportation from the strike
district conic after she declared her
intention of leaving the district per
manently. General Chase had said
over since tier arrest that she was at
liberty to leave when slit* desired. The
military authorities proceeded with the
utmost secrecy to remove "Mother”
Jones and the announcement was not
made public until after her departure.
"Mother" Jones was arrested here
Jan. 12, after having been deported
from the district the week before and
told not to return. Since her detention
several efforts have been made to ob
tain her release.
At Her Remiest.
Denver, Colo.—Adjutant Genera i
John i'base confirmed today the report
from Trinidad that "Mother” Jones
had been sent out of tlm strike zone,
adding that she was somewhere in
Denver, lb* stated that the action "as
taken at the request of "Mother”
Jones
Statement Later.
Denver, Colo.—" Mother Jones is In
Denver," announced Horace M. Haw
kins, attorney for the mine workers,
today, lie said ho would arrange for
her to Issue a statement later.
On Habeas Corpus.
When located at a hotel "Mother
Jones" was In conference with Mr.
Hawkins. At headquarters of tfhe
mine workers here it was said prepa
rations were being made to file an ap
peal in Ilu* ease, asking the release of
"Mother” Jones on a writ of habeas
corpus which was denied at Trinidad.
Adjutant General John Chase said
"Mother” Jones had not promised not
to return to the Htrlke district but
ca/me to Denver "because the gover
nor had Intimated that he would like
f<i confer with her.” Chase added that
"If she did return to the district she
would be re-arrested.”
Appointed Sponsors For
Confederate Reunion
Opelika, Ala.—Lieutenant General
p, Harrison, commander of the Army
of Tenm-esscc, United Confederate
Veterans, has appointed tlin following
sponHoriiil stuff to act for tils division
nl tho 1914 reunion at Jacksonville,
Fla.:
Miss Film Harden Flay, Savannah,
On,, sponsor; Mrs. O. It. Rogers, Jack
sonville, chaperon; Miss Carolyn Ham
ilton, Columbus, and Miss Nadia
L’Kngle, Jacksonville, maids of honor.
PRELIMINARY TEST.
New York.—As si preliminary test
of Gov. Glynn's plan to help the city's
unemployed by sending them to the
country where the farmers arc crying
for /t I borers, 150 men were chosen tq
day to sliirt for Fonda, tonight.
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