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[)OME EDITION
VOLUME XIX. No. 86.
WITH ELIMINATION OF
PARTY LINES, PRES'T WON
IN FIRST TOLLS EIGHT
Round Victory Scored For the Administration Leaders
When House Refuses to Continue Discussion on
Rule Limiting Debate
VOTE AFTER AN HOUR’S
IMPASSIONED SPEECHES
CAME IN TEST: 206-176
Leader Underwood, Speaker
Clark and Chairman Fitz
gerald Registered Against
the Motion.
Washington.—President Wilson won
the first tattle of his fight to repeal
the Panama tolls today
when thi house by a vote of 207 to 176
refused to continue discussion on the
rule to limit to twenty hours the de
bate in the Sims bill.
Party lines were eliminated in the
vote, which was a round victory for
the administration leaders. The bal
loting was ptweeded by an hour of im
passioned speech making in which
Speaker Clark. Representative Under
wod, Representative Fitzgerald and
other democratic leaders voted against
the motion to cut of: debate.
With -he adoption of the resolution
to stop debate on the rule the next
question was upon the adoption of the
rule itself.
Administration supporters were sure
of its passage.
200 to 772.
The special rule was then adopted.
200 t > 172. That put the Sims bill to
repi il the exemption squarely before
the 'louse for twenty hours’ debate and
protected against intervening motions
and amendments.
Lines Drawn.
Washington-—When the Panama
tolls fight was resumed in the house
today the battle line* were drawn in
th’is i'nner-. , „ .
FiftJ> fiv minutes remained for de
bate on the special rule to limit dis
cussion to twenty hours on the Sims
bill f„r repeal of the exemption on
coastwise ships.
Chairman Henry of the rules c< m
mittec leading that phase of the con
test for th rdn lntstration forces, was
ready at the conclusion of the tifty
five minutes to "move the previous
question.” a parlian entary maneuver
ttf shut off debate on the rule and force
a vote, the first real test of strength
Denunciation Cloiture Attempt.
Op onents of the administration
program, strengthened by Speaker
Clark's vigorous denunciation of the
attempt at cloiture. were prepared to
bring every resource into play to beat
"the previous question" and thus throw
down the bars for unlimited debate not
only on the rule but on the repeal bill
itsel\ , .
On this first test vote hung not only
the question of pressing the admla
tration measure through but also the
greater one of opening it to amend
ment, for the rule proposes that only
one amendment may be permitted to
intervene—and that would be one mo
tion to recommit to the commerce
committee.
Open to Amendments.
Administration leaders realized that if
beaten on the cloiture rule the bill it
self w ould be open to amendments, one
of which gaining favor today, was. to
repeal the exemption but specifically
to provide that the right to grant free
passage to American ships under ex
isting treaties should not be surren
dered.
In this way the opposing forces were
drawn up to renew one of the bitterest
congressional fights of recent years.
No Viaible Shift.
Early today there was no visible
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Sec’y of Navy in Favor
Fast Cruiser Mail Boats
.’/aahington. —Secretary Daniels fa
vors Senator Weeks' proposal to have
a line of fast naval cruisers carry
mails, passengers and freight between
the United States and South American
ports The two men conferred today
on a preliminary investigat'on to de
termine the feasilbillty and cost of
such a plan.
"I am in favor of any project looking
to the greater usefulness of the navy
in time of peace.” said Secretary Dan
iels.
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD
GRANDDAUGHTEH
OF EX-PRES’T
PLEADS CAUSE
Miss Mattie R. Tyler, 70 Years
Old, Visits White House to
Ask President Wilson to Con
tinue Her As Postmistress in
Virqinia Town
First R’way Journey in 25
Years to Protest Removal.
Has Had Office For 17 Years
and Never Missed a Day From
Her Work—Chances Slim.
Washington.—Miss Mattie R. Tyler.
70 years old, a granddaughter of form
er President Tyler, went to the White
House today to plead with President
Wilson to continue her as postmistress
at Courtland. Va.
Miss Tyler, who has held the post
for seventeen years, says she supports
herself and sister on-the annual sal
ary of $650. She charges that “a
clique of Virginiu politicians" are try
ing to deprive her of the position. Re
cently Postmaster General Burleson,
on the recommendation of Represen
tative Holland and other democrats,
presented the name of ,B. A Williams.
Miss Tyler heard'f*F If'.fWl Tnck tier
first railroad Journey In 25 years to
protest. She did not see the presi
dent but left a note asking for an en
gagement, which will be granted.
Second Time.
This is the second time that Miss
Tyler lias had difficulty over retain
ing her place. The postoffice depart
ment had on one occasion recommend
ed another to succeed her but she
successfully pleaded in person with
President Roosevelt and retained the
position.
“I have held the position," said Miss
Tyler, "for 17 years and never have
missed a day on account of sickness
or anything etsfc. I have opened the
postoffice each day at 6 o’clock in
the morning and never closed It until
11 at night. In 1911 there was a civil
service examination but I did not take
it. Miss Sadie Cole, who is with me
now, was at the top of the list and B.
A. Williams was second. Certainly If
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GARDEN CANCELS
HIS RETURN THIP
Had Booked Passage For N. Y.
on Way Back to Mexico City.
May Go Directly to Brazil.
London. —Sir Lionel Carden, Brit
ish minister to Mexico, today cancell
ed his booking on board the Maureta
nia, on which he was to sail, from Liv
erpool tomorrow lor New York on his
return to Mexico City. It was under
stood there was a possibility of Sir
l.ionel going direct to Rio de Janeiro
to take up his post as mlnlstei to
Brazil Instead of returning to Mexico.
Nothing, however, hag been definitely
decided.
The only statement the foreign of
fice would authorize was that Sir
Lionel's passage to New York had
been crnoelled and that no dale nad
been fi ed for his return to Mexico
City.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 27. 1914.
ULSTER'S VOLUNTEER CAVALRY ON PARADE
■» e: ■tSy*' **
A squad of the mounted division of the great army of 20U,000 men organized Dy oir **iward Carson in Ulster
Province to fight against the establishment of Home Rule in the north of Ireland : : :::::::::
ASK NEW TRIAL IN
CASE LEO FRANK
Notice Given of Extraordinary
Motion to Be Filed Day Be
fore Date Set For Execution,
April 17th
MANY AFFIDAVITS GO
WITH THE NOTICE TODAY
Allegations of New Evidence
Favorable to Condemned
Man Since Death Sentence of
Seven Months Ago.
Atlanta, Ga. —Notice that an extra
ordinary motion for a new trial Xq£
l.eo M. Frank, nnder death sentence
for the murder of Mary Phagan, will
he filed on April 16th, the day before
that set for the young factory superin
tendent’s execution was served on the
superior court here today. The no
tice was accompanied by a copy of
the forthcoming extraordinary motion,
which alleges that new evidence fa
vorable to Frank has been discovered
since his conviction seven months
ago.
Many Affidavits.
Many affidavits are included in tho
copy of the motion. Several of these
signed by witnesses at the trial of
Frank, allege that the aTfiants testi
fied falsely against the accused man.
Others charge conspiracy of evidence
ag»inst Frank and others attempt to
establish an alibi for him. An effort
is madSe to prove that the notes
found beside the factory girl's body
were written in the basement of the
National ’encil Factory, not in the
office of Frank as James Conley, tho
negro factory sweeper and chief wit
ness against the convicted superinten
dent, testified.
Hitherto Unpublished.
Among the affidavits submitted to
day and hitherto unpublished Is one
1 v C. B. Dalton, declaring false the
testimony he gave against Franks
character. Dalton at the trial testl
lied that the defendant had been
guilty of misconduct with several
women, corroborating statements of
Conley, in this respect. Dr. H. F. Har
ris, In in affidavit alleges that a mi
croscopic examination of strands of
hair said to have been found on the
second floor of the factory and used
at the trial to prove that the murder
occurred near Frank's office, showed
that these strands were not from the
head of the murdered girl.
Seen on Street.
Three affidavits alleged that the af
fiants saw Frank on a street here be
tween 1 and 1:10 P. ns., on April 2fith
last, the time at which Conley testi
fied he waa helping the factory sup
erintendent conceal Mary Phagan s
body in the factory basement
An attempt Is made In several af
fidavits to show that the two notes
discovered if 1 the factory basement
bud been written on faded carbon
copies of uped order blanks, discard
ed and placed in the basement many
months befo.e the murder. Affiants
declare that such blanks had not bean
in Frank's office, wherp Conley tea
tilled he obtained the paper upon
which the not°s were written, for
four years Faint carbon tracings on
.■no of the notes Is alleged to be the
•lgnature of a former employee of the
factory who worked in a room some
distance, removed from the superin
tendent's office.
A half dozen affidavits charge that
detectives and legal representatives
of the state attempted to secure false
testimony against Frank and refuse !
to Introduce before the grand Jury
and at the trial certain evidence con
tradlctlng the state’s theory. The
state’s contention as to the time bn 1
nlhce Mary Phagan was killed is fur
• her attacked in an affidavit declaring
that a woman’s cries were heard in
the factory basement two hours later
•ban the hour fixed in the state's
theory a sthat of the murder,
The filing of the extraordinary mo
tion on April 16th will automatically
stav the prisoner's execution. Should
't be taken, it is expected an appeal
will be taken to the Georgia supreme
court, which already has confirmed
superior court .fudge Roan in deny
ing a new trial on previously submit
ted evidence.
‘HONOR, WISDOM
PATRIOTISM,
ALL WITH HIM'
Senate Addressed By Owens in
Support of President Wil
son’s Contention For Repeal
of the Exemption Clause in
Canal Tolls
Declares U. S. Could Not Face
the World in Violation of
Treaty. 90,000,000 Who
Taxed Themselves Against
9,000 Ship Owners.
Washington.—While oposlng house
factions were lining up today for the
fight over the administration bill tti
repeal the tolls exemption clause 'if
the Panama canal act, Senator Owen
addressed the senate, supporting Pres
ident Wilson's attitude In urging the
repeal. Ha took the position that tho
exemption was In violation of the Hay-
Pauncefote treaty.
"■When the first draft of the Ilay-
Pauhcefote treaty was submitted to
the senate, Mr. Hard of California, De
cember 13, 1900, moved to substitute
the following article,” suld the sena
tor:
" 'The United States reserves the
right In the regulation and manage
ment of the canal to discriminate in
respect of the charges of traffic In
favor of Its own citizens engaged in
the coastwise trade.’
Whole World Know*.
"And the senate not only did not
give a two-thirds vote In favor o(
such discrimination but gave almost
a two-thirds vote agHlnst it. Ho the
whole world knew that the senate had
refused to amend the treaty by recog
nizing the right to discriminate In fa
vor of vessels of Its own citizens en
gaged in coastwise trade.
"With such a record before us we
could not face the world and Interpret
the Hay-Pauneefote treaty as permit
ting discrimination. We refused to put
In a provision recognizing discrimina
tion on (December 17, 1900; we had
recognized the doctrine in the Clay
ton Rulwer convention or IHSO for 50
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NO SOLUTION YET OF DIFFICULT
PROBLEMS BEFORE BRITISH GOV’T;
GEN’LS WHO QUIT BEFORE CABINET
London.- No solution of the difficult
problems confronting the British gov
ernment was reached at the cabinet
council this morning and it was an
nounced that another meeting of tho
ministers would discuss the matter be
fore Premier Asquith made his appear
ance In the house of commons.
The lobbies of the houses of parlia
ment were crowded and all kinds of
rumors were in circulation.
Postpone Statement.
London -Field Marshal Sir John
French, who has resigned as head of
the British army, was called In to tho
meeting of the cabinet today to dIacUHS
his position. It was anounced tho
statement which Premier Asquith had
American Autos Gaining
Over Foreign Made Cars
Washington.- American-made auto,
mobiles are gaining in favor abroad
while foreign made cars are lotting
their popularity here, according to a
department of commerae statement
today. There were 2,526 American
made automobiles exported in Jan
uary this year ns compared to 2,157
for January a year ago. Cars import
ed decreased in that period from 71
to 12.
The majority of American cars are
shipped to the United Kingdom, Ger
many and France.
American Rhodes Men Win
Two Events For Oxford
London E. T. Adams. Rhodes schol
ar from Baylor University of Texas,
won the hammer throw for Oxford
with a mark of 127 feet and seven
Inches In the annual athletic, meeting
against Cambridge today. V. H. Hav
ens, a Rhodes scholar from Rutger's
Colleg, New Jersey, won the 120 yard
hurdles for Oxford in 17 1-6 seconds.
Havens was third In the 100 yard
dash.
Cambridge won the contest by six
events to four.
TWO FAST TRAINS ON THE
GEORGIA RAILROAD PLANNED
General Shake-Un in Schedules —Under New Arranqement,
Leave Auqusta at Noon, Take Breakfast in Cincinnati,
Arrive Atlanta 4:30 P. M.
THROUGH SLEEPERS AUGUSTA TO
CHICAGO, LOUISVILLE, CINCINNATI
Picayune Not Be Taken Off—Two Additional Trains to Come
Into Augusta on Southern and Coast Line to Connect
With Fast Trains on Georgia. Means
Much For Augusta.
The Inauguration of two fast train*
on the Georgia Railroad between Aii
goMta and Atlanta, making connection
at both of thine point* with train*
from the Kagt and Went, a general
Hhake up of the *ehedule* of the road,
a request to lake off two unprofitable
accommodation train*, between Lltho
nia and Atlanta and Covington and
Atlanta, are contained In a commu
nication *ent today by General !’«*-
aenger Agent J. V. Billups, of the Geor
gia Railroad to Chairman Murphy
Candler., of the Georgia Railroad Com
ml**lon. , ...
Under the new arrangement It wlh
he possible to leave AugUKta at Vi
o’clock, noon, eaatern time, and reach
Atlanta at 4:80 p. tn. Connection*
there will he *ueh that the traveler
may uHf In Rlrmlngbam, Chattanooga,
Knoxville arid Montgomery by bed
time, breakfast at Cincinnati, New or
leana, Mobile, }'en»acolu, Memphis,
$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY.
promised to give to the house of com
mons had been postponed until late to
day.
Blow by Resignations.
The session of the cabinet ministers
continued three hours. It was deduced
that they found difficulty In repairing
tho rift In the nrmy organization caus
ed by the blow given to It by the resig
nations of Sir John French, chief of
the general staff, and Lieutenant Gen
eral Hlr John Hpencer Ewart, adjutant
general to the forces. The two gen
erals today seemed determined not to
withdraw their resignations as they
considered they had received a rebuff
in the government’s repudiation of tho
guarantees which they gave to Briga
dier General Gough regarding Ulster.
“All Big Guns" Warships
to Cost 125 Their Jobs
Washington.—Developments of th*
“all big guns” ship will cost 125 men
their jobs In the Washington Navy
Yard after April 9th. The now dread
nought type of ship has less than
hglf as ninny guns as its predeces
sors and consequently there Is less
work to he done at tne naval factory
where all of the guns are turned out.
On the Connecticut, which wai the
last constructed of the pre-dread
nought typo, there ure fifty guns,
while on the New York there are
only twenty-two. The difference I*
made ill) in the much larger caliber
of the dreadnought guns.
For some time the Washington
Navy Yard workers have been remod
eling ordinance on tho older ships,
but tills work is now about complet
ed, necessitating a reduction of the
force.
REV. LUKE A GRACE DEAD.
Philadelphia. -Rev. Luke A. Grace,
widely known as a missionary of the
Roman Catholic church, died today at
the rectory of Ht. Vincent de Raul, Ger
mantown, after a long Illness. He was
60 years old. In recent years ho con
ducted missions and retreats In differ
ent parts of the country.
Louisville and Na«hville; at St, Loul*.
Indianapolis and other cltle* for lunch,
and Chicago In the afternoon.
In the petition to the railroad com
mlsHlon permission Is not asked to take
off the picayune, No’* 11 and 18, which
run* between Carnak and Auguata.
Therefore the ’’pie" will remain.
The Atlantic Coa*t Nine and the
Southern Railway have agreed to put
on new train* from Augusta to points
In the Carolina* to connect with the
fast Geor,;la train which will leave
Atlanta at noon and reach here about
five o'clock In the afternoon. The two
fast train, will leave Augusta and At
lanta at tile same time.
The schedule of a number of the
present train* on the road will he
changed under the new system.
Georgia No. 1, leaving here at 8:80
a m. will leave 50 minutes earlier,
which will be 7:40 a, m. It will give
an earlier arrival at Atlanta and Ma-
|jOME EDITION
COMPLETE
IS VILLA
DEFEAT,
RAJAS
SAYS
Foreiqn Minister’s Despatch
Confirms Earlier One From
El Paso Tellinq of Decisive
Repulse For Rebels at Tor
reon. Heavy Losses. Intense
Sufferinq
Washington.—Complete defeat of
Villa and the constltutlonlallst force*
before Torreon was reported to the
Mexiran embassy hero today, In a dis
patch from Honor Portillo y Rojas,
minister of foreign affairs.
Minister Portillo's dispatch confirm
ing an earlier one from the Meiran
consul at El Paso, says the oonstttlon
allst forces were decisively repulsed
and driven hack several miles from
their positions of vantage.
Losses Very Heavy.
Conetitutionaliet Headquarter*, Above
Torreon. —Delayed by censor.)—Gen ■
Villa and his rebel army after four
days of almost Incessant fighting,
during which victory semed first with
one side and then with the other, oc
cupied Gomez Palado today.
Losses on both sides have been
heavy.
Cry for Water.
A pitiable feature of the fighting
was the wounded crying for water,
lack of which was as deadly aa bul
lets.
The meagre hospital corps was un
able to cope with the situation.
Garbed In a dusty, torn suit, Villa
among the ragged, thirsty, half fam
ished soldiers who have fqught day
and night for the capture of Torreon,
was a conspicuous figure. The con
ventional action of a commanding gen
eral found no Illustration In Villa. In
stead, hi dashed among hts men tell
ing them where to shoot. His prssencs
never failed to Inspire th* soldiers,
Intense Suffering.
The rebels fought amid scenes of In
tense suffering. Water was scarce
Rations had become unavailable after
the first days fighting.
With nothing behind them but a
desert nnd before them, only th* ene
my, the rebels fought unaffected by
heaps of dead and wounded.
Militants Threaten the
Ulster Unionist Leaders
Belfast, Ireland—Suffragettes early
today burned down Abbeyland*. th*
country residence of Major General Sir
Hugh McCalmont near White Abbey
on Belfast lough. The house was not
occupied. The loss is $76,000.
Suffragettes recently threatened to
start war against the Uleter Unionist
leaders because of the refueal of Sir
Edward < arson to support the suffrage
movement.
Tho grounds of Abbeyland*, only
four miles from Carrlckfergus. a Brit
ish army station, have been used re
cently for drilling the Ulster Unionist
"volunteers.”
con and at Macon will connect for all
points In south Georgia.
Express to Leave 1:40 A. M.
The present express train, wblch
leaves Augusta at 12:15 a. m., will
leave at 1:50 a. m., making connec
tion* at Augusta with the Southern
and the Coast Line’s new trains from
Charleston and Florence. At Atlanta
this train will make connections for
all point* North and West.
On the new train, No. 18, leaving Au
giiKta at noon each day, there will be
through sleeper* from Augu*ta to
Louiavllle, Cincinnati and Chicago.
No. 27, the Georgia train which now
leave* at 8:15 p. m., will leave at 3:30
p. m. '
The "Huckhead train,” which now
leuve* at 4:30 p. m. for Athene, will
leave *1 approximately the *aine time,
while It will leave Athene 30 minute*
later returning.
Georgia train No, 2, dun here at 2:30
p. in. will reach Auguata ten minute*
later, while No. 28, due her at 10:10
p. in., will arrive a few minutes later
also.
No. 4 due here at 7:05 a. m., will be
changed so as to connect with the new
train* which the Southern anr Coa»t
Line will run out of Augusta for Car
olina point*.
The fastest schedule now between
Augusta and Atlanta 1* »lx hours and
five minute* and the new fast trains
will unquestionably prove tremendous
ly popular. They will make Btop* at
the most important stations.
Georgia Doing Much for Patron*.
General .Manager Wkkersham and
General Agent Billups feed that In the
new arrangement of train* they are
considering, the Georgia road 1* doing
much for It* patrons along the line
mid they expect the co-operation of
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