[|OME EDITION
VOLUME XIX. No. 90.
SfiLLERIES PACKED FOR
CLOSING TOLLS DEBATE;
VOTE COMES TONIGHT
Administration Leaders More Confident Than Ever
of Victory in Repeal ot Exemption Clause. Care
ful Planning for Sims Bill Recommitment, While
Opponents Determined to Embrace Their Single
Opportunity to Amend it.
SPEAKER CLARK. LEADER
MANN TAKE THE FLOOR IN
OPPOSITION TO MEASURE
Final Attempt to Defeat Re
peal Adds to Tense Situation
in the House.
Washington, D. C.—ln an atmos
phere of tense excitement the strung lo
in the house over president Wllson's
proposal to repeal the Panama tolls
exemption was today pressed to its
last stage.
A full attendance on the floor and
a throng of anxious spectators such
as the house hag seldom seen in the
galleries waited for the eoncludi.%(
verba! battle and the deciding
which was expected late this after
noon or early tonight.
On the program for spectres were
Speaker Champ Clark. Republican
Leader Mann, both npi sed to the
president, and Representatives Sherly
and Covington, for the administra
tion.
Work Feverishly.
Leaders op both sides worked fev
erishly' on ghe floor and clonk rconis
and the whips reported several
changes in the line up, although they
generally balanced. Administration
supporters confidently claimed . the
repeal bill would pass by a majority
of from 6ft to 75.
Cheers and applause greeted the
opening of the day’s debate. W hen
Representative Humphreys, repub.i
can, of Washington, declared that "but
for an injustice the great and patriotic
speaker tnf this house would today be
occupying the While House." the gal
leries joined the floor in a round of
applause.
Early Arrivals.
Washington.—A tremendous crowd
—the greatest the house has seen in
recent tears jammed the galleries to
day to hear 'final debate over the re
peal of Panama tolls exemption. Peo
ples had been waiting i line for
hours. . .
Just after day break, when janitors
were cleaning up the galleries, they
were amazed to find two women and
a man seated for a long wait until
noon.
“You’ll have to get out of here
now," they said, "or we will have to
lock you in until the galleries are
regularly opened at 10 '’clock "
“Lock Us In.”
“Lack us in.” said the waiting ones
and locked in they were, so kept
their places of vantage.
During the waiting hours the crowd
made itself at home. Some brought
newspapers r-fid books. One gray
haired woman brought her knitting.
Lunch boxes, milk bottles and pop
bottles were piled on the gallery rail,
an imminent danger to legislators be
low, until doorkeepers forced their
removal.
For Final Debate.
Washington.—As the hour neared
for closing debate and taking the final
vote upon the Sims bill for repeal of
the provision oT the Panama Canal
act exempting American coastwise ves
sels from payment of tolls, house ad
ministration leaders were more confi
dent than ever ot victory. They de
clared everv indication tended to
show the bill would pass by a major
ity of at least 75 votes.
Speculation over what Speaker
Clark would say when he took the
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“The Clean Up and Paint Up Campaign
What Augusta Starts Out to Do Tomorrow
The Clean-Up and Pnlnt-Up spirit
seems to be abroad In the land. It
has been somewhat slow In Augusta
up to the present. Put It has como
at last, and the prospects are most re
assuring for sueeess. The movement
which has now been started, and to
neglect which would be disgraceful, is
apparently the most systematic and
comprehensive of any so far launched.
Its chief value is that it aims at
permanent reform and continued ef
fort The trouble with many past
movements of the kind has been that
they were a flash in the pan. and were
gotten up to wash the face of the city
but once. The town was then allowed
to slip back into the more or less bed
.-’Sgglfd -ondltlon.
No*, however, It Is proposed to R>rm
nn organization on buslnes lines, hav
ing branches in as many distrlcta
Kach of these districts is to conduct a
Clean-Up campaign not once, but con
tinuously. The chairmen of these dis
trict organizations will constitute a
general executive committee. They
are expected to furnish the plans, th»
the enthusiasm and the prod to the
sub-organizations. The larger body
is to become a part of the Rational
Clean-Up and Paint-Up Campaign Bu
reau, Bt. Iyouis. which is seeking to
induct a new civic consciousness into
the slothful citizens of American
towns, and to build repeated bon fires
under those who relapse into a condi
tion of lazy contentment. There ar»
to be carried on a number of lines of
r THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES —THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
Commander in Chief of
British Troops in Ireland
pr j
SIR ARTHUR PAGET.
Commander-in-chief of the Rritish
troops in Ireland, who predicted that
a continuation of the wholesale resig
nations of army officers, who refused
to fight the Ulstermen, would mean
the -»nd of the English army and the
British monarchy inside oT six
months. It was this statement, It is
said, that caused King George to in
tervene in the home rule contro
versy.
English Mills Decide
To Run Easter Week
*
Manchester, Eng.—General suspen
sion during Easter week of mils in
this district spinning American cotton
decided on last week by the employers
was abandoned today owing to strong
objection raised by the workers. The
condition of the cotton trade had led
the employers to arrange a cessation
of production but the Master Spinners
Association has resolved to leave in
dividual firms to act according to their
own desires.
SUGAR BEET INQUIRY.
Washington.—lnvestigation of the
sugar beet industry in the United
States has been begun by the bureau
of corporations to determine whether
the industry has been injured by the
new tariff.
Investigators expect to finish their
work In about two weeks.
work all closely related to a cleaner
and more beautiful city. Vacant lots
and sanitation will be given attention.
There will be committees to stimulate
planting and sodding, to inspire per
manence In the work of cleaning alleys
and back yards, to Interest the Boy
Hcouts, school children and all youth
In the cause.
In fact, the movement looks to the
future as well as to the present. Prin
cipals and teachers in public and
parochial schools and city officials
have given the proposed plan their un
qualified Indorsement.
It Is proposed to incite the public
into a very orgy of painting and clean
ing up In early spring so that by April
10th, the city will be so thoroughly
transformed that no one will will care
to have It revers to past conditions.
This movement seems to start with
the right Idea. One of Its vitally Im- i
portant features Is that It looks to
ward the training of the children. They .
will be taught to look upon an un
t leanly city as a personal disgrace. We j
hope that those back o' the plan wili.
figuratively speaking, arouse the city
from its Indifference and will inspire |
in it a new civic spirit that will out- ,
laat a merely occasional spasm of en- j
ergy. Augusta certainly does not want I
to be behind other cities In this regard, j
With the unsurpased natural beauty j
of our environment, we should be in- I
spired to great ami continued efforts |
And we should feel ashamed not to I
make th«»
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 31. 1914.
DEBATE IS
BEGUN BN
BILL FDR
HDME
RULE
Second Readinq of Measure
Starts After Week of Sensa
tional Developments. Asquith
Absent. Lord Morley Re
considers, Won’t Resign.
London.—After a week of sensa
tional developments in connection with
the Ulster situation, the house of com
mons today started the debate on the
second rending of the home rule for
Ireland hill. It is expected the meas
ure will occupy the house for at least
three days.
Bitter Complaint.
The absence of Mr. Asquith, who
was in charge of the bill, was bitterly
complained of by the Unionists.
It is reported from Dublin that I’£e
mier Asquith is to be opposed In the
bye-election for Kast Fife by Jamqp
Larkin, who, as head of the Transport
Workers’ Union, was leader of the
strike in Dublin last autumn. In con
nection with the strike Mr. l,arkin
W'as sentaenced to seven months' lm
prisonement in October for inciting
to riot, but was later released.
Won’t Resign.
Viscount Morley, lord president of
the council, today abandoned his in
tention of resigning from the cabinet.
Intin | led in the house of lords yes
terday. The cabinet met today and
the strongest pressure was brought
to bear on Lord Morley not to add
to the difficulties of his colleagues by
giving up his office.
Viscount Morley Said:
Party to Irregularity.
“If Colonel Seely’s first resignation
had been accepted by Premier As
quith mine would have followed, as
I had been a party to his Irregularity
in adding the two peccant paragraphs
to the cabinet document.”
Lord Morley contended that Colonel
Seely’s second resignation wag inde
pendent cf what had occurred be
tween himself and the then sercetary
for war and was for the purpose of
disposing of all anpearnce of a bar
gain with the military officers. He
reiterated his belief that the spirit of
the two paragraphs added to the me
morandum sent to Brigadier General
Gough was not at ail alien to the
view of the government.
Thousands Ride Free on
Street Cars of Toledo
Toledo.—Thousands of citizens of
Toledo continued to ride free today
on cars operated by the Toledo Rail
ways and Light Company, the city
solicitor having advised that passen
gers refuse to pay a fare of more than
three cents as provided by an ordi
nance that recently went into effect,
and the company declining to accept
anything but a fnre of 6 cents. Per
sons who insisted they would pay no
more than the three cents fare were
allowed to ride free, the company de
clining to recognize the ordinance
over which litigation has' been initiat
ed.
$20,000 THEFT FROM MAILS.
Harrisburg, Pa. —Wm. R. Baum,
aged 30, a mail clerk in the Harris
burg postoffice, wag arrested today
charged with having stolen $20,000
from the mails. It Is alleged that
two packages, each containing SIO,OOO
in currency were taken from the
mails on July 5, 1912. The money
was being sent from St. Paul to a
bank in New York.
GEORGIAN’S CHARGE 9.
Washington. —Charges made In the
house by Representative Park of
Georgia, against Justice Daniel Tbew
Wright, cf the District of Columbia
supreme court, were considered to
day by the house Judiciary committee.
Mr. Park spoke in support of his res
olution authorizing the committee to
begin formal Investigation of the
charges. Action was deferred.
The Little End
of the Horn
That’s yours. The big end
is in the “Want Ad” col
umns of The Augusta Her
ald.
You can whisper Into your
end, and what you say will
reverberate in the ears of
a great multitude.
Could there be a more use
ful device of publicity? If
you have a want to be sup
plied, or the means of sup
plying one, state your case
concisely to the army of
Augusta Herald readers.
Those you want to reach
are there. Leave your ad
with
Your Druggist or
Tell it to Phone 296.
DISCLAIMS FIRING OF "FIRST
GUN FOR NOMINATION FOR
PRESIDENCY IN 101 (CRY HIS
CANAL TOLLS SPEECH
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LATEST PHOTO OF SPEAKER CHAMP CLARK.
EXHAUSTION FOR
BOTH AT TORREON
Rebel Officers at Chihuahua
and Juarez Optimistic While
Mexican Embassy at Wash
ington Says: “Torreon Hasn’t
Fallen.”
FIGHTING NOW BEHIND
ADOBE HOUSES OF CITY
Constitutionalists Declare Villa
Fully Realizes Hazard of
Withdrawing His Troops Sub
ject to Rear Attack. Say
Plight of Federals More
Severe One.
Chihuahua, Max, —While rebel of
ficers are optimistic about the outcome
of the battle of Torreon, they said to
day that the absence of official re
ports Indicated 'General Villa was
meeting with stubborn resistance.
The telegraph office Is accepting
telegrams addressed to Gomez l’ala
clo, care of General Villa, but thus
far none addressed to newspaper men
has been replied to.
"Torreon Hasn’t Fallen.”
Waehington, D. Cr—The Mcxtcah
embassy here today received the fol
lowing message from the foreign of
fice in Mexico City:
"Torreon has not fallen and (he
government Is quite confident that it
will not fall, according (o the latent
reports received by the government
from that point.
Both Bidas Exhausted.
Juarez, Max, — Fighting continues nt
Torreon, according to Information
given by rebel officers nt Juarez to
day. No details were received. Rebel
leaders contend that the main ballls
for supremacy was fought last w»ck
at Gomez Palaelo, where soldiers of
both sides fell by the hundreads l fi
the desperate conflict.
Losses at Gomez Palaelo were so
heavy. It was said, that neither side
was now capable of repeating so de
termined a battle.
No Charges in Open.
In Torreon the fighting Is said to
be from building to building, without
any open charges or concentrated as
saults.
Gomez Palaelo was taken by storm
after three sanguinary assaults, ac
cording to the brief reports thus far j
received. A report that reached
Juarez laat night, when some corre
spondents arrived from the front, In
dicated that the federuls might have
driven Villa’s army back in confusion
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KOETTEUSFOUND
GUILTY, MURDER
“Handsome Jack” Lured Mrs.
Kraft to Chicago and KUled
Her in Hotel.
Chicago, 111. John B. Koetters to
day was found guilty of murdering
Mrs. Emma Kraft, of Cincinnati, and
his punishment fixed at life imp'll*
onrnent. Koetters killed Mrs, Kraft
in a Chicago hotel with a hammer,
after obtaining possession of her
money.
Tiie crime was committed Novem
ber 14, 1912 Mrs. Kraft was 60
years old and had been a widow four
years. She became Infatuated with
Koetters, who was .35 J ears and sold
her property in Cincinnati, for $3,000.
Koetters, believing that he had failed
to get ail her money by cajolery, en
ticed tier to Chicago, murdered her
and fled. A long search for Koetters
was fruitless until he was accidental
ly recognized In San Francisco, where
he had tried to cheat a woman with
whom he kept a lodging house.
Koetters tried repeatedly to Induce
the Han Francisco woman to insure
her life In his favor. Who became
nfpiid of him and reported it to the
police.
Koetters persistently denied guilt
of the murder and sought to prove
that he was not In Chicago with Mrs.
Kraft. His attempt to prove an
alibi did not Impress the Jurors who
quickly voted him guilty blit spent
several hours to determine the pun
ishment.
President Says Malone’s
Views Were Not Inspired
Washngton, D. C.—President Wil
son was asked today If Dudley Field
Malone had spoken for the adminis
tration when lie expressed opposition
to Governor Glynn's recent appoint
ments In New York. The president
replied that the only "mouth-piece" of
the administration was his own tongue
and that he did not Intend to reflect
on Mr. Malone's utcranccs, but wished
to Indicate that the views as ex
pressed were Individual and not In
spired
BILBO TRIAL APRIL 9TH.
Vicksburg. Mi»*. The trial of I,lent.
Gov. Thco. G. Bilbo, charged with re
reiving and soliciting bribes in con
nection wltb pending legislation, toda/
ww act to begin here cm April 9th.
$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY.
NO PERSONAL ISSUE SAYS
SPEAKER CLARK BETWEEN
PRESIDENT AND HIMSELF
DISAPPEARANCE
OF IRISH GUNS
Mysterious Cargo of 300 Tons
of Rifles Slips Away During
the Night.
Copenhagen, Denmark. —A mysteri
ous cargo of 30ft tons of rifles ami
posed to be intended for Ireland, dis
appeared from the vicinity of the Dnn-
Ish Island of laxngeland during last
night after an embargo hail been
placed on It by the authorities. The
rifles were brought to Langeland from
llojuhurg on board a lighter which
anchored off the island. A ahort time
afterward the Norwegian steamer
Eanny drew up along side and proceed
ed to take the arms on board
Danish authorities then soiled the
papers of the lighter ami the steamer
whose commanders were ordered to
await further instructions. Today the
two vessels had vanished.
MOB LINGOES
NEGOO WOMAN
Had Driven Knife Into Heart
of Young White Man. Hanged
To Pole.
Muskogee, Okla.- Marin Scott, a
negro woman, who killed bemeul
Peace, a young white tnan Sunday hy
driving a knife into his henrt was
taken out of the Wagoner County Jail
enrly today and bunged to a telephone
pole. The mob overpowered the
Jailor, throw a rope over the woman’*
lieiul and dragged her out of the jail.
A knock at the Jail door aroused
the sleeping Jailor, alone In the office.
A voice outside aald an officer was
there with prisoners. The jailor
opened the door and faced, twelve re
volvers Ho was bound quickly and
tils keys taken from hltn.
The mob pulled the screaming wo
man from her cell, tied a rope about
her neck and dragged her to a tele
phone polo, a block from the Jail. An
iiottr later the sheriff cut down the
dead body.
The county attorney has started an
Investigation of the lynching.
35 Plead Guilty Charges
of Concealed Weapons
New York. —Ah a warning to per
sons, who, either through careless
ness or wilfulness violate the law
against carrying concealed weapons.
Judge Koaalsky today sentenced 116
persons who had pleaded guilty to
carrying revolvers, blackjacks, sling
shots, stillettos or razors. The son
tences ranged from fines to $5 to
terms from three years and one
.month to six years and six months In
Sing Sing.
Many of those sentenced wore
Charged with having a revolver In
their possession or in their place of
business. This Is u violation of the
law.
A majority of the defendants were
foreigners.
FORM NEW JAP CABINET.
Tokio. - Viscount Keigo Klyotira,
former minister of education, today
the tusk of forming a new
'cabinet to take the place of that un
der the premiership of fount Yaifin
inoto, which resigned office owing to
the naval scandals.
Ml Prudent Men Trying to
Find Method of Escape From
the Difficulty in Ulster
Hon. J. C. White, of Belfast, Ireland, Brother of Mr. J. B.
White, is in Augusta and Talks Interestingly of the Great
Crisis in the United Kingdom.
Hon. J. C, White, one of thej lead
ing atorneys of Belfast, Ireland, and
president of the Daw Society or Ire
land, Is In the city and Is stopping at
the Hon Air Hotel. Mr. White Is a
brother of Mr. J. 11. White, Augusta’s
largest property owner, and he tell*
Augusta friends that his brother Is
In fair health and is In Ixmdon at
present, where he is planning a trip
to Mediterranean points
Mr. White, when seen t|f a reporter,
was questioned regarding the Ulster
situation and he gives a most Interest
ing statement of the conditions In
the United Kingdom, as they now
ex Ist.
“For the purpose of enabling a for
eigner to understand, so far as It is
possible for any one residing outside
of Ireland to comprehend the exceed
ingly difficult and complex political
situation In that disturbed country,
}{QME EDITION
Resents Insinuation That
He Is Trying to Disrupt
the Democratic Party By
Stand on The Canal
Question.
INSISTS HE’D BE HAPPY
WITHOUT BEING EITHER
PRESIDENT OR SPEAKER
Declares His Opposition “Not
the Opening Gun for His
Fight for Nomination in
1916.’*
Washington, D. C.—-Speaker Clark,
closing debate against the repeal, dis
appointed those who expected him to
attack President Wilson. Ho dis
claimed any personal Issue with the
President, declared he believed Mr.
Wilson was actuated hy tha highest
patriotic motives and that there was
no broach In the Democratic party. He
argued at length against tlie Presl?
dent’s contention and declared that
“the amazing request of the Preoldent
for a repeal, like the peace of God,
pnsseth all understanding"
No Personal Issue.
He disclaimed any personal issue be
tween the President and himself and
added that If the President had rea
sons “which are not utterly untenable
and which compel him to make this
request," he had not given them to the
house. Me differed with the Presi
dent’s statement that toll exemption
was "a mistaken economic policy” hut
admitting dispute on that point, pro
posed that the exemption he suspend
ed two years. He contended that the
President was mistaken in his view
that the exemption was repugant to
the Hay-Pnuncefote treaty
Would Face World.
"We want war with no nation,” said
the speaker, “but rather than sur
render our right to complete sover
eignty over every square foot of our
globe encircling domain wo will cheer
fully and courageously face a world
in arms.” He attacked the attitude
of house Democrats who have led tha
President’s (Ight for the toll exemption
repeal. Rdferirng to published dec
larations that his opposition to the
President was the "opening gun of his
tight for the nomination In 191*," the
speaker declared ht< had told all to
whom he had spoken about the 1916
situation that If the President’s admin
istration was a success Mr. Wllsnn
would he re-elected, and If It was a
failure “the nomination would not he
worth having.” As to his own future
the speaker Insisted he could be hap
py without the presidency or the
speakership.
Uttered No Word.
"There is no personal issue between
the President and myself* began
Speaker (’lark "I trust there never
will be I have at no time uttered
one word of criticism of the President.
At no lime, so far as I mm lnformered
or believe, has the President sold one
single word of criticism of me.
"I have never for one moment en
tertained the opinion that Preaidant
Wilson Is actuated by other than the
highest patriotic motives.
”f do not believe that President
Wilson has ever entertained any other
opinion as to the conduct of those of
ns who find It necessary to differ with
him on this measure. President Wil
son does not desire a breach In the
Democratic party. Ido not deelre a
breach In the Democratic party and
there Is no breach.
Would Boom It.
"I would scorn to believe that Pres
ident Wilson countenances for on*
moment, the efforts of some of the
jackal press to represent that we ar*
seeking to disrupt the democratic
party. With most of those who have
asserted that I am seeking to disrupt
(he party the wish Is father to the
thought."
Replying to what he railed a ‘ scur
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now, It may be roughly assumed."
said Mr. White, "that there are about
4,500,000 inhabitants in the Island, of
which about one-third ar English
and Scotch settlers, people of the
Angle-flaxon race, and consequently
Protestant. The remaining two
thirds of the Inhabitants of the is
land are composed of the ancient
Irish races, who peopled that country
from time Immemorial. These racos
came at a very early stage of Chris
tianity under-the sway of the church
of Borne, and they have since remain
ed probably the most devoted adher
ents In tho world of that church.
There Is. therefore, presented the dif
ficult position, In this comparatively
small Island of ancient races who
almost claim It as their heritage as
opposed to a conquering race from
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