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fjOME EDITION
VOLUME XIX. No. 99.
REFUGEES BOARD U.S. WARSHIPS
x x x & x
Have Aiihi Affidavit For “Dago Frank”
Winter Lingers in Spring's Lap
FLURRIES OF
SNOW IN
SOUTH
Predict Heavv Frosts As Far
As Florida Toniqht. Warmer
Friday. With Fruit Trees in
Bloom. Wintry Weather Re
turns
Washington, D. C With cold weather
prevailing generally east of the ItocKy
Mountains, spring stumbled upon the
heels of slowly departing winter today.
Snow fell last night at several points in
the Interior of the South Atlantic
states and temperatures dropped to
freezing in the north portion of the
gulf states.
Heavy frosts or freezing tempera-ures
are predicted in the south as far as
northern Florida tonight. Warmer
weather for Friday is predicted In the
eastern section of the country, except on
the Atlantic coast.
Snow Flurries.
Greenville, S. C.—With the tempera
ture close to freezing, a light flurry
of snow fell here early today.
Truckers Fearful.
Norfolk, Va.—With fruit trees in
bloom, there was a return today of win
ter weather. Growers of early truck as
well as fruit are fearful of the unusual
conditions, but no material damage has
been done as yet.
Flakes Melt.
Richmond, Va.—Snow fell here this
morning for the first time in April since
April 26. 1898. The flakes were large,
melting as they fell.
The weather bureau forecasts con
tinued wintry conditions for tonight and
tomorrow.
Great Oamage Expected.
Asheville, N. C. —The cold snap here
is expected to kill or greatly damage
fruit.
Coldest In 15 Years.
Columbus, Ga. —The thermometer reg
istered 44 here this morning, showing
the coldest April weather in fifteen
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MOB BOLDS UP
IISPIJMII?
Strike Assumes Serious Phase.
Regular Train From St Clair
Alleged to Have Been De
tained.
Savannah, Ga.— Mr. R. R Morgan,
general manager of the Savannah &
INorthweatern Route —better known as
the Brinson Railway, appealed to
Postmaster Marion Lucas this morn
ing for advice on how to e<t a mail
train out of St. Clair, Ga., ro Savan
nah There is a strike of conductors
on the Brinson road and Mr. Morgan
told the postmaster he understood a
mob had prevented the departure ol
the train.
U. S. Marshal.
Mr. Lucas advised Mr Morgan to
get in communication with the United
States marshal's office. Telephone
advices from St. Clair state that there
has been no disorder but that tho
train due to leave at 6 o'clock this
morning had not del arted up to noon.
The Brinson Railway officials suc
ceeded, it is understood, In getting
a man to bring the train out as con
ductor, but about the time he was to
(T train of the Georgia and
Florida Railway came up and the crew
Induced the subsaitute conductor to
abandon his post and not start the
train out. , ~
Says Crew Intimidated.
The telephone messages from St.
Clair sav there Is no trouble expect
ed that' all efforts toward getting
some one to take the train out of
town as a conductor have failed
Mr Morgan says the sheriff of
Burke County had agreed to go to St.
Clair for the purpose of restoring or
der and trving to get the train out
Mr Morgan Insists that his crew was
Intimidated by men armed with guns
end revolvers this morning at St
Clair.
DR. CHAMBERLAIN DEAD.
Worcester. Mats.— Dr. Atexa: <er
F Chamberlain. professor of anthrop
ology since 1886 at Clark University,
died here today.
"THF ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES ======
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
Shot Dead in Argument
Over Votes For Women
Chicago.— As the sequel to an argu
ment over women’s suffrage a well
dressed man believed to me Wm.
Woods, of San Francisco, was shot
dead and Jameß Franche, alias "Dlffy
the Goat,” Is sought by the police on
a murder charge. A young woman
also is wanted in connection with
the tragedy.
Woods, Franche and the woman
were said to have been drinking to
gether in a case last, night when an
argument over equal suffrage arose.
The Californian contended that yo
men had the right to vote. Accord
ing to the story told the police
Franche took exception to the west
erner's remarks and shot him.
Woods right name was Isaac Hena
gow, hut he was known in sporting
circles as Wm. Wood. He formerly
was sparring partner for a pugilist
known as “Kid Farmer.”
Underwood Leaves For
Washington Saturday
Orlando, Fla. —-Senator-Elect Under
wood of Alabama, will leave here Sat
urday for Washington, as his father
in-law, J. H. Woodward, is much im
proved in health and the doctors sav
he will soon recover Mr. Underwood
was the recipient of an informal re
ception here in which practically the
entire population took part. He de
clined to discuss the status of the
Mexican war or the free tolls vote.
Omaha Kicks on Being
in Kansas City District
Omaha, Neb, —Officers of national
banks of Omaha today drew up a pro
test to be sent to the Secretary of the
Treasury objecting to the placing of
Omaha in the Kansas City district of
the reserve banking system. The pro
test asks that if Omaha may not have
a regional bank of its own, it be
thrown into the Chicago district as
the trend of its business is In that
direction.
No Improvement in the
Condition ex-Gov. Draper
Greenville, S. C. —Physicians attend
ing Kben 8. Draper, former governor
of Massachusetts, in a critical condi
tion here from paralysis, this after
noon issued the following bulletin:
"Ex-Governor Draper since his para
lytic stroke on April 7 has shown no
improvement. His condition is less
favorable than yesterday.”
Militant Smashes Ten
Cases in British Museum
London. —A militant suffragette to
day smashed with a hatchet ten cases
containing exhibits in the Asiatic sec
tion of the British Museum.
Beyond breaking a few specimens
of valuable porcelain, however, she
did little damage except to the glass
cases.
The woman was arrested.
TWO KILLED; THIRTY INJURED
Toronto, Ont. —Two laborers were
| killed and thirty injured last night by
I the fall of a sixty-foot wall of a
I building previously destroyed by fire.
Action of State Committee Has
Imperiled Right of People of
Georgia To Choose Senators
Congressman Hardwick Says Object of Seventeenth Amend
ment is to Put Election of Senators in Hands of People,
and State Convention’s Ruling Gives Opportunity For Much
Political Log-Rolling.
Washington, D. C. — Cungressmaii
Thomss W. Hnrdwlck. who Is t> candi
date for the short-term Un'ted States
senatorship from Georgia, toduv gav<
out a statement scoring the rules adopt
ed by the state executive committee to
govern the nomination of United States
senators. He asserts that tho action of
the committee Is astonishing and Inde
fensible.
■‘The plan is unjust to the people of
Georgia," he declares, “and will In ail
probability Imperil the!r right te
choose their senators at the ballot bex,
and transfer the real choice to a curi
ously constituted convention, where aw
sorts of log rolling, trading and comb
ing will hold high carnival."
The congressman asserts that no can
didate for the United fitufes senate in
Ge-vgla has ever been nominated ny
the county unit' plan, or onvent o:i
system. He calls attention to the fact
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 9. 1914.
CONFESSION
RY ONE OF
GUNMEN?
Rumors That “Gvo the Blood"
Will Tell of Part He Played in
Murder. No Delay in Execu
tions For Monday Morninq
at Sunrise
New York.—Tliere were ptvslstent
rumors today to the effect that at least
one of the four gunmen who are to
die at Sing Sing Monday morning lor
the part they played in the murder of
Herman Hosenthal, the gambler, would
confess. The rumors could not he
traced to their source.
Joseph A. Shay, counsel for Chas.
Becker, the former police lieutenant
convicted of instigating the murder but
saved by higher court ruling, said he
might go to the prison some time and
endeavor to get statements from the
four men to he used by the defense at
the second trial of Becker.
For Depositions.
In case the condemned men decline to
make statements to him he lias lTe
pared an application to the supreme
court for an order requiring the ap
pointment of a commission to take their
depositions. In either event It was said
the execution of the sentence wauti not
he delayed.
Although Governor Glynn hue twice
refused to grant a reprieve, the fam
ilies of the gunmen and theft- counsel,
Chas. G. F. Wahle, had not given up all
hope today. Every ihteans Known to the
law will tie employed from now until
Monday, Wahle declared.
Argument In Answer.
Today he will send a memorandum
to Governor Glynn on the latter's re
fusal to grant a replleve. The memoran
dum will take the form of an argument
in answer to the governor's reasons for
his refusal. Wahle had at first intended
to go to Albany today to make a per
sonal plea to Governor Glynn, but when
the delegation of rabbis failed yester
day to move the governor to reconsid
ering his decision, Wahle determined
that the Interests of ills clients would
best be served by forwarding the mem
orandum by special messenger.
Humors regarding the expected con
fession had it that the one gunman
most likely to talk was “Gyp the Blood"
Horowitz.
Alibi Affidavit.
An alibi afidavit for “Dago Frank'
Cirofici, the existence of which was
rumored yesterday, will be sent to the
governor with Wahle’s memorandum.
The affidavit is signed by Frederick
Reo, a special officer in a Harlem
darce hall. Reo says that on the night
Rosenthal was killed he took a note
from a woman who had been arrested
on a charge of disorderly conduct to
the home of “Dago Frank,” and met
"Dago Frank” there.
At 1:55 A. M.
It was then 1:55 o’clock In the
morning, about the time Rosenthal
was murdered.
The memorandum also calls to the
governor's attention the fact that ten
of the twelve Jurors who convicted
the gunmen expressed themselves In
favor of a reprieve.
FIRE-BRAND CAMPAIGN,
Belfast. Ireland. —Suffragettes con
tinued their fire-brand campaign In Ul
ster today by burning Orlands, an old
mansion near Carrlckfergus, on Belfast
Dough.
that Speaker Crisp was nominated by
the popular vote of the entire state 111
1896: that Senator Clay was thus nomi
nated In 1902 and 1908; that Senalor
Bacon's nominations were won in th'S
way in 1900, 1906 and 1912.
"Why are the unbroken precedents
of eighteen years thrown to the winds,
without compunction or hesitation?” he
asks.
The statement follows:
"The action of the state committee
In providing a convention plan for the
nomination of United States senator
from Georgia is both astonishing and
indefensible. To adopt such a plan not
only violates every precedent of the
past, but Is, In my Judgment, a back
ward and reactionary step of the most
pronounced character. More than that,
it is most unjust to the people cf
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Mystery Surrounds the
Identity Dead Stranger
Charleston, S. C. —Mystery still aur
sounds the Identity of an elderly
stranger, whose body was found In a
partial state of decomposition after
apparent suicide by hanging In an un
occupied building, formerly a wcil
known tourist inn here. The only
clue Is a label In his hat marked Jer
sey City. The name of Scherzer, Mor
ristown, was found on a card in a
pocket. The inquest will he held to
day.
Warrants Issued For the
Arrest Siegel and Vogel
New York. Bench warrants for tbs
arrest of Henry Hiegel and -Y.nk E.
Vogel, heads of the bankrupt Siegel en
terprises, were issued today when Siegel
and Vogel failed to appear in court to
plead to Indictments charging grand
larceny and violation of the stale bank
ing laws. In signing the warrants Judge
Mulqueen said he would see to it that,
if necessary, the pair were placed In
the Tombs.
The two defendants appeared In court
shortly after and entered a plea of not
guilty. They were given a week to
change their pleas.
Hobson 45,514 With
Underwood 76,285 in Ala.
Birmingham, Ala —With scattering
precincts from six counties stll miss
ing, an unofficial compilation today
of the vote at Monday's democratic
primary throughout Albania indicated
that Oscar W. Underwood* majority
over Richmond Pearson Hobson for
nomination to the United States sen
ate would reach 30,000. The count as
reported today was:
Underwood 76,285; Hobson 45,514.
No changes were indicated today In
the relative vote for candidates for
other offices. Returns from the offi
cial canvass tomorrow will be neces
sary before the completed vote can be
given.
Illinois Women Want
Full Voting Rights Now
Chicago, lll.—Declaring that women
demonstrated their desire to vote at
Tuesday’s township elections, Illinois
woman suffrage leaders today began a
movement for full voting rights. Tins
could be obtained only through a change
in the state's constitution.
Under the equal suffrage act women
cannot vote for state officials, legisla
tors, congressmen or other constitu
tional officers. The law granted them
the vote on questions of public policy
and for president and city officers pro
vided for by statute.
PIERRE SALES DEAD.
Paris. Pierre Bales, one of the most
popular French authorities of stories
of romance and adventure, died hero
today, aged 60. He wns originally a
bank clerk, then a Journalist nnd af
terward a writer of novels of peculiar
ly Parisian setting.
Furbelows and
Flounces
Fashion decrees the returning
to favor of the separate skirt and
the making of the skirt a thing
of furbelows, frills, and flounces.
The stores —those “fashion Indi
cators"—are already showing the
new style notes and telling about
them in their advertisements.
It used to be that the news col
umns of the newspapers made the
fashion announcements first; but
nowadays the stores are so alert
and so anxious to be first In these
announcements that much of the
latest fashion news is In the ad
vertising columns.
Any person who wishes to keep
up-to-the-minute on the new fash
ions must be a reader of the ad
vertising In The Herald.
The advertising columns are the
mirrors that reflect the attrac
tions of the merchants and manu
facturers. These men live by
service.
They must make their advertis
ing timely and Interesting Just as
they make their merrhnndlse de
sirable and fair In price.
The news of the frills and fur
belows Is only one side of adver
tising.
Read the advertising and keep
informed.
Returned To His Old Winter
Home , Augusta , Today
St ** ''"-rl'' IKEtHy
LATEST PHOTO OF EX PRESIDENT WM. H. TAFT
MR. TAFT AND WIFE
AT THE BON AIR
Former President and Wife,
Both Lookina Well, Arrived
in Auqusta Shortly After
Noon. Both Deliqhted at Pros
pect of Week’s Stay
HEARTY GREETING FOR
POSTWASTER MURPHY
Has “Nothing to Say” to Rep
resentative of the Press at
Present. Mind Intent on Golf
Game For This Afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Taft arrived, as per
schedule, on the .Southern train No.
131, due at 12:01, hut which waa for
unacountahle reason twenty minutes
late Owing to the fact that the time
of thlr arrival was kept out of the pa
pers beforehand, only a small crowd
of a hundred or so people were at the
station. Tilts was done by request, ho
eauae always heretofore ttie crowd
has been so large that, though It was
complimentary, it was also Inconven
ient.
To the Bon Air.
Mr. and Mrs. Landon Thomas met
the train and took the distinguished
arrivals out to the Hon Air. Postmas
ter Murphy wsh also on the plulform,
and one solitary representative of the
press, slightly trembling at the knees,
but outwardly ealm. After greeting
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, the ex-president
turned to Mr Morphy.
"Hello! Murphy, old hoy! Is your
head still on?" tNo political refer
ence) And he shook him by the
shoulders.
The great man then spotted the
press representative, probably by Ids
look of Intense anxiety, and, antici
pating all question of Interviews, said
cordially:
"Ah! I'rn delighted to lie bark, sir,
delighted to lie down here again. If
you want to interview me, though, I
have nothing to say.”
"He’ll have even less to say," said
Mr. Thomas, "when I get through
beating him out on the golf links this
afternoon.”
The Taft Laugh.
Mr. Taft laughed heartily at this,
and replied that they were taking ad
vantage of him, for they were in train
ing and he was not.
"Anyhow," he said later, as they
were getting Into the motor, "you
come up and see me, and If I think of
anything to say. I’ll tell you. But I
didn’t coine down here to lie inter
viewed for the papers, I came to rest
—and get beaten playing golf. But
the latter has yet to lie proven!’’ he
said, with a sidewise look at his ad
versary-to-be.
Looking Well.
Both he and Mrs. Taft looked ex
ceedingly well. They seemed not at
all tired out by the Journey, and In
excellent spirits. Mr. Taft’s famous
laugh sounded more rare-free, If any
thing, and more genial than in the
days when he was weighed down with
the burden of the Big Office,
$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY.
BERCKMANSSAYS
NO DANGER HERE
No Likelihood of Injurious
Frost to This Section Tonight,
Declares Fruit Expert.
"There Is no danger of an Injurl
’ons frost In tills section," shiled Mr.
1,, A. Bcrckmans, of the Frultland
Nurseries, thiH morning, when asked
by The Herald regarding the danger
to fruit trees In tills vielnlty result
ing from the low temperature offi
cially predicted for tonight.
Throughout the day Thursday tha
skies were cloudy and If the state of
the weather remains the same tonight,
according to Mr. Ilerekmans. there
will be absolutely no chance of the
fruit In tills section being hurt.
On the Frultland Nurseries, near
Augusta, smudges are all ready to be
lighted without the slightest delay.
This precaution Is also taken at the
Berckmans’ large plantation at May
field, (la., where there are thousands
of the finest peach trees, Mr. I\ J.
A. Berckmans was In Mayfield this
morning but was expected to return
to Augusta tills afternoon, leaving the
orchards In the cure of competent su
perintendents.
The official forecast Issued this
morning by Forecaster K. D. Einlgh
Indicates fair weather with a tem
perature tonight near freezing. Mr.
Kmlgli states that there Is a possi
bility of the temperature not going ns
low as predicted, In Which event It
would tie held off by the mountains
west of here. The temperature Ht
11:30 a. in. today registered 54 de
grees, having slowly risen from the
40 mark at 8 a. m., the lowest record
ed In several days. This morning's
minimum temperature was 16 degrees
under that of yesterday.
The forecast warns that there may
he trust If there arc no clouds and no
wind.
Hundreds Killed Today
By Bandit "White Wolf"
Peking.—Brigands under the notori
ous “White Wolf” today killed hun
dreds of Inhabitants of the towns ol
Huh Hlen, Chow Ohlh, and Melhslen,
in the vicinity of Hlan-Fu, capital o
Hheri 81 province. They looted the
three towns sfter capturing them and
are sweeping the entire country round
about.
All foreigners residing at oyt-sta
tions have been ordered to Blan-Fu.
SECRETARY BRYAN AT DESK
Washington.—S-eretary Bryan, who
haH been kept Indoors for a weelf, by n
hard cold, returnod today to his desk
at the state department.
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ADMIT VILLA
WAS VICTOR;
TAMPICO OIL
PLANTS
BURN
Mexico Citv Calls Evacuation
of Torreon a “Strategic
Move.” Grave Fears For
Prooertv at Tampico. Re
fuqees on U. S. Warships.
Brvan on Spanish Exiles
Mexico City. —The proposed censor
ship today was said to lie due to the
''campaign of lies" being waged against
the government and to protect the
movements of the federal military
forces.
Gave the News.
Washington. Secretary ilrjan said
that Consular Agent ('Brothers was
under instructions to etntinue his rep
resentations to General Carranza for
the protection of property which re
fugees left In Torreon and to obtain,
is isjsslhle, permission lor the Span
iards to return to their homes.
First Admission.
Mexico City.—The flrsi admission
that General Villa and the rebel army
have occupied Torreon Is made by the
Mexican Herald today.
The newspaper slides that General
Aurellano Ulanquet declared that
Gen. Jose Refugio Velasco, the Fed
oral commander, has not evacuated
the city "In the full sense of the
word.”
The minister of war saya the Fed
eral commander has made a stategtc
move which Is expected to give the
best results on the arrival of the Fed
eral columns now on their way to
Torreon.
Cable Censorship
According to General Ulanquet. a
position has been established by Gen
eral Velasco at Cerro Up Da Cruz,
from which place he dominates Tor
reon with his artillery.
The government announced this
morning through the newspapers its
intention <>r instituting a censorship
on entile dispatches. •
Grave Danger.
Washington.—State department of
ficials said today foreign properties,
especially the oil plants In Tampico
were in grave danger but. there was
I thought to he little danger to lives ol
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ALASKA WOMEN
WON AT POLES
Supplied Cigars and Lunches
at Voting Bo< ths. Victors in
Bitter Juneau Contest.
Beattle. Women helped decide elec
tions In Alaska this week, according to
dispatches received today. It was tho
first time women hsd voted In Alaska
■lnn' enfranchised by the first terri
torial legislature a year ago.
In Hkagway campaigning brought
victory to the feminine politicians
Electors were taken to polling places
by women, who bought cigars and
luncheons and supplied conveyances
while explaining simple ballots. They
elected ttie entire non-partisan ticket
against the tax puyers faction which
had been in power six years.
In a bitter municipal fight. In Juneau
women were active and the citizens'
party was able to elect only two al
dermen against the peoples’ party,
headed by Fortner Mayor Valentine.
CARNEGIE VISITS
WHITE HOUSE
Applauds Speech From House
Gallery Favoring Repeal of
Tolls Exemption.
Washington. Ardrew Carnegie—an
Interested spectator In the house gal
lery today, applauded a speech sup
porting the Panama tolls exemption
repeal bill by Representative Vollmer
of lowa, the newest member of the
house.
Later Mr. Carnegie visited the
White House.
Mr. Carnegie said his visit to the
White House was merely to pay his
respects to the president and that he
had not discussed politics or pending
questions. When asked about the ca
nal tolls controversy, he said:
"Our country will "be dishonored it
we do not uphold the treaty."
At the eapltol Mr. Carnegie predict
ed the tolls repeal bill would he pass
ed by the senate und Jokingly suggest
ed that "only prayer will help some
of those democrats In the senate the
way they are behaving nor/.’’