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TWO JAP MU EMPRESS DEAD Mutaubito'i Widow Pasied Away Suddenly Today at Imperial Villa Near Yoko hama. ToWio, Japan-—Th* dntafpr Vlartikn died nt ihr lm|wrtal villa Ml Namaxu today. Following th* urn ml ouatom In tha • of tha *laath of a mnmlmr of th* impart at family, the official nnnotim o tm*nt of the event will not t»a made until tha lw>dy haa hern tranafarrrd to tlia capital. Thla la •ipartud to taka plara tomorrow liar majaaiy paaaad a "av euddmly In tha praaanca of ICmpamr Yoahlhlto* tha empree* and tha other rnamhan of tha royal family who had baan summoned from tha capital. Th« imperial patient hnd developed deceptive symptoms. Hhe displayed Increased vigor and aaKed for food. Became Unconscious. A short time afterward her majesty became unconscious Doctors In at tendance applied restor*»tl\e* hut without avail and she died without re covering consciousness Her majesty had been suffering for a considerable period from angina pectoris hut offi cial diagnosis declared I’.right h dis* case was the direct cause of her death Married in 1869. The dowager empress, Ifarukn, was the widow of Kuiperor Mutsiihltn, who died on July 30, 1912. Hhe was born on May 2*. IHfcO. and was tha daughter of a noble nan. I chi jo Tad ado In IM9 she married the late em peror and was declared empress. llarukn, by the side of her husband, passed through the troubled period of the transformation of Japan at the beginning of Iftiteuhfto'e regime. Renamed Tokio. Hhe saw him transfer his capital from Kioto to Yedo, which was later 'witched with curious interest the opening of the country to foreign commerce, Its de parture from old world customs and Its adoption of western civilization Hhe awaited In the Imperial palace news of the Japanese armies at war, first with China and then with Russia, and saw the complete evolution of Japan In a world power Had Simple Tastes. HtfUko was simple In her tastes Hhe presided over court functions with iiwH dignity, on most occasions wear ing w ••fern dress, especially when she came Into contact with Americans or Kuropeans When the function was purely Japanese, she occasionally re turned to the picturesque costume of her youth. The dowager empress was greatly affected by the death of Mutsiihtto. suffering for many months from an affection of the heart. Hhe died at the Imperial villa at Namnsu, a watering place near Yokohama M. E. Woman’s Missionary Council Meet Delegates Present from Practi cally All States Embraced By Southern Methodism \ Part Worth, Texaa. With delegntea present from practically every state embraced In Southern Methodlam, the Woman's Miaalonary Council. Metho dist Kpisropal Church. South, will convene in Forth Worth tonight and continue In session until April 17th Several Important question* affect Inn th" government of the council probably will be atced upon. Mlaa Hello H Dennett, of Richmond, Ky„ Is prealdent of the council. Preliminary conference* will be field during the afternoon, the moat Im|>ortant of whlrh will dismiss the nitehod* of home and foreign mtaalou work "Why do you always carry your um brella even when It la not raining?" "Ho aoma one else won't earry It when It t* raining."—Houston l’oat. Bilious? One of Ayrr’s I'ilb at bedtime Just one. Acts on the liver. Gently laxative. Sugar-coated. All vegetable. Hold for bO rears. Ash Your Doctor. Get Rid of ThosePimife CuticuraSoaD and Ointment Will help you when all else fails. Unsightly complexions are often a lur to social advancement and business success. Start life with a clear skin and good hair. .Sample?) Free by Mull < 'tttteur* and ntnunwii *4*l U>r.»uchoyt <*• yror’.-Y ' JbarrU uarapk* of coot) matkart fror. wtvh ?2 p tx««* Add!ON OUttmTA." I*l* »®H. HoiU'O Exposition Fund Held By Mrs. Palmer Pending Court Action ••v-v ** ir H*f' ‘ y ** i ' V^c, MRS. POTTER PALMER M Chicago. The and cry that lias been raised against Mrs. Potter Pal mer by the recent revelation llmt the funds for a Women's and Children'* Memorial, amounting to something like s67.non that were raised by the Women's Committee at the Chicago World'* Fair, have been allowed to remain Idle for more than twenty yeara, has stirred the Ire of Mrs. Pal mer A* chairman of the Board of Lady Manager* of the Columbian {Exposition *he has hnd control of the money She has made public a statement tr. which she explains that the money has been kept Intact purposely until the Supreme Court should decide whether a building could be erected In Grunt Park and thus Hiigmenl the hand by $200,000 left for the purpoae by the late Potter Palmer in his will ID CHANGE HIIT DF CITY SEWERS; ARE 25 BIDDERS River and Canal Commission to Open Bids This Afternoon for Big Amount of Sewer Con struction Work. There are n large number of local and out-of-town contractors compet ing for the big sower contract*, bids lor which will be opened by the River «nd t’anal Coin mission al 4 o’clock tht« aft or noon. It t* a part of the general flood protection scheme to have the •ewers turned Into the Braver Dam ditch Instead of the Savannah river, as It Is contended that It will be much better to turn the sewers Into the Beaver Dam ditch than to build gates where they empty Into She river. In time* of high water In the past witer first came Into the cltj's attecls by being backed through the sewer*. It is understood that there will be about twenty-five bidder* for Iho contract of changing the sewer* and the work will Involve the expenditure of a large sum of money. The following 1* a Hat of the streets on which the sewer work will be done. Concrete sewers on 11th street from the third level of the canal to Rey nolds street; Reynolds street from I lib to lSih streets, Greene street from 11th to xth streets, Bth street from Greene to Broad Pip* sew era will be laid as follow s 11th street from Reynold* to Hay street, Keyqolds street from 11th to 9th streets. *th street front Broad to Hay streets, and on Bay street from 7tli to 9th streets, BOSTONIAN, OF COURSE A New York physician, who has re cently transferred his activities to the Hub tells of n Bostonian, who, like most Of his townsmen, is a provision In the matter id Knglish. anti who had occasion not lug ago In consult the aforesaid doctor. After ascertaining the symptoms, the physicians said. "What you need more than any thing else Is a tonic In the shape of trash air." Whereupon the llubbltc waxed sar- and Inquired: (TRli.re you proceed further, would you mind telling me w hut is Illy) shape of fresh airT' —Exchange. ADMIT VILLA WAS VICTOR: TAMPICO OIL PLANTS BURN (Continued from page one.) foreigners in the fighting lone. Con cerning conditions In Tampico the stale department issued thla state ment ; Complicated. “Front Vera Cry wireless report* on the Tampico situation Indicate the situation ns regard* foreign property Is complicated and serious. The Waters Pierre Refineries havo been occupied by attacking forces during the last two days and as a conse quence have been under fire from the Federal gunboat In the harbor A loss to the entire property Is feared. The warehouses of the Agenda Commer cial. a German property, were burned with a loss of $500,000." No Advantage. Washington. Overnight dispatches front Rear Admiral Fletcher reported fighting continued at Tampico with out advantage to either side Be cause of a heavy norther, Rear Admi ral Mayo was discouraging refugees from going aboard ships there. Admiral Fletcher sent this report, received from Admiral Mayo yester da: afternoon: "Mayo deiwrts fighting continues with no change except that the gun boat Zaragoza Is asslallng the Vera Crttr. In shelling Acbol Grande. On account of n norther and no advan tage In Tlghtlng. uni discouraging re fugees from coming on board. Refugees on Board. Have received few on lies Moines alongside dork. If rebel* receive sr tillcrv, w hich seems to be Improbable, conditions will be mnre'terlou*. Re ports circulated on shore that Ameri can battleships are supplying arms to the rebel* " The admiral added he had directed Admiral Mayo to give retuge to Amer icans and otherfcirelgncr s on Ameri can vessel* as far as possible. RAILROAD SOLD. Savannah, o>. The Register and Girnnvlll* railroad hit* been sold at public outcry at RrUlaMlls by tha tr ee vers for l.'.'S.OOf. The property w-.is bought In by the llen-holdev*. the prin cipal ones being the Henry P. Tglmadge Company of New York THE AMATEUR FARMER. "How's crop prospetes?" "Well, my peach trees are all dead, but one of mv fence posts Is bud ding.” * SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES Alt-a> th«- JinltK’i'ticpowilrr. Itrrllrvot p ilnful, smart tr tutor. n*r> out fret, and tnztar.tijr Ukt* lh<* utlng out of coni* atul buuuw*. It** ih’t* Uti'AieM comfort dlMOffTTof the ac*. Al>c’» Foot- Km* makt*# tight s'r new rhom foci c*rv It It a (ffUlo relief for •vnwtlnc, ctllraa, pwolien, tired, ■rhinj; feel. A w At* uv*Vt to Hrr*k tu Nt-w sh<*«. Try It t.'-iimf. Sold everywhere. iS cent*. Wu«hA?i# <ff»t ••skgfytaf* For FRER tn*l UACixAtfC, AdduM Aitcu S. u.iurUwi, Le Koy, N. Y. THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA. PERUNA RESTORES A Chronic Invalid MHIMaW ' *'' ■ Ms X Mrs Sophie Bauer 521 First Ave., North, Faribault, Minn, writes: "I cannot praise your wonderful medi cine. Feruna, enough. It ha« done much for me during the past ten years, and I keep It in the house con tinually. I was in such a condition that I could cat nothing but bread end milk, and even that was too heavy for me at times. Now I can cat anything. I will recommend Pe runa to all in> friend*.” The effect of Peruna on digestion is Immediate—sometimes wonderful, as In Mr*. Bauer's cusp. Sharpens appetite, (ptickens digestion and stim ulates the bowels. A most convenient and valuable lamlly medicine. ]n tablet or liquid form as preferred. Send for a free copy of "The Ills of Life." The Peruna Co., Columbus, Ohio. SAYRES JOIN WILSON FAMILY Domestic Circle Will Be Com plete at White Sulphur Springs For Easter Vacation. Washington, D. C. The Wilson fam ly circle wfiH complete again with the ar rival here today of Mr. and Mrs. Frunci* It. Siiyre, the White House hrtdni couple, from their home In Wallin ms town, Mass They will Join the presi dent and Mrs. Wilson and party on theit trip to White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., fov Master. The party planned to leaya WatddnKton tonight to spend tho next three days at the springs. Tho presi dent will return to work on Monday. The presence here of Mr. and Mrs. Sayre revived Interest In the wedding plans of Miss Eleanor Wilson and Her retnry McAdoo. The date for the wel ding has not yet been announced, but In society circles here It Is expected to occur some time In May. 14 Escape; Were Exposed To Typhus Infection New York.—Fourteen steerage pas sengers who had been exposed to typhus Infection on the Rteamshlp Ca meronla, where one cue of the dis ease was discovered yesterday, wero accidentally released without inspe tlon. it became known today, and started for interior cities Physicians detected the disease yes terday In Austrian. Orders were promptly given to send the other steerage passengers to HoTfman Is land for observation, but not before fourteen had got away In an early boa?. Set’s sso,ooo**ooo in Effort to Stop Villa’s Advance on City of Mexico. V 7 VICTORIANO HUERTA Provisional President of Mexico, whose government has been loaned $50,000,000 by the Mexico City banks to be used exclusively for establishing pea.e In Mexico. Huerta and his cab lne! Hre using this money in strength ening the Federal Army, which Hnerta predicts will chock the advance of Villa and annihilate the rebel army. “TIZ" GLADDENS SOIL TIRED FEET No puffed-up, burning, tender, sweaty feet—no corns or callouses. Happy! CnH Um •nr " "TIZ' make* sore, burning, tired feet fulrly dance with delight. Away go the acliea ami pains, the corns, callouses, blisters, bunions and chil blains. "TIZ" draws out the acids and poi sons that puff up your feet No mat ter how hard you work, how lon* you dance, how far you walk, or how long you remain on your feet, "TIZ" brings restful foot comfort. “TIZ” le magi-’ cal. grand, wonderful for tired ach ing, swollen, smarting feet. Ah! how comfortable, how happy you feel. Your feet Just tingle for Joy; shoes never hurt or seem tight. Get a 25 cent box of "TIZ" now from any druggist or department store. End foot torture forever — wear smaller shoes, keep your feet fresh, sweet and happy .lust think! •> wh-M- year’s foot comfort for only 25 cent*. Kinq Alfonso Interested in Polo 1 va? \. *■ « Vyv ft- . { QUEEN VICTORIA OF SPAIN Madrid. —Queen Victoria as well as King Alfonso are deeply interested In polo and have spent much time in watching the Englishmen, who are candidates for the team which will play the Americans In the internation al contests in June, at practice. The queen has offered a beautiful cup ss a prize to our teams which will play for tne trophy on the Toratalla grounds at Cordova. King Alfonso and the British players are members of the teams. A GOOD SALESMAN “What?" cried the careful house wife. "you charge me $1 a bushel for these potatoes?" “Yes, ma’am," answered the polite grocer. "That Is the very lowest price we can sel| them for.” "HoW Is It that I can get them from Brown's for 90 cents, then?” “I can not say, madam. Perhaps Mr. Brown ha* taken h fancy to you. He Is a widower and you are beauti ful. Unfortunately, I—Y’es’m. sl.” — Cleveland Plain Dealer. Eczema Stopped ZEMO Proves a Wonderful Success- Stops Itching Instantly and Brings Permanent Results. Ost a SSc Bottle Today and Prove It. Don't think that eczema, that nearly drives you w ild, cun*t be Rotten rid of. It can-and ZEMO Is all you need to do It. This clean, anti septic solution goes to the very root of ecsemn and con quers tt as It do«« other skin nflee-< lions. Its relief Is Immediate and Its results lasting. 7.F.- MO has often been Imitated but posi tively never equaled. It will surprise you. os It has so mony others, by leavtug' your skin as clear as though you had b 2EM O Will Stop All \ ThU Torment Instantly tU<’u p u J » never hail eczema In your life. You will get this relief Instantly by getting a Sfo bottle of ZEMO right nwa) —now. There's no more excure for enduring such misery. £EMO ts sold and guaranteed by druggists everywhere, and In Augusta by Hans berger's Pharmacy, 934 Broad St. DACE TRACK RAID ■ SPECTACULAR Sheriff Shows Letter From Governor Delivered 24 Hours After Affair Over. .. Norfolk, Va.— The thirteen defend anta In the spectacular Jamestown race track raid convicted by Justice »f the Peace Bragg anil given alx months In Jail with a fine of Itoo each will l>e tried on appeal before a Jury In May. The nice* will be continued. Betting still goea on but there arc no longer official bookmakera. The Att'y. Oan’l. Attorney General Pollard today gave out a atntement on the Jamestown luce track situation In which he said: “The governor will offer a handsome reward to any person for any evidence showing that there had been hook making or unlawful gambling at the race track since the arrest of the of fenders on Tuesday. The governor Is d* termtnad that the dignity of the law shall he upheld and will keep n *'if ficlent force of officers on the ground to arrest all offenders." ACTION OF STATE COMMIT TEE HAS IMPERILED RIGHT OF PEOPLE OF GEORGIA TO CHOOSE SEANATORS Continued from page one. Georgia, end. In the event of a real contest, will In all probability Imperil their .'tght to choose their senators at the ballot box, end transfer the re.tt choice to a curiously constituted cor ventlon where all sorts of log .-oiling, trading and combing may hold high carnival. No County Unit Plan In Paat. "I challenge any defender or apolo gist for this action to point to a sin gle senatorial primary that the demo crats of Georgia have ever held in whicn any county unit plan or convention scheme was adoptee, or in which our senators have been nominated in any other way except by the consolidation of the popular vote of the entire state, and the bestowal of the nomination upon the candidate with the larg.-st number of popular votes In the entire state. Speaker Crisp won his nomina tion In such a primary in 1896. Sena tor Clay was nominated In that kind of primaries in 1902 and 1908, and sena tor Bacon likewise nominated in lias), 1906 and 1912. The very unexptred term that we are about to till was awarded to Senator Bacon as the result of a state-wide primary, with the total box determining the Issue, and not oy the juggling convention plan. “Then 1 ask what sudden emergency causes this change? Who is responsi ble for this attempt to deprive the democrats of Georgia at their long ad mitted right to nominate their senators at the ballot box directly and without the intervention of a log rolling cin vention why are the broken precedents of eighteen years thrown to the winds, without compunction or hesitation? aiovlng Backward.’’ “The object of the seventeenth amendment Is to put the election of United States senators directly and ex clusively In the hands of the people themselves. Long before this great re form came to the people of this country, Georgia democracy occupied advanced ground on this great question, selected her senators by nomination process, ac cording to the expressed will of the people at the ballot box, without tho intervention of a convention, or the real agency of the general assembly. Why are we moving backward, in this great matter, while all of tho balance of the country moves forward? Who is re sponsible? It seems to me that the re sponsibility can be located and that every person who shares In It will have a heavy account to settle with the peo ple when the people understand v.nut has been done. ”X T nder the Slaton committee plan we put the final power of selection, In the event of anything like a close contest, In the hands of convention delegates, who are not themselves elected by the people, but appointed by some county chairman, and who cannot be held re sponsible by the people or made to ac count to them. "Worse even than that, they are se lected from among the ’friends of the successful candidatn for governor’ wltn out regard to their friendship for or loyalty to the candidates for toe sen ate who have carried their respective counties. How long will they stick? How true will they be? Who can tell? What a boundless opportunity for po litical trickery and convention trad ing and log rolling does this delectable scheme afford! “When candidates for the senate offer their candidacies In open and honor able fashion to the people, opportunity ts afforded every voter to express n:s choice between Individuals, and 111* judg ment as between policies and posit on- In an Intelligent and effective in*— er whatever candidate feels the largest number of votes In he entire s ate ought to receive the .lominatlon. Other wise, representative government comes to naught." Present Possibilities. Under this convention plan It Is quite conceivable and possible that i candi date with the smallest number of votts, or no votes at all, might be nominated by the convention. In that way the politicians of the slate might easily dominate some gentleman who had made no contest for the place, who had expressed no views on the great pub ic questions that will be at issue, and whose very Identity as well rs ms be liefs ard opinions was unknown to the people who had never had the oppor tunity to approve or reject r>s candi dacy. It seems to me that the adoption of this plan In the Interest of caucus convention and manipulation Is a Seri ous assault upon the popular eights of tho peorle of Georgia, and one that ought to he repelled and resented. Us Injustice to the people of the state is of supreme Importance. "The Injustice thut It may work upon the candidacy of any individual le of relative Insignificance however it. may work, whoever It may aid or infmv. it Is wrong and should be undone. The vote of every democrat In Georgia, rich or poor. In town of the country, should count Just one, no more or no »ss. ard the senators from Georgia should ne se lected by the people at the ba'lnt box and not In a trading convention." SAVES HIS CHILDREN; DIES Paducah, Ky.— After saving four of his children, Malcolm Ford dashed Into his blazing home at Rosstngton, near here, last nicht to rescue his wife and two babies, but perished with them in the flames. OUIMET WINS EASILY. Sandwich, Eng. —Francis Oulmet, American golf champion, and Arthur O. Lockwood, former amateur cham pion of Masachusetts. won easily to day in a foursome match against the Marquis of Linlithgow and Lord Charles Hope, his brother. ThVAmer tcana won by 5 up and 4 to play. . NO DOUBT. We suppose in Boston they have Browning In the movies. THURSDAY. APRIL 9. MRS. BEIDEL > TELLS WOMEN How Lydia E. Pinkham’* Veg etable Compound Kept Her in Health for 14 Years. Shlppenshurjf, Pa.—“lt was several years ago that I started taking Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegeta ble Compound. I i then suffered terri bly every month. My husband bought mo a bottle of it and it helped me right away. Then after my second child was born I had a female trouble very badly and 1 used Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegeta- ; ble Compound and in a short time was cured and have been in excellent health since. I always praise the Compound whenever I havo an opportunity as I know it heljAxl me and will help others. Lately I have given the Compound to my daughter and I wish all suffering women would take it and be convinced of its worth.’’—Mrs. James A. Bkidel, 113 N. Penn Street, Shippcnsburg, Pa. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com pound, made from native roots and herbs, contains no narcotic or harmful drugs, and to-day holds the record of being the most successful remedy for female ills we know of, and thousands of voluntary testimonials on file in the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn, Mass., seem to prove this fact. If yon Imre the slightest doubt that Lydia E. IMnkham’s Vegeta ble Compound will help yon,write to Lydia E.PlnkhamMedioineCo. (confidential) Lynn, >1 ass., for ad vice. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman, and held In strict conlidence. FLURRIES OF SNOW IN THE SOUTH (Continued from page one.) years, with but one exception. Fesrs are entertained for the vegetable and fruit crops. Around Charleston. Charleston, S. C. —While the expect ed cold snap did not develop here this morning, truck planters are concerned over the forecast for heavy frost to night or tomorrow morning. Freezing weather Is forecasted for the upper part of South Carolina, Use Smudge Pots. Memphis, Tenn. —Muskogee, Okla., re ported the coldest April weather In twenty years. FVom Bartlesville, Okla , near the Kansas line, to Durant, on the Texas border. freezing temperatures were recorded. Much damage was reported to the garden truck and fruit In Arkansas, where in many sections loe formed. Farmers and orchard owners used smudge pots during the night in an ef fort to protect the fruit trees. From 74 to 47. Columbia, S. C.—The cold wave which is general throughout the South Atlantic states caused a drop in tem perature here from 74 degrees yester day to 47 at 8:30 this morning. Tho local weather bureau predicts freez ing temperatures tonight. Fell to 30 Degrees. Memphis, Tenn. —Freezing and al most freezing temperatures were re ported from West Tennessee, Arkan sas, North Mississippi and Oklahoma today. At Fort Smith. Ark., the mer rury fell to 30 degrees. At Jackson, Miss., the temperature was 36, and at Vicksburg, 38. In Memphis the freezing point was reached. Nashville and Chattanooga reported 32 degrees. Indications are that much of the fruit and vegetables in exposed places had been killed. Today the sun is shining with prom ise of a decided rise In temperature. CHICAGO GETS $3,229,000. Chicago, Ml. —The city of Chlcngo will receive $3,229,000 as its share of the net earnings for the last year of the surface street railways, according to annual reports published today. Under terms of a franchise granted the surface lines some eight years ago the city receives 55 per cent of the net earnings. Piles Quickly Cured At Home Instant Relief, Permanent Cure- Trial Package Mailed F-ee to All In Plain Wrapper. The Pyramid Smile. Many cases of Piles have been cur ed by a trial package of Pyramid Pile Remedy without further When it proves its value to you, get more from your druggist at 50c a box, and be sure you get the kind you aik for Simply fill out free coupon be low and mall today. Save yourself from the surgeon's knife and It* tor ture, the doctor and his bills. Free Package Cr pon PYRAMID COMPANY, 402 Pyramid Bldg., Marshall, Mich kindly send me a sample of Pvramid Pile Remedy, at once by mall, FREE in plain wrapper. Nam?,«, ....... •• Street City State