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VOLUME XIX, No. 122.
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2 MILES OF
WOMEN IN
PARADE
Chicaao Leads Cities in Nation-
Wide Demonstration For
Equal Suffrage. Mayor Mit
chel Opens New York Meet
ings
Chicago.—Two miles of women march
ed with bands to lead the way and a
division of women cavalry bringing up
the rear, were planned for the Chicago
suffrage parade today, rain or shine.
The organizers were determined that the
part of this city in the nation-wide dem
onstration for woman suffrage should be
worthy of the cause and adequate ex
pression of enthusiasm of women in the
largest city in which they have the
franchise.
Only Regalia,
The parade win be started at s p. m.,
to give the workers a chance to as
semble at the starting point. The only
regalia is a suffrage cap, white with
gold stars and ‘'lllinois” in gold letters,
and a flag.
The parade is to be absolutely demo
cratic. It will be headed by a squad of
mounted police and a detail of cavalry
followed by Grand Marshal Mrs. Grace
fVilb”- ff rout, president of the Illinois
Equal fiffrage Association. Then come
tU aides and those who represent pollti
or other organizations will carry
banners of their olubs.
Women Riders.
Women riders will bring up the rear.
Every woman who can ride and Who can
get a horse has been urged to come
mounted and more than one hundred are
expected.
As in the other suffrage parades men
were urged to Join the marchers and
many responded. They will oartry flags.
Afoot and In Autos.
New York.—With hundreds of workers
in automobiles and on foot throughout
the five boroughs of the greater city, the
snffragists of New York observed suf
frage day in open air meetings in place
of the annual parade. From a general
meeting in Washington Square, speakers
and prominent members of the seven
great suffrage organizations in New
York scattered to different sections of
the city where they held neighborhood
meetings.
Massmeeting.
All the organizations will meet again
tonight at a massmeeting In Carnegie
Hall to be held under the auspices of
the Women’s Political Union. Mayor
Mltehel will open the meeting by wel
coming the delegates lVom all parts of
the state.
Buffalo, Troy and Syracuse held cele
brations much on the order of that in
New York City.
Half Monday.
Nashville, Tenn.—An automobile pro
cession of fifty decorated cars will be a
feature of Nashville’s equal suffrage
Continued on Market Page.)
‘MOURNERS' AT
NO. n BUT
.1.1 II ■■■. ■ t
Protest Continues in Front of
Rockefeller, Jr. Offices. Up
ton Sinclair Out of Jail.
New York.—Although John D.
Rockefeller; Jr., was miles away at
his father's estate at Pocantieo Hills,
"mourners” continued their marching
today in front of the Standard Oil
building, on Lower Broadway, as a
protest against the strike in the Colo
rado coal fields, in which the Rocke
fellers are interested.
Upton Sinclair was conspicuous
among the marchers. He was releas
ed from prison last evening after hav
ing paid a fine imposed for disorderly
conduct.
A warrant was Issued today for the
arrest of Marie Ganr., an orator of the
Industrial Workers of the World. It
was based upon affidavits setting
forth her repeated threats against Mr.,
Rockefeller.
Impatient at No
Reply to Demand
Washington.—State department of
ficials today waited with some show
of impatience a reply from demands
made upon General Carranza, the con
stitutionalist leader in Mexico, for tile
release or frlal of James Bylngton of
Boise, Idaho, who has been lying in
n rebel Jail at Cumpas. Sonora, for
nine month* on charges of selling ore
from property of doubtful 'title.
Repeated reiiraamtatlooe have liven
ujade ia his behalf without result.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
MARTIAL SCENE IN THE
COLORADO STRIKE ZONE
iV itat—- - ••
IN STREETS OF LUDLOW, COL.
Armed strikers on the streets of Ludlow. Colorado, one of the hot
beds in the gTeat labor war that has paralyzed business in the northern
part of the state.
SECY OF Will ISSUES
DRASTIC PROCLAMATION;
MUST SURRENDER ARMS
Sweeping Demand Made in
Colorado —Both Strikers and
Mine Guards Included—All
Ammunition to U. S. Army
Officers
Washington.—Under authority of
the president. Secretary of War Gar
rison today issued a proclamation call
ing upon the people in the strike dis
trict of Colorado to surrender all arms
and ammunition to the United States
army officers now in charge at the
various troubled localities.
Secretary Garrison's proclamation,
addressed to Major Holbrook at Trin
idad, is in the the most sweeping
terms and demands the disarming of
not only strikers but mine guards.
Secretary Garrison's determination
to issue the proclamation was
reached after mature deliberation up
on reports from Major Holbrook at
Trinidad. It was pointed out in di
recting the surrender of arms to army
commanders at the respective stations,
the government assume all responsi
bility for the protection of property
which individuals, associations, firms
and corporations hitherto have been
guarding on their own account. Em
phpasiH was laid on thte fact that
the sweeping terms of the proclama
ttion, calling all "not in military ser
vice of the United States" to surren
der their arms, appplies only to local
ities where the United States troops
are present.
As the trouble districts are widely
scattered throughout Colorado no army
officer will be In supreme coma rid of
the military forces sent into the state.
Secretary Garrison will issue his or
ders directly to the officers in com
mand of the forces in the various lo
calities.
O’Shaughnessy is
Bound For N. 0.
Washington.—The cruiser Yankton,
which is bringing to the United
States Nelson O’Shaughnessy, former
charge of the American embassy at
Mexico City, is bound for New Orleans
instead of Galveston, as reported yes
terday, and should arrive next Tues
day. Mr. O'Shaughnessy is expected
to reach Washington on Thursday for
a conference with the president.
Tampico Federals
Are Reinforced
Washington.—'Admiral Badger re
ported to the navy department today
that the federal garritfpti at Tampico
had been noinewhat *T**lrifor<'#Kj" but
that fighting canned yenter day ami
had not been resumed up to midnight
last uighl. .1
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 2. 1914.
rsis.m
SYMBOLS MIXED
Wireless Operator Misread
Radio. Great Relief As the
Siberia Docks Safely at
Manila.
San Francisco.—How a wireless opera
tor heard the steamship Persia sign her
code signal “M. B. S.,’’ after giving her
latitude and longitude and misread It
into "S. O. 5.,” the signal for assist
ance, was explained today by those
familiar with the International code used
for Wireless work. The mistake prob
ably caused the report yesterday that
fthe Pacific Mail Liner Biheria was in
distress off the coast of Formosa.
The Symbols.
The symbols for tlie two sets of letters
are as follows:
M. B. S.
S. O. H.
A steamer In giving her loi.glti de and
latitude sends her own code name lliere
after twice. It is considered probable
that on the flrßt sending some operator
failed to receive the "M” and "B" and
caught only the "S.” Naturally alert
at the first letter of the distress signal
lie caught the two dashes of ttie "M ' an
t lie Persia started sending her code
name the second time and overlooked the
slight pause between these two dashes
and the first daslt of “It” runnlg the
three together.
The Third "8."
Thus he had;
Si. O.
... --- •
and the final three dots of the ’B"
made the third "Si.”
The opening 1 having the location of the
Vessel and what he thought was "H. O.
S." relayed the call. The Persia, hav
ing given her location and name, pro
ceeded, Tide explained why nothing
more was heard from her.
Great Relief.
Toklo.—Great relief is felt here at the
news from .Manila that the Pacific mall
steamer Stlbcrin, reported yesterday by
wireless to have been in great peril off
the const of Formosa is safe at Manila.
The first erroneous reading of the
wireless cilia from the Siberia evidently
were made at the Oseznka! wireless sta
tion In .Japan They were Interpreted
as setting forth that the steam'* had
met with an accident and was In dis
tress. Other wireless reports were re
sponsible for the belief ttint she was
sinking.
On rer elvlng the news the Japanese
government despatched cruisers arid
trier' l ant, ships from Formosa to the Si.
term, a British warship steamed at full
-peed to her assistance and the Ameri
can naval author ties at Manila made
hurried preparations to send help.
SALTILLO
NOT BEEN
TAKEN
Report of City’s Evacuation
Premature. Love Feast Be
tween Carranza and Villa.
Death For Anti-American
Demonstrations
Chihuahua, Mex., May I.—Via El
Paso, Texas, Mjiy 2. Reports of
evacuation of Saltillo are premature,
it is officially stated here. The
rebels expect an important battle be
fore the city is taken and lor this
purpose forces are now in motion
from Monterey and Torreon.
A review of the troops headed by
Carranza and Villa was held today
and tonight. The two leaders, mem
bers of the cabinet and the military
staffs and a number of lesser officials
took part in a love feast at the guber
natorial palace.
Halts Procession.
As the troops were passing the for
eign club. General Carranza espied
an American newspaper man among
the spectators. He halted the pro
cession while he turned aside to shake
the foreigner's hand, the act was
plainly intended to make evident to
Mexican onlookers that the official
attitude toward Americans in friend
ly. In tact every Mexican under
stands that anti-foreign agitation or
demonstration means ueath to the of
fender.
Goes With Him.
When Carranza leaves here it is
understood the rebel capitol moves
with him, first to Torreon and then
with little delay to Monterey. * From
the latter city he will direct the cam
paigns against Tampico and Saltillo
and after that against San Luis Po
tosi, Zacatecas and Agues Callentes.
The rebel-American phase of the
occupation of Vera Cruz, which for-a
time after the issuance of Carranza's
note to Secretary Bryan looked grave
Is considered closed.
Thinks They’ll Leave.
General Carranza assumes that the
Americans will leave Mexican soil at
once upon the complete triumph of
the revolutionists.
BURNSCONTRACT
FOR HIS REPORT
Detective Says it Calls For
Remuneration, Irrespective of
Favorable or Not to Leo
Frank.
Atlanta, Ga. Representatives of a
national detective agency which re
cently Investigated the murder of Mary
Phagan, were questioned in superior
court here today at a hearing on a
motion for a new trial for Leo. M.
Frank, under death sentence for the
crime. The witnesses were summoned
at the instance of Solicitor Hugh M.
DorSey, who questioned them In re
gard to their connection with the
case.
The head of the agency, who rncent
tly submitted a report exonerating
Frank, was first called to the stand.
In reply to.the solicitor's questions he
said he had been employed to Inves
tigate the murder by two attorneys
who have been connected with the
Frank defense since his arrest, more
than a year ago. The witness salrl his
remuneration for such services would
not be, under his contract, in any way
affected by the nature of his report.
3 Burned to Death
in Strike District
Dsnvsr, Colo.— Three men were
burned to death early today In a fire
which destroyed the Watts saloon and
hoarding house at the Oak Greek mine,
according to reports received at th<
governor’s office.
It was reported to the goverfior
that oil had been poured over the front
and baek doors of the place, which wan
frequented by non-union men.
U. So Jackies on Guard at Vera
Cruz Before Funston Came
i ..—I
AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
This photograph, one of the first to arrive from the scene of battle
at Vera Cruz, was taken Immediately nfter Fletchers men hud taken pos
session of the Vera Cruz custom house.
ENVOYS UNDISMAYED BY
CARRANZA’S REFUSAL TO
AGREE ON NEUTRAL ZONE
Not Considered Significant in
Regard to Armistice Pro
posal Between Huerta and
Rebels
Washington.—Undismayed by tho
refusal of Carranza, rebel chief, to
agree to a neutral zone about Tam
pico, the South American envoys to
day resumed aiming at a settlement
of the Mexican crisis., Carranza's re.
lusal was variously interpreted, but
administration officials here did not
consider it significant in regard to
the proposal for an armistice between
iluerta and lie conatltirtlonailalo.
Not Unexpected.
Carranza'a attitude in the Tampico
situation was not unexpected. Crea
tion of a neutral zone there material
ly would handicap the rebels inves
ing operations. Federals control tho
river alongowhleii the oil tanks are
built while rebels occupy the oil field
on Tampico's outskirts. That sltua
tlon, It was believed practically ob
viated restricting the field of fighting
opedatlona. However, the rebel chief
notified the state department anti the
British ambassador that his men had
been warned to employ every precau
tion against destruction of property
which largely Is owned by English
interests.
Again in Communication.
Although the envoys again were in
communication with Carranza over
their proposal for suspension of hos
tilities between Huerta and the rebels
pending negotiations, word yet was
to he received from him today. Un
til he makes a definite reply the me
diatorH will he nnuble to determine
whether their efforts for the present
must be confined to Issues between
Huerta and he United States govern
ment or whether they may be broad
ened to Include the entire Mexican
situation.
Or. Ryan’s Release.
Nevertheless the envoys resumed
their sessions confident that their
porgresa since the beginning of nego
tiations six day* ago was unusually
favorable. A feature that rellev.tl
fears of tension today was the report
that Huerta had ordered the release
at Zacatecas of Dr Edward (Ivan, ot
the American lied Cross. He had
been sentenced to death as a spy but
after vigorous representations had
been made to Huerta brought several
sources he ordered the American phy
sician's release and safe conduct to
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Huerta Directing Things
With Strong Hand
Washington, D. o.—Licen
tiate Esteva Ruiz has been ap
pointed minister of foreign af
fairs in the Huerta cabinet to
succeed Portillo Rojas, re
tired. The Spanish ambassador
here was officially informed of
the appointment by cable this
morning He is communicating
the new appointment to the
mediators.
The appointment of Ruiz
and the retirement of Portillo,
the latter having been made
known last night, came as a
complete surprise to officials
here, particularly to the med
iators.
Outside the mediation con
ference the bearing of the Ruiz
appointment caused wide
spread surprise. In some
quarters it was felt that Huerta
himself was directing affairs
with a strong hand and that
Ruiz was more amenable to
Huerta’s direction than Portil
lo had been.
“The Matter of Ransom
Has All -Been Settled"
Washington.— A, B. Kuury, manager
of an Kiiglinh-owned mine, who was
roportwl to tinvo been hold for ran-
Honi by fwier.'ila in Zilch trcaM, 1h nufo
and well Iri Mexico City, according to
it dlHpatch to tho xtatf* department by
Con*ul Canada at Vera Cruz. The
consul reported that "the matter of
ransom has oil beep settled."
Whether Kmery paid to obtain his
release or the demand for ransom was
waived, the cohmul’m dispatches did not
indicate.
EXECUTION
THREAT IF
FOOD IS
BROUGHT
TO CITY
Situation at Tampico and Ef
fort Mexican Governor State
of Vera Cruz to Cut Off Sup
plies, Engrossing Topics
Vera Cruz. The situation at Tamp
ion and tho effort of the Mexican gov
ernor of the state to cut off the food
supply of Vera Cruz divided attention
today. The reported inanaing of tho
conatitutionaliHl forces against Tam
pico iN regarded as important because
it is felt to be certain that tho fall of
the city will have some hearing on the
immediate policy of the United States.
Many persons who are well inforin
of the federal preparedness in Tam
pico are skeptical of the predictions of
on early rebel success. They point out
that three federal gunboats thus fur
easily have repelled the attacks.
Can’t Approach It,
The situation of the town is such
| that a force cannot approach without
exposing itself to the fire of 4 1-2
inch quick firing guns except from
one direction. That point is defended
by <i. triple line of trenches and many
machine guns and field artillers. Gun
boats and soldiers are plentifully sup
plied with ammunition.
Unless guns have reached the con
stitutionalists from the northern re
bels it Is impossible for them to drive
out the federals.
Might Solve It.
The fall of Tampico into rebel hands
might help solve the food situation In
Vera Cruz. In that event It Is pre
sumed the trade between Vera Cruz
and Tampico would be resumed and
that the territory about Tampico
would supply the market here to some
extent.
Just now the only supply reaching
Vera Cruz Is corning from the small
ranches near «mough to the city for
owners to feel assured of American
protection. Scores of natives carry
ing eggs and milk arrive daily but this
supply is absorbed almost without ef
fect on the demand. Meanwhile the
Mexican governor of the state of Vera
t’ruz has threatened to execute any
person bringing food to the. city.
Should it became effective even this
■mull supply would he cut off ami the
population, both native and foreign,
would he forced to depend upon goods
shipped from tho IT. H; and elsewhere.
Money Situation.
The money situation is peculiar. The
hanks have been virtually at a stand
still for all except small exchange bus
iness because of the Itiek of stamps re
quired by the Mexican laws now In
force. Nearly four hundred thousand
pesos of captured stamps were placed
In circulation today to relieve the sit
uation. It is becoming almost impos
sible to find Mexican change and ev
ery five dollar presented to pay for a
small purchase causes a disturbance
for there is virtually no Mexican sli
ver and the supply of small bills is ex
hausted.
Horne merchants are doing business
on a double standard. Goods bought
In the IJ. S or abroad are *<dd only on
a gold basis, while goods bought in
Mexico City are sold for Mexican
money.
But little American change is avail
(Continued on Market Page).
MASSACI AND
11JE CITY
Kalonia in Albania Attacked
By Insurgents and Garrison
Captured. Other Towns
Threatened.
Durazzo, Albania.—The Kplropc In
surgents, who have been fighting
against the inclusion of northern Ipl*
rux In the new state of Albania, have
captured the town of Kolonlu, sout'i
ciist of Valona, according to,dispatch
es received by the governor of Durazzo
today.
The Kpl.'opcx attacked Kolonlu with
heavy giina and aulck• flrcrs and the
garrison, weakened by the transfer of
gendarmes to reinforce Knrltsu, was
unable to withstand tho onslaught.
The dispatches add that women and
children were massacred and tho town
burned. The Insurgents continue their
advance.
Korltz, a vlllayet of Monasttr, also
Is threatened with attack. .