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TALK COTTON FUTURES LEGISLATION
0. S. COMSIII PRISONER OF FEDEIAIS?
THE WEATHER
Thunderstorms this
afternoon. Generally fair
tonight and Wednesday.
VOLUME XIX. No. 125
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REBELS WANT TO GO ON
TO MEXICO CITY WITR NO
U. S. EMBARRASSMENTS
In Replying to Carranza's Refusal of Armistice Mediators
eave Way Open For Reconsideration. Huerta Might
Make Overtures Through the Envoys.
Washington.—The text of the note
the mediating envoys sent yesterday
to General Garranza withdrawing the
invitation for a constitutionalist rep
resentative to participate in the me
diation was as follows:
"We have received your telegram
In which you are kind enough to tell
us that you deem it inconvenient for
the constitutionalist cause to suspend
hostilities against General Huerta on
the ground that such suspension
would only accrue to the benefit of
Huerta and in which you declare that
ihe international conflict between
Mexico and the United States for
whose solution you accepted our good
offices Is independent of the interna)
strife in that country.
As Inconsistent.
"Wecf mgider this unexpected state
ment a?"inconsistent with the idea
WITH CARRANZA OUT,
ABRUPT CHANGE COMES
IN DIPLOMATIC DRAMA
Constitutionalist Chief Dropped in Plans of Mediators. Mean
while Huerta’s Position Reported Increasingly Precarious.
Influx of Americans to City of Mexico Continues.
Washington.— With the virtual elim
ination of the constitutionalists from
proceedings aimed at a general settle
ment of Mexico’s ills, the South Am
erican envoys today began plans to
compose differences between Huerta
and the United States government
that led to the seizure of Vera Cruz.
Carranza's elimination resulted from
his refusal to agree to a truce with
Huerta. Although the mediators can
celled their proposal that he name a
representative to co-operate in medi
ation negotiations they left open to
him the opportunity to enter the pro
ceedings whenever he was ready to fix
an armistice.
While the abrupt turn in the diplo
matic drama led many observers to
believe that all present chance of a
general mediation was lost, yet sug
gestions w T ere heard that Carranza
might change his mind after his troop?
were in possession of Saltillo, the next
rebel goal.
STARCH KING IS
KILLED BT SON
Seven Bulets Fired Into Body
of Millionaire Hiram Duryea
onPorch of Home.
York. —In a cell in a Brooklyn
police station, Chester Duryea, who
early this morning fired seven bullets
Into the body of his lather, General
Hiram Duryea, millionaire starch
manufacturer, killing him Instantly,
talked Incoherently of the events
leading up to the shooting and gave
evidences of being stark mad. WbUe
talking he dug his finger nails into
the palms of fit hands until they
bled. He said he shot his father
when the received a "a Sfijrjjyial
message from George Washington
in a saner tone he added: "t was the
best friend my father had l loved
him dearly. If he were here now he
could explain the whole matter. 1
really don't know why I shot him. 1
had made up my mind before shoot
ing rather that as soon as he was
dead I would turn the automatic pis
tol upon myself and end my own life
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD
which caused us to offer our good
offices. We think indeed that all the
difficulties which have contributed
toward the present situation in Mex
ico bear either directly or indirectly
on the solution of the pending con
flict between Mexico and the United
States. Consequently we think that
these difficulties should be made the
subject of consideration in the nego
tiations for whose successful conduct
we have deemed it indispensable to
suspend hostilities.
Compelled to Withdraw.
"Should you not deem it so we
would be compelled in that case to
withdraw as inopportune our invita
tion for the appointment of represent
atives of constitutionalists in such
negotiations. We beg to assure you
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Developments which led the medi
ators temporarily to drop Carranza
from their mediation plans had not
been entirely unexpected and the en
voys went ahead with their original
program. With the announcement by
the state department of delegates ap
pointed to act in an advisory capacity
with the envoys, it was believed they
would be ready to outline their scheme
for mediation of the Tampico dead
lock and other alleged offenses against
the dignity of the American govern
ment in federal territory.
Not Determined.
Huerta had named his- delegates—
three distinguished Mexican diplomats
—an it was expected the American
delegation soon would be chosen.
Where the sessions of the mediators
would take place had not been deter
mined but in official circles here to
day it was believed some quiet New
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Funston Defending
Pumping Station
Washington,—Overnight advices to
the war department from Vera Cruz
were summarized In this statement by
Secretary Garrison today:
"The latest message received from
Gimeral Funston came during the
night. In It he reports no change in
conditions. Ho visited the Tejor
Pumping Station yesterday. He re
ports that he Is arranging for a prop
er defense of the pumping station
station without extending our lines."
Mobilization of
Militia Instructions
~ -
Washington.— Instructions govern
ing a possible mobilization of the na
tional guard were mailed to all militia
•officers throughout the country by the
wnr department today. The instruc
tions cover particularly financial ope
rations incident to mobilization and
disbursing officers throughout the
country would be supplied with funds
to move the militia.
BREAKS ARM: WANTS $15,000.
Atlanta, Ga. Rivalling the chorus
; girl who wanted $40,000 damages for
I a broken leg, is the suit of George A.
I Dean, of fhls city, who wants $15,000
'as a salve for a broken an.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 5, 1914.
STOLE HIS
BAGGAGE
ON TRAIN
Mexicans Take Property of
Mr. and Mrs. O’Shaughnessy.
Former U. S. Charge Arrives
at N. 0. Leaves Tonight for
Washington.
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New Orleans.—Mexicans did not
even except Nelson O’Shaughnessy,
former American charge d’affaires at
Mexico City in preying on American
property after the fall of Vera Cruz.
Practically all of the baggage of Mr.
and Mrs. O’Shaughnessy was stolen
1 from the special train provided for
the i arty.
The former charge arrived from
Vera Cruz today on the gunboat
Yankton and will leave tonight lor
Washington.
Won’t Talk.
Shown a dispatch from Vera Cruz
saying he had submitted to Washing
ton a list of names of Mexicans who
might take charge of the government
in the case of the downfall of Gen
eral Huerta, Mr. O’Shaughnessy said
he knew nothing about it. He refus
ed to discuss the Mexican situation
in any of its phases.
VETS PH IN
FOR DE-UNION
60,000 Strangers Are Expect
ed By Tonight at Jackson
ville. Lively Week Ahead.
Jacksonville, Fla. —With the arrival
of General Bennett H. Young this
morning, the first day of the celebra
tions attending the Confederate re
union opened with a swing end rush
that betokens a lively week. Gene
ral Young was met at the union sta
tion by the Mayor, Vam Swearingen,
and escorted to his official headquar
ters at the Aragon Hotel. Max Mor
ganthau has been appointed Ills body
guard and will look after the comfort
of the aged commander during his stay
in the city. As Mr. Morgenthau was
a former sparring partner of James
•T. Corbett the general is safe.
Wildly Cheered.
Troop A. Porreßt’s Cavalry, of the
146 men, ranging in age from 66 to
82, arrived today and were wildly
cheered as they marched to their
headquarters in the camp which ex
tends through Dlgnan and Springfield
Parks in the heart of the residence
section of the city.
Fully 30,000 persons arrived yester
day and the morning trains are pour
ing thousands into the city. Sixty
thousand strangers are expected by
night and fully 100,000 by tomorrow
noon.
The first meeting of the week will
be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon by
the Confederate Memorial Association
at Morocco Temple and the Sons of
Veterans will begin their sessions to
night.
All in Autos.
Jacksonville, Fla. —For the first time
In the history of the Confederate re
unions, the great parade of veterans
will not be afoot. Automobiles will be
provided for all and the bands will
be hauled in auto trucks. The route
of parade Is over three miles In length
and the veterans are too old to walk
longer,
Cabinet Children Are to
be the Flower Bearers
Washington. —Miss Hallle McAdoo.
12-year-old daughter of the secretary
of the treasury, and Miss Nancy Dane,
daughter of the secretary of the Inter
ior, have beep added to the bridal par
ty which will attend the wedding of
Miss Eleanor Wilson, daughter of the
president, to Secretary McAdoo, In the
Blue Room of the White House, next
Tuesday evening. The cabinet children
ure to he flower bearers.
Members of the cabinet and their
wives, It was learned today have unit
ed In a gift to Miss Wilson and Mr.
McAdoo, having selected a dozen sil
ver service plates and a large sliver
platter The senate also is planning
to make a suitable wedding present to
the distinguished couple, a committee
having been appointed to make the
selection.
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MATERIAL CHANGES IN THE LEVER COTTON
FUTURES RILL RECOMMENDED DY COTTON MEN
Sub Committee of Six Report
ed to the Steerinq Commit
tee This Morninq a Number
of Chanqes.
DEMONSTRATIONS BEFORE
THE ENTIRE CONFERENCE
Report Will Be Made This
Afternoon. Committee on
Rules Governing Transaction
In Spots Given More Time.
Rsvsral chan*** In ths Trover United
States cotton future* bill pending In the
national house of representAtlvs* were
recommended In resolution* adopted to
day by the executive committee of the
National Cotton Conference, In *e**lon
here. The resolution* will l.e present
ed to the entire membership of the
conference late today together with
other resolutions passed by the commit
tee during yesterday’s sessions. No
meeting was held by the conference this
morning.
Consideration of the Lever bill fol
lowed the report of the sub-committee
of six appointed yesterday by the execu
tive committee to outline n plan of pro
cedure In recommend ng remedies for
the fresent future contract system. The
members of the sub-committee were, F\
FT. Barrett, Augusta; Ft. c Caines, New
York: F J. Olenny. New Orleans; R
Huge*. Memphis: John O. Lonsdale Lit.
tie Rock, nnd K. F Verdery, Augusta
The committee recommended that the
conference request Representative LeVer
to make the proposed changes In the
hill hut did not ask the conference to
go on recffd as approving the hill. At
tention was called to the omission by F
11. Ftnrrett of Augusta hut the executive
committee did not take any action In
regard to It
Pure Cotton Law.
The executive committee adopted a
resolution favoring the Introduction In
congress of a "pure cotton law." The
resolution requests Mr. Lever or other
proper person, to Introduce |n eongree*
n hill requiring all glnners to tag hol
lies as such.
It was explained that "hollies" was
(Continued on market pas?*).
DID THE WORK AT VERA
CRUZ.
This photograph depicts a gun
ner and his mates in action with
a fjve-inch gun on a United
States battleship. It was these
type of guns that were used al
most exclusively in bombarding
hostile sections in Vera Cruz.
What the Conference Will
Recommend to S. C. Rep. Lever
Wants a Tax of Five Cents Per Contract Instead of 25
Cents. Recommends Small Tax as it Will Fall Upon
Olney Declines to
Head the Board
Boston—Richard Olney has address
ed a letter to President Wilson de
clining the governorship of the fede
ral reserve board.
May Be Southerner.
Washington,—While officials here
decline,! to discuss the declination by
Richard Olney, of the appointment as
governor of the federal reserve hoard,
It Is known that they are In search
of another New England roan to fill
the board. It was reported us likely
that W. V. <l. Harding, president ofi
the First National Rank of Binning |
ham, Ala., who has been appointed a
member of the hoard, would he named
as governor.
Arrives to Take Charge
U. S. Troops in Colorado
Trinidad, Colo.—Col. .las. T. l/>ck
<tt, commanding the Klevnth United
Htates cavalry arrived here this morn- ]
Ing to take command of the federal i
forces In the Colorado strike fields. '
He Immediately went Into conference
with Major W. A. Holbrook.
81 NGN ED BY 39,940.
Waehington. .Senator Martin today
presented to the senate a, petition slkti
eed, he said, "by 119,9411 citizens of New
Jersey," protesting against the propos
ed nation-wide prohibition amendment
to the constitution.
$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY.
Would Refund $200,000
Levied by Confederates
Washington. -The hill of Represen
tative Lewis of Maryland to refund
to Frederick City, MU., $2000,000 ex
acted liy the Confederate Army under
Gen. Early, July 9, 1864, under penalty
of burning the. city, was reported to
tho house today by the War Claims
Committee, with an amendment pro
viding that the money be applied by
the Frederick authorities to the re
tirement of an equal amount of its
bonded debt.
The report says the payment of the
$200,000 ransom levied by Early saved
the government stores, exceeding
$200,000, from destruction.
RAILWAYS LIABLE.
Washington. —Railroads that force
gases or smoke out of railroad tunnels
by fanning systems are liable for dam
age resulting to surrounding property
owners, according to a decision yester
day of the supreme court, in conneec
tion with the operation of a tunnel,
here under the house office building.
Dealers and Not Producers
The sense of the special sub-corn -
mltfee which formulated the discus
sion on cotton futures was that chfing
cs and Alterations should be made in
the house hill introduced by Congress -
man Lever, in substance as follows:
That the hill in Its application, as
designated in Section 3, he made V»
read as follows: “And either the buy
er or seller described in such contract
of sale is, at the time of the execu
tion thereof resident In the United
Stales, shall la* deemed in all respects
a contract of sale fur future delivery
of cotton,” etc. The change made
Is from the following phraseology; “At
the timp of execution thereof u resi
dent of the United States," 'the posi
tion taken being that the words resi
lient of and resident In have a ma
terial difference in meanig.
Section 5 of the hill Is changed to
provide a tax of & cents per contract,
instead of 20 cents a contract, the
committee In that connection present
ing the following reason: "It Is the
s» nse of the committee that the pro
posed tax to he levied should not ex
ceed five cents, Instead of 25 cents us
prescribed In the hill. We recommend
a tax of five cents per contract, as
by so doing this stnsll charge will fall
upon the dealers and not upon the
producers.
Section Five Changed.
The entire fifth paragraph of Suc
tion r» Is changed to read as follows:
"6th. Provided that cotton of per
ishable staple, or cotton that Is gin
cut, or cotton which by reason of
faults of packing or handling is not
readily merchantable or because of the
presence of extraneous matter of any
character or collateral irregularities
or defects Is reduced more than one
grade In valuo> or cotton that Is of a
grade lower than good ordinary, or
stained cotton that Is below the grade
(Continued on market page.)
4.00 P. M.
EDITION
MINES ARE
LAID TO
BLOW UP
ENTIRE
R’WAY
Utter Destruction of Road
From Vera Cruz to Mexico
Citv Planned in Event U. S.
Troops Attempt March on
The Capital.
Washington. Information came
from Vera Cruz to the war depart
moat today that Mexican fetlcrala
bad mined the railroad tracks from
Vera Cruz to Mexico City preparatory
to utter destruction of the road In
the event American forces attempt a
march on the capital.
No confirmation had been received
of reports that the Han Francisco
bridge on the Inter oceanic Railroad
had boon damaged.
Half Mile Apart.
The mines ure reported to be a
half mile apart and Mexican soldiers
have been detailed to touch off the
fuses should hostilities eventuate.
These preparations, and the throw
Ing ii)) of defenses which are dally
making the position of the Mexican
federal troops stronger urn known to
be a source of worry to General Fun
atom It Is understood he would wel
come orders to start for the Mexican
capital.
Be No Trouble.
Admiral Mayo, at Tampico, has in
formed the navy dopartment that he
would have no trouble In taking Tam
pico with his present forces and It
was learned today that he has more
than once hinted In his dispatches
that It would be advisable to take
such action. He has now under his
command in addition to his flagship,
'the Dos Moines, two cruisers and a
torpedo beat fleet of nine.
IS CONSUL
HELD BY
MAAS?
State Department Alarmed by
Unofficial Report That U. S.
Officer Has Been Prisoner for
Two Weeks. Urqent Wires
Sent. i
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Washington. Alarmed by unofficial
reports that Acting Consul John R
Stillman at Sari Luis Potosi, Mcx„ lias
been a prisoner of General Maas, Mex
ican federal commander, for two
weeks, the State Depart men t Uplay
sent urgent telegrams of Inquiry eon
erning him addressed to the Brazilian
minister In Mexico t'ity, Consul Miller
at Tampico, and Consul Manna at
Monterey. Silllman’s regular post
was Saltillo, hut he was transfered to
San Luis Potosi In the present emer
gency.
Thousands Continuing
Their Search for Fiend
Pittaburg,—County (Infective*, po
licemen ami several thousand steel
workers today continued their search
for the man who murdered little Flor
ence Dove and assaulted Elizabeth
Kleneek at North Braddock late yes
terday. An all night scourtnx of the
hills on both sides of the Monomta
hela river and In the Industrial towns
of the valley resulted In the arrest
of ten men. Four of them were re
eiiied and the others will he exam
ined l>y magistrates todey, They are
closely gu«fded for fear of lynching.