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U. S. TO MEXICO TO SERVE MAMIND’
PHEST SIPEAIS SOLEIMLI AS DEAD HOIOKID
THE WEATHER
Fair tonight and prob
ably Tuesday.
VOLUME XIX, No. 131.
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MANY THOUSANDS PAY
REVERENT TRIBUTE TO
THE VERA GHOZ DEAD
Under Cloudless Sky Cortege Passes to Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Following the Flag Draped Coffins, Borne on Caissons,
Was Procession Headed By President of United States.
Massed Bands Play Funeral Marches. “Taps” End Brief
and Simple Services.
New York. —The dead from Vera
Cruz were landed on American soil
today and city, state and nation paid
them tribute.
Two hours before the city was astir
seventeen flag draped coffins were
removed from the boat deck of the ar
mored cruiser Montana and placed on
caissons on the plaze In Battery Park
Few witnessed the ceremony for the
sun was but half risen; but thousands
later lined the streets to watch the
slow procession wind its way to the
Navy Yard. Perhaps not since the
Dewey parade has there been such a
spontaneous demonstration. That
however, was a noisy tribute to a re
turning victor; this, a reverent one to
the returning deg,d.
Thousands of Flags.
The weather for the occasion coul
not have been better. The sky was
almost cloudless and there w'as just
enough breeze to stiffen afloat and
ashore the thousands of flags which
flew at half mast.
JUSTICE LIAR NAMED
AMERICAN MEMBER OF
MEDIATION CDNEERENCE
Announcement Made Today of Augustan’s Selection Upon
Arrival Huerta Delegates at Vera Cruz. Co-Worker is
Former Solicitor Gen’l Lehmann. Envoys Hope to Speedily
Dispose of Huerta’s Latest Protest —Seizure of Light House
Washington, D. C. —Huerta's protest
over the reported seizure of Lobos Is
land —an important light house point
off the eastern cosat of Mexico—by a
landing party from United States tor
pedo boats was taken up today by the
South American mediators. Foreign
Minister Ruiz in his telegram to the
mediators stated that the Americans
arrested lightkeepers but had released
them after they had turned over ap
paratus for operation of the strategic
beacon. Huerta’s government con
tended this was a violation of the
armistice.
Precautionary Measure.
It was generally believed that a
reply to the note already had been
made and in some quarters the convlc
THEY WERE AMERICANS, SAID THE
PRESIDENT TODAY IN IMPRESSIVE
ADDRESS, DEAD OF. VERA CRUZ
New York. —President Wilson had
no formal address prepared today for
the funeral ceremonies of the Vera
Cruz dead at the Brooklyn navy yard,
and his reply v as delivered with slow
ImpressivenesU His voice was low
and feivent an* Ills face was grave.
"Mr. Secretary," he said. “I know
that the feelings which characterize
all who stand about me are not feel
ings that can be expressed in elo
quence or in oratory. For my own
part. I have a mixture of feeling.
“The feeling that is uppermost is
one of profound grief, that these iadt
should have had to go to their death.
But yet I feel a profound pride and
envy that they should have been per
mitted to do their dutv so nobly.
The Nation Called.
"Their duty Is not an uncommon
7DAYS OF CHAUTAUQUA IN AUGUSTA BEGIN TODAY
Tent Located on the Richmond Academy Campus- :: • . . -- - Tonight's Performance Begins at 8 O'clock
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
Silent thousands long before eight
o'clock began making their way to
ward lower Manhattan; others massed
about the city hall, where the proces
sion was to halt briefly; still others
lined the approaches to the Manhattan
Bridge and finally a great throng
gathered at the navy ard where eulo
gies were to be said. Many wore lit
tle bows of black; others wore oands
of black upon their sleeves.
President Arrives.
President Wilson arrived in the city
from Washington shortly after 7
o’clock. He was taken Immediately
to the home of his friend. Col. E. M.
House and thence to the Battery to
take a place in the procession. It had
at first been arranged that the Presi
dent go directly to the Navy Yard, but
at the last moment Mr. Wilson
changed his mind and was driven to
the Battery to participate In the cere
monies from beginning to end.
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tlon was expressed that Ambassador
De Gama had taken it up at a White
House meeting Sunday. Information
was obtainable neither from the me
diators nor the White House concern
ing the Ruiz dispatch. However ft
was believed that It would be con
tended that th* seizure was in the
nature of a precautionary measure to
safeguard shipping. The reported oc
cupation of the island. It was believed
In Washington, was probably effected
after its light was threatened.
Justice Lamar Named.
With details for the Niagara Falls
conference completed by the appoint
ment of the American mission the
South American envoys hoped today
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thing. Men are performing It In the
ordinary walks of life but what gives
the'e men peculiar distinction is that
they did not give their lives for them
selves, but gave their lives Tor us ht
cause we ns a nation called uipon
them &
“Are you sorry for the lads? % A||m
you sorry for the way they will be
membered? I hope to God none of
you will Join the list; but If you will,
you will Join fin Immortal company
and while there goes out of our hearts
an affectionate sympathy for them,
we know why we don't go away from
this occasion with our hearts cast
down, but with confidence that all
will be worked out.
"We have gone down to Mexico to
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= THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 11, 1914.
SHRINERS
OWN ALL
ATLANTA
City a Riot of Red, Green and
Yellow Banners. 16,000
Nobles Had Arrived at Day
break. Tomorrow’s Biq Par
ade Takes 5 Hours to Pass.
Atlanta. Ga.—Atlanta today Is in
the hands of the Shriners. It was es
timated that 16,000 Nobles of the Mys
tic Shrine had arrived at daybreak
to attend the fortieth annual meeting
of the Imperial Council of the ordeT,
which convened here today. It was
expected that as many more would be
here by night.
The ingress of the Shriners began
early yesterday. From that time on
special trains arrived at short inter
vals, and, with scarcely a break, the
air was filled with the blare of trump
ets and the roll of drums as visitln\
patrols paraded through the streets
to headquarters.
With 21 Guns.
William W. Irwin, the imperial po
tentate, of Wheeling, W. Va., was ex
pected to arrive during the day. He
will be greeted with a salute of 21
guns.
Many of the visitors are living in
the special trains that brought them
here. The hotel accommodations of
the city have been reserved for months
and the railroads have arranged to
park the trains for the accommodation
of the overflow.
Two Parades.
The most spectacular events of the
meeting, which will continue through
Friday, will take place tomorrow. Two
parades have been arranged. In the
morning the bands of patrols of the
visiting councils will parade. At night
all of the visitors will participate in a
parade which it Is estimated will take
five hours to pas sa given point.
On Wednesday.
Officers will be elected Wednesday.
The divisional review and exhibition
drills of the Shrine patrols also will
be held Wednesday. The selection of
the next meeting place, for which hon
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SET ASIDE
THE JAIL
TERMS
U. S. Supreme Court Rules
Against Contempt Sentences
For Labor Leaders. Barred
By Statute Limitations.
Washington.—The contempt sen
tences imposed by the District Su
preme court upon Samuel Gunners,
John Mitchell and Frank Morrison,
labor leaders, were set aside today
by U. S. Supreme Court and for the
second time barred by the statute of
limitations.
VMthin Three Yeart.
Justice Holmes said the case turn
ed upon the point that the contempt
pr., ■ • dings should have been started
within three years from the date of
the offenses He said that proceed
ings for contempt should be speedy
and thus come within the purpose of
the statute of limitations which re
quired prosecutions within three
years. Justices Pitney and Vande
venter dissented.
The contempts charged against the
labor leaders occurred in 1907 and
early In 1908, about the time the Dis
trlct of Columbia supreme court Is-
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Huerta s Troops Defending Tampico , Reported Blazing With
Oil After Bloody Battle Last Night
asßsiis —7. —- — n
MAYO REPORTS FIRING.
Washington.—Admiral Mayo tpday reported that twenty-three cannon shots were heard at Tampico last
night. American Consul Miller and the vice consul, he reported, now areuboard the Connecticut. Ten or fif
teen Americans refused to leave the city.
GIIMI BLOWN
UP IT REBELS
Mexican Federal Transport is
Also Driven Out of Harbor
at Mazattan.
Washington.—Rear Admiral How
ard, commander of the Pacific fleet,
reported today that the abandoned
Mexican federal gunboat Morelos was
yesterday boarded, set fire to and
blown up by the constitutionalists at
Mazatlan.
Admiral Howard reported that the
constitutionalist artillery at San Pied
ras island drove the Mexican trans
port Kerrigan out of the harbor.
Skirmishing between federals and
constitutionalists at Mazatlan con
tinues. All Americans are reported
safe In the Cullacan district. The
Paul Jones has arrived at Mazatlan
and the Stewart at San Blag. The
yacht lola has been towed from
Guayrnas to l.al’as by the Cleveland,
Word to Americans.
Torreon, Mex. —Taking of Reato by
the constitutionalists clears the line
oT communication between this city,
Monterey and Saltillo and gives the
constitutionalists complete control of
the railroad to Eagle Pass.
Great satisfaction has been express
ed by the constitutionalist govern
ment over the news that about I<P)
Americans had returned to Cananea,
Sonora, to open the mines and smel
ter there.
Consular Agent Williams has re
ceived orders from the United States
State Department to secure the
names and addresses of all Amerl
eans who have refused to leave Mex
ico. He also has been notified to
use a’l possible means to gel word
to Americans to leave Mexico until
peace has been restored.
release weak militant.
London.— Mrs. Mary Wood, thn suT
rraglßt. who on May 4th mutilated
Sargent’s portrait of Henry James In
the Royal Academy, wus released
temporarily today. She was In a
very weakened condition from a hun
ger strike.
The 5,000 Mexicans
In a Getaway Plot
Gallup, N. M. —Acting upon Infor
mation that a general break for lib
erty was to be made by the 5,000 Mex.
lean refugees Interned at" Fort Win
gate, Captain Parger in command of
the camp, has thrown a heavy cordon
about the unfinished stockade. The
refugees are being forced to hurry
the completion of the compound un
der the increased guard.
Information of the alleged plot is
said to have come from one of the
refugees.
Large Increase Parcels
Post; Florida Fruit
Washington, D, C. —Representative
l’Engle, of Florida, in a letter to Post
muter General Burlmon, made public
today attributes to parcel post ship
ment of oranges and grapefruit a re
markable Increase In postoffice busi
ness at Tropic, Fla,, a fourth-class of
fice The average receipts at Tropic
for the quarter ending March 31st, for
the past three years have been only
S3O. Tills year they are $253.
Rushing
Liner; Mexic Transport
New York. —In order to rush to a
finish the work of preparing her for
transport service, 200 mechanics will
be aboard the liner City of Macon,
chartered by the war department. Sat
urday when she tails tomorrow for
Galveston.
The City of Memphis, chartered at
the same time also will sail for Gal
veston tomorrow. She is at dry dock
in South Brooklyn, where a force of
carpenters and mechanics are at work
putting her Interior in shape for the
soldiers. Both steamers It is expect
ed will he held for emergency at Gal
veston.
TWIGGB AWARDED CONTRACT.
BAVANNAH, GA.—Contract for
bank protection at Augusta ward
ed today to A. J. Twiuga A. Son.
for one hundred and eleven thou
sand six hundred dollars.
$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY.
BECKER JURE IS
NOW COMPLETE
New Evidence to be Held as
Surprise. No Mention Gun
men’s Execution at Start.
New York.—A Jury to try Charles
Becker, former lieutenant of police,
charged with Instigating the murder of
Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, was
again completed today. Frederick A.
Ntruck, a hookkeper and Frederick C.
Barrett, a consulting engineer were
chosen to take the places of men ex
cused Haturday. District. Attorney
Whitman in Ills opening address imah
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Jno. B. Ratio to Give Character
Studies From Life at Chautauqua
Will Be Seen This Evening at Big Tent on Richmond Aca*
demy Campus, Preceeded by the Dunbar Bell Ringers and
Male Quartette. Private Chairs Can Be Rented.
MONDAY.
Afternoon—Concert
Dunbar Hell Ringers and Mule
Quartet.
Uecture, The Needs of the
Hour" Hon. Geo. D. Alden
Children's Hour Miss Gillen
Evening—Concert
Dunbar Hell Ringers and Male
Quartet.
Character Studies from Dlfo
Jno. B. Ratto
The Redpath Chautauqua, under the
auspices of ttie Augusta V. M. C. A.,
opened this afternoon at the immense
tent on the rumpus of the Richmond
Academy. There were many people
present for the initial performance.
The Dunbar Hell Ringers and Male
Quartet scored a great hit. Judge
George if Alden delivered a splendid
lecture on "The Needs of the Hour."
It was truly appreciated try his audl
ence, most of whom were aware of the
prominence of Judge Alden ns a lee
Hirer.
The chief entertainment for tonight
under the tent will In- the Character
Studies from Dlfe, or Impersonations,
by John It. Hatto, one of the best
HOME
EDITION
STUMBLING
BLOCK BY
HUERTA;
PREVENT
PEACE
While Commissioners Clothed
With Real Power Nominally,
Thought Instructions to Place
Insurmountable Obstacles
Given and Force Intervention.
Vera Cruz.—-Krnllio Ilabusa, Augus
tine Rodriguez and Buis Elguero, the
three pence commissioners appointed
by President Huerta to represent him
at tile Niagara Falls conference, who
will sail late today for Havana, en
route to Key West, are clothed with
full powers, nominally at least, to sign
any agrt ement or convention. Thu
Mexican senate, In approving Huerta's
nomination of the commissioners, con
ferred "full power and urnple author
ity to Judge, counsel, carry on busi
ness and sign any agreement or treaty
whatever.”
Not Real.
Many prominent Mexicans, however,
do not regard this broad authority as
real. Others believe that Huerta has
Intruded the commissioners to place
insurmountable objections to an atni
cuble adjustment, believing that fail
ure of the negotiations might result
In pushing American Intervention.
They feel that this, however, would
unite factions but would force Huerta
to fight alone. It Is the general opin
ion that Iluerta fears no American
advance until the mediators have con
cluded their work. Many Mexicans
declare Muortu clothed his commis
sioners in the broadest powers to make
show of having done all in his power
to reach a settlement.
Bitter Attacks.
Mexico City newspapers continue to
make bltlor attacks on the United
States. Alleged copies of the Amer
ican articles of war are being pub
lished In the capital to Inflame the
public. They represent American
milltury practices as mots cruel.
Four schools opened here today with
native instructors. If the experiment
Is successful General Funston plans
to re-establish the entire city school
system.
Lines Tightened.
The recent troublo caused by Amer
icans who venture Into Mexico City
bus resulted in tightening all outpost
lines. Only these foreigners having
urgent business will be permitted to
pass from the city Into the Interior.
Rumors of all sorts of a great rebel
attack upon Tarnpieo are In circula
tion but naval officials are withhold
ing all Information received by them.
known “make-up" artists In the busi
ness. All of his "inaklng-up" Is done
on the stage right before the eyes of
the public and the effect ho produces
is really remarkable.
Ratto Came Yesterday,
Mr. Ratto arrived In the city yes
terday und Is highly pleased with his
cordial reception given here. Many
Augustans will very pleasantly re
member Mr. Ratto from the Chautau
qua last year, and will he delighted
to know that by special request he
will repeat some of last season’s en
tertainment In uddttlon to the all new
program this year.
Preceding the Impersonator this
evening will lie the renowned Dun
bar Hell Ringers and Male Quartet,
who will come upon the statgo
promptly at o'clock. Promptness will
he made a feature of the Chautauqua
program the entire week.
Mr. Ratto Is a personal friend of
Mr. W. M. Hunter, secretary of the
local Y M. C. A., and who haa beeei
Interested In Chuutuuquas for many
years.
Mr. Hunter announced today thgt
while there would be no reserved
seats, chairs could be rented in ad
vance any ufternoon for any perform
(Contlnund on Pago D.)