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VOLUME XIX. No. 132.
BODIES OF
DEAD TO
HOMES
Great Public Tribute Over.
Relatives and Friends Claim
Remains of Those Who Fell
at Vera Cruz
New York. —The great public trib
ute at an end, the relatives of three
of the seventeen sailors and marines
killed at Vera Cruz claimed their bod
ies and took them to their homes in
this city. The bodies of the others
will be sent to their various destina
tions.
The ■ coffin containing the body of
Dennis J. Lane, accompanied by the
father, John P. Lane, arrived at the
Lane home in East 45th street from
the, navy yard last night.
Overcome.
Mrs. Lane was overcome when told
that the coffin could not be opened.
A little later those in the street were
allowed to enter and hundreds passed
the flag-draped coffin and departed.
The funeral services will be held to
morrow in St. Agnes Catholic church.
Lane was 19 years old and was a
graduate of St. Francis Xavier’s
Bchdol.
Police Reserve*.
John F- Schumacher's body was re
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GREAT WAS
SHRINERS
PMDE
Witnessed By Greatest Throng
Ever in Atlanta —Patrols of
States and Cities Cheered By
Multitudes
Atlanta, Ga. —With the arrival early
today of the laat special trains from
the West. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
from every state had reached Atlanta
in time to participate in the spectacu
lar events incident to the imperial
Council's formal opening.
Long before the hour scheduled for
the morning parade to start the streets
were filled with a multitude of cheer
ing people. Practically every business
establishment was closed, Mayor
Woodward having declared today a
civic holiday in honor of the Shriners.
In all congested streets through which
the parade was expected to move the
police labored diligently in an effort
to keep back the throngs.
Fifty Bands.
While the chief parade will not take
place until tonight, templeß and pa
trols were In line early for the morning
procession. More than fifty bands,
scattered along the line of march, fill
ed the air with music which was an
swered by cheers from thousands of
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30 Americans at
Mazatlan; Won’t Go
Washington.—American Consul Al
ger from Mazatlan reported at the
etate department today for Instruc
tions. He said that between 14,000
and 16,000 constitutionalists were In
the vicinity of Mazatlan when he left.
Thirty mericans were left at Ma
zatlan at rfhelr own wish. Most of
these were women and children. Sev
eral hundred foreigners of other na
tionalities also refused to leave.
DECLINE WITH THANKS.
Washington.—The Italian Red Cross
today declined an offer of $5,000 tend
ered by the American Red Cross for
relief of earthquake sufferers at Ca
tania. The Italian organization sent
this message:
‘ltalian Red Cross expresses high
est appreciation your friendly gener
osity. Outside aid happily not re
quired.
Edward Amherst Ott To Give His Famous Lecture on “Sour Grapes ” at Chautauqua Tonight
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UNITED STATES COURT BEGAN
SESSION AT 10 THIS A. M.
Crowded Court Room When Session Began—Mr. Alfred
Cuthbert Foreman of Grand Jury—Mr. S. G. McLendon,
Watson’s Attorney, Here.
The United States court room was
crowded with people at 10 o’clock this
morning when Judge W. B. Sheppard
opened the spring term of the United
States court for the northeastern di
vision of the Southern district of
Georgia. Present were practically all
of the members of the Augusta bar
and a number of visiting attorneys,
Including Hon. S. G. McLendon, of At
lanta, who is looking after the inter
ests of Mr. Thomas E. Watson. The
district attorney will present to the
grand jury, so it is understood, the
FOLKS DON’T KNOW WHAT THEY’RE
MISSING AT THE CHAUTAOQOA
Morning Lecturer, Chaplain C.
E. Varney, Formerly of U. S.
Army, Heard For First Time
Today. Captivated His Au
dience
EDWARD AMHERST OTT TO
LECTURE ON 'SOUR GRAPES’
TONIGHT: CONCERT ALSO
Everett Kemp, Monologist, Oc
cupied Program This After
noon. Court House Yard For
Children in Afternoon.
TONIGHTS AND TOMORROW’S
PROGRAM
Evening.
Concert —The Harmony Concert
Company.
Lecture, "Sour Grapes.’’—Edward
Amherst Ott.
WEDNESDAY
Morning.
Lecture, "Chain Breaking” (The
Psychology of Habit) —Chap-
lain Varney.
Afternoon.
Concert—Welch-Christensen-Baker
Company.
Lecture, "The Heart of Tropical
Africa”—Dr. Wm. A. Cooiedge.
Children's Hour—Miss Gillen.
Evening.
Concert—Welch-Christensen-Baker
Company.
Drama: Shakespeare’s "Twelfth
Night”—The Ben Greet Play
ers.
This morning an audience mostly
composed of ladles heard the first of
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THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 12, 1914.
same case against Mr. Watson that
was presented to the last grand Jury
and the preceding one. If the prea.-
ent grand Jury returns no indictment
the case cannot be brought up again.
Mr. Watson was Indicted by one grand
jury and Judgs Poster quashed the
Indictment. Then Mr. Akerman pre
sented the case to the grand Jury again
with the result that no indictment was
found.
The alleged offense is the sending
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Extra Cars For the
Chautauqua Patrons
Leaving Hill 7:45
Announcement waR made today from
the offices of the Augusta-Aiken
Hallway and Electric Corporation that
extra cars, for the benefit of the pat
rons of the Chautaqua who live on the
Hill, will leave the top of the Hill
coming to the city via the Monte Ba
no and Summerville lines at 7:46 p.
m., putting passengers at the corner
of Telfair and Fifth streets, less than a
hundred yards from the Chautauqua
entrance, in plenty of time for the
evening performance, which begins at
8:30 o’clock, and not 8:00, as stated on
the programs.
There is also extra street car service
for the morning and afternoon pro
grams.
Hoke Smith Champions
Repeal Tolls Exemption
Wahington,—Senator Hoke Hmlth
of Georgia today championed repeal
of the clause in the Panama csnnl act
granting exemption of tolls to Amer
ican coastwise vessels In the coast
wise trade, He told the senate he
would vote for repeal "because of our
treaties with Great Britain and Pan
ama" and because in his opinion "It
Is right that the owners of these ves
sels should hear, for using the canal,
a fair part of the cost to our govern
ment of building and operating It."
PRESIDENT'S FUNERAL ADDRESB
Washington,—Upon suggestion of
Senator Gore, the senate today agreed
to print as a public document the fun
eral address of President Wilson over
the Vera Cruz dead at Brooklyn yes
terday.
“AWKWARD SQUADS.”
Scone at Fort Slocum. New York, showing “awkward squads"
of recruits. The recruiting sta tlons of the big cities In all parts
of tlie country have been flooded to the limit with would-be recruits
since the Tampico incident in Mexico.
‘ALARMIST REPORTS’
DISCREDITED; TO FREE
0. S. CONSUL AT ONCE
Funston Sends Word That No Attention Should Be Paid to
Reports of Threatened Attack —Vice Consul Silliman to
Be Given Immediate Release at Saltillo and Safe Conduct
to Vera Cruz
Watmngton. —Honor Ullvera, the Bazllian minister in Mexico
City, Inlormeu uie Slate IJopa.r,mont today that the Mexican govern
ment has ordered the immediate release of TI. S. Vice Consul John K.
Silliman, hsld a prisoner at Saltillo. The minister added that as soon
as Mr. Silliman reached Mexico City he would obtain for him safe
conduct to Vera Cruz. ,'j t.
PRESIDENT CONFIDENT.
Washington.—Members of the cabinet after a prolonged conference
with President Wilson today on the Mexican situation, declared the
president maintained confidence that mediation would succeed and
that further serious consequences In Mexico would he averted.
Most of the dtoousslon In the cabinet meeting. It. was said, related
to mediation and the views to be presented on behalf of this governnsent
at the Niagara Fnlls conference.
COAST GUARD
BIILPED
Measure Would Combine the
Life Saving and Revenue Cut
ter Services Into One,
Washington.—The senate bill to
create a coast guard by combining the
life saving service and the revenue
cutter service was order'd favorably
reported to the house today by the
Interstate oomrnerce committee. The
guard would constitute a part of the
national military forces operating un
der the treasury department during
peace and un?er the navy department
In wartime. All the Incumbents of
both existing services are to be trans
ferred to equal rank In the coast
guard. Its head will be a captain
commandant to which office Captain
Commandant Bertholf of the revenue
cutter service Is expected to be ap
pointed. HI Kimball, who has been
general superintendent of the life sav
ing service for many years will be
retired on seventy-five per rent pay
and tne office, together with that of
assltant. superintendent, will be atrol-
Ished. •
BLABHEB PORTRAIT.
London.—-A suffragette armed with
a hatchet today damaged a valuable
portrait oT the Duke of Wellington In
the Royal Academy.
Word From Funston.
Washington.—President Wilson to
day discussed with his cabinet plans
for participation by the United States
In the Mexican mediation conference
to begin next Monday at Niagara
Falls, Ont., and problems which have
grown otK of the occupation of Vera
Cruz by American military forces
Just before the cabinet met a mes
sage was received from General Fun
ston declaring no attention should he
paid to “alarmist reports." that Mexi
can foTcce were threatening to attack
the Vera Cruz waterworks. General
Funston said there was no Indication
of such a movement.
By General Maas.
"There have been rumors.” General
Funston's message read, “tnat an at
tack was threatened. These have
been due to remarks attributed to
General Maas. The waterworks
can’t bo taken from us by force. If
the pipe linn should be cnt. It could
he repaired in a few hours.”
Three Brazilians.
Three Brazilians are among the
"sniper” prisoners of General’s Fyn
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Six Destroyers
Arrive Charleston
Charleston, 8. C Six destroyera,
the Monaghan Htorrett, Terry, Mc-
Call, Wilke and Malrh arrived at the
Charleston navy yard about noon to
day .Trotn Mexican waters. They
will undergo repairs at once, rends
for any call that may he made upon
them for service.
$6.00 PER YE AR—5 CENTS PER COPY.
URGENT ATTENTION IS
DEMANDED BY PRASES
OF MEXICAN SITUATION
Fate of U. S. Vice Consul Silliman, Disposition of the Five
South American Snipers at Vera Cruz and the “Occupa
tion” of Lobos Island Are the Three Most Important.
Meanwhile Huerta’s Mediation Mission is Steaming North
8 DEAD IN
ENGINE
ROOM
In Addition, Explosion on Old
Dominion Liner Severely In
jures 3 Officers —Steamer
Returns to Norfolk With
Bodies
Norfolk, Va.— Eight dead and three
severely injured was the toll of the
explosion of one of the boilers of the
Old Dominion liner Jefferson at 10:6.')
last night, five miles this lde of Cape
Henry. The dead were all colored
firemen and coal passers, while the
injured are Chief Engineer W. L.
Portlock, First Assistant Engineer H.
B. Smith, both of New York city, and
M. Olsen, an oiler.
Tho Dead.
Tho dead are:
It. Brooks, Louis Brown, Louis King,
E. Coulbary, K. Upshur, and H. Miller,
hII firemen, and J. Lopoy, coal passer.
Chief Engineer Portlock, First Assist
ant Smith, and Oiler Olsen are at tho
Sarah Leigh Hospital, badly Injured.
The Jefferson Is on her way to New
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FiIUGIIK
THE PIPE LINES
No Reason to Think Moxicans
Will Advance, But Water Sup
ply Protection Neceasary.
Vera Cruz. —While the Mexican
commissioners are en route to attend
the Niagara Falls peace conference
and during the seHslona of the confer
ence there will be no Inauguration of
hostilities of the American forces and
there Is no reason to believe that the
Mexican federate will advance their
lines.
The Interpretation placed upon the
armistice agreement by General Flin
ston and Colonel Porter, his legal art
viser, would permit of unlimited
strengthening of both the Mexican am)
American forces so long as no advance
was made.
Fully Justifisd.
Slight alterations, therefore, were
made today In the position of the Ain
erican forces to which the Mexican
authorities might find objection but
which are regarded by General Min
nie,, aaui Colnrel Porter as Justified
beyond any question of dispute. At
the Tejuf waterworks station thero
was a detached outpost. Between this
post and the main body of troops there
were only connecting posts hut on ae
eount of the absolute necessity of pro
tecting the wnter supply of Vera Cruz,
patrols were ordered to be placed all
along the pipe line.
CULBERBON BACK.
Washington, D. C. —Senator Culber
son, of Texas, who has been absent
frm Washington for months suffer
ing from nervous prostration today
returned to the city. He did not ap
pear at his office however and was not
present when the senate convened.
HOME
EDITION
Washington, D. C.—While Huerta’s
mediating mlHHion wtcamed north from
\ era Cruz today and the American
delegates begun plans of organization
for the Niagara Falls conference these
three important phases in the Mexi
can situation stood out demanding
urgent attention:
The fate of John R. Silliman, Unit
ed States vice consul at Saltillo re
ported held by Ifuerta’R soldiers.
Disposition of five South Americans
arrested for sniping operations at
Vera Cruz.
Settlement of tho “occupation” of
Lobes Islund which drew a protest
from Huerta’s foreign minister.
Silliman’s case was among the first
of the developments to be submitted
to President Wilson when he returned
today from New York where yester
day he paid tribute for the nation to
the Americans who fell at Vera Cruz.
S, retary Bryan was emphatic in an
nouncing after a conference with the
South American envoys ths govern
ment’s determination t a have SliUmnn
rt*loan#*d. In
The hobos Island Incident was taken
up by Secretary Daniels soon after
his return from the memorial cert
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‘THE COPS
ARE ALL
FIXED’
Driver of Murder Auto,
Shauiro, Gives Testimony at
Becker Trial. Badly Confused.
Evidence Differs From First
Trial
New York,—“Hold Jack” Rose, st»
w. i, ot uio lira, urn. ot n.nes
Becker for tho murder of Hnrmau
Jio.si nthal, appeared In that role ugaln
today. He calmly told of tho part
he played in the events leading up to
the gambler’s death Substantially It
was the saiim story that he told at
the first trial He recited how
Becker and Rosenthal had entered In
to partnership In a gambling estab
lishment; how they quarreled; how
exposure for Becker was Imminent,
and how Rosenthal's death was plot
ted.
Badlv Confused.
New York—Willie Shapiro, drlvgr
of gunmen’s car, testified today in
the trial of Charles Becker, for the
murder of Herman Rosenthal. Ho
told of receiving a call at his stand
lu front of the Case Boulevard late
at night on July 15th. He then went
to Tom Sharkey's saloon, he Bald,
where he picked up “Jack'’ Rose, Har
ry Vallon and Sam Hchepps. "At
’Brldgie Webber's poker rooms the
occupants of the car got out," he said.
‘ Fifteen minutes later Dago Frank,
Gyp the Blood, Whltey Lewis and
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Death to Americans
at U. S. Embassy
Paris. -“Death to Americans” was
written In Spanish In large characters
across the stone doorstep of the Unit
ed States embassy offices In Paris,
early today. Authorities have post
ed three policemen on permanent duty
in the vicinity.
