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Spokesmen of U. S. Leave to Meet Mexican Delegates THE WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. VOLUft' r . XIX No. 139. Cosßiifl SlHlmum Osa ¥misi n 3M© W@r<dl ©I Firki DanfHla AMERICAN COMMISSION 10 PEACE CONFERENCE OFF IN HOPEFUL MOOD Justice Lamar and Mr. Leh mann, as Spokesmen for the United States. With Staff Due at Niagara Falls at Midnight. Washington,—As spokesman for the United States in the mediation confer ence which will seek to settle the dif ferences between this government and General Huerta and to establish peace in Mexico. Associate Justice Lamar, former Solicitor General Lehman, and H. Percival Dodge, secretary to the commission, left Washington early to day for Niagara Falls, Ont. No Formalities. The departure of the American com missioners was without any formali ties beyond the presence of several officials to bid them goodbye and suc cess to their mission. Justice Lamar and Mr. Lehman chatted with their friends expressing a hopeful view of the .utlook and then boarded their pri vate car attached to the regular Le high Valley train due at Niagara Falls about rnldnig„t tonight. With them in the car is their staff of secretaries and stenographers and several press representatives. In Close Touch. Before leaving the commissioners completed arrangements to keep in close touch with the White House and •state department on the various stages of development at the conference. They declined however, to discuss their mision, or the instructions they had received in their conference wdth Pres ident Wilscn last night. With the de parture of the American delegates all of the various elements which will make up the conference on the trou bled Mexican situation either were at Niagara Falls or en route, Minister Suarez of Chile, one of the mediators, leaving during the morning. ALIENISTS AT TIDWELL TRIAL Cross-Examination of Defend ant Resumed Today. Killing Admitted. Plea of Tempor ary Insanity. Greenville, S. C. —Cross examination of Geo. W. Tidwell, Sr., charged with the murder of R. Emmett Walker, pay master for a local milling company was resumed when the second day of the trial opened here this morning. Attorneys for the defense yesterday admitted the killing but advanced the pleat that Tidwell at the time was temporarily insane because he be lieved that Walker had invaded the sanctity of his home. Introduction of this phase was expected to result in the presentation of evidence by alien ists for both prosecution and defense. Depositors Found 400 Pennies, 40 Dimes Left Chicago. —Police reserves were called out yesterday to control a crowd of depositors of the Brookline Commer cial and Savings Bank, a private con cern here which closed its doors Sat urday. This bank and the Midway Com mercial and Savings Bank were owned by Jos. Ts- Ashurst and Wm. B. Fos berg. Depositors informed the police that Ashurst was missing. The Brookline Bank advertised re sources of 1150,000 and deposits of 112,000. Yesterday Fosbery found 400 pennies and forty dimes in the safe. CALLS AT WHITE HOUSE. Washington, D. C.— Robert J Kerr, of Chicago and Mexico City, who was provisional governor of Vera Cru* for a short time after the entrance of American forces Into that city, ar rived in Washington today and called at the White House. He later spent almost an hour In conference with Secretary Gsxrisori JAIL MILITANTB’ EDITOR. London. —Sidney Drew, printer and publisher of the Suffragette, the newspaper representing the militant section, todav was committed for trial at the Old Bailey, charged with Inciting members of the Women's Serial and Political Union to com Ait malicious damage to property. THE AUGUSTA HERALD With Justice Lamar, Left For Peace Conference Today Jp jUg FREr :mcK w. Lehman Former Solicitor General of the state department, who. has been chosen by President Wilson as one of the repre sentatives of the United States for the mediation conferences at Niagara Falls. MADE HIM PRES'T BY PHONE t Former Pres’t of New Haven Road Tells How J. P. Morgan Selected Him. “Salary Would Be All Right.” Washington, D. C—Charles S. Mel len, former president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad resumed his testimony today before the inter-state commerce commission. He was questioned regarding details of the financial transactions of ths New Haven and its subsidiaries. From ids home in New Haven, Mr. Mellen brought a large box of paper requested by the commission in connection with Its investigation. To these he referred from time to time during his testi mony. The room in which the hear ing was held was crowded to its ca pacity in anticination of Important revelations by the former New Haven head who promised to describe the whole series of deals which the road required its various subsidiaries, giv ing any details the commission might request as to persons and amounts in volved. Northern Pacifie. In response to inquiries o Mr. Folk, Mr. Mellen told how he had become president of the Northern Pacific. Mr Morgan (J. Pierpont Morgan), he said was responsible for his selection for this office. "How long were you president of the Northern Pacific railroad?” asked Chief Counsel Folk for the commis sion. "Six years.' . . "How did you become president?” % "I was asked by J T Morgan to become president" said. Mr, Mellen. Mr. Mellen then testified that Mr. Morgan called him on the telephone and that the conversation was about as follows: ‘"That you, Mr. Mellon?’ (Continued on Next Page.) THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 19, 1914. URRUTIA IS SAVED BY FUNSTON Huerta’s Ex-Minister of Inte rior Forced to Face Indig nities He So Often Subjected Others to. Fears Assassi nation. Washington. Brigadier General Funston $ a report to the war depart ment today stated that Antonio Ri vero de la Torre, editor of El Dicta men and leader of a demonstration against Dr. Urrutia probably would be released from custody today. For Two Reasons. Vera Cruz. —Dr. Aureliano Urrutia, ex-minister of the interior, declared here today that he left the capital because he feared assassination and in the belief that, a revolt would short ly occur in the City of Mexico. “I left the capital,” he said, “for two reasons. The first was a knowl edge of a plot among General Huer ta’s close political supporters to as sassinate me, they saying I knew too much. Second, there had been plan ned a general revolt of the people and the army. “I would not he surprised to re ceive now at any minute news of an uprising against Huerta, whom the people and the army are tired of and of whom the people and the armjr are determined to rid themselves." Hustled Through Streets. Twice arrested and hustled through the streets by American soldiers ana hissed and threatened by his coun trymen, Urrutia was forced to face yesterday some of the indignities to which he subjected others while he (Continued on Next Page.) 'LIPS SEALED' SIT DELEGATES Mexican Peace Envoys Leave New York for Niagara Falls at 6 P. M. Tonight. New York. —The three Mexican peace delegates Who leave New York for Niagara Falls this evening aban doned their policy of strict silence long enough today to express optim ism as to the result of the mediation. “We have no idea how long the conference will last,” said Emilio Ra basa, leader and spokesman of the delegates. “It may take three days or three months. We are, however very hopeful—very conifdent of a successful adjustment.” Quiet at Hotels. New York—other than to express hopes that their mission to the media tion conference at Niagara Falls will result in "an honorable and satisfac tory conclusion.” the peace delegates from Mexico continued today to cloak their answers to inquiries in apolo gies for not being able to discuss so delicate a question. A statement Issued by Manuel Mar tinez del Campo expressed the pleas ure of the delegates at the courteous manner in which they had been treated in this country. The delegates, their secretaries and members of their fam ilies who accompany them will leave for Buffalo at 6 o'clock tonight. Won’t Accept Courtesies. Senor Emilio Rabasa, chairman of the delegation said that the policy be fore they left Mexico would not be re vealed until the conferences began at Niagara Fails. "My lips are sealed" was his only answer to questions as to whether he had been given plenary powers or was empowered to present the resignation of Huerta If such % course seemed necessary to solve the problem. The delegates continued today to re fuse to accept any courtesies offered by the United States government but secret service men remained on duty in their hotel. Only Hot Skirmishes So Far at Saltillo Mexico City— Gen. Blanquet, minis ter of war said today that no big bat tle had ye« begun in Saltillo. So far there have only been hot skirmishes between the vanguards. The govern ment is rushing wax material and sol diers Into Saltillo. The forces of Gen, Zozaya which had been operating on the San Dul* Potos-Tampieo line have been concentrated In San T,ul* Potosl. Gen Bmlllao Camps arrived last night from Baltllloe and reported all well there. , Mexicans Representing Huetta at the Mediation Conference Opening Tomorrow LEFT TO RIGHT: SENOR LUIS ELGUERO, SENOR AUGUSTINE RODRIGUEZ, AND SENOR EMILIO RABASA. The three Huertatlsta delegntesto the Niagara Falls conference, leave New York tonight, for the confer- 1 ences with the Huerta envoy there. The date of the first, meeting with the A. H. C. mediators at Niagara Falls, Ontario, was changed from May 18 to May 20, to suit their convenience. ASSURANCE FLOOD PROTECTION HAS CAUSEO INVESTORS TO PIN THEIR FAITH TO CITYOFAUGUSTA To Fail to Pass Bonds on June First So Levee May Be Fin ished, Would Be Breaking Faith. Augusta Would Again be Known Throughout Country as a City for Home Seekers To Avoid Because it Offers Them No Security From the High Water. To have spent $1,000,900 and then have the same conditions, the same menace, the same terrible danger con front a city as before, is Just exactly the way the situation will stand if Augusta doesn’t pass the $760,000 bond issue on June 1, next. As a business propsitlon it would be nothing short of suicidal to fall to pass -the bonds, according to Au gusta business men of every class and description, who are a unit in favor ing the bonds. There would be about as much sense in the city starting the levee and not completing It as it would be for a railroad to buy a locomotive minus thi wheels. Mr. Nisbet Wingfield, city engineer and commissioner of public works, was asked for a statement today With ref erence to the effect of the levee being allowed to stand In an lncompleled stage. “It would mean,” said Mr. Wingfield, "that we would have expended seve ral years of laborious work and a ILL READY IT NIAGARA FALLS South American Mediators Spend Day Quietly Waiting Beginning of Conference. Niagara Falls. Ont, —Gratified at ths success which So far has attended their efforts and confident of the ul timate success of their peace program the South American mediators spent today quietly waiting for the formal inauguration here tomorrow of their proceedings. The Impression was gained by those who talked with the mediators that they expected a speedy as well as a satisfactory settlement of the problem before them. The mediators have great faith In the broad patriotism of the Mexican delegates and feel that while they come nominally as representatives of the Huerta government they have at heart the Interest of the Mexican peo ple as a whole and will listen to any proposals which aim to give their country a stable government. To Flash the News. The hlg conference room with its two ante rooms In the hotel here over looking Niagara Falla ia ready. A large squad of American, Canadian and foreign newspaper correspondents arrived tods/ prepared to flash the news of the conference to all parts of the world over a half hundred es pecially Installed telegraph wires. The most Important conference on today’s conference was the arrival of the personal representatives of the Duke of Connaught, goverrnor general of Canada to welcome Hie members of the conference to Canadia nsoil. huge sum of money in order to get protection and would be in Just as un protected a state as before. I do not say that the failure to complete the levee would mean any greater dan ger to the city from the Savannah river than befdre, but with Ihe dan ger of floods such as occurred in 1888 and 1908 staring the city In the face, there could hardly be a menace any more dreadful. No Augustan who witnessed either one of or both of these great freshets wants to see a repetition of them. The levee must be completed or we will take a back ward step and find ourselves Just where we were before we ever started the levee agitation. Menace to Navigation. “With the great pile of dirt along the river bank unprotected from the water because Its banks are not paved, a great danger to navigation exists and every time high water comes it (Continued on Next Page.) ROCKEFELLER JR. DOUBLES GUARDS Can Also Flash Electric Lights By Pushing Button on His Bedstead. New York—ln addition to doubling his guards from four to eight. John I>. Rockefeller has had Installed about the grounds of his Pocantlco Hills es tate a system of electric lights which he can flash by pressing a button at head of his bed. Before the demonstrations by the Industrial Workers of the World at the downtown offices of the Standard Oil Co., and the threats that they would Visit his estate Mr. Rockefeller was I'ontent with four guards. These he, called to from an open window when he wanted to feel aesured that they were on duty. With the new system In operation the flashing of the lights is answered by the guards who prese buttons and sound huzzors above their employer's bed. A similar system Is being Installed at the home of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. President Declines to Speak Now at Arlington Washington.—l-est his appearance might he construed as for political ef fect President Wilson today declined an Invitation to apeak at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day. The president assured a committee of the Grand Army of the Republic who tendered tl.e Invitation that he desired to speak at Arlington some time dur ing hie term, hut expressed the opinion that It would he hotter for him not to do so this year. $6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY. NO WORD OF SILLIMAN OR PARKS Long Delayed Train Arrives at Mexico City Without Ameri can Vice Consul. Huerta Tells Nothing of U. S. Private. Washington. —Reports from Mexico City today that a long delayed train from San Lula I’otosl had arrived there without American Vice Consul John R. Sllliman, re-aroused concern among state department officials. Secretary Bryan declared that re peated messages have (mine from the Huerta foreign! offioe saying that Sll limnn, who had been held at Saltillo, the federals had been released and that he was en route to Mexico City and under guard. No Details. Information from the Huerta gov ernment regarding the American private, Samuel Parks, also still is awaited. Though unofficially satis fied that Parks was executed outside Vera Cruz by Mexican federals, Huerta’s government has failed 'thus for to communicate details of this tragedy. No request has been forwarded to the state department up to this after noon for tiie dotentlon of Dr. ITrrutia, former minister of the Interior In Huerta’s cabinet, who Is a refugee at Vera Cruz. To Protest. It had been reported from Vera Cruz that Mexicans had appealed to constitutionalists representatives in Washington to protest against Up rutla being permitted tx> leave Mexi can shores. With mediation In the Mexican crisis under way at Niagara Falls, Ont., President Wilson and the cab inet took up routine matters today, but It was expected there would he some discussion of the terms on which this government would rest Its case In any proposed settlement of the dispute. No Laity Rights, Methodist Women Oklahoma City.—The proposal for laity Tights for women wan defeated hy the general conference of the Methodist Kplscopal Church, Month, hero today by a vote of 171 to 105. Thin was the feature of the day’s session and had been made a special order of business. VICE PREST OFF TO N. C. Washington.—Vice-President Mar shall will leave Washington tonight for Charlotte, N. C., to deliver an ad dress V’uiorrow. w m acstom panted liy Mrs. Marshall and on their return trip will stop at Richmond, Vs., returning here Friday. On Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Marshall sill leave for Atlanta, where the vice president will speak before Agnes Scott College. HOME EDITION PRESIDENT HOPEFUL IN TASK AHEAD OFU.S. ■] V 4, With Departure of American Mission to Peace Conference, Outlines Mexican Situation As He Views It. > Washington.—President Wtlson is determinedly hopeful that the Mexi can mediation conference to begin to morrow at Niagara Falls, will find a satisfactory solution of the whole dis tressing Mexican Imbroglio. To the mem hers of the American mission, who departed for the meeting early today, ho outlined the Mexican equa tlon as ho viewed it, with the empha sis that it was the task of the United States unselfishly to attempt to help Mexico set up a government that would attract world recognition based on capacity to maintain domes tio peace and to meet International dutleß. Definite Settlement. He told the delegates that the American government would regard the definite settlement of Mexico'* problems as necessary to the with drawal of American military forces from Vera Cruz. Instructions to the members oT the mission were not specific but the president reiterated that peace in Mexico, to him appeared to be conditioned on the elimination of the Huerta administration and the creation of a government that could guarantee untrammelled elections, a solution of the land problem and other dissensions that have led to an Internal strife of nearly four years. Comprehensive settlement, the presi dent believes, must be based on con sideration of Zapata and Carranza as factors, besides public Interests in territory still controlled by Huerta. Huerta’s Quitting. Continued report that Huerta would be ready to quit If that became absolutely necessary wa* considered a very promising circumstance While the federal delegates are said to be prepared to recommend retirement of Huerta, yet it la believed they will lnslßt upon a specific understanding over the form of government to be established thereafter. The proceed ings at Niagara Falls, will originate with the South American envoy*. They will submit to members of the two missions their program and It was predicted today that when their plans are matured to a tangible form they will be submitted not only to Carranza but to Mexicans In touch with Zapata. Into Mid-Summer. Belief was expressed here today that the negotiations would not con tinue Into mid-summer. The presi dent hopes that something definite of concessions which Huerta Is pre pared to make Boon will be known. Then, If the Huerta and the United States delegates prove mutually re sponslve to the mediators’ sugges tions, an attempt to attract the other Mexican factors Into the plan of set tlement will be made. While today the mediators fagy e dthe possibility that some unto ward event In Mexico might alter the (Continued on next page.) T. R. WILL SLEEP IT OYSTER BUY Wireless Says Steamer From Brazil Will Dock Late This Afternoon. Family on Hand. New Roosevelt will get home from his Mouth American exploration trip late today. Agenta of the steamship Aldan, on which Mr. Roosevelt Is returning, received wire less word today that the steamer would reach quarantine about 3 o'clock. The Colonel’s friend* and neighbor* will not have a chance to greet the return ing traveler If the plana of his family are carried out. They have ar ranged to have a strictly family party meet him at quarantine with a tug and take him to Oyster Bay. Mr*. Theodore Roosevelt, Mr. and Mra, Theodore Rosevelt, Jr„ and W. Km len Roosevelt will make up the family party. Naw York.—The Aldan wirelessed during the forenoon that Col. Roose velt’s health was greatly Improved and that within a short time he would deliver « lecture on hi* explorations In Brar.ll before the National Geo graphic Society at Washington. Th* Aldan,- It was reckoned, would reach quarantine about i p. m.