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Mexican Envoys Iddicate Mediation Moves to be Slow
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Fair tonight and Fri
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VOLUME XIX, No. 141.
EXECUTIONS
FOLLOWED
VICTORY
REBEL
•VJUJ
Many Federal Officers Cap
tured at Paredon Battle Were
Shot —800 Prisoners Taken
After Complete Rout
Washington.—More details o£ the
conflict between Mexican federals
and con-titutionalists at Paredon
several days ago which culminated in
wholesale execution of federal offi
cer* were received in official dis
patches to constitutionalist headquar
ters here today.
General Carranza's agents, how
ever, have received no confirmation
of reports that General Villa has de
ferred his campaign against Saltillo
until the railroad from Paredon has
been rebuilt.
Blood Aftermath.
Secretary Bryan and other state
department officials would make no
comment on the sanguinary after
math of the battle at Paredon but
credence generally was given the re
port from General Villa, confirmed
by the later report to constitutionalist
headquarters here, which was as fol
lows:
"The federals evacuated Monclova
and united with the outposts which
they had in Paredon, making a total
of 3,000 men. The fight took place
between 10 and 12 o’clock. The ene
my were completely routed. Eight
hundred prisoners were taken. Three
complete trains, 600,000 rounds of
ammunition, nine field guns, seven
field machine guns, all their trans
ports and a great quantity of arms
were captured.
With Bullets.
"It is believed that General Artu
ro Alvarez and Ignacio Munoz were
killed. Generol Ozorono and a good
number of officers were executed by
shooting. Our losses were relative
ly small. The commander-in-chief
and his officers behaved well as
usual. They detached a column of
four brigades toward Zertuche on the
railway towards Saltillo to prevent
the federals entering Saltillo.”
TIDWELL CASE
READY m JURY
Defense Rests and Arguments
Began Today—Charge May
Also Be Given Today.
Greenville, S. C. — Defense in the
case of the State vs, G. W. ■ Tidwell,
accused of the murder of R. Emmett
Walker, rested its case yesterday.
Tne prosecution introduced evidence
contradicting statements made by the
de'endant and by his daughter. The
evidence was salacious. It told of
sordid acts and due! lives. The state
won the right to introduce such tes
timony on the {.round that if the repu
tation of either woman as notorious,
the defendant must have known
something of it. And if the defend
ant knew anything of the moral de
linquency of his wife or daughter,
he could not have become suddenly
insane at the recitation made by the
daughter when he came here on
March 7th to investigate her conduct
The defense had stated that young
Walker, who was prominent socially
and was paymaster at a local mill,
had come to his hotel room armed
and wearing an overcoat. Testimony
oT two witnesses who accompanied
Mr Walker refuted this statement
The girl bad testified that she was
not Immoral with any mon other'than
Walker. Another man volunteered
his testimony as to his personal
knowledge of her morals. Several
new names were brought In.
The defendant’s statement that he
had received a note from a Mrs. Nor
ris here telling him to come to
Greenville was denied by Mrs. Norris.
She wrote no note, she said.
W. G. Woods. .1 P. Bussey. A. M.
Rickman, S. M Brunson and Mr 3.
Norris were the principal witnesses
for the state. The arguments began
today. The attorneys are fighting
every Inch of ground. The case may
be given to the jury late today.
WABASH REORGANIZATION.
St. Louie-—-Plans for the reorgani
zation of the Wabash Railroad, now In
the hands of a federal receiver, were
laid before a joint meeting of the pub
lic service commissions of Missouri.
Ohio, lowa, Illinois, Indiana and Mich
igan here today.
The plans provide for a new stock
Issue of $«« .oon.oeo and organization of
a new company to take over the Wa
bash propertlea, either at foreclosure
sale or otherwise.
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land As It Steams Up North
River Today
New York. —The giant new liner
Vaterland broke away from tugs
conveying her to her dock and began
driftuuye.ddayn, the Hudson carried by
the tide. At times she swung broad
side across the river.
In the grin of the strong ebb tide,
the big steamship was helpless. She
was carried steadily downstream to
ward the Battery.
50 Tugs.
When the Vaterland was headed in
for her pier more than fifty tugs had
her in charge. A? her bow neared
the pier the strong ebb tide caught
the vessel at the stern and began to
swing her around. The vessel began
to back under her own power and was
soon out in the stream again almost
directly In the path of the Lackawan
na Terry boats.
After the vessel had drifted more
than a mile tugs succeeded in getting
her In tow and she was headed up
stream under control.
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HE’S "FIN DING”OUT
WHAT MELLEN KNOWS
OF VANISHED MILLIONS
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JOSEPH W. FOLK
The former governor of Misslourl,
who. aa Solicitor of the Department of
Justice Is attracting wide attention in
prosecuting the inveatingation of the
affairs of the New York New Haven
& Hartford Railroad, which Is now
going on before the Interstate Com
merce Commission In Washington.
Through the efforts of Solicitor
Fold Charles Mellen, former president
of the New Haven, has revealed start
ling facts roneerning transactions be
tween the road and politicians of New
York.
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CONTINUED VICTORIES
OE REBELS MAY SOON
FORCE HUERTA’S HAND
Thought That Mexican Dictator Will Not Dare Await Out
come of Mediation at Niagara Falls—Conference Situation
Not Materially Changed By Huerta’s Refusal to Resign
Niagara Falls, Ont. —The three South
American mediators In an informal
conference today with the representa
tives of General Huerta, sought to
learn in a general way the viewpoint
of the Mexican representatives on va
rious tentative plans for a solution of
the Mexican problem.
Same Course.
The mediators pursued the same
course with the Mexican delegates to
day as they did with the American
peace commissioners last night. No
formal expression of views was re
quired but the mediators suggested
hypothetical steps looking to a settle
ment of the Mexican Imbroglio and
learned the trend of thought to the
delegates. One of the principals to
the conference expressed the opinion
that it might be several days before
a definite and comprehensive plan
would be submitted for formal con
sideration to either side.
For Guiding Course.
Minister Nncn of Argentina de
scribed the Informal sessions with
each side as "talks” or "conversa
tions,” Indicating that what wus be
ing done was chiefly for the guidance
of all parties In shaping the course
of the mediation.
To Force Hand.
Niagara Falls, Ont,—There Is a feel
ing on the part of principals of the
mediation conference here that the
savage advance of the constitutional
ist army under Gen. Villa Inevitably
must have a bearing upon the settle
ment of the difficulties between the
United States and Huerta.
That the weakening situation of the
federal forces may force Huerta’s hand
Is admitted. The Mexican delegates
came here believing that any an
nouncement of Huerta’s attitude to
ward proposals looking to a settle
ment of the Mexican trouble would be
left to them and their strongest card
was believed to be authority given by
Huerta to agree to his retirement,
conditional upon the selection of a
temporary government acceptable to
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Ist Hearing on 600 Mile
Oil Pipe Line For Navy
Independence, Mast. —Cato Selin,
commisatoner of Indian Affairs, and
Lieut. J. O. Richardson of the navy
began here today the first of a series
of hearings on the feasibility of the
United States government conßtruc
lng and operating an oil pipe line ap
proximately COO miles long from the
mid-continent oil fields of Oklahoma
to a convenient port on the Gulf of
Mexico to supply the navy with Its
fuel 1011.
Twenty-five oil men appeared be
fore the Investigators and gave tes
timony. The hearings will cover Ok
lahoma and Texas and will end’ June
*th at Baton Rouge, La.
30 AMERICANS
JREJN PERIL
Unable to Escape at Luguna,
Mexico, or Communicate With
U. S. Authorities.
Pensacola, Fla.—Thirty Americans
at Laguna, in the Mexican state oT
Campache are unable to escape or
communicate with the United States
authorities and are In danger of vio
lence according to J. P. Lewis of Pet
tersburg, Va., who reached Pensacola
last night from Lafuua. Lewis, who
reached Imre on the Russian schooner
Kalps, said the Americans at I>aguna
were running short of lood when hg
left and that their predicament was
serious. Six Americans he said set
out on a 200-mile journey through
dense forests in an effort to reach
British Honduras, but that their fate
Is unknown.
'NEVER AGAIN,’
SAYS COLONEL
South American Trip Accom
plished Only With Great
Danger to Roosevelt.
New York. The llscovery by Col.
Roosevelt of the River Duvlda was not
accomplished without great danger to
himself and members of his party, ac
cording to George K. Cherry and Leo
E, Miller, members of the staff of the
American Museum of Natural History,
who accompanied him.
Cherry, Who accompanied Col.
Roosevelt on the trip down the Du
vlda. told today how the party sub
sisted on what he called a "monkey
diet" when they faced starvation.
In the 2K years that he has been
making exploration trips to Houth
Houth America, Cherry said his ex
periences a« a member of the Roose
velt party had been the moot eventful
and hazardous.
"I never would make the same trip
again,” he said.
KILLCO BY ROBBERS.
New York.--Kagans Hoatllng, station
agent for the West Hhore River at Tap
pan, s suburban station on the west
hank of the Hudson, was shot ond kill
ed early today by two men who tried to
rub the case In his office.
Detailed Financial Statement
of River and Canal Commission
Has Made a Great Impression
Showed That River and Canal Commission Spent Money For
Levee Judiciously and Wisely—Made Many Enthusiastic
Supporters of Bond Issue to Be Voted on June Ist—Polls
Open at 8 and Close at 3 P. M.
The polls will open on election day
for the bond Issue at eight a. m.. and
close at three p. m. The stores of the
city will be closed from 12 o’clock
noon until four p. m., and maybe there
will be a full half holiday. The Mer
chants and Manufacturers Association
expects every merchant In the city of
any consequence to comply with the
request to close his store so that every
employe may vote.
The city offices may be closed for a
half holiday, and If not, certainly from
12 o’clock until after the election is
over. The city will also be asked to
suspend work in the various depart
ments so that every employe of the
city may be given time to vote.
The statement prepared by the Riv
er and Canal Commission which was
published In both daily papers yester
day, was read with great Interest by
large numbers, of people and a great
many who were lukewarm regarding
the bond Issue have been changed to
enthusiastic workers workers for It
because of the detailed statement
showing the receipts and disburse
ments. • , ,
Many Idle rumors have been demon
strated to be absolutely without foun
dation by the statement of the com
TWO OF CITY’S BIGGEST REAL
ESTATE FIRMS TO CONSOLIDATE
Alexander & Steiner and Good
win & Duvall Petition For
Charter For New Corporation
of Alexander-Goodwin-Duvall
Company
PROPERTY TO BE HANDLED
WORTH SEVERAL MILLIONS
Petition For Charter Filed With
the Clerk of Court This Morn
injf—Consolidation Effective
June Ist.
Two of Augusta’s largest real estate,
fire Insurance and loan firms. Alexan
der A Steiner and Goodwin A Duvall,
are to consolidate under the cnrporife
name of Alexsnder-Ooodwln-Duvall
Company. A petition for a charter
for the new concern was filed In the
office of the clerk of the superior
court this morning hv Messrs. Irvin
Alexander and Lansing Lee, attorneys.
The consolidation will become ef
fective June 1. and from that time
until October the present quarters of
Alexander A Btelner will he occupied
The announcement that the two big
concerns of Alexander A Steiner and
Goodwin A Duvall will he one and the
same henceforth will cause a tremend
ous amount of Interest 1n Augusta.
Not one of the gentlemen eonnected
with the two concerns needs any In
troduction to the people of this city.
Their records In business speak for
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$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY.
mission and the voters of the city have
been shown without question that the.
money obtained from the $1,000,000
bond issue of 1012 him been expended
judiciously and wisely.
The necessity for the bond issue
passing has become more and more
apparent to every one the more he
thinks of the matter. The titter ab
surdity of a clly starling an enter
prise of the character of the levee and
not finishing It is being realized every
where. The very life of the city for
the future depends upon the levee
being finished and the only way to get
money to do the work Is to Issue the
bonds.
If the bond Issue passes there will
he a number of new enterprises start
ted In Augusta Immediately . Quite a
number of Important enterprises de
pend absolutely upon the passuge of
the bonds. Augusta ran get a magnif
icent new commercial hotel, new en
terprises that require hydro electric
imwer and skilled labor If the bond is
sue passes, but If It doesn't she will
get no more enterprises, and those
that have romc here will feel like fold
ing their tents and stealing quietly
away to a city which affords soma
protection from high water.
ASA 13,10,000
IN II CRISIS
Further “Urgent Deficiency”
Item is Presented to the
House—lnteresting Details.
Washington.—Ths "further urgent
deficiency” appropriation bill, making
provision for more than $6,000,000 for
the present fiscal year largely on ac
count of the Mexican crisis, was be
fore the hou*,e today, An Interesting
statement had been prepared by the
War Department to show exactly the
approximate amount of the defclancles
In appropriations of the quartermas
ter’s department of the army, due to
the Mexican situation, to June 30 next.
This made a total of $4,673,136. R In
cludes $1,100,140, for subsistence arid
2,429,070 for transportation of the
army, both along the border and to
Mexico,
The figures presented showed that
fitting up chartered ships for troops
the animals cost SIIO,OOO For horse
shoes and nalla alone the hill carries
$26,000. The chartering of the steam
ers Haltlllo and Ban Marcos to June
30 cost $31,600 and for chartering of
additional steamers to Juno 30, $379,-
900 was asked.
The movement of troops to the Mex
ican border during April cost $165,(09.
HOME
EDITION
PRESIDENT
SANGUINE
ON RESULT
OF PLAN
PEACE
Confidently Awaiting Outcome
of Mediation Conference.
Pleased With Advices Re
ceived on Initial Session. Dis
turbing Factors Only Silli
man. Parks
Washington.— Secretary Bryan said
today that nos rfetlon had arisen with
regard to the nature of the credential.!
given the American commissioners.
Suggestion previously had been made
that. General Huerta’s representatives
might cause delay in the proceedings
by making the point that the powers
accorded to the American representa
tivcs were not equal to their own, they
having been vested with plenary pow
ers to deal with any situation thgl.
might arise without referendum to tile
Huerta government.
Next Development.
Washington. President Wilson
and his advisers today gave their at
tention to reports of the opening of
the Niagara Falls conference and con
fidently awaited next developments
In thu mediation proceedings. Re
ports of the American delegatee—
Justice Lamar and Former Solicitor
General Lehmann—were received at
the White House over a private tele
phone wire direct from the missions
headquarters on the American aide
of the border
Officials Pleased.
Government officials were pleased
over news of cordial and Informal
personal relations among members
of the two missions and the South
American envoys that marked the
opening of the conference. Such
conditions were considered unusually
propitious for the serious phases of
the proceedings that will be encoun
tered later.
There remained, however, disturb
ing factors In the equation today
The continued absence of news of the
movements of John R. Sllllmßn.
American vice consul, held by the
federals at Saltillo, and later report-
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BECIfIU
DEFENSE ENDS
Case Will Be in Hands of Jury
By Friday Noon—Verdict
May Follow Soon.
New York.—Both prosecution ard
defense In the case of Charles Beckei,
on trial for the murder of Herman
Rosenthal, rested before noon today.
The case will he In the hands of the
Jury before noon tomorrow and Beck
er’s fate may be decided by night.
After Isith sides rested court was
adjourned until 2 o’clock, the after
noon being given over to argument
by Murtln F. Manton, Becker's chief
counsel. At S o'clock tonight, Dis
trict Attorney Whitman will make the
closing address. He will conclude
about 11 o’clock and court will be ad
journed until 10:30 o'clock tomorrow
morning, when Justice Heabury will
deliver his charge.
Dr. Griffith Guilty of
Voluntary Manslaughter
Greeneburg, Pa Dr Martin E. Grif
fith, of Monesson, Pa., was convicted
here today of voluntary manslaughter
In having caused the death us Wm. J.
Robinson, a Pittsburgh music teach
er. Testimony for the defense was
that Dr. Griffith had forcibly operated
on Robinson whom he alleged had as
saulted Mrs. Griffith In her home.
President Will Speak
at Arlington June 4th
Washington. —President Wilson de
cided today to speak at Arlington Na
tional Cemetery on June 4, when tbe
monument to Confederate dead Is to
be dedicated. He made the engage
ment when Hilary Herbert submitted
to him the dedication program.
THE ESPERANZA ARRIVES.
New York.—The Ward Liner
steamer Esperansa which has been
In the service of the navy depart
ment for some time, arrived here to
day It was said at the navy yard
thst. the vessel probably would be
turned hack to the Ward Line.