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Mexican Envoys Iddicate Mediation Moves to be Slow THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Fri day. 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. =========== THE ONE PAPER IN MOCT HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. THE AUGUSTA HERALD Brinks Jkwmj Ftomi £@®for®H ©f §(§) nt D@dk WORLD’S LARGEST STEAMER ARRIVED TODAY ON MAIDEN TRIP THIS composite photograph shows the gigantic dimensions of the new Hamburg-American liner Vaterland, the greatest ship in the world, which completed her maiden voyage to New York coday. | | f I, *, -- >: -> •; »' » ••>■■>'*;£* c* -- - mMUsnmwmti' ttttm flMM IBWSB# ’■*** HW > ———————————————————awaWßUßteM NEW GIANT OF DEEP HERE Tens of Thousands Give Noisy Welcome to Leviathan Vater 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. i Noisy Welcome. New York.—The Vaterland of the (Continued on Next Page.) HE’S "FIN DING”OUT WHAT MELLEN KNOWS OF VANISHED MILLIONS fe>' ■!. ■•* . V ' f c , sgw*^^L^ 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. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MAY 21, 1914. v*A»r*xXfA.xb 950 ** -'M&i § ■ < / xJ'f' M L p M ik ' 9 1 * - ' was** -™ s ~ * a?— v -. ,Xz l *■:2SS££2s £2* ~ ■ -J st: se.ejs*s s r* - ; 9 **"' ■ ■ ■ / g -WOOVWOWXSC 'BUTOttKG 75015 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 (Continued on next page.) 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 (Continued on Next Page.) $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- (Continued on Next Page.) 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.