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U. S. Delegates Cross to Canada Soil For Ist Conference
THE WEATHER
Generally fair tonight
and Sunday.
VOLUME XIX, No. 143.
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NEGOTIATIONS SLOW BY
GRAVE IMPORTANCE OF
THE IIP TASK
South American Envoys, As Well As the United States and
Huerta Deleqates, Embarrassed Bv Overwhelming Number
of Inquiries Regarding Part Constitutionalists Are to Play.
None 01 Vital Issues Yet Reached. Participants Feel
Their Obligation to Whole World
Niagara Falls, Ont.—Aonnouncernent was made shortly after noon to
day that the first full conference between the mediators and both the
American and Mexican delegates w ill be held tonight.
It was arranged at the request of the Mexican delegates, who met the
mediators informally this morning. A fterward the mediators sent for the
American delegates to consult them about the matter.
Over Preliminaries.
Niagara Falls. Ont. —It appeared to
day that there had been some diffi
culty in getting the parties to the
conference to agree concerning an es
sential phase of the preliminaries.
The mediators declined to disclose
the character of the difficulties which
are causing delay.
Daily Inquiries.
Niagara Falls, Ont. —A great deal
of embarrassment is felt by the en
voys of Brazil, Argentia and Chile, as
well as by the delegates of the Wash
ington and Mexico City governments,
because of the impatience of the pub
lic which is awaiting an adjustment
of the Mexic.aji question. Every day
they are overwhelmed with inquiries
as to the part the constitutionalists
mav play in the negotiations and
similar questions. The most persis
tent relate to the future of Huerta,
and whether his resignation has been
demanded.
Not Vital Issue Yet.
As a matter of fact not one of the
vital issues has been reached. Until
preliminaries can be smoothed out
the South American envoys do not.
hope to say how long the conference
will continue. After separate ses
sions last night with delegates from
Mexico and the United States the
mediators said they believed they
were almost ready to progress in the
popular acceptance of the terms.
The situation as it has been so far
was explained in this way by spokes
man for the mediators.
As Strangers.
The South American diplomatists,
the representatives of the United
States and of the Huerta government
came together practically as individ
ual strangers and also with imper
fect knowledge of the Issues to be
presented. As in all negotiations of
this character time necessarily was
consumed in becoming acquainted
and in reaching an understanding of
each other’s personal idiosycrasies.
When President Wilson and Gen
eral Huerta accepted the good offices
or the South American envoys the
latter felt certain that the Niagara
Falls conferences would be ifegant
of very great possibilities, reaching
far beyond peace in Mexico and
touching the peace of the whole west
ern hemisphere.
Clarifying Whole View.
Out of the conference is to come,
it is hoped by those upon whom tile
responsibility has fallen, some clarl
fving of the view of all Latin-America
respecting the attitude of the United
States and the relation of this coun
try for a long time to come with the
republics of Central and South Amer
ica
Because of the grave importance
of their task, therefore, and their ob
ligation to the whole world, the me
diators feel that the time consumed
in preliminaries has been necessary.
It was necessary for each side to de
cide what they were willing the scope
of the conferences should be and also
the question of the prejudices exist
ent in Mexico, a legacy from a for
mer war.
With Great Care.
Then there must be studied with
great care the economic problem and
bow far the Mexican delegates as
well as the mediators themselves,
woudl feel justified in taking up any
reformatory or revolutionary treat
ment o' the land question and how
Tar treatment of this question is es-_
sential to the establishment of a
stable government. Beside these con
siderations it i« pointed out the Tam
pico incident and the question wheth
er the taking of Vera Crux was justi
fiable, are comparatively unimpor
tant.
Concur in Ruling Giving
Mrs. Wilson Land Title
Lot Angeles, Calif.—Concurrence In
the recent decision by the register
of the local land office giving Mrs
Woodrow Wilson title to 60 acres of
land in the Coachella Valley has been
given bv O. R. W. Robinson, receiver
of the local land of lce
Mrs Wilson came into ro'session
ot the land through original filing of
John T King, who sold his right to
Mrs Margaret Axson Elliott, Mrs
Wilson’s sister She in turn sold to
Mrs. Wilson. In the complete rul
ing the land office held the confusion
in the title was due to misunderstand
tog of the law.
THF one PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. =====
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
2ND SENTENCE
TO DEATH FOR
BECKER, Z9TH
Following Conviction For
Rosenthal Murder, to Be
Sentenced Next Friday—Ap
peal Acts As Stay of Execution
—Has Over Year to Live
New York.— For the second time Chas.
E. Becke*r former police lieutenant, to
day occupies a cell in the Tombs prison,
the convicted murderer of Herman Ros
enthal, pambler, for the actual killing
of whom the four srunmen paid the pen
alty in the electric chair a little more
than a month ago.
Today, as on October 25th, 1912, the
day following his first conviction for
the murder, Becker’s only hope to es
cape the fate of the gunmen lay in ap
peal from the verdict. On Friday of
next week Becker will he sentenced and
soon thereafter he will be returned to
the death house at Sing Sing, which he
left last February on the order of the
court of appeals that he be given a new
trial.
More Than Year.
A second appeal, which is certain to
he made, will act as a stay of execution
giving Becker more than a year to live
and with it the hope of another reversal
of the judgment of the trial court.
The verdict of guilty by the jury, re
turned after four hours and five min
utes* of deliberation, came as a shock to
Becker, his devoted wife and his lawyers.
They had hoped for acqulittal; they had
expected a disagreement hut had not for
a moment thought that a jury would
convict Becker after the court of ap
peals’ decision.
Basis of Appeal.
Martin T. Manton, chief of the Beck
er lawyers, announced that his appeal
would he based on the admission of the
testimony of Mrs. Liillian Rosenhurg.
widow of "Lefty Louie." the ruling of
the court in refusing to hear before the
jury the argument on theadmisslhllity
of the "Dago Frank" Cirofici confession
and on the justice’s charge to the jury
to which he took exception in court.
Becker refused to discuss the verdict.
To a newspaper reporter the condemned
man replied to an expression of sorrow
that "I feel porrv for mvaelf." Then he
was led away to his cell.
Mayor Mitche’s Letter.
New York. —Becker spent a quiet
night in his coll and awoke refreshed
and qomparatively cheerful. He ate
a hearty breakfast and then read the
newspaper accounts of his convic
tion
District Attorney Whitman today
received tho following letter from
Mavor Mitchel:
“I have Just heard of the outcome
of the Becker case. The whole com
munity Is under obligation to you.
Your work has been splendid.”
15,000 Additional Hands
For Oklahoma Harvest
Oklahoma City.—Fifteen thousand
additional hands will be needed in
Oklahoma to harvest the 1914 wheat
crop, according to State Labor Com
missioner Dougherty. The commis
sioner estimate- the crop at 40,000,000
bushels, the largest the state ever
has produced.
Harvesting will begin the first week
in June
Body of Late Consul
Gen'l Griffiths on Way
Liverpool.— body of the late John
L. Griffith* United Bta#** con*ul *?*n
eral In London, wai carried on board the
Carman la today for uhlpment to New
York after bavin* re*ted In *t;ite ■lnca
ve*terdAy In the town hall of Liverpool.
The only other foreigner ever accorded
thi* honor wa» the late Mayor Gaynor of
New York
The lord mayor of Liverpool with a
atrong detachment of pol re e*ro-«en the
body from the town him to the dock.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 23, 1914.
TIDWELL GETS ,
TWELVE YEARS
IN 51 PEN
Motion For New Trial Denied
Prior to Sentence —Notice
of Appeal to South Carolina
Supreme Court Given
Greenville, S. C.—The motion for a
new trial filed by attorneys of G. W.
Tidwell. Sr., convicted yesterday of
manslaughter in connection with the
killing of R. Emmett Walker, here was
today denied by Judge T. J. Maulding.
Tidwell then was sentenced to 12 years
in the state penitentiary. His attor
neys immediately gave notice of an
appeal to the state supreme court.
Of Manslaughter.
Greenville, S. C.—George W. Tid
well, Sr., a traveling salesman, was
found guilty of manslaughter by a
jury here late Friday as a result oT
the shooting and killing of R. Emmett
Walker, paymaster of a local cotton
mill and prominent socially.
Temporary insanity, caused by the
discovery of alleged improper rela
tions between the dead young man
and his daughter, was the defense of
Tidwell. Immediately after the ver
dict was rturned counsel for the con
victed man asked for a new trial and
arguments will be heard on the mo
tion in circuit court here today. Sen
tenee will not be levied until the
hearing.
Walker was shot to death In the
entrance of his office on March I2th
last. His prominent connections,
both socially and in business life,
caused unusual interest to be mani
fested in the trial of Tidwell.
The jury was out eight hours.
LEAVES CITY OF MEXICO
Mexico City.—Jose Maria Lozano,
who recently resigned as minister of
communication and public works, has
left the capital. His destination is
believed to be Coatzacoalcos, whence
he will sail for Europe or South Am
erica.
Whole Garrison, 300
Put to Death By
Victorious Rebels
Washington.—Mexico City
dispatches to diplomatic rep
resentatives here today re
ported that when the con
stitutionalists captured Tepic
several days ago, they put to
death the entire federal gar
rison of 300. The dispatches
also confirmed reports that
Gen. Obregon’s force were
hastening on to Gaudalajara
and that there was great ap
prehension among foreigners
in that city. Bandits also were
reported to be menacing the
city.
Rumors of Conspiracy Against Villa
f^P'K
LEFT TO RIGHT: GENERAL PANCHO VILLA AND GENERAL MACLO.
VIO HERRERA.
Word comes from Chihuahua of rumors of a conspiracy being hatch
ed by enemies of General I'ancho Villa in the constitutionalist ranks. Ac
cording to the story a plot I* on foot to overthrow Villa after the taking
of Haltillo and place General Maelovjo Herrera at the head of the victor
ious rebels on their triumphant inarch to Mexico City.
Dean of ihe Mediators and His American
Wife
c»**ro r wn
AMBASSADOR DA GAMA AND WIFE.
Ambassador T)a Gama, of Brazil, dean of the A. B. C. mediators, and
his American wife, who was Mrs. A. J. Hearn, the New York society wo
man, photographed at Niagara Falls, where the Brazilian Ambassador 1h
taking a prominent part in the mediation conference.
Hundreds of Augustans Own or
Are Paying For Homes in the Flood
District; They Must Get Protection
Question of Bonds to Be Decided on June Ist Will Affect
Every Person in the City—Particularly Does the Matter
Come Home to the Man of Small Means Who Wants
Security From High Water For His Little Home.
There are hundreds of people in Au
gusta with only moderate meini who
have either paid for their modest homes
or who are paying for them as fast as
they can by saving theh* earnings. These
people are just as much inierest.ed In the
city being protected from high water as
any others, or more so. If a freshet
comes and wreaks destruction to the
clay of Augusta, as has been done on
previous occasions, the man who has
just paid for his little home or who is
trying to pay for it, is damaged, rela
tively, as much as the man who owns
large Broad street properties, and more
for ttie man with only a small salary
vyil lose his all, whereas the large prop
erty owner has other investments.
The argument as to why every man in
the city of Augusta should favor the
bonds is so overwhelming that It need
not be urged. What hi being urged,
however, Is the pressing necessity on the
people to go to the poHs Monday week
and vote.
In almost every ward In the city there
are sections which will be affected In
the event of high water. Particularly
in the first, second, third, fourth and
fifth wards are there great numbers of
people who have properties liable to
overflow and there are, as stated, hun
dreds of people who have practiced
economy and self-denial in order to have
a little home of their own. With the
constant danger of floods these homes
are liable at any time to he ruined und
Instead of a man’s property enhancing
In value he will find that without flood
(protection th*r<* will be a diminishing
value.
The people of Augusta are appealed to
for ther own self preservation to support
the bonds on June 1 when the question
of whether or not the city shall Issue
s7f)o,t¥Kt additional bonds with which to
complete the levee, will be divided. It
is ;i matter which comes home to dvery
citizen of the city whether he owns
properly or not, for that which affects
the general welfare of the community
affects every Individual In It.
WILL REPORT TO BADGER
Washington.—Permission has been
given to the Brazilian government to
H**nd three naval officers tw the UnltejJ
Htates to study modern battleships and
military matters. They are to report
to Admiral Badger, commander-In
chief of the At la nib- fleet, on board
the Wyoming at Vera Cruz.
This courtesy Is a part of the pol
icy adopted by the United Htates to
ward the governrne.ntH of the South
American republics Twelve Argen
tinian, two Cuban and several Peru
vian officers have already been sta
tioned on American battleships.
BANK OWES SIBO,OOO.
Paris, Ky. It was umYfflchilly *h
tlmatod today that the Indebtedness
of the Bank of George Alexander A
Co., which waa closed by the state
banking department last Tuesday,
would reach SIBO,OOO.
George Alexander, pt* f of the
bank was arrested late yesterday
charged with having made false on
tries and with misappropriation of
funds.
BENATOR BRADLEY SINKING.
Washington.—Small hope was en
tertained by attending physicians to
day for the recovery of Senator A. O.
Bradley, of Kentucky, who has been
critically ill here for some time. His
condition was such last night, that
physicians remained at hla bed tide.
Early today Senator Bradley war re
ported to be gradually grovdng
weaker.
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25 DIE WREN
LIGHTSHIP
m
New Craft For Halifax Harbor
Strikes Rock in Heavy Foq.
Bodies With Lifebelts on Re
covered
Halifax, N. S. -The lona of the now
lightship, Halifax No. 11), with all of
the twenty-five men on board, is in
dicated by the discovery of wreckage
and three bodies near Lisconib, 100
miles east, of here, today.
The lightship was on her way to
this port from Paisley, Scotland, where
she was built
The lightship, due here yesterday, la
believed to have struck a. rock while
feeling her way through the thick fog
that has enshrouded the coast for
several days.
“Halifax No. 19.”
Wreckage wan sighted and the bod
ies picked up. The steamer Dufferin
reported that lifebelts marked "Hali
fax No. 10," were strapped about all
the victims.
Upon receipt of the news of the
wro<;k the government marine agency
here made preparations to send out
steamers in Hearch of other bodies. All
of the victims are believed to he
Scotchmen engaged by the builders at
Pasiley to navigate the vessel across
the Atlantic.
The lightship sailed a few days ago
from St. Johns, N. F\, where she had
stopped for coal.
Llseomb, the supposed scene of the
disaster, is a small island off the east
ern coast of Nova flcotlo, and is about
40 miles west of Cape Hanson.
COPS REED RER
FIST JICDRBT
Picture Slasher Kept Up
Tirade When Arraigned. Raid
Militant Headquarters.
London.—Headquarters of the Wo
men’H Social and Political Union, the
militant suffragette organization,
were raised this afternoon by the po
lice.
After thoroughly ransacking the
rooms they arrested one official al
lowing the other women in the place
to depart. There was no disturbance
inside ttie building but a suffragette
who arrived during the raid assaulted
a policeman and appeared to be great
ly aggrieved when he declined to ar
rest her. The public outside was dis
tinctly hostile to the women but a
largo force of policemen protected
them.
Friday Graham, the suffragette
who yesterday slashed a number of
valuable paintings In the National
Art Gallery, today was committed for
trial after a hearing at the police
court.
The accused kept up a continual
tirade at the prisoners’ enclosure and
was hold fast by two policemen
throughout the (proceedings.
The pictures* were not so badly
damaged as had ben thought, accord
Ing to the evidence of an official
from the gallery.
Broke Glass Case.
London. Two suffragette vandals
today broke the glass case of an ex
hibit In the mummy room of the Brlt
iah museum. No damage was done to
the exhibits. Doth women were ar
rested.
Another One.
Edinburgh, Scotland,—A picture of
King George, V,, by John Lavery, In
the Royal Scottish Academy here was
hacked by a suffragette this after
noon. The woman used a hatchet,
smashing the glass and making a
gash several Inches long In the can
vtts When attested Kite refused to
give her name.
Fuse Failed.
Glasgow, Scotland. The failure of
a fuse early today saved the viaduct
which carries half of Glasgow’s water
supply from f/ich Katrine, 42 miles
away.
A watchman noticing some freshly
turned earth, made an Investigation
and discovered two powerful bombs
with a halt-burned fuse. In the vi
cinity lie found a woman’s hand bag
containing yesterday’H Issue of The
Suffragette and a placard stating thst.
the destruction of the viaduct was a
protest against the treatment of Mrs
Emmeline Paukhurst.
CHURCH OF NEW JERUSALEM
Cincinnati. —The general convention
of the Church of the New Jerusalem
opened here this morning. The religi
ous service was conducted by the Rev.
Wm. L. Worcester, of Cambridge, N.
H„ and the annual address was de
livered by Rev. Julian K. Htnythe, of
New York.
HOME
EDITION
RELIEF AS
SILLIMAN
SAFE; OFF
TO VERA
CRUZ
To Send Detailed Report of
His Detention From There.
In Good Health. Eagerly
Awaiting News of Carranza’s
Decision Regarding Peace
Conference
iiZ I 9 n' _ f Mr ! l#ry riryan, Jno.
u.tl. 1 ChHr, '« A - Douglass, the
alls? ™‘’ reee ? tl ? g the constitution
at tho K . n . y ’ , lli( a lonß conference
Mrn„ ‘ te dß|,artme » t after which
Nnne ?f ,s Went to W,lUe House.
None of tile men would reveal the
subject of their conference
At H'o constitutionalist, agency it
was said no word had been received
regarding reprejenfation of the con
ference" thR Nla * ara con
... , . Co "fi r mcd By Bryan.
Washington. Whether (Jen c*r
iftiiza finally would send a represen
tative to the Niagara mediation con
lerence Ih a development In the Mexi
can situation eagerly awaited here. It
Ih expected that after another consol
ation by telegraph with Carranza
late today some positive light may be
abed on the situation by local consti
tutionalist rrpn'Hf.ntativeH. It wan ix-
Iterated that If Carranza finally de
termined to send a man to the con
forence hln functions probably would
oe restricted to narrating to the me
diators the constitutionalists' alms.
Not as Delegate.
He would not go as a delegate or to
seek participation In the mediation
preliminaries. There probably would
bn a specific understanding that the
constitutionalists were not committed
to uny proposal of the mediating en
voys.
I’resident Wilson and his advisers
during the day continued in close
touch with the Niagara negotiations.
News that John R. Stillman, Ameri
can vice consul, who had been held by
federulH. had arrived safely in Mexico
City, relieved a menacing circumstance
Details Expected.
Hllllman was expected to proceed to
Vera Cruz, from where. It was as
sumed, he would send detailed reports
of the conditions under which he was
detained.
Secretary Bryan today was assured
by the Brazilian minister in the Mexi
can capitol that Killiman was In good
health and would leave for Vera Cruz
Monday.
After receiving encouraging reports
this morning from Commissioners La
mar and Lehmann President Wilson
left tho White House for a ride and
recreation.
456 Refugees Coming.
At the war and navy departments
routine communications were received
from officers at Vera Cruz. Consul
Canada forwarded a wireless message
asking that New York Underwriters
be advised that the steamer Atlantis,
which ran ashore two days ago HO
miles north of Point Jerez, probably
will lie a total loss. She had no cargo
and her passengers, as previously re
ported, had been rescued. Tho steamer
Monterey which left Puerto Mexico
yesterday Consul Canada reported
would proceed to New Orleana carry
ing f&Srefugees.
Japan Ratifies Treaty
With the United States
Tokio. —The Japanese-American ar
bitration treaty, It was announced by
the government today, haa been rati
fied by Julian,
The treaty ratified by Japan today
Is one of a number of similar tenor
that have been negotiated by the state
department. The treaties were rati
fied by the United mates senate on
Feb. 22 last. As t stifled the treaty
pledges the contracting governments
to arbitrate all question* excepting on
ly those affecting vital Interests, in
dependence or national honor and the
rights of third parties.
REFORMED PRESBYTERIANS
Cincinnati.—Consideration of com
mittee reports took up the time of
the members at the synod of the Re
formed I'resbytcrlan church here to
day An address was made by Dr.
It. If. Itlederhoff, of the federal coun
cil of churches.
18 FIREMEN IN HOSPITAL.
Chicago.—Eighteen firemen were
'n hospitals here today on account of
serious injuries suffered In the fire
and explosion which yesterday de
stroyed the building occupied by a
saloon. Six other persons Injured by
flying glass and masonry were in hos
pitals and six firemen and 19 citi
zens were under care oT physicians at
their homes. Three of the injur -d
firemen may die.