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TWO WHEN TELEGRAM CAME 'HANG ALL AMERICANS,' SILLIMAN PUT IN JAIL Fellow Prisoner of U. S. Vice Consul Tells of Experiences at Saltillo When Wire Siqned “Victoviano Huerta” Told of Bombardinq of Vera Cruz By U. S. Warships Washington.—The Niagara Falls rotntcrence and its developments re retvAd the elosw attention of officials hsrc Saturday. While neither While House nor state department officials would discuss the progress of negoti ations. a general air of hopefulness prevailed. Secretary of State Ttrynn received long reports from the American com missioners at Niagara Fulls and af terwards visited the White House to go over the reports with President Wilson. Among Mr. Bryan's callers was John l.lnd and one of the legal advisers of the constitutionalists with »luiin the questions of constitution alist representation at the mediation conference was dlscuHsed. Consul Bllllmsn. Vice Consul John R. Hllliman re mained st the City of Mexico Sat urday roeupemtlng from the hardships of his trip from Saltillo. Ho expected to depart for Vera Cruz Monday. One of his fellow prisoners In the Haltlllo Jail, Dr. J. Franklin Moore, called at the state department today and told of his experiences. Mr. Moore was a practicing physician of twenty years' Augusta Business Public Invited to In spect the Hatfield Rail Joint at Albion Hotel Plans Laid For Gathering of Millions of Business Annually. Profits For Investors in Railroad Track Device Consid ered Very Bright—Railroads Report on Tests The ever-tlght Hatfield Itall Joint, no more loo** holt* on railroad* where the Hatfield Joint la used. Dnrln* the year 1911 several of the largest railroad* In the lCast hikl Norlhweat placed In their track* the llatfldd Hall Joint Nut Locking de vice The railroad* which made the** testa have reported as follow*; CENTRAL RAILROAD OK NEW JERSEY, Jersey City. N. J. Mar. 27. 1913. •The Hatfield Hull Joint Co., Macon Oa. Dear Sira: The Hatfield Rail Joint Nut Locking device wh* Installed on this road In December, lull, and ha* been effectlv* In keeping the Joints llalil. The bolt* have required no attention since In stalled and no hills have been renew ed. (Signed) M Griffin, Supervisor," "LONO ISLAND RAILROAD. Jamaica. N. Y, Jan. JO, 1914. Hatfield Hall Joint Mfg. Co., Macon, Oa. Dear Sira; The Hatfield Rail Joint Nut l/ocklna device placed on our track* In 1911 have done aatlsfactory aervlra. (Signed) K. M. \Vrav*r, K. M. of W." "CHICAGO - MILWAUKEE A ST PAUL HY. C.O Chicago, 111.. Mar. U, 19H. Hatfield Hall Joint Co, Macon. Oa Gentlemen: I beg to advise that we hav* had the Hatfield Hull Joint* Installed on our tin* about two >car* I examined them today and found all bolt* tight and doing good service. (Signed) Geo. W. Woodworth. Inspect, of Halls." "DELAWARE - LACKAWANNA A WESTERN RAIROAD. Hoboken, N. J„ March J 7, 1914. Hatfield Rail Joint Co. Macon. Oa Gentlemen: Beg lo advise that we placed n num ber of the Hatfield Hall Joint* In our track* In Deo, 1911, and they have given excellent result*. (Signed) Chief Engineer. M. of W,” The Hatfield Rail Joint Company hav* completed the experimental work and ha* It* plan* well laid for th* gathering of hUKlnes* that will aggre gate millions annually and In their cor respondents Dies today are four re queue for prices for Joint* *• follow*., 81. 060 ; Sll.noo; 1.000. and 92.000. Th* prospect* for a large hualne** In the Immediate future are very bright. The Hntfleid Hall Joint ha* been on exhibition in th* lobby of the Albion Hotel, and a nuroler of buatnea* and railroad men mere in to inspect It dur ing the day Krlday and Katuhlay. and all who have seen It an far are very favorably Impressed with tbe merits standing In Haltlllo. He said tranquil ity hud prevail'd there until April 2l’nd, when a telegram signed "Vtcto rlano Huerta" was received from the capital saying American warships were bombarding Vera Cruz. Immediately following the signal tire were the words "Hang all Americans,” presumably added by the telegraph operator. All Summoned. Messengers from the civil governor summoned all Americana In Haltlllo to headquarters. The doctor excused himself from the patient ho was at tending with a promise to return In a few minutes. But It was fifteen days before ho was again at liberty. He first was placed In a cell three feet by seven feet for twenty-four hours, hut the following day he was admitted to a large room where all the Amer ican prisoners were gathered, Includ ing Vico Consul Hllllmsn. They w< m treated fairly well, and were released only after they had Jointly signed a statement reciting that they had sim ply been detained to ensure their pro tection against possible violence. Kll llman, however, was held after the others left, on a charge that he wae a spy. of the Joint, nnd nnd profit* on the In vestment. During lb* day, the question was asked several times, what would the volume of buslnesa he and the profits from the Hatfield Hall Joint. Mr. Hatrirli) slated: From the United States statistics of railroad mileage ■Hi,l amount of business done by other rail Joint companies each year, thcro are 13.202.400 rail Joints purchased by Ihe railronds of the United Stales, which will require an annual Invest ment by the ratlraods of more than $20,000,000, and this company having the only rati Joint that will slay tight, and save the railroad 100.00 per mile annually. Assuming tlml Ihe Hatfield Hall Joint Company would get only one-tenth of the business the first twelve months then the company could t>ay a dividend of $.17.50 for ev ery SIOO Invested In Its slock. As suming that during Ihe following year that this company would get 20 per cent of the business. In that event th* company could pay a dividend of 175.00 on each share of Its stock, and havo SIOO,OOO for expenses and surplus. As suming that during Ihe following year that the railroads purchased not more than sti,oiio.ooo of the Hatfield Hall Joint, then $125 00 would he paid on each SIOO Invested, leaving for sur plus and expenses SIOO,OOO. During 1911 ihe purchase of the railroads from one tall Joint company amounted to $12.- 000,000, of rail Joints, which are very much more expensive and Inferior to the Hntfleid Hall Joint, therefore we have more chance to double 10 tier cent the first year, 20 per cent the sec ond >cdY. 30 per cent the third year's business than we do to fall below It. And If Augusta people want to Join In with the Macon- people In this good proposition, now Is the opportunity. Mr Hatfield slated further that all th* stockholder* In hi* company, *o far are Georgia people and he would Ilk* to finish promoting the company In thl* state. Several of the Augusta people have invested In the Mock of thi* company, the Joint will lie on exhibition at tli* hotel several day* next week, and all the tuisines* public are Invited to coma and Inspect thl* rail Joint and Invest tn the company** stock. If they find 1 hi* to be a valuable and safe Invest ment.—Adv. TABLET TO QAILLARD. Ch«H**toa. 8. C.—ln tbe historic VYenoh llugenot church, th* only con gregation of It* kind In th* United iState*, the Hugenot Hocletv of South Carolina and the llugenot Church Aid Society hav* placed a marble tablet to the memory of Col. David Dubose Halliard, corps of engineers, United States army, conqueror of Culebra in the Panama Canal Zone. The tsblct bear* a suitable Inscription it Is near tablets t«> the mqmory of Martha Washington. Matthew Fontaine Maury «nd U«n. W. H. F. l.e*. Huerta and His “Secret Executioner 99 LEFT TO: RIGHT: GENERAL VICTORIANO HUERTA AND DR. AL'RELIANO URRUTIA. T’rnilli, formerly Huerta's secreary of the Interior, recently resigned from the Dictator's Cabinet, and more re cently fled from Mexico City in terror for his life. Trrutla was known &b Huerta's "secret executioner," and was the most hated man in Huerta’s cabinet. He now declares that following his resignation, aides of Huerta plotted to 1,111 >llm » In order to escape these and his enemies among the people, he fled to Vra Cruz, disguished as a peon. U. S. SENATOR BRADLEY DEAD Seconded Nomination of Grant in 1880 and Roosevelt in 1904. Prominent 40 Years. Washington.—Wllllnm O. Bradley. United States senator from Kentucky, died here at 9:45 p. m. Saturday after a lingering illness, aggravated by a fall. \ Senator Bradley was one of the most distinguished republican leaders of Kentucky In hla generation. An orator of unusual ability, for forty years ho had linen prominent before the people of his slute and the nation. From the time ho became of ago until his death there was not a state convention of his party In which Sen ator Bradley was not a prominent fig ure lit* was but little less prominent In the republican national conven tions. For twenty-eight years he wap unanimously chosen a delegate at large from Kentucky to the national, convention*. At the convention in 1999 ho was the choice of hla state for president and received 105 votes for vice president in the 1888 conven tion. Three times he was chairman of his state delegation at the national convention. As one of the noted con vention orators of Ills time, he second ed the nomination of Grant In 1880 and that of Roosevelt In 1904 In llist II was Ills oratory largely that pre vented the reduction of Southern rep resentation In Ihe convention. CONCERT AT LAKE VIEW THIS P. M. Augusta Military Band Will Furnish the Music. Concert to Be Held From Five Until Seven. There will be a splendid concert at Like View Dark thl* afternoon front flvo until seven o’clock, anti no doubt many hundreds of people will attend. The Augusta Military Band, under Ihe leadership of Mr C. C. Howard, will Turn Is h the music. The following Is the program: Concert. t. March—Grenadier Guards, Losel. 2. Song—laive'a Dream. Israeli. 3 Medley Overture, l'alhy. 4 March-Butted States, Wagner 5 Fling Deg <T My Heart—(By re quest). Fisher Intermission. fi. March Triumphant Banner. Pauli. 7 Cornet Solo—lda Polk (by Sikes) Brlckey 8 Dlscrlptlve —lnvercargill—Llth grow 9. March Adalld—Hall. 10. Star Spangled Banner. Brooks. miss morrison’ white s BUYER, IN NEW YORK Pursuing s the general "up-to-the minute" policy of the J. R White * Co. tsore. Mis* M. W. Morrison, buyer for the reaily-to wenr department of the store, I* for the third time since January Ist. in New York. Miss Morrison, writing from New York, tells of the Interesting phases of Hummer fashion nnd upon her re turn she will hilng many new dress** and suit* wdth her. The frequent visits to the metropo lis of Ihe I. It. White department managers ta the secret of the success of the big store—patron* are kept' in timately In touch with the changing trend of fashion and they *»on learn that authenticity In thl* direction may be implicitly trusted. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. Walker Greene Shot To Death By Sam Rhodes Last Night Men Were Brothers-in-Law. Rhodes Came to City and Sur rendered—Killing Occurred Near Carmichael’s Club. Last night at 9 o’clock a wild telephone message reached town that a man had been killed on Butler's Creek Hill. There were no details, only a crazy call for Police, Help, Murder! Butler’s Creek Hill is the hill on the Old Savannah Road, just beyond Carmichael’s Pond. It was impossible to get into communication again with anyone in that lonely section, and the reporters had to go out there to find out any thing. It looked like a wild goose chase, indeed. Surrendered. The next thing that was heard in town was at 11:10 P. M. when Sam Rhodes, a young white man of 24 or 25, surrendered himself at the jail and confessed to the killing of his brother-in-law. Walker Greene, on Butler's Creek Hill. He walked into the jail with cartridges and pistol in his hands and admitted the shooting, but said he would not make a statement till after conferring with a lawyer. Rhodes is a mill operative and lives at 849 12th street. Ho Is said to have been perfectly sober. Led to Scene. Meanwhile, the reporters found some negroes, farm hands, employ ed on Mr. Jacob Phinizy’s place, walldng along the Old Savannah Road, who knew of the killing and lei them to the scene of the tragedy At the top of the long hill a sand road turns to the left, which leads, after half a mile of plowing through ten-inch sand, to an open knoll. And there they saw some twenty-five or thirty people sitting or standing circule-wise, and in the midst of them stretched out on a quilt the body of Greene. A colored woman was holding a lantern by his face It was a strange group; these silent people gathered around the dead In the light of two lanterns, with the hill sloping down into the dark ness all around, and the dim stars overhead. Negro Eye Witness. The Gory of the killing was told incoherently by an old negro named John Keller. He said that lie was driving in a buggy with “Mister Bud’’ (Walker Greene, tho dead man) coming from town. They were going east along the sandy road and just as they came to the crest of the hill where the body no wlay, the three-year-old colt which they were driving shied out of the road and bolted across into the Yield. They then saw a wagon in the road ahead of them. “Who’s that?’’ called out Greene. "Sam," came the answer. “You’re blocking up the road.’’ culled out Greene. Followed, according to the old negro an altercation about the right of-way in which both parties got somes what heated When Greene got control of the colt he got out of the buggy and stood talking to the occupants of the wagon, who turned out to he three men. Two of these were brothers named’ Ursery, and the third Bam Rhodes. While they were talking a fourth naan,’ Tate Hunt by name, came up ami joined the group. Began Cursing. Rhodes and Hunt were both brothers-in-law of Greene. The negro said that Rhode* began cursing Greene was heard to Bay: “I ain’t scared of none of you all." and the next thing the old negro was aware of was a pistol shot, followed In quick succession by four others. As Greene fell lie cried out, "O MY GOD! You done killed Mister Hud!" Whereupon, according to his statement, Rhodes thrust the pistol in Ills face and said. "If you open your brains out." Mr. Tate Hunt interfered at this point and the negro took to the woods and heard no more. Greene Was Shot Through the Heart Mr J. M Wallace, the dead man’s father-in-law and neighbor, gave the following account of the tragedy. He was standing in the door of his shop, about a hundred yards from the scene of the shooting, at about eight o’clock, when the two Urtureys, Tate Hunt and Sam Rhodes drove up in a two-horse wagon and bought coca-cola and a cigar apiece They laughed nnd joked and seemed in a hurry to get on home. They had been on a fishing trip down the rtver and were return ing from the direction of the New Savannah Road —that Is, going west along the sand road. Mr. Wallace noticed that they stopped at the crest of the hill, for he could see them light matches every once in a while and could see the glow of their cigars. They had been there about an hour, he said, when he heard the five pistol shots. There w’as a serious domestic trouble between Walker Greene and hi* brother-inlaw, Sam Rhodes, which dated from the death of Mrs. Rhodes, Greene’s sister about a year ago. In child bed. The trouble arose over the care of the little child which its father had continually attempted to take from the care of the Greenes. Had Not Spoken. For many months Greene had not spoken to Rhodes, even when he came home to visit his wife’s grave, which is within a stones throw of the house. Probably last night’s tragedy was the outcome of that old sore. The dead man’s knife was found near where he fell. Witnesses conflict on the point of whether It was open or not. It seems that Rhode* stated before he came Into town that he shot In self-defense. Augusta’s School Commencements Augusts Medical College. Tlie annua' commencement exercises of Ui. Augusta Medical College, the Medical' Ivpaitinent of the l’nlv*r»lty if Georgia, will h. held at the Grand Of.va house next Wednedday night. May 27th. The baccalaureate sermon wilt tie preached to the graduate* *nd faculty of the school by Rev, G. Sherwood Whit nev at 11:15 o’clock this morning at Bt. Paul*• Eplacopti! church. Graeawood School. The annual commencement excreta** of the tiraccwixnl school will be held at the achool l.ouac at Grsccwood, <Ja., next Thuraday, May J*th. There will ha two pupUa to rcceivt ctiUllcates, having aat- MEXICAN DELEGATES IN ALARM AT THREATENED ADVANCEJN CAPITAL Day of Suppressed Excitement at Niagara Falls Conference. While Situation in Mexico City Not Called Critical, Yet Ex tremely Grave. American Delegates Confer With Washing ton , 18 fact Wily coepleted the ten grades. The principal address will be made by Col. Samuel L. Olive, of Augusta. The annual picnic of ahe Gracewood school will be held next Wednesday at Winder Springs. Tainlng School. The annual graduation exercises Training school for teachers, which is conducted at the John Mi'lledge school, will be held at 5:3*0 o’clock Friday after noon in the office of the Board of Edu cation. The occasion will be very quiet. There will be no formal program. Tubman High Bchool. The annual commencement exerciser of the Tubman High school will be held at the Grand Opera house on the even ing of June 11th, at 8:30 o’clock. There are twenty-four young ladies in the graduating class. On Sunday, June 7th, the -baccalaureate sermon will be de livered; on Tuesday. June oth, the an nual class day exercises will be held at the school, and on Wednesday night, June 10th, the Junior-Senior banquet will be given at the school. Mount St, Joseph’s. The annual commenment of the Mourn St. Joseph’s Academy on The Hill is an nounced for Friday, June 12th. at 0 p. m. The exercises will occur at the new school house, provided the building is in shape by that time. There are yet only a few minor touches to be put on the work. Hephzibah High Sch^l. The annual graduation exercises of the Hephzibah High school, Hephzibah, Ga., will be held on the evening of June Bth. This is one of the three high schools under the control of the Board of Education of Richmod county and is the only rural high school in the county. Its graduates receive diplomas same as the graduates of the Richmond Academy or the Tubman High school. Sacred Heart Convent. The commencement exercises of the Sacred Heart Convent, for girls, will be held at the Sacred Heart College hall on June 10th. There will be no grad uates. The exercises will consist of music, recitations, etc. Richmond Academy. The graduation exercises of the Acad emy of Richmond county will take place June 9th at the Opera House. Details have not as yet been made.| It is prob able, however, that a permanent organ ization of the alumni association will be effected. SLEUTH LEHON ISSDESJ CARD Manager of Burns Agency Says They’re Being Persecuted For Belief in Frank’s Innocence. Atlanta, Qa—Declaring their only crime "has been possibly the public an nouncement of our belief In Leo M. Frank’s innocence," Daniel y 3. Lehon, southern manager for William J. Burns, the detective, issued a statement hero tonight defending himself and fellow operatives of the charge of using im proper methods In obtaining affidavts whch were used in an effort to obtain a new trial for the factory superintend ent. Mr. T.ehon was indicted yesterday on the charge of subornation of perjury In connection with the case of Frank, who Is under sentence of death for the mur der of 14-year-old Mary Phagan. Ho and several other Burns’ operatives also were arrested last night, charged with violating city ordinances regulating the activltes of outsde detectves. Speaking further of the declaration of Frank's innocence, the statement says: "in announcing any other conviction, would have been to stultify our own conscience, which wo rre unwilling to do even for public approval. lam con fident that the fair-minded public will not submit to a continuance of this per secuton.’’ , CAPT. W. A. WILKINS ENTERS COTTON BUSINESS IN NEW ORLEANS. Capt. W. A. Wilkins, of Waynes boro, and who has a large number oT friends in Augusta, will be interested to know that he has formed a part rershtp and entered the cotton busi ness in New Orleans. The following announcement has been received in Augusta: SOLARI, WILKINS «r FENNER, 204 Weis Building, New Orleans, La. Cable address: "Sowiifen, New Or leans." Telephone Number: Main 3603. Members of New Orleans Cot ton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Future Brokers Association; As sociate members of the Liverpool Cotton Association. Monday, the Eighteenth of May, Nlneteen-Fourteen. We beg to announce that we have this lay formed a eo-pnrtnership under the firm name of Solar), Wil kins & Fenner, for the purpose of transacting a cotton commission business. A. JOHN SOLARI, W. A. WILKINS. CHAS E. FENNER SPENT *585.75. Washington. —Senator Overman Sat urday filed with the secretary of the senate the statement required by law showing he expended $85.75 In his campaign for renomlnatlon. WANT DR. COOK RECOGNIZED Washington.— A petition signed by several thousand citizens of Michigan, asking congress to recognize Frederick A. Cook as the discoverer of the North Pole, was presented to the senate Saturday. SIOO,OOO N. C. FIRE. N*wb*rn, N. C.— Fire, believed to have originated from a spark from a passing locomotive, late Saturday destroyed the plant of the West Box [ and Lumber Co. her*. SUNDAY, MAY 24. Niagara Fails, Ont.—Contrary no gen eral expectation, this has proved to be a day of Intense activity. The media tors had expected to take a rest and be gin work again Monday, when suddenly and without warning they were advised by the Mexican delegates that the sit uation called for prompt and decisive action. The American delegates were notified to appear and conference after conference followed. From the moment, shortly after no©*, when it was officially announced tilag the first full meeting of the delegates oi both sides was to be held later In the day until after the American delegates had gone back to The American side of the river shortly before midnight, there was an atmosphere of suppressed excite ment about every move made both by the mediators and by the representatives of the United States and Mexico. Speculation and Rumor. Speculation and rumors of all sorts as to the exact purpose of this sudden call *ri»? together of the entire mediation body were virtually set at rest when it was admitted that the moving cause for he precipitated step was the condition in Mexico, the taking of Saltillo and the threatened Constitut onalist advance upon the capital. It was declared that while the situation there hardly could be vailed critical, yet it was grave. It was said to be the desire of the Mexi can delegates to see some form of pro visional government established in the City of Mexico before events brought about a cr sis in the capital. Secrecy Maintained. • There was an evident disposition to waive all immaterial points at issue and come together squarely in an effort to reach a conclusion. The meeting was held early in the afternoon. At its close a bulletin was issued announcing that the conference had been held at the request of the Mexican representa tives fov the purpose of informing the mediators and the American representa tives of the ideas of their government concerning several interesting points for th best solution of the present difficulty. It was decided to maintain secrecy in regard to these points until a concrete solution shall have been reached, to which end the informal convrsations will continue Had No Idea. Before they went into session the Am erican delegates had no idei which of the several phases of the situation was to be broached. The meeting lasted less than half an hour and the “conversa tion” was conducted through an Inter preter. The discussion was pointed but good natured and the early adjournment was taken to enable the American dele- \ gates to confer with the authorities at Washington. The meeting adjourned until 10 o’clock tonight. It was significant that .while the views had been so divergent before this afternoon’s session as to give rise to the distinct statement that there was a “hitch” the atmosphere was so cleared at the end of the conference that a spirit of optimism was displayed by all of the participants. Land Question. It is asserted by those who should he informed that the settlement of the land question has been a vexed problem but this matter has now reached such a stage that confidence in its ultimate adjust meet is expressed freely. During the afternoon the American delegates attended the funeral, in the little city of Niagara Falls that lies on the American side, of Andrew M- Saunders. an American marine who was accidentally killed by a comrade during the occupation of Vera Cruz. MEMORIAL TO UNGLjJEMUS Gov. Slaton Delivers the Ad dress After Children Enjoyed Festivities at Wren’s Nest. Atlanta, Ga.— I Transformed into the world of fancy of Joel Chandler Hams, with the familiar spirit* of Uncle Re mus. the Tar Baby, Miss Meaders and Bre’r Fox presiding at such sites as the Thimble Finger Well and the Honey Bee Tree, the home of the southern folk-lore writer was dedicated here today as a permanent shrine and memorial Hundreds of children participated in the festival occasion at the When’s Nest and Snap Bean farm, as the home of the dead author is familiarly known. The annual May festival was held imme diately after tlie conclusion of the dedi catory exercises. Tiio occasion was arranged primarily by the Uncle Rmus Memorial Associa tion. embracing lovers of the literature of tho writer. Governor Sla ton delivered the dedicatory address at the eexrclses and short talks were made by Mayor James O. Woodward, of At lanta, F. J. Pax son. chairman of the ad v sory board of the memorial associa tion. Mrs. A. Mcl). Wilson, president of the memorial association, and others. A bronze medallion of the author, the 'w'ork of Roger Noble Burnham, the Bos ton scirlptor. was unveiled, and a bronze panel by the same sculptor was present ed. The panel represented in relief Br’r Rabbit making a speech to the anl ma's in the dream world of the folk-lore writer. Bicycle, Motorcycle and Motor-Paced Racing Fete New York. —Patron* of the cycle world will have a variety of racing provided for them this season At tho Brighton Beach Motordrome. Bicycle, motorcycle, and motor-paced racing will be on the program every Satur day. Sunday, and Wednesday nights, starting with the opening night. May 30, and continuing during the summer month*. Riders from the Newark, New Hav en. Boston and Philadelphia tracks will compete in the various events. The track is being made over, the low er section being converted Into a bicy cle saucer. When completed it will be one of the fastest In the world. Tho world'* motor-paced record of sixty one miles an hour stands a good chance of being shattered over the new course which will allow seventy mile* an hour under favorable condi tion*.