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Ready With List of Names For Dictator’s Successor
THE WEATHER
Partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday.
VOLUME XIX, No. 146.
HUERTA FACES SERIOUS
STRAITS; TREASURY IS
EMPTY, UNREST CROWS
As Dictator’s Deleqates at Peace Conference Recede From
Oriqinal Position on Land Issue, Renewed Dissatisfaction
Evident at the City of Mexico. Washinqton Encouraged
Over Peace Prospect.
Niagara Falls, Ont. —“We will not let the agrarian question dis
rupt the mediation proceedings,” said one of the Mexican delegates
today. “I think there is a way of coining into common accord on
this and other points so that we may complete our work very short
ly.”
List of Suitables.
Niagara Falls —The Mexican delegates are about ready to present a
lift of suitable persons from which to choose a provisional president
and the American government and the mediators to indicate one who
would be acceptable.
They fully expect that the provisional government established as
a result of the mediation is to be accorded prompt recognition.
American Delegates.
Niagara Falls, Ont.—The American delegates and the mediators went
into conference shortly before noon. It was the first talk they had since
late Sunday night. The interval has been occupied in conferences be
tween diplomats and Mexican delegates.
Encouragement.
Washington, D. C.—Administration
chiefs said today they were en
couraged by these cordial develop
ments in the Mexican situation:
The Huerta and American missions
at Niagara Falls were nearing accord
on the disposition of the troublesome
land problem—one of the causes of
Mexican unrest.
A satisfactory basis for resolving
the dispute between the Huerta gov
ernment and the United States —the
international phase of the equation—
was o‘,‘ ?red to have been reached.
Considering Proposals.
Denial had been made that Carran
za had refused to consider any form of
mediation proposal's. Some men in
the confidence of the constitutional
ists declared the northern chief was
closely watching proceedings at Nia
gara and was seriously considering
some proposals. Of those develop
ments the view was taken in some
quarters that reports that tlie two
missions sought to approach the vex
ing agrarian problem in a spirit of
conciliation, seemed most encourag
ing.
Hope Grows.
The Huerta delegates were said to
have receded from their original posi
tion that the land issue was for inter
nal solution only, while the American
mission gave ground for their first
viewpoint that it should be settled at
the mediation proceedings. With that
factor giving promise of adjustment,
the hope grew in administration cir
cles that further aggressive move*
ments by American troops in Mexico
could be averted, and peace ultimately
restored in the southern republic.
To Continue Longer.
Reports from Mexico state there was
a hopeful feeling among government
officials over the conference hut they
believed it would continue longer than
first anticipated.
Carranza’s ultimate position ovef
mediation was discussed again todav
by observers of the situation. Home
took the view that even if the northern
ers fought their way into Mexico City
there still would be work for a mediating
board in helping to establish a consti
tutional government; that the good of
fices of the South American republics
STILLNESS INSTEAD OF BEDLAM AS WOMEN
VANDALS JAILED; 2,000 POLICE FOR DERBY
Militant Picture Slashers Get
Six Months Each. Extra
ordinary Precautions Taken
For Races.
London—Almost uncanny stillness,
In marked contrast to recent police
<ourt scenes in which militant suf
fragettes participated, prevailed today
during the trial and conviction of the
women vandals of the national gal
lery and Royal Academy.
Six months Imprisonment was or
dered for each of the picture destroy
ers.
Freda Graham, who slashed several
paintings in the National Gallery on
May 22nd, harangued the Jury, de
claring that she had attacked the pic
tures "as a protest against King
George's Illegal and unconstitutional
action In refusing to receive a legal
deputation of women." Hhe added:
“What are five picture compared
with 80.000 pictures by the greatest
• rtlst of all, which are being shame
fully defaced, damaged and degraded
by men each night?"
Extraordinary precautions have
been taken at the Epsom Race course
to prevent any repetition of last year's
tragic Interference with the running
of the derby. Davison met her death
by jumping on the course. A force
of 2,000 police will he on duty.
STY or AUGUSTA MIST VOTE ME BOWS @1 MONDAY iEXI
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
would he needed to restore order out of
the chaos of five years' war.
Serious Straits.
Reports fVom Mexico City that Huerta
faced serious straits because of the
rumored depletion of Ivs treasury and
growing unrest among the army and the
people, renewed interest in the situation
at the Mexican capital.
In Monterey.
Washington, D. C.—Normal conditions
are prevailing again in Monterey, Consul
General Hanna reported. The railroad
to Saltillo was to resume carrying pas
sengers today and the consul reported
his plan to go to that city. Shipments
of American goods are coming into Mon
terey, he reported, and trade generally is
being re-established. Saltillo Is reported
tranquil. Train service has been re
sumed between Monterey. Tampico and
MaLamoras.
Justice Lamar Issues
Statement on Plan of
Pacification in Mexico
NIAGARA FALLS.—After the
conference between the media
tors and the American dele
gates today, Justice Lamar
dictated the following state
ment:
We have begun to discuss
the terms and details of a plan
of pacification. On a number
of them we find ourselves in
substantial agreement. Others
are still under discussion and
as to them there have been no
disagreement. It is, of course,
improper for us to specify the
particular points under discus
sion or those on which we have
agreed or those which we have
advanced for further con
sideration.”
NEimilEiEß
LAUNCHED TODAY
Shamrock IV. Which is After
America Cup Honors, Christ
ened by Countess of Shaftes
bury.
Go*port, Eng.—Shamrock IV’, th#* chal
lenger for the America cup wan (lunched
here today and christened by the Court*
tesn of Khaftesbury.
The new challenger took the water on
the stroke of noon. There wa* no hit' ll
In the arrangements and she slid down
the ways e-ally us the Countess of
Shaftesbury who h;id done similar serv
ice for flhimrock 111. christened sir
Thomas Lpton's latest champion. The
little shipping town was golly decorated
with American and British flags, with
which was interm ngled the yellow f| g
with the big green Hhimro'k of the
Royal T’lster Yacht Cluo. whl> every
body present also wore n shamrock
. A hundred guests of f*lr Thomas Up
ton. chiefly person <1 friends were pr es
ent. All of them. Including sever t|
yacht ng experts, appeared freatly im
pressed with the boat and sxpfsfsed the
opinion that she had a better chftnce
than any of her predecessors
Many cablegrams and telegrams with
good wishes were received today by both
Htr Thomas Upton and Clns E. Nichol
son. the designer.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOCT HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 26, 1914.
>OW VERA CRUZ HARBOR LOOKS TO THE AERIAL SCOUTS OF UNCLE SAM. A corner of the aeroplane
from which the above photograph was taken is seen at the right. This is the machine used by Lieutenant
1 Bellinger, commanding the naval aero corps. The photograph shows the American fleet at anchor in the
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Harbor of Vera Cruz.
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4 AMERICANS
WIN MUTCHES
Ouimet, Travers, Herreshoff
and Dale Among Golf Win
ners in France.
Versailles. —Francis Ouimet. Jerome
D. Travers, Frederick Herreshoff and
Fraser Hale were among the Ameri
can golfers who won their matches in
the first round today of the French
amateur golf tournament.
Ouimet defeated J. S. Worthington,
former Irish champion, 8 up and 6 to
play. Travers won from F. R. Rad
cliffe 9up and Bto play. Herreshoff,
who was drawn against M. Esmond of
La Boulie, had to play an extra hole
but beat his opponent at the nine
teenth.
Hale beat Vagliano, the best known
Italian golfer, 8 up and 7 to paly.
Harold Weber, of Toledo, defeated
F. J. Buffer of Dalton Heath, Eng., a
well-known BBritisli golfer by six up
and five to play.
Charles W. Evans, Jr., of Chicago,
and Henry J. Topping, of Greenwich,
Conn., drew byes and did not play this
morning.
Arthur C. Lockwood, of Massachu
setts. was defeated hy Chas. A. Palm
er, the former Irish champion, three up
and two to+lay.
J. T. Shanby, of Deal, N. J., de
faulted to Eric Apperly, of Sydney,
New South Wales.
Silliman Dumb on
His Imprisonment
Vera Cruz. John R. Silliman,
American vice consul at Saltillo, ar
rived here toda., from Mexico City.
Me declined to discuss his experien
ces during his imprisonment until af
ter he had made his official report to
Washington.
4TH ATTEMPT
IS SUCCESSFUL
Barr Says Slaying of His
Sweetheart Was Accidental.
Jumps Under Moving Train
Ligle, lll*.—Leaving a notv deolar
ing that his alaytng of his sweethmrt,
Florence llentley, at Downers Grove
last Saturday night, was accidental,
Reginald A. Harr jumped beneath a
moving train hero early today and was
killed.
It was his fourth attempt at sui
cide. In the note he said that he took
a drug twice in an effort to die be
side tile body of i.|s sweetheart but
both times failed. In desperation he
next jumped into a quarry pit but he
lit In the stagnant water and "I could
not sink," said the note. The clothing
on his body was still wet when tal «r
from the track*.
The note said that Miss Bentley wna
killed when he tried to kiss her. Hh<*
screamed and he placed his hand ovet
her mouth. In the ensuing struggle
they trii pi-d and fell. He believed her
neck was broken.
CHANCES FOR BONDS WINNING
IMPROVING FAST EACH DAY
Augustans Being Brought to a Realization of the Great Neces
sity of the City Finishing the Levee and Continuing to
Progress. Must be Two Thirds of Registered Vote to
Favor Bonds, So Every Vote is Needed.
As the time approaches closer for
the bond election which will determine
whether or not Augusta is to finish
the levee or lapse into a state of “don’t
care,” the chances for the bonds to win
appear better and better. Two week*
ago many people of this citv really
appeared not to care whether the bond
issue passed or not. There were even
some who were openly antagonistic to
it. However, these have been showpi
to their complete satisfaction that it is
entirely essential to the future pros
perity of Augusta for the bonds to pass.
They have been brought to raVize that
Augusta w ill take a decided step back
ward if she fails to poll enough votes
next Monday to carry the election.
The financial statement of the River
and Canal Commission, showing where
every dollar of the money has been
expended, won over many people to
the bond issue. There were a few
people who thought that the money
bad not been expended as wisely n.B
it should have been. The statement
clarified the atmosphere completely
and some of those who were louden!
in denouncing the bonds are now the
warmest advocates the movement has.
HE’S GOING TO TELL ABOUT
THAT RIVER TONIGHT
EX-PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT A 8
HE APPEARED IN THE TROPICB
One thing must be impressed upon
the people and too much Hammeringg
on the* subject cannot but help, and
that is the importance of every man
voting. No one can stay away from
the polls with the idea that his vote
Is not. needed. Indeed, every mans
vote is needed as it will require two
thirds of tile registered vote to favor
the bonds in order for them to win.
If the bond election was like* other
elections then there* would be* no un
easiness, for a majority is certain any
way, but two-thirds is another mat
ter entirely. At. least ten per cent of
the vote in (jvery election is not east
for one reason or another. It must be
remembered that to stay away from
the polls for any reason is equivalent
to a vote against the bonds.
GIANT LINER 111
MORE MISHAPS
The Vaterland’s Momentum
Carries Her Across the Hud
son Sinking Two Barges.
New York.—The great steamship
Vaterland, whlrh took nearly four
hours to (lock when she came to this
port on her maiden voyage recently,
sank two coal barges as she steamed
out of her berth today.
Harking out under her own steam,
her momentum carried her across liic
Hudson and she slipped in between
two piers where the • -ohl barges, car
rying ROO tons of coal each, were tied.
Both barges weld down almost at once
hut no lives were hist.
The Vaterlaml cut her way Into the
slip almost to the shore. In hacking
tut the water churned hy tier screws
snapped the lines which held I wo Mor
gan libers. These vessels crashed
against the shies of the pier, damag
ing their rails and woodwork.
CHAMP CLARK WOULD GIVE T. /?., TAFT, WILSON
ANOTHER CHANCE, THEN NO MORE 2ND TERM
Speaker of the House Advo
cates One Term of 6 Years
For President, Then “Eter
nally Ineligible.”
New York. Hpeuker f'hanp f’lark
In an a<Mr**MH hint night to the gmrl
watfM of h commercial grhool, fjeclurerj
he would like to have the PrcHlderit
elected for Mix yearn with the provlw
lon that after that he he “eternally
Ineligible.”
“Ah It Ik now," he Hit hi, "a I'renl
• >nt hperidr mont of hi* flmt term try
ing to get back again. We Mhould do
away with the custom of Irutugura
tioriH, particularly on March 4th. They
ere merely gpeetaclea for nlghtneern.
Election* Mhould he held on the laat
Monday in October.
“Thin nhould he done not before not
later than 1920, Thin would give
UooHevelt, Wlleon and Tuft an
portunity to get another term before
the one-term law went Into effect.**
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WILL INSPECT
MORGAN'SROOKS
Postpone Hearing in the New
Haven Inquiry for Special
Examiners to Work.
Washington.—Further testimony be
fore the Interstate aommerce commis
sion on financial affairs of the New
Haven Railroad was’ postponed today
until Wednesday, June 3rd, to permit
special examiners to Inspect the books
of J. P. Morgan and Company and
personal papers of the late J. Pler
pont Morgan.
Four Important wll nesses whose tes
timony Is desired still are too Hick to
appear. Samuel C. Morehouse, George
Maccullugh Miller, Uevere Warner aud
Morton F. Plant today scut physicians'
certificates to the commission to show
they were too 111 to he examined.
Commissioner Met'herd announced
that while Inspection of the Morgan
hooks was being made,the commis
sion would consider various other
phases of the Investigation.
The delay, coming closely upon yes
terday's conference between President
Wilson and Attorney General Meltey
nolds and persistent reports Unit the
Investigation probably would be had,
ed, caused much speculation hut there
was nothing official to bear out (lie
view tl -t the conference of yesterday
was responsible for today’s develop
ment.
State Wide Search For
Chinese Consul's Girls
San Franclaco. State wide search
wan inaugurated today for the two
little daugnters of Shan Chin*? Him,
Chlneae eonaul general at San Fran
cisco, who disappeared from
their home unday night. Sano (Juai
aged Ul, and Min Men, aged 8, were
taken away from the residence ,>T the
consul general according to his report
to the police, betwen 10 Sunday night
and 0:4.0 the next morning. Neither
can apeak English The theory Ih ad
vanced In Chinatown that enemies
of the faction represented by Khan
spirited the girls away lor political
ifcOHona
Metropolitan Handicap
Opens N.Y.Racing Season
New York.—-The Metropolitan Han
dicap, with Rock View, owned by Au
gust Belmont, as the favorite among
the ten entries, opens the thorough
bred racing season In the metropolitan
district today at Helmont Park. A L.
Astc's Ten Point and Flying Fairy,
owned by (‘aptaln K. R, ('assalt are
rated high In the odds. Buck Horn,
a western star, has many admirers.
This Is the 21st renewal of the time
honored metropolitan handicap.
The race Is over a mile course and
the purse estimated to be worth about
15,000 to the winner
MAY STRIKE NEXT WEEK.
Charleston, W. Va. The Joint scale
committee or miner* and operator*
of the Kanawha coal Held went Into
session lure today In a final effort to
settle their differences. The leaders
of the miners Intimated that if n set
tlement is not reached soon (. strike
may be called next week.
HOME
EDITION
FOR A SICK
MAN, T. R.
PUTS IN
BUSY
DAY
Keen Interest in Washington
at Coming of the Colonel.
After Lecture, Then for Big
Political Conference.
Nbw York.—'Theodore Roosevelt mo
tored to New York from Oyster
this morning and left for Washington
over the Pennsylvania Railroad at 10
o’clock.
Washington.—Political and scientific
Washington today awaited with keen
Interest the coming of Theodore
Roosevelt for Ills third visit to the
cnpltul since he quit the presidency,
more than five years ago.
To deliver his lecture before th£
National Geographic Society was un
nouneed as the primary object of Col.
Roosevelt’s visit and scientists were
eager to hear the story of his recent
explorations In South America. With
equal Interest politicians of all par
ties awaited the outcome of the con
ference of party leaders In which the
former president will participate. It
was expected by progressive leaders
that at this conference a plan of ac
tion may be developed for the forth
coming congressional campaign.
Until Midnight.
Former President Roosevelt was ex
pected to arrive here at 3:20 p. m.
to remain until midnight. Officials
of the geographic society, represen
tatives of the progressive party In
congress, personal friends, and other*
were expected to bid him welcome on
tils arrival. First the program called
for o visit hy the former president to
the Smithsonian Institution, where lie
was to review exhibits which he pro
cured In Ills African explorations.
From the Smithsonian Fol. Roosevelt
whh expected to call at the White
Mouse to pay his respects to President
Wilson.
Conference to Follow.
Next on the program was a rail on
Senator l/ulgc of Masaschusetts at
ills home, where a reception was to be
given in honor of the diplomatic corps.
IMh lecture before the geographic so
ciety was arranged for tonight and
whh to he followed hy the conference
with parly leaders In congress at
progressive party headquarters.
I listrlliiitlon of seats for tonight's
lecture broke nil records of the geo
graphic society’s offices.
Vice Preset Marshall Is
Guest of Atlanta Today
Atlanta.—Thomaa Ft. Marshall, vice
president of the Unitor! State*, today
vvns the* giif*«t of Atlanta. Mr. Mar
shall recently accepted an invitation
to attend the 2?>fh anniversary of the
foundation of Agnes Scott College here
and tonight was expected to deliver
the principal address at the com
mencement exercises of that Institu
tion. The vice president was welcomed
‘>n his arrival hy committees from
Agnes Heotl College, the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce and the Indiana
of Atlanta.
Kaiser's Fifth Son Is
Engaged to be Married
Potsdam, Germany. -The engagement
of Prince Oskar, fifth son of the Ger
man emperor ami empress, to Count
ess von Hassewlu, maid of honor to
•■hi* empress, wus announced today.
The prince Is 2*l years old.
Lively comment was caused by the
announcement, owing to the fact that
marriage will be the first morgantlo
union which has occurred In the
Hohenxollern family since 1852.
It Is as-urned that the emperor,
who consented to the engagement,
will coni r a higher rank In the no
bility on the young Countess lna
Mari* Von HasHewltz-Ixvetzow.
Ills Majesty'* consent Is said to
have been granted owing to the lack
of an available German princess and
to his aversion to a foregin marriage
for his son.
The countess wis born on Jan. 27,
1888 and her father, Count Charle*
Von Ilassewltz-|g>vdtrow Is premier
of the grand duchy of Macklenburg-
Scbwerln.