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BONDS WIN A MA GNIFICENT VICTOR Y
THE WEATHER
Generally Fair Tonight.
Tuesday.
VOLUME XIX, No. 152
PUT MORE
BODIES ON
BLACK
HUNG
PIER
Additional Corpses Being Slow
ly Recovered. Work of Iden
tification More Rapid Than
Expected. Sad Scenes Attend
Montreal. —The sharp point of
anchor, projecting from the twist
ed bow of the Norwegian collier
Storstad may explain why that
vessel did such terrible execution
when she rammed the Empress of
Ireland, early last Friday in the
lower St. Lawrence. An exami
nation today of the collier's shat
tered plates revealed the anchor
jammed in a position where it
could have ripped through the hull
of the Empress like a great can
opener. The anchor point and
portions of the battered steel sur
rounding it bore stains of blood.
Was Crying.
( Mr Weal—“ Captain Anderson of the
tutors..id is deeply grieved over the
tragedy. Several times during the
trip from Quebec I came upon him
crying with his face buried in his
hands. Captain Anderson told me
he had been instructed not to talk
about the accident,” said Pilot Nault
today.
One of the officers of the Storstad
said today:
“At the time of the disaster I was
lying in my bunk. I was awakened by
a shock and at first thought the ship
had struck a rock. I ran to the deck
and looked over the side. The Storstad
was going full speed astern. The water
around was filled with struggling men
and women shouting for help.
Flesh Blistered.
“Boats were immediately lowered
and there was not a man on the Stor
stad who did not do his utmost to help
rescue the people in the water. We
took the survivors into the engine room
the warmest place on board. Some ol
them had been so numbed by the ice
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HOKE SMITH'S
VOCATION DILI
UP IN SENATE
Measure on Vocational Educa
tion Provides for Salaries.
Would Reach $7,000,000 a
Year in 1924. Is Result of
Investiqation by Presidential
Commission.
Washington, D. C.—After several
months investigation, the plan of the
presidential commission to provide na
tion-wide means for vocational educa
tion appeared today in the senate in
a bill introduced by Senator Hoke
Smith, a commissioner. The bill pro
vides for expenditure of $1,500,000 next
year for the salaries of teachers of
agricultural. trade, industrial and
home economics. This amount would
increase automatically eac hyear until
1924 when the total would reach $7,-
000.000. , An equal amount must be
expended by the states.
The bill also provides for creation
of a federal board of vocational edu
cation to consists of the postmaster
general and the secretaries of the in
terior. agriculture, commerce and labor
and of state boards to consist of not
less than three members each.
Says Tolls Repeal
Will Get 52 Votes
Washington, D. C.—After a confer
ence today between Senators Kern,
Simmons and Ix)dge, leaders of the
fight to pass the tolls exemption re
peal hill, Senator Simmons predicted
that the bill would receive the votes
of 52 senators. Senator Simmons de
clared his line-up for the hill did not
include any senator considered doubt
ful.
"We did not include severul sena
tor* who I believe will vote for the
W'lll." said Senator Simmons after the
conference.
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SCENES ON ILL-FATED VESSEL.
The upper photograph is an exterior view of the Canadian Pacific liner, Empress of Ireland, which was
rammed by the collier Storstad, off Father’s Point, at the mouth of the St. Lawrence river, and went down
with her 1,367 passengers and crew. Below, left to right, are: A view of the deck of the ill-fated vessel and
a snapshot of her officers on deck making observations.
SENA TE HEARS INQUIRY ON RESIGN A TION OF
CENSUS HEAD TO RUN FOR GEORGIA GUYNER
1 MONTH IN
VERA CRUZ
FORARMY
t
Funstcn Cables Not Sincile
Death From Disease Amonq
7,000 U. S. Soldiers. Fines
of Million Pesos for German
Arms Carrying Vessels.
Washington —Rrlgadier General Fun
ston reported to the war department
today that the agent for the German
ships Ypiranga and Bava'ria had ar
ranged for bond for the fines assessed
against them in order that they might
he cleared from Vera Cruz. Concern
ing the fines, which totaled more than
one million pesos, Secretary Garrison
today issued this statement:
"The customs and port officials
fined the Hamburg-American liner
Bavaria 118,685 pesos for having dis
charged a large portion of her cargo
consigned to Vera Cruz at another
port before arriving at the port of
Vet*a Cruz and for correcting her man
ifests after arrival in the port of Vera
Cruz.
Similar Fin*. ,
“The similar fine has been imposed
upon the Ypranga amounting to 894,-
950 pesos for failure to discharge her
cargo where consigned, failure to cor
rect Invoices accordingly, and dis
charging her cargo at a port other
than that to which consigned.
"General Kunston states that the
officials In question had no option
under the Mexican law and had to as
sess the fines In the sums named. No
appeal has been taken on behalf of
the vessels and the presumption Is
that If any further proceedings are to
be had representations will be made
to our state department."
Not Single Death.
Concerning sanitary at
Vera Cruz, Secretary Garrison said
today:
"Tne United States Army has com
pleted one month's occupancy of Vera
Cruz. There have been ashore mor"
than 7,000 soldiers and marines and
not one death from disease lias oc
curred within that period.
Csn’t Prevent It.
Washington, D. C. —Acting under the
decision of the administration to em
bargo shipments of arms so Mexlep,
the department of commerce Is refus
ing to issue clearance papers to ships
hearing to anj Mexican port munitions
to war. Government agents have
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THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 1,1914.
“Will the Director Resign if
Elected, But Remain if De
feated?” Gallinqer Asks Sen
ator Sheppard.
Washington —The collection annu
ally of statistics on marriages and di
vorces throughout the United States,
by the director of the census, would
be provided lor in a resolution intro
duced in the senate today by Senator
Sheppard of Texas.
“Oh, I din’t know we had a direc
tor of the census.” interrupted Sen
ator Gallinger. “I understood the late
director, Mr. Harris, had resigned to
run for governor of Georgia."
“That will be adjusted satisfactor
ily to all,” insisted Senator Shep
pard.
“Do you mean the director vill re
sign if he is elected governor, but
will remain director if defeated?”’
“The senator has been in politics
too long not to know that a man
never resigns voluntarily,” replied
Senator Sheppard.
Labor Unions Arc
Exempted by Rising
House Vote of 207
Washington, D. C. —After two hours
of discussion, the Webb amendment
exempting labor and farmers unions
from prosecution under the Clayton
anti trust bill was adopted by the
house today without a dissenting vote.
On a rising vote 207 members, all that
were present, voted to write the
amendment Into the bill.
Representative Webb declared that
members of all parties had helped
frame the provision, and that It had
the endorsement of American Federa
tion of Uahor officials.
Names Tarheels For
Camp In Augusta
Raleigh, N. C.—Adjutant General
Young today designated the Second
Infantry, Col. W. C.- Rodman com
manding, and Troop* A and R to par
ticipate In joint army and militia
maneuvers at Augusta In August.
ON CONFEDERATE GRAVES.
N*w York.—Grave* of Confederate
soldiers In Mount Hope cemetery at
Hastlngs-on-the-Hudson, around the
Rouhh Memorial shaft were decorated
gyxterday by u party or Confedrato
veteran* und their friend* who went
from New York by special train. The
oration wa* by t'ommander W Dell.
Washington Col. .1. C. L. Hamilton
of Ha Fayette Port, O. A. R., who haa
attended the exerclae* for 26 year*,
placed a wreath on the Mhaft
WILL U. 8.
CONTINUE
URGING?
Problem in Washington Is
Constitutionialist Representa
tion at Peace Meet. Carran
za Settlement Hangs in Bal
ance Today.
Niagara Fall*, Ont. —After a
two-hour conference between the
mediators and the American dele
gates today the quehtlon of ad
mitting the constitutionalists Into
negotiations for the settlement of
he Mexican problem still was un
decided.
The desire of the United States
to have the constitutionalists
heard here has Impressed the
mediators however and they are
taking a more favorable view of It.
Justice Lamar’* . Statement.
Niagara Fall*, Ont.—After today'*
conference, Justice Lamar dictated the
following statement:
‘‘We had a conference this morning
in which we continued the discussion
of a point on which we had not agreed
on Saturday. The matter I* still un
der dlHcutodon; hut we found In our
talk this morning that we were not
no far apart In our construction of cer
tain phases and wo urn still quite
hopeful.”
The mediator* have taken the posi
tion that they will admit the consti
tutionalists If they are ready to agree
to an armistice with Huerta and will
come prepared to discus* internal as
well as International phases of the sit
uation.
American* Delayed.
Niagara Fall*, Ont. The American
delegates were delayed In reaching the
Canadian side by the receipt of a long
cipher message from Washington In
relation to constitutionalist represen
atlon. The American di-legates It was
reported, would await the decision of
the mediators on this point before de
livering the Washington government’*
answer to the essentials of the peace
plan previously outlined.
Mexican* Get Message.
The Mexican delegate* also received
a long message today from their gov
ernment In which General Huerta wa*
understood to have given hi* views on
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AUGUSTA MAKES GOOD WITH A RUSH AND
BOND ELECTION IS WON BY FINE MAJORITY
More Than 2,500 Votes Polled
For Bonds Out of Registration
of 3,015 For the Entire City
Final Vote Shows Overwhelming Majority. Only 2,009
Votes Needed and the Bonds Carried With Over 500
Votes to Spare.
All of the wards In the city polled a splendid vote but the second
ward was the banner one, with a total vote of 408 for and one against
out of a total registration of 436. The third ward also did magnificently,
with a total of 335 for and six against out of a total registration of 375.
The slxtti sixth ward did well while the first came up strong also. A
remarkable vote was polled also In the fourth and fifth wards for the
bonds. Out of a total registration of 032 in the fourth there were 455
votes for an only 37 against, while in the fifth, out of a total registra
tion of 656 there were 473 for and 21 against.
The final vote today stood as follows:
Ward. For. Against Total Vote No. Reg’d
First ward 472 i 473 503
Second ward 408 1 409 -,36
Third ward 335 6 341 375
Fourth ward 455 37 492 632
Fifth ward 1 479 21 500 656
Sixth ward 367 3 370 41 1
Totals 2516 69 2585 3013
At Noon Only 379 Votes Were
Needed To Win Bond Election
Total of 1,630 Had Been Cast Up to That Time With Only
34 Against. First Ward Leads With 341 for, and Only
One Against.
At noon only 379 votes were needed to make the bond Issue a cer
tainty. A total of 1,630 votes had been polled up to that time in the six
wards of the city and the success of the bonds wus ultnost a foregone
conclusion.
Here is the way the voting was up until noon:
For Against No. Reg’d
First Ward 341 1 503
Second Ward 300 1 436
Third Ward 234 3 375
Fourth WaTd 277 17 632
Fifth Ward 361 * 10 656
Sixth 217 2 411
Totals •• -.1630 34 3013
HUNDREDS OF
BODIES 111 HULL
Irving’s Corpse Found Clutch
ing Piece of Wife’s Dress.
Probably Use Dynamite.
Quebgc. —The body of Laurence Irv
ing, the actor, wbh picked up last night
on the west bank of the Ht. I,aw
rence below Rfmouski. This Informa
tion was given out today at the Can
adian Pacific offices.
Irving’s face was bruised almost be
yond recognition. A signet ring with
the initials "1,. I.” led to the Identi
fication. One hand still clutched a
piece of cambric, probably from the
clothing of his wife, whom he was
making desperate efforts to save when
they were last seen alive.
Commander Tweedle, of His Majes
ty’s ship Essex, which has been aiding
In the search for the bodies, declared
today that he believed it would be Im
possible to salvage the Empress **£
Ireland. He expressed the belief that
the hull o's the Empress will have to
he blown up with dynamite to pre
vent It from becoming a menace to
navigation.
, The services of divers from the Es
sex have been offered to the owner*
of the Empress. These divers may he
used In an effort to recover a part
of the valuable cargo and the bodies
of some hundreds of persons now be
lieved to be locked in the sunken hull.
Wants $2,315 Damages;
Says Governor Hit Her
Topeka, Kas,— The suit of Mrs. Iju
elln West to obtain $2,216 damage*
from Governor Geo. H. Hodge, for al
leged Injuries In an encounter In the
governor’s office, was called In the
eounty elreult court here today. Mrs.
Weat charges that Gov. Hodge struck
her and wrenched her wrist when she
attempted to carry from his office
copies of correspondence regarding
Arthur Sullivan, a oonvlct for whom
she had come to ask parole. Gov.
Hodge denied the charge.
G. «l K. Railway Bring* *15,000.
Greenville 8. C.—The Greenville,
end Knoxville Railroad, which Tor
several months has been operated un
der a receivership, today Was sold at
public auction to W. T, Thompson,
and associate* of Atlanta. The price
paid was announced as *15,000. Tho
road which extend* from Greenville
to River Kails, if. C\, is 28 miles long.
$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY.
California Volcano
Is In Eruption
Redding, Calif.—Mount I/ttsson, a
peak in the Sierra Nevada, between
Plumas and Shasta countie.B, Cali
fornia, is in eruption A new crater
has opened in the side of the moun
tain with lateral fisßiires running In
all directions. Ashes cover the
ground for three miles. Large bould
ers have been ejected from the crater.
A cloud oT smoke and steam hangs
over the mountain.
AUGUSTA HERALD
MAY CIRCULATION
Daily and Sunday Herald.
The circulation of the Daily and Sunday
Herald for the month of May, 1914, was as fol
lows:
May 1 10,799 May 1f,.. .... 11,265
May 2 11,090 May 17 10,695
May 3 10,685 M ay 18 10,639
~ * ’ 7lfl Mav 19 10,661
ay 4 ’ l 4 '' May 20 10,649
May «> 10,i.,4 M ay 21 10,654
May 6 10,704 Mav 22 10,669
May 7 10,689 Ma'v 23 11,259
May 8 10,699 May 24 19,795
Mav 9 11,234 May 25 10,654
May 10 10,810 May 26 10,699
May 11 10,629 May 27 10,689
May 12 10,634 Ma'v 28 10,734
Mav 13 10,593 Mav 29 10,739
Mav 14 10,639 Mav 30 11.343
May 15 10,659 May 31 10,840
TOTAL MAY 334,651
DAILY AVERAGE 10,795
Th* August* Herald, Daily and Bundcy. ha* a circulation in
Augusta approximately twioa as larg* as that of any othor Au
gust* newspaper. Advertiser* and agencies invited to teat the
accuracy of these figures in comparison with the claims of any
other Augusta newspaper.
HOME
EDITION
By Two O’clock More Than
Enouqh Votes to Win Had
Been Polled With Nearly
200 to Spare.
EARNEST WORK DONE
BY FRIENDS OF BONDS
Opposition Was Insignificant
Everywhere and Augustans
Got Together Almost as a
Unit and Passed Bonds for
Complete Levee.
Augusta voted the bonds to
day. When the polls closed at
three o’clock this afternoon
there had been not only enough
votes, but plenty to spare. It
was known as early as two P.
M. that he bonds had been car
ried, but the enthusiatstic
workers at the polls kept on
and the result was that it was
almost unanimous. A tremen
dous percentage of the total
vote registered was polled
and there was not a ward in
the city that failed to give the
requisite two thirds majority
and many went far ahead of
this.
It was one of the complet
est victories ever won at the
polls at any time in the history
of the city. Indeed, it was so
near unanimous that the op
position appears most trifling
and insignificant.
It was up to Augusta to
make good and she has done
it. She will complete the levee
with the $750,000 bend issue
which was voted today and
her period of prosperity will
continue with renewed vigor.
The stores of the city closed
between 12 and one o’clock
and remained closed until four.
The city employes were given
a holiday from 12 until four.
On every hand was there help
and co-operation.
Automobiles were pressed
into service, some were hired,
others donated and every pos
sible method used to get the
vote out and the result was
that it was gotten.
The polls in each of the six
wards opened promptly at eight
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