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VOLUME XIX, No. 166.
GHEE OF BAD FAITH
AGAINST U. S. ; HUERTA
AAFN DENY WITHDRAWAL
Mexican Delegates at Mediation Meet Warmly Insist They
Have Not Wired for Permission to Leave Peace Con
ference. Will Exhaust Every Effort Before Doing So,
They Declare.
No Formal Comment From Justice Lamar and Mr. Leh
mann Regarding Publication of Criticism of American
Gov’t in Espousing, at This Juncture, Selection of Consti
tutionalist for Provisional President to Succeed Dictator.
NIAGARA FALLS, ONT.—Ambassador Da Gama au
thorized the following statement on behalf of the media
tors:
“The mediators cannot consider the imputation of
bad faith on the part of either the American of the Mexi
can governments since they both have conducted them
selves during the whole negotiation in the most correct
and honorable manner.’
American Delegates.
Niagara Falls. The American de'.e
flelegates. mediators and Mexican del
egates resumed informal conference
today cn the personnel and form of
the new provisional government of
Mexico
The American delegates, however,
have not yet obtained from the con
stl tutorial ists a complete list of those
persons who would be acceptable to
them, so attention centered largely on
the phrasing of the second plank of
the peace plan. It is considered like
ly-. dVat a provisional president and
fc i cabinet officers will be provid
ed *ior instead of a commission or
council.
No Comment.
Publication *ef charges of bad faith
against the American government for
espousal at this juncture of a consti
tutionalist for provisional president,
brought no formal comment from the
American delegates. It is know'n that
the Americans informed the mediators
in the first conference, several weeks
ago, of their intention to favor a con
stitutionalist in order to pacify the
big revolutionary army. It is sug
gested, however, that the mediators
may have withheld this information
from the Mexican delegates in order
that the conferences might make pro
gress toward the point where all other
difficulties but personal were amica
bly adjusted.
Not From Mexicans.
Emilio Rabasa, head of the Mexi
can delegation, authorized the state
ment that charges of bad faith against
the United States had not emanated
from the Mexican delegates. He in
sisted that the Huerta representatives
had not wired for permission to with
draw. He added, however, that until
the American plan was submitted in
writing last week the Mexican dele
gates had no intimation of the desire
of the United States that a constitu
tionalist be chosen.
Emphatic.
Augustin Rodriqgues, another of
the Mexican delegates, also was em
phatic in his statement that the Mex
ican delegates were not preparing to
withdraw. He said they would ex
haust every effort and make every
cession within reason in order to ar
rive at a peaceful solution.
AH sides agree that on the selection
of a provisional president suuccess or
failure of mediation depends. The
Huerta delegates have suggested five
names. The Americans have lnform
a-lv mentioned several but are watting
for a clmplete list from the constitu
tionalists throug Washington.
Says Next Nat’l Campaign
Between ‘Wet’ and ‘Dry’
Clinton, Mo. —Predictions that the
next national political campaign in
the United States w-ould be fought
out on a "wet” and “dry” issue and
that the year 1920 would see a nomi
ne of the prohibition party In the
White House, were made by H. P.
Karls, of Clinton, treasurer of the na
tional prohibition committee, in wel
coming delegates to the national con
ference of the prohibition party here
today. The conference will last all
week.
MAINE PRIMARIES TODAY.
Portland, Me. —Energetic contests
for the democratic nominations for
governor and for congressman In two
districts provldei the chief Incentive
to draw voteTs to the polls In the
state primaries today. The biennial
electlona will occur September 14.
SENA TORS DON'T LIKE USE OF
THEIR LETTER PA PER IN THE
PROMOTION OF N.C. GOLDMINE
Washington.—Several senators today were contemplating Introducing
resolutions for Investigation of the alleged use of United States senate
letter pa|>er in connection with promotion of a gold mine company having
property at Gold Hill, N. C.
Published reports today, that letter paper of the senate rules and census
committees had been used in that connection, brought calls for Investiga
tion^ rom several senators whose names appear upon the letter paper a*
conjLtttee members, One resolution prepared, proposed also an Investi
gation of a published report that a treasury department employe had been
sent to examine the property at the order of John Skelton Williams, comp
troller of the currency.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
THE SUPREME
COURT DENIES
BAIL TO THAW
Application for Release by
Matteawan Escape, Pending
Extradition Case in New
Hampshire, Refused.
High Tribunal Also Denies to
Grant Request for Pittsburg
Visit in Custody of Sheriff
Drew.
Washington.—Harry K. Thaw was
denied release on ball pending con
sideration by the supreme court of
his extradition from New Hampshire
to New York.
The court likewise declined to
grant the auxiliary request for Thaw
to be taken to Pittsburg in the cus
tody of Sheriff Drew of Coos County,
New Hampshire, in whose county lie
was placed by Judge Aldrich when
the latter held the state of New York
was not entitled to extradite Thaw
to New York.
3,500 in Uniform at
Woodmen America Meet
Toledo, O.—The battle between the
Modern Woodmen of America adml*-
lstraton and lnsuurgents began today
before the credentials committee of the
f-aternlty’s national convention here
and Insurgent leaders declared If their
big middle west delegations were not
seated they either would bolt or car
ry their fight to the courts. The cre
dentials committee probably will re
port tomorrow.
Today’s arrivals brought the total
at Camp R. R. Smith up to 3,500 unul
forme 1 men. Every train brought
other visiting Woodmen and the
streets are packed with thousands of
outside people.
Another Bank Lorimer's
Associate is Closed
St. Louie. —The State Rank of Ma
rine. Ills., was closed by the directors
oday, pending examination by a rep
resentative of the state auditor. The
action was voluntary. C. B. Munday
resigned the presidency at the request
of the directors, following the closing
of the Chicago banks, In which he was
interested.
The bank has deposits of 1220.000
is understood that Munday’s Interest
Is to be bonught out, and the bank re
organized.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 15, 1914.
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CREW TIGHTENING THE JIBSTAY.
The accident to the Reliance which caused her to withdraw from one of t lie reeent trial rareH off Sandy Hook Is
shown In this photograph. The alum Inum block of her throat halyards pulled apart and her jlbstay loosened at the
bowspirt. In the photograph part of her ifew Is seen trying to tighten her Jlbstay.
MUST NAME REBEL
AS HUERTA QUITS
Long Telegram Despatched to
American Delegates After
Conference Today Between
President and Sec’y Bryan.
U. S. Not to Recede From
Its Position.
Washington, D. C.—Secretary Bryan
conferred at length wljh President Wil
son the progress of the Mexican
mediation today and immediately after
ward despatched a long telegram to the
American delegates at the Niagara con
ference, which It was understood, con
cerned thp character and personnel of
the proposed government and
the attitude of the Mexican delegates
who object to a provisional executive
with constitutionalist leanings. Mr. Bry
an would not discuss the nature of his
conference with the President and would
only say that mediation was “progres
sing satisfactorily."
Won»t Recede.
The opinion prevailed hero that the
United States would not recede in Its de
sire to have named as the head of the
temporary government a man who would
be acceptable to the Revolutionary fac
tion.
Bearing on that conclusion was the at
titude of the administration towards
Charles A. Towne, a N*w York attor
ney In Washington in the interests of
the Huer a regime and who has de
clared that the Mexican delegates at
Niagara Falls positively would not ac
cept a pronounced constitutionalist for
provisional president. Mr. Towne plan
ned to seek a conference with President
Wilson today but It was stated today at
the White House that the President has
no engagement with him and that in all
probability no engagement would be
made.
Arouses Speculation.
The presence In Washington of Pedro
DelvlUar continued to arouse specula
tion and a report whs persistent that ad
herents of Felix Diaz, represented by Del
Viilar and the' Huertistas had patched
up their differences and were acting to
gether to eexrt the strongest possible In
fluence before the mediators. Delvllar
Is said to h«ive conferred with represen
tatives of Huerta.
Constitutionalist agents in Washington
had received no reply from the media
tors today to the offer of Carranaa to
send delegates to Niagara Falls.
Crucial Srage. /
Washington, D. C.—Facing the crucial
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WITH HISTORIC QUILL PEN, PRES’T
ATTACHED HIS SIGNATURE TODAY
TO AMENDED TOLLS REPEAL BILL
Washington Wllon today signed the Panama Tolls
Kxcmptlon Repeal Bill as amended In the senate and agred to by the
House.
There was no ceremony at the signing Assistant Secretary For;
ester was the only person with the president.
Mr. Wilson signed the bill with a quill pen used by President Har
rison In signing the International copyright law in Mill, and by Pretd-
Taft in signing the Pan-Amerlcsn copyright treaty, the Lincoln Memor
ial Bill and the act Incorporating the National Institute of Arts and I,ot
ters.
The pen Is the property of Robert Underwood Johnson of New
York.
CONSTITUTIONALISTS
ROUTED IN AN 8 DAYS
FIGHT; 3,000 KILLED
MEXICO ClTY.—Telegraph
reports received at the capital
today from Zacatecas say that
the loss of the constitutional
ists in battle at that place are
estimated at 3,000.
Gen. Barron, in his official
report, says that after an
eight days battle the constitu
tionalists were repulsed and
were pursued by him and Gen.
Argumendo.
luan Cabral, a constitution
alist cheftain, the federal com
mander says, was captured
and immediately put to death.
The constitutionalist leaders,
Caloca and Triana also were
killed and general Panfilo Na
tera, the commander of the at
tacking force was seriously
wounded.
The federals according to
the report captured machine
guns, many horses and a great
quantity of ammunition.
Drummer Reports Loss oj
$25,000 Worth Jewelry
Albany, N. Y.—Hugo Rendheln, a
trvellng Hallman of New York, re
ported to police today that $25,000
worth of jewelry was stolen last night
from his stateroom on the steamboat
Adirondack, between here and New
York. Uendheln said that while ho
wus at dinner the door of his state
room was broken In his cases ripped
open and the valuables stolen.
ARRIRVED FROM VERA CRUZ.
Norfolk, Va. The cruiser Chester
and collier Nereus arrived today from
Vera Cruz. The Chester will go to
Boston navy yard for minor repair*.
The Nereus will load here and return
to Vera Cruz.
Governor Gave Banquet
Sunday As Guns Roared
On Board U. S. S. California, Mai
atalan.—By wireless to San Diego.—
The Srtllery duel between the federal
forts and the constitutionalist batter
ies continued all day yesterday. While
the guns roared and shells flew over
tile city (lie governor of Mazatlan en
tertained a party of officials and
friends at a banquet.
Get Eight Years Each
for Extorting $7,000
Philadelphia.—An\munag K znzlan and
Garabad Narln'an were ronvlcted in the
United SI a tea court hor»* today on the
chftrgo of cftnsplring to extort through
the mails $7,000 from Milan Karaghuun
ian, a wealthy merchant of New York.
Each wrb Ht-ntenced to eight years Im
! prlsonment. In the trial the merchant
I leetlf'ed he had reeelved in the last
ficven fir eight yeara many threatening
let term demanding money.
Think Sensational Flight
by Balloon Springfield
Portland -The balloon Springfield,
piloted by Roy Donaldson, which left
Cortland last Thursday In a race un
der the auspices o,' the Aero Club of
America Is believed here today to
have made a sensational flight,
weathering the oleetrical storm that
brought three other startera to the
earth, and crossed the Cascade
Range. The Springfield Is the only
one of lour starters not yet account
ed for.
Surgeons Reverse the
Blood Currents in Man
Richmond, Va.—Surgeons here ar.i
watching closely the effect of a rare
I operation performed upon K. D. Due a,
| age 38, a railroad man.
The arteries of his right leg be
coming choked by an overgrowth of
their walls, and amputation because
of gangrene being In prospect. Memo
rial Hospital surgeons opened the pa
tient’s thigh and reversed the blood
currents by turning the arterial blood
Into the veins, and vice versa. The
dying lower leg seems to be coming
very slowly back to normal.
Pres’t Wilson Sends His
Condolences at Death of
Ex Vice Pres't Stevenson
Washington.-- I*fesldcnt Wilson to
day sent the following telegram of
condolence to the son of Former Vice-
President Stevenson, who died Sat
urday In Chicago:
‘Mrs WHsun Joins me In offer
ing to you and to the members of
your family our deepest sympathy In
your hour of sorrow May the mem
ory of your father's distinguished
service to the state and nation go
far to mitigate the loss you have sus
tained."
$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY.
PRES’T CALLS A HALT
IN THE CAMPAIGN FOR
‘ATTACKS ON BUSINESS'
PILLAR OF FIRE
FROM WORLD’S
NEW VOLCANO
Following Sunday’s 2,000 Feet
High Burst of Smoke From
Mt. Lassen, Glow During
Night Visible 100 Miles.
Narrow Escapes of Observers.
Throw Selves in Snow Banks
Mid Rain of Hot Ashes and
Rocks.
Redbluff, Calif.—Mount Lassen, 90
miles south of the Oregon line, and HO
miles west of the Nevada line, the
world's newest active volcano, splut
tered through the early hours of today.
What may come from two new cones
which cniuii Into existence hist night,
or the third, which steadily has been
growing larger since May 30, Is a
mutter of much anxious conjecture.
•A burst of smoke, rising two Uioiisand
feet yesterday morning, was followed
lasi night by a pillar of fire, visible a
hundred miles down the Haorainento
Valley. W. H. Storms, former state
mineralogist, today declared his Indi
cations pointed to a repetition by l-as
s< n of the performance of Krukatoa on
the Island of Java.
One Tremendous Burst.
"Krakatoa, In IHN3, after a few minor
disturbances, similar to Lassen’s pres
ent aetivltiy," he said, “hurst Into one
tremendonus explosion which destroy
ed the mountain and spread a pall of
darkness over thousands of square
miles
“It Is a mistake to put the disturb
ance In the class of geysers. Geysers
do not eject rocks, scoria, cinders and
ashes. These are the characteristics
of genuine volcanoes. Lassen Is in
active and violent eruption." •
Too Far Inland.
JYof. T. .1. .1. See. observer at Mare
Island Navy Yard, a scientist of Inter
national reputation, was more com
forting. “I hardly think the activity
of laiasen will become so great as to
produce eruptions of lava," lie said.
“It Is likely to maintain a feeble and
comparatively harmless activity. Las
sen Is 200 miles from the ocean, which
La too far Inland to become a source
of much real danger.”
Joseph E Wright and .1, H. Reagln,
of Redding, who, early today, reached
a point within three-quarters of a
mile of the main crater, said they were
enveloped In sulphurous fumes and
saved themselves from suffocation by
lying on their faces and digging Into
the ground.
Almost Overcome.
Lanee Graham, a lumberman, and
seven companions, were almost over
come on the mountainside by the nox
ious vapors. They threw themselves
Into snowbanks, while hot ashes ano
rocks fell among them. One rock cut
off Graham's arm and tore open his
breast.
Anxiety Is felt concerning W. J.
Rushing, United Htates forest super
visor, who has l>een active In viewing
the disturbances.
POLICE CHIEFB MEET.
Grand Rapids, Mich. -Members of
the International Police Chiefs’ As
sedation from all parts of the United
Htates and Canada were present today
st the opening here of their annual
convention. The first business ses
sion will he held tomorrow.
FOR THE COLONEL.
London. Kir Kdward Grey, British
foreign secretary, today gave a pri
vate luncheon In honor of Col. Theo
dore Roosevelt. Ambassador Walter
Ulries Page was among the guests.
SOUTH ATLANTIC TENNIS TOURNEY
STARTS TODAY AT COUNTRY CLUB
Drawings in Men’s Singles Held This Morning and Are Here
with Announced. To Play Every Morning and Afternoon.
Public Is Cordially Invited.
The playing In the Month Atlantic
Tennis Tournament began on the
courts of the Country Club at three
thirty o’clock this afternoon, under the
most favorable conditions.
The center of attraction Is the pres
ence In the city of a number of the
most prominent tennis players In this
section.
Among those arriving today were:
Mr. K. V. Farter, who bolds the cham
pionship and will defend his title In
this tournament; Messrs. D. H. Red-
HOME
EDITION
Executive Makes Statement
That “Depression” Cry Will
Not Influence Him. Will Use
Every Means at His Com
mand to Push Legislation at
This Session.
Denial Made at the White
House That Declination of E.
C. Simmons to Serve on
Federal Reserve Board Had
Any Part in Issuance of
Circular Letter.
Washinijton. President Wilson
made the direct charge today that
sentiment in favor of postponement
of the administration trust legislative
program was (he result of a cam
paign by certain Interests and Inti
mated that It was the cause of the
"psychological business depression,"
of which he recently spoke.
Copies Made Public.
In support of the president’s views
the White House made public copies
of letters and telegrams circulated
among business men calling for ad
journment of congress without com
pletion of the trust bills, praying for
the freight Increase asked by the
railroads of the Interstate commerce
commission and calling for a halt of
the “attacks on business."
Won't Influence Him.
President Wilson made It clear to
his callers that the campaign, IT BUCh
It might, be called, would not In
fluence him and that It was his plan
to push the trust program through
the senate with the aid of all tne
means at Ills command. He express
ed the view that business waa aa
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14 Churches Burned,
39 Damaged, 23 Looted
During the Italian Riot
Rome. Fourteen churches were
burned, 39 less seriously damaged and
23 others looted during the riots ac
companying the general strike In Italy,
according to reports presented to the
Pope today.
Work was resumed generally today
at Ravena, Porll, Cessna, Rimini
Kaouza and farina. In other districts
the authorities were gradually restor
lng order.
Uncle Sam Again Ready
to Aid Southern Banks
Washington. Secretary McAdoo
again stands ready to lend a hand to
Western and Southern- banks In case
they need money for crop moving pur
poses. The plan of ' t.rflng govern
ment money to the hanks In agricul
tural districts for use during crop
moving reason last year, was so suc
cessful that It will be adopted this
year If the necessity arises. The total
amount loaned to hanks last year was
$37,396,000 It went to 193 banks In
62 cities of twenty-eight states.
T. R. 3RD IS BORN.
New York. -Theodore Roscvelt, 3rd,
Colonel Rosevelt's first grandson to
hear the family name, was born hers
Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs, Thodore Roosevelt, Jr.
Theodore, Jr., eldset son of the for
mer president, married Miss Eleanor
R. Alexander June 20, 1910. Their first
i child was a daughter.
fern, of Albany; J. K. Orr, Jr., of At
lanta; W. If. Griffith and L. H. Simms,
of Columbia.
Arrivals,
Among those arriving in the city
yesterday, were: Messrs. J. K. Orr,
Jr,, O. N. Rumspeck, Charles Jennings.
H. L. Graves, Lloyd B. Parks Frank
Reynolds, C. L. Jennings, Jr., Wllllafn
Mathews, Victor R. Smith, J. O. Eby,
,A. <1 Frasier Walter Smith and W. J.
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