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J}s Last Resort, Strongest Pressure On Rebels Chief THE WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Tuesday. VOLUME XIX, No. 173. flj„ §„ UNVOTES BOTE T© MEET EVOLVING PACT OF PEACE Appeal and Strongest of Pres sure Brought by U. S. as Last Resort for Actual Ne gotiations Between the Two Fighting Factions in Mexico. Niagara Falls. Ont. —After the conference between the Ameri can delegates and the mediators Justice Lamar said he had not been authorized to make any statement. He indicated, how ever, that the proceedings would be considerably prolonged. No ingling was given as to what had been done, secrecy being scrupul ously maintained on every side. A few minutes later the Mexican delegates were summoned for a conference with the mediators. Actual Negotiations. N'Jjara Falls, Ont. —Actual nego tiaticTij- between representatives of the two fighting factions in Mexico in an effort to agree on an individual for the proviaioi.al presidency' is the latest plan which the mediators have evolved for the solution of the Mexican prob lem Just how the two elements will be drawn together remained a secret to day and it became known that strong pressure had been brought to bear on General Carranza through the Ameri can government and that the media tors had persuaded the Huerta gov ernment to come into the plan. Object of Plan. Informal parleys between the repre sentatives of the two factions outside of the formal mediation proceedings hut with the counsel and advice of the American delegates is the object of the new plan. This move was adopted as a last resort —every effort to get the constitutionalists to agree to an armistice as desired by the mediators having failed. Must Save Our Country. The appeal, which is said to have in fluenced both factions, is that the Mexicans themselves must save their country from further spoliation and bloodshed by each making certain sac rifices, but neither side will be asked to abandon the principles for which they have been contending. It will be several days before the plans will ma terialize and constitutionalists dele gates can arrive. Meantime the de diators and Huerta and American del egates will continue their discussion of other points in the general peace plan than those on which they have been deadlocked. The determination seems to be to eave the question of a provisional president to the Mexican factions i -tt-ide. Sanctioned by U. 8. Any agreement which they may reach will be sanctioned by the Ameri can governmen' and the results of the negotiations later would be Incorpor ated in the mediation proceedings for final agreement. The advantage of the new Dlan, it is said, is that the conferences will be continued while the situation in north ern Mexico is developing. The Huerta delegates are under stood to have consulted their govern ment and secured permission to deal with the constitutionalists. THE HAITIEN REVOLUTION, Washington. —Seriousness of the Haitien revolutionary situation has caused President Zamor to take the field in person. During the presi dent’s absence from the capital tne government will be in the hancs of a cotnfhission which will act with the cabinet. Conditions in Port Au Prince are reported quiet. ECHO OF STEAMER’S FOG HORN SA VED SHIP FROM COLLISION WITH HUGE ICEBERG New York, —Captain Weeks, ,ot the British freighter Isle of Mull, which has Just arrived in port from Lisbon, told today how an echo saved his ship from collision with an iceberg. Just after midnight, June 16th, in foggy weather off the New Found land Banks, Captain Weeks sounded the usual five second blast on the fog horn and thought he heard another steamer reply. He stopped his •hip and after waiting a minute be blew again. This time he caught a signal from starboard and apparent!v very close. Realizing that it must he either the whistle of another steamer or echo of his own blast thrown back by a big iceberg close '. y, Cap >~i Weeks sounded six alternate long and short blasts which were re tfrrned Just as he gave them. That decided him to steer at once to the southward to avoid hitting a big berg that he could feel and hear hut could not see. ===== THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES THE AUGUSTA HERALD CANDIDATE FOR CARNEGIE HERO MEDAL . JIM RICE. Poughkeepsie, N Y.—Single-handed, Jim Rice, coach of the Columbia var sity crews, rescued two unidentified Italians from drowning Friday, op posite the Columbia boathouse, at Clearwater. The two men had been swimming and one of them was seized with cramps; the other, who went to his aid was pulled under with him. Rice heard their cribs and hurriedly put out after the men, reaching their, just after they had gone under for the second time. He brought them to shore, but had to work over one of them for two hours with first aid remedies. His Hiends are working to get a Carnegie hero medal for his bravery. • r* PRES’T READY FOR FIGHT ON BOARD HEADS Expects Trouble in Confirma tion by Senate of Men He Has Named for the Federal Reserve Board. Executive Particularly In terested in Criticism of Thos. D. Jones, Selected as Gover nor of Body. The One Share of Harvester Stock. Washington.—Administration mem bers of the senate banning and cur rency committee will seek early con firmation of the five nominees to the federal reserve board, sent in a week ago by President Wilson. A special meeting of the committee w-as called unexpectedly today and the discussion i r the men named was begun. Al though the committee took no formal action it was understood that all available Information about the five will be secured. Connection Explained. At the meeting today the letter of President Wilson to Chairman Owen explaining the connection of Thomas D. Jongs, of Chicago, one of the nomi nees, with the International Harves ts Company was discussed. Several members felt that the president’s statement that Mr. Jones owns but one share of Harvester stock was suf ficient to absolve him from criticism for connection with a concern against which an anti-trust suit is pending. It was said that Mr. Jones would he given an opportunity to appear before the committee here. Several members will question him regarding his rela tions with the harvester company and other matters. To Stand Behind It. President Wilson expects a fight on Continued on market page. AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 22, 1914. CARRANZA SENDS 3 MORE Coming of Three New Repre sentatives of the Rebels Awaited at Niagara Falls. Mediators Welcome Anything American Delegates Can Do With Them. Washington. —lndications here to day were that the coming of three new representatives of the constitutionalist movement would open the way for in formal negotiations between those forces and the American delegates at Niagara Falls. That the mediators themselves will weclome anything the American can do with the constitutionalists was assured here in official quarters. Expected Wednesday, The three new delegates enroute here, said to have the approval of Gen eral Carranza and Gen. Villa, are Fer nando Iglesias Calderon, who has been in conference with Carranza at Saltil lo- Mfredo Breceda, aide to Carranza, c l.eopoldo Hurtado Espenosa, a II'" her of congress during the Madero administration It is believed here that Calderon will succeed Rafael Zubaran as chiff representative of the consti tutionalists here. The three men are expected Wednesday. Whether I.uis Cabrera, another of the constitutional ist agents now in Washington, would remain here, was not disclosed. Back to the Falls. Jose Vasconcelos, who has been in N v York for several days on a mis sion for the constitutionalists, return ed here today hut will go back to New York within a few days. Another message from General Car ranza to the mediators has been for warded from Washington to Niagara Falls. In that communication the con stitutionalist first chief is reported to have discused probable informal nego tiations as to a provisional govern ment through the American commis sioners. ‘Psychological’ Business Depression Discussed by Pres’t; Wants Square Deal Washington— Discussing the so called "phychological” business de pression with callers today. President Wilson declared he had no quarrel with any persons or corporations who desired to express either to him or to congress their own opinions of busi ness conditions and anti-trust legisla tion but he contended that systematic circulation of form letters and tele grams protesting against new legisla tion was “certainly open to criticism.'’ The president said all he wanted was a square deal and that everything should he open and above board. He believes telegrams and letters sent broadcast to be signed and forwarded to government officials constitute an artificial campaign. Mazatlan Business Men Won't Take Federal Money On Board U. 8. California, Ma zatlan, June 22, (By wireless to San Diego, June 22. —Word was rec ved today by constitutionalists besieging Mazatlan from General Obregan slat ing that his army now controlled the entire state of Jalisco and that Guad alajara would tie occupied within a Tew days. Several large business houses at Mazatlan have closed, having refused to accept paper money issued by the local federal authorities. $25,000,000 to Colombia is Opposed in the Senate Washington. —President Wilson be lieves that when the Columbian and Nicaraguan treaties are understood they will be amply supported In the senate. He made this dear to callers today hut refused to go Into details. The treaties are pending before the senate foreign regulations committee, before which Secretary Hryan appear ed again today to continue his expla nation There Is some opposition to the proposed payment of $25,000,000 to Columbia, and to features of the Nl caraugan treaty, which some senator* contend would work unduly to sustain the present government there. CZAR AND HIS FAMILY WHO WERE IMPERILLED BY DYNAMITE PLOT 4 1 At his mother's knee is the Czaievitch, heir to the Russian throne, and surrounding the imperial pair are the Tour princesses of the royal house, all of whom have been repeatedly menaced by nihilistic assassins. St. Petersburg. —Czar Nicholas, the Czarina and their children nar rowly pßcapod death Thursday when an unsuccessful attempt was made to dynamite the Russian iniperiaj train, upon which the Imperial party was returning to the capital from a visit to Bucharest, Roumnnla. Twelve lives were lost among the passongorsof a mall express Hint preceded the imperial train and exploded the dynamite that was Intended to wipe out the entire ruling fumily of Russia. Tin Russian government. In accord ance to their usual custom, late Thursday refused to admit that any at tempt had been made on the life of the sovereign. WIN $700,000,000 WORTH OIL LAND COBB MAY BE DEFENDANT IN DAMAGE SUIT Detroit Butcher Sees Att’y as Result of Trouble Saturday. Not Decided Regarding Crim inal or Civil Action. Ball Player, in Signed State ment, Admits Charges. Smashes Auto in Return From Doctor’s Office Who Examined His Thumb. Detroit, Mich,—Tyrus R. Cobb, fa mous outfielder of the Detroit Amer ican League Baseball Club, may be defendant in a suit for damages as a result of the trouble he caused in the butcher shop of W. I>. Carpenter here Saturday night. Cobb is said t" have pointed u loaded revolver at 1 Carpenter and then assaulted Harold Harding, an employe, when the latter attempted to Interfere. Harding Is 20 years old. Not Decided. Carpenter conferred with a locnl at torney today and said that he had not decided whether to Institute criminal or civil proceedings. He was Inclined to believe he would take the latter course It could not be learned wheth er action would be taken on behalf of Harding. Cobb, In a signed statement, admit ted both charges. He said that Car penter had insulted Mi's. Cobb during an argument over a purchase she had made at the butcher shop. Took Loaded Gun. He went to Carpenter’s place pf business to demand an apology and declared he took an automatic revolver loade ’ with four cartridges to protect himself. Yesterday afternoon while driving homeward in his automobile from the office of a physician who examined his thum he fractured during his fight with Harding, Cobb ran Into a. grocery wagon. Nobody was Injured but the wagon was smashed and Cobb's auto bomlb- damaged. IN SINO SING'S CHAIR. Ossining, N. Y. Peter Itabaonl, a 19- year-old Italian, a tool of a black hand "murder syndicate” • la Westchester comity, was put to ilcith In the electric chair at King King Prison today for ihe murder of Tony MufTO. of White Plain* Itabacco had figured In several oilier crimes. , . -1 U. S. Supreme Court Today Ruled in Favor of Trans Con tinental Railways. Clause Held Void Making Domain Revert to Gov’t if Minerals Found. t.,| W i a *n in9tor '’ D ’ C Transcontlnon tiil railways won their fight for title o some $700,000,000 worth of oil lands when the supreme court today held void the clause In the patents making the land revert to the gov erahT" 1 if lHtPr fo " ml to contain rnln By Direct Attach Only. The court held that the pntentß were Irregular but that they could hot be attacked collaterally by other claimants—and could only tie set aside hy a direct attack by the gov ernment Justice Van Devantor, who emr V h rP |' J h, .\ ° l,lnoin - Incidentally emphasized the point that Hie gov ernment’s time In which It could at or 190*1° ,iafi f ' x l l,r ed In 1000 The government has a separate """, distinguished from the case to day to cancel th., patents to oil lands held by tin transcontinental carriers Today's Decision. Today’s decision was In a case brought, by Kdmund Burke of Call Tornla, who claimed the right to lands now held hv the Southern Pacific on the ground that they should revert to the government because oil had been found after the Issue of the patent to the railroad. Inasmuch as all the transcontinen tal lines have similar lands they earn- Into the proceeding. The court de'-ided practically only on,, point In favor of tin government’s contentions that, oil lands were mineral landH. S-ven Times Ovr. The recovery, however, of lands exceeding In value seven times all the gold coin In the United States was Involved. The Burke case turned largely upon Interpretation of the patents Is sued the Southern Pacific hv (tie gov ernment for the lands under the Pa rifle Railroad Land Grant Act The company contended that evidence could not he presented at this day to show that the lands were mineral an-l that the Issuance of the patents was eoneluslve proof that they were not.. The United States circuit court for Southern California decided In favor of the railroad hut the circuit court of appeals for tlv- >Hnth circuit certified certain questions of law to the su preme court for answer. It was In answering these questions that tfio court announced Its decision today. LIVFRPOOL TO RF-OPFN. Liverpool,—On Julv 1 the cotton ex change here will close at 4 p m. and re open from r.: 4o to 7 o'clock to re cctve the Unite,! States government report on cotton acreage. $6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY. PRES’T AND ADVISERS TAKE UP NEW COURSE OF MEDIATION ACTION In Spite of Carranza’s Reiterated Stand Against Discussion of Mexico’s Internal Affairs at Peace Conference the A. B. C. Envoys Have Not Given Up Hope of Bringing Con stitutionalists Into Some Agreement. Latest Note to Mediators, on Way,. Said to Declare Sub jects Impossible of Discussion. Armistice and Proposed Military Movements. Villa Denies His Presidential Proc lamation. Great Interest in Zacetecas Outcome. Niagara Falls, Ont. —The United States government has Invited representatives of Gen. Carranza and Gen. Huerta lo meet at an inform al conference here with the hope of bringing about the pacification of M exlco. The Huerta delegates today informed Hu- American delegates through the mediators that they were willing to deal with (he constitutionalists In this way. INDICATIONS OFTENSENESS, WEEK IN S. C. Second Week of Candidates Campaign Promises to be Quite Lively With Return to Earnestness of Former Years. References to “ Coat Tail Swinging” Must Be Hushed, As Applied to Himself, Declares One Aspirant For Office. Kingttree S. C. The second k of the state wide campaign »f candidates for Htato officers begins when the cam paign party holds the meeting, part of them having «d»ne to Charleston or to Columbia for the week end. Those officers making the race for re-election, with about, ten others, re turned to Columbia from Georgetown Saturday nl«ht. Some are expected here late today while the majority are expected early tomorrow. Continual references hy candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor to “Coat tail swinging” resulted Hat turday night In one candidate for gov ernor asserting that he would demand that his opponents state *helr prefer ence of candidates In the senatorial race unless these statements directed to him were hushed. Tills stand of the gubernatorial aspirant, considered with other indications of tenseness and mi nor out croppings of factionalism present the possibility that this week may develop something of the intense, interest characterizing former state campaigns. Rebels Released All Americans at Tepic Washington. —Local authorities at Tampico have refused to accept pay ment. of taxes by oil companies in constitutionalist, currency with the exception of first payment. Consul ■ Miller reported today that oil taxes I now must Ite paid In gold. Consul Hostetter reported from Nogales that 1 nil Americans Imprisoned by the fed j erals In Tepic were were released by the constitutionalist Generals Obre gon and Buelan, When Topic was taken. • Consul Hanna reported that order had been established at Monterey. TEN PER CENT MORE. Washington. Officers and inen of the naval militia will receive ten per cent additional pay when on sea duty under conditions where,- iffb-ers of the regular navy are alox ed similar In creased compensation, ss a result of a ruling today by Comptroller Downey of the Treasury. SOUTH CAROLINA WOMEN PRESENT PETITION TO PRES’T TO RE-NAME CULEBRA CUT AFTER COL.GAILLARD Washington. A proposal to honor th** lat« CoL David Du B. GaiU&rd, who died fr<»rri uri illmsH aggravated by ovfrwdrd on the Panama canal, by naming CuJsbra Cut after him was laid before President Wilson today by nepreHentatlvs Finley of South Carolina. Mr. Finley brought with him a resolution adopted by the Federat ion of Women's Clubs of South Carolina proposing the change. The South Car ollna congressman said the suggest ion hud met with the hearty approval of the president. Mr. Finley also In vited the president to attend the 160th aniversary of the founding of ths town of Che raw, S, L\ on July 8. The president took the invitation undsr advisement* - -a——* # HOME EDITION To Prolong Attempt. Washington.—President Wilson and Ills advisers today look up the new course of action proposed by Ihe South \morlcnn envoys, designed to prolong the mediation problem. Despite Car ranza's reiterated stand against a dis cussion of the republic's internal af fairs, tlm mediators, It was declared, had not given up hope of bringing the constitutionalists Into touch with th,. Niagara conference. Confirmation Awaited. Confirmation was awaited here to day of reports that the United States had invited Carranza to send Ills rep resentatives to Niagara Falls to cen ter with the American delegates. The latter would transmit to the mediat ors and the Huerta delegates the views of (lie constitutionalists. That could la- done, It was suggested, without the need of an armistice until some agree ment was reached and approved by the constitutionalists. Will He Consent? Whether Carranza would consent to such an arrangement no ono in offi cial circles was willing to predict. However, In Ibis lutost note to the mediators, reported to be on its way to the revolutionary agents here, Carran za Is said to have declared that among the subjects ho considered lmposslblo of discussion were the armistice pre viously proposed, the military move ments of the constitutionalists, the agrarian question and tho designation of u provisional president. Again “Satiefactory.” While Secretary Bryan declined to discuss details of the mediators’ new proposals, lie reflected the revival of optimism at Niagara Falls hy reiter ating that the progress of mediation was “satisfactory." News of this siege of Zacatecas was closely watched here. Revolutionary n gen Is were Jubilant over reports that in the fighting yesterday their forces had taken three federal positions evi dently outside the main defense. Rome confirmation of statements that Villa and Carranza had patched up their differences was seen In denials from Torreon that Villa had proclaimed Gen. Angeles provisional president. Denial, "Nothing lias been further from my mind,” Villa was quoted as declar ing. In telegrams exchanged between Villa and Carranza’s confidential agent on the border, the fighting general was reported to have asserted that no differences existed between himself and the "first chief." And that he proposed to prevent such a crisis "be cause of the needs of the country.” Recover 50 Bodies; Gravediggers Work Hillcrest, Albert*. —Recovery by rescuera of fifty bodies lylnK In one of the tunnils of mine No. 20 of the Mill' rest Colerles Company today brought up to IHI the total of recov ered dead at the mine which wal wrecked liy an explosion Friday. Highly (trace digger** worked all day In the little mountainside cemetery Juat outside of the village and by night II In expected the greater part of the former male population of the mining colony will be resting there. HORBESHOERS CONVENTION Memphis, Tenn.—Delegates from practically every state were present here today at the opening Heeslon of the International Union of Journey men llorNOMhoera. The convention will continue through Friday.