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To Drop Jlttack on Speer—Carranza Declines Invitation
THE WEATHER
Generally fair tonight
and Wednesday.
VOLUME XIX. No. 174.
‘I FURTHER ACTION’
IS REPORT ON CHARGES
HEIST JUDGE SPEER
Conclusion of Investigating Committee Submitted Today to
the House Judiciary Committee. Majority Report Regrets
Inability to Either Recommend Complete Acquittal or Im
peachment. Minority Report is Strongly for Full and
Thorough Exoneration.
After Exhaustive Review of Evidence, the Findings Now
Rest With Full Committee of the House. “The Day Will
Come When Judge Speer Will be Remembered With Pride
by the People of Georgia” Is Ending of Representative
Valstead’s Tribute.
Washington, D. C.- ‘The committee
regrets Its inability to either recommend
a complete acuittal of Judges. Speer of all
culpability so far as these charges are
concerned, on the one hand, or an im
peachment, on the other hand.’’ This
was the conclusion submitted to the
House judiciary committee today by the
special sub-committee that for months
has been investigating charges of offi
cial misconduct filed against Emory
Speer, of Macon, federal judge for the
southern (district' Of Georgia.
The report, after an xhaustive resume
of evidence with severe comments, hold
that some of Judge Speer’s official ac
tions “tend to approach a condition of
tyranny and oppression,” but recom
mended that no further proceedings be
had by the House.
These conclusions now rest with the
full committee on judiciary, which is ex
pected to report them to the House for
final disposition of the case before the
adjournment of the present session of
Congress. The sub-committee comprises
Representatives Webb, North Carolina;
Fitzhenry. Illinois, Democrats, and Vol
stead, Minnesota, Republican.
The Minority Report.
Mr. Volstead in a minority report,
similarly declaring that there is no evi
dence impeachment, will at
tn'k r-.py.wHK the sub-committee
tor Criticising a judge they declare not
guilty of any impeachable offense.
Ninetteen charges were filed with the
committee. They alleged, among other
things, that Judge Speer entertained
matters beyond his court’s jurisdiction,
allowed excessive trustee fees to a per
sonal friend, used his official position for
preferment of his son-in-law, A. H. Hey
ward. abused his authority by domestic
use of government paid court employes,
violated laws regarding drawing of
jurors, and dissipated bankrupt estates
by appointing unenecessary officials and
allowing excessive fees.
Another charge was that, in the case
of Henry Jamison, a Macon negro. Judge
Speer defied the mandates of the su
preme court of the United States and
the Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Conclusions.
The sub-committee’s conclusions fol
lows
“The conclusion of the sub-committee
deduced from the evidence taken and
from the construction of the precedents
of impeachment trials, is that at the
present time satisfactory evidence suffi
cient to support a conviction upon a
trial bv the senate is not obtainable.
“In the conduct of the hearings the
committee was extremely liberal and did
not confine the witnesses to the giving
of technically legal evidence. Much evi
dence of a hearsay nature was received.
The committee felt Justified in such a
course in the light of the fact that it
oarne to the attention of the committee
that many witnesses were apprehensive
of the consequences of giving evidence
against Judge Speer in the event of his
Acquital This feeling and the general
disposition on the part of individuals to
protect themselves against what was
termed the “wrath” of Judge Speer kept
from the committee the names of the
(Continued on Page Ti/ree.)
SIT IT WAS I
VILLA VICTORY
Removal of Two in Constitu
tionalist Cabinet Who Oppos
ed Southern Campaign of the
General.
El Paso, Texas. —Removal of General
Trevino as Carranza's chief of staff and
Ysidro Faheln as acting minister of for
eign relations in the constitutionalist
cabinet, reported from Saltillo, was
taken by revolutionists here today as a
victory for Villa. Both were said to
have been opposed to Villa's southern
campaign.
The prospective appointment of Edu
ardo F\ as chief of staff was hailed
as agreeable to both factions. Hay, now
chief of staff to General Iturbe in Sina
loa wort his spurs In the Madero revo
lution. T*ter he was sent to Europe by
Madero on* a diplomatic mission. He Is
» civil engineer and a graduate of the
University of Notre Dame, Ind.
Ysidro Fsbrle, a young attorney of
Mexico City, took a conspicuous part in
drafting Carranza's notes to the Wash
ington government and to Niagara Palls
In connection with the Mexican media
tion conference. It was predicted here
that lails Cabrera, now in Washington,
would succeed him In the foreign rela
tions pm-tfollo.
The pretence near Carranza of Hay
end Cabrera would create a different at
titude on the part of rebel government,
both Internally and internationally, In
| the belief of local observers.
MRS. WESTINGHOUSE DEAD,
Lenox, Mas*. —Mrs. Oeo. Westing
[house, widow of the electrical inven
ftor. died today as the result of a pa
t*lytl» 3troke *he suffered last Fri
day,
======= THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
WARM DEFENSE
IN THE CHARGES
AGAINST SPEER
Minority Report Submitted to
House Committee Makes Em
phatic Protest Against
Methods Used Upon Georgia
iurist. Acts Cruelly Unjust
and Unfair. No Effort Made
for Protection Against Mere
Slander and Abuse it Says.
Washington, D. C—Complete
tion of Federal Judge Emory Speer of
the Southrt-n district of Georgia from
charges that led to congressional inves
tigation of his conduct, was recom
mended today in a minority report by
Representative Volstead of Minnesota, a
member of the investigating sub-com
mittee of the house judiciary committee.
Representative Volstead also attacked
the ljiethods and findings of the ma
jority of the sub-committed, who held
that the evidence did not warrant im
peachment but severely criticised certain
acts of the accused jurist.
Emphatic Pretest.
"While 1 concur in the recommenda
tions made in the majority report that
no further proceedings he had upon the
charges against Judge Speer, I desire to
express In as emphatic language as pas
sible my protest against the methods
that have been pursued,” says Repre
sentative Volstead in his report.
“X desire to have it distinetly under
stood that 1 do not criticise the motives
of my associates, for whom I have the
highest personal regard; but the proceed
ings in this investigation have been
marked by acts cruelly unjust and un
fair.
Slander and Abuse.
No effort was 1 made to protect the
Judge against mere slander and abuse
that could Brtrve no other purpose than
disgrace and humiliate him. Every
•nemy that _’9 years on the bench had
produced was Invited and eagerly en
couraged to detail his grievance and to
supplement that with all sorts of inuen
does, insinuations and insulting opinions
utterly illegal as evidence and incompet
ent for any proper purpose. It is hu
•ntliutlng to read this record and have
'o admit that a committee of congress
s responsible for this sort of cruel in
(Contlisued on page three.)
Searching for 16 Year
Old Girl; Dragging River
Schenectady, N. Y.—Police today
began a search for Theresa Faust, a
16-year-old. girl, who has been miss
ing from her home here more than
three weeks in the belief that she
might be the victim in tne Mohawk
Kiver murder mystery.
According to Miss Faust’s parents
she wore a pink underskirt when last
seen and a piece of such a garment
was found with the torso taken from
the river last Friday.
Parents of the Faust girl were un
able to give the authorities many
details of her disappearance. She
simply dropi»ed out of sight. She
had no reason for leaving home, they
say.
Authorities continued today to drag
the river but they found no additoin
al missing part" of the body.
AGAINST HARVESTER CO.
Washington. —Oti a question of ju
risdiction solely, the supreme eourt
Mondaj afifrmod the Judgment of the
Kentucky court of appeals that the
commonwealth might legally proceed
against tne International Harvester
Company for violating Its local anti
trust law, although the company
claimed to have no place of business
In Kentucky.
1.560.163 INHABITANTS.
Buenos Ayrss, Argentina Figure* of
the census of the city of Buenos Ay r4in
recently tHkn show the number of In
habitants to he 1,560,163. in 1300 the
toUl was 831,291,
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 23. 1914.
TASK NOW
RESTS ON
MEXICO
ITSELF
American Delegates, by Turn
ing Over Question of Person
nel to Mexicans Themselves,
Feel Much Relieved. U. S.
to Insist on Settlement and
Let the Consequences Ensue.
Niagara Falls, Ont.—American and
Huerta delegates today were arrang
ing for the informal conferences be
tween representatives of Carranza and
Huerta, at which it is hoped an agree
ment would be reached on the indivi
dual who is to bo provisional presi
dent of Mexico. Details still were
lacking and depended on the traveling
arrangements of the constitutionalist
delegates now en route here.
Rests With Them.
On the delegates from the two Mex
ican factions themselves will rest iho
burden of selecting the man of the
hour—a task which deadlocked the
mediation conference and nearly dis
rupted it last week. By turning over
the delicate question of personnel to
the Mexicans themselves for settle
ment the mediators and American
delegates alike feel temporarily re
lieved. There can be no charge of
foreign dictation, the mediators think,
for the American government, it is un
derstood, stands ready to recognize
whoever is agreed upon by the two
Mexican delegations.
/jiv®ria \^ v ii Sough:.
Uj inf(w all ln
ibs the
counsel of fSflf ael Crates a riel
mediators being fLven when sought.
On international questions, the medi
ation board will cemtlnuo Its confer
ences. The results of the two sets of
negotiations, it is hoped, ultimately
will be Incorporated into a pact ef
fecting a cessation of hostilities and
opening the way to a complete resto
ration of peaco. The fact that the two
warring factions are to be brought to
gether to discuss personnel for the new
pro-visional government has encour
aged tho mediation colony generally
to hope for a settlement.
Many Not Sanguine. .
There are many, however, who are
no more sanguine than before that
the vexed question can be settled by
diplomacy. It is an assured fact, nev
ertheless, that before tho informal con
ferences between the constitutionalist
and Huerta delegates will be permit
td to dissolve without agreement, the
power and Influnee of the United
States government will be brought to
bear with renewed vigor and determi
nation A settlement will be Insisted
on and let the consequences ensue.
Appeal to Patriotism.
Appeal to patriotism is the chief
pressure that will be brought to bea*
on Carranza and Villa on the one hand
and Huerta on the other. The strong j
national pride entertained by this
poittcally torn republic may, it is
hoped, lead all factions to accept the
new proposal of the mediators.
1 Killed and 6 Injured
in Subway Cave-in; N. Y.
New York. —Nearly a half block oT
sidewalk and superstructure over a
new Brooklyn subway caved in to
day .burying more than 20 workmen,
killing one and injuring six. A
wagon and team were engulfed and
one of the horses killed. Many tons
of debris filled the excavation and
firemen and police reserves had to
dig out the injured. The superinten
dent and foreman of the job were ar
rested pending an Investigation.
Filipino Arrested as a
Spy; U. S. Navy Servant
Mexico City.—(Jregario Alcarez,
Filipino servant Of Captain Hush Of
the battleship Florida, who turned up
here yesterday left today for Vera
Cruz. He was accompanied by a
representative of the Brazilian lega
tion.
The Filipino was arrested by Mex
ican troops near Vera Cruz some
weeks ago and charged with being a
spy. He was released but did not
know his dlsapt earance had been
made a diplomatic incident.
EX-SLAVE PROPERTY.
Washington.—The Tennessee su
preme court’s decision that ex-slaves
cannot Inherit property under ttie or
dinary rules of kinship Monday was
upheld by the supreme court of the
United States.
The question arose in the case of
John .Tones, an ex-slave, who owned
a farm In Tennessee at the time of
his death. The supreme court of
Tennessee held that his brothers and
sisters, who were ex-slaves, could not
under Tennessee's statutes, Inherit
the land. The land went to Jones,
widow.
GEORGIA GIRL AND PIGEONS TO
BE USED IN TRANS-ATLANTIC
AIR FLIGHT
MISS MINNIE READ.
New York—When Lieutenant
John C. Porte, of the British
Navy Aerial Service, Rtartß with
his Tellow pilot or pilots, as the
case, may be in the Curtiss-built
Wanamaker Biplane on his at
tempt to ll.v across the Atlantic
in sixteen hours, he will take
with him two carrier pigeons. The
pigeons, which are of the flock
that make their home on the roof
of the Waldorf Astoria, will he
released at certain stages of tti.-
fltght with messages to New
York announcing the progress
made by the intrepid British
aviator and his companions. Miss
Minne Read, of Atlanta, Qa., be
came greatly attached to the
birds and is credited with having
the suggest i(to that they be
used by Lieutenant Porte.
Carranza's Sec’y Says
Invitation of U. S. To
Meet Huerta Agents
Will Not Be Accepted
NEW ORLEANS.—Carranza
will not accept invitation of
the United States government
to send representatives to
meet informally with agents of
Huerta in an endeavor to se
lect a provisional president of
Mexico, according to a state
ment here today by Alfredo
Breceda, private secretary of
General Carranza and a mem
ber of the latest commission
Carranza is sending to Wash
ington.
FUNSTQN TELLS
OF MISSING MAN
Marine Private Whose Disap
pearance Caused Alarm is
Heinrech Thobe. Was in the
Hospital.
Washington, D. C. Rrlgadb*’ Genera!
Funiton imported today that the marine
private whose disappearance from the
American lines at Vera Crus has caused
some alarm 1h Heinrich* Thobe who
lately bid been under observation ns to
his mental condition. General Fo rut ton
made no mention of the possibility of the
missing marine having been taken jeds
oru»r by Mexican federals.
General Funston’s report was summa
rlfed In this statement by .Secretary
Garrison: “Private Thobe left curnp on
oatpnst June 20th about 12:80 a. rn , and
has not been seen since. He took his
rifle and ammunition. From May 10th
to 12th he was In hospital for observa
tion of mental condition. Home days
HKn be Utfeatened to run nway and re
turn to the United Htates. A thor
ough search lias been made for him and
will continue." _
Senator West Confers
on Georgia Dis't Att’y
Wa»hlngten, D. C. -Henutor West of
Georgia, today conferred with I'rssldrnt
Wilson ftvsr appointment of a United
Htates attorney for the southern district
of Georgia. The senator submitted a
list of five men, appointment of any
one of Which he said would be satisfac
tory to hlty. Those suggested by him
were:
John H. U Hmlth, of Macon; Roseau
T.uke, of TWomasvlfTe; J. N Bennett, of
Way cross; j. T. Colson, of Brunswick,
and John Adams, of Dublin.
He ns tor Fletcher of Florida aJso dis
cussed patronage guest lons with the
President.
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Capt. of Revenue Cutter
Racing to Wife's Deathßed
Washington.—With his wife hover
ing between life and death, thousands
of mih s away from him Capt. P. H.
Übberoth of the revenue cutter Mc-
Culloch, now at Unalaska, Alaska,
was expected today to start on a two
weeks race for her bedside In Phil
adelphia. Every means at the com
mand of the revenue cutter service
has been employed in an effort to
get word to Captain Übberoth of his
wife’s serious illness but they were
without avail until Saturday when
the cutter McCulloch arrived at Una
laska. Wireless dispatches were sent
hut they failed to reach Captain IJb
beroth’s ship.
Captain TJbheroth was to leave
Unalaska on the steamer Dora for
Cordova today. There he will trans
fer to a steamer for Seattle.
Impressive Funeral
Over Madame Nordica
London.—lmpressive funeral ser
vices of the Anglican Church were
held at noon today for the late Mad
ame Idllion Nordica In he King’s
Weigh House Church, Mayfair, where
she was married just nve years ago
to Deo. W. young of New York.
Flowers were hanked in profusion
around the i.ecullar shaped teak cos
fin, the altar and the pillars. A
large congregation w«h present In
cluding many singers with whom the
late Mme. Nordica had performed.
Ambassador Pago was represented by
his secretary.
I Dr. Douglas Adams conducted the
'service The music, including the
hymn "Onward Christian Soldier,”
was supplied by a surplleed choir.
COURSE IN* AERONAUTICS.
New York.—The *Aoro Club of
America announced today It had re
ceived advices that the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology will offer a
course in aeronautics beginning with
the academic year of 1914-15. The
course will he opcri to graduate stu
dents and will lead to the degree of
master of science.
The course Is Intended to furnish
training in the design and construe
tion of air craft, dirigibles, aeroplanes
and hydro-planes. No attempt will
lie made to give Instructions to
pilots.
$6.00 PER YEAR —5 CENTS PER COPY.
HOPE RE-KINDLED FOR
PEACE US ENVOYS OF
FIGHTING FACTIONS MEET
CALLS BLEASE
DISGRACE TO
STATE S. C.
Candidates for U. S. Senate
Address Small Crowd Todav
at Beaufort. Governor’s
Pardon Record Attacked by
Both Jennings and Pollock.
Beaufort, S. C The fifth meeting for
Hit' senatorial campaign was e illei 1 tu or
der here this morning ut 11 o’clock by
James M. Kliett, county chairman.
The audience was the smallest for the!
campaign, about U)0 persons, many of
whom were women, were present. A
hand rendered popular aira bofuve and
at the conclusion ofdho meeting. L. D. 1
Jennings was the fftsit speaker. After
complimenting Heatifort and its people,
he tersely outlined the history of his
life, “it is not my purpose exclusively,”
said Mr. Jennings, "in entering the cam
paign to fight for votes hut I entered the
lists at the behest of many people of
the state who thought that lay had ar
rived when some one should he In the
race othrt* than politicians.’’
Cry of Fraud.
Taking cognizance of the cry that
fraud had been committed in the last
primary, said the. speaker, the state con
vention devised and adopted new rules
which would safeguard the primary and
curtail dishonest voting. Mr. Jennings
then made Ids usual argument in de
fense and explnlntion of the new rules.
*‘Oh I am sick of the cry of poor whits
man" exdaimcd MV. Jennlgs. Contin
uing he said that after the candidate got
into office one docs not hear so much of
the poor white man.” Mr. Jennings
stated that he Is willing to support a
man elected hut he will not be willing
to give this support to a man selected by
fraud. Attacking Governor Filease’s par
don recqrd Mr. Jennings said he Intend
ed to expose the chief executive all over
the state “if his Voice holds out,” he
said “when I reach the great Piedmont
section, I want to he able tr show to
them the records and especially the rec
ords of our present governor.” The
speaker attacked Senator Smith’s rec
ord and ridiculed the idea that the Ju
nior senator was the cause of the price
of cotton. lie repeated the senator’s
jokes and turned them on him.
Worthless Cotton Samples.
The government’s samples of cotton
placed on the cotton plitfi/rms of the
state through the efforts of Senator
Smith are said I>y Mr. Jennings t > he of
no value for the government cannot pass
a law compelling a factor to purchase
the staple If lie dees not want to buy.
W V iVllivk. the second speaker,
stated that it was his first visit to Heau
fnrt and it is the most delightful place
In the state. The speaker then told
why he entered the race that neither
please, who Imd “disgraced the state'*
and Smith, are considered by many peo
ple of the state not to he competent to
represent South Carolina. lie has no
political machine, hut I" a plain, blunt
man He then outlined his eight years’
legislative record and ”no man has been
able to put his hand on or has dared to
put his hand on anything in my political
record which can he criticized.'* The
speaker said he Intended to expose the
political record of public officers before
every audience In the state. Speaking
of tiie adoption of the new primary rules
at the convention, Mr. Pollock asked:
“Where was Senator Hmilh, who was
(Continued on Market page.)
COMMISSION FAVORS HELPING
ON LEVEE, IF PRACTICABLE
Meeting of Board Held This Morning. Board to be Reor
ganized on January First ad.
Like Binding the New Boarnd This Board Did Not Feel
The Hoard of Commissioners of
Itlf liinond Count) at llielr special
meeting this morning decided not lo
take any action on the city's request
for aid in building the levee until the
first oi next January. It was the
sense of the board, however, that the
county aid the city If It was practica
ble. The position wag taken that, the
present hoard has no authority to
hind the next board. Messra, «.i. H.
Nixon and K K. Verdery will retire
from the hoard On January Ist and
Messrs. 11. K Fund and ,M. (’. H. Hol
ley will take their places. The board
Is lo he reorganized and a new chair
man chosen.
After the election of a sheriff this
morning the hoard heard Secretary
Haynle read a letter from the River
and Canal Commission asking that
the county help the city build the
levee from East Boundary to Butler's
Creek. Mr. Verdery stated Imme
diately that he was In favor of the
county giving aid and Chairman
Nixon made the same statement.
Mr Twiggs said that he thought
the county should help the city If It
HOME
EDITION
First Session of Carranza and
Huerta Representatives Does
Not Contemplate Armistice
Now. Mediators Hope to An
nounce Program Tomorrow.
One Menace to Plan, However,
Is Recent Breach Between
Constitutionalist Chief and
His General. Belief That it
Will be Sufficiently Healed
So As Net to Cause Em
barrassment.
W.-ahingten.— Hope for the restora
tion of peace in Mexico through dip
lomacy wan re-kindled in administra
tion circles today by tile outlook that
Iho constitutionalists would send dele
gates tc confer with members of the
Huerta mission, from whom they lorn?
have held aloof. Secretary Bryan de
clined to discuss detailed proposals for
the meeting, hut It was expected that
the mediators might be able to an
nounce lati today or tomorrow the
personnel of the constitutionalist del
egation and the general purposes of
tile informal conference.
Breach Between Them.
One menace to iho success of the
plan, It was pointed out. was the re
cent breach between Villa and Car
ranza. Whether their differences had
been sufficiently composed so that a
constitutionalist delegation would
work without embarrassment was a
question that the Washington gov
ernment said was to be determined
today.
First Meeting.
The first meeting of Carranza and
Huerta representatives do not contem
plate an armistice at this time. Not
until they had reached soeme definite
agreement over the establishment of
a provisional government would there
be an attempt to call a halt to hos
tilities. Hope was expressed that If
such n stage of understanding was
reached any break between Villa and
Carranza would be so adjusted as to
bring all revolutionary forces wltbln
the scope of an armistice.
New Turn.
The new turn that promises to pro
long the mediation negotiations when
I hey appeared to be on the brink of
failure was said to have resulted in
part from the strong influence exerted
by the Washington government.
Administration officials sought to
bring tho constitutionalists in pro
ceedings on a limited basis at first
with the hope that ultimately an
agreement might be reached on the en
tire Mexican problem.
Dead Buried, Attention
to Victims Dependents
Hlllcrest, Alberta.—With the ma
jority of Its dead burled, Hlllcrest
today turned its attention to caring
for those who were dependent upon
the 195 victims of last Friday’s mine
disaster. Relief committees have
been organized to attend to Imme
diate needs. Search was continued
Tor the few bodies remaining in the
shattered workings of Nine No. 2,
Hlllcrest collieries.
was practicable but that It would be
better to get the plans and specifica
tions of the levee below the city so
that It could be determined whether
It would he practicable for the county
to give aid. Mr. Twiggs raised the
point as to whether the county was
equipped for doing this work or not.
lie said that If the county was
Jed lor it he would favor giving aid..
Mr. It. O. l,ombard also said that
he favored aiding the city If It was
practicable
Mr. Kooks expressed the same
view, siatlng that If the county was
able financially next year and If the
county roads were In good shape h?
would favor extending aid. Mr.
Kooks, who Is chairman of the roads
committee, sal ( j that Supt. Strlager
at ii resent was behind wkh his road
work and nothing could be done
until the first of the year.
On motion of Mr. Rooks the mat
ter was deferred until January Ist,
Mr. Nixon voting nay on the res>
lution and stating that he thought
the city should be given some more
definite answer now.
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