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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. gglMl fnlfilfiinfi 'i js -i S |m«| fife, jtfgg Wm 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. i . _