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About The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1914-current | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1914)
THE EMPIRE LIFE HEADQUARTERS COME OCTOBER FIRST THE WFATHER Unsettled weather to night and Saturday; probably thunder storm. VOLUME XIX, No. 177. ENTIRE FLOOR IN NEW BUILDING TO RE TAKEN Harmonious Meeting of Stockholders of the Empire Yester day in Atlanta, and it Was Decided to Come to Augusta As Quickly As Possible AUGUSTA’S POPULATION WILL BE AUGMENTED BY 15 TO 20 FAMILIES Augusta Will Give Most Cordial Welcome to the Empire Life, Which is Now More Than Ever Before An Augusta Institution. The following is a list of tile officers and directors of the Empire Life that who were chosen yesterday in Atlanta: President W. \V. Reid Firse vice-president, A. H. Merry. Second vice-president, F. A. Hooper, Third vice-president, H. H. Stafford. DIRECTORS. H. C. Boardman, Augusta; President Peoples’ Oil Company. H. C. Lorick, Augusta; President of H. C. Lorick Agency. John W. Dickey, Augusta, dealer and stocks and bonds. C. E. Whitney, Augusta; cotton factor. H. H Stafford, Augusta; President Georgia-Carolina Brick Co. D. F. Jack, Augusta; Capatalist. If. H. Bell, Augusta; real estate firm of Haekett & Bell. A. H. Merry, Augusta; wholesale commission merchants. M. P. Pope, Washington: planter and manufacturer. J. H. Evans, Sylvania; Planter. • U. V. Whipple, Cordele, former judge of superior court. G. E. Mabry, Tampa, Fla., laywer and capitalist. W. S. West, Valdosta; U. S. Senator from Georgia. E. J. Spratling, Atlanta, medical director, the Empire Life Insurances company. W. W. Reid, Atlanta, president of the Empire Life Insurance com pany. F. A. Hooper, Atlanta; general counsel for the Empire Life Insurance company. The following is list of the members of the finance and executive rommittee; A. IJ. Merry, chairman, W. W. Reid, H. C. Boardman, H. C. Boardman, H. C. Lorick and H. H. Stafford. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Empire Life Insuran ance company was held in Atlanta yes terday and U, was decided to move the headquarter if the company to Augus ta just as qiuckly as possible. It is probable that the headquarters will be moved here on or before October Ist.. An entire floor in the Empire building at Augusta will be taken by the coma ny. The stockholders went into session at 12 o’clock and adjourned late in the afternoon. A large number of mat ters affecting the interests of l the company were discussed and the meet ing was harmonious throughout. The chairman of the stockholders meeting was Mr. H. H. Stafford, of Augusta and the majority of the board of directors are composed of Augus ta ns. When the Empire headquarters are moved into the 17-story office build ing which the Whitney company is erecting on the 700 block of Broad street, the president will come here, the actuary, the medical director, an ,engineer In charge of the buiding, a "manager for the building, a superin tendent of agencies and other offi cers, while there will be a consider able number of clerks with their fam ilies also to come. It will mean the addition of betw'een 15 and 20 fami lies to Augusta's population. The Empire Life is even now very largely an Augusta institution, but henceforth she will be even more iden tified than ever before. There are great numbers of stockholders and policy holders of the Empire in this city and each one of them is vitally interested in the success of the com pany and each one of them will work hard to make it a magnificent success. The coming of the Empire to this city will mean much for Augusta and for the company. The company is ex pected to develop rapidly here and within a very few years to have dou ble the amount of insurance in force. Augusta has pinned her faith to the Empire and the company has done the same thing to Augusta. Thousands of Augustans who a few months ago knew the Empire in only a very In definite sort of way, now are watch ing with pride and pleasure every step that is made by the contractors In the erection of the magnificent 17-story building. Augustans will stand by the Empire and shove her forward until she is one of the greatest in surance companies in the entire coun try. Augusta will extend the most cor dial welcome to the officials of the Empire Life and their families and they are expected to aid materially in the wonderful growth which this splendid city will make within the next few years. Minister of Venezuela Dies Qf Heart Failure s ■ Washington.—Private advices here here today reported the death of P. Kzequiel Rojas, minister from Ven ezuela, at Atlantic City, N. J. Dr. Rojas, who was 70 years old, died of heart failure, with which he had been threatened for several years. He was prominently Identified from youth with the politics of his country. For many years he was compelled to live In exile from Venexuela. From 1893 to 1898 he was minister of for eign nftnlrs Dr. Rojas had been minister here for the last five years. The Venezuelan flag was placed at half mast over the Pan-American Building today. AF.3,000,000 RIVERS -HARBORS. Washington.—The senate today be gan consideration of the rivers and harbors appropriation bill, which as reported carries $53,000,000. THE AUGUSTA HERALD CARRANZA CAN NOW DICTATE MAJOR TERMS Villa’s Victory at Zacatecas Gives “First Chief” the Van taqe Point—Huerta’s Defeat Crushing. If Agreement Reached at Proposed Meet ing, Mediation Proceedings Brought to Successful Close Washington —Final word was await ed here today from Carranza, consti tutionalist chief, specifically outlining his attitude to a proposed conference with his enemy’s envoys on the es tablishment of a provisional govern ment In Mexico. He had telegraph ed his representatives in Washing ton that he would send them instruc tions upon reaching Monterey, wher* he was to arrive late yesterday. Barring delays In transmislon the telegram should be received here late today. Think He’ll Concent. Confidence was expressed that Car ranza would consent to the confer ence. Vllla’e victory at Zacatecas, placing more than half the republic'* territory under constitutionalist con trol, gave the revolutionary leader a vantage point, It was suggested, from which lie could dictate major terms for re organization of the government. IT an agreement were reached at the proposed meeting It would bring the mediation proceedings at Niagara to a successful c onclusion. both the Huerta delegates having reached terms for settlement of International differences. Removing the Dead. Zacatecas.—Some of the conatitu-- tlonalist troops will move south with in a few days In pursuit of the enemy. The work of removing the dead from the streets here was In progress to day. Defeat Moat Crushing. Zacatecas (Delayed Over Military Wire). —There is no longer any doubt that the federals sustained in the loss of this city the most crushing de feat suffered by them so far In the present revolution. It was learned today from a survey of their fortlfira tions that they had anticipated hold (Continued on next page ) THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES AUGUSTA. GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 26, 1914. Magnificent 17-Story Office Building Being Erected For the Empire Life at Augusta ' , ■ . . ■ ■ jf | v . ' • j $ f • , ■ _ *■' . 1 ' , ■ j REBELS DETERMINED TO CARRY ON CAMPAIBN TO CONCLUSION Breceda, Private Secretary of Carranza. Arrives at Wash ington—Next Attack is San Luis Potosi—All Constitution alist Generals. Including Villa, Pledge Loyalty Washington,—The cnnatltuclonallHlH of Mexico are determined to carry their military campaign to a conclusion regardless of participation In informal mediation conferences desired by the United mates. Their plan was Indicated here today upon the arrival of Alfredo Breceda, private sec retary of General Carranza, first chief of the constitutionalists, who cam* to ednfer with Carranza's Washington agents. < 'onfirmatory of the mil itary planss of the revolutionists it was learned that Gen Villa plana to attack Ban Lula I’otoal next week and expeela later to fight the federals In their laat stand at Queretaro. Boon after the arrival of Mr Breceda he received a telegram from Gen. t'arranzg announcing that the first chief had received assurances of co-operation and support from all the leading generals of the revolution, including Villa and he wished the people of the United States to know that the cause of the revolutionary movement was progressing without dissen sion. CARS IN RIVER. Palatka, Fla. —Three men were In jured, one seriously when the St. Johns river traffic bridge here col lapsed today under the weight of a caterpillar tractor, letting tractor and six trolley car* Into the river. They sank in twenty feet of water. Forty feet of the bed of the bridge gave way under the strain. One of the men was caught by a car and carried down. He was under the water two minutes befoig. being rescued. “CART BEFORE THE HORSE.” Rochester, N. Y.—The National Credit Men s Association at Its clos ing session here today passed a roso lutlon urging upon President Wilson and congress the passage of the pend ing bill to simplify the procedure o| the courts. The resolution declares that “congress Is placing the cart be fore the horse" In continuing to enact laws of the gravest Impotrance be fore first putting Into proper condi tion the machinery of the courts through which the law must reach the people. NOUSE AGREES ON NAVY MONEY Naval Appropriations Bill In cludes Sale of the Mississippi and Idaho For $12,000,000. Washington. The naval appropria tion bill, as agreed to in conference was agreed to without any opposition today In the house. It includes au thorization for the sale of the old type battleships Mississippi and Idaho to the Greek government for approxi mately $12,000,000, but omits the $200,- 000 appropriation that had been pro posed for a dry dock project at Nor folk, Va., which was to have cost ul timately $3,000,000. The proposed breakwater project at Key West, Fla., to have eost $1,090,000, including an Immediate appropriation of SIOO,OOO, also was eliminated in conference, NO ROUGH WATER. Poughkeepsie, N. V. lndications at noon pointed to fair conditions for the afternoon’s events. A breeze was blowing from the southwest, but It was not strong enough to make the water rough. DEATH 18 PAROLED. Trenton, N. J. The hoard of prison Inspectors today paroled Wm. A, Death, one of the four rrmri convicted In 1901 of the murder of Jennie Hoa achjeter In Paterson. Death will re turn to hla home In Patterson. $6.00 PER YEAR —5 CENTS PER COPY. IN LEVELED RUINS OE 110 SALEM BUILDINGS, EIRE IS BURNING BUT Historic City’s Conflagration Loss Estimated Today at $lO,- 000.000—Ten Thousand People Rendered Homeless. Semi-Circle Three Miles Long By Mile Wide Burned Out Flames Raged Unchecked For Ten Hours After Terrific Ex plosion Among Chemicals —Apparatus From Neighboring Cities Assist—s,ooo Tents and Rations on Way to Af flicted Inhabitants. CLAFLIN PLEDGE OF $10,000,10 FORTUNE IDE Outstanding Paper in Yester day’s Huge Dry Goods Crash So Widely Scattered That No Financial Strain on Any One Section of Country Meeting of Creditors in Ten Days. Assurances of Co operation. Impression Pre vails That in Time 100 Cants on the Dollar Will Be Paid. New York.—With aefiurancaH of co operation from leading dry goods firms, Jobbing and commission houses the organization of mtrchundiae creditors, and the holders of the firms papers, John < 'ln fI In today began the task of re-organlzatlon of the H. B. Claflln Company, which went Into the hands of receivers yesterday. Mr. Claflln said a plun of re-organization soon would be presented which he hoped would prove acceptable to the creditors and stockholders. Eventually to Pay in Full. The impression prevailed today In financial circles that the firm even tually will pay 100 rents on the dol lar if creditors allow sufficient time for the company to realize on Its assets. The liabilities of tne rompany nro ipluced at $11:1,000,000 . principally In commercial paper. The assets are placed at $11,000.000, and in addition John Claflln, it Is stated, has pledged (Continued on Next Page.) JAPAN AGAIN USES WORDS OF EMPHASIS Demands Relief From “In vidiously Discriminatory” Ef fects of California Alien Land Ownership Law. Correspond ence Published Today in Tokio Gov’t of the BJikado Abandons Proposal for New Convention But Claims Obnoxious and Unjust Acts Towards the Jap anese. Wa*hlngton.—Jtip m attain la Mfunnnd fnct In wnphatlr and nil com prom I»lnK t#*ruiM relief for h*r from what ara oallnd ‘lnvldloimly dlnerl minatory" #?ff#»#’t» of th« <'nllfornla allan land own* rfuhlp law. Thl* wax revealed today In connection with th*- el mu ltd neon h pub lication In Wafdtifwto nmd Tokio of diplomatic coreapondenoe between the I'nlted Htatae and Japancae governmentx extending over a period of more than a year. It ulno whh ahnwn that a new treaty had been conaldered ah a meann of adjusting the difficulty. A«k« for Answer. The last JapaneHe communication, dwted June 10 hint, ro-openjng the nego* tlatlonn and asking for to the note handed Hecrctary Hryan, August 20, 1910, by Viscount Chl/ida. the im hassador here, and the American reply sent by Mr. Hryan two days ago, were not made public. The reply did not reach Tokio In time for publication there with the rest of the (orespondence. so It w<s agreed that It should he given out later. Not Regarded Closed. The note of August 26 concluded: (Continued on next page.) HOME EDITION Washington President Wilson sent the following telegram to Governor Walsh: ' I am sure I speak for the Ameri can people in tendering 'heartfelt sympathy to you and to the people of the stricken city of Salem. Can the federal government b® of service in the emergency? The Fir© Sweot City. Salem, Mats.—-The conflagration which lalrl waste more than a thousand build ings In tlie historic city of Salem was burning Itself out today In the leveled ruins. City officials, after making a careful compilation of values, today figured the total loss at $10,000,000. The burned dis trict followed the lines of a rough semi circle three miles In length In \'arylng width from half a mile to a mile and a half. 10,000 People. Although many persons were Injured It la believed only one life was lost. The charved body of a woman thought to be a Mrs. Cunningham was found in the ruins of a tenement building on I.aFay ette street. At least ten thousand per sons, a fourth of the city's population. Were made homeless. Thousands passed last night In the open. Many hundreds were sheltered In schools, churches and public buildings In this city and Bev erly. Relief Measures. Before the fire had been fairly check ed, relief measures and pirns for re building were under way. Governor Walsh. Lieutenant Governor Bary and Secretary of State Donahue spent the night hefe. The governor announced that 5.000 tent sand rations would be shipped to the city at once. He also Issued a call for a public meeting at the state house In Boston to take further action. Priceless Collections. The more noted buildings and ths mu seums with their priceless collections of (Continued on next page.) TO CHOOSE THE NEW PREST Places Suggested For Meeting of the Huerta and Consti tutionalist Delegates—Some Canadian Spot Probably Selected—No Parleys at Niagara Falls Niagara Falla, Ont. — Definite word whh expected here today from the con ml 11iiMori IlHt agency In Waahlngton im to the lime and place of the infor mal conference between Huerta dele gates and representative* of the con stitutionalists ut which it la hoped a now provisional prealdent for Mexi co will bo chosen and arangementa mod for a cessation of hoatlHtlea. No Mediation Atmosphere. It ;h considered practically certain that the new purleya will not take place here. The constitutionalists are Maid to lie dealroUa to have their con ference kept fre from the mediation atmosphere. Bufalo has been suggest ed but from prevloua intimations from both, Mexican factions It Is unlikely that" the conference will take place on soil of a country with which Mexi co maintains at present no diplomatic relations. Mor a Neutral Spot. Toronto, Ont., has been mentioned but on account of the presence there of l-’ellx Diaz and hie adherents a more neutral spot Is. likely to be nam ed. Ottawa or some resort on Lake Ontario may be chosen. Mediators and American and Huerta delegates spent the day leisurely. Re ports of the taking of acatecas were read with Interest by the Huerta del egates. but without comment. Arrivsa From Saltillo. Washington—Alfredo Hreceda, per sonal re, reesntatlve of Crrnnza. reach ed Washington today from Saltillo, bringing communlcationa believed to have a bearing on the propsed In- Informal peace negotiations. Breceda. with Luis Cabrera and Rafael Zuba run, wont Into conference with T. K. Vllliilrcenclo, another representative of the first constitutionalist chief. Breceda, while declining to make any statement, declared some definite announcement as to the purposes of Carranza might be expected within a Mhort time. To Hear Report. Mexico City. The Mexican aenate la to meet tomorrow to hear the exsou tlvea’ report on the outcome of tha (Continued on Next Page.)
