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VOLUME XIX, No. 178.
INEVITABLE AS RISE
OF TOMORROW’S SUN’
Speaker Tells Delegation from
38 States. That Woman Suf
frage is Bound to Come, But
Can Be Secured Quicker
Through States Than Through
Congress
SUFFRAGISTS RECEIVED
BY VICE PRESIDENT ALSO
Speaker Tells Women When
Time Conies to Vote For Best
Principles and Best Men.
Sec'v Bryan Embraced By
One Wandering Female.
Washington.—Speaker Clark today
told a delegation of women from the
National American Woman's Suffrage
Association that “woman suffrage is
as inevitable as the rising of tomor
row’s sun."
“For six thousand years.” said the
sneaker, “men have been trying to
run the world and some think they
have made a bad mess of it. 1 hope
that when you women run it you’ll
improve on it. I think woman suf
frage is inevitable. The only ques
tion you folks have to consider is how
to most expeditiously get what you
are after. You can get it quicker by
the states than through congress
'“ln some places there is a great
prejudice against woman suffrage
and you want to remember one thing,
that if you lose the fight you arc out
lor years. Whenever the subject
comes up for a vote.in Missouri I
am going to vote for woman suffrage.
This is not because all women are
lilted to vote, and I may add that I
would not like to saytbat all men are
fitted to vote. If you ever do vote,
and I think it is coming certainly, I
hope you will vote for. the best prin
ciples and the best men.”
From 38 States.
The speaker was addressing a
group of women from 38 states who
had presented three hundred petitions
for woman’s suffrage in the form of
resolutions adopted by suffrage or
ganizations and mass meetings at the
time of the nation-wide demonstra
tion on May 2nd.
The woman suffrage leaders in the
delegation included 13r. Anna Howard
Shaw and \£iis3 Jane Addams.
Vice-President Marshall .also re
ceived the Suffragists and later peti
tions to senators were left at the
vicepresident’s office.
. Strictly Non-Partisan.
The i etitions which the committee
explained were strictly non-partisan,
asked congress for legislation which
woudl "insure to woman equal politi
cal rights with nien,” but did not ad
vocate adoption of any particular
pending measure. Suffrage associa
tion officers said they wished it clear
ly understood that they were not
fighting any party but seeking aid
lor the suffrage cause from individ
uals of every political faith.
Urges Vice-President.
Dr. Shaw urged the vice-president,
to take a more decided stand on the
suffrage question because she “was
convinced he believed in suffrage."
“Bui I can’t get away from ray
wife,” replied the vice-president,
“and I don’t want to.”
“But you might persuade her if
you tried,’’ said Dr. Shaw.
One suffragist who wandered away
from the throng about the vice-presi
dent's office, spied Secretary of State
Bryan on his way to meet the senate
foreign relations committee. She al
most, embraced the secretary in the
earnestness o' her arguments and Mr.
Bryan had to use vigorous methods
to extricate himself.
When the senate met numerous pe
titions presented by tie suffrage del
egations were filed by Senators
Smoot Lewis, Oliver, Catron, Town
send, Hoke Smith, Bristow and Ltp
pitt.
Westinghouse Company
Post Warning Notices
Pittsburgh.—The first important
mot e in the Westinghouse strike since
12,000 men and women left the shops
three weeks ago was made today when
notices were posted at the electric
and machine plants announcing that
all employes who do not report for
duty by June 30 will be considered as
having left the employ of the com
pany.
The notices were eagerly read by
scores of pickets who made no com
ment. Strike leaders and Mr. Herr
said no conferences looking to a set
tlement were scheduled for today.
Gov’t Lost $57,600 By
Senator Lodge’s Prank
Washington!*—Chairman Overman of
the senate lobby committee had before
him today a special report of post
office Inspectors alleging that the gov
ernment was deprived of $57,600 in
postal revenues when certain so-called
l.eet sugar lobby literature was circu
lated free untier the frank of Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts. Whether
steps will lie taken to compel the sugar
interests concerned to pay that sum
has not been decided but Mr. Over
man declared today the investigation
would be the basis of legislation to
regulate the use of the franking privil
ege*.
STRANDED IN GALE.
Superirr, Wls. After hazardous
work by tugs the hlg steel steamer
Mataafa. which stranded oo Ihe break
water at the Superl r entry while
trying to make the harbor in a gale
this morning was released and towed
to the Great Northern or# docks.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
STATE BUS
ARE VERY FEW
Only 50, As Compared With
7,500 National Banks, Qualify
For Federal Reserve Board
Membership.
Washington.—Fifty state banks and
trust companies have qualified for
membership in federal reseve banks
as against 7,500 national banks.
This small number of state institu
tions in the new federal banking
plan is due chiefly to state laws for
bidding state banks to acquira stock
in other corporations. There are only
twenty states in which Treasury De
partment officials are absolutely cer
tain it is [ ossible for state banking
institutions to become members ol
the new federal re; e banks with
out some modification of the laws.
These states are Vermont, New York,
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Vir
ginia. West Virginia, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. South
Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Ar
kansas. Texas, Arizona, California
and Oregon.
Two of these states, Kentucky and
South Carolina, passed enabling acts
since the passage of the federal re
serve act which makes it possible for
their state institutions to enter the
federal system. Olficials in many
other states have given the reserve
bank organization committee assur
ance steps would be taken to make
similar change in tjjeir state laws,
but in r.ost cases the legislatures do
not convene until 1915.
No effort lias been made by the re
serve bank organization committee
to induce state organizations to par
ticipate in the federal system as na
tional banks over-subscribed the
stock of the reserve banks. How
ever, state institutions which were
anxious to be among the original
members oT the new reserve banks
were welcomed.
COLUMBIA WON
THE BOAT RACE
Popular Victory at Inter
collegiate Regatta. Pennsyl
vania Secoid, Cornell Third.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. —Columbia won
the four-mile varsity eight-cared ra< e,
the feature event of the annual in
ter-collegiate regatta here late Fri
day after a thrilling race, by one
length. Pennsylvania was second;
Cornell, third; Syracuse, fourth;
Washington, fifth and Wisconsin
last. The start was made at 6:50 under
perfect weather and water conditions.
The slight wind had died away un
til the river was barely rippled. The
tide had turned and was running down
the course stronger as the minutes
passed. The first start was spoiled
by a Cornell oarsman Jumping liis
slide and the crews were recalled. It
was 6:57 when they finally got away
with Pennsylvania setting the pace.
At the mile Cornell was a quarter of
a length behind the Pennsylvania with
the other crews lapped. Wisconsin
was fading fast.
At 2 Mile Mark.
At the two-mile mark, Pennsylvania.,
Carnell and Columbia wore still lap
ped, the Quakers having but a slight
lead. Washington was coining up
alongside Byracuse. In the last mile
Cornell began to fade and thp race
lay between Columbia and Pennsyl
vania. Syracuse and Washington
were fighting for fourth place. Wis
consin was hoplessly out of it.
Official time:
Columbia, 19:27, 4-5.
Pennsylvania, 19:41.
Cornell, 19:44, 1-5.
Columbia’s victory was the result
of a desperate and sustained spurt in
the final half mile. The Cornell
crew, exhausted in trying to keep pace
with the visitors, faltered and slipped
hack Into third place at the finish.
Better fortune attended the efforts of
the Cornel junior, varsity and fresh
man eights, each wining its race in
impressive fashion.
The Columbia crews victory after
twenty years effort was extremely
popular.
Exciting for 50,000.
The race furnished an exciting spec
tacle for the 50,000 persons who line I
the river banks and crowded the
steamboats and yachts at the finish,
despite the fact that Byracuse, las'
year's winner and the two western
crews, Wisconsin and Washington, ear
ly were eliminated by the hot pace.
Passing under the railroad bridge,
after coming three miles from the real
struggle for first place, began, Colum
bia had fought her way Into second
place, one-third of a length behind
the Penseylvanla shell prow. Corned
was lapping the New York oarsmen.
All three leaders were rowing thirty
four strokes to the minute, but Colum
blr. was getting more drive snd run
than either rival. Cornell made its
last effort at the thre and one-half
mile print, but failing to overt: au I
either Columbia or Pennsylvania, ap
peared to slowly lose power gradual
ly dropped back.
CLOUDBURST FLOODS TOWN.
Mandan, N. D.— Water which rushed
down on this city as a result of a
cloudburst in the hills ten miles away
today flooded the business district,
being in many places three feet deep.
Heart River, swollen by recent rains,
placed the town In danger of a greater
flood and many residents moved to
places of safety.
Damage to crops and farm buildings
is believed to be heavy.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 27, 1914.
Trans-Atlantic Flyer is Christened and Launched
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SPONSOR AND PILOT OF THE “AMERICA.”
Upper—First unseccessful attempt to smash tho bottle of champagne from grapes grown on the hills near
Hammondsport, N. V., in christening the America, the Wanarnaker transatlantic seahoat. Miss Katherine
Masson the sponsor of the craft is shown here just after che hurllcd the bottle at the bow of the boat. Llent.
Porte, the pilot of*the machine Is standing near her.
Lovvfer r-Tlle America, juat-after her launching or. the tiafers of Lake Keuka at Hammondsport, N. Y, Juno
22d.
Hammondsport, N. Y.—One of the big phases of. the laarisatlnntle flight was completed when the flyer In
which Lieut. Porte is to try to cros;. ttie Atlantic ocean in, was formally christened and launched here June 22.
The odd looking craft, after christening, “took to the waters of Lake Keuka like a duck,” said Lieut. Porte
who is pilot of the craft. He says that it has dorre everything he expected It to do. Miss Katherine Masson
broke the bottle of champagne over the bow of the boat. The attempted flight accross the Atlantic will be made
some time this summer.
'WAS WANDERING
ABOUND RIVER’
Crews of the Empress of Ire
land and the Storstad Tell
Radically Different Stories.
Quebes. -“We must confront the
fact that one story Is accurate and
the other wrong,” said C. B. Haight,
counsel for the owners of the collier
Storstad, which rammed and sunk the
Empress of Ireland, when he began
liis address today on behalf of his
clients before the commission investi
gating the disaster. Mr. Haight was
explaining that the crews of the
Storstad and tile Empress told radi
cally different stories. One of the two
vessels, he argued, was to blame for
changing her course in the fog, thus
violating a rudimentary navigation law
upon that ship, he went on, must fall
the blame for the tragedy.
“No ship could change her course
seven points without knowing It" said
Mr. Height. “I shall never believe
that Captain Kendall deliberately
turned his fine ship across our bow,
stopped his engines and waited for us
to run him down.”
What had happened, he suggested,
was due to a fault of the Empress
rudder. It had been altered after she
had made a few trips, he pointed out.
Hi referred to the testimony of the
pilot of the steamship Alden, who
swore on the stand that the Empress
had been "wandering around the
river."
Resolute is Out of the
Running in Today’s Race
Oyster Bay, N. Y. —Resolute did not
participate in todays tuning up race
for the America cup class yachts ow
ing to an accident yesterday to her
bowscrlpt cap. This left Vanltle and
Defiance In a dual contest.
Light fluky airs placed ov<ir the
course which was a triangnie of 16 1-4
miles. The race was to be twice
around.
Alligator Chews Leg of
U. S. Cutter’s Coxswain
Mobile, Ala. —r Attacked yesterday
by an alligator when in swimming in
J’into Pass, Coxswain Matson oT the
United States revenue cutter Winona,
today is in the marine hospital here
witli a badly chewed leg. The Cox
swain and others from the Winona
went swimming from a rowboat.
When the alligator pursued them all
except Matron succeeded in getting
back Into the boat. His companions
rescued him after 'be alligator had
crushed his leg.
Praise For President's
Stand on Anti-Trust
Washington.—At the Whie House
today additional letters and telegrams
from business tpe;t i,q djfferent parts
of the country, praising. President
Wilsons stand on business conditions
and anti-trust legislation were made
public. In tlie view of White House
officials tlie correspondence fully sus
tains the presidents position that an
ti-trust legislation' must be passed
during the present sesion of congress.
Middies at Naples.
Naples, Italy.—‘•The American batle
shlps Missouri and Idaho with a large
number of midshipmen from the naval
academy at Annapolis on board, ar
rived here today.
Another Call Monday.
Washington.—Failure to secure a.
quorum today delayed Investigation by
the senate privileges and elections
committee of the use n£ senate sta
tionery in the promotion of a gold
mine at Ooldiilil, N. C. Chairman
Kern said he would call another ineet
ng Monday and recommend that sub
committee be named to conduct the
inquiry.
For Abolition of Liquor
Traffic in Virginia
Richmond, Va.—lasi by anti-saloon
league workers and by members of the
womens prohibition league of Ameri
ca, the “dry" forces are conducting 'a
state wide demonstration today in fa
vor of the abolition of the liquor traf
fic.
The “prohibition day” program In
cludes a muss meeting this afternoon
In a large space between the state
capital and the city hall. Because of
the extraordinary heat, the childrens
parade was cancelled.
Watch for
DOLLAR DAY
In Augusta
Friday July 3rd
WANT SILLIMAN
BACA IN MEXICO
State Dep’t Asks Permission
For Vice Consul at Saltillo
to Return. Expect Favorable
Reply.
Wahingon.—General Huerta today
notified the state department through
the Brazilian minister at Mexico City
of his willingness to have Vice-Consul
John R. Silllman return to his post at
Saltillo.
Mexico City.—At the request of the
state department at Washington the
Brazilian minister has asked permis
sion of the Mexican government Tor
the return of John R. Slliman, vice
consul at Saltillo, to his post. A
vorable reply is expected.
President Wilson is said to be de
sirous that Mr. Silllman return to Sal
tillo as knowledge of conditions there
would be of great value to the Ameri
can government. Mr Silllman was
arrested in Saltillo last April and
held until tlie latter part of May,
when he was released and shortly af
terwards returned to the United
States.
The permanent commission of con
gress held an extraordinary secret
session yesterlay. Deputies and sen
ators reused to make any statement
< oncoming the meeting, saying they
were asked to guard the details un
reservedly. The only announcement
forthcoming was that they wood!
meet again next Tuesday.
Washington.—When Stillman was
under arrest In Mexico and threaten
ed with death the Washington gov
ernment promised, through tlie Bra
zilian minister, that if he were re
leased unharmed lie would he taken
out of Mexico and would not return.
The request Just granted by Huerta
v.as merely a formality to secure can
cellation of this promise. The Mexi
can provisional president, now lias
no control over the territory about
Saltillo, which is In possession of thj
constitutionalists.
TEABING MORE MILK FROM
COWS WITH PHONOGRAPH
MUSIC
Ric.imond, Va.— Thomas ,f. Htrui-h,
c' ief of the dairy division of the
Richmond Board of Health, Is giv
ing official countenance to an ex
periment designed to tease more
and creamier milk from cows by
draining them while soft toned
phonographs ripple forth hesita
tion waltzes. Local dairymen are
said to have borrowed the idea
from George Itensoc, of l'ort Jer
vis, N. Y. They, say the cows
seem to masticate more thorough
ly when the oncstep Is played.
$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY.
WASHINGTON IS
WAITING ‘FIRST
CHIEFS WORD
Carranza’s Agents Confident
That He Will Send Envoys to
Discuss Peace Restoration
With the Delegates of Huerta
—lnstructions Due Today
Administration Officials Silent
on Suggestions For Further
Influence of U. S. Being
Brought to Bear on Consti- 1
tutionalists.
Washington. Administration offic
ials and constitutionalist represents
lives In Washington stilt were waiting
today for Carranza to decide whether
he would send envoys to Niagara
Falls to discuss with Huerta dele
gates conditions for the restoration
of order in Mexico. Carranza’s .agents
were confident he would accept.
Press dispatches from the South
indicated Carranza's instructions to
his delegates, might reach Washing
ton today. The constitutionalist
leader was in Monterey,
Administration ofLifTtus were Bilont
on suggestions that they would con
tinue to bring their influence to bear
<fh the constitutionalists for settle
merit of tlie Mexican problem by di
plomacy. It was said the United
States might withhold promises of
recognition if fuither fighting In tlm
southern republic were not averted
anil terms arranged for tho restora
tion of peace.
Think They’ll Consent.
Washington—That the administra
tion fully expects the constitutionalist
to confer with the Huerta delegates
was made plain today bv officials close
to President Wilson after receipt ol
a long message from the American
delegates at Niagara Kale. This com-,
muntcatton reported results of a con
ference between the delegates and
Minister Naon, one of the mediators.
While details were not disclosed It
was made clear that the preslden
would be grently surprised If the con
stitutionalist did not consent to tho
proposed conference.
4 MONTHS REST
ORDER FOR T, R.
But the Colonel Says Nay.
Says It’s Impossible to Fol
low Doctor’s Advice.
Oyster Bay, N. Y. Four months of
absolute rest has boon prescribed fur
Col. Roosevelt by bis physicians woli
informed him that ho was suffering:
from an enlargement of tho spleen and
a loss of vitality as a result of tho
malarial fever be contracted in the
South American jungles.
“Hut in four months tho oampalgn will
he over." the Colonel said tod;iy. Con
sequently, he added, he considered It an
lini>oHHihi)ity for him to follow ids phy
sician's advice.
Col. Roosevelt has abandoned Ills cam
paign trip across tlie continent which
had been arranged tentatively for Sep
tember. He also telegraphed to Pltts
butg that he would make only one speech
there on Tuesday night. Two had been
arranged.
The ex-president's physicians explain
ed that it would require a long period to
shake'off the effects of tlie malaria and
that if tills were not accomplished tlie
disease might become so securely fast
ened upon him that lie never would re
cover Ids full strength.
MILDLUiZED
AT GEOROE ERED
Doubt Expressed Over Re
ported Statement of U. S.
Minister to Greece Williams
Concerning Albania.
Washington. Administration offlc*
liilk, particularly those In the stats
department, today were interested,
mildly amazed and In some doubt
over reports from abroad that George
Fred Williams of Boston, minister to
Greece, had officially condemned the
present government of Albania. No
such official report has reached the
department.
inasmuch as sometime ago thq de
partment investigated published re
port that Mr. Williams had offered
tils services on behalf oT tlie United
States as a mediator in the Albanian
crisis, and discovered it was unfound
ed, they were inclined to await the
result of an Inquiry on the latest
story. Hometime ago Mr. Williams
sought permission from tho depart
ment to make a personal visit to Al
bania to learn first hand the situa
tion In thatdistraeted country. So
far he has not roiorted the results of
his inquiry.
ONLY ONE NOT THERE.
Leavenworth, Kan. Eugene Clancy
of Kan Francisco, convicted In tlie
dynamite conspiracy cases today en
tered the federal prison here. Wil
liam Higgins of Pittsburg is the only
one of those expected to serve their
sentene# not yet here. He Is said to
I lie on his way to Is-uvnworth,
HOME
EDITION
CONSIDERING 3
PLANS CLAFLIN
REHABILITATION
They Are: Actual Consolidation
Chain of Stores, Retention of
the Stronger Ones with Liqui
dation of Others and Taking
Over By Local Banks
Vacation Money of Girls, De
posited With Company, Or
dered Released By Court.
Condensed Statement la
About Ten Days.
New York.—While no definite plan*
have been drafted for re-organlzation
•of the H. 11. Claflin Company, which
went into the hands of receivers
Thursday, three possibilities are said
to lie under consideration. The first
provides for actual consolidation of
the Clallln chain of stores, making
the New York house in effect a pur
ciiasing agency lor the retail stores,
cut off from relations with anw other
stores. The second would retain tha
strong members of the group of
stores and provide for liquidation of
the others. The third provides for
taking over the stores by banks of
the cities In which they are located,
tho banks to determine whether liq
uidation was wise or whether Indi
vidual re-organization should be
brought about.
Loans by Employes.
.1 n Martindale and Frederick A.
Juillard, (he receivers, expect to be
able to present a condensed state
ment of the affairs of the Claflin
Company to the creditors in about
ten days.
it was stated today that, the report
of the receivers’ accountants will
show a substantial part of the com
pany’s loans were made to It by em
ployes.
350 Girls.
A suggestion of this practice was
heard yesterday when the receivers
applied Tor the release of $707.04
held in the moneys of the Defender
Manufacturing Company, a Claflin
subsidiary. This company employed
350 glrlH. Each summer they Bet
aside 25 or 50 cents a week for a va
cation. This money was deposited
with the company. Judge Hand sign
ed the order of release, assuring the
girls Immediate use of this money.
RELIEF FOR FIRE
STRICKEN CITY
Most Pressing Problem at
Salem is Sanitary Condition
of the Camps.
Bulem, Mass. —The Insure sanitary
conditions in the camps established
Tor ihe homeless was the most imme
diately pressing problem which con
fronted those In charge of relief work
In tills fire stricken city today. Of
ficials of the statu militia and the
statu board of health co-operated in
thlp work. Two official camps were
in operation and preparations were
made for the establishment of a third
into which could be brought many
persons at present scattered in va
rlous open places in the city.
In each of the tents provided, there
were four cots. In some cases nine
or ten persons occupied a single lent.
The militia has found difficulty In
maintaining order.
jmiliiTH
STUFF TOR VILLA
Order Placed For Uniforms
and Supplies. Auto Company
Brings Suit For Armored
Cars.
El Paso, Texas. —An American au
tomobile company Instituted suit
against “the constitutionalist party,
army or government of Mexico.” to
day in a local court. A sum alleged
to he due on armed automobiles pur
chased by the constitutionalists is
demanded.
General Villa’s agents here today
placed an order Tor what they said
was $135,000 worth of uniforms and
camp supplies for the army under
Villa’s command The goods will be
purchased from various houses in
tlie United States.
FIRST OFFICIAL TRIAL,
Torquay, Ena. —Shamrock IV., Sir
Thomas Llpton s new cup challenger,
had her first real official trial under
cup conditions today. She beat the
old Shamrock over a 17-mlle course
bv four minutes, fifty-three aeconda
clasped time. The corrected time wai
about a minute and a half.
NEGRO PLEADS GUILTY.
New York—Joseph Burton, a young
negro, urrnsted recently for sending
a letter to the Cunard Steams.ilp
Company, threatening to blow up th«
new st. amer Aquitania unless tie re
ceived SIO,OOO, pleaded guilty today
to u charge of blackmail. He waa
remanded until July for sentence.