Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

11,276 COPSES THF WPfTHFR Unsettled tonight and Saturday, probably local showers. | mUME XIX, No. 184. 'I’M PROUD OF THE WAT TOO REPRESENTED 0, S.’ -PRES’T]OJELEGATES Justice Lamar and Mr. Lehman Congratulated Warmly Upon Return From Mediation Conference at Niagara Falls —Am- erican Representatives Remain in Washington During the Recess Silliman Has Final Interview at White House Prior to De parture For Mexico—Expected to Be Influential in Con tinuance of Peace Efforts —Will Later Be Raised to Full United States Consulship. Washington The American dele gates to the Niagara mediation con ference —Justice Lamar and Frederick W. Lehmann —returned to the capital today and conferred with President Wilson and Secretary Bryan. While the Niagara conference is in recess, awaiting Carranza's canvass of his generals as to sending delegates to treat with Huerta's emissaries the American delegates will remain in Washington. The three South Amer ican mediators also will return here shortly and keep in touch with the situation, awaiting the next move ment. Terms of Surrender. Iglesias Calderon, one of the con stitutionalist leaders, expected to rep resent Carranza if he sends delegates, declared today he did not believe the canvass of constitutionalist chiefs would authorize sending delegates to treat with Huerta unless they went to discuss terms of surrender. He gave it as his opinion that the pro posal to discuss the internal affairs of Mexico sou Id be rejected. Altredo Breceda, Rafaeal Zubaran and Luis Cabrera, all of the consti tutionalist junta here, held confer tnces but did not see the returning American delegates. Silliman Off. John R. Silliman. formerly vice consul at Saltillo, left Washington to day for Mexico as President Wilson's personal envoy to attempt to induce eonstitutoinalist leaders to mediate their differences with Huerta and to Iring about harmony between Car ranza and Villa. Mr. Silliman had a final conference with the president. While he would not discuss his mission to Mexico, it was suggested by officials that the president expects him to be influen tial in continuing the work begun at Niagara Falls. Its Importance. While Carranza is canvassing his generals on meeting the Huerta dele gates Mr. Silliman is expected to tell the constitutoinalists of the import ance attached o that proposal by the Washingon administration. Mr. Sil liman will be raided o the full rank of consul later, but not at this time, because such an act might possibly be construed as a recignition of Huerta. The president, however, has issued an executive order authoriz ing the appointment and the nomina tion will be sent to the senate when the Mexican difficulty is solved. Greeted Warmly. President Wilson greeted the Amer ican delegates warmly, When they went to the White House this after- I ’°Tm proud of the way you repre sented the United States,” said he. The conference was brief and an (Continued on Next Page.) Hfo Investigate Proposed Treaty With Nicaragua „r» £ proposed treaty between tile United ,ten ;ind Nicaragua by the senate Foreign relation* committee was author ised bv a resolution adopted by the *en today. The resolution, introduced bv Senator Smith of Michigan gives the committee full power to subpoena and enforce Ihe attendance of witnesses and the production of any documents it may require. THIRD ATTEMPT. Danbury, third attempt at train wrecking here within a few weeks was discovered early today on the Central vNew England Railroad. A portion of a railroad tie was found wedged into the frog of a switch Just before the arrival of the Federal Ex press from Washington to Boston. . All New U. S. Money to Have Green Backs , Same Design; Must Be Stacked Right Side Up Before Counted Wsshirmton.— Plans for issuance of the new federal reserve bank to the twelve reserve hanks after their establishment will be com peted within 30 days. John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the currency, sHid today. practically decided that notes of all denomination* will s green back of the same design. This would make It necessary < notes to be stacked right side up before they can be counted and , . gfminify the work of tellers. The notes will be in denominations of ~ ', en twenty fifty and one hundred dollars. Portraits of Lincoln, ~|B ' n d Jackson. Grant and Franklin have been considered ror use on .] arioua notes but a definite tie cimau \i»u not been reached. Yesterday's Circulate of The Aupsta Herald Was THE AUGUSTA HERALD APPREHENSION AT MEWED CUT Germans, Arriving 1 at Vera Cruz, Advised to Store Food stuffs—Five American Nuns Leave. Vera Cruz. —Sharing the apprehension felt by most foreigners in Mexico City several Germans arrived at Vera Cruz today from the capital. They said the German minister. Admiral Paul von Ttintze on Tuesday advised his country men to purchase foodstuffs sufficient to last at least eight days and to store them in a concentration house chosen far from the renter of the city. In the same house there are a num ber of Japanese whose government has provided them with rifles and machine guns and in case of necessity they will join the Germans in defense Antici pating an early disturbance of peace In the capital, five American nuns who had been attached to the school of the Sa cred Heart as instructors also arrived here today. Only 36 Arrive. Vera Cruz, Mex. —Twenty children, foul teen women and two men com posed the entire party of British sub jects which arrived here today from Mexico City in obedience to advice given to Englishmen by Sir Lionel Carden, the British minister, that they take their families out of the country. It is expected that the major. / of the members of the British colony at the capital, of whom 800 are register ed at the British legation will remain in Mexico City. Refuse to Pay the Forced $30,000 Loan to Federals On Board U. S. S. California, Ma zatlan, Mex. (By wireless to San Diego.—The cruiser South Dakota departed last night for San Diego, carrying two battalions of marines for a summer encampment at Coro nado, near San Diego. The remain ing battalions of marines were to leave for San Diego aboard the cruiser West Virginia today. Word was received today that mer chants at Guaymas havd refused to pay a forced loan of $30,000 to offi cers of the federal army and It is feared that trouble may result. ‘IMPENETRABLE MYSTERY’ SAYS W. TRAVERS JEROME Albany, N. Y. —The case of Molcolm Gifford, Jr., of Hudson, on trial for the murder oT Frank .1. Clute, proba bly will reach the Jury tonight. Wil liam Travers Jerome summed up the defendant’s case this morning and District Attorney Alexander present ed his final argument during the af ternoon. “An impenetrable mystery” was the way Mr. Jerome ertbraeterized the entire case. Going Picnicking. Wahaington —lndependence Day cel ebrations will claim many of the heads of government tomorrow. Speaker Clark speaks at Chase City and Farmvllle, Va„ and Representa tive Underwood will speak In Brook lyn. Vice President Marshall intends 1 4 go picnicking with his family, other members of the cabinet will spend the day quietly at nearby resorts, at work, or on week-end trips. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 3, 1914. Second Largest Battleship of U. S. Navy to Be Launched FIND BODIES OF THREE IN BRUSH HEAP Corpses of Georgian and Two Unidentified Women Discov ered in Atlanta Suburb—All Three Shot to Death Indications Are That S. F. Ben nett Slew the Women and Then Killed Himself, Dis charging Gun With a Twig. Atlanta, Ga.—The bodies of S. F. Bennett and two unidentified women wede found in a swamp at East Point, a suburb of Atlanta, early today. Wounds indicated that all three had been shot to death. The bodies of the women were covered with brush, while that of Bennett lay in the open a few yards away. The coroner of Fulton County has been summoned to Investigate. According to the police there were indications that Bennett killed the women with a shot gun and after cov ering their bodies with brush, commit ted suicide. The oflicers said there were signs of a struggle, the under brush and weeds being trampled for a distance of several yards around the spot where Bennett’s body was lying. A single-barrelled shot gun was found tied to a stump nearby. The police believe that Bennett after killing the women, fastened the gun to the stump and, standing before, discnarg ed it with a twig. The charge tore a great hole in his chest. While the women have not been identified it is thought they were Bennett's wife and mother-in-law The face of the younger woman had been beaten in, making identification almost impossible. Bennett, who liv ed in East Point, was last seen on Thursday. He formerly lived at IjO gansville, Ga. Identified. Atlanta, Ga.—The women later were identified as Mrs. Mattie Tolbert, Ben nett’s mother-in-law, and Mrs. Hossie Bennett, her daughter. The latter was 17 years old. Bennett was a brother of N. O. Bennett, member of the leg islature from Walton county. The police believe that Bennett kill ed Ids wife by strangling her two days ago and that he lured her mother to the scene of the killing and shot her yesterday. It also is thought that Ben nett shot his wife after he had choked her to death. New Ambassador to Czar to Take Up U. S. Treaty Washington.—An official intimation of the purpose of the United States to begin negotiations with Russia for a new treaty to replace the one abro gated about a year and a half ago was conveyed in a statement at the White newly appointed ambassador to St. House today that Geo. T. Marye, the Petersburg, might take up that sub ject. Mr. Marye will receive specific in structions before lie leaves Washing ton, as to the intentions of the state department which has had the bene fit of suggestions from Curtis Guild, the ambasasdor who has Just retired, regarding certain points upon which negot! itions for a new convention might probabi/ be based with some hope of success, virgindTleague moguls RECONSIDERED ACTION Newport News, Ve. —At an adjourn ea meeting this morning, the directors of the Virginia League reconsidered their action of last night and voted to divide the season of 1914 In half. The second half of the season began with the games played yesterday, but all games played until August 1 also will apply on the team standing for the first half of the season. The win ners of the two half seasons will play for the pennant during the week of September 14. TWO BURNED TO DEATH. New York. —Mrs. Hannah Nlckoll, 45. and her daughter, Sarah, 17 years, were burned to death and four other persons were seriously injured In a flrt early today in the five-story tene* c ent at No. 1 cast 112th street. Jpt -v JSwkP ;v IH ** MM X* /^■Hw BATTLESHIP NEVADA AND MISS ELEANOR ANN SIEBERT. Quincy, Mass.—The battleship Ne vada, exceeding in tonnafte and dis placement any American warship ex cept her sister ship the Oklahoma, will be launched from the Fore River Ship building Company here July 11. Miss Eleanor Ann Slebert, aged 10, niece of Governor T. L. Oddie of Ne vada, will christen the giant man o’war as shb slides down into the wa ters of the Fore River. The Nevada’s length over all is 583 feet, and her breadui 95 feet 2 1-2 inches, and has a tonnage of 28,400 tons She is driven liy a Curtis Tur bine engine, with 12 Yarrow boilers, giving a total heating surface of 48,- 000 square feet and a total maximum horsepower of 26,500. The Nevada will carry 55 officers and 808 men. The price of the hull and machinery 1« $5,895,000. PRICELESS ART WORKS DESTROYED BY MILITANTS Belfast, Ireland.—Suffragettes today burned Ballymenoch, a fine mansion near Holywood. The house contained many priceless art treasures, all of which were destroyed. Ballymenoch was the residence of Sir Henry Dixon, Lord Mayor of Bel fast, for many years. EVANS’ BIG ARMY’ SPEECH AROUSES WHITE HOUSE IRE --y BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT K. EVANS. Washington. It has been anounced that President Wilson ha* ordered an Investigation of a speech reported to have been made by Brigadier General Robert K. Evans, before members of the Sons of the American Revolution, to the effect that United States was a “meddlesome nation," nod la mid to have called the Monroe, Doctrine a "Pandora’s box," and that the counry needed a great army. General Evans when asked about It, says that his speech had been misin terpreted. MARCH PASS CATAFALQUES ROYAL DEAD Continuous Procession, Formed at Dawn. Views Silver Coffins Containing Bodies of Murder ed Archduke and Wife Chappl of the Hofburg Lit By Tall Candlesticks in Which Enormous Tapers Eurn —The Church Bells of Vienna Toll. Vienna.—Crowds of mourners today visited the chapel of the Hofbimr, • here the bodies of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and the Duchess of Hohen berf? lay in state. A continuous pro cession marched past he catafalques. Kmperor BYancia Joseph left the su bur ban palace at Schoenhrunn early today foi the HofburK. As he passed through the streets thousands of peo ple cheered him. Al.hough the court chapel was not opened until X o'clock, crowds began to assemble outside before dawn and the line of people soon extended for * mii<* beyond the Hofbprg. The bodies lay in silver coffins ornamented with gold. That of the archduke was dec orated with gold bands and oak leaves while that of the duchess was cov ered with lilies. They were on ft low catafalque approached by two steps and surrounded by tall candlesticks in which enormous wax candles burned. Lifeguards formed a guard of honor. In front of the coffins reposed two wreaths of small white roses on a background of palms and large* whits roses with red and white streamers and hearing the simple Inscription, “Sofle, Max, Ernest.” They were from the archduke’s children. Other floral offerings numbering several hundred, were placed in apartments adjoining the chapel. Masses were said at all the altars of the chapel from 8 o’cock in the morning until noon. At 10 o’clock the court choir entered and sang the "Miserere.” From noon un til 1 o’clock the bells of one of the city churches tolled. President to Sit in Hancock's Chair, Use Washington's Pitcher Philadelpria. —The chair used by John Hancock during the session of the continental congress will he oc cupied by President Wilson here to morrow when he delivers his address at the Fourth of July ceremonies a| Independence Hal) The table upon which lay the Declaration of Indepen dence as the delegates came forward to sign it will be planed lq front of the president and a pitcher used by George Washington will he placed on the table filled with Ice water. Promise South Clear Day and Sunshine For the 4th Washington, —Celebrants of the na tion’s anniversary may, without fear of having their holiday marred by rap> v plan their excursions or make arrange ments for participation In exercises or sports. The weather map today gave Indi cation of a clear day with sunshine over, practically the entire East and South, from the Mississippi river to the Atlantic coast. It will be some what warmer Haturday In the New England states, Eastern New York, and the lower lake region, but else where east of the Mississippi the tem perature will remain moderate. LAKE TRAFFIC DECREABE Ssult Bte Maris, Mich.—Another heavy decrease In Great Lakes traffic Is shown by the statistical report of commerce through the American and Canadian canals at this point for the month of June. The total freight movement of 8.- 688,081 tons Is 3,625,532 tons below the total for June, 1913. Vessel passages for the month were 2,805, with a registered net tonnage of 6,606,134 as compared with 3,41.! vessels With 8,640,442 tonnage last year, FIRE AT EXTER BCHOOL. Exeter, N. H. The Interior of the -naln building of tin- Phillips Exeter Academy was ruined by fire early to day, The loss Is estimated at $50,- 000. $6.00 PER YE AR—5 CENTS PER COPY. WITH SOBS, TELLS OF HIS GOLD MINE Tearful Story Related to Committee Investigating Use of the Senate Stationery in Promotion —Newman Says His Brother Blew Self Into Thousand Pieces With Dynamite. Took Oath He’d Make a Success of It, or Do Same Thing DOCTOR'S WIFE IS NOJJIIIIED District Attorney Desires to Hold Mrs. Carmen For Later Testimony. Inquest This Afternoon. Freeport, N. Y. —The n -me of Hr. Edwin Carman’s wife did not appear on the list of witnesses summoned tor the Inquest this afternoon into the dentil of Mirs, I.oulho Bailey, who was murdered in Dr. Carman's office last Tuesday night.. Almost fvery one else in and about the physician’s house that night had been notified to upposr. Tiie district attorney ex plained that he hud an excellent rea. son for not calling Mrs. Carman and It was understood that he desired to reserve her testimony for the grand jury unimpaired by any 'premature revelations. Among the witnesses call ed were Archie Post, Joseph Colder and Miss Hazel Combs, patlenls who were waiting in Dr. Carman’s outer olfice when Mis. Itallny was murder ed. These three had told stories which did not agree with the tale ot Mrs. Carman, who declared that she was in her bedroom when the faiai shot was fired and for half an hour before. Mrs. Carman today declared she wanted to testify at the inquest. "I realize fully that in a measure that I am under suspicion," she said, "ami that at the presen moment 1 am restrained as to my movements. No one need fear, however, that 1 am going to try to run away or to shirk any ordeal that I may he put to.” Mrs. Carman denied a story that several weeks ago she had attacked a woman patient in her husband's of fice. She refloated hor declaration that she had never seen Mrs. Bailey until she looked upon her dead body the the morgue yesterday afternoon. Freeport, N. Y. Continued search to day of III), grounds of the Carina a Home, which extended even to an examination of wills anil cesspimis failed to reveal the with which Mrs Louise Hal ley of Hempstead was murdered on Tuesday nlgfd while preparing to leave tiie of flee of Hr. Edwin Carman. District Attorney Hmltli announced that he had found two negroes who said they saw a man run away from the win dow through whleti the fatal shot was fired. Hhrvlff Pettit, however, declared that "every man in the case has been eliminated. if there Is an arrest It will he it. woman,” said tlie sheriff. A “Sane Fourth” For Augusta is Promised; Quiet Holiday No Shooting of Fireworks Allowed in City—Be Gorgeoua Display at Lake in Evening, However—D A R Exercises at Court House at 0 P. M.—Cock Fight Across the River The Colonel Starts in His Six Weeks' Rest Cure Oyster Bay, N. Y. Col. Roosevelt to- ! flny gave a fresh (IfnnoriHtratlon of how I meant to observe the doctor'a decree for a six weeks rent curt. Ah a apaclal 1 concession the former president slept a half hour longer than iiHual. He worked an hour with John MeOrath, hl« political secretary, then went fee* a long horse hnok rlda. The fine rule which the colonal Maid he would enforce Inflexibly for the next Mix weeks was that of seeing few visi tors. < 01. Roosevelt'* conference lant night with Mayor Mitchel of New York wan the cause of much conjecture here today. Guilty of Fraud in Use Mails; Got $475,000 New York. —William 11. Cooper, for merly head of the New York Control Realty Company, charged will) using tho mails to defraud some H9O Investors out of 1475,000 was found guilty today In the federal court. Many of ills victims were officers and enlisted men In tint United Hlntes army and marine corps. Bontence was deferred. Cooper s company after selling great quantities of (i per cent realty bonds went Into bankruptcy with little or no assets. Claude J Van Hlykr, James A. Robinson and Ernest Hharp, Cooper's as sociates, were Indicted with 111 in . Vnn Hlyck and Robinson pleaded guilty. Hharp awaits trial. THE PRAIRIE ARRIVES. Norfolk, Vs. —The cruiser Prslrlo ar rived today from Vera Crux Bite will take the crew of the Mlsslsslfil, recent ly sold to Greece to the Phllailelph it Navy Yard. Hhe goes tlienc* to Aqtui nolls to take the Kiaduetltig classes of the naval ucadctny to Vera Crus. 11,276 COPSES HOME EDITION Washington.—W. G. Newman, pro moter of a North Carolina gold mine, told a senate investigating committee a tearful story today about the use of official letter paper of the census and rules committees for circulation of letter from a mining engineer praising the property. He testified he asked asked Senator Overman's stenograph er to make copies of the letter and that a clerk In the census committee made others. Senators Overman and Chilton, chairman of those commit tees, knew nothing of it. he said. Sobs Stopped Him. While Newman was telling the story of his struggles to Promote the prop erty, ho wept and once sobs stopped him. Newman said about 35 or 40 copies of the letter on senate paper were sent out but that they were sent to his per sonal friends, among the Gold Hill stockholders. None of them was used to "boost” the stock, he protested. The witness said that appearance of the letters on senate stationery sent the stock down from 75 cents to 50 cents a share, although the mining en gineer reported the gold hill property worth $60,000,000. Nobody Believed It. “Nobody believed that statement,” said Newman. In a voice choked with emotion the promoter told the committee of early struggles of himself and his brother, .1. J. Newman, to develop the Gold Hill mine. "My brother saw things going to pieces,” he said, "and he took five sticks of dynamite and blew himself into ten thousand pieces. Ho left a letter saying his life's work was gone. He said North Carolina was the rich est stnio In the union. When I lieafd that I took oath I’d never let go that property till 1 proved his statement or went Ihe way he went.” To John Skelton Williams. Newman said he sent some of the ore from the mine to John Skelton Williams, assistant secretary of the treasury and asked that the Charlotte, N. C„ mint he re-oPened so that the gold could be turned Into cash readily. He said Mr. Williams told him he had no authority lo open the mint but ho had sent a treasury expert to look over the mine. Used President's Room. Newman frequently used the presi dent's room behind the senate cham ber, in. said, for hIH conferences about the mine, hut declared he had gone there each time at the Invitation of some senator. He named Senators Overman, Chilton, Martin, Bwanaon anil Pomerene aa those with whom he hud talked about the projeot. John Skelton Williams, who now la comptroller of the currency, and Geo. K Huberts, director of the mint, wgre questioned at the conclusion of New man's examination and corroborated In effect those parts of the promoter's story which concerned them. Mr. Roberts said that at Mr. Wil liams request and after conferences (Continued on Next Page.) Tomorrow Is the Fourth of July— a national holiday. Augusta will cal ebrato, as usual. The day In this city, as in many others probably, has Its amusing side as well as Its sentimental. It hae especially the latter In Augusta, from th« oTt stated reason tha two of tha three Georgia signers of the Dclara tion of Independence lie peacefully at rest beneath a shaft on Greene Street ,n i.. r< L nt of count y court house In 1848, which was erected to their memory. This, one of the many monuments on Greene Street, is one of the most sig nificant In the city. D. A. R. Exercises at 6 P. M. Opposite this shaft and In the court house yard a public celebration will be held tomorrow afternoon at 6 o’clock tinder the auspices of the Au gusta Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, of which Mr*. J’ercy Uurum is president. Following will he the program: Song, Star Spangled Banner, the audience standing. (leading, Declaration of ludepend ence, Hon. W. E Keener. Song, America, audience standing. Oration, Hon. Lansing Lee. Benediction, Rev. Howard T. Cree. The music will be led by the St. James choir, but all are asked to unite and make this a genuine pat riotic celebration. Fireworks at Lake. In the evening the big celebration of the dny will occur at l-ake View Park with a grand display of fire works. The spectacle this year, It is said, will be more wondrous than ever before. Some of the most magnifi cent skyrockets on the market nave been bought to be “set off’ tomorrow night. That the hillsides about the lake, on which the spectacle will take plEce, will be covered with thousands of people Is assured. The firework* (Continued on Next Page.)