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Deadlockßy Villa Holding Rebels’ Treasurer aPrisoner
the weather
Partly cloudy tonight
aasi Wednesday, proba
bly thundershowers.
VOLUME XIX, No. 189.
flllT MONEY
SIGNED BY
HIKE
PRISONER
OF VILLA
Main Issue of Deadlock With
Carranza is Release of Con'
stitutionalists Treasurer. Is
sue of 3,000,000 Pesos De
clared Invalid. Assaults on
Americans Are Oniy Personal
Quarrels, Says “First Chief.”
, E l Paso, Texas. —The release of
fcerapio Aguirre, treasurer general of
the constitutionalists, a victual pris
oner oi the Villa faction in Cnihuahua
City, was among the main issues of
the conference at Torreon to adjust
the Carranza-Villa dispute, according
to Carranza officials here. Aguirre
is the most prominent of the 24 Car
ranza. officials arrested some weeks
ago in Juarez by Villa military au
thorities and sent to Cnihuahua.
Still Retains Title.
Aguirre still retains his title as
treasurer of the constitutoinalists
and without his signature the tnree
million pesos worth of Carranza fiat
currency alleged to have been seized
ta6t week by Villa agents and smug
gled into Chihuahua has been declar
ed invalid. Carranza followers here
say if Aguirre signed this issue while
a virtual prisoner of Villa’s men it
would not be recognized as his act
would be considered an involuntary
and unwilling one.
For Alleged Theft.
El Paso police today continued their
search for Santiago S. Winfield, the
constitutionalist treasury agent for
whom a federal warrant has bean is
sued in Washington. Alarmed by
the report that other Villa followers
might be sought by the American au
thorities for connection with the al
leged money theft, the v bits to El
Paso from Juarez of men connected
with the affair have decreased.
No Personal Quarrel.
Saltillo, Mex. (via Laredo)—Gen
eral Candidado Aguilar, in a report
received here today by General Car
ranza, declared that a personal quar
rel between an American and a con
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YOUNG MAN KILLED
WHILE BEING HAZED
Lewis, Worker at
* Lombard’s, was Being Initiat
ed by the Other Workmen.
RECEIVED A BLOW IN
THE SOLAR PLEXUS
C. H. Nicholas Sturck Him and
When Young Man Died He
Went to Police Barracks and
Gave Himself Up.
Lombard's automobile repair shop,
at the Intersection of Kollock and
Fenwick streets, was the scene of a
horrible and shocking tragedy today
hi 1 : 15. when Andrew Lewis, a
vnung man ot-wt years, was instantly
killed by a blow from the flat of a
fellow-worker, C. H. Nicholas.
Lewis was a new worker In the
boiler works across Kollock street end
hie death was the Indirect result of
an attempt to "initiate" him,
It is the custom in the machine
sh-.ps at lombard's Iron Works to put
all their new men through a sort of
initiation, with a certain amount of
hazinti The boiler works where Lew
is worked however, did not haze their
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COLDEST JULY 7TH ON
RECORD IN NEW YORK.
New York.—This was the cold
est July 7th In the history of the
grw York weather bureau. I'p
to 1 o'clock the minimum tem
perature was 54 degrees; the
maximum 63.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
LOOK®© FOE BUS K GOT OF MEXICO
LATEST MILITANT OUTRAGE IS BOMB
EXPLOSION IN FAMOUS WEDDING CHURCH
FAMOUS ST. GEORGES CHURCH.
St. Georges, one of the famous old English churches in Hanover Square, London, the scene cf many
brilliant weddings, as here seen was damaged by a suffragette bomb. Three stained glass windows were
destroyed and the pews in front of the lectern thrown down. In this picture the damaged pews used on im
portant occasions by the King, are shown.
In the small Insert shows two London Bobbies arresting a militant suffragette.
Gifford Downcast Over
Disagreement of Jury
Albany, N. Y.—Malcolm Gifford, Jr.,
son of a wealthy Hudson manufacturer,
who Is alleged to have slain Frank J.
Clute. a chauffeur, near here fourteen
months ago, Monday had withdrawn the
privileges he has enjoyed while a pris
oner In Jail here.
Before the disagreement last Saturday
of the Jury which heard his trial, Gif
ford apparently was carefree and de
clared he expected quick vindication, but
since Saturday prison officials declare
he has appeared downcast and it was be
lieved best to guard him closely.
POSTPONED BY STORM.
Newport, R. I.—Stormy weather
caused postponement today of the
first Newport races of the America
yachts, Resolute, Vanitie and De
fiance. Tne race will be sailed to
morrow.
FOURTH VICTIM DEAD.
Johnstown, Pa.—Mrs. James Top
ley. fourth victim of the automobile
accident on the Lincoln Highway,
near Stoyeetown, last Sunday, died in
the hospital here today.
SEVERE HAIL 111
NORTHJIROLIIIA
Last Night’s Storm Did Much
Damage to Crops Along Line
of Seaboard Railway.
Charlotte, N. C.—Reports coming
In today from the country districts
show last night’s storm to have been
severe in many places. The terri
tory extending along the Seaboard
Railway west of Charlotte was the
hardest hit and In many places cot
ton and other growing crops is prac
tically ruined by the bail. The path
of the storm seems to have been most
Bevere at Cherryvllle, Iron Station
and Stanley Creek, where the damage
to crops will run Into thousands of
dollars.
At Charlotte, the roof of the of
fice building of the International Har
vester Company was ripped off and
records and other valuable papers
practically ruined.
At Roaring Gap, Alleghany County,
a summer resort on top of the Blue
Ridge Mountains, Worth Anderson,
aged 22, son of Captain Wm. Ander
son, former superintendent of public
schools for Mecklenburg County, was
killed by lightning Young Anderson
was a Harvard student and was at
the resort doing some landscape
work.
SPECIAL GRAND JURY.
Chicago.—A special grand Jury to
Investigate the collapse of the La-
Salle Street Trust and Savings Hank
was ordered by the criminal court of
Cook county today.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 7, 1914.
Severe Hailstorm Wrought
Havoc in Sections Near Here
At Gracewood, De Bruce, Hephzibah and on the Milledgeville
Road. Considerable Damage Done. Hail Stones as Large
As Hen’s Eggs. Beat Holes in Water Melons.
Rain accompanied by hail did heavy
damage in some sections in the vicinity
of Augusta. On the Milledgeville
road, from the 4 mile to the 8 mile
post much damage was done to the
crops by large hailstones which fell
during the rain. The blades of corn
were torn into shreds, cotton leaves
were beaten from the stalk and are
strewn in the middle of the rows,
while the leaves were beaten off many
acres of peas which had been sown ill
the fields in the path of the storm.
AUGUSTA VISITED BY RAINFALL
OF 1.28 INCHES LAST NIGHT
Broke Protracted Drouth and
Gladdens Hearts of Every
one, Particularly the Farmers
TWO BARNS DESTROYED
BY FIRE NEAR HERE
Mr. Casper Oliver at Belvedere
and Mr. J. M. Landrum at
Horse Creek Lose Barns
Which Were Struck by Light
ning.
A rain which has effectually broken
the protracted drouth existing in this
section of tbe country, came last
night.
The rain was accompanied by an
electric storm and for several hours
there were vivid flashes of lightning
accompanied by loud peals of thun
der. In Augusta the rain fall was
1.28, the hardest downfall at a single
time that has occurred here In a num
ber of months.
While the rain was at Its heaviest
A'ligustans could see distinctly two
fires, one was the bam of Mr. Gasper
Oliver In .South Carolina, near Bel
vedere, whieh was struck by lightning
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EIGHT MEN ADRIFT.
Philadelphia.—The maritime ex
change here today was notified by
the Hereford Fish Company of Angel
sea, N. .1., that eight men are adrift
in a boat off the southern New Jer
sey coast. A revenue cutter has been
requested to search for them,
N. C. NEGROES REPRIEVED.
Raleigh, hi. C. Governor Craig today
reprieved until August 7th, di-a'h sen
tence of Grady Lane and Jim Cameron,
Moore roynly degrees. sentenced last
August fcS* murder. Cameron was ron
vleted -of killing John A. Blue, commis
sary at f construction ramp. Both men
were to have bec-tt electrocuted Friday.
Many water melons and cantaloupes
were knocked off the vines, and so
heavy was the hail about six miles
from Augusta on the Milledgeville
road that a farmer who had loaded up
his wagon last night with watermelons
to bring them to the city city this
morning, ascertained on break of day
today that the hail stones had knock
ed holes in the melons.
The hail also visited the place of
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FOR 34 TERRS
IN PRISON CEIL
Pres’t Wilson Today Pardons
Blackfoot Indian Serving Life
Sentence for White Man’s
Murder.
Washington.-After 34 years be
hind the bars under life sentence for
murder, Spopee, a Blackfoot Indian,
was unconditionally pardoned today
by President Wilson. He will he re
leased at once from the federal hos
pital for the Insane here to return to
his daughter at Browning, Mont.,
whom he has not seen since she was
a baby.
A piirty of Black feet, sight-seeing In
Washington, months ago happened
upon Spopee. grown gray with his
long Imprisonment. They establish
ed his tribal Identity by an Indian
song and one of the Interpreters rec
ognized In Spopee the hero of an old
legend, who had disappeared a score
of years ago Into some white man’s
Jail Blackfoot mothers have been
singing their children to sleep with ft
song about him ever since.
Officials of the Indian oTflce, ad
vised of the discovery, began an in
vestigation which resulted In his pr
don,
Spopee was charged with the mur
der of a white man near the Canadian
boundary north of the Montana line.
It Is thought by the department of
Justice that the murder probably was
committed In Canada and thHt the
t« rrltorial courts -of Montana which
tried hlrn at Fort Benton had no Juris
diction. Moreover, It Is now believed
that. Spopee committed the murder In
self-defense.
NEW ORLEANS P. M.
Washington. The president today
nominated Joseph Voegtle, to he post
master at New Orleans, La.
HUERTA’S
ADVISERS
FLEEING
Preparing For Eventualities
in City of Mexico. Washing
ton Anxiously Waiting the
Outcome of Parleys at Tor
reon. Uneasiness at Deadlock
New Bedford, Mass. The a|ci of the
Mate Department in obtaining the re
lease of Juan Velasco, a wealthy Mex
ican cotton manufacturer reported
held for ransom by a hand of Zapatis
tas, was asked today liy John 1C Fur
nans of this city. United States 'repre
sentative of the Velasco factor.es.
hui nan g MiPNsjim* to Secretary Ifry
tm said that Velasco was threatened
with torture unless a ransom of one
million pesos was paid.
Anxiously Awaiting.
Washington, D. C. -The outcome of
parleys at Torreon where envoys of Car
ranza and Villa discussed causes that
led to the estrangement between the
Constitutionalist chiefs, anxiously was
awaited here today. While no news from
Torreon declared the results of the meet
lug would be "entirety satisfactory to
the Constitutionalist causes,’’ yet reports
bom other sources asserting that the
conference was In deadlock caused some
uneasiness.
Plans for a meeting between represen
tatives of Iluerta who took part in the
Niagara mediation proceedings and dele
gules of the CojudituUvmUiltH will await
the results of the Torreon parleys.
Reported Fleeing.
Indications that preparations were un
der way for eventualities In Mexico City
were contained in reported statements
of John H. Stillman, former American
vice consul In Saltillo now on his way
frmo Washington to Carranza's head
quarters. Silltnmn was quoted as hav
ing said that he would plead with Con
stitutionalist leaders for the life of Hu
erta If the dictator were captured In
Mexico City.
Some of Huerta’s former advisors were
reported to have left the capital.
Angeles Dismissal.
Washington, D| C. Carranza’s artlon
In dismissing (Jen. Felipe Angeles from
the Constitutionalist army with the
prospects of another break with Villa
were prominent topics of discussion to
day among Constitutionalist agents here.
Charles A. Douglas, General Carranza’s
counsel, declared openly that Angeles
must he removed from the situation be
fore peace could he brought about be
tween Villa and Carranza.
According to one personal message
from Villa received here from Torreon
today, differences between himself and
Carranza are being satlsfactorlaly ad
justed. No mention was made of Gen
eral Angeles.
Juan K. Ilrquldl, secretary of the Con.
stltut|onallst agency who recently start
-d for Melxeo on a confidential mission,
returned today. His friends urged him
not to Join Carranza because of his
avowed support of Villa.
U. S. TRANSPORT
AWAITING WIRE
Vigorous Protest by Soldiers
Who Don’t Want to Wait a
Month Before Getting Home.
Honolulu, T. H -The army trans
port Sherman en route from Munila
to Han Francisco, with 100 persons
aboard, has been kept from leaving
this port as soon an expected by the
appeal of 250 discharged soldiers who
were anxious to reach their homes In
the states and expected to hoard the
Sherman.
When the Sherman arrived It was
found that she had room for only 30
more passengers under the federal
regulations for safety at sea. Realiz
ing that they would have to wait a
month longer If the Sherman sailed
without them the soldiers made a vlg
orous appeal to army officials and a
request has been cabled to the war
department In Washington for per
mission to allow the Sherman to carry
220 passengers In exeess of regula
tion. The transport was waiting to
day for a reply.
Permission Cabled.
Washington. Permission was sent
by the war department today to Hon
olulu for the amhaikation of the 260
discharged soldiers eager to take pas
sage on the army transport Sherman
for San Francisco.
MIDDIES AT GIBRALTAR.
Gibraltar The American squadron,
consisting of the, battleships Missou
ri, Illinois and Idaho with the navtil
eadets from the academy at Annapolis
on hoard, arrived here today from
Italy on their way to Kngland. The
warships were ordered to put in hero
and await orders which were expect
ed to arrive tonight.
$6.00 PER YE AR—5 CENTS PER COPY.
On His Way Back to Mexico
to Intercede For Huerta’s
Life if Captured.
JnEseßß nßp-v IfffS&TT
WjjjE
JOHN R. SILLikiAN.
WARSURG KICKS
HUMES
Calls Up White House by
Phone and Requests Presi
dent to Withdraw His Nom
ination.
Wa§hlngton, D. C.—Paul M. Warburg
of Now York, today requeHtad Presi
dent Wilson to withdraw his nomination
to be a member of the federal reserve
board. The President will do so today.
Mr. Warburg, a member of the bank
ing bouse of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.i was
nominated for a four-year term. When
the senate hanking committee began ex
amining personally all the five candi
dates nominated by the President, Mr.
Warburg indicated he did not wish to
be questioned by the committee as a
condition to taking the appointment. To
day he called the White House offices
by telephone and personally requested
the President to withdraw his nomina
tion. There was no indication whom
the President might choose to fill the
place. The change in personnel will
not further delay actual organization of
the new currency system. The senate
alrady has confirmed W. P. O. Harding,
A. <\ Miller and Charles K. Hamlin as
members of the board and they, with
Secretary McAdoo and Comptroller Wil
liams. who serve as members ex-offlclo,
constitute a quorum which now may
proceed with the work.
Won't Talk.
New York. Paul M. Warburg said
todav he dbl not care to discuss at this
time ids request that President Wilson
withdraw his nomination to the federal
reserve board.
U. S. COMPTROLLER
TURNED HIM DOWN
John Skelton Williams Testifies That He Never Had Any
Financial Interest in the N. C. Gold Mine. Was Urged to
Buy Stock in Property That Would Make “Nat’l City
Crowd Green With Envy.”
Washington. John Skelton Wil
liams, comptroller of the currency, to
day told a speclul senate committee
he had never had any linanclal Inter
est In the gold mine at Goldhlll, N. C..
the promotion of which through use
of senate stationery Is being investi
gated by the committee The comp
troller said Walter G. Newman, who
promoted tne mine had offered him
some stock, hut he had declined to
buy. Mr. Williams presented a tele
gram he had sent to Newtnan at Gold
hlll, Informing him that Berkeley
Williams, the comptroller’s brother,
and Cleveland Perkins might look
over the Goldhlll property with a view
to Investing Mr. Williams denied,
however, that he had arranged an ap
pointment between Newtnan and Per
kins in Washington,
Divested Self of All.
The comptroller explained that
when he entered the treasury depart
ment he divested himself of all In
vestments in hanks and financial or
ganizations.
Mr. W..lh-.ns produced a letter
written by Newman urging Williams
to Join In some stock ventures In
which the promoter sHld he had
Alaskan Interests greater thnn those
of the "Guggenhelms. Morgan or the
Standard Oil crowd,” and promised to
"make the National city crowd green
with envy.”
Frederick P. Dewey, assayer and
acting director of the mint, told of
making an Investigation of the Gold
hlll property at the instance of Mr.
HOME
EDITION
MUTINY AT
VERA CRUZ
FRONT
Gen’l Funston Confirms Report
of Uprising Among Huerta’s
Troops. Threats Made of At
tack on the American Lines
So Mexican Commander Says
Washington.—Brig. Gen. Funston,
In a dispatch to the war department
today confirmed reports of mutiny
among Huerta’s forces before the
Amerlrnn outposts at Vera Cruz. Gen.
Funston reported the Mexican com
mander had Informed him of the up
rising and of the threat of the muti
neers to attack the American lines.
If an attack should he made in view
of the Mexican commanders’ action
In notifying General Funston It would
not tie regarded as "an attack under
orders.”
General Funston also Informed the
war department that marine Private
Heinrich Tliobe, who recently myste
riously disappeared, was within the
Mexican lines and unharmed, but
gave no details.
Ends 5,000 Mile Race
to His 111 Wife’s Bedside
Philadelphia.—Capt. P. H. Übber
roth, of the revenue cutter service,
ended a 5,000 mile race from Unalas
ka today when lie arrived at the bed
side of his wife In this city. Mrs.
Überroth was stricken several weeks
ago and a Berlous operation became
necessary. Iter husband. In command
of the revenue cutter McCulloch, in
Alaskan waters, was notified and
left on his long Journey fourteen
days ago.
Mrs. Überroth's condition today
was unchanged. She refused to un
dergo the operation until her husband
arrived.
AGAINST AEROPLANE ATTACK.
London. —As a dfense against at
tacks by air craft, the British govern
mtnt today decided to dot the coasts
of the British Isles with a series of
towers, each armed with two quick
1 trlng guns of special design. A com
■> • circle of towers Is to be erect
ed around naval stations, such as
Portsmouth, Itosyth and other spe
cially vulnerable points.
CHALFLIN REPORT TOMORROW.
New York.—The preliminary repot of
Frederick A. Jiilllnrd and Joseph B. Mar
tlndale, receivers of the H. B. Claflin
Gotnpany, bankrupt, will he submitted to
the t'nlllted Staes district court Wed
nesday.
Williams and Director of the Mint
Roberts. He said he found "there
was no mine there, but there was a
good pispect.”
On Senate Stationery.
William C. Bishop, conducting an
investigating agency employed by the
Curb Market Association In New
York, said ue Investigated appear
ance on the curb of a letter written
on senate stationery and lauding the
Goldhlll enterprise. He said he
found only about three copies of the
letter, but that these copies were
shown to every man on the curb. He
wrote to Senator Chilton about the
letter which were on the t aper of his
committee, and the senator replied
denying all knowledge of them.
Senators Bought.
Senators Pomerene of Ohio, and
Swanson of Virginia, testified they
had bought stock In the mine at their
own responsibility. Mr. Swanson
said he purchased at 30 cents a share
and put in $5,000. Senator Pomerene
did riot specify the amount he owned.
Assertions of Comptroller Williams
that hp had received no communica
tions about the mine from Newman,
except a few telegrams were denied
by the comptroller when he was re
called to the stand. Newman said he
had two letters from the comptroller
at his Goldhlll office He offered to
produce them, but Senator Thomp
son, chairman of the Investigating
committee, declined to receive them,
and said he was anxious to conclude
the Inquiry.