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Unfair in Fight on Reserve Board Nominees’ ~ Wilson THE WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight aud Thursday. VOLUME XIX, No. 190. DEMOCRATIC PARTY NUT ENEMY OF BUSINESS, 610 00 LITTLE, SAYS POES’T Unfair to,Regard It As Such, Declares Wilson in Statement Today in Support of Jones and Warburg As Nominees For the Reserve Board —Predicts That Nothing Will Be Done By Democratic Majority in Senate to Throw Suspicion on Such Men Washington.—Declaring it would be unfair to regard the democratic party as the enemy of big or little husiness, President Wilson today gave out a statement in support of Paul Harburg of New York and Thomas D. Jones of Chicago, as nominees for the federal reserve board. "Particularly Unfair.” Washington.—The president's state ment follows: "It would be particularly unfair to the democratic party and to the senate itself to regard it as the enemy of business, big or little. I am sure that it does not regard a man as an ob ject of suspicion merely because be has been connected with great busi ness enterprises. It knows that the business of the country has been chief ly promoted in recent years by enter prises organized on a great scale and that the vast majority of the men con nected with what we have come to call big business are honest, incorruptible and patriotic. May Be Certain. The country may be certain that it is clear to members of the senate as it is clear to all thoughtful men, that those who have tried to make big busi ness what if ought to be are the men to be encouraged and honored, when ev-r they respond without reserve to the call of public service. For Great Reform. "I predict with the greatest confi dence that nothing done by the demo cratic majority of the senate of the United States will be of a sort to throw ruspicion upon such men. Mr. Jones and Mr. Warburg, in manifest ing their willingness to make persona] sacrifices and put their great experi ence and ability at the service of the government, without thought of per sonal advantage, in the organization of a great reform which promises to be so serviceable to the nation, are setting an example of patriotism and of public spirit which the whole coun try admires. Ability and Character. It is the obvious business of states 1 manship at this turning point in our development to recognize ability and character wherever it has been dis played and unite every force for the upbuilding of legitimate business along the new lines which are now clearly indicated for the future.” The president said today he earn estly hoped Mr. Warburg would re consider his decision not to accept the nomination and that he was urging him to do so. He expressed confidence that Mr Jones would be confirmed. SLEEP WALKER MEETSJEITH Col. Denny, of the Marine Corps, Falls and Crushes Skull. Prominent Capital Figure. Washington.—Col. Frank L. Denny, retired, of the marine corps, waa al most Instantly killed early today when he fell over a balustrade In his home here to the floors below. The report to the police said he was walking In his sleep. Colonel Denny was one of the storm centers In a row In the marine corps three years ago In which It was charged that a number of staff offi cers In Washington were controlling the corps. Former Secretary Meyer of the navy department, after an In vestigation, ordered all the /'officers concerned to distant posts, sending Coijnel Denny to San Francisco. Early In his administratlon President Wilson returned all to Washington. Colonel Denny was prominent In the social and club life of the capital. Colonel Denny’s family believe he was seized wlh an attack of vertigo, to which he was subject, and fell while moving about the house. He struck his head upon a mable top table on the lower floor of his house, crushing the skull The coroner gave a certificate of accidental death. BAN PUT ON JAMACIA GINGER IN KANSAB. Topeka, Kan.— -Jamaica ginger was placed under the ban In Kan sas today when the state supreme court held that It Is Intoxicating and that a druggist who sells t mav be prosecuted for violation of the prohibitory law. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. - - THE AUGUSTA HERALD TRY TOUCH at BOONS' COTTAGE Militants Make Attempt to Burn Poet’s Birthplace in Scotland. Bombs in Historic House. Glasgow. Scotland. —An attempt to destroy the cottage at Ayr, where Robert Burns was born, was made just before daylight today by two memoers of a suffragette “arson squad.” The two women were surprised by a night watchman as they were. In the act of placing large bombs against the doors and windows of the historic structure, which is nearly two centu ries old and is venerated as a shrine by the Scottish nation. The man cap tured one of the militants but the other escaped. Stockings Over Shoes. Glasgow.—The Women wore stock ings over their shoes in order to deaden the noise and hide their foot prints. The arrested woman gave hes nafne as Janet Arthur. She created a scene when arraigned at police court, fight ing the wardens and shouting quota tions from Bums' poems; She was remanded. WILL ENLARGE I. D. RAT SURVEY Plan More Complete Campaign For Eradication cf bubonic Plague. Situation Not Alarm ing. New Orleans.—Dr. William C. Rucker, essistant surgeon general of the public health set-vine, today opened headquart ers here preparatory to a more com plete campaign for eradication of bu bonic plague. An effort was being made today to race the movements prior to July 2 of John Jackson, the nlne-yesr old negro who died from plague on that day. The purpose was to ascertain if a second focus of Infection exists. Al though bacteriologists confirmed the su spicion that Jackson's death was due to rbigue, heaJth authorities declared to day that the situation was not alarming and that they soon expected to thorough y stamp out the contagion. The rat survey originally confined to the infect ed area will be enlarged so as to in clude territory within the corporate limits. To Cremate Dead Rats. East Liverpool, O.—Dr. W. K. Abetz, of the Ohio board of health, today put in force plans for a state-wide de struction of rats, jtecatjse of the bu bonic plague situation at New Or leans. By his direction Mayor Schrein er-set aside Friday and Saturday next as rat-extermination days. AH ruts killed are to be cremnted. Dr. Obetz also suggested that the authorities take steps to prevent down river boats from tying up at the wharf and that all merchandise received by water be examined. U. S. Cruiser Rescues 5 Mexicans in Fight ygt On Board U. 8. 8. California, fby wireleas via San Diego, Cal.)—Gov-' emor Amezcuz left Lapaz today on board the steamer Korrigan bound for Santa Roeallno. The reason for his departure is not known. The cruiser Albany arrived today at DaPaz, Ba llna Cruz, where she was relieved by the New Orleans. Carrying as pas sengers five Mexican sailors rescued In recent fighting between the feder al and constitutionalist forces, the cruiser Denver left Mazatlan today Tor San Francisco. The Mexicans will be Interned on one of the military prison cam.pt along the border. The Denver will undergo overhauling at the Mare Island Navy Yard. ASKS RE-NOMINATION Jefferson City, Mo, —t'nlted States Senator W. J. Stone today asked the democrats of Missouri to re-nomlnate him at the August primary. AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. JULY 8,1914. mmm, cmaea madnst if ¥la® E®M fesaaimEg Sdir®na|ty AsaHn F@r MfediiaS fcsiriia Rfaa /. W. W. Bomb Killed Four , Wrecks Seven-Sio/y Tenement House • >«rt #««.■«.a.Ai., iKS-etV M, »vv»» BODY WAS BLOWN ON CHURCH ROOF. New York. —The appalling wreck of the double-decker seven-story tene ment house at No. ItiJR Lexington avenue, caused July 4th. by the explosion of R dynamite bomb which Arthur Caron, of the I. W. W. notoriety was making lit his room. In the belief of the police that the anarchistic groups and other agitators had carefully prepared scheme to engage In a spectacular demonstra tion • In'behalf of thirteen I. W. W leaders who will tie called upon to face trial in Tarrytown on charge of riotous conduct In connection with the "mourning’' campaign against John D. Rockefeller. Four persons were killed, including Caron, in the bomb explosion. BLEASE REFUSES TO LET GEORGIA HUSSARS PASS THROUGH S. C. ON WAY TO AUGUSTA ENCAMPMENT Savannah, Ga. —Governor Bleasc, of South Carolina, has declined so grant, permission for the Georgia Hussars ,a cavelry company of Savan nah, to travel through South Carolina enroute to the state military en campment at Augusta next month. The Hussars had been routed via Blaekville, S. hut the commander Is advised by the Georgia military authorities that the route must be changed because of the attitude of Governor Blease. The re-routing will cause no serious Inconvenience. Raleigh, N. C. —Although Adjutant General Young was enroute to Camp Glenn today, it was stated In his office that the second regiment and troops A and B certainly would attempt to pass through South Car olina unless the war department at Washington gave other orders. In quiry was made at both the governor’s office and the adjutant general's office, where the report from Columbia was not taken seriously. REBEL GENERALS ARE STRONGLY AGAINST ACCEPTING OFFER OF THE NIAGARA ENVOYS FOR CONFERENCE Laredo, Texas,—The constitutionalists are unlikely to accept the offer of the Niagara mediators for a conference with representatives to Huerta to arrange a provisional government In Mexico. This announce ment, coming from unquestioned sources, reached the border here today. It was declared by arrivals here that the generals of the constitu tionalist army to whom the question was submitted for advice by Car ranza had w'th the exception of the generals of Ohregon's division, who have not yet had time to report, strongly opposed any such conference. Are Trying to Get the Colonel to Reconsider New York —Whether or not Colonel Roosevelt will accept the progressive nomination tor governor of New York may decided toda at a conference at progressive national headquarters here. Delegations of progesslves came to New York from various parts of the state to urge the ex-president io take the nomination. Colonel Roosevelt has said several times that he would not do so. 1 John D. Rockefeller 75 Years Old Today New York.—Although John D. Rocke feller was 78 years old today, no cele bration was held at his Pocantlco Hills estate, where he Is spending the summer as Mrs. Rockefeller snd her sister ore In feeble health and John I). Jr., ‘s at Hal llarhor. Maine. Many < ongrutulatnry messages were received by Mr. Rockefeller. SECOND OF ‘BUSINESS’ TALKS Conference on Administra tion’s Anti-Trust Program to Be Held at White House Late This P. M. Chicagoans Coming cn Invitation of President Washington, D. C.—An Important con ference tifr dtHCiisslon of the industrial and financial sit nation of the country an well as the adniinintratlon’s anti-truHt program will take place at tlie White House lute (his afternoon. A delega tion of busincHH men representing the Chicago Association of Comerce will call on President Wilson and go over the Industrial situation with him. Ford Tomorrow. Today’s conference whic h was ar ranged at the Instance of the Chica goans, was to he the saoond of u series of talks by President Wilson with rap tains of industry and flnace. The first was had with .1 P. Morgan last week. Tomorrow the President has an angage ment with Henry Ford, the Detroit manufacturer, a committee of bankers from Illinois tmd ft delegation of U»e National Association of ®spsfrvtsors of State Ranks, who have been holding their annual convention at Atlantic City, Oppose Its Features In asking for today’s conference the Chicago husiness men stated definitely that they wished to dismiss anti-trust legislation features of which they oppose. The President wnH prepared to listen to their arguments but It was believed that lie hardly would consent to any import ant changes In the Wllh. FRANCE VOTES PANAMA MONEY Paris. —The chamber of deputies to day adopted the appropriation bill, t<> cover expenditures of French official representation at the Panama-Pacific Kxpoaitlon at Kan Francisco, 401 depu ties voting for the measure and 25 against. Seven Against It. Washington.—Half a million dollars to finance the national government's participation In the Panama-Pacific Exposition at Kan Francisco was voted to the sundry civil bill today by the senate. The appropriation provides for construction of a government building at the grounds and allows not more than 150,000 for use of the sc retary of war In entertaining foreign guests. Senator VHrdarnan of Mississippi made a fight against the appropriation, objecting particularly to the enter tainment fund. "The world has gone mad on the question of society,” he said. "I wish we could go back to the dignified sim plicity of the dayH when Thomas Jef ferson occupied the White House." On a roll rail the aenate supported the appropriation, 51 to 7. Employes of 67 Railways Prepare An Ultimatum Chicago.- Representatives of the handlers, clerks, baggagemen, ware housemen and trainmen of #7 railroad lines west of Chicago today prepared an ultimatum to be sent to the board of managers of the roads The execu tive committee of the employes yester day voted to take a referendum strike vote In their organization. A strike vole by the engineers and fire men of the railroads already Is In pro gress. At the meeting yesterday It was decided that all the railroad em ployes would act together In the mat ter of their demands, THEORY STRENGTHENED THAT WIFE WAS SLAYER Raleigh, N. C. —The preliminary hearing of Mrs. Joe Johnson, charged with the murder of her husband Hal urday night, was to be held at Oak f’lty, Martin county, today before Justice R. J. House. A special today from Scotland Neck, several mllees from the place of the homicide, says that It was rurently reported that Johnson who was a "holiness" preach er, and his wife had not been getting along well together. The special says that the ball en tered the man's head from the side on which his wife sat In the buggy, this fart strengthening the theory. It Is said that the woman was the slayer. 56.00 PER YE AR—5 CENTS PER COPY. GARRANZA-VILLA FEUD PATCHED OP, BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY, THOUGHT SAYS HE KNOWS THE MURDERER Dis’t Att’y to Appear Before Grand Jury Tomorrow and Ask Indictment in Mrs. Bailey’s Slaying. Freeport, N. Y. —Mrs. Edwin Cirman was arrested this afternoon in con nection with the murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey. Freeport, N. Y.—The inquest into the death of Mrs. Louise Halley, mys teriously murdered on the night of June .70, In the office of Dr Edwin Carman, a practicing physician here, was closed shortly before n”on today. i\o verdict was immediately announc ed but one was expected luter in the day. The district attorney informed the coroner after the inquest I hut he be lieved a woman should lie Immediately arrested. The coroner said he might order an arreat before night. Blauths Active. Free|»ort, N. Y. The murderer of Mrs. Louise E. Hatley on Tuesday of last week tn the office of Dr. Edwin Carman is no longer n mystery In the belief of l,ewls J. Smith, district attor ney of Nassau county. Tomorrow Mr. Smith will appear before the grand Jury and will ask that an Indictment he re turned against the person he auspecta of having ktlled Mrs. Halley. Detectives, however were still active today running down a new theory of the killing that was advanced In Freeport yesterday. This was to the effect that a New York gunman played a part In It, that lie brought the weapon from New York, broke the glass of the window looking upon Dr. Carman's office, hand ed the gun to the slayer, took It back after the shooting and then .escaped with It. Knveral subpoenas have been Issued ordering witnesses to appear before the grand Jury. Among those in Freeport who received one is Mtsa Ibizel Conmbej, the voting girl wito teatlfled at the last session of the coroner's Inquest that Mrs Carman was downstairs fully dressed übout half an hour before the shooting. Freeport, N. Y. —Just before the coroner’s Inquest was resumed today the district attorney announced he had discovered a new witness, who says lie saw the murder committed The man, an insurance agent, said he was passing the Carman home when he heard a crash of glass and saw a wo man dressed Irt while looking Into a window of the physician’s office. Then he told the detectives, he heard the report of a revolver and saw the woman disappear toward the rear of the house. WESTHOUSE STRIKER BEATEN Intense Excitement Follows First Disorder at 'lig Works Today. Troops Hurry to Scene Pittsburg,—Stanley Flalek, former ly employed In one of the Westlng house factories who last night told some friends he was going hack to work today, was rescued shortly after midnight from three men In liraddock Avenue who had beaten him Into In sensibility. Two arrests were made and Deputy Sheriffs and state troop ers are looking for the third assailant. Flalek said at a hospital that hIH "•a ference to deserting the ranks of the strikers was made Jokingly. There was no change In the situa tion In the strike district today. Again slate troopers and strike pickets worked side by side in the streets snd company officers said they had more men In the shops than at any time since the strike was called. Pickets Intercepted a number oT men brought from Cleveland and Induced them to return, paying their way. Excitsmsnt Intents. Pittsburgh.—lntense excitement fol lowed the first daylight disorder of the strike, when Wm. Strang, a fore man In the electric works, was stopped by a crowd of men as he approached the shops tiy an obscure path. Ills skull was fractured by a brick and he was otherwise Injured. State troopers were hurried to the place and three arrests were made. Captain Adams Immediately widened his tins and mountd troopers throughout the morn ing wire patrolling every street lead ing to the different plants. HOME EDITION Growing Conviction, Al though Peaceful on Sur face, Reconciliation Will Not Be Permanent—Villa Sending Army North Torreon, Mexico.—The Carranza- Villa reconciliation conference com pleted Its last session last night, al though It had been announced that all matters at discussion had been settled satisfactorily on Monday. It was un derstood that yesterday's session was called for the purpose of drawing up a statement to be made public, out lining what had been done at the con ference. Settled. El Paso, Texas.—Reconstruction of the constitutionalist governmental ma chinery in Chihuahua will begin Im mediately as a result of the settlement of the Carrau/.a-Villa dispute. Carranza officials ousted from offlco In Juarez and other Chihuahua cities by the Villa faction will be reinstated, according to Carranza agents here to day. Much action would mean the re storing of federal telegraph and rail way lineH In Chihuahua to the con trol of Carranza appointees. Most of these men are among the twenty-four Carranza officials held as virtual pris oners In Chihuahua City by the Villa authorities since the breach. On Villa's Demands. At least three Carranza officials will resign, owing to the demands made by Villa’s delegates. Isidro Fabela, min ister of communications In the Car ranza cabinet; Alfredo Breceda, one of Carranza's special agents in Washing ton, and General Isidro Trevino, chief of staff of the constitutionalist leader, will be removed, according to well In formed constitutionalists In El Paso. It Is reported that Rafael Zubaran Company, special representative of of Carranza in Washington, also may resign, as the Villa faction Is bitter against him. Absoluts Subordination. In return for these concessions on Carranza's part, Villa has acknowl edged uhsolute subordination to him, according to messages from Torreon. Whether General Felipe Angeles, chief of artillery under Villa, will be ex pelled from the constitutionalist ranks by Carranza’s order, still was a mat ter of conjecture. While on the surface everything seems peaceful there Is a growing con viction on hath sides here that the adjustment is only temporary. Villa Is sending his brigades northward from Torreon ostensibly to recuper ate. BODIES OF TWO BLOWN TO BITS Oil Well Shooters Meet Fearful Death. Axle of Auto Alone Found After Explosion. Findlay, Ohio.—f’harles Armstrong and t*. H I.ongabuugh, oil well shooters, were blown to pieces, two children near by were knocked to the ground and se verely Injured, several houses were wrecked end hundreds of window panes shattered when a quantity of nltro glyce rine being taken to Ruckland by Arm strong end I.ongehaugh exploded near there this morning. The bodies of the two men were blown to atoms and the automobile In which they were riding was so completely demolished that no part of Its except a small piece of an axle could be found In the vicinity. SURRENDER AFTER FUSILLADE. Lewitburg, Va.—When Sheriff BooiR) of Greenbrier county and a force of deputies early today surrounded the house of Thomas Rennett, near here, t > arrest Rennett and his son Chris topher for the alleged shooting of John Sheppard and Tom Quick lust fall, the Bennetts opened fire. The deputies replied and the older Bennett was dan gerously wounded. Christopher Ben nett then surrendered. SECY DANIELS GETS CHECK FOR $12,535,275.96. Washington.—The sale of the battleships Mississippi and Idaho for use in the Greek navy, was consummated today by the de livery to Secretary Daniels of a check for $12,535,275.9(1 The check was signed by Fred J (launtlett, representing the Greek government, which does not fig ure directly In the transaction. The check was at once endorsed by Secretary Daniels and sent to the treasury.