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Want $155,000,000 From Morgan, Rockefeller et al THE WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Tuesday. VOLUME XIX, No. 195. IST GLARING INSTANCE OF MISMANAGEMENT IN HISTORY AMERICAN RY’S Findings of U. S. Interstate Commerce Commission on New Haven Affairs Submitted to Senate Today Couched in Most Drastic Terms. Directors Pronounced “Criminally Negligent.’' As Sequence, Demand is Made for Suit to Recover $155,- 000,000 Wasted. Will be Directed Against Estate of J. P. Morgan, Wm. Rockefeller and Others by Minority Stock holders of the Road. —— Washington.—" One of the most glaring instances of mal-ariministra tion revealed in all the history of American railroading,” is the inter state commerce commission's char acteiization of its findings in the in vestigation of New Haven Railroad financial affairs reported today to the sente. In a report of 30,000 words, proba bly the most drastic in terms of any ever made by the commission, the New Haven’s directors were pro nounced “criminally negligent.” Evi dence pointing to violation of law lias been transmitted to district at torneys in Massachusetts. Rhode Is lan dand New York and the federal department of justice. Individually Liable. “A reasonable estimate of the loss to the New Haven by reason of waste and mismanagement,” savs the report “will amout to between $60,000,000 an& $90,000,000. Directors should be made individually liable to civil and criminal laws for the manner in which they discharge their trust.” Ali the commission's strictures were upon the management of the New Haven system under former President Mellen. * ' • ’ In justice to the present manage ment the commission sgys, it is but fair to say that Chairman 'Howard Elliott and Walker D. Hines, special counsel, “have co-operated with the Corny Ission and rendered it substan tial assistance throughout this inves tigation.” Significant Instances.” .. The report cites these “significant incidents": “Marked features and significinat incidents in the loose, extravagant, and improvident administration of the finances of the New Haven, as shown in this investigation, are the Boston and Maine despoilment; the iniquity of the West Chester acquisition; the double prlte paid for the Rhode Island (Continued on page seven.) MflilSTS HUE INJESSIOK Several Hundred Specialists in Convention Discuss Protec tion of Society. Chicago.—" Prison populations are composed of individuals who fall be low the average physical and mental standards,” declared Dr. Paul E. Bow ers, physician to the Indiana state prison, today, at the convention here of alienists and neuologlsts. Several hundred specialists from all parts of the United States were In attendance .’at the sessions, which will continue over Friday. The first day was de voted chiefly to discusing the protec tion of society from the partially In sane. Twenty-five per cent of habitual criminals are feeble minded, "said Dr. Bowers. “The feeble minded however, are not Inherently criminal, except as they are easy victim* of environ ment.” Dr. W H. Lindsay, of Topeka, Kas„ declared that sterilisation of made and female tncprable defectives was the only logical step and that the medical profession has not given up hope that such a law might be so safeguarded ss to become operative. Tarheel Governor Asks Blease to Let ’Em go to Augusta Raleigh, N. C.—Gov, Craig today addressed a letter to Governor Blease asking permission for North Carolina troops to pass through South Caro lina for the encampment at Auguata in August. In the event of a refusal pot regarded likely here, the troops will so by boat from Wilmington to Savannah. CHEROKEES APPEAL TO WILSON • Washington, D. C.—President Wilson wes appealed to today by a delegation Cherokee Indians to be showed to lly» their lives In their own way on a re servation In Oklahoma and pursue ojd religious beliefs which their people lave continued for rnsny generations, hhev had already talked with Oommls •w.tij*. Hells of the Indian office and «,H er government officials, hut had been told t h elr request In a general way was against the Indian policy ol the govern aunt THE AUGUSTA HERALD TWAS BIG DAY IN ULSTER On Orangemen’s Day, Monster Celebrations at Belfast and Other Points in Ireland. Sir Edward Carson Hero of Oc casion. Belfast, Ireland—The Insistent demand of the Irotestant portion of the pro vince of Uuster for exclusion from operations of the Irish home rule biil lent added Interest to today’s celebration of the anniversary of the battle of the Boyne. The celebration was carried out here with great enthusiasm. Sir Edward Carson, the Ulster Union ist leuder, rode at the head of 5,000 Orangemen, accompanied by the usual fife and drum bands and including a sprinkling of brethren from the United States and the British colonies. They marched through the city of Belfast to Dmmbeg, where a great open air meet ing was addressed by Sir Edward and other leaders. Carefully Avoided. The Nationalist quarter of Belfast was carefully avoided by the demonstrants and on no occasion during the profes sion did the rival factions come into con tact. Kir Edward Uarson was hero of the day. Buttons bearing his portrait were worn by nearly every man in the pro cession, while great canvases, spread across the streets In the Unionist sec tion, bore his likeness. “For the Present." It is regarded as significant that in recent Interviews Sir Edward Is quoted as saying the only condition of peace is the exclusion of Ulster "for the pres ent,” while the more remote action of the Unionists must In his opinion, de pend upon the way the Dublin parlia ment treats Protestants In the provinces of Ireland. Throughout the province of Ulster and notably in Londonderry extensive pre cautions were taken by the authorities against possible clashes between the or ganized forces of the Protestants and Catholics. With Cannonade. Londonderry, Ireland.—The Orangemen here began the celebration of the anni versary of the battle of Boyne wth a cannonade during which they projected their explosives to that thev burst over the residences In the Catholic section of the city. The Nationalists believing the can' nonade to be the prelude to aggressive action on the part of the Orangemen, organized for defense but up to noon no collision between the two parties had taken place. While the Orangemen were attending church on Sunday and the police were busy gunvdlng their processions, the Na. tlonallst Volunteers succeeded In bring ing Into the city two auiomoldle loads of rifles. Tho rllfes had been landed at the entrance to Though Bwllly In the north of Irlenad hy a passing steamer from America, under the noses of the crews of a flotilla of destroyers lying In the lough. Ordered to Reconstruct R’way Near Vera Cruz London.—The manager of the Mexican railway* cabled today that Huerta’a government had ordered him to recon struct the portion of the line near Vera t'rnz which whi destroyed by the Mexl can Federal* when Vera < Vu z waa oc cupied by the Americana MERSEY DOCK BTRIKE. Liverpool.—A strike waa started to day among the Mersey dock employes to enforce recognition of the work men's unions and brio* about estab lishment of a Joint board of work men and employers to deal with dis putes While the strike was not general many of the irower stations were ren dered Idle and several liners were imprisoned In the docks owing to the Impossibility of opening the gate*. • THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 13. 1914. SENATE MS MEW M¥EM lEPOIT ARMED CORPS OF WOMEN IRISH VOLUNTEERS TO PROTECT HOMES IN EVENT OF WAR WILL LOOK AFTER THEIR HOMES. Above, at Rrookfleld near Omagh county, Tyrone-Ireland, there Is a corps of armed women volunteers. Tim object being that the woman In the event of civil war, should be able to # lnok after their homes. One of the glrlH when asked tn define the object of the corps said' when her brothers were called upon to fulfil the terms of their cove nant she would stay at home-and pro ten her mother and her father who Is too old to take care of himself. Insert, Sir pdward Carson, the Lister Untonis t-leader, who formed the "Ulster Provisional government." SPLENDID CROPS IN THIS SECTION From Everywhere in Augusta Territory Come Reports of Magnificent Prospects For Cotton and Other Crops. IF SEASONS CONTINUE TO BE BUMPER YIELD If ?rice of Cotton Stays Around 12 Cents or Better Augusta Merchants Will Have Biggest Year in Their History From present Indications the vicin ity of Augusta and this entire section of Georgia and South Carolina will be blessed with one of the best crops In their history. From everywhere come reports of the splendid prospects for a big crop nnd In some localities, where the ruin has been very gener ous, the crop of corn Is also good. Tho dry weather has curtailed the yield of the earlier corn very considerably, but late corn is fine and It will only require continued good weather con ditions for the yield to he large. Sheriff Peter Crawford, of Colum bia county, was In the city Monday, and he declared that the crops in his county are magnificent, especlaly the cotton which is doing Just as well as It can possibly do. There have been good rains In that county. Mr. M. A. Mallard, the well known Augusta traveling mail, who was In the lower section of Burke county a few days ago and he declares the crops there could not be better. Mr. Mallard was recently a visitor to the Comer farm at Millhaven and he says that there are 8,000 seres of cotton on this farm that is wonderful to be hold. The rotton Is about three feet tall and a yield of much more than a hale to the acre is expected If the sea sons continue good. General Manager Dixon F. Kirkland, of the Georgia & Florida Railway, says that the crops throughout the section traversed by his road are the best In the history of that portion of the country. Not only Is the cotton crop good but the corn crop Is excellent down there and large yields of watermelons, can taloupes and other crops are being made. * *f Mr. A. W. Htulb, another Augusta traveling man. says that the crops across the Savannah river In South Carolina are splendid. Mr. Htulb has seen the crops In three or four Caro lina counties near Augusta and he predicts big yields. What the farmers need from now on Is a god shower of rain about once a week. Too much rain, like too much Continued on Page Seven REGRETS BOMB DIBIT GO OFF Intense Pride of Militant in Trying to Blow Up Famous Old Church in England. London. —When Annie Bell, a suf fragette was arraigned today for try ing yesterday to destroy Archdeacon Wllberforce’s famous old church of St. John the Evangelist, Westminster, with a bomb, she said “the only thing I regret Is that the beastly thing did not go off.” The prisoner exitressed intense pride in her act. She congratulated the woman worshipper who had de tected her setting fire to the Tuse at tachd to a can of gunpowder and said her smartness wos worthy of a better cause. She advised her to become a militant suffragette. “I meant the bomb to go off and blow up the church right enough,” said Miss Bell. The prisoner then stretched herself at foil length on the seat In the prisoner’s enclosure and asked the woman warden to give her a pillow and wake her when the case had been concluded. “Good bye, you paid bully,” was Miss Bell's farewell to the magistrate when he remanded her. Billy Baxter, Old Time Minstrel, Passes Away Chicago. Billy Baxter, old time minstrel who played with nearly all of the leading minstrel companies of America and before the royalty of Europe, is dead here from cirrhosis of the liver. Horn In Ulnclnnatl, Ohio, In IK6I, he turned early to the stage Where his musical talent soon won him a place aiooung the stars of minstrelsy. He made several tours of the world nnd on many occasions rulrs of Europe requested him to ply and sing the old “darkey” songs. A few years ago he retired from the stage and since then had made hla home at the press flub In this city. Nearly every night he entertained the newspaper men with his stringed In struments and old time southern mel odies DISABLED STEAMER ARRIVES. Havre, France. The French line steamer Virginia which broke down on her voyage from New York, tyhenee she aailed June 27 for Havre, was brought Into port here today by the British freighter Etonian. $5,000,000 OFF to cm Villa Agents Also Forward Car Load of Stamping Machines to Complete Rebel Currency. El Pn»o. Plvo million dollars In con stitutionalist currency, nnd a frclKht ear filled with stumping machines, were lu ll verr*d In Jurez, Mux./ today by Villa ngrints to AlbtTto l’anl, special represen tative of Cairn nzn. The money and machinery wero eel zed several week* ago in Juarez by Vllla’fl officials from Hern pi o Aguirre, treasurer general of tho Constitutionalist*. The currency wlij no shlped to Car ranza hendfpmrters In Monterey, ac cording to Constitutionalists officials here. It was reported that Treasurer General Aguirre and other Carranza of ficers who have been prisoners In Chf rhuahun were at liberty nnd would ar rive on the border this week. They will necompnny Villa to Juarez when ho makes his flying trip northward, said Carranza agents here today. Kvaeuatlon by the Federal* of Ouny mas, Honora. on the California gulf still was In progress today, according to of fjcal reports to Carranza fVorri Gond ola Jra by way of K 1 P:;:;o. Constitu tionalists here Wild it would take sev eral days to complete the evacuation an the Huerta troops wern waiting for transports to < arrv them to some point In lowtfr California. Wilson Continues the Conferences on‘Business' Washington. Mr Wilson continued toilay his conferences with business men on conditions throughout the country and their bearing on the an ti-trust program. He saw Raphael Herman, of Detroit, and Joseph G. Branch of Chicago. Other conferences of a similar nature will be held at tho white house later this week, Mr. Merman told the president that In lilh opinion business men generally agreed that anti-trust legislation Hhould" be put through at the present session of congress and that business conditions generally were Improving MELVILLE E.TnGALS IS BURIED AT CINCINNATI Cincinnati, O. The hodr of Melville K. Ingalls, financier and railroad man who died at. his summer home at. Hot Hprlng, Va, arrived here early today oil a special train, It was accompan ied by members of the family and sev eral friends Funeral services this afternon were at the Unitarian church conducted bv lt < pastor. Rev. Geo. A Thaver, The pull bearers were: f’has. I’. Taft. Judge John W. Warrington, Ilarry (lest, Arthur Htem, Frank Wl borg, Judson Harmon, E. F, Osborne, J. V. 11. HcHrbornugh, vV. W. Brown, Joseph Wllby, Win. Worthington and (• K. Holmes all of tide Ity, and Geo. Ktlmson of Los Angeles, f'nllf Burial will he Iri the family lot In Kprlng Grove cemetery. $6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY. HUERTA, HI LUST, WILL if CHAPULTAPEC ON SOME DAY THIS WEEK WILL TAFT SUCCEED LURTON? Much Speculation Regarding Appointment to U. S. Su preme Bench Following Sud den Death Sunday of Justice Lurton. Others Mentioned. Washington.— -Discussion continued hero today a sto whom President Wil won would appoint to tho Bupromo court bench to guccccd Associate Jus tice H. H. Lurton, who died nt At lantic City yesterday, The name., or those mentioned in connection with tho vacancy Include former President Taft, members of tho cabinet, and oth ers. In official circles no one cared to venture an opinion as to whom the president might choose. It Is not be lieved that lie has yet considered any name In connection witli the vacancy. Ah a result of Justice Lurton's death, the president will be called lipAn to make his first appointment to the su preme bench. Those Mentioned. In addition to Mr. Tuft, those men tioned Include Attorney General Mc- Heynolds, Secretaries lame and Garri son, Senator Shields or Tennessee, i former Justice of the supreme court of that state; Frederick W. 1 yell man, for mer solicitor general and one of the American delegates to Mexican pea-3 conference at Niagara Falls, and John W. liavls of West Virginia, the solici tor general. Taft*® Ambition. Former President Taft is known to have had an ambition to round out his Continued on Page Seven Mrs. Nelms Asks Shriners to Aid Her Atlanta, Ga. —An appeal to Nobles of tho Mystic Shrine throughout North America to aid in the search Tor her missing daughters. Mrs. Elolse Dennis and Miss Beatrice Nelms was Issued hero today by- Mrs. John W. Nelms also invoked the assistance of club women of the country to the game end. In explanation of her uetlon In call ing on the Shriners for help, Mrs Nelms said that her husband on his deathbed had given Mrs. Dennis his Hhrlners pin and that Mrs. Dennis afterward gave this pin to Victor E. Innas, who told her that he was a member of the order. Woman Cashier Robbed of Satchel With SB,OOO Bt. Louis. —Minx Esther Cohen, cashier fur a wholesale grocer, was robbed of u satchel said to contain 19,000 In cheeks and cash, on the street hern today. Miss Cohen was on the way to a hank when a man darted from an area way, snatched the satchel and fled. SHOT WOMAN FATALLY, THEN KILLS HIMSELF Wilmington, Dot. John Clifton Wilkes, 31, of Brunswick, Go. a cor poral In the Thirty*lll xtii Company ('oast Artillery Corps, Fort Mott, N. J., Hunday shot and fatally wounded Mrs. Lulu Finnan, aged 113. lie then killed himself The tragedy occurred on the New Custle road near here. United States Senator Wllllard Saitls bury, who was passing In his automo bile, took the woman to the state hos pital at Farnhurst, HOME EDITION End of Dictator Near. Car ranza to Enter Capital With Only Small Force to Preserve Order After Peaceful Transferral of Government to Carha\a\. Washington, D. C. Mexico City was looked to today as tlie stays for tlie next .stem* in the Mexican situation. With iliurta about to quit and turn over his affairs to his new foreign minister Francisco Carbajal, hope was expressed tli.it a way might be found peacefully to irunsfer the government to the constitu tionalists and avert irdiitary conquest ' t tiie capital by their triumphant forces. FaVranza has announced his unwilling in s to deni with Carbajal, regarding him the creation of Huerta. Nevertheless t haH been current that the parleys might take place if Carbajala appeared In the role of representative of a faction i *tli*v than provisional head of govern ment which the Constitutionalists re in se to recognize. Europe Might Frown On It. Carranza, it was declared, intended to follow the plan of Guadalupe,” which provides for military occupation of the capital. However weveral European and Houth American nations, it was said, might fmwn on such a course. They re- Kurd with nprpehenNion the possibility of fighting in Mexico City and forceful as sumption of power without some previ ous guarantee to the populace The Impression previled widely In Washington today that hostilities in Mcixeo were near an end. Ft wna. sug gested that if arrangements of peace were settled upon, Carranze would en nui in at tho capitol's gates or near their present headquarters to he dispersed upon the restoration of peace. Accept Only Surrender, m Ail hope of any parley between repre sentatives of Huerta who took part In tin- Niagara proceedings and the Con stitutionalists upon tlie basis proposed by Month American envoys practically htis been abandoned. Carranza has not formally replied to the mediators pro posal but official messages from his headquarters at Raltlllo have indicated what his reply would be. Carranza was quoted as saying the only thing he would a< < ept was the surrender of Hu erta and his army. Huerta it was believed might quit Chupultepec some day this week. Au tomatically the new foreign minister, Francisco Carbajala would nssume the role of provisional president. Man of the Law. Carbajal iu a man of law. He is lees than 50 years old. Of an academic tem permanent, he never has served in the army, lie came into interi>itional promi nence as the envoy of Diaz at the Juarez peace conference in 1911 after the Ma dero revolution. A few weeks ago he was elected chief justice of the republic's supreme court, after serving several yejirs ms associate Justice |f#j is said to hi* of a conciliatory disposition, anx ious for Ihe restoration of order and not likely to elect to resist witli an army the approach of the Constitutionalists. GUARDING I. ¥., none PLAGUE Unusual Precautions Being Taken by Quarantine Author ities of the Metropolis. New York -Unusual precautions are being taken by quarantine authorities to guard New York against Hubonic plague. All vessels from Infected infected ports, are thoroughly disin fected on arrlcal and are compelled to place rat guards In position. As a further precaution Dr. Joseph J. O’Connell, health officer of the port has appointed Dr. Oscar Teague, of the Cornell University Research Lab oratory as director of the new bac teriological laboratory at quarantine. Dr. Teague waa sent to Mukden from Manila In 1911 as the American delegate to the International Plague Conference when the epidemic was at Its height In Manchuria. Dr. O'Con nell said today there was a risk of in fection from New Orleans, Havana, Hantiago and South American porta. 8,000 Workmen Ret urn at Westinghouse Plant Pittsburgh,—The strike In th« Westinghouse factories was formally ended today when approximately 8,000 men and women returned to the shops. All plants were placed on full time and nil strikers were taken hack with the exception of two or three hundred whose places had been filled by Im ported workmen during the strike Half a dozen deputy sheriffs were am guard at the works.