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THE WEATHER Fair and colder tonight and Tuesday. VOLUME XIX, No. 355. CROP TO GO OVER 16,000,000 BALES New Record Made in Ginning of South’s Cotton up to Dec.! 13th: 13,977,189 Bales. 92 Per Cent of Entire Crop Ginned Past Two Years on This Date. Georgia Has Ginned Already More Than Last Years Entire Production. Washington, D. C.—Cotton ginning up to the period ending December 12th made a new record, exceeding that es tablished in 1911, the year of previous record coton production by more than 206,000 bales. That was indicated today in the Cen sus Bureau's report showing 13,977,189 bales had been ginned prior to December 13th. In the last two years, approxi mately 92 per cent of the entire crop had been ginned prior to December 13th. Calculating this year’s crop on that basis it would exceed 16.270,000 bales. The Estimates. The department of agriculture in its preliminary estimate of the crop placed it at 15,966,000 bales. Last year the department’s preliminary estimate was 13,677,000 baits while the final produc tion was 14,156,000 five hundred-pound bales. Oklahoma to December 13th had gin ned 1,068,898 bales or more than pro duced there in any year heretofore. In Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Texas (Continued on Next Page). Humus FIGHT AGIST EXTRADITION U. S. Supreme Court Ruled That He Must be Immediate ly Turned Over to State of New York to Answer Charge of Conspiracy to Escape. N. H.—Harry K. Thaw receiver! without comment today the announcement of the supreme court’s action. He has been staying here for the last three months. To Return at Once. Washington.—Harryy K. Thaw lost his fight in the supreme court of the United States today against being ex tradited from New Hampshire to New York. The court held that Thaw should be turned over immediately to the New York authorities to answer an indict ment for conspiracy to escape from Matteawan Asylum. Whether his escape, while, as his counsel contended, he was insane con stituted a crime and other questions the court dismissed with the comment that they could not enter into a ha beas corpus proceeding and that they were proper questions for the state of New York to decide. The Only Question. Actually, the Thaw case—the killing of Stanford White —was not before the court. Merely the question of return ing him on the conspiracy question was up for decision. What other moves if any were open to Thaw’s counsel to prevent his re turn to the state where he was twice tried and had made many futile ef forts to be released, those familiar with the legal procedure were at a loss to forecast. Nothing Left. To those who have followed the case it seemed that the fight against re turn to New York was lost and that nothing remained but for the sheriff of Coos county, New Hampshire, to turn Thaw Over to New York officers upon the extradition which was grant ed by the governor of New Hampshire but stayed by the decision of Justice Aldrich, which was today reversed. From Matteawan. On Augusta 17, 1913, Thaw escaped from the Matteawan Hospital for the Insane. Charged with a conspiracy to escape he was arrested in New Hamp shire. He was indicted in New York on that charge and application for his extradition was made to New Hamp shire. Extradition was ordered by the governor of New Hampshire but on habeas corpus proceedings in the fed eral district court, Judge Aldrich held Thaw should he released. UnaniMous Decision. Justice Holmes announced the court’s decision today. He first over ruled the contention that it was not a. crime for a man confined in an asylum for the insane, to walk out if he could, and that herefore a conspir acy to do so was not a crime. "We do not regard it as open to de bate, that the withdrawal by conniv ance of a man from an insane asylum, to which he had been committed, ns Thaw was, did tend to obstruct the due administration of the law. Not the Place. At least the New York courts may so decide. Therefore the indictment charges a crime. If there Is any re mote defect in the earlier proceedings by which Thaw was committed, which we are far from intimating, this is not the time and place for that question to be tried." - Justice Holmes said the most se rious argument for Thaw was that if •he was insane when he contrived his escape, he could not be guilty of crime; while if he were not Insane, he was entitled to be discharged, and that his Confinement and other facts in the record required the supreme court to assume that he was insane. "But this U not Thaw’s trial" com (CoDtlnued on Next I’agej, THE AUGUSTA HERALD THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES RIVAL MEXICANS HOLD POSITIONS ON TRE BORDER No Mention of Shots on the American Side. No Reports to Bryan of Disorders Mexico City, Vera Cruz. Washington, D. C. —Brigadier Gen eral Bliss at Naco, Ariz., today report ed that the rival Mexican factions continued holding their positions. He made no mention of any shots falling on American soil. American Consul Silliman at Mexico City, today transmitted a message sent by Maytorena, Villa commander, at Naco, to prevent President Gutier rez stating his intention of moving his forces away from the American bor der. Saturday, he said, his forces re fused to return fire to avoid shooting into American territory. General Amnesty? Word was received today from the Brazilian minister at Mexico City, that the Gutierrez cabinet was con sidering declaring a general amnesty. Disorders are feared in Manzanillo, where the Gutierrez forces in posses sion of the city, are threatened by an attack from Carranza troops. Sec retary Bryan said today he was with out advices of reported disorders in Mexico City or Vera Cruz. TRIPLE ALLIANCE IN SCANDINAVIA? Petrograd, via. London, 1:48 p. m.— The Russian press Is convinced that confirmation of a Scandinavian triple alliance may be announced at any time as the result of the conference last week of kings Haakon, Gustave and Christian. The newspapers believe such an al liance could not possibly be a source of danger to Russia and would allay all apprehension about the possible pro-German sympathies of Sweden. PRES'T CAN’T ACCEPT. Washington.—President Wilson to day was invited to attend the annual dinner of the American Newspaper Publishers’ Association in New York next April by Herbert L. Bridgman, of New York. The president doubted if he. could accept, because of his contemplated trip to Panama and San Francisco. S. C. BELGIAN RELIEF. Charleston, 8. C.—According to in formation received from R. D. Mc- Carter, J. M. Whitsett has been ap pointed shipping agent, for the Ameri ican Commission for Relief in Bel gium. Mr. McCarter is secretary of the commission. The South Carolina ship will sail from Charleston January 25th with a cargo of approximately 6,000 tons. Goodfellows E. W. Armentrout, of 1617 Wal ton Way, Is a Goodfcllow and sends 15.00 to the fund. Dorothy, Gene vive and F. F. Williams, Jr., are all Goodfellows and send SI.OO to help the little children have a happy Xmas. Miss Juanita Keeley, of 1121 15th St., is going to look after ttie Xmas of two little girls. Creswell & Bernard Roberts are Goodfellows and send $2.00 to the kiddies Xmas. There is no reason why Santa Claus should miss a single house in Augusta if all the Goodfellows do their duty. On Christmas morn ing there ought to be evidences of his visit to every boy and every girl, no matter how poorly or un fortunately situated those children may be. This can be accomplish ed In one way—those who have in fluence with old Santa should see him about the matter Not only arrange for Santa Claus to visit your own home, hut pro vide for his visit to some other home which otherwise he would neglect. Make It your business to see that one poor family is not overlooked. She to It in person that at least several other children besides your own will know the happlnes of awaking on Christmas morning to find something in their stockings. James Montague recently wrote this: ••j guess I know we're poor, all right, My dad ain’t got no Job. An’ all my mother does at night Ts lay awake and sob— But I should think old Santa’d know That 'count, o' this here war Us kids that's boosted for him so "Would need him all the more.” Come on Goodfellows. lets help the kids "Boost for Santa Claus” this Xmas. Be a Booster. Be a Goodfcllow. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 21, 1914. U. S. Cruiser Preserving Neutrality in Canal Zone ■' : '/|j V® . JJ : ■“ n t\ i ' V: . v:.' -*/ : ••• ’ fefe I ' *<♦. iM’ 1 .>*-f V 1 !■ .V , I ' ~ , - Chicago’s Jobless MenClearingSnow Chicago.—Thousands of men who sought shelter in municipal lodging houses last, night were given employ ment today, by railroads, trolley lines and the city, clearing the streets and railway tracks of the heaviest snowfall of the winter. There were 3.800 Jobless men shel tered in two municipal lodging houses and the Rufus Dawes Hotel. All of them were ready for work. They were paid $2 per day. STEAMER TOTAL LOSS. Turks Island.—The Norwegian steamer Anita, 7734 tons, from Hali fax, for Jamaica, stranded on North Caicos Island December 19, and prob ably will be a total loss. She was car rying a general cargo which is being saved. The crew was rescued. GOOD FELLOWS, ATTENTION FORWARD We nearly turned the trick last year—nearly filled all the ragged stockings—and that was what we started out to do. But there are more children in Augusta this year than ever before, and about the same proportion of them are poor. There must never be empty stockings here again, which means that all the old Good Fellows must stay in line and that there must be some recruits. To those of you who have fought the good fight before, it is necessary to say that organized charity does not suffice for the child who is watching for Santa Claus —a Santa Claus that can never come in the unromantic garb of charity whose source is known. But the recruits should be told: We are a band whose left hands know not what our right hands do. One soldier in his army does not know another, nor do they know the leader. It is organized, systematic, but every Good Fellow has his own particular work to do and knows noth ing of any other Good Fellow’s work, and he goes, without ostentation, on Christmas Eve and plays Santa Claus to a child, or two, or ten or any number of children that he may desire—and they do not know that he did it, only that Santa Claus came, as they knew in their hearts he would, though he did not come some other Christmases. It is charity that vaunteth not itself, is not puffpd up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, thinketh no evil, but rejoiceth in the truth. Worthiness or unworthiness comes not into calculations. All children are worthy. Every Good Fellow is protected in that he will not be permitted to give anything to a man or a woman who is unworthy, but to the tots he keeps the white light of faith aglow. Write to Good Fellows, care of The Herald,stating just how many children you will look after. And do it now. And when you have said how many children you will look after, that number of names, with the ages, sex and place of residence, will be mailed you. That is our part. The rest is yours. You provide for them in any way that you see fit—much or little—in seeing that Santa Claus gets there on schedule. UNCONEIRMED TRAT GERMANS QUIT DIXMUDE London, noon.—Operations of the allies in Flanders apparently have as sumed the character of a general movement In an attempt to press back the entire western end of the German line. Latest French official state ments say appreciable gains have been made, although It Is admitted that the Germans are determinedly resting. It is reported in London but not con firmed that the Germans have evac uated Dixmude. The allied fleet is reported to have be gun a bombardment of the Darda nelles lost Saturday. Nothing 1h yet known of the result. THE U. S. CRUISER TACOMA AND HER COMMANDER, COMMAND ER TWINING. The Tacoma was ordered from San to Domingo to Colon as a result of the requests of Colonel Ooethals for war ships to preserve neutrality in the waters of the Cnnanl Zone. RUSSIANS BRED 21.19 GERMAN ARMY AT BAY Petrograd, (via London, 1:48 p. m.) Tluetma.li ful'cea mu still holding fit bay the German column which is seeking to cross the Bzura at Soehac zew and advance on Warsaw', 30 miles away. For three days this German army of about 200.000 men has been endeavoring to cross the river and throw hack the Russians who are holding the right hank. Not Thinking of Zeppelin Invasion London, 12:30 p. m. -A neutral trav eler who reached London today from Berlin expressed opinion that the Her mann are not thinking seriously of a Zeppelin invasion of England. Ac cording to that observer they regard the apprehension and the precautions against Zeppelin attacks taken in Eon don and in other English cities as a great Joke. STABBED TO DEATH IN ROOM OF HIS OWN HOTEL Cleveland, O. —William J. Troy, 50, proprietor of several hotels, was found stabbed to death in a room in the Troy Hotel. The police were apprised of his death by an unidentified woman, who announced over the telephone: “Our old friend Troy is dead been stabbed in bis own hotel. Better come and look at him.” The police worked on the theory that robbery prompted the crime, but a suicide theory was not abandoned. $6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY. 7HE BIG POLAND FIGHT UNDECIDED LINING DP EDR VOTE IN HQUSE ON PROHIBITION Question Overshadows All Others in Congress Interest Today. Indications of a Most Spirited Discussion Tomor row. Hobson’s Views. Washington. Representative Hob son, of Alabama, and other supporters of national prohibition were actively at work today lining up their forces for tomorrow’s contest in the house, when the rule to take up the Hobson resolution for submission to the states of ft constitutional amendment for na tion-wide prohibition will be voted upon. This issue overshadows all other questions before congress dur ing the week. It was generally believed* the rule would he adopted as a majority vote only is necessary. The rule provides for eight hours of debate after which the resolution In to he voted on. in dications are that the discussion will be spirited. Predictions. Administration leaders in the house predict that tin* prohibition resolution will he defeated. A two-thirds vote of the house would he necessary to secure Its adoption. In case the reso lution is defeated Senator Sheppard, of Texas, later on in the senate will make an effort to get action on a similar resolution which he introduc ed at the. last session. It had been planned to vote imme diately afterwards on a special rule for a woman’s suffrage constitutional amendment, but administration lead ers today predicted that there would lie no opportunity to take up the ques tion until after the holidays. NO ’PROBABLE CAUSE’ IN LEO I EANX APPEAL Judge Newman Today Refused to so Certify. Attorneys Now Plan to go Before Individual Justices of United States Su preme Court. Atlanta, Ga Federal Judge Newman today declined t<> grant a certificate i stating that in Ills opinion there was “probable cause’’ for an appeal to the United Htates supreme court in the ha-| bens cotrpuH proceedings Instituted by Leo M. Frank under sentence to 1 »*• hanged January 22nd, for the murder of Mary Phagun. Judge Newman stated however, at the] close of an extended heiring, that lie was willing to allow Frank to appeal to the higher court, hut that he would not certify the appen I. According to Frank’s attorneys, under the law of 1908 relating to appeals in habeas corpus cases from tlo federal district courts. Judge Newman’s decision In effect means that they will he compelled to go before an Individual Justice of the su preme court and make application to him to grant an appeal before the matter can be brought before the highest tri bunal. This they stated. they Intend to do. It wns stated the matter first probably would he brought before Jus tice Lamar. No “Frivolous Point.” Atlanta.—“Tha constitutional ques tion was raised by Frank’s counsel to delay execution of the Judgment of the state courts,’’ declared Mr. Dorsey. “It Is a frivolous point and we con tend there is no probable cause for appeal.” Never Adjud'cated. “We do not believe,” replied Henry (\ Peeples of Frank’s counsel, “that! the violation of the constitutional rights of a man under sentence or death who has exhausted all his other remedies, constitutes a frivolous ques tion. The question of the denial of Frank’s constitutional rights has never been adjudicated by any court.” The Decision. In announcing his decision on the appeal, In open court today, Judge Newman said: “I would he glad to have the su - ! preme court pass upon the question j presented in this proceeding, hut > since I have heard the petition and ! decided that I could not Issue the writ, • f believe that 1 cannot say that there is i 'probable cause for an appeal.’ To do j so, It seems to me, would be contra- j (Continued on Next Page), RUMOR GERMAN j CRUISED SUNK London, Dec. 21, 4:45 p. m.—Feral*-| tent rumors are current that a Herman cruiser lias been sunk off the coast of Scotland; It is also rumored that two British destroyers arrived at Letttl, Scotland, badly damaged. There Is no official confirmation of these reports. HOME EDITION Indications That von Henden burg Has Not Scored Crush ing Victory. German Claims Similar to That of Russians at Lodz. CZAR'S ARMY IN STRONG NEW ENTRENCHMENTS Austro-German Forces Say They’ve Cleared Enemy Out of West Galicia. If so, Cracow Siege Raised and Przemysl May Be Relieved. London, 12:25 p. m.—The great bat tle west of Warsaw remains to be fought out, Judging from 'ndications in recent dispatches rrom Berlin and Petrograd. it appears today to British observ ers that the German contention that General von Hlndenburg had scored a notable success over the Russian* must be qualified. Parallel Case. A parallel case is found in recent claims of a crushing Russian victory near Lodz, which subsequently proved to be premature and exaggerated. Von iilndenburg’* army has advanced steadily toward the Polish capital but the Russians in falling back appear to have taken new positions in strong entrenchments and although the in vaders are within two or three days* march of Warsay, there is good rea son to believe much hard fighting must take place before it can be de termined whether litis latest German attempt will be successful. Russian Claims. Along the southern frontier of East Prussia, the Russians claim to have the upper hand, but further south in Southern Poland and Galicia leaders of the Austro-German forces declare they are sweeping the Russians be fore them. They assert they have cleared all the Russians out of west Galicia. That means that the long siege of Cracow has been raised and that if the German advance coutlnues it may similarly relieve the Austrian garrison at Przemysl. THINK KAISER IS IT IST FRONT London. 12:25 p. m.—Emperor Wil liam has recovered from nig illncgg nnfl returned to the front. Berlin ad vices lend to the belief he haa turned westward. If that lg so the battle condltlona the emperor will find are far leaa apectacular than those pre vailing In the east, because with the exception of the allies’ offensive on the north of their line, little but siege warfare is being recorded. That la emphasised in all official communl cething which measure the day's gain In scant yards and chronicle the gain or loss of a trench as an achieve ment. Against Doctor's Orders. London, 3:10 p. m.—Emperor Wil liam’s departure for the front, an nounced yesterday, Is said by the Ex change Company's correspondent at Amsterdam to have been decided upon against the advice of the emperor’s physic lan. The military chief, how ever. Insisted, their correspondent adds, that the emperor spend Christ mas with his troops and he so de cided. Britain to Permit Cotton Code Use Washington.—Ambassador Page to day reported that the British govern ment was arranging to allow the uss of Meyer’s Atlantic Cotton Code, thirty-ninth edition, in foreign tele crams, and that public announcement would he made ns soon as the date of the admission was settled. It would not he practicable. It was said, to allow the use of more than one cotton code. Meyer's was In most general use In the, cotton trade. LOBERT TO BT. LOUIS? Chicago.—Harm Lohert, third bass man of the Philadelphia Nationals, to day conferred with Federal League of ficials and It was expected he would sign a contract to play with St. Ixmla THERE ARE 3 Shopping Days Before Xmas Road Herald ad* and call for advertised good* if you want the pick of etylse and bargains. When shopping In Augusta tomorrow Say: “I Saw It In The Herald.” It will pay. Try It