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0111 HONDURAS
Plot Hatched in New Orleans.
Our Old Friend Oen’l Lee
Christmas Hurrying to Puer
to Cortez.
Puerto Corta*, Hand—Following
closely upon the death last week of
President Manuel Bonilla have come
rumor* of a revolutionary movement
and the government la making exten
sive preparation* along the north coast
to repel an attack. This port la guard
ed by Nix hundred well trained men
and yesterday relnforcofnonts were
rushed to Tela, La Celba and other
gulf porta. One pounders and rapid
fire guns have been placed at various
point* around this town and the gov
ernment gunboat here has been equip
ped with small cannon and rapid fire,
guns.
According to report* received by the
government the revolutionary plot
was hatched In Now Orleans and
friends here of the alleged leaders are
being elosely watched. All telegrams
are under strict censorship. General
Lee Christmas who attended the fun
eral of President Bonilla In she cap
ital Is hurrying to Puerto Cortes to
take charge of the government forces.
He has been appointed military com
mander of the north const.
President Bertrand has Issued n
proclamation In which he says he pur
poses to carry out the policies of the
late President Bnnllln. Manuel Bo
nilla wns mourned sincerely In nil
parts of the republic. The funeral In
Tegucigalpa was the most elaborate
the capital has ever witnessed.
Govt's Special
Flood Bulletin
W*»hinoton, D. C.—- Here la today’s
special flood bulletin Issued by tho
woather bureau:
"The stage of the Ohio river at
Pittsburg Saturday morning was- 24.6
feet, a fall of 5.6 feet since Friday
morning. Reports from the stretch
between Pittsburg and Parkersburg
are missing.
"At Cincinnati the morning stage
was 6* feet, 16 feet above tho flood
wtage and a further rlso of about two
feet Is expected. President indica
tions at Cincinnati point to a some
what lower crest stage than first re
ported, about 68 feet, rather thun near
70 feet.
"At Louisville, the morning stage Is
41.1 feet, 18 feet above the flood stage
A further rise Is expected.
"Reports from Evansville nre miss
ing. The last advices from that point
Indicated that tho low-lands would he
inundated last night. The Cairo stage
thl smornlng wns 48. t feel, 4.1 feet
above the flood stage The river
*t that point will rise more slowly for
the next few days. The flood situa
tion on the lower Mississippi remains
unchanged
Not Necessary for
President To Go
Washington, D. C.—Secretary Onr
rlaon telegraphed President Wilson
today that It was perfect Hafa to an
nounce to the country that relief was
hnlna well taken enre of by thoaa on
the ground and that it would not ho
necessary for him to leave Washing
ton for the flood district.
CANADIAN COMMISSION
ON HIGH COST OF LIVING
Ottawa, Ont. —In presenting to par
liament yesterday a report on the
high cost of living In Canada, which
shows an advance last year of six
and one half per cent In tile cost of
the neceasltlea of life over the year,
before. Minister of Ijthor Crothcrs ex
presae.l Ills approval of former Presl
dent Taft's proposal for an Interna
tional commission on the high cost of
living.
Wade For Blocks Through a Sea
of Oozy Mad in Search of Bodies
Dayton, Ohio.—Digging bodies out of the mud wns the chief work
of rescuing parties today. The wit ter hod drnlned off from almost all
Of the flooded area, leavlnft thick lu ycrs Y>f mud. In some instances the
mud piled up by the addles was se vcral feet deep. It soon began to dry
up In portions of the streets expo sed to sunshine, but for blocks the
•earohera for bodies waded throng h a sea of oosy mud.
A brlUant sunshine threw an u ncanny light over tho distorted scenes
In the areas where homes of 75,00 0 people were swept away or toppled
over. A view down almost any st reel revealed among the debris
tumbled over houses, pianos, household utensils and dead horses brushed
together In lndercrlbable confusion. At two points dead horses were seen
stin oaught In the tops of trees rube re they had been swept.
Huddled on Roof, Shrieked and
Fell To Death As Walls Toppled
Dsyton, Ohio—At least 20 people were killed when the Leohard
building collapsed Wednesday night, according to the statement of Detec
tive Kincaid today. Kincaid was marooned by the flood In the city hull
Just across Main street from the Leonard building.
Btandln gin the window of police headquarters he was watching
pasesrsby on the street below prior to the coming of the torrent. He
mw twenty people, he save, enter a saloon which occupied one-third of
the ground of the Leonard building. None got out. Other people
had entered other storee In the building and some were on the upper
floors. Kincaid felt sure there were at least *t> In the structure and pos
sibly more
When the waters came a portlo n of the pereons caught In the bunding
made their way to the roof As the walls began to tremble, these lct< out
terrible shrieks and calls for help Two men leaped Into the flood, a dis
tance of four floors, and were killed Instantly The others went down
with the building Kincaid said that the police were taking steps to ex
amine the Interior of the ruins.
WIRELESS DEALS
IWJITONS
Further Transactions of High
Officials Revealed at Satur
day’s Investigation.
London. —British ministers of state
were more interested than was at first
thought in stock transactions incident
to the agreement between the British
government and the Marconi Com
pany for the erecting of a chain of
wireless stations throughout the Brit
ish empire.
A second deal by David Lloyd
George, chancellor of the exchequer
and the master of Klibank, the chief
Liberal whip, involving an additional
three thousand shares in an American
wireless company was revealed at to
day's meeting of parliamentary com
mittee inquiry.
Mr. Lloyd George said that beyond
the two deals now known he had never
directly or indirectly had an interest
In any wireless concern. He aewerted
there was nothing about the invest
ment except what was perfectly reput
able and creditable for any one and
took occasion to remark that he was
sorry, in spite of the rumors as to
his prodigious fortune, that he was a
comparatively a poor man.
JUVENILE COURT HAD
SESSION SATURDAY
Judge Hammond Sent a Num
ber of Negro Boys to the
Reformatory For Terms of
Various Lengths.
Judge Henry C. Hammond held a
short session of the Juvenile court
Saturday morning and several negro
boys weft- sent to the Reformatory.
Geo. Lamar was sentenced to serve
five years for larceny from thp house
but with the condition thut he serve
only two If good behavior warrants
his release at the evplratlon of the
first two years.
Will Glover hit a negro on the head
with a'brick Inflicting a severe Injury
He was sent up for two years with the
condition that he could get off with
only one If he behaved himself.
John T. Fillman wns paroled. He
was charged with stealing from R. J
Horne Company.
Leroy Crawford w-as given five
years for burglarizing Williams' Drug'
Store.
Judge Hammond also heard quite a
number of motions on Saturday morn
ing In various cases.
TELEGRAM ANNOUNCES
MRS. THOMAS IS SAFE
She and Little Daughter Safe
at Dayton. Telegram Re
ceived Here to This Effect.
A telegram from Mrs. Jeff Thomas
to Captain Thomas announcing that
she and her little daughter were safe
In Dayton came yesterday. Captain
Thomas went on to Dayton several
several days ago, being unable to hour
from Mrs. Thomas and left Instruc
tions that any tslegram that might
come to Augusta for hint So be de
livered lo Mr. A. It. DeVaughn. The
message was received two days nfter
Capt. Thomas left and the announce
ment that Mrs. Thomas and little
Virginia are safe will bring great re
lief to their many Augusta friends.
Captain Thomas has not been heard
from since he left hut It Is presumed
that he has joined Mrs. Thomas In
Dayton nnd will bring her hack to
Augusta with him Mrs. Thomas Is
a cousin of Mrs. Devaughn.
So fnr as has been ascertained no
Augiistnns lost frlendso rr elatlves In
the floods of Dayton, Columbus or any
other places In the flood district.
PRES’T. AT HIS DESK RE
CEIVES REPORTS OF
THE FLOOD RELIEF
(Continued from page one.)
necessities for food concerned. Your
| officers. Major Normoyle and Major
James A. Logan, Jr, have situation
I well In hand and have been of tm
' mense assistance to us. Logan Is also
In touch with Ohio river towns be
tween here and Louisville; has flotilla
prepared for action and facilities and
supplies In shape for action. Cincin
nati has sent $75,000. Your officers
can handle situation and you may be
confident that everything Is being
done which can be done. Will advise
you further If you wish it.”
GOV. RALSTON WIRES.
Gov. Ralston, of Indiana telegraphed:
"The stricken people of Indiana ap
preciate your prompt and practicable
assistance and they appreciate even
more the generous spirit of sympathy
that lies back of your action. In their
nurno and for myself, I thank you.”
T. J. Mahoney, chairman of the citi
zen’s relief committee, „ telegraphed
from Omaha, Neb.:
"On behalf of the citizens of Omaha
we desire to express gratitude to the
federal government, for ready response
to every request for the benefit of tor
dano sufferers.”
WAR DEPARTMENT BUSY.
Comprehensive reports on conditions
In the flood districts were waiting
President Wilson when he reached his
desk In the executive office today.
Throughout the night reports poured
Into tho war department from the
revenue cutter and life Having ser
vices, the Red Cross, the public health
service and other bureau* of the gov
ernment now engaged In succoring
the afflicted In the stricken terrltoiy.
Money and supplies continue to pour
In on the Red Cross and they will
he forwarded as quickly as possible.
Theatres and moving picture houses
arranged today for benefit perform-
while numerous societies and
women’* organizations Issued calls for
contributions from their members.
DAYTON IS STILi
COUNTING ITS DEAD
(Continued from Page One.)
ferlng among those marooned without
food, water or heat.
STILL MAROONED.
Efforts were made today to clear
away debris In sections first cleared
of flood water nnd It was feared
bodies might be found In these masses
of wreckage. With well organised
crews doing this work, others took
food to persons still marooned In Riv
erdale and North Dayton. It was be
lieved that by nightfall most of these
people could got out, so rapidly was
the water receding.
Train loads of food came from sev
eral directions today.
AFTER, OHIO ATTENTION
NOW BEING, GIVEN TO
THE BIG RIVER
(Continued from Pago One.)
ample warning has been given all per
stns living In the lowlai.ds and In
ninny Instances the authorities have
followed the bulletins of the weather
bureau with orders to the Inhabitants
to move out of the danger zopes or be
ejected. In Indiana, In the Ohio
river towns across from Kentucky and
In the valleys of the White and Wa
haHh rivers ns evell, these warnings
followed by posslblo precautions,
served to allay the alarm that wns felt
by many following the harrowing ex
perience* during the last week of
those living In the territory along tho
Miami.
RUN INTO MILLIONS.
While no loss of life Is feared, the
property damage along the Ohio will
run Into the millions. I.oulsvllle's
greatest anxiety Is felt over the pos
sibility that street car service on every
line In Louisville nnd traffic on all
the lnterurban routes radiating from
the city. Including New Albany, Jef
fersonville and other towns In South
ern Indiana may be suspended. It 1/
feared tly river stage will reach a
point where It will put out of com
mission the power plants. The prin
cipal power plant Is safe against any
stake of the river up to 15 feet The
gauge thl* morning registered 41 1
feet
THE MISSISSIPPI.
With precautions almost complete
along the Ohio, Kentucky turned to
day her attention to tho prospective
flood In the Mississippi river along
her western border. One hundred
tents have been sent to Hickman, the
town which suffered to such a mark
ed extent during the Mississippi floods
last year. Boats are being put tn prep
aration to do rescue work and sup
plies are being arranged for flood
refugees. Paducah today reported
that the O. W. Robertson, one of the
largest ferry boats on the Ohio had
left to take aboard persons and save
property at Cape Girardeau, Mo,
whore It Is predicted that many fami
lies will be driven out of their homer
by high water.
The Cause of Rheumatism
Stomach trouble, laiy liver and de
ranged kidneys are the cause of rheu
matism. Get your stomach, liver, kid
neys and bowels In healthy condition
hy taking Electric Bitters, and you
will not be troubled with the pain
of rheumatism. Charles B. Allen, a
school principal, of Sylvanla, Ga..
who suffered Indescribable torture
from rheumatism, liver and stomach
trouble and diseased kidneys, writes:
"All remedies tailed until I used Elec
tric Bitters, but four bottles of this
wonderful remedy cured me complete
ly." Maybe your rheumatism pains
come from stomach, liver and kid
ney troubles. Electric Bitters will
give you propmt relief. 50c and SI.OO
Recommended by all druggists.—(Ad
! vertisement)
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA
. . .
Group of Chorus Beauties With “A Knight For a Day,” at
the Bi jou Now.
COFFINS PILED HIGH AT HAMILTON
AWAITING CORPSES FROM FLOOD
Hamilton, Ohio. —As the water recedes the evidence of the property
destruction here Is more appalling, but the death toll, it is believed, will
not exceed one hundred. Piled high upon the east side of the court
house are caskets awaiting tho flood victims whose bodies are being
gathered as rapidly us possible.
ROGGIE HOTEITcOLLAPSES * -
Zanesville, Ohio.—(via long distance telephone to Pittsburgh.)—Pour
bodies had been recovered up to G o'clock this morning and the flood in
the Muskingum river had receded to Second street. The Roggie Hotel
collapsed early today and the Schultz Theatre is in danger of falling ia
Augusta Pythians First To Aid
Ohio and Indiana Distressed
Wired Substantial Sum to Grand Chancellor, Atlanta, Satur
day For Use Among Homeless Thousands in Flooded Dis
tricts—Called Meeting Held By Three Local Lodges Friday
Night.
J. W. Austin, Atlanta, Ga.
Apply money from Augusta
Pythians to relieve distressed,
Indiana, Ohio.
The above Is a copy of the wire sent
by the Knights of Pythias to their
Grand Chancellor Saturday morning.
The amount of money given cannot
be made known according to the laws
of the order. However, It was au
thoritatively stated Saturday that it
was a substantial sum.
Friday night a special called meet
ing of the three Augusta K. of P.
lodges was held with a large attend
ance and besides donating from each
lodge’s treasury a collection was taken
from among the Individual members.
The meeting was called by Fountain
City.
There are many Pythlnns in the
flooded districts, over which the news
accounts of the appalling conltttons
the people of the entire country have
been shocked, and the local Knights
felt that they should wait no longer.
They acted before any call had been
made front either the grand lodge or
Charles HilliarcVas Chloeanna Golightly” with George Evans’
Honey Boy Mistrels, at the Grand next Tuesday, Matinee
and Evening. Seat Sale opens Saturday.
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the supreme lodge.
At the meeting Friday night not a
night not a single member present
showed the slightest hesitancy about
giving; the only discussion was Just
over the amount. The money con
tributed aggregate a considerable sum,
It is understaad.
The Augusta Pythians, It Is learned,
are the first in the country to take
steps to help tho flood sufferers. Ma
con, It was stated Friday night, Is
considering sending on a fund for the
needy in Ohio and Indiana, but Au
gusta got ahead of the Pythians of
the Central City.
The reason given for none of the
lodges having contributed until now Is
that it Is generally the custom to wait
until either the supreme or grand
chancellor issues a call. The condi
tions have been so awful this time It
was deemed by the Augusta Knights
best not to wait on a formal call from
superior officers.
The money from tho Augusta Py
thians is primarily for members of
their organization, although there are
no strings tied to it, and in fact, as
Buiying Bodies At Dayton j
As Quickly As Identified
Dayton, Ohio. —Official reports and
identification of flood victims poured
In steadily. As fast as the bodies
were identified they were buried.
Over a thousand militiamen under
command of Adjutant General Wood
have the afflicted zones thoroughly
patrolled and little or no disorder is
reported.
INTO FOUR ZONES.
The city Is divided into four mili
tary zones.
Secretary of War Garrison sent
word from Cincinnati today that he
expected to reach Dayton late this
afternoon. It was reported that the
federal government would take con
trol of Dayton, both from a military
and sanitation standpoint. Adjutant
General Wood said he had heard of
no such plan and that he did not be
lieve It would be put Into effect.
one real Knight has put it, "there are
no strings tied to Pythian benefits
arfyway.”
The principles of the order show
that its members are always ready
and always will respond to any de
serving appeal for help.
Now that Augusta has the honor of
having been the first city from whence
money has been sent by the K. of P.,
It is more than likely that a call will
be made and every other city will fol
low.
HIKE MARA
AT ROCHESTER
The Genessee’s Torrent Has
Greater Volume Than in
1866, Its Biggest Flood.
Rochester, N. Y.—With the Genesee
rushing into the city with a greater
\ilume of water than In 1865, the
tirpe of the greatest flood in its his
tory, merchants are today moving
their goods as rapidly as possible to
places of safety and establishing tem
porary quarters. So far there has been
no loss of life but the city engineers
are paying close attention to the
streets In the immediate vicinity of
the river for fear that In soma places
the foundations have been undermined
and a possibility that tho curbs may
sink and the pavements give way.
Damage to property will run into hun
dreds of thousands.
The river early this morning was
about 8 feet high at the Rochester
dam, the highest mark in the history
of the city.
Pres't Told of Big
American-China Loan
Washington, D. C.—President Wil
son learned today that an American
financial syndicate stood ready to
furnish the republic of China a short
term loan of about $10,000,000 and
would later negotiate along term loan
up to $100,000,000 or whatever should
be China’s need. The syndicate was
asked for assurances that the United
States government would not partici
pate In any way In the negotiations.
$700,000 YEAR MORE FOR
CHICAGO ST. R’Y. MEN
Chicago.—The arbitration board ap-
HOW TO TELL A GENTLEMAN
By J. R. HAMILTON
former Advertising Manager Wanamaker’s, Philadelphia.
(Copyrighted.)
THERE are just two ways to tell a gentleman.
First by the way he speaks to you, and second
by the way you feel obliged to speak to him.
The way he speaks to you Is the measure of what he Is, and
the way you feel obliged to speak to him is the measure of what he
looks like.
Now in spite of the fact that Easter is over, that ihe season is
well advanced and that spring is most gloriously here, a whole lot of
men still look like Sam Hill.
So, if you are one of those who are still sagging along in
their old winter clothes, and people are bumping into you and treat
ing you as if you were incumbering the earth, it is just possible that
your mirror can tell you what’s the matter with you.
It doesn’t pay to wear old winter clothes on a new spring day,
either because of how you look or how you feel.
Before another Sunday passes by, some four or five millions efr
men young and old are going to make their first appearance this year
in their new spring clothes. And you are going to look like the last
scarcecrow of winter if you don’t happen to be one of them.
Of course there are a lot of things you ought to have. But
what you need most are, a new spring suit, a new spring hat, some
new spring shoes, some new spring shlrtp and collars and ties, and a
few accessories. The other things of course count much.
The way to find these things is not by wandering around the
streets and looking in the windows, but by opening up this paper and
turning to the advertising of the principal merchants of the olty who
have these things for sale.
You will find all these principal merchants here because this 1»
the height of aprtng, and they are all making their bid for your
custom. This paper is the Great Market Place for everything you
could possibly want to buy. You do not have to go any further
than these pages to find the best that is being offered in this city In
new Spring merchandise.
Go through this paper now and prepare to Join the great annual
spring Shopping tournament for men.
Better not wait any longer because after this week everybody
will know that the man who hasn’t got a new spring outfit, can’t
afford one. *
SATURDAY. MARCH 29.
THOUSANDS GATHER.
Over on the north side of Dayto*
view, where a relief station was es
tablished under martial law in the
Longfellow school house, thousands of
homeless people gathered for supplies
of food and clothing. Every able
bodied man was pressed into service
A man with a megaphone stood at the
door calling out orders.
SWAM WITH ROPE. .
More than 20 persons were rescued
from the market houses near the city
building Thursday night by Edward
Schaefer who sat astride of his horse
and swam Into the markets carrying a
rope. About twenty people were
trapped in the markets and wero
standing on meat blocks. Schaeffer
fastened the rope aroutld one after an
other and the police officers and de
tectives In the city building pulled the
men to safety.
pointed last August to decide the con
troversy regarding wages and working
conditions of local street railway em
ployes, has arrived at a settlement
which It Is said will mean an increase
of wages aggregating about $700,000 a
year to the men. The increase will
average two cents an hour to ten
thousand men.
Any advertiser seek
ing information
about the circulation
of The Augusta Daily
and Sunday Herald
will find the circula
tion day by day for
the preceding month
on the editorial page
of every issue.
Q R A JN D
NEXT TUESDAY
Matinee and Evening
George Evans’
HONEY BOY
MINSTRELS
60—Corkers—60
Seats on Sale Today
. 10 a. m.
J Prices:
Matinee,
25c, 35c, 50c, 75c, SI.OO
Evening,
50c, 75c, SI.OO, $1.50.