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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIX, No. 16.
BUBBLES ARISING
TELL THE STORY
British Submarine Founders;!
Little Hone of Crew Being
Saved. Rising of Air Bubbles
Show Hull to Be Penetrated
OTHER VESSELS EXCEPT
THE “A-7” AT SURFACE
Number of Men at Sea’s Bot
tom is 17. Salvage Vessels
Trying to Grapple With
Sunken War Craft.
Plymouth, Eng. —The British sub
marine “A-7” foundered off here to
day and the authorities say there is
iittl ehope of her crew being saved.
The submarine was engaged in ex
ercise in the Sound. She failed to
come to the surface with other boats.
Still Alive.
Plymouth, Eng.—At 5 o'clock this
afternoon all the crew of the British
submarine “A-7” which stuck on the
bottom of Plymouth Sound today
during maneuvers were still alive.
The parent ship Onyx succeeded in
getting into communication with them
at that hour.
The salvage vessel made speedy ef
forts to grapple the submarine, whose
aproximate whereabouts was indi
cated by bubbles rising to the sur
face.
Hope Infinitesimal.
Hopes of saving life, however, were
regarded as infinitesmal, the rising
of the bubbles showing that water had
penetrated the submarine hull.
It is understood that several addi
tional men were undergoing instruc
tion aud it is believed that the total
of those on board reached 17.
"A-7” lies at the bottom of Caw
sand Bay on the western shore of
Plymouth Sound and has been so
long, below that naval experts be
lieve her crew of 12 officers and men
must have perished.
The other vessels of exactly the
same type have met with disaster,
the “A-5” at Queenstown, in 1905, and
the ”A-8’ at Plymouth in 1906.
♦15,000 FOR YOUNG BULL.
Utica, N. Y.— P. M. Jones, of Clin
ton, has completed negotiations tor tho
purchase of Pontiac Cornucopia, a Hol
stein-Friesian bull for which he will
pay $15,000 to Colvin Deshane, of
Richland, N. Y. This is a new rec
ord price for a young bull.
FIRST STAGE OF THE M. & M.
CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN FINISHED
Fight All But Ended in Membership Lists For Augusta’s Com
mercial Organization. Money Getting Not Over With, How
ever. Form of Campaign Changes Next Week When “Big
Guns” Approached.
Thfi membership campaign of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Associa
tion ended its first stage today at 1:30,
when the teams made their report on
the day's results.
Promptly at 9:30 the various cap
tains began lining their men up for
the final struggle and the enthusiasm
was as great, or even greater than on
Wednesday, when this arduous labor
began. Indeed, the spirit was such
as to indicate plainly that the fight
is all but over. It remains now but
to round up the stragglers, go after ft
few big guns and then announce that
the money sought has been secured.
This does not mean at all that the
money-getting is over with. On the
contrary. It has but begun. But the
form of campaign changes. The pres
ent team method and public exploita
tion has served Its purpose and will
be supplanted by another that will he
effective in reaching the big fellows.
Do It At Once.
One thing is certain: the system em
ployed assures that every man and
firm Iti] Augusta who is deemed able
to subscribe $25.00 per year will be
given the opportunity to do so before
the memnershlp solicitation is over.
So that those who intend becoming
members should do so at once and
save the time of their fellow citizens,
who are as busy as the average busi
ness man. Nobody will escape solici
tation.
One thing that seems not t<Vbe gen
erally understood Is that twenty-five
dollars Is the mlnfmum membership
dues, Firms and individuals ere ex
pected to pay according to their finan
cial standing. The average man Is
called on for the minimum which thus
becomes the standard on which all
I T FCT f7nr SATURDAY'S AND WEDNESDAY’S are the two Big Bargain Days of the week in Augusta. The Herald of Tuesday and Friday alawys carries the
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I - " vertisements in today’s Herald. It’s the advertising merchant always who CAN and DOES sell the cheapest.
NEAR VOLCANO,
EARTH TOO HOT
TO WALK UPON
Saddened People Returning to
Their Destroyed Homes on
Island of Sakura. Danger of
Further Eruptions Thought
Over
Pres’t Wilson Confers Regard
ing Aid in Catastrophe. Ob
servatory Chief Commits
Suicide. Blamed For Not
Having Given Warning.
Tokio. —The suicide today of the
chief of the meterological observa
tory at Kagoshima is announced in
the newspapers here. The dispatches
declare that the scientist committed
suicide because he had been severely
criticised for failing to v r arn the citi
zens of Kagoshima of their danger
from tho eruption of the volcano Sa
kura-Jima. He assured them it' was
said that the center of the subter
ranean disturbance was elsewhere.
Confines Smoking.
Kagoshima.—The volcano of Sukar.
Jima continued smoking today.
The people of Kagoshima, many of
whom have returned to the city only
to find their houses destroyed, waited
with wonderful faith for Professor
Omori, of Tokio, imperial university,
to give his decision as to the possi
bility of further catastrophes. He de
clared this afternoon that there was
no danger.
Many families were separated dur
ing the panic. Highways in the vi
cinity are crowded with saddened
people searching for relatives. The
authorities are doing their utmost to
re-establish order. A number of news
paper corroespondents today visited
the Island of Sakura on which the
volcano is situated. They found the
earth too hot to walk on, while every,
where the ground was full of dan
gerous holes. Ashes were drifted In
thick heaps and showers of small
stones were still falling.
dues are based. Some disappointment
has been experienced here through the
unwillingness of some firms and indi
viduals to pay as much as they should
in proportion to the "little fellow.’’ If
Tom Jones, with a store employing
one assistant, willingly pays twenty
five, then Bill Smith, with a store em
ploying half a dozen clerks, certainly
should pny several times as much as
Jones.
For the Public Good.
The money is for the public good
and the big fellow will benefit propor
tionately. The owner of real estate is
considered especially benefitted by ev
ery new-comer, for what makes cus
tomers makes value in real estate,
since the value of each store is based
on the number of footsteps passing
in front of the door.
Practically $6,000 was In hand this
morning when the teams went out to
work, and it is again expected that
another thousand will be a/lded to this
amount today, according to early re
ports sent in to the M. & M. office.
So that It will readily he seen by
those who have followed the campaign
through Its various stages that the
money asked for will be obtained. The
real work, the solicitation of the big
fellows, the manufacturers, the whole
salers, etc., will he taken up prompt
ly Monday morning and should occu
py all of next week. These are of
the class that take more than one
membership nr.d white this canvass 1*
undpr h-ay the amount of total will be
considerably augmented dally.
Today there will be consultations
with representatives of the wholesale
Interests and with Cotton How. From
these talks a plan of campaign will
be formulated and carried out next
week.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. JANUARY 16. 1914.
Anne Morgan in Favor of Working Girls Learning Tango
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Immense Royster F’tzler
Plant Prey of Flames
No Lives Lost in Baltimore
Fire. Loss Between $300,-
000 and $400,000.
Baltimore. —The immense fertilizer
plant of the F. S. Rovßter Guano
Company, at Fairfield, Md., just south
of this city, was swept by fire today.
Before the flames were controlled
damage estimated at between $300,-
000 and $400,000 had been caused.
Many men narrowly escaped being
caught under a concrete wall.
Several were hurt but not seriously
by falling pieces of concrete.
Three barges tied at the company's
pier caught fire. They were towed
out into the river where the blaze
was extinguished.
RESCUED BY LUSITANIA.
New York. —The captain of the Cu
nard Liner Lusitania, which sailed
from here on Wednesday sent a mes
sage today saying that at G:3O o’clock
this morning at latitude 43.12, longi
tude 50.30 the Lusitania had rescued
the crew of eight men from the Nova
Scotian schooner Mayflower. The
schooner was abandoned and set on
fire.
$15,0001 YEAR
FOR 5 YEARS
OFFERED TY
Chicsgo.—Ty cobb wus offered n
five year contract at $15.1150 a year In
a telegram sent to him at ‘Augusta.
Ga., today by President Gilmore, of
the Federal league. The telegram was
written and given to a messenger In
the presence of newspaper men after
Gilmore had said that he ha/1 learned
that Cobb had not yet algned with De
troit for the 1914 season.
Gilmore's telegram offers to pay
Cobb's first year's salary In advance
and put the remaining In escrow.
NO SURPRISE 111
MOYERJIRGE
Houghton, Mich.—Tho mystery of
the secret indictments returned yes
terday by special grand Jury which
has been investigating disorders in tho
copper strike was cleared up today
with the arrest of four strikers
charged with carrying concealed weap
ons.
Moyer Deportation.
Although the Jury continued its de
liberations this morning only one other
true bill had been found and those who
had expected a return on the deporta
tion of Chas. H. Moyer, president of
the Western Federation of Miners, ad
mitted today that there was nothing
on which to base a prediction as to
probable action.
ynly one indictment remained seal
ed, according to information at tho
county clerk's office.
To Hold Warrant*.
So fur as could be learned there is
no intention of attempting to obtain
the arrest and requisition of Chas H.
Moyer, C. E. Mahoney and other na
tional officers of the union who are be
yond Jurisdiction on tho charge of con
spiracy. it is probable that the war
rants for these men will he held and
served only in case they return to
Houghton county.
Not Surprised.
Houghton, Mich,—Union men today
were not surprised that indictments
had been returned yesterday against
Chas. H. Moyer, president of the
Western Federation of Miners and 37
other union men on charges of con
spiracy in connection with the cop
per strike.
"This efiarge is no surprise to us,”
said Chas. E. Holttala, secretary of
the Hancock local, and one of the
men Indicted. "It has been openely
acknowledged that at least nine of
the Jurymen owe allegiance to tho
Citizens’ Alliance, which is frankly
Inimical to organized labor. Every
thing we have done In connection
with this strike lias been open and
above board."
More than a dozen of the 38 Indict
ed had been placed under arrest and
released on bond last night.
MISS MORGAN’S TANGO “DON’TS.”
New York—Miss Elizabeth Mar
bury, who, with Miss Anne Morgan,
daughter of the late .1, P. Morgan,
have introduced a denatured tango
at tlie clubhouse of the Vacation Fund
for Young Working Women, today
gave out tlie following rules govern
ing future dance conduct:
Don’h Wriggle tlie shoulders.
Don't shake tlie hips.
Don’t twist the body.
Don’t do acrobatic dips.
Don’t flounce the elbows.
PRES’T WILL TAKE FULL
60 DAYS TO NAME THEM
Washington.—Tho president made
it clear today that he would use prac
tically all of the sixty days at his dis
posal before making any further se
lections for the federal reserve board.
The president. Indicated that, he be
lieved if there were not time for
presidential primary laws at this ses
sion of congress he thought the sub
loot could go over until next session,
though he believed the law ought to
be in effect before the next presiden
ts! election.
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THEN SHE GAVE THE HONEST
CHAUFFEUR A $1 BILL.
Cleveland, O. —Clarence T (Hh
son a taxicab diauffeur, drove)
three women to a party last night
and when he returned the motor
to tho garrage he found on tho
seat a diamond ring and brooch
worth SI,OOO. The owner of the
jewels was notified early today
and she hurried to the taxi com
ipany’s office. Quickly she Iden
tified the ring and brooch. Then
she turned and handed the honest
driver a $1 1)111.
Battleship Ohio, Free of
Smallpox, to Mexico
After Fumigation, Gets Orders
to Sail to Relieve the
Kansas.
Washington.—The battleship Ohio,
being fumigated for smallpox off
Delaware Breakwater was today or
dered to leave Philadelphia January
24th for Mexico to relieve the Kansas,
which will proceed to Guantanamo
for winter maneuvers.
The cruiser New Orleans Is en
route from San Francisco to Ensen
ada, I/Ower California, where Ameri
cans have been alarmed by threats
of forced loans to pay Mexicon sol
diers. Tho cruiser Pittsburg which
has been observing conditions at San
Bias, on the Pacific coast, started
back to Mazatlan today.
Jerome Receives Dozen
Death Threat Letters
New York.—A dozen anonymous
letere threatening death to Wm.
Travers Jerome unless he discontin
ued his attempts to return Harry
Thaw to MaUeawan have been turn
ed over to ft detective agency.
An argument against Thaw’s ad
mission to ball was completed by Mr.
Jerome yesterday. He will take it
to Concord probably the latter part
of next week and present It at a hear
ing on the fjuestlon of hall.
’FRISCO BEACH VANISHES
WITH CALM OF BREAKERS
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San Francisco,—-A shift In the wind
today began to cairn the breakers that
for a week have been hurling them
selves on ocean beaches below tin
Cliff House. The beach Itself his
vanished. The sea In plaees has be
gun to undermine the ocean boule
vard.
The concrete bulkhead protecting the
three-story marine observatory oppo
site the life saving station has been
battered to bits and may Collapse at
any monerit.
DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR.
RAGGED ARMY OFF;
1,000 WOMEN, TOO
POES’T SHOWS
DRAFT OT ANTI
TRUST PLANS
Message to Be Delivered to
Congress Next Week Com
pleted. General Principles
Outlined. Details to Be Work
ed Out Bv Lawmakers
Sherman Law To Be Un
changed Except By Specific
Provisions For Removal of
Uncertainty Regarding Inter
pretation.
Washington.—President Wilson
showed the completed draft of Ills
anti trust message to Representative
Stanley, of Kentucky, today and after
the conference Mr. Stanley said he
concurred in every line of the docu
ment which will be delivered to con
gress next week.
Mr. Stanley said that what particu
larly pleased him was that the presi
dent outlined the general principles
to he dealt with, leaving details and
specific measures to be worked out
by cbngress.
Wide Discussion.
With the wide discussion In con
gressional circles of the general fea
tures of the president's message It
has become apparent, that while al
tering the Sherman law In no way
some specific addition* are contem
plated to tUmlnato any uncertainty
that may have arisen through Its
varied Interpretations. Though legis
lation prohibiting interlocking dlreo
torates Is to bo recommended by the
president it Is realized that, when fi
nally lo remedy tho administration
wishes to remedy evils arising out of
the community of Interest of corpo
rations. Assurances have come Indi
rectly from the White House that a
period of adjustment to allow busi
ness to conform naturally to tho
changes is to be provided.
To Correct Abuse*.
Those who know what tho president
has in mind with reference to the
interstate trade commission said to
day that it would 1)0 one of tho prin
cipal instruments of correcting trust
abuses and that its ohlef merit would
he In Its powers of publicity. It was
said tho president in !his plan has di
vested the commission of any sem
blance of a court so that concre
tions could not claim immunity be
cause of information given to the
commission alone, still being required
to conform to the law and tho opera
tions of the department of Justice.
Brewer Leaves Most of
$40,000,000 For Art
Copenhagen.—Dr. Carl Jacobsen, tho
rich brewer who died last Hunday, be
queathed most of his fortune of S4O •
000,000 to art purposes. This was done,
It was stated, with tho consent of his
children, who received only small lega
cies.
For years Dr. Jacobsen devoted a
part of his Income to art und sci
ence.
Mr. Hardwick Asks Rivers and
Harbors Committee of Congress
For An Appropriation For Levee
Messrs. Nisbet Wingfield and R. Roy Goodwin Appeared
With Mr. Hardwick Before Committee of Congress This
Morning.
Washington, D.C.—Urging flood pro
tection for Augusta, Ga., Representa
tive Hardwick today asked the house
rivers arid harbors committee to ap
propriate for the construction of a
levee that would confine the Havan
nah river within its banks.
Mr. Nlsbet Wingfield, city engineer,
and Mr. R. Roy Goodwin, of tho River
anil Canal Commission, left Augusta
yesterday afternoon for Washington
3.300 Mexican Federals Are
Strung Along the 67 Miles of
Mountain Roads Guarded By
U. S. Cavalrymen
GENERALS MERCADO AND
CASTRO RIDE IN AUTOS
Never Has Such a Picturesque
Migration Been Seen on the
Border. Villa Arranging For
25,000 Men at Chihuahua.
Washington, D. C. -The senate
showed a disposition not to stir the
Mexican situation today, when resolu
tlons providing for investigating of
tho condition of American cltibens in
Mexico were shelved under a rule by
which they cannot again Ik; brought up
Without formal vote.
All Have Left.
Presidio, Texas— All the 3,300 Mexi
can federal soldiers and the 1,000
women refugees who sought safety in
iho United States after the capture
of ojinaga had left Presidio today for
the four-day march ,o Marfa, whence
they are to Ik* transported by iall
road to Fort miss, near K 1 Paso.
The ragged army was scattered for
f»7 miles along the mountain road,
closely guarded by United States cav
alrymen. (Ten. Salvador Mercado, un
til recently Huerta’s military chief In
Northern Mexico, rode in an automo
bile with <Jen. Francisco CiiHtro. The
federal generals rode on horses. The
common soldiers and women refugees,
many of them carrying chllclr n in
their arms made tlie march moot.
Never had there been seen on the
border so picturesque a migration.
25,000 Man.
Chihuahua. —Twenty-five thousand
rebel soldiers will he hurled Into the
campaign against Huerta's strongholds
in central and southern states of Mex
ico, according to a declaration here to
day, made by Gen. Villa, constitution
alist military chief.
W/INT fIUGUSTfI
RITE REDUCED
Inter-State Commission Hears
Final Argument on Boo„ and
Shoe Freight Charges.
Washington.—Final argument as to
proposed increases in rates on boots
and shoes from Boston and New York
to Atlanta, Augusta, anil Macon, Oa.,
was heard today by tho tnterstato
commerce commission. Counsel for
the Augusta Chamber of Commerce
argued thut the present rate of 9a
cents a hundred to Atlanta should re
main and that the rates to Augusta,
should be reduced Instead of the pro
osed Increase to $).06 In the rate to
Atlanta with the Augusta rate re
maining unchanged. A brief present
ed for Macon argued for a rate three
cents leas than that to Atlanta an t
no Increase in the latter.
CALLS FOR BANK STATEMENT
Waihington, D. C. The comptroller
of the currency today Issued a call for
a statement of the condition of all na
tional hank* of the United States at
tho close of business on Tuesday,
January 13th.
to appear, with ConKrcsaman Hard
wlfk, before the river* '\nd harbor*
committee. The AuKU»tan* are very
hopeful of Bccurlntf an appropriation
a* It can he ahown that the flood* do
hundred* of thounand* of dollar* darn
aK* each time and that the city of Au-
KtiNta 1* expending all the money *he
can K*t to protec t her*elf. Mr. Hard
wick* able a**l*tanee 1* expected to
count largely in tho matter of an ap
propriation and he will work harder
than ever before.