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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIX. No. 23.
AKERMAN SPEAKS
AT SPEER INQUIRY
U, S. District Attorney Is 24th
Wffhess Before House Com
mittee cn Judiciary Investi
gating Charqes Against Judge
of District Court
MEMBER OF LEGAL FIRM
REPRESENTING JEMISON
Released By Order of Judge in
Habeas Corpus Proceedings.
On Alleged Drug Addiction,
of His Own Knowledge, Wit
ness Knows Nothing.
Macon, Ga.—Smarting under the tes
timony Los District Attorney Alexan
der Akerman, Federal Judge Emory
Speer today for the first time since
the Investigation of his officiaJ con
duct was begun by a congressional
committee, attempted to address tho
inquisitors. The Jurist sprang to his
feet, with his attorneys plucking at
his coat sleeves and admonishing -him
to be seated, and began his remarks.
Quiet Under Misrepresentation*.
“Your honors, if you please, 1 have
sat quietly here and listened to mis
representations which have been heap
ed upon me. Just a minute”—
"Judge," broke in Oha'rman Webb,
"I suggest that you have your coun
sel make any remarks you wish
fnade."
"I am a lawyer myself,” replied
Judge Speer, "and I just wish the
privilege of reading the charge which
Mr. Akerman has just attacked.”
Declined to Allow Him.
Chairman Webb declined to allow
the jurist to proceed but stated that
the committee would take the charga
and read it.
The scene was precipitated when Mr.
Akerman in his testimony accused
Jude .<peer of delivering a charge
i nt!>; on die to the government.
T'*’ ‘ harge referred to by Mr.
Aka'fnai was in the cage of the gov
ernJ>e\ v igainst Scarboro, charged
with \-'‘Citing the national banking
laws Mr. Akerman contended that
the Judge'rf charge was of such a na
ture as to practically direct the ac
quittal of the man.
I kerman it the 24th.
Macon—United States District At
torney Alexander Akerman today ap
peared as the 24th witness before the
sub-committee of the house commit
tee on judiciary in the congressional
investigation of charges of official
misconduct against Judge Emory Speer
of the United States district court.
Southern District of Georgia.
Mr Akerman testified that the legal
firm of which he was a member, rep
resented Henry Jemison, said to have
been in the employ of Judge Speer at
(Continued on Market Page).
SLEUTHS DISGUISED AS
MECHANICS ON THE TRAIL
New York.—Fifteen detectives dis
guised as mechanics, started out in
automobiles early today expecting to
round up members of a hand of au
tomobile thieves suspected of steal
ing machines valued at SIOO,OOO in
New York alone.
Two prisners were taken. They de
scribed themselves as John W. Sher
wood, an adjuster for the Philadel
phia Insurance Company, with offices
here, and Chas. Rudy, a chauffeur.
Both were held on charges of grand
larceny.
BIG TAMMANY LEADER OF
N. Y. SENATE TO RETIRE
Albany, N. Y.—Lieut. Gov. Robert F.
Wagner, who for years was the Tam
many leader on the floor of the stato
senate, announced todartfcat he would
retire permanently from politics at
the close of his present term this
year.
"I a mtlred of office-holding,” he de
clared. "Nothing can Induce me to
run again. The last year has kept me
here almost continuously and I can
not afford to neglect my business to
that extent.”
Wagner Is a practicing attorney In
New York city.
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LIFE CONVICT HAS $105,673.
New York.—Alphonso J. Stephenanl,
a life convict In Dannemora* State
Hospital, Incarcerated 20 years ago
for killing a man, has an estate val
ued at 110M73, acciydlng to a report
filed today In the supreme court.
COTTONSEED CARGO LOST
Beaufort, N. C.—Life savers from
the Fort Macon station took off the
crew of the power boat Benefit near
here last night. The boat with Its
cargo of cotton seed probably will be
a total loss.
PERSHING IN COMMAND.
San Francisco. —Brig.-Gen. John G.
Tershlng. who recently arrived from
Manila, took over command of the
troops stationed at the Presidio here
yesterday.
lest you forget —
BAKER FOLLOWS MORGAN
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GEORGE F. BAKER.
George F. Baker, rated as the big
gest figure in American finance since
the death of the late J. Pierpont Mor
gan, who has followed the lead of the
latter's son in resigning from the di
rectorates of many banks and corpor
ations in which he is a stockholder.
His latest move in this line waS to
resign as a member of the board of
directors of the Chase National Bank,
of New York.
MRS. WILSON AS
DATEJIKTER
Hearing Resumed Regarding
Title to 60 Acres Given to
President By Wife.
Los Angeles, Cal. —When the hear
ing regarding the rights of Mrs. Wood
row Wilson to title to”sixty acres of
land In the Coachella valley was re
sumed today before officials of the
local government land office Indica
tions were that the case would b« tak
en under advisement before night.
The hearing was begun yesterday at
the Instigation of John T. King, of
Thermal, Cal., acting for Mrs. Wilson.
The most important piece of evidence
to be Introduced today, according to
King, was a certified copy of the deed
held by President Wilson which It
was claimed was given him by Mrs.
Wilson. The latter obtained title from
her sister, Mrs. Margaret A. Elliott,
wife of a member of the faculty of
Stanford University, who purchased
it, it was sold to use in date cul
ture.
President Wilson's title to the prop
erty, which is valued at about SB,OOO,
Is contested by Mrs. C. Henslo and
Homer L. Goddard, both, of Los An
geles.
Mrs. Hensie claims to have home
steaded the property after a forfeit
ure by King.
“Bloody Sunday" Crowds
Dispersed By the Police
Russian Workmen Were Ob
serving Anniversary of Day
of Massacre By Troops.
St. Petersburg. —The police today
with drawn swords dispersed crowds
of demonstrators observing the anni
versary of "Bloody Sunday,” January
22, 1905, when the troops massacred
many striking workmen as they were
marching, lei by Father Gapon to the
palace square to present to the em
peror a petition formulating their pol
itical and economic demands. The
workmen today declared a general
strike and with bands playing they
proceeded along Nevsky Prospect
singing revolutionary Bongs until the
police scattered them.
Considerable damage wag reported
to have been done by the demonstra
tors, a number of whom were ar
rested.
BUT FEW OF THE WOMEN
OFFICIALS AT THE POLLS
Chicago.—Because It has been Im
possible to get women to serve oniv
about one-half of the 1,460 voting pre
cincts In Chicago will have women
juiiges and clerks of elections at tiie
April primaries. Figures given out b>
the election beard today Indicate that
about 700 women will be Included In
the list of 5,000 Judges and clerks whi
have been appointed.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. FRIOAY AFTERNOON. JANUARY 23. 1914.
TM A REAL
ROBBER WITH
A GUN;HORRY”
Twenty Occupants of Pullman,
Aroused By Porters at Behest
of Bandit. Could Hardly
Realize They Were Being
Held Up
Shelled Out Promptly, How
ever, When Prodded With
Cold Steel Revolver Barrel.
S3OO Was Result of 15 Min
utes Work.
Chicago—With the assistance of two
reluctant but badly scared porters, a
lone bandit held tip four passengers
on the rear sleeper of the Michigan
Central passenger train due here from
Detroit at 7: SO o'clock this morning.
It was a serio-comic uffalr, which net
ted the bandti something under S3OO.
The robber entered the train at
Jackson, Mich., and left it about 15
'minutes later when one of the portera
signalled for the emergency brakes.
“No Monkey Business.”
T. Merritts, porter of the oar at
tacked, was the first to view the rob
ber, who pointed a pistol at him and
handed him a hag.
“Here," said the intruder, “you go
ahead and wake the passengers. Tell
’em there's a robber wants their mon
ey. No monkey business; I've got three
or four pals with me.”
Merritts took the hag—or hot. he
Is not sure which but thinks it was
a bag—and shook the occupant of the
first berth he came to.
“Excuse me sir,” said the porter,
"but there's a man here says give
him your money.”
“Aw, Quit Your Kidding.”
"Aw, quit your kidding and let mo
sleep,” came the angry reply from the
berth.
"Tel| him I’m a real robber with a
gun.” Interposed the bandit, who poked
the weapon between the curtains,
whereat there was a tinkle of coins
falling Into the receptacle In the por
ter's hands.
From A. M. Todd of Chicago the
robber got $125; from Herman Marks
of-Detroit, SIOO, and from F. B. Palm
er of New York, an unknown sum.
There were about 20 passengers in
the car and most of them didn't know
that anything had happened until they
arose this morning. The robbery took
place at 1:45 o’clock. There were no
women In the car.
The fourth passenger robbed was
L. J. Rhoades, of Chicago.
“When the porter told me n 'gen
tleman wanted my money,’ I told him
.porters usually did. The next Instant
I found It was no joke for the bandit
pressed his pistol against my head.
He got only a few dollars from me.”
SULZER RIGGED
UP DICTAGRAPH
Sensational Developments Are
Promised Before Deposed
Governor Finishes His Testi
mony.
New York.—Sensational develop
ments In the John Doe Inquiry Into
state highway graft were promised
today when John H. Delaney, com
mlsswlner of efficiency and economy,
asked the district attorney permis
sion to give his version of statements
by Wm. Sulzer, the former governor.
These statesments, Delaney declared,
are false. Sulzer was averse today
to discussing the things he touched
upon before the grand Jury, but It
was learned he had not finished his
testimony.
Tt was reported that Sulzer has a
telephonic device Installed In the ex
ecutive mansion at Albany and that
by means of records thus obtained he
planned to substitute many of his
charges.
The grand Jury remained In session
until a late hour last night Investi
gating another story of graft. This,
It was stated, related to a contract
for some work on the Catsklli Aque
duct which called for the payment by
the city of more than SBOO,OOO. Five
per cent of this or more than $40,000,
It was charged, was paid to a Tam
many politician by the concern which
was awarded the contract.
HEIR TO PRETENDER.
Brussel*. —An heir to Prince Victor
Napoleon, official pretender to the Im
perial throne of France was born here
today.
Prince Victor Napoleon, who Is In
his 52d year, was married In 1010 to
Princess Clementine, of Belgium
SATURDAY S AND WEDNESDAY’S are the two Big Bargain Days of the week in Augusta. The Herald of Tuesday Friday y
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SECRETARY OF WAR GARRISON.
Washington.—Secretary of War Garrison has submitted to the Presi
dent full recommendations on the government of the Panama Canal Zona.
The Secretary of War is said to have brought great pressure to bear
In an effort to have Colonel George W. Goetlmls, builder of the canal,
retained as suprumc head of tho Canal Zone government. The secretary
is known to he deeply Impressed with the greut work accomplished by
Goethals in Panama and has been enthusiastic In his praise of tho canal
builder.
• NEXT POLICE COMMISSIONER.
New York.—Mayor Mitchel made a statement this afternoon carry
ing the suggestion that Colonel George W. Goethals, chief engineer of
the Panama Canal is to be the next police commissioner of New York
City.
UNKNOWN AT WHITE HOUSE.
Washington.—ls Colonel Goethals Intends to resign from the array
to become police commislsoner of New York, his plans are unknown at
the White House and the war department It Is generally understood
here that President Wilson Intends to make Colonel Goethals the first
governor of the canal zone.
If Augusta Gets Appropriation
Will Be Due to the Barge Line
SAYS MR. R. ROY GOODWIN.
Back From Washington City,
Where He, Mr. Wingfield and
Mr. Hardwick Appeared Be
fore Rivers and Harbors Com
mittee
GOOD CHANCE TO GET
MONEY FOR THE LEVEE
Mr. Hardwick and Mr. Wing
field Made Able Speeches,
Says Mr. Goodwin. Hardwick
Asks For Half Million For
Augusta’s Flood Protection
Scheme.
"If Augusta gets aid from the fed
eral government for her levee It will
be because she has organized a barge
line company for the Savannah rlvey,
and I am firmly convinced that this
city will get an appropriation from
congress.” So spoke Mr. R. Roy
Goodwin, who returned from the North
this morning. Mr. Goodwin and Mr.
Nlsbet Wingfield, commissioner of
public works and city engineer, with
Congressman Thomas W. Hardwick,
Continued on Page Four
Is Second Operation
on Vliet’s Appendix
New York.—Clinton Van Vllet, pres
ident of the Goodyear Rubber Com
pany, Is recovering from an operation
for appendicitis at his home In Long
Island. When Mr. Van Vllet was
stricken several days ago the family
physicians w«s called.
"Appendicitis," gravely announced
the physician.
"Impossible.” exclaimed Mr. Van
Vllet. "Four years ago my appendix
was removed. The operation was per
formed by two eminent surgeons ot
New York and cost me SI,BOO and
there Is no doubt about that."
What really happened four years
before was that Mr. Van Vllet had
been operated upon for an appendlcu -
lar abscess, but the operating surgeons
at that time did not consider wise
the removal of the appendix Itself.
"Rubber Neck" Barge for
the Canal; $1.50 a Trip
Will Seat 276 Passengers.
Cucaracha Slide Keeps
“Amoving” in Culebra
Cut.
Washington, D. C.—Not less than 1,-
600,000 cubic yards of earth and rork
will have to bo removed from the
Cucaracha slide In the Culebra Cut be
fore It will cease to inenact the chan
nel, according to advices received at
the Isthmian Uanul Commission today.
The engineers by constant work with
seven dredges have managed to keep
open a channel 160 feet wide at the
narrowest point. Hot the whole side
of the hill continues In slight motion
from the top clear to the edge of the
canal channel and the slide iu more
than u third of a mile long.
The greatest "rubber neck” convey
ance In public use will be the passen
ger carrying barge which Is now being
fitted up to carry sight-seers through
the Panama Canal. Its foundation Is
a steel mud dump barge brought to the
Isthmus In 1009 and It Is 164 feet long
with 32 feet beam. The barge will seat
276 passengers and a fare of $1.50 will
be charged.
Unsuccessful Attempt
To Attack Crown Prince
Berlin,—An unsuccessful attempt
to attack Crown Prince- Frederick
William, of Germany, was made this
afternoon as he was alighting from
his automobile at his palace.
A man ran Into the carriage-way
and reached the door of the motor
car. The sentry In front of the pa
lace dashed forward and seized the
would-be assailant of the prince and
overpowered him.
The man appeared to he suffering
from mental derangement. z
The crown prince's assailant gave
his name m I/eopold Salomon and his
age at 26. He declared confusedly
that he was a brother of the crown
prince and wished to ask him for as-'
sistance. Inquiries showed he was a
tailor.
DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 PER YEAR.
‘CRANKING UP’ FOR
ANTI-TRUST LAWS
WOULD SOLVE
PROBLEM Of
ALIEN ODRDES
Speaker Clark Advised By
Sec’v Wilson and Commis
sioner Gen’l of Immigration
That Raising Physical Test
Would Do it
Exclusion of All Not Able to
Pass Requirements For Re
cruits to U. S. Army Suggests
Method on Account Present
Diplomatic Situation.
Washington. Although Secretary
Bryan knew In advance the substance
of the ndtlrisH of Huron Makino, Jap
anese minister of foreign affairs, re
viewing ihe California anil-alien land
legislation negotiations, it was said to
day that (he secretary did not know
of that portion of tho minister's ad
dress which dealt with Japan's rela
tions with other powers and the Mex
ican situation.
Influx of Hindus.
Washington.—After a conference
with Commissioner General Camlnet
tl, Secretary Wilson, of the depart
ment of labor, today advised Speaker
Clark that the problem of Asiatic Im
migration could be solved by raising
the standard so as to include in the
list of excluded aliens persons not
able to pass the physical tests re
quired of recruits for the United
States army.
Present Situation.
Views of the department of labor,
Interesting because of the present
diplomatic situation are voiced In a
letter In which the secretary says
that the method suggested would not
only provide for the Asiatic Immi
gration Issue but Immigration gen
erally of a laboring element without
violating the most favored nation or
other similar clauses In existing
treaties.
Drastic Measures.
Secretary Wilson says that a con
certed movement exists In India and
clHc.-'here to gain admission to the
United States, that Canada has legis
lated even In more drastic manner
than Is proposeil In hills now pending
In congress nnd that If the Hindu
movement Is not checked by legisla
tion, California and the West not
alone will be affected "as climatt*
and Industrial conditions In the
Southern Slates and other sections ot
the Union offer an extensive field for
a people who can come In practically
unlimited numbers If by failure to do
ns Canada and other llritisli colonies
have done they are tacitly Invited ”
The secretary wrote that “ It would
seem to he onlv a question of prob
ably a short time before the United
States would he confronted with prob
lems growing out of Increasing Im
migration of Asiatic laborers from
countries other than China, Japan or
India.”
“The department Is Informed,” he
added, “that, word has gone forth
through India and certain portions of
Asia and the adjacent Islands that
this Is the Promised Land. From the
Philippines came a report last spring
that six or seven thousand were
teady to start, for the mainland at the
first sign of the open door.”
Seven Times Has He Sent
His Trunk to the Dock
Ban Francisco.—Woven times Win
fred I. Denison has reserved a state
room on a liner to Hong Kong; seven
times he has sent his trunk to the
dock and stood with his bat and over
coat on awaiting a telegram that
would permit him to go, and seven
times he has turned Imck and paid
the rent of his hotel room until next
sailing day. Thursday Mr. Denison
waited until the last rnlunte at the
liner (Siberia's dock In the belief that
be would receive word from Washing
ton that President Wilson's nomina
tion of him as secretary of the In
terior for the Philippines had been
confirmed by the senate, but no word
came.
CULLOM HAB GOOD NIGHT.
Washington. —Former Senator Shel
by M. Cullom, of Illinois, critically til
here, passe-1 a good night, his physi
cians said and was stronger this
morning than at any time since his
present lllpess began. _ _
Administration Leaders Settle
Down For Deliberations on
Tentative Measures to Sup
plement the Sherman Act
MAJORITY MEMBERS HOPE
NO NECESSITY OF ANY
PARTY CAUCUS ACTION
Indications, However, in Sen
ate of Impending Difficulty
Over Jurisdiction. “Cut
Throat” Competition Pro
hibiting Mcasuro Introduced
in the House.
Washington.—That them would
arise no necessity for party caucus
action oa anti-trust legislation was
the hope expressed by majority ment
hers of the senate Interstate com
merce comlmttee today.
Joint hearings with the house Ju
diciary anti Interstate commerce com
mittee on these measures and an
other to lie Introduced relating to
regulation of railroad securities, was
discussed ns a probability by the sen.
ators.
Difficulty In Senate.
Indications of lnpendlng difficulty
In the senate over Jurisdiction In tlm
matter of the trust bills developed
when the members of the committee
discussed the report that the Judiciary
committeemen would ask reference of
meHsttres supplementing the anti
trust act.
Tentative Measure*.
Washington.—Administration lead
ers In congress settled down today to
deliberations on the tentative anti
trust measures designed to supple
ment the Sherman act.
Measures prohibiting Interlocking
directorate*, defining restraints of
trado Inctuuded within the meaning
of terms of tho Sherman act and pro
hibiting "cut throat” competition
were Introduced In the house by Rep
resentative Clayton.
Trade Commlalaon.
Fenator Newlands planned to Intro
duct them with the Interstate trade
commission bill In the senate as soon
ns the Alaska railroad bill was out
of the wav.
In the trade relations measure, no
provision was made for the prohibi
tin'! of holding companies as suggest
ed In President Wilson's message but
It was announced that, the commit
tees would further consider that
phase and probably add a section to
the hill. It was explained that, the
reason for omitting reference to that
subject was because neither the pres
ident nor administration leaders had
determined Juse how far the govern
ment should go.
Nearly 2,000,000 Motor
Vehicles in the World
United States Comes First
With 1,127,940, Twice As
Many As Great Britain.
Washington.— Exports of American
automobiles which have multiplied In
value twenty times In the last decade,
now amount to $40,000,000, according
to a statement todny by the depart
ment of commerce.
Imports showed a marked decline.
Motor cars snd parts Imported last
year smounted to only $1,500,000 whlio
m 1909 the value of Imports was $4,-
000,000.
U. 8. Leads World.
New York.—There are registered In
various countries of the world nearly
2,000,000 motor vehicles, according to
statistics compiled by the office of the
secretary of state of New York. The
United States heads the Itst, having
more than twice as many automobiles
us Great Britain, which comes next.
The figures, Issued last night bj
Secretary Mitchell May after a care
ful compilation, are as follows:
United Wales, 1;127,040; Great Brit
ain, 425,838; ascertained total from
European countries,
total from other countries, 92,600; to
tal. 1,919.78*.
RAIN~AND high water
KILL 100.000 SQUIRRELS
Stockton, Cal.—Rain and high water,
It wsm estimated here today, have
caused the death of 100,000 ground
squirrels In the vicinity of Avena.
Farmers who regarded squirrels np
crop pests as well as conveyors of
bubonic plague germs, turned out with
clubs and, as the rodents, caught In
the flood, swam ashore, they were
slaughtered by thousands. Thousands
of squirrels were drowned in their
holes.