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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIX. No. 26.
IT’S ‘INTERESTING
FICTION’ HE SAYS
Prescient Wilson Declares
There’s Nothing in Published
Reports That Orders Sent
To Admiral Fletcher to Land
Marines When Huerta Col
lapses.
EXPLAINS REASON FOR
TONIGHT’S CONFERENCE
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
No Particular Developments
Or Critical Situation in
Mexico. Only General Con
sultation on Foreign Affairs
To Take Place.
Washington—President Wilson to
day characterized as "Interesting fic
tion" published reports that orders
had been sent to Rear Admiral Flet
cher to land marines at Vera Cruz
and keep open the road in Mexico
City In case the Huerta administra
tion collapsed. From the White
House point of view the situation In
Mexico Is slowly changing and the
Huerta government is undergoing a
"natural decay.”
No Crisis.
There Is no particular development
or critical situation In the Mexican
problem or any other foreign ques
tion, the president explained today
which has caused him to call tha
senate foreign relations committee
Into conference tonight. A general
consultation on foreign affairs was
the reason given for the meeting.
The American government it is
understood from the White House is
on the way to a satisfactory settle
ment with Colombia for the partition
of Panama. No Immediate recom
mendation to cortgress Is in contem
plation by the president in connection
with the Panama tolls question but it
would be one o t the subjects taken up
at tonight’s conference.
Japan As Well.
The unratlfled arbitration treaties
the president also expects to talk over
with tWe senators ns well as the Ja
panese situation. It was learned that
connection that although the question
of a new treaty with Japan has been
discussed informally, no formal sug
gestion has come from Japan.
51.444.798 IS
THEIRPROFIT
Condemnation of Syndicate in
Report to Senate Regarding
Frisco Receivership.
Washington.—Financial operations
—not ordinary railroad difficulties —
caused the receivership of the St.
Louis and San Francisco Railroad
system, according to the Interstate
Commerce Commission’s investigation
reported today at the direction of the
senate.
The report declares:
“The Speyer & Company should
have been aware of the poverty of the
'Frisco and of its difficulties in ob
taining funds.”
A summary of various syndicate
derations on properties sold to the
’Frisco system before the receiver
ship and the profits of subscribers
and trust companies was given in the
report totaled as follows:
Total paid in $26,548,111.05; profit
$8,444.796.51.”
CRIES OF VICTIMS HEARD
LONG TIME INJVRECKAGE
Jackson. Mich.—Four persons were
killed and 12 hurt, some probably
fatally In a head-on-oollllsion last
night between a passenger and freight
train on the Saginaw division of the
Michigan Central Railroad, three miles
north of here.
Cries of the victims were heard by
rescuers long before the relief corps
was able to pentrate the wreckage
a.nd render assistance.
ASK INJUNCTION TO PREVENT
ARMSTRONG SELLINB PROPERTY
Filed by Mr. Boykin Wright, Attorney for Citizens and
Southern Bank. Md. Armstrong Endorser, So it is Said, on
$43,500 Note Which Citizes and Southern Holds.
\ petition for injunction was tiled
todav bv Mr. Boykin Wright, attor
ney for the Citizen & Southern Bank,
to" ,r revent Mr. Patrick Armstnrfr,
president of the defunc Irisb-Amer-
Ican Bank, from disposing of an of
his property. A temporary restran
lng order was signed by Judge H. C.
Hammond and February 2d was set
u the date for hearing the petition
SUIT AGAINST AMERICAN
BARONESS IS SENSATION
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BARONESS DE PALLANDT.
London. —All Loudon Is interested
In the suit that is now being pros
ecuted against the Baroness de Pal
landt, formerly Miss May Dugan, of
Chicago, for the recovery of $20,000.
Dr, Ernest Appleby, alleged ,he and
given a Paris Jeweler notes for a
string of pearls for the Baroness and
that she had promised to Indemnify
him Dr. Appleby admitted on the
stand that he and the Baroness had
been frequent visitors at Monte Carlo,
and that these visits netted him more
than $50,000 in one year. The couple
first met several years ago when they
were passengers on a train running
from Chicago to New York. The
chance acquaintance resulted in the
two traveling half way round the
world together.
Pres’t Can’t Offer Job to
Goethals Without Order
No Appointment As Zone Gov
ernor Expect Preceded by
Executive Mandate.
Washington—President Wilson has
not yet directly offered to Colonel
Goethals the civil governorship of the
Canal Zone, and cannot do so until
ho issues an executive order for a
permanent governor of the Zone. The
president has intended to appoint
Colonel C.octhajs and the colonel ha.s
for sometime been informally appris
ed of that intention.
President Wilson today was unable
to tell callers anything about Colonel
Goethal's plans because he said ha
had not had any word concerning the
New York police commissioner from
him.
Senator Bacon Has Bill
For Georgia Table Syrup
Senator Hoke Smith Intro
duces Measure for Drainage
Congress at Savannah.
Washington.—Senator Bacon today
introduced a hill for an experiment
station in Southern Georgia to stand
ardize grades of table syrup made
from sugar cane and to study the use
and value of cane by products.
Senator Hoke Smith introduced a
hill to authorize the secretary of
state to invite other nations to the
fourth annual meeting of the National
Drainage Congress at Savannah, Ga.
The hill appropriates SIO,OOO for the
congress.
Te Prote-* Increase.
Washington—Scores of shippers
with counsel who were prepared to
protest against increases of freight
rates by the eastern railroads appear
ed today at the first hearing of a ser
ies before the interstate commerce
commission.
argued.
Mr. Armstrong is said to be endor
see on a note for $43,000, which the
Irish-American Bank gave the Citi
zens & Southern Bank. Suit for the
$43,000 has already been entered by
the Citizens & Southern against the
Irish-American Bank receiver and
Messrs. Patrick and James P. Arm
strong.
a AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON. JANUARY 26. 1914.
TO LET THUGS
CROW WHERE
GROWTH LEGAL
President Makes it Clear That
Unless Out and Out a Mono
lopv. Business Need Have
No Fear in Forthcoming
Trust Legislation.
Proposed Inter-State Trade
Commission Not to be Admin
istrative Body. Intended for
Publicity and Information.
Not to Supplant, But Sup
plement.
Washington—President Wilson mada
It clear today that with respect to
holding companies the administration
did not mean by Its forthcoming leg
islation to bar anything that was not
in nature and Bplrlt a monopoly.”
It was pointed out to the president
that a wide sweeping prohibition of
holding companies would effect con
cerns which had been required to or
ganize subsidiary companies to com
ply with certain state laws.
No Restrictions.
The president let It be known In
that connection that where a business
of that kind was being carried on by
practically the same corporation thero
| would be no restriction on it. He em
phasized that corporations organize!
and merged with others for purposes
of monopoly or restraint of trade
would clearly be barred and that thosq
w'hich obviously did not Interfere with
interstate commerce would be let
alone.
The purpose of 'the administration
would be, the president declared, to let
things grow that grew naturally and
legitimately.
Trade Commission.
With respect to the proposed inter
state trade commission the president
stated It would not be an adminis
trative body but one of publicity and
Information. It would not supplant
but supplement. The commission
would be in the position of investi
gation and calling the attention of
the department of Justice to its dis
closures of the general business situa
tion and monopolies.
No Unfairness.
The president docs not believe the
commission should be unfair by giv
ing publicity to legitimate methods of
business of any concern so that rivals
oould take advantage of it but that
discretion should be at all times ex
ercised so that things which concern
the public or investor generally could
be disclosed.
USED 'GHOST' IN
'THIRDJECREE’
Police Occupy Darkened Room
In Case of Man Charged With
Wife Murder.
Los Angeles.—Denial of charges by
attorneys for Jolin If. Orondon, ac
cused of having murdered his wife, Ze
lla, that the police had used the "third
degree" with a "ghost" as the central
figure in an attempt to extort a con
fession was made by the district at
torney’s office today. According to
W. F. Shannon, Deputy District At
torney Grondin is a drug user and on
occasions becomes delirious Shannon
declared that the "ghost," which, ac
cording to Grondtn’s attorneys, was
placed In a darkened room where tho
police had taken the prisoner and de
manded In gloomy tones, “why did you
murib r me?" was a product of the
drug In agination.
Forged Infidelity Admission.
Grondin Is charged with having
poisoned hin wife here last October
and then having attempted to estab
lish that she killed herself by inhaling
gase. The police said he forged a note
explaining his wife’s alleged suicide,
the note containing an admission of
infidelity anil the hope that he would
he happy with "the woman who truly
loved him."
County offlelals said a widow of
VVaterville, Maine, Is the "other wom
an" In whom Grondin was Interested.
Neil Kelleher, a state senator of
.Maine who was mentioned In the so
called suicide letter telegraphed to
day that he would come here to tes
tify against Grondin. The letter sug
gested Kdleher had been Infatuated
with Mrs. Grondin.
Warm Rains Cause Rapid
Rise California Rivers
San Francisco—A rain and winl
storm which swept Pacific coast from
Southern California to the British Co
lumbia border last night and early to
day caused much damage to shipping,
though no serious mishaps at sea have
been reported. Warm rains have melt
ed the snow in the mountains, causing
rivers to rise rapidly.
At many points along the Sacramen
to and San Joaquin rivers the situa
tion Is considered alarming. Railroad
traffic has been seriously impeded.
On First Wedding Anniversary She
Gave Dinner to 500 Bowery Derelicts
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MRS. FINLEY J. SHEPARD.
New Yors<. —Mrs. Finley J. Shepard, formerly Miss Helen Gould,
won a still warmer place in the hearts of her legion of friends among
the Bowery derelicts when sho called upon them to participate In ilm
celebration of the first, anniversary of her wedding to Finley J. Shep
ard. Five hundred of the homeless or the Bowery sat down to a royal
feast at Hadley House Rescue Hall, and two hundred of the guests
were given lodging in the building for the night. The feast was con
tinually interrupted by fohsts and cheers for Mr. and Mrs. Shepard.
ASSETS $400,000 AND
LIABILITIES $600,000
These Are The Estimates Regarding Condition of the
Irish American Bank Made By the Attorney
General of Georgia.
MR. IRVIN ALEXANDER
IS NAMED RECEIVER
Deposits About $470,000, Ac
cording to Books. Over
draft of Industrial Lumber
Company Over $140,000.
Frank H. Boatwright Over
drafts in Excess of SIO,OOO.
Judge Henry C, Hammond on Mon
day morning appointed Mr Irvin
Alexander as receiver of the Irish
American Bank. Mr. Alexander will
be required to give bond In the sum
of $.->O,OOO. The Union Savings Bank
and the National Exchange Bank
were designated as depositories for
the funds to be collected by the re
ceiver.
The first statement which has
been given to the public as to the
status of the defunct Institution was
made In open court this morning by
Attorney General Thomas B Felder,
who stated that the assets of the
bank were estimated to be about
SIOO,OOO ced the liabilities at about
$600,000. These figures were pre
pared by the bank examiners at the
request of the attorney general, who
wished to make some showing be
fore the court, so that a receiver
might he appointed. They are liable
to considerable change.
The books of the Irlsh-Amerlcan
Bank wrr» found In such a horrible
condition that the bank examiners
have weeks of work ahead of them
yet It was necessary, however, for
something to be done to conserve the
assets of the institution so a hurried
report of the estimated, assets and
liabilities was made and a receiver
named.
According to the bocks of the Irish-
American Bank the de-osits were
abot $470 000, while the overdrafts
were In excess of SIBO,OOO. The
overdrafts of the Industrial Lumber
Company was over $140,000 itself,
while various overdrafts make up the
remaining S4O 000.
Boatwright Owes SIO,OOO.
Overdrafts of Frank H Boatwright,
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IS HOT WITH
FOREIGN HEAD
IN APPRISING US
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Sec’y Makino Attacked on
Charqe of Lotting the U. S.
Gov’t Know of Speech on
California Question Before
Delivered in Parliament.
Declared to be Injurious to
National Dignity, Inquiry
Into Naval Contract Scan
dals Also Case of National
Honor.
Toklo. Attacks on the Japanese
government by members of the op
position In connection with the Cal
ifornia land ownership legislation and
the recently disclosed Japanese naval
contract scandals were continued to
day In the house of representatives.
Sabura Shitnada declared that, the
Japanese had shown Foreign Secre
tary Maklno’s si-eecb to the American
government before Its delivery to the
Japanese parliament.
Injurle* Their Dignity.
He said this Information had come
from special correspondents In the
United States and if such were the
case it was Injurious to Japan's na
tional dignity.
Baron Makino denied having nub
mitted his speech to Washigton. Ho
added that Japan was making her
best efforts to reach a solution of ths
California question. The press ex
pressed the opinion that the honor
of the Japanese navy necessitates a
thorough Investigation of the contract
allegations.
DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 PER YEAR.
BEGIN 2ND WEEK
OF SPEER INQUIRY
VINDICATION TO
RE THEOUTCOME
Eminent Counsel for Judge
Speer Declare Emphatically
That Clearing of Charges
Against Jurist Ahead.
Macon, Ga.—Judge Andrew J. Cohb,
formerly of the supreme bench of the
state; Judge K. H. Callaway, of Au
gusta, and Hon. W. M. Howard, for
mer congressman from the Klighth
District, arc the active counsel of
Judge Speer In the congressional In
vestigation. They declare emphatic
ally that the Judge will be vindicated
of the charges preferred against him.
Already many of the alleged
charges have dropped out of sight—
notably the charge that the Judge was
a "dope fiend."
When the sub-committee of the
house Judiciary Saturday closed Its
first week of Investigating the
charges against Judge Emoiy Speer,
the accused Jurist and his attorneys
confidently declared that no evidence
had been produced that would In any
measure either Justify his impeach
ment or a recommendation for Im
peachment.
They class the testimony so far as
largely "hearsay evidence," Indicating
the personal prejudice of the wit
nesses In some instances.
"Thero Is no charge brought against
the Judge In this examination that
cannot be refuted or explained satis
factorily and completely If we were
allowed to pi# up the evidence In re
buttal," declared his attorneys.
They say that this rule of the com
mittee—that tho Judge under fire
cannot submit evidence In his own
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JUSTICE LAMAR
GIVES.DECISION
Ruling of U. S. Supreme Court
Sustains Order of Commission
On Orange Shipping.
Washington—The order of the Inter
state commerce commission requiring
trans-continental railroads to permit
California orange shippers to pre-ice
and pre-cool their fruit shipped to
eastern cities and limiting the chargo
for the use of ttio cars during the
pre-cooling stage to $7.50 was upheld
today by the supremo court. The
commission Issued the order requiring
the railroads to permit shippers to
pre-ice when the railroads withdrew
the privilege after the commission
had reduced the charge for pre-icing
from $.lO to s7.fio.
Justice Lamar rendered the opinion.
Me sustained the order because the
shippers method of cooling was pmb»
ably better than that of the railroads.
Supreme Court Rules on
Whiskey in Bond Sale
Washington -How whiskey In bond
warehouses may ho sold was decided
today by the supremo court when It
held that tho gaugers certificate of
tho deposit of the whiskey with tho
government passes good title to those
whom tho certificate Is transferred
by pledge or sale.
Hankers throughout tho country
have been perplexed over this point
of law.
ZERO IN THE ALPS WHILE
ROME ENJOYS 50 DEGREES
Rome.—While northern Italy was
suferlng severely from frost today,
Rome enjoyed spring-like weather
with a temperature of about 60 de
grees.
Reports from Turin say the tem
perature has fallen to nearly zero In
the Alps. At points throughout I-om
bardy and Venetla, the low tempera
ture of five degrees above zero was
recorded today.
WRAPS HEAD IN BLANKET,
AWAKENS HOTEL GUESTS
Pittsburg, P».—Wrapping her head
In a blanket Mrs. Edward Wafton,
wife of the proprietor of the Hotel
Walton In Homestead, a suburb, this
morning made her way through blaz
ing corridors to awaken 15 guests
They escaped In their night clothe;*
before the hotel was totally des
troyed.
122 CASES SMALLPOX.
Niagara Falla, N. Y. —One hundred
and twenty-two cases of smallpox has
been recorded In Niagara Falls today
when an official of the state health
department reached here to help local
authorities fight the epidemic.
Hearing By Sub-Committee
Taking Place in Savannah
U. S. Court House Room
Where Jurist Facing Charges
Has Held Sessions for Many
Years.
JUDGE IS CONTENT. SO
FAR. WITH PROGRESS
OF THE INVESTIGATION
While Some of Coming Wit
nesses, Principally Attorneys.
Are Said to Hold Pronounced
Anti-Speer Views, Counsel
For Accused Strongly Confi
dent of Acquittal.
Savannah, Ga.—Tho sub-commlt.
tee of tho Judiciary rommitte of tho
national house of representatives In
vestigating charges filed against
dudgn Emory Speer of the United
States court for the Southern District
of Georgia sat 1n Savannah for the
first time this morning. The hear
ings are taking place in the United
States court room, where Judge Speer
had held sessions of tho fedeial court
A>r the past ten years of more. Thero
was Intense local interest in the hear
ing and the courtroom was crowded
when tho first session was held this
morning. Tho following are the wit
nesses to he heard during the sitting
in Savannah;
The Witnesses.
A. A. Lawrence, P. W. Meldrim, W.
W. Mnekall, W. W. Osborne, Gordon
Saussey, A P. Wright, S. B. Adams,
E. H. Abrahams. D. C Barrow, W. E.
Cann, R. 1.. Golding, T. M, Cunning
ham, W. V. Drivls, W. M. Garrard,
Jacob Gazan, T. F. Johnson, A. R.
1-awton, M. A. Baker, Brunswick; W.
H. Beach, L. Carter, V. E. Padgett,
of Waycroas.
Most of those in above list are Sav
annah attorneys some of whom have
been pronounced antt-Speer In their
views for several years. Others are
men who have had experience In
bankruptcy procedlngs In Judge
Speer’s court. The most notable of
these are W. R. Beach and L, Carter,
of Waycroas.
Among the Important witnesses yet
remain to bo heard. Is Thomas S. Fel
der, attorney general of Georgia.
Members of the sub-committee of the
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Idle Ten Years, Schley's
Flagship Commissioned
Philadelphia.—Tho oltj, armored
crnlser Brooklyn, flagship of Admiral
Schley at tho battle of Santiago,
wont Into commission In the navy
"ordinary" or second reserve today
nfter an Idleness of more than ten
years. The historic, vessel had been
completely remodeled
The Brooklyn when fully commis
sioned will carry a crew of 550 of
ficers and men.
NEW ZEALAND BUTTER
COMING 12.000 MILES
Chicago—Butter that has traveled
32,000 miles from New Zeland snot
will ho placed on sale In Chicago
and other sections of tho Unite I
States.
A Chicago produce firm announced
today that It had signed a contract for
three hundred thousand pounds of but
ter to he shipped this year. Reduc
tion of the tariff on butter from IS to
2 1-2 cents a pound* Is said to have
enabled merchants to profit on im
portations.
MOSBV RANGER DEAD.
Washington.—Word was received
here today of the death of Captain E.
E. Thomas, a member of the famous
Motby's Rangers, during the civil
war at Clarendon, Va. Captain Thom
son was 76 years old. Burial will be
In Washington.
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