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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIX. ho. 34. PRESIDENT DECIDES TD LIFT THE EMBARGO ON ALL ARMS INTO MEXICO Proclamation to This Ef fect Expected From the White House at 5 P. M. Today. Decision Arrived at After Months of Study BELIEF CHANGED THAT DENIAL OF AMMUNITION WAS ACT OF HUMANITY Conviction Has Grown That Policy Has Acted Unequally Upon Warring Forces. Par tiality Instead of Neutrality Has Been Result. Washington. —Every administrative official who was lot into the confi dence of the few who knew of the impending: step, took pains to empha size that the Washington government was not raising the embargo to aid the constitutionalists nor as any evi dence of sympathy with their cause, but merely to correct an inequality in the warfare which has been brought about by the operation of the proc lamation of 1912. After Careful Study. Washington—President Wilson has decided to lift the embargo on ex portation of arms to Mexico. A proclamation under the authority of the congressional resolution of 1812 which will restore the status of ihe arms question to where both Huerta forces and constitutionalists may export arms from the United States soon will he issued from the White House. Issued by Taft. President Taft issued the procla mation which barred exportation of arnr.4 to all sides on March 14, 1912. He did that under authority of a congressional resolution authorizing the Fre sldent to take such act,on whenever he should find “that in an American country conditions of do (Continued on Market Page.) Villa to Shoot All Captured Spaniards Juarez, Mexico. —A warning was is sued by Gen. Francisco Villa today that all Spaniards captured in the Tor reon campaign will be sumarily dealt with. Gen. Villa said he had positive proof that many Spaniards in Torreon had taken up arms against the rebels and that all such -would be shot. Oth ers, he said, would be banished from : the country. One of Last Resorts in Mexican Policy Washington. —For many weeks sen ators of the foreign relations commit tee have been urging President Wil- I son to permit free importation of arms to the battlefields in the hope that the | war soon might be ended and peace restored. Those close to the presi dent said he would take such action | as only one of the last resorts in his | Mexican policy, preferring to depend ! for the time being on the “moral pres sure" and the “financial blockade” which /las so far estopped the Huerta government from obtaining credit abroad. i 1 ■** Rev. Josiah Sibley Has Accepted Call to Frisco Knoxville, Tenn. —The Rev. Josiah , Sibley, for five years pastor at the ' First Presbyterian church of this city, today announced his acceptance of a call to the pastorate of the Calvary Presbyterian church of San Francis co. He is a native of Augusta, Ga. CORPSE CREMATED; ASHES ON WA Y TO OLD HOME BY PARCEL POST; $1.42 POSTAGE Pittsburgh.—A unique use of th e parc;l post wfs nude today by the friends of the late Frederick Heist, of McKeesport. His body was cre mated and the ashes, packed In a w ooden box, were started on their way to Reichelsheim, Germany, Heist's f ormer home, by parcel post. The par cel. believed to be the first of its kin d sent In this country, carried *1.42 postage. LEST YOU FORGET- GASSIDY WITH TIEEDJ'ME Former Democratic Leader is Guilty of Conspiracy in Sell ing Nomination to N. Y. Su preme Court. New York. —Sentencing of Wm. Wil lett, Jr., former congressman, convict ed of paying a bride for a supreme court nomination to Jos. CaHsldy, erst while democratic leader of Queens, was deferred today until tomorrow. Then he probably will be sentenced along with Cassidy, convicted last night of receiving the bribe, and Louis T. Walter, Jr., the go-between, also found guilty. All face a maximum penalty of two years in prison and a $3,000 fine. The Third One. New York. —Joseph Cassidy, former Democratic leader of Queens county and Louis T. Walter, Jr., his lieuten ant who were found guilty late last night of conspiracy in selling a nomi nation to the state supreme court bench to Wm. Willett, a former con gressman, are in jail today awaiting sentence. The maximum jwnalty is two years in prison and a fine of $3,- 000. Willett who was convicted ten days ago of buying the nomination for a (Continued on Market Page). Fire Threatened Whole Square in Philadelphia Extinguished After 5 Hours of Hard Work. $285,000 is the Damage. Philadelphia—Fire which threaten ed a whole square of wholesale busi ness houses at Second and Arch streets early today was extinguished after five hours hard work with losses estimated at $285,000. The fire started in the five-story factory of Edward Darby & Sons Company, manufacturers of metal wire and iron goods, 233 Arch street. The place was practically destroyed and the flames spread to the build ings occupied by C. n. Porter & Co., tinware manufacturers; Borden Stove Company, A. Colburn & Co., spice warehouse, and Haslet, Flanagan & Co., tinware dealers, all of which were damaged by both fire and water. Mrs. Wright, of Georgia, Decorated by Diaz, Dead New York—Mrs. Marie Robinson Wright of Georgia, author and his torian, who traveled 2,000 miles on mule back in Mexico and Bolivia and three times across the South Ameri can continent, making the record trip across the Andes, dded Sunday at Liberty, N. Y., according to announce ment published here today. Mrs. Wright was born at Newnan, Ga., and was married to Hinton P. Wright, who was the youngest su preme court justice in Georgia. When he died in 1886, she became special correspondent for a New York news paper. While in Mexico President Diaz decorated her and made her an honorary citizen of Mexico. $1,000,000 Damage to Cotton in Texas Fire Houston, Texas—Property damage estimated at nearly one million dol lars was done at Clinton, Texas to. day when between ftfteen and twen ty thousand bales of cotton were either consumed or badly damaged by fire. AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 3. 1914. Passporis To The U. S. Envoy If President Aids Mexican Rebels a. I v 1: j yr-' r - v - 1£ Kk,- 4 . ,*s**(s W9&r<* yjE^SfefT^WiKiff h < jyf*w*pi?Vf - < », StS*#*"' - ’' jm r THE O’SHAUGH NESSY FAMILY. Washington,—lt was understood today in official drclea that an nouncement of the president’s determination to lift the embargo had gone forward to Charge O’Shaughnessy In Mexico City, probably with instruc tions to advise the Huerta government. Nelson O'Shaughnessy, American charge d' affaires, his wife and son. photographed recently In Mexico City. O’Khaughnessy, as the American envoy, will be handed his passports if President Wilson decides to aid the rebels in the present turmoil. Plan For Raising Revenue Be Reported by Special Committee From Council and City at Large Chairman Martin, of Finance, Names Mayor Hayne and Messrs. E. E. Allen, H. H. Jones and T. W. Pilcher From Council, and Messrs. H. H. Alexander, R. Roy Good win, E. H. Callaway, C. Henry Cohen, Bowdre Phinizy, T. W. Loyless and Jacob Phinizy From the City at Large. Chairman William Martin, of the fi nance committee of city council, has named a special committee composed of Mayor Hayne, a Bub-committee of the finance committee and three citi zens from the city at large to discuss plans for raising more revenue for the city of Augusta in 1914. The finance committee met yester day afternoon and decided upon this course. It Is not known what plan will be adopted and it will be up to the new committee to report the most feasible plan. The question of raising the basis or raising the rate will be discussed and It is entirely possible that neither of these plans will be adopted. Among the plans to bo considered will be a bond Issue or levying a special tax. In Atlanta and Fulton county, ac cording to Chairman Martin, the city assesses on a basis of 60 per cent of the actual value of property and the county assesses at 4a per cent of the actual value, which Is three-fourths as much as the city. In Richmond *IOO,OOO WINSTON-SALEM FIRE Charlotte. N. C.—A special to the Kvenlng Chronicle tells of destruction by fire of the stores of the O’Hanlon Drug Company, clothing store of 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 ’“VERY SPECIAL” offerings of Augusta’s leading and most progressive merchants. From a dollar and cents motive it will pay you to read the ad vertisements in today’s Herald. It’s the advertising merchant always who CAN and DOES sell the cheapest. county the city of Augusta has as sessed for the past year on 66 2-11 per cent of tho actual value and people are supposed to give In their property for state and county taxation at Its full value. Even though they do not return It for the full value, as they take an oath to do, It Is returned In a large majority of eases, at about the same figure that the city assesses It which would have made It 66 2-3 In 1913 and, If the basis is raised to 80 or 85, the great majority of people would return their property to the county on an 80 to 85 per cent basis. The following are the members of tho committee named by Chairman man Martin: From council, Mayor T* C. Hayne and Messrs. R. K. Allen, H. H. Jones, and T. ,W. Pilcher; from the city at large, Messrs. 11. H. Alexan der, R. Roy Goodwin, K. H. Callaway, Henry Cohen, Dowdre Phlnizy, T. W. IjoylcuH, and Jacob Phlnizy. The first meeting of the committee will be held tomorrow afternoon In the directors' room of the Plantetu I. and Savings Hank. Frank C. Brown Hons Company and serious damage to stock and stores of Fred N. Day, Jeweler, and Meyer Westbrooks Company, department store, In Wlnston-Balem this morn ing. Loss estimated at *IOO,OOO. ANTI JAP S. C. HOUSE MEASURE IS INTRODUCED Stuckey Bill Would Also Bar Chinese From Owninq Any Farm Lands in the State. Is Identical With Senate Bill. Blcase Floor Leader Wycho Declares That They Are Both Undesirable Peoples. Says Se rious Menace Overhangs the Southern States in Proposed Immigration. Columbia, 8. C. —While state-wide discussion Is still being indulged in relative to the Fortner bill barring white women from teaehlng in negro schools, the general assembly will be called upon to wrestle with anti- Japanese legislation. Senator Starkey lias already Introduced a bill In the upper house liarring Japanese and Chi nese from owning farm lands in this stale, while Representative C. (1 Wyehc, Blease floor leader, will in trodueed an Identteal measure in the house (ate tills afternoon. The Stuckey Dili was reported by the senate judiciary committee with out recommendations and its provis ions are not generally known. The hill relates to the rights, powers and disabilities of aliens with respect to holding property in South Carolina, provides for eseheatH in certain eases and prescribes the procedure therein. Same as United States Citizens. All aliens eligible to citizenship un der laws of the United States may ac quire real property in the same man ner and to the same extent as citizens (Continued on Market Page). GEORGIAN FLEES MEXICAN RANGH Dr. Thomas C. Jones, Wife and Child Make Perilous 200 Mile Trip Up Coast. San Francisco —Forced to leave their ranch at Ijos Pinos, state of Jalisco, Mex., after rebels had loot ed and burned their homo, I)r. Thos. C. Jones, a Georgia, Mrs. Jones and their three-year-old son made a peril ous trip In a small open launch along 200 miles of seacoast and were taken aboard the United fe”tatOß collier Nanshan which arrived here yester* day from Mazatlan. A detachment of 75 of the revolu tionists that captured lg)s Pinos on January 10, surrounded Dr. Jones’ tobacco ranch, stole $4,000 In cash and Mrs. Jones' Jewelry and then set fire to the house and outbuildings After many hardships Jones and his family reached the coast, sixty mlTes away, and chartered a launch. They will return to their former home In Georgia. 300 Were Killed in the Battle at Haitian City Port Au Prince, Haiti —Three hun dred men of the rival revolutionary armies were killed In the battle of Gonalves according to advices recelv ed here today. The adherents of Senator Davilmar Theodore were signally defeated by the followers of General Oreste Zamor, who today proclaimed himself chief executive of the republic. Fire broke out In the city of Gonalves during the battle but. no foreign property was damaged 4,000 CANNERS ATTEND. Baltimore—Four thousand dele gatesand visitors attended the open ing session of the National Canners Association convention here today. A large exhibit of all kinds of ma chinery used In the canning Industry Is a feature of the meeting. TWO-YEAR-OLD ARRIVES BY PARCEL POBT IN GOOD SHAPE. Wellington, Ku.—Mrs. E. H Staley of Wellington , received her two-year-old nephew by par cel post today from his grand mother In Stratford, Okla. The hoy wore a tag about his neck showing it had cost 18 cents <o send him through the mails. He was transported 25 miles by rural route before reaching the rail road. He rode with the mall clerks, shared his luneb with them and arrived here In good condition. DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 PER YEAR. BY OVERWHELMING VOTE LET THEM IN “Let Us Alone: Save Others” Said Captain of Lost Vessel (■ K ™ ' —" K A * CAPTAIN EDWARD E. JOHNSON One of the bravest actors In the aos tragedy that occurred when the Old Dominion Liner Monroe went down was the commander of the lost ship. Captain Edward E. Johnson. Captain Johnson was on the bridge of his ves sel when it crumbled beneath the bow of the Nantucket and he held his post instructing his crew and passengers how best to take care of themselves until the boat sank. 200.000 CHICAGO WOMEN READY "Baby Stations” at Registry Booths All Over City for Mothers Who Bring Offspring Along. Chicago, —Women registered today for the first time In Chicago to vote In the spring alderinanlc primaries. Upwards of 200,000 women, accord ing to conservetlve estimates, will have become registered voters by the time the books dose at 9 o’clock to night. Acting ns Judges and clerks of elec tion for the first time In Chicago's history, approximately seven hundred women assisted In registering the new voters. Scores of business women on their way to work were among those reg istered early. Many accompanied their husbands to the places of registration. In the hope of getting a big registra tion of their sex as an argument for the further extension of the franchise, women suffrage leudera liavo polled (Continued oa market pnge) Think Bryan Has Agreed to Pay Them $25,000,000 Washington.—After (mother confer ence today with Honor Betancourt, the Colombian minister, Hecrctary Bryan was encouraged to bellev that a new treaty between the United Htates and Colombia could be agreed upon In the near future. in its present session the convention was understood to provide for the ucquielton by the United Htates of coaling privileges on the Colombian coast; the exclusive right to construct a canal through Colombian territory connecting the Atlnntlc and Pacific oceans, and the payment to Colombia of « lump sum believed to be $25,- 900.000. Americus National gank Didn't Open Doors Today Americus, Ga. —The Americus Na tional Hank did not open Its doors for business today. Officials of the In stitution would make no statement pending an investigation by a national bank examiner. The Institution has a capital stock of *IOO,OOO and was or ganized eight years ago. PUBLISHER IS DEAD. Bloux City, la.—Oeorge I) Perkins, editor and publisher, of the Sioux City Journal, died here today. House Rejects Asiatic Exclu* sion Amendments to Pendinc Immigration Bill After Stir* rinq Appeals to Avoid Japa* nese Complications. MANN PLEADS WITH HIS REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES Allegiance to Country Above Pnrty Allegiance, He De dares. Both the Baker and Hayes Bills Are Lost. Washington.—Thn bill It now stands la merely an Immigration meas ure without testiietions aa to racs of color. Amandmsnta Lost. Washington.—After a stirring debat* In which leaders of both parties plead ed with the house to avoid Japanese complications, the Asiatic exclusion amendments to tho pending immigra tion bill were overwhelmingly reject ed today. Both Amendments. By a vote of 182 to * the house re jected tho proposal of Representative Baker to bar ail “Asiatic laborers,” and hy a vote of 203 to $4 the amend ment of Repreeentatlva liayea barring al| Mongolians, negroes and Malay i'.. not protected hy treaty and passport agreements. Representative Msnn evoked ap plause when ho gravely pleaded, with his republican colleagues to put aside all conat Jeration of raxty advantage and vote against the amendments. Appeal \o Democrats. "We owe an allegiance to the coun try,” he auld, "above our party alle giance. Foreign affairs should tie han dled In a delicate way. We owe It to t'alifornlu to protect her against her self.” Representative Hherley of Kentucky made a similar plea to the democrats and despite the fact that the test votes yesterday showed a strong sentiment for th amendments they were rejected. Sutf Felt‘Utter Contempt’ For the Archbishop London—The only feeling experi enced by Mrs. Dacre Fox, militant suffragette leader, while she was In terviewing the archbishop of Can terbury on January 29, waa “titter contempt” she told her militant sis ters today. “The archbishop listen ed coldly and calmly to my -plea on behalf of the suffragette prlsoMra’’ aald Mrs. Dacre-Fox. Meanwhile the archbishops chap lain stood by—a pitiable object, trembling and with chattering teeth. “Even while the archbishop waa listening to my account of what was being done In Holloway Jail, I knew, that he haJ already been In com munication with the Right Rev. Arthur Foley Wlnnlngton Ingram, bishop of I-ondon and that the fata of our efforts had already been fixed. “That was why I experienced that awful feeling of contempt.” Referring to Bishop Ingram’s visit to Holloway as a result of which ha said that the suffragette prisoner* did not suffer any tortures. Mrs. Dacre-Fox declared: “It Is deplor able that the bishop spent most of hid time In tempting Miss Rachel Peace to betray her principles.” 1.0u.1 ahouts of "traitor" and "rots ten," greeted this charge. A Pointed Preachment on Finding a Position. Helng without employment Is an experience that almost every man has been through at some time or another. It’s part of the i*st history of many of today's most suc cessful men. If you're anxious for a Job here’s an antidote for Idle ness. Briefly It's this: Hcan closely the "Help Wanted" ads In The Augusta Herald. I,ose not a moment In an swering those which appeal to you. Put your whole heart and energy Into the effort. To moke assurance doubly sure, suplement your effort with a "Want Ad" of your own. Htate your qualifica tions clearly, positively and sincerely. When the ad Is written leave it with Your Druggist or The Augusta Herald.