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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIX. No. 40.
SENATE DISCUSSES
WAR PREPAREDNESS
Upper Chamber Passes Forti
fications Bill of $6,895,200.
Nearly $2,000,000 More
Than the House Appropria
tions.
“‘LACK OF AMMUNITION
IS ALMOST CRIMINAL”
Chairman of Military Com*
mittee, Senator Chamberlain,
Pleading for More Efficient
Army Said Situation Now
Confronting Country a “Deli
cate One.”
Waashington.—The senate today
paused the annual fortification bill,
carry In* an appropriation of $6,895.
200. That was the amount of the es
timate presnted by the committee
which materially increased the ap
propriation for mobile guns and am
munition.
Preparedness for war was debated
prior to passage of the measure to
which was added nearly $2,000,000
over the house appropriation.
For Half Million.
Senator Bryan Raid the Increases
were made to meet as nearly as pos
sible the estimate for an army of half
a million men.
"If there are only 76,000 men In the
army now, why should we have an
army of half a million men?” asked
Senator Sheppard.
"So as to be prepared for war," re
plied Senator Bryan. “While we had
only 20,000 men operating around
Santiago in the Spanish-American
war, we had some quarter of a mil
lion men enlisted. With this allow
ance of guns America would still
have less guns a man than any other
firts-class power. We would have
about the same proportion as Bulga
ria and Servia. We should remem
ber It takes years to make these
guns.”
For 30 Minutes.
'Think of the gTeat Pacific coast
•without enough powder to last thirty
minutes under attack,” exclaimed
Senator Warren.
Senator Smoot said the lack of am
munition was almost criminal.
“Exen Mexico possesses more mobile
guns than we do,” said he.
Senator Ashurst attacked the ap
propriations as extravagant. “We
are now spending 65 cents out of
every dollar raised by the federal
government for wars, past, or which
we think or pretend,- to think are
in the future.”
Senator Sutherland challenged his
figures.
“Patriots for Profit.”
Senator Ashurst retorted there
•were “patriots for profit only,” in the
country, who “filled the country with
alarms of war,” because they had ar
mor plate or powder to sell.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman of
the military committee, pleaded for
a more efficient army as the best
method of kepeink peace.
“”“l“d<rnot tnink I am out of place
In saying that the situation now con
fronting this country is a delicate
one,” he added. “I hope we never
will have trouble but we ought to be
prepared for trouble ilf it ever<
comes.”
Raker, Despite Bryan,
Says Issue Not “Dead"
Washington —Representative Raker
#aid today he proposed to call up his
bill for exclusion of Asiatics at the
meeting of the house immigration
committee next Thursday despite the
efforts of Secretary Bryan to have the
committee defer Its consideration. Mr.
Jtaker declared the Issue was not
•'dead.”
2.OOO~STUDENTS GREET
THE TWO SECRETARIES
Austin, Texas—Two thousand stud
ants of the University of Texas met
Beoretaries Houston and McAdoo when
they arrived here today to hold a
regional bank hearing. It was In the
nature of a home coming greeting to
Secretary Houston, who was formerly
president of tbo uniwiMly.
DESIGNS READY FOR THE NEVv
PAPER MONEY FASHIONS; FEW
HUNDRED MILLIONS SOON
Washington.—Designs for new fashions in paper money to be is
sued under the currency act have been prepared by experts of the
bureau of engraving and printing. As soon as Comptroller Williams
r?s secured the approval of Secretary McAdoo the plates will be made
and a few hundred millions will be turned out by the bureau's big
presses.
There wilt be three kinds of new currency—one for emergency pur
poees, one for the federal reserve banks Issued against United States
bonds with the circulation privilege, and the third one-year gold notes
to be Issued to reserve banks against United States bonds but not to
have the circulation privilege. The designs contemplate the present
size of [taper money, although the plan of the Taft administration for
smaller bills may be reflected in the future Issues.
MAN HELD AS 2
FUNERALS OCCUR
Manning Accused as Accessory
in Double Love Tragedy. Girl
and Mrs. Manning Buried
Today.
Newark, N. J.—Accused as an ac
cessory to Miss Hazel Hardman, who
killed his wife and later committed
suicide, Chos. I. Manning today was
held in custody while funeral ser
vices were held over the bodies of
the love tragedy’s two victims.
From his cell Manning arranged
for the funeral of his wife, while
Arthur J. HtTdman, tho Pompton
Turnpike innkeeper, claimed the body
of bis daughter and arranged for its
burial.
Dying Statement.
Miss Herdmon In her dying state
ment attempted" to exonerate Manning
but Chief of Police Long says that ha
took Miss Herd man in his autnmobiU
to Newark before the murder was
committed.
Manning made no effort to escape.
On Saturday morning he drove with
Miss Herdmon to Newark and viewed
the body of his wife In a morgue. Af
ter Miss Herdman had taken poison he
carried her in his machine from
Bloomfield to the hospital in Mont
clair and later drove with the girl's
with the girl's mother and sister to
the hospital where he was taken Into
custody.
Charge of Murder.
The police- today detained Mrs. Sadie
E. Oarrabrants, sister of Manning,
with whom he has lived since his
separation from his wife, and sho ia
being held as a material witness.
The charge of murder against Man
ning the police stated was decided
upon today after the accused man had
been questioned at Intervals since late
Saturday. Statements made by two
young women and a man were als>
brought to police headquarters, in
fluenced the police to make the
charge. One of these witnesses wits
Mrs. Oarrabrants.
BURKE FIRED
BV jOETHILS
Manager of Commissary Dep’t
of Canal Suspended at End of
Hearings.
Panama.—Col. Geo. W. Uoetbals,
chairman of the Panama Canal Com*
mission, today suspended John Burke,
manager of the commissary depart
ment.
Colonel Goethals’ action came at
the conclusion of the hearings which
gave Burke a chance to clear him
self of the charges that he had ac
cepted gratuities and had been guilty
of irregular business transactions.
Colonel Goethals also suspended W.
F. Shipley, chief clerk of the sub
sistence department the reason given
being “incompetency.”
J. Hamilton Lewis Back
From Mission to England
Washington.—The work of the in
ternational conference for safety at
sea, recently held at lx>ndon re
sulted In every way to the advantage
of the United States, In the opinion
of Senator J. Hamilton who
was delegated by President Wilson
as the senate representative to the
conference and who returned here
today.
According to the senator the Unit
ed States will have full control of
the patrolling of the seas and will
pay only 15 per cent of the cost.
CELEBRATES 107TH BIRTHDAY
South Bethlehem, Pa.—Mrs. Bridget
Dougherty t'urran celebrated her 107th
birthday here yesterday. She enjoys
good health. She has four sisters liv
ing. the youngest of whom Is R 2. Her
mother lived to be more than 102 years
old.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 9. 1914.
America's Most Beautiful Woman
Must Share Honors With Stage Girl
MRS. LEONARD M. THOMAS.
N«w York—Mrs. Leonard M. Thomas, popular young metro** of New
York and Newport, must share her throne as America's most beautiful
woman, on which she was placed by Artist Helleau last Winter, llelleau
recently made an eching of Miss Vcrc Maxwdil, the American actress, in
Paris, and he now says: "Of all the beautiful women til America, Miss
Maxwell and Mrs. Thomas arc the most beautiful:”
SENATOR BACON
IS IN HOSPITAL
Removed to Garfield Institu
tion for Subjection to X-Ray.
Growing Concern in Condition
Washington—Photographic plates of
an X-ray examination revealed today
that the illness of Senator Bacon of
Georgia resulted from an affection of
the kidneys, not from a fractured rih.
To Ascertain Cause.
Washington.—Senator Bacon wa?
removed from his apartments In the
Netherlands Sunday to Garfield Hos
pital, where an X-ray examination
will be made today to determine the
cause of his protracted fever.
A month ago Senator Bacon fell
and suffered a broken rib. This has
united, but for the past ten days he
has had fever ranging as high as
103. The kidneys were found to he
affected, and his physician, Dr. Jas.
Dudley Morgan, has been puzzled as
to the exact cause of the malady
He ordered his patient to the hos
pital Sunday for an X-ray examina
tion. Then it was thought better
care could be given him at the hos
pltal .than in ills apartment.
Owing to Senator Bacon's age. 'he
will be 75 on October 20, next, grow
ing concern is felt as to his condi
tion.
Vanderbilt’s $500,000
Yacht Soon in Pieces
New York. -Hope of saving Freder
ick W. Vanderbilt’S yacht Warrior,
stranded on a reef on the Colombian
coast, has been aoandoned. Bocal of
ficers of the Wrecking Company which
has been trying to float Hie Warrior
received word that the tug Relief had
given up the task after two weeks'
work. It is believed the Warrior, which
cost about half a million dollars, will
soon go to pieces.
Practically everything of value was
stripped from the yacht by the crew of
the Relief and will be sent to Mr. Van
derbilt from Kingston
DIED AT AGE OF 99.
Hartford, Conn. —Giles Mandeville,
a well-known contractor and an uncle
of Schuyler Colfax, vice-president of
the United States during President
Grant's first term, died here today,
aged 99.
1,000 IN BOEAD
LINEiZERONIGHT
Many Turned Away From the
Lodging Houses to Police Sta
tions in. Chicago. Worik in
Ice Fields.
Chicago. Hundreds »' Chicago's un
employed were given temporary work
today In the northern Ice ficldH. Zero
weather of the last S< hours has pro
duced a big Ice crop and harvesting
was begun In earnest.
Many of the workers were engaged
at the municipal lodging house and
cheap hotels where they had been
driven by the first severe cold of tlie
winter. Hundreds were turned away
from the lodging houses last night and
were given Improvised quarters In po
lice stations. More than 1.000 men
were. In a brend line maintained by a
private charity last night.
After a night of below zero tempera
tures, the thermometer began to climb
slowly early today.
Friendly Tone Towards
Huerta in German Query
Berlin. An Interpellation as to
whether Provisional President Huerta
has made representations to Germany
in regard to President Wilson's raising
of the embargo on arms was addressed
to the chancellor In the Imperial par
liament today. The question was pul
by two of the national liberal leaders,
Hrnst Basserman and Baron Hartmann
yon Richthofen. The latter was at
one time German charge d'affaires In
Mexico. The question was phrased
In a tone of friendllnesa to Huerta.
Pres’t Refuses Advance
News of Views on Test
Washington, D. C.—President Wil
son told callers today that he had given
his views on the literacy test In the
Immigration bill to Chairman Smith
of South Carolina, of the senate Im
migration committee. I |e declined to
make public his views however, taking
the position Hint tt'hen a senator con
sulted him the advice was confidential
and could be made public only by the
senator concerned.
IS SI .111.110
OUT; MEMPHIS
BANK CLOSES
Warrant Charqinq Embezzle
ment to Prcst’ Rainc of the
Mercantile Bank is Sworn
Out. Held Solely Responsible
For Institution’s Failure.
Officers und Directors Ab
solved of Implication in the
Shortage. Loss Due to Spec
ulation. Manipulations Well
Concealed.
t
Memphis—■('. 11. Rainc, president of
Its doors today was arrested shortly
before noon on a charge of emhczzle
ment from the Institution. His bond
was fixed at *250.000 which he made
no attempt to meet, lie Is held at the
county Jail.
Doors Are Shut.
Memphie, Tenn.—As a result of the
cloning of the Mercantile Bank, one of
tlic leading Institutions of the city, to
day following the discovery of the al
leged defalcation of Its president, (\ 11.
Halne, a bench warrant charging em
bezzlement Was sworn out against Mr.
Itatne by Z. N. Ester, county attorney
general. Ttie amount of the alcgcd
shortage la variously estimated from
*700,000 to *1.000.000.
Others Not Affected.
O. C. Hutton, state superintendent
of hanking, arrived here today from
Nashville and was at once appointed
receiver for tho hank In accordance
with a chancery hill filed by attorneys
representing the bank's directors
There was little excitement In tho
finHhi'iHl circles today over the diffi
culties of the Mercantile Bank. J. C.
tHtinger, president of the Memphis
Clearing House Association issued a
statement declaring other hanks would
not he affected.
Ten Directors Met.
Memphie, Tenn. Ten directors of
the Mercantile Hank, one of the most
important financial institutions in the
city, today filed a petition In court
charging that the hank was insolvent
as the result of tile alleged mtsappro
priatlon by C. Hunter Haine, president
of the institution.
in the petition Itaine was held solely
responsible f,»r the apparent shortage,
approximately $788,806, which it is
charged lie obtained “by a system of
handling its drafts, property and ex
change In such a way as to deceive ttie
directors and to conceal ills manipula
tions.'’ the total amount of which It
was alleged he lost In speculation. The
petition places the liabilities of the
hank at approximately *2,196,894, with
assetH of *1,409,089.
The Discovery. ,
The alleged discrepancy was dis
covered by a representative of a New
York correspondent of the hunk who
was sent to Memphis to audit the
Mercantile's hooks when loans request
ed were found to lie out of proportion
to the amounts usuully asked for at
this season of the year. Ills report
to the directors yesterday which
brought tin- situation to a climax was
the first Intimation that the hank was
not In a prosperous condition, accord
ing to the directors.
It Is stated that President Itatne,
who attended yesterday's meeting, ab
solved all of the officers and directors
of the bunk of Implication tn tho al
leged shortage and tendered his per
sonal estate, which he valued at $350,-
HIM) to tile hank
Villa Says He'll Give
Foreigners Trial Rights
Washington—lndirectly assurances
for proper treatment of foreigners have
been received at tin- White House from
General Villa. Representations by
American consular officers on the
necessity of extending to Spaniard*
es well as all foreign subjects equal
protection has met with compliance.
At Hie sutne time General Villa, It
Is understood, will not be disposed t<j
Ignore active participation by for
eigners In the cause of General
Huerta hut will extend to any foreign
combatants, however Hie right of trial.
Fear Stranded Steamer
Has Smallpox Aboard
Manasquan, N. J.—A contagious dis
ease, tlie nature of which was not
made known, broke out today among
the crew of the stranded steamship
Queen Ixtulse which came uahore
here early Saturday morning. Her
captain signalled this Information to
the life savers but did not Indicate
that he needed medical assistance.
Fears that the disease may he small
led tlie health authorities of tlie town
ship to station an officer on the
beach with orders to quarantine any
body who might crime ashore.
S. C. NEGRO ELECTROCUTED.
Columbia, 8. C.—Burk Hill, a negro
convicted at the January term of
Riehland county court of criminal as
sault on a white woman was electro
cuted iit the staP penitentiary here
this morning at 11:30 o'clock.
DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 PER YEAR.
"ON THE JOB” ON MEXICAN
FRONTIER
|MI/r **?.»!* W m S’
BRIG. GEN. FREDERICK FUNSTON.
Texas City, Tex.—HriFiidlcr
FutiHton. of Philippine « ainpitlgn fnm *
1h now In command of the second divi
sion patrolln* the Mexican border.
The placing of n seasoned veteran In
command of the border troops has
been hulled with delight by the sol
diers.
TITANIC VICTIM'S
FATHER WINS
Judgment Rendered by English
Lord Justice. Thinks Disas
ter Neither Unforseen or Un
forsceable.
London. —The court of appeals today
dismissed the appeal of the White Star
Steamship Company and declared il
legal the condition printed on the
steamship's tickets exempting th<*
compuny from loss by a passenger even
through negligencu of the rompuny'a
servants.
Tiie question of ttie legality of this
exempting clause was raised In a test
case brought by an Irish farmer claim
ing damages for the loss of his son In
the Titanic disaster.
Lord Justice Sir Poland Vaughan
Williams In delivering Judgment,
said foe thought the danger of the Ti
tanic was neither unforseen or un
forgettable anti tliut. practice did not
Justify a vessel In maintaining her
course and speed when the warnings
of dangers ahead were such as the
Titanic received. The clause on the
back of the ticket exempting the
company from liability for negligence
wus, in* declared, invalid.
PRES'T OPPOSED
PEAN ALE ALONG
Regarded Insertion of Canal
Tolls Exemption in Baltimore
Platform as Unwise Policy.
Washington, D. C. President Wil
son let It he known today lliat from
the first lie regarded ns an unwise
policy the Insertion lit the Oemocratlo
national platform of the plunk favor
ing the exemption of American coast
wise ships from payment of Panama
Canal tolls.
The President feels Hint a platform
declaration on such a subject Is related
to circumstances Hull arise all over
the world and that, only the element
which Hie United StaleH can control In
the situation ought to he binding. He
feels that a change of circumstances
has arisen In the International aspect
of the situation which necessarily
would change the attitude of the gov
ernment and the country on the sub
let t.
International Question,
Mr. Wilson told callers today that
the whole International situation and
the viewpoint of foreign governments
was to some extent Involved In the set
tlement of the controversy.
It was made clear however that only
KngJand hud protested. The Presi
dent told callers that Great Britain
through her representatives had not
approached the American government
on the question In any way since Vis
count Bryce left here a year ago.
The i resident told callers he did
not Intend to send a message to con
gress on the subject of Panama tolls,
that he felt his attitude hud been suf
ficiently made clear in a recent let
ter to Win. L. Marbury, of Baltimore.
He expects congress to repeal the
tolls provisions at this session.
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS BETTER.
Washington—The condition of Hcns
tor John Hharp Williams of Mississippi
who bos been confined to his home
with a severe ixise of grip was con
siderably Improved today and It was
believed he would be able to return to
his duties in three or four days. For
a time It was feared the senator
was threatened with pneumonia.
PRESI.M’COMBS
AND 60V. CLVII
IN CONFERENCE
Deep Consideration is Beinq
Given to Plans for Autumn
Camoaiqn Especially in the
Empire State. Administration
to be Before the Country.
Approval or Disapproval Will
Be Registered in Elections
to Senate and House. Thought
That Executive Will Make
Several Speeches.
Washington.— How various ele
ments in the New York state Demo
crat'. are eo lie assembled into a
new organization with progressiva
leadership was the problem hetoro
President Wilson, Governor (ilynn of
New York, and Win. K. McCombs,
national chairman In conference to
day. The president recent ly hay
been giving deep consideration to tho
autumn campaign when he realizes
tile Democratic administration t>
some extent will he before the coun
try for approval or dtsupprpoval in
the elections fur members of tho
house and senate.
Talked It Over.
Chairman McCombs has talked
over the national situation In detail
with the president hut most impor
tant, admittedly, as the status of tho
Empire state Hemoeracy. With a
spirited city where a fusion of parties
battled •successfully against tho Tam
. many organization and with con
tests in various parts of the state
between Tammany and anti-Tam
! many elements and other factions the
Washington administration finds it
must aid in building up a united dem
ocracy if or next autumn's national
campaign.
In Democratic Ranks.
Some of Ihe president’s close
friends think he will make several
speeches on national questions, ask
ing the people to keep both branches
of congress in the democratic ranks.
Already the president's guiding hand
has been seen in the plan for close
co-operaUon between the Democratic
National Committee and the Demo
cratic Congressional Campaign Com
mittee.
At British Massmeeting,
Endorse "Supreme Navy"
London.—Unqualified and unani
mous endorsement of the British policy
of maintaining ''a supreme navy" was
voiced today by a mass meeting of rep
resentative business men of the city of
London. The meeting which took plan*
at Guild Hall under the presidency of
the lord mayor, was aimed to assure
the government that citizens of Lon
don would cordially support it in any
measures necessary to ensure the su
premacy of the navy and the security
of British commerce. Those present
at the meeting represented several bil
lions of rapital.
Only Panama Natives and
Americans on Canal Work
Washington—(inly natives of Pana
ma and Americans will bo hereafter
employed in the higher grades of
»t rvlce on the Panama Canal. The
rule will Hpply to all employes who
receive more titan $75 a month or morn
than 40 cents an hour. Allens may bo
employed In those grudes If they have
occupied similar positions (luring the
construction of the canal for two
years or more. They alßo may bo em
ployed temporarily In emergencies.'
500 BACK AT WORK.
Steubenville, Ohio—Five hundred of
Him one thousand employes of the
Pope plant of the Phillips Hheet and
Tin Plate Company returned to work
here today after a strike lasting
slneo lust July. Five hundred more
will begin work March 1.
Money Rusting Away
Under Your Eyes
Why let your garret anti
other parts of your house re
main “cluttered up” with ar
tides that, you no longer
need? You can think off
hand of many such things—
still serviceable, but for some
reason no longer used by
you—odds and ends of furni
ture, rugs, portieres, pic
tures, clothing, ornaments.
Don't let them take up space
and gather dust any longer.
Buyers are eagerly waiting
for them. And such buyers'
read the “For Sale” columns
In the dally and Sunday Au
gusta Herald.
Jot down a list of the salable
articles you have—make It
concisely descriptive then
leave the ad with
Your Druggist or
Tell it to Phone 296.