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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIX, No. 43.
TELLS HER STORY OE
SENATOR’S ATTACK
Mrs. M>nnie Bond. Who is
Suina Blind Member of U. S.
Senate For $50,000 Dam
ages, Gives Testimony on Al
leqed Assault
DECLARES THAT MR. GORE
ASKED HER TO HIS OFFICE
She Afterwards Phoned Him
to Como to the Hotel. Upon
Arrival Want to Room Oc
cupied By Man Who Later
Entered. Asked Many Per
"onal Questions.
«*r>aT>oma City, Okla.—Mrs. Minnie
Bond, who is suing United States
Senator Thos. P. Gore for $50,000
damages, growing out of an alleged
assault committed In a Washington
hotel, took the witness stand today
and told her version of her meeting
with Senator Gore.
Despite the ruling that evidence as
to incidents in the past life of either
of the litigants were Irrelevant, coun
sel for Mrs. Bond offered to let all the
evidence ns to her character go be
fore the Jury without objection, pro
vided the defense would not object to
evidence offered against the charac
ter of Senator Gore. Counsel for the
defense did not reply to the proposi
tion.
Talked of Appointment.
Mrs. Bond testified she first met
the renator in 1909, and again a short
time later at a reception at Oklahoma
City. At the latter meeting she dis
cussed the appointment of her hus
band, Julian Bond, to the position of
Internal revenue collector. At that
time she said the senator talked fa
vorably of the appointment.
The witness then related how she
went to Washington in March, 1913.
At a reception tendered by Mr. and
Mrs. Gore to their Oklahoma visitors
she again mentioned the appointment
and the senator asked her to come to
his office, according .to the testimony
Telephoned Him.
Reaching the time of the alleged
assault the witness said she had tele
phoned Senator Gore lo come to her
hotel, saying she did not like to wait
In ,hls e'iice. When the senator ar
rived sjl went with him she said to
a roomVoccupied by James Jacobs, of
Oklahoma. In their talk she said,
the senator asked her many personal
.question and tried to take her hand.
"I told him I was a different kind
of woman from those he had been as
sociating with.” testified Mrs. Bond.
She alleged that the senator took
hold of her and tried to pull her to
wnrds him and that her glasses were
broken In the struggle, cuttting her
In the face.
Stained With Blood.
When he pushed her over on the
bed, she declared, the covering was
stained with blood in several places.
At this juncture the witness said
T. E. Robertson, of Oklahoma, enter
ed the room, together with Jacobs
ard Kirby Fitzpatrick and she went
to the toilet to wash the blood stains
from her hands and face. She de
clared the senator followed her arid
told her to tell the men there was
nothing wrong. .
The House Halts;
Unheeded in Senate
Washington. —One half of congress
halted its business today to pay hom
age to the memory of Abraham Lin
coln.
In the house the chaplain referred
to the martyred president in his
opening prayer and time was Bet
aside for memorial addresses.
In the senate the anniversary pass
ed by unrecognized.
Federals Won't Bid For
Johnny Evers’ Services
New York.—-A new angle develop
ed in the baseball situation here to
day when the Federal league promo
ters announced they would not bid
for the services of Johnny Evers, de
posed manager of the Chicago Na
tlonal league club. Chas. H. Weegh
man, leading Federal backer, stated
his organization considered Evers
under contract with the National
I.league and confronting with the new
league's announced (policy, would
make no effort to obtain the deposed
Cub manager.
•OETTES burn library
Birmingham, Eng.—The Carnegie Li
brary at Northfleld, Worcestershire,
six miles south of Birmingham, was
today destroyed by fire set by suffra
gettes. All the books were burned,
papers were found strewn around the
place faring the words: “To start
your srw library, give women the
vote.”
LESS INFANT MORTALITY.
New York. —Infant mortality In New
York city hes decreased In the last,
year from 105.3 a thousand to 101.9,
according to the report read today at
the second annual meeting of the Ba
bies' Welfare Association.
BREAK GROUND
FOR MEMORIAL
Lincoln's Birthday Observed
in Washington and New York.
Many Meetings on 105th An
niversary.
Washington.—The national capital
today Joined In the national celebra
tion 'of the 106th anniversary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln. A feature
of the day waa the breaking of ground
In West Potomac Park for the con
atructlon of a marble memorial to the
martyred president which, when com
pleted, Is to cost $2,000,000.
The anniversary round deeper sig
nificance than usual here, because
this was the last Lincoln's birthday
which will see standing two of the
most historic of the landmarks con
nected with the president’s life and
death.
“Lincoln Toy Shop.”
They are Ford's theatre, where Lin
coln was assassinated, and the "Lin
coln Toy Shop,” where Lincoln, with
his little son Tad. sought relief from
the cares of the civil war in play with
lead soldiers. On the site of the
Ford's theatre and the toy shop mod
ern office buildings are to be erected.
Many Meetings.
New York.—Celebration of the an
niversary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln In New York today Included
public meetings, reception* and din
ners.
Senator Wm. E. Borah, of Idaho,
will be one of the chief speakers to
night at the Lincoln Day dinner of
the Republican Club of New York.
He will speak on "The Republican
Party.” Several other organizations
have arranged for banquets in honor
of the memory of Lincoln.
One of the most novel affairs will
be the "banquet for reformed drunk
ards" at the Salvation Army Memorial
hall.' Commander Miss Booth Will at
tend.
GOVERNORS TO
THE BOYSEOOTS
At Annual Session at Washing
ton, Greeted By Secretaries
Bryan and Daniels.
Washington.—With messages of
greeting fre n governors of several
Southern states and praise from Sec
retaries Bryan and Daniels, more than
100 khaki-clad lads and their leaders
from all parts of the country gath
ered here today for the annual ses
sion of the National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America. The presi
dent was to have received the boys
but his illness intervened.
O’Neal of Alabama.
The greeting of Governor O'Neal of
Alabama was coupled with a tribute
to Lincoln. His message stated:
"It is most fitting that your annua!
meeting should be held on the birth
day of that great American whoso
consecration to duty and broad patri
otism should be an Inspiration to ev
ery American boy. The splendid phy
sical training, lofty ideals and patri
otic sentiments which your organiza
tion promote entitles it to the com
mendation and encouragement of both
national and state government."
Stuart of Virginia.
Governor H. C. Stuart of Virginia
sent this message:
"I extend to you cordial greetings
together with assurances of best
wishes and hearty endorsement of
your organization which makes for
the development of the best order of
manhood.”
Governor Park Trammell of Florida
wired:
"I send hearty greetings to the boy
scouts. May this worthy oause pros
per."
Secretaries Bryan and Daniels, re
ceiving the scouts, declared themselves
ready to help the American boy In
every possible way to build good char
acters and train themselves along
practical educational lines that would
be conducive to good citizenship."
N. Y. Gunmen Hold Up a
Street Car; Rich Booty
New York.—Gunmen early today
held up five men and a woman In a
Broome street case, near the Bowery,
relieving their victims of a large sum
of money and Jewels. Antonio Celen
tano, who resisted the gangsters, was
stabbed In the hip and side. His
condition Is serious.
After the hold-up the men ran Into
the street where three of them were
arrested A score of detectives are
searching the city for the others.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 12. 1914.
Girl of 8 Has Circled the
World Four Times
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RUTH GLORIA NELSON STEPPING OFF LINER.
New York.—To have traveled 125,000 miles in the last four of her
eight years is the record of little Miss Ruth Gloria Nelson, who bus Just
completed hfr fourth trip around the world, when she arrived here on the
steamship St. Paul. Miss Nelson Is the daughter of a steamship lino of
ficial and she and her mother always accompany her father on ills trips
about this great globe.
BIKER'S PLEA
NOW NOTGUILTY
Head of Failed Memphis In
stitution Had Previously Said
Guilty. Guarded in Court.
Memphis, Tenn.~C. Hunter Ralne,
president of the defunct Mercantile
Bank, which closed its doors Mondaj
as the result of the alleged defalca
tions of the president, estimated to
Teach $788,000, entered a idea of not
guilty when arraigned In criminal
court today. Ilaine previously had
pleaded guilty when arrested on a
bench warrant charging embezzle
ment.
Because of letters threatening the
life of Raine, precautions were taken
to protect the banker when he was
brought into court.
Only persons who could get seats
were permitted 1n the court room.
After his plea of not guilty Ralne
was returned to his cell In the Jail.
The bond of $250,000 fixed at the time
of his arrest, was permitted to stand,
but no movtj was made to give se
curity. Raihe has retained legal
counsel.
Wants Suit Dismissed,
To Recover $14,000,000
Bt. Louis, Mo. —Dismissal of the, suit
of the receivers of the fit. Louis and
Han Francisco railroad to recover $14,-
000,000 from former officers and direc
tors of the road was asked by B. F.
Yoakum in so far as the suit applies
to him- in a petition filed here today.
Mr. Yoakum who was chairman ot
the Frisco, contends that the federal
district court, has no Jurisdiction and
that the facts set forth In the situ are
Insufficient.
BTANDARD OIL LOAN.
Peking.—The Standard Oil Company
today made a loan to the Chinese gov
ernment in return for oil concessions,
which are described as very impor
tant. 1
Wireless Felicitations
Exchanged With Germany
Greeting Sent to the Kaiser
and U. S. Ambassador
Gerard.
New York—Wireless press messages
between Germany and the United
•States were exchanged for the first
tlmo today by means of the fiayvllle,
L. 1., station of the Atlantic Commu
nication Company.
On the invitation of the company
practically all of the New York news
papers and The Associated Press sent
messages of greeting to the Berlin
newspapers, the Wolff Bureau, Ger
many's leading news association; the
Emperor, James W. Gerard, the Amer
ican ambassador, and to the mayor of
Berlin.
Several replies were received, among
them one from Mr. Gerard, which
read:
"The more Germany and America
know each other, the greater will bo
their friendship. The great achieve
ment In wireless communication will
Immeasurably help to promote knowl
edge and friendship."
The fiayvllle station which sent the
message Is about 4,000 miles from the
Nouen station, 25 miles from Berlin,
which picked them up and sent the
replies.
ENTERTAIN TONIGHT.
Mr. and Mrs. filbert will entertain
for the Haraca and Philatheu Class
of the Woodlawn Baptist Church tills
evening at 8 o’clock, at the residence,
1823 Walton Way. The meeting wan
pobtponed from last Friday.
TWO DISTINCT SHOCKB.
Pittsfield, Mass. Two distinct
shocks, apparently earthquakes, were
felt in this city at 4 and 4:45 o’clock
this morning.
NEVER HAD A QUARREL IN
ALL THEIR 65 YEARS OF
MARRIED LIFE.
Naw York.—After 65 years of
married life, Mr. and Mrs. Theo
dore Tuttle of fipeonk, L. 1., said
at their anniversary celebration
yesterday that In all those yeart
they never had quarreled. He Is
87 and she Is 84.
FOIL MYSTEBV
OF TRE NIGHT;
NIP HUERTANS
More Than 100 Autos Contain
ing Recruits For Mexican
Federal Army Chased Into
the Darkness Bv U. S. Sol
diers. Alarm Given By Wo
man Telephone Operator
To All Appearances They Have
Escaped Across Border. Villa
Says He Hopes So, Because
He'll Shoot Thera. If Captured
in U. S. Would Only Be Im
prisoned.
El Paso, Texas.—American cavalry
officers early today believed that one
part of ihe expedition s plans Involved
the capture of a corral of horses at
Ysleta, about a mile from Ihe Rio
Giunde, and rush them into Mexico.
It Hppenrcd this miscarried, for the
rush to tha other side, as reported by
citizens of Vsletu, was precipitated
belore many of the horses could be ob
tained.
Keen Eyed Soldiers.
El Paso, Texas Sharp eyed United
States troopers searched through
stunted brush along tho sandy plain;,
stretching back from the Rto Grande
today for tho Mexicans who started
an automobile expedition from the
American side of the border last
night with the probable purpose of
joining Federal forees south of the
border or harrasslng the rebel garri
son at Juarez.
The alarm reaehed General Fcott,
In command of Fort Bliss, about 10
o'clock last night. Ranchers along
the roud near Ysleta telephoned Into
the city to find out the cause for the
appearance of an nunusual number of
automobiles, some of which were cov
ered with canvas and apparently car
ried boxes.
Over 100 Machines.
Counts of the number of these va
ried from ten to fifty, but inquiry at
Ysleta today indicated there
were more'Tnnri a hundred.
Mrs. Mary O’Neal, telephone opera
tor at Ysleta, saw six of them, seem
ingly laden with boxes under their
canvas, turn toward the river. They
were without lights and she thought
that the maehlues disappeared In
some of the numerous carols In Yslex
ta and were there unloaded.
Alarm Sounded.
The only soldier so far to have
seen any of the alleged Huerta re
cruits was Corporal Kauffman, of
Troop A, 16th Cavalry. He was sta
tioned a.t a village oust of Ysleta, and
when the alarm sounded he was dls
patcftied to Ysleta to guide othef
troops hurrying to that 'point. He ar
rived ahead of the reinforcements
and lay lu u ditch from which he
says he saw the detachments of about
fifteen men each make a rush toward
the river. All night the Americans
searched along the Rio Grande but
did not catch sight of their quarry.
To all appearance they had escap
ed. According to Mrs. O'Neol strange
Mexicans had been collecting since
Tuesday. Tliey caine In small groups
and were reticent about their busi
ness. Refugees are not uncommon In
this part of the country but the num
ber was unusual.
Villa Gets News.
Gen. Franclaco Villa, commanding
the rebel forces, received an Intima
tion of the situation at Ysleta and
sent small detachments east along
the Mexican bank of the river to cap
ture the Invaders. They did capture
ten men but six of these .proved to 5c
harmless peons and tho other four
were held for further Investigation.
Vffla during the night sent out rein
forcements and as they are mounted
ho said today they should not hAVo
great difficulty catching up with tho
dismounted rcrults.
General Vlllia said he hoped that
the recruits got across the river for
if the Americans captured them they
would only he Imprisoned while ho
could shoot them.
Every Road Watched.
The movements of the automobiles
constitute one of the mysteries of the
night. Every road into El Paso was
watched after the alarm but no pris
oners were taken, although several
persons Insisted that there were
many machines and that most of
them carried nrmed men. There is
direct evidence of only those seen by
Mrs. O’Neil.
In an adobe hut which formed part
of the earro! at Ysleta, American'
trows found a large stock of saddles,
whtc-h appeared nearly new. To one
of the saddles was attached a box full
of fuses. These suggested that the
recruits, If such they really were, had
In mind the destruction of the rail
road south of Juarez in order to de
lay the movement of additional rebel
troops south for the Impending at
tack on Torreon
Japs to Tour U. 8.
Stanford University, Cal.—The Uni
versity of Keio, Japan, baseball team
has arranged to make an American
tour this year In return for the tour
of the Stanford team tn Japan last
summer, according to advices received
her© today.
DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 PER YEAR.
TILLMAN AND McLAURIN
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SENATOR A. J. McLAURIN
Washington.—There Ih much rejoic
ing In senatorial circles as ft result
of the recent “making up” of Senators
A. J. McLaurln and Ben Tillman, who
had not spoken since their historic
fist fight, fourteen years ago. Many
embarrassing Incidents have been ex
pericnced by senators during social
confabs when the two senators hap
pened to be In the same room, for all
others present took It upon them
selves to contrive to keep
and Tillman apart. The two old ene
mies came face to face recently In the
senate and after an awkward pause,
both men smiled und held out their
hands.
PRES'T ORDERED
TO REMAIN IN
Cold and Slight Cough Troub
ling Executive. All Engage
ments Cancelled Today.
Washington—President Wilson's en
gagitncnts for today woro cancelled,
according to an announcement at the
executive offices, because the presi
dent was ordered by his physician to
stay In Ills room to recover from a
cold.
It was said at the White House
that the president’s cold bad made
him bourse and caused a slight cough
anil his physician was keeping him to
Ills room as a precaution. Officials
sld they expected the president would
he out again tomorrow.
A dinner engagement for tonight
with Postmaster General Burleson was
cancelled.
Among the engagements cancelled
for today was a reception to a hun
dred Hoy Scouts of America and dele
gates to the convention of the Cham
ber of Commerce of tho United States.
Senator Said Looting of
New Haven Just Stealing
Counsel For New York Stock
Exchange Heard By
Committee.
Washington.—John G. MTlburn,
counsel for the New York Stock Ex
change, finished his statement today
before the senate banking committee
at Its hearing on the Owen bill to
regulate stock exchanges.
The <ll»ciiß»lon led Into a mention of
the New York, New Haven ft Hart/-
ford Railroad affairs. Senator Hitch
cock used the word "stealing.”
"Don’t call It stealing,’’ said Mr.
Mllburn.
"Oh, let's call things by their
names,” Interrupted Senator Nelson. I
“It’s the meanest kind of stealing..
The man who brpnk‘ Into my house
Is an honest man In comparison.’’
In Zero Weather, Fifty
Families Out in Streets
New York.—With the thermometer
within a few degrees of zero, 50 fami
lies were driven Into the streets early
today by a fire that burned out one
five-story apartment building in East
18th street and for several hours
threatened another adjoining It. Neigh
bors collected clothing for the refugees
and Chas. F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many Hall, who passed the fire scene
while on his way home from a ban
quet provided funds to care for the
homeless.
BELOW ZERO IN
2ND COLD SNAP
OF IHE YEAR
Area of Biting Cold in East
Comes After Quick Drop in
the Mercury. Intense Weather
Hampers Firemen in Many
Places. Water Freezes Almost
Before Falling
Thermometer at Exactly Zere
at 10 A. M. Boston 11 Below
is Record of Several Years.
Extreme Temperatures in
Northern New York With
Mark of 38 Degrees Below.
Washington.—With an area of biting
cold centered in New York state and
New England early today, a second
disturbance was preparing to sweep
northeaeternwuri* front Texas that
threatened to tiring snowstorms to the
middle Atlantic territory und rain to
the gulf states.
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Gotham Freezes.
New York.—The official mercury In
New York, driven far downward In
the second severe cold snap of tho
winter, dropped one below zero at 7
a. m. today and Was still at the zero
mark at 10 a. m.
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22 Below.
Bchen#ctady, N. Y.—Thermometers
here registered 22 degrees below zero
today.
Lowest in Years.
Boston,—A quick drop In tempera
ture carried the mercury early today
to 11 degrees below zero, the lowest
point reported In this city for several
years.
The water froze so fast that firemen
were forced to leave their ladders and
work entirely from the ground at a fire
which damaged a manufacturing build
ing on Haverhill street.
Thirty-eight Below.
Utica, N. Y.—Extreme temperatures
prevailed In central and northern New
York today. Tapper I,ake and I.ak«
Clear Junction In the Adirondack*, re
ported 36 degrees below zero; Utica
thermometers registered 20 degrees
below.
22 Below,
Intense Cold Hampers.
Syracuse, N. Y.—Two hotels, four
stores and five dwellings were de
stroyed by fire at llarrlsvllle. N. Y,
last night causing a loss of SIOO,OOO.
Intense cold hampered the efforts of
the firemen Water turned into tee
utmost before It fell The tempera
ture was 20 degrees below zero.
In Michigan.
Detroit, Mich. —Temperatures rang
ing from 15 to 26 below zero were re.
ported from cities scattered through
Michigan. At Sault St. Marin 26 be
low was recorded. At daybreak It
was six below In Detroit.
A fire in the business district of
Port Huron caused a loss estimated
at $250,000. Five buildings. Includ
ing the opera house was destroyed.
In Scanty Attire.
Wlnated, Conn.—With the tempera
ture 20 below zero six families were
driven from their homes in scanty at
tire when lire destroyed a largo
frame apartment house here.
SAVANNAH ENTERTAINS
GOVERNOR AND HIS WIFE
Bavannah, Ga.—Governor and Mrs.
John M. filaton arrived In Savannah
this morning to attend the Georgia
Historical Society’s seventy-first an
niversary celebration. The governor
will respond to the toast, "Georgia." at
a banquet tonight. The celebration will
lie the most pretentious tho historical
society has ever held. The governor
will also attend tho unveiling of a
■monument erected to revolutionary
soldiers burled In Colonial Cemetery.
PRINCE OF WALES COMING.
London. —Tho Prince of Wales will
visit the United States In 1915, after
a tour of the British empire, accord
ing to preliminary plans drafted here
today.
fls the Wireless
sends out hurry calls
of need and help and
want, so will a Her
ald “Want Ad” flash
your S. 0. S. to a vast
audience who will
catch the signal.
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