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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 I* ■* ''^ jfc v**Sk?^ ' x ':'■ ,f*> ,f ' ••’'<* fb i * *jSßpg§33 p ■ m ‘k - I »,-* "> •- tl«,' r j ■ 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 END FEUD ap& -a ■— n v 49* I '■KT v if* ' 3 xl m MM 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. f— 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. ._ ' ~ . \ 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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