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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIX. No. 44.
S. C. SENATE KILLS
ALIEN LAND DILL
Auth r of Measure. Following
Defeat of Similar Measure in
House. Requests Such Action.
No Roll Call
STUCKEY DISCLAIMS ANY
INTENTION TO EMBARRASS
NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
Refers to Japanese Invasions
of Florida and California.
Only Idea Was to Upbuild the
Christianized White Race.
Columbia, S. C.—The alien land bill
providing drastic restrictions upon
ownership of land In this state of
r arsons of Asiatic birth was killed
In the state senate at noon today at
the request of the author, following
the failure of a similar bill to pass
In the lower house of the genral as
sembly late last night. A roll call
was not demanded.
Emphasizes Theory.
Senator Stuckey, the author of the
bill, addressed the senite, emphasiz
ing his theory “that to permit people
to own land and yet deny them citi
zenship Is contrary to the fundamen
tals of our government."
Ha made frequent reference to the
Japanese Invasions into Florida apd
Caltforna and pointed out that other
states have adopted measures similar
to this bill. He said the Japanese
are “Incompatible with Qur people.”
Disclaims Intention.
Disclaiming any intention to em
barrass the national administration,
he rolntd out that there is no treaty
existing between the United States
and other countries compelling this
6tate to permit aliens to acquire and
hold land here.
Referring to himself as a dreamer,
he stated he advocated this bill in an
effort to ivhold the Christianized
white race, and eliminate the possi
bility of its contamination.
must ms
THEM ON TRAIN
Stranger and Representative
Fortner Have Altercation.
Revolver Falls to Floor in
Struggle.
Columbia, S. C.—l'r to noon today
no arrest had been made and no court
action taken In connection with the
alleged altercation between Represen
tative C. P. Fortner of Spartanburg
and an unknown man early, yesterday
morning when timely nction on the
part of Gov. Cole L. Blease is said
to have prevented a probable shoot
ing.
The trouble occurred on board a
special train on which - the governor
and the members of the state legis
lature were returning from a visit-to
Charleston and began, according to
report, when the stranger made him
self offensive to several women on
the train. Representative Fortner is
sgld to have remonstrated with the
man and during the struggle which
followed a revolver fell to the floor
when Gov. Blease. who had been talk
ing with Representative Fortner,
fqrced the two belligerents apart. The
stranger was hurried into another car
•and could not 1 e found when the train
• arrived in Columbia.
Fortner declared today that he did
,not have the weapon.
DEAD, HEAD DOWN, IN WELL.
Harrison, N. J. —The body of Mar
garet Fox, a boarding housekeeper,
was found today head down In a well
In her back yard. In the belief that
her death was not accidental, the cor
oner began an Investigation.
FIVE CHILDREN CAME TO
KENTUCKY WIFE
Taylorsville, Ky.—Five children,
three boys and two girls, were
born Thursday to Mrs. Bertha
Drury, wife of a Spencer county
farmer. The girls died.
25,000,000 Agricultural Bill Is Up;
Seeds For Congressmen; How to
Make Hens Lay More
Washington. —lnvestigation of how to make hen* Jay more egg* wa*
authorized in the agricultural appropriation bill reported today.
Congreeemen will continue to dietribute seed*, the weather bureau
service will be extended to the Panama and Inaular poesession*, more
than J 200.000 will be spent studying how to eliminate the waste and
profit* In foodstuff* between the producer and the consumer and a gen
eral reorganization of the department of agriculture along line* of great
efficiency a* laid down by Secretary Houston were authorized by the
bill in appropriations aggregating 125,000,000.
orr T//ATT ID T7 r n SATURDAY’S A.ND WEDNESDAY’S are the two Big Bargain Days of the week in Augusta. The Herald of Tuesday and Friday alawys carries the
1 Y Jr V-/Xvv7Xi 1 •‘"■““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
-1 vertisements in today’s Herald. It’s the advertising merchant always wjjo CAN and DOES sell the cheapest.
SUFFERING AND
DEATHJN COLD
Relief Predicted, However,
With Approach of Snowstorm
in East. Many Are in Hos
pitals.
Washington.—Winter’s Invasion of
the South Atlantic states promised to
be short lived today when the weather
bureau predicted that while snow
would continue tonight as far south
as the Interior of South Carolina
there would be clearing conditions
Saturday.
The "Texas depression" has moved
as far as West Tennessee today and
in its van was a trail of snow and
sleet along the seaboard.
Now York Death List.
New York.—New York today re
mained in the grasp of its Recond
cold wave of the winter with the
temperature rising slightly at dawn
and predictions that It would become
much warmer before nightfall. But
with the relief from the zero weather
the forecaster sounded warnings of
an approaching snowstorm from the
southwest which Is hourly expected
to envelope the eastern seaboard.
All day yesterday and last night
the temperature hovered around zero.
Early today it was one degree above.
Death and suffering followed In the
■wake of the cold wave throughout
the northeast half of the country.
Nine persons In New York City and
vicinity have thus far (lied and many
in hospitals are in critical conditions
In all sections of New York state
and New England and even as far
down the coast as Norfolk intense
cold Is reported. At Fort Plain, N.
Y, the temperature yesterday drop
ped to 30 degrees below zero and In
many other parts of the state reports
of 20 and 26 degrees below were com
mon.
St. Louis Blizzard
St. Louia.—St. Louts was nearly
snow bound today by a blizzard. At
9 o’clock the weather bureau report
ed that ten Inches of snow had fallen
and more tonight was predicted.
Kansas City.—Snow from four to
twelve Inches deep covered all Kan
sas and western Mlssiuri today. Okla
homa had from 114 to 7 Inches. Tem
peratures over the three states ranged
from two degrees above zero at Dodge
City, Kas., to twelve above In Okla
homa City.
Mexican Rebels Cut Off
Water Supply of Tampico
San Antonio, Texas.—Mexican reb
els have cut off the water supply of
Tampico and have stopped the light of
the Altamlra lighthouse to compel the
federals to come out of Tampico an.l
engage them In battle, according to a
dispatch received Thursday by The
Light.
5,000 Men Begin Work
Gathering Ice Harvest
Chicago.—lce harvesting began to
day in the Calumet Lake region south
of Chicago. It was estimated that
nearly 6,000 men had been employed.
Including hundreds of the Idle fro-m
lodging houses In this city. At Wolf
Lake early arrivals were so anlxous to
begin labor that they broke Into a tool
house, got the necessary tools and
started to work.
RECORD IDLENESS FIGURES.
Albany, N. Y. —Lessened demand
for labor was responsible for an In
crease In the percentage of Idleness
among organized workers during 1913
the state labor deparement reported
today. The percentage of Idleness In
New York state last, year was 26.1 V
as against 17.3 In 1912. At the close
of the year Idleness has reached a
percentage of 38.8, a record figure.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 13. 1914.
Former American Girl Resumes
Her Place As London Hostess
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LADY LOWTHER.
London. —Lord and Lady Lowther, the former Alice Blight, of Fhll
a delphia, have rented a large house In Belgrave Square, where 1-ady
lx>wther la making preparations to T'elume he r prominent place among
the Anglo-American hostesses In the spring functions, 1-ord Low
ther, who retired from the diplomatic service owing to bad health, la
much Improved.
lAdy Ix>wther’a popularity as a social figure is due in no small
measure to her organizing abilities, which wpre strikingly shown during
the Balkan war, when she worked with unceasing energy on behalf of
the Turkish wounded.
Babies Barred From Parcel Post By
Today's Edict of the P. 0. Department
Washington.—Babies were barred from parcel post In a postotflee
department edict today. The question arose over a request by the port
master at Stratford, Okla., for a ruling by the department as to whether
a patron of his office could send a 2-year-old child by parcel post from
Twin Falls, Idaho to Stratford.
Second Assistant Postmaster General Stewart ruled that all human
beings and live animals are barred from the malls. The one exception,
however 1s the queen bee.
New Receiver Citizens Trust
Reports to State Treasurer
Over $17,000 Should Be in Hands of Armstrong. Demand
Has Been Made on Former Receiver and His Bondsmen.
A statement as to the condition of
the defunct Citizens Trust Company,
as reported to the state treasurer by
Bryson Crane, Esq., receiver, appoint
ed In the place of Jas. P. Armstrong,
was made this morning
The total liabilities of the Citizens
Trust Company Include those of the
Citizens Bank, its predecessor, and
according to the report of the re
ceiver, amounted to $180,784.15.
The report further says that Mr.
Armstrong should have in his hands
the sum of $17,313.13, payment of
which has been demanded by the
present receiver with no response as
yet. Proceedings are now pending
against Mr. Armstrong, says the im
port, and the present, receiver Is of
the opinion that he can effect a col
lection of the entire amount.
In Re: Receivership of Citizens
Trust Company.
Augusta, Oa., Feb. 13, 1914.
To the Treasurer of the State of
Georgia:
Bryson Crane, receiver of the Citi
zens Trust Company (as successor of
James P. Armstrong), appointed by
order of the superior court of Rich
mond County, Georgia, respectfully
submits this report as to his actings
and doing* as such receiver.
First Item The receiver received
from James P. Armstrong, his prede
cessor In said trust the following
property and asset items:
Bills Receivable $67,260.15; over
drafts of the face value of $17,098.29;
real estate of the value of $2,000.00
and an uncollected cash item of the
value of $89.57.
Second Item. The receiver has on
hand at the present time In uddltlon
to above* Items, bills receivable of the
face value of $13,997.08, formerly
placed with him, as attorney at law,
for collection, and there are In ths
hands of E. 11. Cullaway, Esq., attor
ney at law, for collection, bills re
celvable of the face value of $30,-
190.12.
Third. The receiver has on hand
at the present time, representing col
lections made by him since his quali
fication, the sum of $2,783.68
There Is In the hands of E. H. Cal
laway, Esq., for the account of the re
celver the sum of SIBO.OO. There is.
or should be, in the hands of Jas. P.
Armstrong, the former receiver, the
sum of $17,313.13, for the Immediate
payment and surrender of which said
sum, demand hag been made by the
undersigned upon the said Jas. P.
Armstrong and the surety upon his
bond as receiver, to which demand
.no response as yet has been made.
Fourth Item. The deposits of the
Citizens Trust Company, and of It*
predecessor, the Citizens Bank, ag
gregated at the tlmo of the appoint
(Continued on Page Eight.)
ADMITS HIS ILL
WILL AGAINST
BLIND SENATOR
Counsel in $50,000 Damage
Suit of Mrs. Minnie Bond For
Alleged Assault in Washing
ton Hotel. Rest Their Case.
Jacobs Principal Witness
Courtroom Crowded, Standing
Room at Premium. Mrs. Core
Sits By Husband's Side. All
Alleged Eye-Witnesses Were
at Capital After Appoint
ments.
Oklahoma City, Okla Counsel for
Mrs. Minnie E. Bond, who Is suing
Senator Thomas P. Goro for $60,000
damages ns the result of an nlleged
assault In a Washington hotel, rest
ed their case today. James K. Jacobs
who was expected to be one of the
principal witnesses will be used In
rebuttal. It Is announced.
Admits Hla 111 Will.
Oklahoma City, Okla.—T. B. Rob
ertson was re-called as a witness to
day.
Robertson was under question by
Gore’s attorneys when court adjourn
ed yesterday. He admitted enmity
toward the senator, because the wit
ness asserted, Gore had promised to
use hla influence in behalf of 11. A.
Rogers, of Oklahoma, mentioned as a
candidate for secretary of the Inte
rior but failed to do so. Robertstin
was called as an eye witness to In
dignities which Mrs. Bond alleges
were offered her by Senator Gore in
Washington last Mnrch and on which
her salt Is baaed.
All Wanted Appointment*.
The witness gave practically the
same testimony as Kirby Fitzpatrick,
who preceded him on the witness
stand relating that he witnessed the
alleged attack on the woman which
was said to liawe occurred In a Wash
ington hotel.
Robertson. Fitzpatrick, Mr*. Bond
and Dr. J. 11. Karp and another wit
ness for the plaintiff yesterday all
declared they were In Washington on
political missions to secure appoint
ments to federal positions and all
failed. It is the contention of Sena
tor Gore’s attorneys that the present
suit Is a result of political Intrigue.
As on the two preceding days of
the trial the courtroom was crowded
today and within an hour after court
met even standing room was at a
premium. Mrs. Gore accompanied
the senator to the court room and s“t
beside him throughout the day.
FUR MUFFLED
A 3 DEATH CAME
Returning From Dance, Big
Sleigh Struck By Train. In
Hospital With Fractured
Skulls.
Kingston, N. Y.—Fifty persons were
Injured and one was killed when a
freight train on the VVallklll Valley
Railroad struck a large sleigh In
which they were returning today from
a dance at Blnnewater. Three of the
injured may die.
Raymond Wood, a bookkeeper, was
killed; Arthur Rowland, a bank clerk,
Julius Moser, a railroad clerg, and
Miss Nellie Zimmerman, a elerk, suf
fered fractured skulls. All members
of the .party reside in Kliigseon,
The dance was given by "The Jolly
Four," a quartette of Kingston young
women. It ended at a late hour and
In a temperature several degrees be
low zero the dancers bundled Into an
Immense four-horse sleigh and start
ed for home. The accident occurred
half a mile from the dance hall. The
approach to the railroad crossing Is
hidden by steep banks on both sides
and the dancers, muffled In blank**!*
and furs, did not hear the locomotive
or see It until the sleigh was struck.
The freight train was stopped, the In
jured were put aboard the caboose
and the train carried the whole party
to Kingston.
President’s Cold Better,
But No Cabinet Meeting
Washington.—Although President
Wilson's cold was better today he
kept to his room and a cabinet meet
ing was cancelled. Mr. Wilson ex
pected, however, to leave his room
tonight and meet about 400 guests at
a special New Jersey reception.
DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 PER YEAR.
HAS $40,000,000 AND
INHERITS MORE
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MRS. WILLIAM B. LEEDS.
Montclair, N. J.—Mrs. William B.
Leeds, widow of the $40,000,000 “tin
plate" king, Is named os co-beneflcl
ary with her sister, Mrs. Margaret
Green. In the will of their father, Wil
liam C, Stewart. Mrs. Stewart, tho
second wife of the testator was not
mentioned In the wllL Bho was evict
ed from hla home four years ago af
ter a quarrel. Mrs. J.eeds Is now
abroad.
200 ARRESTED
IN TORIO RIOTS
Maesmeetings Called to Insist
on Resignations. Situation
Becomes More Acute.
Tokio. —Serious riots started by cit
izens of the Japanese capital as a pro
test against tho levying of Increased
taxation, led to tho arrest of 200 peo
ple In tho lower section of tho city
today. Tho disorders were quickly
Hupprcsseil by policemen, who used
sttbres freely.
In pursuance of Its determination
to stifle ail street demonstrations, the
government today ordered tho arrest
of a number of editors of opposition
papers which had advocated agitation.
Their newspapers were suppressed.
Muss meetings havo been called for
today nnd tomorrow to Insist on the
resignation of tho cabinet and to pro
test against tho harshness used in
tho suppression of popular demon
strations. Recent disorders In tho
house of repreaentatlves In connec
tion with the Japanese naval scandals
caused tho resignation today of its
speaker, Ikuzo Oak a, who said ho felt
himself personally responsible for tho
incidents. Tho premier and minister
of conferred with the em
peror today on tho situation, which
is more acute.
Ass't Watchman Pal of
Yeggs; Clean Up $2,000
Pittsburg.—Three men gained en
trance to the J’ltt thealre early to
day end binding the watchmen and
Ills assistant they blew open the safe.
It contents, amounting to about $2,000,
were stolen. After on Investigation
the police arrested Thomas Cuff, as
sistant to the watchman, bolding him
hh a suspicious person. The robbery
Is the latest of a long series, many
of them In the downtown business
district, with few urn-els and no con
victions.
Women Camera Squad in
Raid on Lodging Houses
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Chicago.- A.camera squad of 30 wo
men Invaded Jbe cheap lodging house
district today, pbp'ographtng every ill
kempt lndlvlduaj\ln sight. The photo
graphs will be used, by challengers at
the polls on electfcn day In an effort
to prevent Illegal arqtlng.
The squad bqjpin if* operations un
der the leadership or. Miss Marlon
Itrake, candidate for council In the
first ward. The women worked In
pairs. While one would ask an un
suspecting man the way to a drug
store another would "snap” hitn.
GOTHAM HAS 90
FIS IN NIGHT
OF BITTEfi COLD
Hundreds Driven Out Into Zero
Weather Between 7 P. M. and
7 A. M. Much Suffering From
Exposure. One of the Busiest
Nights in History of New York
Fire Deoartment
In Boston Flam© Fighters
Called From Their Annual
Ball By Series of Blazes.
Temperature 6 Below. Over
heated Furnaces Were the
Principal Causes.
New York. —Fifty fires In New
York between the hours of 7 p, m.
and 7 a. m., drove hnndrnde of per
sons Into the zero weather and gave
firemen one of the busiest nights In
the history of the etty. No Uvea were
lost but hundreds are Buffering from
exposure. Jn many cases people
dashed out Into the cold without wait
ing to drese nr find mit whether;
there was any danger. ’
A fire In a six-story apartment
house containing a Turkish hath eg.
tabllshment and thirty families drove
two hundred scantily clad tenants
Into the street. The fire itself was
trivial.
Leave Their Ball.
Boston,—Firemen were called away
fgrom their annual hall early today to
fight a series of stubborn fires, most
of them caused by overheated fur
naces. The temperature was 6 below
zero and tho firemen suffered severe
ly. The most serious fire destroyd
the tannery of the Dorchester Leather
Company with a loss of SIOO,OOO.
At Framingham, forty girls were
routed from their beds when fire de
stroyed a three-story dormitory of
tho Btate normal school.
QUICK SENATE
ACTION ONLiN.
Washington—A special senate com
mittee to co-operate with the inter
state commerce commission in Inves
tigating affairs of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad was authorized
today in a report of the senate com
mittee on accounts on a resolution
by Senator Lea.
Prompt action wag taken by the
committee upon receipt of charge*
from the commission that officers of
the Ixjutsvllle and Nashville were de
fying Its agents, withdrawing Impor
tant Information and threatening to
destroy records.
With the senato committee anthor*
lzed to participate In the Inquiry, de
fiance of government authority can
ho held In contempt.
Order South East Storm
Warning to Be Hoisted
Jacksonville, Fls-—The following
storm warning was received here this
morning:
"Holst southeast storm warning S
a. m. Htorrn over Mississippi Valley
moving east-northeastward will cau*9
moderate to brisk southeast winds
shifting to westerly tonight; rein and
colder,"
Acquitted of Arson in
the Superior Court
Artemus and Frazier Russell and
Fred McGahee, three white boys,
were acquitted on the charge of ar
son In the superior court today.
Thomas Watkins was tried this
morning on the charge of burglary.
The Jury Is still out.
M. F. and Henry Talron are now
on trial charged with assault with In
tent to murder
Obtain Building Permit
For the New Postoffice
A permit was secured by W?H. Fl®-
sell & Go., today to erect a building
for the United States government on
Telfair, Klghth and Walker Streets at
a cost of $325,000. The building i*
the United States ; ostofflce. Work
has already started.