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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIX. No. 45. SNOWDRIFTS 2 FT. DEEP 111 THE STREETS N. T. Gotham Experiencina First Bia Snowstorm of the Season. Thousands of Unemployed at Work Clearinq City. Liners Delayed. Traffic Hampered Sleet and Rain Following the Fleecy in Pennsylvania. Rail ways Blocked. Nine Drown As Barges Lost on Long Island Sound Reef. Washington.—The winter’s first Mg snow storm swept through the north eastern part of the country today, and In some places It reached blizzard j roportlons. The storm developed Friday after noon off the Georgia coast and moved rapidly northward. The weather will be fair, with a tendency to slightly lower tempera tures in the Middle Atlantic states and the South. The cold wave’s death toll in New York was increased today when Robert McKinn, of Bayonne, N. J.. died of ex posure while waiting on a railway platform and the body of an unidenti fied man was found in a Third Avenue hallway. Drifting in Streets. New York.—The winter's first big snowstorm - pelted New York today. Beginning at 6 o'clock last night, it continued steadily this forenoon, de laying railway and street car trans portation and hampering shipping. Thousands of unemployed were pieced at work clearing the streets of snow. Seven inches of snow had fallen be fore noon, and in many places drifts were 2 feet deep. Out to Sea. » -New York.—That the storm which V hipped the Atlantic seaboard last night had extended out to sea was Indicated by the receipt of messages (Continued on Market Page). I Tokio Police Armed with Sabres Outside the Diet Tokio.—The Japanese government today took extensive measures to maintain order in the capital and to suppress disturbances in connection ■with demonstrations of protest against the tax increase. Police armed with sabres were drawn up around the par liament buildings and several opposi tion newspaper editors were arrested on the charge of inciting the populace to riot. Vedrines, Back in Paris, At Once Demands Duel Paris. —Jules Vedrines, who recent ly flew from Paris to Cairo, arrived from Egypt today and telephoned to two friends asking them to act as sac - ends in his duel with Rene Quinton, president of the French Aerial League. Vedrines will demand a fight with revolvers. The quarrel arose qut of the refusal of Vedrines to give satisfaction to Henry Roux, a rival French aviator, who also had. flown from Paris to Cairo and who challenged Vedrines to fight after the latter had struck him on the face. Quinton ordered Ved rines to fight Roux and Vedrines re plied: "I will not fight Roux, hut will fight you as soon as I return toParis." Ask Congressional Power In Parcel Post Changes Washington.—With the 2310,000,000 postnfflco appropriation bill the sen ate committee reported an amendment today to prevent further changes in fates or extension of the parcel post without congressional authority. Postmaster General Burleson ex tended the weight limits and reduced the rates recently. MaintaJntnf that It has been impossible to determine what it costs to operate the parcel post, the committee wants to check changes. IN REPRISAL EXTERMINATE ENTIRE AFRICAN VILLAGE Nairobi, British East Africa Protec toratf— Horan tribesmen exterminated recently an entire village of 200 men, women and children of the Rondllc tribe, in the I-orlan Swamp, in the northern part of the protectorate, ac cording to an explorer who reached here tods y. The Borans, who are a peaceful peo ple engaged in pastoral occupations, have been incessantly harrassed by the Rendiles. This so exasperated the Borans that they retaliated by'killing every one of the Rendile tribe they <mqlu tey* IN SCURRILITY, MEXICAN PRESS STILL TEEMING No Attention Paid to Protests of O’Shauqhnessy in Attacks on President Wilson and Or ders of Foreiqn Office to De sist • r Flaming Headline in Saturday's Paper is: “The Word of Wil son Lacks Honor As Does He Himself.” Says His Policy Disapproved in U. S. Mexico City.—ln ap-lto of the pro test made to Nelson O'ShaughnoHsy. American charge d’affaires and of the Instructions the Mexican foreign of fice to desist from attacks on Presi dent Wilson, El Imparctal today bore a three column first page head line: "The word of Wilson lacks honor as does he himself.’’ The article which follows com ments on recognition by the United States of the new Peruvian govern ment within four days after the suc cess of she revolt. On Evil Passions. "This was done,’’ the newspaper says, "in face of the declaration from the White House on March 11, 1913 that the purpose of the United States is to deny sympathy to all revolu tionary governments. Yankee pro cesses work only along the line of evil passions.” With similar prominence El Im parclal publishes an acocunt of the alleged failure of 150 banks in the southern United Staeta because of President Wilson’s Iniquitous Mexi can policy,” An effort is made by the newspaper to show that Presi dent Wilson's policy is disapproved by the great majority of people in the United States and by practically all those in the Southern States. SENSATION IN M« CASE Mrs. Jetton Now Testifies That Dr. Wooten Was Attempting Assault As Husband Walked in. Charlotte, N. C.—A sensation came in the case of R. M. Jetton, the Dav idson, N. C., druggist charged with the murder of Dr. W. H. Wooten on Tuesday, February 10th. Mrs. Jet ton took the stand in the habeae cor pus procedings instituted. In an ef fort to retain release upon bail for the defendant. Mrs. Jetton testified that Dr. Woot en was attempting to assault her when her husband walked into the room and that the dead man had thrown her upon the bed. She said her husband entered the room and spoke to the physician who arose from the bed and struck Jetton, At this point she ran from the room and upon reaching the porch heard the pistol shot. Mrs. Jetton said Dr. Wooten had visited her on two for mer occasions and that she had or dered him from the house at both times. Dr. Wooten In a dying state ment said he had gone to the home at' Mrs. Jetton’s suggestion and that she was showing him a new dress when her husband entered and shot without allowing the victim to make an explanation. Whispering’s No Use—Try a Megaphone No matter which side of the market you are on —whether as a buyer or a seller —your advantage obviously Hob in reaching the largest possible audience in the briefest pos sible time and at the small est possible expense. These things are combined In The Augusta Herald’s "Want Ad” pages. Utter your need through them, and they will multiply your voice ten thousand times. A five-line "want ad”, less than half an inch deep, will carry its message farther than a seven-foot poster on a bill board. No matter What you have to offer —a house, your services, a situation for some special kind of worker —Just make known the detaile through the "want ad” megaphone you’ll find with Your Druggist or The Augusta Herald. AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 14. 1914. PHOTOGRAPH of the terrible volcanic eruption in Japan—Bird's eye view of Kago shima Island, with its volcanic mountain, Snkurshima, during the eruption that fol lowed the terrible earthquake recently, killing thousands of the inhabitants. The com plete death toll was never ascertained. SOUTH CLAIMS REGIONAL HANK Atlanta Session Ends Tonight. Chattanooga, Birmingham, Savannah and Columbia Being Heard. Atlanta, G«/—Additional arguments in favor of a regional reserve bank for Chatanooga were presented here today when the hearings which began yesterday before the organization committee of the federal reserve sys tem wero resumed. Delegate* from Columbia, Birmingham and Savannah were on hand to present later today the claims of their respective cities. It wan expected that the sessions here would be ended late this afternoon. Edgar Watkins of Chattanooga pro posed an Atlantic seaboard reserve district comprising Virginia and states south. He urged that Chattanooga was the logical location for a regional bank for this district. Ho was cross examined by members of the commit tee. Secretary Houston suggesting that Chattanooga was a mall center rather than a trade center. The witness pre sented figures to refute this. Tigo argument for Columbia was begun by W. F. Stevenson, a mem ber of the South Carolina legislature. Ho favored a reservo district consist ing of the Carolinas, eastern West Virginia, eastern Georgia, and Florida. He declared this territory possessed common mineral, lumber, grain and live stock Interests. Columbia, he said, was Its logical financial center. Thsy Don’t Mix. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, a member of the committee, asked the witness why Washington would not suit as a regional bank center for the district he proposed. “Because Washington is a political center,” replied Mr. Stevenson, “and politics and banks don’t mix." Richard I. Manning, of Columbia, endorsed the proposals of Mr. Steven son and argued that the recommended district was self-supporting and was held together by trade Interests. He said Richmond, Va., was Columbia’s second choice and Washington and Baltimore also acceptable. FIRST VICE PRES’T. PERU CALLED TO FILL OFFICE Liverpool.—Robert E. I.egula, first vice-president of Peru, who said he had been called hack to fill the office of president of republic during the unex pired term of the imprisoned president, Guillermo Blllinghurst, left for New York today. Senor L,egula said he ex pected to sign a number of American concessions which had been held up by Btlllnghurst. SAYS 24 HOURS WILL DO. Liverpool.—Lieut. John C. Porter, formerly of the HrlUsh naval flying corps, expects It will take him only twenty-four hours to fly across the Atlantic. He expressed this opinion as he left for America today to pre pare for the flight. . FAINT TREMOR IN NEW YORK New York.—A local seismograph re corded a faint earth tremor at about 6:40 o’clock this morning. These tremors have occurred daily, it was said, since the earthquake of last Tuesdaa King George Says He's a Great Believer in Work “I Have to Work Hard Myself and I Think It’s Good For Us,” He Said. t ondon.—King George today ♦»»!** Prebendary Wilson Carlisle, head of the church army, that he was a great believer In hard work. The king said: ”1 have to work hard myself and I think It Ih good for people.” His Majesty's remark was made dur ing an audience granted lo Mr. Car lisle at Rueklnghnm Palace. The king also expressed his strong disapproval of Indiscriminate charity. As Mr. Carlisle was entering the place he «u accosted by a former pick pocket who had been reclaimed by the church army find who wished to send a message to the king. ”Tell him I have lived honestly since the day of King Edward’s coronation.’’ he said. "On that day I stole thirty-two watches and purses. I now have $440 in the savings bank." Chas. W. Morse’s Sailing Cause of Much Surprise Former Banker Working to Force Congress to Probe Conviction. New York,—Chas. W. Morse, the former bunker, who soiled yesterday for Gerf lan, expected to be gone a month, t > take the baths, according to a statt ment today by his son, Harry Morse. The financier’s plans have been topics of speculation for weeks, particularly since It became known that he still was active In trying to force congress to Investigate the cir cumstances of his conviction after tho failure of the Rank of North America. The suit of Morse's sister against, the New Haven road lias been looked upon ae another movement toward his vindication on the charges on which he was convicted and served part of his sentence at the Atlanta peniten tiary. His going abroad at this time occasioned much surprise. President Up and About But Doesn’t Leave Room Washington—President Wilson was up and about today and while his physician did not permit him to leave his bedroom, his cold was declared better and responding to treatment No engagements were made for the president today hut It was expected he would be back at his desk Mon day, OPEN N. Y. CHURCHES AT NIGHT TO FEED THE POOR New York. —New York churches will be opened a night to give tho poor and homeless shelter and food. This was the plan decided upon today by 26 clergymen representing every denomi nation who responded to the call of the Religious Citizenship League to con sider the question of the unemployed There are more than .’.00,000 unem ployed men in the city, many of whom are in need of immediate assistaose. SENATOR BACON OF GEORGIA, DIED THIS P. M. Washington (Flash). —Rena tor Au gustus O. Bacon, of Georgia, died hero this afternoon. IT. fi. Senator A. (». Bacon, of Geor gia wus born in Bryan county, Ga„ f)ctol*er 20tli, 1430. He served through tho war and after the surrender began the practice of law in Macon. Ho was elected to ttie Georgia legislature In 1471 and was prominent In public life from that time to tin- present, a period of forty-three years. In 1494 ho was elected to the United States senate and served Ills stale continuously at Washington since that time. As clmlrmun and member of some of tho most important commit tees at Washington, Senator Bacon had long been a national figure, nnd his post under the Wilson adminis tration, as chairman of the commit tee on foreign relations, was un office which carried with It recognition of the highest qualities of statesman ship. VACCINATION CENSUS IS ORDERED IN NEW YORK New York.—Health Commissioner Gold water has ordered a vaccination census of the city to learn how well New York Is protected ugainst small pox. I’revalenco of the dlseann In Niagara Falls and ten other cities throughout tho state, ho said today, made such an appraisal necessary. It Is the first time such measures have heeu taken. HALF HAVE SMALLPOX. Sacramento, Cal.—With nearly half the population of Leytonvllle, Men docino county, suffering from small pox and the diai-aso epidemic umong Indiana of the Round Valley reserva tion and throughout the mountainous sec tions of Mendocino and Lake coun ties, the hoard of health has declared u quarantine covering a wide area, EARTHQUAKE AT QUEBEC Quebeo.—An earthquake shock was felt all over the city and district of Quebec at 6:40 n. m. today. The shock was violent enough to waken hundreds of citizens. Messages from l«evls, Rale St. Paul, and L'tslet recorded the same disturb ance. No damage was reported, THREE FEET ICE ON DECK. Portland, Main*.—The steam collier Grace K. Warren arrived today from Hewalls Point, Va., with four feet of water in her hold and*her decks cov ered with ice three feet thick. Cap tain McAloney reported that ddrlng Wednesday night's gab’ the steamer narrowly escaped foundering with her crew of 25, DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 PER YEAR. SAY A ‘FRAME UP’ TO ‘GET ’ SENATOR DROWNS SELF AT SEA FROM ERIEE Mrs. Wood, With Ashes of Her Husband Aboard, Leaps From Liner First Night Out. S«n Francisco.—Mr*. Charles It. Wood, wife of the lain clubman and honker of San Francisco, who died at Agra, India, December 6th, Jumped overboard from the steamer lyo Maru the first night out of Singapore, while enroute to Hong Kong with her hus huud'n atthea. Tills Information was received here today with the arrival of the trana-Pactflc liner Tenvo Marti. l’rlor to leaving Singapore, Mrs, Wood had arranged with Mrs Esther Richardson, a friend at Hong Kong, to obtain pHnsage for her on the Tettyo Marti from Hong Kong to San Fran cisco. When the lyo Marti put into Hong Kong Mrs Richardson learned of Mrs. Wood's deal it and received from the cuptaln n letter addressed to her which was found in Mrs. Wood's stateroom. The letter said: "After all I shall not reach Hong Kong and see you, for I am going to look for my beloved. I cannot live without him, "May I trouble you to forward my things to Mr. Wood’s sister, Mrs. ('has. Mttsaus of Han Francisco?” Mrs. Musnus and her husband were at the pier yesterday when the Tcnyo Maru arrived, expecting to Meet Mrs. Wood. Home hours later Mrs Mttsaus received a letter that had been writ ten by Mrs Klchnrdaon enclosing Mrs. Wood’s letter to tier and relating the circumstances of Mrs. Wood's fate. COTTON BOAT IS SIFELTJLOITED Steamer 3aved By Shift in Wind. The Katherine Park Went Ashore in Blinding Snowstorm. Norfolk, Va,— I The British steamship Katherine l’ark, Captain Colt, from New Orleans for Hamburg, with cot ton, which went ashore nrar Cape Charles in a blinding snowstorm and high northeast winds late yesterday, floated unassisted early today when the wind shifted to tho northeast and the vessel passed In tho Virginia Capes for Norfolk at 4:30 o’clock. Tho i’ark eainn In for hunker coal under her own steam anil Is apparently un injured. An underwriter's survey will ho made on the vessel before she pro ceeds. An unknown steamer which was re ported ashore in last night's storm near Cape Henry, was reported "off and gone” by the Cape Henry weather bureau early today. There was no Identification of the steamer. Tho United States revenue cutter Onondaga, which went to Hea last night to asslat the steamers reported In distress on the Virginia const, is now returning to port. The passing In of tho Katherine I’ark clears up the wreck situation on tho Virginia coast, following the se vere storm of lust night. Tho weath er today Is cold and clear with high winds and rough seas continuing. It was a shift of the high northeast winds In which the I’ark stranded last evening that snved the steamer to day. Hut for this change of wind to northwest, taking her off the beach, she would have been driven high up and may have suffered rl least roll sly. The Bark carries a crew of 36 men. Nine Dead in Two Sudden Outbursts of Insanity London—Sudden outbursts of insan ity on the part of two heads of fami lies were responsible toduy for the death of nine persons at Harlsden, northwest Dindon, and ut Tonbridge, Kent. In the first cane, Walter Johnson, an official of the Harlesden Htreet Car Company, strangled his wife and three children, then hanged himself to a. gas bracket. James Standen, proprietor of a large laundry at Tonbridge, shot his three children »« they lay In bed and then sent a bullet through his own head. Wife of Oil King, Very Feeble, Met By Husband New York.—Mrs. John D. Rockefel ler returned to her home at Poncan tlco Hills from Clevland yesterday. She was so feeble that ahe was car ried from the train. Mr. Rockefeller met her with a closed automobile. ADIDRONDACK HOTEL BURNB. Gloversville, N. Y. —The Lcwey Lake House, for half a century one of the best known Adirondack hotels, was destroyed by (Ire early today. Mr. Gore Not Called As First Witness in $50,000 Damaqe Suit —Others Testify For De fense in Effort to Lay Grounds For ImDeachment of Plain-- tiff’s Witnesses DECLARED CONSPIRACY BY DISAPPOINTED SEEKERS FOR OFFICE IN REVENGE Considering Advisability of Blind Senator Making a Direct Plea to Jury—Fifteen Witnesses For Defense on Hand. Oklahoma City, Okls.—lnstead of calling Senator llore to the witness stand when court opened for the third day’s session of the trial of the liO,- nito damage stilt brought against dees by Mrs. Minnie Rond, defense coun sel decided to (htll other witnesses in thb effort to lay grounds for the Im peachment of several i f the plaintiffs witnesses. The first witness todav was \\. F. Fisher, an Oklahoma City lawyer. Cent Him $245. Flahor testified that he had lent T. E. Robertson, the lawyer who wit nessetl the alleged attack on Mrs. Bond, 1215 and when Robertson came hack from Washington after the al leged (lore incident, he demandetl that It lie repaid. Objections by counsel for Mrs. Bond caused Fisher to be excused on this point until Rob ertson could be recalled and founda tion laid for the examination. "Sweet Revenge.” Deputy Sheriff Ezell testified about a conversation he had with Robert son the day before the suit was shed against (.lore. He said Robertson told him, "I have a paper 1 want to to serve tomorrow” Ezell asked about It and Robertson replied, “Never mind now. You’ll know what It Is about when you see the head lines In the newspapers tomorrow. I want you to serve the papers on a man who has done me dirty. It will be Bweet revenge for me.” The next day suit against Senator Gore was served. The Ministerial Alliance. Rev. R. D. Llekllder, pastor of the Olivet Baptist Church, testified that Mrs. Bond and her husband and .1. R. Jacobs tried to induce the ministe rial alliance to try to get the case be fore the United States senate. The witness said that Mrs Bond accom panied her husband and Jacobs at tended a meeting of the ministers shortly after the episode In Washing (Continued on Market Page). ' Wind Shifts, Ice Bound Steamers Reach Chicago Chicago.—With tho shifting of the wind today, the lake steamers Arizo na and Kansas, Ice-bound within sight of the city for the last two days, were freed and steamed to their docks In the Chicago River. Each boat carried a crew of about 40 men and a few passengers, none of whom exprieneed any discomfort. 3 Dreadnoughts of Navy on the Way to Vera Cruz Washington.—The battleships Flor ida. Utah and Delaware were en route today from Guacanayabo Bay, Cuba, to Vera Cruz, to relieve the Rhode Island, Georgia, Virginia nnd Nebras ka, which will go to the north coast of Cuba for winter maneuvers. As the three vessel* now on their way to Vera Cruz are more formidable than those to be relieved, officials sav the change will not meaai a reduction In the force In Mexican waters. RICH POULTRY TRUST MEN BEGIN JAIL SENTENCES New York.—Eleven members of the so-called poultry trust—all of them wealthy—today began serving sen tences of three months In Jail for vio lation of the state anti-monopoly law. They are: Ervlng V. Dwyer. Arthur G. Dwyer, Chas. Westerberg, Chas. R. Jewell, James N. Norris, Wm. H. Nor ris, Chas. T. Hawk, Chas. Thatcher. Cl anon Bishop, Sam’l Werner and Chas. Werner. CUR THE COUPON PANAMA CANAL ON EDITORIAL RACE