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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIX. No. 47.
THE “PROGRESSIVE AUGUSTA GET
TOGETHER CELEBRATION” TONIGHT
Governor Slaton Unable to Come on Account of Death of
Senator Bacon. Judqe Hammond Will Make An Ad
dress on Broad Street.
BAND CONCERT FROM SEVEN
UNTIL EIGHT O'CLOCK P. M.
Mr. J. P. Wood to Switch on New Current. Every Mem
ber of the M. & M. Association Urged to Attend Lunch
eon at Commercial Club Immediately After Speaking
On Broad Street.
Today Ib tho day of the "Progres
sive Augusta Opt Together Celebra
tion." At noon a special train left sot
the Stevens’ Creek dam bearing of
ficers of the Augusta-Aiken Railway
& Electric Corporation, some capital
ists from ihe North, officers of the
Merchants Manufacturers' Associa
tion, the mayor, members of council
and city officials, the officials of
North Augusta, members of the river
and canal and county commissions and
others. The affair at Stevens' Creek
is being given by the Augusta-Aiken
Railway A.- Electric Corporation and
this corporation's officers had com
plete charge of sending out the invi
tations, making the general arrange
ments, etc.
At the creek a barbecue was served
shortly after the train arrived and
then addresses were made. Mr. James
M. Hull, Jr., presided and some ex
cellent after dinner speches were made.
Col. Franklin Q. Brown, president of
the Augusta-Aiken Railway & Electric
Corporation, welcomed the guests in
behalf of his company. Col. Brown
arrived here yesterday from New York
in company with a large number of
otther capitalists.
He is the senior member of tho
banking firm of Redmond & Company,
member of the executive board of the
J. G. White Companies, vice president
of the Georgia & Florida Railway, and
is prominently identified with other
corporations. Col. Brown is a
V-'eat believer in the future of the
south.
Capt. J. Rice Smith made an ad
dress on..the "Savannah River and the
Levee.", Y
Mr. J. H. Pardee, president of the J.
G. White Management Corporation,
spoke on tl'c "Savannah River Power
Development."
Dr. J. R. Littleton spoke on "The
Medical College cj.d Ihe New City
Hospitals.”
Dr. Howard T. Cree made an ad
dress on "Communty Spir't."
There were several extempore spee
ches made also.
The party inspected the gigantic
power dam and were shown over the
plant by the J. G. White engineers,
who explained in detail the magnifi
cent undertaking.
The special train leaves about five
o'clock for the city.
Big Celebration Tonight.
Tonight the real big celebration will
be held on Broad street. The 700 and
800 blocks will be brilliantly Illumi
nated and it is expected that thous
ands of people will gather to witness
the switching off of the old current
and the switching on of the new. Mr.
J. P. Wood, the father of the Stevens'
Creek proposition, will have the honor
of turning on the new current.
There will be a band concert from
seven until eight o'clock on a stand or
platform erected on the East side of
the Monument.
Gov. Slaton will lie unable to appear
and Judge Henry C. Hammond, who
was to have introduced the governor,
will make tlie principal address. Capt.
P. H. Rice, president of tho M. & M.
will call the assemblage to order and
Mayor Hayne will preside.
After the speaking is over there will
be a reception for the entire member
ship of the M. & M. Association at
the Commercial Club and a luncheon
will be served. Mr. T. W. Loyless
will be the toastmaster and he will
call on Dr. M. Ashby Jones, Mr. Ru
fus H. Brown and others.
The Inability of the governor to
come, on account of the death of Sen
ator Bacon, is deeply regretted. There
Distinguished Visitors At The
Augusta Power Dam Opening
Dr. Albert Shaw, Editor of The Review of Reviews. Mr.
R. Lancaster Williams, President of 0. & F. Railway, and
Member’ of the Middenford- Williams & Company.
A party of distinguished gentlemen
arrived from the North yesterday to
be present at the opening of the Ste
vens' Creek power development prop
osition today and to attend the ''Pro
gressive Augusta Get Together Cele
bration" tonight.
In addition to President F. Q. Brown,
of the Railway & Elec
trie Corp\ition, are I>r. Albert Shaw,
editor of the Review of Reviews; Pres
ident R. Lancaster Williams, of the
Geoi cia & Florida Railway, who is a
member of the Baltimore banking firm
of Middendorf- Williams & Company.
Redmond & Company, of New York,
of which firm Mr. Brown is senior
Vnember, an d Middendorf-Williams &
Tv.mpany, of Baltimore, are Jointly in
toreatad in the power development at
would have been many thousands of
people on Broad street to hear him
speak, but it Is believed that a large
number will be present anyway, as
Judge Hammond is an able speaker.
It is urged that every member of the
M. & M. attend the reception and lun
cheon at the Commercial Club tonight.
CHEER REVIEW
DE VIUA GUNS
Leave Chihuahua for Impend
ing Attack on Torreon. Great
Preparations for Battle.
Chihuahua.—A review of the mili
tary corps with its 50 field pieces and
rapid fire guns with which Gen. Villa
expects to accomplish against the fed
eral army at Torreon presented a bril
liant spectacle here today. The pa
rade ground was thronged with visi
tors. Bands played and the people
cheered for Carranza, for Villa and
for the "martyred" Madero.
The guns will be sent south by Tues
day night or Wednesday morning un
der immediate command of Col. Ser
vin. According to Col. Servin’s lat
est information he is superior to the
federals in artillery which at first will
he used to shell the outworks in the
hills South and West of Torreon.
Some of the guns will be mounted
on steel coal cars. This scheme has
been a favorite one in the revolutions
of the last three years and will be par
ticularly valuable In and about Tor
reon where there is a web of tracks.
Preparations of the medical staff
headed by Dr. Villareal for the im
pending battle have been more thor
ough, probably than ever before In
Mexico since the present series of
revolutions began.
Adult Illiteracy Can Be
Wiped Out by Next Census
U. S. Commissioner of Educa
tion Makes Plea Today for
Beginning at Once.
Washington.—America’s adult illit
eracy, described as a national dis
grace, can ho wiped out by the time
the next federal census Is taken if
the work is undertaken at once, ac
cording to P. P Claxton, United fitates
commissioner of education, in a state
ment today. “We now have," declar
ed Dr. Claxton, "more than 5,000,000
illiterate men and women and many
millions barely aide to read and write.
This Is a burden end a menace to
state and nation. It costs the coun
try at least half a billion dollars every
year. An appropriation of SIO,OOO
would make it possible to begin the
work of wijilng out this national dis
grace and the co-operation of tho
states, school officers and educational
associations would he such that after
1920 we would be able to show prac
tically a clean slate.”
Stevens’ Creek. Both firms put up
large sums of money for the enter
prise. J. G. White & Co. are the con
tractors and operators of the Augusta-
Aiken Railway & Electric Corporation.
Others who arrived here yesterday
were Mr. J. H. Pardee, president of
the J. G. White Management Corpora
tion; Mr. Jos. K. Choate, vice presi
dent of the J. G. White Management
Corporation; Mr. W. R. Sullivan, of
New York; Mr. W. E. Benjamin, of
New York, a son-in-law of the late
H. H. Rogers, of Standard Oil fame;
Mr. Alexander Pratt, of New York;
Mr. D. H. Thomas, secretary-treasurer
of the Augusta-Aiken Railway & Elec
tric Corporation: Mr. Kennedy, of the
J. G. White Companies, and Mr. J. W.
Steele, of Philadelphia.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 16. 1914.
BACON'S DESK
IN SENATE IS
BLACK DRAPED
Following Funeral Services
Tuesday in Upper Chamber of
Conqress, Body to Lie in State
at Capital of Georgia. Social
Functions in Washington
Postponed.
Governor Slaton Issues Procla
mation in Connection With
Obsequies for Distinguished
Son of State. Funeral Party
Leaves Washington on Tues
day Afternoon.
Washington.—Because of the death
of Senator Bacon, Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall have postponed indef
initely the reception they were to havo
given tonight and Secretary and Mrs.
Bryan also have postponed the din
ner which they planned to give to
Senator and Mrs. Kern Wednesday
evening.
Senator Bacon's desk in the senate
chamber was draped in mourning to
day.
The Informal committee on arrange
ments for the state funeral discovered
today that the funeral of former Sen
ator Hanna took place in the senate
chamber Feb. 17, 1904, exactly ten
years ago tomorrow.
As a mark of respect to the memory
of Senator Bacon the senate adjourn
ed today after adopting resolutions t°
invite the house to attend the fun
eral services and to appoint repre
sentatives to act with tlie senate com
mittee.
The subject of Chaplain Pretty
man’s prayer today was the sorrow
experienced by the senate and the
nation over the death of Senator Ba
con. He referred to the Georgia
statesman as standing for the best in
American life and as endowed with a
marked power of leadership. He
spoke of the example of his life as
laetlng.
Invitations to the funeral have
been sent to the president, members
of the cabinet, supreme court jus
tices, the doplmatic corps, the admi
ral of tho navy, the chief of staff of
the army and the regents and secre
tary of the Smithsonian Institution.
Senator Bacon was a member of the
Smithsonian board of regents. The
public will be admitted to the funeral
by card only.
To Senate Chamber.
The body of Senator Bacon will be
brought to the capltol at nine o’clock
tomorrow and lie In the marble room
until 11:30, when it will be removed
to the senate chamber. During this
time it may be viewed by persons hav
ing senate floor privileges but the
public will be excluded.
The senate will convene at 12:45
and the funeral services will be begun
at 1 o'clock. They will be simple,
consisting only of a prayer by the
senate chaplain, the reading of the
Episcopal burial service by Bishop Al
fred Harding and tho benediction.
There will be no eulogies, no flowers
and no music.
The funeral train will leave Wash
ington at 4:35 in the afternoon, arriv
ing at Atlanta at 11:40 Wednesday
morning.
Go With Body.
These senators were named to ac
company the body of Senator Bacon to
Georgia and atend the funeral there:
Smith, of Georgia: Tillman, Chilton,
Overman, Fletcher, Pomerene, Thomas,
O’Gorman, Vardaman, Galllnger, Root,
Nelson, Brandagee and Page.
At State Capitol.
Atlanta.—The body of the late Sen
ator A. O. Bacon, who died Saturday
In Washington, will lie in state in the
capltol of Georgia for several hours
during Wednesday afternoon, after
which It will be transported to Macon
for burial. This was decided Sunday
In a telegram from John T. Hoieleuil
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16,000 SNOW SHOVELERS MAKE
HARDL V DENTIN NEW YORK'S
ADDED BLANKET OF SNOW
New York.--Snow continued to fall over Greater New York today,
adding to the layer of nearly ten Inches which fell during Saturday's
blizzard. With 16,000 shovelers and drivers working constantly since
Saturday morning, scarcely a dent has been made In the snow blanket.
In Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx there are 300 miles of streets
covered by the snow. With every available man and team engaged in the
work only about an Inch a day tan he removed. This means ten days will
be required to clean the streets unless it becomes warmer and a thaw
helps.
A rise in the temperature would save the city thousands of dollars
because It Is estimated that every Inch of snow removed costs $50,000.
With continued cold weather ths total cost of the recent storm will read)
'alf a million dollars or more.
OTHERS WOULD TRY TEN
OUNCE DIET OF EDISON
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MRS. THOMAS E. EDISON.
New York. —Mrs. Thomas A. Edi
son, wife of the wizard of electricity,
is being deluged with requests from
all over the country for further In
formation regarding the 10-otince-a
--day diet on which she and her noted
'husband have been thriving for the
Ust two years. Mr. Edison hit upon
the scheme deciding that the
average man overworked his diges
tive organs, to the detriment of the
rest of his system. He decided to
limit his dally consumption of food
to not more than 10 ounces. Mrs.
Edison favored the plan and tried It,
too. The experiment was soon suc
cessful that neither Mr. Edison or his
wife have backslid for a single day.
Mr. Edison said he enpoys better
health and that his brain works twice
as fast, and Mrs. Edison has gained
weight stead Uy.
Mayor Mitchell Suffering
from Recurring Headaches
New York.—Recurring headaches
which frequently force Mayor John
Purroy Mltehel to abandon ids duties
ip search of relief, have been called
to the attention of Dr. Simon Flcxner,
head of Rockefeller Institute, who is
considering the advisability of Inves
tigating to learn if a cure Is possible.
Mayor Mitchel now Is entirely well,
having recovered from his latest at
tack. It is his theory that the recur
rence of the pialns is due to hush fever
or Bouth American malaria which ho
contracted about nine years ago while
on a diamond mine exploring trip. The
mayor did not suffer from tho head
aches prior to that time.
Driven Out By Fire, 75
Boys Drop Into the Snow
Blackstona, Vs, —Feb. 111. Fire orig
inating In the furnace room early
this morning destroyed Blackstona
Academy, a preparatory school for
boys, causing a property loss of $15,-
000 not including the personal effects
of tho 75 boys.
Forty or more of tho boys with two
preceptors wore cut off in a dormi
tory on the third floor but escaped by
dropping to a broad perch and rolling
off into tho snow. One of them, Jor
day, may have fractured tils spine.
Another, Crafts, Is reported seriously
injured.
President Elvln 8. Lingon, his wife,
and three children were among many
who escaped In their night clothes.
‘INFAMOUS LIE’
DECLARES CORE
IN OWN BEHALF
Blind Senator Takes the Wit
ness Stand in Mrs. Bond's
Damaqe Suit For Alleged
Attack. Denies It All. Po
litical Opposition the Cause,
He Says.
Sat in Rocking Chair in
The Hotel Room During
Whole Interviow. Never Laid
Hands on Woman. Rose
To Leave When the Men
Entered.
Oklahoma City. Political opposition
today was held responsible by Thus
P. Gore. I'nlted States senator from
Oklahoma for the damage suit for
$50,0(10 filed against him iiv Mrs Min
nie E. Bond, who aleges tlial the sen
ator attaeked her In n Washington
hotel Senator Gore testified In Ills
own behalf today. lie denied making
an attack on Mrs. Bond and said he
believed the charge to have been mad«
to injure him In Ids campaign for ro
nond nation.
Gave No Encouragement.
Senator Gore was asked about III*
acquaintance with .Mrs. Bond, the
plaintiff, and replied that lie reniem
hered meeting her at a reception here
and that her husband’s candidacy for
internal revenue collector was men
tioned at the time. He said he had
not given her any encouragement
about her husband's candidacy.
Regarding the alleged assault In
Washington, the senator. In reply to
questions, told of meeting Mrs. BoriTl
at her hotel after she had telephoned
him making the appointment, lie said
lie never knew that James It. Jacobs.
T. E. Robertson und others were at tho
hotel at the time.
"I had never been in there before,"
he said, "and when I reached the door
Mrs. Bond approached me in the lob
by. 1 supposed we were to go to thn
hotel parlor, but she took me to un
other room.”
"Where did you sit?" Senator Goto
was asked.
Sat in Rocker.
“I sat in a rocking chair," replied he.
We talked about the appointment of
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PEI DIFFERENT
SAYS PRESIDENT
Provisional Gov’t There En
tirely Unlike Mexico’s. Re
cognition Conforms With U.S.
Latin-Amcrican Policy.
Washington. Recognition by llio
United States of the present adminis
tration in i’cni as a provisional gov
ernment 1h In conformity with the
Uattn-Amorlcan policy of the Wash
ington government announced nearly
a year ago is the view of President
Wilson as set forth to callers today.
Thi) president regards circum
stances in Peru as distinctly differ
ent from those whoch caused the
United States to withhold recogni
tion front the Huerta government In
Mexico. Ho let it be known that ths
process of setting up the new provis
ions! government in Peru was consti
tutional in every way, according to
official reports here. He was advised
that President Hilllnghurst had abro
gated the congress of Peru and was
himself discharging the duties of his
office unconstitutionally. Also the
congress of Peru, the supreme court
and all the constitutional authorities
In the country had approved of the
overthrow of Hilllnghurst so that
President Wilson believes there was
a clear constitutional process Involv
ed. Even the show of force was
with the approval of congress, ac
cording to the Information reaching
President Wilson and the administra
tion that was set up appears to re
fleet the wishes not only of the con
stitutional parts or the government
but the people.
The president denied reports that
South America looked with apprehen
sion on the administration’s lAtln-
American policy, lie emphasized his
belief that they would support It.
Take Favorable Action
on the S. C. Nominations
Washington. Favorable action on
the nominations of Francis H. Wes
ton for federal attorney, and .las. U
Hlms for United States marshal In
South Carolina, was taken today by
the senate Judiciary committee.
U. 8. DIPLOMAT WEDB.
London. Edward Bell, second secre
tary, was married here today to Miss
Bertha Ktelka Surtees, daughter of
Col Herbert Surtees, formerly of the
Coldstream Guards.
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DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 PER YEAR.
DEAD OF THE MAINE
ARE REMEMBERED
MAN WHO KEPT PRESIDENT
LOCKED UP THREE DAYS
|r A.y *y* *■
DR. CAREY GRAYSON.
Washington. President Wilson
was back lit his desk today from
what hoarse but apparently recovered
from the cold which kept him In lied
some time last. week. The president
told enllers ho was finding much bet
ter and ready to attack correspond
ence that had accumulated in Ills ab
sence.
Dr Carey Graysof., physician at
the White House, did not hesitate to
caution the president to lie very care
ful regarding the cold that has both
eiler him so much tills winter.
Dr. Grayson caused tlie president
to cancel a great number of Ills en
gagements for the near future and
has urged him to take as much rest
as possible.
The president lunched and dined
with his family Sunday, it was the
first time in three days he had de
scended from the upper apartments
Df the White House.
TREASR’SSUICIDE
SHOCKS MANY
Friends of Kennedy Demand
Quick Investigation of Ac
counts of Keeper New York’s
Funds.
New York. —Besides the proposed
legislative Investigation Into the af
fairs of State Treasurer, left vacant
yesterday by the suicide at Huffulo,
of John .1. Kennedy, District Attor
ney Whitman resumed today the John
Doe Investigation Into political graft,
before which Kennedy was to have
appeared. Friends of the late state
treasurer attributed Ills suicide >n a
measure to the outlook for a public
grilling.
John A. Hennessy, who was Gov
ernor Sulzer's Investigator, said to
day that he could not believe Kenne
dy's suicide had been proih-uted by
the investigation.
"As far as we could discover,” Hen
ncssy said, “Kennedy was no more
than a figurehead. He had no more
to do with the matters now under In
vestigation than one of his office
boys.”
Mr. Whltinnn repeated today that
he was greatly shocked at Kennedy’s
act and added there was no evidence
of criminal wrong doing on Kennedy's
part.
Sure Everything's O. K.
New York.—Speaker Sweet, of the
assembly, who conferred with Dis
trict Attorney Whllman today, Is one
of those who urged the Kennedy in
vestigation. "lie Is one of my best
friends,” Sweet said, "but since he
took bis life the day before he was
to be questioned concerning the af
fairs of his office and bis connection
with the bonding business I think his
friends will demand that ari Inquiry
be made. I am sure that everything
will bo found In proper shape.”
Btgin Examination.
Albany.—Expert accountants began
an examination today Into the fi
nances of State Treasurer Kennedy’*
department. Employes of the state
comptroller went Into every detail of
the accounts a week ago and found
everything In excellent shape. While
It is thought that no irregularities
exist, yet a complete statement of the
condition of the state’s moneys will
be prepared.
Mr. Kennedy’s successor will be
chosen by the legislature In Joint s •*-
slon. Attorney General Uarmody to
day thought a majority vote of all the
elected legislators will be required to
select a new treasurer. In that event
it was pointed out, the Republicans
would have to receive assistance from
the Progressives or else face the pos
sibly of a deadlock in case the Dem
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Imoosinq Street Demonstra
tion at Nation's Capital
Marks 16th Anniversary of
the Blowing up of Battleship
in Havana Harbor.
YEARS BUT BRING ADDED
VENERATION FOR THE 260
WHO PERISHED IN NIGHT
Cuba's President Sends Mes
sage Read at Washington.
Admiral Sigsbcc Unable to be
Present. Wreath Laid at
Base of Monument in New
York.
Washington,—l'rcsidcnt Menocal,
of Cuba, sent a message which was
rend today at exerdßes In Arlington
Cemetery in memory of the sixteenth
anniversary of the sinking of tne
Maine.
I'resident Mettocal's message was
one of regret that ho could not bo
present and he delegated Manuel Da
La Vega, charge de-affaires on th*
Culmn legation here, to attend as his
representatives.
“Be certain, however," wrote Pres
ident Menocal, “that m.v mind will bo
with you all, for I have to mourn, as
well as you, those who, as the bravo
officers and sniiors of tho Maine,
died in tlie fulfillment of their duty.
Please transmit to all tho memb.irs
of the liattelship •moomrlal commit
tee the expressions of m.. deepest
sympathy.”
Admiral Sigsbee Not Present.
Hear Admiral Sigsbee, in rammond
of the Maine when Hie vessel went to
the bottom of tho Havana Harbor,
sent from New York a letter of re
gret that lie could not be bore.
Because of high winds and drift
ing snows, the memorial services In
stead of being held In the Arlington
Cemetery grounds, took place in tne
cavalry riding hall adjacent at Ko-t
My or. The remainder of the pro
gram was carried out, however, as
previously arranged.
Wreath at Monument.
New York.—At 9:15 o’clock last
night, tlie exact hour at which. Hi
years ago, the battleship Maine was
blown up In the harbor of Havana,
Cuba, Ralph H. Parker, department
commander of Spanish war veterans,
placed a wreath at the base of the
Maine monument at the entrance to'
Ccniral Park. Gathered about the
statue were fifty veterans of the war
with Spain.
During the afternoon Rear Admiral
Charles I). Slgtihee, who commanded
the Maine, unveiled in the seventy
first regiment armory a memoria'
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HOPE TO QUIT
on june mu
Leaders in Congress Told by
Pres’t That Both Houses
Should Work at Same Time
On Trust Bills.
Washington. Democratic leader*
hope to adjourn congress June 15th.
President Wilson believes the senate
and 11011*0 may work at the same time
on the trust bills. He told callers to
day that ‘business men were showing
a greater interest in the new legis
lation and that In many cases It was
very helpful. That Interest, how
ever, Is not so active as he hail ex
pected, he attributes to the fact that
business men have discounted lh*
character of leglsltalon and that the
measures In a general way meet their
approval.
The president, Incidentally, remark
ed today that many objections to the
publicity features of the trade com
mission bill were based on a mhs*bn
ception of what the bureau of corpo
rations already could do by present
statutes. The president sees little
difference In the inti state trade com
mission and the present Bureau of
Corporations, which he believes will
he merely enlarged by the forthcom
ing legislation. le already has broad
.powers of Inquisition.
The president looks for early action
on the measures.
Ice Covered Potomac is
Driven to Sea; Crew Safe
St. John, N. F.— The United States
naval tug Potomac, fast In the lea
floes of the Gulf of St. I-awrence, was
abandoned on Saturday night by the
.’IS officers and men of her crew, stated
advices received today from Bonn#
Buy, where the crew landed safely.
The tug was driven seaward before
yesterday's gale and soon disappeared
frrni sight. The Ice was piled so high
about the vessel that it was feared
she would be crushed. >