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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIX. No. 59.
DESECRATION OF
VERGARA’S BODY?
Report That American Was
Hanqed After Being Shot and
Corpse Mutilated, Being Dis
cussed. Special Train Leaves
With Commission to Examine
Bodv of Benton
ON DECOMPOSITION OF
TWO WEEKS IN TROPICS
OPINION IS DIVIDED
" m
American Government Waiting
on Results of Examination
Before Deciding on Merits or
Justifiability of Execution.
Washington.—Charge O Bhaugh
neasy reported today that be had
made representations conceraln,;
Vergara’s death and that the Hu
erta government had promised a
foil end detailed explanation.
Already Dead.
Laredo, Texaa. —Americans along
the border were not hopeful today that
slayer* of Clemente Vergara, Texaß
ranchman killed by Mexican federal*
would be Identified and punished by
Huerta's government. While they took
some hope from expected action by the
division military chiefs, yet It was re
membered that Vergara already had
been executed when Gen. Alvarez, in
good faith, It is believed, promised Uls
release, unharmed.
Final Act.
Reports from H(dalgo, where Ver
gara was taken by orders of Captain
Aptilono Rldrtguez, seemed to indicate
an act. ofdesecratlon on the body. Ver
gara was executed by shooting and
many believe the subsequent hanging
of the body and Its abandonment to
the elements was a final act of humil
iation toward the ranchman, who had
protested when his horses were stol
en.
Washington.—Officials here discuss
ed with much Interest today the re
port of Captain Sanders of the Texas
State Rangers, that Clement Vergara,
an American citizen’ reported hanged,
had really been kidnaped and shot by
Huerta's federals. The Vergara killing
has admittedly stirred the Washington
government Just as much as the recent
execution of Wm. S. Benton, a British
subject, at Juarez.
The Inquiry Into the Benton cass
was expected to begin In earnest to
day or tomorrow with the departure
of a special train from Juarez for Chi
huahua, boaring two representatives of
the British government, two army
surgeons, and an American consular
representative. In Chihuahua, Ameri
can Consul Letcher will Join the inves
tigators.
Safety Assured.
Whsthsr Mra Benton and any rela
tives nf the dead man will accompany
the party Is not known here, though
they have permission to go and as
surances of safety.
Opinion li divided here on whether
Benton’s body, after nearly two weeks
of decomposition In a tropical climate,
would show If Ms wounds were in
fllotod by • pistol Shot or by rifle bul
lets from a firing squad. In the form
er case It Is believed the version of
Benton's friends, that he was killed
Without a pourtmartlal, would be sus
talned, while rifle bullets would con
firm VTBa's explanation of the affair.
Waiting on Report,
The American government Is prac
tically waiting on results of that medi
cal examination before deciding on the
merits or Justifiability of the execu
ton. While no satisfactory answer has
been made to the American govern
ment’s request for surrender of the
body to the widow, this point will not
he pressed until all the evidence of a
medical examination Is secured.
Clear Mystery Up.
Gen. Carranse, constitutionalist
leader, was rapidly getting Into touch
with the situation and would exert his
Influence to clear up the mystery sur
rounding Benton’s death, was the In
formal assurance received here today.
Officials had before them Governor
Colquitt's telegram asking whether
the United States recognized any con
stituted government In northern Mex
ico, with whom he could arrange for
extradition of those responsible for
Vsrgara's death.
One Gallon Limit
j Is held Invalid
Nashville, Tsnn.—/The Tennessee
supreme court today held inv&lU the
Inter-state liquor shipping bill passed
by tie last legislature, limiting ship
ments to one gallon, for personal use
and requiring the carrier to furnish
the county clerk iwlth a reoord of
every eWpmeat- )
SITS DEWEY’S
DANDER WAS IIP
Admiral Von Diederich Replies
to Statements Today. De
clares American Threatened
War.
Berlin.—Admiral von Dlederlrhs re
plies in print today to statements
made by Admiral Dewey regarding the
exciting incidents between the Amer
ican and German naval commanders
in Manila Bay during the Spantsh-
American war. The reply is published
in the official Marine Rundseahu and
is spread over 11,000 words. It con
tains the report of the visit made to
Admiral Dewey on July 10, 1898, by the
then flag lieutenant von Hlntze, now
German minister to Mexico.
It is evident from this report that
Admiral Dewey threatened the Ger
mans with war If they did not cease
their Interference with the blockade
regulations and if they refused to per
mit the Americans to make the In
quiries necessary to establish the iden
tity of neutral warships. Von Dlede
richs says:
"Admiral Dewey gradually talked
himself into a passion.
“He said: 'Why, I shall stop every
vessel, whatever may be her colors.
And if she does not stop I shall fire
at her. And that means war, do you
know, sir?’ When the phrase ‘if Ger
many wants war,’ etc., occurred again,
I took myleave.
‘1 was under the Impression that
this, in Itself trivial, incident put a
match to a mass of explosives whicn
had long been accumulating in Admi
ral Dewey’s mind from suspicion, ru
mor and newspaper reporta”
ELLIS FAINTS IN
WITNESS CHAIR
Confessed Slayer of Wife Says:
"She Agreed to Die With Me"
—Falls Over.
Chicago.—Robert Hosea of Cincin
nati, 7B years old, father of Mrs. Elean
or Hosea. killed by her husband In a
hotel here last October, arrived in Chi
cago today to testify in Ellis trial.
Mr. Hosea was accompanied by his
wi*e.
The aged pair were roused to Indig
nation by reading newspaper accounts
of Ellis' testimony In which he en
deavored to prove that he was driven
to mania by his wife’s Infatuation for
another man. Mr. Hosea notified
Prosecutor Malato that he and his
wife would be in Chicago ready to tes
tify In defense of their daughter's rep
utation.
Wm. Cheney Ellis fainted In the
witness chair under the flro of ques
tions from the prosecutor today. He
replied vaguely to several questions
about what happened when deteotiveei
found him with the body of his wife
and Judge Petit ordered that he re
spond clearly.
Ellis Just had repeated his first
statement, made on the day of the
killing, that he and his wife had
agreed to die together.
“Bhe agreed to dlo with pie. She
said we would both be better off dead,”
he said. "Mrs. Ellis and I went to our
room. She said she knew she was
doing wrong but she could* not help
It. I thought, of everything good in
my life going away from me. I saw
my heme, wife and children vanish.”
Hills' voice had been growing faint
er and he fell against the Judge's desk.
He was revived with difficulty and he
kept his eyes closed while he answered
the remaining questions on cross ex
amination.
American Built Auto is
First to Cross Andes
Washington. An American-built
automobile driven by Johnson Martin,
a Princeton football player of recent
years, has succeeded In crossing the
Andes, thus achieving a victory for
which automobiles of a number of for
eign makes have been striving for five
years or more. A cablegram today to
the Pan-American Union which an
nounced Martin's arrival In Santiago,
Chile from Buenos Ayres.
Martin crossed the backbone of the
South American continent at a height
of more than 13,000 feet through Us
pallata Pus
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 28, 1914.
Bade Her Five Children
Good-Bye Today When
Leaving For Death Cell
. E HB
MRS. CYNTHIA BUFFUM.
Little Valley, N. V.—Mrs. Cynthia lluffurn, convicted oT murder In
the first degree for poisoning her h unhand and sentenced to electrocu
tion in April, bade good-bye to her five sons early today. Nolle but
Francis, 18 years old, showel any grief at parting. At 7, o’clock Mrs.
Buffura was stared on her trip to the death house at Auburfi.
All during the night the pale-faced, sullen woman had been carefully
guarded In her *ell to prevent her from attempting sulcfde but her iron
nerve remained unbroken. She relies on the encouragement from her
counsel, Patrick a. Collins, who told her last night after she bad been
sentenced: "Don't wory now; keep quiet and leave It all to me. You will
never *J|e in the electric chair.”
Collins will ask the court of appeals to order a new trial. .
The trial of Ernest Frahrrj. Mrs. BuTfum's alleged accomplice In the
murder, will begin In a few days.
"HOIEYCOMBED
WITH GRAFT”
Sulzer Says 70 Per Cent of
Cost of Highway Construction
Was Stolen.
New York,—Testifying before the
Sullivan graft inquiry committee to
day, former Governor Sulzer said that
the Information offered In the state
highway department Investigation
came to him during his campaign for
governor and that In accordance with
pre-election promises he appointed a
committee to investigate.
“They foand out enough to convince
me that every department of the state
was honeycombed with graft,” raid
Snlser. “I then 'appointed John Hen
nessy to Investigate the highway de
partment and told him to go to tho
end of the rope, drive out the grafters
and to spare nobqdy.
“Hennessy investigated forty roads
In forty-two countlon and found that
the construction was fraudulent. The
taxpayers had been defrauded of mil
lions and millions of dollars. Hen
nessy told me that about 30 per cent
of the cost of tho roads went for their
actual construction and the rest was
stolen."
QRADING OF ROSIN AND TURPB.
Washington.— I The lepartment ol
agriculture today announced that a
public hearing on the grartng of ro
sin and turpentine would be heM- here
Thursday, Marcr sth,
RUSH INCOME
TAX MEN IN N. Y.
Stand in Line For Hours to
File Reports on Last Day.
Few Long Faces.
r ■ -.n—■«
New York/—The busiest place on
Manhattan Island today was tho In
come tax bureau where hundreds of
New Yorkers stood In lino for hours
waiting their turn to file their reports,
the time limit for which, under an ex
tension granted yesterday, expires at
6 p. m. Monday.
Collector Anderson said before noon
that about 40,000 reports had been re
ceived. He expected to receive be
tween 2,000 and 5,000 additional before
night. 1
Tho rush to file the reports began
es soon as the office was opened for
business. Few long faces were seen.
Everyone seemed rather to enjoy the
novelty of meeting the new tax.
Estimates today indicated that ap
proximately 85,000 reports have been
filed In the four New York city dis
tricts and It was believed the total
number would exceed 100,000.
Clerks In the office were unable even
to estimate the amount of money rep
resented In the reports.
8 TIMES MAYOR DEAD.
Baltimore.—l,awrenco K. Dozier,
eight times mayor of Leesburg, Fla.,
died at a hospital here today. Mr.
Dozier came to Baltimore two weeks
ago and was operate! upon last Mon
day for kidney trouble.
SAYS ENGLAND
SHOULD HAVE
ACTED, NDT U.S.
Despite British Recognition
of Huerta. Carranza Thinks
Direct Representations Re
garding Benton Killing Should
Have Come Direct
Villa Orders That American
Consul Shall Be Promptly
Informed About Arrest of
Foreigners. Carothers Off For
Chihuahua Tonight.
Juarez, Mexico. An order received
today from General Villa instructed
that hereafter the American consul
must be informed promptly of the ar
rest of fill foreigners. It has been
planned to hose Gen. Cnrranza, who
Is expected her within a few days, to
handle all subjects concerning foreign
ers.
Carothers Starts Tonight.
El Paso, Texas.— George t\ t’aroth
ers, representative of the American
state department, said today lie hoped
to start for Chihuahua by tonight
Carothers intends to remain with Gan.
Villa throughout the latter’s southern
campaign. Ohas. A. C. Perceval, Brit
ish consul at Galveston, now hero to
investigate the killing of Wm. 8. Ben
ton, continued his labors in secret to
day.
Admiral Cowist Reports.
Washington.—Details of the mutiny
aboard the Mexican federal gunboat
Tampico at Guaymas, which turned
that vessel over to the rebels, were
received today from Rear Admiral
t'oWles, ‘ATI ’of the rrAw and tflree
officers of the Tampico revolted, the
captain and chief engineer were placed
In irons and command of the boat wus
osnumed by a lieutenant, who ordered
her to Topolobampo, controlled by the
rebel*.
Should Havo Been England.
Nogales, Sonora.—That England, de
spite Its recognition of Huerta, should
have made direct representation re
garding the death at Juarez of Wm.
H. Benton to Gen. Carranza, head of
the constitutional movement, was the
position taken today by those In close
touch with Carranza.
Ther appears to he some surprise
among those in General Carranza's
confidence that the American slate
department should have broached the
Benton matter to the constitutional
ists in behalf of the British foreign
office, it was pointed out, however,
that the English recognition of Huerta,
the landing of British marines at Vera
Cruz, and the known relations between
English capital and the Huerta regime
probably In a measure was responsible
for the British foreign office's mode of
procedure.
Profess Ignorance.
Insurgent officials professed Ignor
ance of the circumstances surround
ing Benton’s disappearance, asserting
that the matter had been considered
of but little Importance until the ar
rival of the Carranza party at the
border.
They said that no first hand Inform
ation had been received by their chief
since Gen. Villa matin his original re
port, which merely stated, It was said,
thHt Benton had attempted the life of
Villa for which be had been tried and
executed. No comment was fortlxiom-
Ing on Gen. Villa's refusal to surrender
Benton's body because officials assert
ed that phase of the case had not
been officially reported and hence
could not Is: considered.
*3,000,000 ,ir» Bullion.
Chihuahua, Mexloo. Governor Chon
is arranging for the purchase of $3,-
000,000 of silver bullion to serve ns a
basis for a new Issue of notes. Bank
ers, It I* said, will accept certain
ranches and houses confiscated by the
rebels as payment.
Gen. Villa said today that the date
of hi* departure for the south was
uncertain and In any event would not
be until after the Benton Investigation
commission arrived. A rumor that the
federal* had evacuated Torreon was
denied by the general.
Mother Perishes in Fire.
Spokane, Wn. Mr*. Htella Maries
lost her life and her two young daugh
ters are believed to have perished In a
fire that destroyed their home today.
Mr*. Maries sent h er two sons to a
neighbors for help, then was caught
by the flame* while trying to save the
girls.
Bryan in Richmond.
Washington, Secretary Bryan left
today for Richmond, where he will
speak to the Virginia legislature this
afternoon. This evening he will speak
before the "Progressive Democratic
league of Virginia.” While In Rich
mond, Mr Bryan will be a guest of
Gov. Stuart
DAILY AND SU NDAY. $6.00 PER YEAH.
WOMAN COMMISSIONER
TO CLEAN UP THE TOMBS
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4 ft EsHKYI
4!| S
DR. KATHERINE B. DAVIS.
New York. —After conducting a no
cret Investigation Into the methods
that now prevail In the administration
of the Tombs Prison, the place of con
finement for all those awaiting trial
in state and city criminal cages, Dr.
Katherine B. Davis, commissioner of
charities, has set about to revolution
lze the entire management of the
iprison. I>r Davis found that the con
ditions existing In the cell houses
were positively party be
cause of grafting keepers who con
done] tho smuggling of drugs to the
prisoners, and that the business man
agement, with regard to the purchase
of food for prisoners, the lotting of
contracts for repairs, etc.., gave every
evidence of the graft, taint.
4,000 Were Killed in Two
Chinese Brigand Battles
Pekin,—Four thousand men were
killed In two separate battles between
government troops and White Wolf
brigands on the Honan-Anuhi border,
according to official telegrams receiv
ed here today. Aeroplanes were em
ployed by the government furies to
locate the rebels, who afterwards were
attacked and dispersed.
S. C. Legislature To Be
in Session Week Longer
Columbia, 8. C,—Because the general
appropriation bill will not l>e ready
for ratification before Saturday night
at the earliest, the Houlh Carolina gen
eral assembly will be unable to ad
journ sine die before the middle of next
week. The customary period of forty
day* for the legislative session would
end today but the session may have to
be prolonged at least a week.
Lights Go Out in the
District at Midnight
St. Louie. —At midnight the lights on
Luca* Avenue from 21st street to 27th
street will go out and for the first lime
<Slnco their origin the doors of the 67
resort* In HI. Louis's last segregated
district! will be closed.
Petition* of business men In the vi
cinity, pleas of the resort owners and
property owners havo failed to bring
revocation of the police order abolish
ing the district.
Request Goethals to Use
Only Gov’t Coal on Canal
Washington^—Representative* of the
coal producing states of Virginia.
West Virginia, Kentucky and Pennsyl
vania today urged Col. Geo. W. Geo
thals to do all he could to have the
government exclusively handle coal
supplier In the Panama Canal zone.
Col. Goethals suggested that the ques
tion Ilea with congress and not vrtth
the zone officials.
The delegation, which Included Rep
resentative Hlennpt, of Virginia, point
ed out that there would be one million
ton* of coal a year used on the canal
and that It should be supplied by the
government.
79 CITIES GIVE
EACTS ON WHITE
SLAVEJIFFIC
No Other Form of Criminal
Offense is so Flaqrant, Profit
able and Open as Business of
Prostitution. Declares Mass
achusetts Report
Millions of Dollars Invested, is
Declaration, in Establish
ments For Immoral Purposes.
Public Sentiment Strongly
Against Conditions.
Boston.—’’The financial profit of the
business of prostitution In the prin
cipal reason for 11s existence. No oth
er form of criminal offense so flagrant
ly open and Bo harmful to the com
munity would be tolerated for a day
In this slate.”
These declarations are made in the
report submitted to the legislature to
day by a committee appointed last
year, which has conducted a detailed
Investigation in 79 Massachusetts clt*
loe and towns.
Millions Invested.
The re|x>rt. say that millions of dol
lars are invested In establishments
utilized for immoral purposes and that
{prostitution in all Its ramifications
constitutes a vast business extending
all over the state.
The report emphasizes the dangers
of unregulated lodging houses, public
(laneo halls and recreation parks.
Tl\e commission has found "wide
spread evidence of a strong public sen
timent against the continuance of the
conditions it has found to exist" and
expresses the conviction ’ that this
evil in suspertlbts of successful attack
and treatment.”
Half Feeble Minded.
“The fact that one-balf of the wom
en examined were actually feeble
minded,” the report says, "clears the
way for successful treatment of a por
tion of this class. The recognition, of
feeble minded girls at an early age In
the public schools and proper provision
for their protection would prevent
much of the observed imomrallt.v
among young girls and tho resulting
temptations to boys.
"While the officials In no city in the
state have openly adopted the policy
of segregation and toleration," saya
the report, "yet it Is a fact that it*
certain citicn there are streets where
the business is conducted In much tha
same way as If segregation was the
accepted official policy.
Enormously Profitable. 1
"In the larger cities the most fla
grant expression of commercialized
prostitution Is In connection with cer
tain cases and saloons. These places
are enormously profitable. The police
take tho position that they have no
right to interfere If the letter of the
law-Is observed, but It Is difficult to
understand why these tmomral cases
and salwns are tolerated.”
After 35 Years Study,
Expects Christ’s Return
Chicago.—" After 35 year* of con
tinuous blble study, I am prepared
to say Lord Jesus may come hack at
any moment,” said Dr. C. I. SeoTleld,
of New York, at the International
Prophetic Bible Conference today. "I
am 71 years of age, but I am not look
ing for death; I am looking for tha
Lord’* return.”
TRIBUTE TO UNDERWOOD.
Washington.—Tribute to the lead
er*hlp and senatorial claims of Rep
resentative Oscar "W. Underwood, was
made In a speech today by Represent
ative Dent, of Alabama, who declared
he had united the democratic party
as It had never been before In the
last 50 years.
TEODY IN FINE TRIM.
Rio Janeiro/—Col. Theodore Roose
velt and party arrived In the vicinity
of Jose Bonifacio, after having trav
ersed the Hinterland of San Luis de
Caceres. No great dlfifcuittes were
encountered and many observation*
were made. The party discovered »
river heretofore unknown. Colonel
Roosevelt and the others are In ex
cellent health. , ■
THE SACHEM 16 FLOATED.
Norfolk, V*/—The British steamnshtp
Sachem, which was floated last night
after having been aground near Hog
Inland, north of Cape Charles, passed
in the Virginia Capes early today and
proceeded to Newport News, where
she will be docked at once for re
pairs. Tho vessel was leaking soma
but otherwise appeared to be untnjur*
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