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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER T*.
If Buckhead Train is Taken Off, Might
As Well Not Have Any Railroad Between
Camak, Union Point So Far As Augusta
Merchants, Business Men Are Concerned
People of That Splendid Section, Including Those in Towns
of Norwood, Barnett, Crawfordville, Washington and Oth
ers, Cannot Come to Augusta and Do Their Shopping With
out Spending the Night, Which They Will Not Do.
Beyond Camak on the Georgia Rail
road’s main line arc the towns Nor
wood, Barnett, Crawfordville, Union
Point and 18 miles off from Barnett
on a branch line is Washington, the
thriving metropolis of Wilkes County.
In addition there are towns on the
Athens branch of the Georgia Pail
road which are valuable to Augusta as
a trade territory. The most import
ant, however, are the towns between
Camak and Union Point and Wash
ington.
If the Buckhead train is taken off
the Georgia Railroad, in so far as the
trade Augusta gets from that section
is concerned, the tracks of the Geor
gia Railroad might as well be torn up,
because the schedules will be prohib
itive.
There will be no possible wby for
the people of that section to come to
Augusta to trade unless they spend
the night here. Now, of course, the
fact that the schedules will be so ar
ranged as to prevent people from
coming to this city and returning the
same day, will cause these people to
turn away from Augusta and go else
where. The only train that they can
arrive in Augusta in the day time now
is the one which reaches here at 2:25
p. m., and the only one they can get
back in the day time on leaves at
f 3:20 p. m„ giving them just 55 minutes
in which to shop.
Then, of course, rather than be af
flicted with such a schedule the peo
ple from up and down the road wiTl
simply make arrangements to trade
elsewhere.
Make the City Market Permanent;
“We Need It Here,” Say the People
The First Dozen Men a Herald Man Met on the Streets
Agreed That a Permanent City Market Would Go a Long
Way to Help Augusta to Live at Home Fifty-Two Weeks
in the Year.
Since it was announced, a few days
ago, that on Saturday of next week,
which is Made at Home, Trade at
Home, Live at Home Week in Augusta,
the 500 and 600 blocks of Broad street
will be turned over to an Open Air
Market, where the farmers of this im
mediate section will bring their coun
try produce to sell direct to Augusta
housekeepers and the buying public,
the plan has grown in popularity and
during the past few days the idea of
establishing a permanent city market
or central market has begun to take
root.
Long ago Augusta had a city mar
ket. Columbus, Macon, Charleston and
Other cities throughout this section
of country still have central markets,
JThese markets afford the people of
□these cities a great convenience, at the
Lame time aiding the farmers and
(truck growers to find ready buyers
ror their produce. s
Everybody, apparently, takes to the
idea of a permanent central market.
Here is what the first dozen men a
Herald reporter met on the street say:
Mr. F. W. Woods, manager of the
Postal Telegraph Company’s Augusta
office:
"All of our operators are voluntarily
pledged to the principle of the Live at
Home movement. We like it. Already
the Poßtal spends $2 in Augusta for
every dollar the Augusta office takes
in, because we have a large relay force
here. Particularly do we like the idea
of making the city market a perma
nent thing; we need it here in Au
gusta.”
Mr. E. B. Faust: "I have often won
dered why we have no city market,
and have realized the need of one. A
market such as The Herald proposes,
If made permanent, would save house
keepers a great deal of time and wor
ry. Instead of having to go from one
Btore to another, here, there and ev
erywhere. to get what may be wanted,
or depend upon hucksters' wagons, our
wives would welcome the convenience
of a central market.”
Mr. L. F. Marshall, manager of the
Gas Light Company:
“This Live at Home movement is a
splendid thing. In Richmond there is
maintained a permanent exhibit of
goods and articles manufactured in
"that city. Augusta might profit by
making next week's Industrial exhib
its permanent, but particularly do I
think that the city market should be
made permanent.”
DEATHS
EVANS, MR. GUY H— Died yesterday
afternoon at 3:45 o'clock, at the reel
dance of hie family, 2009 Elite etreet,
In the 22nd year of hie age follow
ing an extended lllneea. Funeral
eervlcee will be conducted from the
reeldence tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock, and the Interment will follow
In the family cemetery at Martinets,
Oa. Deceeeed le eurvlved by his fath
er and mother, Mr. and Mre J. M.
Evan*; six slaters, Mrs. B. B. Cox
Mieses Nellie. Helen, Mary, Florence
and Annie Evans, and also by one
half-brother, MV. W. F. Evans, all
of Augusta.
WALKER. WOODROW—The Infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Walker, died
yesterday afteraoon at the residence
of his parents 1576 St. Luke street.
Funeral services were conducted
» from the residence this aft<Anoon at
» 2:30 o’clock. Rev. H. L. Veach of
ficiating. and the Interment followed
In the West View cemetery.
/THURMAN, MRS. MATTIE—Died yes
\ terday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the
City hospital In the 27th year of her
age after silliness of seven days.
Funeral iffMces were conducted
from the residence, 1521 Broad
street this afternoon at 1:80 o'clock.
Rev. Thomas Walker officiating, and
the Interment followed In the West
View cemetery. Besides her husband
Mr. Earnest J. Thurman, deceised Is
survived by her father, five brothers
and two sisters.
Want to Come Before Banks Close.
Many people from up and down the
Georgia Railroad want to get to Au
gusta before the banks close as many
of them transact business with Au
gusta banks. Under the present ar
rangement they can arrive at 11 a. m„
and have three hours to transact their
lousiness before the banks close. They
will have plenty of time to do their
shopping and then leave at 4:45 p. m.,
for their homes.
One reason why the fast train which
arrives here shortly after 6 o'clock,
p. m„ doesn’t suffice is because it ar
rives at night and no one can transact
any business at night and then, too,
it doesn't make many stops. Only
eight stops are made between Augusta
and Atlanta. No one wants to come
to Augusta to do any trading at 2:20
o’clock in the morning, when the night
express reaches here. This is the
train which formerly arrived at 7:15
in the morning. No one wants to go
home from Augusta on the night ex
press, which leaves at 2 a. m.
The Railroad Commission will de
cide on the 24th of November whether
the Buckhead shall be taken off or not
and undoubtedly there will be a vigor
ous protest registered.
Mr. Wickersham’s consideration in
not petitioning the commission to have
the fast trains taken off is appreciat
ed, but the only trouble is that he pe
titioned for the wrong train to be dis
continued. Augusta can struggle
along very well without the fast trains
but she cannot well get along without
the trade of Norwood, Barnett, Craw r
fordville, Union Point, AVashlngton
and other places.
Mr. Frank Miller, proprietor of the
Hofbrau:
"A permanent city market would be
a fine thing for the hotels, and I would
like to see it.”
Mr. James R. League:
“Of course the important thing is
whether or not Augusta, living at home
next week, h* going to live at home
next year. A splendid plan would be
to make the city market a permanent
institution; that would help. If tho
European war causes the people of the
South, farmers and city folks as well,
to begin to live at home, it will prove
a blessing.”
Rev. Burnett H. Waugh, pastor of
the North Augusta. Baptist church,
thinks that Augusta would greatly
benefit by co-operating to patronize
home industry and that a city market
would be a forward step toward per
manent living at home.
Mr. Waiter M. Bearden declared that
after canvassing the tnembers of his
home orchestra, he, could give the as
surance that they will co-operate in
the Live at Home movement. "We
depend upon Augusta, and we are al
ways willing to do anything we can
to make conditions better here in Au
gusta, not only for ourselves but for
everybody.”
Prof. T. Harry Garrett, principal of
the Tubman High school:
"I am jn thorough sympathy with
the Live at Home movement and all it
includes, not the least of which is the
centrul market.”
Mr. S. R. Singleton, superintendent
of the Singleton Silk Mills:
"The Herald deserves credit for Its
splendid enterprise. Augusta needs
just the kind of work that is being
done. The horde market should be de
veloped and the city market will help
to solve the farmers’ problems. It
Should be made permanent.”
Mr. Bazemore, manager of the Au
gusta office of Bradstreets:
“The Ivive at Home movement should
have the endorsement and co-opera
tion of everybody In Augusta and
since it is just as important that the
farmer find a market where he may
sell his products as well as a market
where he can buy what he needs, in
view of existing conditions—the farmer
turning now to raising food crops—
the city market plan would, if the
market should he made permanent,
prove a boon to him as well as a great
convenience to the people of the city.
Mr. E. B. Hook gives his endorse
ment to the Live at Home movement.
PALMER, MR. STERLING-His many
Augusta friends regret to learn of
his death which occurred In Frier
son, La. The funeral services and
Interment occurred at Shreveport
Wednesday.
CONCILIATORS *IN THE
COLORADO MINE TROUBLE
Washington, D. C.—William R. Fair
ley and Hywell Davis, federal concilia
tome, were here today for a conference
with Secretary Wilson over the Colorado
strike situation.
They recently returned from the strike
xone after helping arrange the tentative
proposal which President Wilson sug
gested to the operators and miners for
a settlement. The miners accepted the
proposal, but the operators rejected |t.
"WETB" AT A DISADVANTAGE.
"I see that local optldn Is likely to
win out your way.”
"Yea," replied Uncle Billy Bottletop.
"But the fight ain't fair. A man who
never uses alcohol generally looks like
a good argument, while a regular rum.
punisher's liable to be only a horrible
example.”—Exchange.
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SCHOOLS HELPING IN
OLD LINEN CAMPAIGN
Houghton is First in Salvation
Army’s Movement to Aid the
Wounded in the War.
The "Old Linen Campaign,” opened
recently in Augusta by Commander
Miss Eva BOoth, of the Sanation
army, is meeting with success on all
sides. It is a nation-wide
the idea, of Miss Booth—and through
jit he Salvation Army in the United
States hopes to materially aid tha
hospital corps in the war in Europe.
The school children of Augusta are
taking an interest in the campaign
and the Houghton Grammar School
is the first in the city to come forward
with its efforts.
The children are asked to bring to
the school any discarded white cloth
they have at home, the only require
ment being that it be clean, and this
will be sent to Adjutant Yates at Sal
vation Army headquarters here, and
from there it will be shipped away to
be sterilized and made into bandages
for the wounded soldiers in the war.
AT THE STRAND
"The Wolf” that is being presented
at The Strand today and this evening
only, continuously, at the usual prices,
5 and 10 cents, is a Lubln masterpiece
In six parts, produced by Barry O’Neil.
The book was written by Eugene Wal
ter.
An idea of the calibre of picture
"The Wolf” is may be gained from the
following synopsis of the first few
parts:
When Jules Beaubien’s father died,
the young man found himself heir to
the stout old mansion at Montreal anil
a big fortune which the family had
made in the lumber of the great Can
adian forests. But on his death bed
his father had made a confession, that
twenty years ago he had met a squaw
of the Ojtbway tribe.and that a girl
child was born. Shg was now up in
the Nipissing country with a French
Canadian family that had adopted her
by arrangement with the father. Old
Beaubien’s last words to his son ex
acted a promise that the boy would
find his half sister, educate and care
for her and give her a liberal share ol
the estate.
As soon as affairs could be settled
up Jules started on his quest to find
Annette. Arriving in the Nipissing
country he found that the family has
moved from the valley, but he was
informed that a woodsman, Baptiste
LeGrande, could tell him all about the
girl, as he bad been her sweetheart
He had loved the girl with all the
strength of his rough manhood, but
a city man had come along and be
trayed her. Baptiste tried to tell the
story but his rage would not permit
him to be coherent and Father Paul
continued. He told Jules that the se
ducer had abandoned the girl and gone
hack to America. Annette, knowing
she was disgraced, ran away from her
foster parents and wandered to the
camps where the women of the trap
pers tried to care for her, she became
delirious but she never mentioned the
man’s name. When her child was
born she wandered out into a storm
and with her babe in her arms laid
down in the snow and died, and the
wolves had eaten her and the child.
“REEL LIFE” AT THE
MODJESKA THEATRE
"The Turning of the Road,” a two
reel Thanhouser production Is the feat
ure play presented to patrons of the
Modjeska Theatre today and evening.
The following is a short account of the
story:
Della Fletcher and Bill Kent go to a
fashionable hotel on the beach bent on
robbing a wealthy Mrs. Burdett. Here
Della meets a young rector who is In
terested in her. Della tells Kent that
she Intends to refrSrm. Kent reminds
her of the gang's motto: "Dead men tell
no tales.” However, he promises to let
her off If she will agree to finish this
Job. She promises, and after getting
the Jewels In her hands, not having time
to place them elsewhere she runs Into
the room of the young rector, and drop
ped them Into his grip. The rector Is
called home to the bedside of his moth
er. Dropping a few things Into his
grip, not noticing the Jewels, he leaves
for home with the Jewels. Della and
Kent who are very angry, pursue him In
an automobile. When the city Is gain
ed, Della stops at his house, telling that
she lias been robbed of her purse. He
feels scurry for her and asks her to slay.
HoweveT, after getting the gems, she
can not bring herself to give them to
Kent. He breaks In and takes the
Jewels from her b< force. Raymond and
a doctor 'enter Just In time to rescue
J>e<lia and capture the thief. The girl
remains as companion to Raymond's
wife.
"Back so the Kitchen," e Modjestlc
comedy, ie furnishing the laughs. Two
other reels, the eubjecte being unknown,
eomethtng of a eurprise for the reel fans,
Is promised by the management of the
Modjeska,
There’s always lively. Interesting and
laughter-bringing productlone shown at
the Modjeska Theatre.
Come, you will enjoy yourself.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
Hofbrau Hotel.
J. W. Rickard, Ga; J. W. Ashburn,
S. C.; J E. Pettorhead, Ga.; V. Wal
lace, N. Y.; L. Lawrence, N. Y.; H.
Warner, N. Y.
Planters Hotel.
J. M. McCllnche; G. W. 1/ong, Ga.;
W. D. Hunt, Ala.; N. M. Murry, At
lanta, Ga.j R. G. Cloud, Savannah,
O.
Albion Hotel.
VV. Kelly. N. Y.; 8. G. Van Dyke,
Ohio; F. K. Thomas, Atlanta, Ga.; R.
A. Hurgrove, Atlanta, Ga.; J, 8.
Fouehe, Tennessee; L. C. Carpenter,
N. J.; E A, Burgess, Ohio; A. A.
Dragod, Tennessee; A. A. Peeler, N.
Y.; J.'Blum, Baltimore, 8. 8. Duck
worth, N. C.; W, M. Webster, S. C.
Geneata Hotel.
C. B. Black, Atlanta, Ga.j H. T.
Robert, Atlanta, Ga.; R. B. Teegle,
Virginia; R. B. Barnett, Atlanta, Ga.;
M. N. Jackson, Alabama; P. M. Har
ris, Savannah, Ga.: W. H. Salley,
Atlanta, Ga.; G. B. Murry, Murcr
Hill, 8. C.
Plaza Hotel.
M. Leny, Ga.; J. J. Edenfleld, Oa.;
M. 8. Stern, Savannah, Ga.; J. K.
Harris, Ga.; M. Hoff, Md.; Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Prier, Miss L. Prler, Ga.;
H. P. Jenkins, La.; W. A. Hickses,
G. Harvey, City; H. E Loode, Ohio;
A. T. Nelson. Atlanta, Oa.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA.
Mayfield Man Says Instead Thanksgiving
Dinner, the People of This Section Give
Liberally to Stricken People of Belgium
Mr. W. W. Stevens, Well Known Peach Grower, Offers to
Donate a Bale of Cotton to the Starving People of That
Great Little Country---Won’t Augustans Take Up Plan?
Mr. W. W. Stevens, of May-field,
Ga., the well known grower of “Sugar
Hill” peaches, writes the Herald
apropos of the present movement
throughout the country to help the
starving Belgians. Mr. Stevens says
that an appeal to the people of Au
gusta should be made and he offers to
start the list of contributors with a
bale of cotton. Mr. Stevens further
suggests that this bale be sold at auc
tion. He writes interestingly of the
matter and undoubtedly the sugges
tion he makes will appeal to the kind
hearted people of this city and sec
tion.
Here is Mr. Stevens’ letter:
Mayfield, Georgia, Nov. 12, 1914.
The Augusta Herald,
Augusta, Oa.
Dear Sir:
I see by the papers that Governor
FIRST 3 MONTHS
OF THE COTTON
YEAR FIGURES
October Exports Less Than
Third of Year Ago---Million
Bales More in Hands of the
Manufacturers.
Washington—American cotton spin
ners used less cotton during the first 8
months of the cotton year than they
did In the same period last year; ex
ports during October were less than
one-third of what they were a year
ago and almost a million hales more
were in the hands of manufacturers
and in warehouses at the end of Oc
tober than there were last year at that
time. This summarizes briefly the ef
fect of the European war on the Amer
ican cotton industry ns disclosed today
by the October cotton consumption
and distribution report of the Census
Bureau.
The United Kingdom during Octo
ber increased its takings of American
cotton, 232,065 bales having been ex
ported to it. Germany received no
American cotton, while France ti/>k
22,302 bales, the first it had received
since the beginning of the war.
Consumption, Supply.
Washington. —Cotton consumed dur
ing October was 451,841 bales, exclus
ive of linters, compared with 511,923
in October last year, the Census Bu
reau announced today. Consumption
for the three months ending October
31 was 1,250,716 bales against 1,386,708
last year.
Cotton on Hand.
Cotton on hand October 31 in manu
facturing establishments was 713,401
bales compared with 1,023,016 a year
ago, and in Independent warehouses
3.780,036 compared with 2,609,658 a
year ago.
Exports were 497,180 hales against
1,517,838 last year, and for the three
months 644,169 against 2,705,322 a year
ago.
Imports were 12,152 bales against
5,569 last year, and for the three
months 54,664 against 20,808 a year
ago.
Cotton spindles active numbered 30,»
651,946 against 30,856,860 a year ago.
Linters.
Linters consumed was 29,101 bales
against 31,356 a year ago and for the
three months 87,770 bales against 58,-
682 last year; on hand In manufactur
ing establishments 65,262 bales against
49,483 a year ago and In Independent
warehouses 48,047 against 38,057 a year
ago.
Linters exported was 4,104 bales and
for the three months 6,797 bales.
LIGHT BTUFF.
“l”m thinking of writing a play.”
“What about?”
“I haven’t the slightest idea.”
“Better make it a society drama.”
Up”
A “Step r~
Awaits the individual
whose physical and men
tal powers fit him to
grasp opportunities.
Right food plays a big
part.
Grape-Nuts
—made of prime wheat,
and malted barley, eon
tiyns in correct propor
tions the elements neces
sary for building strong
bodies and keen brains.
.This delicious food is
long baked easily di
gested and nourishing.
A daily ration of Grape-
Nuts along with other
food is good for ambitious
folk?.
“There’s a Reason”
Hughs of Kansas has called on the
people of his state to give a million
bushes of wheat to the starving Bel
gians and a quarter of a million bush
els of corn, in place of having a
Thanksgiving dinner make it a day
of’giving. Can’t you make this appeal
to the city of Augusta, There are na
tive born Belgians and English people
in the city and descendants of both
countries, as well as France. I wish
to give a bale of cotton and have a
sale at auction. Couldn’t you take
charge of it and appoint the day and
request all native born of France, Bel
gium and England living In the city to
be present as well as the descendants
of these countries and help out this
good cause. X will appreciate any
help that you can give this good cause.
Your truly,
W. W. STEVENS.
$120,000 PROFIT
UNDRAINED HAND
\
Trial Begins in Charge of
Using U. S. Mails to Defraud.
Fifty Thousand Acres Bought.
Kansas City, Mo. —The case of C. E.
Chambers, president, and four alleged
agents of the Chambers Land Com
pany, charged with having used the
mails to defraud In the sale of Flor
ida lands was called for trial in the
federal court here today.
The government declared Cham
bers purchased 50,000 acres of un
dralned swamp land from the state of
Florida in 1910, for which he was to
pay sls an acre. Arrangements had
been made with the state, according
to the company’s literature, for the
drainage of the land. The land was
sold on the installment plan at from
SSO to $65 an ncro anil a total of
$125,000 profit was made from the sals
of 17,000 acres. The government con
tends the land never was drained and
operations of the company ceased a
year ago last February.
The defendants, In addition to
Chambers, are Rev. Albert E. Gam
mage, Kansas City; Ernest K. Russell,
Miami, Fla.; C. H. Hubbard, Pitts
burg, Kansas, anil F. W. Harper, Fort
Lauderdale, Fla.
NEWS OF ALLENDALE
Allendale, 8, G,- Mrs. H. C Flowers
while currying her small grandchild to
Its home In the country last Saturday
had a painful injury, though not serious,
as a resuit of a runaway. The spirited
pony she was driving became frightened
at a passing bicyclist r.nd dashed off
and threw them out.
Sam Hay, colored, a boy living on tha
plantation nf Mr. T. O. Sanders, had a
gun he was carrying to discharge and
WILL
THE HOUSEKEEPERS
OF AUGUSTA HELP?
If you will Kelp, Mr*. Housekeeper, *ay
so. Cut out the Coupon, sign name and mail
to The Herald’s City Market Bureau. The
Herald wants the name and address of all
city housekeepers who favor a City Market
and who will agree to patronize one. Let us
have the benefit of your suggestions. We
want to know who favor and who are friendly
to the City Market plan for Augusta. Cut out
the Coupon, sign name and mail or send to the
Herald office.
CITY MARKET BUREAU
Augusta, Ga., Nov. 12, 1914.
I endorse the idea of a City Market for
the City of Augusta.
I promise to patronize the Open Air
City Market, held for demonstration
purposes on Saturday, November 21, on
the 500 and 600 Blocks of Broad Street.
Name
Address
Phone
Poultry Outlook
For 1915 Season
A number of things point to an unprece
dented year of prosperity for poultry raisers
in 1915.
Notable among these lias been the poor
hatch last spring, which lias depleted the sup
ply of breeders and good layers, and the
owner of either of these will be able to name
his own prices.
War conditions also will help boom prices,
as cited in this week’s article. Next week’s
.rtiele* will touch oon this point also.
Look for it appearing exclusively in The
Herald.
tear up on« hand and horribly nrvutllatg
the side of his faoe last Saturday. Ha
was t« ken at once to an Augusta hospl
tal. It Is understood now that theirs is
some hope* of ht* recovery.
In the death of little Jno. W. Douglas.
Jr., Thursday morning Mr. end Mrs.
Douglas and grandparent* hay* tbs
sympathy of the entire community. Tha
little fellow was a gensraU favorite and
a very attractive child of four summers.
What makes this death doubly sad Is tha
fact that Mr. Douglas was away from
home at the time. Ha was taken Wed
nesday with bronchial pneumonia, and al
though two physicians stayed by his
side nil night, they could do nothing te
save him.
When you meat your antanoglst, ds
everything In a mild and agreeable
manner. Let your courage be as keen,
but at the sumo time as polished, as
your sword.—Sheridan.
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