Newspaper Page Text
► , ‘WANT AD
► WILL SELL YOUR
► HORSE, COW OR HOUSE.
► TRY ONE.
►
VOLUME XL NO. 42.
MINERS WANT INCREASE Of
20 PER CENT AND RECOGNITION
DETAILS OF DEMANDS TO BE
SUBMITTED TODAY HAVE NOT
BEEN MADE PUBLIC BY COM
MITTEE.
WANT PAY FOR
ALL “DEAD WORK”
Another Demand !• for the Eight Hour
Day Without Reduction In Pay for
All Employe* Paid by the Hour.
Uniform Wage Scale in Three Dis
trict*.
NEW YORK. Feb. 15.—The propo
sitions to be presented to the mine
operators by the union representatives
today have not been made public, but
it has been learned from various
sources that among the proposals to
be submitted are:
An eight-hour day without any re
duction in wages for ail employe*
paid by the hour, day or week.
Uniform wage scale in the three an
thracite districts for the different
classes of employes.
Adequate compensation for "dead
work” performed by contract miners.
Reconstruction of the board of con
ciliation.
Increase in wages of from 10 to 20
per cent for all company men.
Adoption of a system by which coal
shall be paid for by weight wherever
practicable and recognition of the,
union.
TO MAKE FIGHT ON DISPENSARY
HAWKINSVILLE, Ga., Feb. 15.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Hawkinsville held the largest
and most enthusiastic meeting in ita
history at the home of Dr. A. A.
Smith and adopted renewed resolu
tions and plans on their fight against
the Hawkinsville dispensary.
Committees were appointed to can
vass the city and first secure pledges
from every lady possible. The first
two days’ canvass resulted in enroll
ing over 200 names and more are be
ing added. The petition reads:
"The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union of Hawkinsville most
earrj bly appeal to every citizen of
ou. c“unty to save our boys and girls
and our homes by abolishing from our
midst all intoxicating liquors through
the dispensary saloon or any other
HELEN LONGSTREET'S UNIQUE
WEDDING GIFT FROM GEORGIA
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. 15.
White house officials have been
greatly stirred by the statement
which has come to them from what
they consider a responsible source
than onq of the Invitations to Miss
Roosevelt's wedding has been sold
by its recipient for |4OO.
The list of Invited guests Is being
gone over name by name rn an ef
fort to pick out the particular one
who may have been willing to ex
change his Invitation for cash, and
if the officials succeed in finding
what they seek the invitation will
fee caloellefi at once. They realize,
however, that among so many hun
dred invited persons it will be very
difficult to detect the alleged offenl
der.
All arrangements for the wedding
are now complete. The staff of po
lice and secret service men have
their duties by heart. The aids
know what they are to do, and prob
ably on Friday there will be rehear
sal by the bridal party, ineludln;;
the ushers, all of whom will then
have arrived.
Tntimate personal friends and rela
tives of the Roosevelt and Long
worth families will be admitted to
the White house by the main en
trance under the Northern porte
cochere, while the diplomats will en
ter by the southern entrance under
the Blue Room. Justices of the
supreme court and members of the
cabinet will also be admitted at thlß
entrance. All the other guests will
enter at the eastern entrance.
Miss Roosevelt told friends at a
dinner the other night that not half
of the wedding guests would Bee her
married. The East room will be fill
ed first, then the three drawing
rooms, and after the bridal proces
sion has passed through the corridor
the overflow will surge into it from
the drawing rooms. Those in the
Red Room and the Blue Room will
see nothing of the ceremony, ahd
their only glimpse of the bride will
be when they go to congratulate the
young couple after the ceremony.
Miss Roosevelt will be married on
a raised dais, and after the cere
mony Mr. Longworth and bis bride
will turn, facing the guests, and the
reception will begin. It will take
an hour or two for every one to wish
the couple good luck, and when all
huve been received the bride and
bridegroom will pass back through
the Inner corridor to the dining
room and mingle with the guests
Each day adds to the store of
presents received. A gift from Mrs.
L. Z. Letter consists of a pair of
antique silver vases handsomely
wrought and of most graceful design.
Mrs. Letter has made a collection of
antique silver and ceramics for
many years, picking up most of the
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
LOST AT SEA.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Feb.
15.—The British hark Drumcraig,
which sailed from Portland, Sep
tember 22nd, for Manila, and 100
'lavs over due a' that port, is
given up as lost. Twenty-two per
sons were on board.
Jt SIRS SAWED.
REFUSED TO FLEE
One Prieoner Escaped, But Other Al
most Sure to Hang, Remained in
His Cell.
RALEIGH, N. C., Feb. 15.—Bur
ton Jarrell, convicted of the murder
of VV. C. King in Warren county, has
escaped from Wake county Jail, while
Garfield Hicks, who was sentenced to
death for being implicated in the same
crime, refused to flee. There was
some doubt as to Jarrel’s guilt and
the supreme court was considering
an appeal. Jarrell sawed through
eight steel bars. The fact that Hicks
remained when he is almost certain
to be hanged was a remarkable fea
ture of the delivery.
BEGGING FO'R SUFFRAGE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.—Two or
three hundred women members of the
National Equal Suffrage Association
gathered In the senate marble room to
make their annual plea to the senate
committee on woman suffrage for
right to exercise franchise. Senator
Bacon presided .
means whereby it can be brought, into
our county and sold as a beverage.
"In view of the above appeal we,
whose names are appended, promise
to do all in our power, by voice, word
or influence, to secure the total aboli
tion of the liquor traffic in our midst.”
Also other committees were appoint
ed to canvass the voters of Hawkins
ville to sign a petition asking for an
election to be held throughout the
county In April on "Dispensary," or
“No Dispensary.” These petitions are
also being circulated over the county.
It requires only one-third of the voters
to call it.
silver pieces in England, where these
particular vases came from.
Secretary of the navy and Mrs.
Bonaparte have sent to Miss Roose
velt an exquisitely carved silver dish,
thirty Inches in diameter, the edge
being fret work, showing roses up
held by cherubs.
A unique gift comes from Mrs.
Helen D. Longstreet, widow of a
famous Confederate general, who ha 3
sent Miss Roosevelt a sepia drawing
of the Georgia home of her grand
mother, Martha Bullock. The frame
is of wood that formed part of *he
home of Miss Roosevelt’s paternal
grandmother, and this inscription is
burnt into a panel of the frame:
To the daughter of the nation on
her wedding day.
She has listened to the old, old
story that time will always keep new
and sweet.
Enfolding incense from love's high
altar encompasses a young world in
its maytime.
Beneath the splendid skies of the
new creation a strange man will
dower her with the trophies of his
day’s achievements; Its triumphs
will be dead because she is to wear
the garlands, and in the soft shin
ing of her eyes he will see the way
to God.
The great and unfading love will
crown her days and the warm heart
of Georgia will hold the grand
daughter of Martha Bulloch in un
forgetting fenderness.
HELEN D. LONGSTREET.
It is thought Mr. and Mrs. Long
worth will stop at the bride’s grand
mother’s home en route south.
Senator Beveridge's present is a
crop, gold mounted, which the fu
ture Mrs. Longworth will carry wheu
riding the little chestnut filly she
purchased last spring.
Two of the handsomest gowns of
Miss Roosevelt's trousseau are a
white tulle and a pink tulle. Both are
evening gowns, and the former bears
the hall mark of a French artiste.
The filmy folds of the white tulle
fall over a foundation of delicate
blue chiffon and silk. A lattice pat
tern done in jet, with tiny pink rose
buds appliqued through the meshes
of the lattice work, Is scattered ir
regularly over the gown. Double
bretelles of rose point lace form a
corsage ornamentation, a tie effect
of black velvet ribbon finishing the
triming in the centre of the bosom.
The pink tulle gown is extremely
dainty. It is trimmed with tiny ruch
ings of tulle in waving lines round
the skirt. The soft folds of the
tulle are gathered from the under
arm seams and brought together
over the bosom and caught by a
rosette. Tiny ruchlngs from the
trimming of the short puffed
sleevecs.
LOCAL FORECAST: For Augusta and vicinity. Fair and colder tonight with freezing temperature; Friday fair.
Chauncey Depew Returned to Health
NEW YORK. Feb. 15.—Senator
Chauncey M. Depew has returned
from Washington to spend a few days
at home, in order to attend to per
sonal business. That was the reason
he gave for having forsaken the capi
tal city, but further than that the
junior senator from New York de
clined to discuss his homecoming.
Accompanied by his son and his
niece, Miss Paulding, Senator Depew
alighted from a Pennsylvania train in
Jersey City and followed the crowd —
for the little party had waited until
practically all the passengers had left
the train before stepping out on the
station platform—to a Twenty-third
street line ferryboat. Mr. Depew
walked leisurely to the ferry slip. He
seemed aware that he was being
stared at. In fact, a few persons who
recognized him did stare and with
good excuse.
Negroes and Indians Only Hope
of American Musical Advancement
STOP MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS FROM
SPECULATING
BURLESON, OF TEXAS, HAS TAK
EN HIS BILL TO THE SENATE
AND THERE IS A DISPOSITION
TO TACK ON A SWEEPING
AMENDMENT.
Herald Bureau, 206 Corcoran Bldg.)
WASHINGTON, Feb . 15.—Repre
sentative Burleson, of Texas, has
taken to the senate chamber his bill
concerning the premature dtvulgence
of statistical Information and has
called it to the attention of the Texas
senators, asking them to lend it their
strongest support and secure its pas
sage. The bill was passed by the house
a day or two ago, but not. by the sen
ate as reported in some dispatches.
No amendments have been introduced
into the bill, but it is now intended
to graft upon it a provision specifically
prohibiting members of congress from
speculating on the strength of infor
mation acquired by them through gov
ernmental channels. If this can be
Included in the measure it will give
a far reaching quality to the bill and
will enable it to correct conditions
which have often been complained of
in the past, but without remedy.
T. W. DEALEY DEAD.
DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 15. —Thomas
W. Dealey, director of A. H. Belo &
Co., publishers of the Galveston-Dallas
News, died today at Mineral Wells,
Tex. Until January 23rd Mr. Dealey
had been secretary and treasurer of
the News, which position he occupied
for 25 years. He was born in Eng
land, 1850.
AUGUSTA. GA.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15. 1906.
r * *—4 FHCTTO ■»
% cna lor CE/epew
Pl\ o.pli«d whale. TLe. -Jo iver It-
It was not the same Chauncey they
had been used to. The senator walked
with his overcoat thrown open and
his hands In his trousers pockets and
there was an air of Jauntlness In his
appearance, but to eyes familiar with
the Chauncey of old the jaiintiness
was counterfeit. His stride lacked Its]
former elasticity and the alertness
which characterized the senator’s de-j
rneanor a year ago was missing. His
tall, young son and his niece consti
tuted themselves a body guard and j
east quirk glances about them, as If
apprehending ihe approach of some
unfriendly person. On hoard the
ferryboat. Senator Depew sank into
almost the first seat, he came to.
There was every evidence of fatigue
in his attitude.
At the suggestion that he pose for
a picture, which would bo proof of his
SO ROOSEVELT TOLD STUDENTS
OF MANASSAS NEGRO SCHOOL,
WHO WERE HIS GUESTS YE»
TERDAY FULSOME PRAISE
FOR BOOKER WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, I). C., Feb. 15
(Special.)—lntroduced by Edward
Hale, chaplain of the senate, the ne
gro students of the Manassas Indus
trial school were the guests of Presi
dent Roosevelt at the White House
yesterday. Addressing them, the pres
ident said their work of self-education
was the fundamental duty of Ameri
can citizenship and in commending
the work of Miss Dean, founder of
Manassas school, took occasion to re
fer with fulsome praise to Booker T.
Washington and his work at Tuskegee.
After his address the students sang
several songs. President Roosevelt
complimented them on their singing,
and said there were but two chances
for the development of schools of
American music and these would be
one from the colored population and
one from the vanishing Indian folk in
the southwest. The president sought
to impress on the students that their
popular capacity for melody would t
one day develop a distinct school ou
music.
A banquet in honor of Booker T.
Washington will he given tonight at
True Reformers’ hall, Twelfth and II
streets, by the Washington Business
league, the local branch of the Na-j
tlonal Business league, of which
Washington is president..
CHICAGO CLOSING THEATRES.
CHICAGO, 111., Feb. 15.—Chief of
Police Collins will issue a general or-j
der to the department today instruct
ing all police officers to see that, no
boy or girl under eighteen years of
age is allowed hereafter in a public
dance hall unattended by his or her!
parents.
Beginning tonight, when an ordi-j
nance regulating Immoral plays and j
moving pictures will be In effect, the I
police also will close all theatres
where scenes of vice, degradation and 1
crime are depicted unless the plays;
are taken off the boards. j
return to health, Mr. Dcpew held up
ills hand.
•'I don't think I care to do that
now," he said, glancing about, hint as
if fearing those nonr would hear, and
then he turned to his niece as if for
counsel.
"No, no, don't do It," said Miss
Paulding. “Not bore,” and tho sen
ator seemed relieved to find he had a
supporter in the stand he had taken
against the camera man. Later, as ho
was leaving the boat his old time in
clination to oblige overcame him and
he paused for an Instant in tho sun
light while an artist snapped his cam
era.
Once on New York soli, Mr. lie
pew’s assurance seemed to return and
he stood erect, and with chin held
high he waited for ills carriage which
took him to his home.
FIGHTING FOR CONTROL OF THE
MUTUAL LIFE ON APRIL 7
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—Conditions
are ripening rapidly for what probably
will develop into a desperate battle
for control of the management of the
Mutual Life Insurance company. A
crisis will be reached In the annual
meeting for the election of members
of the board of trustees on April 7.
Under the present management the
Mutual Is making a lively campaign
in the hope of obtaining enough new
proxies from policy holders to safely
Intrench the present management In
power. Under the general direction
of Charles A. Peabody, the Mutual's
president, Robert A. Granniss, the
vice president, Is conducting the cam
paign, sending out letters soliciting
proxies, and all the machinery of the
company’s branch offices and agency
forces is being made tributary to the
effort.
New proxies are made to run In
the names of George F. Baker, presi
dent of the First National Bank; El
bridge T. Gerry and John W. Auch-
Jacloss, a member of the Mutual’s
present ‘‘housecleaning" committee,
who in its investigations has been
more In sympathy with the ideas of
Mr. Peabody and Mr. Truesdale than
with those of Stuyvesant Fish. All
these men are members of the Mu
tual's present Board of Trustees, and
Mr. Baker, under the old regime of
the McCurdy*, was conspicuously
identified with the company's finan
cial transactions as a member of its
Finance Committee.
One peculiarity of the proxies now
being recruited is that they are as
nearly perpetual In character as they
can be made, all running for a term
of five years. In view of the general
expectation that the Armstrong Com-;
mltteo will have radical recommenda
tions to make as to the limitation ot
the validity of proxies, at least one
conspicuous member of the Mutual’s
Board and one who has played a
prominent part In recent reformatory
measures —Is known to have recorded
vehement protest against this vigor-
M’CURDT AND SON SAID
TO RE SHADOWED CONSTANTLY
NO IMMEDIATE DANGER.
I.AKICWOOD, N. J., Feb 15.
Little change In the condition of
John A McCall, former president
of the New York Life Insurance
company, was reported today by
the physicians.
Dr. Llndley said the patient
is not in Immediate danger.
STARTED WORK
ON AIKEN FINE
Curves Being Taken Out, Which Will
Shorten It a Little—Columbia Ex
tension to be Pushed Through.
It was learned today that among
the several Improvements that the
management of the Augusta Aiken
Railway and Electric company con
template, have niready begun ma
terial work and are, so to speak, now
taking out the kinks of the Aiken
line. This road at present is full
of curves and the company is in
every Instance where they can. mak
ing a straight line nut. of a curve.
The aetual work Is now In progress
and when finished will change the
route to some extent.
When the actual work on tno Co
lumbia .extension will begin is a mat
ter that the company cannot defi
nitely slate as yet, but It can l,«
safely said that there will he un
necessary delay in this progressive
step. The survey lias been made
and when the nctual turning of dirt
is begun the work will be rapid.
An endeavor was made today by
The Herald to see General Manager
Jackson and get a definite statement
as to the exact, date when the work
would Stan on the proposed exten
1 slon, but at. tile offices of the com
pany it was said that Mr. Jackson
Is out of the city.
HAZY ON HENDRICKS.
Governor Refuses to Tell What He
Has Decided.
ALBANY, Fell. 15. No decision has
been reached by Governor Higgins as
to tho fate of Superintendent Hen
dricks, of the Insurance department,
at least, none that he will announce.
When lie was asked If ho would say
whether he had determined to reap
point Superintendent Hendricks, he
said:
"No, 1 will not!”
The general Impression is that he
may wait until after the Insurance re
port is presented before he decides
There still exists some doubt as to
Just when Ihe term expires. The gov
ernor believes the term dates from
tlie time the candidate ,taks the oath
of offle. Ho thinks Superintendent
Hendricks was sworn In on February
Ifi, but the records appear to be hazy
and difficult of access.
ous proxy hunt by the present man-
Hgynent, but his objections were over
ruled.
Backed by the militant Thomas W.
Lawson, with Samuel Untermyer, of
this city, as Its leading legal ally, the
organization opposition to the perpe
tuation of the present control of the
Mutual Is also rapidly crystalizlng.
Mr. Untermyer met Mr. Lawson by
appointment In New Haven, Gunn., on
Monday, and it is understood a work
ing agreement was practically reach
ed and that. Mr. Untermyer, whose
Importance as an aggressive force to
lie reckoned with was conspicuously!
displayed In the Shipbuilding Trust:
Investigation, Is ready to throw ull hisj
energies Into the scale.
Mr. Untermyer, when he was shown'
a statement yesterday to the effect
that he bad consented to act as couti
Bel to lite committee of policy holders
of the New York Life and Mutual
companies, and that Mr. Lawson had
offered to turn over the proxies col
lected by him to that committee, said
the statement was not quite accurate.
As a result of the convention of
Governors, Insurance superintendents
and Attorney Generals of various
states recently held In Clhlcago, a
committee of Governors and other;
prominent men throughout the coun-j
try has been formed to protect the i
rights of the policy holders. It is said
that this committee purposes urging
the prosecution of suits for the re- j
covery of moneys illegally taken from
the companies, the punishment of
wrong against the policy holders, and
that It is believed a change of man-j
agement, of the companies Is essential
in order to bring about thorough re
form and restitution.
BTEAMER AGROUND.
BCITUATE, Mass., Feb. 15.—The
Leyland Line steamer Devonian, with
four passengers on board, grounded on
Southerly end of Third (,'llff. She will
probably be floated at high tide.
TUC PLANTER'S LOAN 4
AND SAVINGS BANK. 4
Gross Resourcss... $1,000,000,00 4
PAYS 4 PER CT. INTEREST. 4
Deposits may bs made by MAIL, 4
L. C, Hayns, President. 4
Chas. C. Howard, Cashlsr.d
ass***«*»****«*S
DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 A YEAR.
DETECTIVES ARE SAID TO REF.
RESENT JEROME AND THE MU>
TUAL LIFE INTERESTS,
4 -
DEVELOPMENTS
EXPECTED SOON
Is Said the McCurdy* Had Planned ta
Sail for Paria on March First—Harry,
ilton be Allowed to Rstum or Will
be Mad* a Prisoner.
NEW YORK. Feb. 15.—Hx-rresl
dent MsCurdy, of the Mutual Life, and
Robert 11. McCurdy, his son, arn being
shadowed night and day by two seta
of detectives, one act, It is said, repre
senting Mutual Life Interests. It IS
reported tiisi any attempt on the part
of father or son to leave this country
will be frustrated. The McCurdy*,
who are at their Morristown home,
had arranged to sail for Paris March
} first.
Il will be recalled that the Mutual
Life lias referred to Joseph H. Choate
the Truesdaio committee’s recommen
dation that the compuny bring suits
against certain officers and ex-officer*
to recover certain moneys.
II Is known, likewise, that both Dis
trict Attorney Jerome and Attorney
General Mayer nro watching the af
fairs of the Mutual Life and the Ne\g
York Life closely, and that interesting
developments are looked for at any
time.
On the day Hint tho McCurdys had
planned to sail, however, Thomas P.
Fowler, rhalrmaii of tho New York
Life's housecleaning committee, will
depart for Europe. While Mr. Fowler’s
trip is ostensibly for pleasure, it Is
said that he will see Andrew Hamil
ton. who, by last accounts, was in
the Ulvlora, and demand of him, on
pain of extradition, an Immediate so
counting or restitution of tho $1,000,-
000 detailed in the Fowler report.
Il is rumored that the alternative
will lie offered Mr. Hamilton of either
returning to New York of his own voll-
I tlon or as a prisoner.
Mr. Fowler, It la said, has been in
Close communication with Mr. Mayer
land Mr. Jerome in the last few days.
Mr. Jerome and Assistant District!
Attorneys Kressel and Nott, as well
as ex Assistant District Attorney
; Hand. who. it Is understood, has been
retained ns counsel for the Mutunl
Reserve, had nn hour’s conference in
the district attorney's office. The Mu
tuul Reserve has been under lnvcstl*
gallon for some weeks.
Samuel Ilntermyer, when shown n
statement, that he had consented to
act as counsel to the committee of
policyholders of the New York Life
and Mutual companies, and that Mr.
Lawson had offered to turn over the
proxies collected by him to that com*
mltteo, said that thlH was not an*
curate.
As the result of the convention of
governors, Insurance superintendent*
and attorneys general of various state*
recently held in Chicago, at which th»
I Insurance Investigation was discussed,
a committee of governors and other
prominent men throughout the coun
try has been formed to protect the
rights of the policyholder*. It Is said
I tint, this committee purposes to urge
the prosecution of suits for the re*
covory of moneys Illegally taken from
the companies, the punishment of
wrongs against the policyholders, and
that It believes that a change of man
agement of the companies is essential
to tiring about thorough reform and
restitution.
Mr. ITntormyer <11(1 not. deny that
he had been asked to net an counsel
for ih<> committee or that Mr. Law-
Hon had offered to turn over hia proxies
to It. It could not be learned pre
cisely what answer If any he had
made. It. Is understood, however, that
he expressed his willingness to act,
provided the purposes and personnel
of the committee should be satisfac
tory to him.
Mr. Jerome would neither affirm nor
deny the report that, he had engaged
Matthew C. Fleming as a speolal as
sistant in any Insurance prosecutions.
Mr. Fleming made substantially the
same reply to Inquiries last night.
It is said that, by order of Presi
dent Peabody, Robert A. Grannlss,
vice-president of the Mutual Life, has
been sending out. proxies for the nom
ination of George F. Baker, Elbrldgo
T. Gerry and John W. Auehlncloss as
trustees of the company.
HAVE GONE TO WASHINGTON.
Matter of Giving Out Statistics Comes
Up Today and Tomorrow.
ATLANTA, Go., Feb. IB.—(Special.)
—President Marvin Jordan and Secre
tary Richard Cheatham, of the South
ern Cotton association, with president
|,l. a. Taylor, of the National Glnners*
association, left yesterday for Wash
ington, where they will meet with
| committee front congress appointed to
look Into the matter of the census
bureau reports on cotton. The com
mltee will meet today and Friday In
Washington and prominent cotton
men from all over the south have been
asked to meet with it. The commit
tee is not exactly an investigating
committee, but It proposes to hear
complaints of cotton men and consult
with officials of the agricultural de
partment with a view of battering Its
system In the matter of giving out In
formation about cotton.