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VOLUME XIII., No. 206.
To “Push” For Progress Is
Motto of the Boosters’ Club
Meeting of Organization
Held Friday Night At
Chamber of Commerce
Rooms. Howard Stafford
President, J. C. McAn
liffe Secretary.
The Boosters' Club was formally or
ganized at the Chamber of Commerce
last night and the meeting turned out
to be one of th e most enthusiastic
gatherings of the season. A large
crowd was present, despite the fact
that two other important meetings in
the city prevented many from attend
ing who at first calculated on being
present.
The meeting was called to order bj
Secretary E. S. Johnson, of the Cham
her of Commerce, who stated that he
was simply acting as host of the oo
casion and called for the nomination
of a temporary chairman. Mr. How
ard H. Stafford was selected for the
place and he asked for a permanent
organization to be perfected at once
by the election of officers. This was
immediately done, Mr. Stafford being
made president. James R. League vice
president, and J. C. McAuliffe secre
tary.
Mr. T G. Philpot, who has been
one of the leading spirits in promot
ing the organization, was asked to
state his ideas and tersely stated he
declared the whole situation could be
summed up in the single sentence,
"Push for Progress." He asked that
thorough co-operatton be given all
other organizations of public nature
now in existence in the city and that
a spirit of good fellowship be ex
hibited on every hand. He especially
called attention to the fact that the
new organization expected to be ot
great benefit to the Chamber of Com
merce.
Mr. R J. Edenfield was called on
and he stated that he was willing to
do anything possible to further the
interests of the new organization or
any other undertaking that has as an
object the upbuilding of Augusta. Mr.
James R. League stated the street
railway and allied interests woulfl
work for the organization from start
to finish and assist in every possible
w«y with the work in hand. He
said that the company which he rep
resented felt the need of such a move
ment as much as any other concern
in the city and declared that the rail
way company could be counted on to
do its part in the gerat work.
A NATURAL
BORN BOOSTER.
Mr. W. M. Jackson stated that the
meeting was "one of the greatest ever
held in Augusta,” and he stressed the
importance of keeping up the work
with unceasing vigilance. Mr. L. J.
Henry, characterized as a natural
born booster, made an impressive lit
tie talk urging the necessity of secur
ing newcomers with capital. He
argued that everybody ought to boost
their own business to such an extent
as to make it just as good as the
same kind of business in other cities.
While boosting one's own business let
a kindly word be spoken for a neigh
bor also, he said.
Mr. K. S. Johnson spoke on the im
portance of patronizing home industry
and rited some figures to show what
would result from such a course of
procedure. Mr. J. 1,. Bowles seconded
Mr. .Johnson’s remarks on buying at
home. He stated that Augusta people
sent $50,000 a year out of the city for
cheap and shoddy furniture sold by
catalogue houses under the mail or
der plan whn they rould buy bet
ter goods Ik r ;• the same money.
He stated that re was ampie op
portunity for a lure factory and
declared that na ■ ,[ the wood used
In furniture factories of the south was
sent out from Augusta at a price of
about S3O to S4O tier thousand and
bought back by Augustans at about
*4on per thousand. At this point Mr.
\V M. Jackson called attention to the
sti-rics being made in North, Augusta
In the way of manufaeturing and the
profits from the work he declared to
be satisfactory in the extreme.
NEED OF
EDUCATION.
Mr Howard H. Stafford called at
tention to the necessity of educating
the people hero to suit the needs of
the oltv and let them know what may
be accomplished by actual experience
In new lines of work. Mr. Stafford
declared that despite the so-called
business depression and money strin
gency there Is now more building In
progress in Augusta than at any pre
vious time In history and there is no
Indication of a cessa, iofl of activities
He declared that the time to boost
Is at hand and great good will result
from the movement.
Mr. C. F. McKenzie vouched for
the building progress and declared
that everything was moving along
satisfactory so far as he was able to
ascertain. Others present spoke along
the same lines and an optimistic vein
characterized the proceedings of the
meeting
The date for the next meeting was
set for August m and all members
present last night promised attend
ance at that time. The t’nlted Cot?,
merclal Travelers and the Travelers'
Protective association will be Invited
to attend the meeting and It is quite
probable that a large crowd win be
present.
The organization will be perfected
by the appointment of the various
committees, the matter being left In
the hands of t£c president. The of-
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
■m CASE
TO BE AGAIN
FOUGHT IDT
IK
SULPHUR FUMES FROM THE
DUCKTOWN COPPER MINE
IN TENNESSEE DE
STROY VEGATA
TION
SUPREME COURT DECREE
Which Was Only Partial
ly Carried Out, So the
Fight is on Again in
the Georgia House
ATLANTA, Ga. —There will be pre
cipitated in the house this week a
fight over. the pending resolution
which calls upon the attorney general
to secure from the United States su
preme court a decree absolute, clos
ing down the Ducktown Copper Mines
across the Georgia line in Tennes
see.
For years these poisonous fumes
have been destroying vegetation for
miles around in North Georgia. The
state of Georgia brought suit in the
supreme court restraining the opera
tors of these mines from coni inning
these plants, to the detriment of Geor
gia vegetation. The decree was grant
ed and it wgs left to the discretion of
the attorney general of Georgia as to
when he should ask that It be made
permanent. Oln the meanwhile the
operators of the mines declare that
they have endeavored to Imprison the
deadly fumes and have succeeded in
reducing it by 30 per cent. They
claim that they are now perfecting
arrangements whereby tiO per cent
will be confined, and that the other
40 per cent will be dissipated in the
air, and not be injurious to growing
vegetation.
This industry is of pertinent inter
est to Georgia and to the south by
reason of the fact that at this place
the greatest amount to sulphuric acid
manufactured in the world is pro
cured, which when mixed with phos
phate rock makes phosphoric acid,
one of the prime ingredients of one
of the most universal commercial fer
tilizers used In the south. This
fertilizer is composed of phosphoric
acid, nitrogen and potash. The
source of the nitrogen in this mixture
being derived trom cotton seed meal.
There are hundreds of small ferti
lizer plants throughout the state and
the south where cotton seed meal
and phosphate rock are had and it is
necessary to secure this sulphuric
acid to make phosphoric acid, so ne
cessary to transform it Into a com
mercial fertilizer. Reports show that
this cotton seed meal fertilizer is
more generally used than any other
brand, and any action to the curtail
ment of this mixture will be watched
with universal interest.
ficers were named as a committee to
draw up a eonstitutlon and by-laws
for the organization and these will
be adopted at the next meeting. Mem
bers will wear a neat button bear
ing the Inscription. "Augusta Boosters
Club," and all will work for the in
terests of the city with unflagging
zeal
After the business of the meeting
was concluded the crowd retired to
the banquet hall of the Chamber of
Commerce where refreshments were
served and this proved to be an en
joyable social feature. This will be
maintained by the organization and
preparations will be made to accom
modate a large crowd at the next
meeting
The enrollment of members show
ed over forty names, nearly all o»
whom were present, but a few who
could not attend on account of other
engagements sent their names as
members. The list of members at
present is as follows;
Messrs. Geo. E. Toale, W. M. .lack
son, W. C. Rheney, \V. F Bowe, 1,. E.
Palmer M C" Dowling, J W Moore,
C F McKenzie, Thos. 8. Gray, L. J.
Henry. T J Armstrong. E 8. John
son, H if. Stafford, .1. P. Armstrong,
C. 1., Mac.Murphey, B Wilson, C
Kov Goodwin. J. 1.. Bowles, T. C.
McNeill, F. E Petite, R J. Edenfield,
Geo, Tunkle, J C. McAullfTe, T. J.
Phlipot, .1. P. Burke, H. H Fulghum,
A H McDaniel, H V, Burns, J.
Hankinson, H. H. Cummlng. J. r
League, John Blltchlngton, John L.
Armstrong, T. B. Hightower, J, p.
Mulherln, R 8, Cohen, 8 J Rouse, y
Harry Johnson, James jr. Jackson, R,
A McAullffe, Bowdre Pblnizy, R. J.
Horne, Frank W. Moore.
Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity—Showers tonight or Sunday.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNO ON, JULY 25, 1908.
MEN PROMINENT IN INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE
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CONVENTION IN CHICAGO, ILL ., NEXT WEEK
W. R. THOMPSON
SHOT AND KILLED
: mi
VICTIM WON GIRL WITH WHOM
THOMPSON WAS INFATUAT
ED, THEN WHIP
PED HIM
ROBERTSON OIED INSTANTLY
He Was Employed in a
Drug Store. Girl of Un
usual Beauty.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Disappointed
in his love affairs and enraged from
being whipped by his rival, R. VV.
Thompson, a young man employed
in the office of the general manager
of mines of the Tennessee Clonal, Iron
and Railroad company, shot and al
most Instantly killed Elbert W. Rob
ertson in Housinans pharmacy,
Fourth avenue and 20th street, last
night about 11:30 o’clock, Robert
son was a drug clerk, and was em
ployed In Wlthingtons pharmacy on
First avenue between 19th and 20th
streets.
From all accounts Robertson and
Thompson had been paying attention
to the same girl, a very pretty young
woman, residing at Pratt City. Both
it seems, were very much infatuated,
and earli were jealous of his rival,
and believing he whs being spurned
on Roberthi-li's account by the young
woman he loved, Thompson sought
to settle the affair in a tight.
A list fight took place In Capitol
Bark In which Thompson was worst
ed. he claiming that his opponent us
ed brass knueks. Later the two young
men met In Housman's pharmacy and
Robertson was shot to dlath.
ELEPHANTIASIS
IN PENNSYLVANIA
McKeesport Woman Dying
of Disease Seldom En
countered Outside India
or Africa.
UITTBBURG. Pa Anna Lynch,
wife of David Lynch, of McKeesport,
is dying of elephantiasis, a rare dis
ease seldom encountered in other
countries than India or Africa
From a woman of 165 pounds, Mrs.
Lynch's weight ha* Increased until
she now weighs 510 pounds and each
day ahe is becoming heavier Tho
caif of her leg measure gfi Inches,
while the right measure 65 Inches
The skin all over her body is thick
and tough and lav* In fold* like the
sain of an elephant. Physician* b
lleve she waa lnoccuiated by aome In
sect.
Convicts Whipped To Death
For Failing’ To Perform Tasks
That Were Impossible
Horrible Conditions Pre
vail in Convict Camps in
Georgia. Prisoners Kept
in Filthy Quarters.
ATLANTA, Ga—lnvestigations inti
the slate stockade, where the state's
prisoners are farmed out to private
corporations and individuals through
brokers, have disclosed sensational
happenings and the most horrible
conditions. The legislature, which is
now In session, about a week ago,
ordered an examination Into the con
ditions and ordered witnesses to tes
tlfy before its committee, from sll
over the state. The testimony of
these witnesses show that several
prisoners have been whipped to death
because they did not perform tnsks
allotted to them which, it Is claimed,
was in many cases Impossible. Wit
nesses testified that prisoners dis
charged from the hopitals In a weak
condition uud unable to work, were
taken to tile works and under the
lash and strap, made to work anti
they collapsed and in several cases
died shortly afterward.
Witnesses testified that the quart
ers where Hie prisoners were kept
were In a filihy condition, that tin.
food given them was unlit to oat, and
the quantity limited to a degree b»
low what is necessary to sustain them
in health.
The disclosures culminated in sev
eral lulls being Introduced both in
the house and senate and yesterday
afternoon the Holden LIII was report
ed favorably back to the house and
will pass Monday and undoubtedly
become a law.
The bill provides for the abolish
ment of the "middlemen" or brok
ersj and provides that the prisoners
shall be let only directly to those who
work them, who will be held strictly
responsible for their well being and
good treatment. The bill also pro
vides that at the end of three years
or In 1911 the convict lease system In
Georgia shall be abolished, and no
more convicts be leased in the state.
BEAT MEN
TO DEATH.
The we< k s result of the Investiga
tion Into the prison commission's ad
ministration of the convict lease sys
tem may be summed up as f0110w..,
the charges being based on sworn
testimony:
Two wardens of the state, Casey
and Goode, beat men to death, the
one because his victim was too sick
to work, the other because his victim
spilled hot coffee on a hog belonging
to the warden.
Pro hi Candidate Would Enforce
Law With Army and Navy
■A. PASO, Ills. Eugene W Uhafln,
lof Chicago, candidal* for the presi
dency on the prohibition ticket, In
addresses delivered In Woodford
county yesterday, declared he will,
If dented, and finds It necessary,
use the regular army and the navy
to enforce anti-liquor laws.
"ff I am elected president on the
third of November," declared Mr.
Chafln "have a congress which will
pass prohibitory laws and If there are
any communities that refuse to obey
Chief Warden Jake Moore look
money from lessees for sending them
"choice” convicts.
Convict camps scenes of red hand
ed murder, besides their wrot plied
condition from tilth, cruelties itfld
starvation, and not a member of the
prison rommlsslon Inspecting them us
required by law
Convicts overworked to make mon
ey for lessees.
Htipl. CoomhCH, relative of Chair
man Ttirn»r, of (lie prison commis
sion Is guilty of sending squads of
crippled convicts off the farm In
grade lots and raise emits for private
Individuals in direct violation of the
law".
Brlson commission knew of the
violations of law.
Bon of Hecretury Yancey, of th'-
prison commission, in convict leasing
business with the Htunbys (who did a
convict brokerage business.|
Wardens guilty of falsifying reports
on diet, witljipitigH and other vital
subjects.
Lessees bribing ward ana and war
dens taking bribes.
Other minor irregularities too tut
tnerouß to mention.
THE HUFF RESOLUTION
ON “THAT LETTER”
ATLANTA, Ga. Ah stated in yes
terday's dispatches, Representative
Hull, of Lurukln, Ik anxlouH to see
tlml latter went to Governor Hinlth
by Joseph M. Grown. Al the house
session yesterday he introduced a
resolution requesting Mr. (frown to
produce the letter. The resolution,
which under the rules, went to the ta
ble for one day follows:
“UeHolved, “That the Hon. Joseph
M. Grown be and Ih hereby requested
to furnish to the general Judl-lary
committee of this house the original
letter sent by him to his excellency
the governor, and which was return
ed by the governor to the H«id Mr.
Brown, that the question of the sus
pension of the Maid Hon. Joseph M.
Brown from the office of the, railroad
commission may tie thoroughly In
vestigated an required by law."
AB3AULTED WOMAN MURDERED.
GOAL CITY. Ala The dead body
lOf Mrs. Luverla Streety, wife of Wal
ter Btreety, was found about F> o'clock
this morning a quarter of a mile from
her home, three rnlles north of Goal
City. Thi» body was partly covered
with sticks and leaves. There Is no
question but the object of the crime
was assault.
DON CARLOB 18 ILL.
LONDON Don Carlos, the duke
of Madrid, the claimant to the Hpari-
Uh throne, Is 111 at Milan with a tu
mor of the stomach, and In a serious
condition.
the law, and th>- civic authorities are
| Unable to enforce It, I shall use the
power conferred upon me by the eon
stll.ut.ion and call out • hi- militia, Up
standing army and the navy and on
force prohibition on every Inch of
territory under the American Hag
"I think I cart make as many
speeches us Mr Bryan without as
much effort or exhaustion," said Mr,
Chafln, after his strenuous day, "and
Incidentally, I am not going to over
. look Nebraska in the campaign.”
DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR.
If He Can’t Get First Place
Graves Will Accept Second
SUBSTITUTE ON
CONVICT DILL
BTBOLDER
MAT PASS
THE BILL IS VERY CONSER
VATIVE AND IS FAVORABLE
TO THE HOUSE
CONVICT BROKER ABOLISHED
The Slate Could Not Stand
the Financial Strain of
Complete Abolish
ment of Lease
System
ATLANTA, Ga. The Holder hule
stltute bill on the convict lease h.vh
tom, aw recommended by the com
mittee of the whole house yoMtcrday,
will, II Ih believed, be passed by the
Georgia house of representatives next
Monday.
tinder the Holder bill, an amend
ed by the house before it was recom
mended yesterday, the convict lease
system will bo abolished December
31 1911, which is about three and
one half years from now.
Of course, there was a theory for
the immediate abolishment of sys
tem, but the legislators, who see
ahead realized that the establishment
of a new order of things would en
tail upon the state an expense which
It whh little able to stand. The two
Extremes gradually grew nearer to
gether with the result, that the
rules as to leasing an* mndA more
stringent and provision for abolish
ment In a short time Is guaranteed.
The gentlemen favoring a consti
tutional amendment providing for lm
mediate abolishment and the issuance
of bonds or the borrowing of funds
with which to Install the new system,
will doubtless demand a vote on their
substitute Monday, but It Ih safe to
predict that, the HUlmltute as amend
ed yeserday In committee of the
whole, or something very much like
It, will be the new law of Georgia
on the subject
The convicts, under the Holder hill,
following the abolishment of tin* sys
tent in 1910, are to be prorated among
counties and the residue will be leas
ed for periods not to execad one year.
The convict broker and middleman
Ih entirely eliminated under this
plan, and the state will get the pro
reeds from all Hub leasing
The principal amendments to the
Holder substitute bill are as follows
First, the leasing or farmlng*ntit of
convicts In Georgia shall cease not
later than December 31 1911. It
will be observed that this amendment
will not present any future legisla
ture from abollHhing the system soon
er than the date indicated hut en
acts that tin- system must stop at
that time.
Second, afer January 1, 1910, all
the net proceeds arising from the
leafing of J lie convicts shall be set
aside and constitute a special fund,
which shall be used later for the In
stallatlon of such new system of
handling the convicts as may here
after be determined.
Third, futtire leasing of convicts
shall not h<- for a period longer than
one year,
BIRTH STATISTICS MUST BE
KEPT BY ORDINARIES
ATLANTA, Ga After considerable
debate, the senate this morning pass
ed a trill to require birth statistics
to be kept by ihe ordinaries of the va*
I rlotis counties of tin* stale
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Independence League Has
Bunch of Candidates
For Presidential
Nomination.
CHICAGO, 111. With the ratiflcn.
tion today b.v the Independence par
ty's national committee of the plans
for temporary organiatlnn all will be
In readiness for the opening of tho
national convention Monday night.
Mr. Ilearsl has been selected tempor
ary chairman.
The full national committee met to
day and passed upon arrangements.
About 900 delegates are expected.
ICvery state Is represented. There
are no delegates from the territories
and no alternates.
There are six presidential candi
dates exclusive of Mr, Hearst, who
announces he does not desire the
honor The candidates inclue I'hoinaa
L. llisgon, Massachusetts, said to ho
llearst's choice; John Temple Graves,
of Georgia; M. W. Howard, of Ala
bama.
Mr. Graves will likely be the vlco
presidential nominee In the event of
ills falling to got the presidential
place.
Mr. llearst’s keynote speech will
outline the campaign policies. There
are no seat contests. The adoption of
the platform will probably be made
by Tuesday noon.
CATSUP KING IS
SEEKING_DIVORCE
When Wife Sought Ali
mony Snyder’s Lawyer
Entered Counter Suit.
CINCINNATI () Attorney Halo
says concerning reports of divorce
proceedings between T. A. Snyder,
the 'catsup king,” and his wife:
"Several months ago Mrs. Snyder
filed suit in court at Ilohe bound,
Florida, for alimony. When I heard
of this move on the part of Mrs.
Hnyder, I filed a suit for divorce for
Mr. Hnyder. This was several weeks
ago. Mr, Hnyder Is now In Scotland,
and will not return to this country
before September.”
Mrs. Hnyder is now living In New
York Glty.
POSTMASTER QUITS
IN HUMOROUS LETTER
GUMHF.RI.ANI), Mil Postmaster
Hurry Li'ulhsm, of Keyser, Garrett
county Maryland, on the old na
llfmu I pi k <', has resigned. In tender
ing Ids resignation to the postmaster
general, ho wrote the following note:
"We hereby resign the postmaster
ship, witli nil the emoluments and
glory tlm I are In an office of thin
kind, leaving a good opening for
some ox-congressman or oilier high
ofTtc.-. out of a Job, who can lire on
wind and nutriment by licking 21)
i cents worth of stumps a day. We
I will also go on their bond If they
I come supplied with unwashablo
j shirts and reversible collars."
SPEEDING* FOR TRAIN
PHYSICIAN IS KILLED
Dr. Carlton Flynt’a Auto
Turned Turtle and the
Physician Went to
the Hospital.
NKW YORK Dr Carlton Flint, of
No. 107 West f»sth street, died today
at the borne of Dr. W GUI Wylie, on
the Kurnsun load, at Heabrlght, N.
| J., the victim of a speeding automo
bile, recklessly driven, which ran
I down the physician as he was hurry
ing last night to catch a train at
the Heabrlght station.
The chauffeur, l*ouls Lefrancols,
j.nd George Heltler, a hoot black,
whom Lefrancols had taken for &
J ride, were detained as witnesses.