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VOLUME XIII., No. 213.
Mack Establishes Democratic
Headquarters In New York
*
S ctive Campaign Work is
Commenced in the East.
Mack Confident. All
Democrats Are Working
For the Cause.
NEW YORK.-—Plans for the direc
tion of the approaching national
campaign were unfolded today by
Norman E. Mack, chairman of the
democratic national committee, on his
arrival here to organize the Eastern
headquarters committee in this city.
Mack will spend practically his en
tire time in the West during the cam
paign, and the fight in the East will
be conducted by the sub-committee of
the national committee, which will be
announced in Chicago early next
week. Chairman Mack said that
there was entire harmony between
himself and Chairman Conners of the
democratic state committee, and that
the national committee would not in
terfere with nomination of the New
York state ticket or with ttie state
campaign.
A vice chairman will be appointed
to take charge of the Eastern wing
of the committee.
Mack held conferences today with
Urey Woodson, secretary of the na
tional committee, and Roger C. Sul
livan, national committeeman from
Illinois.
The headquarters will be selected
here before Chairman Mack goes to
Chicago, Monday evening. Mack said
today:
“I will be in New York until Mon
day night, when I shall leave for Chi
cago. I shall confer here with the
national committeemen and promi
nent democrats from the states in
the East as to the membership of the
sub committee, which will have charge
of the campaign in,the New
England Atlantic states.
"I will if chairman of all the com
mittees of the national committee;
I do not know who will be in person
al charge of the New York headquar
ters. I sb"'l spend most of my time
during th ts impaign in Chicago, com
ing to N W York occasionally."
of the democratic pros
pects, Mr. Mack said:
"I have heard lrom committeemen
and prominent democrats gll over the
country and while it is too early to
make forecasts I can say that the fu
ture appears bright for our success.
I have received numbers of letters
from well known democrats in many
parts of the United States, not active
dr interested in the campaign, who
announrjp their readiness to do all
they par? for the ticket. I do not
know a democrat who is not ready to
do all he can. Judge Parker and Gov
Johnson accepted immediately posi
tions on the advisory committee.
FOUR HANGeImN KENTUCKY.
RUSSELLVILLE, Ky— A mob sur
rounded the jail here, broke down
the doors, took four negro prisoners
from their cells and hanged them.
South Georgia's Cotton Crop Is
Reduced 10 Per Cent By “Black Root ”
ATLANTA, Ga.—The cotton crop*
In 30 South Georgia counties art. re
ported to State Entomologist E, L.
Worsham to be Buffering from Black
Root, which he estimates will re
duce the crop in that section of the
state by 10 per cent. His assistant,
A. C. Lewis, has been making a spe
cial study of this disease during the
past year and reports that it tan be
successfully combatted by the plant
ing of what is known as an Immune
variety of seed cotton. The counties
■which report this Black Root aret
Columbia. McDuffie, Washington.
Bibb, Talbot, Harris. Muscogee, Chat
tooga. Marion. Sumter, Macon,
Houston Pulaski, Dooly, Stewart,
Webster, Randolph, Terrell, Calhoun,
Dougherty, Early, Worth, Colquitt
Thomas. Brooks. Ixjwndes. Berrien,
Montgomery, Tattnall, Effingham,
Pierce.
Th.t Black Root attacks the roots
of the stalk and kills it by causing
It to wilt.
Faking Death He Had Destitute Wife
Raise Money For His Funeral Expenses
WASHINGTON.—After having de
ss rted his wife and four children Iti ,
South Boston, Masß., John P. Car- i
mody, now locked up In police station
No. 1, is alleged to have called up
his wife from this city, informed h*-i
of his death, and asked her to send
S3O for the forwarding of his owu
body to Boston. Although destitute
the woman managed to raise the non
< y and sent It here where Carmody
is alleged to have collected It under
the name of his friend and benefac
tor, C. M Underwood.
For months the Washington police
have been investigating the strange
rase, and this, morning Detective
O’Brien took into custody a man wlv
gave his name as Jack Brown, who
la being held on the charge of secur
ing monev under false pretenses
armed? came to Washington lan
V broke and out of work. C. M.
l*i derwood, a tinner, took him In and
erred for him. One day. while Un
derwood was away from his home,,
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
GEORGIA IS SAFE,
1. BUI IS
INFORMED
"FAIRVIEW,” Lincoln.—That the
state of Georgia was safely for Bryan
was the information w'hich Vice Presi
dent Hitch, of the Bryan and Kern
club, of Savannah, brought to Fair
view today.
Mr. Hitch told Mr, Bryan that while
Taft, Watson and Graves were well
thought of in Georgia and would have
a good following, there was no possi
bility of the state going other than
democratic.
Mr. Brvan for a time today aban
doned the preparation of his speech
of acceptance and th e reception of
the visitors in order to attend the fu
neral of a neighbor.
Ji GLUE IN CASSIDY
KIBINMG CASE
IS FOUND
CHICAGO. —What the police regard
as a valuable clue has been secured
in the case of the kidnapping of
Veronica Cassidy, who was taken
from her home No. 184 Peoria street,
Thursday afternoon.
A man named Charles B. Hadley,
who is wanted in San Francisco for
the murder of a 15-year-old girl in
1902 is suposed to be the "F. .1. Blair"
who lured the Cassidy girl from her
home.
Mrs. Cassidy was shown a picture !
of Hadley last night and she says it I
resembles the man Blair in many re
spects.
But a better and more positive |
proof of the identification was found ,
In the handwriting of Blair compared
with that of Hadley.
The formation of the capital let
ters C. B. and N. are identical, and
the police are nearly convinced that
Hadley and Blair are one and the
same person.
Hadley in 1902 was cashier for a
San Francisco paper. In January of
that year he inserted an advertise
ment in the 'Frisco papers of a young j
girl wanted to take care of a baby. '
The ad. was answered by Maude Ful-1
ler, 15-vears-old.
A week later the newspapers of San
Francisco printed an account of the
disappearance of the Fuller girl.
During the month of August the de
partment is expecting numero is re
ions of anlhracnose and cotton rust
This is the disease which attacks the
bolls and ruins the cotton seed.
In view of the fact of the roesnt
greatly Increased value of cotton
seed—for It is no longer considered
a waste product but one of the most
vah-able of the cotton crop —renew
ed efforts are being made by this d(
pertinent to combat this drea-1 dls
! ease.
Hie Georgia planter Is coming to
be dependable upon the products of
i the cotton seed for his main support
]ou the farm. The cotton seed meal
] when mixed with hulls has come to
to his chief cattle feed, and cotton
I seed meal when used as a comm-r-
I dal fertilizer, mixed with other li ■
grcdlents. is the generally acceped
! standard fertilizer of the South.
Ary destruction of the cotton crop
would be a serious blow to the South
1 ern planter.
Carmody called up hla wife at Bos
ton on the long distance telephone
and disguising his voice and giving
his name as C. M. Underwood said
he had died at a loeal bosjxi'ai and
asked her to send S3O.
CarmOdy’s wife lived on E. str-et,
South Boaton, and when h« left h--
? -ut
dren to care for. After she had sent
the S3O for the forwarding of her
husband's body, she received a tel •-
gram saying that a woman had called
and taken the body to Cl 2 Clay street,
Richmond. Va It wag then that *b<
wrote to the Washington police and
appealed to them to aid her.
This morning Carmodv was picked
up on the street by Detective O’Brien
who knew aim as Jack Brown, who a
year ago was gent to the peniten
tiary for a year on the Charge of sell
ing atolen tools.
Mr. Underwood was taken to the
police station and positively Identt
fled the prisoner as the man who
defrauded him last Mag.
Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity— Fair tonight and Sunday.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 1, 1908.
BRYAN’S SPEECH
NEARLY_FIRIISHED
Few Visitors At Fairview
Yesterday and the Com
moner Made Good Head
way. Program For Ac
ceptance Day is Made.
LINCOLN, Neb.—Mr. Bryan made
rapid headway with his speech of ac
ceptance yesterday, there being but
few visitors at Fairview. He s-a'd It
would be completed August 5. Re
garding its possible length, Mr. Bry
an said he was unable to estimate it
at this time.
The program of exercises In con
nection with the notification August
12 was announced yesterday by May
ci Brown, after it had been submit
ted to Mr. Bryan for approval.
Advices already received by the
committee on arrangements Indicate
that Mr. Bryan will face a vast audi
ence in the capitol grounds when he
is formally notified of the action of
the Denver convention in placing him
in nomination.
REX BEACH GOING BLIND.
SEATTLE, Washn. —Rex Beach, au
thor, is threatened with the loss of
sight in both eyes. He went bear
hunting in' the Copper river region
and failed to protect his eyes from
the sun glare. As a result, he has
a bad case of Iritis. A film has grown
over both eyes and experts say he
may not recover his sight.
MINER FELL THOUSAND FEET.
GEORGETOWN, Colo.—Half dazed
and bleeding from a dozen small
scratches, but apparently otherwise
unhurt, John Weiss, a miner, was
found on the Colorado and Southern
railroad tracks near Empire, after a
plunge of 1,000 feet from the road
above.
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their wives, photographed at the depot. Below is a snapshot taken as the del
egates to the Independence party convention were hoarding; train leaving.
CONSPIRICf TO
FLONOER RIND
GAME
LONDON—A dispatch to thi DV'v
Mail from Pietermaritzburg reports
the dlscoiery of a gigantic cons' Iracy
to rob the Rand gold mines ot enor
mous sums. Gold to the amount cl
f 1 f'O.OOO lias been stolen this year,
and many thousands of dollars' worth
were stolen in 1907.
Detectives are shadowing the mis
peels, who, It Is believed, shipped
‘heir spoils to England by vatlous
rout eg.
MAD DOG BITES
MAJOR AND TEN MEN
NEW YORK —All bitten by a mad
dog, Main Bn—Oil, of the Unit'd
States marine corps, and ten of his
men. who were on duty In Panama,
are hurrying to New York on a gov
ernment trans[iort, to tak-. the Pas
teur treatment. The dog first attack
"1 Major Russell, lilting him on t’ -i
leg. It then ran among the marlins
In camp, biting ten before It was shot.
Thr. wound- were cauterized, and
a recommendation was made by the
superior naval medical officer on the
Isthmus that the victims be sent north
as soon as possible for treatment.
All the men bitten went from the
Brooklyn barrack* on the battleship
New Hampshire to preserve order on
INDEPENDENCE PARTY FOLK
D B Q Q D B
AT GATHER.NO IN CHICAGO
J
DIVORCE GRUNTED
CHARLOTTE
WALKER
GALVESTON -Charlotte Walker,
the actress, was yesterday granted a
dlvorc,, from l>r. John 11 Mudcn, of
Galveston She Is the only child of
the late Col. James A. Walker, a ills
ttngulshed Confederate soldier, and Is
leading woman for James K. Hackett
ft. D. GONZALES
DO TODAY
Brother of the Editor of
The State and Son of the
Celebrated Cuban Gen
eral Ambrosio Gonzales.
COLUMBIA, 8. r A. B. Gonzales
dk-d this morning at fi o’clock at the
residence of his brother, W. V;. Gon
zales, editor of the State.
He had b'-on In ill health for years
and for the last few months his con
dition had been serious.
He was a natlv, of Colleton county
and had spent all his life on the fam
ily plantation In that county near
Adam's stun. He wan forty-seven
years old and never married.
His father wrs the celebrated Gen
Ambrosio Jose Gonzales, a natlv of
Malanzas. Cuba, who, with Nareiso
Lopez, began the struggle for Cuban
independence in I$U.
TIUCO TRUST
DEFENDiT IN
I SUIT
-i
LOUISVILLE, Ky. The Amerlcnn
Tobacco company, known ns the to
bacco trust. Is now the target for
the guns of the trust-blisters. Sul'
for a million and a naif dollars has
been brought in the federal court here
against the American Tobacco com
pany, by the Monarch Tobacco com
pany, In which an Infringement of tli<-
Sherman antitrust law is alleged.
The papers In the case allege that
the so-called trust, through opera
tions conducted In restraint of sale,
has restricted the rnanuiacture and
sale of tobacco to such an extent that
the Monarch company had been
crowded out of profitable sidling
fields.
Half a million dollars damage Is
u-ked for as the Sherman antitrust
law allows that amount.
RIFLE TEAM SAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON The American
rifle team and a number of American
competitors In the Olympic games
sailed today for the United State, on
board the American liner New York.
They all spoke enthusiastically of
their treatment by Kir Thomas Lipton
and ixird Dcabrough,
DAILY AND SUNDAY, SO.OO PER YEA
Horrible Atrocities of the
Convict Guards Disclosed
DEMURRERS IN
THE HEAL CASE
UEJEjU
ATLANTA, (la The hearing on
the demurrers made by E. II Thorn
ton and W. F. Manry, president and
vice president respectively of the
Neal bauk, to the Indictments charg
ing them with criminal violations of
the state banking laws. Jointly and
separately, wuh begun before Judge
Roan, of the superior court, criminal
division, in the chambers today.
Only one demurrer was heard to
day. That was to the indictment
charging both of the officials with the
violation of the law in having loaned
to themselves, ns members of the tirm
of C. T. luulson H Co., and as officials
Of the Neal bank, $12,000, or morn
than 25 per cent of the capital stock
of the bank. Owing to the absence
of George Westmoreland, counsel for
(lie defendants, tho hearing on tho
other demurrerß was deferred for two
weeks. Judge Roan rserved his do
etslon until all tho domurrers have
been heard.
PARIS EDITOR IS
UNDER_ARREST
M. Pougct. and Many Ot.hor
Federation of Labor
Leaders are Seized By the
Parisian Police.
BARIS.—M. Pougot, editor of the
Volx du Peuple, the organ of tho gen
eral labor federation, and GrllTuel
Hes, secretary of the Federation, were
arrested today by Prefect of Police
Lepinn on the second door of the
headquarters of the Federation after
the building had been surrounded by
the police.
Marie, who played a prominent part.
In the declaration of a general strike,
wns caught hiding in the collar.
Yvetot, assistant secretary of the
Federation, was also arrested.
Pousquet and Maucolln, leaders in
the Federation, were arrested last
night. Twelve Other warrants nrt«
still out.
BISHOP CANDLER SAILS.
NEW YORK. Right Rev. Warren
Candler, bishop of the Methodist Epis
copal church In Georgia, was a pas
senger on the Lusitania which arrived
here today.
Hobson and Inamorata Under Guard
Are Flitting Back To Seperate Families
NEW YORK—The frank and
charming young couple from Waste
legion. Edwin M Hobson and Mrs.
Nellie Kyle, who left their married
partners at home to tilt through a
few happy hours In New York, were
hound south again this morning.
Young Hobson, who says lie Is a
cousin of the Merrlmac hero, went
hack In charge of n detective, who
had extradition papers In his pocket,
charging the prisoner with embezzle
nient. A wife and two children await
ed him In Washington Mrs. Kyle,
who said she loved Mr. Ilehson, and
would follow him to the end, had omy
Hero of Two Wars Steals Wife
With the Leprosy From Hospital
I .OR ANGELES, f’al Knowing
that Ills wife Is suffering from lep
rosy, Brigadier General David K.
Wardwidl, retired hero of two wars,
secretly and at night stole her from
the contagious want In the county
hospital and hu* hidden her in Mex
ico. where he will make his home
with her.
Do You Know What. t»he
Oct>roi Is?
At th e e*tes of Paris every market man atop* and pay* * little tag
upon the food He carries In for *ale. This la the famous Octroi, Every
night the enolees procession of the gsrdenera of France file* Into the
gate*, paying it. The little tax admit* them to the great market place
of the country.
Your Ad, in Sunday'! Herald will qo Into 8,000 proaperoue horn** In
thl* city and In the tnde territory tributary to Augusta,
This Is a pretty good market place -If you want to do business. The
charge for the service is trifling, just a* the famous Octroi of Franc- Is
small. Uut the results will be great and splendid and satisfying, be
cause your Ad. in The Herald admit* you to the great market place of
thl* city and section.
Interested, Intelligent and wide awake buyers and purchasers read
The Herald every day and on Sunday fer It. new* and business .»
nounosmsnts. They won't read yours if it isn't in th* Sunday Hsrald.
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Guard Mitchell Deliber
ately Shoots Defenceless
Negro Convict. Deeds in
Durham Coal Company’s
Camp Disclosed.
ATLANTA. Tho legislative com
mittee Investigating the convict lease
system convened again at 9:SO this
morning.
Startling revelations were expeoted
during tho day as Colonel J. W. Eng
lish, Jr., Dr. W. B. Hamby and for
mer Chief Warden Juke Mooro worn
expected to be called late in tho day.
W. M. Toomer, former partner of
Dr. ilamby, took the stand this morn
ing. following several convict guards
and deputy wantons who testified to
cruelties In various camps.
C. 1.. Tatum testified to the killing
of a negro convict named Webb by
Warden Mitchell, ut the Durham Coat
and Coke company's camp.
Tatum said he was there when
Mitchell shot Webb. Mitchell had
been talking to Webb about taking a
whipping for not working. Webb was
in chains at tho time and did not
advance on Mitcholl.
Mitchell talked about all hour ami
then, standing about ten feet away,
raised tils pistol and Webb put up his
hands to hts eyes. Mitchell fired, the
bullet entering the back of Webb's
nock.
"Webb had cursed tho wardon,"
Tatum said, " and said ho would not
work. Tho negro said Mttchell
might as well kill him now and be
done with It. Mitchell took him at
hts word."
Witness had whipped convicts and
hud seen guards kill two mon trying
to escape.
When asked If lie did not. know It
was against the rules for a guard t«-
strike a convict V-xccpt. In self-defense,
the witness replied "No, sir; I reckou
I didn't."
Witness saw Alip Winn, 16 year old,
white boy, convicted of stealing two
cans of potted hum, whipped for
scalding a hog with hot, coffee. It
was u bog belonging to witness. War
den Goode whipped Winn 12 or 15
licks on the bare skin, Winn wan
sent to the hospital and died wllh
pneumonia. Witness thought Winn
worked three or four days after ths
willpiung before being taken to hos
pital.
Tom Lee Hamby, a brother of Dr.
W. It. Hamby, testified he had worked
convicts In Cobb county grading for
tho Southern railway.
Asked about tho case of the Jew
who was whipped to death, he testi
fied the Jew and another foreigner
had died In camp but did not know
If they were whipped to death.
The questions of Mr. Candler devel
oped that the firm of Ilamby and
Toomer, owed Dr. Hamby a total of
bet wet n $20,000 and SIO,OOO, and that
II liiid paid Ilamby Homo money for
his convicts.
W. M. Toomer then took tho stand.
a husband ut the capital
The prisoner went hack protesting
tlistt the embezzlement charge wag
merely a blind Mr*. Kylo continued
her lover’s statements,
“My husband In Raymond Kyle, a
government engraver, but I am »ep.
arat.-d from him," ahe said "Nothing
shall separate me from Edwin, how
ever.”
Mrs. Kyle la a very pretty woman
and looks about Hobsons age, which
Is 35. They crime here last Sunday,
so they had live duya of happlneas,
any way, before the law rudely Inter
fered.
M- th General Wardwell and hla
v/lfc. the hospital authorities say,
threatened double suicide If they wi re
m t permlttid to spend the remainder
or their lives together, even if they
were to bo totally Isolated from the
world.
Mrs. Wardwell wna noted for her
beauty.