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FOR THE CAMPAIGN If you want the news, t you’ll need The Herald. SUBSCRIBE NOW. VOLUME XIII., No. 218. Limn BETS COBS i GOTTOS ENTIRE SUPPLY IN NEW YORK SAID TO EE CONTROLLED BY YOUNG BROKER ONLY 39,000 BALES SliLorts Bordering On Fanic Prices Had Been De pressed On Reports of Enormous Crop. NEW YORK. —The entire supply of cotton store<J in New York City and vicinity available for delivery on con 'ract is said to have been cornered by J, L. Livermore, the yodng broker, ■ho last May made more than $2,- 000,000 in a corner on the July op tion. The New York visible supply consists of only 39.000 bales of cotton, wor.h about $1,800,000. During the last two weeks cotton has advanced in this market over • 3.50 a bale, and the shorts have been bordering upon panic. An enormous quantity of October contracts have n sold short a New York because of the general belief of the trade in •t, urts lrom th t cotton states that a enormous crop will be gathered, s a consequence prices in New York e been depressed far below the Liercial value of cotton In the h. n '’onsequence stocks at this cen ter have been bought and shipped away, so that its available supply is now tho lowest in several years. Mr. Livermore and several other cotton men began buying August contracts several weeks ago. until they arc said to have acquired every bale not un der contract to the spinners and other consumers. The situation has been made all the more remarkable by the fact that the Farmers’ tin ion has secured pledges from nearly every planter in the south that he will not sell cot ton prior to December below ten cents a pound for middling. That this pledge is being kept is shown by the fact that in Southern Texas, where the crop is just beginning to make ts appee ranee, cotton has advanced within tho past week 40 to 50 points. A prominent member of the cotton exchange said yesterday that the short interest in October amounts to nearly 1,000.000 bales. The actual value of this cotton would be nearly $50,000,000. The amount of the Livermore pool's profits could not be determined yes terday, as their holdings were ac quired secretly. ALLISON'S DEATH BRINGS ISIS While lowa Mours His Death, the Political Ef fect of His Death is To Cause Great Excitement. DUBUQUE, la.—The death of Sen ator Allison has aroused throughout this state mingled feelings of pow sonsl mourning and political excite ment. Although grief for th e loss of lowa’s most distinguished statesman was widespread, the political effect of the senator's death la so far-reaching that the whole state is already keenly aroused to the Impending possibili ties That the passing of Senator Alli son means the complete supremacy of Governor Cummins and the radical element In the republican party here, Is the growing belief among politici ans. The governor is at present in control, but with the figure of the aged senator standing by, his position as party leader was so insecure that no one could tell what the next pri maries might bring forth. Now, all that Is changed. The immediate consequence of the senator's death will, of course, be the appointment of a Cummins man for the remainder of the term, which ends next March, That Governor Cummins himself might resign and be appointed by Lieutenant Governor Farst, who would be sworn In as governor, is suggest ed. But it Is not believed that this step will be taken. FOREIGN SILVEft MARKET. LONDON. — Bar silver today quoted at 24 3 16d, decline l-16d. DELEGATE WANTED FOR . PLAYGROUND CONGRESS \ A Iff,Ter has been received by Mayor Dunbar asking him to appoint a dele gate from Augusta to the National Playground Congress, which will hold Its second annual session In New York September 8-12 next. In New York the city Is spending millions of dollars In planning play grounds for the children, and It Is re garded as a matter of great Impor tance there where so few rhlldren ever see daylight out In the country. Judge Dunbar has not yet decided what b» will do In the matter, but the probabilities ar c that there will b« ao delegate aeat Data Augusta. EM SESSIBS ran ns * -* Action of Georgia Senate Wednesday Makes It Certain Convict Matter Will Have Session to Itself. ATLANTA, Ga.—The lawmakers of the lower house decided to get down to work as the session nears an end as was evidenced yesterday when they passed a resolution to have afternoon sessions. The senators evidently do not relish the prospect of longer hours, as that body turned down, through its rules committee, n similar resolution in regard to holding after noon sessions. The house has less ’hau two weeks left in which to do business and they propose to put In good time. The convict question bids fair to be taken up at an extra ses sion. The chief executive is of the opin ion. that there are several important matters yet to he considered by the law-making body, as he sent a spe cial message yesterday calling atten tion to some of them. He also ex pressed his willingness to call an ex tra cession and in view of this fact the senate adopted a resolution side tracking all bills on the subject of me convict question. In his message the governor urged the passage of anti-lobbying, primary and registra tion measures. BROKE THE LI IT PI Fill ATLANTA, Ga.—Chairman Jos. S. Turner, of the prison commission of Georgia, yesterday took the stand last night In the convict lease investi gation, and made answer on behalf of the commission to the attacks made during the investigation. He denied that the prison commission has ever violated the state law. He holds that every official act of that body was entirely within their official rights. He attacked the testimony of ex-convict witnesses, whom he said had been convicted of murders, thefts, burglaries and other felonies and mis demeanors. He called in question the evidence of former employes of the prison commission and sought to impeach their testimony on the ground that they were disgruntled and disaffected by reason of their dis charge. Every member of the prison commission was in the court room during the session. Ann? { other witnesses heard was E. C. ’Wis, a guard at the Durham Coal ,d Coke company, at the time Abe inn, the 15-year-old white boy was /lven sixty licks with a sanded lea* or strap ar.d horribly mutilated. He said Winn was sent to the hospital immediately after the whipping. Two months inter he was carried out a corpse. His death was given on the hospital records as due to pneumonia. Witness says the whipping was ad ministered because Ahe accidentally spilled hot coffee on a hog belonging to Warden Goode, who did the whip pint. At the hospital tho next diy after the whipping Winn told Lewis: ‘‘l will never get out of here. That whipping will kill me.” T. S. Price, of the Ashlev-Price Lumber company, and the Doamlney- Price company, told of leasing con victs and paying an extra salary to the state’s warden. Witness stated that men were al lowed one hour and a half at dinner and paid them extra for the half hour cut off. "Do you think you can violate the law by paying the convicts an extra amount for it?” asked Mr. Candler. "I did not think of violating the law,” said Mr Price "The convicts were willing to do the work when paid extra for It.’’ HINTS ATTACK EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS CONSTANTINE, Algeria Follow ing the terrible confusion of the earthquake that yesterday crushed our the lives of from sou to 1,000 Algerians In a score of towns, came a reign of terror today from bandits, who, In their attempts to loot, the ruins, have begun butchering the de fenceless Inhabitants, Including u nutn ber of helplessly Injured. French troops, whenever available, have rushed to tha defense of th > earthquake victims and shooting down the outlaws on sight. Forecast for Augnsta and Vicinity- Showers tonight or Friday AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 6, 1908. Three Leaders of the Woman's League • :SSK-';% \ T M'^-V fwßlw^%&k- : .«,-* M^pfp#: “w~t' l» ■*&£&»- •. .V*»!, The Women’s League of New York state is tak ing a most active part In the settle ment of a number of important pub lic questions, which affect wo men particularly. One of the most important works undertaken by the league is the in fluences of em ployers to increaso the number of their women work ers. To advance this work they have set aside Au gust 15th as Pros perity Day. On that day the league will make public the results of its efforts to in crease the num ber of women workers which have been in progress for sev eral months. In this group are shown three of the officers of the league who have taken a lead in mm fund USED GBEftTLY ATLANTA, Ga.—ln the house a ser vice pension bill was passed which Is said to add a million dollars to the yearly expenses of the state. The bill provides that all veterans who served lrom Georgia during the war shall be paid a pension and all wid ows who married veterans prior to 1870. There is an exception which pro vides that no pensioner who has sl,- 000 or more or who has an Income of S3OO per annum shall be allowed to draw a pen lon under this act. BROWN'S TERM MAY BE SHORTENED SIX MONTHS ATLANTA, Oa, —It the lawmakers deride to have their future sessions In January Instead of June, as at pres ent, it will cut down the terra of Joseph M. Brown six months. The 'bill, which Is by Mr Mall of Illbb. has been given favorable considers | tion by the house committee on con i Clonal amendment,- The original bill provided that it ; should go into effect at once, hut an , amendtntn; by Mr, Estes of Pierce I was adopted providing that the bill I shall become effective In ISrIO. If the | bill Is passed by the house It will ! shorten the term of Governor Blown, as sia'ed, rix months, since th>* geo | ond session of tire legislature w ill bo j held In January, 19iy. Instead of In ;.une of that vgar, and the first «e«- ■ smn of the legislature fallowing la January ot lln L M ’ \-. Al.' •<-. ‘-"*■ W:- &?. '' - ' ! ‘- ‘ ■ ** * ISIY TRAINING SGHBQLPROBABLE Mrs. Sage May Purchase Land Across the Hudson son From West Point For an Army School. NEW YORK. Mrs. Bussell Huge Is said to be considering today a plan which may result In her purchase of Constitution Island, In the upper Hud son opposite Went Point, anil pro senting It to the United States gov ernment as a site on which to erect I the world’s greatest milltary prepara Itory school, a school that will be to f West Point what Eton Is to Oxford, and Lawrencavllle is to Princeton. According to Mrs. Sage’s friends she Is very much in earnest about [this project. Shu will send a repre sentatlve to West Point within a few ‘days to look Into the mntter and put her In possession of all the faets con 'cernltig Constltu'lon Island. Hie atti tude of t nr. West Point authorities to- I ward the idea, and whether or not j congress Is likely to give Its sanction ;In the event of Mrs. Sage obtaining | title to the property. PARKER MAKES A SPEECH FOR BRYAN Former Candidate Harps on the Tariff Question, Which He Considers the Great Issue. LOB ANOELKH. Cal. Alton B. Par ker, democratic candidate for presi dent In 1904 delivered his first speech of the present campaign In behalf of l.ryari and Kern before an audience of J.fiqo people at Temple Auditorium last night. "We have at. :he head of the demo rratic ticket," Mr. Parker -aid, "two men of well known character, one of whom la especially well known, and who, In season and out, tm* fought against the relations between the gov emmem and corrupt corporationi Mr. Parker devoted practical! Ms entire speech to the tariff, which he denominated us the one great qijes tic n ©f the heur, »>-d the subject of Use r of c rfljga ©g*. GUDIN SENT TO JAIL BY ORDER OFJOURT ATLANTA, Ga. Under the findings of 111,- courtmartlal In the cases of Privates Charles A. Kansome and O. L Morris, of Company 11,, Fifth In fmitry regiment, as approved by Gov ernor Smith, Rnnsome will have to aerve a Jail sentence, while Morris was given the alternative of going to jail or paying a fine, sloth wore dishonorably discharged from the ser vice and will forfeit all their pay and allowances. Ransome’s sentence Is for resisting a sentinel and conduct prejudicial to good older, etc., and for selling whis key, tin, latter charge bringing on the ten days In Jail. Morris’ sentence Is for disorderly conduct and selling whiskey. UNDER SURGEON’S KNIFE GRAVES MUSTJD NEW YORK ColoneJ John Temple ■ Graver is at the private hospital of Dr. W Gill Wiley, No. 215 West Forty-third street, where he w;|| un dergo a slight surgical operation. If* expect* to bo out In ten day*. For some weeks Mr Graves has suffered great physical pain*. But tie i,i ver yielded, going to the Chi cago republican convention, to th« Bryan convention at Denver, and la ter to th. Independence party convert , n which nominated hint lor vice pet i Idt nt. A' non as he I* on hi* feet again t. will cuter actively Into the cairj palgi liking epochs* In nearly ev | try state In tin, union. IDAHO DEMOCRATS II CONVENTION J Assemble With All the Precision of Court Law. Dubois Men in Power. WAIiLACE, Idaho.—With all the form and precision of a court of law (he democratic stale convention aH sembled here yesterday. Every move of the opposing factions is guided by counsel of skilled attorneys; every word of the proceedings Is written down by stenograpehrs as the basis for future contests In the courts. An ti-Dubois men have given notice that If beaten In the convention they will march out In perfect order, go to the Masonle lodge room In the same building, and there form a democrat ic convention of their own. When the convention was called to order Glenn P. McKinley was elect ed temporary chairman . without op position, the antl-Dubols faction hav ing decided at a caucus to submit under protest to the temporary or ganization proposed by the stale con tral committee and to present their contests to the credentials commit tee, appealing to Ihc convention for fair treatment. The antl-Dubols men took no part In the proceedings of the convention except to enter formal protests. Chairman McKinley ruled the protestants off the floor, but on tered tho protests. this work. At the top on the left .is Mrs. Lydia K. Commander, chair man of Prosperity Day committee of the Wome n’ s League; on the right Is Mrs. Thomas J. Vivian, director from New York County of the Women's League and chair man of tho press committee. At the bottom Is Mrs. Helle De Rivera, president of the Women’s League of New York State. The league has al ready accomplish ed much good. Mrs. Commander has taken a prom inent part In (lie Women’s Suffrag ists Move me n t. Mrs. Vivian Is well known wherever there is work to be done for the Improvement of the condition of women, or some charitable under taking Ib to be fur thered. APPROPRIATION BILL IN THE HOUSE THURSDAY ATLANTA, Ga.—All Interest in tho legislature on Thursday centers around the appropriation measure which will be called up during the day by Chairman Murphy Candler In the house, for on tho life or death of this bill depends the life or death of the state agricultural college at Athens and tho eleven congressional uistrtct agricultural schools of the state. Last week Ihe committee reported favorably on two hills, which will al low those colleges to open their doors to the students of the state on Sep tembor Ist. The first of these was to appropriate $25,000 for the year 1908 ami $50,000 for the year 1909, for the support and maintenance of the ngrl cultural college at Athens. The hoc ond was to divert all of Ihe funds arising from the Inspection and sale of fertilizer and pure food lags by the department of agriculture to Ihe support nnd maintenance of the elev en district agricultural schools. This will give each school $7,600, which will bn sufficient to operate for one year. All of these schools have been completed and the corps of Instruct ors selected. In addition to tho scientific study of agriculture, Ihe practical side will be gone Into. Cattle raising, dairying und soli tests will constitute three principal lines of outdoor study. With the recent growing popularity of cotton seed meal mixed wllli bulls ns a cattle feed, has come the In creased attention to live Ktock rais ing and dairying, for It has been found that this Is not only the cheap est, but the best cattle feed that can be secured and wonderful results aro being obtained wherever exueriments are niude. In the soil tests that well known commercial fertilizer, cotton seed meal mixed with kalnlt nnd phosphor l< add, Is being used to a areal ad vantare. for It Is found that It Is most adaptable to the Houthern soil. The action of the holt so on these measures will be awaited with much interest. SIXTEEN AUTOMOBILES BURNED. NEW YORK Sixteen automobiles, valued at over SBO,OOO, Wfl.c destroyed today In a fire In the one story frame garage at No. 76C Franklin avenue. Brooklyn. The automobile* were the property of doctor* and btißlne** men of the neighborhood. Somo Thoughts on August Business and Whdt It Means for the Hustler. When most people get ready for dull time* you'll generally find the wide a wak.. person putting on extra steam and going after roHiiltn. There'* not a better month In the year to try this plan than August. Not that August I* necessarily a dull month, hut probably about this time the other fellow gets tired and you have a chance to widen the dla tanee in the race for bualnes* Expect that which you desire, hold the thought, and the realization 1* neither misty nor remote. Rut, hies* you, psychology alone doesn't do the business. Not much. "Holding the thought" Is all right, but only because It constantly suggests and sets In motion those activities that bring the thought to pass. In other words, let us expect August to he a good, busy, lively, profit able month Wa think of It that way and, thinking so, we naturally set about to make our thoughts come true. Get the Ides? Now wblli- the other fellow Is fishing, or sleeping, or vacating, why not give August builnass a chance with business methods? it's worth a try out, aay way, . , DAILY AND SUN DAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. “ Read The Herald THE FIRST NEWS. THE BEST NEWS. ALL THE NEWS. Tor Campaign News THREEPERSONSDIE IN KENTUCKY FEUD RLOODIEST BATTLE SINCE ASSASSINATION OF MAR CUMS OCCURED IN PERRY COUNTY TAYLORS AND BLANTONS Lour Standing Enmity Be tween Families Broke Out Afresh Over School Trustee Elec tion* Mtt. FRANKFORT, Ky. Tho bloodiest battle to occur In Eastern Kentucky since the days of the assassinations of Ihe Msrcums In Breathitt county and the light between the Eversoles uml Frenches In Perry county, took place yesterday at Layman, on the Cumberlanad river, In Harlan county. In which three persons wore killed and six seriously wounded. Those killed are: JAMES BLANTON, , v. PEARL BLANTON. **• ' STOKLBY OSBORNE. ... , The wounded: Lee Russell, shot twice In the neck; Taylor Mcßee, shot through abdomen; John Tnylor, shot through the neck and back; Sherman Blanton, shot through cheek; It. Blanton, stab, bed In the right side; Mrs. Laura Blanton, shot in tho arm and hip. The trouble wiih caused by long standing enmity between the Taylors and thn Blantons, which dates back several generations. The sehool trustee election In Har lan county hud, Saturday afternoon furnished the moans for the feud to break out ufroßh. The Blantons ran a candidate for trustee and the Tay lo: i a candidate also. During tho elec tion there were several breaks, but no shooting. The Blantons and Taylors and some of (heir relatives met at the general store of W. F. Howard yesterday to count the ballots and award the cer tificate. During the counting of the ballots tho candidate of the Taylors seemed to be gelling the best ot toe vote when a dispute arose over a contested ballot. The Taylors accused the Blantons of attempting lo cheat, and In less than time to tell It both sides hud out their guns. WILSON OFFERS REWARD FOR LYNCHERS f RUSSELLVILLE, Ky.-—Company H„ First regiment, eighty strong, arrived here from Istulsvllle today. They were sent under secret orders from Frankfort. Sheriff Hhea did not ask for them. It Is believed that as soon as Ru fits Browner, the negro munloriir of James Gimriltighatn, Is brought back here for trial there will he more trou ble. Governor Willson has offered a reward of SI,OOO for the arrest ant conviction of any member of tho mob that hung the four negroes last week. In commenting oa the crime tho gov ernor says: "It would have been a cowardly thing for one armed man to attack these helpless prisoners. For fifty or one hundred armed men to do It and to take the lives, which God alone br Ills laws could take without crlmu, Is one of the basest and most shame ful crimes In the history of tho com monwealth. They have added to the stain of crime the basest and most ItrutMl cowardice to make Kentucky's honor and decency a by-word." TWO MEN KILLED. ALBANY. N. Y. An explosion this morning which shook the suburb of North Albany, wrecked tho plant of the Avory Portable Gas company. Two men wire killed and two others seriously Injured. Damage done to the plant estimated at $25,000.