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Your store Is not compet ing with others at all UN LESS ITS ADVERTISING IS AS GOOD—and some times better—than theirs. VOLUME XIII., No. 223. '•ln THOUSAND LOOT FORJHIEVES EMPLOYEES TAKE MERCHAN DISE FROM LARGE WHOLE SALE HOUSES WORK LASTED A YEAR Loot Carted Away in the Afternoon. Operations In One Block. Four Arrests. PITTSBURG. Pa. —Discovery of a gigantic conspiracy by which some ot Pittsburg’s largest wholesale mer cantile houses have been looted of thousands of dollars worth of mer chandise resulted in the arrest of lour men late yesterday afternoon. During the past year thiejes, ail of whom, were employed In the whole sale houses, have stolen at least SSO, 000 worth of goods, and their opera tions are believed to have been con lined to the block bounded by Ninth street, Pennsylvania aveupe, Tenth street and Fayette street. At the head of the conspiracy is a master in cunning. Great secrecy is now being maintained by private defectives who are at work on the case in an effort to capture ihe lead er whom they expect to land this morning. Two of the arrested men have confessed. Stewart Bros, and Co., have suffered to the extent of SIO,OOO wilhin a year, and it was through the efforts of W. L. Stewart that the conspiracy wa3 unearthed. The employes were discovered tak ing from the store by cunningly de \istd schemes goods which they de livered to a Confederate who drove up every afternoon and carted the loot away. TRADES COUNCIL TO HAVE BIG ’CUE The r Will be Held at Xon Labor Day. Interesting Meeting Monday Night. Last night at Union Printers hall, there was an enthusiastic meeting of the General Labor Day committee ot the Augusta Central Trades Council, Mr. P. K. Tant, presiding because of the absence of President C. A. Rey nolds. R. C. Williams was made as sistant secretary to Delegate McNally. Every phase of the situation was dis cussed, reports of committees were received and ways and means de vised for an immense barbecue. It v/111 be a genuine treat—a square meal —of solid and substantial viands, minus any fancy trimmings. From present Indications there will be at least 50 events during the day, consisting of jumping, running and standing, 100 yards race, for boys and girls, 200 and 400 yards race for men; individual quarter mile race, entries be made on the grounds, not later than noon, Labor Day; an egg and spoon /ace, throwing the hammer, sack race and climbing the greasy pole. For the children there will be every concetvab! kind of amusement, swinging, dancing, singing, rope danc ing. hoop leaping. The following committee was ap pointed to solicit donations from the merchants of the city: Chairman, R j G. McGowan, of the printers secre-; tary, T. F. McNally, of the Central I Trade* Council; A. M. Banks of the j carpenters; Then Buckley of the! blacksmiths; B. R. Harton, of the' holler makers; C. F. Heath of the machinists; Oscar Owens of the moulders; E. L. Babbitt, of the plumb < ers; Miles J. Murphy, of the press ! men; and E. A. Mertlns of the tail j ors. It is proposed to Introduce an In novation In the dancing. In that therf. will be the lances and quadrilles In day time and the Virginia Reel at night. A grand, costumed cake-walk will be the fea’ure at night, the judges to be selected from the bur! ness and professional men of the city. Baseball In the afternoon will bo a feature; the teams have not as yet been announced, but Mr. William Davern will umpire. After the ball game will come the tug of war, one ol the must exciting contest in the i athletic calendar, fifty men partlcipai- ! ing, 25 on each aide The entire exercises will be under 1 the supervision of the executive com- . mlttee, composed of the officers of the Centra' Trades council. are the members C. A Reynolds president; P. K. Tan:, president pro tern ; T. F McNally, TerordtOg and cor|<>spondtng mere tar-.; J. M Banks, treasurer; R. C. WMtlams, and Miles .1 Murphy, as sistant secretaries and W. H. Ander-1 s-,.,. conductor. a happy aftenrath of last night's j meatlrg was the sending of a tele gram of congratula'lon to Hon Frank Morrison, secretary of the American I Federation of Labor at Washington,] THE AUGUSTA HERALD Zeppelin and His Airship The Zeppelin airship, which was overtaken by disaster shortly after he ginning its return trip over South Germany was the greatest vehicle of its kind ever constructed. 11 was 485 feet long and 43 feet in diameter, at its largest part. Count Zep pelin, while almost prostrated by this sudden ca lamity has announced tli at he will immediately proceed to build a count erpart of the destroyed ship. Wealthy Portuguese Count Horribly Tortures Young Wife and Child LISBON.—For torturing hIH beauti ful wife until she went Insane, and so mistreating his Infant child that It is feared the little one cannot live, Count Margalho, of the old Portu guese nobolity, has been banished in disgrace from King Manuel's court and deprived of the high office he held under the late King Carlos. The count married a rich Lisbon banker’s daughter three years ago, and for a tln\e seemed to live hap pily with her. Two years later the wife and child disappeared and Mar gaiho never gave a satisfactory an swer as to their whereabouts. The police were finally led to in vestigate. Detectives paid a surprise visit to the counts home and, break ing down the doors, found the count ess chained In an attic, her features distorted by suffering, her hair white and form emaciated. The child, in FRENCHMEN WANT A CONTRACT WITH WRIGHT Offer the Aeronaut a largo Sum for Manufacturing Right* Under Certain Conditions. LEMANS, France. -Conditional on their aeroplane fulfilling cer nln re quirements, a syndicate of wealtny Frenchmen headed by M. I.azare Welller has agreed to pay the Wright brothers SIOO,OOO In order to secure the sole manufacturing rights for France and her colonies on condition that within a reasonable space of time --say tep days—two flights of fifty [kilometres each are performed in a l time of not more than one hour for each flight. Further, the contract provides that j two persons shall be In the machln ’, j that sufficient petrol to assure a flight of two hundred kilometres shall be [ carried, and the wind Is to be a mod erate one. M. Leaute of the Instl- Itute, will control the Judging coui [mlttee, composed of eight or ten com ipetent aeronauts and engineers. It ; is unlUely that Mr. Wright will on deavor to carry out this contract for (some weeks. He has five months in which to practice. D. C., who will be married tonlgh' He Is recognized as one of the most brilliant men In the labor muvenptr In America. Secri-tary McNally tele graphed as follows: ■'Congratulations, dear friend. May God guide and guard and direct both of you, for we believe the union is: ' Two souls, with but a single thought, Two hearts that beat aa one." Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity—Fair tonight and Wednesday. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 11, 1908. even worse plight than Its mother, lay on a pile of rags in a semi-stupor from neglect, Illness and hunger. The countess mind was so com pletely wrecked that she could give no account of her imprisonment. The servants confessed that mother and child had been held prisoners in the attic, fed only on bread and wa ter. The count asserted in his own defense that he believed his wife had accepted attentions from a naval of ficer whose name he refused to give. He finally admitted he had no more than suspicions on which to base his i accusations. King Emanuel and Queen Amelia, who were to have visited the count’s ; estate at the expiration of their pe rlod of mourning. Immediately can celled the engagement and ordered Margalho never to come Into their presence again. CANADIAN PACIFIC MEN GO OVER TO STRIKERS Three Hundred Go Out To gether. No Concessions. OTTAWA, Ont.—Three hundred 1 employes of the Canadian Pacific rall -1 road citr shops at Montreal, steam fit | ters, have joined the strike. There are no concessions on either side. The Canadian Express is almost a unit In the assertion that the needs of the public at large demand that the highest authority in the land should make a special effort to settle the trouble at once. LINER RUNS DOWN A SCHOONER; NINE LIVES ARE LOST HALIFAX, N, B.—The Merman war ship Freya, which arrived yesterday from Fayal. ran down the American fishing schooner Maggie May yoster day on th«. banks of New Foundland Nine of the rrew of 13 on the schooner were lost, and four saved There was a fog at the time. Cap tain Eric McCathran, of the schooner, was among the lost. STATE COMMITTEE HANDS OFF. NEW YOKE.-Chairman Timothy f. Woodruff, of the state committee said today that the republican or ganlzatlon will not Interfere with th* desires of the rank and file of the re publican party In regard to the re nomination of Governor Hughes for the governorship. EDWARD AT KRONBERQ. KRONBERG. —This city Is gay to day with decorations In anticipation of the arrival tomorrow of King Ed ward, of England, on his way t< Marlenbad. The British monarch wll be met by Emperor William who ar rived here at 11:55 o'clock thla morn ing for the purpose. MAN EATEN BY TWO CANADIAN CANNIBALS OTTAWA.—That Auguste Lemtoux, the lost guide of Mistassini Lake dis trict, was murdered and eaten by l two men, who had engaged him to lead them to Lake Wahwanipl, in the Lake Chiboubamoo region, is partial ly confirmed by a sworn statement is sued by nine woodsmen, who, after a search through that far-off region, I have discovered the remains of the guide and burled them at the scene of the tragedy. They have made out j a report of their discovery, stating i exactly what they saw, and swearing to their assertions as correct in every detail. The fate of the two cannibals is still a mystery. All search has failed to discover whether they are dead or alive. MILL HANDS ON A STRIKE IN NEWTONS NEW ORLEANS, La.—Twelve hun dred hands in the Lane and McGinnis cotton mills struck yesterday be cause of a reduction of 20 per cent. In wages. The strike was unexpected, The managers of the mill an nounced some days ago that they were losing heavily at. the present wages, and that they would either tiave to close down or reduce wages. A majority of the employes signed for (hi- reduction so as to keep the mills open. Yesterday, however, only 150 went to work, mainly overseers and bosses, and 1,200 stayed out. These gathered around Ihe mills but there was no effort mode In any wav to Interfere with the operatives at work. The strikers complain that they have not received their back pay. HIGHWAYMAN HELD UP AGED WIDOW AND MOT HER MAGNOLIA, Mass.—Held up and robbed by a highwayman who also attempted to murder her, Mrs. Wll Ham T. Cornell, the aged widow of the former president of the Equit able Trust company, Is In a dying condition today. Although a Bhot fired at her Inflicted only a slight wound, the shock may prove fatal, as she Is 70 yehn old. An all night hunt In the woods was instituted by the authorities In a determined effort to capture the would-be assassin who Is thought, to be a stubleman recently discharged from the fashionable Ocean Hide hotel, where Mrs. Cornell was stop plug- Mrs. Cornell was coming out of the flume, u cleft In the Ocean H'-tt leuges near Rafcs Chasm, when a man, appeared from among the scrub bushes In the vicinity, and, pointing a plsiol at her, fired. The shot took effect in the side of her neck and sip fell to ihe ground. Before he could obtain any of her Jewelry two wait resses came along and were seen by the man who fled. They heard the groaning of the women In the biiHh• n and went to her assistance. The alarm was given and Mrs. Cornell was taken to the hotel In a carriage. BLANCH WATTERSON MARRIES AGAIN Does Not Know Whether Her Divorced Husband, Henry Watterson, Jr., is Alive or Not. NEW YORK—Mrs Blanch C. Wat ■i-rson, who divorced Henry Watter son, Jr, th<- son of Col. Henry Wat iarson, in 1905. was married Iri the city .hall yesterday to Henor Ramon Bonus. To the question as to whether her ;rat husband was living, she answer d "I do not know.” Mr. Watterson was Miss Casanova, laughter of Juan J. Casanova, or ;üba Hhe Is 20 about years of age LIGHTNING BURNS BARN. BATEBHIJRG, 8. C - Monday even ng lightning struck Mr. John Fal ow's barn and burnt It to the ground ■!r, Fallow lives about four mile ut from town and estimates bis loss *t about fifty dollars. Teja Singh Back to India Teja Singh, M. A., LL. D., Univcraity of the Punjab, who is returning to India to found a col loge. H'J has just finished a course of lectures in this country. He was accompanied by his wife and children who are shown in this picture. HASSEN’S SPIRIT IS STILL UNBROKEN Tnrk Given the “Sweat ing” but Fails to Break Down. CHICAGO. —Hassen Nemmec. the Turk under arresi In connection with the murder of Tuffa Hhtshem, wa» subjected to a severe "sweating" for several hours last evening, but be withstood the ordeal unflinchingly. It was expected by Inspector Dorman that he would break down when taken to the morgue to view the dismember ed body of the boy, but the Turk showed no signs of emotion. "You can keep up this brutal treat ment for weeks," he told the police, "but you will not succeed In break ing my spirit. lam Innocent." Before being taken from the mor gue Nemmer wnH aßked whether ho knew the dead boy. “I never saw that boy before," ho answered. The Inquest over the body of the murdered boy will be held this morn ing. Nemmer will be present. CHICAGO GAINS*SB,OOO IN A SINGLE YEAR City Directory Shown Big Increase Over School Directory. CHICAGO Chicago has n poula tl>* of 2,425,000, according to the 190 S city directory, Just lasned This Is a gain over last year of 58,000 This imputation statement Is consid erably In excess of what Is shown bv the school census Just completed The school hoard enumerators were able to find only 1,922,225 persons In Chicago. LA FOLLETTE TO HAVE NEWSPAPER MILWAUKEE, Wls -Senator Rohl ! M. I.aFollette Is going to edit an or gan of. his own. and with this end In view he Is making a canvass of Wls eorigln 1o secure a guarantee of 10, 000 readers for a weekly paper along the lines of Bryan's Commoner. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIRECTORS MEET TONIGHT The directors of the Chamber of Commerce will hold their regular monthly meeting tonight at the of fices of the organization, but no busl ness of special Importance is up fir consideration The present quarters of the Churn her of Commerce have been He'll cd for next year and the offices will lie located where they are now for an Other twelve months, H«cretary Johnson Is away attend Ing a meeting of the secretaries of southern Chambers of Commerce and will not be- present tonlgbL DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. MRS. D. L. DRESSER OBTAINS A DIVORCE HffiUX FALLS, S. D. Mrs. Dan iel Leroy Dresser yesterday obtain ed a decree of divorce from D. Leroy Dresser, of New York, brother-in-law of George W. Vanderbilt, and uncle of John Nicholas Brown, who, In his was known as Ihe richest baby In the world Mrs. Dresser obtained her decree on the ground of desertion. Hhe and Mr. Dresser sued about a year and a half ago. Mrs. Dresser has been a resident of Hloux Falls for the past six months. SENATE DEFEATS EXTRA SESSION RESOLUTION ATLANTA, (lit A resolution rail IrvK for it Joint, corn ml Hot* to confer with tho Governor upon fh<* jhlvlhm blllty of holding an < xtra hchhloii wuh alfriONt unanimously defeated In tho Henate thin morning. ADVERTISING THAT PAD The California Fruit Growers' association, working In conjunction with Hu- Union Pacific railway, determined upon a publicity campaign to get people lo buy oranges. The fruit growers wanted an enlarged market and the railroad wanted a long haul to the market, so together they bought newspaper space to tell lowans of California oranges. The first shipment of oranges comprised u full train and the fruit, found a ready market. A second train of twenty-five cars brought more than the market price. lowans this year Increased their consump tion of oranges by 70 per cent over uny year preceding. The people were satisfied with the fruit, the Union Pacific was satisfied with Its returns from the freight charges, and the growers were well pleased wl'h lh<- prices which the fruit brought. All three got their money's worti. and the railroad and the association have their principal ex pended <n advertising back In their pockets and along with It the reward of enterprise But the profit Is not all accounted for yet. Interest on '.he ori ginal advertising outlay will be collected by the railroad and the fruit growers for years lo come. Does advertising pay? No practical man of affairs prosumer any longer even to consldci the question one of a U<-I»atulj*e nature. (Racine, Wisconsin, Times, July 8, 19U8.) Notice how many of to day’s Want Ads. are hunting buyers for things. Perhaps a few of them may be hunt- Ing for YOU! TO REVOLUTIONIZE EXPOGT OF COTTON FARMER’S UNION TAKES MEASURES THAT MEAN DI RECT CONNECTION BE TWEEN FOREIGN MILLS AND GROWERS TO MARKET DIRECTLY Each Member to Sign Pledge to Dispose of His Cotton Through Union and Its Warehouses. MEMPHIS. Teim. —Measures which bid fair to almoit revolutionize the present method* of exporting the col ton crop to the foreign mills and spinners were recommended and heartily Indorsed by the Farmers’ Union national convention commit tee, composed of one man from each cotton stale, which mol hero yester day. To every member of the union will ho sent an agreement for him to sign and forward to the local sucre tary ol th - union, pledging his indi vidual support, lu a direct marketing ol the present cotton crop. The committee strongly advocated shipping direct to tho foreign mills and spinners, which they claimed could easily be accomplished by furnishing the same business advant ages as the heavy exporter now gives to the mills. The union warehouses which have been established through out the south were the first stop in this direction, and the output through those warehouses will be disposed of by ihe cotton committee. The growers have asked to pledge their cotton to them, and Ihe sales will be aportloned aiming the slates according to the amount pledged. This co-operation, which has practically been pledged by every member of the union, means that Ihe market will not he over-fed, und tho market prices will no longer be eon trolled by. the speculators, and com petition among sellers will be done away with. II was decided that nil adjourned inuetlng he held 111 Memphis on Sat urday August 29, and that those at tending this meeting should go from It to the meeting of the iiatlnurl un ion In Fort Worth, Texas, on Tues day, September 1. SOUTHERN GOLF TOURNAAAENT’S LASTWEEK . LINVILOK, N. o.—-The Eseeola In ter slate southern championship tour nament. will be held here this week under the auspices of the Eseeola Golf club. The entrants Include play ers from all parts of the south, the Chattanooga Golf and Country club, the Birmingham Golf club, the Knox ville Country club, and the Roanoke Golf dull sending teams to compete. Foremost among the week’s events will he the comisvt.ltlon for the Tan glewood cup, which will occur on Fri day and Halurday. A handsome Tif fany cup, valued at 550 will be the prize It musk bo wen three sea sons In succession to bn retained. To day's events Include an open champ ionship team match for teams of three, an open Inter-state champion* ship for men, and a mixed foursome. All the events are open to amateurs only.