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Psople who live In furnished rooms come to “know the town” better than other people. They move when they see chances to better themselves. The ads. are IMPORTANT to THEM. VOLUME xm. No. 226. W 'S[m iT HIMSELF Went into Sibley Mill, Where She Was at Work and Shot Her ;ind Then Put Two Bullets into Himself, Neither is Dan gerously Hurt. W. S. Usher shot his wife, Jennie, in the Sibley mill this afternoon about 12:50 o’clock, and shot himself twice. The woman is not in a serious con dition, having sustained only a pain ful flesh wound in the left side. Usher is at the City nospital, where an operation will be performed. He is shot in the chest, through the sternum bone, and higher up, through the col lar bone. Neither wound is dangerous. The man’s motive is said to have been jealousy. He and his wife have been separated for several months. 3 his morning he walked into the de partment where she was at work and engaged her in conversation. For several minutes they talked hurried ly and excitedly, in an’ undertone, and although a number of other mill em ployees were working all around them, nobody heard distinctly what they said. After a bit the two left the drawing- i in room and stepped into a hall out-1 side. There, in the presenre of an ! eye-witness. Usher opened fire on the i woman. He shot at her four times,! the first bullet taking effi et as stated above. He tired the last three sho's ' with his eyes shut, and missed. Then . he shot himsell* oncp and snapped the I revolver ag -in, bus ihe chambers | were all empty. Seeing this, Usher went down stairs! and out into the yard, where he “broke” the flistol, put in five cart-j ridges, and shot' himself again, the | bullet entering only a few inches from the first wound. In a moment the most intense ex- ! citement prevailed. The wounded j woman was revived from a dead faint and taken home, where Dr. I Bryans, city physician, pronounced I her Wound not serious, and she was not sent to the hospital. In the j meantime Usher was intercepted on I the canal hank by Bicycle Officer j Eidson, and placed under arrest. He 1 said he would go with the policeman without nny trouble. "I am glad of it,” he said. “I have killed my wife and now' I’m going i to die, too." Further than repeating In a mono tone that he was "glad of it,” Usher! declined to state his motive for shoot-; ing his wife. While waiting In Charlie Holtzelaw’s place for the patrol wagon, he is said to have tried to bor row a pistol, his own having previous ly been taken by the officer. It is a rusty iver Johnson revolver, of 32 caliber, six inch barrel. STATEMENT OF EYE WITNESS. Mr. M. J. i.ec. a cloth checker at the Sibley Mill, the only eye witness j to the shooting, said: “As I went : into the cloth room I saw Mr. and 1 Mrs. Usher standing In the doorway of the drawing room in an earnest conversation. 1 went down stairs and came back up on the elevator. As the elevator reached tile floor I saw Mr. Usher fire the first shot. It entered Mrs. Usher’s leg just below the hip. Mrs. Usher then jumped betynd her husband and fell to her knees, who had his eyes closed. "After Mrs. Usher jumped Mr I Usher fired three more shots where | he supposed that she was standing Mr. Usher started Into the drawing-in room and as he entered the doorway he turned the pistol himself and fired, the bullet entering his left breast. He then snapped the pistol three times I started after Mr. Usher, and he started to running and at the same time unbreached his gun, trying to re-load.” » WHAT LEGISLATURE ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE SESSION JUST CLOSED Passed measure appropriating $3,000 to pay expenses of con vict probe, directing committee to report to extra session. Passed Henderson resolution delaying renewal of school book contract for two years, until January 1, 1911. Passed measure creating Greater Atlanta. Passed constitutional amendment by Mr. Poster, giving pension to every Confederate veteran and widow with less than $1,500. Passed the telegraph bill, forcing companies to deliver promtply all messages received, under penalty of fine. Passed Wright's pure registration bill, which was urged by Governor Smith Passed the primary election laty, another measure favored by the governor. Passed measure creating "Georgia Volunteers," after spectacu lar fight In the bouse on last night. Passed measure making pension commissioner elective by the people. Passed a bill allowing firemen and policemen to ride freo on street cars. Passed bill providing for support of agricultural schools and agricultuV College at Athens. '/ What Was Not Done. Started an investigation of the convict lease system, and after dftrusslng and killing many proposed measures, bearing on the dis position of the state convicts, let the matter go over to an extra session. Spent much time over the anti-lobby bill, another measure fav ored by Governor Smith, but did not act. on the matter. Bill to tax near-beers places S3OO killed. House passed meas ure but senate refused at night session. THE AUGUSTA HERALD Tillman Says His Hard Work is Over and Quotes Fable of Mule and Lion PARlS.—Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, accompanied by Mrs. Till man, is paying his first visit to Paris. While making the classic trip from the Madeleine to the Place du La Bastille on the top of a ’bus, he ex pressed his admiration of the boule vard, which, he remarked, might be called the Pennsylvania Avenue of Paris. “We already have been to Spain and Italy,” said Mr. Tillman, “where i learned just enough of the Spanish and Italian languages to mix with my French. I discovered 1 don’t know anything about any one of the three I come back to South Carolina Eng lish, and will stick to it.” Referring to the presidential elec tion, Senator Tillman said: “i shall . dp no work in the campaign, as my hhalth will not permit it. Moreover, in the future, 1 shall not do very much hard work. I am improving t and must take care of myself. I shall observe the precept of the fable writer, paraphrased a little, to Ihe ef fect that a live mule is better than a dead lion." Caruso's Wife Was Not an Artist So Her Elopement is Sanctioned LONDON. —Enrico Caruso, the tenor, is nothing it not. a philosopher. When he was asked about the report ed elopement of his wife, he shrugg ed his shoulders and suggested that it was the very thing he desired. “But it was not an elopement, real ly,” he added. "Life with her was impossible. I told her so several weeks ago. I expect my wife to be a woman who can sympathize with me —a woman of ability, of under standing, of appreciation." The tenor intimated that the lady who is his wife did not possess such capabilities. “A month ago, in Italy,” went on Caruso, “I told her how she had fall en below the expectations I had EVEN THE NEWSBOYS ARE CONGRATULATING BRYAN ON ACCEPTANCE SPEECH “FAIRVIEW,” LINCOLN, Neb.— Telegrams and letters of congratula tions on his speech of acceptance of nomination are pouring in ’on W. J. Bryan. These are not only from men prominent In councils of party, hut from persons in ordinary walks of life. One dispatch which pleased him very much came from a number of news boys of Omaha. MRS- GODFREY V’MANUS DIED THIS MORNING Tho death is announced of Mrs. Francis E. McManus, wife of.Ooodey G. McManus, which occurred at tho residence in Berzelia, about 11 o’clock this morning. The decease dwas in the fisth year of her‘age and leaves besides her deeply distressed husband, six chil dren, all grown. She was well-known and universally beloved In the com munity where she lived, and her death is deeply mourned. The funeral services will be con ducted from St. Luke Methodist church Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. Thos. Walker officiating, and the interment takes place at the West View cemetery. When Mr, Usher reached the yard, Mr. Rufus Hallman started after him and caught him by the arm. Mr. Will P. Lovett said: “I saw Mr. Usher running across the yard and Just be fore I readTi'd him he shot himself again in the abdomeen. Just as 1 reached him Mr. Hallman jerked the pistol from his hand. Mr. Usher said: ‘Turn me alooße, I am not go ing to run; I will be dead in a few minutes.' Mr. Usher kept repeating this, and when the policemen reached us that is what he told him." Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity— Fair tonight and Saturday. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 14. 1908. SENATOR BEN TILLMAN formed of her, and bade her begone." Signora Caruso took her husband at his word and went away. Then she met, in France, an Italian whom a friend of Signor Caruso. \Ao was present at the interview called a “low-down fellow and no artist —a man whose name tho world did not know.” Caruso, for his part, refused to give the name any publicity. “But what, matters all this to me?" asked the singer. “I am not to blame. My friends in New York can be sure there is no strain upon my character. Nothing immoral can bo laid at my door. The woman did not come up to my standard, and I have no regrets. She has gone off with somebody on her own level.” UN-EMPLOYED RAID A PROSPERITY MEETING NEW YORK.—Two hundred and fifty men out of work, bent on parad ing to a meeting of the Prosperity Congress of the Commercial Travel lers, at the Merchants’ Association to day, gathered at the headquarters of ‘the committee of the unemployed at No, 20 Duane street, but when for bidden to parade by the police, sent a committed of five instead. The committee, with Dr. Benjamin Reilman as chairman, went to the Merchants’ Association auditorium and succeeded in getting inside. They were stopped within the door by offi cers of the Merchants’ Association, but a speech which Dr. Reilman de livered could be plainly heard by most of the commercial travellers and oth eis in the hall, and he could be plain ly seen with his associates. He was told to submit whatever kirns he had in writing at the meet ing of tho travellers’ executive com mittee at the Hotel Victoria this af ternoon. That ended the incident, and the committee of five returned to the headquarters. HIGHWAYMAN IS KILLED; PULS ARE INJURED CHICAGO. —One highwayman was kllb-d outright and two olners wero injured in a revolver light with seven men in Peter Messenger’s saloon, West Adams and Green streets, when the trio attempted to hold up and rob the place at 11:30 o’clock this motn jng. At the time the street was crowded with people who became greatly excited at the conflict. The dead highwayman Is William Kay, the leader of the gang He was shot down by Lawrence McGraw, the bar tender. % Without warning the front door was swung back and three men pointed re volvers at the group of men within. The robbers commanded the men to hold up their hands. The six men di 1 so. As one of the robbers was pre paring to rifle their pockets McGraw dodged behind the bar and when ho re appeared five feet away, began fir ing. In a second shots came from all directions. Home of the customers Joined In the fusillade and the battle continued until Kay fell, shot through the heart. His companions fled, but were later arrested. , OLIVIA WET MO RE TnJURED NEW LONDON. Conn.—Mrs. Olivia Wet more, of New London, will known In New York society, was fatally In jured In her automobile by a New York, New Haven and Hartford train iodltv. convict runs AAEEHUESW THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DRAW EVIDENCE BEFORE THE FINAL REPORT SHORT SESSION YESTERDAY Witnesses Will Be Exam ined During the Four Remaining Days of tho Investigation ATLANTA, Ga.—The convict probe will go on. The investigation com mittee will meet next Tuesday and take additional testimony before drafting Its report. The auditor will be instructed to finish tho work. It is stated that only a few of 200 wit nesses suggested by the prison board will be summoned. The report of the committee, it is stated, will be for mulated on the assumption that Mon day week, August 24, is the date on which the extra session will be called to convene. The investigation committee lieid a short session yesterday. •Chalrmau J. Sid Turner and Mr. Eason, prison commissioners, were called into the session with regard to the list of about 200 witnesses which tho commission has suggested to the committee. The commissioners discussed the list with the committee at some length, and finally retired with the list to revise it as much as possible and to sum marize briefly what each witness could testify. There remains some four days more of the investigation, in addition to those witnesses sug gested by the prison commission the legislators wish to examine probably a dozen more on their own account. The report will bo ready by Au gust 24, the date on which the extra session is rumored to be called. CHAFIN RAPS ON BRYANJ_ SPEECH Means That Commoner Will not Allow Anti- Prohibition Candidate. CHICAGO.—William J. Bryan’s speech of acceptance was given a rap yesterday by Eugene W. Chafln, prohibition candidate for the presi dency, who recently called on tho democratic nominee at Fuirvlew. "I have read carefully Mr. Bryan’s speech of acceptance,” he said. “To me the most significant thing said by him Is the paragraph which closes ibus ‘:The platform upon which 1 was nominated not only contains nothing from which I dissent, but it pecifically outlines all the remedial legislation which we can hope to se cure during the next four years.’ "Inasmuch as the platform makes no promise to do anything on the temperance question, but. ro-aflirrus Its past, declaration against it. lie has In his utterance served notice upon the country, that we may expert no legislation prohibiting the shipment of liquor into prohibition states. It amounts to a pledge to the liquor In terests that they will have nothing to fear from his administration." MRS. H. WARD OPPOSES SUFFRAGE Famous English Novelist Starts Woman’ s Anti- Suffrage League. LONDON’.--Mrs. Humphrey Ward, the novelist, has started a movement In opposition to the suffragettes, and has organized the Woman’s Antl-Huf frage League to light the suffrage propaganda. This activity of tier’s Is largely the result of her recent visit to the United Htates, where she join ed heartily In the American movement against the suffragettes. Mrs. Ward hopes to consolidate the movements In both Great Britain and the United States against the suffra gettes. In the league's manifesto, written by Mrs. Ward, the stand Is taken that “the spheres of men and women In life being different, their share in the public management of the state should be different," MONEY COLLECTED FOR HIRE OF CONVICTS TJ BE APPORTIONED ATLANTA, Ga. The slate supreme court yesterday held thut money col lected by counties for the hire of misdemeanor convicts shall be ap portioned out to court officials and witnesses In payment of Insolvent costs, The decision Is an Important one In view of the disclosures made before the Felder Investigation com mittee. The ease came up on a stilt by John B. Hutcheson, solicitor of the city court of Jonesboro, against I T. Manson, ordinary of Clayton court tv Thousands of Armed Citizens Fill the Streets of Pensacola and Race Riots are Feared Mrs. Raymond Kyle of Washington ' t \ ' * St, *>| A picture of Mr*. Raymond Kylo, who has return ed to her home in Waaliington, D. C., after eloping to New York with Edward M. Hobaon, who claim* to he a cousin of CongroMMnmn Richmond P. Holinon. Mr*. Kyle’* husband and Mr. Hobaon’* wife plan a ■nit for dlvoree. CORDOVA WON’T GO BACK TO AFFINITY Unfrocked Miniater, on Completion of Prinou Term, Will Lead Straight Life, no He nayn. TRENTON, N. .1 I Krank Cordo va, the unfrocked Methodist, minis j ter, who eloped with Julia Bowna, I 'he pretty choir singer of Houth 'River, was released • from Trenton | prison at 4.0 Ku. m. todav. Imme diately after his release he made Ilia statement he would not return to the girl with whom lie eloped, In spite of the fact, that It, bad been re ported he had planned to meet her as soon as be was frond. "I mil not going back to Julia ! Bowne," he said. "That Is positive, i and I wish you to make it as cm j phattc as possible. I have resolved ;to lead a new life. During the three 1 terrible years of suffering that 1 have I bad In prison I have come to look | upon things In a different light. I malice the great sin I coin ml l I ted and I have fully made up my i ruled not to Increase it by continuing a crime for which | have boon pun ished. I have suffered terribly. No body knows what I have suffered,” Hobs choked the ex clergyman’s voice at this Juncture and lent • streamed from Ills eyes. It wan some time before he could recover his com posnre. Then he continued "lf I am Iff alone anil allowed to live in peace I will endeavor to live a life In tin- future that nobody can find fault with. All 1 want Is a eha nee I have good friends who are . willing to help me and I am cheerful Ist the prospects. ’ DAILY AND SUN B * , $6.00 PER YEAR. ATLANTA ARRANGES FOR LABOR DAY CELEBRATION ATLANTA, Ga. There will he many splendid floats shown In the laser day parade In Atlanta. The parade, It Is slated, promises to ho i'be largest and best In the history of the city. A number or firms out of the city asked permission to enter floats In 'be parade. Home were granted this permission and some were refused. It whs decided (hut no advertising will lie thrown at random from the flouts llilh year. Arrangements are A.DVERT 1 S 1 N G Preparation and Selection By HENRY C. WACSTAFF It Is a known ipmntlty; the vital necessity In furthering the prosperity of any business -the solo attribute on which progress, Cs tabllshment and hope for miitlnunnep can be reckoned. I here Is positively mi Indecisive recognition of the necessity of advertising. Indeed the subject Is the supreme and all Important. Initiative; and this fact Is firmly fixed In the fliinds of every progressive busi ness and professlnnal man. To simplify the situation, I might upplleably ascribe the begin ning, end. and wnole body of advertising to a Trinity,of Truisms. Ist. The goods advertised must have merit, 3nd The merit of the goods must he aggressively and cleverly presented to the public in an original, logical and entertaining atyle. Id Mediums of tried and known value, Influence and circula tion must be iihi d regerdles: nl rates charged, for cost of space In publications of this character cannot be reckoned excessive, as no speculative chances are taken hy the advertiser—they alwuys make good To further simplify th<- situation by deductions, the following diagram will serve to Illustrate: GOOD GOODS I GOOD MEDIUMS GOOD ADVERTISING GOOD COPY Are you making It “pay”— this occupation of keeping boarders? Perhaps a better way to put the question would be; “Are you advertising the fact THAT YOU koep boarders?” Brutal Assault on White Woman Has Aroused In tense Feeling; Against all Negroes, Says Dispatch from Mobile. MOBILE, Ala.—One of the most serious, outbreaks in the litstorv of Florida Is in progress at Pensacola, following a hVutal attack on Modair, who was choked into uncon sciousness imd attacked by a negro, who was later captured. Thousands of armed citizens, tlio report says, filled the streets at dawn today, and an attack on the jail was momentarily' expected. It is also re ported that, attacks have already be gun on the negro quarter of the town, and that at least one negro lias been shot to death. PENSACOLA, Fla.—-Officers are to. day searching for George Croombs alias George Buttercup as tho man who assaulted Mrs. Ed Modair la(0 yesterday, when slie was alone wlln an infant child. The sheriff s posse, which left here early last night, has not returned. Two arrests have been made but the identification was not comploto and tho men were released. The assailant approached the house and asked for a drink of water and tho young wife with fho Infant in her arms told him to wait until she placed the baby In tho cradle. When she laid the baby down and turned to comply with the request sho wan thrown to tho floor. All night long and all day have mobs gathered at various points awaiting tho arrival of tho negro In tho city. BRAZIL MEANS 10 WAR WITH URUGUAY LONDON. The Chronicle pub- Mshes un interview with a gentleman intimately versed in ull matters per taining to Mouth America, particular ly tho government and finances of Brazil, where he lind resided and car ried on business for yearn. Ilu expressed surprise that there should bo any doubt of llraall’s In tentions of embarking upon the costly venture of warships and added: Mrs. florencTmaybrick MAKES LIGHTNING RUN Ex - English Prisoner, Charters Special to Fill Engagement. OMAHA, Noli.- Mrs. Florence May brink, tho American womuti who spent many years In nf> English prison, took a lightning run across Nebraska yostorday to fill an engagement to lec ture'to a chautauqua at Fullerton. Mho reached Omaha In a belated train und missed connections. She was met with a telephone message from Fullerton that 4,000 persons were awaiting her there. She thereupon chartered a special I rain on the Union Pacific and made the run from Omaha to Columbus, #0 miles, In 102 minutes, naught a branch line train to Albion, und was met by an automobile at that place and taken across country to Fullerton In time for her lecture. being completed for (he construction of the Federation float, wbleh will bo magnificent In design and construc tion, and will typify the general good will between tabor and capital. *