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Th e non-advertising merchant tan no more compete with one who advertises than the old Franklin hand press can com pete with the modern web-per fecting cylinder press. VOLUME XIII., No. 230 WM£S SCHOOLCRAFT SHERMAN, NOMINEE ' 05 dt dt . dt dt dt dt dt HIS RESIDENCE AND SOME OF HIS FAMILY \ BK ■ Wiw- ' ffif* ' xfflß jji • - ' •"'' M '* *'* •’ * 'V' ■ y. &*s&§ v* ■ : ■'o.■*; ' • UliHfe" fa** v *..-1,C 1 , ■ 1 ' ■h. ~/ y , _ . r y ._. UTICA. N. Y.—Notification day for] file Republican vice presidential nqm- Inee, .las. Schoolcroft Sherman, is be ing observed here today with all the l pomp and noise that was to be found In either Cincinnati or Lincoln. When day dawned this morning nineteen guns boomed, the salute for the vice presidential nominee. The city was already prepared when tho people began to stir. There is just one singular feature which cannot be explained. This is the absence of an invitation to Gov. Charles E. Hughes. Mr. Hughes, ac cordingly, is not here. At 11 o'clock the paj-ade started with the notification UtCiimlttee in au tomobiles. Bands played stirring mu se, people cheered, and flags waved. The Sherman home was almost hid den in a mass of red. white and blue, ard hi front a stand had been erected for th" f rators. Mr. Sherman received a tremend ous ovation from his towns folk, when lie made his public appearance. Frank Hitchcock was pointed out as one of the notables of the hour. The program for the day had been arranged so that nothing could Inter fere. An opera house had been rent ed in cane of adverse weather, but the wather man was kind and this con tlngncy was precluded, ft was plan ned that the honored guests should take luncheon with Mr. Sherman. Mayor Wheeler. Chairman Symonds, of the citizens! reception committee and ether prominent residents of the town in she early afternoon. Follow irg this the program calls for out-of dt or sports and this evnlng there will be a grand of fireworks. A‘ C o’clock tonight Mr. Sherman will give a dinner for the notifies 'lon•committee. All the evening there will be band concerts and the city will fairly .revel In unwonted din. SOLOIEi HELD FOR SUMS 10 Bayoneted while Attempt ing to Board Train to 3pringfield Riot*. KANKAKEE, 111,—Joseph Klein, of company A. First Illinois Infantry, was held by a coroner s Jury to an swer to a charge of murder In the i II tourts for the death of Earl Nel nor Nelson was bayoneted In the back when he attempted to board a. train carrying the regiment from Chicago Following 'the finding of the ver dict. two deputy aheriffa left for Springfield to tale- Klein Into cuatody. That there will be no trouble be tween the civil and military forces is promised in a statement made by Governor l>ne*n at Springfield. He said Klein win be turned over. THE AUGUSTA HERALD - mmmjy The large photograph In the center is a recent one of James School craft Sherman, of Utica, New York, who has just been notified of hla nomination as Vice President at the Republican Convention, %icago. Below is a photograph of the Sherman House on G. St., Utica, New York. On the left are photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman’s son, Richard (at the top), Thomas (in the center) and Sherrill (at the bototm). CAPT. INS’ WIFE WANTS HIM 10 BE PUNISHED NEW YORK—"Captain Mains should be punished. I hope for my babies’ sake that he does not die. but his punishment should be heavy.” These are the words of the wife of Peter C. Hains, Jr., the United State* army captain, who shot William E. Annls to death on the float of the Bayald- 1 Yacht Club last Saturday af ternoon, because, as he believed, An nis had broken up his domestic hap plness. Mrs Hains is a handsome woman j and spirited, She is determined to get her children and take them to the borne of her father, in Wlnthrop, Mass., where she has been living since | her husband separated from her. “I wanted to see my children very ; much today." she said, "but Its too late now, and I must go back. Should I go on to the fort. I would have to explain to the guards and then call up the colonel's office and well, you see, I had better go back to New York now. "I have a perfect right to see my ! children. I am their mother and 1 - love them and they should be with me. When Csptain Hains and his brother and father brought thla ter rible and untrue charge against me, I did not know whit I wat. doing "I was deadly afraid of the case fain He has beaten me In his »l,d rage At times his eyes were like those of a madman and his voice would choke until he could scarcely I speak BRANDS STORIES AS UTTERLY FALSE “It ia hard now to tell the full story lln » connected way. aud I don t see | why I should, but such terrible re AUGUSTA, GEORGI A, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 18, 1908. ports have been circulated that I feel Justified in branding them as false." Mrs. Hains then told of her early married life, and her meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Annis. "Mr. Annis was a fine man and hlB wife and I were close friends," con tinued Mrs. Mains. "Mrs. AnnlH knows the truth. She knows that the ter rible stories circulated by Thornton lfatns were lies That is some com fort to me, hut It does not make up for her loss and suffering. I cannot explain why I ever sign ed tho paper Captain Hains brought to me, which purported to be a con fession from me, unless f was fright ened Into doing It. Yes, I remember now how frightened I was. I came to New York believing I could comfort Mrs Annis. "I decided to take my children home with me. It Is not right that the babies should remain in tho care of such a father or of his parents. I want to take them away and raise them in Ignorance of the foul murder thetr father has committed." While the young wife and mother was talking the three children were under close guard In General Halmf home at the fort. The children's grandmother is In constant fear that they will be kidnapped. NURSE KPPBENTICE BADLY SCALDS OLD NO MID PHILADELPHIA, Pa. —Don Smith, an eight'on year-old nurse apprentice In the Philadelphia Hospital for the Insane, took an old woman putimt to day ind put in a tub of scalding at' Tl <■ woman, Mary Taylor, aged 61, will die It Is sold, from her burns. Miss Smith was arrested and held without hail to await Investiga tion. Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity—Showers tonight and Wednesday. VOLUNTEER’S BILL IS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ATLANTA, Ga. —Governor Smith this morning approved the Stephens home guard bill and measure. It is now a law. The governor in taking the action did not consider the pro test recently made by the National Guard officers. HEADLIGHTIILL BAB BECOME m ATLANTA, Ga.—The bill requiring railroad companies operating in Geor gia to install electric headlights upon their locomotives was approved this morning by Governor Smith. The measure has Men bitterly fought in the legislature by the rali roads, and even now the lega/ty of Its passage Is being attacked. MATTHEWS TRIAL BEGAN ATj P. M. More Than Twenty-Five Witnesses Called—Drs. Houston and Crane Tell of Wounds—Court Room Crowded. The preliminary trial of M. O. Mat thews, policeman, charged with the murder of Kd C. Turner, on the night of Tuesday, August 11th, began a few minutes after 2 o’clock this afternoon in the City Court room, before Magls trato B. L. Si range. More than twenty-five witnesses were called, necessitating considera ble delay. Then they were ilned up and sworn. The first witness placed on the stand was Dr, Will R. Houston. He explained and Illustrated, with the aid of Dr. Charlie Crane, \n position of the wounds. His statement was, in effect, what has previously been told In this connection In the columns of The Herald, Dr. Crane, who assisted Dr. Hous ton in performing the autopsy on Tur ner's body, corroborated the former physician’s statements. He also cor roborated his opinion that the bullet passing through the chest produced instant death. The court room was crowded and I the most Intense Interest was mam feat. The trial is expected to con tinue until midnight, at least. 82 DOLLARS LOST THISJORNiNG Man Loat Pocket Book Containing Eighty-Two Dollars at Union Station. Mr. E. ft Storey, an employee of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company lost a pockotbook this morning it contained about elghty-two dollars In three checks, On Messrs Harper Bros., C. F. petrrson and L. F. Shirley. From ajl ar counts It appears that the gentleman was sitting In the Union Depot and laid his pocketbook down, *r«»,p-tilny It left for a few minutes and on hU return found it gone. Two whit* ls»)s were near him at the time aAd are suspected pf confiscating it TOM M'CARTHY S STORE RAIDED Ahont Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars Worth of Beer and Whiakey Taken This morning about 12 o'clock De tectives Williams and Bartisy wl*h Balllfr Sturges, raided Mr Tom Mc- Carthy's place of business at 14UI Campbell street, The officers ge cured about 1250 worth of beer and whiskey. The stuff wss In the soft drink stand and was cleveUv conceal ed Mr McCarthy runs s grocery and sof’-dritik store The stuff was eafrted to the court house ROBLEY D. EVANS, ADMIRAL a q q q a n ACTIVE SERVICE ENDS TODAY A \I 1 // _jonn«t~* r i_ O^HthKi /w f /// / ,'dRHinUM Jnr fli /l/iWrv ; — vJI fI A7 jMBBs' l iK WASHINGTON. Rear Admiral llohley D. Evans, after a lifetime of service under the stars and stripea, retired today. Although ho has not been In active service for several months on account of 111 health, he .ms merely been on leave of absence from the Atlantic battle ship fleet which was lately under his command The official passing of Admiral Ev ans removes one of me most plctur esque and spectacular figures of Amer ican public life Rear Admiral Evans, for such he can he caned until he has really been honorably deposed, practically closed his official career on May 7th last, when he participat ed personally In an Imposing parade of soldiers and sailors at Sun Fran cisco. "Fighting" Rob Evans, until recent ly tile commander of the battleship FORT HAMILTON SEETHES WITH SCANDAL NEW YORK From one of tho of fleers at Fort Hamilton It was learn ed that the killing of Annis was In I a way little dreamed of tty tho out ' side world, for the reason that other! scandals exist there which may havo a like tragic termination. The officer who communicated this Informal lon also made the amazing accusation that Thornton Jenkins Hains, brother of Captain I’eter (j, Hains, Jr., had made Improper ad vances to his brother’s wife and when repulsed by her, had determined to he revenged. This officer made no effort to shield young Mrs. Ilalns, his criticisms of her were most blttei He was actuated In making the dlsclos uros, be said, by a desire to help the decency-loving officers and their j wives, believing that publicity would |do much toward bringing about an elimination of almost Intolerable con j dltlons. “There are two other scandals here," said the officer, "which are I hound to end very much as thla one did There Is an officer who ia ao full of whiakey and dope ait the time that lie is seldom seen about the. grounds, and he artually did not know that a certain officer from another fort, had been transferred here until four j months after that, officer’s arrival. "This Is a comparatively email post, so you eeri Imagine what the man's ! frame of mind must. he. ills wife Is lan inveterate drinker and cigarette I smoker Though Fort Hamilton, to | the observer, Is almost as quiet ns a grave yard. It Is in reality a hotbed of , scandal, and the sooner the feet he ! earn* known, in other words that our skeletons hre trotted out of the closet j the better It will be for those offl- Icers and their wives who are decent mod seif reepaotiug." DAILY AND SUNDAY, SO.OO PER YEAR Hoot, bun been in 111 heal for Homo time, and found it. expedient. to re- Hido in the healthful solitudes sur rounding hake Mohonk, N. Y. state. admiral Mvans hftH aeon service of almost every variety in the marine flfhfefftg world. In times oi pence he was a strict dh •Ipllnarlan of lilh men and rondtie.ed manoeuvres and tar get cruises; he worked wllh the light house board; ho represented tlie I lull on States navy at stately gatherlugs where ships of other nationH forogatn ere for pageant and display; he drove the »eal poaehor* from the nenring sea; he amelled gunpowder In real fig..ting In two wars; ho did much to build up the navy, and to arouse the Intereat of tie* people in the fighting powi r oi this nation and now, finally, he eonutieted the hereu lean task of guiding Ihe preatent navy over the gn'ateHt eruiae in lilh tory. “BARBARA FRIETCHIE” NOT WANTED IN TEXT BOOKS AUHTIN, Tex i iomu.'iilnl him been made lo the sl.iic lexthonk hoard l«> Confederate camps over the rtutn that the grammar which wan ndop:- etl for public schools of the slate con Inins several lines of what Is termed the northern wai song, "Barbara Frletehle, ’ |>y John Greenleaf Whll tier. The hoard will ask the north era publishers of this textbook to eliminate the oliji ctlonahle lines. A sliorl time ago the arithmetic adopted by the hoard had to bn amended by eliminating s vi ral prop lem* In which generals In the Union army were named in a way that was considered ns reflecting upon the south. Do You Want a Good Job? Let The Herald Help You. If you sent a telegram to tho wrong address you would hardly expect It to accomplish Its purpose if you select the wrong me diums for your "situation wanted" ad. It Is equivalent to Bonding letters or telegram* to wrong addre res. The people whose business Interests, or whose hone s, afford employment to others In this city are people who Judge an applicant for a situation from many angles of vlsw The, are "human," and so have their prejudices -Just as you have concerning newspapers. The tact that a work hunter asks for what he or she wants THROUGH THE ADVERTISING COIe UMH OF THEIR OWN FAVORITE NEWSPAPER Is a large point In the applicant’s favor. To leave off generalities, and get down to the case In point: A large number of people who give employment to others nevar read or answer a situation Wanted advertisement that does not appear In the Augusta Herald. Other employers would give first preference to those that ad vertlae in this paper, Others and this Is a small class—would see your ad In any paper whatever, and If favorably Impressed, would give you an interview. Others— and thla 1* the smallest class of all— would not see your i.d. in any paper at all, but put up placards, etc., when they want to employ someone, As thes e people are not num erous, neither are they Important. Use Herald Wants for Best Jiesults. Advertising Is the motive power of business. Stop adver tising and your business will be as dead as an engine without steam. LlSSlirS HOME SIS Bllli MOB CRAZED BY SCENES OF VIOLENCE IN SPRINGFIELD SOUGHT TO BURN IT. HE FREED THE NEGROES Crowd Angered at the Emancipator Wanted to destroy home he loved —Bravery of woman Shamed Fanatics SPRINGFIELD, Ills -The home of Abraham Lincoln ha» been threatened with the torch. A mob crazed by the terrible* seems of murder and arson of Kriclay and Saturday nights, tried to burn the homo from which Abraham Lincoln, the great emanci pator, was called to save a dying m* ( lull . The torch was lighted, bill was not applied to the building that is lovci above everything In Springfield. A woman, alone and unaided, stopp ed the mob In Its effort to shame not only the slate of Illinois, but the whole nation. The all* nipt was made on Satur day night, alter the lynching of aged William Donegal! Part of the mob thi.* kill' I Dom e, m surrounded the Lincoln m. mo. Shouts of “Let's burn it down!'* ••Jlero’s where Lincoln lived. Ho freed the negroes. Lot's burn tho house clown!" were heard. One of the mob suddenly stopped out. with a lighted torch. lie advanced from the st reet, low aid the house. Thu mol) was cursing, howling, jerlng and connect in;; epitaphs of a vile na ture with the natne of Abraham Lin coln . Then Vivian Kdwnrds. si custodian of the home, who is a relative of the martyred pr I it b} marriage, open ed the door and stood on the porch, ll.e man with the torch hesitated ami I hen went Into the nrcet. The mob [ again sol up a gr> tt howl, cursing Lineolii, cur,my the home, and threat- I cuing 1 1 h dMI ruction sd some future j lime. llien the mob turned and ! went away. Mrs Kdwards, whose husband was a cousin of Robert Lincoln, did net report tin attempted burning of the home to cither the police or militia. She said she was afraid that If she J made public the attempt to destroy ! ihe home it would only tend to urge ! on the fanat Ics. PRESIDENT HANSON DENIESJEPORT Central of Georgia Rail way not to Float Bonds. ATLANTA, Gil President J. P* llum.oli, or the Central of Georgia i all way, spates there Is nothing In the story printed several day* ago t<» the effect that the Central may float mi Issue of 550,000,000 In bonds, sU>e 000,000 of which will be used to re deem oulHandlng income bonds and 5115.000,000 to make Improvements in the property. Major Hanson states that K. 11. Mnrrlman, who recently acquired a controlling Interest In the Central, Is now In the west and has not, so far ns lie tnowH, discussed the mat ter of a bond issue.