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boss."
VOLUME XIII., No. 240.
AUGUSTA RAPIDLY RESUMING
HER NORMAL ACTIVITY
On Every Side Gigantic efforts are Putting Things to
Right—Every Official Working, Thousands Labor
ing and Streets, Buildings and Canals are Being
Placed in Former Excellent Condition.
The special relief committees in charge of the work of taking care
of the flood sufferers are:
From citizens: Capt. W. B. Young, chairman, and Messrs. Bowdre
Phinizy, Thomas Barrett, Jr., R. E. Allen, F. B. Pope, Thos. W. Loyless
and Charles Estes.
From council: Messrs. E. G. Kalbfleisch, J. E Woodruff. R. .1. Bates,
Austin Branch, J. P. Saxon, all from council, and Messrs. E. B. Hook
and C. B. Matheny from the city at large.
Mr. C. A. Rowland, president of the Associated Charities, is also at
tending by special invitation and is assisting in managing the work in
a slpendid manner, in the estimation ol his co-laborers.
WATER ON DAILY, FROM 8 TO 11 A. M.
The water supply of the city is plentiful to supply the needs of'the
city and will be maintained.
The water will be turned on daily from 8 o’clock until 11 o'clock
until the regular ,supply is available again.
CANAL REPAIR CONTRACT
WILL EE LET THURSDAY.
The canal and waterworks committee of council held a meeting
Monday morning and decided to have the work of repairing the canal
bank at the broken places done by contract. Two bids have already
been turned in and Commissioner of Public Works Nisbet Wingfield
states that he lias wired three other contractors asking them if they
would teke up a proposition to do the work.
Tiie contracts will be considered officially Thursday and work will
be commenced without delay, in the meantime Mayor Dunbar states
tha: temporary work will be carried on at once so that water may be
supplied at the pumping station and water furnished to the city. This
work is under wav today and will be rushed throughout the next few
days and plenty of water will be supplied to the pumping station.
The permanent work to be done on the canal will be started within
a week and pushed to completion as soon as possible so that the mills
can be supplied with power.
LIME WILL BE SUPPLIED
BY BOARD OF HEALTH
Dr. Eugene Murphey, president of the Board of Health, dates that
lime will be supplied to every section of the city as soon as the debris
is cleared away, so it can be used.
Further additional work of this kind will he carried on and disin
feet ant wagon will carry supplies of disinfectants throughout the flooded
’district so that all disagreeable odors will be destroyed and the sur
ly roundings made healthy.
ia>
THOUSAND MEN
WORKING AT REPAIRS
The laboring forces employed by the city have been doubled in many
instances and trebled in a few cases. Three hundred people, including
a hundred convicts are working on the streets. Fifty to seventy teams
are also at work.
McKenzie’s Sons, doing much of the eewer and street repair work,
have doubled their forces, pntting on 150 extra men. They have brought I
all their men from the brickyards and other works and put them to work
on the streets and other city work.
The scavenger department is working three times as many people
es usual. Everybody is working and a great change is being wrought in
the sections where the forces are at work.
The city has about 1,000 men at work and will put on more as soon
as tools can be had.
SETREET CARS BEGAN
RUNNING TODAY.
Through the energetic efforts of the street railway officials and
their workers, several cars were put in operation in the city today and
will probably b e continued throughout the afternoon and evening.
It is the intention of the management to have the schedules in ef
fect again within the next few days.
Nobody is Hungry Now,
Says Secretary E. 3. Hook
Relief Committee Has
Headquarters on Mc-
Intosh Street near Ellis—
Wagons Greatly Needed
—Clothing is Also Asked
For.
“Nobody it hungry now, to fpr
at we are able to find out. The
gentlemen of the committee are
doing a great work. From our
central supply station on Mcln
toth street, between Ellis and
Greene, we send provisions to the
various sub-stations. The one
thing we need now is wagons. It
is hard to get a team. If any par
son outside of the stricken area
has a team that he esn possibly
lend to us or hire to us, we will
be mighty glad to get It."
“E. B. Hook, Sec. & Treat.”
The relief committee are distribut
ing provisions to the poor from of
fices established at Young's meat
market stand, on Mclntosh street. All
persons disposed to help In the work
of aiding the destitute will confer a
favor on the committee by sending
their contributions to this station, or
notify any member of the committee,
so that their provisions may be sent
for.
A request has been made to the
merchants that all partly damaged
goods they can spare for the relief
work will be gratefully appreciated.
Sacked flour that Is wet on the out
side, but has not been touched by
the water In the middle will be used
by the committee
Captain A. H. Huguet of the Seven
teenth Infantry, stationed at Fort
McPherson, came In Sunday night, to
aid In the relief work here, for the
war department at Washington.
He came in compliance with orders
Issued by Brlgsdier General Ram«av
D Potts of the department of the
gulf through Colonel H, E. Robinson,
adjutant general.
He fs Instructed In his orders to
tarnish rations, medicine and clothing
ta Um> flood sufferer*
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
THE LIES OPENED
RELIEFMTION
The ladles of the Associated Chari
ties hav i op sued a relief station at
Room 215 Montgomery building, that
will doubtles aid many destitute flood
sufferers by its good work. They are
cutting out garments for poor people,,
and request that all needy persons
come to the station for the elothing,
which Is to be finished by the bene
ficiaries.
It is also urged that all King's
Daughters offer their services at
R00m215, where they are greatly
needed.
CRENSHAW PUMP A GREAT HELP
The pump In the yard of Mr. J. T.
Crenshaw at No. 1477 Harper St. has
been a grateful blessing to the hun
dreds of people in the neighborhood
It. is the only source of water In
that section and hundreds of families
; have quenched their thirst at the
pump.
The amount Is not specified, but
| It It understood there la a residue for
such purposes in the treasury of $lB,-
000.
Capt. Huguet's work began this
| morning, In connection with the city
relief committee. He was out all day
with Mr. E, ft. Hook, In an automo
bile. He says Augustas disaster is
; one of the worst he aver saw. .lust
what steps, exactly, he Is to take
have not been announced.
The negro physicians have offered
their services to the destitute color
ed people In the c : t • fie„ ul iharge
Dr. Eugne Murpbey, president, of the
Board of Heilth has issued the fol-o*
ing order. Dispensary clerk, city,
! Until further notlc e you will fill pre
scriptions for the destitute colored
people signed by G. 8. Burrows, M.
D,, A. N. Gordon M. D., G N Stoney,
i M D. W T. Pritchett, M. D., and R
C. Williams. M. a
Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity— Fair tonight and Tuesday.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 31, 1908.
Head of Firm of A. O. Brown
Albert O. Brown, shown in the upper picture to
the left, was the head of the firm of A. O. Brown
and Co., New York, which has just failed for more
than one million dollars. The upper picture to the
right is Lewis G. Young, the lower portrait is that
of Edward F. Buchanan, member of the firm.
Ladies Play Wheel of Fortune;
Church Authorities Agitated
RUSHVILLE. circles
here are greatly aglrated over the fact
that a number of the leading ladles;
of the city patronized a wheel of for- 1
VALUABLE JEWELS
ARE STOLEN
Postmaster General Myers
Lost Several Thousand
Dollars Worth of Stones.
HAMILTON, Mass —Jewels valued
at, several thousands of dollars, the
property of Postmaster General and i
Mrs. George Von L. Meyer, of Wash
ington, wei-p stolen from their pala
tial summer home In the town last
evening while the family was at
dinner.
The robbery was discovered by Mr.
Meyer, who Immediately started a
secret Investigation In the hope of
recovering the Jewels, some of which
were collected by himself and Mrs.
Meyer while he was ambassador at
the Italian and Russian courts.
Among the articles stolen are a set
of rare and valuable black pearls,
i each the size of a pea; a large dia
mond set In a pin, a diamond neck
lace, and a box containing Mr. Mey
er’s personal jewels which are price
less on account of their associations.
So much was taken that it was Im
possible for Mr. Meyer to make up a
complete list, and Mrs. Meyer was so
overcome that she could not. enume
rate and describe her missing gems.
ft Is believed the thieves gained
entrance through a second story
window and so quickly and nolseless
,ly did they work that none of the
family or the servants on the floor
below noticed the slightest unusual
sound.
EASTERN MANAGER
FOR DEM. PARTY
Manager Made by Chair
man Mnck-No Announce
ment Yet.
RIDGEFIELD, Conn - It has been
i learned that an eastern manager for
the democratic national campaign has
j been virtually made by Chairman
Mack, but the announeement will not
be made for a few days,
SURVIVOR OF MONITOR
IS NOW DYING IN PA.
JOHNBTOWN, Pa —The Rev. D. K
I Ellis, one of the two surviving mem
I berg of the crew of tbe historic old
I Monitor, is 'lying of Bright's diceaMj
tune during the county fair that clos
ed Saturday. All the ministers in
veighed against the vice of gambling
and some of the ladles have been
threatened with prosecution.
ROBERTS MYSTEHT
STILL UNSOLVED
The Atlantic City Police
Remain Baffled.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. ,1. —Still bas j
fled by the elements In a cas f . that
are stranger and stranger than any
they have yet encountered, the At,
iantic City police today continued
their part in the Investigation of the
mystery surrounding the shooting of
Charles ]>. Roberts, Jr., of Baltimore.
Mrs. W. S. G. Williams, also of Hal
‘ tlraore, who was in the rolling chair
with Roberts whan the attack or
' eurred returned to her home yester
day, "With permission of this depart
ment,” as the bn I lei In posted at po
lice headquarters announced. It was
declared that the reports to the es
feet that Roberts had a sinking spell
last night were greatly exaggerated.
JOHN CARLO. DYING
FROM KNIFE WOUND
His Assailant Dragged
From Under Bed and Ar
rested.
CHICAGO.- John Carlo, husband
of Annie Carlo. “Queen of Little
Italy,” Is thought to he dying at St.
Lukes hospital, as a result of being
Slashed With a knife last night His
aasallant, Antonio Pattazo, was ar
rested after being dragged from be
| nestb a bed In a house where he had
| sought refuge.
WORK FOR
200 MEN
It wa» announced at the
Citizens Relief Committee
meeting this morning; that
Mr. Porter, Roadmaster of
the C. and W. C. Railway
had employment for 200
if they would apply
promptly to his office in
the C. and W. C. Railway
, offices.
ROBEDTSIS DIG
IN MIMIC CITY
AN ATTEMPT TO GET ANTE
MORTEM STATEMENT NOT
ALLOWED
POLICE DISCOURAGED
Baltimore People Want to
Keep All Scandal
Rushed.
ATI,AN i’ll' CITY, N.J.- Charles 11.
Roberts, Jr. the Baltimore clubman
who was shot las' Wednesday night
while riding In a roller chair with
Mils. W. S. (1. Williams, also of Balti
more, whoso husband was formerly
one ot Roberts closest friends, is dy
ing in the Atlantic City hospital.
Efforts were made lust night to get.
an ante mortem statement, Hut Ills
condition is such that tile physicians
in attendance will not permit lilm to
be questioned, and it Is more than
likely Roberts will dio without mus
ing any furtliei statement
Efforts from the police and certain
influential persons here to keep all
facts leading up to the shooting of
Roberts a secret, and to make it ap
pear he was the victim of a high
wayinan, have failed miserably.
In tact, only yesterday the police
and other state authorities were in
Cllned lo let tiie matter drop and
Cease further investigations. In Una
it was said they tied ihe approval and
moral bucking of the police ol Balti
more, who are inclined to keep eo\
ered any scandal In lliu exclusive cir
cles of the Maryland metropolis that
may be dug up In getting at the
trulli ol the shooting of Role i t t
The physicians here have contend* d
all along that Roberts’ Injury was not
necessarily mortal and with the at
tendants at. the hospital have declared
that Roberts, liver was only slightly
punctured by the bullet. It now de
velopes that Ihe liver was ripped al
most In half, the bullet pas-lug In
through Roberts’ body and lodging In
the muscles of Ihe hack.
That there Is almost no chance ror
Roberts to survive was admitted to
day by Dr. Darnell, who is In eliurge
of the case. It Is declared that
Roberts lias been kept alive Ills long
by Ills wonderful vitality alone.
Roberts’ relatives were Informed
lasi night that hD death was only a
matter of a few hours, a day or two
at most. Septic poisoning bus al
ready set In, and al an early hour tills
morning he was growing weaker.
Mrs. Roberta is not at the Hole!
Brighton, where Mrs. Williams his
been stopping as has been reported,
hut Is In the hospital where h*'i tunc
band Is lying Her hospital suite ad
Joins that of her husband, and ah*'
has conversed with him on several oe
cassions. Whether she has talked of
the shooting with Roberts Is not
known, as motives of delicacy com
polled those In attendance on Roberts
to get out of ear shot when the wife
was at his bedside.
HISGEN AND GRAVES
WILL BE NOTIFIED
In New York at the New'
Independence Club.
NEW YORK At the new Indcpcn
! ,|,.rce t Jnh, In Grumcrey Hqttare, to
j night Candidates IHagen and Graven
will be formally notified of their notul
i nations for president and vice presl
! digit. The null will lie thrown open
Ito the public for he riiHt time.
Charles II Walsh, who was per
manept chairman ot the Chicago con
ventlon which nominated Hlsdeii and
Graves, will notify them of the fuel
and both candidates will respond
W. R. Hearat Is also expected to
speak.
SAILORS NOT ALLOWED
IN DANCING PAVILION
Supposed to be for the
Public, Bnt Sailors are
Turned Down.
OYSTER HAY N. V Several sal
I ora from the Sylph which Is stallion
ml here unler command of Lieut
Roger Williams for the prcaldwi a
use during his vacation, won. refused
admittance to a dancing pavilion In
the village Haturd tv nU’l't The pa
vlllon Is attached !<• tie lu«ld<- lon.
Oyster Ray’s only tore',hot" It del. am.
Is open to the pibllc
SUCTION GAS ENGINE
USED TO PROPEL SHIP
Driven Eleven Knots Per
Mile; Cost Six Cents Ton
Per Mile.
LONDON. The adaptability of the
suction gs* engine ’* ship propul
I slop has been MriHnglv shown in ex-
I pertinent* with the obsolete warship
I tat tier.
The old ship was driven with a 350-
1 horsepower origins nearly eleven
1 knots an hour, on the Clyde a* \
: - oat of six cents per ton per mil)
Hlaek was burned as fuel. Neither
Pollers nor funnels were used.
DAILY AND SUNDAY $6.00 PER YEAR.
GiIGUNGELEUNT
EEi PROBING
MEMBERS MAKE FRANTIC EF
FORT TO STOP FURTHER
OF THE A- 0- BROWN
FAILURE
PART PLAYED IN POLITICS
Assemblyman Cuvillicr,
Candidate for Re-Elec
tion, to Make Contest on
Wall Street Issue.
NEW YORK The big gambling
clement In the membership of the
Stock Exchange is making frantic ef
forts to prevent, further probing Into
th t , abuses that led to the failure of
A. O. Brown $ Co. Members of the
exchange are trembligg lest the r4ve
lallon of open manipulation by which
a linn of brokers tried to break prices
and close out small investors shall
result In an investigation by tile iegls
future as drastic us that which fol
lowed the revelations of crookedness
In Hie management of the life and
lire insurance companies. Tile Insti
tution is a privately managed con
cern; It is not Incorporated, and al
though It, makes and breaks tens of
thousands id' men annually. it is 1
amenable only to rules that are made
b.v its i.loo members.
Assembly man Cuvllller, who is a
eamildnte for re-election, will make
IBs contest on the Wall strot Issue.
Hi* is from the Thirteenth district
which Is largely democratic and the
nomination Is ulmost ~qulvolent to ac
tion If he is elected he will Intro
duce a bill In the legslature design
ed to put an end to som n of the
abuse: which the slock exchange sos
tors.
one of the provisions of the Cuvll
ller bill is as follows; "111 ease a
member of said stock exchange cor
poration fails to meet, his obligations
within twenty four hours of such i
failure, such membe. ahnll he sus
pointed from such stock exchange cor *
poration and his seat sold at nubile
auction Immediately and ih, -j*- '
needs of such sale be divided jirK ' ‘ r
among th„ creditors of such imunbK
For Instance, the firm or Brown A
Co., owns two memberships In the
stock exchange worth *75,000 each, or
$150,000 If the assets of the ||rm
turn out to be less than Rh ihibl 11
ties the membership seats will be
sold But not a penny of the *150,000
will bi* available or the customers of
tin- firm or the general creditors tin
til the elalrn of every member of the
exchange Is paid dollar for dollar
with Interest,
FIUCS EBRTUNE
FOR SECOND WIFE
HT. LOHIB The death here lust
Tuesday of Wolfe F. Falk, former
theatrical magnate, worth $ 100,000*
whk the means by which Mrs. 10)Ua
b**th .1, Falk, of Now York, bln former
wife, learned that she bad boon dl
vor<"d and supplanted bv ( Jat.herlno
Llnyard, once light opera prlma donna
The drama was revealed last nigh'
In dispatches from New York. In
which the former Mrs. Falk d eland
Unit she was the lawful widow and
would Institute proceed I ngs for her
rhare of the estate. Mrs. < alberlt.e
Falk, who Ima pa pern to prove (be
divorce proeefdngH and her marriage,
Is equally read> io flight (he cane In
(ho courts
Falk was for the last eight years
a Hucecssful ely ir Hah man. represent
Ing New York firms, and before that
had been manager and promoter of
i bea tiles I productions In the ast.
July dth of fhl« v#»ar he married
('-alherlne idnvard at (*hlcago. after
h decrei (jf divorce from Kllzabefh J.
Falk had he« n grant) d him June 1 ft,
in Judge Foiper>. court in Hi. l/mls.
Catherine Mnvird had he *u his com
mon law wjf< for r» years, ale* said,
during the JiHtld of both of (heir
career* In i-i * (tiei.trira! world, Mrs.
Falk said las* night that Kllsahrth I.
Falk h id been purled from imr hus
band for twenty years. Tin H\
(/mb' divorce decree whs granted by
default, the doe IIP' (It Mia*lmr tm. ?h <
defi ml «nt bad failed to appear alter
legal public*.lion*.
The Way To Do Business
Is To Do Business
If you srs READY FOR BUSINESS let the people
know it.
There’e going to b e more buelneee done In Augueta
In the next 90 day* then In the previoue elx month*.
Augueta can do mor, buelneee than the hat evar don*
provided we prepare oureelve* and let the people know
thet w e ar* READY FOR BUSINESS.
Spend more for advertising
this August than ever before
and do more business this
August than ever before.
H SUICIDE DFII
DISTRICTEDIID
UNABLE TO BORROW MONEY
TO GO TO PARENTS’ DEATH
BED IN GEORGIA
HUSBAND IN PRISON
Driven Frantic When He
Learned of Wife’s
Sad Act.
PITTSBURG, Pa.—Unable to bor
row enough money to carry her to her
home* In (Riorgla, where her mother
lies dead and her farther Is dying,
Mrs Sylvia Stoakes drank carbollo
mild within the shadows of the pent
tenilary walls, where her husband Is
conllned, yesterday afternoon. She
Will die.
The case is one of the saddsat ever
brought to the notice of the local an.
tlioritlcs. William Stoakes Is doing
three years for grand larceny, amt
will he liberated within a few weeks.
Ills wile has been starving outside
the walls, wanting only to be able to
see him on day. Yesterday
she got a message from Mlticdgevllle,
Qu., their former homo, reading:
"Mother dead, father dying; coma
come liame shrdlu hrdlu hrdlu din d
It was In vain that tho distracted
woman appealed to the neighbors and
carried lh« telegram from door to
door along some of tho more fashio
nable streets, asking only enough for
railroad fare to carry her to Georgia.
Om* woman gave her ten cents for
a cup ot coffee. Finding that she
could not get enough money to get to
her home, Mrs. Stoakes bought ten
cents worth of carbolic ucid, and go
ing lo Bin prison, drank it.
Ktoakes, the husband, became so
frantic when h** 'heard of his wife*
death that he had to be placed In tha
prison dugeon.
IS.U.HGIS
IITEUJW:
' SEUKtT "
, iff* lls.'fl
■* '* completed
i county.
LEXINGTON, Kv.—lt male that
elded by tho attorney'l l In the
Beach Hargis at Jacksonloiig llm
thn murder of his fati
Mrs. Lou Ellon Hargis,pond conn,
mother, I lay hare the »ig p, K <,s
ton of th„ Hargis housebt,,,,
Mrs. Hargis has | )n .
Ilngness to tell all to sa j n
and sh,. will be allowed pot , P( |
toil of tiie harshness of the
king" toward herself and her son, n
Is expected to lay burn the facts con
cerning lh<> actions of Judge Hargla
!In teaching tho hoy to use firearms
and to drink and In forcing him to
keep company with hired assassins
whom he sheltered In their home.
Mrs. Hargis Is doing all in her power
I to prevent tho conviction of the boy.
Judge Adams will pass upon tho
motion for a change of venue today,
and If he refuses to grant a change
to another county, the trial will pro
read,
FOR RELIEF FUND
MUCH MONEY RECEIVED
Uonlrlbutlons to the relief fund for
I victims of Ihe flood continue to come
In rapidly and today Burtoß-Taylor-
Wlse Company sent The Herald SIOO,
I to be turned over to the relief com
i nilttee.
The following letter received from
’ Allatila this morning is selfaxplana**
I lory:
Atlanta, Aug. 29, 1908
Augusta Herald, Augusta, Ga.
Gentlemen: It Is with deep regret
tha we learn of the affliction which
r has come upon your city. We are
inclosing you out check for $lO, and
would thank you to hand same to
pro, I r authorities for the relief of tho
i ufferlng. If we can be of further
service, we would esteem It *s a fa
vor to have yon advise us In what
tvuv we can best serve you.
Hlneerely yours,
Hani'l Bingham's Hon Mfg Co.
1 C. I. Klkle. Mgr., Atlanta.