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Tour publicity-problem is half of your store-problem. It should have the attention of "the 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.