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INHUMAN TORTURE
KILLS YOUNG ROT
CHICAGO t/OUls Wtltlitr. 9 veers
■ld 484 Maxwell direct, died yMtfr
I"' following two day* of horrible ]
Igoni at the county hospital. MR Hi* ;
feault of savage torture unit ml*
lr**tim ni at th# hand* of two vlrtnuH
tramp* In th# yard* of tlir llllnola
Contra! IsH Friday
Th* attack on th* bov brought a
burry order from t hlcf Hhtppy for a
*w*i-pt»j; man hunt of the railway
yards and If!* trampa wer* gathered
In
Thn rrlrnt which roaultod In th«
•oath of tbo Wolnor boy la character
Im d b> tba police a* inhumnn.
'OLE TdiRTY OUTS
„jpas<
Mim' ~
H*J, \ h Th<* mill nf ih<*
Mill company,;
idle for 110 days on ac
iitianttii-d condition of th«-
rkct, mnime<l operations
* Fit** hundred and fifty
'•turned to their work
• MRS- J. E- NEWMAN’S
LITTLE CHILD DEAD
>ay friend* of Mr anda Mra
r. h’nan aymathtar with them
ho kai of their Infant diiughti-r
Kllaabetb K who died Hlaurdav
wniaa
Tbe hahi had linen alrk for some
tiro* but It la with great i egret ihut
the friend* of the family leam or ttx
death The funeral aerrtooa aorured
f>ifndav trolu the reatdrnre, 101 it
Woodlawn *tr<-et The inierniont in
cured at the Newman Uurml ground*
ICE ICE ICE
Telephone us your ordcin mul we will see that
they are filled promptly.
Give the driver an or<lt*r for a coupon book
and nave trouble ol making change. Ice delivered
all the time, week da\K und Sunday.
CONSUMERS ICE DELIVERY CO
332 Phones 333. John Sancken, M<rr.
REPAIRS
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feee Ml** I* •*#< *. IOMII Attn IH ON VA UHkS AIS O aMJt'I'LV
COMPANY. AuatuMdie c»a. *
OFFICE STATIONERY.
Buy vour full *upplics of office Stationen of u,*-.
Wo have a lull stork. Our priors arc right.
RICHARD’S STATIONERY COMPANY
DISINFECTING LIME!
We are ready to
serve you. : : : :
Augusta Builders Supply Company.
THOM 321. 640 Broad Strctl.
Soda Crackers that crackle a 9 good Soda
Crackers should
Uneeda Biscuit
With meals—for meals - between meals
In dust tight,
moisture proof packages.
fjggjr Neoer sold in bulk.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
GRAZED MAN TRIES
10 KILLDAUGHTER
CHICAGO A frahtlr struggle with
tho Ilf* of a young girl at stake took
place on top of the Auditorium tnwnr
Mile afternoon when .1 F Shilling, 52
year a of age, of l.aflrang*. Ilia . at
templed to throw hta 21 year-old
daughter from the top of the lofty
atrtiotiir* Strong men appalled at
the attempt, fought a long and final
Iv winning haltie with the crazed man
They Mttcceedrd In their effort* to
tear the frightened girl from hIR
graap anil her life was saved The
falhi'r waa arrealed
The attempt of Shilling waa
brimght about hr a recurrence nf an
attack of tnaanlty from which he waa
Buffering for aonte time lie had nnlv
recently been released from the Kan
kakee Inanne Aavlum and hta condl
t|ioyc K ,ice he lefi the Inatltutlon was
•*dT ir » that hla relative* Intended to
iurn him to th,. .place In a few
days,
EDITOR DYING FROM
AN ENRAGED ATTACK
Doctoir Resented Newspa
per Article ancl Attack
ed Editor.
WHRBUNt! W Va H B Kltta.
managing editor of the Btnefleld l.ead
er. la dying tn a hotel at Welch a*
a reault of an attack upon him by
Dr II O llattlcld, of Kckman, M'
Dowell county.
It aas caused hy The Leader* ex
poaure nl alleged aoelal equality of
white* and negro** In Mr Dow ml
county, over politic*, and the con
nection nf Dr Hatfield's name with
I U
Hat field la a member of the family
I engaging In the famous Hatfield Me
| *'oy feud, a prominent phvalelan and
i politician.
MAKE TEST CASE OF
RAILROAD RATES
WHEET.INO, W. Va. A teat ca n
to decide the constitutionality of the
two cent railroad rate law enacted bv
the legislature of 1907, the firs* to bo
brought In this state, will he tried
In the elroult court a< Charleston, Bop
temper 14 It 1a an application to re
atrain Attorney General Conley from
prosecuting coal and coke railroad l
for violating the law.
THAT TOUCH OF REFINEMENT.
Nothing Ik more delightful to the
dinner parly guests than to h,> served
after dessert with those dainty, de
licious Nabisco Sugar Wafers, the
confect lon thnt Instantly marks the
genteel refinement and thoughtful
consideration of the hostess. Every
one Ik not certain tn fancy the des
aert you hav.. served, hut all will de
light in nibbling Nabisco Sugar Waf
era. They can't help melting In your
mouth leaving Just a suggestion of
the delicate flavoring so pleasant to
the taste You’ll never he at loss for
a popular and attractive dessert ts
you keep several tins of Nablseo Bug
ar Wafer* In th,. house.
Pal*. OMleilf Women and Girl*
Th#* Old Standard GROVE’* TABTR- 1
I.ESN ('HIIjI. TONIC, 4rlv*o out innhirlt j
•n<! build* up th*> »ymcin. For grown l
proplr und children, ..dc,
AJAZ. WHITE TIGER. OF
101 RANCH DEAD
An Tndinn Who Married
u White Woinnn
RICHMOND. V\ via* White
Titter, a lull.blooded Indian, who lurt
rear fI cm red In tlx 101 Ranch at the
lamcMtnvn Kxposltton, died In thl»
city last nluht lie married a white
woman at line Imiii'h last summer.
Hl* wife rame with him to thin
city.
ARE YOU FOND OF
THE GOOD THINGS
of life? It no vnii will find them si
'he lintel Knlcknbnrkcr. New York
It has the best Cuisine 111 Amerlra
. Ad'.
EUROPEAN RULEHS
MAKE ROYAL VISITS
All bo the P.nnntts Except
the Xlcssinn C*ar.
PARIS The kivic el Sweden "111
l pay an official visit tn Purls earl' In
November K.e« a* <h'» dale |>rep.<
ralktua lit" - ht t n ronimmentd for
I Ul» entertain me n This will end a !
long aerie* ..I toyal viall* atarted by i
j Kink Kdward K iward vlatlrd rtw. t
new, Kraiic. , G.ie n> Austria. Huhwja
| and leaaei Important principalities
President Kalllerr- n| i-'rance. then
| »(sited Knatan I The < »ar Is the
■ unsateet stays) hnm« of all th'
! monarch*
sick mmmi.
i ro»if Irelr cored 1)
\ thr*c l.utle fiili.
I Tory also rtilc.« IX*
jtnaa tnuu Pyuji-Tsl*. !n
| lifWlnt tad Tea Uutrt.
I r .line. A prrferf > m
It ay tor PtT-laew. Sivrn
'.'rowsrara*. Bad ivW
IB Ua it with. Cue.et
I *.a ta Mat Mds
Itoucto uvm vw*
CARTER’S
OITTU
8 IVER |
s*r*J»ir Uw Bow. runty VaawiatUa.
SMAU PILL. SMALL DOSE* SMALL PRICE
'CARTERS
fivfr
Li .
Gtntiim Vust D;v
Ffc>-Stinil« S^rvumy
itruti tußtriTurrs.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
'NEGROES ATTEMPT
TO LYNCH NEGRO
The Bt termineil Stand
Taken hy Officers Saved
Him.
KHYBER, V\ Va.—A negro known
■ a 'ft ioi , p|barely escaped lynch-
Ing a' the hands of m»n of hi» own
rae< at riic railway jtation at Pied
mont. while walling to be taken
Jail at Keyaer, where he waa coni
ii!'llcl for criminal assolt on his 15
'•fit old step daughter
The di 'crnilned stand ot Constable
Love and other dffieers alone aaved
him
»HI BAND
ROBS CHURCHES
GENEVA.—Four Bwlaa boys, the
oldest of whom was only 11 were ar
r<",t«d, rnarged with att“mptlrg to
break Into a Homan Catholic Church.
When the police began to Investigate
Ihey were astounded at the depreda
tions which the children had commit,
ted Many churches bad been robbed
by the Juvenile band All of t,he loot
«hk found in in unoccupied house
which the boya used as a meeting
place.
The police believe, from the great
mount of eheap literature found, that
the minds ot the boyg h-i# been In
flamed by reading penny-dreadfuls.
FOiGMiSIN
BERLIN^CHURGHES
I'.EKLTN - F.very pulpit In Berlin
was occupied ves*srday by a foreign
pastor ind the churches were crowd
ed. Manv nations wete represented
there' being about 1,000 delegates In
attendance on the Congress of Euro
pean Maillists, representing all the
greater nations.
Roosevelt Wats
OLIMPJj_ TEAM
DVSTKJt MAY, X. V -President
Roosevelt will today pay oi* eompli
mints to the American athletes who
participated In the Olympic game*,
when he will entertain those members
of ibe Olnivple team roiv in Now
York al luncheon a* his home In
O'ster Bnv.
It la expected that about SO metv.
hers ot the team will partake of his
hospitality.'
PANAMA S PRESIDENT
NOW ELECTED
Scnor Don Jose Domingo
dr Ohaldia is Abador's
Successor.
PANAMA Tile electoral proceed
ing*. which began last January and
which foi so long a time threatened
the peace of the republic, ended hap
pily vrsDrdny, when Dr Autusto
lloyd chairman of the National Jury
ot Election*, delivered so Scnor Dun
Jose Domingo dr Ohaldia th ■ docu
ment. sotting forth the final count of
■he lo't.t of the whole republic which J
m.ikr.-i him the constitutional sttcces- \
sor ol President Abador.
Mrs. Dehm
/ '*" i
«f&(l
Mr*. Kntherinc Drhm, a
■ .nitre** in an apartment
■uildinp: in New York City
a one of the heirewaea to a
00.000-000 eatat* left by a
latch nobleman, Baron
Chriatopher Springer. The
•state comprises much of
he city of Wilmington,
Delaware,
Julia Browne
Mia* Julia Bowne, the girl with
whom J. Frank Cordova, the former
Methodist Episcopalian Preacher of
South River, N. J. eloped and on ac
count of whom he served a State
Prlaon term which ends thl* week. It
is not known whether Mias Bowne
will join Cordova upon his release.
NEGRO BLOOD USE
1 OF DIRGE SOii
.
WASHINGTON -Mrs Annie M.
Johnston, who asserts that after her
child was born sku discovered tha
h r husband was of negro descent, i .
having much difficulty raising fund.-
with which to continue her dtvorc
suit.
Her tttar ivery, she «ays, was due t'
the appearance of traces of negro
hlood In (he child.
Mrs. Johnston is positive tha;
Johnston’s explanation that he was ol
Malian descent la false.
She was but 18 years old when mar
Tied and until tho child's peculiar
characteristics caused a great fear
to arise within her. she ind been ,
happy wife.
OUTOF CELL ONCE IN
EIGHTEEN MONTHS
Man Under Life Sentence
For Murder of Young;
Girl.
BRISTOL. VA.—For ;he first tinv
In 18 months, except during his last
trial. Ark Halo, the minderer of pie
ty Lillie Davis, waa removed from hi
cell yesterday. He was taken to
Knoxville in charge of officers.
The officers would lake no ris t
with their prisoner, keeping th
young man In handcuffs during th'
entire trip Hale is under life Sen
tence to the penitentiary for the mu''
d*r ot the girl who was shot to d a h
while alone with him In Ka<t Hi .
Cemetery at night.
SERVANT GIRL NOW
HEIR TO FORTUNE
Money Left by Aunt Who
Was Killed in Anto Ac
cident.
DESMOINKS. la - Lillian Smbli, i
servant in a boat ding house at ;tln u
andnah, lowa, has Just learned she Is
heir to from the estate ol her
aunt, Mr*. Charles P. Fair, who, with
her husband was kilted In an auto
mobile accident in France.
The glil'a father and mother sepn
isted a year ago and sle did r '
know her farther was living until
after weeks sp< nt in searching f"
ber. he brought her news of h
legacy.
ADMIRAL DEWEY WT T L
LEAVE NEWPORT
Visited the Navpl T’-einins
StEiiotr Saturday.
NEWPORT. It I Admiral Di wey
decided last night to conclude hi*
Newport visit today and he and Mrs
Dewey leavi on the Dolphin lor New
York Sunday morntnc the admiral
visited the n ival training s'Uioo and
was received with full honors by the
nral brigade, which had ;t special
revl« w fer the admiral.
DIARRHOEA
TY.ert • no neri oi •r.rone •ufftr
tr* tnnf this for to
ot.ecx « quick evtt H it or».y ivmii*
•ary to take i k« kos*t of
Chansberlaiii’ii
Cells, Ghelsra and
Riflisdy
la f»n, tr from :iam on* 4a*e i»
iu&viir.L It Mv«r Utic aml car br
riilPd
i*-'frrcxm cima It m vt’-
• •He for eht^lf ?n ark it the unna
of uvTj tfce iive# of many children
each year.
In the worlk‘« Ivatort no nMkicirvr
t>aa ever mm with grvater tuccet*
PRIOE 260. LAB BE SIZE 50c.
8 i-JiMion nf Electors anil
Registration of Voters.
A PROCLAMATION
By Hla Excellency, Hoke Smith, Gov
ernor.
Executive Department.
Atlanta, Ga., August 1, 1908.
Whereas, the General Assembly, m
session in 1908 proposed
dment to the Constitution i
■> state as set forth in an Act r.
■ cd August Ist, 1508, to wit;
in Act to amend the Constitutio
ne State of Georgia by repealln;
'ion 1 of. article 2 of the ConatHu
n of this State and Inserting in
"U thereof a new section, consistln;
ol nine paragraphs, prescribing tii<- !
qualifications for electors; providin.
for the registration of voters, and fr.
other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted hy t;
Genera! Assembly of the State c.
Georgia, and it Is hereby enacted li
the authority of the sam
that section one of article tv
of the Constitution of this State
and the same is, hereby repealed, an
the following section, consisting v
nine paragraphs, bs inserted in sail
article in lieu thereof;
Paragraph 1. After the year 190!-
elections by the people shall be l, i
ballot, and only those persons shu ;
be allowed to vote who have bey.
hrst registered in accordance wit j
| the requirements of law.
Par. 2. Every male citizen of this
State who is a citizen ot the United \
States, twenty-one rear* old or up
wards, not laboring under any-of the
disabilities named in this article, and
possessing the qualification* provid
ed by it, shall he an elector and en
titled to register and vote at any
election by the people; provided,
that no soldier, sailor, or marine in
the military or naval services of the
United States shall acquire the rights
of an elector by reason of being sta
tioned on duty in this state.
Par. 3. To entitle a person to reg
ister and vote at any election by the
people, he shall have resided in the
State one year next preceding the
election, and In the county in which
be ofTers to vote six months next pre
ceding the election, and shall have
paid all taxes which may have been
required of him since the adoption
of the Constitution of Georgia of 1877
that he may have had an opportunity
of paying agreeably to law. Such
payment must have been made at
least six months prior to the election
at which he offers to vote, except
•when such elections are held within
six months from the expiration of the
time fixed by law for the payment of
euch taxes.
Par. 4. Every male citizen of this
State shall be entitled to register as
an elector and to vote In ail elections
in said State who is not disqualified
under tfc* provisions of section 2 ot
article 2 of this Constitution, and
who possesses the qualifications prt
•crlbed in paragraphs two and three
of this section or who will possess
them at the date of the election oc
curring next after his registration,
and who in addition thereto comes
within either of the classes provided
lor in the fire following sub-divisions
of this paragraph.
1. All persons who have honorably
served in 'he land or naval forces ot
the United States in the Revolution
ary war, or in th# war of 1812, or in
the war with Mexico, or in any war
with the Indians or in the war be
tween the Sta'es, or in the war with
Spain, or who honorably served In
the land or naval forces of the Con
federate States, or of the Stale ol
Georgia in the war between the
States, or
2. All persons lawfully descended
from tho«e embrai cd iu the classes
enumerated In the sub-division next
above, or
3. Ail persons who are of good
character, and understand th# duties
■nil obligations of citizenship under
n Republican foi in of government, or
4. All persons who can correctly
read in the English language any par
urraph of the Constitution of the
Un!t«d Slates or of this Siate and
correctly write the same in the
English language when lead to them
1 • any one of the registrars, and all
person* who solelj, because of phys
ical disability are tillable io comply
wiih the Above requirements, but who
ran understand and give a reaann
a'ule interpretation of any paragraph
of the Constitution of the United
Mates or of this State, that may be
read to them by any one of the regts
ttar*; or
5. Ahy person who Is the ownei
'ln good faith In his own right of al
i '.cast forty acre* of lard situated iu
this State, upon which he resides, ot
is the owner in good faith iu hie owa
Blackvifle Social Ncns
M - I»ne Wikcflc'd, who bsC b*ea
visitiny the Misses Milhous has re
turn, d to her none in Anderson
Miss P*»rl McCreary has Just rs
turned from i pleasant rlstt to New
berry. S C. aoc< mpamed by her
friend Mira Anita Davidson.
Miss leabeiie I'm !• at home again
after a two week* visit to friend* and
relatives m Orangeburg. 8 C.
Mr Harry Rich has returned from
New York where he ha- speisi several
lays on a business and pleasure trip
Mr and Mr* Jno. O'Gorman have
returned from a vlatt to Asheville.
N. C.
AUGUST 31
rlgnt of property, situated in thh
State and assessed for taxation at tha
value of five hundred dollars.
Par. 5. The right to register undei
sub-divisions one and two of w*
praph four shall continue only ;|1 |
January Ist, 1915. But the registiw s
shall prepare a roster of all persoVs
who register under sub-divisions oiA
and two of paragraph four, and shall
return the same to the clerk’s office
of the Superior Court of their coun
ties and the clerks of the Superiot
Court shall send copies of the same
to the Secretary of State, and it shall
be the duty of these officers to record
and permanently preserve these ros
ters. Any person who has <been ones
registered under either of the sub
divisions one or two of paragrapl
four shall thereafter be permitted to
vote; provided, he meets the require
ments of paragraphs two and three oi
this section.
Par. 6. Any person to whom the
right of registration Is denied by the
registrars upon the ground that he
lacks the qualifications set forth in
the five sub-divisions of paragraph
four, shall have the right to take a*
appeal, and any clttsen may- enter an
appeal from the decision of the regis
trars allowing any person to register
under said subdivisions. All appeals
must be filed in writing with the reg
istrars within 10 days from the date
of the decision complained of and
shall be returned by the registrars
to the office of the clerk of the Superi
or Court to be tried as other appeals.
Par. 7. Pending an appeal and un
til the final decision of the case, the
judgment of the registrars shall re
main in full force.
Par. 8. No person shall he allowed
to participate in a primary of any po
litical party or a convention of any
political party in this State who U
not a qualified voter.
Par. 9. The machinery provided by
law for the registration of force Oc
tober Ist, 1808, shall be used to carry
out the provisions of this section, ex
cept where inconsistent with same;
the Legislature may change or amend
the registration laws from time to
time, but no such change or amend
ment shall operate to defeat any ot
the provisions of this section.
Seo. 2. Be it further enacted. That
whenever the above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be
agreed to by two-thirds of the mem
bers elected to each of the two
houses of the General Assembly, and
the same has been entered on their
journals with the ayes and nays tak
en thereon, the Governor shall cause
said amendment to be published in a'
least two newspapers In each C
gressional District in this State •
the period of two months next preen
ing the time of bolding the next gen
eral election.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That
the above proposed amendment shall
be submitted for ratification or re
jection to the electors of this State
at the next general election to be
held aiter publication, as provided in
the second section of this Act in the
several election districts of this
State, at which election every per
son shall be qualified to vote who Is
entitled to vote for members of the
General Assembly. All persons vot
ing at said election in favor or adopt
ing the proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words
"For amendment of Constitution, pro
viding qualifications of voters," and
all persons opposed to the adoption
of said amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on thetr ballots th*
words, “Against amendment of Con
stitution providing qualifications ol
voters."
Sec. 4. Be It further enacted. That
the Governor be, and he is, hereby
authorized and directed to provide
for the submission of the amendment
proposed In this Act to a vote of the
people, as required by the Constitu
tion of this State in paragraph one of
section one of article thirteen, and If
ratified the Governor shall, when he
ascertains such ratification from tha
Secretary of State, to whom the re
turns shall be referred in the man
ner as in cases of elections for mem
bers of the General Assembly, te
count and ascertain the result, issue
his proclamation for one Insertion
In one of the dally papers of this
State, announcing such result and
declaring the amendment ratified.
Now, therefore, I, Hoke'Smith, Gov
ernor of said State, do issu* this my
proclamation, hereby declaring that
the foregoing proposed amendment
to the Constitution is submitted for
ratification or rejection to the voter*
of the State qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly at
the general election to be held os
Wednesday, October 7th, 1908.
HOKE SMITH, Governor.
By the Governor:
PHILIP COOK,
Secretary °* State,
Mira Clark ol Austusta it *h# guest
ot Mrs. Kjan A. Gyles.
Mrs. Al'man has returned to her
home alter a weeks sojourn on Sul
livan's Island
Vaster Julian West of C ylumbta.
S C. I* visiting at the home of Mr.
L. R Tree
Mrs C !5 Thilst and 'smtly are at
home again after spending the sum
mer with relatives tn Ocala. Kla
Mr Judson Hair. Jr. has returned
after a sojourn at Glenn Spring*.
Mr. J M Farrejl is npr» more at
tv . it- after waning New Ywk sad
, other pelnMk