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who has a house to rant and the man who wants to rent a house have a "news mtarest" for each other. Hera ■'•gain the little ade. act as "in- Tredncers." XIII., No. 252 KILL sms BRIAN POPULABJ IST GREAT NORTHERN OFFICIAL TELLS OF POLITICAL CON DITION IN THE WEST REPUBLICANS OVER-CONFIDENT * • i Unless Taft Workers Get Busy Bryan Will Carry The West. NEW YORK. —James J. Hill, chair man of the board of the Great North ern railway, who came to town on Thursday and is going back to St. Paul Sunday, made some interesting remarks to his friends in Wall street concerning political conditions in the West. Mr. Hill said that the farmers through the West have never paid much attention to Bryan until the past year or two, but that .lust now there Is a strong sentiment among the farmers. He said that the democratic tote through the West will be larger this year than ever before, and that if the republican campaign managers do not put in the hardest kind of work that Mr. Taft may be defeated. He said that in some Western states the republican poll Vcians seem to be suffering from ove. confidence, but declared .that the democratic leaders are keenly alive to the pos sibilities and may ' succeed in carry ing some of the states that have heretofore been considered safely re publican, unless the Taft workers toll up their sleeves and get busy. He said that if the weather is bad on election day this year and the percentage of stay-at-home republi cans for that or any other reason is large, the count of the ballots in the West may bring some sur prises. Mr. Hill was asked today if orien tal steamship business is showing an t proveiuent, and he declared em phatically that It is falling off rapid ly and is practically gone now be yond all hope of recovery. He said that conditions were such that it is almost useless for American vessels to make a fight for the oriental trade. For this reason Mr. Hill said he did not credit the report that E. H. Harrlman Is considering the purchas ing of the Oceanic Steamship line, owned by the Spreckels. He said he believed Mr. Harrlman to be too well informed on Pacific trade conditions to get another steamship line on his j hands. SHOE THE MAN 10 RUINED HIS ROME WASHINGTON, Ind.—" You ruined my home," said George Hale, of Nlch •lasville, Ky., to Township Trustee Dillon as they met on th e street yes terday, and, as he uttered the words, he presented a revolver and fired. Dillon was carried Into a store, dying, four of the flv e shots having taken effect Hale and Dillon are brothers-in-law and it Is evident that the Kentuckian bad come here for vengeance. When Dillon fell. Hale walked across the street and handed his smoking weapon to a policeman. RUSSIA DEMANDS SOCIALIST RETURN Federation of Labor Asked Roosevelt to Refuse the Request. WASHINGTON. —President Roone velt U to b e asked by the American Federation ot Labor to refus e Russia'*! request for the surrender of Jan I pouren, a socialist, who fled that coun try following a revolutionary move meet In the Baltic province, in which he participated This action waa decided on yester day at a meeting of the executive council of the federation. Pouren *ook an active part in the Baltic revo lution When t‘- movement failed, pourea et.a'e to lie) country and re cently was disc .ed by Russian spies Ruesli no wdemands hts re turn Bantus! Gesnpers, president of the federation, was authorised by the ex ecutive eeuncll to send a telegram to th« mass steeling In New York pro •eetlng agelnst the deportation of the Russian. It was also decided thet th« federa tion should aid Julies Aybar, the Porto Rican labor leader, whose case hat bean taken to the supreme court el the netted Buses. THE AUGUSTA HERALD MEN SEEK FOR BURIED TREASURE AT CLAIRVOYANT’S SUGGESTION Mrs. Nellie M. Titus, tlie Lebanon, N. H. clairvoyant who has set workmen to digging on a neighboring farm for buried treasnres, which she claims she saw in a vision. THE FOREST FIS STILL UNABATED FORT WILLIAM, Ont.—There (is no change for the better in the fire situation in this section. The fire line now extends from Grand Marias to Chicago Bay, a distance of 25 miles, and it is reported that the camp of the Pigeon River Lumber company has been destroyed. The fire damage in the Whitte Fish val ley has been very great. STEAMER DESTROYED BY FIRE. MEMPHIS, Tenn. —The steamer Peiers Lee was destroyed by fire today. She was beached In time to enable all on board to escape. AN INFERNAL MACHINE FOUND IN THE MAIL BUN SAKS THE COUNTRY PROSPERS CHICAGO. —Edward H. Harrlman, accompanied by his wife, arrived fn Chicago today In a special car at tached to the Chicago and Northwest train from Omaha. After a conference with the offi cials of the Illinois Central road, Mr. Harrlman and his wife left for New York on a five-car special train, via | the l.ake Shore railroad. "My trip through the West,” said Mr. Harrlman, "has further convinced me that the prosperity of this country jis as great as It ever was. The crops from coast to coast seem remark able. Business Is getting better ev jerywhere and there seems to my mind |to be no reason to think that the I presidential election will have any detrimental effect upon business. I am pleased and satisfied with the outlook.” ONE MAN KILLED IN COLLISION NEW YORK. —One man was killed and iwpnty more or less seriously Injured in a rear-end collission on the Myrtle avenue line of the Brook lyn Rapid Transit this afternoon. MAGAZINE EDITOR SENTENCED TO PRISON The Man Who Attempted to Kill Dreyfus Received His Sentence. PARIS.—Louis A. Gregor!, the edi tor of a military magazine, who at tempted the life of Captain Dreyfus recently, was today sentenced to an Indefinite sentence of from two to flv e years’ Imprisonment. OHIO’S SENATOR’S SON IS PRONOUNCED INSANE NEW’ YORK—Stewart M Bryce, son of the late Calvin 8. Bryce, U. 8 senator from 'Ohio, has been pro nounced Iniane by several physicians, and hli brother, W. Kirkpatrick Bryce, of Sirs Fifth avenue, has taken ateps to have the former councilman legally declared Incompetent, and also for the appointment of & committee of his personal property. Local Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity—Fair tonight and Sunday. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 12, 1008 Was Meant for Governor Fort of New Jersey; was Opened by Postal Au thorities. PHILADELPHIA. Pa—The postal authorities of this city hold up the j mails and took from them an Infernal machine, of devilishly ingenious con- j structlon, and saved the life of Gov ernor Fort, of New Jersey. A con spicuous package of peculiar shape attracted the attention of the postal clerks and caused it finally to be re ferred to the superintendent. The postal authorities decided finally to j open It. After the usual precautions necessary to the examination of sus pected Infernal machines had been made, It was found that the package was a bomb that, would have explod ed and killed the man who opened It. 1 The bomb was constructed of powder, i nails and bullets, with matches so ar ; ranged that the unwrapping would , have fired It. But for the vigilance of the postal j authorities a tragedy would hav ( . re i suited. The package might have been j opened by a secretary In the gover , nor's office, but this Is not. likely, ] for it was marked personal and would hav e been handed to the gov ernor himself. The attempt to assassinate Gover \ nor Fort Is thought to hav, grown out | of his persistency In closing saloons; In Atlantic City on Sunday, and his j threats to pmploy the militia to this 1 , end If the local authorities did not j comply with his orders. A heavy loss I has been sustained by hotel proprie i tors and saloon keepers as a result | of this crusade, and the mailing of the infernal maeh!n c Is thought to la the result. REACTS SPEAKERS IRE BUKO OUT BIRMINGHAM, Ala The board of education this morning decided not to permit the use of the high school au ditorium to W. R. Hearst, John Tem ple Grave* and Thorns* 1,. Hlsgen, leader* of the Independence party, who are to be here Monday night. The action of the board 1* said to be based on the ground that It Is cm trary to the regulations to allow the holding of any political meeting In the high school. Permission to use th« Hippodrome, a publi< play house or amphitheater, ha* already been de nled the visitor*, and Ju*t what they will do ha* not yet boss announced. TRUSTED CLERK SWINDLED BANK BUFFALO, N. Y. —The story of nr alleged hank swindle which may amount to between $200,000 and $300,- 000, the police say, through the manip ulations ol a trusted clerk, leaked out here late yestrday al'lrnoon. when Louis l.lppnian, alius Meltrer, was arrested at the public library on the charge of grand larceny. Llppman admits his Identity and does not deny the charge, according to the police, who "sweated" him out at headquarters for a couple of hours. He says that he came from Germany to (his country only five years ago Llppman was a clerk tor the hanking house of Knauth, Nachod and Kuchin of New York City, Something like three weeks ago, It is alleged. In’ disappeared. The Pinkertons were Immediately notified, the bankers being members of the association formed to run down such men. The Pinkertons traced Llpp man to Albany, to Buffalo, to Tronto, and then back to Buffalo again. They found that ho had been stopping at high class hotels and had been spending money freely. HE LEGISLATURE AGAIN DOES NOTHING ATLANTA, Oa There was practi cally no HCKHIon of the general a* , Hembly today. The senate had taken j a recess from Friday until Monday, j arid the house was In session only live j minute* to hear a few bills read by ' the clerk. Monday the seriate majority lead j er» say the convict lease matter will | b® taken up with a determination to i end the session In a few day*. YATESVILLE HAS DESTRUCTIVE FIRE YATKHVII.LK, Oa Kir,, destroyed P V Brown’s warehouse with *evera, ' bale* of cotton; .loss'- 8 tom art’s stable I and on* store this morning. The or j Igln of th<j lire 1* unknown. IRREGULARITIES IN ATLANTA POSTOFFICE; POSTMASTER'S REMOVAL RECOMMENDED SCHOOLS EXPEL FRATJEMBERS STUDENTS REFUSE TO SIGN PLEDGE RENOUNCING MEMBERSHIP TO SECRET SOCIETIES. CAUSED SENSATION Wholesale Expulsion Will Result if the Pledge is not Signed by all Pupils. • 'ilk AGO Expulsion of fraternity members from t!i“ high schools began yesterday according to the edict of President Olto Schneider, of the board of education. The reason giv en for the expulsions was tht refusal of the students to sign pledges re nouncing membership in high school secret societies. "Signatures to these pledges will be insisted on by the principals of every high school It\ the city," said Mr. Schneider. "If they are not signed by all high school pupils next week, wholesale expulsions will fol low." The news that the suspensions of explosions had begun, caused a sc; satton among high school pupils, and teachers. By many II was construed r.s a move Intended to terrorize the fraternity and society members who have been planning In apply for an injunction to restrain President Schneider and Supl. Cooley from sus pending or expelling them. CANNON MAKES A REPLY TO en DANVILLE, Ills.—ln the nature of a reply to Candidate Bryan’s demand that he show how he obtained his fortune and the extent of his wealth. Speaker Joseph G. Cannon gave out a statement yesterday regarding his finances. While lie did not say what he Is worth, his friends assert that Cannon’s property is worth about sl. 000,000. Olliers assert that $5,000,000 would he nearer right. ”1 don’t know what Mr. Bryan said about the extent of my financial hold ings,’’ said Cannon. "I did not reel Ills statements In the papers. In re ply to what 1 have been told, I will say this: "My statement regarding Mr. Bry an’s possible wealth whs Intended as humor. I do not know what he Is worth, nor do I rare. I only know that I have been told that he Is worth somewhere In the neighborhood of a million. "As for myself, I wish I had much more than I have. What I have Is Just a modest competency for rny fain lly. The fact that. I have been In public life for 34 years speaks for itself.” It was largely through his broth,er„ William P. Cannon, now dead, that the Cannon Interests, which are sup posed to lie entirely In the hands of "Uncle Joe," were amassed. Speaker Cannon's name appears on the records of this county and Doug las county, Nebraska. According to the tax hooka, the only real estate ho owns In this county Is his rest dence. Ills assessment on persona l property here laat. year totaled $15,115. In addition, Speaker Cannon Is largely interested In the Danville N.t tlonal and Heeond National hanks The Danville National has $1,000,000 capital stoek Issued. The Second National has $200,000. According to the Cannon statement, when he came here In 1858, he was practically penniless. PROPOSED TICKET FOR JEW YORK SARATOGA. N. Y.—Charles K. Hughes, for governor; Senator Hor ace While of Syracuse, for lieuten ant governor, and Mayor Oharles H. Gau* of Alhsny, for comptroller, Is the state ticket talked of by the skirmishers on hand for the republi can state convention, which will as seruble here on Monday, at ?, p. m, fi Is conceded that Governor Hughe* would be renominated on the first bal lot, and there Is a possibility that his will be the only name presented. DAILY AND SUNDAY $6.00 PER TEAR. JOHN TEMPLE GETS JOYFULJIDINGS Great, Atlanta Crowd Hears Editor Told lie is Nominee for Vice-Presi dency on Hearst’s Ticket. s ®« ' Jokn Temple Graves ATI.ANTA, Ga. -More Ilian three thousand persons, among whom were many stylishly gowned women crowded the Casino of the Ponce de I -eon park and cheered John Temple Graves, the lirllllaul orator and Journ alls! when he was formally notified of his nomination as the candidate for vice president by the Indepen dence parly. There were fully 6,000 people outside the Casino who had boon unable to get In. On the same platform with Mr Graves as orators of the evening were: Thomas L. Ilia gebi, candidate for president: Wil liam It. Hears) and Clarence J. Shearn of New York. When the quar tette of distinguished men walked on the stage they were greeted with a soul stirring ovation. More than 50 men who sat. upon the stage toho to their feet, and the spacious hull rang with salvos Inf cheers. The demonstration was long continued, and only subsided when Edward E. Clapp, one of Georgia's national eommllteeinan, called the gathering to order. Afler tin- meeting National Com mlHeetnan Clapp aald: "The meeting was the greatest political gathering Atlanta has seen In years. It was the most largely attended and the moat enthusiastic ever seen In the South. "There were al least 3,000 person* packed In I lie theatre and twice as many outside unable to gain admit tance. The meeting has startled tht leaders of the old parlies." GEORGIA RAILWAY BONDHOLDERS TO MEET NFCW YORK. It wan announced yenferday that an a result of f.h<* Cen tral of Georgia Hallway company panning the Interest on Ita firm pref erence Income honda for the year ended June HO, a meeting of the bond holders la to hi- held on September 15, at the office of Prince & Wbltely, IK Broadway, to organize a protec tive committee. The hunker* Mated that Immediate action on the part, of the bondholdcra Ik rieceaaary, Irma much aa protcata under the tenna of the mortgage will have to he made by holdera of at leant one third of the Ihhuo before September 30. What Advertising Is and Does. Some Points From Mahin’s Messenger Advertising sense bring* advertisers dollars. j Advertlslng-bullt prcstlfe I* a very present hilp In time of panic. To avoid criticism: say nothing, do nothing and be nothing. The le i t advertising Is the naked truth propelled with Just enough 1 wording in forcibly convey the Idea. An advertising writer who cannot stick to the truth, Is wasting his energies In so humble a calling, lie should become u press agent. Salesmanship will add va'ue to merchandise next year lust ns much as In the past Advertising that deserve* the name will always be whet It always ha* be n—organized salesmanship. USE THE HERALD, IF YOU WANT RESULTS. You can’t advertise inade quately without somebody knowing It. You can’t adver tise adequately without some body knowing it. No Shortage Exists, but General Financial Condi tion Not in Accordance With Regulations l nspection Recently Com pleted. WASHINGTON.—Report has been received at the postofflce department of the Inspection of th e Atlanta, Ga.. postofflce. The report showed a bad condition of affairs In that office. There Is no shortage, hut the general condition of the finances Is not in ac cordance with the government regula Hens. The Inspectors hav e recom mended thp removal of Postmaster E. F. Blodgett, of Hint office, and several of the officers connected with the ac counts of Atlanta. Postmaster Blodgett has practical ly grown up in the postofflce service, having been postmaster at Atlanta for the past hlx years, prior to which lie was the assistant for a number of years. lip Ims always shown high executive ability, and was considered by the department, ns one of the best postmasters In the south. This fact will her taken Into con sideration when the department passes on the inspector's report. J. PETER PBIESTER KILLED HIMSELF IRIS MORNING Beech Island Man Prob ably Committed Suicide With Gun Borrow ed From Lit tle Boy J Peter I'rlostor of Beech (aland, shol and killed himself (his morning at (lie home of Mr. W. M. Havant and while there were no witnesses to the deed It !r thought that he lind the nhu4 with suicidal intent. The tragedy occurred shortly after 9 o'clock. lie was about fill years of age and for a long time hud been In 111 health. This Is supposed to have been the cause Of thi tash deed Shortly before 9 o’clock he borrow ed a gun from Mr. Havant's little bug. stating that he was going out to shoot a dove and told the children that when they heard the gun lire t<« come. He had proceeded hardly a hundred yards when ihe report of the gun was heard and the children run ning to Ihe spot found Mr. Printer deud. The full charge hail entered Ills breast, directly over the heart and a great wound stood open show ing the fearful result of the shot. He leaves four Hons and throe daughters, one of whom Is married. One of lilk sons Is at present work ing In Augusta. Mr. Prlcster was a member of a prominent South Caro lina family. The funeral will probably occur Sunday a' Ulmers, K C., but arrange incuts liavc- not vet been completed. GIRL FOUND WITH HER THROAT CUT fill AII LOTTE, N. C.—Miss Cynthia Norman, living four miles from Cliar lotto, on the Statesville road, was found early this morning lying In the back yard by th 0 well with her throat cut frofli ear to ear. By signs, she Implicated Jim Ayers, a tenant on her mother's place, as the assailant. He was arrested. The motlv e of th* crime is unknown. FOREIGN MISSIONARIES MEETING MONDAY P. M- The Women’s Foreign Missionary society of 81. James church will hold then regular monthly meeting Mon day afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of the president of the organlm lion, Mrs. W. M. Allen, 206 Greene street. All members aro urged to be present as much Important business Is no hand and many matters will come up for consideration.