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ALBANY, GA., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 27, 1906.
VOLUME XV.
A DRENCHING RAIN
AT SAN FRANCISCO
ADDS TO THE DISCOMFORTS OF THE THOtJ
SANDS OF HOMELESS PEOPLE.
Interesting Exercises at the Auditorium
Yesterday—Mr. Williamson's
Splendid Address.
Brilliant Concert Before Large Audi
ence at the Auditorium
Last Evening.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April. 27. —A cold ’and
drenching rain began at 4 o’clock this* morning and
continued for several hours, bringing added discomfort
to the thousands camped in the .parks. Many women
and children fled v to .houses, where some were refused
admittance. The militia unceremoniously .broke down
the doors of such places, forcing protection for the un
fortunates. ,
One hundred and fifty stores opened for business
yesterday. Almost immediately came reports of exorbi
tant .charges for provisions. ' •
Detectives began an investigation of an alleged sys
tematic theft of Red Cross stores, which led to several
arrests. Under a military system of distribution this
will be impossible. This was made effective yesterday
at noon. ■ •
Charges of indiscriminate shooting by members of
the state militia led to an arrest late last night. Much!
complaint has been made, and the police refuse to go in
to dist'ricts guarded by militiamen.
The people of Albany paid loving
tribute yesterday afternoon to the
memory of the section's heroic dead
and to those veterans of the, Gray
Army who still survive.
The exercises of Memorial Day were
held In the auditorium following the
regular Chautauqua exercises.
The memorial address was delivered
by, Col. Julius B. Williamson, of Syl
vester, and uyas one of the most beau
tiful to which Albanians have ever
listened,
All Business Houses Closed.
During the. .hour of the memorial
exerciser all .the places of business In
the, city were closed, merchants and
their employes being thus enabled to
participate In the services of the af
ternoon. Mayor Rawson had, during
the morning, made a personal appeal
to all the business men) and met-with
a ready, response, to ,the request that'
they close for, two hours, during the
ton, Mississippi; Miss Lula Bacon,
Florida; MIbs Ellelghfare 'Muse, Ala
bama; Miss Felix Godwin, Georgia;
Miss Nell Brtmberry, Louisiana; Mlsd
Marlon Gunnison, Texas; Miss Carrie
Sterne, Virginia; Miss Mattie Bush,
Arkansas; Miss Amy Weslosky, South
Carolina; Miss Annie Bull, Tennes
see; Miss Susie Brown, Kentucky;
Miss Louise'Weldon, Missouri,
The Address.
Judge Crosland, In a sparkling In
troduction, presented Capt John ,T.
Hester, himself a silver-haired veteran
of the Confederacy, who In turn, In a
characteristically charming 5-mlnute
speech, presented the orator of the
occasion, Mr. Julius B. Williamson, of
Sylvester.
: t it Is risking nothing to assert -that
those who have regularly attended the
annual'Confederate Memorial Day ex
ercises In Albany never listened to a
more polished or scholarly addrfeSB, or
one richer In the sentiment deair to
Southern hearts, than they hegrd yes
terday., Mr. Williamson Is ,-reinarka- i
bly gifted.in the attributes which matte
an orator. His delivery Is easy and
fluent, ,hls voice strong and sympa
thetic and hfs manner graceful.
The address was a beautiful tribute
to the men and women of the Confed-
eracy, and Its sentiment wns expressed
In glowing words, It waB without a
trace of bitterness, but held Up the
Confederate soldier as- the highest
type of the patriot) and his, example a
lognoy of which the whole nation
must; be proud. '
a violinist of extraordinary talent and
one who has availed herself 'of the
best advantages, played, the Andante
and Finale from Mendelssohn’s E
Minor Concerto, with piano accom
paniment Miss Tift’s artistic rendi
tion of an exceedingly difficult compo
sition won her many enthusiastic plau
dits, and Albanians Indulge the hope
that they will have the privilege of
hearing her play again.
There were added to the program
at the eleventh hour two solos by Mr.
Morgenthal, of New York, baritone,
who first sang the Toreador song from
“Carmen," and whose contribution to
the sum of the evening’s enjoyment
was greatly appreciated.
One of the treats of the evening was
The preponderance of opinion as ex
pressed by the magnificent audience
which nearly filled the auditorium last
evening was that never before had
such a concert been given In Albany.
It was Inspiring.
Adjectives become commonplace
and language Inadequate when the
task' of telling the story of the great
musical feast 6f the assembly Is en
tered upon.
It was a triumph for Director Hal-
lam, for the choir and for the soloists.
The most beautiful chorus selections
heard during the week were sung, and
the manner of their singing was some
thing to be treasured in precious mem
ory. The chorus seats were nearly
filled, and the singers, rising tier on
tier behind the platform,-were sug
gestive of an Immense animated .bou
quet. ‘Most of the ladles wore white,
and there were dashes of color here
and there just sufficient to make the
picture effective.
Bnt that which pleased the. eye was
forgotten In the enjoyment of the
splendid things set forth for the en
chantment of the appreciative ear.
The chorus sang as few choruses can
sing, and each number was greeted
with thunderous applause.
Miss Christine L. Giles, the assem
bly soloist, was at her best. This ver
satile artist,-whose voice Is as clear as
a glass Bell and whose versatility
springs a new surprise almost dally,
was heard In a nunlher of selections,
and but for the announcement of' a
rhle that encores woaKJjfnot be .per;,
mlttjsfl...on fffj
the program, she woufd hsVqgMMF
kept singing half the night. Miss
Giles’ “Bright Star of Love,” with vio
lin obligato played by herself, was one
of the memorable things of the assem
bly.
Miss Katharine Louise Tift, of Tlfton,
BITTEN BY DOG
SUPPOSED TO BE MAD
Lester Holcomb, of Valdosta, Taken
to Pasteur Institute.
afternoon,
Many Missing 8tnce Last Year.
It was but a handful of Confederate
veterans' that participated In the exer
cises. of the- afternoon. • .Tho members
of,Camp,Wot. M. Slaughter had been
Special to The Herald; ■ •
- Atlanta; Ga-., ’April, 27t—-Having been
bitten by a supposedly mad dog last
Sunday night, Lester Holcomb, the 15-
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Hol
comb, of Valdosta, Ga„ has arrived In
Atlanta to undergo treatment at the
Pasteur Institute. The youth waB re
turning- to his home when bitten on
the leg by the animal which appeared
to' He suffering from' rabies. It is not
known positively that-the . dog was
called to meet at the courthouse and
proceed In a body to the auditorium.
Nine responded.
Think of It—nine I
Tears rose to a hundred eyes as
these grizzled heroes’were seen mov
ing along the north side pf Pine street
from the oourthouse to the audltdriuip.
One walked With a peg leg. another
with a false 1 foot-and a third moved
oftfie-yoath
lum tiie Albany Guards fired a si
ovdr the Confederate monument,
at Oakview cemetery flowers •
placed by the women- and chlldre
the community on the graves of
federate soldiers.
faces and forms that’were soon In this
name Company a year ago were miss
ing. and those who looked were fresh
ly reminded, that the ranks of the
South’s heroes are thinning with ever
Increasing rapidity.
elded It ; woiild bo best to run no
chances, so they sent him here to bo
treated by experts.
FARMERS PLAN
FERTILIZER PLANT,
The small company of veterans who
assembled . at the courthouse were
joined at the auditorium by others,
but It was. after all. a .pitifully small
hand whfch took part In the after
noon’s exercises.
An Interesting Program.
Judge D. F. Crosland acted as mas
ter of ceremonies.
The opening invocation was deliv
ered by Itev. T. H. Thomson, pastor of
.the Methodist, church.
The musical numbers Included a
beautiful soprano solo by Miss Mad-
elyn Gilbert and a medley of patriotic
Southern airs sung by Mrs. J. W. Bar
nett. Among these airs were “Massa’s
In De Cold, Cold Ground,” "We are
Old-Time Confederates," “Dixie,” and
others which were appropriate to the
spirit of the occasion. •
Thirteen young ladles representing
the Confederate States occupied thq
stage whilst Itttle Miss Pauline Barbre
charmingly recited “The Conquered
Banner” and Master Bertram Althelm-
er “Reply.” Miss Louise Weldon sang
“Tenting on the Old Camp Ground,”
and the whole company of young la
dles joined In a chorus as they march
ed from the platform.
The Confederate States were repre-
Movement Launched to Build Mam
moth Plant on Co-opsrative Basis.
Special to The Herald,
. Atlanta, Ga., April 27.—At th? - an
nual convention Of the Farmers’ Edu
cational and Co-operative Association,
which met at the Btftte capltol yester
day, a movement to establish a- mam
moth fertilizer plant In Atlanta was
formally launched. The plans - cop-
template a plant operated on the co
operative basis, ourned and operated
in the interests of the farmers of Geor
gia and adjoining states.
Photo by Holland.
_ PROF. ALFRED HALLAM
Musical Director of the Eighteenth Assembly and an Indefatigable Worker.
a piano solo by Miss Marlon L. Luy-
ster, of .New York, who played Liszt’s
Hungarian Rhapsbdle No. 11. Miss
Luyster’s technique is marvelous, anti
she plays with a depth of expresslop
which stamps her as an artist well
above the ordinary.
Prof. Hallam sang three numbers,
once with the choir In the chorus. He
sings with great expression, and al
though he was suffering last night
from the effects of an annoying cold,
he took his audience by storm and
added fresh laurels to those he had al
ready captured In Albany.
M. Rose’s orchestra gave several
beautiful selections, and Miss Smith,
the director of the children’s physical
culture classes, gave an Interesting
pantomime—“Suwanee River,” with
voice and orchestral accompaniment .
A report of this remarkable concert
would be Incomplete without an ex
pression of appreciation of the work of
Miss. Ray L. Sponcler, the assembly
accompanist. Miss Sponcler has been
an untiring and remarkably efficient,
lieutenant to Prof. Hallam In the dif
ficult work off'tralnlng the large as
sembler chorus, and to say that she has
fully met every demand made upon
her Is bnt just To the regret of all
Chautauquans, she left at noon today
for her home In Augusta.
A Splendid Lecture.
One\Of the most beautiful, original
and altogether helpful lectures ever
delivered on the Georgia Chautauqua
platform was that of yesterday after
noon. The speaker was Prof. Edgar
M. Wright, of Troy, Ala., whose sub
ject, “Threads and Cables of Gold,”
was the text after which some of the
finest thoughts ever brought to Chau-
tauq'uans were presented.
Mr. Wright does not consider him
self an orator, but he |s a rarely pleas
ing speaker. His language Is chaste
slve. He held the undivided attention
of his audience yesterday, and it Is
the hope of everyone who heard him
that this will not prove his last ap
pearance on the Georgia Chautauqua
platform. His lecture Is a gem of
thought and rhetoric, Instructive, help
ful and altogether Inspiring.
Prof. Smith on “Japan.”'
Prof. Charles Lee Smith, the new
president of Mercer University and
one of the moBt ■ distinguished of
Southern educators, lectured this
mornfng on “Japan.” The address
was such a scholarly and Instructive
one as was expected. Prof. Smith
came to Georgia from Virginia, ’ and
has already added strength and given
brighter prospects to Mercer. He Is a
valued acquisition to ^education la
Georgia, and Albanians are gratified
that he Is the city’s guest today.
This Afternoon.
Ralph Bingham, tho Inimitable, gives
the. entertainment at the auditorium
this afternoon. In the language of the
street, “Nuff said.”
This Evening. ■
Bishop John H. Vincent, of New
York, founder of the Chautauqua and
one of the brainiest men |n our coun
try, will lecture this evening at 8
o’clock. The auditorium should be
filled.
Tomorrbw.
There will be no exercises tomorrow
until 8 p. m„ when the children’s phy
sical culture classes will give their
exhibition.
We hqve in Stock .the Celebrated
BREWER INDICTED
FOR PERJURY,
Charge Grows Out of Report on Con
dition of Insurance Company,
and invite Inspection.
One customer .tells us he
hauled two car loads of freight
atone trip over an ordinary
Country Road.
We also carry .
EXECUTION OF SENTENCE WILL NOT TAKE
, PLACE BEFORE MAY 10, IF THEN.
8pedal to The Herald.
ATLANTA, Ga., April 2—The Rawlingses, J. C. and his sous, Milton
and Jesse, all of whom have been convicted of murder and refused new
trials by the highest court In the land, will not be hanged May 4, as the
sentence of the trial "court contemplated. Under the state law they have
to be re-sentenced, and this will be Impossible until the remlttui from
the United States Supreme Court Is handed down. Even after the remtt-
tur is received, it Is the purpose of Governor Terrell to grant the now 1
celebrated prisoners a brief respite, that they may appeal to the Georgia
prison commission. The prison commission does not meet until May 8- so
It Is likely that the men. will not be hanged before May. 10, at the earli
est, and It Is more likely that sentences of court will be postponed until
oven a later date. .iSS*
DRYDOCK DEWEY
ENTERS SUEZ CANAL.
Hilsma
