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VOLUME XV.
ALBANY, GA., 'THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 28, 1906.
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Kansas City, Mo., June 28.—The anti-saloon cru-
siade at Kansas City, Kan., was renewed today with in
creased vigor. In addition to destroying stocks of
liquor and bar fixtures, C. W. Tricket, Assistant At
torney-General, appointed by Governor Hoch to enforce
the prohibition law, today threatened to demolish the
buildings of owners who persist in reting places to sa
loon me.
Dougherty County Main
tains Remarkable Rate of
Increase in Tax Values
Passes $5,000,000 Mark.
The state and county tax rctnrna of
Dougherty comity for the year 1000
show an Increase over the previous
year In excess of $400,000. The figureB
are as follows:
1906 10,058,546
1006 4,646,089
Increase $ 418,457
Is richer by millions, and Is better pre
pared than ever In her history for the
accomplishment of great community
achievements.
Of the 8K,068,546 returned by prop
erty owners In the county this year
but 4288,943 Is owned by negroes, but
ts proportionately more than has been
returned by the colored race In the
past
-ME
REGATTA TODAY.
A
OF NEW BILLS
III THE LEGISLATURE TODAY.
A
JOE HILL HALL’S BILL FOR STATE AUDITOR
PASSES THE HOUSE.
Number of Important Now Bills in Both Houses — One
Is to Prohibit a Judge from Serving When a Candi
date for Another Office.
Special to The Hernld.
Atlanta, Ga„ Jute 28.—Joe E.all's
bill for a state avdltor of acccunts
with a salary of (2,000 passed tho
house today by a >ig majority. Mr.
Hall made a hot fight for this moo sure
and hammored dowt opposition.
Hall and Wright, of Ployd, male n
strong effort to prevent tho houso from
adjourning at noon, hut lost. / Also the
meeting hour of 9 j’clock was moved
up half an hour.
I’erry, of Hall, introduced a bll! for
a biennial session. /
There was a llood of now!bills In tho
house and senate. In the sennto
Old New London in Holiday
Attire for Annual Event.
History of Vale-Harvard
Races.
New 1-ondon, Conn., June 28.—This
New England town Is todny rejoicing
In Its annual college outing, for the
crews of Yale and Harvard contest for
These figures contain proof that
: supremacy on the Thames this after.
Dougherty connty la maintaining the
splendid rate of progress of tho loot
four or five Tears. During that period
the returns of property for taxation
have shovrn an annual increase Of
from $350,060 to $500,000, and tho to
tal Increase turn amounted to $2,000,-
000 1n about nix years.
Nothing speaks more eloquently Of
a county’s progress and development
than her tax books, and In the case of
Dougherty county they hnve Since
1900 .been telling an unvarying stogy
of healthy development. • The county
Mill Supply
Department:
Genuine Gandy
Belt, Atkin's Cir
cular and Cross
Cut Saws, Marsh
Steam Pumps.
ImpL
Lenient
Department:
Harvesting Ma-
noon. Tho town, us usual, Is decorated
Impartially in bluo and crimson, and
everywhere on the streets are *hmrt-
lng masses of students. It la goner-
ally conceded that the three races—
'varsity eight, 'varsity four, and froBll-
man eight—will bo tho most closely
contested events In years, ulthougb
ptrpnlm- opinion thin morning slightly
favors Yale In tbo.’.vArslty race. Even
Harvard men admit that endurance
alone will pull out tho race, and It Is
upon {lire that Yale’B hopes arochielly
based. At the Bamo time tho Harvurd
supporters appear confident of the re
sult of The big race and a large amount
of money Ts sure to change handB nf-
tur the-event.
History of Yale-Harvard Races.
For fifty-four years, with occasional
Intervals, the crews of Harvard and
Yale have battled, the rival colors
having been borne during all those
years by four, six and eight-oared
crews. Jn the forty races that have
been rowed, since the Initial contest
In 1852, five points now separate tho
contesting universities, Yale having
won twenty-two races and Harvard
seventeen.
During the early years of the con
tests the events were rowed on Lnkejl
now child labor hill, a measure for 2
cents mileage, and a bill to prevent
the use of automatic guns for hunting
were tho principal bustnoss.
Bills wero Introduced In both the
house and senato to require inspection
of all Illuminating oils produced, sold
or used In the state and Increasing the
salary of the chtof oil Inspector from
$1,200 to $1,800, and a bill was also
Introduced to prevent supremo and sq,
perior court judges from Borvlng when
a candidate for another office. Also a
bill In tho house to create a court of
appeals to relievo tho supreme court.
It provides for a presiding Judge and
four associates.
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Till IS INDICTED
BY NEW YORK GRAND
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IN ST. PETERSBURG TDDAY.
St. Petersburg, June 28.—The Constitutional Dem
ocrats were hurriedly summoned to caucas this after
noon, and it is rumored that negotiations are pending
in the lower house of Parliament for the formation of
a ministry, headed by M. Mouromtzeff, president of the
lower house.
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mi OF ROIH RITE Blit
Washington, June 28.—The conferees on the rail
road rate bill today formulated a third report, which
will be signed by all but Senator Tillman.
piano lessons, while Mme. Bramsen, a
conceit singer, cultivated Mrs. Thaw’s
voice. All of tho touchers woro
housed In one building, so that Mrs.
Thaw was taught by one us soon as
another vtts finished.
All this teaching led to the report
that young Mrs.. Thaw had grown
tired of society and was about to ro-
turn to tho stage. But that was not
true, according to hor friends.
INDICTMEKT QUICKLY FOLLOWS INQUEST
HELD BY THE CORONER.
New Yol k, June 28.—Tho Tliavi in
quest was complex «1 and the ease sub
mitted to tho jurj nl 11 o'clock this
morning. Tho Ju'-y quickly returned
a venllet that Slat-ford White mei his
death by gunshot wounds Ir.fllctcil by
Harry Thaw.
Tht; most itmpoi tnnt testimony vyns
that given by Lionel Lawrence, stage
director cf tho Madison Square Gar
den roof thi-xCtFe, who brild of Mm.
Thaw embracing her husband with
Hie promise‘to sttml by him, uni of
TIisW’s udmYeslo i thnt ho ktlod
White.
Will Plead to Indictment Tomorrow.
Soon after the oloao of the cor
oner’s inquest, proceedings were be
gun against Tlmw by the graaii Jury,
which returned an Indictment against
Thaw, charging murder In the first de
gree. Thaw will pload to tho Indict
ment boforo Justlco Cowan tomorrow.
A». unofficial report of the procoed.
lugs before the grand Jury Bays thnt
Mrs, Thaw decltnefl to answer ques
tions askofl her beyond admitting that
she 'was tho wife of the prisoner,
-EsUiangemen: in the Thaw
Family a t First, but Pit.ts-
brairg Fashnnahies Finally
Accepted! the Bride.
Nuv York, Jaini 28.—^he kilihv;
Stanford Whitt ly Ilurjy Thaw„ on
QiilnstauTnond. In 1878, however,-the} account of .allege I conftccut of YFnito
event was" held on the Thames, and
-with the exception nf thrive y?ara since
that time the event han been an an
nual fixture and on the Thames course.
Lake Qulnfflgamond was abandoned us
the place fr/r holding; the races in 18G9,
and In the following year the crews
i met at Luke Saltonstall. The next
year Springfield wan chosen for the
event, and after that came the Thames
at TSew London.
Early In the history of the event It
was rowed orver a two-mile course,
pllf’IPrV 'T| 1 rpeh which was increased to three miles In
LUMlCI^ , X 1IIX.C5U lg55 A g a j n the distance was increased
ing Machines in
stock, all sizes
jasoline
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Engines,
To
wers
ami Tan
ks
AIL;
any
Machinery
.YuO,
In 1876, tills time to four miles, which
has. been the length ot the 'varsity
races ever since. Yale bolds the rec
ord for this distance, having covered
the course In 1888 Sn 20 minutes, 10
seconds. Harvard's last victory was
In 1899, since which time Yale has had
six successive victories
Yale Wins First Two Races.
Mew London, Conn., June 23—The
first race, freshman 8-oared, two miles
upstream, was won by Yale, trine
10:35, Harvard 10:41. The corlest
wan close throughout, each crewHlur-
ing the race having the lead moredhan
once.
The second race, the 'varsity four-
oared, two miles upstream, wa* >von
by Yale by more than eight lengths,
time 11:46%, Harvard 12:14. 'The
first half mile was rowed evan, /then
Yale gradually drew ahead, winning
with ease.
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Dividend Notice.
At a directors' meeting of tike Ex
change Bank of Albany, Ga, held June
26. 1906, a semi-annual dividend of 5
per cent was declared, payable July
1, 1006/ W. C. SCOV1LL,
as-St) Cashier,
toward .the wired Thaw, has rerived
l.lij seavutlon which Thaw's marriage
utcaslol/ed eight* >n months ago. The
World prints an Interesting story of
Thaw’s marriage to the actress. It
sip's:
Harry Thaw esl ranged himself from
lilt: family when lie married, eighteen
months ngxi, Evel :n Nesblt, the hi fl.'.i-
ti fill modell, lino i:a among hor sir.I
friends as "Plus: le the Fuix." Tho
luantage was dt iieo and confirmer
and denied ag.il i and reconfirmed,
f Pittsburg society was .shocked. W ith
the Earl of Tart outb In -the family,
the Thaws did net relish the illlaice
of the eldest son with .his Income of
$80,000 to a" gb l whose only fortune
was a ix'autiritl II ;uro ami face.
The/ s never v as' any doubt that
Harry Thaw wav desperately In love
and .was hfiadstro .g enough to go his
aw way. He co; .coaled his marris'.ge
as long ash/e cou. il and when conce al-
ment became no longer possible he
became defiant, following a tbnmt
from Pittsburg fiat his Income v/us
to be cut to $2,S0( a year.
The marriage was celebrated at
Parts In October 1904. On Novem
ber 1 Thaw and his bride arrived In
New York on th< Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Immediately afte coming ashore he
denied positively that he had mar
ried. He went tt the Hotel Cumber
land and engage 1 a suite of apart
ments for hlmsell, “a man servant, a
maid and a lady-' The lady was Ms
bride. The propr etor of the hotel (e-
clined to permit Ihe young Plttshu-g
millionaire to reg ster with her except
as Harry Thaw sad wife.
Thaw refused to do this, and went
and took rooms Is the hotel apart from
those of his brlrie. She denied the
marriage the nei t day, and so again
milled. Then enme an effort to pla
cate Pittsburg society. Mrs. William
Thaw, fillliongli sho had bitterly op
posed the union, bun: all her ener
gies Ito have Ifew son's iiitfo recognized.
The “novOy rich” In Pittsburg did
cllietr host to snub and humlllatu tho
bride and fUrldegroom. Mrs. Thaw's
ymstor, iho Rev. William L. Mclflwan,
vif Che Third Presbyterian church, had
married Ebmnor Colvin, who had boon
MR. WM. ESTILL ‘
HOPELESSLY ILL.
Col. J. H. Estlll Called Home from
Campaign Tour.
AUTOMOBILISTS
IN ATLANTA
win
Have to Stand Examination to
Obtain License.
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Special to The Herald.
Savannah, Ga„ June 28.—Col. J. H.
Estlll reached the city last night, hav
ing been called from his campaign
tour by the critical Illness of his broth
er, Mr. William Estlll, who Is dying at
his home on Gwinnett street, west.
The Tact that Mr. Estlll was very ill
has been told In these dlspatoheB. Hip
condition now Is such as to cause the
greatest concern. Jt ts feared he can-
n(ft survive the day. He was uncon
scious all of last night and has Indeed
huon only conscious nt intervals dur
ing tho past week. He was run down
durlpg the Peoples’ League political
demonstration Inst week, and his hip
■broken. He is 73 years of age and Is
-not physically strong.
Everybody in Savannah and every
man almoHt who has visited tho city
during the past forty years knows Mr.
William Estlll. For nearly a half a
•century he has kept a news store In
Savannah. He has many warm friends
not only in Savannah, but throughout
Georgia. Of the most eheorful and
8peelal to The Herald.
■ Atlanta, Ga., Juno 28.—The olty
hoard of automobile examiners will he
busy the remainder of the week with
the examination under the ordinances
of the city, of nil chauffeurs, Tho
board consists of C. H. Johnson, Dlolt
Holland and Chief of Police Hen:
Jennings, and the law requires that
examinations he made annually by thi
30th of June of each year. It ts stated
that the hoard will he very careful
see that those applying for permissi
to run machines shall show their com
petency. The law stipulates that all
licenses shall expire on June 80, and
all automoblllsts who wish to operate
machines during tho coming year must
go before the board and secure new
licenses, no matter how skillful they
may be In the operation of the horse
less vehloles.
lils sionogT/uijhor anil secretary. Mrs.,j optimistic disposition, ho has always
Thaw, btinfles giving a most hand-j taken tho most eheorful view of life,
/some wedding presold, suggested to]He curries a helpless hand and arm
tier pastor that .It would bo nice for J as tho result of a wound received In
Ivor to glue a double reception when] the civil war.
•Che pastor raid Ills hide returned from]
tun | a MONUMENT
"Double reception,"” echoed the Hev.| T?T'Wri5>DT?
Mr. McEwnm. "To-s horn ?” t U UuLhiMltjKrLi,
“To Mrs. Me Ewan and rn.v d a u Kil
ter-In-law, Mrs. Hurry Kendall Tho.wJ
-itfio 1h a mruflt bride." said’Mm Wll-
| Savannah to Ask Legislature for
Contribution.
KNOX COUNTY, TENN.,
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL BURNS,
Knoxville, Tenn., June 28, — The
Knox CJounty Industrial School, Just
beyond the city limits, was destroyed
by fire oarly thlB morning. No lives
were lost.
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Our Specialty I
liun Thaw:.
This double reef prion was not held.
How the Iter. Mr. Mcrnvan extricated
blmseJf has not beun mado known,
but the circumstance was commented
upon repronchftllly by those who
knew how much Mrs. William Thaw
had done for her pastor. Some years
ago the. Ilev., Mr. McEwan had
birthday party, and Mrs. Thaw was
the first one nvited. Sho attended,
.-and left as a birthday present
check Tor $3,000.
It cannot be raid that the reported
refusal o/ the pastor to allow his wife
to take part in a double reception ln-
jm.ed.the -chances of the.young bride’s
breaking Into society. The grace of
Evelyn Nosbit-Thaw was r.ot denied
by any who met her. She assisted her
mother-in-law at an Immense recep
tion given in honor of Miss Hermlone
Schenlcy, and carried herself like a
queen. Pittsburg people who had
tried to freeze her out were brought
to her feet.
In February, 1905, Evelyn Nesblt,
as she still Insisted on calling her
self, was operated on for appendicitis
In a private sanitarium In East Thirty-
third street, and for a fow days there
was fear she would not .recover. In
April she went to Pittsburg for a post
nuptial education tn branches she had
neglected when she was compelled to
go on tho stage to make a living.
Prof. Luigi von KunJts became her
tutor and devoted himself to Insirnct-
lng her in French. Mrs. von K units,
a . German, taught young Mrs. Thaw
the Teutonic tongue. Henry Bramsen,
did Thaw, but e mutually it was ud- of the Pittsburg Orchestra, gave her
Special to The Herald.
Savannah, Ga., June 28.—Considera
ble Intoreut has been aroused In Sa
vannah by tho announcement from At
lanta thnt Mr. Walter G. Charlton had
been Invited by the legislature to de
liver an address upon "The Life and
Services of James Oglethorpe, the
Founder of Georgia.” It is hoped to
got the present legislature to pass a
hill giving Savannah something like
$10,000 to be used as part payment for
a monument to Oglethorpe, and It Is
hoped that Mr. Charlton’s address will
Impress the solons with the Impor
tance of this movement. The spot
which has been selected for the monu
ment Is the Intersection of Bull street
and Oglethorpe avenue. These are
two very wide thoroughfares and the
monument would have a splendid Bet
ting there. On Bull street Savannah
now has monuments to Nathaniel
Greene, Sergeant Jasper, Count Pulas
ki, and busts of Generals LaFayette,
McLaws and Francis S. Bartow, of
Confederate fame.
BRYAN INDORSED
IN WISCONSIN.
Milwaukee, June 28. — The Demo
cratic state convention platform
agreed upon to be presented to the
convention strongly endorses William
J. Bryan for President in 1908.
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.. - .IVd V. :.’
The trains for the ball park will be
gin running at 8:30 and continue until
4 o'clock this afternoon for the con
venience of the fens.
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Every store has some Y|
one department or some
line that it makes a spe
cialty of. This store is
no exception. Our spe
cialty . is prescription *»-
work, which we claim
to do in the most thor
ough and scientific man
ner possible. Our drugs
are bought only from
those manufacturers who
are recognized as the...
leaders, and we always
buy their very best pro- -
ducts.
If you want a pre
scription made hurried
ly and of cheap drugs,
go somewhere else. If
you want the best pre
scription that can be
compounded, come here.
And when one is sick
and needs medicine, who
would be satisfied with
less than the best ?
It’s our hobby, this
prescription business,
and we believe it’s the
best hobby a drug store
could have.
Hilsman-Sale
Drug Co.