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TWELVE Work to Resume on Plant of the Southern Tire & Rubber Company Will Bogin to Manufacture Tire» By Firat of July Next. General Manager Dcch and Machinery Manufacturer in the City—How Automobile Tire* Are Made is Shown at Local Moving Picture House. Work Is to be resumed right awav on the plant of the Southern Tire ti Rubber Company, whlrh was started last fall, which has been interrupted for some time All of the difficulties of the concern have t>een straightened out and Messrs. Weems A. Hmlth and H. Kleiner Dun bar have Interested other Augustans with them tn the enterprise which they lielleve will be a splendid suc cess Mr 11. Dech. the general manager of the concern. Is In the city and an nounces that he expect* to begin to manufacture tire* by the first of July It will take some time to finish build ing the plant and to Install the ma chinery. • Mr. Peter 1> Throppe, of the Drlaskl ft Throppe Tire Company and the John K Throppe Machine Company, of Trenton. N. J., la In the city and the Southern Tire A- Rubber Company has closed a contract to purchase all of Its Hon. A. W. Evans, of Sandersville, Announces As Candidate For Congress and States Platform of Principles Hon A. W. Rvans, of Ruider»vlll«, has forniHlly annoum-ed hi* candidacy for congress I rum the tenth congres itonal district. In hta official an nouncement to the voters of the dis trict, Mr. Kvana submits r. state ment of the prlncl|ile«. Here la hla announcement: Sanderavllle, Oa., March 30, 1914. To the White Voters of the Tenth Congressional District; I hereby make a formal announce ment oT my candidacy for Representa tive In the nest Congress of the United Stales, and believing It to be the duty of every man who seeks the support of the people for this high office to declare himself on the pub lic Issues, 1 hereto submit a state ment of the principles I favor: The Tariff and the Trusts. J reiterate my former public en dorsement of the old Democratic Doc trine that lm|»ort duties should only be levied for the support of Hie gov ernment and levied In such a way that the necessities of life should never he taxed. I rejoice that under a Democratic administration, a sub stantial revision of the former oppres sive tarlTf has been had, the effect of which will to some extent at least re sult In denying to the trusts the un just discrimination so liberally given them under previous Republican rule, snd I favor such 'nether revision as will more effectually accomplish this desired end I also favor legislation • gainst combinations of capital de signed to lessen compel H lon and In crease the burdens or the consumer snd helteve the way to enforce obedience to pitch legislation is to punish the offenders by Impris onment, Instead of by fine Immigration. I reaffirm my previously and pub licly announced conviction that the exigencies of the present situation de mand the enactment of stricter Immi gration laws whereby the mass of un desirable fonelgners Inimical to the spirit of our Institutions may be ex eluded. Gambling In Agricultural Products. This pernicious practice has been of great hurt to the producers and should be prohibited by legislation. Extension of the Rural Free Delivery. That agency or activity of the gov ernment which has, perhaps, been of A Fine Joke This For April Ist By Chicago Hoaxster ! False Work Rumor Spread Chicago. — A first of April John perpetrated by n person unknown to the police today caused nmre than M>o unemployed men to congregnte In a cold rain In front of Mir Son l.lne freight term Inala and wait for employ - ment promised by the joker ttefore the tnen could be made to understand that there was no basis for the report that the railroad wanted hundreds of workers the crowd surged against the steel sati .•*, breaking the locks and poured Into the yards shouting. “dive us the jobs." It look the police nearly an hour to clear the men in the yards. The author of the hoax spread the false rumor among the hundreds of men gathered along West Madison street In front of employment ngenrtes. Seven Ton Steel Girders Are Being Placed on the Empire Building Two Girdcra, Each Weighing Seven Tons, Put in Place To day—Then to Move Derricks to Top of Second Story. Two steel girder* weighing seven ton* each, are being put up on the Empire l.lfe Insurance Company'* J7-»torv building today bjr the Whit ney Company. The girder* go over the main entrance to the building. Because of their enormous weight *ome time I* being required lit put ting them up and the big derrick *w supported with additional braces no MRS WITH THE RECORDER Today 1* All Fools Day.—a fine day for taking the cenau*. But there were -no trick* pulled off at the hariWka strange to nay. Ev erybody was too buay. It wa* one of the moat eventful morning* with the Recorder of «he year There 1* a wealth of material to choose from. First of all. Superintendent (Say re port* from the Stockade that our fol lorn little heroine of yesterday look* like a different woman from the ef fect * of ablution and shampoo She aa.v* *he feel* much better too. lie report* that her manner* are mo*t courteous and gentle, her mind bright a* a but*, n, and that she i*. in shor’, a model prisoner. A great many peo ple iQs'town have become interested in her,/'and It la hoped that soon a good, respectable employment will be found ►»r her. that she may be released. Any foody witu wants a quuti intelligent machinery from Mr. Thropps's con cern. At the very beginning there will be ten nr twelve expert tire work ers brought to Augusta by Mr Jicch and It t* expected that the plan* will Increase In slxe until within a few yenrs It will be one of the largest plants of Its kind In the country. The eompnny will bring to Augusta skilled workmen who will be paid high »mk<h and It la universally agreed that these are the kinds of Industries that Augusta needs moat and which will do more than anything else to develop the city At Modjesk* moving picture theater a picture lx being shown today and will be shown for the next two or three days showing how automobile tires are manufactured. The picture Is being furnished by Mr. Throppe and the same process as shown in the picture will be used by the Southern Tire A Rubber Company. Urn greatest service to the people o> this section of the country has been the rural free delivery system, and I favor, and should I be your represent ative in Congress, will urge the ex tension of the Parcel Post Service ho uh to make It more effective in the exchange of farm products and other Pngs. The farmer should be able to send hla butter and egga or dressed poultry or other pr.«luctn to the local in ere Ivan t or his patrons or customers by mall anil get those thing* ho needs In return without loaa <rt time from his farm, and In my Jude nient, ihe Kuinl Free Delivery and Puree) Pont will tend to make farm life attractive and check the tide of emigration to the city. Rural Credits or Land Banks. 1 favor the establishment of land banka or a system of Rural Credits; that Is, a system of Government hanks which will loan to the farmer on the security of Ills land a certain per rent of Its value al a living rate of Interest on long time, so as to enable the man of huiiill means to own his farm and operate It himself. This system of rural credit* has proven to tie of great advantage In other conn tries and has built up the agricultural Interests everywhere It has been tried. Economical Expenditures. I believe 111 Ihe economical expend! ture of public Tunila and deplore the extravagance which lihh heretofore obtained. An extravagant adminis tration of governmental affairs on courages extravagance among Ita pri vate citizens, while an economical Rdnilnlsl ration of public funds encour ages thrllt. Industry and economy among the people. Definite Terms for Federal Judges. Idle tenure of office la undemo cratic and unwise and I am opposed to life tenure of office for Federal Judges. I believe the administration oT Justice would be heat subserve I by limiting or defining the term of service of Federal Judges and Dis trict Judges should be elected by the people of the District where they hold Office, Relieving that I am In full accord with the progressive sentiment of the people of this District and acquaint*l with their needs, 1 earnestly ask your support Respectfully A W EVANS that It could bear the pressure Just aa quickly ns tln« girders are put In place the derricks will be mov ed to the top oT the second floor and the steel will g\> upward with rapid ity. By Saturday night It Is probable | thai there will be about four or five j elories up. W ith I ,tloo tons of steel In the Em , plre Building it will be one of the lar i gest in this section. girl employe anight do well to enquire Into her case. One of the showmen from the Street 1 “i was up for attacking a small boy Yesterday afternoon some men walking along Jones street saw him pursuing the hoy, who fled into nn al ley. They ran up and inlerferred. they said, Jost as he caught the boy and wa« beginning to choke him. Th* showman released the boy and turned on the men, whom he threalen ey.ed w Ith a hundred pound dog, whl c b he said would “lake hi* part." lie ran back to his tent and was In the get of reloualng the dog when he was agrested. This morning lve stated In his de feme tl'tat the boy was one of n crowd of fifteen nr twenty who had been making bis life a burden all the morn ing. Tb-ci bad fuoleJ round bis tout fingering everything, and he, exas perated, had Pdd them time and time 1 again to move lie antagonlxed them In aoma way, however, and they only | Increased their Jeers and Jibes. Final- I ly, be said, one of them hit Mm on the | head with a stone as he was stopping i down repairing some damage they bad l done, lie thereupon set out after the boy with the above results. Dad lurk, said the Judge. He ought | not tu have antagonlxed the boys to begin with, and secondly the Police was there to keep the peace If tt be came necessary to use force. He bad no right to take the law Into hla own j bands by attacking a small boy. Ten and coats, nr twenty days! As the prisoner took Ills seat on the | front bench, lo wait till after court, I when be could see about ixvylng hla I fine, he remarked in a loud tone of voice: "Tbat'a no kind of fair play at all.’ "Khut up!" said officer Ilennte*. "Hit down there ami keep quiet ,or I'll I put you In the guard-room!" "Huh!” said the man, In n still louder voice, "that's no kind of Fulr- I'lay!" He was getting mad Just as a pot suddenly holla over. All of a sudden he found that he did not care what he said. "HERE! " burst out Offi cer HennlCS. "You ran step In here." As he opened the guard-room door, two policemen hHd the man on hla feel and In the door. And Jual at thiyt Instant th prisoner insde a dive for his pocket, and the Idea "KNIFE” oc curred to everybody simultaneously. Just as they disappeared. Keveral more detectives and policemen rushed to the rescue, and after a moment's struggle they passed the knife out through the guard room door. "W hew!" said somebody. "He start ed getting Had! Didn’t want to give It up!" It was over In about 15 seconds, dur ing which time u prisoner under a small sentence had Implicated himself to heaven known what degree. It was exactly like a man floundering In a bog. It was also rather like a Vau deville Tragedy Sketch, and the siyrt of thing that "doesn't really happen." NOW TO SENATE IN THE TOLLS FIGHT (Continued from page one.) "The repeal Is not yet won by any means," said Renator Chamberlain, leading the opponents. When the canals committee will complete Its work cannot be forecasted now, but the general opinion Is that the Issue Will not come formally- be fore the senate for at least ten days. Denatig- Norris, republican. Inti'* (lured on amendment to reaffirm the right of the United States to grant an exemption If It desired to do so and to direct the president to begin negotia tions to arbitrate Great Britain's pro test. "Gag Rule.” Senator Jones, republican, of Wash ington, urging adoption of his resolu tion railing on toe president for In formation ns to what countries besides Great Britain hail protested toll ex emption, declared "gag rule" had put the bill through the house. "Till* measure will receive full con slderatlotl here," he ndded, "If It takes sll summer. There can be no gag rule here." FINE CONGREGATIONS AT THE ST. JAMES REVIVAL The meeting at Saint James' church Inst night proved the best that has been held so far. There was a good congregation present regardless of the Inclement weather. I’r. Walter C. I Milord preached on the Holy Ghost. The Comforter Whom our Saviour Promised His Disciples Would Come After Tls Death and Resurrection. Of the many strong discourses delivered hv Dr. DUlard the one of last night was by far his greatest effort. Many souls were blessed at St. James at this service. The largest attendance of the week SO far is expected this, Wednesday, night. Service of song, led by Mr Kimaey, begins at H o'clock. WILL PEELER, CONVICT, WAS KILLED BY A GUARD According to Information from a re leased convict In the city yesterday. Will Peeler, a criminal well known to the Augusta police, was shot and killed hy a guard of the Sumter coun ty chain gang, on which he wan serv ing a long sentence. Several months ago Peeler escaped from the state farm at Mllledgevllle. After a state-wide search he was fi nally captured 1 na house on upper Reynolds street In this city by a sound of policemen under Captain Grubbs. Peeler. It In said, spent most of bis days behind the bars. DELEGATES LEAVING FOR STATE CONVENTION T P.A. Delegates elected from Post H. T. P. A., to the state convention at Cq lutubus. Ga.. which begins tomorrow and lasts through Saturday, are: D. F. Miller. .1. A. Mallard. Augusta. Oa.; \V. O. Harnett. Sharon. Ga.; Robert Fowler. Warrenton, Ga.: J. R. Barlcs ton, Allendale, 8 0., and J. B. Cal houn. at large. Messrs R. it. Hamrick, president of the post, aqj Tom Sherman, secretary, are delegates by virtue of their office. The delegates from this post are leaving today for the meeting. They all anticipate one of the best meet ings of the order ever held In this state. EFFORTS TO INFLUENCE I. C. C. Washington. Senator InFollette to day Introduced a bill to make unlaw - lul any attempt to influence any pro ceeding before the Inter-state com merce commission except In accordance with its regulations, and gave notice he would speak tomorrow presenting evidence of efforts to Influence the commission In connection with the eastern rate case now pending. investigate’her DEATH. Lexington, Ky.—That the grand Jury which convenes next Monday will have Its attention called to the recent death of Mrs lutura Wilder Simpson, who died here on February SS from the ef fects of a bullet wound through the head, was made doubly certain today when Coroner Gordon stated that he would go before the grand Jury per sonally ad ask that a full Investigation be made withdraw’request! Roanok*. Vs. Appeal for a wage Increase submitted by engineers and firemen of the Norfolk and Western Railroad was withdrawn today after publication of the announcement of the rood's president that reduction In force and suspension of improvement had been made necessary by present business conditions. fHE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA. GOVERNOR HAD PLAIT RAIDED Action of West Virginia Executive Not Subject to Re view By Courts. Charleston, W. Vs.—That th* office of Governor of West Virginia Is polit ical and th* discretion vested In the chief executive by the state constitu tion and laws respecting his official duties Is not subject to review or con trol by the courts, was the decision of the supreme court of appeals today In the case of Hatfield against Judge John T, Graham from proceeding fur ther In the suit for 115,000 damages against Gov. Hatfield am) four officers of the West Virginia National Guard. When martial law waa In force on Paint Creek, the Kocl&iist Istlx.r Star, opposed the policy of the atate admin istration. Officer* of the National Guard raided the plant, arrested the editors and rinflacated copy for an edi tion, The publishers entered suit for daniagea ami the contention waa made In supreme court that the courts of Cabell county had no jurisdiction. The court held further that a subor dinate military officer I* not rendered personally liable for Injury to private property from executing a lawful or der Issued by the governor as com mander In chief of the military forces, theao c cist IhonKf nlnsiacshrd shhli A SII,OOO home will be sold to quick buyer for $6,500. Any terms you wish. Phone 6868-W. JOS. W. BEASLEY, S, C. SHIPPERS ASK REVISION Charges of Discrimination Made in Favor of Georgia and North Carolina Points. Columbia, 3. C.—Revision of freight rate* aa affecting shippers of South Carolina la expected by trunk lines operating In this state, according to returns of railroad officials to the railroad commission In reference to charge* of disciimunition In favor of North Carolina and Georgia points. The proposed adjustment wll include revision by the Inter-atate commerce commission of rate* from the east to southern points and n revision by the railways of rate* from the west to Kouth Carolina destinations. Charges that trunk lines operating In thl* state discriminate tn favor of North Carolina and Georgia shippers, filed with the railroad commission are held by Hecretary Darby of the com mission to he tacitly admitted In this return of the railroads to the com plaint. YOUNG WOMAN REPORTED AS ATTEMPTING SUICIDE A report was sent In to the barracksj at 2:45 today rtiat a woman was at tempting to thruyv herself Into the ca nal from the bridge by the Sutherland cotton mill. The report said her hus- I ind was holding her and Officer Morgan went at once on a motorcycle to Investigate. He brought back a very young looking woman and man with a sm.il! hoy, about five years old. At the tin* The Herald goes to press the investi gation was not completed, so that norp of the details of the affair are known. ICE CREAM We Open Wednesday, April Ist, An Up-to-date Wholesale and Retail Ice Cream Establishment. Highest grade ice cream at reasonable prices. Clean, pure, wholesome and re freshing. Made of rich, sweet cream and milk, bought from farmers whose dairy herds have passed inspection. Manufactured in the most sanitary manner. Strictly an Augusta concern--Augusta capital, Augusta people. We solicit the patronage of Augustans and surrounding territory. Order from your grocer. We invite inspection of our plant at any time. BETTER ICE CREAM CO. t Phone 1778 “The Cream of Quality" McCartan St. At Modjeska Theatre Tomorrow, Thursday and FUday A most interesting Two Reel Film. Converting Kubber into Automobile Tires —our Cure Wrapped Thread Process, manu factured by Jno. A. Tliropp & Son, Trenton, N. J. Tliis is the method used by the SOUTHERN TIRE & RUBBER CO. OF AUGUSTA. DON’T MISS IT. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 1.