Newspaper Page Text
SIX
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
Published Every Afternoon During the
Week and on Sunday Morning,
THE HKRAJ.D PUBLISHING CO.
Entered at the Augusta Pos'offloe as
Mell Matter of the Seeond-elase.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Dally end Sunday, I year $6.00
Dally and Bunday per week .It
Dally and Sunday, per month 50
Sunday Herald, 1 year 100
PHONES:
Business Office 297 I Wont ad phone 296
Society 2613 I Manag'g Editor 299
News Room .299 I Circulation 2079
FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES—The
Benjamin A Kentnor Co.. 225 E'fth Ave.,
New York City, lilt Peop'e’s Oas Bulld-
Ina: ■ Adams St., end Michigan Blvd.,
ChleAgo,
TRAVELING REPRESENTATIVES—
J Kllnck and W D. M. Owens are the
.only authorised traveling representatives
for The Herald. Pay no money to others
unless they csn show wr’tten authority
from Business Manager of Herald Pub
lishing Co.
Address all business communications to
THI AUGUSTA HERALD,
7211 Broad St, Augusta, Oa.
No communlostlon will he publlahed In
The tferald unless ‘ th» name of the
writer la slrnrd to the nrtlc'e.
The Augusta Herald has a larger city
clreulstlon, and a larger total circula
tion than any other Augusta paper. This
has baan proven by the Audit Co., of
New York.
The Herald Guarantees Advertisers 60
per cent, more Home Carrier City Cir
culation In Augusta than la given by
any other Augusts paper.
'This guarantee will be written In every
contract and The Herald will be ready
and willing et all tlinea to give full ac
cess to Ita records 1 au advertiser*
who wish to test the accuracy of this
guarantee In comperlann with the claims
of other Augusta Newspapers.
THE WEATHER
Augusta and Vicinity.
Pair tonight und Thursday; cooler to
night.
For Qeorgla and South Carolina
Pair tonight and Thursday, cooler to
night.
Comparative Data.
May », 1914.
Highest temperature record, 92 In 1902.
lanwrat temperature record) 18 In 1911.
laiwrsl (hie morning, 45
Precipitation yesterday, .01: normal, 0 10.
Rlvr stage at I a m . 8.2 feet.
Rise In 24 hrs ending 8 a. m 0.3 foot.
DISHONEST NEWSPAPERS
The Atlanta Journal quotes Collier'*
response to a correspondent who wrote
to thst ptper to esk: "Why don't you
stand on tho side of the nation and
call the slates to arms to defeat the
unworthy surrender of the Panama
rant IT'
To (hit Collier's responds;
"Your letter It an admirable speci
men of tho loose thinking and loose
writing that paapla uae who reud dis
honestly edited newspaper*. Just
where did you get the Idea that any
body In this country plans to ‘sur
render" the Panama canal to any for
eign nation?'*
Collier's then succinctly gives the
free tolls proposition an It sees It;
"Shall the shipping trust pay for Hie
privilege of using the Panama canal
—which has coat the United Htatts i
good many million dollars or shall
the people pay one more tax to spe
cial privilege by surrendering the ca
nal to combine-owned shipping? div
ing something lor nothing Is generally
bad policy for any Individual or any
nation That la the Wilson Idea of
this matter."
Thin la the true Idea and we feel
very sure that It la the Idea that pre
vails among moat American citizens
about th# tolls question, but It Is Col
llgr'a reference to the mischief which
dtahoneetly edited newspapers achieve
that especially Interests us.
It is a far easier thing to bring peo
ple to lake a certain aide of a ques
tion by deceiving them as to the facts
than through an appeal to mason.
Ignorance la a menace to the success
of democratic government, but It is
nothing Ilka the menace of deliberate
mendacity and misrepresentation. Dis
honest, or even careless and inconse
quent purveyors of newe era the most
formidable foaa to Intelligent opinion
in the world and the only really seri
ous barriers (T* the success of demo
cratic government.
We hear educated and cultivated
men express doubts now and then of
the discretion and common sense of
the people, yet It often happens that
these very persona are feeding their
minds upon tho fantastic and sensa
tional distortions which unscrupulous
editors are dialling out to them daily.
Wa would trust the opinion of tht
moat Ignorant man In the world, pro
vided he had got his facia straight,
against of the educated sensa
tionalist who had taken his crooked
nnd mis-she pen.
It Is better to read no news at all
than to read the perverted, dlstlgured
and miss-colored stuff that la pre
sented under the guise of news fur
the purpose of swinging public opin
ion to the support of sogie particular
Interest, but th* trouble with the pub
lic I* thst the average citizen takes
fust on* paper and that generally be
cause Its views and opinion* coincide
with hi* own—end gets no chance to
compare and fudge the new* ha ac
cepts
There I* no way to protect public
opinion from dishonest Journalism and
It will not be protected until each re
spectable Individual recognizes that
be Is hlmsalf responsible for the
growth and power of unscrupulous
publications when he buys them, reads
•hem und leaves them about his house
for bis chiiuren und hta et-rvaul* to
poison ihcir minds with.
Sidelights On The War and The blurse
Girl of Vera Cruz
By a Veteran
Washington, D. C. —The fever-port
of Vera Cruz had been captured four
times before Uncle Sam seized It on
April 21b'. Once it fell to General
[Winfield Scott, once to the allied
j force* of France, England and Spain
i au«l twice to tho buccaneers ot the
Spanish Main.
I know several men today who were
present at the aleze of 1847. It la
probable none, of these veterans of
the first Mexican scuffle will see ser
vice this time, although I have Just
seen a letter from Brigadier General
Horatio G. Gibson, U. S. A., retired,
87 years old, In which the venerable
flgfoter offers his sword to the Star*
hnd Stripes and refers to Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood as sponsor for his
physical and mental ability. General
Gibson served through the Mexican,
Civil and several Indian wars.
It was March 7. 1847, when the
fleet bearing General Scott and his
little army appeared off Mexico's
principal seaport. The troops lauded
without much trouble after the city
had hern bombarded, hut ft took a
sanguinary siege oT thirteen days to
capture the defences. Trenches were
dug and regular operations conduct-.d
So our troops this time commence
their march toward the capital with
much less a handicap than General
Scott's.
While the troubles of the United
.States which culminated In the Civil
War were brewing Mexico grew nrro
gant to this country and to Euro
peans,
The crowning Insult was President
Mlramon’s seizure of $830,000 In spe
cie from tho British consulate. Great
Britain, France, Spain and Prussia
decided to move. Meantime, the
great Benito Juarez, the General
Washington of Mexico, was conduct
ing a revolt In tho north. Jlo over
threw Mlrainon, but the f orelgn
troops kept on their way. On Decem
ber 14, 1881, Vera Cruz was seized by
a Spanish force under General Prim.
The result was the elevation of Max
imilian to the throne and, after the
European troops had been withdrawn,
the unfurlunato Austrian's execution.
The pirates with force equal to »
respectable Hrmy captured Vera Cruz
In 1883 They burned, slew and rob
bed for many days before they were
driven to their ships. In 1712 me
notorious buccaneer kings l/mrent
and Van Horn, seized the port anu
held It ten days. They killed hun
dreds of Mexicans carried awsy wo
men captive und did an Immense
amount of damage.
To this day the nurse girl of Vera
Cruz, seeking to still the fretful child,
says: "Be quiet or 1 will give jou to
Van Horn.
I whs much Rtnused by the 111-in
formed If w'eil meaning persons who
cried out that Dictator Huerta had
given sufficient reparation for the In
sult to the flag at Tampico by his
meager and bnlf-liearted apology.
From tho tllea of tho navy depart
ment I have dug up a report from
Commander .1. Blakoly Creighton, U.
8 N., commanding the Oneida, who
witnessed Japan's atonement for' an
offense against our bluejackets. It
rends:
"Hlogo, Jal an, March 14, 1888.
lion Gideon Welles, secretary of the
United States navy, Washington, D
C.—Sir: I have the honor to commu
nicate the particulars of the execution
of tho Japanese official Tall Zanzu
taro, retainer of the Matslalra Blzen,
No Klma, who ordered his troops to
fire on the foreigners at this place on
the 4th ultimo.
"This execution was witnessed by
in* at the request of our minister,
Gen. R B Van Valkpnberg. and Is as
follows:
"1 left the legation at about 9 p. m ,
in company with tho officers attach
ed to the foreign legations and pro
ceeded to Hlogo, whero we were met
by a guard, who escorted us to the
temple where the execution was to
take plHee
"There was a large number of peo
ple on each side of tho street leading
to the temple, and quite a number of
soldi*" s drawn up Inside and about
tho temple We were shown Into a
room adjoining the Japanese officials,
whero we were asked if we wished to
question the person shout to be exe
cuted, to which we answered In the
negative. They also took the names
of every ofTlclsl present.
"After waiting about half an hour
we were conducted by the Japanese
offlcla's Into what appeared to b* the
principal room of the temple, which
was lighted with candles, and in front
of the altar was raised a platform of
about a foot In height which extend*
ed across the room and which was
placed on the right of the altar, with
in a few feel of where the execution
was to take place, w ith the Japanese
officials on the left •
"In front of the altar was a green
cloth and in front of that a red one
We wore Informed that the execution
would take place on the red cloth
Seating ourselves upon the mats on
the platform wo awaited the execu
Hon
•'ln a few moments «he prisoner
rim* In. dressed In the usual Japan
ese dress of a person of rank accom
panied hy the executioner, who was
his pupil and most lnttmntn friend.
He walked with a steady, firm step In
front of the sltar, where he knelt In
prayer He then arose and went to
the red cloth, where he knelt and
mad« the confession that 'he w-aa (he
officer :hat ordered his troops to fire
upon the foreigners and also to tire
upon them when they were trying to
escape’ and that 'he was aorry for
what he had done.*
"Ho then disrobed himself to his
waist reached out for a knife that was
rear him which he thrust Into his
bowels nnd drawing It toward his
right side and leaning forward at
the same time the execution with one
blow from hi* sword. • severed his
head from his hody. This occurred
about 10-98 p m
The Japanese then bowed to tho
floor on which we all did the same
"* were then asked If we were satis
fled with what ho had witnessed,
when we replied In the affirmative
After the lat**e of a hew moments
we were Informed that all wa* over
when wo arose and took our depart
ure Tho whole scene was on* of
great solemnltv and very impressive.
"Very respectfully.
"Your obedient servant
"J. BLAKELEY CRPIGMTON.
"Commander."
Let us hope w* will have peace
again eoon, The jingo** are not found
j among the veterans. War is worse
than Sherman said It was. This de
scription, which I copy from The In
dependent, Is all too true:
"No more thunder of artillery no
more blare of trumpets, no more beat
or drums; only the low moan of pain
i and the rattle of death. In the tram
I plod ground redly-glimmering pools,
lakes of blood; all the corps de
stroyed, only here and there a piece
[of land left untouched, and still cov
••red with stubble; the smiling vll
: lages of yesterday turned Into ruins
and rubbish. The trees burned an I
hacked In the forests, the hedges
lorn w ith grape shot. And on this
battle-ground thousands and thous
ands of men dead and dying—dying
without aid. No blossoms of flowers
are to be seen on wayside or mead
ow; but sabers, bayonets, knapsacks,
cloaks, overturned ammunition wa
gons, cannon wagons blown Into the
ulr, cannon with broken carriages.
Near the cannon, whose muzzles are
black with smoke, the ground is
bloodiest. There the greatest num
her and the most mangled of dead
and half-dead men are lying literally
torn to pieces with shot, and the
dead horses and the half-dead which
raise themselves on their feet—Buch
as they have left them —to sink again,
then raise themselves up once more
and Tall down again, till they omy
rulse their head to shriek out their
pain laden death-cry. There Is a hol
low way quite filled with corpses
trodden Into the mire. The poor
creatures had taken refuge there no
doubt to get cover, but ,8. battery had
driven over them, and they have been
crushed by the horses' hoofs and the
wheels. Many of them are still alive
a pulpy, bleeding mass, hut "still
alive.”
It Is Impossible to depict It accu
rately. Flies were feeding on their
open wounds, which were covered
with them; their gaze, flaming with
fever, wandered about asking anu
seeking for some help—far refresh
ment, for water and bread! Uoa.,
shirt, flesh and blood formed In the
caso of most of them one repulsive
mas*. Worms were beginning to gen
erate In Hits mHHH and to feed on
thorn. A horrible odor filled every
place. All these soldiers were lying
on the hare ground; only a few had
got a little straw on which they
could repose their miserable bodies.
Some who had nothing under them
but clHyey, swampy ground had half
sunk Into the mud In formed; they
had not the strength to get out of it.
Others lay In a puddle of horrible
filth which no pen could consent to
describe.
in Masloved. a place of about fifty
houses, there were lying, eight days
after the battle, about 700 wounded
It was not so much their shrieks of
agonv as their abandonment without
any consolation which appealed to
heaven. In one single barn alone
sixty of these poor wretches were
crowded. Every one of their wounds
; hsd originally been severe, but the>
had become hopeless In consequence
of thotr unassisted condition, and
their want of nursing and feeding,
[ almost all were gangrenous. Limbs
| crushed by shot formed now mere
heaps of putrefying flesh, faces a
mere mass of coagulated blood, cov
ered with filth, In which the mouth
was represented by a shapeless open
‘lng, from which frightful groans kept
! welling out. The progress of the
putrefaction separated whole inortl
The Whip of Interest
Drivn tke 0.
*■—\ NsA “PUT DOWN THAT WHIP,
\\ father, or ill take it
FROM Your
In “The Story of
Waitstill Baxter'*
By KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.
Author ol "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Faria”
It Will Be Our Next Seri?
1 MMMfc mhmhmmhb
Beginning K in Saturday 9 s issue
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
Bed pieces from these pitiable bodies. I
The living were lying close to dead 1
bodies which had begin to fall into
putrefaction, and lor which the worm
were getting ready.
These sixty rnen as well as the
greater number of the others, lay fur
a week In the same situation. Their
wounds were either not dressed at all.
or only in a most Imperfect way—
since the day of the battle they 'lay
there, Incapable of moving from *.ie
spot—only scantily fed. and without
suffiicent water. The bedding under
them corrupting with blood—through
whose quivering limbs a stream of
poisoned blood hardly circulated
They had not been able to die, and
yet how could they expect ever again
to return to life?
Low Scores Were Made
at the Traps Yesterday
The high wind of yesterday was a. I
great handicap at the trap, but not
withstanding this, the meet was con
sidered a success and a great deal of
pleasure was derived from it, so I
what's the use of "kicking."
Comparatively low scores were
made yesterday, but of course this:
was caused by the wind.
Following are the scores made:
Shot at. Broke
Goodrich 100 89
Chafee mo 87
Dunbar .. ..too 83
Twiggs ioo 83
Quick 100 ,9
Fierce 100 76
Barrett 60 53
Dorrlck 60 51
Evans 60
Bowen 60 36
Williams 60 36
Dendy 50 33
Sibley 50 17
Westmoreland 20 15
Elliott 50 27
Ramsey 50 22
Stovall 50 16
Jones 50 21
Thomas 50 23
Child Cross? Feverish? Sick?
A cross, peevish, listless child, with
coated tongue, pale, doesn’t' sleep; eats
sometimes very little, then again rav
enously; stomach sour; breath fetid;
pains in Btomach, with diarrhea;
pains In stomach with diarrhea; grinds
teeth while asleep, and starts up with
terror —all suggest a Worm Killer—
something that expels worms, and al
most every child has them. Klckapoo
Worm Killer is needed. Get a box to
day. Start at once. You won’t have to
coax, as Klckapoo Worm Killer Is a
candy confection. Expels the worms,
the cause of your child’s trouble. 25e„
at your Druggist.
Sick Headache.
Mrs. A. L. Luckle, East Rochester.
N. Y„ was a victim of sick headache
and despondency, caused by a badly
weakened and debilitated condition of
tier stomach, when she began taking
Chamberlain's Tablets She says, “I
f,-y* :«hem pleasant to take, also mild
Bn*'"'t-feettve. In a few weeks’ time I
was /restored to my former good
healih." For sale by all dealers.
/ ■ ■— ■ i I »M»' a "
Bread is the staff of life.
SENSATION FLOUR makes the
best. ’Nouqh said.
Yes,
we make Linen
Suits
Make them in the
best style that they
can be made in; make
them to your meas
ure, and the prices
run from $12.00 to
$25.00 per suit.
Shirts to order, too.
The finest shirts by
the finest makers in
the country.
DORR
Good Taste Apparel
WALL PAPER
Mattings, Shades, Pictures
T. G. Bailie & Go
712 Broad Street
awnings”
DROPSY
SPECIALIST
Usually give quick relief,
have entirely relieved man .
Fpemingly hopeless cases
Swelling and short breath
soon gone. Often gives
entire relief In 15 to 25
days TriaJ treatment sent
free.
DR. THOIVfAS E. GREEN
Successor to Dr. H. H.
Green’s Sons
Box P Atlanta, Ga
FORD
CAR
The Wife and Boys
and Girls can drive.
SEE
LOMBARD IRON WORKS
Augusta Herald
APRIL CIRCULATION
DAILY AND SUNDAY HERALD.
Tho circulation of the Dally and Sun
day Herald for the month of April. 1914,
was as follows:
Arril 1 10.455 April 16 10,444
April 2 10,499 April 17 10,509
April 3 10,465 April 18 11,202
April 4 11,037 April 19 10,525
April 5 10,630 April 20 10 803
April 6 10,459 April 21 10,519
April 7 10,738 April 22 12,119
April 8 10,743 | April 23 43,619
Arm 9 10,739 I April 24 13.95 R
April 10 10.476 | April 25 12 504
April 11 11.088 | April 26 11.325
April 12 10.635 April 27 41 379
April 13 10.484 I April 28 1L634
April 14 10.428 | April 29 11,710
April 15 10,510 | April 30 11,473
TOTAL APRIL 334,474
DAILY AVERAGE 11,449
Th* Augusta Herald, Dally and Sun
day, has a circulation In Augusta ap
proximately twice as large as that of
any other Augusta newspaper Adver
tisers and agencies invited to test the
accuracy of these figures in comparison
with the claims of any other Augusta
newspaper.
ROYAL CAFE
817 Broad Street.
Next to Dyer Bldg.
Excellent Cuisine.
Service Unsurpassed.
THINK OF US
When In Need of
Drugs, Patent Medicines
Toilet Article* or anything kept In
a First-class Drug Store.
YOUR PATRONAGE APPRECI
ATED
Phone 2214 nnd we will send for
your prescriptions and deliver
promptly.
Kandall’s Pharmacy
Just a little notice to tell you of Tennis Rackets,
Balls, Nets, etc., Base Balls, Gloves, Bats and aIL
Croquet, the lawn game.
Society Stationery in boxes and by the pound,
envelopes to match. Pads, Ink, Pens, Pencils.
Richards Stationery Co.
Special This
Week
WATER COOLERS AT
COST.
2 gallon, was $1.50,
now $1.06
3 gallon, was $1.85,
now $1.30
4 gallon, was $2.25,
now .. .. $1.55
6 gallon, was $2.75,
now .. $1.84
We are Closing Out our
Stock of Tinware.
Values up to 50c, special
at, each .5^
BOWEN BROS.
865 Broad Street.
STOP OVER AT OLD RELIABLE
KIMBALL
HOUSE
ATLANTA, QA.
Most Central and Convenlest
Location In tho City*
EUROPEAN PLAN.
Our Restaurant on* of the Best
in the South.
150 ROOMB.
Hot and Cold Running Water.
81.00 per day.
ROOMS: Connoting Baths, $1,50
Private Baths, $2.00 and up. Club
Breakfast, 300 to SI.OO. Club
Luncheon only 50 cents. A La
Carte Service Unsurpassed In the
South.
ED. L. BROWN, Manager.
HOTELS
JIABIEJVNTOINETTE
NEW YORK
BROADWAY AT «Btfa STREET
A high-grade hotel con
ducted on the European
plan at moderate prices.
Subway at the hotel en
trance — Broadway surface
cars and Fifth Avenue bus
pass the door.
WOOLLEY A GERRANS. P, opi .
A. M. Woolley. Mgr. J
Ain Prmprimn /LOS/
HOTEL IROQUOIS. Beffalt. N. T. FfT3\|
Before Shopping
The Very Best Values in Rubber Goods
We buy from a large Factory (first hands)
and get jobbers prices.
Fountain Syringes and Hot Water Bags a
specialtv.
GARDELLE’S 744 Broad St.
I HOME JWGJMftCREP JONCT-LOVE JUNGjj
UNPATRIOTIC
Song Book Coupon
PRLTE/MTED BY THE
jjJ'The Augusta Herald, May 6, 1914.
'—* Ai/* EXPLAINED BELOW -w '
SEVE/M SOAIG BOOKS IN OAfE [;
I COLLEGE JONGU OPERATIC JONGjf
SIX OF THESE COUPONS
Entitle the bearer to m choice of cither ol
tbe beautiful song books described below
whan accompanied by the expert** amount oat opposite the ityl# selected. which
cover* th* it«m* of th* cost of packing, express from tho factory, checking, dork
hire, and other nocassary expanse items
• SONGS THAT NEVER GROW OLD”—ILLUSTRATED
A grand collection of all the old favorite songs compiled and selected
with the utmost care by the most competent authorities, illustrated with
a rare galaxy of 69 wonderful portraits of the world's greatest vocal artists,
many in favorite costumes. This hi* book contains tones of Home «nd Love; Patriotic.
Sacred and College songs; Operatic and National songs—SEVEN complete song hooka
in ONE volume. Present SIX coupons to show you arc t reader of this paper and
79c for the beautiful heavy English cloth binding; piper binding. 49 cent*.
Wa strongly recommend the heavy cloth binding, ns it is a boaW that will lost forever.
MAIL ORDERS-Ki’hfi book by parcel pott. include EXTRA 7 cents within tfo miles;
io cents 150 to 300 miles; (or greater distances ask postmaster amount to include for 3 ibs.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 6.
TRY
THE TADEfKIA
it is a
Clear Havana Cigar
of the
Very Highest Quality
The even bum, work
manship and aroma of
THE TADEMA
Cannot be Excelled.
Burdell - Cooper
COMPANY
DISTRIBUTORS.
Phone 23. 718 Broad St
SCREENS
DOORS
WINDOWS
Buy the Black Metal and
Bronze Wire Screen with frame
of bone dry stock; have our ex
perts make measurements and
fit the screens in the building—
it will mean more peace, com
fort and happiness this summer.
Don’t waste money on cheap
adjustable screens. Buy the sub.
stantlal kind. Send for book of
designs and price list, and let us
show you how a small invest
ment will yield large comfort.’
THE PERKINS
MANUFACTURING
GOMPANY
Read Herald Ads
i/DNGl]^