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TWO
AUGUSTA CLUB
SECOND HALF
President Kalbfleisch Thanks
Those Whc Made Society
Vaudeville a Suscetg—A Lit
tle Story Which Show 3 What
Kind of a Man BroutLers Is.
The Augusta baseball team, with
Berger back In the game, as he prob
ably will be this afternoon, and with
reinforcements for the slab depart
ment, should go some from now until
tho curtain falls on the last half of
the pennant race. Berger received n
'iok on one of his legs while playing
the last game at Columbus, when he
was behind the bat subbing foe Wal
lace, and ws» unable to get In the
ttarne yesterday. Marked, gram! ball
player that he Is, cannot he expected
to star In every position, although he
has played ably not only the outfield
but third and second hase. Mackert
did as well at first base yesterday as
may be expected of any outfielder.
The game was lost principally because
Snyder whs hit much harder than
usua 1 and Manager Brouthcrs did not
snatch him out until the latter part
of the frees* because hr 1 doubtless
thought every minute that his star
box man would stop the fusillade rtf
hits before the Comers made many
more runs. However, In this be was
mistaken, for Harhlson'a crowd had
the local slabman's measure and the
best of pitchers get their bumps occa
slonally. Then, too, there was a wild
throw by Clark and a few other sins
of omission and commission. But
things wIH doubtless be better this
afternoon and henceforth.
The fans of Augusta do not realize
what an enormous undertaking It has
been to get baseball re-established
here. They do not realize the great
ami tint of Initial expense that was
Incurred In getting back Into the
league, repairing the grandstand and
fence, securing players to try-out and
after trying them out finding that they
would not tie able to fill the bill. Presi
dent Kalbfleisch and Secretary Hack
etf and otb club officers and direc
tors have had a Herculean task this
year We have a team which has only
one or two of the original crowd which
started the season. With no necleus—
for Augusta had no team In the league
fast year—the local officials have done
wonderfully well and the first season
lias been devoted to whipping nn ag
gregation fnto shape which : houhl
make a splendid showing during the
remainder of the season.
With a good pitching staff there Is
not a team in the league which has
anything on the Brouthers aggrega
tion. indeed, the Augusta club la com
posed of the hardest collection of hit
ter* In the entire circuit and when
the Combacks’ heavy artillery gels to
working many pitchers' hearts have
been broken.
The fans have been patient and for
bearing with the management and
players throughout the many reverses
of the first half of the season. The
attendance here has been good amt If
the clubs that Augusta bad visited
had drawn as yell as the home team
has drawn hercVlvere would not be so
ii.uch worry otter the financial eon
tlltlor.
President Kalbfleisch said this
morning that ho wished to thank those
who made; the Society Vaudeville a
success. He aaid that the club re
ceived material assistance from the
receipts of the show which was pulled
off night before Inst at tho Grand.
The president of the Augusta club is
deeply grateful not only to those who
parttc'pated In the show without any
remuneration but also to those who
purchase tickets.
"We are proud of the splendid sup
port the fans hsve given us during
the first hslf of Jhe season,” said Mr.
Kalbfleisch today, "and with any kind
of luck during the second half of the
season, which opens on tho 18th Inst.,
with Ai gusta In Charleston, we are
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SOUTH’S LARGEST SHOE STORE
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Wb Are Oilering Bargains in Shoes Never Before Equaled in Augusta
Since the opening of out- store Thursday morning, our large salosforee
has been rushed from early morning hours until closing hours.
You have only to look over our bargain counters to realize what values
we are giving.
A Pew of the Many Bargains We Offer Por Saturday:
ladies’ White Canvas Oxfords, consist of Wickert & Gardiner and Duthen
liofe, on sale Saturday at 65£
An extremely large lot of ladies Colonial Pumps, new kidney and Louis heel,
in Gun Metal, Pat Leathers and Velours. $4.00 and $5.00 values
on sale Saturday at $2.45
Men shoes of standard brands, consisting of Stetson. Howard & Foster, and
Just Wright, $5.00 and $6.00 values, on sale Saturday at $2.75
WANTED Good salesmen and salesladies.
Buy Your Shoes From the South’s Largest Shoe
Store and Save Money.
THE STANDARD SAMPLE SHOE STORE
958-960-962-964 BROAD STREET.
Store Lately Occupied By S. H. Kress & Co.
WILL MAKE GREAT SHOWING IN
OF THE SALLY LEAGUE SEASON
going to come mighty near winning
1 ihe race and then defeat Savannah for
the pennant in a post-season aeries
Indeed, 1 am almost sure that with an
even break in luck we will win the
second half of the. season for the team
la at home about two-thlrda of the
time and we cloae the season with
nine straight games on the home lot.”
Manager Brouthers Is a hard-work
ing, conscientious manager. The fans
of Augusta who do not know Brouth
ers personally will read with Inter
ns’. the following story about him
which shows that he ts an unusual
type of baseball manager. Home time
ago, when the. salaries of the players
were due and the club was up against
It flmincially. Manager Brouthers told
the cluh officers not to pay him his
salary If the money was needed else
where and not to pay him at all any
n.ore until the club was able to do
so without Inconvenience. Huch a
spirit won over every director and of
ficer to Brouthers. He showed that
he was not merely running a ball club
In Augusta to get the money. A man
like Brouthers deserves to win—for
there are few like him. The club in
sisted on his taking hts salary and the
writer does not know whether Broutu
irs did so or not but It is sufficient
for the fans of Augusta to know that
their ball club has a manager who wil
make such an offer.
AFTER DEADLOCK OF 3
DAYS. FIRST IMPORTANT
STEP IS NO_W ACHIEVED
(Continued from Preceding Page.)
sion to the conference, he said, was a
matter for decision by the. mediators.
The American delegates looked upon
the announcement from Saltillo as a
distinctly encouraging sign, Indicating
that all sides now recognized the value
Of mediation. On the other hand the
need for constitutionalist representa
tion In the view of one of the media
tors is daily diminishing.
American Win Point.
Nigara Falla, Ont Mediation today
had achieved Its first Important step
After nearly three weeks of parleying
the mediators and the American anti
Huerta delegates were ready formally
to approve In full conference the
method by which the executive power
In Mexico t'lty shall tie transferred
from the Huerta administration to a
new provisional government. The
constitutional form of succession, per
mitting General Huerta to appoint as
minister of foreign affars the man
chosen here for the provisional pre
ldency has been abandoned.
Claims of U. 8.
The United States claimed that to
follow this method would be recogniz
ing Huerta’s authority as constitution
al. instead there will be an abrupt
transfer of authority to the new pro
visional president with the probability
that tho oath of office will be admin
istered by tho chief justice of the su
preme court
Mexicans Yield.
There was a deadlock for three day*
over the manner of transition from
Huerta hut the Mexicans finally yield
ed on the ground that technicalities
should not Jeopardize the prospects for
peace. The mediators too are deter
mined to. remove every technical ob
stacle. The work of the conferences
now Is centered on the second point
In the plan for the pacification of
Mexico, which* deals with the person
nel of tho new government. Names
have not yet been submitted by the
United Htates because there has been
no communication with the constitu
tionalists and It Is the party which
tho American government Is aiming to
satisfy so as to persude them to lay
down their arms.
Carothers' Trip.
The trip If George C. Carothers, spe-
cial representative of the State De
partment from Torreon to Saltillo was
Interpreted here as meaning that he
will endeavor to obtain information
from General Carranza directly which
will aid the American delegates In
handling the details of the peace plan.
To Send Delegates.
In the meantime the anouncement
from Saltillo that Carranza has decid
ed to send delegates to the mediation
conference Injected a complex phase
Into the situation. It had been Inti
mated for several days that the con
stitutionalists would announce this
Intention of sending delegates but
would make, no mention In his note ol
the Instructions or powers of his rep
resentatives, nor grant an armistice.
The mediatoors have been firm In theit
determination to exclude constltlon
allst delegates unles an armistice
previously had been declared. It re
mains to be seen however, whether
whether they will actually close the
door against them or receive them in
formal conference.
The American Envoys.
It is not at all improbable that the
American delegates will ask the me
diators to reslHt envoys or that they
themselves will endeavor to obtain in
formation from the new representa
tives. The coming of constitutional
ists representatives is bound to assist
the negotiations whether they are for
mally admitted or not.
Probable Selection.
It Is believed here that the constitu
tionalist representatives will be Luis
Cabrera, a former speaker of the Mex
ican chamber of deputies, now in New
York; Jose Vasconcelos, a young at
torney prominent In tho constitution
alist movement, also In New York and
Igleslas Calderon, leader of the liber
al party In Mexico, now at Saltillo with
General Carranza. Rafael Zubanan,
special representative of Gen. Car
ranza In Washington, may he a dele
gate, but it ts more likely that he will
continue in the national capital to look
after Important interests there.
NICK WILBURN
PAYS PENALTY
ON SGAFFOLD
(Continued from Preceding Page.)
under circumtsances which attracted
general interest throughout the South,
it was at first thought that King had
committed suicide or had been acci
dentally killed while hunting. Later
Wilburn and King’s wife were arrest
ed on a charge of murder.
Confessed in Court.
At their trial It was brought out
through Mrs. King’s confession In open
court that she and Wilburn had been
Intimate and It was charged by the
slate that they conspired to kill King
and obtain his Insurance money. Wil
burn later confessed to the authorities
that this was substantially true and
that under the agreement, If he should
be tried for th»i killing the entire
amount would be used in his defense.
Declined to Interfere.
Wilburn, convicted of King’s mur
der, appealed to the state supreme
court which denied a new trial. The
Georgia prison commission refused to
recommend that the death sentence be
commuted to life Imprisonment and
yesterday Gov. John M. Slaton de
clined to Interfere with the course of
the law.
Mrs. King, who also was tried for
murder, was acquitted and later left
Georgia for the West.
AN ANGRY CONSTITUENT.
“No; I’ll never vote for that fel
low ngaln.”
"Why not?”
"I wrote him that I wanted a gov
ernment plum and he sent me a cou
ple of seedlings from the Agricultural
Department.”
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
FIREMAN KILLED AND OTHERS
INJURED; HEAD-ON COLLISION
Two Through Freights Come
Together on Georgia Railroad
and Fireman R. F. Harris of
This City Killed
Fireman R. F. Harris was killed and
several others severely injured at 1:10
o’clock Friday morning when there
was a head-on collision on the Geor
gia Railroad 250 yards west of the
station at Robinson, 71 miles from
Augusta, on the main line, between
through freights, No. 210, eastbound,
and No. 19, westbound. Not only was
there one life lost and others injured
but a tank of kerosene oil on one of
the cars caught on fire and about 15
cars burned up. It Is said that the
flames from the burning mass of
wreckage leaped so high in the air
and were fanned by a breeze to such
extent that a two-story residence near
the railroad tracks caught on fire also.
and burned so rapidly that the in
mates had to make hasty exits to es
cape being cremated alive.
A statement as to the wreck was
obtained from the Georgia railroad of
fices today. The two trains were run
ning on time table rights and without
special orders. No. 19 was supposed
to go In the side-track at the east
switch at Robinson to wait for No.
210. However, this was not done and
the train ran on past Robinson, past
the west switch and 250 yards from
the station met No. 210, which was
coming at a good rate of speed, not
expecting anything to be in her way.
It is said that No. 19 was running
slow. Both trains had large numbers
of freight cars, probably 40 being
drawn by each engine.
No. 210 was In charge of Conductor
R. I. Burckhalter and Engineer A. V.
Bcott, both of Augusta, and No. 19
was in charge of Conductor J. T. Pas
chal and Engineer R. A. O’Nell, also
of Augusta.
The injured are:
Engineer Scott, head badly bruised
and other Injuries. Carried to the
hospital when he was brought Into the
city on the Athens train, due here at
11:15 a. m.
R. I. Burckhalter, conductor, hand
and face bruised.
William Berrien, negro brakeman on
No. 19, slightly brnised.
T. G. Thompson, fireman on No. 19,
of Augusta, right leg bruised.
J. T. Paschal, conductor on No. 19,
ear and side bruised.
Nathan Neal, negro brakeman,
bruised.
The body of Fireman Harris was
brought to the city on the Athens train
and carried to the Wilson undertaking
establishment. He has a brother in
Swalnsboro, Ga.
Minor Injuries to Flagman.
There w*ere injuries of a minor na
ture of Flagmen T. H. Wheeler ana
G. W. Berry, Jr., both of Augusta.
According to eye-witnesses to the
wreck the two trains came in sight
of each other only a short distance
aart.
As soon as the crews of the two
engines saw that they were about to
collide attempts were made to stop
but it was too late and then all hands
got ready to Jump. Engineer Scott
and Fireman Harris, of No. 210, how
ever, seemed to have been late In
Jumping, with the result that the lat
ter was killed and the former was
terribly Injured. A report from the
city hospital at 2 o'clock this after
noon is to the effect that Mr. Scott
will recover.
It is said that Harris fell In a ditch
and while stunned by the severe blows
which he received on the head was
drowned by water flowing from the
tender of his engine. When the two
engines came together both were de
molished and the thousands of gal
lons of water In the two tenders
poured on the ground. An eye-wit
ness Informed a Herald reporter that
when he saw Harris first he was not
yet dead, but appeared to be drown
ing In the water which was pouring
In great quantities over him. An ex
amination of the body at the under
taking establishment revealed the fact
that there were severe bruises about
the head, also bruises on the body
and It appeared that at one time dur
ing the wreck he was caught between
Iron bars or timbers.
Was Also Scalded.
Scalding water from the engine boll
era evidently came in contact with
Harris’ body also, for there were
sCalded places on his ide. To de
termine the exact cause of death an
autopsy will be necessary. His broth
er has wired the Georgia Railroad of
ficials to hold the body pending his
arrival in the city from Swainsboro.
Young Harris was a popular young
man, had been working for the Geor
gia Railroad for several years and
was held In high esteem. He came
to this city a number of years ago
from Lincoln county, so It is under
stood. He has no relatives living here.
The wounded and dying were drag
ged from the wreckage and vicinity
before the fire gained much headway.
There was a loud explosion when the
kerosene oil tank exploded and the
great mass of burning wreckage il
luminated that section of the country
for many miles around and attracted
large numbers of people. The cars
that remained on the tracks were not
damaged by fire but all of the others
were a total loss with the exception
of the trucks and whatever else there
was about them of Iron and steel. The
engines were made almost unrecog
nizable by the contact and the fire.
Georgia Railroad passenger train,
No. ”, which left Augusta at 2 a. m„
transferred at the scene of the wreck
and thl strain was two -hours lats
reaching Atlanta. Trains No. 1 and
! No. 2, west and east bound respec
tively, were also late. By 12 o'clock
today. Central time, a track had been
! built arpund the wreck and all of the
I other trains will be on timg.
There has been no official Investi
gation of the cause of the wreck and
no statement would be made by the
I officials today placing the blame.
. .
Quimet Leads All
the Amateurs Today
Troon, Seotland.—Frances Oulmet,
open golf champion for the United
States, led all amateurs with an ag
gregate score of 154 !« the two qual
ifying rounds concluded today for the
, Hrttlsii open golf championship.
Oulmet was tied for the fifth place
In the entire list. Edward Rar and
John H. Tyler, the holder of the
British open golf title, tied for first
place witt aggregate scores of 150.
FIGHT ON TOLLS SHIFTS
TO HOUSE
(Continued from Preceding Page.)
concur with the senate amendment,
declared the provision "should be ac
ceptable to all advocates of uniform
tolls.”
"It may not have been necessary,”
he continued, "because nothing that
we could add to or bmit from the bill
could enlarge or diminish the rights
of the parties under the treaties. It is
exceedingly appropriate that the state
ment contained In the amendment
should be made amd promulgated in
connection with the repeal bill Itself—
it is nothing but the truth and sub
stantially the same declaration has
been made by us on the floor of the
house and elsewhere many times.”
Overwhelmingly.
Mr. Adamson said the amendment
was not made by the advocates of ex
emption, "as all of their propositions
were voted down overwhelmingly and
were generally of a character to in
crease the difficulties of the situation.”
“The advocates of the repeal,” he
declared, "were taking care of the
interests of the treasury and of the
people against the avaricious demands
of the special interests. The question
of sovereignty could not be involved
as sovereignty is intact and unques
tioned.
Sovereignty Not Involved.
There has never been any sovereign
ty question involved; never any prop
osition to’ surrender anything to any
other country nor to waive any right
of this government. All these things
are hobgoblins and bugaboos, conjured
up and injected in to the discussion by
advocates of special interests.
“Congress and the government may
be ‘we’ In the sense that the canal is
ours but if they confuse any little
handful of men conducting the great
est and longest and loudest lobby ever
seen on earth to get special privileges
as ‘we’ they are mistaken, for they do
not represent one per cent of the Amer
ican people.
90,000,000.
There are 90,000,000 American people
who represent the treasury and those
who want the special privileges want
us to xlivert from the treasury on an
average of $5,000 a month for each
ship or $60,000 a year that belong to
our constituents, and give it to a lot
of fellows who do not need it, do not
care for it and do no care for the flag,
except when you give them special
privilege.
"I rejoice in the triumph of the peo
ple, which has thus corrected a gre
vious wrong and provided for the
opening of the canal on fair, equal and
honest terms that will enable the ca
nal management to demonstrate its
full and glorious success.
Peace In Family.
"There is new peace in the family,
all have come back to the original
proposition that we ought not to
shackle the canal enterprise with the
selfish claims of private Interest. We
can all glorify together with peans of
triumph In the completion and opera
tions of this stupendous creation.”
Continuation of Our Very Remarkable Sale of Women’s (t 'j Q O
and Misses’ Attractive SB.OO Dresses at
This special lot includes a splendid assortment of all the fashionable dress fabrics for cool summer
wear, such as fine voiles in plain white figured and striped effects; dainty batiste; flowered materials;
Dolly Vardens; high-grade linens and others.
These Dresses are in the very latest styles: Models Illustrated giving a wide variety and an excellent
choice, and you can readily find the dress that will suit your particular figure.
Among them are the blousy waist effect dresses —some show vestees of net, others lace-trimmed.
Quite a number have the new Gladstone high collar. All are made with kimono sleeves.
The skirt models are in a wide variety, that includes the prettiest new styles.
GOLDEN BROS.
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FELL JUST SHORT OF WAR
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Greece with the object of reconquering
the territory she lost in the recent
war.
Commence Attack.
London.—An official dispatch from
Mityelene, an island off the coast of
Asia Minor, says that Turkish reguars
with machine guns and a force of
Bashi-Bazouks today commenced an
attack on the town of Aivalik on the
coast of the mainland. As the town is
inhabited by 25,000 Greeks., a massacre
is feared.
Threats of another Greco-Turkish
war (lid not come as a surprise to dip
lomats here. It was pointed out that
events in the near east during recent
month had been kindling the strongest
animosities between the two peoples.
Wholesale Expulsion.
Greece accuses Turkey of wholesale
expulsion with great cruelties of Greek
Christians from the province of Thrace
while Turkey accuses Greece of op
pressing former Turkish subjects in
the region of Saloniki, taken by the
Greeks in the recent Balkan war. Only
recently the Greek patriarch threaten
ed to remove the headquarters of the
Boys’ Clothes
Let the little man wear good and well tailored
clothes. He will appreciate them.
Visit our boys ’ department—we will give you a
surprise in quality and price.
MS Creary’s
>• , ; ...
Skirts on Sale This Week
Value’, $5.75 to $7.50, Skirts on sale at $398
Made of the very best materials —Long Tunic 7ffect, wide range of
colors can be found in this lot. They ara great values. Don’t miss
this opportunity. They will not last long at tnese prices.
More Pretty New Waists
Than You Ever Saw in One Special Sale q** r\r\
Lot; on Special Sale Tomorrow .H*
More than one thousand new Voile Crepe, Embroidered, Printed Crepes
Organdy and solid color Waists the last moment.styles, showing all the
new collars; large loose-fitting blouses made on elastic belts; our New
York buyer is continually sending us new waists, and we show the new
styles simultaneously with the stores of New fork. Our stock is always
large, fresh and complete; Combination Crepes and Organdy Waists,
Stripe Crepes, Embroidered Crepes and Colored Figured Crepes and Voile
Waists are all extremely popular right now and will continue to be all
summer.
Over fifty distinct styles offering the greatest values ON 4
ever shown at iJpA.UU
$2.50 White Hemp Hats at $1.19
A very special, and, Indeed, we may say a lucky purchase, as these
promise to be Dame Fashion's preference Tor the summer.
We are showing an almost endless variety of stylish and becoming
shapes, Including those chic and much-wanted sailor models.
$1.50 White Hemp Hats at 98c
We Illustrate one model, hut there are a number of other fashionable
dress shapes. Very good quality hemp.
Hat* trimmed without additional charge when shapes and materials
are purchased here.
SI.OO and
$1.25
Middy
Blouses
Balkan and sailor
styles, made of ga
latea and llnene
Plain white and
blue or red trim
mings. Sizes for
girls and women
up to 44 bust
measure. Tomor
row for 50 r
T
250 Panama
Hats, Very
Special, $1.98
Verified prices elsewhere
are $3.50 to $4.00.
Owing to the tremendous
success jf last week's sale
of the stylish Hats we have
secured another 250 conces
sions which permit us to of
fer them at exceptionally at
tractive prices.
These shapes include the
picturesque negligee effects
and the smartly blocked
Dress Hats of fine, pliable
weave and excellent qual
ity. Sizes and shapes for
both misses and women.
FRIDAY. JUNE IZ.
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church from Constantinople.
Messages from Athens today state
one class of the Greek naval reserves
had been called out, ostensibly to par
ticipate in fleet maneuvers.
Wired t& Return.
Greek ship owners have telegraphed
instructions to commanders of their
steamers in the Black Sea to pass
through the Dardanelles immediately
and return to Greek waters.
A conference between the Russian
and Rumanian ministers has been
planned to take place at Bucharst Ru
mania next week to endeavor to pre
vent the outbreak of war.