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FOUR CITY WHITE PRIMARY COMMITTEE WILL MEET OH TUESDAY AT NOON To Consider Case of Dr. George T. Horne —Dr. Horne Gives Out Letter to Chairman Smith in Which He Explains His Position. Mr. Julian M. Smith, chuirrnan of * the City White Primary Committee,, said last night that he would prob ably call the committee together for Tuesday noon to consider the Third Ward mailer with refrence to the candidacies for council of Dr. Geo. T. Horne and Mr. .1 A Hood Ii will be recalled that Mr Hood haa been de clared by the sub-committee llie only candidate officially entered. Dr. Horne last night made public iho following letter In Mr. Smith in which he expialna why he thinks he should be allowed to run in the pr! mary: Mr. Julian M. Smith. Chairman White Primary Committee. Dear Sir: On June* 26th I received a commu nication signed by H. W. Shaw, chair man of the sub-committee of the White Primary, in which communi cation much was said that, was Irrele vant, and which communication was at the same time that it was sent to me, handed to the newspapers for I üblication. The only part of that communica tion with which 1 am now concerned is the conclusion, wherein it Is stat ed that should I, for any reason, feel that there were peculiar circum stances in my own ease which would Justify at 'his time, a change in (tie rules that I should communicate wither with him or with you as clialr msin, with the request that I lie al lowed lo present my claim to the en tire While Primary Committee, as the candidate of the White Primary Committee for Council in the Third Ward. I, therefore, submit to you as (■hair man of that committee, the reasons why I believe that your committee should unhetltattngly declare ine as one of the candidates of the White Primary Tor member Of Council from the Tnird Ward: 1. Over three months ago, the 10l- Kiwing advertisement was placed In The Augusta Herald by my friends; “Council from Third Ward. Friends of I)r. George T. Horne nominate him as candidate for member of Council from the Third Ward, subject .to the White primary, and bespeak for hint the votes of ills Tellow cltl zents of the Ward.” This advertisement has been con tinuously published in the newspapers for the past three or four months During that interval no other candi date's nttme was announced or sug gested, directly or indirectly, and no possibility of a candidate was even suggested in the community, or in the newspapers. So crystallized had been tbe sentiment In the community, and in the newspapers, that there would lie no opposition in any of the wards in the city of Augusta except the Sixth Ward' end that I was the only candidate of too Third Ward; I annex hereto clippings from The Herald of June 23rd, and The Chronl \ie of June “4th, making this same statement. 2. The White Primary Committed states, that ai a meeting held at .lie Court House on June 23rd, It was resolved thin all candidates for of fice should file with the chairman of the subcommittee a written state ment that he would abide by the White Primary and the rules govern ing tbe same, on or before Thursday, June 25, 1914, at ti p. m. it I* a recognized rule, both In bus iness and in politics, that snap Judg mints are not taken, where no res aeusble notice is gdven of the con templated action. in the first place, I contend that two (lavs' notice, that an application must he filed with the chairman of the subcommittee is not reasonable tune and the notice that does not give a reasonable time, is not binding or effective, in any court or good con science. 3. H has been held at all times, and been the practice of White Prt igary Committees, tltat where there was no opposition, they declared the Otte candidate that was offered the nominee of the ward, requiring no tormal pledge, mo.e than liis general announcement that ne was a candi date subject to the White t rimary. If ltd 1 not every right to assume that I, being the ouly candidate, from the tact that no other had ever been men Honed Tor this office but myself, for four mouths, that your committee wnudl have declared me the nominee? Was there any reason wi y I should send in a communication that I was a candidate when mv name had been emblazoned in public advertisements of the local press here for four months, as the candidate o( the White Primary for Councilman in the Third Ward? It has been the unbroken practice here, ms far as my Information goes, and I B|n advised that I am correct, that even In the present minty elec tkina that are being hold "U August lith. the chairman of the White Primary Committee of the county has sent out written or printed pledges and affidavits for the candi dates to sign Since when was the White Primary Committee of the cln conducted on any different Imais from the White Primary Committee of the County* Was 1 not right lit assuming thnt I would receive some such prop*red documents? And why shouldn't the chairman of the sub committee of the White Primary, who bas charge of the elections, send out to the candidates who had an nounced as candidates under the White J'rimary. such documents as their wisdom and .Judgment might suggest for their signature? I* it not the spirit and the principle of ttie White Primary Committee to Induce candidates who offer for office sub ject to their rules and regulations, end ought they not to send out such contracts or agreements or pledges for their signature as their good Judgment might dictate’ 5. 1 am s practicing physician and not a politician and have never tun 'or office, and I acted In this nut ter in tbe utraoat good faith I had seen this notice, and ' had aasumed. and 1 think properly, that I would get some pater from the White Primary Committee to stgu. I was professionally engaged during the afternoon of the 25th, and fore 7 o'clock on that evening, 1 called up the chairman of this com mittee. and asked him why I had not received the pledge to be signed, attJ [ I was then Informed, for the firs;, time, that there was none to tsovd out, and that was a matter for the candidates themselves I then scut my pledge immediael) to him, and received the startling information that l had overslept my rights an hour, and therefore, 1 was barred from Hie privilege of allowing myself to hr- voted for us a candidate nr council in the Third Ward at the White Primary, but that another name that had never been suggested, that no-one had ever heard in tiie most remote way referred to as a possibility, had been given the nomi nation of the While Primary Com mittee for tlie Third Ward. I base this appeal to this White Primary Committee in good faith. Is It good faitli to a candidate, who had an honorable ambition to represent his ward in council to be barred by the White Primary Committee from the privilege of having that ambition appeased, because he had not com piled with the rule that should be considered absolutely void, on ac count of being so clearly unreason able? I am desirous of being a candidate of the White Primary Committee. I am desirous of being a candidate for council from the Third Ward, as de clared for lour months by my an nouncement In tiie newspapers of the city, subject to the rules of tiie White Primary. I have done nothing that I think forfeits that right. I am ap pealing to you gentlemen to consider my good faith and say whether a citi zen whose candidacy has been ad vertised far and wide for the last four months in hoth of the newepa pers, nod who has been recognized by tiie community at large as tiie only candidate from his ward, during all of that period, shall have this appli cation Ignored, because it was re ceived less titan an hour after the time prescribed by an ordinary rule of the committee, and the nomination given to another, whose name has never been mentioned, and whose pledge, If filed, no notice was given to the world at large, that It would he Tiled, or that Ids candidacy was ever contemplated. In conclusion, please understand that J am not asking that lie other gentleman who claims tiie right to he the nominee of the White Primary, shall not tie the nominee. I am only ■•king that i also be declared a nomi nee of the White Primary, or candi date for council from the Third Ward. V our only reson for not declaring me the nominee is rule which you say I exists, but that rule is only direc tory, and you are not going to allow a member of the part} because you | must remember you are the represen j fatives of the party—to bo barlVd fiom the light to become a candidate betore the people, because the pledge was not received within a small frac tion of tiie time that the committee said the notice should he filed. A tilling of that character would not he lmyresaive on the community of good faith, and I am satisfied that you gentlemen would not desire to do anything that would make the public doubt the sincerity of the White Primary Committee in the adoption oT certain rules as >vur guarantee of fairness and Impartiality to ail can didates who are willing to offer their Candidacy to the community, under the direction of the White Primary. All that I am asking at the hands of this committee Is fair play, and 1 have no reason to bplieve that when you consider this position, that that lair treatment that 1 »tn now invoking will not be granted. Respectfully submitted, GEO. T HORNE. STEERING GEAR OF LOST LINER Councel For the Storstad Says Captain of the Empress Lost His Hoad and Cave Wrong Orders. Quebec, Que. -(’(intentions that the stiu v submitted to the Kmprcsa of ire land wreck commission by Captain Kendall and officers of ttie lost liner, was false, that the present heading of the sunken hull proves the Stors tad's owners convictions as to how the collision took place, and that Captain Kendall, unnerved by the appearance of the collier after ills steering gear broken down, lost Ills head, formed the main psrt of the address made Satur day by C. s. Ilaigld, summing up for the collier's owners He attempted to show that tile collision was caused solely by the Empress being stopped directly in the path of the Storstad. “If the steering gear of the Empress broke down," said Mr. Haight, “there was an explanation for one of the most surprising movements ever known at sea." He referred to the testimony of Captain Kendall that when he met the fog, he had put his engines full speed astern from full speed ahead. "1 suh lull," he said, “that there is an expla nation to bo found for this surprising order. If It ts true that something had gone wrong with Ids ship's steering gear. There must tie some emergency to make him put his engines full speed ast<*n when the vessels were from two to four ndles apart and on a safe and clearing course," First Break in Ranks Westinghouse Strikers Pittsburgh. The first break in the strike of Westinghouse workmen was Indicated this afternoon when striking employes of the Union Switch and Signal Company at Sw lssvaie. decided to return to work Monday provided the deputy sheriffs were withdrawn It was understood the deputies would re main on guard at the plant hut would not lie In sight ns the men entered the shops. In a statement issued by the men It was declared that certain concessions had been granted by the company. ‘‘The herald Office,” a Drama Time: o’clock any afternoon. Thermometer: 102 plus. Scene: i\ motly small room, walla draped in coats, hats, the dish rag; floor littered with old papers, string scissors, a prehistoric sock, tiie tele- I phone book (the latter irret* eyabiy : lost under everything else), type writer-cases, ink, glue, soap, no pen oils, no cigarettes, no ice water. Characters in the Drama. Hamilton, editor. Tiie news editor. Shearer, reporter. The telephone. The electric fan. King, another reporter. Stephens, still another. .Vicars, the office boy (unfortun ately) A dead rat in the wall. The telegraph instrument. (Of these Stephens and the dead rat are sihrnt). I ACT I. The News Editor (mopping his brow): Wbew! King (sitting motionless at type writer) ; Hew-EE Shearer (at another typewriter): Tick, tick a —tick, tick, tock —a— tick ti —tock —a —tick —a— T —r —r r—I—t. Ting—a—ling! C—R—R —R RAM! Tick, tick—a —tick, tick — (very industrious). Mears, the office boy (noticing that he in busy, goes over and sidles up to him); Say! Mr. Shearer! I didn’t know you cottltl send cigarette-boxes through the mail. Tiie News Editor (looking up irrit ably): Good God—Why not? Shearer (still writing): Mears, I've already told you. You better go on now. Hamilton (coming into the room with felt hat on): Has anybody seen anything of a brown piece of paper with figures written all over it? (He rummages absently through the tilings on toil' of the desk). Mears (officiously): I seen that piece of paper. They done thrown it in the trust). Building Car Line to Aumond; Comparison of Conditions Now and l ime “Hayburners” Were Used Prior to 1890 it Cost 40 Cents to Get From Down-Town to the Hill—There Was a “Mule Car” Up to the Arsenal. It won't be very long distant when you will see trolleys on Broad Street designated “Camp Wheeler,” or “Maneuver Camp,” or “Aumonii,” whatever the local street car com pany sees fit to label its ears bound for the camp to tie established five or six miles from the city. The com pany is hurrying tire track laying, and soon we will be able to spin out to Aumond ami see the soldiers. All of which brings up memories of Mule Cars, just iih a way of com parison on slow and rapid transit in the vicinity, and shows tile marked development in transportation be tween Augusta proper and Iter west ern suburbs. A Retrospect. Let's go back to hayburner days and see what we put up with. The Augusta and Summerville Railroad operated a line of horse (later mule) cars between Augusta and Summerville, if you had plenty of time it was not such a bad outing to make the trip—4o minues from the old street ear stables to the arsenal gate, und the fare was 15 cents if you got a connecting car in the city, changing to the Summerville car at the stables on McKinne Street. \ou watched out for the red flag car on Itroad Street, and that got you to tits stables, 5 cents, drop your nickel in the fare box, read the sign. On the Hiil car the conductor in 10 cents more, and you composed yourself for 40 minutes of rid© behind ttie hayhurners. Well, to take some literature along to beguile the jour ney. At the foot of- the hill two extra horses, or unties, were hitched to the car and at a pare that a seven-year old otilLl could make, dhe Journey con tinued. In tlte early days cars were operat ed to and front the Hill about dx times a da>. the last leaving for the Hill at 7 p. m. Later on cars on t*' hour were the rule. The Coming of the Trolley. Then came the trolley. On a May afternoon In lXiio the first electrical ly-driven car pulled out iront the stables on McKinne Street. It was an old horse ear mounted on motors. On hoard were the mayor and mem bers of city council, all a bit timorous of the new’ kind of car. All aboard, said the conductor.. Tlte man at the motor turned on the current slowly. A flash ot blue flame from the wheels, a buzzing sound, and off to the Hill went the initial tTOllev. Crowds lined Walton Way to Conley Refused a New Trial; Appeal Notice Atlanta. Ga.—Jame* Conley, the negro factory sweeper sentenced to nerve one 'ear In prison as an acces sor' after Hut fact to the murder of Mnrv Pita Rail for which crime Leo M Fruuk now is under sentence of death, to lay was refused a new trial bv Judge Ben H. Hill of the Fulton County sir erlor court. Conley's attor. ne> s (lid not attempt to support his motion by argument and immediately served .notice of appeal. The mutter will eome before the higher court at its October term. Shot and Killed in Duel With Pistols at Ellijay ___ Ellijay. G». —Tom I*efoor was shot snd Instantly killed here today In a pistol duel with Oscar Uriggs, who re i cently was acquitted of the charge of I murdering Arthur Urigga. a stepson of j I'efoor (irlgKs, while attempting to leave the scene of the shooting, was ! shot snd probably fatally wounded by Charles Uriggs. another stepson of De* foor. The wounded man is In the cus* tody of the sheriff. Charles Uriggs es caped. You romsmbor th* last Dollar Day m Augusta' Thors's going to bs an othsr ont soon. Watch for it, in ths Augusta Herald, THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA. Hamilton (in a mild and subdued voice): The -evil they have!! Why can't you k.ep up with things better tflan that, Mears? The telephone rings. Hamilton goes out. Mears (answering the telephone): Hello! No. He’s just gone out! (Slams dowm receiver.) S'nearer: What’s another word for unprecedented? King: What’s the sentence? Shearer: I’m writing an article about the heat. You know what I mean —there’s a short Word that means the same thing. King: What's the matter with ‘‘un precedented?’’ Shearer: 0, nothing. Only I’ve used it twice already. The News Editor (crossly: Unpar alleled, unheard-of, There s no other word. * (Shearer begins to write again as siduously, evidently having thought ol something limself). King: Uend me your knife. Mears: I ain’t got none. King: Well, get one! (Mears produces knife reluctantly, and everything is quiet for abodt two minutes," except, of course the elec tric fan, and the telegraph instru ment). King (suddenly getting an idea be gins to write rapidly on the type writer, laughing inwardly but ob viously: Ah! This is VERY funny. Mears (noticing his concentration, goes over and scrapes on the desk with a i air of scissors) : Hey! Mr. King! Going to the Rase Ball this afternoon? (Smiles at him enticing ly, hut gets no response.) Hey! Mr. KING!- Got any Coupons today? King: Mears, fdr 's sake go to Hell. Mears (impishly): All right.( Goes over to electric tan and jams a piece oT paper into it.) P—R—R—R —R—R —PR—R ! ! ! Chorus: CUT THAT OUT !!!! End of Act J. see the electric car pass. In fifteen minutes she was at the arsenal gate. The trial trip had been a complete success. Coming back the motor man let tne car coast down the hill, and in leas than fifteen minutes tiie arrival at the stables bud been made. Eater on the D. B. Dyer Syndicate bought out the Augusta and Summer ville, and the public knows the rest, changes in management, extension of lines, purchase ol new cars, the belt ing of the Monte Sano and Summer ville lines, Aiken line, etc., and the latest is tiie Aumond extension that means tiie greatest kind, of enhance ment of property valued west of Monte Sano Avenue. Will Continue foi* One More Day Monday Onl For the benefit of those who were unable to secure their purchases on account of the crowds at this remarkable sale, we will continue for Monday the remainder of our broken stock of women's flat bow pumps , colonial oxfords in gun metal, tans and white at One Dollar Per Pair x You are indeed fortunate if you find your size in any of these lots as the price asked is only 1-4 to 1-3 of their regular values. The Place of Bargains ■— AT i VOLK’S Our stock is entirely too large for this time of the year, ~so we are putting on a real sacrifice sale. Be ginning tomorrow, all our Summer goods will go at less than cost. Fifteen Coat Suits left, all the latest styles and materials', will go at on the dollar. Silk Dresses will go at on the dollar. Summer Dresses with latest Rus sian tunics in crepe, ratine and voiles to be sold at less than half price. Our entire lot of Skirts in Silks or Wool will go at half price. Wash Skirts at a big reduction. Entire lot of Waists on bargain list. Kimonos, Underwear, Pe 11 i coats, Princess Slips, etc., will be marked down to half price. * Don’t fail to visit us. It is to your advantage. We are offering bar gains never before equalled in Augus ta. Volk’s Ladies Ready-to-Wear Store Phone 1177 Next to Clausens Bakery 1006 Broad St. Company of Twenty People at the Lake View Casino This Week The announcement is made today by the management of the Bake View Casino that for the coming week it has engaged the May Vernon Musical Com edy company of twenty people, 16 of whom are girls. This is one of the largest, if not the largest, Vaudeville troup that has even come tp this city, Our Mid-Summer Clear ance Sale of Women’s Low Cut Shoes at $1 In Addition We Have Added 200 pairs of womens gun metal pumps; which will also be included at SI.OO Per Pair Walk-Over Boot Shop C. A. NICKERSON, Mgr. and.it .is understood that the company ranks among the first that are booked out of the largest booking offices. "Texas.” a stirring Western drama in two acts- and three scenes, will be the ofering for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The nightly performan ces begin at 8:15 o’clo’ck, and imme /Ck / jL A \/W\ M v. £" ; V iW* v' l ki w) 1 r\ mj 1 |j| ||lp | i I "j- V<'' 'W,a mslsl w Y :l 'ku M v ' pH V 11 ' diately following the second show is given moving pictures, two reels, pre cede each performance. Wednesday and Friday nights will be the big feature nights of the week, as usual. Amateurs will be the added attraction on Wednesday night and on Friday night the dneing contests. Cash prizes will he given on each of these feature nights to the winers. A new shipment of Palm Beach, Searsuckers, summer coats, linen pants. Mohair suits and pants at lowest prices at F. G. Mertins. Urn SUNDAY. JUNE 28.