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WEDiESDAY. JULY T. DElffl mo IN DOWS OFFICE •4 Man’s Hant Thrust Through Window Pine and Prominent Woman j3lpt Through Heart. • reeport, N. /.—Police and county au thorities today are seeking a motive for the rnurtier Ust night of Mrs. William Bailey, in the Office of Dr. KdwaVd Car man. Whliap Bailey, husband of the dead woman, is a hat manufacturer in Brooklyn. If was surprised to learn that his wife had been a patient ot Dr. Carmen and. declared that so far as he knew she lud no enemies. Dr. Carman told authorities lie knew of no cause for the crinte. , .. , MVs BailtA- was shot through the heart and died instantly. According to Dr. Carman she arrived at his office, whicn is in his home, at 7:30. An hour later, he said, she was preparing to leave when a window pane was broken, a man s hand holding a revolver thrust in and the shot fired that ended her life. Au thorises found that the window was covered by a wire screen wh ch could only be opened from the inside and tha’ the glass had fa’len both inside anci oulide the room. The crime caused in terse excitement here on account of the sod a l prominence and the wealth of Dr. Carman and his family. Mrs. Carman is the daughter o; Frank Clapp ConKlin, one of the wealthiest residents of the south slioer of Bung Island. Mrs. Bailey vas 36 years old. -*• ___ Powder Burns. In the physician's room four feet from the window detectives found an Instrument case bearing powder burns and 4. furrow that might have been plow<S by the bullet as it sped toward Mrs. Bailey. The instrument ease is so low that had the shot been tired inside the room the person who held the pistol must have squatted on tlm floor. The detectives learned today tnat a few minutes after the shot was fired a young woman hurried into the Free port railroad station, aparently in great agitation and toolc the first train for New York. She was de sciibed well dressed and auburn haired. Although Dr. Carman insisted to dav that he had not met Mrs. Bailey until she called at his office last night for professional service the detectives began their work with a jealous wo man in the background of their theo ries regarding the identity of the criminal. ASSOCIATED CLUBS KEII THE IliU Annual Meeting Will Be Held With Schultz Hill Club at Lake View Park. Excellent Program. Tlie annual meeting of the Savan nah Valiev Associated Farmers’ Club w iil be belli this year with the Schultz Kill Club on July 11th at Lake View I'ark. A splendid program has been 1 repared. The following is a list of the officers and members of the exe cutive committee: President, Dr. J. E. Greene. Vice-President, H. M. Cassels. Secretary-Treasurer, Dr. W. E. Mealing. Executive committee: Aiken, 11. C. Hahn; Beech Island, J. M. West brook; Bennett Springs, J. A. Myer; Clarks Hill, W. S. Middleton; Ellen ton, A. R. Dunbar; Edgefield, J. Wig fall Cheatham; Hephzibah, Oscar Foreman; Meriwether, H. L. Bunch, R. L. McKie; Richmond Agricultural Society, W. VV, Morton; Salkehatchie, J. K. Snelling; Schultz 'township, L. C. Hayne. It is arranged that the subject for discussion, “What Can Be Done for the Betterment of the Association and the Individual Farmer,” shall be opened with a general address and that tliere shall be a short address from one member representing each of the associated clubs. The order of business as arranged is as follows: Call to order. Address of welcome, by B. B. Mc- Cowen. Response by representative of the Aiken club. Roll call. Reading of minutes. Applications for membership. Report of committees. Unfinished business. New and miscellaneous business. Election of officers. Discussion, "What Can Be Done for the Betterment of the Association and individual Farmer,” Dr. J. E. Green. introduc*ory speaker, followed by one member from each of th, following clubs: Aiken Farmers’ Club, Beech Island Farmers’ Club, Bennett Spring Farmers’ Club. Clark’s Hill Agricul tural Sooietv, Ellenton Farmers’ Club, Edgefield Farmers' Club. Hephzibah Farmers' Club, Meriwether Farmers' Club. Richmond County Agricultural Society, Salkehatchie Farmers’ Club, Schultz Township Agricultural Club. A Summer Vacation in New York at >THE PLAZA Fifth Avenue end Fifty-ninth Street is an ideal one,as the Metropolis offers every facility for enjoyment, and the Plaza every comfort and luxury. It is delightfully located opposite Central Park, assur ing peace and quiet. . The coolest Hotel in New York. Convenient to theatres, shopping district and nearby coast resorts. RATES FROM JUNE lit TO SEPTEMBER 15th Sia|l< room with bith, $3.00 ap Doable room with batb, $4.00 ap FRED STERRY - - - Managing Director Crew of the Union Chib of Boston and the Harvard ’Varsity Crew s — tv nr TWO AMERICAN CREWS WHICH COMPETE IN HENLEY REGATTA. These pictures show the crew i (he Union Club of Boston (above) and the Harvard ’varsity second crew (below), which will row in the Henley regatta on ihe Thames River, J”v Ist to .Titlv 4th. The members of tne Union Club crew are with one exception old Harvard men, dependable fellows who have rowed for many years. The Harvard second vareity won its event against Yale on the Thames June 19th and is cer tain to prove an even more formidable opponent this time. The Henley meet is internation I this year to a greater extent than ever before. Canada Germany anl Switzerland have crews entered. Both American crews and the crew of the Winnipeg Rowing Club will struggle to capture the Grand Challenge Cup for eights. The Steward Challenge Cup for fours will also bring forth a struggle as the Mainz Rowing Club from Germany intends to send over a four. Last year tile Mainz four defeated the Argonauts of Toronto and also Leander in This event, but lost the final to New College on a foul, the Germans steering very erratically and colliding with their opponents. J l?, £ he ., I ?i amond Sculls, R. Dubble, amateur sculling champion of America will represent the Don Row ing Club of Toronto. Dubble will have a big field Vo contend against, including A. McCullough, Leander, who has won the event once before- F G. MRliams, a Cambridge man; S. E.. Swann, last year’s president of the Oxford Boat ing Club; E. D P. Pinks, the runner-up in 1913, London Rowing Club; F. l. Watts, Thames Rowing Club• N. 1,. Huggins, Twickenham; C. M. Stewart, Kingston, and G. C. Fripp, Manchester. Crews from the universities also will defend The Stewards Cup for England. For the Ladles’ Chal lenge Plate anl the Thames Challenge Cup all the university colleges and many of the public schools will enter crews. 110 Feet of Broad Street Property Has Changed Hands Mrs. Geo. Howard Purchases Property on North Side of 1200 Block From Mrs. Mary A. Mulherin—Terms of Sale Private But Over $20,000 Was Paid. One hundred and ten feet of prop erty on the 1200 block of Broad street changed hands today. Mrs. Oeo. M. Howard purchased from Mrs. Mary A. Mulherin property on the north side of the street extending back to Jones. The consideration was private but it is understood that the price paid was in excess of $20,000. It is also under stood that the Broad street portion of the property will be improved and probably brick stores with apartments above will lie erected. There has been much trading in Au gusta property recently and par- As ter Days of Wrangling , $4,500 Autos Each For Vice Pres 9 1, Speaker Washington.—-After flays of parli atuentary wrangling both houses of congress today agreed to appropriate for automobiles for Vice President Marshall and Speaker Clark. Kach will have a car costing $4,500. Republican Leader Mann led the fight for the appropriation for the speaker. “I think.” he said, “we ought to give him a slight recognition of his great abilities as speaker, remembering that but for a chance he would now have been president enjoyingg the privileges of many automobiles. I do not wish to draw comparisons between the speaker and the president, but if JPk. m ticularly Broad street property. The 12000 block seems to be the most pop ular however, of all of the blocks of Broad for trading purposes just now as investors believe that any property on that block is cheap at present prices. Indeed, It may be said that Augusta property everywhere is cheap at pres ent prices. The sale of the Mulherin property to Mrs. Howard was iftade by Alexunder- Goodwin-Duvall Company which firm recently was formed by the consolida tion of Alexander & .Steiner and Good win & Duvall. Champ Clark had been nominated and elected president, all would have been proud of him in that position." The house cheered Mr. Mann"s trib ute to the speaker and passed ttie ap propriation, already approved by the senate. JOHNSON FAILED TO KEEP LANGFORD APPOINTMENT’ London.—Jack Johnson today failed to keep bis appointment here to sign articles for a fight witli Ham Lang ford to take place in October. Th promoters, however, received an in timatlon that he would arrive here to morrow. r —* » ■ PAID S7OO RANSOM. New York.—The return home today to Frank Longo, an 8-year-old boy, who was kidnapped on May 18th, led to the arrest of eight men who the police say form the nucleus of a hand of kidnappers who have been terror izing Italian merchants of the city for several years. Most of the men arrested' are In some way connected with the bakery business and It Is believed they preyed mostly on those with whom their business broughi them in contact. Longo, a banker, paid a ransom of S7OO before his son was returned. Root Wont Run. Albany, N. Y.—United States Sena tor Kllhu Root will not be a candidal" for re-election according to a letter written by him to Wm. Barnes, chair man of the republican state commit tee and made public today ut the sen ators reqiust. The letter states that Mr. Hoot "cannot under any circum stances be a candidate for re-elec tion.” Gon to Servian King. Vienna, Austria. prof. Francis Chvoatek, a noted specialist for In terna] complaints, wns summoned to day to proceed to Servla to attend I King Peter. | THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. $77,875 BLDG. PEBMIMJUIE Building Inspector Makes Re port to Commissioner of Pub lic Works and City Engineer. The building permits for the motltb of June total $77,704. Building In spector W. B. Young lias Just made his report to Mr. Nisbet Wingfield, city engineer and commissioner of public works, and it shows permits for thirty-eight new buildings wltti a total of $71,975 and sixty-eight per mits for repairs and additions, totaling $5,729 . The amount of permits is considered a ,T ery satisfactory and an even larger number is expected during July. 14 b ' ysig THE LATEST FIREPROOF HOTEL American plan. Always open. Capacity 600. On beach directly between the two great Ocean Piers. Music and dancing. <»arage. Illustrated literature. Ownership management. Private P. O. Box SSS fflarlborougt^rai I **BlcitsfCinx ? h LANTIC CITY, N. J. Capacity 1100 400 Private Hath* I xqdMtc refined music rvary night throughout tbo year. Two block* of Ocean front, Rolling < ’hair*. How-back riding. Oolf, Theatres and countless amusement*. Ownership Management JOSIAH WHITE 4c HOWS COME ANY BTOP OVER AT OLD RELIABLE KIMBALL HOUSE ATLANTA, QA. Most Central and Oonvenlest Location In the City. EUROPEAN PLAN. Onr Restaurant one of tha Rest In tha South. 150 ROOMS. Hot and Cold Running Watar. 11-00 par day. ROOMS: Connoting Baths, $l5O Private Baths. $2.00 and up. Club Breakfast, 20c to SIOO. Club Luncheon only 50 cents. A La Carte Service Unsurpassed In the South. ED. L. BROWN, Manager. A New and Exclusive Shipment of Delpark Manhattan Wash Ties 50c values for .. .. 29^ ////* iiiyr Boy's Wash Suits Reduced Boys’ Wash Suits, priced from 75c to $3 are one-tljird off. Certain Wash Suits and Trousers, now 15C Boys’ Shirts, formerly 50c, are now .. .. 25 ( ' $6 and $7 SHOES, $4 85. Tlie celebrated ,1. & M. Shoes, in patents, guns and tans, values of s(> and $7, ure now .. .. *4 85 DOUBLE SURETY COUPONS BEFORE NOON ALTAPASS INN ABOVE “The Land of the Sky.” New, Modern. High-Class. On crest of Blue Ridge Mountains. On Carolina, Cllnchfield and Ohio railway. Golf, tennis, trap shooting, riding, driv ing. bowling, billiards, dancing, music. John S. Bowen, Altapass, N. C. The Beit Table In the Mountalne. HOTEL GORDON WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. 3,000 feet above flea level—highest city 1 Kant of th© Rockies. Tennis, Fishing, Hiding. Driving, Bathing, Motoring, Dancing In own private ballroom. Th© GORDON Is th© recognized center of Wayn«‘Hvllle social life, and is thoroughly modern. The rates ate reasonable. Send for Booklet. F. O. DUNHAM, Proprietor. HOTEL Colling wood West 35th Street, New York City. SETH H. MOSELEY. Half Blk. from Herald Hq. & 6th Av. In midst of leading department stores and theatres. Select accommodations for tllscrtrnl 1 nating people with personal attention! and service Impossible In the larger ho tels. Your patronage Is earnestly so llclted. Room without bath $l5O Room without bath for two $2.00 Room with bath $2.50 Room with bath for two $3.00 Parlor Bedroom with bath $5.00 Special attention given to ladles and families. Restaurant at moderate prices j Your Dollar is going: to be Bigger on Fri day, July 3rd Than on any Other Day of the Whole Year in Augustr. i' • _ >' .. 11 i, ~ ” <■' i i i i SiiX | y)i.. . JSi,<.•' Ni See Wednesday’s and Thursday’s Herald For What Your Dollar will do in Augusta on Friday, July 3rd--Dollar Day 50c Shirts , Nou> 35c These are coat Shirts with cuffs .attached. Splendid material's, in colors. Men will find them excel lent work shirts. Clothing Clearance Summer Suits from one-third to one-quarter off. w ll fancy woolen mixture suits are now marked one-third off. Serges and mohairs are 25 per cent off. F. P. GRACEY. RECEIVER Before Shopping Read Herald Ads mL'M L. •«***»■ '* iJ.'MmmVflL jU)Wawnl‘F *m3M i kfa >m\ 4 WmIHHp I ALTAPASS INN New, Modern, High Class, ABOVE—"The Land of the Sky." On Croat of the Blue Ridge Mountain, on Carolina, Cllnchfield and Ohio Railway. The place to spend your Summer—Golf, Tennis, Tran Shooting, Rifling, Driving, Bowling, Billiards, Dancing, Music. For Bookings write Jno. 8. Bowen, Altapass, N. C. 25e values, two for 25^ There are solid colors, stripes, figures, etc., in a wide variety of colors and white. Elsewhere these Summer tits are sold for 50c and 25c. The quality of the Delpark stands for itself. While they last they will Ito sold for and two for 25^ Plenty of Palm Beach Suits A shipment 'has not been long in, and we have all sizes. The iprlces range from $7.50 to $1250- Underwear Specials 29c Nainsook Shirts and Drawers .. .. 19C Balbriggan Drawers, values to 50c 19c 75c Scriven’s Elastic Seam Drawers 50 c 15c and 25c soft Collars .. IOC THREE DOUBLE SURETY COUPONS BEFORE NOON