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TWO FIRST CARLOAD OF ELBERTAS Shipment From Americus Was Sold on Trees, Picked, Packed and Left Friday. Atlanta, G*.—"The first carload of EUurta peaches grown In Georgia an<l shipped out of the state this season, were actually sold on the trees, picked, lacked and sent to Milwaukee, yes terday," said General Manager It. J* Christman of tihe Georgia Fruit Ex rhange, in speaking of the week's sales, just closing. "We have never had a more spirited demand for good fruit than at present, and especially Is this true from the buyers of the mid ole west. They are noi content to bid for the Exchange shipments when they arrive at destination, but arc actually in the orchards In Georgia selecting the fruit and bidding for It f 0 b. —The Klberta shipment was made from Americas and others from that section will follow during the coming week.” According to Mr. t’hrlstman, Iho members of the Exchange have been faring unusually well \n the it after of prices received for the early fruit, anil it is expected that the prices will con tinue good on the Elbertas and other varieties of peaches which aro begin ning to come on the market Georgia Is fortunate in being prac tically tlie only state now shipping peaches, due to tlie fact of their for mer competitors, Texas and Oklaho ma being practically out of business by the cold snap of the late spring. The railroads continue to cut down their estimate of the number of cars of peaches to be shipped out of the state, and it is now predicted that there will lie less than 3,000 this season. CHANGE GEORGIA ELECTION DATE Senate Passes Bill Making Voting For State Officers on Same Day As Nat’l Election. Atlanta.—A lively debate In Which various speakers harked hack to the day* of reconstruction. »ai precipi tated in the state senate Friday when the Sweat bill changing the time of election for governor, county officials, members of the general assembly and state house officials from the first Wednesday In October to the Tuesday after the first Monday In November, came up for iiawMive after the third reading The 101 l passed 29 to 4. Senator 3. 1., Sweat, of tin- Fifth, father of the MU. offered the argu ment that the Tuesday after the first Monday In November was already the flute set for the election of congress men in Georgia and that there was no reaaon why the slate elections should not occur on tho same day. Almost Entire Day. lie was followed by several other senators who argued at length on the merits of the hill In a debate which took tip the greater part of Friday's session. The discussion was spirited, both sides having ardent champions. The strongest opponent of the measure was Henator C. E. McGregor, of the Nineteenth, who explained Just why the elections had ale ays been different In Georgia. Himself a Con federate veteran. Senator McGregor went back to the days Immediately after the war and told how the Geor gia general assembly of tlmt time set the slate and national elections on different days In the belief tlmt tlm government at Washington would in terfere with state elections. Those men believed In the Imminence of that danger, he declared, a danger which was still extant and which Georgia might experience should tho dales bo made the same Those who voted against the bill were Senators Harrell, of the Twelfth; \V. W. .lones of the Thirty-ninth; Kca. of the Sixteenth, and McGregor of tho Nineteenth. Garnishment. In spite of reverses Wednesday and Thursday Senator Sweat of the Fifth returned to the fight Friday to free mental workers ns well as laborers from garnishment of their entire snl -*ry Wednesday Senator Huie of the Thirty-fifth introduced and passed a bin to exempt ft n day of manual la borers' salaries from garnishment; Friday Senator Sweat Introduced a bill to exempt SSO of salaries of all kinds of workers and employes. The vital statistics bill. Introduced last year by Senator Klktns of lbs Fifteenth, rame up for third reading. Three Negro “Prophets” Set to Work; Vagrancy Atlanta. Ga.— Being a god Isn’t a recognized occupation In Georgia, ac cording to the ruling of Judge Andy Calhoun of the Atlanta city court. He made this momentous decision In the case of the three negro Elijahs who were before him on a vagrancy charge. The negroes who aroused the city several weeks ago by their prepara tlona to aacend to heaven in a fiery chariot, which failed to arrive as per schedule, set up the defense that they were gods and therefore had no occu pation. Witnesses testified that the principal duties of the modern divini ties seemed to he kissing the women of the congregation, alngle and mar ried alike. When Judge Andy aentenced the trto to a year In the chain gang their attorney felt that thla would h* too great a humiliation for the holy trium virate and pleaded with the court Then the three negroes very much humbled, rrotnleed to find a job with pick and ahovel at one* and forget all about their Immortality. Judge Andy decided to give them a ehanco. Thirty minutes later the three prophets were toting eecke at a local fertiliser fac tory and very happy at the opportuni ty. PERU PREMIER RESIGNS. Lima, Peru—Oen Pedro Muniz, Peruvian premier and minister of war and Hlldebrnnrte Puentes, minister of tlia Interior, resigned today. SLEUTHS RUN IN ANOTHER GANG Second Large Haul This Year. Four Negroes Charged With Burglary By Augusta De tectives. The detective force of Augusta hast j consummated another big round-up of alleged burglars during this week, which >s considered one oi the quick est and best ever recorded on their credit bookH. They got secret information con cerning certain robberies which were taking place in different wholesale stores of the city, and before the dealers had so much as missed their goods the detectives had recovered the same and had also captured the alleged thieves. The dealers were then asked to check up their stock and see of their shortage correspond ed with the goods on hand. The ac counts tallied. The men held under the charge of burglary are Will Edwards, a I ins "Fat Head,” Bob White, alias "Ka Ka," Antone Williams and Willie Vin son, alias "Tag,” all negroes. Lewis Barker .another negro who runs a store In the negro territory, is held charged with receiving stolen goods; and Robert Fong, a Chinaman, to whom the negroes are said to have sold most of their loot, Is charged with accessory after the tact. The two last named have been re leased on bond; the others were taken to the Jail yetesrday afternoon at (1 o’clock. The credit of inis magnlfcent "round-up” Is due to Detectives Glover, Honey, Horn and Charley Held. They have been working on trn case almost without pause since Monday. Detective Horn caught "Fat Head" near Walker and Mclntosh, just as he was getting off a Central train. The negro tried to jump off and escape by flight. Detectives Clover and Roney caught Antone Williams and Willie Vinson at the Lamar Hospital Thursday night. Wtllinme. they learned, had been cut in a fight and had gone to ho treated. They arrived just as the; doctor was taking the ftrst stitch in Ills wound, and waited only to have him properly sewed up before they took him to the lock up. Vinson who had come to the hos pita) with the other negro was arrest, ort »t tlie same Lime Detective Glover, who Is acting in Sergeant Whittle's place for the moment and had charge of the case, said that equal credit, was due to all four de tertlves for their share in this fine piece of work. In Fickle Air, Vanitie Slightly Leafls Other Two Newport, R. I. A turn to windward In a tickle four-knot southwesterly sir and a run homo was the course of otiluy’s contest of the three Ameri can cup yachts.. The yachts sailed over a sea which had a long roll 10 it Tho sloops pitched an<j tossed as they worked their way Blowly to wind ward t:i tho thick fog. The yachts went over the lino In the following order: Vanitie, 11:45:12; Defiance, 11:45:49; Resolute, 11.37:00 The course was southwest by south and the outer murk was about Tlve nib’es off Block Island. Resolute failed to get over the lino within the handicap time of two minutes, but cross ed a few seconds later. Toward point Judith Vanltle had a slight lead. statF press’nearly UNANIMOUS—KEEP HOKE SMITHJN WASHINGTON Atlanta, Ga. The press of Georgia continues to express Itself on the un wise step made by Jos. M. Brown In offering himself as a candidate against Senator Hoke Smith. It seems to be tho opinion oT a vast majority of editors that opposition to Senator Smith was a mistake, aud Mr. Biown’s first announcement of his platform almost wholly a diatribe aganlst labor-—has not added to his ■■ Length The Thotnasvllle Times Enterprise sajs. editorially: "The people of Georgia have been remarkably good to Joe Brown He now claims fur ther elevation and asks for a position, the gift of which would relieve the United Stntes senate of one of Its most progressive statesmen. Georgia cannot and will not comply with the request Mr, Brown hns the unques tolned right to run but he enntiot ex pect the people to repudiate the ser vices of one of the ablest men In the party to give the office to him.” The Clayton Tribune says; "Sena tor Smith Is In harmony with the ad ministration and Is recognized as one of the ablest men In the senate. The farmer and the common people real ize that he Is one of their truest and strongest friends, It Is men of his stamp we wish to represent us in Washington. "JUDGE" RICHARDS DEAD The many friends of Mr. O. I* Richards tn this city will tip pained to Ipnrn of hta death In New York on the 10th tnat. Hte death occurred In the Bronx Hospital, New Y'ork, on the 10th Inst. Mr, Rleharvls, who of late years has been a resident of Birmingham. Ala., suffered from acute Indigestion, and went to the Johns Hopkins Hospital at Baltimore for treatment. After remaining there her a time. h« went to New York, where he had a re turn of the trouble which terminated fatally at the Bronx Hospital. Judge Richards, as he was familiar ly known for many years, was a real dent of this city, where he had many friends He was a son of Mr, Colum bus Richards of Albany. Oa.. and a brother of Mr. Joe Richards of this city. Mrrf. John \V Sibley of Birming ham Is his sister. Mr, Richards left a handsome prop erty, estimated to be worth HJO.MMi He never married. The Interment will probably take place In this city, no tlce of which will be given In the press. YVANTF.rv COLORIST' ROTS TO CAR ry paper* In Colored Territory Apply Sub Station No L 10»J Kullock St. ts liuung of DREAOHGRT Latest Word in U. S. Navy, the Nevada, R’de3 the Wave at Quincy Today. Quincy, Mats The superdreadnought Nevada, to be launched here today, and her sister ship the Oklahoma, which was floated at Philadelphia last month, sur pass in tonnage, displacement and arma ment any (Tilted States warship now afloat. She Is, however, less formid able than the Pennsylvnta whose keel was laid last spring, and the unnamed sea fighter. No. HO. both of which will have a displacement of 31.400 tons. The Nevada's displacement Is 07,500 tons, or .000 tons greater than the Texas arid New York, the latest sea giants to be commissioned by the United States. Her length Is 583 feet with a breadth of j 00 feet 214 Inches on load water line. 14-inch Guns. The fourteen-Inch guns, capable of firing 1,400-pund shells will constitute her principal armament. Two three- j gun turrets will be among her along I with a turret from which two big guns | will be pointed. Another two-gun tur ; ret will sweep the quarter deck and ■ astern of this will be the other three- | gun turret. The turrets are arranged to make complete revolutions, so that. ; the entire battery of the big guns can bo concentrated on an enemy approach- j lng from either side, forward cs- aft. Besides her big 14-lnch guns the Ne- j vada will have distributed about her j decks 21 five-inch guns and minor arma- j ment such as one-pounders, three- j pounders, three-inch field pieces and | machine guns. The Nevada’s armor renders her j among the strongest battleships In the j navy. Her belt is 13',4 Inches thick and will extend 400 lest along either side of j the hull. These plates will extend 814 : feet below the water-Un and !i feel i above the water's surface. There are two protective decks as a safe guard against plunging fire, one three inches and the other D 4 inches. The Last Word. While the Nevada will represent the 1 last word in American sea power, the new British battleship Queen Elizabeth ! will carry a more fomldable armament of no less than eight 15-inch guns. This , sea-fighter probably will be commission ed the firs! of next year. The Nevada is u contemporary of the BVitlsh warship, Iron Duke. The Iron Duke's displacement Is 25,000 tons and she carries 10 1314-Inch guns. The Ne vada's speed Is estimated at 2014 knots nr about the same as the Iron Duke's. Although the Nevada's armor Is thicker than that of her British contemporary ;t Is not spread over so great an area of j side. The British warrior has a sec- | ondary battery of I* 6-inch guns while the Nevada's will consist of 21 6-Inch guns. These questions of distribution of armor find the relative importance of 1 the number and calibre of gnus are two problems on which the naval experts of the world are not in complete accord. The Nevada will burn oil only, and her eng.ties will have an Indicated horsepower of 24.800. The fuel oil will be carried In the double bottom of the ship, this affecting an economy of space over the old arrangement which called for extensive coal hunkers. Her con tractors promise to have the new hat ixau 'pujj Ajunutif Xq pß)9lduioo diqs.q* The Guests. Secretary Daniels of the navy de partment, Assistant Secretary Roose velt. Governor Tasker L Oddie of Nevada and Senator Pittman of that state were the principal guests at the launching. The sponsor was Govern or Oddle's niece, Eleanor Ann SlebeTt, ten yearß old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Siehert of Reno. Another guest was Edward H. Gls bttrne of Quincy, who was given a medal of honor a few days ago by Secretary Daniels for gallantry in the fighting at* Vera Cruz. Glsburn, who was wireless operator on the battle ship Florida, was wounded while sig nalling to the fleet from a hotel roof and It was found necessary to ampu tate one of his legs. Largest in United States. Washington. —Battleship No. 39, christened the "Arizona" by Secre tary Daniels, and her sister ship, the Pennsylvania, when completed will he the two largest fighting craft ever built for the American navy, it was announced today. Each will have nearly 4.000 tons greater displacement than the Oklahoma and the Nevada, launched today. The Pennsylvania and Arizona each will carry two more 14 inch guns and one more 6-Inch gun than any of their predecessors. Their 14-inch guns will number 12 in four turrets and they will be augmented by 22 5-lnrh guns. The two dreadnoughts will have a displace ment of 31,400 tons each, a length of 600 feet, a beam of 87 feet and a draft of 28 feet, 10 inches. The navy department announced to day that plans for battleships Numbers 40, 41 and 42, authorized by the lust naval appropriation act are rapidly nearing completion and in the course of a few weeks’ proposals for their construction will he sought. Launch Fuel Ship. Vallejo, Cek—Tl|e launching here today of tie fuel ship Kanawha adds to the lank steamer fleet the largest vessel of that class ever built at a United States navy yard. The Kanawha t» steel built, 475 feet long and with la 66-foot beam. Her displacement will be 14.600 tons and she will have a speed of 14 knots when loaded Her fresh water tanks have n rapacity of 324 tons; her fuel bunkern a capacity of 469.200 gallon* and her cargo tanks 2.260,000 gallons of oil. The Kanawha waa built in seven months, said to be a record for con- Ptructtn* * whip * n a nav >' She Goes to Live With the Mutinous Prisoners New York.—Commiseloner of Cor rections Kalhedine B. Davis, today decided that the would live among the mutinous prisoners of Blackwell s Island until order was restored She moved her office temporarily to the Island where several outbreaks re cently have occurred An unusual conference by Mrs. Davis with dele gate* from the planners In which they were asked to stale their grievances apparently greatly Improved the sit uation and the warden cxpre*>ed the hope that today's quiet would be per manent. THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA„ Vacation Togs for Men We are prepared to fit you out completely, no matter where you contemplate spending your vacation. Light Weight Summer Suits. Attractive line Silk Shirts. Wash Ties, Collars. Underwear, Pajamas. Latest Hat Styles. Traveling Hand Bags and Suit Cases. ALU AT SUMMER REDUCTION PRICES. MS CREARY’S . jit- • -1 V • ■ «V XtfTj How Comiskey and Dreyfuss Bid Themselves Hoarse in Getting the s22,sooLemon, O ’ Toole New York.—Charles Comiskey, of the White Sox, feels grateful—about $22,500 worth- toward Barney Drey fuss, of the Pirates. It all comes about through a little happening of six years ago. At that time Charles, Barney and a bunch of other magnates were shout ing themselves hoarse in raising each other's bids lor a pitcher namer Mar ty O'Toole, w ho, at that time, was seL ting the American Association on fire with his wonderful twirling. Well, thq bidding finally simmered down to Charles and Barney, the oilier magnates figuring their bank rolls weren’t huge enough to enable them to acquire the St. Paul pheuom. Charles bid $19,000, Barney whooped it up to $20,000, Charles countered with $21,000 and then Barney shot the price to $22,500. Charles debated for some time about raising the Dreyfuss ante, and then decided to let Barney have O Toole, although Charles surely did want the American Association star to bolster up his then somewhat weak pitching staff. Barney got O’Toole, after separat ing himself from $22,500. O’Toole never has had a good season since he took up his pitching chores under the i’irate flag. Fo poor has his showing been this year that it will be only a year or two longer before the man who brought the record price in base ball will find his way back Into the minors. As a sort of sequel to this yarn Is the story that concerns Comiskey and •100 Benz. When Dreyfuss outbid Comiskey for the possession of O'Toole, Comiskey, being in great need of a pitcher, exercised his op tion on a youth named Benz, who then was pitching In one of the small minor leagues. Benz didn't loom up largely, but Comiskey needed a riteher and he took a chance on the party with the racing automobile name. Well, Benz delivered, and in SATURDAY IK THE ASSEMBLY Representative Olin’s Strike Arbitration Bill is Given Favorable Report. Atlanta.—The first Saturday session of the 1914 session of the state legis lature will be held this week by the house of representatves. a resolution to this effect passing the house Fri day. Another resolution, Introduced by Representative Fullbright of Burke, to change the hour of convening from 10 to 9 o’clock, beginning next Tues day, was voted down, 76 to 53. With Quartermaster General W. G. Obear and Adjutunt General J. Van Holt Nash present, the senate commit tee on military affairs, to whom a bill nnd a resolution relating to the abol ishment and to the change of rank of the quartermaster general of Georgia have been referred, failed to take ac tion Thursday afternoon because there was no quorum present. This Is the second time this week that members of the committee have met, only to leave without acting be cause of no quorum. The committee has to pass upon a resolution by Sena tor Grant I). Perry giving the governor power to fix the rank of the quarter master general to conform with the United States militia laws, and a bill by Senator B. S. Miller to abolish the office of quartermaster. Strike Bill in House. Introduced by Mr. Olive of Rich mond, a bill to require the compul sory arbitration of strikes and lock outs, upon application of either party to the commissioner of commerce and labor, received a unanimous favorable report In the house committee on la bor and statistics Thursday afternoon. This hill, drawn by Phillip Weltncr after a model labor-arbitration law ; now effectively used In Canada In i averting trouble between employes and ' employers. Is a substitute for one in- I troduced some days ago In the house i by Mr. McCarthy of Chatham, chair man of the committee on labor and labor statistics. Under the provisions of the new law, said Mr. Olive, speaking strongly for It before the committee, an opportu nity will be given the strikers or em ployers to have the "white light of publicity" turned onto their dlfflcul , ties. and. through the Impartial find ings of the hoard appointed by the commissioner ot labor, the great force of public opinion would be brought to bear upon the opposing factions, he said. Philip Weltner read the proposed hill and explained It clearly to th ? | committee. Roth he and Mr, Olive stated that such a law -would go far toward eliminating trouble between labor and capital In Georgia. ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE Washing en D C. Joseph K Wllla-d, American Ambassador to Spain, haa re quested and obtained permission to re turn to the United States on a short | leave to attend to personal affairs. "HOME OF GOOD CLOTHES.” such a way, that he is regarded today as one of the best pitchers in the big leagues. Tv Cobh, in. one of his signed ar ticles, tell 3 us that if the White Sox had some hitters they would win the pennant. Right, Ty; and if the Naps cad some pitchers they’d be quite liable to cop, too. The Naps have lost about 20 of their games this year by one run, and in most of those games they averaged around three runs—an average that ought to win 75 per cent of the games. Lut the Naps’ pitching corps has been —oh, what’s the use of rubbing it in? Dan Morgan, the fight manager, says he doesn't want to manage a champion. “They are too finnicky, want too much money for their exhi bitions, and always want a manager to pick lemons for them, so there's no chance of their losing their title* Frank Navln, the Detroit boss, as sures is that “all this talk about Ty Cobb going over to the Federals is piffle.” And that’s what Charlie Eb bets said about Joe Tinker, and what Jimmy Callahan of the White Sox, said about Hal Chse. The greatest turf match race in many years will be staged at Sarato ga, N. Y„ when Luke and Masquera der will race five and a half furlongs for $25,000 a side. The Masquerader, one of the sea son’s sensations, is owned by Jere Wheelwright and Rail Parr. Luke, who made such a wonderful showing on the Maryland tracks in the spring, is owned by IT. S. Senator J. N. Cam den. All these are wealthy. The race is to settle a friendly ar gument, as to the relative qaclities of this great pair- of two-year-olds, and no doubt, when they go into battle there will be considerable outside money waged on .the outcome. EDUCATORS ARE OFF FORHOAAES Sweeping Arraignment of Na tion’s Systems and Policies Heard at Final Sessions, St. Paul.—Practically all delegates to the 52nd annual convention of the Na tional Education Association which con cluded a week's session here last night left today for their homes. Discussion at the Informal farewell gatherings in hotel lobbies and ralroad stations indi cated a unanimity of opinion that the conception was one of the most suc cessful In point of actual accomplish ment in the history of the organization. An audience that filled the large audi torium at which the general sessions had been held last night heard six of the country’s foremost educators, all of them former presidents of the association, de liver a sweeping arraignment of educa tional systems and policies. The speakers were: John W. Cook, president of the State Normal School, DeKalb, Ills.; James M. Greenwood, ad visory superintendent of schools, Kan sas City, Mo.; Lorenzo D. Harvey, presi dent of the Stout Institute, Menominee, "Is.; Edward T. Fairchild, president of the New Hampshire College of Agricul ture and Mechanic Arts. Durham. N. II.; Carroll (!.' Pearse, president of the State Normal School. Milwaukee. Mis , and James Y. Joyner, state superintendent of public Instruction, Raleigh, N. C. Strong Endorsement of Warburg Wired Pres’t New York—Seth Low today sent the following telegram to President Wilson commending the nomination of Paul Warburg to tlie feleral re serve board: “Both officially and as president of the New Y’ork Chamber o; Commerce and personally, 1 am glad you propose to contend for the confirmation of Mr Warburg. His pre-eminent equip ment. the large sacrifice he is mak ing In order to be of service to the country at this juncture and urgenl necessity oT making the currency law successful from the start ail make his prompt confirmation a matter of supreme public Importance." IS IT COUNTERFEr*’ ? NOVEL WAY TO TELL Atlanta, Ga. —The adage that "mon ey talks" Is likely to become a reality when Atlanta bankers get in their new machines which will make coun terfeit blls declare themselves in a loud voice. The machine, a recent Invention being considered by the gov ernment, consists of a phonograph which will receive currency In place of records The edges of the new cur rency will be serrated In a peculiar way so that when one Is run through the machine it will make the horn announce: “Ten dollars." or whatever the denomination may be. A bogus bill will supririse its owner by shout- i lng "counterfeit." 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