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FOUR S FOR rv+t. PAi7~ ppov£D POUNO A-A/O TCAJ'/£A»<S FiMSEUF- -rose A MM'Jti- Jaa»"M 3Aw6-£D Big Time, Big Double Sho\v, For One Admission at Bijou Tonight Faul Gilmore in “The Bachelor,” Military Minstrel, Band and Vaudeville. A cltvtr deal and n big bargain for lh* publli in the trick turned by the Hijou in combining two unusual and extraordinary shows into on* evening's entertainment for one single admls eion Paul Gilmore, in Clyde Fitchc's tearing and novel cotnad.v, will op. n at H: 15 sharp and run until about ten, Immediately after which will come the big military show’ glv«*n by Com pany If, Fifth Regiment of Georgia in connection with the Fifth Regiment band Now If you really want to see "Hotne" show and have the most en joyable evening spent In your life, Just register at the Bijou tonight, for n sure-enough good time Is in store for all who visit tlte Hijou. To begin with, Mr. Gilmore will present “The Raohe lor." which T* shorter than Ills othei plavs and runs about one hour and forty-five minutes and Ims Just «»»?« 'augli for evre.v minute, so yoti will be Keyed up to the highest pitch wl < n SCHEDULE FILED OF J. D. WHITE 8 CO. Assets and Liabilities of the Big Concern. Believed That 100 Cents on the Dri lar Will Be Paid. Th* prhfriule in tha involuntary bankruptcy ms* of J. H. White ft Co., filed ynatardty in the office of the deputy United Htaien clerk, shown that the firm** assets are $164.761.03 more than its liabilities, or that the J. B White ft Co.'* atom ia on a gooii fi nancial atandlnK and not inaolvent. The receiver for the store. Mr. F V Gr*c#y, was appointed on June 35th. SMI. Following ia taken from tha schedule as filed: Liabilitiaa. Taxes du« the state and county » 2.t»*2.70 Wages . 3,660.44 Unsecured claims 33t.533.31 Note# and bills that ought to b#* paid by other par ties. . .. s.ißsr.t •Accommodation paper . 1,760.676.63 Total $2,126,676.20 Asset s. Real estate t 50.000.00 Caih on hand 2.636 U Rills, protniaaury notes and securities 3.336.26 UtocK in trade 263.066 St Homes and wagons 4.630.40 Fixtures 43.496 40 Other personal property... 2,742.0 t» Debts due on open account 123,673 66 Negotiable bonds . 300.00 Unearned insurance pie mtnm* 1,434.11 UnllnuidatMl claims 608.79 !>epoalt of money in hank 113,67 The 11. B. Clgflln Co. for aides discounted b> them 1,760.166.00 Total $2.281 636 32 The following ta from the schedules: “J B Whit! A « ;i has an office in New York, at the Store of H. H Claflin & Co. Morris Cooper la secretary and treasurer of the company, and under the by-laws has power to Issue notes In the name of J H White A Co "Since the failure of the H. R. Oaf tin A Co.. J. R White A Co., in Augus ta. have been notified that many notes were issued and signed by Mr. Cooper, drawn to the order of Claflin A t\»„ and by aald company sold and dis counted and the proceeds received by II TV Claflin A Co. 'FY>r these turns, aggregating some • 1,760.160.00 as furnished by the New York Office, the II TV Claflin ft Co. Is primarily liable." Clafhn'a Statement. Here it may he apropos to eav that at a meeting of the creditors of the 11 R. Claflin Compam in New York Mr John Claflin of the company made the following statement “It ia my paramount wish that all the creditors of the II 11. Claflin Company, and of the affiliated stores, tbail be paid in full. All t»> effort.* SKETCHES BY TAD, FROM RINGSIDE PHOTOGRAPHS, SHOWING HOW SMITH LOST TO CARPENTIER the soldier boys take possession of the stage with their military minstrel— singing, buck and wing dancing, quar tets, funny jokes, military drill, mili tary band, and five acts of “Jam-up" vaudeville will certainly give an Abundance of r«al entertainment, such as you can never again possibly get In connection with Another usually dollar and a half show and all for one single admission from 25 to 50 cents. Immediately after the two above performances there will be a five round bout between Eddie Collins and Charlie Quinn, the former needing no Introduction here to the lovers of good boxing, and the latter formerly a champion boxer on one of Uncle Sam’s war dogs. The Fifth Regimental band is one of the best in the entire South and their playing In the Hijou pit, also for a concert in front of the Hijou before the show, will be a strong feature in tuidghtV entertainment at the Hijou. have been and will be devoted to thtft end. “It is absolutely essential to imme diate success that all receiverships be terminated without unnecessary delay, but it is my desire that the assets of nil the companies remain under the control of the creditors until all cred itors l»e paid in full. My Individual properly, real and personal, will be pledged to such payment of 100 cents on the dollar and so long ns the cred itors may wish my co-operation nil my energies will be devoted to this end. 1 fee| certain I can also pledge the co-operation of the managers of Hie various stoics, nearly ell of whom are receivers. If the receiverships ar« promptly terminated 1 am hopeful these managers will unite with mo in keeping the coat of the receiverships at a minimum. 1 am willing to be re sponsible for the management of :i consolidated company either com pletely or partly or not at ail. as the representative* of the creditors may determine from time to time, without definite engagement anil without pnm pensation nnttl the success of the con nolldntton shsll be abundantly a.v sured. “The record of the lsst ten month® demonstrates the ability of the com bined retail stores to earn interest on the total indebtedness of the stores and of The H. 1,1. Claflin Uompaiv, and their rapidly increasing business gives me absolute confidence in their ability, also, to make gradual provts lon for the payment of the principal. A sacrifice of the retail assets now would be disastrous both to note-hold ers and to other creditors. The niton ishing shrinkage in such assets shown in the recent closing of large stores tn this city furnishes evidence of the cost of forced liquidation. I deeply regret the necessity of material delav m payment, but in this way alone can creditors be paid in full, “! sincere!> hope, therefore that the various creditors' committees will ap predate as 1 eo the vital importance of presenting ns a whole at the earli est possible moment ** The comment on Mr Clafttn'a state ment was that “with such a man as John Ulaflin at the helm, a man who will make n staenvent as above and be willing to bek it with ins personal fortuii of lit 060,000, u i annot tall to instill confidence PT everyone con oerned In this gigantic failure affect ing many thousands of creditors and employe*, and where many looked for collapse of the great dry goods or* gunisation a few weeks ago, they now see how such enterprises are not onlv built, hut brought out of difficulties such aa this, bv having such men to do k* FIFTH REGIMENTAL BAND PLAYS CONCERT ON BIJOU BALCONY TONIGHT Doubtless hundreds will colla't around the Bijou early tonight to hear the Fifth Regimental band give a con cert on the Bijou halcouy before tha combined Paul Oilmore and the Mill tary Minstrel shows start. This band is known throughout the entire South as on* of the very best and will fur "tab music that is a real treat and such as any city should be proud to have They will play on the inside of the theatre between the acts of Mr Ullmores play and also during tb. Military Minstrel. In another placs In this paper will be seen an account of the two big shows At the Bijou to night for one admission. CLIFFORD WALKER IN AUGUSTA TODAY He is a Candidate for At torney General of Georgia. Is An Able Attorney and a Gentleman of Charming Personality. wt' ■r W,w, igk W n Cr|ik A Hon. Clifford Walker, of Monroe, Ga.. a candidate for attorney general of Georgia, is in the city today. Mr. Walker wishes to succeed Attorney General Warren Grice, who is filling out the unexpired term of Hon. Thog. 8. Felder, resigned. Mr. Walker Is a graduate of the Uni versity of Georgia and an able attor ney lie has a host of friends through out Georgia nnd he is a gentleman of charming personality and of a splen did character. Mr Walker Is a member of the law firm of Walker ft Roberts. He has been an attorney for 16 years and one of tha responsible positions he haj held was solicitor general of the west ern circuit for four years. His father is Uol. H S. Walker, of Monroe, a gentleman prominent in banking anil business circles throughout the state. Mr. Walker was grand chancellor commander of the Georgia Knights of Pythias in 1910. He is trustee of Mercer University and Hhorter Col leges and s member of the state dem ocratic executive committee. His par*- ner. Mr Roberts, is well known ovcf the state ss an attorney of ability and a secret order man. being a mem ber of the Red Men and the Odd Fel lows. JAIL SENTENCE \ND FINE FOR SELLING WHISKEY Frank Dickens, Arrested Sunday,v Tried Yesterday Before City Recorder. To Higher Court. Frank Dickens, white. arrested last Sunday for operating a "blind tiger' In hi, residence on McKlnne street. *«i tried before the Pity recorder \ e» - trrday, convicted an.! sentenced to serve a term of SO da>» in prlaon and also pay a fine of 1150 and cost* of court Evidence »«> introduced at tbp trial to, .how that whiakov had been ed from Dickens by Officer Alf. tta - ena. who was sent to the place b\ Chief Detective Whittle. The arrest was made b\ Detective, (Hover Redd and Held. A larar quantity of whla kev and beer were taken to police headquarter* by the officer* Dlekena will also have to fare trla't lb tha higher court. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. BEGIN TODAY OS NEW POSTOFEICE Excavation for Foundation Was Expected to Start This Afternoon Sooner Than Thought. Actual work of digging for the foun dation for the new Augusta postoffice was expected to begin this afternoon, a few days earlier than announced. Arrangements were made with the Au gusta Fab A- Transfer 'Co., which has the sub-contract for all the excavation work, to begin today with their teams. Superintendent Hlllsinger, of Rssell & Co., the contractors, said today that by Monday there will be between sixteen and twenty teams at work shoveling out the dirt preparatory to laying the foun dation for the building Provided the weather Is favorable the excavation work will be completed In about six weeks, it is stated. In about two months the heavy pieces of Georgia marble will arrive. Georgia marble entirely will be used from the first floor up. and the building will un questionably present when finished, an appearance unequaled in magnificence by any other public building In this section. Mr. N. V. Perry, the government's su perintendent of construction, returned to his office in Atlanta last night. It Is understood he will come back to Augusta ednesuay to see hom the work is pro gressing. THE RETURN. The enemy returned our fire. “Implying, however, no lack of mer it! ” they shouted over at us. From which circumstance we gath ered that they were the famous regi ment of magazine editors of whom all the world was just then talking. “AMERICAN BEAUTY” GETS NUMEROUS OFFERS OF MARRIAGE ", yr ' LADY NAYLOR LEYLAND (JEN NIE CHAMBERLAIN.) London—in two season Lady Nay lor-1 eoy land t Miss Jennio ('hamborlatn. the "American Beauty" of Cleveland. Ohio, ) has received nearly teventv of fers of marriage from prominent wealthy men. it is reported. A prince of a distinguished Roman family Is desperately in love with her. It Is un derstood that I*ad> Naylor-Levland, who has been a widow 16 years, may consider s second marriage when nor son, now 24. settles in life. KENTUCKY BEAUTY RAPID LY BECOMING PROMI NENT SOCIALLY ■ fa A _ Waff ■BRs. A>v LADY NEWBOROUGH (GRACE CARR.) London.—l*ady JS’ewborough, who was Miss Grace Carr of Kentucky, Is rapidly coming into prominence not only on account of her beauty but be cause of her other social attractions. She is one of the most popular Ann i - can born women in London. At a re cent garden party given for charity on the lawn of Uadv Beatty’s no me, Hanover Gate. Lady New borough was in wild rose pink silk and lace with wild roses in a lace hat. She sold about $250 worth of pester before the sale had been open an hour. iOP PAUL XjflLffßE AT BIJOU TONIGHT Big Double Bill for PAUL GILMORE. One Admission. PAUL GILMORE in “The Bachelor” A refined eomedvby Clyde Fiteh. Played H Months on Broadway. Added Attraction Military Minstrel. Military Vaudeville. Military Band. By Company H. Fifth Georgia Regiment. 25c. 35c. 50c. Curtain Silo Sharp. Have U Seen Rufus? ■ IF NOT GO OUT TO == LAKE VIEW CASINO THE DIXIE GULLS In this best musical Comedy of the season will delight you. You will be cool and comfortable while witnessing the performance. Herald’s M. & 1. Contest Voting Days Next Week 1,000,000 Bonus Votes Get busy and help your favorite organization win the large bonus vote for the largest Registration Day next week. These Registration Days are very interesting as there is some very close competition. Come out and place >our order and vote for your Organization. To the Organization Securing the Lar gest Number ot Votes on Their Reg istration Days this Week Will Be Given Bonus Votes as Follows; First Highest— 500,000 Bonus Votes, Second Highest—2so,ooo Bonus Votes, Third Highest —150,000 Bonus Votes, Fourth Highest —75.000 Bonus Votes, Fifth Highest —25,000 Bonus Votes. Tou should should ni3ke a special effort to have your friends present. Every lady who calls at the Contest Department, 213 Me- Carten street, and registers her name, leaving an order, no matter how small, for ary of the products listed in the Contest to be delivered through vour regular Giocer. will he given 500 extra votes, which will be credited to the organization holding the Registration Day. Every gentleman, 300; children, 100. Orders taken from cne member of each family only. Registration Days As Follows: Daughters of Isabella. Monday August 3rd, 1914. Boys' Home, Tuesday August 4th. 1914. King's Daughters, Avgust sth, 1914 Hebrew ladles' Aid Society, Thursday August 6th. 1914, V. W. C. A., Friday, August 7th. 1914. Jr. O. V. A. M . Saturday August Bth, 1914. Contest Department .pen until 9 p. m. on the above date*. SPECIAL NOTICE— Votes good on all hill, paid by the fifth of the month. M. A. BATES * CO. Hdmsne Educatlona’ Society Registration Dav, FHdav es this week. July 31, 1914. THURSDAY, JULY 30.