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iUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Gotta All EiiM Cease a ©r@a6 lew@sfa@a(i EVERY DIE 10 HUS SAVED UP lONEIURGED TO BOY COTTON AT 1 GENTS; GAN IKE SO PER GENT Cost of Carrying the Cotton is Very Small and the Investor Will Get Handsome Returns. COTTON WITHIN YEAR WILL BE 12 CENTS POUND Purchase Cotton and Store it and Much Will be Taken Off the Market Thus Helping the Farmer to Get a Higher Price For That Which He Sells. Somewhat in line with the suggegs tlon made by R. J. Bates Company in The Herald Synday come sugges tions from cotton men in Augusta, that the people of this city, section and in fact, of the entire South who are able to buy any cotton to pur clf ise it at eight cents and then store it in warehouses until the price gets better. There are hundreds of peo ple in Augusta, probably thousands, who have saved up a little money. They, of course, would like to invest in a perfectly safe proposition and nothing could be safer and at the samo time yield a greater return than cotton at eight cents per pound, say ' otton men. Suppose the cotton was kept by them a year, that would not matter for it will undoubtedly bring 12 cents or more and the man who pays S4O for a bale of cotton at eight cents per pound will be able to get « SOO for the same bale a year hence and possibly before. It is clearly a fifty per cent invest with very little carrying charges. People with a few thousand dollars In cash have a chance to add several thousands more, while the man who has only SBO can buy two hales and sell them after a while at S6O each which will be $l2O. The opportunity for considerable fortunes to be made is presented In this cotton situation lust now. A man who has SIOO,OOO can easily add SSO, 000 to it if he buys the cotton and borrows nothing on It. However, if a man can buy cotton at eight cents and then borrow from five to six cents per pound on It he can tdke SI,OOO and make It buy lotti of cotton for he will be putting up only ■ jfrom. two to three cents per pound. Purchasing cotton at eight cents by the people of this section, and of the entire South, will mean that there will be others in markets except the American mill men and the demand will be much better. The cotton can be bought and stored and It will cost only a few cents per bale to hold it. Persons desiring an Investment which will pay handsome returns and who wish to help the farmers and the peo ple of this section generally, the mer chants, etc., should buy cotton at eight cents. NEGRESS DIED AT HER HUSBAND’S FUNERAL Fell at the Steps of Walker Baptist Chapel. Double Fun eral Yesterday Morning. While walking a few feet from the casket which contained the remains of her late husband, Mar. Knight, the widow of Fred Knight, colored, fell dead from heart failure Sunday after noor. The stricken woman fell at the entrance to the Walker Baptist chapel, into which the body was being con veyed. The burial of the husband was de ferred until yesterday morning, when the funeral over the remains of Mary Knight was held. The double funeral was one of the saddest in the history of the coli red community here. Fred J.night, was 50 years of age and an employe of the Augusta Qro cery—said to have been a splendid ne gro. ?"j death came after a short illness. JURY COMMISSION MEETS THIS AFTERNOON AT 3:30 They Will Hold Sessions Every Day Until New Jury List Can Be Made Out. The Richmond county Jury com mission meets this afternoon at 3:20 in the grand Jury room of the court house to despatch whatever prelimi nary business has to he arranged to dear the way for the real work of making up a jury list for the coming year. The commission Includes two new members recently appointed by Judge Hammond, Messrs. W D. Rrown and George H. Leltner, who take their seats this afternoon for the first time. The other members of the commission are Messrs. Charles .1 Skinner. Steven Wiseman, 1,. J. Schaul and R. j. Eden fleld. A chairman will be elected to pre. side over the committee, and Mr. D. Kerr, the clerk of court, will act as secretary. After today's organization meeting a meeting of the commission will be he'd even' day for possibly two or three weeks, until the Jury list shall have been completed. The commlasion will choose grand Jurors as well ss petit Jurors. Whenever You Nttd a General T.nle Taka Grove’s The Old Standard Grove’s Tasteless chill Tonic Is equally valuable aa a General Tonic because It contains the well known tonic properties of QUIN INE and IRON. Drive* out Malaria enriches Blood. Builds up the WhoH System. 60<v— (Advertisement.) POLICE CLOSE CABAOET SOOW Recently Added Attraction to Hofbrau Hotel Through Ob jections of Citizens. Owing to objections filed by vari ous residents and citizens of the city, the cabaret at the Hofbrau was dosed by order of the police committee yes terday afternoon. A few weeks ago Mr. F. J. Miller, manager of the Hofbrau hotel, obtain ed permission from the police commit tee to open and operate a case in the back of his establishment at which a ludy singer would be employed as en tertainer. The place was to have been for Indies as well as men and it was only permitted under the strictest con d’ ions. These conditions, a number of people claim, have not been complied with, and the cabaret has consequent ly been dosed. Mr. Miller had secured for this week’s entertainer, Miss Bess Jordan, one of the best known cabaret sing ers in the country, and a woman of extraordinary ability. He has brought her here from New Orleans under con tract for the week at the cost of $75, e dusive of traveling expenses and board while here. Residents on Ureene street were dis turbed by the noise of singing and applauding which was intermittent from eight to eleven-thirty and com plained of It as a nuisance. The resolution of the committee closing the place prohibits In the fu ture the selling of drinks in the din ing rooms of hotels, confining such sales to the bars. This resolution w'll of course apply to all hotels In the city. NEW STENOGRAPHERS FOR BOTH COURTS Mr. B. W. Barrows Resigns and is Succeeded by Mr. Harper. Mr. Harper to be Succeeded by Mr. Capers. Mr. B. W. Barrow, who has been stenographer of the superior court for a number of years, has resigned to take effect October first atm Mr. J. C. Harper, at present stenograph er of the city court, will succeed him. Mr. Frank W. Capers is to become stenographer of the city court begin ning October first. Mr. Barrow is a very competent stenographer, having been stenog rapher of the city court before he went to the superior. Mr. Harper has been stenographer of the city court for six or seven years and is also a very competent man. Mr. Capers has been stenographer at the Planters' Cotton Oil Company for the past few years. UNIONS WILL MAKE LOBOR DAY SUCCESS In This They Are Confident. Plans as Outlined Indicate Big Day for Augusta Sept. 7. It is proposed and Intended to mako 1914 l>ahor Hay the greatest that has been celebrated ever In this city, an 1 the various labor unions have Joined hands In preparing for this feast of the working man in a manner that In dicates It will be what they planned it should he. Every business man and organiza tion, in fact everyone, is Invited to at tend and participate in the pleasures, and every business man is urged to < lose ids doors for the entire day ao that his clerks and employes may have their part in the only day of the year which is really their own. There have been committee meetings from time to time and (Secretary Frank Wright and Business Manager F. W. Bills of the Augusta Federation of Trades, under whose auspices the cele bration will be held, have been tire lessly end unceasingly engaged in the work of perfecting the plans for the entire day's program. There has been no hitch In the plans as outlined for the day. On next Sunday The Herald will carry a complete program of the La bor Hay celebration In Augusta “FIRE BUG” ATTEMPS TO BURN DOWN SMALL HOUSE A fir. which caused about S3OO damages to a small house on Calhoun street yesterdsy morning between s and 4 o'clock was discovered on in vestigation to have been of Incendiary origin. A pile of Inflammable material was heaped under the house where the fire broke out. This was discovered after the fire- had been extinguished. No clue to the identity of the incen diary ha* been found, and there seems to be nothing to go by In searching for him The house was occupied by .1 W McCormick, and Is the property of Mrs. T. JL Ward. ALL AUGUSTA MILLS RUN ON FULL TIME Augusta Factory’s Hundreds of Hands Returned to Work Yes terday Morning After Mill Had Been Closed a Month. COTTON MILL MEN ARE OPTIMISTIC OVER FUTURE Some of Them Are Buying Cot ton at Eight Cents Per Pound Which is Cheaper Than They Have Been Able to Buy it in Years. With the return to work yesterday morning of the hundreds of employ REDUCE RICHMOND COUNTY TAX RATE 70 CENTS PER THOUSAND Meeting of the Board of Commissioners Held Today. Coun ty Rate Reduced Two Points and State's Rate Had Al ready Been Reduced Five Points. The board of commissioners held a regular monthly meeting this morn ing in the Courthouse, at 11 o’clock, at which after disposing of a great deal of routine business, they came to the discussion of the tax rate. It was predicted they would touch on that question. They redueed the rate of Richmond county taxes two points, from 57 cents on SIOO to 55 cents. This action was brought about and made possible through tho fact that the taxable property of tho county has increased enormously during the last year. This year’s digest shows an increase of from six to eight hundred PEERLESS SOLD FOR 1311 4 i ■ i r»’.< At Auction in Courthouse To day Some Remarkable Sales Were Effected. The auction sales at Ihe Court house today caused some excitement. The bidding never ran high except aver one, plat of land between Gwin nett, Campbell, and Carrie streets, the property of a colored family. The property was sold to be divided among the four heirs to the estate. Piecemeal the lots were bid up to $10,050 but the real bidding did not start until the property was put up as a whole. Mr. K. J. Doris, appearing possibly as agept, then entered the field and hid against the heirs up to $11,600. By this time the bidding was sifted down to Mr. Doris and ('. S. Blodgett, colored, one of tho heirs. Blodgett’s next bid was $14,000. Mr. Doris hid on up to $15,700 and Blodgett secured the property at $15,800. Charles Blodgett Is remembered by a great number of the white people of Augusta as a particularly able and industrious negro, who used to work here as a brick mason. Some years ago he moved to I»s Angeles where he has amassed a considerable for tune. The 1911 model, 7-passenger Peer less automobile which was adver tised to be sold in the : auction brought only S3OO. A representative from also every garage in town at tended the sale, but evidently the car did not come up to their hopes. It was brought here from Savannah at the time of the encampment by Frank E. Hall, who had bought It from J. C. Crabtree. The latter levied on the car to recover $352.00 which was still due him on the purchase money. The car had been used as a taxi and was In a deplorable con dition. It had to be towed from the garage to the courthouse. Mr, Crab tree bought It in hlm-self, with very little bidding against him. The Ricker property In Blythe, Ga-, which was advertised to he sold was withdrawn late yesterday. PILCHER & DILLON IS NAME NEW COTTON FIRM __ Composed of Messrs. Jos. S. Pilcher and W. P. Dillon, Jr., at No. Five Warren Block. A new cotton firm, to ho known as Pilcher A Dillon, has been organized and will be engaged In business at No. 5 Warren Block. The members of the firm are, Messrs. Jos, H. Pilch er and W. P Dillon, Jr Both of | these young gentlemen have a large .number of friends In Augusta and throughout this section of two states, and a bright future Is predicted for them. Mr. Pilcher has been In the cotton business for the past twelve or fifteen years and ha* had there fore a great deal of experience. Mr. Dillon has been connected with the sales department of the National Cash Register Company. Although occupying the aame building as that occupied by Spear* A Pilcher, cotton factors, Pilcher A Dillon sre not suc cessors to Spears A Pilcher, the lat ter concern eontinuLrg In business at tho same stand. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. es of the Augusta Factory, after an absence from work for a month while the mill was shut down, all of the Au gusta cotton mills are runlng on full lime. The local cotton mill men are very optimistic over the future. They say that the orders for good are not so very great now, but with the inability of many of the European mills to fur nish cotton goods to South American and other countries (he demand for American goods is certain to come. Some of tlie Augusta mills have been purchasing cotton for about 8 cents per pound, believing that it is a splendid purchase at that figure, and indeed it is because it is much cheap er than they have been able to buy raw cotton for a number of years. Some mill men declare that cotton purchased at eight cents per pound will enable the mills to make money The reason assigned why many Amer ican mills have not made money dur ing the past few years is that the raw product was too high in comparison with the price of the finished goods. thousand dollars over last year's di gest . The state having already reduced their tax rate from f>o cents to 45 cents on SIOO, this makes altogether a reduction of seven points. It will make tho taxes of the residents of Richmond county lSss by 70 cents on each SI,OOO. . The board also passed an order on the rural mileage, officially endors ing the report to Atlanta of 203.34 miles of public highway tri Richmond county. They further considered several petitions concerning roads. There was nothing else of particular public interest. POINTED “UNLOADED’’ GUN AT LAD; PULLED TRIGGER Ellis Stewart, or North Augus ta, Accidently Shot by Francis Chance Monday. Francis Chance, the 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Chance, while at play yesterday in the back yard of his home, 4117 West Avenue, North Augusta, with a tompanion, Ellis Stewart, accidentally shot and wounded the latter In the fleshy part of the right arm. Just below the elbow with an “unloaded" parlor rifts with which the two wereaplaying. Ellis is the young son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Stewart, of North Augusta. Tho wound was dressed by Dr. A. A. Walden, who announced that the Injury was not serious. It is said that the Chance boy aim ed the gun at Ills playmate believing that It was unloaded and pulled the trigger. LARGE CONGREGATION HEARD MR. REAVIS A large congregation assembled last evening to hear Rev. James O. Reavis of Columbia, who is preaching each night this week at the Open Air .Ser vice of ihe First Presbyterian church. The night was Ideal, the full moon throwing Its rays over the beautiful grounds of the First Presbyterian church, and tho many electric lights festooned among the trees, made a picture long to bn remembered. Tho management has done a most pleasing thing In providing white cloth covers for the benches, so that the dresses and clothing of the lis teners will not be soiled. > Hast night. Dr. Reavis spoke of the two sons who were requested by their father to go and work In hts vine yard, the one agreeing and then not going, be likened unto the hypocrites who make a pretense of religion but do not the works, the other who In bruskness said he would not. go, soon found his mistake and repenHng he went. In eloquent and fervid ap peal be urged bis hearers to repent and do the works of God. If perchance they had not already entered God’s service. Tonight Dr. Reavis will preach again at 8:30. The music Is most pleasing, led by the large chorus choir. UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT. Washington. The revenue cutter Hear reported her arrival at. Nome to day, short of coal, provisions and water after an unsuccessful attempt to take the marooned members of Hie Htefansson party off Wrangell Island The Hear got within 20 miles of tu. Island on Aug. 21 and after a six day fight with storm, snow and heavy ice turned back. Hhe will make another attempt. u ■■■■■■ ■■ —■ m ■ ■■■■■■■ “Needless to Have Superfluous Hair” Says Mrs. Osflood Aftar yearn of «1 i*Mpt"itntin* nxpart msnls, Mia. Osgood has found a Won der-llamady that <iu)<-klv and safely re moves all mens of superfluous hair on fa'-e. n«:< k, at-ms or elsewhere, without the slightest annoyance, or risk of in juring the skin. No nerve-racking needle or evll-smelllnif dephatorios. Hlmply ap ply the prescription an directed and all unsightly embarrassing hair riubkly die appears. Mrs. Osgood'* Wondgr-Ki-rriedy is sold on a Money-Hack basis by Ifoward's Kexall Drug Htores, who report many satisfied customers. All first-class drug gists arid department stores carry It now Oet this famous pres'Vlptlon to day at once and rid vourself of every trai o of superfluous hair without delay. Society MISS CORA BROWN ELECTED QUEEN OF MARIETTA CARNIVAL. A carnival will be given in Marietta on Thursday afternoon. Sept 3, under the auspices of the civic league. Miss (’ora Brown, the young daugh ter of Governor and Mrs. Joseph M. Brown, has been chosen queen of the carnival. A bright feature will be the fhral parade, which will include a hundred decorated cars and will bo held at 5 o'clock In the afternoon. Af ter the parade will take place the crowning of the queen in the park, which will be brightly Illuminated for the occasion. The king has been sc lected, but his Identity is being kept secret, and he will only unmask as he alights from his float to crown the queen. The plantation show and tho for tune toller at Iho gypay camp will he added attractions. Miss Brown will be attended by a bevy of pretty young girls as maids. BIRTHDAY PARTY. Master Johnnie Albert Whittle en tertained several of his little friends yesterday afternoon from 4 to 7 o'clock at his home on Starnes street in honor of his sth birthday. All kinds of games wore played and delicious refreshments served. Among those present were little Misses Margaret McAuliff, Lucille and Mabel Brooker, and Rutli Corley, Agnes Reid, Mary Laura Mills, Mamie Thompson, Grace and Kathryn Parrish and Master Al lle Richardson, Johnnie Thompson, Glenn Mills, Robert and Frank Thompson, and several others. Many beautiful gifts were received and the happy little folks left wish tog their young hostess many happy returns of to day. —Miss Mildred Brott will leave on the fourteenth for Greenville, H C, where she will attend the Greenville Fenjgle Seminary. —Mrs. George Bosnian and Mrs. Harry Valden and her handsome lit tle boy, Campbell, returned last night from an extended stay at Brevard, N. C. Mrs. J. M. Sewell and Miss Em mie Brunson' leave Thursday for New York. —Miss Mattguarite Gsuse has re turned lo Atlanta after a most en joyable visit with Mrs. C T. Cause. THURSDAY IS REGISTRATION DAY FOR Y. W. C. A. AT M. & M. The day for the registration for the Vot*ng Women's Christian Associa tion has been changed from Friday to Thursday In tho M. & M. contest, and the directors of the association, ns woll as each and everv member ask that you stop by the office on McCarlan street and register for the . ssorlatlnn some time Thursday, the office being open ns late at nine o’clock at night. Registering means simply giving In your name and the association v ill he five hundred votes belter oft so- each name registered. Of course, if you ot I>r goods or groceries each label means so many hundred votes In their favor. This Is the time, probably the first time In the life of the Augusta Young Worn* These Last Few Days Affords You Unheard of Reductions in Ladies Mid-Summer Ready-to-Wear Garments This weather is mighty hot to be thinking of Fall Dresses, but it is not too hot to pick-up some of these rare bargains, which we are offering this week only. Broken Lots of Mid-Summer Dresses, Waists, Skirts, and Millinery. We are Practically Giving These Away in Order Lo Make Room for Fall Stock. DRESSES Tli is lot of Voile anti Crepe Dresses, including the latest styles and ef fects of the summer sea son, valued up to SIO.OO, going tomorrow $3.50 Another lot containing Rice Cloths, Ratines Voiles; values 01 "7C up to $6.50 at ... Oli# J One Entire Lot of Trimmed fe Millinery Valued up to $5.00, going this week for Cf _ only • A distinctive and attractive appearance guaranteed with each one of these Hats. GOLDEN BROS. Ladies' Outfitters The Store es Style and Quality at Popular Prices 1054 Broad St. an's Christian Association when you have been called on for help. Show that your sympathy is with them, and register Let each one who goes to register make a point of taking with them some friends, so the total regis tration will he doubled. Remember the change of day, THURSDAY, not Friday. -Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McNeil arrived this morning from their wedding trip and are at home to their friends at their residence on upper Ellis street. MARRIAGE OF MIBS FRIEDMAN AND MR. GOLUB THIS EVENING. An interesting event of this even ing will be the marriage of Miss Frieda Friedman and Mr. Benjamin Golub which will take place at seven o'clock this evening at K. of P. hull, the ceremony to be followed by a re ception at which n large number of friends will be entertained. -Miss Hilda Olive, of Savannah. Miss Louise Martin, of Columbia, and Mrs. T. B. Holley. Jr., of Belvedere, S. C., form an attractive trio who are guests of Miss Mabel Syms at her home In North Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Barnes, of Quincy, Fla., are the recipient, of many congratulations on the birth of a splendid baby boy that arrived last night at the home of Mrs. Glascock Barrett. —Mr. Lester Guy Ims gone to Flor ence, H. C„ where be has accepted a position with tho Western nlon Tele graph office of that place. -After a delightful visit of a month with Miss Mary Anderson at her country place “Marylin," Mrs William Sheppard has returned to Madison. HYlends of Mr Charles M. Scat tergood will regret to learn of his Ill ness with appendicitis at his home, 416 Elbert street. Ills physician Is trying to avoid surgical treatment. -—Mr. Thomas Atkinson has return ed from a pleasant visit, to Virginia points and left lids morning on a business trip to Atlanta. Miss Maud Wood and Miss Ger trude Bysran, of Abbeville, S. who are visiting Mlhh Dorothy Nelhllng and Mr. Tom, Nelhllng, were compli mented last eterdng with a. pond party at l/omhard's ami this afternoon with an automobile party. Other affairs are also planned In their honor. MEETING OF DIRECTORS OF WIDOW’S HOME. Tho meeting of the directors of the Wlwod's Home lias been changed from tomorrow morning to tomorrow after noon, at five o’clock at the Home. All directors are requested In at tendance. Mrs. James Acton and her pretty little daughter. Alma, have returned from a delightful visit with relatives at Madison. The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Stewards of St. Luke M. E. church, will tie held this even ing at the home of Mr. am! Mrs. Geo. H. Teuton. Mins Lillian llatrher, who Is at Wnynesvllle, N. Is expected to re turn homo Wednesday. —Mr. and Mrs. Walker Besson children have returned to the citj ter spending a month with Mr. Mrs. James Tobin In Grovetown. —Mr. C. A. Rowland of Athens ami.'.' Miss Katherine Rowland who sailed , several weeks ago for China and the mission fellds of the East have return ed to America and are In New York en route to Athens. —Misses Lucile and Frances Pot- * tinger returned home with Miss Lizett ! and Miss Augusta Von Sprecken, who have been visiting them in Savannah, and will be the guests of Augusta rel atives for some time. —Mrs. Phil Carroll is spending some time with Mrs. T. C. Crawford in Greensboro, Ga. —Mrs. Robert Parks and family re turned today from a visit of several weeks with relatives at Brunswick. —Miss Frances Stebbins has return ed home after a delightful visit with relatives at New Brunswick, N. J. • Mrs. Whatley Battey, Jr., has re turned from North Carolina. Mr. Joel Smith, who with his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Henderson, of Rock Hill, S. C., has been spending Iho past six weeks in New England Is expected home this week. —Mr. and Mrs. Nesblt Wingfield have returned from a delightful visit with Mr. and Mrs. Wingfield In North Carolina. —Miss Nell O’Connell has returned from North Carolina. —Mrs. T. J. Jowitt Is spending sesr» ernl weeks In North Carolina. —Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Gaud** Crisp will regret to learn that they will leave In a few days for Macon where they will make their home. —Mrs. Harriet Gould Jeffrlee, who hns been visiting Mrs. Ferdtnan Phinlzy In Athens will spend some time In the mountains of North Caro lina before returning to Augusta. —Mrs. Philip Levy and her attrac tive children are visiting Misses Blanche and Marguerite Levy. All You Can Ask For in Coffee Meets every requirement of Quality and Purity. GET IT Saal«4 Tlaa at Gracera. Cheek-Neal Coffee Co., ■aaalaa JackwavilU NaibrilU HOUSE DRESSES One lot of neat House Dresses, values up to $1.50, to be closed QQn out at mOw MIDDIES v SI.OO Middies going this :r k 50c One Broken Lot of Odd Size Silk Crepe Waists Made in the latest effects, including the most popular colors; values up to .$3.00; special while they last at $1.98 Nainsook and Crepe Gowns I )aintily trimmed wit h laces and baby ribbons; values to $1.23; special this week only, at ... 89tf SEVEN