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SATURDAY SEPTEMBERS Cotton Bringing Nearly 8 Cents Lb. FIRST FALL SATURDAY IN AUGUSTA HD AID OF OPTIMISM PREVAILS Hundreds of Wagons Brought Cotton to City---Some of it is Being Sold Gradually, Some Being Held For Higher Prices. Not to Rush Cotton on Market Today is a typical Saturday in Au gusta in the early fall. Every road leading to the city was traversed during the morning by large numbers of country wagons laden with cot ton. Several thousand bales of cotton will no doubt be received during the day by Augusta cotton men. Much of the cotton will be sold gradually, while the other of it will be held by the factors for the fanners until the price goes up. At 7 3-4 to 7 7-8 cents per pound 1 otton is sellir. Saturday and there is a very good demand, It is estimat *d that these prices are equivalent to BALEFROIVIEAGHGOIINTV IN 10TK DISTRICT FOR NEW PLANTERS Mr. W. J. Croke Will Pay Ten Cents Per Pound For Twelve Bales of Cotton---Gas Light Company Has Bought a Bale. T will pay 10 cents per pound on the basis of middling for cotton and accept one bale from each ». unty in tlie Tenth Congressional District, delivered to me by wagon. Must weigh between 400 and 5_5 pounds. Total number of bales to be bought, twelve. First come, first served. This offer good from Friday, Heptember 51. 1914, till 12 o’clock noon, Saturday, September 19, 1914. New Planters Ho tel, W. J. Croke, proprietor. The above advertisement appeared in The Herald yesterday afternoon and Mr. Crofcg will undoubtedly get the 12 bales of cqjfton. He will store the cotton in the New "Planters Hotel. Mr. Croke will take a bale of cotton at AUGUSTA BRANCH ARMOUR & CO. OOF BALE COTTON TOO 10 CENTS Instructions Issued to Every Branch House in the South. Rice & O’Connor and Other Merchants Buying Bales of Cotton The local representatives of Armour & Company have received instructions from the home office to "buy a bale of cotton.” A bale lias already been purchased and will be kept in the of fice of Armour & Company on Walker Btreet near the depot. On Friday Armour & Company wir ed the local manager as follows: Union Stockyards, 111., Sept. 11, 'l4. Armour & Company, Augusta, Ga. Pleased to advise that J. Ogden Ar mour has authorized you he instruct ed to join bale of cotton club and buy one bale cotton, basis ten cents good middling. Payment by voucher draft. Have this cotton stored in branch WATER METER SYSTEM MAY BE INSTALLED Throughout City it May Be Necessary to Put Meters to Hold Down Waste of Water The Finance and Waterworks com mittees of city council held a Joint meeting yesterday afternoon to con sider the petition of the Armour Fer tilizer Works for two water plugs near their plant. The petition was granted. Though these plugs were asked for as a fire protection, some time ago, the request could not be granted during the summer months owing to the severe strain tho water works were working under to supply the regular demand. Mr. William Martin, chairman of the waterworks cdMmittee, advocates the installation next January of a meter system throughout the city, thinking that this will be the only means of keeping the public down to a reasonable consumption of water. The water tax being paid by the year, so much an “opening" instead of so much a thousand feet of water, leads people to be extravagant of water to such an extent that the present sup ply is inadequate to satisfy the de mand. Mr. Martin thinks that this squandering of water is due more to thoughtlessness on the part of the citizens than to willful waste merely because they do not have to pay for it, and, he thinks, if once their atten tion is called to It, they will, by a lit tle individual care, do away with the necessity of installing a meter sys tem. The measure would be rather ignominious, ns if the citizens of the town were little children who could not be trusted to exercise their Judg ment, but must be forcibly restrained from doing themselves harm. REV. D. E. CAMAK WILL PREACH AT GRACE M. E. Next Sunday at 11:16 o’clock Rev. D. K. Camak, president of the Textile Industrial Institute of Kpartanburg, 8. C\, will preach at Grace Methodist Church, North Augusta. Dr. Camak represents a work that Is unique in the educational field. • His school combines work snd study in such a way that the poorest boys and girls In a cotton mill community may have great educational advant ages. We hope a large congregation will be present to hear I'resident Camak teil of his work a* educator in the cutio.i mill oommunity. 8 3-4 to 87-8 if the cotton should he held for several months for it is green and heavy now and within a few months would lose one cent per pound in weight. The change in the temperature has a great deal to do with changing the spirits of Augusta people. They be lieve that if one third of the crop is cold gradually, in such manner as not to force the price down, and the re maining two thirds Held, that the south will come out all right. There was a business bustle in the city Saturday that indicates the open ing up of fall business with the mer chants and there is considerable op timism all along the lirie. ten cents from each oi the following counties: Richmond, Columbia, McDuffie, Jefferson, Glascock, Wilkinson, Wash ington. Baldwin, Lincoln, Taliaferro, Hancock and Warren. Sir. Croke's determination to purchase a bale of middling cottoq at ten cents from each of the counties in the Tent It District shows a spirit of enterprise which deserves great praise. Tlie Uas Light Company lias purchased a hale of cotton and put it in their win dow and many other firms will do so wrtthin the next few days. It is believed that Augusta concerns can get each of their northern connections to buy a bale and this will help matters tremendously. warehouse in such a way as to give this movement all publicity possible. Similar instructions have been issued to every southern house, thus ex pressing Mr. J. Ogden Armour's faith in the south and its ability to meet and handle this Issue successfully. Acquaint local press of Mr. Armour's attitude. (Signed 1 EVERETT WILSON. Rice & O'Connor is an Augusta firm which has bought a bale of cot ton and it has been placed in front of their store on Broad street. There will be many other merchants to buy cotton, so it Is believed. Mr. S. J. Newcomb purchased a bale, a day or two ago and It is in the lobby of the Albion. DR. JONES TO PREACH ON “PRICE OF COTTON” Has Selected Most Popular Subject For His Sermon at First Baptist Sunday Morning “The Price of Cotton" has hern chosen by Dr. M. Ashby Jones as the subject of his sermon Sunday morn ing. It is believed that thlß right now is occupying the minds of the people more than anything else. Dr. Jones believes that If Christian ity is to be tlie religion of one’s daily life 1t must have a message for one’s daily experience. There will be no evening service at the First Baptist. HOTEL ARRIVALS Hofbrau Hotel. L. A. Word, Savannah; G. A. Word, Millen; L. A. Griffin, Charleston, 8. C.; H. Hewett, Columbia, 8. (J.; F. Jackson, Columbia; S. Straußburg, Chicago; W. B. Whaley, Charleston; T. B. Millen, Sumter; H. R. Smith and wife, Millen; J. H. Holmes and wife, Alabama; J. Bignon, Waynesboro. Albion Hotel. F. M. Gemmill, Atlanta; C. S. Parris, Atlanta: W W. Marston, Atlanta; K. V. Hunter, Maryland; J. A. Spier, New York; T. Banterbock, Halnhridgc; A. F. Buck, St. l.ouls; E. McKill, Mary land; T. A. Daffre, Virginia; S. C. Burchess, New York; A. D. Luce, Bos ton; Miss 8. M. Marmon, Tennessee. Genesta Hotel. A. A. Wren. Wrens; O. E. Heyser, city; W. T. Cummings, Hampton, S. C.; W. B. Crawford and wife, Lincoln ton; H. L. Sheller, South Carolina; J. L. Hlers, Hampton, S. C.; J. it. Bentley, New York; O. H. Roberts, Jr., New York; J. T. Carpenter, At lanta; J. C. Ware, Savannah; J. P. Elliott, Columbia. 8. C.; M. R. Wagner, Mountain City, Ga.; S. Warren, Ma con. Planters Hotel. A. Carter, Atlanta; W. M. Webster, Hwalnsboro, Go.; S Hhlnox, I/eesvlllc; H. O. Anderson, Anderson, S. C.; J. C. Lorn, Scott, Ga.; H. V. Anderson. Chicago; (j. L. Lawrence, Ohio; M. P. Richards, Kdgefleld. FLORIDA EXCURSION GEORGIA & FLORIDA RY. SEPTEMBER 15tH. Phone 109 for further information HOW MANY OFTHESE 4B WORDS DOM KOIIU SPELL? Spelling Bee For Teachers Only at Tubman---Miss Mary Lou Barwick Only Teacher Who Spelled Every Word of the 48. Ask Your Teacher the Word He Failed to Spell. The Richmond county teachers' in stitute closed on Friday. It was a splendid success and was largely at tended. A great amount of practical benefit is believed to have been ob tained through the daily lectures at the Tubman. The lectures of Miss Parish were enjoyed particularly. All of the rural schools will open on the first of October and tbe regular monthly meeting of the Rural Teach ers' Association will be held op the second Saturday In October. Miss Mary Lou Barwick, for the sec ond consecutive year, won the spelling bee. She spelled 48 words success fully, while every one of the other participating teachers missed one or more word a. Miss Barwick won a two volume encyclopedia given as the prise for the teacher winning the contest. The following is a list of the words; isthmus piteous paralysis loquacious bilious vermlliop. catarrh halibut routine typhus raspberry, pheasant sapphire strychnine SCHOOL BOARD WILL FIX TAX RATE NEXT SATURDAY Meeting Called For This Morning Adjourned Because of Lack of a Quorum. A meeting of the Board of Educa tion was called for 10 o'clock Satur day morning at the Tubman High school. On account of no quorum, due to the fact that some of the rural members failed to get notices Kent out by the secretary, the meeting was adjourned till next Saturday at the same hour. The meeting was called to fix the school tax rate for Richmond county, which is done annually. T. P. A.’S TO JOIN IN THE “BUY A BALE’’ MOVEMENT Meeting of Post E Called For 8 P. M. Saturday in Parlors of Albion Hotel ■ ....... A called meeting of Post E, Travel ers Protective Association, will be held at 8 o'clock Saturday evening in the parlors of the Albion Hotel, for the purpose of considering the advisabil ity of joining the "Buy a Bale" move ment, which has spread over the en tire country in the last few days like wildfire. It is predicted that the post as a whole and collectively will heartily endorse the movement, which it Is be lieved will remedy to a large extent the present financial depression caused from the effects of the European war They will do more than endorse the “Buy a Bale” plan; they will actively take a hand in it, it is said. CITY BRIEFS St. Angela’s Academy— The St An gela’s Academy, Aiken, S. C., will re sume Us studies Monday. September 14th, 1914. The educational advantages of this Institution are so well known that tin- Sisters of Mercy are looking forward to a prosperous year. Auyustans to State Shoot The state shoot of the National Guard of Georgia will he held at Maeon, beginning Sep tember 16th. I.leutenant G. K. Fletch er and Sergeant i 4. W. Gossett are the only two men eligible to attend from Augusta. Captain Thad Jowltt has been appointed umpire for the shoot. Brotherhood Bible Cia»»—The Brother hood Bible Class of the Woodlawn Methodist church, will be addressed Sunday morning at 10 o’clock by Mr. T. M. Kelly. The elaas cordially Invites all men of the city to be present und hear Mr. Kelly. DEATHS DIXON JUANITA, the Infant daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. I-awrence Dixon, died yesterday alternoon three o'clock, at the residence, 1251 Walker street. Tho funeral services were conducted from the residence thlH afternoon at thyee o'clock, the Rev, C. M. Verdel of ficiating. and the Interment fol lowed in the West View ceme tery. MR. T. M. KELLY TO ADDRESS BIBLE CLASS Mr. T. M. Kelly will address the Brotherhood Bible class of the Wood lawn Methodist church tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock. This Is now one of the largest Baraca Hesses In the city, having an average attendance of about 50. The officers and nan of this class give all men of (he city a cordial In vitation to meet with them Sunday morning and hear the address of Brother Kelly. IGNORED ATTEMPT. Bordeaux, 1:35 p. m.—Advices from an authoritative source In Antwerp say Field Marshal von Der Goltz, German military governor of the oc cupied portion of Belgium, attempted yesterday to open negotiations at Ant werp To this end he made use of a member of the Belgian cabinet who had remained at Brussels. No Im portance is attached to this effort and the Belgian government Ignored it. CHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. cinnamon crochet piecemeal vicious syntax criticise fuchsia tapioca dahlia burlesque wainscot caoutchouc luscious kangaroo retrieve orchestra receive vexatious hyacinth pneumonia macaroni chrysalis cochineal aphorism souchong mystery bagatelle aerial embarrass oxygen lachrymose amphibious saccharine hemorrhage Tlie school children of Richmond county will doubtless read with pleas ure about the teachers’ spelling bee. How many times, kid, has the teach er hud you backed up against the wall with spelling book in her hand and seen you go down on a hard word? The teacher then had the ad vantage. But, lo and behold, the teachers have had a spelling bee and missed some words themselves. Ask your teacher lo tell you tlie word he failed to spell. Theatricaj Noles ol Interest | j "A DELE.” “Adele,” the new operetta, which Mr. Jos. P. Biclcerton, Jr., managing director of the New Eru Produclnd Company, Inc., will bring for a return engagement to the Orand next Fri day evening has been described as the biggest musical success of the past decade. As “Adele” enjoyed a run of a solid year in New York and liuh ulread.v received the stamp of lo cal approval, theatregoers can hear out the truth of this claim. Mr. Biekorton has planned to bring the original company which was so well received last season. Among whom many will remember their par ticular stage favorites. In the cast are Carolyn Thomson, who will he seen as Adele; John Park as the Baron; Mae Phelps as Myrlanne; .Stephen \V. Stott as Robert; Felix Haney as Parmaceau; Little Vincent as Babiole; Jules Jules Epallly as I* riebur, and Ralph Nairn as Jacques. Others' in the east are Lawrence C. Knapp, Louise Burpee, Dorothy Betts, Jean Mann, George 1., Wilson, Malic Silver, W. J. Reynolds, Sydney Davis, Bee Hughes, Edna Orth, Will Collins, Lena Vogt and Marie Barrett. Seat sale opens next Wednesday, 10 a. in. CABLED AMERICAN SLANG; ARRESTED New York.—The Italian steamship Ancona arrived here today from Na plc.s with 486 passengers of whom 134 were Americans. Among them was Carl Becker, an American, who said he was arrested in Germany ns a spy after the authorities Intercepted a cable message he hart received writ ten In American slang. Some of the papers coming from Syria said the attitude of the Tuks was alarming. General Roger IC. Prime, who was In Syria on a visit In his daughter went to Beirut to take passage and was obliged to wait 18 days for a steamer to Constantinople. GEORGIA PERPLEXED OVER NEW GARNISHMENT LAW Atlanta. Conciderable perplexity has been caused In Georgia by the new garnishment law passed at tho hist session of the state legislature. The law subjects to punishment for debt 60 per cent of the salurles and wages In excess of 11.25 a day. The question which Is bothering the lawyers Is whether the law applies to debts Incurred before the passage of the law. Several suits have been filed In va rious towns to collect debt slncurred before the law was passed and were resisted on the ground that the law could not apply under the circum stances. Attorney General Warren Grice was asked for an official opin ion on the point Involved. He told a delegation from the Savannah trades assembly that the law did not require him to construe laws for private citi zens but for the governor and other slate officials only. He said the courts were the proper authorities to con strue laws. CAN T PROSECUTE INNES IN STATE OF TEXAS Atlanta.—That Victor Lines cannot be prosecuted In Texas for misuse of the malls was the statement made by the United States attorney In Han An tonio yesterduy, according to dispatch es. He holds that If innes violated the federal laws on this point the of fense was committed In California or Oregon and he must be tried there. It Is considered probable that Innes will be returned to Portland and may be tried there, hut day by day It ap pears less likely that the murder or abduction of the missing Nelms sis tirs can he fastened upon him. The prosecution bus absolutely failed to estahlleh the fact that the girls are dead. CAN’T BE MORE. Anybody In this world, pretensions to the contrary, Is either a human or less. m LETTER ON BELGIAN ATROCITIES German Ambassador Makes Public Allegations of Fright ful Cruelties Inflicted on Wounded New York—Count von Bornztorff Grt-- man ambassador to the United states, made public today this extract from a letter written to him by Prince Henry of Rouse under date of August Kith: “I hope we have already protested to the government nt Brussels against the Rightful HtvoiitioN which were commit ted and are still being committed dally b\ the lower class of the Belgian popula tion against our brave Holdlors, ospeclnl- R against wounded ones. It seems that the Belgian government is cither help less or rise does net know the least about these things which are worse than tile cruelties committed during the Balk an war. ''Reports are coming in dally about guaVds being treacherously killed by peasants, etr., and tlie fearful cruelty committed even by women to our wounded soldiers. It also seems that in Belgium the minor Catholic clergy is carrying on an incessant agitation. Crimes Aagalnat Humanity. “Tlie Belgian government apparently has no idea about all these tilings ami it surely docs not meet with her Intentions • hut the Belgian people commit the lowest crimes against humanity. The cruelties in question are: the gouging nut of eyes of the wounded soldiers; cul ling out or tongues; cutting off of limbs; murdering of the wounded who ur« lying on stretchers ready to be taken to hos pitals; treacherous assaults by peasants, ate. I’riestN who received our troops in a friendly manner during the day were at night time detected with revolvers In their hands participating actively in tlie outrages," BRYAN SPEAKS FOR PBES'T ON “THE FLAG” Secretary of State Delivers Address at the Star Spangled Banner Celebration. Declares Europe’s War the Death Throes of Militarism Baltimore.—('oming ns the personal representative of President Wilson, Secretary Bryan spoke here today al the Star Spangled Banner celebration. 141 s subject was "the flag." While Americans never had hesitated, he said, to die If necessary for the au thority for which the flag stood, “the war era has ended in the United States anil Is drawing towards Us close in foreign lands. "The convulsions through which Kurope Is now passing.” he declared, "are but the. death throes of mllltlu rism." Its Real Splendor. “Our starry banner,” said Secretary Bryan, "beautiful as It Is to the eye, derives Its real splendor from the fact that it floats o’er the land of Ihe free and the tiome of the brave.' The words describe a political state und the virtues of a people. "Accompanying the development of freedom Inis come a change in the type of courage which man has man ifested. There has been a constant growth in the spirit of brotherhood, it is In tills period dial our people have lived. During years the nag has been gallantly streaming, some times In ‘the rockets red glare,' and son has Imitated sire in willingness to maintain, with his life If necessary, the authority for which It stands. On New Age. “Wo are entering upon a new age, in which freedom will be given new Interpretations and bravery find new forms of expression. The freedom of the future will bring the substantial satisfaction that conics from volun tary nets of helfulness tho Joy that In to be found in the willing bearing of tb# lolnt burdens. "It is now three thousand years We wish to notify all of our customers that intend mov ing on October Ist, to kindly place their order in advance of that date or as early as possible, for changing meters and necessary Gas connections at their new locations. If this is done it will greatly assist us in our efforts to give you prompt service, and avoid annoyance and delay. All orders will be executed in their respective order taken. Do not delay until the last minute in placing your order. I Respectfully, THE GAS LIGHT COMPANY OF AUGUSTA since Solomon declared that “he that Is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city,’ and yet the world is just now coming to un derstand this truth. Day Is Dawning. “In the day that is dawning the bravery of self restraint will take the place of that bravery which tramples upon the rights of others—man will dare to forgive and leave vengeance to the Lord," THEM! OF TURKISH ACT EXPLAINED Explanation to Secretary Bry an of Abrogation of All Treaties Restricting- Sov ereignty of Porte Washington, D. C.—The Turkish nm hassador, A. Rustem Bey, lias explained in detail to Secretary Bryan the mean inK' Turkey's abrogation of all oon ventionH and capitulations restricting llw sovereignty of the Porte. The ambassador made It clear that American missions ami schools would continue to be protected l.y Ottoman l«w, although American citluma would lose 1 licit* extra territorial rights in civil and judicials. Officials here believe the result of Turkey’s cluing'' will bo ns follows: Americans and other foreigners who have lmd the right of trial in civil and criminal cases by their own diplomatic and eonaulut courts now will bo subject entirely to Ottoman law Turkey will he able to increase or re duce her customs duties without the consent of the powers. Can Not Be Taxed. Americans ami other foreigners who hitherto have been exempt from profes sional taxation cannot be taxed. The religious freedom of Christiana will not he Interfered with except that the tax which Mohammedan rule im poses on all who are not of that faith, may now have to he paid by Christians if the Turkish government so desires. Al though the status of American missions and schools are not changed, there was much discussion here as to the possible effect on the missionaries who had come to look on extra territorial rights as their chief fortification against religious oppression. Security In Jeopardy. Officials would not say just how far their security might be in jeopardy, es pecially In view of a possible outbreak of hostilities. Many Americans, especially the Jews in Palestine who have inherited rights of American citizenship by living In ex tra territorial communities, will not be able to bestow the rights of American • itUeuMhtp to their children born In those communities. Tlie action of Turkey will not affect Hgypt as that country since 187:1 lias en joyed the right to make separate com mercial treaties v.lth foreign govern* ments. Americans Will Be Safe. New York. —Turkey’s abrogation of tint agreements given spts'Ud privileges to the powers thut Americans will feel us safe In the Ottoman empire ns here tofore, If not safer, aooordlng to it stata mont lasi night by Munlf Hey, Turkish consul-general al New York. "This Is a esse of Turkey taking over her own country, he said. “And with Turkey In charge of her own country, the result will tie that Americans nod other foVelgners will be absolutely safe." “NOT ALTOGETHER DARK.’’ Vera Cruz.—Paul Fuller, personal representative of President Wilson, here today en route from Mexico City to Washington, spoke of Ids recent mission to tho Mextcun capital with much reserve. He said he had been accorded every courtesy by General Carranza but he evaded questions re garding what lie find accomplished. Mr. Fuller said he had compiled with his Instructions to present his message, adding: “I got nil I expected.” Me characterized tho situation “as not altogether dark." Relieves CATARRH of* Hr [ ''capsules p NOTICE BOYS’ SCHOOL SUITS -at- One-Third Off Made by the Best Tailors. Stylish, Serviceable, Satisfactory. MSCREARYS 25 Years Experience IN SEEDS Our Grains Fulghum Oats, Appiers, “100 Bus.” etc., are machined cleaned (no weeds or runty or light seed). Worth double fanners’ oats. Keystone Pea Harvester Does work of 20 men. Get fall catalogue. Get Weekly Bulletin. N. L Willet Snd Cl. AUGUSTA. Malaria or Chills & Fever Prescription No. 6(ti is prepared especially for MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER. Five or six dotes will break any case, aad if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not return. It acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not (ripe or sicken. 2Se V 11TB STRUT * QBIVCRSITY PIMI ®i« ■took Weal of Broadway NEW YORK CITY 800 Rooms (200 vitk Ratio BATES 91.00 PER DAY UP , ssarsies* o*- 0 *- the ! BLADDER; (and all < Discharges in ! 24HOUR8! lacli ogptuU iMtra U»« < ■«“ 0 /’ i hrwtirt nf (MIDYJ 1 tounltr/nlt. \ ‘ 5.14 », >ll Aruial.i. 1 BAAAAAASAAAr “Home of Good Clothes” FIVE