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TWO GEORGIA GOVERNOR HEADS OPPOSITION State’s Executive Against State Action in Relief for Cotton Producers. Declares He Will Not Call Georgia Legisla ture Together. ' ~ minimum Washington.—Governors anil con gressional delegation* of Southern ntutcN continued their conferences here today to devise relief for cotton producers from war conditions. There was no Indication of an agree ment having been reached over the main .proposal whether the federal or state government* should assume the burden of curtailing next year's pro duction. Several Proposal*. Several proposals were before the committee One would levy a pro hibitive tax of 10 cents a pound on the 1915 yield In excess of 50 per cent of the 1914 production. Another would fix a tax of J2O on every acre planted to cotton In 1916 In excess of 50 per cent of the 1914 acreage. An all day and a night conference had failed to bring the congressional delegation and governors Into har mony over the question of whether the proposed tax should be levied by the federal or slate governments. The governors maintained the stales were without constitutional authority and that only congress could enact such legislation. Led By Slaton. Opposition to state action was led by Governor Hinton, of Georgia, who declared that no matter what the out come of the conference might be, he would not call the legislature of his stale together. Congressman held that it would be difficult to" enact legisla tion for the benefit of the cotton states, representing about one-third of the population of the country. At New Orleans. New Orleana.—Representatives of the cotton growing states of the South met lure today to consider the eco nomic situation resulting from the practical closing of the European mar ket for cotton as a consequence of the c< ntlnental war. It was Indicated In the prellm'nary discussions of the delegates 'hat the belief was general that the acreage liar.ted In cotton next year should he rharply reduced. The d"legntes from Mlt-slssippl proposed that there tie a complete cessation of cotton planting Tsday's convention resulted fiom plant lormulated at a cotton confer ence here In Auguat. Delegatee fiom several states to the meeting were se lected at state cotton conventions held recently. GLYNN WINS BUT OTHER BEES CLOSE Suiter Only 1,169 Behind Davenport at Noon in Be lated Returns of Primary in New York. New V»rk,- •Return* which came In slow!,' tod»y from the general pri maries showed that James W. Wad** worth, .’r., was lending William M t'alder for the republican senatorial nomination hy 26,050 In 1,371 district* outside of New York city. On earlier return*, most of which were from New York city, t 'aider had shown a lead, but Wadsworth was gaining rap idly. His campalan manager claimed a majority of 36.000. Related return* from 1.067 election districts outside of New York city In creased Frederick M. Davenport'* lead over William Suiter fur the pro gressive nomination for governor At noon Daveniiort was leading Suiter by 1.16 k Governor (Jlynn defeated John A. Hennessey for the democratic guber natorial nomination with ease. District Attorney Whitman had a run away race uguiiuit Harvey D. lllnman and Job Hedges for the re publican gubernatorial honors. Am bassador James W. Gerard had an easy victory over Franklin D. Roosevelt and James 8. McDonough, for the democratic senatorial nomination. RESIGNATION ACCEPTED. Washington.—President Wilson has celled and accepted the realgnstton of Dr. lx<uls Livingstone Slew man. ns u first lieutenant of the army medical reserve corps on the Inactive list. The resignation was written before He- - retsry Garrison called upon Dr. Sea man for an explanation of his alleged criticisms of the conduct of the Ger man campaign In Helgtum RELIEVE YOUR ASTHMA IN FIFTEEN MINUTES If Aithomdor doti i Initmt'y rt* !tfv* tht v# >* worn Attacks of Asthma. Bronchial Asthma and th# Aathnmtie symptoms accompanying liny Fever your ntunry will Ik* returned. Is ths terms upon which T O Howard’*, Store No. 1. Cor. IWoad and Jackson Sts.. Store No, r, 710 ltroid St . announce they are sell* In* hr. Kudolph Schtffmsnn a Astluna dor and Aathmadnr Cigarettea. No mat ter bow Inveterate or obatlnate your case, or now often or violent the at tacks. Asthmador will Instantly relieve you. usually to ton seconds but always within fifteen minutes These Druggists have been authorised by the Doctor to sell every package of his Asthmador on a guarantee to return the money In every single case where It does not give Instantaneous relief or le net found the very best remedy ever need. You will be the sole Judge your self and tinder this positive guarantee by T. Q. Howard absolutely no risk le run In buying this remedy. rertona living elsewhere will b# sup plied und«r the same g antes by their local druggist or direct by Dr. H Schiff teann. St Paul. Minn. I. r. SUBWAYS BELCH SMOKE Thousands Crowd on Plat forms, Walk Near Deadly Third Rail, After Worst Acci dent Yet Recorded. N#w York.— Twenty-on a permon* hurt —two probably fatal—in a of accidents on nul>way'nur f.ire and elevated cam hr re today Traffic wa« Mocked and many of the wounded wire, went to hospitals. r * New York.—The traffic congestion that followed the train collision In the subway at ltftnd Street and Lex ington Avenue was the worst in the history of the city. At several sta tions more than 5.000 persons crowd ed on the platforms and those nearest the rails were forced entirely off and In some cases walked along the tracks between stations In perilous proximity to the deftdl" third rail. Surface cars were crowded till passengers sat in the windows. Milk wagons, trucks and delivery carts of all descriptions were hired by the thousands waiting to get downtown. A stubborn fire biased up when the trains crashed. For ten blocks along Lenox Avenue every manhole belched black smoke. The underground fire raged fiercely for more than two hours. Four per sons were hurt In that crash. RIVER TRAFFIC IS PICKING UP CONSIDERABLY Believe Increase Due to Publi city Given Barge Line. Au gusta Making Regular Week ly Trips to Savannah With Full Cargo. Tin' Merchants & Farmers Naviga tion Company, which operates the "Augusta" between here and Savan nah, and which is the only river line between Augusta and Havannnh at present. Ih benefiting materially from the publicity that has recently been given the barge line, titled The Au gust a-Ha vmnnah Navigation Company. It was stated Tuesday morning at the offices of the Merchants ti Farm ers Navigation Company that tha steamer "Augusta" Is making one trip a week regularly between here and Ha van null with always a full cargo of local as well as through freight. A great deal of the local freight, how ever, Is handled by another smaller line operating the "Chappell," a light er bout. Better Bueineee. The statement was also made that business on the river lines hail picked up materially In the past few weeks and It Ims been caused, no doubt, from the publicity given the barge line, which will he ready for business as soon as the two large steel barges are reassembled at Savannah. As soon us the work Is done they will he officially tested by the government and put Into operation. General Manager It. E. Anderson states tlmt he believes that this com pany will do all the business It can attend to. Just how long It will be before the business will warrant the purchase of another boat cannot be told, but a* soon as such Is the case the facilities will he provided. Glad of Increase. Mr. Anderson Is glad, he says, that what publicity that hue been given the barge line Is helping stimulate traffic on the river. He states that ho Is anxious to see it grow and help the other fellow along. As soon us the Auguatn-Bnvannah Navigation Company begins to ope rate it la very probable that here will be another noticeable Increase In busi ness on the river. Business recently has been hamper ed somewhat on account of low river stages, due principally to lack of rain. There Is a little more water In the ehannel now and the boats can escape the sand bars which have been an an nnyurt and a delay to traffic In time If low water. ROTARY CLUB MEETS HMI WEDNESDAY Will be First Regular Weekly Meeting. Lunch Will be Bervcd in Main Dining Room. a The first regular weekly inerting of tli» Rotary Club of Augusta will be bold in the main dining room of thr Albion Ilotrl at S:SO o'clock Wednes day afternoon. Invitations have boon sent to all of the members. A rous tm, good meeting la anticipated. The principal address »ill be made by Mr. Frank Harmt. and aa the rules of the Club require the speak er will distribute appropriate sou venirs. President Ja*. M Hull will preside constitution and by-laws will be sub mitted for adoption and several standing committees will be named. German Infantry Being Counted For Missing After Battle HAVOC WROUGHT IN COMPANY This photograph shows a company of German infantry lined up after a battle that the officers may count the missing. Most of these infantry companies contain 250 men, so that the havoc wrought to this company in the battle It had Just left is shown in the picture. There are not near that many men remaining. It was the German method to send against the French mighty hordes. As fast as their troops were mowed down others took their places. In some cases, the British found, three different times fresh troops were sent in to be tahot down. OPINIONS DIFFER ON PLANS FOR COTTON RELIEF Southern Governors and Con gressmen Resume Confer ence. Unanimous Over Cut ting of Acreage in Half. Probable Recommendation of Government Loan. Washington. Hopeful that the day's discussion would result in the adoption of a resolution that would form the basis of definite plans for tha relief of cotton producers, South ern governors and congressmen re sumed their conference here today. Many members declared differences of opinion over what part the federal government should take in the pro posed relief measures hud been so thoroughly discussed that an agree ment was in sight. They believed that It would be decided that curtailment of the 1915 cotton crop by prohibitive taxation on acreage in excess of 50 per cent of this yeaFs planting would be left to the states, while the resolu tion would give assurance that the Houthern congressmen would attempt legislation for the immediate finan cial relief of planters. Constitutional Powers. Differences of opinion still existed. It was said, as to the constitutional powers to levy such taxes but it was said the majority of the conferees now ( Inclined toward the view that It was within the police powers of each state. Governor Hall, of Louisiana, who formerly was on the Louisiana su preme bench, disagreed as did several other governors. Tha greater part of the conference debate is said to have been upon legal, not economic ques tions Involved. Cut in Half. The conference apparently is unan imous In the opinion that acreage should he cut In half next year, though no expression of opinion as to how It shall he accepted has yet been taken by vote. It ts possible the conference will not recommend any specific tax, leaving details of restriction meas ures to he worked out by the several state legislatures. Government uld probably will he recommended In the form of a loan to growers at reasonable rates on cot ton remaining on their hands from the 1914 crop. Nearly 4,000.000 hales Is the expert estimate of the surplus. Only 2,000,000 Bales. Men who urge a government loan say that while protection for the full amount will he asked, only 2.000.000 | hales will have. In fact, to be flnanc- I ed. Failure of the government to act. they declared, however, would throw on the market the whole moss. Details of the federal aid plan were not fully discussed yesterday, al though several bills now pending, In cluding the Henry bill, were mention ed. Several speakers were emphatic, however, tn declaring that the cotton must he carried long enough to Insure a stable market. WON'T SPEAK IN N. Y. Washington,—While President Wil son will take no active part In the New York political campaign, offl | dais close to the White House said today that he would give every means i of support, short of speaking, to Qov ' ernor Glynn and the other democrats i nominated In yesterday's primaries. It | was said at the White House that the | president had taken no part In the ! primary fight. How To Eradicate All Superfluous Hair Advice by a Skin Specialist The beet meant I have ever found for removing sp signs of disfiguring growths of hair on the faee, neck. arms, or hands is a newr preparation called Mrs. Os good's Wonder. I have recommended it In thousands of eases and 1 know per sonal!' of Its ability to banish every hair foreviS' It cannot Injure tire akin or complexion and is quit* Inexpensive You can get Mrs, Osgood's Wonder from T Cl. How aril's I Tug Stores, or any up-to-daie druagtst Signed Monev- Itack Guarantee with every package Du not apply this treatment except where total destruction of hair is desired. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. Return Bad Weather May Force Germans Out By Aisne Floods Paris, 6:20 a. m.—Comparative calm on the battle Jines yesterday after Sunday's storm of shot and shell was surprising. It was supposed that the extreme violence of the German at tack meant a determination to finish the campaign on the Aisne by break ing the allies’ lines at all costs and the pressure, it was expected, would continue, especially on the allies’ left, where the Germans had brought up reinforcements. Four Hours Not EnoughT The center, however, was the only point seriously attacked, probably on the supposition that the line has been weakened to reinforce the left. One theory is that the armistice of four hours granted by the French for Big Plans For Early Antwerp German Siege Moment for Action Depends on Outcome in Northern France. If Victory, Attack at Once. If Defeat Troops Used to Re sist Belgian Attempt to Cut Route of Retreat. Rotardam, (via London, 10:50 a. m.) —Activity along the Belgian frontier indicates the Germans are planning for an early siege of Antwerp. More than 25,000 German naval reserves have been brought from Kiel and Hamburg to Brussels and are held In readiness to serve on the improvised German fleet should Antwerp and Os tend he taken. Britons Watchful. a direct result of this move the British authorities along the Scheldt have Increased their watchfulness for during a siege of Antwerp England might like to send reinforcements through tlie Dutch Scheldt which would be a breach of neutrality, while on the other hand a German victory would bring danger of an attempt on the part of Germany to use the mouth of the Scheldt as a base from which to attack the British naval forces in the North Sea. Communication with Antwerp has been almost suspended. Depends on Outcome. The moment for the actual siege of Antwerp, according to the best In formed circles here, will depend upon the outcome of the battle in Northern France. Should Germany win in this battle the attack upon Antwerp will he pushed at once, while tn case of a German defeat that troops now build ing the line of the Scheldt will he used to resist any Belgian attempt to Thrilling Experiences oi Mr. C. H. Schneider in Getting Back to the United States From Austria Did Not Have Passports and Had a Great Deal of Trouble. Finally He Secured Emergency Passport and Returned. Mr C H. Schneider arrived In Augus ta Monday from Austria, where lie has been since the first of July, revisiting his old home, Dlokobyoa. Mr. Schneider sailed tor Burape on the Olymplo the ltlh of June, and arrived on y a few days before war was declared. Dlohobyos being In (.labels, almost on the Russian border. Mr Schneider was In the very hot-bed of the fighting, and for weeks was not out of hearing of cannon. His experiences were verted and try ing Owing to an unfortunate combi nation of circumstances he was without passports to {grove that he was nn Am erican citizen, and he only narrowly es caped being conscripted for the army. It happened In this way: when he arrived In New York he gave Ills trunk checks to tlie New- York Transfer Company with Instructions to deliver them to the Olympic at the White Star piers He had put his passports In hts trunk, thinking it would be the safest place for them The trunks were never put atsianl the Olympic, and Mr Schneider alleges that the Transfer Company did not deliver them vat the pier until four days after the steamer had sailed. IV ithout pap.es to establish hia Am burying the dead was not sufficient and that the invaders needed the en tire day to remove bodies encumber ing the trenches and another is that further shifting of troops is in prog ress preparatory to a violent shock elsewhere, all efforts against the left having failed. Losing Valuable Time. In any case the opinion is prevalent here that the Germans are losing val uable time and that a return of the bad weather will perhaps find them still buried in the chalky clay of the Aisne district and that they will again be forced to uncover themselves by invading floods. Military operations in the extreme cut the route of the retreating Ger mans. It is impossible to get correct fig ures regarding the strength of the German troops but according to the best information to be had from Brus sels enough German troop trains have passed through that city since last Monday to bring the number up to 150,000 men. The fortifications of Antwerp are reckoned among the strongest in the world. In 1860, twenty-eight years after the taking of the city by English and French troops, the noted Belgian builder, supervised the re-fortification of the city and since 1877 it has had a line of forts well out from the inner defenses. In 1907 the government de cided to do away with the inner line of walls and replace them with an in ner line of forts on the right bank of the Scheldt. Greatest Importance. The greatest importance is attached to the outer works. They consist in part of new fortifications, in part of old forts rebuilt. The work was be gun in 1903. It is probable that this ideal was realized and that the forti fication system is now practically complete. The outer chain of forts lies from ten to eleven miles outside the city and has a front of about eighty miles. erican nationality. Mr. Schneider found htmae'f In his native land at the out break of hostilities, and therefore subject to serve in the army. It was only through the greatest luck and by the exercise of some very sound Judgment that he escaped. As soon as war was declared by Aus tria on Servla, MV. Schneider began to make efforts to secure papers which would carry him safe to Vienna, where he could get In touch with the Ameri can ambass'idor Having never done his military service, he was, in the eves of the Austrian government, a "desert iV.” and It was thus Impossible to seek aid from official circles In getting to Vienna. The city of Dlohobyos was thrown Into the utmost confusion, only women, old men and children being left, and the whole population threatened with starvation. He was unable to com municate with the embassy Finaly the distraction and worry of being sepa rated from his family and business In Augusta undermined Mr. Schneiders health, and he fell seriously* 11. How He Qot to Vienna. The doctors declared that the one chance to save hts life was to get him oast In the Vosges and in Alsace have been hindered by bad weather as there is snow on the heights and floods in the valley. The Rhine is swollen while the Doller 111 and Thur rivers have overflowed. Under Water. The plain between Muelhausen and the mountains is under water to a great extent and it is impossible to move heavy artillery which gives an advantage to the allies, who have comparatively light guns. Both sides, however, are handicap ped and if the bad weather continues it will result in prolonging the cam paign on this side of the Vosges and the Ardennes region. The French are preparing winter underclothing for their soldiers. into a hospital in Vienna, and accord ingly they gave him certificates with which he secured identification papers. The mayor of Diohobyoz, who was a boyhood friend of Mr. Schneider’s, took one of Mr. Schneider’s photographs on the back of which he wrote a permit to take him through as an invalid. But then Mr. Schneidrt* was confronted with the fact that no trains were running. It was impossible to travel, as all the rail roads had been taken over for thp use of the army. Eventually, however, he contrived, by giving heavy bribes to cer tain persons in authority, to tVavel to Vienna on one of the armcred trains. On the way Mr. Schneider says they pass ed through the camps of the main Aus trian armies, some eighty miles of tents, men, guns, horses, stretching out on all sides as far as the eye could reach. Finally in Vienna, the ambassador furnished MV. Schneider with an emerg ency passport which took him safe to London, by way of Berlin and the Hague. He shipped back to New York on the Celtic, where he arrived September 11th. CULPEPPER HEARING AT 10 O’CLOCK WEDNESDAY Former Militiaman Charged With Stealing Rifle From the Augusta Armory. Ti. A. Culpeper, a former member of the company of militia commanded by Captain Thad C. Jowett, will be given a preliminary hearing at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning before U. S. Commissioner C. J. Skinner, Jr., on the charge of stealing from the armory one of the company’s rifles. Thi charges against Culpepper, it is understood, were preferred by his captain upon orders from the adjutant general of the state. 12-ACRES CABBAGE SEED SOWN NEAR TIFTON, GA. Tifton, Ga.—Paul D. Fulwood lias sown twelve acres in cabbage seed on his truck farm southeast of the city. He expects the twelce acres to yield him about ten million plants. The plants on three acres are al ready up and will be ready ot ship In a few weeks. The plant industry, while a com paratively new one for this section, has so far proven the most profitable branch of truck growing. The season for cabbage plants embraces both fall and winter, while the season for po tato plants comes on late in the spring. Tifton growers ship to near ly all points in the Southern states and the plants bring a lot of money to this section. TAKE ACTION TO STOP PAY; TEN DISPENSARY CONSTABLES Orangeburg, S. C<—Following up the suggestion made a few days back, it is understood that plans are now on foot to issue a rule to show cause against the Orangeburg County Dispensary Board, why the salary of several dis pensary constables now assigned to duty in this county should not be held up. It is pointed out that through this method the matter will be taken into the courts to decide whether or not the hoard is required to pay for the services of men who are said not to be needed in this county. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29. SOCIETY MARRIAGE OF MISS HUGHES AND MR. LEO HEFFERNAN. The marriage of Miss Mary Ellen Hughes and Mr. Leo B. Heffernan was impressively solemnized this morning in the presence of a number of friends at ten minutes to seven at the Sacred Heart Church, and was witnessed by a number of close friends. Miss Alice Doyle presided at the or gan and the ceremony was performed by Father Lonergan. The bride and groom entered to gether and were preceded by the maid of honor and best man, who also en tered together. The stately beauty of the fair young bride was most pro nounced in her wedding dress, a tail ored suit of amethyst broadcloth, made in one of the late Redingote styles and worn with a small hat of amethyst velvet with an up-standing feather. Her flowers were a graceful shower of bride roses. Miss Heffernan wore a late model tailored gown of blue and a picture ,hat of black velvet with gold trim mings. Her flowers were a corsage bouquet of Killarney roses. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Heffernan left for Atlanta and Marietta, where they will spend some time with friends and relatives. On their return to Augusta they will be at home to their friends at their apartment, on the twelve hundred block of Greene street. The popularity of the young couple, and the love in which they are held by their friends was charmingly at tested by the many handsome gifts sent them despite the falct that no cards had been sent out. -—Miss Lillie Browne, who has been visiting Mrs. Talmadge Edwards, in North Augusta, is now Visiting Mrs. Chandler in Swainsboro before re turning to her home in Birmingham. —Mrs. Jordan Sandford has as her guest Mrs. Alfred Richardson, of Co lumbia. —Mrs. Theodore D. Caswell and Mrs. John Wallace are expected home Friday. A SPLENDID HOUSE. The house for “The Sea Wolf last evening was a record-breaker and Mr. Tant has every reason to congratulate himself on the action he has taken In regard to reserving the seats. The house last evening was a capacity one, one that the play well deserved. Owing to the appearance of “Today” Thursday, natinee and evening, the next Paramount Play will be Friday, matinee and evening, when “The Man on the Box” will be the attraction. Fancy vests, full line at Mertins. TWO NEOROES HELD AS CAR BREAKERS; IN JAIL Tom Tolbert and Jordan Bris coe to be Transferred 40 Greenville for Maxwell, S. C. Robbery. Tom Tolbert, alias Herbert Quarles, alias “Monk." and Jordan Briscoe, both negroes of the Clark's Hill, S. C. sec tion, were each given a premilinary hear ing Tuesday before United States Com missioner C. J. Skinner, Jr., the former for breaking into and robbing a con ductor’s caboose on the C. & W. C. Rail way, near Maxwell, S. C., on August 20 last, and the later as an accessory to the crime. Both defendants were com mitted to the Richmond county Jail in default of |3OO bond each, pending their removal to Greenville, S. C.. where their cases will go to the federal grand Jury at its next session. It is alleged that Tolbert stole a pis tol. a watch, a suit of clothes and a pair of shoes from the caboose and brought them to Augusta where he is said to have pawned them. Tolbert ad mits pawning the articles but claims to have gotten them from Briscoe and an other negro by the name of Cunning ham. The authorities have not as yet apprehended Cunningham. Briscoe was held as having been implicated in the pawning of the stolen goods in Augusta. Tolbert was arrested hy Deputy Sher iff Whittle Septeml.er 11th and Bris coe on September 24th. both arrests hav ing been directed by -heriff J. T. Plun kett, at the instigation of the United States government. • Hats $2.00. $3.00 and $3.50, all styles and shades. See F. G. Mertin*. BELGIAN RELIEF COMES WITH RUSH London, 7 a. m.—Kngland lias come to the relief of the stricken Belgian refugees with such spontaneous mag nanimity that the refugees have been forced to decline many of the flood of offers of shelter. The authority for this statement is Lord Gladstone, for mer governor general of South Afri ca, who Is now a leader In the com mittee work. Six thousand Belgians have already been placed in private home*, while 3,000 are In the London depots await ing distribution. Five hundred came in yesterday and some 3,000 others lire scattered in lodging and boarding houses, for whose keep the govern ment has assumed the responsibility. TAKE DODSON’S AND STAY ON YOUR FEET Taking calomel means staying home for the day—take Dodson's Liver Tone and save a day's work. If an attack of constipation or blllousncse hits you, there's no need of taking a dose of calomel and spend at least a day get ting over the effects of It. Your drug gist sells Dodson's Liver Tone, which he guarantees takes the placs of cal omel and starts a lazy liver without bad after-effects. Dr,dson’s Liver Tone does all ths good that calomel can do. yet It Is absolutely harmless to young peopls and old. It Is a pleasant tasting veg etable liquid that will relieve constU patlon or sour stomach or other trouw' hies that go along with a lazy liver. 1 without restriction of habit or diet. You don’t leave off any of the things you regularly do when you take Liver Tone. A large bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone sells for BO cents. Get ths genuine and If you are not pleased with It the druggist from whom you bought It will give your money back with a smile.