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TWO
"FEDS" DISCUSS
PEACE PUNS
Herrmann, Chairman of Na
tional Commission, Denies He
Had Talk With Federal Club
Manager As Reported.
Chicago.—-Tentative plant) for peace
In the baseball war between the Fed
eral League and organized baseball
wire diacuaaed here today at a meet
ing attended by I’realdent Gilmore of
the Federal I .'-ague, ('ha* Weeghmari,
head of the local club of that league,
and E. E. Gates, the league’* attor
ney. The tentative plan la Maid to
have been reached through a tele
phone conference leaf night between
Annual Harrman. chairman of tlia
National Commlatilon and Wi-egbman.
The plan wiil ha dleeusaed at length
at tha annual meeting of the Inde
pendent* In New York Friday. No
detail* of it were made public.
Harrman Daniea It.
Cincinnati —Auguat Herrman, chair
man of the Nntlonal Haaeball Coro
minion, today emphatically denied
that he had any talk with ('ha*. Weegh-
MD of the Chicago Federal league
altib, by telephone or olherwlae con
oemlng peace tn the baeeball war.
Annual Meeting.
Chicago.—.lame* A. Gilmore, preal
dent of the Federal league, and K. E.
Oat**, of Indianapolis, general coun
sel for the league, planned to leave
for New York tuday to attend the an
nual meeting of the organization on
Friday.
Cha* Weeghmen, proeldent of the
Chicago clnb of the Federal League,
w*» authority for the atatement that
all difference* between organized
haaeball and the Federal* would he
amleahly adjusted at the New York
meeting.
“Organized haaeball la eager for
peace," Wreghman *ald, “and our
owner* although determined to fight
to a finish .would prefer *ome ar
rangement whereby club owners of
the National American and Federal
Leagues might operate In harmony."
END INQUIRY INTO
VICE CONDITIONS
Atlanta, Gac- Atlanta'* grand Jury
vie* probe haa ended and there will
no Indict manta growing out of it, ac
cording to member* of the grand Jury,
hut the dlacloauree mad* Ity the many
wltneaaex go a loan way to ahow not
only that disorderly houaea exist In
prominent part* of the city Uut that the
police, or some of them, are either ex
tremely Mind or open to ‘‘argument"
In some form.
May Warren, n wllnesa before the
Rrand Jury aud a woman of a lonß
police record, declared yeaterday be
fore th# Jury that many women would
have been preaent to leatlfy to police
persecution had they not been Intimi
lluted, end that member* of the police
force actually were elatloned before
three women'* house* to *e* that they
did not appear. Aa anon aa the War
ren woman completed her teatlmony
the police arrested her for appearing
on tna street* at night, an old ordl
nanc* now seldom obeerved, and »he
wa* fined sls7s by Recorder Broyles.
Th* Warren woman declared the
Jury could not name a etreet In which
ahe could not point out a house of un
savory reputation She said the plain
clothe* men knew these places well,
often frequented them, and made ar
rests of their favorites only when
pressure compelled them to do *o.
AILMENTS OF MIND
DUE TO BAD ROADS
Chioagoe—K'xperts In mental ail
ments agree that rural Isolation due
to had roads 1s a serious factor In In
flicting disorders of the mind on wo
men. Governor Dunn* told the A*»o
elation of Commerce In an address
her* today,
Tha governor asserted that poor
road* hinder crop production and dis
tribution, Impair the efficiency of so
cial, moral, fraternal and educational
organisations which depend largely
on public assemblies for their work
and tha consequent loneliness oil the
farm not only depresses the women
hut drtvaa th# young peopla to th#
el ties.
Would You Believe ItT
People often eocept sUietnvnte with
a sort of mental reservation ae much
aa la my. "I am not convinced." which
leads us to remark that there la noth
ing that will so thoroughly satisfy you
of the excellen * of Chamberlain's
Cough Jt-medy as a personal trial.
Mr* .lohn KtshUm, Peru. Ind . who
used thla remedy In her family for th*
past ten yekre, aeya of It, "I always
give t liemberlaln's Cough Kentedy to
my children when sick with cough* or
colds. I Ilk* It belter than any other
because they take ll willingly and It
la frea from narcotic* It haa never
failed to gtv* Immediate relief." For
sale by all dealers.
Dry Goods Merchant With SIO,OOO
Year Income Forgets Wedding Day
Now Verb.--Horner K. Fennell, a
dry goods merchant. whoae moot** la
alleged to be |lO 009 a your married
Aana B. Fennell, of No S9T W*et l»ih
atroot on August I. I*ll. and yet ha
can't raeollart anything about th. mat
ting* ceremony
Hla young and pretty wife la now
• iiing hint fur a separation. aaecrting
aha ought to hao* 1160 a month ali
mony and 11,090 counsel fee She
aays In addition to hla income front
th* (lry good# business *49.000 worth
of Lon* laland rani ratal a a Panada
farm, gtock la a Virginia corporation,
stocks and l>onda held by the firm of
Atwood Viol*tt A Co., and an Internet
In a hardware store
On Chrtatrnaa Day. I*l3. tha wlfa
tllagaa. aha and bar husband took a
trtp South In a Lynchburg. Va. hotel
ah* anarrla Fanned became ao con
vivial ha rtixrl up in tha dliving room
and poured tartar aaute all ever her
BELGIANS PLIGHT
IS FEARFUL
Estimated That One Million
Five Hundred Thousand Are
Expatriated. Pitiable Condi
tion of the Sick and Aged.
London.—The plight of the Belgian
people both at home and In Holland,
Knglund and Franco Is stirring the
heart* and mind* of men even in coun
trle* already distraught by the horror*
of war.
Figure* are necessarily vague, but
an estimate I* that 1,500,000 Belgian*
out of a population of seven million
have been expatriated. Lord Glad
■tonc'a committee say* that 70,000 st
rived In London during the past week
and the women'* relief committee,
which sent a ship to Holland la*t
week, report* that in eight cltle* of
Holland the refugee* number nearly
500,000; In other word* they are more
numerou* than the native population*.
The pennlle** refugee* hare are suf
fering lea* than those tn Holland and
elaewhere, who are without money.
Many’ of them nay that the poor, the
*|ck and the aged at home are In a
condition more pitiable than 1* their
own.
HAND IZ YEAR
OLD BOYS SUIGIDE
Preland, Mich.—Delbert Woodruff
and Lloyd Fierce, aged 10 and 12
year* respectively,•committed suicide
lent night liecauHe it 1* believed they
feared punishment for having played
truant from sehool during the after
noon. When tile boya failed to re
turn to their home* for supper inqui
ries revealed they had not been at
school and searching parties were,
orgunizud
In the meantime the boy* had been
seen hurrying homeward and a by
stander informed them of the comi to
tlon their disappearance had caused.
A few minutes later two shots were
heard. The boys were found lying In
front of the pierce home. Each had
a bullet wound in the forehead and
each clutched a small revolver.
ACADEMY SCHEDULE
REMAINDER OE SEASON
Will Play Savannah High
School Here October 31st, 0.
M. 0. November 7th in An
gusta and Also Two Other
Games in Thia Oity.
Tho Richmond Academy football
schedule for the remainder of the sea
son 1* pobllshed today for tho first
time. It will be noted with interest
that Savannah High, tho only team
that defeated the locals last year, and
Athens High, coached by "Dutch"
Kancken, tho mill A. H. C. coach, will
be seen op (he local gridiron in the
course of the season. The complete
schedule Is as follows:
Oct. 22 Riverside at Augusta.
Oot. Sl—(Savannah High In Au
gusta.
Nov. 7 Georgia Military College,
In Augusta.
Nov. 14--Benedictine College In Sa
vannah.
Nov. ll—Benedictine College In Au
gusta.
Nov. s•—Athena High In Augusta.
EXHIBITS PARCEL
POST AT FAIRS
Washington.-—T'p to Oot, 1, St par
cel post exhibit* .had been mad* at
Ftgi* mid county fairs throughout th*
country and displays were to be made
at 30 fair* yet to be held, according to
report# that had been received by
l‘«atmaster General Burleson today.
Tho postoffto* department also an
nounce* a marked Increase In tho num
ber of parcel post shipments of per-
Ishable far in products recently haa
heenshinvti and that houseksepers are
hastening to take advantage of this
opportunity to obtain cheaper and bet
ter farm produce.
BONNER NAMED.
Washington. The nomination of
.leas* W Bonner, of Tennessee, for re
appointment a* auditor for Porto Rico,
today we* sent to the senate
Get your suit from F. G. Martin*,
spend I1&.C0. save S7.W. Think and
act
roaat duck. He alec, ah* assarts. play
ed pinochle until a Ist* hour, keeping
her from needed rent
In reply to her complaint Fennell
*aya hla wife «ai employed by hla
employer*- Mill* it Olbb— few many
vaar* prior to her marriage and often
lolned him in social gatherlnga. Three
week* prior to the alleged marriage,
be assert* «he and he had many
drinks together. While he waa under
the Influence of liquor on Auguat «,
I*l3. ha any a. aha piloted him to Ho
boken and Into the office of a Justice
of the peace >
Fennell says he understands now h*
waa married there before two witness
*#. but he cannot remember anything
about It He believes th* marriage
was invalid because under the New
Jersey law the marriage license must
be leaned at least twenty-four hour*
before tha wedding.
SWEARS WORDS OF MRS.
CARMAN: “I SHOT HIM”
(Continued from preceding page)
waa dressed In a kimono and had a
shawl around her neck. She told
Elizabeth to go back Into the houße.
Then Mr*. Carman went out the back
door. A minute later I heard a crash
of glass and the report of a pistol. Mrs.
Curman came in again.
“I Shot Him.”
“J was standing In the door between
the pantry and the kitchen. She said
to me ‘I shot him.’ Then »he showed
trie a black revolver that was about
nine Inches long. I grabbed her by
the arm and told her not to go Into
the office She said *he was not going
to do anything else. Then I went into
the office.
"A dead white woman was lying on
the floor near the operating chair. Mrs.
Carman followed me Into the office.
She stayed there about hulf a minute
and then went out to the watting
room. I»r. Carman was there and »o
was another nan. I went Into the
kitchen and returned to the office In
about a minute and Mr*. Powell (Mr*
Carman's elnter) was In there. Then
I went back Into the kitchen, finished
washing the dishes and went to my
room and went to sleep.
At Daylight.
"Next morning about daylight Mrs.
Carman came to my room. She wore
a night gown She said 'Oh, Celia,
what did I kill that woman for; I
hope God will forgive me. You stick
to me and If anything happens to you
I’ll take care of your little boy.’
“I saw Mrs. Carman later at the
breakfast table and she wept. After
breakfast she came Into the kitchen
and told me to forget that I had seen
Iter the night before. Later that day
Mrs. Carman came in with her lawyer,
Mr. Levy. Mrs. Carman winked at me
when he asked mo what I knew. I told
Mr bevy that l did not know anything.
“Mr. Levy catne again the next day
Before he came Mr* Carman told tn*
to 101 l him I was not downstairs after
dinner. .She wrote out some s*ate
ment and I signed It without reading
It, but h* read It. The statement was
not true.
The Day Aftsr.
"The day after the murder Mrs.
Carman eatne Into the kitchen and
asked me to make a woodflre In the
stove, which I did. I,a.tpr she came
down stair* with a bundle of letters
and burned them. That same day she
told me to call her lather from the
ham because she wanted him to get
<*he revolver out of the house. Mr.
Conklin, her father, came In and went
to her room and then came down stirs.
He had a hammer and returned to the
barn. The next day, Wednesday, Mrs.
Cnrnian came Into the kitchen and
asked me to step Into another room.
I went In and the detectives question
ed me.”
"Did you tell the truth at th# cor
oner's Inquest?” the district attorney
asked
"I did not.” the witness answered.
Tho district attorney then turned
over tho witness to John J. Graham.
Mrs. Carman's cotinsei. for cross ex
amination.
A crowd that eclipsed the previous
day's throngs sought to enter the tiny
court room today. Igi*s than 200 were
aide to do so and nearly all these were
women.
Watehed Her Continually.
Mineola, N. Y— A* Celia testified,
Mrs. Carman sat hock in her chair
nnd watched her continually.
On cross examination Celia said she
never had seen Mr*. Carman wear her
kimono down stairs before the night
of the murder. She said Mrs. Car
man stood In the kitchen ten nr fif
teen minutes before she passed out of
the hock door nnd that the crash of
glass and the shot occurred imme
diately afterward.
"Did you know whom she meant
when she said 'I shot him’?" Mr. Gra
ham naked
“No, 1 did not."
In Felds of Kimen*.
Mrs Carman carried the revolver,
the witness aald, hidden In th* folds
of her kimono when she went Into the
office. Mrs. Carman said nothing to
any one, she added. She looked in
and went out in about thirty aeonnds.
Mrs. Carman did not express sur
prise when she discovered ahe had
killed a woman and not a man, the
witness declared.
Anything But Murder.
Celia said she told Mrs. Carman the
morning after the murder that "God
will forgive anything but murder.”
"Do you," asked Mr. Graham, "be
lieve that God will forget vour per
jury 7”
"I know It is wrong to lie.” said tho
negresa. “hut I did whst Mrs. Car
, man asked me to do."
"You were afraid of going to Jail
| for committing perjury, too, aren’t
I you*”
"Yea, air: Mr. Smith tthe district
attorney) told me I would go to Jail
for lying "
"Would Take Car* of Her."
| fella testified that when eh* was
I being brought from Freeport to Mln
eoln to go before th* grand Jury, Dr.
Carman told her not to change her
testimony and that "he would take
care of her "
Mr*. Carman ahe continued, gave
her an extra $5 a few days after the
murder.
"That Is for keeping your mouth
shut," th* witness said Mra Carman
told her.
ENOUGH OF THE NUFF FAMILY.
Mr. Davtd Nuff. accompanied by his
son. L l* Nuff, went to WoodvUle
last Wednesday to attend a birthday
party of the son and brother of these
I gentlemen on Thursday. Edward Nuff.
i who was *5 year# old Mr and Mrs.
I Nuff have a large family of children,
and most are married and have large
families. They all cam* home to cel
ebrate and had a royal good time.—
Fort Wayne Journal-Uaaett*.
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CHILDREN RELISH IT.
REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. I\ It)
SUNKEN TORPEDO
BOATS WERE OLD
Germans Proud of Their Navy
Now Since Sinking; Vessels
of Little Value. Whites May
Have to Fight Orientals Yet.
Berlin (by wir«!c«« to Sayville).—
Peter Naimeii, a well known Danish au
ttutr, has declared that the rendering of
dsnlHtance to Germany’s enemies by Jap
anese, Indiana unrl Africans is suicidal
in view of the policy of the white Tacea
and that, the time may come when the
white race* of Europe and the Amer
icas will have to Join together in oppo
sition to these orientals. This inform
ation Is contained in press matter given
out in official circles, which continues:
“Although the news of the fate of the
German torpudo boats S-115, 8-117,
8-118. and S-119, which were sunk by
British worships off the Dutch coast,
lihh arouaed feelings of deep regret
throughout Germany, the loss of the
ships will rather increase than decrease
the pride of the Germans for their navy.
The crews are much bemoaned, but the
vessels were old and of little value.
“Two Belgian majors told a war cor
respondent of the Nleuwe Rotterdamsche
Courunt that one-half of the Belgian
army has been interned in Holland. A
quarter of the whole army haH been
deserted, they declare and the quarter
is so disorganized that they are only a
burden to the British and French
armies.
“Nearly all the Italian volunteers in
the French army have returned to Itaiy
during the past few days.”
PROTEST ACTIONS
FRENCH TROOPS
German Government Declares
Wounded Soldiers Have Been
Killed or Mutilated by the
Franc-Tireurs.
Berlin, by wirelee* The Imperial
government has sent a formal protest
to France and to neutral nations con
cerning alleged violations of the rules
of the Geneva convention by French
frans-tlreurs (sharpshooters) and reg
ular troops.
It is declared In this protest that the
French have killed or mutilated
wounded German soldiers; that they
have fired on ambulances filled with
wounded and hearing the Red Cross
flag; that they have Invaded German
hospitals, robbed the hospital staff and
stolen the hospital equipment; that
they have fired on German doctors
who were gathering or attending to
the wounded, killing aome of these
medical men and taking other* cap
tives and that they have captured a
German field clergyman whom they
treated as a common criminal
This protest is accompanied by 15
affidavits from various German sol
diers, physicians and Catholio field
priests which support the allegations
made therein.
18 YEAR OLDS IN
FRANCE, 300,000
Bordeaux, 11:45 a. ns.—The French
government, through the minister of
public Instruction, has directed Baron
Pierre de Coubertln, president of the
French Olympic games committee, to
organize the physical and military
training of the young men of France
and especially of those youths who
would com* normally into the army In
191st
These youths are 18 years old and
thay numbeT between 275,000 and 300,-
000.
CUBANS ECONOMIC
DEFENSE BILL
Havana.—The Cuban senate early
today passed almost unanimously the
so-called economic defense bill which
recently passed the house of repre
sentatives.
The most Important clauses of tha
hill provide for th* issue of a national
coinage; the giving of premiums for
th* cultivation of tobacco; authorise
the president to Issue bond* for $6,-
000.000; provide for the relief of agri
cultural laborer* and consolidate th*
regular army and th* rural guard.
A REWARD OF MERIT.
The motor car wa* obstinate. I
I wouldn't budge. Industriously th#
man In waterproof cap and goggles
turned the crank handle; but with no
result. He turned and turned and
ithen paused for u rest.
One# more he hopefully seised the
Trank and turned. Again he paused,
this time to remove hi* cap and re
gain lit* breath
| Observing th# action, an elderly
gentleman stepped forward and drop
ped a coin In the upturned hat.
"Thank you. mr man, thank you!"
he murmured. 'T* the only street
organ 1 ever saw that didn't make me
deaf with its noise. You deserve a
jeoppar!"
FIRE CHIEFS ENJOYING IT.
Ntw O clean a.—Little business was
transacted by those attending th* con
tlon of the International Association
of Fire Chiefs today. Most of the day
I was given uver to social features.
STRAUS SOUNDS
WARNING IN R’Y
RATE ADVANCE
Tells Inter State Commerce
Commission of Perilous Po
sition of All American Se
curities.
Washington.—Cross examination of
Frederick W Straus, a New York
hanker, continued today when hear
ings on the appeal for an advance in
freight rates of railroads operating
pearly 60,000 miles of lines In the east
ern district, wer eresumed before the
Inter-state Commerce Commission.
Mr. Straits, who had stated that he
appeared as an investment banker and
Independently of the railroad efforts,
told the commission he felt the neces
sity of presenting to its notice the per
ilous situation of all American secu
rities held abroad because of the Eu
ropean war. Railroad securities were
the standard of all American stocks
and bonds so held, he said, and their
decline meant a general Incline and a
shipment of gold to Europe that easily
might end in the failure of the United
States to meet Its obligations.
Only a part of the membership of
the commission was present at the
third day of the rate advance case, the
other commissioners being enga‘/d
on routine matters which could not be
displaced, but it was aparent every
effort was being made to reach an ear
ly decision on the railroads’ applica
tion.
Mr, Straus will be followed by sev
eral other hankers, it Is understood.
Officials of the Central Traffic Ar/o
clatlon also will he heard.
CONTINUE HOUSE
STRUGGLE FOR
COTTON REEIEF
Supporters of Measures Suc
ceed in Setting Aside Rule.
Begin Consideration Lever
Warehouse Plan and Com
mercial Paper.
Washington.—The struggle for cot
ton relief legislation was continued In
the house today. Representative Car
ter Glass, chairman of the banking
and currency committee, organized
and directed the opposition to the,
compromise plan under which $250,-
000,000 would be raised by an issue of
treasury notes, or by the sale of
Panama Canal bonds to be deposited
in southern banks to aid cotton
growers.
The cototn relief supporters suc
ceeded in setting aside the calendar
Wedneaday under which consideration
of the cotton plan would have been
prevented for the day. Crairman
Henry of Texas, moved to close all
debate on the special rule brought
in for consideration or the Lever
coton warehouse bill, the Glass bill
authorizing the issue of federal re
serve notes on 100 per cent commer
cial paper and the cotton relief com
promise. Thereupon Representative
Glass made the point of no quorum
and a roll call was ordered to enforce
attendance of absentees.
The roll call disclosed a bare quo
rum present and debate on the rule
was closed by a vote of 120 to 95. All
efforts to extend the time allowed
under the rule for discussion of the
bills failed and the consideration of
the 100 per cent comemrclal paper
measure was begun. Representative
Rulkley for the hanking and currency
committee supported the bill Lot op
posed the amendment proposed by the
cotton state* representatives.
MEADOW CREST WINS PRIZES.
Prizes were awarded Mr. Thurston
Crawford, proprietor of Meadow Crest
Farm, on live stock exhibits as fol
lows: First prize on "Greensboro,” a
3-year-old roadster; first prize on
"Dixie,” best filly in 1913, and best coJi
entry, either sex. 1913; first prize on
the best jack; first prize on the best
Jennet; Ist and 2nd prizes on the best
mule colt under one year old. Second
prise was awarded on his herd of Jer
sey cattle.
LOOK HI CHILD'S
TONGUE If SICK
CROSS. FEVERISH
When constipated or bilious
give “California Syrup
of Figs.".
Look at the tongue, mother! If
coated. It la a sure sign that your lit
tle one's stomach, liver and bowels
need a gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
■When peevish, cross, listless. ]>ale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu
rally. or Is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; haa stomach-ache, aore
throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give a
teaspoonful of "California Syrup of
Flge." and In a few hour# all the foul,
constipated waste, undigested food and
eour bile gently move* out of Its little
bowels without griping, and you have
a well, playful child again.
You needn't coax alck children to
take this harmless "fruit laxative;”
they love Its delicious taste, and It al
ways makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a 60-cent bot
tle of "California Syrup of Figs."
which baa directions tor babies, chil
dren of all age* and for grown-upa
plainly on the botUe. Beware of coun
terfeits sold here. To be sure you get
the genuine, ask to see that it ta made
by "California Fig Syrup Company."
, Refuse any other kind with contempt.
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY
Violent attacks and counter attacks for possession of the seicoast in
the extreme north of France continue without decisive results.
Only one official statement—that from Paris —had come through
early this afternoon. It threw little light on the situation, being brief
and referring to events of yesterday. .
The attacks of the Germans especially severe at Nleuport, Dixmu<*o
and Labasse Tuesday, were repulsed, says the French war office. There
was no noteworthy change elsewhere on the battle front. News dis
patches indicate the sharpest fighting in the vicinity of Lille with a re
newal of activity at vital points along the line.
Counter claims regarding the situation hi the east leave much to
speculation. There appears, however, little doubt that the German ad
vance in Russian Poland has been so successful that Warsaw is serious
ly threatened. Przemysl In Galicia, remains in the possession of the
Austro-German forces. There has been a renewal of activity in Eastern
Prussia without definite result. A statement from Vienna issued yester
day says that the fighting in Central Galicia has become more severe and
that the Austrian attacks are progressing.
Turkey’s attitude is a matter of concern to all the belligerents. The
Sublime Porte is reported to have forbidden warships to enter the Gulf of
Smyrna. The inhabitants of Smyrna recently were said to have been in
great fear of a naval attack. An Athens dispatch says two submarines and
some aeroplanes are being shipped to Constantinople through Bulgaria.
There are further rumors of a German intention to begin a great
aerial campaign. Following reports that airsheds were being construct
ed at Brussels and Antwerp, come rumors of similar buildings under way
at Tondem, in Schleswig and at Rostock. 1
Under Asa Candler’s Cotton Plan 40
Per Cent Georgia Crop Taken Care oi
Applications For Loans Pouring in on Central Bank & Trust
Corporation, Controlled By Atlanta Millionaire---Will
Handle One Million Bales?
The following Is from the Atlanta
Journal:
Applications for loans on cotton
continued to come to the Central Bank
and Trust Corporation Tuesday, and
it was believed the number of bales
represented in the applications would
double those of Monday, when the
number was close to 3,000.
A. P. Coles, vice president of the
bank, said he had not gone through his
correspondence, mall and telegraphic,
and could not announce the extent of
the morning's business.
Some Idea of the magnitude of Mr.
Candler’s plan to lend on cotton may
be gained from the statement that the
Central Bank and Trust corporation
has as correspondents 400 banks In the
state of Georgia.
These hanks represent almost every
county so it will be seen from this that
the money to be loaned will reach ev
ery section of Georgia.
Should Mr. Candler lend on 1,000,-
000 bales, which he will do if he gets
the applications, and It Is very prob
able he will get them, the allotment
to each bank would be 2.500 bales.
Should this year's crop in Georgia
go to 2,500,000 bales, which is prob
able, Mr. Candler’s offer would take
MIDWAY OFFERS EVENING OF
REAL FUN TO EVERYBODY
Augusta Fortunate in Securing a Really First-Class Midway
to Boost the Fair.
Tuesday night the Midway was on
In full swing and looked as if it had
been going on there always. There was
was no remnant of the confusion of
the night before.
The chief feature of the Midway is
the Washburn Trained Wild Animal
Arena, where five lions, four lianesses,
two lion cubs, six leopards and four
bears go through one of the best and
most complete series of animal acts at
present in this country. Pauline, the
“Leopard Queen,” controls the leo
pards and lionesses, Professor Gardo
the lions, and Captain Vincent the
bears They are all three well known
performers, who have acted in vaude
ville and moving pictures all over the
country, and are among the masters of
their profession. Anybody can handle
the lion cubs (if they are willing to
"play rough”) and these two little
fellows are one of the chief attractions
of the the show. To see them play
together like kittens is as good as to
watch their parents go through the
most difficult stunts. The leading
lady of the animal show Is of course
Gyp, the elephant, who distinguished
herself by dragging the wagons out of
the sand on Monday.
Hamburg's Athletic Show, featur
ing Antonio, the Greek champion
wrestler who meets all comers for a
cash prize, Is a big attraction. Antonio
It assisted by several boxers and
wrestlers , in Physical culture exhtbi
tU Slbley's Water Circus, with Its beau
tiful diving "nympths,” is next In line.
A dozen lady aquatic artists put up a
wonderful performance of swtnvmlnd
and diving. Considerable comedy is
supplied In the person of "Susie
Smith." the heaviest "water-numph"
on earth, who weighs 305 lbs., and nat
urally creates some splash when she
dives.
Sibley’s Coney Islrnd Freak Show,
with It's human curiosities, furnishes
one of the features without which no
mtdwav is a midway. An Indian Fa
kir, and Electric Lady, the "Bee King,"
the fat twins, the serpent charmer,
(who by the way la quite charming
and has charmed many other* beaide*
the serpents), the smallest living
horse, the two-headed baby (a real
two-headed human baby; there's no
fake about It), etc., ate., all for ten
ctnta, are a troupe which occupy the
attention of children and grown-upa
for half an hour or more.
The "Old Plantation" Is a tip-top
negro vaudeville ahow, where a com
pany of twenty-four darkle* dance
and augnr-foot and buck wing to your
heart'# content. It la worth the price
of admission only to hear the "profaa
aor" play on the piano. Thla show la
rather unique, in that the negroes do
not attempt to put up a sort of Imita
tion "white" vaudeville, but dance and
sing after their own manner, women
and men. Just as they do In the regu
lar colored dance hall* around the
ettv—onlv much better. Th* “rag"
which that nigger get* out of the
piano also has the effect of making
the audience “step" to their eeats
Next cornea D 1 Alma's Hippodrome—
a dog, pony and monkey circus with
a wonderfully educated troupe of
animal actors During the theatrical
eeaten Mr. D'Alma apears on the
Keith vaudeville circuit with his ca
nine and similar prodigies, th* currant
season being Ms first appearance aa
a gair-ground attraction.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21.
care of two-fifths or 40 per cent of the
stae’s crop.
Work on his warehouses is beirtg
rapidly pushed. The first unit, whiefc
will hold 5,000 bales, will be complete*!
by the end of the week. '
Other units will be added as fast as
the demand arises, and at the present
rate of the demand they will be added
rapidly.
They will be built of corrugated
Iron, and with the sprinkler system
will assure reasonable insurance rates
As Mr. Candler has twenty-five acres
of ground for this purpose, space will
not be placking for cotton storage.
Mr. Candler’s offer will not only take
care of 40 per cent of the state’s crop,
but will also take care of one fifth of
the surplus crop of the entire cotton
belt. The entire surplus is estimated
at 5.000.000 bales.
If the Wade cotton polo plan Is fi
nally launched in addition, a total of
6,0000,000 bales will be taken off the
market, leaving only 9,000,000 bales or
so to meet the world’s demand.
Export demand for cotton Is steadily
increasing, and while spot cotton
hasn't advanced, it is holding steady
at present prices, contrary to the pre
diction in some quarters that the price
would go even lower.
Walcott’s Motordrome, where six
daredevil motorcycle riders whirl
around the inside of a cup-shapeil
track with almost perpendicular
always has a large crowd of interest
ed and amazed spectators. The riders
do some remakable feats, such as
standing upon the saddle while going
round and round at seventy miles an
hour. This is the last stunt, and is
done by "Wild Bill” Walton.
The "Progressive Girls,” an original
and Interesting Illusion show, "Sweet
Adeline,” the human mountain who
weighs 680 pounds, and the living
skeleton by her side, the "Trip to the
Moon”; a large ferrls wheel and sev
eral other high-grade shows and rid
ing devices, complete a Midway which
you would have to go to some sta
tionary pleasure resort to beat.
GERMAN PUNS
DISARRANGED
Correspondent Says Ostend of
Little Strategic Value and
Dunkirk Strongly Fortified.
London, 4:55 a. m.— The correspond
dent of The Times In northern FTano#
in showing how the German plana have
been deranged by the atrong pressure
of the allies on the left says:
"The occupation of Ostend had lit
tle strategic advantage. Dunkirk Is
strongly fortified and an attempt to
move on It would be dangerous to
the Germans, while Caltaa Is well able
to look after Itself. The fighting line
dally haa undergone variations which
were totally undesigned.
"Th# Teutonic affection for the oc
cupation of open towns belonging to
the enemy haa led them Into greater
difficulties than the temporary advan
tages In th* matter of food and lodg
ing afforded them. So far aa I have
been able to gather, the Germans be
havad well In mo«t of tha places they
recently vlatted.”
“NORMAN”
The NEWEST
_ae*t«. Peebedx A Ce„ lu. Maker*