Newspaper Page Text
TWO
LARGE DECLINE,
SEA COMBE
Shipping Men Estimate World
Value Decreased in Neighbor
hood of 25 Per Cent Caused
By War.
New York.—Shipping men estimate
that the value of the world'll maritime
commerce has been decreased in the
neighborhood of 25 per rent l>y the
war. The heaviest pari of the loan
fall* on Germany and Austria, but
there is hardly a nation which does
not feel the restrictions imposed upon
shipping by the hazurds of war and
the falling away of international
trade. Notwithstanding the lessened
danger to vessels of the allied and
neutral nations since most of the
German warships have been driven
from the high seas, movement of mer
chantmen are still attended with
more or less secrecy.
Not Reported.
Bren in the Atlantic the arrival or
departure of steamers frequently Is
not reported, lest clues ho given to
warships of hostile nations. Hlearners
frequently go to other ports than those
for which they clear, ns an additional
precaution against attack.
Owing to the confusion consequent
to theae conditions there have been
of late no records which could Indi
cate the extent of damage inflicted
upon shipping by warships or the
names of all missing vessels.
Forced Withdrawal.
Foroed withdrawal of German and
Austrian vessels has led to the crea
tion of new trade routes. Business
formerly held by these nations has
been taken over largely by the allied
and neutral nations. Into American
porta are coming merchantmen of
countries which heretofore have had
little or no shipping with the United
Htates. Dutch. Danish and Hcsndlna
vtan veaaele have taken over much of
the trade formerly held by the Ucr- ;
man*.
BERLIN REPORTS
RIOTS IN RUSSIA
Berlin, (via wireless). The Turku
are meeting with considerable suc
cess In their operations In the t'au
caaiis and on the Egyptian frontier,
according to official announcement,
made hy the Turkish government anil
given out In Berlin.
They have occupied Khelkznr fort at
KI-Arlih, Egypt, and have taken four
field gune from the enemy, Tho
Russians In the Caucasus have been
Birred to retire to their second linos of
defense
Kl-Arlsh Is on the Mediterranean,
tligar the boundary of Egypt and Pa
lestine, it Is of importance as a point
of water supply.
THEKAISEROr
BATTLE OFF CHILE
Berlin (vis wireless). —Emperor
William has answered a telegram
from the Bremen senate congratulate
Ing him on the victory of German
warships over on English squadron In
Chilean waters, In the following
terms:
“1 rejoice with the entire German
people over this splendid proof of the
German sailor spirit. 1 pray God
■till to grant our wenpone victories
ton land to the confusion of all the
plana of our enemlea. for the destruc
tion of German being and Influence.'’
OLD SHIP CONSTELLATION
CAN’T REMAIN AT CAPITAL
Washington. Secretary Pantels no
tified the district conimlaaloners to
day that It would l>e Impossible to
station the old frigate Constellation at
the national capital because of the
need for her at the Newport training
atatton. Numerous Washington oil I
sens had ssked that the Constellation.
noW visiting here, be retained.
AT THE MODJESKA
Murmur* of »pprov«l are prevalent
whenever the till* of the Keystone
laugh I* flashed on the screen at the
Modjeeha theater, lntereat I* not only
manifested In thi* oojriedy. All Mod-
Jeekalte* are tntereeted and enthn
elaattc over all aubjects shown at the
popular plaaaure house. However,
■how the peraon that appro,Mated a
good laugh when he known It 1* com
tnx that will not alt back in hi* seat
comfortably and prepare to laugh hla
head off whan sttld anticipated funny
•vent le being abated That’* the way
at the Mcxtjeaka. the patron* all know
that there * going to b* a laugh a »•’-
ond. *o therefore the aforesaid mur
mur of approval.
Thar* are five reela of the heat
variety obtainable entertaining the
ModJeskaJtes today and awning; thro*
subjects. Of lntereat to many ta the
popular Keystone laugh entitled "Tha
Lover’s Postofflce." The public In
general know* the variety of this pro
auction. v
A tan-reel production feature, “Paid
With lntereat." Is another notable auh-
Ject on the program Thla story Is
ba.-ed on a poor electrician who lovea
a wait rasa In a cheap restaurant. They
are finally engaged A rich broker
comas along and steals hla love. The
poor electrician decide* to wreck the
fortune of the broker, thinking th*t
the waitress la only In Imre with the
broker 1 * money Th# hrobkr Is ruined.
However, the waitress la really in love
and thay are married, though hoth*are
now poor. The brokar finally die*,
after leading a life of gambling Th
electrician Just before preaenting u
watch found on the broken pereoti
to hla wife, see* a. picture of another I
woman In It. He take* the picture out
and the wattreaa llvca the real of her
life In the belief that the broker hu>- 1
band was always faithful tohet
"The Rose and tha Thorn, ” another j
two-part production. Thla llttla love
aklt la based on the following moral:
A flirt la a rose from which everytmn
takes a petal, the thorns remaining
for her future husband.” The excep
lion proves the rule. Thla la the proof
at terrible coat and close figuring.
71 SESSIONS,
, BASEBALL GLOBS
Routine Business, National As
sociation Professional Clubs;
/ 286 Cases to Be Heard.
I
Omaha, Neb. Two Hrsalons of tTi*j
Nat ional A*: orlatlon of ProfeK#lonal
i liuHehall Clubs wore on tbf* program
for today. With the question of poi
i'T regarding organised baseball Met
tled th<» delegates wera prepared to
begin the routine buHirusa of the con-
I ventlon.'
Representatives of trie Canadian
league and the. Northwest Canada
league have requested that they he
permitted to close thrfr parks next
year on account of the Kuropean war,
without losing their standing. That
this wouW he i ranted today was ap
parently assured.
268 Cases Yat.
The national hoard of arbitration
, v.-as busy a greater part of the night
; considering claims of dubs and play*
#, rs. I»ut when it adjourned early this
j morning Its business had not been
concluded. There were 288 oases to
be heard, most of them regarding aal
aries, car fare and waiver fees. The
hoard experts to end Its work during
■ the day.
NIGRIRIRER ACTS
FEARED; COTTON
Many Warnings Posted. Farm
ers Bringing Their Bales to
Texarkana For Storage.
j ' I
Texarkana, Ark.—Fearing action*
. by nlghtrldera who are becoming bold
|pr In the southern portion of Miller
i<Viunty farmer* from the vicinity of
1 Unlike, Ark., are bringing cotton to
Texarkana, to store in warehouses
lure They report pnatlng of many
warning* to farmer* not to sell cotton
.uiuler 10 cents on throats of having,
cotton and even homes burned. Offt
! ncra here have called the attention of
farmer* to the Arkansas law iigalnst
"nightriders" which provides for pun-,
[lshment of from one to seven years in i
! the penitentiary.
Because of the night rider warn
ing* Ihe agent* of the Texarkana, j
Shreveport and Natchez Hallway at
Fouke, Ark., announced today he will
not accept any more cotton for ulilp
ment'. The agent. W. T. Boomer, *atd
he wiib following liiHtructlona of If-
Ificiuls of his divisions.
9 BULLET HOLES IN
HER BODY, 1 IN HIS
Bt. Lousi, Mo.—A man and a woman
(registered as U. H. Neoly and wife of
Gushing, Okla , today were found dead
tn a local hotel. Apparently the man '
shot his wife and then coin ini t teed j
suicide. Nine bullet holeH were in ttiu I
woman’s body and one tn the man'*.
I.otters from another man to the
woman were found In the room and
It is thought Jealousy prompted the
crime. The letters, which were signed
“Bill,” Indicated the writer was plan
ning to help the woman get a divorce.
EXHIBIT ALLEGED
DUMDUM BULLETS
Berlin, (via wireless). —T.leutenant
General Helltngrath, Inspector of the
German military rnnda with headquar
ters nt Cambria, In northern France,
Is making public exhibitions of dum
dum bullet* found on British prison
ers and also of British rifles equipped
j with a contrivance *o cut off and
perforate the points of bullets.
The above Information was given
i out officially io the pres* in Berlin
! today.
many~c7vil war vets see
KEARNEY SHAFT UNVEILED
Washington, Hcore* of Otvll war
veterans from Now Jersey were here
l today to witness the unveiling of a
statue to Gen Phil Kenrney In Ar
lington national cemetery. Addresses
by President Wilson. Governor Field
er of New Jersey and Corporal James
Tanner were features of the unveil-
I In.: program.
The Htntus. of the equestrian type,
was chosen by a commission named l>,
President Wilson when ho \v«* gov
| ernor of New Jersey.
NATIONAL RIFLE ASS N
PREPARING FOR MEETING
Washington. Headquarter* offi
cial* of the National Klfle AHaoctHtlon
of America were at work on arrange
ment* for the four national gallery
championship competition* to tab*
place during the winter Team* com
peting In the civilian club champion
ship have been divided Into classes, the
12 club* that led In the 1911 compe
titions being designated as class A.
Western cluh* will start their matches
the week ending lVoemher 17 and th*
ISastrm club* the week following.
SAILS WITH XMAS GIFTS.
New York Phillip A. furry, son of
of M. A. furry director and manager
of the White Star and American lines
at Southampton. England, will sail to
day on the Red Star line# Lapland
with a number of Rrttlsh volunteers
to enlist for active service He Is tak
ing with him several hales of blan
kets, woolen costa socks, bandages,
belts and 60.000 cigarettes donated as
fhrtsfmae presents for the soldiers at
the front,
BRIDE SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
lola. han. Mrs lto> Ard, the hr Ida
of a wealthy young farmer, was slvut
from ambush Hnd killed early today
while driving home In a motor car
with her husband. The shooting took
place i n a lonely road five miles from
Kl* mere, 20 miles southeast of here, j
and the scene was wlthtn a mile off
the Ard home, A shotgun was used by]
■he assassin. Th* police hav* noj
glue. I
-■ ffy: Kit!/!.. • 'WitEh • ; ifewV Ygg
v i 1
Scone from ‘’Toss of The Storm Country,” at The Strand to
way, in which Mary Pickford is taking the leading role.
Man Almost Killed By Explosion Ten
Pound Keg Powder in Negro Cemetery
Hezekiah Jeter, Laborer, Was Burning Pile of Brush When
Powder Which Had Been Stolen and Hid Exploded-.-May
Lose Sight of One Eye.
The police are Investigating a case
involving a stolen keg of gunpowder
which exploded several day* ago in
the negro cemetery, Injuring Hezekiah
Jeter, a negro, so severely that he
may lose the sight of one eye. All
the hair was burned off the negro's
head, hts face badly burned and also
Ills arms.
Jlnf 1 Calhoun, keeper of the negro
cemetery, stated Wednesday that Jeter,
with other negroes, was workUig in
the cemetery and it was necessary to
dispose of a pile of brush, so he told
them to burn It. Some thieves had
stolen the keg of powder and hid It In
the brush and neglected to take It
away, so when the fire began to burn
It did not take long for the powder
to explode, w ith the result that Jetor j
was badly hurt.
ANDERSDN CASE
IS CONTINUED
V
May Be Tried Thursday---Case
of Murder Against Fred Mil
ler, Colored, Occupies Court
Wednesday.
A rlnttnuance In the case against
E V. Anderson, charged with the
murder of John Green in September,
was granted by Judge Hammond on
Wednesday morning on account of the
Illness of Anderson's attorney. Mr. W.
Inman Curry. Mr. Curry is confined
to his bed as a result of ills strenu
ous and magnificent efforts of Tues
day In defense of Henry Rabon. The
continuance In the Anderson case was
asked for by Messrs. H. C. and R. 8.
Cohen nnd Messrs. Pierce Brothers,
associate attorneys for tho defense.
The case may be tried on Thursday qr
Friday If Mr. Curry is .recovered.
Fred Miller, colored, was put on trial
for murder on Wednesday morning,
and the Jurors not sitting on his case
were excused until 10 a. in., on Thurs
day. Miller Is charged with having
stabbed the negro named T. 8. Btnlon
who. It will be remembered, was
brought Into Gardelle’a Drug Store on
the Saturday night. August 15th, and
almost bled to death before he could
be taken to the hospital. Three col
ored eye-witnesses testified that they
saw Miller stab Blnton, near the cor
ner of Broad and Kollock Streets, saw
him get on his bicycle nnd followed
[him until I'nllceinnn H. V. Wells ur
i eatixl h.m a block further down.
They all swore positively that Miller
was the man who did the cutting,
(hough none of them had ever seen
him before that night.
Will lvntgler. a colored barber, tes
tified to a threat made by Fred Miller
j In Ills presence on the day of the stab
| blng, quoting Miller's wards to this
effect: "1 was on de city gang last
week for nothing, but de nex' time I
goes to Jail I'm going fur something.
l>e nex' nigger tries to fool aroun’ me,
ll'in goln' to do my beat to kill him.”
According to the evidence, on the
Saturday night In question, Fred Mil
ler was In a restaurant-saloon on Kol
’w'
■ v *m ‘
r <<*•*** * m x 11B.K
Acme Play Tonight--Scene From “A Gentleman From Mis
sissippi.”
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
Chief of Police Elliott has had Lieu
tenant Britt make an investigation and
the officers are at a loss to know
whether the powder was stolen from a
C. & W. C. freight car In the yards
near the cemetery or from one of the
small brick houses near the corner of
Gwinnett and East Boundary streets
used by Lamb & Hollingsworth and
John J. Evans to store powder and
dynamite. These high explosives may
not 1 e stored In congested districts
of the city, because there Is a city or
dinance prohibiting it.
Lieutenant Britt, after a thorough
investigation, was unable to find where
any one of the brick houses had been
broken into and the owners of the
powder stored therein have not missed
uny, so It Is possible that the keg was
stolen from a freight car.
lcck Street when he accidentally
stepped on the foot of one Frank
Blnion. The latter protested. Fred
Miller aaid: “You don't like it?" At
the same time, according to the wit
iii: s, pulling out a knife. Frank
lilnlon then went out of the restau
rant with Miller close behind and T.
K Binion. the dead man, Frank’s
brother, bringtrtft up the rear. The
dead man then remarked: "Come on
Frank, he ain't goin' do nothin,”
Whereupon, allege the witnesses,
Fred Miller raid: “I ain’t, ain’t I?” or
word#to that effect, and stabbed him
with a back-handed blow In the chest,
Inflicting the wound which caused
Billion's death an hour later.
Fred Allller takes the position now
that he was not the man and that he
knows nothing about the affair. He
says those negroes are trying to
"frame up" on him by putting the
murder off on him, but that he did
not stab Blnion nor anybody else.
The defense was unable to bring
forward testimony to establish this
claim, however, by showing any rea
son why the negroes should wish to
“frame up” on Fred Miller. None of
them had ever seen him before.
Whether Judge Picquet, for the de
dense, will succeed tn discrediting the
testimony of three eye-wltiies*es, and
persunding the jury that Miller was
not the negro who stabbed Blnion, re
mains to be seen.
FIRST MEETING OF
TEACHERS NORMAL
Class Composed of Teachers of
White Public Graded Schools
Met Tuesday.
The teachers' normnl class of the
puhltc Rraded schools met at the Tub
man High school at 4 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon and the work of the year
was hegun.
The class, divided into two sections,
one consisting of the teachers of the
first, second, third and fourth grades,
under Superlnjendent Lawton B. Ev
ans, and the other, consisting of tho
teachers of the fifth, sixth, seventh
and eighth under Mr. T. H.
Garrett, principal of Tubman High
school, started Tuesday the reading of
h book, "The Teaching of the Com
mon School Branches," from which tho
class will no doubt receive many help
ful lessons.
The class meets during the school
term twice a month, on the second
and fourth Tuesdays.
THE WISE DRY
GOODS CO.’S
PMM SHARIHfi Silt
An Economical Event That
Should be Grasped by the En
tire Public of this Community
Thousands have profited by it. If you have not, it is
your own fault, for such values as the following are
here awaiting you.
Children’s $5.00 Coats (see window) at $2.98
Children’s and Misses’ $6.50 Coats, at $3.98
Children’s and Misses $7.50 £oats, at . $5.95
Ladies’ and Misses SIO.OO Coats, all at . . . . . .$6.75
Ladies’ and Misses’ $12.50 Coats, all at $9.95
Ladies’ and Misses’ $15.00 Coats, all at $11.95
$17.50 Coat Suits at $12.98
$25.00 Coat Suits at $15.95
$1.50 Shirtwaists at > $1.19
$3.98 Silk Messaline Petticoats at $2.98
SI.OO Saline Petticoats, in black ahd colors, at . . . .89c
15c Lonsdale Cambric, at . . 12V8C
$1.39 Long Cloths, at, per piece . . . . $1.05
15c Floral Curtain Scrims, at 11c
Watch your favorite in our $300.00 Cash Prize Con
test and keep them in the lead by placing your Sales
Slips in their box. Call and see the big list already en
tered. If you are interested in giving someone a S2OO
Christmas gift you should investigate this offer at once.
#
See nomination blank below. Just fill out and sign
if your choice is not already entered.
NOMINATION BLANK
WISE REFUND CONTEST.
i -
Good for 500 votes for each candidate, used
one time only.
I hereby nominate .
as a contestant in Wise Refund Contest, subject to
the rules and regulations as given by the Wise Dry
Goods Company.
Date. ..........
TRY WISE FIRST, IT PAYS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11