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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 Hear Augusta-Aiken Railway Matter in Columbia Beginning on Thursday Protests Against Increasing Rate---Claims That Commission Has No Legal Power to Require Auditor of Railway Com pany to Appear and Have Books Submitted As Evidence. Columbia, S. C.—The contest before the South Carolina railroad commis sion between Augusta? Aiken Railway and Electric Corporation and citizens of Aiken, over the petition of tl\e for mer for authority to increase passen ger rates on Augusta-Aiken interurban trains to a flat rate of two cents per mile will be re-opened Thursday. Pre vious hearings and decisions of the commission have been dismissed and evidence of both sides now before the commission ■will not be considered m this hearing. Inability of the commission through lack of legal power to comply with the request of Aiken interests to re quire the auditor of the petitioning corporation to appear at the hearing and offer as evidence the books of the company was interpreted as a blow to the opposing side. It was known that the strength of the corporation's case at the previous hearing was largely due to the inability of the No Barber Shops After January First Unless State Examination is Passed After January Ist, Augusta men may have to take to the woods to get shaved. After that fatal date, barber shops which once stood in metropoli tan grandeur in the heart of Augusta may move to the depths of virgin for ests or to Hamburg. , Either there will be an exodus of &.000 barbers from Georgia cities of over 5.000 population, or else these wielders of combs and scissors will take examinations before the new state board of barber examiners or quit barbering. if they neither move nor take exams, and continue to practice their art, they will either be fined from $lO to SSO or confined to Jail for thirty days. These are the provisions of the “better barbers” law, AT THE BUOU Today is the first day that the Gard ner - -Lawson Company at the Bijou, presents “The Black Bird,” another one of their repertoire of musical com edies that is sure to please any LEGAL NOTICES TRUSTEE'S SALE. Pursuant to an order of the Honor able Jos. Ganahl. Referee in Bankruptcy, dated November 21st, 1914, I wil! sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder, for cash, on December 10th, at 12 o’clock noon, at 1248 Broad street, the property and effects of John F. Holmes, doing business as The Model Grocery Com pany. Said effects consisting of a stock in trade and fixtures peculiar to a retail grocery store, including two horses, wagons and harness an electric cash register, an electric coffee grinder, one meat sheer, one iron safe, oyster stands, desks, scales, shelvings, count ers, showcases, etc. The said property to be offered for sale first in parcel and then in bulk. No bid will be accepted unless accompanied by a certified cheek for at least ten per cent, of the amount bid, and all sales will be subject to the confirmation of the Court. A list of the stock in trade and fixtures can be seen upon application at the office of the undersigned in the Chronicle Build ing. LOUIS LB GARDK BATTEY. n29,d6,9 Trustee in Bankruptcy. MEETING OR CREDITORS. In the District Court of the United States for tlie Northeastren Division of the Southern District of Georgia.—ln the matter of Mrs. R. J. Williams, Bankrupt. 11l Bankruptcy. To the creditors of Mrs. R. J. Wil liams of Augusta, Ga., in the County of Richmond and District aforesaid, a bank rupt. Notice is hereby given that on the 7th day of December. 1914, the said Mrs. R. J. Williams was duly adjudged a bank rupt, and that the first meeting of her creditors will be he d in my office in Augusta, Ga.. on the twenty-second (22nd) day of December, 1914. at 12 o'clock noon, at which time said credi tors may atiend. prove their claims, ap point a trustee, examine the bankrupt and transact such other business ;ts may properly come before said meeting. Tills Sth day of December, 1914. 9dc Referee in Bankruptcy. Saturday Matinee UI ailU and Evening Sidney R. Ellis Presents The Singing German Dialect Comedian AL H. WILSON (“METZ") In His Song Adorned Comedy WHEN OLD NEW YORK WAS DUTCH New Songs. When I First Met You Moon-Moon- Moon. When the Roses in Spring Bloom Again. Mr. Bear and others. SEATS ON SALE TOMORROW. PRICES: Matinee 25 ( ' *° 75^- Evening 25 c to sl 50 4 lit DRINK j tydfftoqyslea YOUR’tOROCtR MAS .IT commission or Aiken interests to ob tain access to tlje records of the pe titioner. With the corporation consti tuting a holding company for at least five distinct organizations, according to infirmation given out by the com mission, the commission was unable to determine the exact financial status of the petitioner in so far as the railway affected the holding company. Sena tor Williams, attorney of Aiken, de clared they were unable to meet the showing of the petitioner because of the ex parto nature of their evidence, and it was said the effect to procure a subpoena for the auditor was intended to remove this handicap. The commission dismissed all action at previous hearings and agreed to re open this matter on the showing of Aiken interests through subsequently obtained evidence. The hearing was set to begin at 10 o’clock and may continue two days. A decision would probably be rendered within a lew days. passed by the legislature last sum mer, effective January Ist. Out of 5,000 barbers affected by this law, E. E. Limbaugh, president of the examining board, says, according to an Atlanta paper, this morning, that less than 500 have put in applications for examinations. These applications have to be in by January Ist, so it behooves the chin-scrapers to hurry. After candidates have passed their exams, they are given licenses for one year, at $2 a license. Fines or im prisonment await those who practice without a license; if a proprietor of a shop employs unlicensed men his own license will be forfeited. The law applies equally to white and col ored barbers. one, no matter what mood he may be in when he enters the theater. The patrons, by splendid attendance this week, have shown the manage ment of the Bijou that they aie grate ful for its having secured a really good company that presents a really good show. The “continuous show” policy of the Bijou has also met with unanimous favor. Come any time after 2:30 p. m. and see a complete show, including three reels of motion pic tures. The picture at present is “A Fight for Love,” in thiee reels. Among the musical numbers now being sung are, “You Won My Heart,” Thelma Fraley and Chorus. “Go Out No More," Ethel Bruce and Chorus. “Michigan,” May Lawson and Chorus. “Stars and Stripes,” Company. After tomorrow there will be a com plete change in songs, show, pictures and everything on the program. AT THE STRAND Jack London’s “Valley of the Moon” is the feature picture at the Strand today. It is being shown in six parts under the direction of Hobard Bos worth. There are many lovers in Au gusta of Jack London’s books, as was evidenced by the crowds that filled the Strand today. The theater looks for an equally good patronage this evening, if not better. Tomorrow the Strand puts on one of the greatest pictures that has ever been shown in Augusta, “Aristocracy,” with Mr. Tyrone Power in the leading role. Society dramas are not an uncom mon variety of pictures. They can be seen any day at any place. They are palmed off on the unsuspecting as true portrayals of modern life in the higher circles of society. Very often they are so untrue that the effect of the pro duction borders on the ridiculous, yet they keep on coming. If they didn’t, the producers would he at a consider able drawback to find something to produce in their stead. One won’t go as far as to say that "aristocracy” is altogether true to life, but if real persons were placed in the same positions which confront the characters of this story, their actions would in all probability, be very much like, if not exactly the same as those of the main persons of this picture. Their parts are sincere, none of therm are forced and a cast of capable play ers performs in the leading roles, most obviously well trained in motion-pic ture technique. Tyrone Pow r er is the latest legiti mate actor added to the long list of Famous Players stars borrowed from the stage for a short time. His rendi tion of the part of Mr. Stockton, a self made man of A merica Is sincere, pow erful and dramatic. Diana, his wife, is played by Marguerite Skirvin in a manner that loaves no room, for im provement. Edna Mayo is sweet, pret ty and pathetic as Virginia, the daugh ter of Stockton and the step-daughter of Diana. Arthur Hoops appears in his familiar role of heavy. He is a pen niless foreign prince, utterly without honor* but possessing a magnetic at traction which he exercises ove.r the unfortunate woman whom he happens to desire. The picture will he shown every hour, beginning at 10:30 a. m INSURANCE FIRE SALE - - : -AT—.-- FOURCHER’S, 572 BROAD ST. This stock, composed of Guns, Bicycles, Rifles, Pistols, Air Guns, Roller Skates, Foot Balls, Indoor Balls, Punching Bags, Pocket Knives, Scissors, and Table Cutlery, Hunting Coats, Leggins, Caps, and Carpenters’ and Mechanics’ Tools, Motorcycle Horns, Lights, Oils, etc., was slightly damaged by smoke. The Companies insist that this stock must be turned into cash, regardless of cost, at once. Don’t miss looking over this lot of goods before you make your Christmas purchases. Every article in store will be sold at from 20 to 50 cents on the dollar. CASH ONLY. DOORS OPEN AND SALE STARTS TOMORROW (THURS DAY) MORNING, DECEMBER 10th, AT 10 O’CLOCK. INSURANCE FIRE SALE, 572 BROAD STREET RESIDENT DEPUTY D. S. REVENUE COLLECTOR Mr. H. W. Perkins, After Mon day, Will Devote Entire Tii»3 to Augusta. New Man For Savannah. After Monday, December 14th, Dep uty Revenue Collector Harry W. Per kins will devote his time exclusively to the city of Augusta, and will he known as the resident deputy collector of internal revenue for Augusta. The above announcement will be gladly received here, for there has been more business in Augusta alone i'than one man could take care of since the “revenue stamp” and “special tax” acts went into effect. Mr. Perkins now has, and has had for some time, all the territory be tween Augusta and Savannah, includ ing both Augusta and Savannah. In formation here is that another deputy collector has been supplied by the gov ernment for Savannah, and Mr. Per kins, after Monday, will remain in Augusta all the time, giving all of his time to revenue business here, re ceiving returns of special tax payers, examining articles that should bear the “war tax” stamps, and attending to all other business that comes under his office, which heretofore, often has had to be postponed because Mr. Per kins’ numerous duties kept him in Savannah as much as if not more than in Augusta. The new arrangement will be of great benefit to many people in Au gusta who are paying tax under the government’s new revenue laws. At The Grand AL H. WILSON IN “WHEN OLD NEW YORK WAS DUTCH.” As refreshing as a breath of spring ozone fresh from the meadows is A 1 H. Wilson in the quaint offering, “When Old New York Was Dutch,” in which he will be seen as Metz von Freiburg at the Grand Saturday, matinee and evening. The Dutch of early New York were interesting peo ple and the author of Mr. Wilson’s vehicle has endeavored to picture them as true to life as possible. The dif ferent scenes of old New York and the sea coast surrounding it are all the story calls for, and of absorbing Interest when comparison is made with the New York of the present day. The play is a delightful com bination of humor and pathos, made more interesting, perhaps, by the tuneful folk songs introduced by Mr. Wilson at appropriate intervals and which are as captivating as any of the songs that this comedian has made popular in the past. They include “When I First Met You,” “Moon, Moon, Moon.” "When the Roses in Spring Bloom Again,” and “Mr. Bear.” INCENDIARIES AGAIN AT WORK IN AUGUSTA House on Center Street Was Set on Fire Wednesday Morn ong at About 1 O’clock. Burning Lightwood Found in Icebox. At 1:15 Wednesday morning the fire department was called to a tkt at ikft Center Street, a building of which the lower floor is occupied by M. B, Car roll's meat store and the upper rented to negroes. Captain Battle, of No. 2 Engine House, was in ehnrge of the fire and discovered unmistakable signs of incendiarism. The blaze was started at the foot of a staircase at the hack, the only means of reaching the floor above, where the negroes lived, and when the department arrived on the scene part of the stairs and a partition had been burned away, so filling the upper floor with smoke that a negro woman narrowly escaped being suffocated to death and had to be rescued through one of the front windows by Captain Parker and James Butler, of Engine House No. 1, THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. On the floor near the place where the fire had started Captain Battle found a one-gallon can of kerosene, which circumstances first aroused his suspicions. The can was full, how ever, and tli ere was no evidence of the oil having been poured over the stairs or floor. The proprietor, on be ing interrogated, said that he kept the can of kerosene near a grate some ten or fifteen feet from where it was found, which showed plainly that somebody had had a hand in the game. Later, on opening the ice-chest where meat was kept, smoke was seen pour ing out and the chest proved to con tain a pile of lightwood which had been set afire inside. Fortunately, when the .oor of the place was closed, this fire was choked by its own smoke. The mysterious originator of the fire is being sought by the police. It is thought that this is the %equel to a number of incendiary fires the last of which occurred some months ago, Don’t Let This One Bounce Off Take this straight from Uncle, it won’t cost you a red cent —when you are ready for a tobacco that will absolutely satisfy that crav ing for a smartless, biteless smoke that smells sweet and clean and tastes good and wholesome, just you mosey around to the near est shop where they ex change pipe food for the coin of the Republic and ask for Fringe Albert the national joy smoke St' PtPC *«!' and that the old "fire-bugs” are at work again. No clues to the identity of the guilty parties have so far been divulged by the investigating officers. M CHANGES !N S, L L. CIRCUIT Columbia, S. C. —The South Atlantic league will open the 1915 season with out changes in the circuit, stated Pres ident Corish, of Savannah, in a letter today to Columbia club officials. Al bany will retain its franchise, having refused the offer of Montgomery, re cently ejected from the Southern As sociation, for a transfer. This is the one tobacco in these good old U. S. A. that’s minus the tongue bite and broil. Why? Because they’re taken out by a patented process controlled exclusively by us. Buy a tidy red tin of P. A., 10c, or a toppy red bag, sc, to carry on your hip for pipe and cigarette ammunition; but for home and office use buy the joyous crystal-glass humidor that comes with a pound purchase of good old P. A. It keeps the tobacco pipe-fit and in prime smoking condition down to the last pipeful. Paste this little suggestion in your hat against Christmas—the P. A. crystal-glass humidor makes a man-size gifty gift It J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., Winston-Salem, N. C. FAIR WEATHER WELCOMED AFTER MANY DAYS RAIN Sunshine Felt Good Wednes day, and Will Be Out Again Strong Thursday, Says Mr. Eraigh. The prediction by Forecaster K. D. Kmigli for fair weather was welcomed in Augusta Wednesday. After a siege of lmd, rainy weather for more than a week, no one is displeased over the indications that the sun is soon again to shine in Augusta. It did Wednes day, and. Judging from the forecast, will Vie out bright and warm Thurs day. No change in temperature is ex pected. It was slightly cooler Wednesday morning In Augusta, and a similar change was experienced in most all other cities. MISS BATTLE’S VOICE FOR SUNDAY MEETING Will Be Heard at First of the Services Held at Dreamland Theatre By the Y. M. 0. A. It is announced that us a special feature of the musical program for tiie first of Uie Y. M. C. A. bi-Sunday meetings, to be held this winter at the Dreamland theatre, Instead of tile Y. M. <’. A. building, Miss Margaret Bat lie will sing. It is expected that the theatre w ill ho crowded to Its capacity for the opening service, next Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. As previously stated, Rev. J. Henry Harms, president of Newberry College, Newberry, S. C., will deliver the ad dress of the meeting. The public is cordially invited to 1 come. FIVE