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ELEOTIONFiHUD
Indianapolis, Ind. —Arrests in Terre
Haute of 46 men indicted by the federal
grind jury charged with conspiracy to
violate the election laws, created a sen
sation today in state political circles.
More arrests were expected and it was
said the number might reach more than
one hundred.
Federal District Attorney Dailey, who
conducted the investigation before the
grand jury, said today he would imme
diately take up the Indianapolis cases,
where it was claimed frauds were com
mitted at the November election. At
Evansville complaints have been filed
with the district attorney alleging frauds
at the November election.
Sheriff and Judge.
Indianapolis.—Four more arrests had
been made at Terre Haute eariy today.
Dennis Shea, sheriff and City Judge
Thos. C. Smith, appeared voluntarily
at headquarters of United States Mar
shal Storen. Shea was released under
SIA,OG(> l -*ond.
Alb err Harkness. a driver and Jos.
Kelley a bar tender, were the first to
be brought in by the deputies early to
day.
AT THE BIJOU
As a special holiday feature, the Bi
jou is offering an entire change of
program today, the Teddy Bear Girls
presenting the laughable musical farce,
“The Two Twins.” Messrs. George
Berg and Tom Howard, the comedians
who have already made such a hit
with the patrons of this popular thea
ter, will have the leading parts.
As a special attraction, the man
agement will put on a “Chorus Girls’
Contest,” this taking place between
the first and second shows, nine o'clock
being the hour. The contest will be in
the nature of specialties, each girl in
the company taking part. This will
give an extra half hour of attraction.
The prices remain the same, 20 and 10
cents. This is merely in line with the
policy of the Bijou management to
give the public the very best possible
amusement for the money.
In addition to the regular show and
the “Chorus Girls’ Contest,” there will
be three reels of excellent moving pic
tures.
Today will offer the last opportunity
to see the Teddy Bear Girls, and it is
expected that the Bijou will be crow
ded to capacity at every performance.
ONLY TEN BALES DAMAGED.
Newport News, Va. —A survey of the
British steamer Hampstead, which ar
rived here Thursday with fire in Num
ber 3 hold, showed that the vessel was
not damaged seriously and the only loss
was ten bales of cotton. The Hamp
stead enroute from Galveston to Genoa,
cotton-laden caught fire at sen early
Thursday from an unknown cause.
AT THE STRAND
“WHEN ROME RULED.”
The photo-play today at The Strand,
“When Rome Ruled,” In five parts, is
a wonderful drama of the early Chris
tian trials.
Here’s a synopsis of the play:
In one of the Roman colonies in
North Africa there lives a beautiful
young girl, Nydia, daughter of an old
man who is a Christian. Nydia at
tends one of the meetings of the new
sect and is baptized also. On her way
home with her father a high priest of
Jupiter, one of the main Roman Gods,
sees her and desires to have her for
one of the vestal virgins. He sends
two of his attendants to seize her, but
is prevented by the passing of Caius,
the son of the Roman governor. Caius
is very much impressed by the beauty
of Nydia but rides on leaving her and
her father t ogo home. The hign
priest sends a hoy to follow them to
their home. When he gets the report
of where they live he takes some of
his attendants to seize her. They are
not successful although in the strug
gle Nydia's father Is killed and their
home Is burned.
Nydia escapes to the desert and
hides in a cave. A shepherd passes
with some sheep which are attacked
by a lion and one of the sheep is car
ried off and eaten by the lion. The
cave where Nydia hides is the lair of
the lion and she Is terrified as he
comes in and stands on a rock near
her and roars at her. The shepherd
goes to the city to get help to kill
the wild beast and lands at the palace
of Cains Just as a large company are
Celebrating the arrival of the young
woman whom Cais Is to marry. He
leaves the feast and goes to help the
shepherd. They find the rase and cap
ture the lion at the same time dis
covering Nydia Caius takes Nydia to
his father's house and declares his In
tention of keeping her under his mr-.
His father objects and his objections
are supported by the high priest who
shows them that Nydia Is a f’hrlstlat.
In spite of all protests Caius places
Nydia in r home where he goes to
visit her. His betrothed bride ot J»cts
very strongly to the attention Caius
Is paying to Nydia. On one of his
visits he Is followed hy the high priest
and his father. The high priest enters
the room and accuses Nydia of seduc
ing (Tains, in a struggle that follows
Cains, not knowing that his father la
outside, kills the high priest. His
father enters and has Caius carried off
by two of his attendants. He then ac
cuses Nydia of the crime. In spite of
a protest she is brought before a tri
bunal and condemned to be thrown to
the lions. Caius' betrothed tells him
of the coming event and he rushes
to the lions' den to try to help Nydia.
His betrothed, who has been instru
mental in stirring up the trouble, fol
lows and opens the door of the den
to watch with fiendish satisfaction
the end of her rival. Caius sees the
door open and seizing Nydia in his
arms and makes his escape. They are
followed hut manage to escape to the
desert where Caius adopts the Chris
tian faith and decides to leave his old
life for that of the Christians.
Speaking
... THE...
Public Mind
N WHY WOMEN AND CHILDREN
SUFFER.
To The Herald:
Please allow me space to answer Char
ity Begins at Home.
He asks why are women and children
suffering? Because some men will not
work unless you shlap them on the back
and say, I got a soft snap for you!
Why are honest men not allowed to
make an honest living? Do these hon
est men meet their obligations prompt
ly? No, they promise to pay on a cer
tain date and when that time comes they
most always have some excuse to defer
payment thereby causing his creditor to
lose confidence in him and his word.
What man wants to employ a bunch of
men that he has no confidence in and
how can a bunch of men expect a man
to have confidence in them wiien they
uo not keep their word?
Very smcerily,
SMALL MERCHANT
CAPITAL AND LABOR CO-OPERATE
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 24th, 1814.
To The Herald:
Having been asked by many of the
most prominent business men of Augusta
as to what step the Augusta Federation
of trades could take to help better the
trades condition now prevailing in Au
gusta, I ask that you allow me to ex
plain through your columns the view*
the majority of the working class are
taking of the situation. Having been
tilt own in contact with a portion of the
many idle workers during the past few
weeks and from Information gained from
them, I can say that the employers are
largely responsible for a great amount
of the suffering now going on among the
workers. The mistake being made by
the employers is hy rutting their fore*
of men and whereby If they care to take
care of the majority they should cut
hours and retain as many as possible.
With their present system they are al
lowing some of their employees to prosp
er while the balance are on the brink oi
starvation, p.lmost a fit subject for th*
Associated Charities. It Is far front
charity that the working class of Augus
ta are looking so work. You
will find among our rank men, women
and children from 2,500 homes who are
too proud to ask for charity and some
are going in want on account of such
self-esteem. This ostentatious feeling
which is found among our class Is thnt
which we inherit Prom our forefather*
and possessed hy every Southern Gen
tleman whether he he an employer or
tmp oyee and you find many Southern
gentlemen among the working class In
both organized and unorganized.
If capital would co-operate with la
bor in their fight to relieve suffering
we could, in a vefry short time, put the
entire idle class to work. There are
many way*, known to capital and labor,
by which we could better condition* hut
until we combine to carry into effect
some plan we will continue to face our
present conditions. Stop the working
man's wages, then you Btop th# circula
tion of that amount of money. The
average worker spends his entire eam
irjgs for necessities of life, then It is to
tlie benefit of the business men to de
vise some means to employ as many a*
possible, whereby all are benefited.
Labor will take the Initiative in any
movement to better conditions and re
lieve the suffering but can not accomp
lish the purpose without the assistance
of capital.
Think of the hundred* of little ehtl
oren who found empty stockings Xmas
morning and Santa Claus “among the
missing!'' Think of those that are half
ciothed and half fed! Can you expect
such children to make men and women
as America like* to produce? The Bel
gium charity work Is nice for Btlgtum,
hut why do we allow our people to suf
fer for the want of necessities of life in
order to give some foreign country*? We
have here In Augusta families who are
badly in want of food and clothes, why
r.ot unload Just a few ton* of flour and
mi at? The Belgium* wouldn’t mis* Just
a few ton*.
Tho question: Do the business men
of Augusta want to relieve conditions?
"LABOR IS READY.'
Respectfully,
ROSS COPELAND,
President Augusia Federation of Trade*.
ORGANIZATION FOR FARMERS.
Untold good ha* been done for cities
hy chambers of commerce and similar
community-building bodies. All cities
now ha\e their central medium of co
operation and benefits are accruing to
the citizens In even Increasing meas
ur . The farmer need* co-operation
more than the city man needs it. Or
ganization can do even more for the
rural community than It does for the
urban. Let the farmers organize The
county demonstration agent* of Clem
son have Instructions to lend their ef
forts to every worthy attempt on the
part of fanner* to organize.
Georgia’s New Judgeship
(From The Congressional Record.)
In the debate in the house on Wed
nesday last, Hon. Andrew J. Volstead,
of Minnesota, the ranking republican
member of the judiciary committee,
made the following remarks, which
will be of Interest to the people of
this judicial district:
Mr. Volstead: Mr. Chairman, 1
would like to say a w r ord in refer
ence to this bill, Inasmuch as I w T as
connected with the investigation of
the charges made against Judge Speer.
This bill has been brought to the
judge's attention. He does not ask
that another judge bo appointed, but I
believe there ought to be on appoint
ed. For sometimes the calendar in
bis court has been congested. It could
not help but be congested, because af
ter the charges were brought against
him, he quit doing any work. He felt
that he ought not to try contested
oases while the charges were pending
against him. In that I think he was
right. During that time —and it has
been a long time—there has been a
great accumulation of business in his
district.
Now Judge Spter is 64 or 65 years
of age.
Air. Webb: He Is 66; pretty near 67.
Mr. Volstead: He has been on the
bench for almost thirty years. Most
judges when they retire have not
served for any such length of time as
he has, so that no injustice to the
public would be done should Judge
Speer be retired at his present age.
This bill, while it does not retire Judge
Speer, relieves him of part of the
work in his district, a thing which it
seems to me we may very properly do,
in View of Ids long service and the
condition of his health. He will still
be able to do considerable work ill
the future: but I do not believe that
in the next three or four years he
should be asked to take care of the
business in that district in the condi
tion in which it now is. I do not be
lieve be has the strength to do it; he
Leatruction is the stake for which the gambler plays. He destroys his home, his reputation, everything. The
dealer always wins.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA.
might, if It had not been for the ac
cumulation to which 1 have referred,
an accumulation for which we are, in
a measure responsible.
It is said that there is a good deal
of complaint against Judge Speer. That
is true, but he lias his friends as well
as enemies as every strong and force
ful character such as Judge Speer
always lias. No one questions his
ability. He is one of the brightest,
and I believe, cleanest and strongest
men on the bench. While he lias ene
mies, I am sure lie can without the
slightest difficulty try cases in any
section of the district, except perhaps,
at one point. There is one place per
haps where it would be less fortunate
if lie was compelled to try cases, and
that is the city of Savannah. His ene
mies appear to be much more numer
ous there than at any other place. I
believe that at Savannah someone elsa
might serve the public better, not be
cause Judge Speer would not be abso
lutely fair, nor because lie lacks abil
ity, but because of this feeling against
him. I think it would be better for
the public service to have someone
else go there and try the cases. 1
lliink we should give the ppnple of
Georgia the best service we can.
Judge Speer has served the coun
try more than 29 years on the bench.
He has, as I believe, served it faith
fully and with distinguished ability.
With a task too great for his health
and strength, why is it not just to give
him this relief? I think in the inter
est of the public service it would be
perfectly proper for us to do so. He
has enemies because he has rendered
conspicuous service with a courage
that deserves commendation. I admire
him and honor him for the enemies
he has made. But this bill is not
asked in his interest, but in the inter
est of the public service. I believe
it should pass.
A soft answer may turn away wrath,
and a short answer may stir up strife.
DEATH IS THE DEALER
Many Would-Be Suicides Saved By
Coroner's Plan—Only Men Who
Are in Need Placed on Jury
Chicago.—More than 20 men have boon
saved from suicide by Coroner Peter M
Ijoffmaii s plan of placing: on coroner’s
juries only those who are in need, it
was learned today from a report on the
scheme since it. was put in effect Sep
tember Ist. In thvee months 7,320 men
who were out of employment sat on
juries and collected $7,320 In fees. The
line of applicants at the coroner's office
some days contains 300.
“The distress relieved Is not alone
financial" commented the report, made
iEHfDEER INDUSTRY
' CIVILIZED ESKIMOS
Work Established in Alaska 20
Years Ago Has Made Them
Thrifty. Federal Education
Bureau.
Washington.—The reindeer Industry
established in Alaska 20 years ngn
has civilized the Eskimo population
and has made them a thrifty people,
the federal bureau or education says
In a statement today. The bureau’!
educational system in Alaska, is linked
closely with the Industry and In the
northern and western parts of the ter
ritory school superintendents have
charge of the reindeer service.
Importation of reindeer from Siberia
two decades ago was begun with the
aim of furnishing a food supply and
clothing to Eskimos In the vicinPj
of Helming Strait. Now there are 47,-
public by the public safety commission,
“more than twenty men who were dis
couraged, desperate and admitted they
were on the verge of suicide before th*y
sat on a jury were saved by the plan.
The sight of remains of those who had
killed themselves and the grief of rela
tives at the inquests banished from the
minds of these down-hearted persons all
thoughts of self-destruction. The ob
ject lesson and tlie financial assistance,
small though it was, gave them new
hope.”
26H reindeer, 30,532 of them being
owned by natives.
This Industry has given to the Es
kimos not only food and clothing, but
a means of transportation superior to
dog teams. Instead of being nomadic
hunters eking out a precarious exist
ence on the vast untlrnhered lands of
the Arctic coast region, “the Eski
mos" according to the bureau, “now
have assured support and opportunity
to acquire wealth bv the sale of meat
and skins to the white men."
REV. W. S. MARQUIS
AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
Rev. W. S. Marquis, D. P., of tho
executive committee of the Northern
Presbyterian Church, living In Chica
go, is In Augusta on a visit to his son,
Mr. W. H. Marquis. Dr. Marquis will
occupy the pulpit of the historic old
First Presbyterian Church at 11:15
Sunday morning. He is one of the
great preachers of the Northern As
sembly, nnd many will be glad of the
opportunity to hear him. At the even
ing service Dr. Sevier, the pastor, will
preach a sermon on New Year’s Res
olutions, and the large chorus choir
v.ill repeat some of the most beautiful
selections of the Christmas music.
THREE
lATIOI-WIDE
“Mr; MEETING
Prohibition Enthusiasts From
All Over U. S. to Meet in Five
Days’ Conference, Beginning
July 6th.
Washington.—Prohibition enthusi
asts from throughout the country will
hold a five days' congress in Atlantic
('tty beginning July 6tli next, at which
the Sheppard-Hobgon Joint resolution
for the submission to the states of a
constitutional amendment providing
for national, prohibition will be con
sidered. This was announced here to
day by the anti-saloon league of Am
erica, by which the congress has been
called and under whose auspices it
will be held.
Thousands of delegates are expected
to attend and special trains from each
state arc to tie run for the occasion.
The particular time for holding tho
meeting was selected because It is
hoped to Impress the thousands of visi
tors usually at Atlantic City with the
slrength and enthusiasm of the senti
ment back of the slogan "nation-wide
prohibition hr 1920.”
A feature of the congress will be a
“four-ring circus’’ in constant oper
ation where prominent speakers will
address the delegation and visitors.
rntmmi
SAVES BELGIANS
German Proclamation States
That $100,000,000 Brussels
Indemnity Will Be Passed Over
Peris, 5:30 a. m.—“ German procla
mations announcing n levy of 600,000,-
000 francs ($100,000,000) indemnity at
Brussels have been passed over,” says
The Journal, “and the report Is cur
rent that tho measure was withdrawn
by the German governor as the result
of representations by Wm. J. Bryan,
secretary of Htate, through Minister
Brand Whitlock, pointing our that tho
tax was in violation of The Hague
convention.
“It Is announced that the Germans
have imposed a tax of 25 francs on
all unmarried persons over 27 years
of age In Brussels.”
What Bryan Says.
Washington. Secretary Bryan re
iterated today that If Brand Whitlock,
American minister to Belgium, hsd
taken any action to dissuade the Ger
man mlriltaly authorities from col
lecting a war levy on Brussels he had
been acting entirely In a personal and
unofficial capacity and without any
Instructions from the American gov
ernment. The secretary said he had
no Information that Mr. Whitlock had
been concerned In the matter.
smlls
$lOl,lOO FI
Savannah, Qa. —Five eompl«t«ly de
stroyed the store and atork or goods of
Marcus * Company at 208-210 West
Broad street this morning, the flames
raging from 2 a. m., to 7 o'clock this
morning resulting in approximately
tl')0,0()0 loss to the stock and the total
loss of the three story brick structure.
Water damage to an adjoining dry
goods department store, owned by S,
Mtrsky, resulted In a considerable loss
and also the burning off of the roof.
Marcus kr Co, are covered to the extent
of $65,000 by Insurance.
CARE OF PREGNANT SOWS.
Sows that are due to farrow this
winter should not be kept in small,
cramped pena, as they so often are,
but should be given plenty of room
for exercise nnd, If possible, allowed
some pasturage to themselves. This
advice is given by the livestock men
nf riemson College. Many people
keep sows on a corn ration up to the
time of firrowing. This Is unwise.
Three or four weeks before farrowing,
the sow should be put on a thin slop
of whent bran and middlings. This,
with the pasturage will be sufficient.
it Is time to construct that hot-bed
frame. No structure about the gar
den or yard will give more value for
the same time ami cost than a hot*
bed. _