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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25. MISS HILLS JACKSON SILLED By STREET CAR Young Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jackson, Met Tragic Death at Corner of Fifth and Broad Streets. WAD FENDERS BEEN ON CAR CATASTROPHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED Body Was Terribly Mangled When Belt Line Oar Struck Her Yesterday Afternoon. j?lan for Street Oars to Have Fenders. The tragic death of Miss Crowella Doughty Jackson, 10-year-olil daugn ter of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Jack son, who was run over and instantly killed by a street car on lower Broad street Monday afternoon, stirred Au gusta to its foundation. Particularly, following as it did the heart-breaking death of little Harold Haynie four hours before, it seemed to throw the whole town into a state of horror and gloom. Stumbled and Fell. Young Miss Jackson was attempt ing to cross the track in front of Sum merville car No. 206, which she was trying to stop between stations, when she stumbled and fell under the wheels. The whole thing was so sudden and horrible that a number of eye-wit nesses were unable to tell exactly what happened. As far as is known the story of the fateful afternoon is this: Shortly before 4 o’clock Miss Jack son left the home of her parents at 104 Elbert street, intending to go to the Hill to see her mother’s sisters, Mesdames Lewis F. Butt, William M. Butt and Jefferson Berry. She left the house alone and went to the cor ner of Broad and Elbert streets to wait for a Summerville car. Some minutes afterwards Mrs. Oates, who boards at the Jacksons’, and her daughter, Mrs. J. G. Jefferies, left the house, intending to pay some visits. They passed the young girl standing at the corner. She joined them, com plaining that she had been waiting a long time, and walked with them up Broad street (on the south side). Up to Center Street. She said she would walk with them up to Centre street and take the car there. On the way the three ladies had to pass the home of Mr. W. M. Decker, at 458 Broad street, where his little daughter's funeral was going on. There was a string of automobiles and people leaving the house at the mo ment, which attracted their notice so that they neglected to look out for the Summerville car. All of a sudden Miss Jackson exclaimed: “There’s my car, now! Good bye.” With which remark she left them and hurried across the street to the "green” to £top the on coming trolley. It happened to be just between stations, about half way from the station in the middle of the block and Centre street. Mrs. Oates and Mrs. Jefferies lost sight of her behind the automobiles which almost blocked the street and the next thing they heard was a scream and a negro wo man’s exclamation: ‘O, My God! Somebody's been killed!” It never en tered their minds that harm had come to Miss Jackson. They hurried on and purposely did not look around to see, for fear of being met with the horrible sight of some accident which, as they imagined, had probably hap pened to some child. There was con siderable noise and confusion in the midst of the crowd of people and mo tors. Left Two Companions. A lady who was standing in her window across the street watching the funeral procession saw the ill-fated young girl leave her two companions and cross over to the green. She also saw the car coming, but did not con nect the two ideas. It being between stations, she did not think of Miss Jackson as wishing to catch the car. Her attention was diverted for a sec ond and then she heerd a horrible scream and looked again and Raw the girl’s body under the car, which was Flipping on the tracks In the clutches of the emergency brakes. The car stopped within half a length, only the right-hand front wheel passing over the girl’s body. In a moment there was an enormous crowd. The girl's body was gently lifted from under the car where it lay on one Bide with the feet between the tracks and the head lying In the grass to the north. The wheel passed almost directly over the waistline, though eyewitnesses say the body was not severed and, indeed, teemed only to be cut on one aide. The dead girl was immediately covered with 1 silk coverlet brought from a nearby house until she could be re moved to an undertaking establish ment. Waited Long Time. The explanation of the tn.gic acci dent is simple and pathetically natu ral. Miss Jackson had been waiting I for her car a long time She forgot about it for a moment while watching the funeral leaving the Decker house, and suddenly .saw it coming when it was too late to reacii a station. Just as anybody ertse would have done, she attempted to attract the attention of the motorman to stop him or at least make him wait for her at the next station. She made a fatal mistake in thinking she had time to cross the track, stumbled and fell, and it was all over. The motorman, E. W. Mar tin, saw too late that she was going to try to cross the track, applied ali bis brakes even before she fell, but was unable to stop the car dead. He is suffering from a severe nervous breakdown in consequence of the ac cident and refuses all consolation. The '’Augusta-Aiken Hallway and Electric Corporation have allowed him leave to go to his people In the country until he can pull himself together. All par ties agree In acquitting him entirely, however, of any blame In the deplor able matter. Many Friends. The deceased young lady Is survived by her father and mother and two brothers, Messrs. William Henry and Elbert McGran Jackson, both now at Georgia Tech. Her death will be mourned, however, by a very large family connection, as well as by num berless friends. Her mother, Mrs. Wm. E. Jackson, was Miss Crowella Dough ty, daughter of the late Dr. Wm. H. Doughty, and is the sister of Dr. Wm. H. Doughty, Jr., Mr. Llewellyn Dough ty, Mrs. Will Butt, Mrs. Lewis Butt, and Mrs. Jefferson Berry. The funeral will be conducted from the First Presbyterian church at 11:30 Wednesday morning.- Need for Fenders. It is the general belief that if fend ers had been on the car which caused the death of Miss Jackson, in all prob ability, she would not have been killed. She might have been thrown from the track and only bruised. Without the fenders, when cars knock persons down, they usually drag them under the trucks causing an agonizing and horrible death. In a great many cities the street car companies arc forced to have fenders and unquestionably a movement will be started to have fenders put on the Augusta street cars. RUBIRCOiAN! SUES PRESIDENT IRISH AMERICAS Callaway & Howard, for Peti tioner, Charge That Mr. Arm strong Knew Bank Was Hope lessly Insolvent Months Be fore the Doors Were Closed. CLAIM DEPOSITS MADE IN BANK BECAUSE STANDING OF PRESIDENT ARMSTRONG Alleged That Stock of Mr, Armstrong Was Transferred in August 1913 to Lessen Liabilities as a Stockholder. r The Southern Tire & Rubber Com pany, through its attorneys, Callaway & Howard, has filed suit against Mr. Patrick Armstrong, who was president of the Irish-American Bank, for $21,- 715.86, besides interest, which repre sents the net deposit of the Southern Tire & Rubber Company in the lrish- Amerlcan Bank when that institution closed its doors on December 13, 1913. The suit charges that the defendant knew of the alleged hopelessly insol vent condition of the Irish-American Bank months before the failure which, the petition alleges, constituted a fraud upon petitioner in continuing to receive deposits from time to time. It is alleged that the Southern Tire & Rubber Company had total deposits in the Irish-American of $24,745.86 and the net surplus over all drafts and checks is the amount sued for, viz., $21,715.86. The petition alleges that the South ern Tiro & Rubber Company placed its deposits in the Irish-American be cause Mr. Armstrong, the president, was a man of known business ability and had large means, he owning large properties in Richmond County. Mr. Armstrong Chiof Executive Officer. The petition also alleges the de fendant was, during the year 1913, and had been since the organization of the bank, a large stockholder therein, a director thereof, the president of said bank, and its chief executive officer, directing and controlling the opera tions and transactions of said hank. The petition further alleges that, according to the report of the re ceiver of the bank its total indebted ness, due principally to depositors, amounts to over $588,000 and that its assets will not realize $50,000 and creditors, including depositors, as your petitioner is informed, will not get over 10 per cent of the amount actually due them. The charge is made in the petition that the defendant knew df khe alleged Insolvent condition.of the Irish-Amer ican as early as June 1, 1913, and that despite this information continued to receive deposits from petitioner urul others —until the bank’s doors were closed on December 13, 1913. Transferred Stock. The petitioner alleges that the hooks of the Irish-American Bank show that on August sth, 1913, the said defend ant, Patrick Armstrong, transferred 40 shares of the capital stock of the Irish-American Bank, of the par value of SIOO per share, standing in his name, to his son-in-law, W. F. Cava naugh, leaving In his own name as a stockholder in said hank, so far as the books of the bank will show, only ten shares of the capital stock of the par value of SIOO each. The petition continues ‘‘That at the time of making the aforesaid transfer of stock by the said defendant, Pat rick Armstrong, to his son-in-law, W. F. Cavanaugh, the said defendant had full knowledge of the hopeless insol vent condition of said hank and was merely endeavoring and intending thereby to lessen his liability us a stockholder in said insolvent bank.” Under the laws of Georgia bank stockholders are liable, in case of failure, for twice the amount, of their stock. The suit is to be tried in the supe rior court. Mr. P. C. O’Gorman, who, with Pierce Bros., represents Mr. Arm strong. was nsketi for a statement re tarding the suit and he stated that they knew nothing official regarding the action of the attorneys for the Southern Tire and Rubber Company and did not care to make a statement ns yet. Mr. O’Gorman Intimated that he might make a statement later. R. A. SOMERS WAREHOUSE BURNED THIS MORNINO Just on Outside of City Limits, East Boundary—Damage Not Determined. This morning at 3:30 o'clock, th« Augusta fire department responded to Box 19, announclDK tlie warehouse of R. A. Somers on fire, The fire was Just on tlie outaide of tlie city limits, East Boundary. However, an attempt was made to extinguish the flatnes in order to save a large two-story wooden structure situated Just in the city lim its, which the flatnes were sweeping towards. The warehouse was a galvanized af fair end contained near-beer and other liquors. The origin of the fire and the amount of damage could not he deter mined. Farmers Attenfion!--Winter Garden Provided With a Hot-Bed Will Help Solve Food Problem N. Many Half Hardy Vegetables May Be Grown During Coldes^ Months and Seed Sown for Early Spring Transplanting Structure May be Easily and Very Economically Constructed Since it has become necessary that the Southern farmer feed himself, it is encouraging that throughout this section more winter gardens have been planted than ever before, possi bly. The winter garden is a blessing in every way and under all condition, but this year more of a blessing. But the home garden—the winter garden—is not complete without a hot bed in which to grow during the win ter some of the half hardy vegetables and in which to sow seed for early spring transplanting. A very small bit of land may be made highly and very profitably pro ductive, utilized as a winter garden and provided with a hot-bed, if prop erly cultivated. It will go a long way toward feeding the family. That is the real problem of many a farmer at the present time. One of the associate professors of horticulture at Clemson College tells how best to build and to utilize the hot-bed in connection witli the winter garden. The structure is of great im portance, yet it is easily and may be very cheaply constructed to answer all purposes. It is best to use glass for a cov ering as it retains heat better than does wood, but in a climate as mild as ours, tightly fitting boards fur nish a very satisfactory substitute. In making the hot-bed, select a well drained spot, preferably next to the 1 FUNERAL LITTLE HAROLD HAYNIE WEDNESDAY P. M. Will Occur From Residence on Walton Way. Interment in City Cemetery. The funeral services over the re mains of little Harold Henning Haynie, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Marvin Haynie, of IC3O Walton Way, who met a tragic death yesterday under the wheels of a coal cart, will be held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon from the resi dent and will be conducted by Rev. G. D. Stone, paster of the Woodlawn Methodist Church assisted by Rev. W. T. Hamby, presiding elder of the Augusta district. The interment will be in the city cemetery. A bright seven-year-old boy, the idol of his parents, has been snatched from them without a moments warn ing. When he left them he was well and happy and within the brief space of a few hours he was a corpse. The grief of the father and mother is almost too much to be borne. The sympathy of many hundreds go out to them in their sorrow. The fol lowing gentlemen will act as pall bearers: Messrs. Walter A. Clark, J. C. C. Black, Jr., J. B. Blitchington and Thos. J. Hamilton. CONDITION OF ALLENDALE POLICEMAN, HERE, BETTER Mr Frank Clark, the Allendale po liceman, who was brought to the City hospital lapt Friday suffering from a wound in the left lung, is reported to day to be a little better. Mr. Clark’s condition has been considered very serious, the entire upper lobe being in volved. No complications have set in and the wound itself is getting along as well as could he expected. It will be recalled that Mr. Clark was shot Christinas Eve while at tempting to arrest’a drinking man. He was brought to the City hospital im mediately. Don’t Be Misled if You Have Tuberculosis No specific haw been discovered for Tuberculosis, but Kckman’s Alterative has been successful In many cases. Head of this case: - 12 Thompson New York. “Gentlemen: —Five years ago last Au gust I was taken to St. Francis' Hospital to be treated for bronchitis and con gested lungs. Af.er several weeks’ treat ment I was advised by the doctor to go to a convalescent sanitarium, but could not be admitted because the doctor at the hospital, after a thorough examina tion, declared my case Tubercular, and gave me a cer.lflcate to that effect. I showed the certificate to Father Stark, and he advised me to take Eckman’i Al terative. I took it faithfully, and soon found myself free from night sweats and fever. I have not taken the Alterative now for two years, and can truthfully say I am well. I feel better and am stronger than before my sickness." (Ab breviated.) (Affidavit) MARY KORHAMER. Eckman'e Alterative If most effica cious in bronchial catarrh and severe throat, and lung affections and up building the system. Contains no hafrn fu' or habit-forming drugs. Accept no substitutes. Small size, $1; regular «!»*, $2. Sold by leading druggists Write for booklet of recoveries. Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia. vX'S y T ' f '"tj Jim* E » 3- V'iw* •' li&fL twi $ fjwL * ,fL. . -st 'JSm, • Scene from “Polly of the Circus,” at the Grand, matinee and evening, New Years’a Day. Seats on sale Wednesday. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA. south side of a wall or building, and dig a pit about ten inches deep, six feet wide and as long as desired. Put in as heating material six inches of fresh stable manure. Pack the ma nure well and cover with a layer of about four inches of rich garden soil. Let stand for a few days and it is ready for the seed. The frame should he made 12 to 18 inches high in the back, with a height of 8 to 10 Inches for the front. The hoards constitut ing the frame may be held together temporarily by the use of stakes, hut it is better, for purposes of keeping out cold, to construct more closely. The bed may he utilized immediate ly by sowing radish seed in rows four inches apart with every other row planted to lettuce. The radishes will be ready for use in about four weeks, when the entire space may be given to lettuce, which should he thinned to eight inches apart in the row if solid heads are desired. A few rows may be thinned each day and the thin nings used for salad. By the time the lettuce is off, to mato, egg-plant and other seed of warm season crops may he sown, in order to have these vegetables early it is necessary to get them started before danger of frost has passed. Other methods and uses will suggest themselves to the resource ful gardener and will make the hot bed a source of much profit as well as pleasure to him. TEAM OF DRAFT HORSES RAN AWAY ON EIGHTH STREET YESTERDAY P.M. Leaving collars and electric light bulbs in their wake, a team of large draft horses took the right-of-way on Jackson street sidewalk yesterday aft ernoon creating consternation among a number of women and children pe destrians. The team had been unhitched by their driver blit the harness was still on them. Feeling a desire for action they broke away from their driver and started on their tour of investigation making it a point to travel by way ol tlie sidewalk. In front of iliilse's Laundry, a "white way” post In their way was completely demolished, the post being knocked from its bearings, and globes and bulbs being scattered in all directions. The demolishment of the post, how ever, served the good purpose of bringing the team to a temporary stop and causing them to change their di rection. The return trip was started backward along the route first tra veled. Before leaving the scene oc casion was made to kick over a bas ket of laundry standing in front ol Hulse’s establishment, collars and other articles of wearing apparel being scattered to the four winds. The team was finally stopped at the corner of Greene and CampßeH streets No other damage was done. The team belongs to the Augusta Cab and Transfer Company, and was engaged in hauling material at the new post office site. CITY BRIEFS Agent* Meet at Union Point.—The agents of the Georgia Railroad will meet in Union Point Wednesday. A number of officials from Augusta and Atlanta will attend. The Idea in the minds of those who proposed the meet • ing is to have a kind of "get together” meeting where ail the agents can be come acquainted with each other and can tie afforded the opportunity to discuss matters of mutual Interest. Escaped Convict.—Bishop Williams, colored, an escaped convict from the Laurens county gang, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Detectives Glover and Redd. Williams confessed taht he was wanted in Laurens county, having escaped from the gang then several months ago. He is being held for the Laurens authorities. CONDUCTOR CLEARY IS NOW ON THE PICAYUNE Harlem, Ga—"Oapt.” Will Clary Is now in charge of the Georgia Railroad’s Picayune train and htn many friends are glad to see him each day on this train, f’hanges nre so many these days that for passengers to find old friends in charge of trains gives them a pleas urable sense of security and comfort. COTTON RATES UNREASONABLE. Washington.—Present freight rales on cotton and cotton linters from (Southern Texas to Butte and other Montana destinations were held by the Interstate Commerce Commission to day to be unreasonable. The rail roads were ordered to establish rates not In excess of $1.20 a hundred pounds. *in compressed cotton and cot ton linters, $1.31 when compression is made by the carriers, and $ 1.40 on un compressed cotton and cotton linters. The Only Exclusive Ladies’ Keady-to-Wear Store in Angusta 1054 BROAD YEAR-END SALE OF WOMEN’S SUITS and COATS This year end sale of Golden Bros, is a general let-go of Ladies’ Ready to-W ear. We are making room, and this is your chance to start the new year with good savings. An early choice means a good choice, for these bargains won’t last long at these prices. CLEARANCE SALE OF SUITS A great salt 1 of about 200 women’s high grade Suits. Finest materials, best workmanship, and decidedly new models. Long coats, short coats, three quarter length coats, made of garbadines, serges, broadcloth, etc. All the best | colors and most effective styles, worth from $15.00 to $4,1.00 — CLEARANCE PRICES $6.50 to $ 19.50 (ifi J i’*’ * —3 ■■ V ■ E pr-f— om PRE-INVENTORY PRICES ON MILLINERY In order to dose out our line of Hats, we offer the following inducement. Any Hat in the house up to $7.00 in value, incluling many beautiful jp pa shapes, for AT THE BIJOII The Ches Davis Musical Comedy Com pany played to capacity house at the four performances at the Bijou yester day. The verdict of the audiences was most clearly that this company is one of the classiest and best balanced tabloid shows that has appeared in Augusta In a long while. The work of 1 lie company is snappy and clean, the dancing numbers a pleas ing diversion, and the costuming attrac tive. One of the features Is the Imperial Male Quartette. No act or set of acts ever got a bigger hand at the Bijou These are the fellows that introduced “Tlie Memphis Blues” in quartette mpslc. Their rendition of this song alone is worth the price of admission. Ches Dnvls, us Jake, a Hungry negro, handled the comedy end In great style. The musical numbers In which the chorus took part were all good, “Ala bama Bound” and “Cotton Moon" seem ing to be the favorites with the audi ence. Miss Parsons' solo was well re ceived. The same show will he presented to day, the shows being continuous from 2:30 to 5:00, and from 7:30 to 10:00. The Rljouscope will offer "Nearly an Art ist," “Twlxt Love and Duty," and "Tale of a Skirt.” There will be an entire change of pro gram Wednesday and again Friday. Thursday evening, between the first and second shows, there will he a “Tango Contest," In which local ladles and gentlemen will take part. AT THE STRAND Today, at the Strand, George Kleins, Fllmdom’s foremost producer, will pre sent "Julius Cur.sar," pronounced bv critics to be the mightiest spectacle In the history of motion pictures. Anthony Novelll, who starred in "Quo Vadls” Is featured, and tie Is supported by a cast of twenty thousand people. The picture wits two years In the making and Is reputed to have cost $386,000. It bus belli well described as “Kilmdom * 42 Centimeter Gun.” The Billboard describes the produc tion ns “a wonderful piece of photo graphy, an amazing example of direction, and almost a model in construction and continuity.” * The Dramatic Mirror says of the film: "TbdTo Is that rare Ingredient In spec tacles of that kind, a clearly presented and coherent story. We are told that 20,000 people ware engaged In the mak ing of this drama, and that a miniature city of Home, covering six sun re blocks, was constructed. Moth statements are easily credited In view of the magnifi cent results. For classic ro cs, Novelll Is perhaps the most thoroughly equipped of all film actors.” Thgre Is really not a dull moment throughout the story. Once started the film holds one in a gvlp of tense Inter est that never relaxes till the final scene. The fl.m beggars dsscriptlon. The st'Sy Is In six ants and two hun dred scenes. The first set will start svery hour arid u half, D-ginn rig at 10:30. Wednesday’* BUI. On Wednesday there will be presented a double trill, featuring two of the be»t kpowu stars Iri the moving picture world. Clara Kltnlatll Young will he seen In "Goodness Gracious,” a three-real eom. edy. KVam is X Bushman will appear In "Blood Will Tell,” a three-reel E«- sanay. RAILWAY MANAGER RESIGNS. St. Louie, —Henry Miller, general manager of the Wabash railroad, haa tendered his resignation, to become ef fective January 1, according to an an nounretuant made here today. GOLDEN BROS. KILLED CHILD; BULLET MEANT FOR SWEETHEART Millville, N. J.—Mystery surround ing the killing of Hcatrlre Hailey, 6 years old, who was hit by n bullet that crashed through a window of her urandmother’H home, was cleared to day when George Hann, years old, was arrested and confessed, according to the police, that he had accidentally killed the child while trying to kill his sweetheart. The child was seated at the supper table with other members of the furn- Uy when the bullet struck her down. There was no clue until a young wom an member of the family told the po lice that Haim had been jealous of her llann was found at his home, and after he was told of the child's death ho confessed, the police said, that ho had fired at Ids sweetheart. INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL. Petrograd -The Russian government announces It. has set aside a consider able sum to organize an International competition for the discovery of new technical methods of utilizing Indus trial alcohol. Prizes amounting to more than $50,000 will he awarded. DYER BUILDING. NEW YEAR OPENING JANUARY 4th of ITS 33rd YEAR. t'p-to-dato methods and furnishing. Wend in your boya and glrla. Phone C7l or 1410. Easy terms. sls Dresses $6.95 One more chance of buying stylish dresses at about wholesale cost . They come in serges, poplins, combinations, etc., and are well worth their former price. Basque and girdle effects in all desirable colors. rt*/I Q P Special fU.7J College Coats, $3.98 Some beautiful coats, in plaids and solid colors; patch pockets and shawl collars. Regular $7.00 values. A BOX OF EXQUISITE STATIONERY Makes an Appropriate Christmas Gilt See our appropriate Christmas line in Speth’s win dow. We are the exclusive agents for MARCUS WARD’S famous paper, and the kind Department and Druj? Stores cannot buy. Paper we know. Qual ity the finest, prices same as inferior grades. We are The Only Engravers in Augusta. PHOENIX PRINTING COMPANY 627 BROAD STREET. BUILD WITH BRICK GEORG IA-C A ROLIN A BRICK COMPANY AUGUSTA, - GEORGIA 1054 BROAD CHURCH UNION IS NOT LIKED; WORSHIP APART New York.—The Calvary and Fifth Avenue Baptist churches, after a nine months’ trial union, will worship sepa rately in future, if the congregation adopts the recommendation made yes terday by tlie special committee. The Calvary church has been with out a puHtor since the Hev. Robt. 8. MacArthur retired, about four years ago. The Fifth Avenue church, which John !>. Rockefeller and his eon, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., attend, lias been closed since the two congregations be gan worshipping at the Calvary church, nine months ago. SIGNOR GENNARO PUNARO VIOLINIST. T.essons given In private homes, In town or out-of-town. Formerly under Schra dleck. Special music for churches, weddings, receptions and afternoon teas. For particulars, address 523 9th Street. Rhone U57-W or 1895-W. FIVE