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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 mm cubic YARDS II Fill 01 LEVEE Will Be 30,000 Cubic Yards of Excavation in Fourth Section of Levee Between East Boundary and C. and W. C. Bids to Be Opened Jan. 17th. In the fourth section of the levee, from East Boundary to the C. & W. S. Railroad, there will be a quarter of a million cubic yards of earth fill and 30,000 cubic yards of excavation. Bids will be received on January 17th, at the same time as they are received for building the fourth section of the levee, for changing the Houston Street sewer so as to have it empty into the Beaver Dam Ditch instead of the river. The following is the announcement asking for bids: Proposals Wanted. Sealed proposals, addressed to the City Council of Augusta, Georgia, will be received by the River and Ca nal Commission at its office 747 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga„ at 12 o'clock on Tuesday, January 19th, for furnishing all labor and outfit and constructing section No. 4 of the earth levee at Augusta, Ga„ requiring 250,000 cubic yards of earth fill and 30,000 cubic yards of excavation. This will be scraper or wagon vfork. Also at the same time and place bids will be received for the construc tion of: 960 lineal feet of reinforced con crete box sewer 7 feet by four and one-half feet. 420 lineal feet of 48-inch brick sewer. 530 lineal feet of 42-inch brick sewer. 760 lineal feet of 36-inch brick sewer. 330 lineal feet of 24-inch pipe sewer. Certified check for S3OO will be re quired with each bid. The city reserves the right to re ject any and all bids. A bond will be required from the successful bidder. Plans and specifications can be had on application to the under signed. NISBET WINGFIELD, Chief Engineer. 747 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. AT THE BIJOU The verdict of those who have at tended the Bijou this week —and their name is legion—is that the Ches Davis Musical Comedy Company is just about the best that has appeared in Augusta in many a day. The girls are good looking and graceful, the dancing is away above the average, tjie singing is most excellent, and the comedy—well, you simply have to see Ches Davis, in his negro impersona tions, in order to properly appreciate him. “A Night on Bingham’s Roof Gar den” was the offering yesterday and this laughable farce will be presented ' again today. The scene is laid in New York City, a roof garden afford ing the setting. Ches Davis, as Jake, the waiter, Mae Riley, as Miss Bing ham, the owner of the garden, and Joe Varneli, as the manager of the garden, appear in the leading roles. The Imperial Quartet delighted the large audiences at each of the shows, with their selections. This is one of the very best quartets appearing here in a long time. At every appearance they are forced to respond to several encores and then to a number of ’cur tain calls. Mae Riley Was prevented from ap pearing in any of the performances yesterday on account of the fact that she was called out of town through the illness of her mother. She will return today and will sing the m tu ber that has already made her so pop ular in Augusta—" He's a Devil.”' An added attraction this evening, at 9 o’clock, between the first and soj ’ ond shows will be the ’’Tango Con test,” in which local ladies and gen tlemen will take part. Among the gentlemen will be Rob Irvin and "Scribbie” Tyce. Y. M. C. A. GYMNASIUM CLASSES INCREASED Attendance Since Holidays Most Gratifying to Those in Charge; Especially Increase in High School Department. Gymnasium work at the Y. M. C. A has started off with a rush after the holiday season. All of the classes are well attended, the increase being very ■ gratifying to those in charge of tha physical department. The greatest increase over the fall ' session is in the high school boys de partment. Since the close of the foot ball season all of the Richmond Acad emy football players have taken up gymnasium work. On account of the practice hours conflicting, they were unable to attend these classes during the fall. The high school boys have gone about th r organization of a basket ball league, games to be played regu larly on the Y. M. C. A. floor. If plans on foot materialize, this league v consist of four teams. There Is some excellent basket ball material In the Aaademy and the games in this league should be well worth seeing. The schedule of Y. M. C. A. gym classes is an follows: Business men, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:15 p. m.; Young men, Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 p. m.; high school boys Jflonday, Wednesday and Friday, 4:00 T>. m ; grammar School hoys, Tuesday and Thursday, 3:30 p. m.; and Satur day, 10 a. m. HOURLY TEMPERATURES Degree* 0 A. M. 37 7 A. M 37 8 A, M 38 9 A. M 39 10 A. M 42 11 A, M .44 12 noon 47 1 V. M 43 2 B. M 60 THE I.C. RHYNE' TRUCK ARRIVES Modern Apparatus For New Sixth Ward Engine House Has Many Excellent Feautres. The “L. C. Hayne” motor combina tion hook and ladder truck, for the new engine house in the Sixth Ward, has arrived and is quartered at fire headquarters. It is ready to be in spected and accepted by the fire com mittee of the city council, of which T. S. Rawortli is chairman. Tho “L. C. Hayne" is the most mod ern and up-to-date of any piece of fire fighting apparatus. The motor is six cylinder, developing eighty horsepower. The weight of the truck, fully equipped, is about 10,000 pounds. The equipment consists of a 40-gal lon chemical tank, 200 feet of hose, 4 chemical hand extinguishers, and a full quota of ladders, ranging from the 50-foo* extension to the 12-foot roof ladder. An especial feature of the equipment is found in the tires, these being the Dayton Airless Tires, adapted by the highest class fire departments throughout the country. The new fire fighter carries the only tires of the kind in Augusta. These tires are not pneumatic or solid, but by having the inside in sections, produce a semi cushion effect. Inasmuch as there is no danger of blowout or punctures, no extra tires have to be carried. There will be no such thing as having to stop on the way to a fire to change tires. The “D. C. Hayne” was constructed by the Seagraves Company of Colum bus, Ohio. The public is cordially in vited to come up to headquarters and inspect the new truck. The engine for the new Sixth Ward fire house, which is located at the cor ner of Troup Street and Central Ave nue, has been delayed due to changes being made to reduce its weight. It is expected to arrive within the next sixty days. The new engine house will, probably, be opened for service immediately upon the arrival of the engine. At The Grand THE “OLD HOMESTEAD.” There are somethings we cannot es cape. For instance there Is the smile of April, the violets in springtime, the early potato, and Denman Thompson’s “The Old Homestead.” The reason we cannot escape them is because na ture is too good to us. Nature has a kindly, as well as a wise foresight. She gives us what we need, Just when we need it, and she knows our moods better than we do. “The Old Home stead” has been as perrenial as spring time for twenty-nine seasons. It is useless to talk about Wie merits of the famous old masterpiece, for two gen erations of playgoers have laughed with dear Uncle Josh and have had their hearts touched by this beautiful picture of rural life, the most beauti ful and the cleanest that has ever been seen on any stage. The grand old New England idyl returns to the Grand next Wednesday, matinee and evening, with all the well-known fav orites in the cast, the famous musical features and new production, under the personal direction of Mr. Frank Thompson. “POLLY OF THE CIRCUS." There is a famous paragraph in the discipline of a great church which puts the circus rider under the lain, along with other objectionables. The liberal element of the denomination, who strove in vain to have the para graph expunged, might have their op ponents invited to see Miss Elsie St. Leon, in “Polly of the Circus," and which is oone of the tenderest and most touching plays that will he seen at the Grand tomorrow, New Y’ear’s Day, matinee and evening. This is one of the greatest scenic productions on the roao and It Is due to that' genius, Frederick Thompson, who originally built and designed the huge Hippodrome, and Luna Park, Coney Island, New York. It Is an ex quisite Idyl, full of humanity and hu mor—a three ring circus with a ser mon, thrown in. The company is well balanced and coherent and the Htage settings deserve no less praise than the work of the company. During the course of the play there Is shown a circus with all the equipment of clowns, bareback riders, acrobats, ringmasters and aerial acts, including George St. Leon, one of the best known circus performers In the coun try; and the trained horses, the lights, the noise and the smell of the saw dust ring. Seats now selling. MEIS MAUDE ADAMS. If Barrie is fortunate In having Miss Maude Adams as the Interpreter of those always charming and sometimes idyllic heroines that he so cleverly sets in modern surroundings, It Is also to be said with equal fairness that Maude Adams is fortunate in having these same heroines to enact before her public. This particular actress and this particular dramatist seem necessary to one another. Their biggest successes have been in com mon. It is true of Barrie that essen tially he Is a dreamer. He 'is also es sentially human. In his latest long work, “The Legend of Leonora," In which Miss Adams is being awaited at the Grand next Tuesday, evening only, author and actress have scored an It was expected they would. It ! s held that no one hut ,1. M. Barrie could have written such a play as "The Legend of Leonora.” The heroine Is the embodiment of many vagrant memories, some naive, some winsome, some humorous, all reverent. She Is herself a legend, a legend of many Cotton Seed Oil Mills All Running At Full Capacity, Day and Night, Now No Retrenchment, No Curtailing, and Absolutely Normal Con ditions Prevail in the Industry---Cotton Seed Have Ad vanced in Price Ten to Twelve Dollars a Ton Above Lowest Prices Paid Since European War Depressed Cotton Market No Hard Times arc knocking at the .doors of the cotton oil mills. Augusta’s four big cotton oil mills, employing a large force of hands in addition to the regular office forces, are at the present time all running in full force. That is. tho cotton oil mills arc run ning night and day. From Sunday midnight until Saturday midnight the big mills arc running in full blast, with two shifts of workmen, a day shift and a night shift, the one re lieving the other. This condition, it is understood, ap plies to practically all the cotton oil mills throughout the Augusta terri tory, as well as those inside the city. Instead of shutting down or curtail ing their forces, the cotton oil mills are fully and completely manned, run ning at full capacity. The regular office forces of ali of the Augusta mills are intact, no man having been laid off. No Retrenchment. While this is the busy season of tho cotton oil mills, there is nothing in the general condition of business as a whole that has influenced the mills to adopt any policy of retrenchment. They are operating just as they oper ated at this time last year and the year before, with possibly a few more men employed now above the total Telegraphic Business, Dependent Upon Other Business, is Markedly Improved While a Month Ago Half a Dozen Men Were on Extra List at Augusta Office of the Postal, All Making Only Part Time, These and Four Additional Extra Men Have Been Put on at Full Time With Regular Force---More Than Forty Men Now Employed. The telegraphic business is a busi ness peculiar to Itself. It would be a physical impossibility for the tele graphic business to show improvement in a steady and substantial way un less other iines of business were like wise steadily and substantially im proving. The telegraphic business is absolutely dependent upon other lines of business. A month ago the Augusta office of the Postal Telegraph Company, which is a relay point for this district, had six men on the extra list who were making only two-thirds time, some of tlie regular men losing time in order to give them employment. Now, at this, which is usually one of the dullest periods of the year—be tween the Christmas and the New Year —all the force at the Postal, reg ular men and extra men, are making full time, and four additional extra men have been employed. These facts speak for themselves. The Postal has told no man since Mules From South Carolina Cotton Fields Shipped to Europe to Pull Cannon and Army Wagons Hundreds of mules that last year dragged plows in cotton and corn fields of South Carolina will next year pull army wagons and heavy pieces of artillery on French soil and the battlefields of other foreign lands. Within tho past few weks several shipments of mules have been made from points in South Carolina to Memphis, Tenn., from where they are reshipped via New Orleans to France. At Springfield, just over tlie Aiken county line in Orangeburg county, a shipment of two or three carloads is now being made up to go forward dur ing the next few days. Other carloads have been collected from that section, assembled at Columbia and shipped west for reshipment to Europe. women. One of the dominant things relating to tho unfolding of the play is the skill and understanding with which Miss Adams interprets the author's idea. Motherhood Is the cen tral theme and she shows it, as the author evidently meant it, as the crowning light of womanhood. Barrie sits hack and marvels at the extent at mother love. This Is nothing new for a dramatist, but Barrie takes a novel way In making his purpose clear. Miss Adams Is always welcome and it would look as If she is going to he particularly so In this play, w'hlch is the chief offering of her not able double fill. Seats on sale Sat urday, 10 a. m. DR. BARRETT ADDRESSES MEETING AT LOMBARD’S Dr. George Barrett, the new pastor of Asbury Methodist Church, address ed a good-sized audience at the reg ular w’eekly meeting at Lombard’s Iron Works held today at noon. These meetings are held under the auspices of the Young Men’s Christian Asso ciation. The regular Friday meeting at the Charleston Kt Western Carolina shops will not he held, due to the fact that, the day will he a holiday In the shops. Scene from Polly of thf’Circus to b« seen at the Grand New Year’s Day, Matinee and Evening THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. number employed during the busy sea son at this time a year ago. In other words, business conditions are entirely normal, so far as the cot ton oil mills, and the considerable number of men employed in these mills and their office forces here in Augus ta, are concerned. Cotton Seed Prices Up. At tlie present time tho cotton oil mills are paying more for cotton seed than they have at any time since tho market dropped following the out break of tho European war. That is encouraging. The lowest prico that the mills have paid for cotton seed during tho past four months was sl4 a ton. They are now paying front $lB to $22.50 a ton. These quotations apply to seed purchased by buying agents of tho mills who arc sent out through the outlying districts, and uro not the prices paid for delivered seed. The cost of handling tho seed, freight and drayago and agents' commission, is about three dollars a ton. and, there fore. for seed delivered at the mills the farmers receive the difference. Since the rise in the price of cotton seed, many farmers who declined to sell their seed at the lower prices are now turning then into money, which is putting more money into circula tion and helping to relieve tho situa tion all round. the European war began that be was not longer needed, said Mr. F. A. Wood, manager of the Augusta office, who is very much gratified at the business improvement that is shown by condi tions as they actually exist lii tils of fice. For a few weeks one of (he linemen employed in connection with the Au gusta office of the Postal was asked to lose two days a month. He agreed to do so. He has now been put back on regularly, working every day and receiving full pay. The improvement in business at the Postal office Indicates improvement all along tlie line. Business could not have picked up in this peculiar line unless there had been marked im provement in all other lines. At present there are more than forty men employed in the Augusta office of the Postal, all receiving full pay and some receiving additional pay for extra tine. South Carolina has never raised enough mules to supply her farms in the past, but has always imported each year thousands of work animals from tlie middle west, but tlie two thirds cut In the cotton acreage, made compulsory .next year by legislative enactment, has left the farmers witli more mules than they reasonably know what to do with, it was, there fore, welcome news to many that agents from the middle west, where the European governments now at war sought to secure an immense supply of mules, were in Mouth Car olina—and probably In other southern states buying up mules to complete the big shipments. Good prices and earn money are paid for the mules. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING POSTPONED Meeting to Effect 1915 Or ganization Postponed From Tomorrow Till Tuesday, Jan. sth. The meeting of the county roads and revenues board of commissioners, scheduled to take place tomorrow, has been postponed till Tuesday, Jan. 5. At this meeting there will he effected the organization for the coming year, a chairman being elected and commit tees appointed. Two new fomrrdsslon ers will become members of the board, Messrs. M. It. Bund and M. C. B. Hol ley, succeeding Messrs. G. If. Nixon and K. F. Verrlery. Mr. Nixon has been chairman for the past year THE CHANGE OF 40 YEARB. Chicago.-—Ft. Carolines Court Hotel, forty years ago was the center of many of Chicago’s select social functions, will become a shelter next week for unemployed and homeless men, It was announced today. The hotel will be maintained by funds given by churches. 'Speaking ...THE... Public Mind WHY PEOPLE ARE NOT HONEST. To The Herald. Please allow me space to answer Small Merchant. He asks why are honest men not allowed to make an honest living. I can plainly tell him the reason: because they have not got the chance of it. The infernal mer chants will come around with a sweet tongue pretending to be the poor, old farmer’s best friend and they are their worst enemies. They will cheat and swindle the poor farmer out of every thing he makes and then bring him out in debt besides; and will come around with a smile on his face, slap him on the hack and give him a cigar or apple to try to keep him in good lienrt. It looks strange to me that the. mpr chnnts arc getting all the farmers’ cot ton and everything else lie makes for nothing and they Just double the prices on their goods to get everything the farmer makes. The farmer will carry cotton or somthing to market and the merchant will put his price on it and get it for nothing and when the farmer goes to buy a piece of cloth or some thing from the merchant he lias got to pay what the merchant asks for it. He Isn’t allowed to put his price on anything! not even his own things. Small Merchant is talking about peo ple not being honest. I think he Is taking a bite out of his own back. 1 never have seen an honest merchant yet. A merchant that will cheat and swindle you out of ever.vflittig you make will do anything. FARMER. EXPENSES OF MANAGEMENT OF COTTON MILLS. To The Herald: All over the country corporations nre reducing their expense accounts in every conceivable way. The presi dent of the Southern Railroad volun tarily reduced his salary 20 per rent. Is It the Intention of the heads of our local corporations to redut e ex penses during these hard times? The cotton mills especially have been suf ferers for several years. T hear all over South Carolina reductions have been made in salaries. Will the di rectors continue to pay the large sal aries that are now in vogue here? It would seem that the directors. If they appreciate the fact at nil that they ore trustees for the stockholders, would either reduce the expense ac counts in every possible way, or re sign their positions. If tlielr friend ship for tho presidents exceed their loyalty to the stockholders, then it is time for them to resign. What say the cotton mill presidents and tile direc tors of cotton mills? STOCKHOLDER. AS TO UNEMPLOYED IN AUGUSTA. To The Herald: It Inis been estimated through our local press that there are between three and four thousand out of em ployment in Augusta. This statement is ularming and most appalling, but thunks to the FACTS that it Is an ex aggeration in large form. Hoy does the party making this statement gain Ills facts? Why was this rumor circulat ed through our press? Why do wo wish to make bad matters worse? Why do Hoy wish to make it appear to tlie public that Augusta is beyond redemption? (Far from that). Why do they wish to scare the merchants so ns to force them to close down tighter on tlie wage-earners? Why' do they wish to make it appear to tlie prospective builder that it is useless to build as you could not sell or rent only at a great loss? Please give mo tlie intentions of tills rumor. Don't misconstrue my meanings so as to be lieve that there are a very few out of employment, as there are today many in need of work. Facts gained from officials of (ho different organizations show Unit this class have out of em ployment: White, 471; colored, 212. Total of 683. Augusta being an or ganized town, you have about 75 or 80 per cent of the unemployed. Al low the remaining 20 per cent, 3J7, out of employment will give you u total of 1,000. Listen--1,000 wage-earners without employment. Do you know what that means to tlie majority of this 1,000? No meat, no butter, no coffee, Just bread. Did you ever stop to think that'when men are In this state of mind they say: Damn .Society, This language may seem shocking, but it conveys a condition and demon strates a fact, it is tlie city’s and county’s business to do something. Do you offer no relief to tin- working man who wants to work and keep his little brood together when a condition con fronts him for which he is in no sense responsible. U is useless to suggest chahty, or a bread line. This will they will reject. Won’t some step be taken to relieve this 1,000? Let the wage-earners cease work then the wheels of commerce sus pend operations, put them hack to work and the wheels will resume ope ration. Augusta’s richest assets are its workers, those who each day toil in mills, workshops arid factories. Under present conditions these 1,000 who vyere an asset have become a lia bility. The workers are not entitled to mere consideration, hut action from this authorities. Thera should not be an idle man in Augusta who desires employment. WHAT IK THE REMEDY? Tho city can npply a remedy—Build sewers, pave streets, build sidewalks, build school houses. Do all tiiut is needed, Our present streets are a disgrace. We need more sewerage. Begin the Tubman Hchool at once. Act now for Augusta’s sake. Think picture the idle man tho menace the contented worker -a Friday and Saturday New York Standard Granulated 2C Lbs. die for ll ■ 1 J Lowest Price In Augusta Only to purchasers of' SI.OO worth of Tea, Ooff e, A. Ac P. Making Pow<lO\ Spices or Extracts. SNOWDRIFT COMPOUND No. 5 Pail No. 10 Pail ... .SI.OO No. Lip P;iil $2.00 Swift’s Premium Hams, lb. 19c 8844 B 844 A&P Butter lb. 38c blessing. Mr. Employer, divide lime with your men. Lot them all live Don’t starve some and fatten others. Ponder deeply and art. Note the immediate action of our congress in sending relief to the stranded Americans in Europe at the outbreak of the war. It took Just seven hours to draft a bill, pass and order six millions In gold out of the United States treasury. Could you conceive of any such legislation to aid the idle wage-earners? For the sake of Augusta, act men. ROSS <’OPERAND, President Augusta Federation of Trades. ANNUAL NEW YEAR SERVICE AT THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH An old custom will be curried out Friday morning: at the First Presby terian Church Ht 11:1ft o’clock. Tluß of holding the annual New Year ser vice. For a number of yearn it has been the custom of thiN church to hold ser vices on the first day of the new yenr. Rev. Jos. R. Sevier, pastor of the IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT J. S. BLACK DRUG CO. Has purchased the stock, good will, etc., of Smith’s Pharmacy, 1776 Broad St., and in the future will serve the public with a complete line of Drugs, Toilet Articles, Cigars, Tobaccos, Etc. The new firm has made additions to the stock and is in a better position to meet the demands of the trade than ever before. Mr. J. B. Black, manager, will be in charge of the prescription department, giv ing this branch of the business his best attention. With a good force of assistance, the firm will still go by the name of Smith’s Pharmacy. Prompt Attention to All Orders. Motorcycle Free Delivery. Smith's Pharmacy—2 STORES—J. B. Black Drug Co. 1776 Broad St., Phone 350. 1676 Broad St., Phone 2708 Good Bye to the Troubles ot 1914 The bills of New Year’s eve will ring out h peck of troubles. Hut, after all, 1914 was not as bad a year as some of us feared. It has taught us many valuable les sons. It has made us more self reliant. We arc in better shape to welcome 1915. What will the New Year be? It will be just as good as we make make it and no better. Begin planning today. Look to the future with courage. He aggressive. Advertise— Let the world know you intend to make 1915 your biggest business year. church, extends the invitation to all who would like to Join In these ser vices, to be present. THE ALTERNATIVE. "What will we do if meat gets any higher?" ’’[ guess we’ll have to turn valetu dinarians."—Baltimore American. GRAND TOMORROW MAT. NEW YEAR’S DAY. EVEN. “Polly of the Circus" —With— ELSIE ST. LEON. Seats Now Sailing. PRICES: Matinee 25c to SI.OO Evening 25c to $1.50 Special School Children’s Matinee —2sc any part of theater. FIVE Brook field Eggs Coz. 33c