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ttiUSPERITY FOR
SOUTH IN 1910,
NOTE HE BINES
President of Southern Railway
Declares War’s Effects on
Business in South Proving
Only Temporary. The World
Must Have Its Cotton.
Washington. Fairfax Harrison,
president of the Houthern Hallway,
declared today that war'll effect on
hualnesK conditions in the Houth wa*
proving only temporary, n«ld demand
for cotton was growing arid predicted
a general revival of business.
“The world must have cotton,” h«
said. “The demand, both for export
and for American mills Is Increasing
and there has been a substantial ad
vance In prices wince the low' point,
when the depression was at Its worst
With a larger movement of cotton
there will come an Increased demand
for merchandise of »ti kind*! in the
Houth and a general revival of busi
ness.
To Othsr Crops.
M Bouthem farmers are meeting the
situation confronting them by plan
ning to reduce the acreage of cotton
planted in 1916 and to devote the land
thus released from cotton to other
crops and to livestock. Statistics of
the United States department of agri
culture and reports of the agricultu
ral agents of the Southern Hallway
Company show substantial increases
in the acreage planted in fall grains
In every .Southern state, and the pros
pects are that a larger acreage of corn
will be planted In the spring.
Bettor Prices.
•‘With s smaller crop of cotton, tha
Southern farmers will be assured of a
better price for the crop of 1916, and
for that part of the crop of 1914 which
must be carried over and, with a lar
ger production of grain they will
profit from the inevitable European
demand result lug from the withdrawal
of millions of men and draft animals
from agriculture in the countries
which are at war.”
Mr. Harrison Added that many
Koutherd manufacturers realized op
portunities for export business grow
ing out of the war .and that reports
indicated they were ”takin# intelligent
Steps to secure a share of their trade.”
GET BUSINESS
LICENSE FROM
TREASURER
Office of City Treasurer H. H.
Morris Will Be An Extremely
Busy Place For Some Time.
Tbe office of city treasurer, H. H.
Morris, will be Bn extremely busy
place tomorrow ami for itom* time
thereafter, became business people of
every description will be procuring
business licenses for 1916 Them
will be near-beer dealers ami various
other kinds of business men procur
ing licenses.
The business license ordinance was
passed at a meeting of council n short
tlr ago.
Now la the time to procure charity
licenses from the clerk of council.
Merchants bavins drava must also
procure licenses therefor at Ilia time.
The firs* Installment of near-beer
tax for 1916 Is due tomorrow.
FINANCE COMMITTEE MET
TO CONSIDER LICENSES
The finance committee of the city
council of Augusta met yesterday af
ternoon and passed on a large num
ber of near-beer licenses There were
a total of 90 applications made to con
duct near-beer saloons In teh city In
1916.
SIOO DAMAGE*TO MR.
MARTIN'S RESIDENCE
Fire damaged the residence occu
pied by Mr. \V. l.yon Marlin at Troupe
street and Itlrhmond Avenue about
SIOO today. It Is believed that the
fire was cauaed by s defective flue.
Knglne t'nmpHMV No * responded und
seen extinguished the blase.
says traffTc' in liquor
THE ONE GREAT CAUSE
Topeka, Has- Traffic In liquor was
held to be the one great cause of so
cial poverty and economic waste by
Harry <» McFaln estenslon secretary
of the Methodist Temperance Society,
speaking today before the convention
of the Intercollegiate Temperance As
sociation A great fores for Improv
ing social conditions he said. Ilea in
an organisation of college men to work
for prohibition
Mrs. Frances R Heauchamp. presi
dent of Ihs Kentucky W. (’. T, IT.,
•declared women have power to force
adoption of nationsl prohibition and
national woman suffrage
“Hangers and dlfflruttlea of an un
rsalmdated Immigrant imputation are
around about ua In this country." she
said.
FRENCH OFFICIAL
Paris. 2:4# p. m. The French of
ficial statement given out this after
noon shows that the artillery ex
changes on the hattlefront In France
have not diminished In severity or
frequency. Various places are men
tioned where artillery fighting has
taken place At some no roaults are
given while at others the French claim
successes, aa for Instance nt Stein
bach in Alsace
The statement claims the repulse of
six I’.emiMu Infantry attacks at a point
between the Meuse and the Moselle
and aavs that French aviators have
Besotted from the air tbs railroad sta
tion at Mots
Society
BUNK AT MIDNIGHT.
i The old ship that left port one year
logo today was sunk at exactly 12
I o'clock last night by the brand new
j vessel, 1915, and all her cargo lost.
'This cargo, which at the beginning of
the voyage was thought of value, was
'at the time of the winking not much
worth, as it consisted of resolutions
i broken, promises forgotten. Great Ex
pectations not realized and tne like.
7’he many storms that the ship 1914
experienced (for that was her name)
on the Sea of Time had caused her
cargo to perish, and had it ever ar
rived In port, it is doubtful if it would
have brought any decent amount of
salvage. The pilot of 1916 Is a very
young man, ami his name is Hope. He
is now about seventeen years of age,
but feels with the old of the Captain.
Courage and Engineer Energy and
First Officer Faith, that ell will be
well the voyage that he now under
takes for the first time.
We are all of us passengers on this
ship whether we would like to take
passage or not. I>*t us have faith in
the captain and crew ami do our,
UEBT. There Is ONE who *ver !
watching the progress of this vessel,
and HE always guides the pilot aright.
~ O«*o. W. Real).
THOUGHTB FOR THE DAY.
Here are what Judge Caul J. Mc-
I Comilck has announced as the "Thir
teen Mistakes of Idfe.”
“To attempt to set up your stand
; arde of right and wrong.”
"To try to measure the enjoyment
jof others by your own.
“To expect uniformity of opinions
In this world.
< “To fall to make allowances for in
experience.
“To endeavor to mould all disposi
tions alike.
“Not to avoid unimportant trifles.
“To look for perfection In our own
actions.
“To worry ourselves and others
about what cannot be remedied.
"Not to help everybody, wherever,
however, and whenever we can.
"To consider anything impossible,
thst we cannot ourselves perform.
“To believe only what our finite
minds can grasp.
”Not t - make allowances for the
weaknesses of others.”
AT THE SANS 80UCI.
August \ society was strongly repre
sented last evening at the Sans Boucl
when the last dance of the old year
whs danced, and the New Year we
lcomed with the tripping of feet and
ithe glad bright laughter of the many
| guests In attendance. Just as the
| midnight hou»* pealed out Old Father
Time appeared and was burled be
neath a lop ’ of confetti, and being res*
| urrectod by some wonderful maglo
| was transformed into the New Year,
who was greeted by the tooting of
| horns, the merry dancers and the jolly
good time being kept up till long after
midnight.
Mrs. James Farr left thlr afternoon
for Savannah, where she will visit
Mrs. J. W. Thomas and Mrs. Kenneth
Wood.
Miss Grace Houston, of Columbia,
is visiting M * Florence McNeill.
WATCH NIGHT PARTY.
A number of friends wore entertain
ed last night by Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Cannon with a “Watch Night” party.
The early part of the evening being
spent In the playing of games and the
I enjoyment of supper afetr which there
| was music rendered by Mrs W. N.
Uavls ami Messrs. Cannon and as the
old year died and the new came In it
was welcomes with a burst of glad
some music.
Mr. and Mrs. Cannon's guests were
Mr. and Mrs. (V 11 Creslein and Mrs.
M E Ragsdale. Mr. and Mrs Claude
I Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. James I*. Bow -
[dsn, Mr. and Mrs. J. It. Turner, Miss
! Eula Brannon, Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
!l>avls and Mr. Frank Cannon.
Mr and Mrs. Maurice Klein have
returned from a bridal trip north and
are spending a few' days with tin*
| bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
Simmons, on the Hill, before going to
their home in Greenville, S. C.
Misses Katie and Irene Warren,
of Florence. S C. are the attractive
guests of their cousin, Miss Nellie
Million
WOMEN WHO DEMAND
NEW STYLES BLAMED
FOR LACK OF WORK.
American women who demand new
■styles of clothes each recurring season
are largely responsible for conditions
which have thrown thousands of
'workmen out of employment, accord -
1 ing to Mias Juliet Stuart l’oynts. of
Boston, In an address made in Bhila
* delphta before the nationu! confer
ence on the unemployed.
Miss l*oynt» declared that caprice
l on the art of women who refuse to
wear Inst year’s clothes has had quite
as much Influence recently in depress
ing the industrial world as the war
Manufacturers cannot provide steady
employment for their people, she said
because they never know whni to
nmkc until the Inst minute.
Miss I‘oynt* said labor unions could
help conditions by discontinuing the
practice of drawing sharp lines of de
marcation between the trades
SCRIPT DANCE AT
MISS ISABELLE GARRETT’S.
A Jolly crowd of the younger set of
boys and girls enjoyed s script dance
last evening at the home of Miss Isa
belle Garrett when the old year went
out accompanied by the flying meas
ure of the merry young guests At
a late hour supper w is served and
dancing resumed until half after
I twelve.
Among the guests were Misses Isa
' belle Garrett, Anna Eve. Julia Fargo,
Susan Barrett. Uarollne Brown. Emma
! Twiggs. Lout*;* Walker. Belle Walkej*.
Beg ram Williams. Ruth Inman. Sara
; Wade, Anna and \**rtan l'unbar,
i Henrietta Alexander. Frnnkte Inman.
[Sarah Hall. Anne Russell; Messrs.
Henry North, Miller Walker, Bowdre
Mays, t'harles Bhlnliy. Jr. Jos Allen,
j Traeey MaMhewson. Jos Matthewson.
i Herbert and Milledge Matthewson,
■ Joe l.ee. Momer Uassells, Stewsrt
1 Walker Tobin and Gould Barrett, Eynn
and Gus Tobin, Barney Punhar. War
ren Sanford and Thomas Alexander.
IN HONOR OF MISS AIKEN.
Miss Julta Aiken, who Is the house
[guest of Mr*. Rainwater on the Hill,
|was complimented by her hostess with
ts grtNitly enjoyed bridge party yester
day afternoon at her home on the Hill,
j The card tables w ere placed In the
i!*rlors which were still in their holi
day attire wjth many fragrant Klllar
' •'•v and bride rose* The highest
j score wa* tv, h<\p by Ml** Margaret
: Kusholl, who was awarded a so.
' box of stationary, and the consolation,
al*o a box of stationary, was cut by
Miss Louise Clark. Miss Aiken was
given a pair of silk stockings
. After the game a delicious afternoon
j lea wa* served.
• —Mr. Harold Aiken* of Atlanta, was
'the guest during the holidays at the
home nt Miss Timm.
-—Mrs. C. 11 Clanton, of Atlanta, is
the guest for a few day* of her sister,
Mr*. W. N. fielding, and i* receiving
a very cordial welcome from her old
jhome friend*.
■—The Illness of Master Julian
Thomas Moody Is the occasion of re
gret to the many friend* of Mr. and
; Mr*. Walter Moody. It 1* feared that
[the little fellow ha* pneumonia.
—Mrs. T>. B. Plateau and Mis*
Gladys Plateau, who have been visit
ing Augusta relatives for the past
fortnight, will leave Hunday for their
home in Oreenvllle, H. C.
—The friends of Miss Bertha Am
ram will he glad 10 hear of her con
valescence from an operation for ap
pendicitis. Havannah News.
New Year arrived In Hephzibah with
moonshine and melody at 12 p. m. last
evening when Misses Hnead, KlchardH,
Harris and others with Messrs. Frost,
Walker, Hiehards and others favored
their friends with a delightful vocal
serenade. They sarig some of the
mo*t delightful old melodies which In
the crisp midnight New Year’s air
struck home to the hearts of the happy
villagers as the New Year was usher
ed It, With ptaCv, gladness unu music.
NEAR-BEER TAX
COMING SLOW
At 1 O’Clock Only Five Dealers
Had Paid State Tax Due To
day.
AI 1 o’clock today, only five appli
cant* for neur b<»f»r license's had reg
laterod wrlth Ordinary A. R. Walton,
HH required by law. Up to the Barrie
hour there had been only 34 regis
tration* from appllcantH for special
license*. Tax Collector Bohler had
received loss than $1,500 of lk-enae
money.
The law requires appllcantH for near
beer and Hpeeial licenseM to register,
on Jan. 1, with the ordinary and to pay
in, on the name day, the amount duo,
the near beer money being paid lo
the ordinary and the special llcen.se
money to the tax collector. This near
beer license in the S3OO due ne statu,
the SI,OOO city lax being paid to the
city treasurer. Until this tax has
been paid, a man Is doing business Il
legally and is subject to indictment.
The penalty for failure to comply
with this law may he a fine of double
the amount of the tax or a sentence of
12 months on the gang.
There will, undoubtedly, be a rush
to the offices of the ordinary and tax
collector f r the next few days on the
part of those who are subject to this
tax. There seems to be a mistaken im
pression on the part of some that be
cause the city offices are closed today
the tax Is not due till tomorrow’.
COUNTERFEIT DOLLARS
IN CIRCULATION HERE
“Phoney” Silver Dollars Turn
ed Loose By Parties Who
Have So Far Escaped Arrest.
Have you seen Rny counterfeit sil
ver dollars? (Ituslness of facetious
ones remarking that they haven't neon
silver dollars of any kind.) There are
some floating around the city and It
may be that you will be the goat.
Hurd to earn, by the sweat of your
manly brow, the sum of one bone and
then to find said bone crippled to the
extent that it I* unable to perform its
functions, isn't tt? Hence he careful
about accepting silver dollars; take
one hundred "brownies” or twenty
"Jits" Instead!
The police department Is making ;t
determined effort to find the person
or persons who are putting the "phon
ey" money Into circulation. One or two
arrests have been made but he evi
dence was Insufficient to make a case.
It ts believed that the matter will be
cleared up in a few days.
g. and f. Freight-Train
DERAILED YESTERDAY P. M.
•
A Georlga A- Florida freight train
was derailed at the eleven mile post,
near Melton, <!%t . on the Augusta
Southern track yesterday afternoon,
tearing up 50 to 100 yards of track
and delaying traffic for three hours
or more
Augusta Southern train No. 2. com
ing to this city this morning. Just be
fore reaching Wrens, On., was <tis
oovered as having one of the passen
ger coaches on fire, caused from a de
fective flue. The train stopped at
Wrens, and extinguished (he flames
coming on to Augusta without further
delay, forty-five mlnutea waa lost.
DEATHS
I'I'.VAN -OI.ADYS FI.ORIA, the
eight year old daughter of Mr.
and Mr* John 11. l>uncan, died
till* morning at S:4O o'clock, at
the real dance, 1913 Broad street.
Funeral services will be conducted
tomorrow afternoon nt S o'clock.
Rev. Dr. Boyd will officiate,
and the Interment will follow In
the \\ u..t View cemetery. Besides
her father and mother, deceased is
survive I by one brother. Marion,
and one Bister, Runlet* Belle.
WHERE WILL YOU
LUNCH TODAY ?
Why not try the Tea Shop which
begin* thl* week serving n de
-1 bit'iip lunch for 35 cent*. From
12 to 3 p in. Beat focal, quick,
correct service, t'ome once and
you’ll come again.
314 Jackson St.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA.
SCHNEIDERS
MAMMOTH ANNUAL SHOE SALE
Beginning Saturday, Jan
uary 2, at 9:00 A. M.
6,400 Pairs of Women’s High
est Quality Shoes-AII Styles-
Aii Leathers, $3 to $5 Grades at
Thr- entire stock of two of Lynn’s largest shoe manufacturers, whose product is known every
where for its superb qualities of style and wear—the very latest models, bought for cash at a price
which enables the (/.TI. Schneider Co. to give its patrons a great shoe bargain.
These bargains are your opportunities—more than 100 up-to-date styles to choose from. You won’t stop
at one pair—you’ll buy two or three pairs, so good are the values and so attractive the styles—positively none
sold to dealers and not more than three pairs to a customer. Among the bargains are the following:
Patent coltskin, button and lace styles with
black cravenetted tops, j* eo w
pair • $2.00
Tan Russian and Gunmetal Calfskin, Eng
lish walking Shoes, with
rubber soles; pair Bl)
GREATEST SALE OF COATS, SUITS AND
DRESSES IN THE HISTORY OF AUGUSTA
For weeks we have been preparing for this mammoth event—every effort has been made to secure the
highest quality garments, the smartest styles—the nobbiest effects in tailoring and trimmings the biggest
and best manufacturers have contributed from their surplus stocks. Owing to the immensity of our purchases
and the unusual depression prevailing in the trade
WE ARE ABLE TO SELL THESE ELEGANT COATS
ACTUALLY BELOW THE COST OF PRODUCTION
Come and see these wonderful bargains—the rich
materials —the luxurious linings garments positively
unmatchable for less than $20.00, $22.50 and $25.00
in any store in town.
All Sizes (or Women and Misses.
Extra Salespeople to Wait Upon
You. Positively no Mail or
Telephone Orders.
ON SALE SATURDAY
$lO to sls Women’s A|j
and Misses Suits... <|)«Kvv
Made of extra good quality Wool Garbadines,
French and Men’s Wear Serges, Diagonal and
Fancy Mixtures; all made in the latest winter
models. Special while they last qq
S2O Women’s & Misses’d* A ■TC
Suits Reduced 10... . v* lef
Choice of Fine All-Wool Serges, Crepons, Broad
cloths, Pebble Weaves, in black, navy, brown,
green or plum; all made in the latest winter
models; your unrestricted choice SIO.OO
Women’s and Misses’ SIO.OO f
to $15.00 Silk or Serge
Dresses at tJF
Choice of Serge and Satin Combination, Silk Pop
line, AH Silk Taffetas, All Silk Messalines.
A wonderful collection. You can now buy two or
three dresses for the original price of one;
special while they last qq
SUITS OR OVERCOATS £ | QQ
Thy Overcoat* are In auto, convertible and regular collar styles,
all wool velour* and caaslmore*-smart light and dark mixed
pattern*—lined with Parmer satin—Popular 5!-inch length; sixes
32 to 4« chest.
The Suit* are three-button sack model*. In a variety of smart
mixture* ami blue serge—sixes from 15 years to 44 chest meas
ure, *
Tan, black and gray buck shoes, in button
styles, all wanted heel, toe, ca/-v
gaiter and military styles, pair *P^.vJvf
Patent coltskin, button and lace shoes,
with cloth tops, In all colors, et» n A
J)2. UU
THE COATS AT fl*r
Collection ot Stunning Models
Values SIO.OO to $15.00 Y®
Zebeline, Boucle, Brocaded Plush, Mixtures, As
trakhan and Plush.
In the new flare and ripple models—one smart
Fox Trot model—of black zebeline, with fine
coney fur collar; all sizes.
$12.00 Overcoats and Suits
For Men and Youths / *Oll
Regular $12.00 Vulues
Overcoats In the prevailing as well as auto styles—in plain black
kersey or smart mixed patterns.
The suits are single breasted models, of fancy all wool mixed pat
terns —gray, brown and tan effects, as well as blue serge all
sixes, 15 years to 44 chest.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1.
Patent coltskin, button shoes, with brown,
gray and brown buck tops, 00
Gunmetal calfskin, button and lace shoes,
gray and brown cloth and buck tops; also
with black cravenetted and Of!
tops; pair
