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THURSDAY, JANUARY K.
Thos. F. Buxton Admits Entering
Bank at Waynesboro; to Procure
Certain Papers and Not Money
News Confirmed Over Long
Distance Phone By Jailor
Mobley at Waynesboro. Held
Under $3,000 Bond
HAS SETTLED WITH BANK,
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE
So It Is Stated, Also That it
Was Proof of Same Buxton
Wanted When He Held Up As
'Jstant Cashier.
News reached Augusta today that
Thomas F. Buxton, former cashier of
the First National Bank of Waynes
boro, who is under federal charges of
embezzlertient and who is now de
tained at the jail in Waynesboro un
der $3,000 bond for the alleged attempt
to rob the First National Bank of
Waynesboro Tuesday afternoon, has
admitted that he is the man who wore
the mask, carried the gun and en
tered the bank through the rear door
Tuesday afternoon. The alleged con
fession wajs promptly confirmed over
long distance telephone by Jailer Mob
ley at Waynesboro.
It was further stated by the jailer
that Buxton laughs over having fright
ened Assistant Cashier Warren, on
whom, it is said, Buxton leveled his
revolver, when Mr. Warren opened the
door, and that Buxton says he had
no intention of robbing the bank of
any money but that it was certain pa
pers lie wanted.
It is understood that a settlement
has been made between the bank and
its accused former cashier, but that
Buxton had nothing in black and white
to show that lie had settled with the
bank. It was these papers which, it is
said, were in the possession of the
bank, that Buxton claims he wanted.
It is not said why Buxton did not pro
cure the papers at the time of the al
leged settlement.
While Buxton will be tried at the
next term of the United States court
in Augusta, according to schedule, the
facts in the ease having already been
presented to the commissioner here, it
is probable that the defendant will fare
hotter at the hands of the court than
otherwise if he can show that he has
settled the differences with the hank.
MISTiLT
GOLUIfS ESSE
No Verdict in Suit Against
Railway Company. Swear
ingen Case Occupying the City
Court.
A mistrial was declared at 2 o’clock
Fiiday by Judge Eve in the case of
R C. Collins vs. the Augusta-Aiken
Railway & Electric Corporation. The
jury was six for and an equal number
against finding a verdict for the
plaintiff Collins was a furniture col
lector and was struck by a car near
the corner of Tenth and Broad streets.
The case consumed three days while on
trial and the jury has been out sinct
.Wednesday p. m.
The city court Thursday morning
took up the case of Swearingen vs. the
Augusta-Aiken Railway & Electric
Corporation. The plaintiff was in
jured in a collision with a street ear,
November 3rd, 1913, near the inter
section of Thirteenth and Broad
streets. He was riding a Aheel at the
time and was attempting to cross from
the north side to the south side of
broad. He claims that an Aiken car
headed north was in the curve at
Thirteenth and Broad and he could not
see a fast running Lake View car bound
in an easterly direction. He was knock
ed down and badly hurt and claims that
he has been incapacited for working at
his trade, that of a carpenter, ever
since. He says the car that struck
birr sounded no gong and was running
10 to 12 miles an hour:
The railway company denies that the
car was running fast, stating it had
about come to a stop, says that a gong
was sounded and that Swearingen was
creless and unmindful of the driving
rules mi Augusta when he attempted
to cross the street in the manner that
he did.
DEATHS
BYNE. MRS. EMMIE H.—Wife of Mr.
E. H. Hyne, died last night at 8:30
o'clock, at the residence, 2104
Broad street, in the F.9th year of
her age, after an illness of one
day. Funeral services were con
ducted from the residence this af
ternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. J. F.
Huberts officiating, and the inter
ment followed in the West View
cemetery. Besides her husband,
deceased is survived by three sons,
Osear A.. E. H. Jr., and Carlton
t Byne; one daughter. Mrs. W. H.
Adams, and five grandchildren.
THE AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Augusta Savings Bank
wa« held Wednesday at Its banking
bouse Good reports were made by
the officers. A dividend of *5.00 per
share was declared out of the earn
ings for past six months.
The following officers and director!
w „re re-elected to serve for the ensu
year - Officer*.
President— Percy E. May.
Vice-President. —hr. Thos. R. W right
Cashier-J. G. Welgle.
Assistant Cashier—L. W. Eyeth.
Director*.
Klw J. Lyon. J Willie Levy, F I-
Fuller. Arthur H. Merry. Dr. Thos. R.
Wright. Percy E. May, David Rlusky,
Hugh H Alexander, Richard E. Allen,
S,. F Brown. E A. Pendleton,
Charles D. Carr. J. G. W/I«l*.
SPLENDID TALK
BE “SON" EELIS
At Weekly Luncheon of Rotary
Club Wednesday, Speaker
Was Absent, But His Speech
Was Read and Much Enjoyed
The Rotary Club, whose Influences
are doing good every day in many
respects for Augusta, held its regular
meeting and luncheon at the Albion
yesterday afternoon. The speaker for
the day was Mr. “Son" Ellis, who
found it convenient, his Rotarian
brothers say, to be away from the
cittf. His speech was prepared just
the same and was read by Mr. "Bob”
Spofford. It was a very creditable
paper and was highly enjoyed by ev
ery member.
The souvenir of the occasion, pro
i vided by the speaker, in accordance
with the rules of the club, were min
iature cars of coal (“Son” is in the
coal business, y’know—a warm mem
; her) and very unique favors they
made. Each member was handed one,
! and certainly every member will re
j member the day "Son” Ellis spoke, or
was supposed to speak. It may be
needless to say his absence yesterday
was keenly felt.
Urge Completion Barge Line Wharf.
The club yesterday discussed in a
most serious manner the advent of the
splendid barge line service on the Sa
vannah river between here and Sa
i vannah and took up the matter of
urging the city not to delay in com
pleting the terminals at Augusta. In
furtherance of this move resolutions
were adopted as follows:
“Resolved, That the Rotary
Club of Augusta believes that as
a matter of justice to the stock
j holders of the Augusta-Savannah
i Navigation Company, who include
more than 200 of the leading bus
ness firms and citizens of Au
gusta, the city should proceed at
once to have built the new city
i wharf, and that the Rotary Club
believes that the time is most op
portune for pushing all work that
can give employment to labor;
| and that, therefore, the Rotary
Club hereby urges the honorablo
mayor and the city council to au
thorize and direct the contractors
for the new wharf to proceed with
the work.” *
The matter will be brought to the
attention of city council by a special
ly appointed committee of five mem
bers of the club. Acting President
“John" Phinizy will name the com
mittee. As there are many members
of the club vitally interested in the
welfare of the barge line, it behooves
the organization to do all it can to
remove any hindrances in its way.
Improve Streets and Roads.
The subject of improving the streets
and roads of Augusta and vicinity,
which was discussed at the meeting
of the club last Wednesday, was again
taken up for discussion yesterday.
Places that are in need of immediate
repairs were cited. Letters from other
cities were read showing that in many
places the county convicts are worked
on the city’s streets. In view of this
information It will be shown the
county officials here, it is understood,
that citizens of Augusta alone pay the
county a considerable amount of mon
ey each year in taxes and that the
county convicts do not do one bit of
work on the city streets. It is ex
pected that the committee on public
affairs which Is looking after this
matter for the club, will make at the
meeting next Wednesday a very In
teresting report.
POLICE ROUNDING UP
WAYNESBORO ESCAPES
Roy Bragg, Negro Charged
With Breaking Jail Last Week
Arrested Here Last Night.
Roy Bragg, a negro whom the police
claim Is one of the eight prisbners who
escaped from the Waynesboro Jail last
week, was arrested on McKtnne street
last night early by Sergeant Spauld
ing, of the Augusta police. This makes
the third arrest since the Jail bars
were broken at Waynesboro, two ot
which are credited, to the Augusta po
lice.
There are rewards offered for some
but not all of the escapes. It so hap
pens that there are no rewards out for
the two negroes eaught by the local
authorities, unfortunately for the lat
ter.
Bragg. It Is said, was being held en
a charge of assault with Intent to mur
der. Today he was held at the bar
racks pending the arrival of parties
from Waynesboro to take him hack.
Information was received hy the lo
cal police this morning that John Da
vis. colored, charged with car-break
ing. who is said to have been one of
the escapes, has been arrested.
AT MODJESKA
BRONCHO. '
The Scourge of the Desert (Two
Parte).
Paator Holt of Arizona has a daugh
ter, Ellen, and a son, John. John is
Inclined to be a trifle restless under
the home discipline. The pastor gives
John a sum of money to deposit In a
bank at drey Rock. This money Is for
the erection of a new mission. Ellen
meanwhile has sold her horse, Jim, to
complete the sum necessary for the
erection of same. f
Bill Evers, a gambling house keep
er, is In reality the "Desert Scourge,''
an outlaw. He buys the horse of El
len from a trader, and while robbing
the stage the home breaks Its tether
1 and returns to the parsonage. John
Holt arrives at Urey Rock and loses
both the money and his watch at the
gambling hall. The watch contains
a picture of his sister, and Bill Evers
is greatly smitten with the girl’s ap
pearance. He meets through an in
quiry in the newspaper, stating that
the horse has returned. EJlen Holt, and
falls in love with her. She reciprocates
his affection. John is sent to the
bank where he says he deposited the
money. While en route he attempts
to rob the stage to recover the church
money he lost in gambling. He is
wounded and the horse carries him
home. Bill Evers, who is engaged to
marry Ellen, is calling at the house.
The posse follows the boy by a trait f
blood and Bill Evers makes the great
sacrifice of taking the boy’s place and
announcing his identity. He is re
moved by the posse but escapes, and
the story ends in the reunion of Ellen
and Evers.
How to Do II and Why, or Cutey at
College.
(Special—Two Parts.)
Cheeky and persistent, Butt-ln, the
Book Agent, makes the acquaintance
of Jack Sportington and his college
chums. Jack Is In love with Rose
Woods, but her mother does not ap
prove of him. Jack and his friends
arrange a little party and as he Is
broke, writes his wealthy uncle —who
is a spiritualist—for money, telling
him it is to defiaj the expenses of a
sennoe. Uncle is delighted to learn
his nephew has become a spiritualist
and sends the money, later deciding
to come himself and witness the se
ance. The boys are having a fine
time dancing and singing, when uncle
rings the bell. They desperately beg
Butt-in to help them out and he agrees
to get busy on a seance In two min
utes. With the aid of some curtains
and rurtain-poles he rigs up a pre
sentable “spook” booth and after the
others hide. Uncle is admitted. He la
soon enjoying tlie “spirit” manifesta
tions immensely and just as every
thing is running smoothly, Mrs. Woods
enters and exposes the whole show.
All make a getaway except Butt-in,
who —in the guise of a wild
is caught and arrested. Uncle John
becomes infatuated with Mrs. Woods
and goes to board at her home. Butt-
In’s wonderful lino of talk keeps him
out of jail and after interesting Mrs.
Woods in his new book on hypnotism,
he becomes interested in her. This
causes jealousy and Uncle John chal
lenges Butt-in to hypnotize him! Then
Rose takes a hand, and telling Uncle
John there is a deep-laid plot to hyp
notize him, gets him to hide in
Bridget’s room, where Bridget finds
him and leads him down-stairs by the
ear. Butt-ln appears and dramatical
ly declares he had hypnotized him and
sent him to the room against his will
Uncle John is glad to accept this ver
sion, Butt-in wins the widow and later
helps Jack and Rose In their love
making.
0. S. AVIATORS
UP 3,000 FEET
Captain Dodd and Lieutenant
Fitzgerald Reported Sighted
“Invading Army” in Fifty -
Five Minutes, to Station
Washington. —The official report re
port received here today of the recent
aerial reconnaissance survey at San
Diego by army SJlers in their annual
contest for the army aviation cup.
shows that Captain Dodd and Lieu
tenant Fitzgerald, who composed the
winning team, reached an altitude of
fourfour thousand feet and that while
they were observing the "invading en
emy they flew at a height of from
2,500 to 3,000 feet. The "invaders”
consisted of troops borrowed from
other branches of the service.
55 Minutes.
The report shows that only 55 min
utes were consumed by the air scouts
from the time when they first observ
ed the “enemy” until they landed at
the reporting station. The invaders
were scattered at several points in a
triangular territory 16 miles on a side
and a rough and broken country
where the elevations varied from lit
tle above sea level to 2,500 feet.
Lieutenant Henry W. Harms, of the
Ninth Cavalry, now at Douglas, Ari
zona, has been detailed to the army
aviation school at Ban Diego to take
the course there.
trialTo Fsoldiersw h 0
SHOT AMERICANS, CANADA
———
Bridgeport, On. Prlvincial Con
stable Thos. W. Delaney, Corporal
Archie Kayo and Privates Kinsman
and Macintosh of the 44th Canadian
Infantry, facing charges of man
slaughter growing out of the killing of
Walter Smith at Fort Krle were ar
raigned here today. They entered pleas
of not guilty and asked that they bo
admitted to bail. The application was
opposed by representatives of the
crown attprney and was denied. Trial
was set to begin March 2 at Welland.
Plan Now to See the First Installment of
“The Exploits of Elaine” at Strand Today
Watch out for "The Kxplolts of
Elaine," the new serial that Is to start
at The Strand next Tuesday, It you
have made an engagement for Tues
day night, then see the picture In the
afternoon
The story will start Sunday In The
Herald and there will be an Install
ment each week for the next four
teen weeks. Be sure to start at the
beginning. Read the first chapter In
Sunday’s Herald and gee the first in
“Cabiria,” the Greatest Photo-Spectate of All
Times, Scoring a Wonderful Success at the
Grand—Hours of Performances 2:30 and 8 P.M.
The management of the Grand begs
to call attention to the hours of per
formances for the stupendous photo
spectacle, "Cablrla." The hours are
as follows: Matinees, 2:30; evenings,
8 o’clock. There was made a slight
error In the announcement of the hour
as to the evening performance.
Owing to popular demand this won
derful masterpiece In motion photo
graphy Is being held at the Grand for
the entire week. There are two per
formances dally beginning at the hours
above named. Those who have seen
"Cabiria" ar« warm in their praise of
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA,
SURVIVORS DID
EDANTICAEEY IN
HOMES' RUINS
Heaps of Plaster and Stones
Stained With Blood at Avezzo
---Many Faint As Their Dead
Are Brought to Light
Roma, 12:45 p. m, —From most re
cent reports It appears comparatively
few escaped from the City of Avez
zano.
Those who got away and were only
slightly wounded Insisted up on re
turning to searcli amidst the ruins of
their homes for relatives and friends.
Survivors dug frantically into heaps
|of plaster and stor.c, often stained
: with blood. The gruesome search was
i only too often successful.
Heartbroken Searohers.
In many instances survivors fainted
j as tlielr dead were brought to light.
, Then the heart broken searcher had to
jhe cared for by the members of the
hastily organized relief committees.
At Sourcola a woman who unearthed
the body of her three-year-old child
suddenly became insane. At Popoll a
young husband returning from the
fields rushed to his home and found
his wife lying dead with the baby in
her arms.
Buried With Others.
At Sora an old grandfather, tiic solo
survivor of his family, Insisted on
forcing his way through the shattered
walls of waiit once had been his home.
Suddenly they collapsed and the old
man was buried with the other mem
bers of his family.
PAID ATHLETIC
' COACHES HIT
President of Princeton in An
nual Report Expressed Hope
That They Will Go. His Rea
sons
Princeton, N. J.— President John
Crier iiibben of Princeton University. 1
in his annual report today, expressed [
hope that paid coaches in athletics ‘
would soon disappear. Athletics are
suffering from an over-organized sys
tem of coaching, he said, and he be
lieved more responsibility should he
placed on team (Baptains.
if undergraduates should he released
from “unnatural domination of their
sports by graduate coaches,” he said,
’’inter-collegiate sport would he liber
ated from the abnormal incubus of a
superimposed system which tends to
make puppets of the players.”
Lack of Responsibility.
“Particularly in the game of foot
ball,” he said, “the captain of the!
team should be the sole responsible
person for the management of his
men.
“It is quite absurd that the control
of the team in all preliminary games
should be In the hands of a body of
men who are relegated to the side
lines when the play is on. After all, j
it is an undergraduate affair and the
game should be planned and played by
undergraduates. If you place upon 1
them the responsibility (hey will re- I
sporid to It, for it is certain that re- j
sponslblllty always provokes efl'icieney. |
That men may he resourceful in time ;
of emergency they must he schooled in
tlurart of resourcefulness by stimula
tion of their latent powers of ingenu
ity.”
PANAMA PROTESTS THE
NEUTRALITY VIOLATION
Panama.-— I The Republic of Panama
has filed a protest with the British
minister resident, against the violation
of her neutrality last month, when
British and Japanese warships entered
San Miguel Bay and other Panama
waters to take on coal and supplies.
The note Is couched In friendly terms.
A similar note has been dispatched j
to the Japanese embassy at Washing- I
ton.
GEN'L SHAVER DEAD, AGE 85.
Little Rock, Ark. —General Robert <l. !
Rhaver, SB years old. a brigade com
mander in the Confederate army, died
today at Foreman, Ark. At the out- j
break of the war he was made a coin- ;
nel and assumed comma..d of his brig- I
nde when the commander was killed
at. the battle of Shiloh. General Rha
ver was twice wounded at Shiloh.
stallmrnt of the serial at The Strand
any time Tu< “day.
The Strand’s usual scale of prices,
5 cents for children, 10 cents for
adults, will prevail.
Best of all, "The Bxploits of Klalne*
Is a serial unlike any that have ever
come to this city before. No other
girl could stand what Klalne does in
this forceful, thrilling photo-ploy.
Make a complete story out of It Hnd
begin at the beginning.
this gorgeous photo.play and many
have gone to view it a second and a
third time. The play Is being given
Just as It was presented at the Knick
erbocker theatre all last summer,
"Cablrla" lias been shown In all of
the leading theatres of Europe and
America, and was first shown In this
country before President Woodrow
Wilson at the White House The
seats are reserved for the evening per
formances and popular prices are pre
vailing for both matinee an deventng.
The hours of performances are, mati
nees, 2:30; evenings, b o'clock.
C. H. SCHNEIDER’S GREATEST RARGAIN EVENT
THE FACTORIES AND BIG MILLS of the world all unite with C. H.
Schneider in presenting to you the most stupendous sale that was ever known.
AND WHY IS IT SO GREAT? Because cash was paid for the merchandise
which secured the lowest prices and because all the big mills are in this move
ment, and the best of all, C. H. Scneider is behind this sale, which is a guaran
tee of its worth to you. There was never before such stupendous bargains.
Thousands of Women’s Coats
and Suits Going in the
Mill End Sale
Coat Suits to $17.50 at $3.98
A lot of one hundred women’s half length Coat
Suits, last season’s models that sold to tfO Qfi
$17.50. Mill End Sale QO.VO
Suits worth to $40.00 at $7.98
Over five hundred women’s fine Suits, long or short
Coats, in all the bettor materials to choose from, all
the high class makes in this lot, and they wen
bought, at one-fourth values, worth to (|Q
$40.00, Mill End Sale
3-4 Length Novelty Coats $4 98
Another lot of women’s handsome and stylish •’(
length Novelty Coats, in many of the mew weaves
and models. These Coats have been selling at as
high as $20.00. Mill End $4.98
$1.50 and $2 White Waists 69c
Two hundred dozen fine White Waists, including
high class tailored models and others of the best.
They are worth $1.50 and $2.00 and
more. Mill End Nate
$2.50 Value
Messaline
Petticoat $1.12
Another lot of women’s
beautiful Messaline Petti
coats with deep pleated
flounc*, all the lies! eolors
to select from. They are
the regular $2.50 values.
As long as they last, Mill
End Sal (only one to a
customer), $1.12
Women’s Coats at SI.OO
A special lot of women’s Serge Long Coats that
sold for $12.50. Mill End Sale, ti»‘l AA
ehoieK*
Waists Worth SI.OO at 25c
Big lot of women’s White Waists and Middies. All
of them slightly soiled, but worth SI.OO.
Mill End Sale, choice
Mill-End White Goods
Up To 35c White Goods at T l /^
Over three thousand yards of fine white goods,
short lengths, madrases, pajama cheeks, nainsook,
crepe, etc.; worth to 35e; Mill End 7 I /*
Kale*, yard *2v
12V2C Curtain Screens,
5c
Curtain Screen in white
and florfil designs; also
cream with fancy bor
ders,
values, on sal"’ at. .
Cotton Bird Eye, 69c
27-in. Cotton Bird-Eye
Diaper Cloth, medicated
and absorbent; worth
$1.00; not over two
bolts to customer. Mill
SSI 69c
SCHNEIDER’S
SO.OO Serge
Dresses at
$1.48
(On Sale 10 to 12)
Big lot of women’s good
style Dresses that are
worth $6.50. They are
good, effective models,
so get one. 4ft
Mill End Sale..vl«*o
15c India Linon 9c
One hundr d ‘pieces of
India Linon and Per
sian Lawn; worth 15c.
Mill End A a
Sal<; *7l/
$1.25 Linen Sheeting
89c
Ten pieces of 10-4 Linen
Sheeting that sells reg
ularly at, $1.25; Mill
$1.25 Longcloth 79c
One hundred bolts of
English lougeoth, worth
£!£■. Mm K "' i . 79c
Apron and Dress
Gingham 4%c
Twenty - five hundred
yards of good dress and
apron ginghams, in short
lengths; worth 10c. Aj-s
Mill End Sale, yard
75c Sheets 59c
72x99 inch Ere in iu m
sheets, extra heavy;worth
75e; Mill End P
sole
10c Outing Flannel, 614 c
Three thousand yards of
regular 10e outing fl;mn:\l,
Mill End Sale, | _
yard O4C
Allover Lace, 15c
Several hundred yards of
18 ini'h allover lace; Mill
15c Beading, 7%c
Ei ft en hundred yards of
embroidery heading; Mill
End Sale, Ri-
Torchon Lace 3c
Several thousand yards of
real linen torchon lace;
worth 10e. Mill _
End Sole, yard.. . .
Mill Ends of Embroidery,
Worth to 25c, Yard 10.
Kive thousand yards of
fine embroideries, up to
18 inches wide, in mill
ends, lengths from 1 to 5
yards, worth lo 25c. Mill
10c Embroideries, 3y 2 c
Several thousand yards
of embroidery, edges and
insertions; worth 10c. Mill
End Sale, J
yard
Up to 75c Flouncing
at 25c
Eiften n hundred yards of
45-in. embroidery flounc
ing; worth to 75c. Mill
End Sale,
yard.. .. ..
$1.25 Flouncing, 48c
Several hundred yards of
42-in. pretty embroidery
flouiy-ing for children’s
dresses; fine, neat pat
terns; worth to $1.25.
Mill End Sal ,
35c Embroidery at 19c
Two thousand yards of
fine 18-in.
worth 35c. Mill IQ.
End Sale I 7C
Shadow Lace, 5c
Several thousand yards of
good width shadow lace;
worth 10c and 12y5c. Mill
End Sale,
yard w
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