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SUNDAY, JUNE 22
Legal Fight Waged By
City and St. Railway
Controversy Over SII,OOO Due
City .By Company For Paving
Monte Sano Avenue Aired In
N Judge Hammond’s Court
SESSION LASTED ALL
AFTERNOON AND WILL
BE COMPLETED MONDAY
Attorneys For Railway Tell of
Struggle By Company to Exist
Since 1890 —City Confident
That Alleged Ordinances of
1896 and 1901 Will Not Stand
The Augusta-Aiken Railway Electric
Corporation, claiming exemption from
paving assessments by the C'ty of Au
gjsta because of alleged ordnances ap
proved by the city and the village of
Summerville in 1896 and in 1901 ex
empting the company of any exactions
f.»r street paving, now oaks that the
city be permanently onjoned from
forcibly collecting SII,OOO which it js
alleged the street railway company is
due the city as its pro rata share of the
cost of paving Monte Sano Avenue. Hav
ing failed to collect this bill when it was
presented in May of 1918, he city levied
upon the. Fifteenth Street Mr barn of the
railway company, which action resulted
in the original injunction against Hie
city in June of last year and which was
z temporarily sustained by Judge Herry
<\ Hammond pending a final order from
his court.
Attorneys for the railway company
appear Judge Hammond Saturday
afternoon to offer for the court’s consid
eration the petition prepared by the
company for hearing at the; July term
of 1918, in which they prav for lelief
from the bill of SII,OOO presented against
them by the city. After attorneys had
read the railway company ? petition,
with some three or sou • amendments,
and the city’s attorneys bad read «heir
answer and offered a demurrer, tne
chambers proceedings wo e adjourned
until Monday afternoon at. 1 o'clock wnen
arguments will be heard and tlie cc-uit’s
decision rendered.
HEAP.NO ON SATURDAY
LASTED NEA(t.Y 5 HOUR*
Tht hearing •‘Saturday lasted nearly
five hours and was but little more than
completed. Attorneys for the street
railway offered for the court’s considera
tion a complete history of the railway
company from 1890 up to the present
time, beginning with the days when the
corporation was known as The Augusta
Railway Company, serving the Village ol
Summerville as well as the City of Au
gusta, and relating the difficulties of
the company up to 1896, when it was
placed in the hands of a receiver and
its road and franchises sold und,r a
mortgage foreclosure In the United
States court and the subsequent organi
zation of the Augusta Railway & Elec
tric Company in 1896 and the. consoli
dation of the last named company with
the Augusta and Aiken Railway Com
pany in 1911. The trials of street rail
way companies in Augusta and Sum-
for a period covering 30 years
were outlined in detail to the court by
attorneys for the company.
The City of Augusta, represented by
City Attorney Archibald Blackshear,
assisted by Isaac S. Peebles, Jr., former
city attorney, is asking that the injunc
tion of the street railway company be
dissolved. It is set forth by the city that
the street railway company is legally
bound to pay the cost of paving between
their tracks and three feet on either
side of the tracks; that upon presonta
ing the railway company with a bill for
SII,OOO covering the company’s pro rata
of paving Monte Sano Avenue, no col
lection could be made. The paving job
was completed early in 1918 and the rail
way company being presented with w a
bill and failing to make payment, Mr.
Peebles, then the city attorney, proceed
ed in ( May to have the city sheriff levy
upon ’the company’s car barns. A tem
porary injunction restraining the city
from making this levy until a final order
was granted by Superior Court was
ordered the matter has “hung fire” since
last June.
SETTLEMENT MEANS MUCH
TO BOTH SIDES IN CASE.
Tht settlement of the controversy is
considered of much importance to the
city of Augusta as well as the street
railway company in view of the fact
that a big.ger job of paving has just
been completed on Central Avenue and
no settlement has been made in this
case as to what part of the cost the
railway company is to pay. It is stated
that the company has offered the city
to pay ss.ooo as their share of the ex
pense, and it has been intimated that it
the Monte Sano affair was satisfactorily
adjusted even more of the expense might
be forthcoming from the coffers of the
railway company.
The street railway is represented in
this litigation by Attorneys Boykin
Wright. Wm. H. Barrett and George
Jackson, while Attorneys Blackshear and
Peebles represent the city. Mr. Peebles
was employed hv the city to assist Mr.
Blackshear in this case In view of the
fact that a considerable part of the con
troversy was waged during Mr. Peebles’
administration and he is familiar with th
full details of the case.
The outstanding features of the rail
way company’s pleadings are that the
company Is “broke”; that it is jn an Im
poverished condition and cannot give
the city adequate service if extraordi
nary expenses are to be heaped upon
the company, and they further contend
that the company Is exempt from these
assessments because of the ordnances of
1896 and 1901. The checkered career of
the street railway company from th©
time of the failure of the old Augusta
Railway Company in 1896. with the or
ganization of the Augusta Railway &
Electric Company and the city’s agree
ment with that concern to accept $1 -
666 66 per annum for the remainder of its
charter as an annual contribution for,
and in lieu of. street paving and main
tenance of bridges, was exhaustively
gone into by the company’s attorneys
at the hearing Saturday.
THE COMPANY’S CLAIM
AS TO ITS EXEMPTION.
The railway company contends that
the ordnance of 1896 provided that if
the company succeeded in reorganizing
and furnished certain schedules out to
Summerville, Monte Sano and to Tur
pin Hill and to make certain other ex
tensions and changes, the city in pav
ing arty of the streets which the railway
tracks traversed would not require the
railway company to pay for any por
tion of it during Its then charter. This
arrangement. It is set forth, went on un
til 1901, at which time two ordinances
were Introduced in City Council, the ob
ject of which we*-e to repeal the ordi
nances of 1896 and thereafter require
the street railway to pave between Its
tracks and three feet on each side, on
the ground that the ordinances were
without adequate legal consideration to
constitute a binding contract This re
peal being contested ,bv the street rail
way. the company shows that a “solemn
Contract” was drawn up In the shape of
an ordinance and passed by Council, re
lieving the company of any paving costs
1n view of an annual payment of $1,666 -
66.
w*" brought out In court that thin
*I, SC# no agreed upon represented one
third of JS.nno which wan Axxeesird the
three railway companies then making
haul* through the city, the charter of the
old Augusta & Hummervllle having «*.
pired and the city refused to renew It
VILLAGE OF SUMMERVILLE
ADOPTED LIKE ORDINANCE.
The railway company allettes that the
village of Summerville, also In the year
1896. adopted an ordinance almllar to
that approved by the City of Augusta. I
which relieved the railway company or I
any coal of pa vine and which the City
of Augusta was hound to hack up when
It tbeorhed the Village of Summerville
The company claims thst as a further
evlderce of the aolemnlty of the contract
n. t:,ni the city Council presented an
amendment to the city’s charter to th#
jrgtslsturc of ISOS, which would author
’*> the city *o make certain stretl pav
ing and Improvements, snd In this bill
they allege that the city specifically
stated that "this act shall rot Inter
fers with or affect the city', contract
with the Augusta Railway * Klectric!
Company. It Is further claimed by the
railway company that the city In 19111
adopted an ordinance providing that by
the consolidation of the Augusta and
Aiken Railway Company and the Augusta
Railway & Electric Company, all of the
rights, privileges, franchises, immuni
ties and exemptions conferred or im
posed upon the Augusta Railway &
Electric Company, all of the rights,
privileges, franchises, immunities and ex
emptions conferred or imposed upon the
Augusta Railway & Electric Company
shall become vested in and imposed upon
th© Augusta-Aiken Railway & Electric
Corporation.
It is claimed by the railway company
that the Village of Summerville, in
opening up Monte Sano Avenue, did by
an ordinance of 1900 authorize the com
pany to construct and operate its tracks
thereon under the same rights and free
dom from paving obligations as it then
employed with reference to other streets.
PROTESTED ORDINANCE OF
1917 BEFORE PASSED.
In its petition the railway company re
produces an ordinance of City Council of
1917, which would require the company
to pay for paving between its tracks and
three feet on each side. The company
claims that it protested to the city
against any attempt to charge it with
part of the paving cost even before the
ordinance was passed, pointing to the
acts of 1896 and 1901 as grounds for
their claim. The cost billed to the com
pany was $11,397.17.
Claiming that the legislative act of
1916 is not to be construed to act retro
spectively or to affect the contracts ent
ered into prior to its passage, between
the city and the railway company, the
alleges that the ordinanet of 1917 and
the execution issued thereunder is un
authorized hy said act and is illegal, null
and void. The company claims that its
contract with the city to pay $1,666.66 as
its annual paving cost hollds good until
1939.
SAYS ORIGINALLY COMPANY
OPERATED AT $300,000 LOSS.
In a letter to the mayor and council
of Augusta, dated March 6, 1896, D. B.
Dyer, president of the Augusta Railway
Company, points out that the Augusta
Railway Company had lost about $300,-
000 of its investment In Augusta since it
was chartered and complains that all
influences seem to have betn in league
to prevent the success of the enterprise.
It is* claimed in Mr. Dyer’s letter that
the advent of the bicycle alone cost the
railway company S6O per day.
At this point Attorney Wright, who
was reading the petition, took occasion
to outline the many financial difficul
ties the company has faced for many
years, even at the present time, and de
clared that it could not be estimated
what the automobile had cost the rail
way companies of the country.
COULD NOT HAND DAWN
ANY EXEMPTION RIGHTS.
In the reply prepared by Attorney
Peebles and read by him when the rail
way attorneys had presented their peti
tion and amendments to the court, it is
admitted that the alleged two ordinances
of 3896 were? passed and that the purpose
of the company was to form a corpora
tion known as the Augusta Railway &
Electric Company, but denies that the
new company acquired by reason of
purchase any exemption rights that might
have been held by the Augusta Railway
i Company. It is admitted that in 1901
two ordinances were introduced in City
Council and that one of the ordinances
were passed as a result of much agitation
but the city is unable to say whether
any formal contract was ever executed
in accordance with said ordinance,
though the city authorities have hereto
fore assumed that such an Instrument
was duly executed.
The city contends that the Board of
Commissioners of the Village of Sum
merville had no charter power to con
fer any exemption from street paving
upon the ©company and the conferring
of such exemption was in violation of the
constitution of Georgia. The city claims
that it has no knowledge of the report
that the Village of Summerville opened
Monte Sano Street largely upon the said
Augusta Railway & Electric Company's
agreement to extend and operate its
tracks upon this thoroughfare.
ORDINANCES OF 1901 HAD
BEARING ON MONTE SANO.
The city denies that the Augusta
Railway Company ever owned or pos
sessed any lawful exemption from pay
ing its just portion of the cost of pav
ing the streets in SummervUJe. It is
further set forth by the city that if the
Augusta Railway and Electric Company
had In point of fact enjoyed a valid ex
emption from street paving under the
ordinance of the Village of Summerville
of ,1896, such exemption was personal
i to that company and has not In any man
( ner as required by law been transferred
to the Augusta-Aiken Railway & Elec
tric Corporation. It is further stated
that the rights of parties with reference
to the alleged contract of 1901 between
the company and the city of Augusta
could not concern Monte Sano Avenue,
which prior to June 29, 1911, was wholly
in the Village of Summerville.
The city’s attorneys are confident of
collecting sooner or later the SII,OOO due
the city by the railway company. In
the event of a ruling by Judge Hammond
in favor of either side, the case will in all
probability go to the supreme court and
upon that body will rest the decision that
will determine the final outcome of the
controversy.
There Is another legal controversy now
on between the city and the street rail
way company. The city has been re
strained from preventing the company
from using its tracks on Walton Way,
between Fifteenth Street and Monte
Sano Avenue, and the city attorney will
appear before Judge Hammond on June
28th to show cause why the city shall
deny the railway company this privi
lege.
Several days ago the city, with the ap
proval of Council, served notice upon the
railway company that unless it prepared
its Tracks In compliance wth paving
specifications within 10 days, which lias
already expired, the city would prevent
the company from using its tracks on
that line. This matter will he argued
on the 28th.
CLOSING EXERCISES
SACRED HEART SCHOOL
Regular closing exercises of Sacred
Heart School were held at College Hall
on Friday evening at six-thirty o'clock.
•V large art;] appreciative audience being
present
The stage was tastefully decorated
with American flags, potted palms and
cut flowers. The hall was delightfully
cool. A rare treat was a short address hy
lit. Rev. Bishop Keiley. D. It., of Savan
nah. who closed the attractive program
with words of inspiration and congratu
lation to the pupils, their teachers and to
their parents. lie last named being Just
ly proud of the progress attained bv their
little ones under the expert care of sis
ters during the past scolaslic year.
Hiss Marian Andrews opened the exer
cises with her "Welcome to Our Bishop",
charming her hearers with sweetly ex
pressed sentiments of love of little hearts
for one who has ever been their friend and
well wisher. Miss Andrews' address was
a demonstration of the training in elocu
tion given at Sacred Heart.
Miss Ruby Whaley, in "Reverie", a
piano solo, won hearty applause. "Sing
V* Merry Birds” and "A Hymn to the
Sacred Heart" were sung In chorus by
classes of tiny girls and boys. Respond
ing to encore. MJss Ruby Whaley render
ed "Forget Me Not’’.
A great hit was the song, "Fla* of the
Free", by the boys, who won long and
hearty applause as they demonstrated
their training In vocal music, as well as
their patriotism as real Americans.
Miss l/ucille Shcron. a member of Sac
red Heart Alumni, delighted the audience
with a piano solo, a selection from the
classics.
Miss Gertrude Hcffcman, at the piano,
slao added much to the pleasure of the
occasion.
After distribution of prises, there was
the singing of Star Sriangled Banner. The
Sisters of Merry In charge of this school,
are worthy of much praise for their ex
cellent work in establishing and main
tnlnlsg the only parochial school In Au
gusta. They have been marvellously sue
ceaaful. and parents and guardians of
their hundreds of pupils are enthusiastic
In expressing gratitude and appreciation
for what they have done for the little
ones.
MAJOR DANFORTH TO
ADDRESS HENRY BARACAS
Major E. C. B Han forth, of Augusta,
will lecture at the meeting of the Ibnry
Barsr-s t'las*. at Rl. Johns today. Major
Hanforth Is a well read and educatrd
speaker, and many of the youths of the
city are expected to hear him.
$45,000 INVOLVED IN
BROAD STREET REAL
ESTATE TRANSACTION
C. H. Schneider and Max Tunkle
Buy Kirsch Property and Cor
ner of Broad and Thirteenth.
.n important real estate transaction
was consummated Friday when C. H.
Schneider and Max Tunkle purchased
from George N. Kirsch the property at
the northwest corner of Broad ami Thir
teenth streets. The sale was made
through the real estate firm of Blanchard
and Calhoun, the consideration being
$45 000.
The property acquired by Messrs.
Schneider and Tunkle fronts 105 feet on
Broad Street and runs back to Jones
Street. The improvements consist of
several 1-story brick buildings. Although
no definite statement has been made by
the new owners, it is understood that in
the course of time they plan very ex
tensive improvements to the property.
HUMANE SOCIETY TO
PROSECUTE VIOLATORS
Of City Law Which Refers to
Overloading of Teams
The following letter should have been
published on the first of the month as
it has been an arduous task to get. a
copy of .it into the hands of the own
ers of teams. Some people are under
the impression that trucks and autos are
doing away with the horses and mules,
but to' one who is daily looking out for
animals, there is still room for many
more trucks.
Some owners have quite exalted opin
ion of there knowledge of mules and
horses! I tried to reason with one this
week about his driver backing his mules,
lie knew it all and said they would con
tinue to back. I found one team in tlie
city with blood streaming from the
horses' mouths from trying tb back them
With a load of coal into a long alley. To
all owners of animals we kindly advise
that you post yourself as to the law as
to how you - treat our animals. Not only
Is the Humane Society looking out for
the welfare of animals, but as in other
cities, our police force as well.
The public generally are enraged at the
daily treatment of many of the teams
in our city, and tell us If we don’t stop
it there is no use to have a humane
society.
The letter is as follows:
At a recent meeting of the Augusta
Humane Society, a resolution was unani
mously adopted directing the secretary
to address a communication to the di
recting head of all Those engaged in the
use of teams for transfer purposes, that
on and after this date a vigorous prose
cution will be had by the society against
all violations of the law as contained
in sections 21 and 22 of the city code of
Augusta. 1909, which refers to the over
loading of any animal, or the working
of any maimed or injured animal, and
in this connection we would suggest that
the running of teams, either with or
without a load would be a violation of
these sections, and that we will take no
tice of tho difference in the size, con
dition and general ability of animals and
to what constitutes an over-load.
In this calling your attention to this
law we do not mean to infer that you
are guilty of its infraction, hut merely
to put you on notice, if so.
Every thoughtful man must under
stand the value and importance to him.
both financially and otherwise, in the
proper care and treatment of his “beasts
of burden’’ and we would specially in
voke your co-operation in seeing that
your animals are not allowed to trot,
either with heavy empty wagons, or with
loads. Respectfully submitted,
AUGUSTA HUMANE SOCIETY.
By the Secretary.
“FIT TO FIGHT" WILL
BE SHOWN THIS P.M.
Powerful Drama of Army Life
at the New Modjeska—Age
Limit 18 For Boys and Girls
This afternoon the much discussed
film, "Fit to Fight" will ho shown at
the New Modjeska theater under tha
auspices of the Augusta Commission on
Social Hygiene. It was Intruded oriel
nally to show the film to hoys over 12
and girls over 14, hut the commission
lias decided to raise the age limit for
minors to 18. It is hoped that fathers
will accompany their sons and that,
mothers will go with their daughters.
At 4 o’clock the women of the city will
he shown the film, to he preceded hy a
talk by Dr. AHhur.v Hull, president of
’lie Augusta Commission on Social Hy
giene At 5:20, men and hoys will as
semble and Dr. Hull will adores.. Hum
prior to the picture. There will he two
showings for men—one at 5:30 and one
at 8:30.
There will be no eharge of admission.
Mr. Miller has given the use of the
theater free and the film v-i 1 sent hire
uithout charge by the Y. M. C. A.
. Y. W. C. A. NOTES
The following is the list of new mem*
hern:
Mian Katherine Hull.
Mih. Ed Hook.
Mlhb Powell.
Mias Lou Ib© Schwitzerlet#
Mlhb Dorothy Sullivan,
i Mian Martha Lester.
Miss Clara Kstlee.
We would remind the manv visitors
and friendr who com© to th© building now
each day to watch tho swimming, that
there is always an open invitation to ev
eryone to join the Y. W C. A.
Mrs. H. C. Broach of Monroe, Georgia,
j has been th© guest of Mrn Jesse Everett
during the pant week. Dr. and Mrs. Sam
i Everett of Almon .Georgia, alao visited
Mrs Everett an they were pausing
through the city.
Mr and Mm. F K. Hean surpr sed
their many friends at the horn© on Thurs
day hy a flying visit, as they passed
through the city o nth© way to Altoona,
Pa. Mrs. Hean Ir b tter known In Au
gusta as Mlhb Petrona Humber. On
June 16. she was married to Mr. F. R.
Hean, at her home In Nona. Ga. Mr.
and Mrs. Hean will make Ur Ir home iri
Juanita, Pa.
The friends of Mrs R. L. Bristow fries
Mias Tullle Parler) will be surprised to
]©arn that the permission for her to ac
company Lieutenant Bristow over seas
has been canceled until fall Mrs Bris
tow will therefore return to Augusta in
the near future.
It. was a pleasure to extend the hos
pitality of the building with the swim
ming pool privileges, to the many young
women who were guest* of the Business
Women’s Club on Thursday evening A
large number enjoyed a plunge together,
after which the party adjourned to the
gym to enjoy refreshments and a delight
ful social hour.
The BusinesM Women's Club held their
bi-weekly luncheon at the Y W. A
on Friday.
A larg© number of members of tht
Y. W ('. A ar© planning to attend the
conference at Blue Ridge, In July We
would ask each one to apply for regis
tration blanks not later than July first,
If possible*.
WASHINGTON TO ERECT
$20,000 SCHOOL BLDG,
Bulldm* plan* for th* following struc
tures hsv<» rxen forriffU-LH by the firm of
Philander P. H< r okkm, architects of Au
gusta:
A public school building In Washington,
erected by th# city The coat of thin
construction will approximate 120,000.
A rwl4tnc# for Mr. f.ouis fll Ivors tone,
Wayii#- ft boro, the cost of which will ap
proximate 9* 600. Tb<-p* t*r<- plans under
process of completion which Mr. Hcrottun
will announce at a later duty
One of the*# is th** house of 12 apart
rmrita, which is to bo erected in the near
future. «
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
IMPOSTERS SAID TO
BE USING UNIFORMS
TO ENLIST SYMPATHY
Miss Pauline Radford, secretary of
Home Service Section of Red Cross, dis
cussed with a Herald representative Sat
urday the “Exploiting of the Uniform,”
which is being practiced by importers
wearing the clothing issued by tho army,
na*y and marine corps. While it is felt
tha»\ these persons wearing the uniform
are not so numerous as to constitute a
men\cc, especially in Augusta, there are
enough of them working on the sympa
thies of conscientious and patriotic per
sons f*s to bring a measure of discredit
upon (he ‘service.
“Imposters feel comparatively safe In
wearing the uniform.” said 57iss Radford,
“because of the large number of real sol
diers at this timeo n the street. No one
will question the right of a discharged
soldier to wear bis uniform, at work, the
supposition being that it is a matter of
his own business. This attitude encour
ages the “faker ", and ifthe latter are
allowed to exploit the uniform unmolest
ed, there is danger of precisely what the
government is trying to discourage—tho
tramp soldier.
“The uniform is also being put to un
seemly uses by men who go about selling
souvenirs which are bought stinpb from
a feeling of sympathy for the deserving
boro; to help keep the wolf from the
door. These men are not soldiers, but
uniformed peddlers, acting, of course,
within their legal rights, but reflecting
no credit upon themselves, their em
ployes or their country. The case with
which they carry on their trade encour
ages imitateii*. and causes the public to
suspect the motives of the peddler. No
doubt, many of these men have fallen vic
tims to the persuasive powers of some
agent who has realized the appeal the
uniform carries, and is making hay while
the sun shines. . . -.
“If this country were sending a defeat
ed army home In rage and tatters to be
come a public burden, the soldiers would
then be a public charge. But neither the
public nor the soldiers can afford to for
get that as an army the Americans suf
fered only a few of the hardships of bat
tle and that Us victry. as wonderful as
any in history, was won by the superior
quality of the manhood enlisted, a he sur
vivors are being Bent home well clothed,
in good health, and fit. if men ever were,
to earn a living as civilians. The liberal
provisions for disabled soldiers eliminate
Ihe maimed beggar, and it is felt that on
tie* whole there is little reason why any
man should exploit the uniform for per
sonal gain.”
ACADEMY GRADUATION
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT
Baccalaureate Address Will Be
Delivered By Major Lansing
B. Lee —Hon,. Boykin Wright
and Valedictorian J. Miller
Walker, Jr., Other Speakers
The Commencement Sermon to the
graduating class of the Academy of
Richmond County will ho delivered at
historic Saint Paul’s Church today
The class will gather with the l* acuity
and other members of the student body
at the academy this morning at 10:4ft.
marching thence to the church. hull
dress uniform will be worn by most of
U Tuesday^'evening, the 24 th, at the
Tubman High School Auditorium, the
Annual Graduation tuxerc-iees will tuKa
place, beginning at 8:30 p. in.
A special feature of tills lommcnee
ment is the effort to honor all alumni
of tho academy who have been in tho
servico of their country in the Great
AVar and are now at home again; they
are requested to take seats on the
stage. Major Lansing B. Lee, himself
an alumnus of the school who saw Her
vice overseas, will make Hie address of
tiie occasion and will doubtless have a
message of special interest to his com
rades in the stage who shared with him
In the glorious record of our boys in
kbaki
Hon. Boykin Wright, president of the
Board of Trustees, and Cadet < aptain
J Miller Walker. .Ir.. the Valedictorian
of his class, are the other speakers on the
program. The Music will he furnished
by t lie Academy Orchestra, which like
the academy hand Is composed of
cadets lead and trained by Us own cadet
°‘a few blocks of seats will be reserved
for the Tubman Faculty end ■
the Hoard of Education, the Academy
Juniors, the families ami ip'.in. ...
of the Seniors; elsewhere, no reserva
tions will he made and the public Is cor
dially invited to attend.
Following Is the program:
Music— Academy Orchestra
Invocation -Ttev. Allen Wilson.
Music- -Academy Orchestra.
Valedictory—Cadet-Captain J. Miller
Walker, Jr. , .... .
Oeilvery of diplomas snd certificates
—Official’s, Hoard of Kdueatlon.
Announcement of Honors and Awards
—Mr. T. I. Hickman. ,
(Chairman. High School Committee.)
Award of Hreparcdncss Cup The
Commandant.
Music— Academy Orchestra.
Remarks Hon. Boykin Wright; (Pres
ident, Hoard of Trustees.)
Address Major Lansing It. Lee.
Benediction- Itev. Allen Wilson
The National Anthem— Academy Or
chestra. f ,
The Class of 1919.
Charles Augustus Doolittle, Jr.-Pres
ld James Miller Walker, Jr.—Vice Presl-
Mliton Dawson Btidlnf —Secretary-
Treasurer. . ,
Harry Davis Smith and < harles
Doughty Sylvester--Athletic Represen
tatives.
James Boatwright. Jr.
John Wilkinson Hrlttingham.
clarence Henry Cohen.
Charles Durelle Daniel.
William Cornelius Fleming:.
Joseph Philip Goldstein.
Frank Marion Green.
Wylie Hrltton Griffin.
John Edmond Murphey, Jr.
Herbert Nachman.
Henry Allen Robinson.
George Washington Wright, Jr
No seats will t»e held reserved after
1:45 p. m. .
FIFTY-ONE PERSONS
GIVEN EMPLOYMENT
United States Employment
Service Locates Eight Soldiers
in Positions During Week.
During tiie week closing Saturday aft
ernoon, tiie United States Employment
Service placed fifty-on© persons in posi
tions in Augusta. Ot this number, fifteen
were skilled workers, three of whom were
soldiers. There were thirty-six labor* rs
placed In positions, and of them* eight
were soldiers
Miss NHI Banks, who has been the
clerk and stenographer in the employ
ment office since fast September, says
that last week was ;i light one, ho far oh
placing men in positions Is concerned.
Miss Banks will continue in her capacity
as clerk, and will b© In active charge of
the details of the office. The office will
h© oontlnusd at City Hall for several
days, on account of repairs and renovat
ing in the I oil try of tiie Y. M. C A.,
where the office will bn transferred with
in a w» ©k or so.
At the clos* of business on Saturday,
the office had positions open for ten skill
ed carpenters and 50 laborers all for
work to be don© IS and about Augusta--
and the demand for carpenters was
greater than the supply.
The superintendent desires all employ
ers of skilled or common labor to list
their fisads at. the office and everything
will be done to supply the class of help
desired A prominent peach grower In
Botith Carolina wrote th© bureau on Hat
durday, ashing for h«)p in marketing
Ids pcnc'i cr .1 Any men who desire
temporary «r.*'il 'mint should apply at
the office Irnrnc Jri*ety.
News of Hie City in
Short Meter
LOT ON PRANK STREET
IS SOLD FOH SI,OOO.
Jishc* h Watkins has sold Mrs. Bsrah
W. Watkins the lot and Improvements
at 210-j2 Frank street for a considera
tion 11.000 The d***d was recorded Sat
urday with the clerk of court.
FARMERS' CLUBS MEET
AT CARMICHAEL'S CLUB
FOR ANNUAL SESSION
Excellent Program Announced
For Big Barbecue July 9th.
Judge Henry C. Hammond,
Congressman Byrnes and
Capt. J, Rice Smith Speakers.
Judgo Henry C. Hammond, Hon. J. F.
Byrnes, congressman from the Second
South Carolina Congressional District,
ami Capt. .1. Rice Smith will bo the prin
cipal speakers at tho fifteenth annual
meeting of the Savannah Valley Associat
ed Farmers' Clubs, program for which
has just been completed.
The convention this year will he held
July 9th at Carmichael’s Club, with
Schultz Township Club as the host. Tlieri
will be a sumptuous barbecue dinner, be
sides the oratory and other interesting
features, and the indications point to the
most enjoyable meeting in the history of
the organization.
Tho annual m l ting this year will be
limited to members of the Associated
clubs and members of their families, who
will foregather \t Carmichael’s from
many counties in this section of Georgia
and Carolina.
Tho meeting will be called to order
promptly at 11:30 o'clock by Mr. B. R.
McCowen, president of tho Schultz Club,
who will deliver a short address of wel
come, which will be responded to by Dr.
\\\ E. Green, president of the Associated
Clubs. The following program will bo
carried out:
Roll call.
Enrollment of delegates.
Reading of minutes of last meeting.
Applications for membership.
Reports of committees.
Unfinished business.
New and miscellaneous business.
Election of otlicers.
Address, Judge lienry C. Hammond.
Address, Hon. J. F. Byrnes.
Address, Capt. J. Rice Smith.
Dinner.
Adjournment.
BUILDING AND LOAN
PROMOTERS TO MEET
MONDAY AT MIDDAY
Augustans who are interested in the
proposed establishment of a Building and
Loan Association in this city are invited
to attend a meeting of tho Board of Com
merce committee that is promoting tin*
plan, on Monday noon, at the Board of
Commence offioci in the Lamar Bulldln
The meeting will be an interesting one.
Reports are to be made, of the progress
so far made, which is understood to he
very gratifying, and future action will
be considered.
GOVERNMENT RENEWS
ITS LEASE ON CAMP
The war department has notified the
Board of Commerce that it desires to re
new its lease on the lands occupied by
Camp Hancock, the base hospital and the
Remount Station. The government leas©
ox pi res in a few months, but under the
original contract It has the option of re
newal. To lease tho lands for another
year will cost the* government $15,000,
and it is understood that tin* war depart
ment is retaining its control of the prop
erty simply for its own protection 'until
the several reservations can be salvaged.
LOCAL “Y” CAMP
AT GRANITEVILLE.
STARTS JUNE 30TH
Summer Camp For Boys Soon
Be in Full Swing
“Say Bill, are you going to Granlte
vllle on the Y. M C. A. Camp?” “You
I bet your boots I am, man, I wouldn’t miss
that camp for anything. We always liuvs
a great time over there, and this year
will be no exception. It’s a pity that
Joe’s mother won’t let him go. sh«* says
that she is afraid that he might get hurt
or something like that. First thing she
knows he is going to bo a sissy boy, then
good night."
How about It fathers and mothers, are
you going to take advantage of the won
derful opportunity to have your boys
spend ten dayH camping? It 1h the most
wonderful experience in a boy’s life.
The annual Y. M. C. A. Summer ('amp
for Boys will be at the same old Place
this year, from June 30th to July 10th, at
Granltevllle, and will be In charge of
I’hysical Director White and Ids assist
ants and leaders. Tho fe© is $lO for the
camping period, which covers fare and
board. Every Ixur makes application for
the privilege and promises to abide by
all camp rules.
only thirty boys can be taken over, so
get busy at once and see Mr. White or
Bell and sign up at once.
FIRE IN STREET CAR
CAUSES EXCITEMENT
Firemen Extinguished Four
Blazes Saturday Afternoon
and Night
Considerable excitement was occasion
ed among the passengers In trolley ear
No 54 of th© Augusta-Aiken Railway
and Electric Corporation about 10:30
o’clock Saturday night when the car
caught fir© from a short circuit. As the
bias© flared*up passengers left the car
In slight confusion, but fortunately there
w©re no casualties. Th© Incident occur
red at the corner of Walton Way and
John's Road
Tli© fir© department, responding to a
call from box 64, quickly extinguished th©
hlaz©. Du mag© was estimated at about
$25.
At 10:46 Saturday night the firemen
responded to a telephone call to head
quarters and found an automobile on fire
on the 1300 block of Broad. The machine,
the property of W. It Both well, wo*
damaged to the extent of $5.
.Sparks on the roof caused two small
blazes Saturday afternoon. An alarm
from box 922 at 1:02 o'clock carried the
firemen to 1812 St, Luk©. damage was
estimated at $26. At z:OS a call from box
76 carried them to 214 Fifteenth, dam
age about $lO.
COLORED MASONS MEET
AT LUCY LANEY SCHOOL
1 This afternoon at 4 o'clock tha Colored
Masons will celebrate Ht John’s liuy ut
I th* Lucy Laney School, wher* they will
1 bo addressed by Rev. James M. Nabritt,
D. D., pastor of Springfield Baptist
Church.
An interesting musical program has
been arranged.
There urn four lodges of Colored Ma
sons In Augusta, mad© up of the best
| colored citizens Every member owns bis
own borne. They subscribed 1 1, $5,000
worth of Liberty Rends and SI,OOO worth
of War .Saving stamp*
The Masons will meet at. Dugas Halt
at 2 30 o'clock, where the linn of march
v/ill b© formed.
COTTON li7LLS CLO• ED.
Msnchester, £nglahd.—All th# cotton
mills In Lancashire closed at noon today,
abd, It Is expect# d hy Moodsy 66,000.000
spindles and thousands of looms will !»»•
stoop'd through the strike of 6 (Hi, 000
wr/rk'-rs Th© cotton mill owners say
th©v will rnaks no attempt to run tli©
mills.
BEFORE.
You shop tomor*
row shop first to
night IN THE
HERALD.
IS THE FLEA ESSENTIAL TO THE MENTAL
AND PHYSICAL WELL BEING OF THE DOG?
JUDGE STOPS COURT TO ARGUE SUBJECT
Nobody seems to know how it started.
Tho reporter must have been dozing, for
he certainly cannot account for the be
ginning of the argument. Tho first thing
lawyers or court spectators remember
hearing was Judge Hammond’s interrup
tion of W. M. Howard as the latter was
making a stirring appeal in behalf of
Judge E. H. i allaway, whom tho Fierce
Brothers were seeking to make a party
defendant to the suit of the county and
state against U. A. Steed, seeking to
force the tax receiver to collect back
taxes against Liu* White estate.
Judge Hammond wanted Mr. Howard’s
opinion as to “whether or not tho flea
performs a necessary function.” That is
"is the flea essential to the physical and
mental well being of the dog?”
Colonel Howard caught tho drift of
tilings at once, his only change of ex
pression was a twinkle of tho eyes.
Yes. Colonel Howard had given the
subject consideration and had “read up
on it” at times. He discounted Dar
win’s theory., which was supported by
Judge Hammond, that the dog’s brain
ARTHUR B. JENKINS'
WAR DIARY
The German general visited our camp
tills morning, and he and Sorgt. Halybur
ton had quit© an animated and heated
conversation, concerning the General's
order yesterday, giving each man one
can of goods a day, instead of ills week's
issue at once. The sergeant informed
him that rather than accede to such an
arrangement, ho would ship the rations
back to the Red Cross committee. Rook
ing at tho interview, It looked to several
as if he had a lecture coming to him. The
itt ll »* Jerry sergeant) In charge <>i the
camp stood up as straight as a ramrod
and took his medicine like a man, as did
the German Captain (a good old soul) I
who accompanied the general and who j
pays us a. visit quite often. In the end j
Sergeant Hnlyburten won his point, as j
he always does and the hoys who Arrtw
rations this afternoon drew a full issue.
Father Nugent held services this after
noon. •
1 rtcelved the welcome news this af
ternoon that amongst the prisoners pack
ages which arrived frbm home, was one
for me. It is undoubtedly from my dear
wife and loved ones. However i will
know in tho morning. If from my dear
wife it is more than welcome, but I
would have gladly done without it, pro
vided I could have had a letter from her
assuring me that they were all well.
October 26tli. Like yesterday after
noon, a dark, cold rainy day, Between
nine and ten this morning somtv of th**
other boys and I went down to the pack
age room, where we received and signed
for our packages. Mine was from my
dear wife The Inspector glanced over
the contents of them, disturbing Hi©
contents as little as possible.
Arriving back at the barracks, my
package I found contained a blue shirt,
towel, shaving brush, lend pencil, scis
sors, new testament, which with the
scissors were relics of Mexican bonier
days in 1916, handkerchiefs, Isoda crack
ers, maple sugar, candy, tooth paste,
tooth brush, comb, chewing (turn, cho
colate, soap, safety razor, four kinds of
smoking tobacco, two of ©hewing tobac
co, two packages cigarettes, two corn
eoli pipes, eight cigars, writing tablet
and envelopes, • and best of all a post
card picture of my clear wife, which
plainly hliow'h that she has worried con
siderable since my capture. It shows
traces of Illness from which she has not
entirely recovered since I was taken. My
package also contained three cakes of
Life Buoy Hoap. Tills soap Is a sure
preventaalvo against Infection and also
against thoH© amusing little animals
called the cooties. My next bath will be
a delightful luxury.
Father Nugent held services tills
morning. Four of our comrades who es
caped recently have been captured, and
are now In durance vile on bread and
water diet. Some of them, two 1 be
lieve, were captured at Oldenburg, while
riding through a tunnel. A couple of
Jerry kids saw them and reported the
fact, wheroupoa some soldiers were dis
patched to capture them After getting
25 miles away from Hast as t, it Is to be
regretted that they failed to make a
clean getaway. However they are fear
ing all right. They are supposed to be
in need of dressings. Every morning
when they are brought to the hospital,
some comrade sees that they arc plen
tifully supplied with cigarettes, tobacco,
food and ho on, so that their enforced
confinement is not a hardship. Surely,
as Joe Lincoln says, "there are more
ways, of killing a cat than choking it
with butter."
Yesterday morning after removing the
body of comrade Hhlffern, from the laz
aretto or hospital, the dead bodies of
flight more prisoners of war, English
and Russian, were carried in. Our death
list Is Hniall, but the English, French and
Russians are dying like rats in a trap.
THE WEATHER.
Washington.—Georgia : I’artly cloudy
Sunday, local thundershowers west por
tion; Monday local thundershowers.
Florida: Fair Sunday except showers
extreme south portion; Monday local
thundershowers.
Extreme northwest Florida and Ala
bama: Local thundershowers Sunday and
laobably Monday.
Stulb’s Restaurant
BROAD STREET. _ \
Opposite Confederate Monument
THE FINEST EQUIPPED EATING PLACE IN THE STATE.
HOME STYLE COOKING PROMPT SERVICE <
COURTEOUS ATTENTION and LAST BUT NOT LEAST
POPULAR PRICES.
Mr furl Byn<*, for «o ions munuio'r of Dutch John'# Case, In now an
active partner In our btmlneHH anil will be sled to Rreet nil his old'.trlenda
find patron* at hie new Inralion. Mr. Byne proiritae# that alLtordera
will rereive personal attention. > y . <
Speoial Table D’Hote Dinner Today at Ueual. / /
Stulb’s Restaurant
“We Babe All Our Bread and Paltry- ’
MAKE YOUR EARNINGS PAY YOU
BETTER WAGES. i
Fveryhody wnnte to earn more In order to buy more
Noarly everybody can buy more with hie present earnings.
Wine ependlnß ami Inteltl sent savlnst are the answer.
Getting more for your wage* in thing#, comfort, service, recre
ation, advancement I# largnly a matter of thinking before you epend,
to make lure that every hour of work buys more satisfaction.
The keynote Is postponed enjoyment - foregoing foolteh expan.
dltnre to give your earnings a chance to buy snmethlng more-worth
while.
Thrift Htamps snd War Havings Htumps take a, lot of^fopUth
nesii out of eurnlnga.
Ws Bell Them.
The Augusta Savings Bank
BIT BROAD STRtIT.
39 Year* of Faithful Ssrvlea.
would soon become ossified were not hhu
mind engaged in constant, onslaught
upon the flea. In Colonel Howard’s opin
ion. no animal’s well being is dependent
upon the parasite that feeds upon it.
He admitted, though, that the muscular 1
elasticity of the dog’s leg might be en
hanced as a result of the flea’s active
ties.
Judge Hammond was not inclined t©
believe that an animal’s mind was so ar-<
ranged by nature that it needed no ex~«
ercise, and he did not agree wftb Col*.
Howard that the kitten is of intelligence
©final to that of the cat. The judge pic
tured a cat walking calmly across the
windlass of a well, ostensibly uncons
cious of the dangers that beset, her path
because of the gaping hole below her*
crossing place. Hut he pointed out that
scientists have proven that thousands*
of precusslons are registered each sec
ond on the cat’s brain.
Both Judge Hammond and Colonel
Howard passed rapidly end easily from
tho “ridiculous to the sublime” and the
weighty arguments involved in the tax
controversy were resumed.
Y. M. C. A. NOTES
Every member of the Y. M. C. A. over j
18 should witness the film, “Fit to Fight", j
at the New Modjeska this afternoon, from J
5:30 till 7:30. The film runs for one hour 4
and is full of dramatic incidents connect—4
ed with thel ife of tho soldiers in the j
training camps. It teaches a powerful j
moral lesson, and this la the purpose of I
the exhibition.
For the past week, the reading room, j
lobby and rooms on the second floor have i
belli undergoing a rejuvenating process h
at the hands ol Rhoades, the paperhong- J
cr, ami his capable assistants. The work J
Is being done under the direction of the i
Ladies' Auxiliary, and when all the plans 1
are completed, trie building will bo trans
formed. Three of the bedrooms are to bo !
vacated, one of which will lie fitted up 1
as a kitchen for th© Ladies' Auxiliary, I
and the two front bedrooms on the sec- I
oml floor, connecting with the parlor, j
will be used for social purposes. Addl- J
tional pool and billiard tables have been *
ordered and a strong effort will be made ;
to have the rooms attractive for the 1
members.
The swimming jk>ol is the most popular
spot in the building, and hardly an hour 1
goes by but that some of th© members
are not splashing in its depths. In fact,
il is the coolest spot in Augusta— cooler
than tiie outdoor ponds.
The boy* camp begins on the 30th, and
Physical Director White and his assist
ants are anticipating one of the finest
lamps ever held. Through the generos
ity ot John l\ Muiherin, one of the offi
cers' wooden huts in the artillery sector
ol < 'iimi* Hancock, has been given free
of Chary© to the association for use at
the camp, and this splendid gift, of Mr.
Mulhetin’s is appreciated greatly. The
hut will be moved to the camp this week
on one of tho. trucks belonging to the
King Manufacturing Company, and will
bo a valuable asset to the camp. New
tents and cots have been bought, and
there Is every reason to expect a suc
cessful cainp near Graniteville.
Several days ago Rev. M. M. MacFdr
rln, pastor of Greene Street Presbyterian
Church, who Is now overseas with the
Army Y. M f". A., sent to the genera!
secretary a copy of “The Red Triangle,”
tic* publication of the "Y" overseas, in
which there was a strong indorsement 4
from a Pat hollo chaplain concerning the
canteen work of the "Y". Here is the
clipping:
“Here is a letter from a Catholic chap
lain who desired to make reply to an
article in the Brooklyn Eagle criticizing
the *Y’:
Mr. Wllford'?'. Gordon,
Y. M C. A. Secretary.
My dear Mr Gordon: My attention
having been called to the enclosed dip
ping. 1 believe it only fair that I put it
on record through you. the experience of
a chaplain who. in civil life, never had
anything to do with the Y JVf. C. A. You
may use the following testimony in any
way you may see fit.
As a priest l have been opposed to the
religious activities of the Y. M. C. A.
most of my life, but my experience in
tin front line trenches where the Y. M.
C A. canteen workers were under fire
with th«* men. although it does not alter
my attitude towards their attempts at
religious work, makes It my duty to bear
witness to the fact that their canteens i
were In operation wherever Hie men of
our division went, and we saw very act
ive front line service. When the men
were at the front and at times had noi
money with them, I have known the Y.
M. C. A. to distribute gratis cigarettes
that were Intended for sale.
Humming up the situation as l saw It*
the Y. M C. A. never did anything bet
ter than its canteen work at the front.
Vbun very truly.
HORACE FELL.
Chaplain Quartermaster Corps,
7 Rue Tllset, Parts. |
WILSON TO ATTEND'EXERCISES. ‘
Paris. —President Wilson, accompanied *
by President Poincare and Premier CUem-J
©nceau, probably will take part
row in the ceremony attending the'optn-j
lug of Pershing stadium Only urgent’
hiiMliuHH in connection with the peace.
treaty would prevent their &Ct©ruij*nc*. 1
FIVE