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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME Xin., No. 250
CONVICT PROBLEM SETTLED
BY LEGISLATURE TOMORROW
Measure Satisfactory To
All Factions of Both
Houses is Being Arrang
ed and Will Be Voted On
Friday.
ATLANTA, Ga—The convict prob
lem is nearer solution today than it
has been since the legislature met in
extra session and the chances are
bettar than ever that a bill satis
factory to all factions of both houses
will have passed by riday at noon
at the lateßt Except for lite delay
occasioned today by the preparation
of a measure, which delay made it
impossible for th e house to take ac
tion, the question would probably
hare been finally disposed of Thurs
day afternoon. The bill provides
among other things that the lease
shall terminate April 1, 1909.
Convicts ran be apportioned among
the counties in proportion to the popu
lation. Both the house and the sen
ate have adjourned till 3 o'clock
Thursday to give the penitentiary
committee time to perfect their re
port.
The new bill will accept in a large
measure "state" control advocated by
Governor Smith and many members
of the senate, instead of “county"
management, which has been the
prominent idea of the Holder bill.
PEUCE or WORLD
DISCUSSED
Four
BERLIN —The InterparMn'lvntary
Union mot Th irs-'ay in the Chamber
of the Reichstag, to discuss anev. the
pence of the world and how to main
tain it through ar -itrailon
Prince Heinrich Von choenaich-
Carolalh was electee president
Prince I on Uuelow made a welcom
ing speech in behalf of the government
and said the delegates would find
sympathetic appreciation of the'r
aims and achievements in Germany
and that the government was as one
with them in end for which they were
striving for. The differences or opin
ion were with regard :o which ihe
road should be followed so a-i to at
tain the desired aims of the surest
and the best way. "W in Germany
arc taking a vita! part in the consid
eration of the questions v< ith which
you are occupied saiu the imperial
chancellor.
BRYMCHMUR
TRAVEL TOGETHER
NEW YORK.—William Jennings
Bryan, after a 373-mile whitl across
New Y’ork state, during which he
spoke 14 times, and part of which
lie had as traveling companion Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanter, arrived at 9:ob
a m. today from Rochester, but re
named less than an hour in New
lork City.
An automobile was waiting at the
prand Central station to rush him to
th ( . ferry for Jersey City, where he
boarded the 9:55 train for Wilming
ton.
Mr. Bryan said he looked forward
with pleasure to his return tomorrow
to New York to deliver his first ad
dress of the present campaign in this
city. He will speak before the Com
mercial Travelers' League at 597
Broadway at noon, and in the evening
will speak at Carnegie hall. H P was
accompanied from Rochester by Nos
rnan E. Mack, and was met at the
Grand Central station by NstUCal
Committeeman Saulsbury, of Dela
ware.
From Wilmington today Mr. Bryan
goes to Harrington, Del., to speak at
3:30 p. m., returning to Wilmington
In the evening to speak
Saturday Mr Bryan will leave New
York for Providence, and on the way
will stop at New Haven to call on
Mrs. Alexander Troup, widow of his
old personal and political friend, who
died suddenly a few days ago.
COUNT BONI DE CASTELLANE
TO APPEAR IN VAUDEVILLE.
NEW YORK.—If Count Bonl da
Castellan* will accept an offer of $5.-
000 a week for ten week* to appear
In vaudeville, the former hnsband of
Ante Gould will be soon on the stage
■in *ls city during the winter.
pit fc Williams, manager of the
Cotoe-A and Alhambra theaters In
New York and several others In
Brooklyn, ts said to have made the
effer to Count Bonl. It is reported
that negotiation* practically have been
completed with the FYenchman.
(URL'S body identiieo.
NEW YCRK.—The bo<ly of a beau
tiful young girl found In four feet of
water at North Beach was Identified
t day as that of Sophie Kern, a maid
in the employ of Mrs Thomas F
Young, wife of a wealthy businessman
with a count:') home at Oyster Bay,
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TWENTYINJURED
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WRECK
CHICAGO —Twenty persons were
reported injured several perhaps fatal
ly at 7'30 a. nt.. today as a result of
a collision of two Metropolitan "L'
trains at the Western avenue station
of the Garfield Park line. The wreck
was due to the fog.
The cars were badly damaged.
Scores of excited people tried to jump
out of the car windows. Many were
Injured In tills wav. The injured
were later carried out and laid on tin
station platform to await the arrival
of the ambulances.
The collision was caused by a
failure to see the signals. The motor
man was prevented from seeing the
train by Ihe heavy fog. Other ac
cidents due to tiie fog are reported
from different points, among which
is a wreck on the Chicago and North
western at Cla.' um Junction a*. 6:30
a. ra. The engineer was hurt. Co i
fused by the darkness and heavy mist,
the engineer was unable to see sig
nals.
Principals in
RemarkabieSuit
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The two women and the
children in the above pic
ture, are implicated in the
remarkable snit. in which
charges of kidnapping,
slander, suicide, poisoning
and theft figure. Mme.
Tojetti, whose picture is
shown at the top, is being
sued for slander hy Dr.
Oliver W. Hall, a wealthy
dentist. She is the widow
of the famous artist. Be
low is her daughter, Mrs.
Hall, and her grandson.
SUB-MINE BOAT
MADE NMRECORO
NEWPORT, R I.—The submarine
torpedo boat Octopus, Lieut. C'has. h
Courtney, established a new record
for herself In Buzzards Bay, tbougl.
the fact was not spoken of until yen
terday. During one of toe trials, the
Octopus, with her whole crew aboard,
maneuvered about for an hour and a
half at a depth of water which no
tlm* during the test was less than
107 feet. This is not the deepest the
Octopus ha* ever been down for she
was sent down 300 feet off Boston
light, but there was no one aboard at
that time.
At no tlm* while the boat was so
far under water did the crew feel any
ill effect* none of the compressed air
which Is always carried was used,
and the air was still fresh when she
cam* to the surface.
Local Forecast for Ancnsta and Vicinity—Fair tonight and Friday, warmer Friday.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 17, 1908.
Hudson River Tunnels May Change Hands
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lECDO BISIPS
BIT THE JIM
CROW
ATLANTA, Ga.—Four bishops of
the African Methodist Episcopal
church appeared before special agent
Smith of the interstate commerce
commission here in support of claims
of discrimination against the negro*
race on certain roads In the South,
and with the request that equal ac
commodation be given all persons.
The bishops were Gaines and Tur
ner of Atlanta. Tyree of Louisville,
and Lampton of Washington.. The
discrimination was alleged against the
Seaboard Air Line, Richmond, Freder
icksburg and Potomac, Southern, and
Centra] of Georgia, and Pullman com
pany. For the defense half a dozen
prominent railroad men appeared.
The hearing adjourned after a few
minutes' session until Thursday alter
noon. The burden of the protest is
that the Pullman company will not
admit negroes In their cars; that rail
roads force negroes into separate
compartments where indiscrlmtnafe
negroes who smoke, drink and curse
are allowed. The railroads filed an
ewers denying practically ill charges
and alleging that each Southern state
requires separate cars for the races
WBlfMLEfi
ARRESTED 111
TORONTO
TORONTO, Can —J. M. McFarland,
wanted In Chicago on the charge of
having swindled Mrs. James A. Pat
ton, of Evanston, 111., wife of the Chi
cago corn king out of $29,000, and
other rich women out of large sums
of money in a book deal, lias been ar
rested her,, and admits his Identity.
McFarland, who was taken into
custody today at 1 p. m. by Detective
W H. Welsh at one of the down
town hotels* under the name of Bel
latny, will be arraigned today, but
whether or not lie will waive extradie
tlon lie would not say.
As soon as he was arrested McFar
land was taken to police station No.
1, and the Chicago police authorities
notified. At first h ( . declared in was
not. the man wanted, but after being
put through the third degree tie ad
mitted his Identity.
Among the women and the sums
McFarland is alleged to have swindled
are th,. following:
Mrs. Janies Patton, Evanston, 111,,
I $29,000; Mrs. Mary Mermod, St,
: l/OUls, wife of the founder of tin-
Mermed Jacquard King Jewelry Com
i puny 144,000; Mrs I. L. Wood, De
kalb. 111,, wife of the steel magnate,
$20,000; Mrs, A, L. Root, Alton, 111,
$20,000; Mrs, W. J. <"onnolman, l’ekin,
Mil.. *20,000; and others,
AMERICAN OFFICERS WERE
RECEIVED AT NAPLES
NAPLES. The Duke of Aosta, a
[cousin of King Emmanuel Thursday
received a vlsii from Capt. Cl per ton
of the battleship Maine and Captain
Veeder and Lieut Cook of the Alaba
ma. The prefect of Naples, Signor
Gasperlnl. and Admiral Annovaz/.,
commander of ' * naval cation aim
were present to serve the Americans,
The duke greeted his vldttrs cordial
ly. Every courtesy was offered the
, Americana,
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“House Of Mystery” Secret
Revealed To The Police
NEW YORK The death of Gio
vanni P. Morosinl has revealed to the
public the seeret which h«R made the
old banker's mansion at Rivordale
known as the "house of mystery."
It concerns the tragedy of the hank
er's youngest daughter, Amelia, of
whos,. existence the public lias known
nothing, and whose name, In strange
contrast to the publicity given to her
sisters, CJu Ila and Victoria, never np
peared In print.
The neighbors at Rivordale knew
that Id or la years ago a bright eyed
little girl was Included In Mr. Moro
slni's family of five children. A few
years after her mother's death. In
1893, the youngest child was lost to
view ns completely swallowed up aH
was tiie older sister, Victoria, after
her elopement with Ernest Schilling,
ihe family coachman, and banish
in- ill by her father to a Vermont con
vent. A few Intimate friends heard
Indirectly that Amelia had been bit-
'lave Fortune To Children
At Golden Wedding Supper
PITTSBURG, Pi.— M the gold n
wedding supii'-i of himself and wife.
W II Singer, a,rich Iron king, ills
trlbiiicd »40,m'fi,0O0 among hi four
children, each getting s(,ooo,qon.
I hrough the filing of certain papers,
in the Allegheny county court Uiis
fact has come out, and is admltti,(
bv Me Singer family, which js atiiuiig
the best and oldest in Pittsburg
The Iron king simply Invited hl«
children to the family home in AI-
Night Riders Warn The
Farmers Not To Gin Cotton
LAVVKENLKVILLK. Tlk* night rid* r:t pontwl written not.lren
painted with red hand* on j?ln« of thin fount/ warning the* pro
prlotor* that their Kina will be burin d to the grrnnd Hhould a boll of
cotton be tfinij' d before tin. jm i< <* of cotton reafhen twelve cents per
pound.
Reported Klmilar warnings were printer! on many glnn and oil mill*
ov< r the county.
GOMPERSTESTIFIES
IN BUCKSTOVEGASE
WASHINGTON In taking of the
D linony In the Gompcrs-Ml'cliel!
Morrison alleged contempt case in Poo
ner lion vltli the {lucks Stove and
Range mil-boycott proceeding against
those officers of the American Fede
ration of Labor was resumed by Ex
aminer Harper with President Gone
porx on the stand
Gompcrs rid -h' n he gave ord -rs
for t(i>- cxp'dlilon of the mailing of
the January edition of the Feders
tionist, tho official publication of or-
It is reported that the Pennsylvania,
Delaware A Lackawanna, and Erie
railroads are negotiating for the en
tire system of Hudson river tunnels.
A( the top is shown the Hudson Tun
ncl building, which is th e Manhattan
end of the new tunnel. The diagram
shows the routes of tunnels under
ihe North river. Dotted lines indicate
the location of proposed new tunnels.
Below to th e right is a picture of
William G. McAdoo, the tunnel builder.
i ten and frightfully disfigured for life
jby some animal a dog, a pot bear,
or a horse, so different versions of
tin- storj ran but none of the family
) would mention th P subject.
Mr. Morosinl," said on,, of his few
intimate friends and advisers, "always
spoke of his youngest daughter as
my darling Amelia ' She, fully as
j much as Miss Giulia, was the apple
of his eye, and her misfortunes did
| much more than Ihe elopement of
Victoria with the coachman to sad
I den his Inter years. Mi- never told
even me the particulars of Miss
, Amelia's disfigurement, but. I know
that Jje spent hours with ner everg,
day. and that the family did every
thing In Its power to make her com
fortable and happy.”
Amelia Morosinl Is now 22. She
was about 12 when n savage deg at
tacked tier and Indicted the Injuries
which have kept her from the public
gaze ever since.
legheiiv to isklhi In celeliru-lng the
golden wedding dale on Mnv 27. Non,'
hut Hie children wen- Invited, and
each found by his or her pinto a
small dinner favor' cln-eks b'-iuls
and deed:' amoutlng to si.fiou,ooo
each. Every effort lias been made by
tie- arlslocratlc Hlnger connection to
keep ibe mutter quiet and they al
ines: succeeded, only the f!lin< » ne
c'swi-y papers tiling It to public no
tier
gnnlsaMor., he had not been mad-i
a -hii ' ih -i au Injunction would bo
made operu’lve, but on th<- contrary
lie bad considered It possible that the
sieve cotnpsny would rest satisfied
after obtaining Justice Goulds' opin
ion and would not further pro-o-eule
-he matter. When the Injunction did
beconx efftcllvc he had taken tho
precaution to cull in employes of the
federation and caution them lignins'
doing any thing Hint might he In viola
tion of tfie court it order. This he
had done r,e,-reive fie ,||,| not Vant any
of t ie'll to become Involved 111 the
proceed'ng, and he had told I *tn to
refer all doubtful nutters to him.
CHAB, 0. MOORE DEAD.
BRUNSWICK, Ga uhas fi Moore,
a leading undertaker and prominent
it/ htislßttss affairs, died hero last
night.
DAILY AND SUNDAY SG.OO PER YEAR.
Fair and Equal Car Facilities
Must be Given by Railroads
REPUBLICANS
POLITICAL
BUTTLE
CONCORD, N II Concord was tho
scene Thursday of one of the hardest
fought and most exciting battles ever
waged in history of New Hampshire
politics, whi'ii the republican stale
convention met here to nominate a
eaudidate for governor and four pres
idential electors. There were three
candidates in the field for guberna
torial nomination, each claiming vic
tory before the convention began.
TRAIN STOPPING
DEVICE INVENTED
MIGHT ELIMINATE THE USE
OF THE TELEGRAPH OPER
ATOR AS FACTOR IN TRAIN
MOVEMENT.
_ t
IS BEING TESTED.
Has Been Installed For
Some Distance on Santa
Fc Road and Said To
Be Working Suc
cessfully.
WASHINGTON A train stopping
device which, It is claimed, will prac
tleally eliminate the telegraph oper
ator as a factor In the movement rif
I railway trains Is now under Investi
gation by Ihe block signal and (rain
control board of tin- Interstate com
merce commission. The system Is an
Invention of IV J Hlmmen, of Isis
Angeles, Cal. It has been installed
on IS miles of the Santa Fe fall road
In southern California, and wild to be
In HiicceKsful operation.
Ily the working of the system each
I rain records on a sheet In the I rain
dispatchers office the exact time It
enters and the time II leaves a block
The train dispatcher can signal di
rect. to any engineer on his division
ellher to stop or to proceed. Intel
Ilglbie communication Is maintained
by the dispatcher and Ihe engineers
in their cabs. The dispatcher Is pro
tected against human error by the
automatic Interlocking of the switch
es by which he signals to trains. Me
ran stop any nr all trains on his di
vision. Imi he cannot give a signal
to proceed unless the block ahead Is
clear. The engineer also Is protect
ed against error by tho use of an
automatic stop. He Is glyen a danger
signal either by the train dispatcher
or by the presence of a train, open
switch or a broken rail In a block
ahead.
This danger signal Is given the on
glneer about a half ntlle before he
enters the block. If, on receiving
[the signal he should fall to reduce his
speed, his train Is automatically stop
pod The engineer can prevent the
automatic stop from operating only
by reducing his speed to tile prede
termined safe rale
A recording device on a locomotive
I inaki-s a record of the time and place
| where a danger signal Is given, of
I the time lh,. signal dears, of how
quickly the engineer responded to
i the danger si, rial, of the rate the
train Is running at any time, of Ihe
little the place the engineer permits
the automatic stop to operate.
Members of the block signal and
[train control board who have Inqulr
ed Into the system say that It oper
ates wi ll almost human Intelligence.
Ihe board «xpeels shortly to Instl-
Itute ail official (eat of the device In
! order to determine definitely Its effl-
I elency.
John Wanamaker s Advice on
Advertising.
John Wanamaker says; "If there is cine enterprise on earth that
a 'quitter should leave severely alone, It Is advertising. He should
know before h<. begins It that he must spend money- lots of It. Some
body must tell him also that he cannot hope to reap results commen
surate with his expenditure early In the game, Advertising doesn’t
Jerk; It. pulls. It begins very gently at first, but the pull Is steady,
it Increases day hy day and year by year until It exerts an Irresistible
power
AND WHEN YOUR ADVERTISING DOES BEGIN TO PULL,
THEN’B THE TIME TO PUSH IT.
Use The herald
If You Want Results.
Judge Pritchard Decides
Important Common Car
rier Case—Same Treat
ment Must Be Accorded
Every Shipper.
RICHMOND. Va—Judge J O.
Pritchard, of the United States circuit
court of appeals, In an elaborate opin
ion handed down today announces the
opinion of the court in the oa«e of
tiie United States ex. rel. Pitcairn
Coal company vs. Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad company and others. This
was i'll action under Seetion 28 of the
I Interstate commerce act. against the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad company,
Ihe Fall-mount Coal company, and oth
er allied companies to compel a fair
and equal dlstrlbutlou of car service
among ill,, mine owners of the Monon
gahela district. The case wag tried
before United States District Judge
Thomas J. Morris, and came up ou
writs of error sued out hy Both side*
to the circuit court, for the district of
Maryland. Tho case on writs of er
ror was heard before Judges PTltoh
ard, McDowell and Dayton. Judge
Dayton concurs in tho opinion and
Judge McDowell dissents, but has not
ns yet tiled his dissenting opinion.
The Judgment of the court below
as It relates to tho defendant's writ
of error, is affirmed and tho Judgment
as it relates to relator’s writ of error
is reversed Insofar as It relates to
fuel ears, foreign fuel cars and the
method of arriving at the mine impar
ity. The Judgment that tho C. ft P.
Ry, Co., Is lateral lino of the B. ft 0.,
Is affirmed, but the judgment holding
to be eorreet the method of oar dis
tribution on such line Is reversed.
The case is remanded to the circuit
court with Instructions to proceed In
accordance with the views expressed
In the opinion.
Under Section 1. as amended and
Section 3, of the Interstate commerce
act, Judge Pritchard holds that It Is
clearly the duty of the railroad com
pany to furnish such transportation
upon a reasonable request therefor,
and to give to all shippers tho same
treatment with reference to facilities
for transportation. This, says the
court, Is a wise provision, and In the
absence of such legislation, a common
carrier could build up one class of
shippers and utterly destroy and tear
down another.' Tho statute casts up
on the carrier the plain duty of fur
nishing a fair and equal distribution
of car facilities, and Mils duty cannot
b e evaded hy the carrier claiming
that. It Is not the owner of a portion
l of the cars carried over its lines.
If a carrier hy contractual arrange
ment operates Individual cars belong
ing to mine owners, such arrange
ment cannot relieve the carrier of Ihn
duty of furnishing equal facilities to!
all shippers similarly situated. To
adopt any other rule would make It
possible for wealthy mine owners to
purchase cur equipment and utilize
rnr equipment to *uch an extent as
to practically deprive other mine own
ers of means of transportation.
The court further holds that th#
present system of coal mine rating la
unfair and Inequitable, and places the
new mines along the line of the rail
road at a great disadvantage and de
clares that tho court below erred in
holding that the present method Is a
fair and reasonable one.
It Is also held that the Cumberland
and Pennsylvania railroad Is a branch
or lateral line of tho Baltimore and
Ohio, and the allotment of cars to
that road Hhould be made under the
system ns that In rogue on the Bal
timore and Ohio.
ID MURDERER
111 THE ATLANTA
TOWER
ATLANTA, Ga—Jim Bennett, tho
negro charged with killing Mr. Daniel
MeWaehern. a well known farmer, and
wounding Seab Adams, near Fayette
ville Wednesday afternoon. Is lodged
[in the Tower In Atlanta Thursday
I morning to escape lynching.