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PAGE FOUR lilt AU6USIA HtKAtD 731 Broad &t , Augusta, Oa. TubMahad fc. vary Afternoon During th* Waak and on Sunday Morning by THE HERALD PUBLISHING CJ. Entered »♦ the Auguata Poa.offica Mall Matter of the aacond Class SUBSCRIPTION RATES Dally and Sunday, 1 year 1A '/ Daily and Aund.iy, 6 months 300 Dally and Sunday, i months 1 ' Daily and Sunday, 1 month *> Dally and Sunday, 1 week Sunday Herald. 1 year I*<* Weekly Herafd, 1 year TELEPHONES- Buelnrat Offlae '• City Editor Society Ed'tor ... . . . No communication will be published • 1 ha Hrrald unless the name of the nrW It signed to the article NEW YORK OFFICE Vr»-! .n.l It*- In min A**n*y. Hrtinrwkk ItulldlnE. I irth Av» nut, N>w Vnik n»v- CHICAGO OFFICE —Vrrr-lHfd mln A Rft)' v W If Krnim.r, Mg' 1 . H'ih lloyce Building (.’hlcngu. 111. The ller.ild la (he nffVinl Advertising fnedl.n of the I|" <✓ \ugil- i and * the fotjijly of Hi. h , n„d for all lega* fo il*"#,! and ml <r♦ i*-1 1 Address all bu* n»-»a r.ommunleatlOtls i' IMI AUGUSU 111 KALD, 73! Broad St.. Augusta, Oa. •*IP YOU WANT THE NEWS YOU NEED THE HERALD Augusts, Ga.. Thursday, feept 1/, ’OB Circulation of Iho Herald for 7 Months. 1908 February 210,4*8 March 220,678 April 222,012 May 243.800 Juris 241,829 July 241,202 Augu»t 219,700 DAILY AVERAGES. For 7 months 7,645 For AiiKiist 7,840 There Is no batter way to ritacb th*> homes of the prosperous peo ple of this city nod section than through th« columns of The Her aid Hally ami Sunday. Parties leaving Auguste can have The Mereld eent them by mall eaeh day. Phone 29/, Circulation Depart ment, If you leave Auguela, eo that The Herald oan reach you each day. Even If Ucorgla has only otm editor named Wind she has n large number who get out breezy papers The legislature la doing It all over ngHln. from tin- ground up Mnytu they will succeed better this time. Sllll tin')- might nut regard It hh t-umjillmcniur) It tht> m'nqilanlat* w*r« diiHlguatml itx high flyer*. VVV have huil s6o,(Hit) worth of k|H' rial convict legislation »o far. mul It | lan't visible to th** naked aye Mr Ilrvan has In-gun forming an A ll » Ulna club of I)Ik own lie ha* made Mr. Ht-aiat Ita tlrot honorary ! member District Attorney Jerome will not take pari In I hi- Main* trial, lie can not be blamed, alter hla experience 111 the Thaw t(lnl. It haa been olmerved that alnce the primary there are not an many gen tlrnien In South Carolina wearing that amtle that wgm l come eIT And now the ra*hlon tnakera will | aooti be tinder the necessity of tuuk ! log aeroplane coattimei They klioiilil be largeh ntad,. of fealhera. Ye* Pauline the aeaKoti for the j •traw hat la nearing Ita cud Inti the aeaaon for taking the atraw vole on Ilia prealdrutial election la Juki about to begin. One tittle Taft la ahead of Itotiae- i veil, at any rale Kooacvclt will take hla African hunt next year, bill Taft la engaged 111 hla now hunting for All lean votei The email box of Atiguala la of thoae who have union to believe that It la an 111 wlml tor tlnodl that brings nohodv good School dava have been 1 |M»atponed two weeks ■ luring 'llir month of Atlgual J.gOl MO pounda of tobacco were aold In the Darlington. S t" . market The nlghtrldera aeem (o have overlooked I hla tobarco bell entlrelx. In Alabama Ihev are putting blind tlgera In Jail Who ever heard of them being treated In aueh inctvtl manner before’ First thing Alabama know a they w ill quit that atxte It would be a capital Idea to make Mr Hmnoorll minister to Yeneguele when he tlnlKhca killing lions and thing* tn Africa In (hat rase Oaelts would hate aomrlHHly who eould wrap with him then and there on the apot “Pemoeratic dollar* are ratlllna tn the national committee* collection plate gt a lively rate," aay* the Co luigbua Kuqulrei Sun But lhat l» the mualc of tewnesK which I* far from' sweet to the committee. The New York American aava lhat lllagen and Graves are waking up . Oeorgla Of course thl* atatemetu was Intended onlx tor outalde con •nmptlon. but th, American ah< uld remember that tl* column* wlli be ! read on November 4 The Houston l*«»t hopes that tne atenographera ot Tree will come to the aid of the parly Hut since ihevt are not voter* why should the' . and besldee they will toed the nnwwy to bux their fait mttilnery The Peat Mould get after those buakx clear ttatee male Texana and mak, then aeaaa acrv>aa. I NIGHT RIDERS IN ARKANSAS. The report com** from Arkansas that nieht riders are organizing In he cotton belt of that state, for the purpose of operating In the cotton belt as ihe night riders of Kentucky have operated In the tobacco belt. The«e Kentucky night riders have brcom' as famous as (he Kit Kliix K at.. They have terrorized the en tire district In which they operate, 'hey have i.ot hesitated at the tak ing of human llfi ; they have resort (l readily to physical violence, and they have ruthlessly destroyed prop 'll- |ri several rases burning large warehous s filled with tobacco, and everywhere destroying plant beds to prevent the crowing of a crop where It was not dt sired. The -light rider.: "I Kentiick were organized to fight Ihe tobacco trust, and this they hare d> ne, most bitterly and determinedly bui Incidentally they have no*, only done great Injury to Innocent parties, but without a doubt under the cover of this organization many a prltau reole |as been settled and many a personal revenge satisfied. For two year* or won this mysterious or ganlzatlon hits operated, paralyzing j the prln ipnl Industry of that section, and s iecessfnlly defying all e'l'orts to crush it out of existence. In view of this history of the to biieeo nlith! riders Ihe notice that, cot ton nl,;ht riders nr«- being organized |ls fraught with large and sinister ui ae'ng. :• Ir, ,rue, ibis news comes from ii remote section In llui wiul and v.iMilv west, but If It lie true that ■ ui b an org litigation ha* been forntod there end has begun operation, must It not be expected that It will spread? In every seel lon there are adventur ous spirits, ami men who are ready to icKort to desperate and unlawful means to redress a long continued grievance This the cotton growers have in the successful efforts lhat have been made by Wall stre»t spec ulalors tc. bear the crop. The cotton igiowers have formed a legitimate 1 org inlzallon, and for several yeHrs j Ihlr Farmers' Union has endeavored \ lo establish i Islr price for the stap'e but wHb only Indifferent success It nini not appear so strang" then tbs’ In view of this failure of Ihe farmers .ii n lawful effort to redress a wrong, and In view of Ihe exploits of the tob'ic-co night riders, cotton nlghi riders should put In an appearance. Nor would It be very strange If, this thing started In some wild region. It liotild spread to other section* of the: cotton Wilt. And what might result If an extend ml attempt be made to fight the Wall mii i i l»- ii by the methods employed bv the night riders In lighting the lobaeci trust’ Personal violence to those who sold cotton In defiance of oril"iM, Im-eudlarUni among glum-rleu and destruction of growing crops would bo the parallel. A potential menace lurka In Ihla news of night riders In the cotton! belt of Arkansas The cotton grow ers are suffering from ,« great wrong hut a wrong cannot lit- righted by a resort to a noth' r wrong The evil i of dealing In future*, which Ih the method employed liy the bears to ben* down Ihe price, must be wiped out by legitimate means, lhi.t is by the enactment of proper lsws. Night-' rhlrrlsm emmet In- toWaled In the south. In Its liltploncv It should be so, vigorously repressed as to kill It In j lls birth AUGUSTAS STREETS. A city a street* constitute one of , It* most Important asaeta. They may not have tangible value In the sense lhat they cun be bought and sold, or • onverted Into dollar and cent snd yet the value ot the city for residence and bustncK* and the value of all prop erty In th*> city degetids In large mea* ore upon the character of ll* streets. Augusta ha* flu* streets \ atilt 1 stronger adjective la (airly applicable, , Augusta's streets are superb. It is ito It,, regretted that the system of ntxwtlug adopted by th ( . founder* of the city was not carried out In the newer parts of the city. There they are no better than streets in the mi Jorlty of other cltlea But In the older parts ot the city our streets tn width. ! In their manner of Intersecting, In the sidewalk and roadway Improvements, In alt their natural arrangements, are : superlative. In this they could not possibly be Improved Street* require txi be well drained, and this all Augu*ta* streets are SI recta slao require to be well paved, and in this respect our street* are gradually b*leg brought to the high cut slate of perfection 4t has been only a tew vear* since ihe policy at the lee,’, perfect street paving wa* j adopted by Augusta, amt we now have mile* of paved street* than which bet ler could not be built, and this form ot public Improvement I* being sys tematically carried forward from year |lo year It* ultimate purpose being to have all our street* paved a* the best i of them are now. With eemeni sidewalk* a* smooth as a well laid Boor, with heavy granite curbing aud on (he residence street*, with a space for tree* and grass between curbing and edge of cement walk, and with th« roadway ( smoothly paved with vitrified brick on a concrete foundation, such streets are simply perfect. Mud Is Impos sible, nor are constant repairs neces sary. Sileh street* are one of the most valuable assets a city can have. And such will be all of Augusta's streets in the course of time. The general excelb-nee of our streets was evidenced by the ordeal through which they have recently passed. Immediately after the flood It seemed as If they had been irreme diably ruined, yet In a few day* they were almost fully restored to their former state of excellence. Few traces now remain, except upon some of the minor streets which had been less Improved. In a little time all j will have been fully restored, and then the work of permanent street J Improvement can he again begun , where It was Interrupted. Augutsans have cause to be proud of their streets, and every citizen should do what he can to add to their beauty, by keeping them clean, and In every other possible way. Mr. Hlsgen has mad,, a speech in Thoma*vllle and did not get a single > kiss. He should have rome to Au gusta. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. T)r. Peter J. Gibbons, of New York, has preclptated a discussion of cap ital punishment In that state by the declaration that "no criminal has yet been officially killed by Ihe electric current In New York or Ncgv Jersey, and that the real cause of death In every Instance Is the knife used In the autopsy which the law prescribes ahall follow Immediately upon the electrical experiment.'’ Substantially, I)r. Gibbons holds lhat were the autopsies not perform ed. persons supposed to have been killed In the electric chair would be burled alive, and fliat In most If not In all .eases they might lie re suseltafed Instance* are cited of per son* who have received heavier charges of electricity than are admin istered to criminals for the purpose of killing them and who have been restored to health by prompt and skillful treatment. Dr. Gibbons Is probably mistaken. Electrocutions by accident an- all too common and the failure In almost all such ca*e», when every effort known lo science I* mad e to resusclt.xf. such victims, ieHves little room for doubt that the victims of the electric chair are as dead a* Hector when the cur rent I* finally turned off. Hut even If they are not. and are only uncon scious a* Dr. Gibbons rlalms, and in that condition are really killed by the operating knife, It can make no dis ference to the victim*. He knows nothing of It, I* not conscious of pain, and so far ns he is concerned he was dead when the electric current shot through him and robbed him of con sciousness. B<> far as Its purpose Is concerned by electrocution followed by dissec tion the convict'* Ilf* Is taken as of fectlvely as could be done by any other method. Nor does It seem to he more brutal than other methods employed In other states or countries. Hanging I* crud,, and repulsive, and certainly more brutal and brutalizing than electrocution. S 1 ill more so Is 'beheading by axe or guillotine, or choking by menu* of the gurrote. All of these forms of capital punishment are but little improvcmtnt upon the still more barbarous methods of burn ing at the stake, impaling or crucify ing which were formerly practiced In what are classed a* capital crimes the criminal forfeits hi* life. Hut should this life not be taken hy the moat humane and least revolting methods possible? Science knows how to destroy life without pain, with out consciousness of approaching death, and without leaving the mark of violent death on tli« body. Would not such method of capital punish ment be less revolting and brutal titng? Still belter. In cases where capital punishment must he meted out. would It not answer every purpose to es leet it In result hut not tn fart A criminal who has forfeited hi* life by ihe crime he has committed could he i removed from life without actually killing him, hy imprisonment without i the hope ot releas, during life By .this method all wtflild he accomplish ed that could be acroiupitahcvl hy causing the phvsicnl death of the eon ! vtct, and the taking of human llte would be avoided. And human life should be held seven,l above every thing el** 1 , not to b e taken even by t law If, lustead of a capital aenlenre meaning the hanging, electrocuting or beheading of the criminal. It should mean Imprisonment (or life between the walls of a prtnon from which there could be no release by pardon, commutation or any other cause. It would a* effectively and Irrevocably remove from Ute the convicted crlm Inal, and yet It would not he the actual taking of human life. It would carry out tn spirit the divine law which demand* a life for a life and yet not violate that other divine law which says thou shall not kill" tlene,. Imprisonment for life should he substituted lor capital punishment. In whatever term It may be inflicted THE AUGUSTA HERALD ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ TALKS ABOUT GEORGIA ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Georgia Legislator*. Orville Wright's aeroplane Is get j ting in the same class as the Georgia legislators. It is now able to stay j up in the air.—Macon News. Georgia Convict Lease System. ' The convict lease *y»tom In Georgia, as recently exposed, was a disgrace to the stale. The adjournment of the | special session of the legislature with out action on the matter will he. an other. f’rlde humanity and patriot ism ought to break tha* deadlock.— Nashville Tennesseean Georgia Perfumery. A negro burglar at Valdosta was tracked und captured by perfumery, says the Atlanta Georgian. Those Georgia folks have such queer no tions about what Is perfumery.—An derson Mail. Georgia Prohibition. Future Georgia geographies will describe Savannah as "a town noted for ila mild form of prohibition." Evc-n this moderate description of conditions there will be a matter of surprise so roost Georgians.—Charles ton News and Courier. Georgia Mules. A Georgia train killed a gray mule. There must be a very vicious breed of train in Georgia or a very molly coddlish article of mule.—Houston Post. Georgia Tax Payers. Do tlio people of Georgia get their money's worth out of those sittings of the Georgia legislature? We can hardly believe there Is a tax payer in Georgia who thinks so.—Darien Gazette. Georgia Snakes. In reply to the query of the Balti more Sun: “Has the snake any true personal friends?” the Inevitable Washington Herald replies: "Certain ly, hosts of them —in Georgia and Ala bama Columbus Enquirer-Sun. POINTS AND COUNTERPOINTS Precept and Example. The Augusta Herald has an editorial telling Its women pat rons how to get on and off a street car. They used to have one on that paper who could show them belter than tell them. —Marnp News. As The News should know by read ing her briglu department, she Is still holding the fort. But The Her ald believes in teaching by precept as well as by example. That's the way to produce conviction. Som e Sorts of Shavers. In Delaware they are boasting over a barber who can shave two men at once. That Is nothing. Augusia lias as a winter resident a man who can shave the whole country with the stroke of a pen. —Augusta Herald. I’sed to have some note shavers around here that could skin with both hands and never turn a hair.—Atlan ta Georgian. The Star Twinkles Again. The flood seem# to have struck Elberton pretty hard. It has swept away the bright column of paragraphs from The Star.—Au gusta Herald. Better handle that paragrapher with care They tell us she Is red headed.—Commerce News. Why the Engagement was Canceled. Mr. Bryan’s appointment to speak In Macon has been can relcd. Is he going to leave us to fight it out alone with Tom Watson. John Temple and the Taft cohorts? —Augusta Herald. No deu> It was Willie's Intention to come to Macon until the idea struck him that Tom might ask a division of time—Bremen Gateway. ♦ ♦ ♦ SPARKS FROM SANCTUM ♦ ♦ ANVILS. ♦ ♦ A eeeeeeeceeeeee^ A woman whose name was Chanty has had her best friend sent to jail (o’ fraud. Bather cold charity, that. Allsnta Journal. Mr Ilrvan has no sympathy with p, sons who ride in aeroplanes, be cam ’ln v |c,,k down on the common people Houston Post. A rmn named Cornet is wanted In Northampton county for robin ry. Why dcean'i he face ihe music?' asks the Allentown Call. l»on'r expect a man to Mow hi* own horn lu such a case do . on? Atlanta Georgian. The .Atlanta fair managers con template Inviting ihe secretary of war lo their show If any public men ore to he invited It wouldn’t I.uke Wright to rllga! the iccrrtary of war.—Car tersvtlle News. "Ilisgcn looks like a typographi cal error," suggests the Nashville Tenners- n. And his narty re semble- ih" pi box If the number of wrong font* in it count tor anything. —M aeon New*. Bryan Is giving the profits of ihe Commoner to the cam- sign f ind, but Hi**.,'!' refuses to follow suit v.-lth the profits if hi* axle -;rea*e factory. Heargt must foot all of the I id-rend i ace j arty hills Interimt* Time* ‘let-order What trouble* u* is w hat the chauf feur’* suing to tvsi on when he gets •aider hia *> roplsne to tighten u,i the screws Atlan a t'ooatltutlon. FMf NOMINATED STATE ENGINEER AND SHOD ROCHESTER. N. Y Only politic ians, contractors, and others whose business ft is to kepp tab on such matters, can thoroughly appreciate the Importance of tlae nomination of Philip B. Farley, of Brooklyn, for state engineer and surveyor, l>> the democratic state convention yester day. Farley is an anti-McOarrenite. James P. Rinnntt, who placed him in nomination, is perhaps the real lead tr of the anti-Mrfarrenite* The election of Mr. Farley would mean the utter annihilation of Me f'arren and all of McCarren's follow ers In Kings county. Mr. Farloy as state engineer would have practical ly absolute control of all contracts under the slol.ooft 000 canal improve ment act, and, In addition, he would he the all-powerful state officer In handing out the good roads contracts under the $50,000,000 appropriation. I Farley would have millions upon mil- j Hons to hand out to contractors and j their political friends. STOLE SUPPLIES FROM ELECTRIC COMPANY. "Western Electric Company Lost Much Property Trusted Employees Im plicated. ~~ 1 CHlCAGO—Thousands of dollars worth of supplies said to have been I stolen from the Western Electric coni-i puny, were recovered in a raid yes-1 terday when Detectives Clark and j Burns swooped down on the plant of i the Incandescent Eight company at .152 West Lake street. It Is expected j that Information will be obta'ned this: morning that will result In the arrest of several trusted employees of th<f hlg company. Joseph Williams ar.d Charles Whitting of 850 Cortland St., | were caught a few minutes after the 1 detectives raided the West Lake street store. Both have bf en em- ) ployed by the Western Elect.'ic com- ; pany for years, Whitting, it is sain. I being an assistant electrician. OLD RAILROAD MEN DINE WITH PRESIDENT? James J. Hill Spends A Plesant Evening With Old Employees. R r. PAUL, Minn.—Surrounded bv seventy men who have been life-long employee* of his system of railroads. James J. Hill last night spent what lie termed one of the happiest eve nings of his life at a banquet in hon or of the railroad magnates seven tieth birthday. The banquet was giv en In the Hotel LaFayette, Lake Min netonka, by members of his immense lorce of helpers, every one of whom has spent at least twenty eight con tinuous years In the service of cither 'he St. Paul, Minneapolis and Mani toba railway, or he Croat Northern. From every walk of life an*i Trout all parts of the system the aged rail roaders came to make the night the most impressive in the entire seventy tears of the great railroad president's life. WAS FREED, THEN SAID THAT HE WAS GUILTY Little Georgian Said That He Wrecked the Train Near. Beauford. LAWRENCEV’ILLEfI CJa.— After be ing declared not guilty of the charge ol train wrecking. Louts Cooksey, a 13 year old hoy, surprised judg. Jury and spectators by saying: "You’ve s-'t me free; but I did It, Just the same.' While the statement cre.-i • e,l a sensation, it was accepted as the utterance of an irrespoOsibli child, ;.nd young Cooksey was allowed lo go. The br.y was indicted for causing the wreck of the limited near Beaufort, soiar week* ago, h\ placing a holt on the track. Two men were killed and several were tn Jured In the wreck. HERMIT TO BE TRIED FOR MURDER OF SON. Killing; Happened Four teen Years Ago—Will Be Tried Soon. AURORA. Pis Clark Burr, .mt-'d 72. a farmer, who has lived a hernit"r life on his farm west of Ft. Charles, is to he tried for the murder ot his son. 14 years ago. Burr shot and killed his son Carry, aged IT. following a healed argument over ihe younger son. !l-—’.t. who It now a Chicago lawyer Although tin old man was indicted in February, :594 ,io has not been irlcd. ll Is month odt da otlea vehls et.vo J n Xlh said that for years as er Ms indie ment he did not leave his house tin til darkmss had •alien THE BRUTE. "Wasn't your wife awfully lone some at that mountain resort while you were spending your Mtn<- Ashing for trout?’ "O no. she found a place wher, ihore was a splendid ech>, and sh tnjoyed nothing better .Iran l" a * ’ with It by the hour." —Chicago Trib une. Have You Seen Our Selwyn Stripes o 8 They’re the newest feature for Fall Clothes. But our stock is not confined to any'on e style of goods. With ample capital we command the choice of all productions. COME IN NOW FOR FALL CLOTHES. Avoid the rush that's sure to come and tak e first pick of our beautiful goods. DORR Tailoring, Furnishings for Men of Taste For Sale 33 acres, near Wrightsboro road, sever, miles from Augusta. 15 acres cleared balance pine, oak and hickory. Four room house and barn. Bold spring and branch. One mile from Graig's Crossing, price $1,000.00 APPLY Clarence E. Clark 842 BROAD ST. AUGUSTA, GA. READ HERALD WANTS. ICE ICE ICE Telephone us your orders and we will see that they are filled promptly. Give the driver an order for a cotipon book and save trouble of making change. Ice delivered all the time, week days and Sunday. CONSUMERS ICE DELIVERY CO. 332 ’Phones 333. John Sancken, Mgr. Augusta, Ga., August 31, 1908, To Our Friends and Patrons, Our large and varied stock of Vehicles, Harness, Carriage Wagon material, etc., has been absolutely caved by my corps of sales men, mechanics and porters, scarcely a thing damaged. For the past three days, Friday. Saturday and Monday, we have been cleaning up and re-arranging stock, and are now just in condi tion as if nothing had happened to this goodly city. Soliciting a continuance of the favors heretofore so liberally b* „towed by Friends and Patrons, We are, Very truly yours, H. H. COSKERY. ARE YOU BUlLDirsa? ' We Carry a Large Stock of ( TIN HARD WOOD MANTELS, RUBBEV? Mont I MO* GRATES AND TILES, t TAR PAPER PARIAN HOUSE PAINTS 1 Black and Galvanized Corrugated Iron, Tar and Rosin Sized Bul ing Paper; Tin Shingles, Etc. $ Estimates cheerfully furnished on Tin Roofing, Gutters, Etc., Ga:] vanired iron cornices, and skylights. I DAVID SLUSKY, 1009 BROAD STREET. O D I C* Red anc * Buff, Dry Pressed LJ r» I w r\ an d Common Building LARGE STOCK. PROMPT SHU MENT. j | Geor<jia--(jdrolind Brick Company ] rHo T vard H. Stafford, President. Write for Prices. AUGUSTA, GA. i REPAIRS a a bfe »f ou I’MGINCS, BOILf RS WO* rsi.- *?<■«*• Pi*.,. Val •** aad nttlngx llrht "”*■ S3 *« io *- PWBera. Battlag. b Cine Mill* in LoMBARto/vxf'&V.'" l lata *■"'». Gaaoima fnxiiw COMPANY. AugxiJll\~a ,t,ON WORKS* ANO bIIPPL' SCHOOL BOOKS aud School Supplies, at* Bajis, Straps, Pencil Boxes. Pads, Ink. Pencils, Pens. Second hand books taken in exeha’ige for new ones. RICHARD’S STATIONERY COMPANY. THURSDAY, SEPT 17. 50c for One Quart -of- / Chloro Naptholm Makes 25 gallons str Disenfectant—the th to sprinkle in cell yards and everyw’ about your premis kills all germs. L.A.GARDELI DRUGGIST. 620 Broad St. T. G. BAIL! & COMPANY 832 BROAD ST. Large assortment < Wall Paper and Comp tent Force of Workmc l to do Prompt Wor Big Stock of MATTING, CARPET AND RUGS. REASONABLE PRICI ON EVERYTHIN*