Georgia Historic Newspapers

    THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
\VOLUME XIII., No. 269.
Robsevelt Responsible For
Raise In Freight Rates,
Says Atlanta Georgian
Present Session of Interstate Commerce Com
mission Is Part of Great National Political
Drama-~~How Roosevelt Figures In It
ATLANTA, Ga.—The Georgian this afternoon spvs: There is now
being played in Atlanta a chapter in the great national political drama,
with the inter-state commerce commission directly in the glare of the
limelight, the final outcome of which will not be decided until after
the presidential election has determined just who is to occupy the
White house for the next four years.
For the past ten days the inter-state commerce commission has
been sitting in Atlanta hearing complaints tiled by a number of ship
pers in Georgia, who clai’i) that the recent advance in rates on flour
grain, hay, packing house products and similar commodities from the
west and northwest into the south-east, effective August 1, were unrea
sonable and ask that the tnter-stale commerce commission provide some
means of relief.
As a matter of fact, those in a position to understand real condi
tions, even though they may not care to admit it just at this time,
know' that this recent increase in rates was at the direct suggestion of
President Roosevelt, or as nearly so as it is possible for the chief
executive of the nation to suggest such tliHigs.
Some time ago it will be remembered that certain employes of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad asked for an increase in wages. This
matter was finally referred to a board of mediation and carried befoie
President Roosevelt. At this time the employes stated that an increase
in wages was absolutely necessary because of the greatly increased
cost ot living. The railroad—and it was very generally understood
that the Louisville and Nashville was making a test case in behalf of
the railroads throughout this section,—told President Roosevelt that
theii revenues had been cut down through constantly increased taxes,
cost of operation, and Iransportalion, big advances in loss and damage
claims, increased cost of materials, supplies and about everything else,
according to the story told by the railroads, except increase in revenues
Now. Mr. President,” continued the roads, “it is an absolute im
possibility for us to raise wages unless we advance rates. The fact is,
we have been cutting down our forces and have been contemplating cuts
in wages that were necessitated on account of our reduced revenues.
There is only one answer to this raise in wages business, and that, ia a
corresponding raise in freight rates.”
Thus spoke the Louisville and Nashville in behalf of other South
ern railroads, and the man with the big stick listened. Being interested
in the election of the big man from Ohio, he —meaning the president
stated that to reduce, wages just at this time with the National Campai
gn at the very door of the voters would never do. Besides, he had made
something of amputation as a friend of the south and did not want to
leave his office misunderstood.
“Now, can you, the railroads, prove the necessity of increasing freight
rates?" inquired the president, on that important occasion of the visit
of the board of mediation.
“Sure we can,” replied the railroads.
“Then increase the wages and incidentally the rates if necessary,”
was the reply, or words to that effect.
\ MRS. CLAUDIA MAINS
.'; DEMANDS ALIMONY
NEW YORK—Mrs. Claudia Libbey
Hains, through her counsel, Frank
Wild, today appealed to Justice Sta
pleton in the supreme court, Brook
lyn, to grant her the custody of her
two children who have been in the
custody of General Hains, father of
her husband, the slayer of William
F. Annis since lie has been in the
Queens county jail charged with the
murder.
In connection with her plea there
was submitted by Lawyer Wild on
behalf of Mrs. Hains a sensational af
fidavit, giving lor the first time sine
the killing of Annis her version of tho
events that led up to the tragedj and
what amounts to an answer to the
accusations filed by Captain Hains in
the divorce suit which he has
brought in the courts in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Hains’ story as contained In
Absence of Forests Cause
Danger To Industries
WASHINGTON.—The following let
ter. written by Gifford Pinchot, chief
of the United States forest service
has been made public here Wednes
day. It is addressed to C. J. H. Wood
bury, secretary of the national asso
ciation of cotton manufacturers who
are In convention at the present
time:
‘ Your courteous invitation on be
half of the national cotton manufac
turers' association leads me. since 1
cannot be present with you, to Bend
a short statement, as you request.
"Wo are entering the age of elec
tricity in manufacture, which means
the age of cheap water power. Our
available water power is now thirty
million horse power, equal to the to
tal horse power developed by all
mean-. We can probably increase it
more thau ten fold, perhaps fifteen or
twenty fold.
“Flood and excessive low water
In abrupt alternation have begun to
render the powers of our streams un
reliable and In consequence are begin
ning to Infiici upon tile manufacturer
losses and wastes which are not nec
essary and which might easily have
been prevented.
“On power company in North Caro
lina. vhich supplies about 38,000
horse ,*iwer to 28 towns 878 cotton
mills aril various other small enter-
Tirises .4 ng motors in manufacture,
has b reed to build, at a cost of
82.000, 0f10, a steam plant capable of
developing 30,000 horse power, in or
der to ttipply its customers during
four or live months of low water.
“B - Jt Carolina has about $103,•
OOO.OGo invested In cotton manufac
turing .ants, and of this Investment
$18,000,000 was ‘directly endangered
every day and every hour' by the
menace o' floods.
"New England Is going through the
same sort of experience. The repre
sentatlve of one of ihe largest manti
factoring companies in New England,
a New Hampshire company, told the
her affidavit, contains the whole story
of her married life. In this story,
she brings counter accusations
against her husband, besides denying
specifically that there was anything
more than mere friendship hetween
her and Annis. She declares that
her husband treated her cruelly, that ,
he shattered her nerves by his com
duct toward her, and that when she
was in this condition, he forced thel
now famous confession from her j
which she says in her affidavit she
signed, not only without knowing
what was in it, but even more to se- j
cure peace from the torture inflicted i
upon her.
Mrs. Hains is determined to get the |
custody of her children. In her ap
plication she also asks for $1,00(1
counsel fees and alimony of S2O a
week pending the trial of the divorce
action begun by her husband.
I house committee that they had lost 'n
J two years between $400,000 and $500,-
j too from flood damage to manufactur
ing property.
j have not even touched upon the
fact, which you all know so well,
that stream flow which has been de
prived of its natural custodian—the
| forest—can be regulated, if at all,
•only by the most costly system of
j reservoirs. I am simply drawing your
attention to the principal causes of
irregularity in stream flow, the strip
ping of the mountains. In them wa
ter power has its source. If they
are forested, water power Is made
;or kept the cheap power which it still
largely is and permanently should
be.”
"NIGHT RIDERIRG"
INJUISIANA
PORT HUDSON, La.—" Night rider
Ing” against cotton gin owners has
broken out In this section. Notices
have been mailed to several persons
warning them to close their gins un
til the price of cotton advances to 15
cents. Penalty for violation is de
struction by fire. The notices were
signed "Determination, Chief Night
Riders,” and were mailed at Shreve
port.
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♦ DEMOCRATS FITtE EDITOR ♦
♦ ARDMORE Ok!:- Th- demo- ♦
♦ cratle flub of this eitv ha- expell- 4
4 ed Editor Russel], ol the Daitj 4
4 Democrat, for giving to the press 4
4 a statement at Kama City r<- 4
4 cently scoring W J Bryan for 4
4 throwing Ru- e!J> • vldenre 4
4 against Governor Haskell out of 4
4 a car window. 4
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Forecast for Awgiiata and Vicinity—»Fair and warmer tonight; fair Thursday.
AUGUSTA, GEORGA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 30, 1908
S 0 P PIPERS
OF VALUE
STOLEN
Investigation Failed To
Reveal Clue To Thief.
Robbery Not Believed To
Be Motive, Although
Stamps Were Stolen.
NEW YORK.—Tho private office of
Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock in (he
republican national headquarters in
the Metropolitan tower, has been loot
ed, according to his first assistant.
Victor A. Mason, and many letters of
; importance which have been placed
in a private file carried away with
some notes and memoranda which
I Mr. Hitchcock had made for his use.
.lust what the envelopes contained in
the way of contributions or letters is
known only to the thief, Mr. Hitch
rock and Mr. Mason.
Tiie theft, was discovered Sunday
morning and a thorough investigation
was begun at once. It has been con
tinued. but its only result has been
to deepen the mystery. No police
alarm was sent out, hut private do
tectlves were set on the trail of the
thieves. As no lock has been forced,
it is assumed that the robbery was
committed by some one. who had ac
cess to the various rooms at the
headquarters.
It is Mr. Mason's custom to open
all mail addressed to tho chairman
and to answer the bulk of the letters
without consulting him. Irfitterß of
a highly important nature are put
aside and are turned over to Mr.
Hitchcock. In the mail of last Sun
day there wert 35 or 40 communica
tions which Mr. Mason left for his
superior. They were locked in a
drawer in Mr. llltchcock'R desk. On
Sunday morning Mr. Hitchcodk sent
down from the Manhattan hotel for
his mail and Mr. Mason went to the
drawer to get them. To his sur
prise he discovered they had been re
moved from the file. He made a hur
ried investigation, thinking that pos
sibly some one, with Mr. Hitcheock's
authorization , had taken the letters.
Mr, Hitchcock told him he had not
seen the letters and a aearchlng in
vestigation was begun at once.
It was found that, about $75 worth
of stamps had disappeared also, with
private memoranda which Mr. Hitch
cock had kept for his own use.
Theft of stamps led to the Inference
that the robbery hod heen commit
ted by an ordinary thief, but is the
belief of Mr. Hitchcock that the
stamps were taken merely to cover
up tne real object or the robbery.
EXAMINATIONS FOR
CLERKS AND CARRIERS
Civil Service Examinations
Will Be Held At Federal
Building Nov. 18th.
An examination is to be held in
Augusta November 18 by the United
States civil service commission for
the position of clerks and carriers in
the pOKtoffire department. A couple
of years ago it was a hard matter to
obtain sufficient force In the civil
service to carry on the work, but It
seems now that this will be no longer
true.
Clerks and carriers may alternate
now, according to a new ruling of
the postoffice department. There are
six gradea of the employees in the
posi office, ranging from SGOO to $I ,-
200 per annum and the promotions
are annual.
In the case of substitutes or auxil
iary employes payment is made for
service rendered at the rate of 30
cents per hour. Age limits are re
stricted to 18 to 45 years, except in
the case of honorably discharged sol
diers, either in the army or navy.
A medical examination is also re
quired.
Married women cannot apply unless
they are divorced or are living apart
from their husbands and supporting
thg4 selves. Application blanks and
further particulars will be supplied
to applicants through Mr. R. 1,. Hal
lyntlne, who is secretary of the local
civil service board, or they may be
httd by applying direct to Geo, 8.
Donnell, secretary of the firth district
of the civil service, In Atlanta.
COLLEGE MEN FOR TAFT
NEW YORK— fVillage uien of In
stitutions of learning al! over he
country are to be apiiealed to be
tween now and the election to “whoop
U a* for Taft.''
BOMBS USED TO
MIKE PASTOR
RESIGN
HOUSTON. Tex.—Having failed
with every other means of making
their pastor resign, negro members
of Goodhope Baptist church tried the
efficacy of two dynamite bombs, one
placed beneath the pulpit and the
other in the collection plate as it was
being passed around.
The one beneath tho pulpit ex
ploded, and Rev. Fred Morgan, who
sat there, was severely cut about the
face and head. The other was hurled
through a window before it exploded.
A general exodus of the congregation
followed, in which several children
were trampled upon and hurt.
1 CENT RATE WITH
GREAT BRITAIN
NOWJJN
WASHINGTON, D C.—A flat two
cent postage rate goes into effect
between the United StntOß and Great
Britain Thursday. Beginning Thurs
day the postage rate Is applicable
to letters a died In tho United
States, addressed ior delivery a* ativ
place in the United Kingdom or
Great Britain and Ireland Is (wo
cents an ounce or fraction of an
ounce.
MILES MD SCHLEY
IT TAKE STUMP
FOR BRIAN
CHlCAGO—Advices received hero
that General Nelson A. Mi.es and Ad
ntlral Srhlo.v will take the stump in
Indiana for Bryan and Kern. Nego
tiations are now on to induce the
war heroes to make the campaign, but
the democratic national speakers com
mlttee will not officially confirm tho
statement, that they have accepted.
LESLIE CARTER’S SON
IS LEFT NO MONEY
Father’s Will Left Him
Ont As Long As He Staid
With His Mother.
CHICAGO.—L. D. Carter, son of the
late Leslie Carter, former president
of the South Side Elevated railway,
was cut off without a penny in tho
will of his father, which was probated
Tuesday.
“I leHvo nothing to my son, 1/osllo
Dudley Carter, for the reason that
he has left the home which I main
tallied for him, without cause or Jus
tlflcatlon,” was one paragraph in tho
will
“So long as he remains under his
mother's Influence I don’t desire,
either directly, or Indirectly, to aid
him,” the will dontlnues. “If he
comes to understand the serious na
ture of his error and separates him
self from his mother, I don’t object
to my brother and sister, or either
of them, acting freely on his or her
own Judgment, treating him as I
would have gladly done If he had
been loyal and dutiful toward me."
In the will, which disposes of an
estate valued at $175,000, Mr Carter
bequeathes the entire fortune equally
to his brother, Ernest, of New York,
and his sister Helen. The son an
nounces his intention of contesting
the will.
LIME-LIGHT THROWN
ON G, O. F. TRICKERY
Richmond Journal Shows
Where Government Try
To Make Single Act Ap
pear As Many.
RICHMOND, Va.—Regarding the
letter from Attorney John II Marble,
of the inter-state commerce comrnls
slon. made public by President Roose
velt Tuesday, In Washington, the
Journal says: “The government. In
straining to support the adminlstra
lion’s game of politics, is disingenu
ous As all Richmond knows, the In
dlctments found In the federal court
here against the Chesapeak and Ohio
railway, W. R Johnson, Warner
Moore company, and A, P. Gilbert
grew out a single act on the part of
the government, and are all parts of
one whole In the list. |i will be no
tired that the names of those indict
cd are scattered to leave the Jmpres
slon on the uninformed render tha*
four separate proceedings on the part
ol the government led up to the indict
merits.
“Probably the same trick obtains in
the r'-st of the list, bat concernin'*
which the Richmond people have no
kno viudaa."
MRS. MAY HARRINGTON STALLO
Mrs. May Harrington Hanna Stallo, the wife of
Edmond K. Stallo, the New York millionaire who
was said to be planning a second divorce suit, is now
said to lie reconciled to her husband. Picture to tho
left is Edmond K. Stallo.
Austrians Warned Not To
Emigrate To America
VIENNA.—Th« Austrian government In tanning repeated warnings
against the emigration of Ur subjects to America and particularly to
Pennsylvania
Subscriptions Pour In
To Secure O. & F. Shops
Every commercial organisation in
Augusta will buck up in a substantial
manner the proposition lo obtain the
Georgia & Florida railway shops, ac
cording to statements from officials
of each organization. The Boosters
Club was the first to take definite
steps after the general commltteo
meeting Tuesday and Tuesday night,
they held a smoker at which a large
sum was raised,
The cotton Exchange followed and
Wednesday they secured practically
the entire sum needed, or request
from that source. Following this the
retail merchants held a meeting at
il o'clock Wednesday morning ami
DEAL GETS CUSTODY
OF HIS SON CLARENCE
NORFOLK, Va. Alexander Deni, of Augusta, fin,, today secured In
habeas corpus proceedings before Federal Judge Wuddlil custody of his
18-year-old son Clarence, whom if was proven, to enlist In the United
Htates navy, first swore lie was over the enlistment age, and when
the enlisting officer refused to enlist him presented forged "consent”
from his father. Judge Waddllt held that forged “consent” did not hind
the father, who is entitled to the services of his son us minor.
BRYAN CHANGES
CAMPAIGN PLANS
HOCK ISLAND- William Jennings
Bryan has suddenly changed his sche
dule after a secret contort t,c' with
his brother, Charles W Bryan, end
Is hurrying to his home In Lincoln.
Mr. Bryan hat) planned a speaking
'our through lowa beginning tomor
row. hut after conferring with his
brother, he suddenly announced a re
versal of program.
Last night Mr. Bryan Issued a state
ment In which he said that he would
leave for Lincoln today, making sev
ral speeches en route. The princt
psl address of the day was planned
for Knoxville. lowa.
DAILY AND SUNDAY $6.00 PER YEAR.
lit once outlined plans to secure the
subscription needed from that organlza
lion.
The Chamber of Commerce direc
tors held a meeting shortly after
noon and made one of the largest ap
preprint ions In the hlslory of the or
ganization and pledged contributions
to a still greater amount.
It now appears that all Iho money
required will be raised in Augusta
anil the committee which will he ap
pointed from the Chamber of Com
merce to go to Valdosta Friday to ap
pear before the directors of the road
wlli probably he able to Induce them
to bring the headquarters and shops
to Augusta.
No; Your Advertisement Will Not*
“Get Lost” in The Herald
Just as they expect their country cousins to “get lost" In a
big city, so some peoplt expect that their advertisements unless large
spßc.o is used will gel lost In a big newspaper. *
Of course s big ad never geis lost. Ask anyone who really
READS a newspaper and you will find that he can tell you a good
deal about the big ads.
Hut, under some conditions, the smaller advertisers might secure
less than a proportionate share of attention. If, however, small-space
ad* an- INDIVIDUAUZKD- If ench of them says something WORTH
WHILE, and says it in a worth while manner and way—then all
such mis will stand out" in a newspaper, and will enforce attention
and consideration.
Headers of newspaper* read WHAT IH INTERESTING TO THEM
SELVES IN A PAPER what aff'-cts their Interest*, if you have any.
thing of that sort to say to them YOU COULD NOT I’OSSIBLY FIND
A FLACK IN THE HERALD IN WHICH TO HIDE IT.
Today’s Politics
NEW YORK.—-News of the na
tional campaign briefly told:
In eleven county local option elec
tions In Ohio yesterdu.v 389 saloons
wire knocked ou\ Fifty were put
out of business the same way the
day before. Fifteen other counties
aim to vote within two weeks.
Charles Nft;le, of St. I.ouls. In the
absence of Chairman Hitchcock in
charge of republican national head
quarters In Chicago, has Issued \
statement admitting that the law
firm of which ho is a member is act
ing in a professional capacity for the
Waterß-Pierce Oil company
John A. Street, ot Balt Lake, heads
the state ticket of the American party
in Utah. 'I he platform charges that
polygamy is still practiced In Utah,
that the American church authorities
monopolize manv lines of hnalnesg in
Iho state and demands complete
separation ot church and slate.
E. W. Kirkpatrick will head the In
dependence party ticket for governor
in Texas although he has frequently
announced lie will vote for Bryan
und Kern.
James S. Sherman, in pleading for
the re-election of Speaker Cannon
to congress, told his audience In
Danville, Ills., that Speaker Cannon,
Instead ot being a hindrance to good
and wise leglslatl n, had saved $lO,-
090,000 to Uncle Sum while in con
gress.
Tho United Mine Workers In Penn
sylvania are giving money to the
Bryan campaign fund.
The Southern California Methodist
conference has Issued a call ou the
Christians to see (hat "Joe" Cannon
Is not re-elected to congress or that
if elected, lie Is net chosen speaker.
Senator Beveridge, speaking at
Terre Haute, Iml.. to working men
promised that before Taft's tidmin
Ist ration should he he elected la one
year old. "we shall end the abuse
of the Injunction In labor disputes.”
He said injunction); should not be is
sued wllhiml notice, anil should bo
promptly heard. A hill providing
for this, he said, would be passed by
the next congress.
George C. Iltsgen, brother of
Thomas L. lilsgen, independence
parly president candidate, #*is been
nominated for congress at Albany by
tho independence party.
That Mr Bryan is going out after
the republican national treasurer,
George It. Sheldon, is Indicated by
the fact that lie hugs beijh telegrapa-
Ing for all the facts obtainable
about Mr. Sheldon's corporation con
nections and about his “fat trying'
In the political campaign.
Governor Hughes addressed the re
publican state convention at Detroit
yesterday. His keynote was that
this country to havo prosperity must
have u steady head.
KNOWLEDGE GAINED
ON TDBERGIILOSIS
WASHINGTON- Each of the seven
sections of the International Con
gress on Tuberculosis at their ses
sions in National Mtißetim Wednes
day morning, contributed much to
Ihe knowledge through the discus
sion by rt nowned scientists of a
measure that promise auccess to the
world movement against the ravage!
of tuberculosis. More than a hun
dred speakers v ere on the programs
of the aeveral sections.
Great Interest centered around the
work of sections In which Dr. Rob
ert Koch, the German scientist and
discoverer of the tubercle bacilli, ac
tively participated.
FARMAN MAKES NEW
AEROPLANE RECORD
PARIS Henri Farman beat all
aeroplane records last evening, ex
cept those made by the Wright
brother*. The flight was made at
Chuions.
Owing to the wind Farman could
not begin before 5.88. As this was
only a few minutes before sunset, the
flight was not official// timed. Keep
ing up about 12 yards, the aeroplane
flew in a trlnngle, the aldea of which
measured three kilometers, covering
the distance twelve timea. This made
a distance of more than 20 mliea,
which was traversed in 40 minute*.